Just a heads up to anyone who doesn't like slow paced stories, this probably won't be a story for you. Most of my other stories are quick to get to the exciting parts. With this story I want to try and challenge myself to move the story along slower. So I hope that you enjoy!

Danny smiled as he floated above the town. He crossed his hands behind his head and simply relaxed as he patrolled. At the moment life was good. A few months ago he had turned seventeen. He had finally gotten his grades back up to a B average. He had also told his parents and Valerie about his duel life a little over a year ago. He did have to admit it took a huge block off of his shoulders and it was nice not having to worry about them trying to obliterate him. When he had told Valerie she had gotten pissed at him, though not for the reason he had originally thought. She had been angry he hadn't told her sooner. She felt horrible that she had been attacking one of the people she had been trying to protect. She now helped him a lot with controlling the ghosts now. She had even made a few ghostly friends in Dora and Frostbite, he called that progress.

His mom and dad had also accepted him. Dad had gone off on a rant of how cool it was to have a son with superpowers and how he could be his sidekick. His mom had been a bit wary at first, but after a few weeks of making sure he wasn't a full ghost trying to trick them, she came around for the most part. Though every once and a while he catches her giving him an odd look. Now instead of trying to capture and experiment on ghosts they were focusing on making weapons and gadgets to help him fight the ghosts. Yeah things really had never been better for one Danny Phantom.

Almost immediately after having that thought a portal appeared right in front of him. Clock hands spinning around to open the portal. Danny let out a sigh, he just had to jinx it didn't he? Leave it to Clockwork to summon him and most likely tell him something world changing when things are great. He took a deep breath and then plunged into the portal.

He came out into Clockwork's main room. The room that had hundreds of clocks and the screen that Clockwork views the different timelines. The only thing missing was Clockwork himself.

"Uh, Clockwork? Where are you?" Danny called out. He let out a huff as he looked around. He did have stuff to do, like homework, stupid stopwatch.

"I'm sorry for my tardiness Daniel." Clockwork said as he appeared through a door. His sudden appearance started Danny as he rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "She took longer too quiet down than I had thought."

Danny sent him a confused look "Um, what?" he said.

Clockwork looked at him seriously "Daniel she is why I called you here today. There is a matter of great importance to talk about. It is a decision that will change your future." When Clockwork saw the terrified look on Danny's face he elaborated "It is not like a Dan decision. Do not worry Daniel."

Danny let go of the breath he hadn't known he was holding. "Oh thank god! You had me worried there for a second. So what do we need to talk about?"

Clockwork gave a small nod and started "You remember Danielle do you not?"

"Of course I do. I haven't heard from her in over a year though, is she alright?" Danny asked nervously.

"She is fine, though she is not as you remember her. I am not going to cut corners here Daniel. The serum spray you gave her to stabilize was only temporary. She started to destabilize once more. Now against the observer's wishes I stepped into save her. When Vlad made her he used an unstable method and he created her too quickly. To keep her stable she needed time to grow. So I gave her that time. I reverted her time to make her a baby. Follow me Daniel."

Clockwork went back into the room he had come out of. Danny hesitated a moment before following, he wasn't entirely sure what direction this was going to go. The moment he stepped through the door his eyes went wide and his eyebrows shot up. The entire room was a nursery! Toys and stuffed animals practically filled the room. Standing in the middle of the room was a crib. In that crib was a sleeping Danielle, who was a baby.

He hadn't really fully believed Clockwork until he had seen her himself. But there she was, a sleeping one-year-old. He had no doubt that it was her either, she looks almost identical to his baby pictures. Well, now that Clockwork showed him about this, what was going to happen? He looked down at his sleeping clone and his heart melted a bit. She was adorable dressed in a deep purple and green onesie. One hand was clasped tightly to a Phantom plushy. A fond smile made its way onto his face.

"What are you going to do with her then?" Danny asked, not looking up from Danielle.

Unknown to Danny a sly smile appeared on Clockwork's usually unemotional face. "Well she is going to need a parent." He said casually.

"That's obvious, but who?" Danny asked, his cluelessness kicking in.

"Who better than the person she is created from?" Clockwork said.

Danny nodded for a moment before realizing what Clockwork meant. His eyes went wide again. He spun as he practically screamed "What!"

