Hey Guys. Lord Pugsy here. This is my first ever fanfic. I have read plenty regarding Danny Phantom and meeting up with the Titans, and so I thought I would have a go at it. I only own the rights to the story. All characters are not of my creation. Please enjoy Chapter 1.

"Hey. Has Danny showed up yet?" Asked Beast Boy.

Everyone shook their head dejectedly, too exhausted to voice a response. The Titans had just fought against Plasmus for several hours and only just returned to the Tower. It had been two days since Danny had disappeared, and they were all concerned. Normally when he left, he would tell someone where and when to expect him back. Starfire was upset because she could not get her daily hug from him; Robin was frustrated because Danny had vanished without letting on. Cyborg and Beast were upset for the same reason; they had no one to challenge at video games as Danny would trounce them every time they played. However, out of all of the Titans, Raven was taking it the hardest without showing it. If she expressed her true feelings at the boy's absence, the Tower would have exploded. The Dark Titan had fallen for the Ghost Boy, and fallen hard, and it was eating her up inside that there was no word from him.

They were all so caught up in their thoughts of their missing friend, they failed to notice the glowing green and black package sitting on the sofa until Beast Boy landed on it.

"Dude. Who put the freaky package on the sofa?" Asked Beast Boy, whilst massaging his back where he landed on it.

"And who is this 'Clockwork' in which the glowing tag speaks of?" Asked a confused Starfire.

"Cy, scan it for anything dangerous. We do not want a repeat of what happened last time we got a mystery package." Grimaced Robin, thinking about the Puppet King, whilst unsheathing a birdarang.

"On it." Came Cyborg's reply. Cyborg scanned the package for a few minutes, and what began as a scowl, slowly melted into a smile. He looked up from the energy reading and met the Boy Wonder's eyes.

"Ectoplasm. Specifically, hybrid ectoplasm."

A bulb coated in black energy exploded in the kitchen, but no one noticed. The Titans were far too relieved to discover that their friend was ok.

"What joyous news! I shall prepare the Tamaran dish of celebration." Exclaimed Starfire, and rushed off to the kitchen where the fridge held some suspiciously blue fungus.

Despite their stomach's churning at the thought of what Starfire was about to prepare them, they reconvened on the sofa to open the package from Danny; it was a DVD. Beast Boy hurried over to their latest 87 inch flat screen (the other had been eaten by Cyborg when he caught a virus again) and inserted the DVD and clicked play. Danny in his Phantom form appeared on the screen. Raven's heart gave an involuntary flutter; she loved Danny's eyes when they neon green.

"Hey guys." He said in a deadpan tone. "If you are watching this, it means that I am no longer with you, or of your world."

Everyone's smiles fall at hearing this. He could not have died, could he? They all thought. Before a word was said, on-screen Danny burst out laughing.

"Oh, I wish I could have seen your faces. Sorry, I really couldn't help myself. I have wanted to say that to someone for so long." Chuckled Danny. Robin eyes narrowed at the crude joke, a glass exploded, Starfire was relieved that her friend Danny was unharmed and Beast Boy and Cyborg could not stop laughing.

"If I know you like I think I do, Robin will be doing his weird eye-twitching thing, Starfire will be bouncing off the ceiling, something will have exploded and the two jokers will be on the floor laughing their butts off." Smirked Danny. As annoyed as Raven was, she could not stop the small smile tugging at the corner of her mouth as Danny accurately described their reactions.

"In all fairness, I wasn't actually lying to you. I am currently in the Ghost Zone, so not technically of your world. I am sorry I wasn't able to say goodbye, but Clockwork didn't exactly give me much opportunity. You all know what he is like." The Titans all nodded; they had encountered the Master of Time once before and knew thoroughly how annoying he was with his cryptic riddles and unexplainable actions.

"The reason for me leaving" Danny continued. "Is that the entire Zone is in an uproar. Something very powerful has been revived and they needed someone very powerful to help them out. Someone like me." The Titans saw his reaction at that last part. They knew how uncomfortable Danny got when it came to his power levels. They knew he was scared of having too much power and what could happen if he let it go to his head. A sympathetic smile crossed each of their faces.

"Anyway, to some lighter news. I hope you realise how much you guys mean to me. You all helped me in a very dark time of my life and got me through it, and words cannot possibly do justice for how much that means to me. So, as a token of my appreciation, I have left you all a gift, and a challenge, to keep you busy upon my return. And believe me, I will be returning. You couldn't pay me enough to stay away from you guys." Danny smiled at them. The Titans smiled back, tears springing from some of their eyes at Danny's confession.

