Author's Notes: Okay guys just one more chapter after this and we start the whole messing with time thing. I'm telling you this because when Clockwork rewinds time a lot of repeats will happen. For example, after Clockwork rewinds time we'll be back at the School Auditorium where Mr. Lancer is discussing the C.A.T. for the first time.

Now since he is manipulating Time there will be some changes, but a lot of it will be the same too! I promise to word things differently so it will be more interesting, and not a total repeat. With all of that said please enjoy this chapter and let me know what you think.

Yours truly, RoxieDivine

(10 Year Later: Moments after Dan destroys Fenton Works)

(Back with Valerie…)

She was running for her life again, but that of course was nothing new. Ever since that day she had been running. And to this very day she still blamed herself for it all! Oh, what a fool she had been to allow this to happen.

'I should have never let him on that bus.' Valerie realized, as she allowed the memory to pass through her mind.

"Don't forget to call me too."

"Thanks for everything."

"Don't forget about me. Ok?"

"As long as you promise to never change on me."

Valerie shook the memory away knowingly, she was so sure he'd call immediately the next day, or at least text her. However, Danny never called her, or answered his phone when she called him.

Never did her heart hurt so much then when it did in his absence. It hurt so much that she found herself lying awake late in the night praying to see him again. Hoping with all her being that he was okay. She kept praying for his return, for 5 years she waited by the phone in vain only to get her wish in the worst of ways.

She remembered the day of his return. She and her father were sitting at home watching the news. All the while she was thinking, thinking of him. When a breaking news flyer flashed on the screen.

"We just got an urgent report that a new never before seen ghost has started a rampage downtown destroying everything in sight."

She remembered the screen changing to a live feed of the downtown area, and what she saw made her heart shatter into pieces.

There floating in the sky was a blue skin ghost with blood red eyes, and a goatee, however it wasn't his appearance that triggered her, No what triggered her was the logo that was resting on his chest.

The DP logo of Danny Phantom!

She remembered being stunned, she remembered being confused, but more importantly she remembered the longing for answers. A longing so deep that she raced out of her home in her battle suit to confront him.

And to this very day she remembered the words that were exchanged between them.

"Danny stop this now!" She had demanded, floating in front of him on her jet-scooter blocking his path.

"Valerie, my you've changed." Danny had said. "It's good to see you."

Valerie flinched at his words, and for good reason that voice did not sound like the kind words of an old friend. No, it had the tone a spider may have use to tick its prey into a sick since of false safety.

"What happened to you?" Valerie asked. "Why are you doing this?"

"I've been set free." Danny told her. "No more pain, no more guilt, only power!" he exclaimed before throwing a ball of ecto-plasma at a bookstore to his right, destroying the building and killing the frightened Civilians inside.

Valerie was stunned. "Danny how could you?"

"They're just humans Valerie." He said. "Weak, pathetic, and full of useless emotions. They don't deserve to live."

"But you're part human!" Valerie argued.

"Not anymore." Danny explained. "I sacrificed my human half in order to get rid of the pain. You should have seen him cower in fear as I tore him limb from limb. And hear his weak screams for mercy."

"What are you talking about?" Valerie shouted.

"My human half was ripped out of me." Danny went on. "We became two separate beings, which allowed me to wipe him out of existence. And let me tell you, boy it felt good to finally be free of that weakling."

"So, you're-"

"A mindless, heartless, emotionless apparition of evil?" Danny asked, finishing her question as he took down yet another building with a single blast.

"Stop that!" Valerie yelled, as she drew her weapon, aiming it a Danny.

Danny looks somewhat hurt by her reaction. "Val it's me, we're friends remember. You wouldn't point a weapon at an old friend now would you?"

"You're not Danny!" Valerie screamed. "Not anymore, you are a mindless, heartless ghost, and you are going down!" She fired, only to gasp as the blast went right throw him.

"Big mistake Valerie." Danny said multiplying into several Danny's around her. "And here I was going to let you live."

Getting out of that situation alive was almost impossible for her.

Almost!

Valerie forced herself to run faster, she had to keep running. She promised her father that she would avenge him, and she couldn't do that if she was dead too. Dead, that horrible thing took her father out of this world, and away from her forever. And she would make him pay!

She would make that monster pay!

