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Tempus Futurae
Chapter 1: Don't touch anything!
It was a dull and dreary day in the dark and creepy Ghost Zone as many ghosts were just going on with their afterlives or whatever. However, in one area, a white haired ghost in a black jumpsuit was looking at a man made map while two human teenagers were looking in confusion.
The ghost was named Danny Phantom, also known as Danny Fenton, the famous/infamous half ghost defender of Amity Park. Inside the Specter Speeder were his two best friends Tucker Foley and Sam Manson.
"Exactly why are we doing this again?..."Sam asked sarcastically to her half ghost friend.
"I told you, I want to go see Frostbite and show him how my ice powers are coming alone, I still think he has some tips for me to learn…'Danny said to his friends.
"I mean, we all got to admit, when it comes to ice, Frostbite is the master…besides, he's one of the only ghosts that like me and the only one who'd even bother to help me out…"Danny said to his friends.
"Let's just hurry, I miss my 1:00 feeding…" Tucker whined dramatically, while his friends ignored him.
"Alright, so which way to the far frozen again?...'Sam asked.
"Well it's that…way?...'Danny said as he found himself in an unfamiliar area.
He didn't know where he was and Sam sensed this and frowned.
"We're lost, aren't we?...'Sam said in annoyance.
"No…We're not lost…I…I just think that maybe we took a wrong turn…" Danny said weakly as he tried to figure out his location.
'Now I miss my 1:05 feeding, I'm not going to make it…'Tucker said dramatically.
"I mean it Danny, we don't have the Infi-map and we're lost…. Ask for directions!...'Sam nagged.
"From who? This dead tree here…" Danny said sarcastically to a rotting tree that was on a floating rock.
"Excuse me Mr. Tree, can you please tell us how to get to the Far Frozen from here…'Danny said sarcastically while Sam wasn't looking amused.
Unfortunately, it seems the tree had sentience and came alive and growled at the ghostly teenager.
"NO!..." The ghostly tree screeched at him, scaring Danny, Sam and Tucker.
"S-Sorry…My bad,…Thanks anyway…."Danny said as he and his friends tried to get away from it. They flew fast until they managed to lose it.
"Now what are we going to do?...' Sam asked in exasperation.
"Wait, I think I know this area…'Danny said as he looked around to a familiar part of the zone.
He looked ahead and saw Clock Tower, Clockwork's home.
"There's Clockwork's place…Maybe he can help us…'Danny said optimistically as he flew ahead.
"Finally, someone who can actually tell us where to go…'Sam said in relief.
"And maybe have snacks too…'Tucker said as the Specter Speeder followed Danny.
At Clock Tower
The members of Team Phantom soon entered the ghostly Clock tower, but did not see the ghostly time master anywhere.
"Clockwork…It's us….Danny, Sam and Tucker…'Danny called out but was surprised to see that the area was empty.
"Yo Clockwork, where are you?...'Tucker called out.
"It looks like he's not home…"Sam said in frustration.
'It's weird, if Clockwork is supposed to see all, shouldn't he have seen that we were going to show up today…'Tucker said out loud.
"Look, here's a note…" Danny said as he picked up a nearby note on a table.
"To Danny, Sam and Tucker…I know that you are due to stop by my home today but I had business with the Observants at this time and I cannot greet you properly….I have left a map with directions to the Far Frozen as you were going to request and there are some trail mix for Tucker's appetite…Have a safe trip…signed C.W…" Danny read the note out loud and soon looked to see a map and some trail mix.
"I got to say, he really does know how to prepare…'Sam said, happy that they now at least had a map.
"Thank you Clockwork…." Tucker said happily as he took the snack, sure it wasn't meat but a guy's got to eat.
'Wait there's more…P.S. You're welcome Tucker…Also, just make sure that you guys don't touch ANYTHING in my tower and this means you Danny…'Danny read, until he registered the last part.
"Hey…'Danny said in an almost offended tone at how he was signaled out in the letter.
"Let's just get out of here, before Murphy Law kicks in…'Sam said, wanting to get out of here.
"Lets…I only got enough snack energy in me for the next five minutes…'Tucker said as he ate the last of the trail mix.
However, before they could leave, Danny accidentally tripped over a small box, unintentionally opening it up, making what looked to be a time medallion fall out.
"Too late…"Sam muttered as she just realized that they ended up doing something they shouldn't have.
"Oh man…" Danny said as got up and realized what happened. He knocked down one of Clockwork's time medallions, just 30 seconds after he told him not to touch anything in the tower.
He was about to pick it up, before Sam called him….
"Danny, Clockwork said not to touch anything…" Sam reminded.
"I already knocked this over Sam by accident, so let me put it back in its place and I'll apologize to Clockwork when I see him…" Danny said as he picked it up.
However, Danny couldn't help but notice that this time medallion was different from the rest in Clockwork's collection…. Instead of saying CW on it, it had an unusual word on it.
"Tempus Futurae…" Danny unintentionally read out loud.
That was when Danny realized he did something he shouldn't have done, when the medallion suddenly started glowing brightly, nearly blinded the three members of Team Phantom.
'What's going on here?..."Tucker shouted as he tried to shield his eyes.
'Danny! What did you do?...'Sam shouted.
"I…I don't know…'Danny said as he tried to block the light and see what was happening.
Unfortunately, the light soon glowed brighter and ended up consuming Danny in its aura. After a moment, the blinding light was gone.
"Man, what was that?...'Tucker said as he tried to rub his eyes, still temporarily blinded by the brightness..
"Now can we get out of here Danny…'Sam asked as she waited for her vision to fully return.
However, she received no answer and that's when her senses returned to its regular point. She saw that Danny was gone and the strange medallion was in his place.
"DANNY?..." Tucker and Sam shouted in sync, unable to believe it.
"Where is he?...'Tucker asked in a frantic tone as he searched around the tower.
"I don't know…'Sam said, feeling so worried now as they searched the tower but no luck.
They couldn't find Danny anywhere, he was gone…..
Just what the heck was that medallion and what did it do to Danny?!
-To be continued-
Next time on Tempus Futurae
Where am I?
A/N: I would like to give thanks to Invader Johnny for helping me pick out the title for this story.
Thanks IJ, the first chapter is dedicated to you...
A/N(2): Tempus Futurae translates to Time Future in Latin.
:) Till next time beautiful people, remember to read and review :)