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Chapter VIII: Tempus Fugit

Jorgen

"BINKY!" I shouted as my gopher appeared, "Have you found out anything out why our magic is being drained?" I asked him pointing my wand at him as he trembles with fear.

"Well, I…uh…heard…um…rumors," he trembled as I glared at him menacingly my wand glowing brightly, "There is talk that a coup took place in Anti-Fairy World, Anti-Cosmo has been ousted by a ghost," he said as I drew the wand back and laughed.

"HA! HA! That's a good one," I said tearing up, "even the Anti-Fairies aren't foolish enough to break the treaty with the ghosts even they the Ghost King's wrath," I told him as I calmed down, "now really what news do you have," I asked him as he chuckled nervously.

"I…um...am…uh…serious, the ghosts have taken over Anti-Fairy world," he said poofing up a copy of the Wand Street Journal showing me the headlines.

"WHAT!" I screamed grabbing the paper, "Binky, I want you to make contact with Ghost Zone, especially those who rule the place," I ordered as he looked confused. "That's an order," I snapped as he took off. We must stop this problem before it gets out of hand.

Clockwork

"You stupid arrogant fool!" an Observant shouted, "because of your recklessness you've doomed the universe, billions of years of existence wiped out in nanoseconds," he said as I cringed at his words. They seem to think all is lost.

"Would you please shut up, if anyone has doomed the Universe it's you!" I retorted as I changed into an old man and knew I didn't have the time to put with them, "you and your brothers have condemned the world to destruction with your…," I began to say when I felt something hit me in the stomach and send me flying.

"What in the name of the Ancients is going on?" another Observant shouted as I picked myself up and saw black portal open up.

"I hope I'm not interrupting anything," a dark voice growled as hundreds of Anti-Fairies swarmed out of the vortex followed by the menacing figure of Dan Phantom.

"You!" I shouted as I grabbed my staff, "I am ending this now," I said about to push the button to stop time but was blasted to the ground by the Anti-Fairies. Before I could get out I found myself wrapped in ghostly chains. "I swear to the Ancients, I will erase you from existence Dan!" I sneered at the ghost as he laughed.

"You can't anymore," he said as he took my staff and smiled, "because you are no longer the master of time- I am," he said running his fingers across the clock face. "How I have yearned for this moment," he said going over to the Observants.

"Stop," one of them said about to blast Dan but his allies took care of them, "You can't do this you'll destroy the time line," he pleaded as Phantom laughed at him.

"I thought that's what you always wanted, to be validated in your beliefs to see everything be destroyed," he said pointing the staff at them. They trembled as they thought the specter would annihilate them but he stopped. "Anti-Big Daddy," he growled as an clean shaven anti-fairy dressed as a police officer.

"Aye what do you want Lord Dan," he said in an Irish accent.

"Take Clockwork back to the castle then have your men escort the Observants back to their temple and seal it shut," Dan ordered as the Anti-Fairy saluted him and began barking orders to his men.

"You're mad, Danny Phantom will stop you, he did it before and will do it again," I sneered as the Anti-Fairy took my chain and dragged me through the portal the last thing I heard was Dan's evil laughter.

Dex

"Let me go!" the girl screamed as I grabbed her by the arm and threw her to the ground. I am not going to let some girl stand in my way. "I'm not going to let you take Timmy!" she said as she picked herself up and glared at him

"This is you last warning you little piece of obutsu, out of my way or you'll wish you were dead," I threatened her as she refused to move but I could tell she was getting scared. I noticed on her arm she had burn marks and possibly I could use this.

"Timmy is staying here," she said as I grabbed her hand, "Let go!" she yelled as took out a piece of metal from my pocket and forced into her hand. I was about to have it shove it in a nearby socket when I heard the door slam open.

"TOYAKA!" the voice of her brother yelled, "IF YOU HARM ONE HAIR ON HER HEAD I SWEAR YOU WILL REGRET IT" he snarled clenching his hands into a fist. I looked down at him and could have sworn I saw his eyes change from blue to green.

"You don't scare me Fenton!" I told him as I threw the girl to the ground, "I warned you if you cross me again you'd meet the Grim Reaper!" I said as he stormed up the stairs and grabbed me by the shirt. "You really think you could take me on," I told him as I pushed him down the steps.

"I don't want to fight but if you persist on hurting my family," he said as I looked back and saw the girl crawling towards where the bug was.

"I don't have time for this," I said pulling the girl to her feet, "You want to play hero Fenton, then save her," I said pushing her down the stairs. The distraction gave me time to rush into the room and get the boy. I looked out and saw that Fenton was still down there. "Chyort voz'mi!" I shouted as I tried to think of a way out and saw a window. "If it wasn't that mom wants you back alive I would kill you," I sneered as I slung him on my back and jumped out the window.

Danny

"Where did that little worm go?" I asked looking around as mom and dad came in the room and saw Danni lying on the ground.

"What happened here?" mom asked as dad came racing with the Fenton Bazooka ready to blast any ghosts that might have been responsible.

"Timmy's psychotic half-brother nearly killed me and Danielle," I told her as she raced over to take of my cousin. "He came to take Timmy away and Danielle tried to stop him and paid the price," I said bowing my head.