"To the Boy Wonder first." Said Danny. Robin sat up a little straighter, excitement all across his face. "I know how you feel when you aren't able to land a hit on enemies of a ghostly nature and how frustrating that can be. So my gift to you is some upgraded weapons. I have modified your arsenal with ectoplasm so that you can land a hit with ease. Your challenge is to practise with them whilst I am gone. I have already modified some of the obstacle course so that they have some ghost like qualities. Your weapons are waiting for you down there now." Robin's face lit up at the prospect of finally being able to put the evil ghosts in their place.

"Now, onto the lovely Starfire." She beamed as he addressed her. "Your gift is in the kitchen on top of Beast Boys cupboard of tofu." Starfire rose from the sofa and floated over to the cupboard. What she found made her squeal with excitement; Danny had got her a fifty-pack of mustard.

"Thank you so much friend Danny." Said Starfire, beaming at Danny.

"The mustard isn't the only thing though Star. Your challenge from me is to create your very Tamaran dish from scratch for when I return." Danny challenged. An evil smirk was on his face at the thought of how much taste-testing the other Titans will have to go through before he returned.

"Onto Cyborg. Cy, your gift from me is awaiting you down in the garage under a panel where the T-Car normally is. I know you love your baby and so I have given you some 'stronger materials' to reinforce her. I have fused some of my ecto-ice into the metal sheets, which causes it to be stronger than diamonds and cannot melt. Only an atom bomb will be able to get through it now." Danny chuckled. Cyborg was practically on the verge of fainting at the prospect of making his baby indestructible, but Danny's voice cut through his thoughts.

"Your challenge though, is to get the highest score on all the video games that are in the Tower, which I took the liberty of smashing all the previous records before I left."

"You're on Danny-Boy."

"Now onto Garfield. Nah I'm just kidding BB." Laughing Danny. "Your gift from me is in your tofu cupboard." Danny paused long enough for Beast Boy to transform into a cheetah and race towards his cupboard to find a flimsy pair of gloves, with a look of disappointment on his face.

"I am assuming that he has a disappointed look on his face?" Guessed Danny. "Don't look so glum BB. When put on, they are charged with ectoplasm. But not just any ectoplasm – my ectoplasm. Which means you will be able to pack quite a punch to anyone or anything no matter which form you are on." Beast Boy put on the gloves and they immediately began to glow an eerie green, very close to the colour of Danny's ecto-energy.

"You're challenge though, will be to train using those gloves in as many forms as possible in hand-to-hand combat. You may want to get Robin to train you. And yes Rob, that is another challenge for you to accomplish." The Boy Wonder smirked to himself; Danny knew how much Robin loves challenges and so is playing to his ego.

"Last but not least, Raven." Said Danny, his face smiling wide and eyes glowing brightly; luckily she still had her hood up; otherwise everyone would have seen her blush.

"Your gift and challenge are currently in your room. I'm sorry for entering without permission, but I thought that would be the best place, due to prying eyes of a certain green one." Said Danny, as Beast Boy looked down in embarrassment.

"Now I am not going to say goodbye, but until next time instead. I shouldn't be gone long. This ghost won't know what's hit him when he finds the entire Ghost Zone against him. So I shall see you all soon." With that, the DVD stopped. The Titans, content that their ghostly friend was ok, went their separate ways. Robin to find his weapons with Beast Boy on his tail, Cyborg headed to the garage and Starfire started drinking mustard. Raven went straight to her room to find a beautiful surprise. On her vanity was a single ecto-ice rose tinted black, with a matching locket and note next to it.

Rae,

I hope you like the rose; you have no idea how long it took to create black ice. The locket on the other hand is something I have wanted to give you for a while. I know how tightly you keep your emotions under control and on occasion, it does make me sad that you can't express yourself in ways that you should be able to. Wearing the locket acts as a buffer, allowing you to express anything without anything blowing up. Of course, it is entirely up to you as to whether or not you want to wear it, but at least think about it.

See you soon

Love Danny.

Raven looked at the rose and slowly put on the locket. She felt the effects immediately as the locket did its job. For the first time in her life, she cried tears of happiness for the affection and care Danny had shown her and couldn't wait for him to return.

If you made it this far, then thank you for reading this first instalment. Please rate & review. constructive criticism is welcome, however, please no flames. If it turns out people like this, I will aim to do a chapter a week. Until next time.