New chapter up! ^^
So I decided to make a villain in the series and make him an ally and wrote him quite differently too.
Hope you guise enjoy it~

"So he's finally met you."

Damion sighed, his core filling up with a mixture of nervousness and determination, "It's good to know he won't use the Driver for evil, but once Plasmius finds out, all Hell would break lose. Right, Clockwork?"

The Time Ghost simply smirked, watching the Time Portals as they changed from scene to scene, "Now Damion, why would I know that?"

Damion rolled his eyes, crossing his arms, "Gee, I don't know. What do you think?" The writer kicked a nearby cog, mentally cursing that sarcastic Time Master.

"I do think that Plasmius has a lot up his sleeve. He may lay low for a while, but both you and Daniel mustn't relax. A lot will be coming soon, you two must handle no matter what."

Damion furrowed his brows together, "But I thought he was being careless?"

"He is and he knows it. That's why he's planning to lay low. He has something planned. A new force will be emerging soon," he turned to face Damion, "That's why you need to continue acting as an aid for Daniel. You know this system, better than Plasmius. It is your job to supply him with whatever he needs."

Damion didn't say a word for a while. He looked at the Time Master with a cautious glance, "He'll need more than simple weapons, won't he?" When Clockwork didn't answer, Damion nodded, "In that case, I'll need some help. I'll need a lab or something. There's no way I'm ruining my library."

Clockwork nodded, "I know just the person who can help with that."

Danny Fenton sighed; school was such a drag. The teen tried to pay attention to Lancer's lecture, but he just had a lot on his mind. After yesterday's visit with the Ghost Writer, his understanding over the whole situation was much clearer, but he still wasn't sure if he could handle all this. One day he goes from the school's punching bag to being able to take them all out if wanted to. Not only that, but he had the strong need to rid the world of Damion's torturer but he understood that he needed to understand Plasmius's motives and what his endgame is and how to stop him. Most of all, Danny just wanted to know why he was the one to get caught up in this mess. Did it have to be him? Does it have to be him alone? It was comforting to know that he had allies on his side, but he wondered if he was the only one to go into battle and come out alive. He didn't think it was quiet fair if he had to be honest with himself.

The teen just sighed, trying to clear his mind for once since this whole thing started.

Electricity snapped along tall green and silver towers. Computers and various gadgets lined the walls and the large quantity of them seemed to get bigger every minute. Lights flickered off and on as various prototypes were tested. In the middle of the room, stood a green skinned ghost, his core filling up with excitement as his newest prototype came out of testing as a success. He let out a maniacal laugh as he held the prototype in his rubber gloved hand, "Finally! After months and months of testing, I have one stable enough to proceed with perfecting it!"

"You'll have to put that on hold for a while, Nicolai."

Rolling his eyes, he turned, coming face to face with the Time Master himself, "You know, I really hate when people use my first name."

Clockwork just shrugged his shoulders. Not wasting anytime, he got right to the point, "I need a favor."

Nicolai floated up to a shelf, gingerly placing the finished prototype down, "You know my favors don't come cheap, Clockwork." His crossed his arms, floating back to face the Time Master, "I need some kind of payment."

Clockwork sighed, waving his hand in a circle. Blue and purple wisps of energy gathered around his hand. Almost coming out of thin air, a small burlap pouch landed in his hand, "One hundred vials of ectoplasm from ghosts with heat cores," he tossed the pouch to Nicolai, "Trade them to the alchemist who lives on the other side of the metal gateway just a few miles from Skulker's Island."

Nicolai eyed the Time Master, "Why..?"

"You wish to perfect that new invention? Then you'll need those."

Nicolai thought for a while. He sat the pouch on the table and looked at Clockwork in the eyes, "What's the favor?"

Clockwork didn't say a word. Instead he teleported himself and Nicolai to the upstairs of his Clock Tower, "A lab."

Nicolai eyed the Time Master with a questioning glance, "For what?"

Clockwork sighed, "Let's just say Plasmius continues to terrorize the Zone and the mortal world."