"I bet a ghost was involved in this," dad said thundering towards until mom glared at him, "well it might be involved," he said as I sighed.

"There was no ghost, the Toyakas are a bunch of homicidal maniacs and are…," I said before my own injuries acted up.

"Easy there Danny," mom said as helping me laid down, "Is Timmy hurt?" she asked concerned as I tried to think about how to say this.

"Dex took him," I managed to whisper, "Just please don't go after him, he's dangerous," I told them as dad looked unconcerned, "more so than a ghost," I said as I got up to help Danielle.

Poof

I was going to save Danielle when I saw a familiar pair of eyes staring at me, "YOU!" I spat as I zipped over to him, "What are you doing here Anti-Cosmo?" I asked him, no doubt the fiend is up to something and I wasn't going let him get away with it.

"Can't I come to Earth without having some dark motive," he asked swinging his monocle around smiling, "trust me Poof, I come in peace," he said as I scoffed at that. Mom always told me that Anti-Fairies are notorious lairs and Anti-Cosmo the greatest of them all.

"I don't have time for this nonsense, Danielle needs me," I said rushing towards the house but Anti-Cosmo was blocking my way, "out of my way!" I shouted pointing my wand at him, "Danielle needs my help," I told him glaring at him.

"I think her…brother…has that covered," Anti-Cosmo said putting his monocle on again looking at Danny, "remarkable resemblance, and even if you do go you would risk revealing yourself which would be against Da Rules," he said watching Danny carry Danielle up the steps. "Now that that's taken of, I have some questions," he said turning back to me.

"What makes you think I'd answer them," I told him as he sighed, "I'm not going to help you take over the Universe," I told him as he hung his head low.

"Poof, I am not here to take over the Universe, I can't anymore," he said as my eyes grew wide, what does he mean he can't, he's Anti-Cosmo Public Fairy Enemy Number One an evil genius. "You see my boy, there's been a coup d'état in Anti-Fairy World," he said sadly,

"What do you mean?" I ask him as he chuckled at me.

"You are your father's boy aren't you," he said with a wry smile, "Hostile powers overthrew my regime. I tried to escape with my family but I lost them," he said putting a hand on my shoulder, "Please Poof, I need to speak to Cosmo and Wanda…well Wanda anyway," he said rethinking what he said.

"They're at Mini's, I'll take you to them, but no tricks," I said as he held up his hands.

"You have my word," he said as I looked back at the house and poofed to Mini's

Vlad

"We're here sir," the chauffeur said as he got out and opened my door for me, "shall I have your bodyguards ready," he said as I shook my head and approached the door. Above the threshold was a coat of arms of the Medici's- this family was proud of their past. "Interesting," I said as I knocked on the door and an Asian woman answered.

"Can I help you sir?" she asked as I smiled politely.

"Yes, my name is Vladimir Masters, I was wondering if I could talk to…Fiona," I asked as the woman sighed and showed me in. "My, what a lovely home you have here…," I said as the woman looked at me.

"Sophia," she sneered as she walked into another room, "Fiona, there is someone to see you," she yelled as another room entered the room.

"What is…oh hello there you must be Mr. Masters," the other woman said as she sat down, "What do the honor of having our illustrious mayor visit our humble home," she said as I smiled.

"It has come to my attention that my daughter Danielle is friends with your son- Timothy," I told her as she gave me a strange look. "Is something a matter Fiona," I asked her curiously.

"I thought that girl was the Fenton's daughter," she asked as I shook my head, this would take a lot of explaining if this is going to pull off.

"Danielle is my daughter, we had a brief dispute and Danielle ran away. The Fenton's son Daniel found her and convinced his parents to adopt her," I told her as she nodded in understanding, "the reason I'm here is that…,"I began to say as I heard a car pull up.

"GET OUT OF THE WAY YOU SNOB BEFORE I RAM YOUR CAR LIKE A TIN CAN!" the voice of a young man said. I tried to control my temper lest my secret is accidently revealed. "Mom, I brought the bu…," the boy in question said walking in the house with another boy on his shoulder. "Who the heck are you?" he asked as my temper was about to reach the breaking point.

"Dexter, behave, this is Mayor Masters, he's here to talk to me," Fiona said looking at the other boy, "Mayor Master, my son Dexter Dmitri Toyaka," she said as I bowed poiltley. "Go put the puppy in his room I'll be down in minute to give him his medicine," Fiona said turning back to me.

"I take the other boy is Timothy?" I asked watching Dexter take the boy downstairs, "I don't mean rude, but I couldn't help but notice that Timothy is a bit pale looking compared to his brother," I said as she rolled his eyes.

"Half-Brother, he gets that from his biological mother, who stole him away from me but they are both dead now," she said without a hint of remorse, "what did you want to know about Timothy?" she asked as I took in this information.

"I think I found out what I came for," I said as I got up and discreetly put one of my bugs in the room and left myself. I walked a distance away from the house and gave out a whistle for my vultures to come here.

A few seconds later, Anacletus appeared in front of me, "You called boss?" he asked rolling his eyes.

"Yes, I want you to keep an eye on Timothy and find out everything you can about him, I have some work to do," I tell him as he disappeared and I went back to limo and took off for City Hall.