Ice Lightening

Chapter 1

Secret of Phantom

"It is the greatest shot of adrenaline to be doing what you've wanted to do so badly."

Charles Lindbergh


"I can't help you if you don't talk," Robert informed looking into Danny's dark eyes. "You said that you had problems, and if you want help, you have to tell me what those problems are." Danny looked up at him.

"I know, but that's a problem," he muttered. Virgil was watching him closely, feeling like he could be threat at any moment. There was suddenly something odd about the teen they were dealing with, and Virgil could feel it. His powers were slowly starting to respond to the kid. "I can't tell you."

"Whatever it is, it can't hurt you anymore," Virgil put in as his temper was slowly rising. "You need help, and the only way to get it is to tell us what's going on." Danny stood up.

"No, that would only cause it to get worse," Danny glared at Virgil, and then stopped and smirked. "Huh, interesting." Virgil faltered. Robert looked confused at them both.

"What are you doing?" Virgil asked as Danny walked to him.

"Does he know?" Danny asked walking around Virgil. "If he did, then this conversation wouldn't confuse him, but then again, he may know and just doesn't quite get what I'm talking about."

"I don't even know what you're talking about," Virgil muttered trying to play it cool, but Danny's gaze never stopped.

"You do know, and so does he," Danny indicted walking back to the chair they had him sitting in. "It's interesting, I wouldn't have been able to tell of wasn't for…well let's leave it at that."

"Dude, are you okay?" Virgil asked raising an eyebrow at their guest. Danny turned around.

"Are you, Static?" Danny asked getting Virgil to step back. Robert glared at the boy. "I know that business you're in well enough to know a hero when I see one. Wasn't expecting to run into your human part though, it's bad enough running into all the weirdoes around here."

"So you have powers too," Virgil shot glaring at the kid. Danny smiled.

"Maybe, but mine didn't come from deadly gases," he explained walking towards him.

"What will it take to keep you quiet?" Virgil asked watching Danny walk around the room surveying everything. Danny stopped. Virgil knew that he was now in debt to some random kid who now knew about his superhero career.

"Didn't I just say I wasn't prepared to run into you like this," Danny informed turning around. "I haven't exactly been here all that long, and I figured it out. One thing though, you should try to keep your powers level when you're not Static." Virgil looked at him confused. "You need to learn how to focus your powers so your emotions can't control them when you get annoyed."

"What are you talking about?" he asked angry that the kid figured out who he was so quickly. If he could, what is to stop the rest from figuring it out as well.

"Your powers are stronger than most of the ones I run into, but I can still feel them coming off you. You were upset that I wasn't talking about my problems, and that activated your powers. I do the same thing, only with different results," Danny explained facing them. "Like I said, I know the hero business well enough to know these things."

"So you were a hero before you took off," Robert insisted watching the teen turn away from them. He could tell that the teen was new to talking to complete strangers about this sort of thing, but he knew who his son was, and that couldn't end well. He could ask for anything, and they would have to do something about it, but something was telling him that Danny only wanted help. Danny also seemed broken and like someone needed to save as well, and if his son couldn't save him, then he had no idea who could.

"Hero wouldn't exactly be the word used," Danny mumbled looking out the window to the snow on the ground. Flakes had started dancing and twirling across the sky creating a peaceful like scene. "They used other words."

"Like what?" Virgil asked curious to know what he had done. He sounded like he was hurting inside but was trying to hide the pain behind a mask. He turned around and faced them, and his face showed little of the pain and hurt he felt.

"Ones that blur the line between hero and villain," Danny explained looking back out the window. "It's hard to be a hero to the people who wish you were destroyed."

"Is that why you left?" Robert asked wondering if maybe that was part of it. If so, he was right about it not being normal, but maybe they could still help the kid. "Because they didn't accept you as a hero?"

"Part of it," Danny murmured looking back at them and fully turning around. "The rest is a lot harder to get."

"So what happened?" Virgil questioned looking at Danny. He knew that he should ask what hero he was, but he wanted the story. He wanted to try and figure it out himself from the story since Danny figured him out so quickly. Danny looked at him.