By the time Friday came along, Danny realized that his mind just wasn't slowing down for at least a month. The teen groaned, trying to stuff his various books and binders in his locker. Seriously, was this thing just growing smaller and smaller as the school year went on? Finally, after trying for the fifth time, the teen made enough room for all his things, being sure to leave some room for Spooky, as well. Danny smiled at the sight of Spooky hanging from the hook on the locker's ceiling before shutting the door.

"So, how goes it man? Any trouble the past few days?" Tucker asked, meeting up with Danny before the two headed off for their first class.

Danny blinked for a while, "Actually no. Since the whole Skulker guy, the week's been pretty chill."

The two friends walked into the classroom, "Well, that's a good thing."

Sitting at their usual desks, Danny held his chin in the palm of his hand, "Yeah, I just hope it stays that way. I can't afford any more problems."

Tucker sighed, "But dude, it's obvious that it won't be this easy for long." Tucker seemed to be the more childish one of the trio, but that's not to say he wasn't clued in on what's up. Tucker was a lot smarter than many think; he could be quite wise when he wanted to be.

Danny rolled his eyes, his frustration over the situation just growing, "Yeah I know. But it's nice to have some downtime."

"You won't get much downtime while still in school, though." Sam added, joining the conversation as she took her seat in front of Tucker, "Now you gotta worry about that pop quiz Lancer has planned for us." A small smirked danced on her pale face.

Danny and Tucker both groaned and rolled their eyes in unison, "Don't remind me."

By the time after school rolled around, Danny couldn't be any more happier. After the tests he had in almost every class, he was content with not holding a pencil for more than five minutes. As the teen went to collapse on his bed, a purple portal took it's place, sucking Danny inside, with Spooky flying in after him.

The next thing Danny knew was that he landed on a hard floor, right on his behind, "Ow," Danny rubbed his behind as he got to his feet. The teen looked around at the new place, the sound of soft ticking filling his ears. He turned, the sight of various sized portals stood strong in front of him. After a few seconds of watching the portals, the screens started to play footage of the day when Danny first got the Driver. His brows furrowed together as he watched himself transform for the first time. Then the portals changed to his first meeting with Damion. Danny was at a loss for words. He had no idea what was going on or where he was. All he knew was that he wanted answers. He turned his head slightly, never peeling his eyes away from the portals, "Hey Spook, any clue of where we are?"

Before the owl had any chance to answer, a ghost in a long purple cloak entered the room. Danny turned his head to the new ghost, his body filling up with adrenaline, unaware if he should trust him or not. Danny also noticed something about the ghost. In the slight darkness, he could make out the soft glow of pure, red eyes, one of them vertically lined with a scar. For some reason, the scar struck Danny a certain way, like some big secret is hidden behind it.

"Welcome to my Clock Tower, Daniel Fenton."

Danny took a deep breath, trying to calm his nerves, "Where are we? The Ghost Zone?"

"Where else would you be? I am Clockwork, master of time. Damion did mention me to you."

Danny's nerves calmed some after hearing the ghost's name. Damion had mentioned he was an ally so Danny had every right to trust him. Danny gulped, "So, what's going on? Why are we here?"

Clockwork gestured to the stairwell against the wall, "Follow those steps, Damion is there, he will explain everything. You also have a new face to meet."

Danny nodded, heading to the stairs Clockwork pointed out. The teen sighed, walking up the steps. Danny's mind was starting to slow down, it felt good to have a new ally, but he was also slightly nervous about what would meet him at the top of the stairs.

Spooky perched himself on the teen's shoulder, "What do you think is going on?"

Danny gave a slight shrug, "No idea."

Danny couldn't help but let out a small gasp as his stepped into the new room. State of the art technology sat on desks and lined the walls. Early prototypes of the Driver sat on floating shelves; small plagues bolted on the shelves, listing stats and other various information. Weapon prototypes sat on their own shelves with their own accompaning plaque as well. In a far corner, Danny's bike was parked on a spinning platform, although he could have sworn he parked in front of his house when he got home. Against a wall, was a black leather couch with white pillows; a small table stood in front. In the center of the room was a desk, where Damion was quietly arguing with a new ghost Danny has never seen before.

