Disclaimers: I do not own Danny Phantom

Author's Notes: So a lot of moments that happened in the future from book two are going to be coming to pass in the next few chapters, so don't get confused. Okay book 3 is 10 years later than book 1 and 2. So everything that happened in those two books 10 years in the future is going to happen here, or at least a twisted version of it since Danny and Clockwork have altered time so much.

For example, Damon is still going to lose his arm, but how will be slightly different.

Anyway thanks for reading and please review!

[Back with Abby]

She was running,

Running as fast as her feet would carry her, but deep down she knew it was not fast enough.

Her granddaddy was bleeding on the ground somewhere, and all because she couldn't stay put. They should have never left the house. The three of them knew that, but hearing stories about how their parents were teenage super heroes kind of went to their heads.

Abby took a quick left and then another right, she wasn't sure why her sense of direction was so selective. However, she was glad that she was better at finding her way under stress, because her granddaddy's life depended on it.

Thankfully for her the ghost shield had be repaired, leaving nothing in her path. Well nothing dangerous any way. Abby winced as she watched sever ghost around her wither in pain as the shield attached them with its invisible power.

Abby pulled out her Fenton Thermos and sucked up every ghost she saw. Sure she could leave them to their pain but letting them suffer just wasn't in her nature. Sure she knew they were bad, but her two friends were both half ghost. Knowing this made it hard for her to be a stone cold hunter like her mother once was.

Abby ran faster as the west side tower finally came into view. She was close now, so close that she could see her parents descending down the ladder of the tower. "Mom, Dad!" She screamed.

"Abby!" Valerie slid the rest of the way down the ladder and ran to her. "What do you think you're doing?" She shouted. "It's dangerous out here."

"We have to hurry!" Abby yelled, grabbing her mother's hand, and pulling her forward.

"Abigale slow down." Tucker said, racing to their side. "What has gotten into you?"

"It's granddaddy." Abby screamed. "Vlad came, he's hurt really bad."

Valarie's eyes widen, her dad was hurt. "No." She whispered.

"Val what is it?" Tucker asked as he finally reached them.

"It's happening." Valerie whispered.

"What is?" Tucker asked.

"The future!" Val Shouted as they began to run to her father's aid. "The one you, Sam, and Danny saw when you first met Clockwork."

"You mean the one where Danny is evil?" Tucker exclaimed, "But that's impossible."

"No Tucker its exactly 10 years ago from that day, and my dad is hurt!" Valerie yelled.

Now it was Tucker's eyes that widen. "Oh no!"

"It just doesn't make since." Valerie cried. "You guys told me that the evil Danny was trapped out of the time stream."

"He is!" Tucker assured her as they continued to follow their daughter. "Clockwork said he was trapped forever."

"Then what's going on?" Valerie demanded.

"I think it's a new future." Jazz's voice said coming over the COMM link. It was still open, they could still hear each other.

"What do you mean?" Tucker asked.

"Look at your video feed." Sam's voice ordered.

Tucker and Valerie obeyed the screen on their communicator's showed a white knight screaming in agony as he tried to escape the newly activated ghost shield.

"A white knight?" Tucker asked. "What happened to Fright Knight? I thought he was supposed to be the one who hurt your dad."

"It was Vlad; dad, he came and…" Abby couldn't finish and her parents knew why.

"I know." Valerie said. "It's going to be okay Abby." She promised as they arrived on the scene.

Jack gave a sigh of relief as Abby came into view with her parents in tow.

"Dad!" Valerie ran to her father's side. "Abby don't look." She warned, there was blood everywhere, and her father's arm was off to the left of them.

Lilith was doing his best not to stare at it, DJ on the other hand saw it, and lost his breakfast.

"I managed to get the bleeding under control, but we need to get him to the hospital." Jack said.

"Make that a double for Dani," Jazz said over the COMM Link. "She's out cold."

"Okay." Tucker said, taking charge. "Jack, we'll find Maddie and capture any ghost on this side of the shield. "Everyone else we'll regroup at the hospital."

"Let's question one of the ghost while we're at it, find out what the heck is going on." Jazz suggested.

"Agreed." Valerie stated as she gathered the kids. "Alright guys we're headed to the hospital-"

"We're so sorry Mrs. Tucker." DJ cried. "We should have stayed home."

"We just wanted to help." Abby added.

"I know sweetie." Valerie said. "You're just like I was, but now we need to help your granddad ok?"

"Ok." Abby responded.

Valerie hauled her father to his feet with Jack's help as Tucker wrapped Damon's arm in some cloth ripped from his shirt.

"Maybe there's still time." Tucker said. "You know to sow it back on."

"They can do that?" Lilith asked.

"Sure they can." Jack assured them.

"Cool." DJ said, wiping his face.

