The saga continues...

I don't own Danny Phantom or Teen Titans

Danny gagged and coughed as he climbed out of the surprisingly clear sewer water, his white hair sticking to the front of his face as water just poured down from it. He groaned as he pulled the rest of his body out of the channel and onto the concrete walkways. His breathing was ragged as he laid on the concrete, the water dripping from his body and mixing with his blood in the puddle under him.

'Gotta keep moving' he thought after as his breathing calmed. Danny pushed himself into a sitting position, wincing and clutching his left side as pain flared up. The young halfa moved his hand away from his side and saw the green blood that adorned his gloves again. He looked over his left side until he found the wound. Putting his hand back over it, Danny closed his eyes and began to focus on it. A blue glow appeared around his hand as a layer of ice began to form around the wound. He looked over his makeshift patch, nodding in approval before getting back on his feet.

'That'll at least keep it from getting any worse,' he thought as he rose into a slight hover before slowly flying through the air. He was exhausted. He had only gotten an hour or two of sleep before his encounter with the Guys In White, and using the Ghostly Wail to escape had made him even more tired than when he'd fallen asleep in the park. Even staying in ghost form was becoming a battle, but he didn't have a choice right now. The Guys in White knew he was in the city, and his powers were the only way he could escape and survive for a little while longer.

Danny flew up to the top of the tunnel and began focusing on becoming intangible. His body faded slightly as he felt his body go through the stone, concrete, and asphalt. His intangible head popped out from the ground and he saw that he was on a side road just on the outskirts of the city. Pushing the rest of his body through, the ghostly teen barely made it all the way through before his intangibility failed. He had to hold onto his knees to keep himself from falling over as he felt his consciousness slipping. It had never been so hard for him to become intangible and pass through something before. Even going through the things Raven had surrounded with her magic hadn't felt like this. It had felt like walking through Jell-O, and he was sure he wouldn't be able to become intangible again unless he got some rest.

A white ring appeared around his stomach as his body tried to change him back into a human. Danny closed his eyes and furrowed his brow in concentration as every fiber of his mind fought against the transformation. The two rings hovered only a few inches apart before coming back together into one ring and fading away into the evening air. The young halfa let the breath he had been holding and began walking towards the nearby forest. He didn't bother flying, fearing he'd pass out if he even tried, and he couldn't risk falling unconscious now.

Each step became more labored as he moved between the numerous pine trees. He managed to walk by three trees before he found himself trying to hold himself up against the nearest tree on his left. Danny winced when he heard the sound cracking noise and looked down to see his makeshift ice patch cracked. The wound had healed a little, but the wound was still bleeding. The hybrid groaned, knowing he didn't have enough strength to repair it. Pushing away, Danny stumbled a little as he continued on, holding his right hand to the wound as he continued on his trek, leaving a small glowing green smear on the bark.

Raven was making her third sweep through the city and still she couldn't find Danny. Behind the calm façade of her face, she was frantic, thoughts going a mile a minute. Though her friends had told her otherwise, she still felt what had happened to the ghost boy was her fault. Danny's life may not have been perfect, but at least he had something of a safe haven. Then the Titans came to Amity Park and he ended up not only losing those closest to him, but was also was forced to run in order to avoid being experimented on by the Guys in White. She became more secluded after they returned to Jump City, locking herself in her room to sulk about Danny's fate. It took over a month of her friends coaxing to get her back to her usual amount of seclusion.

"It's all our fault Danny is forced to live like this. He'll never forgive us," said Timid as Raven soared over the pizza place again.

"Why should he?" said Rage while the dark sorceress reached the center of the city. "All we've done is give him a worsening deal."

"That's why I have to find him," thought Raven. "So I can apologize for what I've done to him." The empath got into lotus position and began to meditate above the city, extending her senses for any trace of the ghostly teen. Her eyelids tightened as she focused on the unique energy she remembered.

It was then that she felt it.

It was weak and distant, but she found it. She smiled for a moment before feeling the pain that was emanating from him. Raven seemed to get out of her meditative state instantly and rocketed off towards in the direction she sensed Danny's energy, pulling out her communicator as she moved.

"I've found Danny! He's in the woods just north of the city and he's extremely weak."