The teen took a few steps closer into the room, "Um, Damion?" He called out, an awkward tone in his voice.

Damion turned, a warm smile made its way on his face at seeing Danny again. Damion stood, welcoming the teen into the room, "It's good to see you again, Danny."

The teen walked up the ghost, "Same here, but um, mind telling me what's all this?" Danny asked, looking around the room, "And who's that?"

"Ah, yes, of course. Welcome to the Phantom's Tomb," Damion chuckled, "Get it? Because you know, a tomb and…." Damion's voice trailed off at the reaction he received or lack there-of. The ghost rolled his eyes, "I really need to stop spending so much time with Randy." Damion muttered under his breath, shaking his head. He straightened the scarf around his neck, "And this here is Nicolai Technus, the ghost behind the construction of this lab." Damion gestured to the ghost floating next to him.

Nicolai floated down in front of Danny, an observant look on his face. He flew around the teen for a few seconds. Finally, he came face to face with Danny again. He smirked and set a hand on the teen's shoulder, "A bit puny, but he's definitely got it in him. It'd be nice seeing someone take Plasmius down."

Danny furrowed his brows, his tilting slightly to the side, "You mean he's been a pain in the Zone too?"

Nicolai let out a somber sigh, "Well for starters, he's stolen from me a couple of times."

"He's known to have better hunting skills than Skulker, more ruthless than Walker and cleverer than Desiree." Damion added, crossing his arms. His face showed a mixture of hatred and fright.

"Some say he's even more powerful than Pariah Dark or even Clockwork." Nicolai nodded, feeling the same hatred Damion was.

Danny rolled his eyes, "Gee, and I get to waste him? Wish me luck."

Damion smiled, the fear and hatred leaving him. He put a hand on the teen's shoulder, "You don't have to alone. And, I did say that I picked up a few things during my time inventing the Drivers. I know this system very well," he led Danny to the where the prototypes were displayed, "You need an upgrade in anyway, I've got it taken care of."

"Clockwork dragged me along and if it meets taking down Plasmius, I'll help out anyway I can. Technology is my obsession, anyway."

Danny felt a warm feeling in the pit of his stomach. He earned two new allies today and it was really comforting in knowing that he didn't have to go it alone. He smiled at the two ghosts, "Well, that's good to know. It was stressful to think that I'd have to go it alone."

Damion patted the teen on the back, "That's what we're here for." He nodded, a warm smile on his face, "And also…," his voice trailed off as he picked up something from the desk, "Here you go," he handed Danny a new Ouija Planchette, "Use that whenever you need to call on your bike. Technus here made sure that Plasmius didn't have anything he could use to spy on you programmed into it. He also gave it a few upgrades."

"You should also name it." Nicolai added, giving the teen a nod.

"Why?"

"Well, everything else has a name, right?"

Danny shrugged, "True." The teen thought for a while, "Machine Spirter?"

Damion rolled his eyes, a playful smile on his face, "Very well."

Before anyone else could get another word out, Clockwork had entered the room, "Daniel, catch." The time master called out, throwing a medallion to the teen, "A special time medallion. If you wear it while transformed, it'll bring you to the lab. Take good care of it. The Observants don't know that I'm helping you and if they catch wind of this, you'll lose both the lab and access to any upgrades."

Danny furrowed his brows, "And they are..?"

Clockwork let out an annoyed sigh, he hated just talking about them, "You could say they're like my bosses. They hate when I act on my own sometimes and if they find out that I'm helping you take down Plasmius without their orders, it won't be a good thing." Clockwork nodded before poofing away.

Danny looked at the medallion in his hands and then slowly nodded, "Alright then. I guess all this makes it a little less daunting." A new confidence grew in Danny, he was feeling a lot better than he had all week. Different ghosts were coming together to help him and he wasn't going to let them down. Plasmius was pain in the mortal world and the Ghost Zone, it was obvious that it was about time for someone to take him down once and for all.