A/N: Hello peoples.

Clockwork: That is improper grammar

Me: Why are you still here?

Clockwork: Did you not read the last chapter? I made quite a big reveal. I wanted to see where it goes.

Me: Ugh, fine you can stay

Clockwork: I wasn't going to leave even if you told me too.

Me: *rolls eyes* Let's just get onto the chapter

Clockwork's POV

"Because Vizier...... is my brother."

Fright Knight and Danny's friends stood there in shocked silence. After a moment the goth girl known as Sam found her tongue, "That twisted evil ghost who kidnapped Danny is your freaking BROTHER!?!?"

I nodded, "Yes that is what I said."

"How?" Sam asked.

"It is a very long story. Come with me," I told them as I flew out of my chamber. They followed behind me all the way to my enormous library. Shelves of history, mythology, and a few of Ghost Writer's books filled them.

"This way," I said, leading them to an area in front of a glowing blue fireplace. There were two chairs and a couch in a circle around a small glass table in front of the fireplace.

"Please have a seat," I said. Danny's friends each took up a spot on the couch and Fright Knight seated himself in the chair next to the couch. I sat down in the remaining chair as I shifted into what Danny calls my 'elderly form'.

And so I began to tell the story of my brother, "To understand Vizier, you must first understand his past." I glanced at the four of them, they seemed to be at full attention with maybe the exception of Danny's friend Tucker. I already knew that boy couldn't stay focused for long so I didn't think to much of it.

"As I said before myself, Vizier, Nocturne, and Pariah Dark are all Elder Spirits, the first beings to ever exist in the ghostly realm. Originally there were 8 of us but only 4 of us survived the end of the Great Battle against Pariah Dark. But I will get to that later," I waved my staff over the glass table and an image appeared of Vizier and myself.

Vizier had on a white robe and his face didn't have the wrinkles that he had in the present. His beard was still small and white and his red eyes were smiling. I looked the same as I do now but in the image..... I was laughing, and so was Vizier

"Vizier and I were created at the same moment in time and so we shared ectoplasmic blood and similar powers. We quickly became very close as, what you humans call, brothers. Vizier and I worked together in this tower, watching the timeline, assuring everything was as it should. Vizier was more of a mischief maker than I and would sometimes interfere with the timeline without my knowledge. I had brought this to the attention of the other Elder Spirits and Vizier was stripped of his Elder Spirit title and banished from the Realm Outside of Time leaving me the sole Master of Time. He never forgave me for that."

I looked at the four, I could tell they were shocked at the amount of information that I was giving them, especially Fright Knight. He has known me for a long time and he knew I wasn't the most open spirit in the zone so all this must be a shock for him.

As I shifted to my child form, I waved my staff over the glass again causing an image of Vizier in his black cloak beside Pariah Dark to appear. I continued, "Before he left though, he stole two of the ancient artifacts, the Ring of Rage and the Crown of Fire. Vizier had managed to turn Pariah Dark against the Elder Spirit and used him as his power source. With Pariah Dark, Vizier, and the powers of the crown and ring, it seemed that they would succeed in taking over the Ghost Zone."

I waved my staff over the table once more as I shifted to my young adult self to reveal an image of Vizier and myself fighting. "But Vizier had to rub it in. He confronted me at my tower and we battled," I frowned as I remembered what had occurred next, "I had seen his arrival in my vision of the future so I was prepared. Though he was incredibly powerful, I managed to defeat him but not before he stole another ancient artifact, and a great loss." I added that last part quietly hoping that the four had not heard me say it.

I waved my staff again and an image of a golden pocketwatch appeared, "The Watch of Future. The watch is most likely how he avoided me banishing him to the Other World and it is how he is able to block himself from my vision. While Vizier was thought to be vanquished, the remaining 5 Elder Spirits including myself, went to defeat Pariah."

An image of Pariah battling myself and the other Elder Spirits appeared on the glass table. "As you know we succeeded and locked him away in the Sarcophagus of Forever Sleep, but his armies tried to free him. In that battle 3 of the Elder Spirits were destroyed. It was only thanks to Nocturne's powers were he and I able to beat Pariah's armies."