"How do I know that you won't turn me over to the closest research lab after I tell you?" Danny shot glaring at them. Robert stood up.

"You know who my son is," he defended. "What's to stop you from telling everyone who he is?"

"My morals," Danny answered. "I will never go back on them. I would never hurt anyone." Robert stared at him in disbelief while Virgil's mouth was hanging open. "What?"

"How about we make a deal?" Virgil offered suddenly. "You tell us the problem, and if we tell anyone that shouldn't know, you can tell anyone about me. Deal?"

"Why?" Danny asked amazed he would use his secret like that. "Why bother?"

"You need a place to stay, and maybe if you tell us is wrong, you can stay with us," Virgil insisted looking at his pops. "If you are a fellow hero, then it shouldn't be a problem."

"A world needs a balance to prevent it from collapsing in on itself," Danny started fully facing them so they could see his hands which were holding a light green ball. "That balance is the go between of this world and the Ghost Zone."

"Ghosts aren't real," Virgil sighed feeling like this was a complete waste of his time. Now some nut knew who he was.

"Then the balance wouldn't exist," Danny smiled letting the ball dissipate. "And either would I," he whispered as a bright white ring appear around his middle and then split leaving Phantom in his place with his cloak fluttering silently behind him. His hood was down and his white hair glowed in the lights while his eyes gave off the feeling of being protected in a neon green shine. "Whoever said ghosts had to be dead was wrong."

"You're a ghost?" Robert asked wondering if the kid just wasn't a bang baby who thought he was.

"Half ghost," he corrected smiling and floating off the ground a little. "I'm sure you heard of Danny Phantom."

"Dude, I thought that was just a thing for that city to get some money," Virgil claimed looking at his dad. "He's the apparent ghostly protector of Amity Park." Danny laughed.

"Most think that while others believe me to be nothing but evil," he explained changing back into his human form unwillingly. "Unfortunately, I've been on the run for too long and can't maintain my form very well," he whispered looking at his thin hands. "It's been a while since I was actually Phantom."

"Hey," Virgil smiled. "That's an easy fix. Pops, what do you think?" Robert just stared at Danny for a few moments before breaking into a small smile.

"I believe that can be done," Robert agreed looking at Danny who smiled. "All we need to do is finish cleaning up the mess from the dinner."

"I can help," he offered. Virgil put his arm around Danny's neck, but he didn't last long around him as Danny had jumped backward kicking Virgil away and lighting up his hand in ecto energy. It quickly died.

"I'm sorry," he whispered standing straight from his defensive crouch with a slight shake.

"It's okay," Virgil muttered putting his hands up. "I guess I should have taken into consideration that you might not like it when people touch you." Danny smiled.

"Not so much that, but I've been gone for so long, that simple friendly gestures seem threatening, and sometimes they are," Danny whispered nervously rubbing his wrist. "I shouldn't be like that, but I can get out of it. I've just had a couple bad moments." Virgil smiled and walked over to him.

"So you feel threatened when people touch you," Virgil mused walking around Danny. He tensed when he couldn't see him. "Pops, this is fun."

"Virgil, leave the kid alone," Robert smiled as his son stopped in Danny's blind spot. Danny quickly turned so he could see both of them. They both laughed at the teen. Danny smiled.

"I have to call Richie," Virgil exclaimed. "He'll want to know about this as well."

"He's Gear then," Danny mused. Both Robert and Virgil looked at him. "What? I figured that Virgil would be smart enough not to tell his friend about it, but if he was Gear, then he wouldn't have a problem telling him about me since I would have figured it out anyway."

"I'm just gonna say this," Virgil grinned. "You're weird."

"Isn't everyone?" Danny asked smiling lightly. It had been a while since he was able to joke and feel genuinely happy, but he was hoping that he could fall back into that rhythm of being with people. Especially after what had happened.

"Here's our house," Virgil smiled as they walked in the front door. Sharon walked in with a bowl of something.

"Finally, Virgil," she growled glaring at her little brother. "I need you to….who is this?"

"Sharon, this is Danny," Virgil introduced really hoping that his sister didn't try to tear apart the hybrid. "Danny, this is my annoying sister Sharon."

