Chapter 3:
Works Like Clockwork
A/N: Hey guys, this story was supposed to have the length of an episode, or a small movie. If you hadn't figured it out yet, Danielle is not the same Danielle that Vlad Masters aka Plasmius cooked up. She is actually a parallel universe Danny, same height, eyes, hair color, age, you get the idea. Also, Her nick name, Elle, is pronounced El. Like El libre, El sombrero…El Phantom, he he! I made a funny! Tucker's counterpart; Tina is a bit more of an academic girl than computer freak. She's a straight A's and B's student. You'll also find out that she can be very sassy…Seth is not really a Goth like Sam, but he's still vegetarian and humanitarian. In this chapter, we finally name our mysterious ghost woman! P.S: I made up phone numbers in here, so don't try calling them, it's no one I know. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME!
Seth was pacing in Elle's room while Danny, Tina, and Elle tried concentrating. "How do we confront Clockwork? He has to have something to do with this! I mean he's the only ghost we have in common!" Elle was frustrated.
"I don't know, but not just the four of us can confront him, he's a time controlling ghost for tofu's sake! And it's not like we can call in reinforcements!" Seth was frustrated as well; his stomach was obviously talking for him. He had brought two tofu burgers. Speaking of call, the phone started ringing. Elle picked it up.
"303-577-9573, It's your mom Seth." She handed the phone to him. Danny didn't know why, but that phone number rang a bell, in his head of course. He strained his brain while Seth talked on the phone.
"Yes mother, I have my tofu burgers…No mother, I won't forget to run by the store…Yes mother…Love you too mother," Seth raised his voice. "AND YOU TOO GRANDMA!...uh huh…bye." Danny stared at him. "Sorry, Grandma's hard of hearing." At the mention of 'Grandma', Danny remembered why that phone number was familiar.
"Guys, we've got our reinforcements." Danny smiled. Elle looked at him weirdly.
"What are you thinking Danny? We can't exactly ask the ghosts, they want us gone!"
"Your phone number is 303-577-9573, right Seth?"
"Yeah…and…" Danny had everyone's attention.
"My friend Sam's phone number is the same, but with an 808 at the beginning!"
"It's 808-577-9573? That's weird. What's Tucker's?" Tina's brain was speeding.
"Um…808-462-7845."
"That's mine, but the area code is different…Danny, you're a genius!" Tina grabbed the phone and called Elle's number, but put Danny's area code in. "Your sister's name is Jazz, right?"
"Um, yeah but, could we not bring her here? She has a thing with calling us 'Ghost Getters'." Danny cringed.
"Relax; I'm just testing out your theory." Someone finally answered.
"Fenton residence. Jack Fenton here."
"Hello, this is the principle of the Gifted Children Institution. May I speak with Jasmine?"
"Yeah, sure. Jazz! Some school for gifted people on the phone for you!" The phone was silent for mere seconds.
"Hello?" Jazz was obviously exited.
"Hello Jazz, this is the principle speaking, I am very impressed with your school work, if you're interested, we'll be in touch. But I have a meeting soon, so I will call later."
"Uh, yeah, sure, um thanks! Bye!" Danny imagined Jazz tripping over herself.
"Goodbye Jasmine." Tina hung up the phone and smiled. "Like I said Danny, you're a genius!"
"This is great! Danny, quick, call Sam and Tucker! But put them on speakerphone, in case they don't believe you." Elle was practically rocking back and forth with excitement.
"Hey! I'm no liar, they'll believe me!" Danny protested.
"Hey, if you're me, you've had to tell A LOT of stories." Danny didn't want to admit that she had a point, but he put it on speakerphone anyways. The phone rang once before it was answered.
"Um…Hello?"
"SAM!"
"Danny! Where have you been? We thought a ghost kidnapped you!"
"Well, technically yes. You know that nightmare ghost, she took over me last night and sent me into a…"
"A what?"
"You're probably not going to believe me, so here's Danielle Fenton." He passed the phone to Elle. Sam could be heard on the other line.
"What? Who? Fenton? What?" Elle grabbed the phone.
"Hey Sam, It's nice to meet you, I'm Danielle." She passed it on to Seth.
"Hello, um, I guess I'm the parallel universe you." He passed it to Tina.
"Hello, is Tucker there, I guess I'm him." She passed it to Danny.
"Hey Sam, it's me again." Danny was about to speak when Sam screamed.
"STOP PASSING ME AROUND! Argh! Tucker, you talk to him."
"Danny? You're in a parallel universe?"
"Yeah Tuck, but in order to get back, I need your guys' help. Could you get here quickly?"
"Um sure Danny, but how did you get there?" Danny hadn't thought of that.
"Uh, I'm not sure, I just opened the Ghost Zone and free fell…then I ended up here…"
"Wait there Danny, we'll be there soon." It was Sam.
"Ok." Danny wasn't sure how they would get there, but he had faith in Sam and Tucker.
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Sam grabbed Tucker off his feet, and ran to Danny's house. She rang the doorbell. Only Jazz was home. "Hey Jazz, we uh," She came up with an excuse. "Found Danny!"
"Where is he?"
"Um, uh, the Box Ghost captured him and wants you to bring all of your boxes to get him back, yeah…He's at the park."
