DANNY PHANTOM: THE ULTIMATE RETURN

Chapter 45: Interrogation.

Danny and Dani stare eye-to-eye at their prisoner, Doctor Manfred Bauer, who was grinning at them.

"So, I finally have the pleasure of meeting Harry's would have been half ghost grandchildren. Danny and Danielle Fenton. Danny and Dani Phantom." Manfred said.

"And we don't have the pleasure to meet a crazed up fruit loop from the 1940s who tried to kill our own grandfather and kidnapped Grandma Manson 69 years ago." Danny said.

"Just like Vlad." Dani said, disgusted to say that name.

"What a shame, but I believe introductions are not why you send your three friends to capture me isn't?" Manfred asked.

"Actually, I did." Tommy said.

"Always a fool, Tommy. Didn't I told you to stay out of my way?" Manfred asked.

"Enough. I've heard the story about you and what you did in 1948. Now that you're here in the year 2017, you can start with how are you still alive, and still look young?" Danny asked.

"Fair enough. When I touched the Tetrahedron with my bare hands, it opened a ghost portal to the Ghost Zone before it teleported me and the Harvesters I had to the far away dimensional plane the Keep, where the Harvesters are originally from. There, I met their leader, Queen Hertha. She already knew who I am as she has contacted me with her telepathy powers after I encounter the Harvesters three years prior to finding the Tetrahedron. She was very fond of me and I gave her details on what has changed on Earth since her last attempted harvest. She then use her powers to make sure I don't age, at least until I make it back to Earth. For the next 69 years, she has provided for me, treated me as a equal, and I also assist her and her subjects and help improved their technology, although I did miss Earth and Hertha knew that. Now, here I am." Manfred said.

"And you still haven't changed in 69 years. Now care to explain why you join Dan and Dana?" Danny asked sternly.

"Why those two powerful ghosts and I have a common enemy. Your family. Dan wants his revenge against you, Danny. Dana wants to destroy you, Danielle, and I want to get my revenge to Harry in way, by destroying the Fenton family and you all joining him in death." Manfred replied.

"We'll see about that." Jack said.

"I believe that's not the only questions you got?" Manfred said.

"I believe you know that Dan is searching for a sixth Reality Gem for his Universal Gauntlet." Dani said.

"That's correct, and he is getting close to it. He just doesn't know it. After all, I've read many stories and tales about the gauntlet and the gems." Manfred said.

"Getting close to it, how?" Dani asked.

"Because Dan and Dana has the artifact that will lead to it." Clockwork said as he appears. "And Mr. Bauer here is indeed correct."

"Why I never thought I would meet one of the most powerful ghosts ever, Clockwork, the Master of Time, one of the Supernatural Entities." Manfred said.

"Supernatural Entities?" Danny asked.

"Yes. If you've seen the tomb in Peru, you'll understand." Manfred said.

"The very same tomb where you stole the artifact of my tower. The very same artifact that I hid for a reason." Clockwork said as he morph into his elderly form.

"How you know that?" Manfred asked.

"I am the Master of Time, and I know a lot about you. Manfred Bauer. Born in 1912, knew Harry Fenton, made a allegiance with Queen Hertha, got teleported to the Keep at the Ghost Zone in 1948, spending the next 69 years with Hertha before your recent return and allegiance with Dan and Dana." Clockwork said as he morph into his child form.