Chapter 2: Five Months

Five months was how long it took for the city to be fully restored to the beauty it was before. Five months was how long it took for the Titans to fully recover from their wounds, the injuries and burns now nothing but distant memories and faded scars. Five months was how long it took for the nightmares to finally stop. Five months was how long it took for everyone to start forgetting.

The city now looked brand new once again, as if the battle had never taken place. The buildings now shone brighter, the light from the setting sun reflecting off the glass and into the sky once more. The streets were now bustling with people once more, again living out their daily lives. In fact, the most interesting things that would now happen in the city were the daily villain attacks, and even that wasn't new. And in the distance, a glistening high-tech T-shaped tower stood tall on one of the islands farther into the bay. Always watching, always protecting.

It was almost as if everything were finally at peace in the city.

Almost...

Titans Tower

"BEASTBOYYYY!"

The green changeling sprinted into the Ops Center, everyone jumping at the loud yell and the frantic teen as he tried to find a place to hide before...

Danny burst through the doors, covered from head to toe in purple slime. His eyes glowed a deadly green as he scanned the room, his eyes landing on Beastboy, who hid behind Robin's cape. Cyborg sprinted through the doors after him, a large grin on his face as he watched the events unfold.

Robin, Starfire and Raven glanced at each other in confusion, then turned back to the others.

"I...*huff*...am going...*puff*...to KILL YOU!" The ghost boy snarled through breaths as he glared daggers at Beastboy, who continued to tremble, even as he gave a sheepish grin. "I swear I was aiming for Cyborg. You just...kind of...got in the way." He said with a nervous laugh, which quickly died away at the look in Danny's eyes.

Starfire flew over from her seat on the couch and ran a finger through the slime on Danny's shoulder. "I believe this is my Tameranian Glorvian Pudding." She exclaimed in surprise, turning back to Beastboy.

Beastboy chuckled. "Yeah, I kind of borrowed some." He said, letting out a yelp as Danny stalked closer.

Jumping out from behind Robin's cape, the changeling began to back away slowly. "Ummmm..." He stuttered, rubbing the back of his neck nervously. "That's a good color on you." He chuckled nervously.

Letting out a roar of rage, Danny flew forward, Beastboy letting out a girly scream as he dove under the boy's grasp and transformed into a hummingbird, flying out of the room. Danny narrowed his eyes and turned to Cyborg, who was rolling on the floor in laughter. "I'd start running too if I were you." He snarled, causing Cyborg to bolt upright.

"What? But I didn't do anything!" He shouted, slowly backing away with his hands raised defensively.

Danny rolled his eyes. "Anybody can tell you two are always involved in pranks. Can't deal with one without the other now, can I?" He growled, his eyes beginning to glow brighter. Cyborg gulped and dashed through the door as fast as he could.

Raven rolled her eyes and turned back to the book in her hands. "Boys." She grumbled.

Danny turned his head. "Hey, Rob? Want to get in on this?" He asked.

Robin smirked. "I'm down with a little revenge." He grinned as he walked over.

Danny turned to stare down the hallway once more. "Got any ideas on what we can do? You know, other than hang them upside down from the ceiling and leave them there for a couple hours?" He asked, a grin appearing on his face at the sudden idea.

Robin smiled. "As great as that would be, I think I have a better idea." He said. "How long does it usually take for someone to wake up after being overshadowed?" He asked.

Danny shrugged his shoulders. "An hour, more or less."

Robin nodded. "And...just how sticky is that ecto-goo of yours?" He asked with a smirk.

Danny's eyes widened as he finished the plan in his head, a wicked grin spreading across his face.

One hour later

Beastboy groaned as he cracked open his eyes. Wait, didn't he already wake up today? Yeah...he did. In fact, he got up early today to finish up the plans on the new prank. The prank that hit...DANNY!

The last few hours came rushing back to the green changeling as he remembered Danny's anger and his fear. He bolted upright...well he would have if he were able to. "What the heck?" He asked as he found his arms stuck to something behind him. Twisting his neck around, he could make out the gleaming of metal and a shinning red eye.

"Well it's about time you woke up. I've been hanging here forever!" Cyborg growled.

Beastboy's eyes widened as he fully took in the situation.

The two teens were covered in some sticky green substance. They were back to back, Beastboy's arms glued to the cold metal of Cyborg, rendering them useless, while one of their legs was stuck to the other person's, like a sick three-legged race. And to make matters worse, they were hanging off of the ceiling in the training room.