"But I can't leave, we have dinner cooking."
"Um, we'll watch dinner for you, you go deliver those boxes!" Tucker was eager to meet his double.
"Ok!" In minutes, Jazz had armfuls of empty boxes, and was running towards the park.
"Go go go!" Sam and Tucker ran to the Ghost Zone. Could they get to Danny?
"Are you sure this is going to work Sam?"
"Only one way to find out," She pushed Tucker into the Ghost Zone, and jumped after him. "Cannonball!"
After about fifteen minutes, Sam found herself on Danny's bed, and Tucker found himself lying on the floor with his feet well over his head. "Hey, how come you get the bed?"
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"Guys, you're here!" Danny pulled Tuck from the ground. Sam stood up to find Seth staring at her.
"…Hey…I'm Seth…" He offered her something in foil. "Want a tofu burger?" Sam's stomach answered for her.
"…Sure." She took it and stared at him, so this was her double…She took a bite of the burger.
Tucker dusted himself off and was hugging Tina in seconds. "We were meant for each other…" Tina became stiff.
"Boy, you got about two seconds before I knock you out cold!" He released. Danny glared at Seth, and Elle glared at Sam. They began whispering harshly to each other simultaneously.
"Danny/Elle, why can't you control her/him? Me? Yours is the one all over him/her!...I get it. You're jealous! Me jealous? That's stupid! Get one thing straight Danny/Elle Fenton, I AM NOT JEALOUS!" They both began huffing and puffing.
Tina pulled them back to the subject. "Guys, we need to go confront Clockwork." Danny and Elle gave each other one last glare.
"I've got Seth and Tina." Elle grabbed them.
"I've got Sam and Tuck." Danny grabbed them. Tucker protested.
"Can't I ride with my double?" He got an angry simultaneous answer.
"NO!" Danny phased his friends to the basement, and Elle phased hers.
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The ghost woman returned to her quarters to find one side of the mirror blank. "NO! They have to be there, it's not possible!" She flipped the mirror over and over again. The side that showed Sam and Tucker earlier was now blank. "This ruins phase three…" She paced the room, tapping her lower lip. She bit her nail. Then she smiled evilly. "But I'll think of something…" She laughed maniacally for several moments. "Ah, that felt good."
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Danny had Sam and Tucker by the arms, and Elle had Seth by the arms, and Tina riding piggy back. They were almost there. Soon they landed in the house of Clockwork.
"Hello, and welcome to my humble abode…" Clockwork stopped in his tracks as he took a good look at his visitors. "Oh dear…"
"You got that right Clockwork; explain why you put Danny in our world!" Tina was getting frustrated at every attempt Tucker made to hug her.
"I see Univera has been having some fun lately."
"Who? Isn't it you? I mean, you're the only ghost that both of our worlds have in common!"
"Firstly," Clockwork changed into an old man. "Univera is my sister. Secondly, I am not the cause of this predicament. And thirdly, I am the one and only time keeper, and my sister is the one and only universe keeper. Our jobs have to do with all of the universes and time periods, so there is only need for one of each of us." Clockwork looked at Danny and Elle as he changed to a full grown man. "But it seems my sister has been misusing her power for selfish needs."
"How so?"
"By bringing Danny to Elle's world, she could easily take over his Ghost Zone, therefore causing a misbalance in the parallel universe, automatically turning Elle's Ghost Zone into a dark and desolate land under her rule……Mother always said she was the smartest…"
"Can't we stop her?" Clockwork didn't hear Elle, he was too busy thinking.
"But it seems she has a kink in her plan."
"What is it?"
"Well," Clockwork changed into a small child. "If two other doubles are here as well, they could easily overthrow her. The six of you together in the Ghost Zone could easily tip her calculations." Clockwork looked them over. "I will take you to Univera."
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Univera laced her sharp blue fingers and rested them on her lap. She watched her brother Clockwork speak with the children. "Go ahead brother dear, bring them here." She laughed evilly. "I am ALWAYS five steps ahead." She chuckled to herself as she looked at the ghosts she had captured.
"The ghost child will stop you!" Skulker and Skulkeva weakly yelled. They pounded the glass that trapped them, ending with the effect of a light tap. Univera was draining their ecto-energy.
"I am sorry, did you say something? Or was that a fly." She laughed at how pathetic they had become.
"They are right you know, the child will come and free me! Technus/Techna! The master of technology!" Technus and Techna sounded weak as well.
"Put a sock in it, Danny/Elle's gonna save all of us." Ember and Evan's blue flame hair was limply flickering.
"Do you really have that much faith in those two?" Univera did not wait for an answer. "YOUR HOPE IS WASTED! I am more powerful than all of you combined!" At this, they stared disbelievingly at her. "What, did you think I drained you all and let the energy flow aimlessly? No, your energy is being absorbed by my glass sphere." Univera smiled at their disappointment. "I will be the victor in this little game."
The ghosts still had a little flicker of faith. After all, Danny had defeated the Ghost King, and Elle had defeated the Ghost Queen. Maybe they could defeat Univera. Univera went to the mirror showing her brother escorting the children to her. She chuckled deeply, tossing her sphere up and down in her clawed hands. "Come and Play."