"Hello, Danny," she smiled. "I'm just getting dinner ready. I didn't know Virgil had more than one friend."

"Well, he's having some issues at home, and Pops said he could stay here till things calmed down," Virgil informed lying smoothly and Danny was slightly impressed. He was better at it than he had been. He just let them figure things out before doing anything.

"Well, that means I have to make more than I did," she muttered turning back around and heading into the kitchen.

"She's usually a pain," Virgil whispered making Danny smile. "Come on, I'll show you the bathroom and you can take a shower. I have some clothes that are too small for me, but they should fit you."

"Thanks," Danny whispered as they headed upstairs. Virgil walked into his room with Danny entering just in the door. Virgil handed him a shirt and pants.

"Everything should work, but the hot water takes a while to kick in since Sharon probably used it downstairs. Towels are in the cupboard, and the soap is already in there," Virgil explained as they headed out and he opened the door. Danny peaked inside and seen the light colored walls. The shower was white, and it sent a shudder though his body. He was just glad that the walls weren't white too.

"Thanks, Virgil," Danny smiled softly walking in and closing the door.

"You're welcome, Danny," Virgil smiled glad to have helped a young kid.

Danny looked in the mirror and took a small step forward. The kid that looked back at him was a complete stranger. The deep blue eyes looked almost dead. His skin was much paler and sunken in. He wondered how no one really said anything about it, but then again, no one here really knew what he looked like.

He looked around his neck and noted the small scars the race across his skin. He took a deep breath before slipping his shirt off. He looked at the ceiling before getting the courage to look back at the mirror. The scars covering his chest mirrored back at him, and the pain came back. He kneeled down and tried to calm himself down. Memories quickly flashed beneath his eyelids as the pain finally died. He slowly stood back up and traced the biggest scar on his chest.

It was long and started at his left shoulder and stretched across his chest before cutting back across his stomach. It ended at his left hip but the scar wrapped completely around his body. It happened right before he was captured. Skulker was in town at the time, and Vlad was up to his normal fruitloopy ways.

"I really need a plan," Danny whispered knowing he would have to do something in order to grantee protection for Amity and the Ghost Zone. He slowly got ready to go into the shower trying to keep the pain that was hidden in his scars. He let the warm water rush over his body as he felt the dirt and grime come off. It was beginning to feel so much better.


"So, how long have you and Danny been friends, and when did you have a friend other then Richie?" Sharon asked as Virgil entered the kitchen.

"Why do you have to think that I don't have any other friends than Richie?" Virgil asked glaring at her. "That's kind of mean."

"Well, it's true. I've never really seen you hang out with anyone besides him," Sharon stated. "What kind of home troubles was he having?"

"Why do you have to be so nosy? That's private for him anyway," Virgil smarted while grabbing some snacks from the cupboard.

"He looked like he was abused," Sharon stated with a worried frown. "Virgil, if he is being abused then we need to tell the authorities."

"Sharon, he just needs a place to crash," Virgil put in. "Don't ask questions."

"Well, I'm going to be asking them to Dad, and I will get the answers I need," Sharon informed putting her nose in the air and walking out. She heard Virgil do something else in the kitchen, and she quietly and quickly made her way upstairs when she heard the water turn off. She waited for a few moments and then knocked on the door. A quiet 'yes' came from inside, and Sharon wondered if he wasn't beaten for just taking a shower.

"Hey, just checking to see if you were okay," she informed hoping that he wouldn't mind.

"I'm fine," he whispered as he put the pants on he got from Virgil. She heard him pull something on, and gently jiggled the key in the lock. The door opened and she stood horrified at the sight before. The only thing she could do was scream.

Virgil heard her from the kitchen and ran upstairs to see what the problem was when he seen Danny standing there without a shirt. His scars glowing angrily under the light. He took a step back and Virgil pushed Sharon out of the way before locking the door behind him so he was with Danny. Danny slipped his shirt on quickly and leaned against the wall.

"You didn't tell us about the scars," Virgil whispered looking at Danny sadly. Danny shook his head.

"Don't start," he whispered shakily. "They hurt enough."

