I don't own Danny Phantom or Doctor Who. Based on a post at dphantomheadcanons by trendermanismyspiritanimal.

Danny was growing rather tired of his stays at Clockwork's lair. All the ghost ever let him do was homework. There was no time jumping, no seeing what could be or what might have been, not even any cool history to read up on. Just English essays and math homework. Well, he was out of work to do by some sort of miracle and was dreadfully bored, sitting upside down in his chair and kicking his legs. The fireplace before him was lit, but provided no heat. How did Clockwork manage things like that anyway?

Of course, a bored teen is a dangerous teen, and Danny just had to get up and wander around. Silent as a mouse, Danny climbed the stairs to his right, wondering just what Clockwork was hiding around the place. After all, it was a big tower, and Danny had only seen a couple of rooms. Another right led Danny into an attic-like room, despite only being on the second floor. He glanced around, most immediately spotting a child's mobile with a dark blue umbrella hanging off of it. A few more steps, and Danny noticed a children's book by Amelia Williams, a rose used as a bookmark.

"And just what are you doing in my study, Daniel?" a voice behind the halfa asked calmly.

The teen jumped and spun to see the infamous ghost of time and stuttered out an answer. "I-I... you see, I was... you call this a study? It's a mess." Man, Clockwork was going to kill him! He'd specifically said not to go anywhere, and what had Danny done? He'd gone in the ghost's study! And to add insult to injury, he basically just called the all-powerful Ghost of Time a slob! Danny was sure Clockwork would kill or at least send people to prison for less.

Fortunately, the comment elicited a light chuckle out of Clockwork, and he wiggled his finger for Danny to follow him. Danny walked behind the man into a new room, this one only containing a single item: a blue police box. Danny raised an eyebrow. "Are you going to punish me for snooping by locking me in a cramped box?"

Another chuckle.

"No, Daniel," Clockwork promised. "If anything, this is a reward for your hard work and not snooping around the tower- until today."

A nervous laugh escaped the halfa. "Yeah... sorry about that," he said sheepishly.

Clockwork nodded understandingly and replied, "It's alright. It's about time you learned a few things."

"Like what?"

"Like the fact that I am not a ghost from your world, nor are the Observants," Clockwork began. "The Observants were from the Time Lord High Council of Gallifrey, and I was a man known as the Doctor. Most often, Time Lords would live thirteen lives, but the Time War changed all that. I was the only one left, and even I eventually had my time to die."

Danny looked the alien ghost up and down with wide eyes, questioning all he had ever known about the man. "And why are you telling me?" he finally asked. "Why am I so special?"

"Because..." Clockwork began, unlocking the police box and walking inside with Danny, "the TARDIS needs a new captain. Time and Relative Dimension in Space, she's called. She hasn't gotten around much since I died, and I figured it was about time she got out and about. I have to stay here, but you... you're going to learn to drive the TARDIS." Clockwork flipped a switch, and the TARDIS lit up, ready for her next adventure.

Okay, not continuing with this (I think), but it seemed like a fun little idea to type up really quickly. With all my school stress and AP tests and finals coming up, I've been finding it hard to write lately. Hopefully, once school is over, I'll be back writing more often.