His shout woke up Danielle and she started crying. When Clockwork made no move too quiet the child Danny sighed and picked her up. A few seconds of Danny holding her she quieted down and simply started up at him with big blue eyes. Then a smile lit up her face and she let out a happy laugh.

"Yes Daniel, you. She will have no memory of her first attempt at life. When she gets older she will regain her ghost powers and she will need someone to help her through that. You are practically her father already, your DNA runs through her. However; this ultimately is your decision if you choose to take her or not."

"But Clockwork, I'm only seventeen. I'm still a kid myself. I barely take care of myself, how am I supposed to take care of a baby? I don't even know how to take care of a kid!" Danny said.

Clockwork simply said nothing hoping this would end up like he hoped. Danny looked down at Danielle, to Clockwork, then back to Danielle. When she had been twelve he had already thought of her as a little sister, it wouldn't be too big of a step to think of her as a daughter. If Vlad found out about her it would be disastrous, she wouldn't be able to defend herself. Not for years. In the bottom of his heart he knew he wouldn't be able to leave her with Clockwork. He had to protect her. Protect her form Vlad and from the world.

He shifted his hold on Danielle and looked at Clockwork, determination in his eyes. "Okay, I'll take her. She'll be my precious little daughter. I'll protect her Clockwork, I promise. Wow only seventeen and I have a one-year-old daughter, never saw that coming."

Clockwork gave a small smile "A good decision Daniel. I am proud of you. Now it has gotten late, I suggest you make your way back to your home." Danny gave a nod and said goodbye to Clockwork. Moments later he took off flying through the ghost zone holding Danielle in his arms. Clockwork's lips twitched downwards as he said "All is as it should be. It will get better young Daniel." He would make sure of it.

As Danny was heading home a thought came to his head. How was he going to explain this to his parents? Jazz would help him, he was sure. It was a weekend so she wouldn't have any classes. Maybe she would be willing to come home and help him out. Mind made up he took his phone out of his belt and dialed his sister.

She answered on the second ring "Hello little brother, what's up?" she asked happily.

"Hey Jazz, I need your help." Danny said.

Jazz immediately got serious going into overprotective sister mode "What's wrong Danny?"

"Nothing is wrong, not really. It's just… you remember me telling you about Danielle right?" Danny said.

"She's the clone Vlad made of you right?" Jazz asked.

"Yeah, well something happened. Clockwork turned her into a baby and I'm choosing to look after her. Jazz I've become a dad and I don't know what to do. I'm on my way home and I don't know how to explain this to Mom and Dad." Danny explained quickly.

Jazz was silent for a tense moment before saying "I'm coming home, don't worry I'll help you. Don't go home until I get there. We'll have to tell them about Vlad, there is no other way to explain Danielle. I'm leaving now so I'll be home in a little over an hour." Jazz said in understanding.

Danny let out a sigh of relief "Thanks Jazz, I knew I could count on you. I'll see wait at Sam's house for you. See you soon."

"See you soon little brother." Then she hung up.

Danny put his phone away then slowed down a good bit. He held Danielle in front of him, she gave him a happy smile as she reached for him and babbled.

"Hey Danielle, our new lives start today." Danny said with a smile, then he frowned thoughtfully "It would be a mouthful to call you Danielle all the time, and you didn't really like it before. You preferred Dani. That would get confusing fast though, both of us being called Danny. So what should I call you huh?" Danny asked her. Suddenly he got it and he smiled at her "How does Ellie sound?"

She gave a happy giggle so Danny just assumed she like it "Yeah I think Ellie fits you well. Danielle Jazz Fenton, welcome to the family." It just felt natural to name her after his sister.

A few minutes later he made it to his parent's portal. He turned both himself and Ellie invisible and intangible and flew them out of his parent's house without them even knowing he was there.

He flew straight to Sam's house. He landed behind their massive bushes and transformed. He held Ellie close to him and went to the door. He rang the doorbell and waited. After a few moments their butler opened the door.

He gave Ellie a strange look before saying "Ah young Mr. Fenton, what can I do for you?" the butler asked.

"Just here to see Sam." Danny answered.