"But only if we hurry." Valerie said as Jack allowed her to take her Dad' full weight.

"You sure you can handle it." Jack asked.

"It's okay Dad." Jazz said over the COMM. ""I've got the RV we're going to load Dani up and head over to Val, they'll be fine."

"Okay." Jack gave a nod, and called his wife. "Maddie we need to regroup."

"Gathering ghost now sweetie." Maddie said happily. "By the way have any of you seen Danny, he's not picking up his phone again."

It was only then that everyone remembered that no one had told Maddie about Danny yet.

"I'm sure he's just lost in a fight." Jack answered. "You know how he gets."

"That boy." Maddie shook her head before sucking up another ghost in her thermos. "I'm on the north side, meet you in the middle."

"Sure thing honey." Jack said, his voice horse.

"Jack what's wrong?" Maddie asked.

"Damon's hurt and so is Danielle." Jack told her.

Maddie's voice suddenly grew serious. "I'm on my way."

"We are too!" Jazz said as she began to help Sam get Dani into the RV. It took some maneuvering, but they managed to get her in. Sam sat beside her as Jazz got behind the wheel.

"Hang on tight girls." Jazz said as she adjusted the mirrors. "It's gonna be a bumpy ride."

"Danny?" Danielle squinted her eyes as she looked up at Sam.

"It's me Sam." Sam said. "You're going to be okay."

"Danny." Danielle repeated.

Sam winced; she must have gotten a concussion after all they all knew Danny was gone. "It's okay I miss him too." She admitted.

"No I saw him…" Danielle whispered.

"What!" Sam and Jazz exclaimed together.

"Danielle where did you see Danny?" Sam demanded.

"Just now." Danielle said. "He said he was Danny."

"Who did?" Jazz asked giving her little a weird look in the review mirror.

"The white knight." Dani said. "He said he was…but that's impossible" She said. "Right?"

Sam and Jazz shared a look as they continued down the road, but neither of them could answer her question. After all if it was possible, Danny would have found a way.

Sam touched her hand to her heart, lost in wonder. 'Is that why my heart isn't broken?' She thought. 'Is it because he's not really gone?'

She wasn't sure, but she did know one thing. Dead or alive she didn't like it…She didn't like this one bit!

[Back with the Phantom Knight…]

The pain was unimaginable,

Sure, the Phantom Knight, had found himself on the wrong side of a ghost shield as his days as Danny Phantom, but the pain was much greater now.

'Perhaps it's because I am more ghost than human now.' He thought as he wielded himself to fly up and out of the shielded area. He knew he could just turn into his human form, but he couldn't risk Pariah Dark seeing him.

No, he was already in trouble enough with his royal highness.

The Phantom Knight hissed as he approached his King, he could see Vlad's grin as clear as day. Oh yes, he was in trouble now.

'Careful Daniel.' Clockwork's voice warned. 'Pariah Dark is known for his temper.'

The Phantom Knight heeded the warning and bowed before Pariah Dark.

They were still suspended in midair, and the Phantom Knight wasted no time groveling at his feet. Yes, Vlad had to admit, Daniel was always a grade 'A' suck up. A brown noser through and through, and it would appear the King liked that in a Knight.

"I have failed you my King." The Phantom Knight didn't bother denying his failure and Pariah Dark did not seem surprised that they had failed.

"I expected this much resistance." The king said. "They have had more than enough time to prepare for an attack of this scale."

"What now Master?" The Phantom Knight asked.

"Take us Home." Pariah Dark ordered.

The Phantom Knight was surprised by the order. Was he not going to receive punishment for his failure? Or perhaps the fact that he withheld the information that he could make his own ghost portal in the first place?

"Well?" Pariah Dark asked.

'Apparently not.' The Phantom Knight thought as he opened a portal, and as Pariah Dark gave him a slight smile and he found his silence to be the worse form of punishment possible.

'Do not panic.' Clockwork warned. 'We know what happens next. You are doing good Daniel just follow my guidance and we shall win this war.'

The Phantom Knight held fast to his teacher's words as they entered the Ghost Zone.

"Plasmius I want a head count of my army within the hour." Pariah Dark ordered as they reappeared in his castle.

"As you wish sire." Vlad mused and much to The Phantom Knight's surprise made haste.

"And I master?" He asked.

"I must go see Lady Time to discuss our next move." Pariah Dark.

"I will accompany you." The Phantom Knight offered.

"And leave the castle unguarded?" Pariah Dark asked. "Or perhaps you have another trick up your sleeve."

The Phantom Knight seemed to pause at this, finally he spoke again. "My king I a simply trying to serve you better than my predecessor." He answered.

"By hiding your abilities from me?" Pariah Dark

"Not you sire." The Phantom Knight reasoned. "Him."

"Him?" Pariah Dark asked.

