I don't know how old Dora is so she's about 15 in this story.

And on with the story!

I don't own Danny Phantom.

Unfortunately for the three halfas, the portal in Dimension 4 had appeared at least 20 feet above the street. They screamed as they fell. Danny and Fishtail landed on their stomachs on the pavement while Danni landed on her belly on top of them.

The girl got up and dusted herself off. "Well, that wasn't too bad."

Danny groaned and held a hand to his side. "Yeah, 'cause we cushioned your fall!"

His female counterpart snorted before her face softened. "Speaking of which, are you okay?"

He smiled and nodded. "I'm a little sore and my side really hurts but thank Clockwork for superhealing."

She laughed.

"Um, guys," Fishtail interrupted. "Nice to see you bonding with yourself but haven't you noticed that it's a little quiet?"

The two Phantoms looked around. It was quiet. Amity Park was like a ghost town (no pun intended). There wasn't a soul, dead or alive, in sight.

"Huh, that's weird," Danni said. "Where is everyone?"

"I don't know…" Danny muttered.

A gust of wind blew through the area, bringing with it a newspaper. The newspaper just so happened to smack Danny in the face. He peeled it off and read the front headline. His blue eyes went wide.

"Guys, you might want to see this," the hybrid whispered. "It's today's newspaper. The front page headline? 'One year anniversary of the death of… Daniel Fenton.'"

Fishtail and Danni's eyes went wide.

"'Exactly one year ago today, Daniel Fenton, son of Madeline and Jack Fenton, was electrocuted to death when he attempted to fix one of his ghost hunting parents' broken inventions. Witnesses Samantha Manson and Tucker Foley, both 15, said that the machine wasn't exactly broken. The On button was on the inside. Fenton accidentally pressed it and started up the machine. He managed to climb out and collapsed. Manson and Foley brought him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was buried at Amity Park Cemetery a year ago. Our prayers go out to the Fenton family on this day of mourning.'"

"So in this dimension," Fishtail said. "We're dead?"

Danny put the paper down. "It appears so."

Danni's eyes went wide. "Duck!"

The trio did as she said, dropping down to the ground just as a blue blur flew through the air where their heads had just been.

"BEWARE!" a familiar moronic voice yelled.

The two Phantoms and one Fishtail rolled their eyes. "You have got to be kidding me."

"Cower before the almighty BOX GHOST, ruler of all things CARDBOARD and SQUARE!" the Box Ghost yelled.

Danny got up and walked towards the ghost. "Or here's an alternative. You GO AWAY!" Quick as lightning, he whipped out a Fenton Thermos and sucked Boxy into it.

"That's it!" Danni yelled with a grin as she got up. "What if this dimension's Danny Fenton died but is still around. What if he's a ghost?"

Danny grinned. "And there's only one place where ghosts reside."

"Where?" Fishtail said, getting to his feet.

Danni grinned and grabbed Danny's hand. The two ran towards a familiar building.

"No seriously, where? I'm new to the whole ghost idea," Fishtail called after him.

….

In FentonWorks, a red-haired girl sat on her couch, holding a photo in her pale hands. A tear trickled down her cheek as she looked at the picture of her younger brother at the park with their mom.

"You upset, princess?" her father asked, sitting next to her.

The girl nodded.

Her father wrapped his arm around her shoulders and gave her a hug. "We all are, sweetheart."

"It wasn't his time," she managed to get out as another tear trickled down her cheek.

A tear ran down her father's face as well. "Let it out, princess. We're not judging you."

Jasmine Fenton cried into her father's orange jumpsuit.

Unknown to the two of them, three other beings had seen that. Danni, Danny, and Fishtail quickly slipped downstairs to the lab and regained visibility.

Tear tracks were running down all threes' faces.

"Seems like her younger brother's death has taken its toll on Jazz," Fishtail managed to get out.

Danny nodded as he hugged Danni who was almost full-out crying now.

"Danny, Danni, and Fishtail?" A familiar voice asked.

The trio turned towards the portal to see a familiar girl in a blue dress walk out of the portal.

"Clockwork and Timepiece have requested that I bring you to their lair," Princess Dora said, softly.

"Timepiece?" the trio asked together.

Dora looked away. "He's my best friend, the only one who treats me as a being and not a dirty rag that's good for nothing. He's also the Apprentice of Time."

Danny and Danni transformed into their ghost halves. "Lead us there."

….

Fishtail's eyes were wide as he observed the Ghost Zone. "This is so cool! This beats everything I've ever seen by a thousand miles!"

Dora giggled.

"So, um, how did you know our names? And how did you first meet this Timepiece kid?" Danni asked curiosity in her green eyes.

Dora smiled. "Clockwork told me your names. I first met Timepiece when he first entered ghosthood. He was terrified of where he was and what he'd become. I took him to Clockwork and we've been friends since."

"Seems like a nice person if Clocky was willing to take him on as an apprentice," Danny commented.

Dora merely smiled.

They were soon at Clockwork's Lair. Dora knocked on the door once before Clockwork's voice yelled, "Come on in, Dorathea!"

The trio and Dora walked in. Clockwork had his back to them and was watching some event on a time screen.

"Hello, Daniel, Danielle, and… other Daniel," the Master of Time said, turning around. "It's nice to see you three. We've been waiting for your arrival."

"Why did you call us here?" Fish asked.

The ghost chuckled, switching into his young adult form. "You're looking for the ghost of Daniel Fenton of this dimension."

"Yeah…" Danni said, not quite getting what he was trying to say.

"I believe you're looking for me," a voice said on top of a staircase. The figure flew down and landed in front of them. He wore a black long-sleeved shirt and pants that were slightly too large. A white clock emblem was on his shirt. He wore a black cloak with a tiny clock pin on the collar with his hood up, masking his face. He had a white belt, white gloves, and white boots. In his hands was a white and black version of Clockwork's staff.

"My name's Daniel Fenton," the figure stated. He pulled his hood down revealing his face. It was pale and his radioactive green eyes stood out, slightly duller than either Phantoms' eyes. His hair was the usual raven black but it had a white streak in it.

"But you can call me Timepiece."

And here Timepiece makes his first appearance in our tale! Timepiece's story will be explained more in the next chapter. And, yes, Dora's his best friend. Sam and Tucker don't know he's a ghost so I had to give him another best friend and for some reason Dora was the first character to come to mind.