"Very well. Young Miss is upstairs in her room, I'm sure you know the way."

"Thank you." Danny said as he squeezed passed the butler and made his way upstairs. When he made it to Sam's room he knocked on the door. He had learned his lesson about just barging in. "Hey Sam, it's me." He looked down at Ellie to find her asleep once more.

Sam opened the door and immediately saw the baby in Danny's arms. "Um… where did the baby come from?" she asked bluntly.

Danny walked into her room and she shut the door. "It's Danielle, well Ellie for short. Clockwork reverted her time. Now, well, I'm her dad." Danny said awkwardly.

"You're her what?!" Sam yelled.

Danny glared at her as he shushed her. He glanced down at Ellie as she stirred, but she didn't wake up "She just fell back to sleep, keep your voice down would you."

"Sorry." She said, though it didn't look like she meant it. It was no secret she didn't like kids, she even hated babysitting her cousins. "That just came out of nowhere. Are you sure about this Danny? I mean taking care of a kid is a lot of work. And you were just getting your grades back up. Can't Clockwork take care of her?"

Danny frowned "He could, but for now she's simply human. She won't get her ghost powers back until she's older. A human, my clone none the less, wouldn't do well in the ghost zone for long. Plus Clockwork made a really good point. My DNA is running through her, she's practically my daughter already."

"What are you going to tell your parent's" she asked, glancing at Ellie.

Danny let out a long breath "Not quite completely sure yet. Jazz is coming home to help. I already told her about Ellie. I'm going to have to tell them about Vlad. Really this was a long time coming. I'm surprised they didn't figure it out when I told them about me. They do deserve to know about him, they think he's their friend. Otherwise there is no way to explain Ellie."

"Your parents are going to flip out Danny. They are easy going in a lot of things, but do you really think they are going to accept a half ghost clone of you? Your mom doesn't even fully accept your ghost half. I've seen the looks she gives you Danny and I know you do too."

Danny frowned "Why are you so against this?"

Sam bit her lip "It's not that I'm against it Danny. I just want what is best for you and between ghost fighting, patrol, and school do you really think you can add a one-year-old in the mix? You'll burn yourself out."

"I'll figure it out Sam. I'm not giving her up. I can't explain it exactly, it's like I have to protect her. I think my obsession has taken Ellie in as its own already. Even if I wanted to give her back, which I don't, I don't think my ghost half would let me." Danny tried to explain.

Sam let out a sigh "Okay, okay. Fine you win. I'll help you out in any way I can. We should probably call Tucker and have him come over."

Danny turned a bit red "Oh right, kinda forgot about telling him." To be honest he was nervous about what his best friend was going to think.

Sam gave a smirk "Yeah you forgot, on purpose." She pulled out her phone and dialed Tuck. "Hey Tuck come over to my house, there is an emergency Phantom meeting." She said before hanging up.

Danny raised an eyebrow "Really we're classifying this as a Phantom meeting?" he asked in amusement. Phantom meetings were called when something important came up for Phantom; like a major battle, battle plans, or going over new devices.

She shrugged "I figured it would get him here faster."

Less than five minutes later Tucker came bursting through the door, a small box in his hands. "What is wrong now? There was a box from CL on my doorstep when I left. How bad is it this time? Please don't say Dan again!" Tucker hollered.

Which in turn woke up Ellie. Immediately she started crying. Danny glared at him "Thanks a lot Tuck, she was nice and quiet before you got here."

The moment Tucker saw/heard the baby he was stricken into silence as he froze in place. Sam rolled her eyes and took the box from Tucker.

"Clockwork probably saw the blundering fool was coming and sent a care package. Let's see what he sent." She opened the box and smiled "Perfect." She pulled out a sippy cup filled with cold milk. "This will help, she's probably hungry."

Danny took the cup and smiled "Thanks Sam." He gave the cup to Ellie who stopped crying and happily took the cup. "What else is in there?"

"Let's see." She looked in the box and promptly burst out laughing. "Who says Clockwork doesn't have a sense of humor." She pulled out the Phantom plushy that they had left at Clockwork's.

Danny let out a laugh "Yeah, she seemed to like that. She had a tight grip on it while she was sleeping."

Suddenly Tucker blurted out "Baby!" as he pointed at Ellie.