"Dude, why the heck are we up here?!" Beastboy shrieked. As soon as the words left his mouth, a bright light flashed below them, blinding the pair for a moment as their eyes adjusted and they glanced down to see Robin and Danny standing side by side below them, large smirks plastered to their faces, a small camera held in a certain Ghost Boy's hand.

"And that, boys is why you never prank a halfa." Danny grinned as he tossed the camera to Robin, who shook the device in the air teasingly to the trapped boys suspended above them.

The two chuckled as they turned to leave, pausing as they were greeted to shouts of disbelief and shock. "Wait, aren't you guys going to get us down from here?" Cyborg shouted as he struggled once more to escape from the gooey confines.

Robin shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly. "Nah, I'm sure you guys can find a way to escape. If not...then I guess we now have a pretty cool new chandelier." The Boy Wonder smirked, Danny doing the same beside him.

As the pair walked through the doorway, Danny turned back. "Besides..." He called over his shoulder as he walked out the door. "That's a good color on you two."

"Hey! Dudes come on!" Beastboy shouted as he transformed into various animals, none able to break through from the sticky substance.

Cyborg raised his gaze. "And please don't leave me trapped here with the little grass stain!" He pleaded to the heavens above.

Beastboy narrowed his eyes. "Yeah, well this grass stain's about to get us down from here!" He shouted confidently as he morphed into a large gorilla, the tiles above them creaking with the extra weight, until they snapped altogether and the pair crashed to the floor.

"See...told you I'd get us down." Beastboy weakly called from under the rubble, unaware that they were still stuck together.

Cyborg groaned.

It was going to be a long night.

Tower Roof

Danny sighed and closed his eyes, letting the cool breeze wrap around him, raven-black hair brushing softly against his face. The tower's roof was one of his favorite places in the whole tower. Especially at night, when the stars came out and the moon shone down on the black ocean waves, illuminating a glistening path across the water.

He opened his eyes once more and took in the sight of the shimmering pearl-white pool of stars in the inky black night sky. They twinkled and shone like scattered moondust that gently floated throughout the air. The ones furthest away, almost too far for the human eye seemed like small pinpricks of light, making the closest ones seem like twinkling diamonds placed perfectly around the large pool of light that was the moon.

Danny tilted his head slightly as he began to traced the constellations in his mind, watching as the shining stars came together to form different images. He smirked slightly as he remembered what he used to to with Sam and Tucker. Whenever the group was finished with the nightly patrols and still had some extra time on their hands, they would look up to the sky and make up their own constellations.

Placing his arms under his head, he let out a relaxed sigh and let the salty smell of the ocean below him wash around him. He currently lay above the door that lead to the roof, possibly the tower's highest point. Perfect for star-gazing.

Suddenly, the sound of the door opening underneath him caused Danny to open his eyes once more. He didn't even need to look down to know who it was. "Mind if I join you?" Robin asked from below.

Danny shrugged. "Come on up." He called.

Grabbing onto the ledge of the structure, Robin expertly flipped himself up, landing perfectly next to Danny, barely making any noise in the process. Danny rolled his eyes. "Show-off." He grumbled, getting a smile from Robin as the Boy Wonder laid down next to him and gazed upwards at the stars as well.

A loud crash could be heard from below them, seemingly coming fro the Ops Center. Danny gave Robin a questioning look. "Beastboy and Cyborg. Still trying to break apart." He explained with a smirk.

Danny rolled his eyes and smiled, leaning back once more to gaze up at the stars.

After a few moments of silence, Robin finally decided to break the silence. "Uh, oh. That's your thinking face. That's a dangerous look." He said with mock fear, Danny glaring weakly at him. "So whats on your mind?" Robin asked.

Danny kept his eyes on the stars as he connected another constellation. "Just thinking about Amity." He said quietly.

Robin's eyes scanned the sky for more connections. "Homesick?" He asked.

Danny shrugged. "I don't know. I mean, I do miss Amity, but do I want to go back?" He paused for a moment to contemplate his question. Robin listened and waited for the boy's answer, finding himself anxious at what it would be.

"No. No I don't. This is my home now." Danny finally confessed. "But I do miss the people living in Amity. What do you call that? Peoplesick?" He asked with a small smile.

Robin smirked. "That makes it sound like you're sick of people." He laughed, Danny doing the same besides him.

"Well you could always go visit them. You haven't done that in a while. After all, I'm sure you're just dying to see Sam again." Robin teased with a smirk as he flipped over onto his side to look at Danny, the halfa doing the same.

"Okay, one: half-dying. Just can't seem to wrap your head around that, can you?" He said with a grin, Robin punching him in the arm for that. "And two: what about you and Star? Are you ever going to make a move?" Danny asked.

