Last chapter of FB. Yes, werewolf5, you can cheer now.

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The twins stood in Clockwork's castle, the time master himself floating right in front of them.

"So," Abby asked, "who was that, exactly?"

Clockwork looked at her gravely. "He was what would have been if your father had chosen evil over good."

"Our Dad?" Jake inquired.

"Yes, I'm afraid so. It was an alternate future version of him. Your father was always a good person, but seeing that completely drove him away from ever becoming evil. He caught that dark version of himself and it was kept here until Vlad stole it."

"Wow," Abby whispered. "I knew that guy looked a tiny bit like a Phantom, but I never would have thought…"

"It's…a lot to take in," Jake commented.

"Yes, I suppose it is. I've met a few other ghosts like that as well. Ghosts who could have completely destroyed either their future or the future of the people around them if they'd chosen that path of evil," Clockwork stated, glancing at Jake specifically. The boy quickly ducked his head. He might have turned into something like that if he'd stuck with Vlad when he ran away that one time.

"Really? Who?" Abby wondered, wide-eyed.

The all-knowing ghost smirked. "Maybe someday, you'll figure it out. But for now, you should go back to your own time, which, I am pleased to report, is exactly as you left it, thanks to Vlad's memory having mysteriously been altered." His smirk grew larger and he motioned with his staff to an empty spot in the air where a blue portal soon appeared.

"Bye, Clockwork!" Jake bid, amused with the time ghost's antics. He stepped through first.

Abby paused at the entrance and bit her lip, turning around. "Clockwork, can I ask to you about something first?" the girl questioned nervously. "I saw Shadow use that weird fire power and it looked like he started bleeding afterward. Did…did using that power hurt him?"

The time ghost gave her a patient expression."Why not ask him yourself?"

"Because he wouldn't admit it," she answered simply, already knowing him well enough for that.

Clockwork looked at her seriously. "Yes, Abby, it did hurt him. Just not the kind of pain you're used to. That's all I can tell you."

She tried to comprehend that. "Thanks."

"Are you ready to go home now?"

She nodded, stepping through the portal at last.

"Did I not tell you?" Clockwork asked the Observants as they glided through the door.

"True, they were successful, but why did you send them instead of the older Phantom? You may have tricked the children by saying it would corrupt the timeline, but we know better," Observant 1 wondered.

"Because," the time ghost answered, "Danny has already learned his lesson about consequences. I needed to make sure Jake and Abby did as well."

"That was risky, you realize," Observant 2 put in.

"I know," Clockwork answered, "but it turned out for the better. You should learn to stop doubting me."

"It would be easier if your decisions did not always tip the balance of things," Observant 1 answered.

"Agreed," Observant 2 said. "We told you to stop Vlad Masters from becoming a half-ghost, but you simply watched. We told you to kill Danny Phantom, but now this creature not only exists, but has nothing to stop him but a soup container. Then, there was our most recent warning. We told you to turn the dial, let Jacob Fenton be anything but this, and you laughed."

The time ghost only smirked. "Yes, but, after all, what is life without some twists?"

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Abby flipped through the pages of the scrapbook again. She was confused when the card with the two pictures on it fell out. "Wait, didn't this get lost in…?" She smiled. "Clockwork." Closing up the book, she was about to leave the room when her ghost sense went off.

"I'll get it!" Danny called.

Abby rolled her eyes and continued on upstairs. From her bedroom window, she could see the fight. She recognized an all-too-familiar figure being told by her father that he could sit this one out. Danny quickly disappeared after the troublesome ghost.

"Hey, I thought you said you wouldn't be annoying me until tomorrow!" she called.

Shadow flew up closer to her window. "You said it yourself, I'm persistent."

"Just so you know," Abby warned, "next time I see you again, I'm going to be just as intent on getting rid of you as always."

"I'd be worried if you weren't," he informed.

"Good," she answered sharply. "Now get out of here before I decide that I'm not too tired to kick your butt."

Obediently, he disappeared. "I'll admit," she muttered to herself, "you may be no dark Dan Phantom yet, but that still doesn't mean that I trust you. Clockwork said that he met a few ghosts that could have completely altered the timeline if they'd chosen evil. Maybe I'll never be sure if you are one of those ghosts or not, so until I am, I'm never going to let up. I'm going to make sure you keep having to prove yourself. And if one day you slip up, you betray everyone's trust and choose evil, I'm going to stop you. Count on it."

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What better way to end than with a monologue? But, anyway, now you know the reasoning behind Abby's actions.

So, I'm currently organizing what I'll do for my next idea. No clue how it'll turn out. I think my writing has started to go downhill, but I can only hope that the next episode will be better. I'm pretty sure that it's not too unoriginal. I guess you guys will just have to tell me once I put it up.