"Plasmius he already tried to dethrone you once." The Phantom Knight answered. "He'll try again, and I must be sure that I have every upper hand I can manage."

So you know how dangerous he is?" Pariah Dark asked.

"I have heard tales of his ways." The Phantom Knight confirmed. "He is low, vile, and will do whatever it takes to get power. I know you are warry of me, as we have only met, but I simply wish to do my job."

"Even though you do not agree with my orders." Pariah Dark asked. Oh yes, he had noticed the Knight's looks of disapproval.

"It is not my pace to speak ill of your plans." His Knight answered.

"On the contrary." Pariah Dark disagreed. "You are more than a Knight, you are my right hand, my first choice for advisement."

"If that is true why are you seeking council with Lady Time alone?" The Phantom Knight growled.

Pariah Dark laughed openly. "Aw so you can get angry?" He mused.

The Phantom Knight did his best to swallow his temper, and it shows.

"You see this is why I do not seek your advice." Pariah Dark said. "In order for me to want to speak freely with you. You must first show me that you can speak freely to me."

His knight seemed to nod at this. "I don't like meddling in the human world." He said. "I feel we should leave it be, we are dead our place is not among the living."

"And I would agree." Pariah Dark told him. "However I cannot allow these half breeds to roam."

"Why?" The Phantom Knight challenged. "I do not see the harm in them."

"OH?" Pariah Dark scoffed.

"They are weak, not even the father could best me, and they only seem to bother us when we enter the human world." The Phantom Knight pointed out. "Why bother with them, why waste our time with outside threats when one stands by your left side and mocks me as he holds a knife at your back?"

"Quite bold statements." Pariah Dark challenged.

"You told me to speak freely master." The Phantom Knight reminded him. "I never promised you'd like what I have to say."

Pariah Dark smiled. This new Knight was proving to be far better than his last in many ways. To begin with, he could tell by the way the Knight spoke that he was wise, he also had a since of charism about himself. He could be cold and calculated, and yet there were times that Pariah Dark would catch him wincing at his cruelty towards others. Only to be just as cruel himself.

"You hate my methods." Pariah Dark said, it was not a question but a statement.

"I don't see the need for cruelty." The Phantom Knight. "I do it because you expect it, but why?"

"You are young." Pariah Dark assured him. "Give it time and you will come to learn that if you give those beneath you an inch they'll walk all over you. My cruelty reminds them of my place as well as their own. To be king you must not appear weak, if you show weakness such as compassion, or fairness they'll trample all over you."

'Remember these words Daniel.' Clockwork advised. 'For as much as I hate to admit it, he is right. Most ghost do not want peace; most do not want to stay out of the world of the living. Sometimes you must be cruel. Just not as often as he is.'

"You don't understand do you?" Pariah Dark asked.

And it was true, The Phantom Knight did not understand. As Danny he was taught to always be kind, and as Dan he was always cruel. How could he possibly be cruel and nice selectively, at the same time? Was it even possible? It must be otherwise Clockwork would not mention it. Clockwork would never give him a task he could not complete.

And he must complete it.

Clockwork had said the ghost would look to him someday, which was why they needed to fear him, but why look to him?

What plans did Clockwork have for him once this mess was all over?

"I don't understand." The Phantom Knight admitted. "But I want to."

Pariah Dark nodded at this. "If you can find a way to accompany me and guard the castle you may come."

Suddenly Vlad reappears with his report, and The Phantom Knight smiles openly.

"My King." Vlad said with a rather mocking bow. "We have several missing from our latest battle I have a list." He pulled out said list and The Phantom Knight chuckled.

"Do you find something funny…Sir." He just barely remembered to add the last part.

"Read it." The Phantom Knight ordered.

"What?" Vlad asked looking at the very long list.

"Read it." The Phantom Knight repeated.

"Sire?!" Vlad complained.

"You heard him." Pariah Dark snickered.

Vlad suppressed a growl as he began to read the list, only for the two idiots before him to not even listen to him.

"Wow that is a lot." The Phantom Knight said as the list fully rolled out to the floor and past his feet.

"Regrets?" Pariah Dark asked.

"If only it were longer." The Phantom Knight mused.

"There are better ways to keep him busy." Pariah Dark suggested. "Now hurry up I haven't all day." he added and took his leave.

"Yes master." The Phantom Knight smiled. "Guard the castle the Master and I must step out for a moment."

"Going to go see that Time witch hu?" Vlad asked.

"That is none of your concern." The Phantom Knight warned.

"Well since she tried to kill me I'd say she should get what she deserves." Vlad snapped.

"Oh don't worry she will." The Phantom Knight assured him as he went to catch up with his master. "You all will."

Vlad smiled at his words. "So you two bonded in my absence?" He asked astounded. "Perfect, just perfect."

-To Be Continued