Sam and Danny gave Tucker a look and rolled their eyes. "Thank you captain obvious." Sam said.

They sat the, in shock, Tucker down and proceeded to explain everything. Tucker's response, well, they should have seen it coming. Danny didn't need to be worried for one second.

"Oh dude, you have to let me borrow her! Babies are chick magnets. I would have all the ladies after me." Tucker said with a grin.

Danny deadpanned "I am not lending you my daughter to impress girls Tuck." Tucker groaned while Sam laughed "However; Ellie is going to need godparents and I can't think of anyone better than you two. If you want of course." Danny smiled.

Sam and Tucker shared a look and then smiled. "Of course!" they said together.

Danny sent them a big smile "That's great! I was really hoping you would say yes."

For the next half hour, the three of them sat on Sam's floor and played with Ellie. Time flew by and before they knew it the butler was at the door.

"Excuse me Young Miss but Miss Jazz is here for young Mr. Fenton." He said through the door after he knocked.

Danny stood up and packed up Clockwork's care package in the black shoulder bag Clockwork had provided. Then he grabbed Ellie from Tucker.

Danny sent them a nervous smile "Wish me luck guys. The hard part is coming up."

"Good luck dude, hope everything turns our well." Tucker said.

"I'm sure everything will work out. If not at first, eventually." Sam told him.

"Thanks guys. I'll see you later." Danny handed Ellie the Phantom plushy as he walked out of Sam's room.

The moment Danny was out of sight Sam and Tucker shared a look. They both had a really bad feeling that this wasn't going to end well.

Just before Danny made it to the front he was stopped by Sam's grandma. She stopped her wheelchair right in front of him, making him stop.

"Now you listen here young man. I'm not sure where the child came from, and I will not ask. I do demand however that you take good care of her. If you don't I'll make you sit down and listen to one of my lectures. If you do, I know you'll be a good father Danny." She told him.

Danny's eyes went wide with surprise. There really was something extraordinary about Grandma Ida. Danny gave her a happy smile "Thanks Grandma Ida, I'll take really good care of her."

Ida gave a nod as she moved out of the way "That is all I ask Danny. Have a good day."

Danny moved past her and to the door. As he opened it Jazz was standing there waiting for him. The moment Jazz saw Ellie her eyes lit up.

She snatched the baby right out of Danny's arms "Oh Danny she's adorable. She looks just like you when you were a baby. What did you decide to call her?"

Danny gave a laugh as they made their way to Jazz's car. "How do you know I'm not just going to call her Danielle?"

Jazz sent him a look "Because I know you little brother. So spill, what is my niece's name?"

Danny smiled "Her name is Ellie Jazz Fenton."

Jazz stopped in her tracks. She turned towards her brother with tears in her eyes "You, you named her after me?" she asked happily.

Danny rubbed the back of his neck nervously "Well yeah, it just seemed like the right thing to do. I mean you are always there for me and it was the first thing that came to mind. You don't mind do you?"

Jazz pulled Danny into a hug, being careful to not crush Ellie "Of course I don't mind Danny. I love you little brother!" she said happily.

They quickly made their way to her car. To Danny's surprise Jazz had a car seat in the backseat of her car. He looked at her questioningly as she strapped Ellie in.

Jazz gave a shrug "It was just there when I got to my car. Didn't really question it as I knew I would need it."

Danny let out a laugh as he shook his head "Clockwork is really thinking of everything isn't he?"

Jazz looked over at him as she started her car "Clockwork is the ghost of time right? I've never actually met him."

He shrugged "He's a friend, well most of the time. Usually when we hear from him he's bringing along bad news. This time it was actually pretty good news. Which, now that I think about it, is pretty much a first."

Jazz let out a laugh and they fell into a pleasant conversation as they made their way home. Before they knew it they were in front of their house. Danny took a deep breath and steadied himself. It was time. They got out of the car and Danny got Ellie out. He looked over at Jazz.

"This isn't going to be easy. Dad practically worships Vlad." Danny said.

Jazz put her arm on his shoulder. "We will get through this together little brother. I'm with you, no matter what happens."

"Thanks Jazz."

They walked into the house together and readied themselves for whatever was going to happen.