This is a Bleach and Danny Phantom crossover fan fiction story that I am teaming up with scrletfyre to write. We do not own anything associated with the Bleach or Danny Phantom series and/or its characters. Please leave your comments and reviews telling us what you think. Thank you!
Key guide: "regular speech", 'thinking', *mental speech*, italics- ghosts/zanpakuto/spirits speaking, bold- hollows speaking, CAPS- attacks, (author notes/translations)
Chapter eleven: Clockwork
Having no luck finding the missing part on Skulker's Island, Danny thought of someone they could find that would be able to help them out. This being has helped Danny countless times in the past and hopes that he will do it again this time. Danny took control of the Spectre Speeder and made his way to Clockwork's realm. He drove in his human form to conserve his powers. Before they had left Skulker's island, Byakuya was able to create a senkaimon to send the unconscious Grimmjow to the Seireitei. They left Vlad still trapped within the trap.
"Tell me, who is this 'Clockwork' and what importance does he have to this mission?" Byakuya asked.
"Clocwork controls time. He has also helped me out big time before. Maybe he will have some insight on what to do." Danny explained.
*Let's hope he can help us with this, so we can stop this mess and go back to our normal lives.* Shiro stated.
They arrived to a place that was filled with different sorts of clocks. Stopwatches, grandfathers, and average wall clocks hung distilled in the air. Danny tried his best to maneuver his way around them as he made a landing. Before existing the craft, Danny transformed into his ghost form. The three heroes had found Clockwork standing in front of a giant blue flowing portal. Without turning his head, he had sensed Danny walking up to him with Ichigo and Byakuya.
"It's about time you came to me." Clockwork stated. "This is regarding the lever to the the portal that connects to another world, correct?"
"Yes. I was hoping you have some insight on where to look, or what to do." Danny replied.
"Unfortunately for you, I do not have any clues on the whereabouts of the lever you need. But, I must show you and your friends this." The ghost turns to face the group. He wore a purple hooded cape. His abdomen looks as if it made of a clock, and a scar streaks down the right side of his face. He raises his hand that is holding his time staff and waves it past the portal behind him.
A picture, clear as ever fades into the portal, acting as a screen into the future. It shows Amity Park in ruins. Hollows of different shapes and sizes infest the streets and broken buildings. Arrancars stand above the wreckage in the sky, as their army of hollows feeds on the souls within the city. All across the city Danny could see lifeless bodies sprawled out all over the ground. The portal then focuses on the Fenton Works building and into Danny's basement. In the basement, Danny sits alone staring down at a picture taken of his family and his friends. A look of despair rests on his face.
"I could have stopped all of this. If only I fixed it faster." the Danny in the portal said.
The vision into the future sent shivers down Danny's spine. If they didn't hurry up, this could become his reality.
"That is not all. Take a look at what happens in the other world." Clockwork states as he waves his staff again and the portal panned over to the Seireitei. The sky is green, and the world itself looks extremely distorted, as if the Ghost Zone was slowly taking over the Soul Society. Ghosts float around, taunting the Shinigami that reside there. With the Shinigami being powerless to the ghosts' powers, they cowered in fear. Vlad sits in the office where Yamamoto once sat, laughing maniacally with a crown sitting on his head.
The vision turned off, and the room fell silent for a moment. The realization of just how bad the situation is settled over Danny and his friends.
"That is what will happen to both of your worlds if you do not get this part and close that portal soon." Clockwork said as his figure switched to that of an elder version of himself.
"May I suggest that you call upon others to help you in your quest Daniel. As you know, the Ghost Zone is vast as the three of you will not be enough to scour every inch of the Ghost Zone."
"But Clockwork, I don't even have enough time to speak with them all." Danny replied.
"Thankfully he has already saved you the trouble." states a familiar voice.
The three heroes turn to find a large yeti with an ice blue arm in which you could see its bones and ice horns on his head.
"Frostbite!" Danny stated in shock as he noticed both Ichigo and Byakuya reaching for their weapons. Ghosts filled the room as no two were alike as these were all of the good ghosts that live within the Ghost Zone. "Guys it's alright, these ghosts are on our side." stated Danny. This caused both Ichigo and Byakuya to relax.
"We have already checked our zones finding nothing." stated Frostbite. Danny floated over to a nearby table pulling out his map. He unrolled it to display all of Ghost Zone. As everyone looked at the map, one place stood out in Ichigo's mind.
"What's this place?" he asked pointing to a dark almost foreboding castle. He noticed the other ghosts back away in fear.
"Pariah Dark's castle. He is the king of the Ghost Zone." Clockwork stated.
"He's one of the bad guys." Danny added.
"Call it a hunch. But I think that the lever maybe there." Ichigo stated. Everyone looked at Ichigo in complete shock. "What? Did I say something wrong?" he asked. No one spoke a word as Danny felt it as well. The lever had to be there.
"I think we should check it out tomorrow. Will any of you join us?" Danny asked. None of the other ghosts seemed brave enough to go against the king.
"I will go." spoke a ghostly voice. The three heroes raised their heads to find themselves staring at a ghost whom looked exactly like Danny only older and more ghost-like. Danny reacted quickly summoning up his ectoplasm scythe. Before he could attack his future self, Clockwork froze time. "I told you that he was going to react in this way." stated Dan.
"Yes I know. Daniel, he has changed quite a lot since your last battle. He is know on our side as he has helped out a lot within the Ghost Zone." Clockwork stated as he unfroze a bit of the younger Danny.
Danny looked at his future self to see a piece of one Clockwork's clock on his face underneath one of his eyes. That eye was a bright neon green while the other one was blood red. In Dan's hand he held an ectoplasm scythe as parts of Clockwork's clocks was fused with it. Danny could sense that his older self has changed a great deal.
"Danny is that who I think he is?" Ichigo asked.
"Yeah... He is my future self. Dan Phantom." Danny replied as he let out a long sigh. Danny knew that he had a lot of explaining to do. But that could wait as he was mentally and physically exhausted. All Danny wanted to do right now was go home, eat, and get some sleep.