Robin's eyes widened as he nervously rubbed the back of his neck. "What are you talking about?" He asked with a nervous smile.

Danny cocked an eyebrow. "Dude, seriously? Do you really think you can hide something from me? Besides, everyone here already knows about it. Well...everyone except you apparently. And they call me clueless..." Danny said, beginning to trail off before turning back to Robin.

"Well what do you want me to do? I can't exactly ask her out on a date." Robin sighed as he rolled his eyes.

Danny tilted his head. "And why not...?"

Robin's eyes widened as he leaned closer, as if the answer was obvious. "Alone?! Are you kidding?! I'd have no idea what to say." He explained frantically.

Danny gazed at his questionably. "But you've been alone with her before." He said, confused.

Robin nodded. "Yeah, but those were either accidents or only for a couple minutes. Do you know how long a date is?!" He paused for a moment. "I'm asking you, do you? I've never really been on one...willingly at least. What are you even supposed to do?" He asked nervously.

Danny sighed and rolled his eyes. "Give him a monster, he'll take it down in a few minutes. Villain with henchmen, even faster. But put him on a date-"

"Don't call it a date. It's not a date." Robin grumbled.

Danny rolled his eyes. "Fine, put him with Star on an 'outing' and he'll have a panic attack. Pathetic." He smirked, earning a few glares from Robin.

"Okay, okay. How about I solve both our problems." Danny said as he held his hands out defensively in front of him. Robin waited silently as he watched his brother try and figure out what to do. Finally, the boy's face lit up as an idea popped into his mind. "I got it. Okay, how about I go over to Amity and bring Sam over here. Then the two of us can go with you on your 'outing'. Make it a double-outing." He smirked. "I can even bring along Tucker and Jazz and drop them of at the tower to keep the others off of our trail, cause knowing them, they're definitely going to try and follow us." He said, rolling his eyes.

Robin thought about it for a moment, before giving a small smile. "That could work."

Danny sighed in relief and laid back down on the cement, Robin doing the same. "Thanks, D." He said with a smile.

"Anytime." Danny replied as he connected another group of stars.

"Hey, see if you can come up with your own constellation." The halfa asked, turning back to Robin. The boy shrugged and turned back up to the sky. "Umm...okay. Oh, there's a...bat." He said, tracing his finger across the sky in the line of a bat.

Danny nodded as his eyes made out the shape of the wings and the ears. "Not bad, not bad. Umm...Oh, I see a falling bird-brain." He exclaimed with a small smirk, a mischievous glint in his icy-blue eyes.

Robin narrowed his eyes as he scanned the sky. "Where do you see that?" He asked right as Danny shoved him in the side, sending the teen rolling off the structure and down onto the ceiling floor below them. "Here." Danny called nonchalantly as he closed his eyes, a large smile plastered into his face. That is, until Robin stood and grabbed the boy's ankle, dragging him down onto the floor as well, beginning the scuffle.

"First one to throw the other off the roof wins!" Danny called as Robin slammed his elbow into his side.

"You're so on!" Robin shouted back right as Danny kicked the back of his knee.

Together, the two became a jumbled pile as they rolled around on the roof, trying to throw the other off.

They didn't even notice the figure far out over the ocean, binoculars in hand as the man floated over the water, thankfully out of range of the boy's ghost sense. He grinned wickedly as he watched the two brothers fight on the roof. Lowering the binoculars once more, a pair of glowing red eyes could be seen.

"Looks like I found your Achilles Heel, Daniel."

Dun, Dun, DUNNNNN!

What is Vlad planning? Whatever it is, it can't be good.

Sorry for the sort chapter, but I really wanted to get it out this week. I promise they'll start to get longer again, just give me more time to flow back into the rhythm of things.

Anyway, I just love writing Danny and Robin moments. It has to be one of my favorite things to write int his entire series. They were always my favorite characters in their separate shows, so bringing them together is just...AWESOME!

So, this chapter was kind of slow-paced. I mean, nothing really important happened, other that Cyborg and Beastboy learning to never prank Danny, or Robin for that matter. Also, you guys can get ready for the "outing" as Robin calls it.

CLUELESS!

But also, for anyone who wants to see how people in Amity will react to Danny coming back, get ready! Some of you might wonder that if Danny had visited Amity already, how nobody has really seen him? It's because he normally just heads straight for Sam, Tucker of his house. But this time, I'll place him somewhere in public.

And that's all I'll say about that. Just a little something to prepare you guys. So the next chapter should be out sometime next week. Maybeeee...this weekend, but don't quote me on that.

Anyways, stay toned for the next chapter of...The Ghostly Titan II: The Order of Apparitions!