Dan would pay for what he had done to this world, to this town, to her, her father, and most importantly he would pay for what he did to his human self.

"You should have seen him cower in fear as I tore him limb from limb. And hear his weak screams for mercy."

"Boy it felt good to finally be free of that weakling."

'There is no way that he is really Danny.' She must have thought those words a thousand times over the past five years. 'My Danny would never do this.' She looked at the devastation around her, and shook her head. 'It just can't be him.' But it was, her Ecto-scanner had proved it. Dark Dan's ghost signature matched Danny's; it was him!

And even with that proof she couldn't believe it because she didn't want to.

Valerie shook her head again and pressed forward, looking for any sign of survivors.

Right now, it is daylight, it was strange for him to attack in the day; he never had before. Valerie could only assume that the Dan felt more confident now with his new power, that ghostly wail of his could disable even the most sophisticated of her weaponry. Tears threatened to spill as she came across the wreckage of the most resent battle. Rubble from tanks and helicopters littered the streets around her.

Was there no end to his blood lust? There was no one left, no one left but her, the realization should have scared her, but it didn't. This was because she knew that for some reason he didn't want her dead. Yes, she was sure of it now, every time they cross paths he would engage at half strength, and let her get away.

But why?

'Maybe he sees greater joy in my suffering, maybe he likes to see me squirm. Well, I won't give him the satisfaction.' She thought. "I won't stop fighting; I will find a way to fix this!"

"There is no way to fix this." Dan said appearing in front of her so suddenly that she bumped into his broad chest. "It's over Valerie, and I saved the best for last!" he said grabbing her by the collar. "You!"

"NO!" Valerie squirmed in his grip. "There has to be something, this can't be it!"

"Oh, but it is!" Dan cackled. "Any last words?"

Valerie glared up at him knowingly. "I wish I never left you get on that bus."

Dan laughed once more. "Really?" He asked. "Well, it's too bad you can't change the past."

Valerie's eyes widen at his words, and for good reason. He was right she could not change the past, but according to the Fenton's family ghost hunter files there was a ghost who could.

Clockwork…

According to the file his existence was never proven, but the master of time was populated in so much ghost lure that Maddie Fenton was sure that he truly existed.

'It's a long shot.' Valerie thought, 'But if I can find him, and convince him to change this horrible future, then maybe there could be a chance.' Valerie grunted with new determination, and managed to wrestle her right arm free where she then used her own tongue to press a button on her glove.

Dan screamed as he was suddenly electrocuted with a blast of ecto-lightning that radiated from her suit. It wasn't enough to kill him, but it administered enough pain to cause him to let go of her.

Valerie takes off running again, she had to find a way into the ghost world, and she knew just the thing to get her there. The Fenton Specter Speeder had been modified with a portable ghost portal thanks to her father, if she could get to it she could go into the Ghost Zone and see if this Clockwork really existed.

That is if The Specter Speeder was still intact and operational underneath all the rubble of Fenton Works. 'I have to at least try.' She thought.

A dark laugh erupted from behind her.

"You humans just don't know when to quit." Dan mused, giving chase. "Where are you going Valerie? There is no place left in this world to run!"

"Then I guess I'll just have to find a different world to run to." Valerie shouted behind her as she turned onto the street of Danny's old home.

Dan allowed her to stay just out of reach, enjoying the chase, after all once she was dead all the humans would be gone. And as much as he hated the weak things, they did bring quite the source of entertainment.

Valerie reached Fenton Works, and raced into the rubble, all that remained was the stairs down to the basement. She jumped down to the bottom of them hoping to buy herself more time, then without even allowing herself to catch her breath she began to push large pieces of debris aside in search of the Specter Speeder. She found it and to her amazement it appeared undamaged.

Valerie opened the driver side door and buckled up before starting the engine. "Okay now where is that guide?" Valerie asked. "Here!" She said spotting the button in question. Moments later an index of ghost appeared before her. She scrolled down to the name Clockwork and pressed it.

"Location of Clockwork unknown." The computer told her.

Valarie groaned in annoyance trying to think of a ghost she knew, finally one came to mind.

Skulker!

Valerie scrolled down and her heart skipped a beat as she saw the name of the ghost who could lead her to her salvation.

To all of their salvation.

"This thing can't help you." Dan said, landing on the hood.

Valerie screeched and pressed Skulker's name.