I stood up, shifting into my elder form and the image disappeared, "I have always carried the guilt of my actions. It was my fault the destruction caused by Pariah and Vizier occurred."

I faced Danny's friends and Fright Knight. Their eyes were wide and mouths agape, well Danny's friend's mouths were, I couldn't see Fright Knight's face. Silence filled the library, only interrupted by the sound of the crackling fireplace.

"And now Vizier has Danny, Pariah's heir," Sam said. I nodded, "Vizier will use Danny to create another Age of Darkness like the one he caused with Pariah."

"And since you are the only remaining Elder that doesn't hate Danny..." Jazz said letting everyone slowly come to the answer.

I nodded once more, "Vizier has won."

Fright Knight jumped out of his seat, "No! We can still defeat the former Elder Vizier! A second Age of Darkness will not happen! Danny has may have more enemies than allies but his allies have armies. Together we will defeat Vizier and save the Prince!"

Sam slowly stood up, "And I'm willing to bet a few of Danny's enemies wouldn't mind helping us beat him."

I stroked my chin in thought, "That might work. But we must hurry and gather our forces. The coronation is 3 days away and if Vizier is able to officially crown Danny, then all hope is lost."

Just then my chest flared with pain. I rapidly shifted between forms as my four companions looked on. I gripped my staff tightly and the pain went away. I settled into my young adult form once more.

"What was that all about?" Tucker asked. "Quickly to my chamber," I groaned. I flew as fast as I could to my viewing chamber with Fright Knight and Danny's friends rushing after me.

I stopped directly in front of the glass screen and waved my staff on front of it. Fright Knight soon arrived in the room with Danny's friends in tow. The screen was foggy but it soon cleared to reveal Danny.

Everyone gasped at the sight before them. Gone was the young ghost boy who everyone saw as a hero and in his place.... was a monster. His clothes had gone unchanged with the slight exception that his cape was made of glowing black and green fire. The Ring of Rage pulsed with power on his finger. He had one glowing green eye and one red eye, both visibly hungered for power. Two white fangs were visible as he smiled. And atop his head was a black thorn crown that blazed with white fire. He sat upon the throne that resided in Phantom's Keep but it had changed.

Gone was the simple black stone and in it's place was a throne of metal and fire. The base was solid and the back of the thorn had the appearance of thorns quite similar to his crown. The tips of the throne were lit with white and black fire. Two shadow ghosts were with him, with one resting at the tip of the throne and the other circling around him.

"No.... Danny," I heard Jazz whisper.

"Miss me brother?" said a voice I had hoped to never hear again. Vizier appeared in the screen, "I hope you are watching Clocky, because the show is just getting started." Vizier floated around Danny, "Do you like my new associate? He is so much more obedient than Pariah ever was. I must say you've done a good job with him."

Vizier lightly rested a hand on Danny's shoulder and I felt myself tense up in anger, " I must thank you for being so rude to your apprentice that he came to me in the first place.So sorry you won't make the coronation. Truly a disappointment."

I ground my teeth together as Vizier looked up and made direct eye contact with me, almost as if he could actually see me through the screen, "It's been wonderful catching up brother, I do hope we shall cross paths in the future. Do tell Serenity I say hello."

I couldn't take it any more. I cried out in anger as I raised my staff and swung it at the screen, smashing it to pieces. The glass fell to the floor around me and I gripped my staff tightly, breathing heavily.

I turned to see the horrified faces of my companions. I turned away from them as I shifted into my elder form and stared at the broken shards around me, "I am sorry you had to see that." Fright Knight walked up to me and placed a hand on my shoulder, "You have no need to apologize Time Master."

I smiled at the ghost knight. "So, now what do we do?" Tucker asked. Fright Knight was the one who responded, "We gather as many allies as we can."

I turned away from my shattered screen, my eyes glowing with renewed vigor, "And bring the fight to Vizier.