"You were in a lab, weren't you?" Virgil asked wanting to know if his new friends had been experimented on or not. Danny nodded his head, but kept his gaze to the floor. "That's why you didn't want to tell us at first when you figured out who I was."

"Stop," Danny whispered pushing his back into the wall. "Don't; I don't want to talk about, much let relive any of it. I already had it when I looked at them, and please don't bring it up again."

"I have to tell my pops," Virgil informed watching the teen warily.

"I don't want to be there," Danny whispered. "I'm not talking about it. There is no way I'm…"

"It's okay; I just know he'll want to know about this," Virgil whispered. "You can't keep things bottled up though, Danny. It'll hurt more in the long run."

"It hasn't been that long yet," Danny whispered looking at Virgil. "Can we drop this now?"

"I guess," Virgil muttered opening the door back. "I have to give my sister something. She wants to call the cops on your not real parents here."

"We can't get them involved," Danny panicked looking wild eyed. Virgil put his hands up.

"This didn't help, but we have to tell her something," Virgil whispered. Danny shuddered.

"Telling her I'm some kid from the streets would probably be a bad idea then?" Danny whispered trying to lighten the mood. He really needed to get his mind out of his past.

"Yeah, probably," Virgil agreed with a small smile. "I really don't know what to tell her though."

"The truth is so outlandish that it won't even work," Danny muttered looking at Virgil. "She doesn't know your secret, does she?"

"No," Virgil uttered. "Pops wanted me to tell her, but she was going off, and he decided that maybe a later time would do."

"We could tell her that it's too dangerous," Danny muttered. "If the cops get involved, it is. They have that kind of reach, and I really want to try to stay as low as possible right now."

"Give off that they might be a police officer," Virgil thought hoping that Danny would come up with something better. "Show that maybe keeping it quiet would be better."

"Yeah, or something although those lines," Danny whispered as he straightened himself out.


"Virg," Richie questioned as they headed to the gas station. "Are you sure about this?" He had no idea that Danny already knew who they were. Virgil wanted to see how long it took for him to realize this little fact.

"Yeah," Virgil smiled as Danny followed. He wasn't all that comfortable with them beside him. He felt better just tagging along and see who they really were. "I don't think he'll learn much that he doesn't already know."

"Nothing I don't already know," Danny agreed smiling at Richie who was glaring at his friend.

"What about the you-know-what?" he asked putting his hand up to avoid Danny hearing it, which didn't really do anything since he heard it anyway.

"What about the you-know-what?" Danny asked with a slight smile. They had a bet on how long it would take Richie to figure it out. Virgil glared at him. Richie looked confused.

"Well, we're here," Virgil exclaimed as they walked up to the station. Danny smiled and then frowned and stopped. The two turned around at not hearing his footsteps behind them.

"Danny?" Virgil asked concerned. He knew who he was, but if Danny felt threatened, then something was going to go down. "Man, are you okay?"

"Something isn't right," Danny whispered looking around at the alleys and down roads. "There's something waiting for us."

"What is it?" Virgil asked now on alert. Richie noticed the tension and began looking around as well. Danny stopped and closed his eyes waiting. Virgil looked at him confused. "Danny, are you there?"

"There's something in there," Danny muttered focusing on the station. "It sounds like metal scrapping against metal."

"I don't hear anything," Richie exclaimed looking at Danny like he was insane. He was also afraid that maybe backpack was in there waiting for them. That would be bad. Danny opened his eyes to reveal glowing green and then they changed back to blue.

"I know what it is now," Danny grinned. "I'm good."

"What is it?" Virgil asked confused as Richie opened the door and Backpack jumped on him.

"That, it makes a weird sound, and I wasn't sure what it was," Danny explained smiling slightly. Richie turned and glared at him narrowing his eyes.

"What do you really know?" Richie questioned getting into Danny's face. Virgil grabbed Richie's arm and pulled him back.

"Hey, chill, it's okay," Virgil smiled slightly. "He's not a threat."

"What does he know?" Richie asked annoyed at Virgil's careless attitude.

"Man, what is your problem today?" Virgil asked throwing his arm over Richie's shoulder. Danny started looking around at the place making sure that there wasn't anything else there that might cause a threat.