"Skulker's location known." The computer said. "Deploying portable ghost portal now!"

"Portable ghost portal?" Dan asked, getting every word. "You can't escape to the Ghost Zone; I can follow you there too you know."

Valerie ignored him and pressed the launch button.

Dan jumped off the hood, and watched as the Specter Speeder raced off into a ghost portal that it somehow managed to produce on its own.

"She must have added the feature after I left." He whispered to himself. "Though I don't see why she would run there." He pondered this for a moment.

"I won't stop fighting; I will find a way to fix this!"

Her words echoed in his mind.

'Does she really think she can find a way to fix everything?' He wondered. 'And if so how is Skulker going to help? I'm way stronger then him now.'

'She's just wasting her energy on false hope.' He realized. 'Still, I best follow her, just in case she knows something I don't.' With that final thought Dan produced his own portal and raced off towards Skulker's Lar.

(Back with Valerie moments later…)

She wasn't sure if he would help her, heck the ghostly hunter was more likely to skin her alive.

And yet, he was the last hope for humanity.

Valerie swallowed hard as the Specter Speeder came to a halt in the middle of Skulker's gaming reserve. She got out as cautiously as possible, and looked around slowly for any sight of the enemy.

"You should not have come here ghost hunter." A voice spoke from behind her.

Valerie turned slowly, expecting to see the usual appearance of the Ghost World's greatest hunter, but she was in for quite a shock.

Skulker, had united forces with Technus, the ghost of technology, and he now looked bigger, and stronger.

'And dangerous.' She realized. 'Very dangerous.'

"Please!" Valerie raised up her hands defensively. "I'm not her to fight." She whispered.

"To bad." Skulker, and Technus spoke as one, and with that they lunged.

"Wait I'm not here for you." She tried to explain, but he kept coming. Finally, she screamed "I'm looking for Clockwork!"

Her attackers froze.

"Clockwork?" Technus asked, his face showing on a screen attached to Skulker's armor "What would a hunter like you want with the father of time."

"Yeah he never harmed a single human before." Skulker agreed.

"So, he does exist?" Valerie asked.

"Why? What's it to you?" Technus asked.

"Look I'm not sure if you know about what's happening on Earth, but Danny Phantom has-."

"The ghost boy!" Technus yelled. "You brought him here?"

"No, he doesn't know I'm here." Valerie assured him. "I just need to find Clockwork okay."

"You want information then you better start explaining!" Skulker warned.

Valerie sighed. "He can alter time right?" She asked.

"Yes, Clockwork can manipulate time at will." Skulker answered.

"Good." Valerie said. "I want to find him, and convince him to make sure Danny never goes evil so that he doesn't devastate the human race."

"You want to get rid of the evil ghost boy?" Technus asked with a smile.

Skulker shared his own devilish grin. "Now this is something we can help with."

"Great just tell me the coordinates and I will be on my way." Valerie said felling relieved.

"I'm sending the coordinates to your vehicles computer now." Technus said, "But I must warn you Clockwork may not agree to help you."

"Why not?" Valerie asked.

"Because altering time is forbidden." Skulker answered. "His power is not for altering time."

"No, He possess those powers to stop others from meddling with time." Technus cut in.

"I have to at least try and convince him." Valerie said.

"Very well, but don't come bothering us if he tells you no!" Technus lectured. "We just finished repairing our systems from the last time we faced off with the ghost child."

"Yeah, and we don't plan to get disassembled again." Skulker agreed. "At least not this quickly." He added.

"I understand." Valerie said, jumping back into the Specter Speeder.

"Ghost Technus sent coordinates to your inbox." The computer said. "Would you like me to navigate you to said coordinates?" it asked.

"Yes." Valerie said, hoping to whoever was listening that they really led to Clockwork, and not some elaborate trap. 'Too late to worry about that now.' She thought as the Specter Speeder took her off into the unknown.

"Well, that was a pleasant visit." Skulker scoffed.

"Was it?" A voice asked.

Skulker froze, and turned around fearfully.

"Well." Dan asked. "Aren't you boys going to tell me about your pleasant visit with Miss Valerie?"

"We're not talking!" Technus shouted. "And you can't make us!"

Dan chuckled evilly, his eyes glowing bloody red. "How much do you want to bet?"

-To Be Continued