DANNY PHANTOM: THE ULTIMATE RETURN

Chapter 7: Dan vs. Clockwork.

Clockwork was at his lair, once again looking at his monitors. His monitors shows what's happening currently at Earth, including Team Phantom and Steve waking up. Clockwork also watch other multiple monitors showing other alternate futures and universes. One monitor shows an alternate universe where Danny has a twin sister name Dayla and she also has ghost powers thanks to the portal accident and Dani has a twin clone name Dale. Unfortunately, the Avengers, the Nine Realms and aliens like the Chitauri doesn't exist in that alternate universe. Clockwork looks at another monitor, where he sees another alternate universe. It's like the first one, Danny having a twin sister name Dayla, the two have ghost powers, but the two eventually becomes Avengers during the Chitauri invasion in that alternate universe, before Dani, her twin Dale, and Valerie joined. Clockwork then looked at another particular monitor. This future shows the destruction of Amity Park. The same one that Dan saw 6 years ago when he escaped. The same ghost woman, that looks like Dan, has just released a Ghostly Wail. It was exactly like Danny's and Dan's, but it was much worse since the high pitch was five octaves higher. The Ghostly Wail has cause the destruction of the US military and S.H.I.E.L.D. that tried to stop her. Clockwork shook his head in unamusement.

"So much pride and arrogance. Her younger self will soon change that." Clockwork said.

"Oh, but she along with Danny will die trying to defeat us and they will die under the wrath of my new weapon." said a familiar dark voice, which Clockwork knew who it was.

"I have expected you to show up." Clockwork said as he turns around to face the source of the voice. "Hello Dan."

"It's payback time. You, along with Danny, erased my timeline. My world, my future, everything I created for ten years, all gone. And because of it, I now exist out of time. Now, I'm gonna ruin this current timeline." Dan declared.

"I see you're full of arrogance, hatred, rage, pride, quest for power. I should have expected that from you. Tell me, how did Danny defeated you before? How will you possibly beat him this time?" Clockwork asked.

"Danny got lucky last time. This time I will win for Danny has a nice surprise." Dan said as he took out his left arm and showed the powerful Universal Gauntlet and its four Reality Gems. "And that's not the only thing. His precious sister Danielle will get a surprise of her own too. Once I get my little sister on the monitor that you're showing, we will start our quest for world and Ghost Zone domination, and once I find the two remaining gems, the Reality Gem of Time and the Reality Gem of Infinity, we will be unstoppable." Dan said.

"I see you are dealing with dangerous forces you can't control." Clockwork said as he points his staff at the Universal Gauntlet. "And how you are suppose to get her to this timeline? You know that if she gets here, the timeline will be altered. You two are completely different than Danny and Danielle." Clockwork said.

"Oh please, I'm in control. I will make sure Danny and Dani Phantom gets my sister here. Victory will be assure for the two of us. Once I beat you and get my sister, we will go to Earth and beat Danny, Dani, and their wonderful friends and family. We will tear both the Earth and the Ghost Zone apart, and once my sister and I achieve victory, we will rule the Earth and the Ghost Zone together and no one, not even Team Phantom, the Avengers, and especially the so-called Phantom Twins will be able to stop us!" Dan said.

Clockwork just shook his head.

"I see you really are a fool to not repent for your crimes." Clockwork said.

"Enough talk! I've waited 8 years to get my revenge on Danny and you." Dan said before using the Gem of Life's power to fire a red beam from the Universal Gauntlet at a couple of beams, which came to life and trapped Clockwork. "And I have planned for 6 years for my revenge to take place." Dan said as he made four duplicates of himself, despite that they don't have a copy of the gauntlet.

Clockwork managed to escape from his trap and held his staff in a defensive stance, but remained calm, as he made four duplicates of himself, each in different outfits from different time periods. One was dressed as a knight, another as a Revolutionary War soldier, a third as a World War Two US Army Soldier, and the last as a present US Army soldier.

"So be it." Clockwork said.

Clockwork's and Dan's forces charged toward each other.

The Clockwork Knight fought against a Dan duplicate. The Dan duplicate managed to send a right hook to the face. The Clockwork Knight retaliated by swinging his sword at the Dan duplicate, slicing through the Dan duplicate's torso. The duplicate yelped in pain, but not before countering the Knight's attack by blasting it with an pink ecto ray, causing it to vanish.

"Enjoy the Dark Ages." said the Dan duplicate.

The Clockwork revolutionary soldier was fighting another Dan duplicate. The revolutionary was having the upper hand since he was armed. The duplicate then fired a green ecto disk, which knocked the rifle away. The duplicate took advantage by sending an ecto-energy strike, knocking the Clockwork revolutionary soldier down. The duplicate then use his ectoplasmic construct powers to create a ecto-rope to wrap around his foe and proceed to smash him into the floor several times. He then drop his foe to the floor and finish him off by blasting his flaming white hair. The Clockwork revolutionary soldier vanished.

The Clockwork World War Two soldier was also fighting a Dan duplicate. He was firing his rifle at the duplicate. After a few seconds, he ran out of bullets. The duplicate took advantage and send a ecto stinger at the soldier, shocking him. The duplicate walked over to the Clockwork World War Two soldier and pointed his hand at him.

"Goodbye." the duplicate said before blasting his foe in the face, making it vanish.

The present US Army soldier was prepping to fire a RPG at the last Dan duplicate. As the soldier aimed the RPG, the Dan duplicate use his fire powers to shoot a flame at the tip of the missile, causing it to explode in the present soldier's face. The Dan duplicate then walked over to his foe and release a pin from one of the soldier's grenades. The grenade exploded and the present soldier vanished.

The real Dan and the duplicates face the real Clockwork, who just stared at them in disapproval.

"It appears my forces win. Give up, old man. You can't beat me." Dan said as his duplicates merged into him.

"That victory will be short lived. After all, I am the Master of Time." Clockwork said.

"Ooh, but I'm afraid I will change that." Dan said.

At that moment, Dan shot a red ecto beam from the Reality Gem of Life's power at a nearby suit of armor and brought it to life. The suit of armor then grab a synthe and stared at Clockwork.

"Finished him." Dan ordered.

The live suit of armor was about to attack Clockwork, but Clockwork had other plans.

"Time out." Clockwork said as he pressed the button on his Time Staff.

The suit of armor freezes since time has been froze to it. Clockwork then swung his staff at the suit of armor, knocking the helmet off.

"Time in." Clockwork said.

At that moment, the suit of armor collapses to pieces.

"Like I said, Master of Time." Clockwork smirked.

"You cheated!" Dan shouted.

Dan charged at Clockwork. Clockwork raised his staff before Dan hit it with the gauntlet, sending a ecto shockwave from the gems. Dan tried to shoot a ecto beam with his gauntlet at his enemy, but Clockwork deflected the blasts with his Staff. Dan then make a grab for the Staff. The two ghosts then struggled for the Staff, determined to get a hold of it. Dan then send a duplicate to blast Clockwork towards the wall, forcing him to drop the Staff. Dan grabbed the Staff and threw it away where Clockwork can't grabbed it.

"And now for the grand finale." Dan said as he took out a repaired Fenton Thermos, the same one where he was imprisoned for two years. "Enjoyed being imprisoned in the thermos." Dan said as he activates the thermos and sucks Clockwork in.

Dan then place the thermos on the same table where he was kept at.

"That'll make sure you don't interfere with my plans this time." Dan said before a twist smirk appear on his face. "I think it's now time to pay Danny and his loved ones a visit and see what this timeline has in store. They will be thrilled to see me, but first, time for me to get a certain ghost to serve me." Dan said before leaving Clockwork's Tower.