"What's wrong with you? If he knows," Richie glared at Virgil upset that they might be found out by some kid.

"And if he does, so?" Virgil asked looking at Danny who was watching the exchange with interest. Richie glared at the kid.

"You think it's a game. Virgil, he could rat us out," Richie growled glaring at his partner.

"Conformation?" Danny asked looking at Virgil.

"Let's eat," Virgil exclaimed getting into the panty where they had kept snacks. Danny smiled as he was passed twice as much then Richie, who continued to glare at the hybrid.

"What gives?" Richie demanded upset at being put in the dark. Virgil grinned as he sat down causing a ton of dust to come up.

"He's been on the run for a while, so me and Pops decided to help him out," Virgil shrugged and started eating his snack.

"So you help some random kid that knows who we are?" Richie exclaimed knowing that it was dangerous. Danny smiled sadly as he ate the little treat.

"I might be random, but I'm not just some kid," he whispered lighting his hand up with ecto energy.

"You're a bang baby, even better," Richie shot standing over Danny. "What do you really want?"

"I really want to be able to go home without everyone wanting to kill me," Danny growled glaring at him. Virgil got up and between the two teens.

"Hey, we don't need fighting right now," Virgil interrupted not wanting his new house guest and his best friend/partner to get into a serious fight. "Let's just chill before we go on patrol. Danny'll be joining us this time though."

"Why? He wants to try to be the hero now? Why not when he first got his powers," Richie asked sarcastically. Danny put down his small snack and stood straight and let the white rings pass over him.

"I was a hero before that gas was ever released. Watch who you go after," Phantom's voice echoed though the room causing both Virgil and Richie to shiver. The room grew colder and the lights flickered as Phantom's powers slowly became more demanding and in control. "Because sometimes a hero is hated by the same people that they protect."

"You had to do something to make them hate you then," Richie glared slowly backing away from the hybrid.

"No I didn't," Phantom explained letting his hood down to reveal his neon eyes. "I'm a protector, I make sure that everyone is safe and will try to make sure that no one is hurt, even the ones I'm fighting. I may have started trying to be a hero, but people believed that all ghosts were evil. I was never truly given the chance to be seen as a hero. People in the high school believed me as one, but even then there were people who didn't believe me. They all believed what others said about ghosts without giving me a chance to show them. Plus some of my fights, they didn't help matters because of how much information would had to have been known in order to understand." Richie looked back at Virgil.

"How'd he figure out who we were then?" Richie asked as Phantom changed back into Danny.

"Powers are something that works with your emotions, and the way your body works," Danny explained sitting down silently as a light dust came up. "I can feel the powers of the bang babies here before they can even show their faces."

"So, do you think you can stand a patrol?" Virgil asked knowing Danny was still a little weak from running. Danny smiled.

"I'm good as long as I stay eating the way I have been," he informed them as Richie decided to sit down.

"Dude, you were like everything a year ago," Richie exclaimed slightly happy that they had found another hero that wasn't in the league. It showed that there were more good people in the world. "Then you started stealing. What happened?" Danny got a haunted look pass over his face.

"I was being controlled by Freakshow. He had led a circus and used this crystal ball to control ghosts, and sadly, not only do I have a ghost's strength, but their weakness as well. Since where I lived, everyone thought that ghosts were evil, no matter what the evidence said. I was hunted, and no matter what I did, no one would believe I was the hero. Especially when three of four ecto labs in Amity blew up. They blamed them on me, and only one was really my fault," Danny whispered the last bit quietly.

"Why'd you blow it up then?" Richie asked glaring at him again. Danny looked up at him with a sad smile.

"That's how I escaped Amity, and that lab. There was no way I could stay, and the things that they had done to me…" Danny began only to stop as tears slowly streamed down his face. He pulled his legs up to his body and wrapped his arms around them . Richie suddenly realized that not only was there people who wanted him dead, but there were people who wanted to use him as a lab rat. Virgil looked at the young hero.

