Well here it is the first chapter of my sequel to my story Kapita en Tempo. Sorry it took me so long to get the first chapter. I was still working out the plot a bit. I'm hoping to kinda focus more on Clockwork and Nocturne forming their powers more. I'll also be concentrating on Dusk and Clockwise too. For those who are unfamiliar with who Clockwise and Dusk are see either my first story Kapita en Tempo or go to . I did not create Clockwise or Dusk I am simply borrowing them from xwocketx who was kind enough to loan them to me.

PRE WARNING: there will be some Clockwise/Dusk slash in this story it's not going to be the entire focus of the story but it WILL BE THERE. You have been warned.

Clockwork, Nocturne and the Observants belong to Butch Hartman

Clockwise and Dusk belong to xwocketx

Deep within the Ghost Zone, it the land of time stood a tower. Inside one of the rooms of the tower a young boy stood perfectly still.

He was ten years old with short silver hair that stood out against his blue skin. Along his left eye was a jagged black scar. He was dressed in different shades of purple from his cape to his boots and all over his body was decorated with watches and hourglasses. Through and opening in his shirt a glass case showed to be imbedded into the boy's chest. Inside the case was a clock and pendulum that ticked steadily in time with the boy's breath.

He took a deep breath and nervously ran his tongue along his teeth, noting with a little satisfaction that he was finally growing into his buck teeth that had plagued him for so long. He then looked up and met the gaze of the only other person in the room.

The man who looked back at him could easily pass as his father, and in some sense he was since he had created the boy. Like his young apprentice he was dressed all in purple with a matching cape held up by a silver gear. His own silver hair was much longer and combed back neatly. He also had a similar scar on his face though his looked more like an arrow. The clock in his own chest ticked in time with the boy who watched him carefully. In one hand he held a silver staff with several clocks on the end of it; in the other he held several silver balls.

"Are you ready Clockwork?" Clockwise the master of time asked.

The boy, Clockwork nodded his head.

In one swift motion Clockwise threw all of the silver balls high in the air. They began to fall in all directions. The boy lifted his arm and cried "TIME OUT!"

All the balls in the room froze. A few of them only inches from the ground. Clockwork breathed steadily as he tried to hold them in place. Clockwise walked about the room examining the balls and Clockwork's stance.

"Very good," the time keeper said, "now let's see how long you can hold it."

Clockwork held the spell for several minutes but soon his arms began to shake. The balls in the room quivered in mid air.

"Easy," Clockwise said, "Hold it just a little bit longer."

Clockwork tried to hold his stance but lost control of one of the balls above him. It landed on his head, breaking his concentration. He covered his head as the rest of the metal balls rained down on top of him.

"Darn it!" He said collapsing onto the floor breathing heavily.

"That was very good. You held it longer this time." Clockwork said

"But I still lost control." Clockwork pouted. "When you do it, it stays frozen till you time in and you don't have to hold your position."

"This is a very difficult move to master," Clockwise explained, "You are not freezing the balls but stopping time in the area that they cover. It takes a great deal of concentration and years of practice before you can master it but eventually it will become second nature to you and you'll be able to stop entire points in time."

"I wish it was second nature now." Clockwork said glumly placing his chin in his hands.

"You mustn't be so hard on yourself," Clockwise said encouragingly, "You really have improved. Remember a few weeks ago you could only hold one of the balls in the air for a few seconds."

"Yeah I know."

Clockwise smiled at his apprentice. He then looked at one of the clocks on his staff. "Well I think that's enough training for now. Why don't we call it a day?"

"Awesome," Clockwork said jumping up. He began to fly to the door. "I'm going to go meet Nocturne."

"Clockwork wait, I have something for you." Clockwise called.

The boy froze at the door and turned around. Clockwise pulled out a silver medallion from the inside of his cloak. It was silver and shaped like a gear. In the middle were the symbols CW.

"I want you to wear this whenever you leave the tower."

Clockwise held the amulet up to Clockwork who cooked his eyebrow at him.

"Are you serious?" He asked.

"Humor me." Clockwise said sternly.

"I thought you said I was getting more responsible and you could trust me more?" Clockwork protested.

"This is not a lack of trust or a new way to spy on you," Clockwise began, "This is merely for protection and to let me find you in an emergency. You'll still be able to hide me from your sight if you want to."

"If I can hide from your sight still then how is it supposed to help you find me?" Clockwork asked doubtful.

"It's a special medallion. It offers you protection and if you need it to call for help." Clockwise explained.

"How do I do that?"

"If you're ever in danger just prick your finger and let a small drop of ectoplasm fall on the medallion, it will send a signal to the one on my cloak and I will be able teleport to your location."

"I have to bleed on it? Doesn't that sound a bit gross?" Clockwork asked scrunching up his face.

"Well I'll admit it's a bit macabre but using ectoplasm will provide the strongest link for me to find you." He placed the medallion in Clockworks hand.

The boy looked from the medallion to his master's face. He then sighed and placed it around his neck. Clockwise placed a hand on his apprentice's shoulder.

"You know I am only doing this because I care and I don't want to lose you again. You found out the hard way that even we can get caught off guard."

Clockwork smiled back up to his master. "I know."

He then looked at his watch. "I'd better go, Nocturne is expecting me."

Clockwise chuckled. "Yes, it would be bad for a timekeeper to be late now wouldn't it?" He said ruffling Clockwork's hair affectionately. "I have a meeting with the Observants later. After that I will be working late on the time stream. I expect you to do you evening duties when you get back."