"They experimented on you, didn't they? That's why you ran," he asked knowing the answered already. He wasn't just bringing in a super-powered teen into his home. He was helping someone who had everything stripped from him, and nothing to show for it. Danny nodded as he hugged his legs even closer.

"I know that if they find me here, they might think that I'm just a bang baby that was here and moved to Amity, but I highly doubt that they will. You guys really only got one power, or a few based on one thing. I have several powers that can be based on many different things," Danny explained looking up at them. "I'm not wanted for any crimes that were blamed on me; I'm wanted because they want me as their lab rat in order to find a way to destroy the Ghost Zone."

"That's why you escaped. To protect the Ghost Zone," Richie stated watching the younger teen who seemed to have closed off from them.

"One of many reasons," Danny whispered as Virgil got up.

"Well, we need to start our patrol, and if you think you can handle it, then you can tag along," Virgil informed holding his hand out to help Danny up.

"I think that would be awesome. I haven't really been able to use my powers freely, but since you offered," Danny smiled as he stood up. Richie gave a sign.

"I'll make sure he doesn't fall out of the sky," he grinned as he got out his uniform. "Still, its cool to hang out with a ghost."

"Yeah, keep telling yourself that," Danny smiled as he changed back into Phantom. The rush of energy hit him and he felt like he could go for years without changing back, but he knew it would only last for so long. Gear grinned at him as he put his mask over his face. Static walked in and expanded his disk.

"Let's go, we'll stay together so that way we don't lose you," Static stated as they headed up in the air. Phantom flew higher than them and smiled at the wind on his face. It was first time in a long time when he had his hood down and blowing around in the breeze. Phantom flipped on his back and lowered himself to Static's and Gear's level.

"One of the best parts of having powers is being able to feel the freedom of flight," Phantom whispered looking at them. Static smiled at the happy look his new friend held. The kid may have only been with them for a little bit, but he deserved being able to feel this happy.

"I would say for you maybe," Gear grinned making sure that his boots wouldn't act up again or any wind seers came. He hated those things.

"Come on, guys, we are supposed to be looking for crime, not waiting for someone to fall out of the sky," Static stated watching Phantom closely. He didn't want his new friend falling out of the sky any time soon, but he seemed pretty relaxed.

"Well, I've been getting readings from Phantom the entire time," Gear stated reading the fast paced information going though his helmet.

"What?" Phantom muttered flipping back over and watching Gear with worry.

"It's interesting," Gear uttered as he tried to see if he could figure out what normal was for the ghost.

"What's interesting?" Phantom asked as panic flooded his mind. Static glared at his friend.

"Hey, Gear, we're not seeing what you are, and you freaking Phantom out," Static informed hoping that Phantom didn't try to run.

"Sorry, but I can get his energy levels. They read like a bang baby, only every time he changes directions or flips himself around they change," Gear stated looking back at the hybrid. "I would have to do more, but I bet I could tell you if Phantom is about to lose his powers or if he is able to use the rest."

"So you could give him warning before he changes," Static muttered knowing that would be useful if they do find trouble. He hoped not, but they still had to patrol. If they did run into something, Phantom didn't have to fight or do anything.

"I could tell you that," Phantom muttered looking down at the city. He flew a little higher hoping that they wouldn't notice him. "How is it that Amity's citizen's never looked up when I went by, why do they have to?"

"You afraid of people?" Gear joked.

"Yes," Phantom muttered as Static closed the gap left by Phantom so the ghost was directly above him.

"Oh," Gear muttered feeling bad now. The paparazzi would definitely have a field day with them just like they did when She-Bang joined in. "Well, I guess we should probably keep Phantom from getting into the media."

"That would be preferable," Phantom whispered wanting to disappear. Static looked up at him with a little bit of worry.

"They'll probably try to get us to answer questions," Static informed watching the ghost carefully.

"Don't answer them," Phantom stated showing a little bit more of an unstable flight.

"Phantom, I think your powers are reacting to your emotions. The more you panic to more unstable you become," Gear stated looking at the hybrid. "You were stable when you were talking about how flying was your favorite thing, and then you started declining."

"Okay then, let's talk about flying," Static smiled looking at the ghost as well. Phantom flipped upside down and tried to calm himself down. The duo watched as the hybrid floated above them. They stopped and Phantom flipped back around to face them.

"And he's stable again," Gear grinned looking at their new friend. "Great, and BackPack just got an alert from a bank robbery downtown."

"Let's go," Static smiled as they headed towards the robbery. "Phantom, you don't have to fight if you feel like that would hurt your recovery."

"If you could call it that," Gear muttered looking back at the ghost. "I can't tell you if his levels are normal or not. They could be where they need to be right now."

"They're not," Phantom responded. "I would be able to feel more than what I am now."

"So they're lower than they should be," Gear stated making a quick file in his database to help keep track of the ghost's levels. They came up to a strange scene with cops surrounding the building. Phantom followed them until he came too close to an officer.

"I'm just gonna hang back," he whispered turning invisible. Gear's levels spiked slightly.

"Alright," Static smiled as he descended to see what they were dealing with. he landed in front of an officer and jumped off his disk and closed it. "What do we have?"

"Not sure," he shrugged. "We got here and this was done, but nothing was taken."

"That's weird," Gear muttered looking at the scene. Static looked at him waiting for an explanation, but none came.

"What's weird?" Static finally sighed getting tired. Gear shook his head and glanced back at where they left Phantom.

"Are you sure that nothing was stolen?" he asked looking inside. The officer nodded.

"Nothing that we can tell," he informed. Gear nodded and pulled Static to the side.

"I'm getting the some readings here as I was with Phantom. The only difference is the stable part. Phantom's levels are unstable and don't leave traces because of it. Whoever did this had stable levels and has similar patterns," Gear informed making sure no one over heard them.

"Phantom was with us," Static stated hoping his friend didn't think that the hybrid did this.

"I know. He didn't do because they are similar, but the differences are too dramatic for me not to take into consideration. I was thinking that, but Phantom's levels are still everywhere. This was consistent," Gear informed knowing his friend didn't want their new friend to be a bad guy. Static looked around and they slowly walked in to get a better look.

"Phantom might be able to tell us more then," Static muttered. "We need him here. I want him to see this."

"He's still outside," Gear informed.

"He won't come in here with those cops surrounding the place. It'll make him freak out, and I really don't want to see that," Static stated. "I don't know how he would freak out."

"Good point. We could always wait until later. After the police go though, we can come back and drag him with us," Gear suggested. Static nodded.

"We'll do that," he stated as they headed out. The officer looked up waiting for their options.

"I have a friend I would like to ask to see this later. He's not much to go into the public eye, but Gear thinks he might know more about what happened," Static informed. "We'll come back with him, but he doesn't like cops."

"Smooth one," Gear muttered.

"Why doesn't he like cops?" the officer asked suspicious about the reason.

"It's not just cops," Gear continued glaring at his friend. "It's people, guns, people, crowds, people…"

"I think he gets it, Gear," Static uttered glaring back. The officer looked between them wondering exactly what was going on.

"So it's the crowd of officers that will make him nervous," he stated trying to gather what they were saying. "What about the couple that stay here to guard the building?"

"Just don't attack him, freak him out, make him panic…" Gear started only for Static to slap the back of his head.

"I think that as long as they don't touch or talk to him, he'll be fine," Static informed glaring at Gear. "He's just shy."

"Alright, so you'll be here later?" the officer confirmed as Static expanded his disk once more.

"Yep," he smiled jumping on it and flying off.


Danny: Well...that was annoying...

Me: I had to fix it in here because it couldn't just let me copy and paste...no...it had to be a bitch...

Danny: she's pissed...

Me: If this moves fast, it's because I wrote the first part about a year ago...before I got this weird thing that suddenly made my writing better...I edited it, but didn't want to rewrite it because I'm lazy...

Danny: She's not really doing anything now...snowed in...

Me: I HATE COLD WEATHER!

Danny: she's curled up in a jacket...its was funny because last night she was flipping out...

Me: If you didn't know me, you would think I was high...I wasn't, but if I ever had to pretend to be, last night would be the perfect thing...it was insane...XD

Danny: review, and hope that the evil unicorn following her doesn't kill her...