"Yes Master," Clockwork said, fixing his hair. "I'll see you later." He flew off to join the dream ghost.

Clockwise watched him go with a smile. He then fixed his cloak and prepared himself to meet with the Observants. He frowned a bit as he thought of the nature of the visit. Once again he walked up to his time monitor and looked into it. The period of time was still missing. It had been several months since Clockwise had noticed the empty space in time but he was still no closer to finding the cause than he had been when he had first noticed it. The Observants were angry with the lack of progress and had been hounding him for results but Clockwise had none to give.

He did have a hunch. Clockwise shook his head. But that was impossible, there was no way. He began walking away from the monitor. The time keeper only got a few steps before turning back to look at the portal. Clockwise sighed tiredly and teleported away. Still it wouldn't hurt to mention the theory to the Observants, could it?

"This is unacceptable Clockwise!" The Observant bellowed from behind his desk. They sat in one of the many offices located in the Observatory. Clockwise took the opposite seat at the desk. He could not help feeling like a student being lectured in the principal's office as the Observant in front of him continued his rant.

"It has been months since you reported the missing section of the time stream and yet you come to us with nothing but a ridiculous theory!"

"I understand your concern Observant Kai. But I believe it is more that a theory. Only one being has ever caused an entire section of time to become empty like that. We should at least send someone to check the bonds…"

"Those bonds have held for several millennia and they will hold for several more if need be!" Observant Kai interrupted. "I suggest you find some real evidence, rather than coming up with impossible presumptions!"

"I'll do what I can." Clockwork said quietly.

"See that you do. This would never had happened f you had not been on that ridiculous quest to find your apprentice and neglected your duties!" The Cyclopes added.

Clockwise opened his mouth to defend himself when a guard burst in the room.

"Lord Kai," the guard said hurriedly. "That creature has broken in again. It has left the grand library in ruins!"

"WHAT!" The Observant cried out, slamming his hands on the desk. "Find him you idiot! That nuisance has been plaguing us long enough!"

The guard bowed and left the room. Observant Kai collapsed in his chair and began messaging the sides of his eyeball.

"What was that about?" Clockwise asked.

"The past few weeks we've been pestered by this annoyance. He's been terrorizing the guards, destroying property, stealing food and interrupting meetings. And these buffoon guards have yet to capture him."

"Has it really been that bad?"

"He makes your apprentice and his pranks look mild by comparison."

"Clockwork really has gotten better. His experience in the human world has made him more responsible." Clockwise defended.

"He is still too rebellious. You really should enforce more control over him Clockwise. Instead of letting him fly about the ghost zone wasting time. It can only lead to trouble." The Cyclopes insisted.

"Clockwork's life is filled with enough training and responsibility. It's good for him to act like a child from time to time. It helps build character."

"And letting him wander the Ghost Zone with Dusk's apprentice is considered building good character?" Observant Kai demanded.

"I believe that they are good with each other." Clockwise explained, "Clockwork needs to be with children his own age and I'm hoping he'll have a healthy influence on Nocturne."

"You think the boy can influence the young dream ghost?"

Clockwise nodded. "I hope to create a bond between the two so when they become Masters themselves their relationship will not be as violent as mine and Dusk's."

"This brings me to another matter Clockwise." The Observant began, "your failure to bring Dusk into the Observant counsel where we can deal with him."

Clockwise cleared his throat nervously, immediately regretting bringing up the dream ghost. "Well… Dusk is quite skilled at avoiding capture."

"As I recall on your little adventure to find your apprentice you spent a great deal of time with Dusk. A number of opportunities could have arisen that would have allowed you to bring the nightmare ghost in." Kai pointed out.

"Dusk and I had a temporary truce. It would not have been right to betray the trust formed during that time…" Clockwise began.

"You are too soft." Observant Kai interrupted, "You still cling to the vain hope that Dusk can be reformed. Your time spent with him in that human world should have been more than enough to prove how unstable he is. It's a wonder you were able to stand traveling with him at all."

"It was not all bad. Once we were able to put aside our differences it actually became quite…pleasant." Clockwise said, blushing slightly as he recalled a certain scene by the pond and the taste of Dusk's lips.

He quickly snapped back to reality. Luckily Observant Kai missed the slight coloring of the time master's cheeks.

"The love he shows for his apprentice is quite touching as well." Clockwise hastily added.

"Love!? You cannot be serious! This is Dusk we are talking about! He doesn't know the meaning of the word! All he knows is cruelty and madness! The sooner he is brought in and taken care of the better! Your will do well to remember that Clockwise!" The Observant said sternly.

"Of course." Clockwise said quietly looking away.

"Very good. You are dismissed." Observant Kai said with a wave of his hand.

"Yes sir." Clockwise sighed. He stood and gave a slight bow before leaving.

The Observant watched the time keeper go. Clockwise really was too soft for his own good when it came to both Dusk and his own apprentice. However he did raise a valid point about the nightmare ghost. Dusk was quite protective of his apprentice…Nocturne wasn't it? Almost to the point of recklessness.

"Hmm," Observant Kai said scratching where his chin would be absentmindedly, "perhaps we can use this to our advantage."

And we start by seeing Clockwork during training.

Also, I hope you guys like the villain. He's got the most work I've ever put into an oc before and I'm super stoked to introduce him.

And on the final note can you guess who the Observant's new annoyance is? You'll find out in the next chapter but let's see who can get it right. HINT: He is a cannon character not an oc.