"We'll be there as soon as we can," said Robin before his image disappeared from the screen. Raven snapped the communicator and put it away as she neared her destination.

The halfa didn't have to walk for much longer when he saw a cave opening just a few feet away. A tired smile grew on his face at the potential shelter causing his hobbling to quicken towards it. Using the left wall to keep him standing, Danny made his way deep within the cave, not stopping until he felt he was sure no one would see him when they looked inside. The moment he stopped walking, the ghostly teen leaned against the wall before sliding down onto his butt. Sleep was just about to take him when he heard footsteps echo out from in front of him. Danny held his breath as the footsteps stopped in front of him.

"You don't have to be afraid, child. I won't turn you in." The voice was obviously male, one with a dignified tone to it. Danny looked up to see if he could distinguish any of the person's features, but all he could see was a glowing red eye.

"Somehow, I don't believe you," said the young hybrid as he slowly got back onto his feet, ready to run the moment the person tried something.

"Distrust is common for someone who is forced to live on the run as long as you have, Mr. Fenton. That is why I want to give you a chance to stop running."

Danny stared at the person for a moment, stunned by the offer the man was giving. Raising his free hand in front of him, Danny closed his eyes and focused on his hand before it began to glow with an eerie green light. The man in front of him was dressed in an outfit that just screamed cult leader. A violet/blue tabard with a golden skull design sat over a white robe with yellow cloth along the edges. A yellow hood hid most of his face, except for the glowing red eye.

"Who are you?" asked the ghost teen, letting his defenses slip slightly. The man chuckled a little bit as he raised his hands to the edges of his hood, revealing the sharp metal claws for fingers and red forearms that resembled Cyborg's.

"Blood," said the man as he removed the hood to reveal his half metal face. "Brother Blood."

Raven touched down at the edge of the forest and opened her senses again to look for Danny. He was near, but he was even weaker than he was before, and growing weaker still. What worried her was that she sensed someone else with him, someone darker and resistant to her empathy. She began looking around for the hybrid as the rest of the Titans arrived.

"Have you found him yet Raven?" asked Robin as he approached the empath. Raven looked and pointed over to a few trees.

"He's over there, and he's not alone."

"Lead the way," said the boy wonder. Raven didn't need to be told twice as she hovered off the ground and moved in Danny's direction. They moved only a few feet before stopping in front of a tree with worried looks on their faces. Glowing green ectoplasm was oozing down the bark of one of the trees, and a glowing green footprint could be seen traveling up the hill.

"It's been 3 hours since the Guys in White attacked him. If the wound hasn't closed, then we don't have much time before he bleeds out," said Robin as he took the lead and began following the glowing green trail up to the cave, where an eerie green light began to shine from.

"What do you want with me?" asked Danny, his eyes narrowing as he focused on the person in front of him.

"I'd like to offer you a place in my school is all," said Blood as he began to pace around the teen.

"You've impressed me, Mr. Fenton. Very few can defeat the Teen Titans as easily as you have. Fewer have been able to avoid the government AND every superhero in the world for as long as you have. That is the sort of talent and skill I look for in my students." Danny looked at the man for a moment. The way he had spoken just screamed to manipulative madman to him. Well…that and his physical appearance looked A LOT like Vlad's.

"Sorry pal, but I'm not interested in your school," said the ghost teen, his body shifting into a combat stance instinctively, his other hand glowing like the right one. Blood didn't seem to take the answer well as his lips curled up into a snarl. His human eye began to glow a creepy blood red and his other eye began to shine brighter.

"I do not tolerate insolence, Mr. Fenton," said the villain as Danny's eyes were swallowed up by the same red glow as Brother Blood's. The glow around the young halfa's hands died as he clutched his head.

"Get…Out of…ME!" screamed the teen as the red glow disappeared to be replaced by his original glowing green irises. The psychotic psychic staggered slightly from the forceful ejection. Before he could respond, a blue and white blast struck the ground right in between the two. Blood turned to see the Titans, each of them their signature combat stance.

"Time to send you back to detention Blood," said Robin as he pulled out a few bird-a-rangs. The sadistic headmaster growled at them before turning his attention back on Danny.

"You will join me Danny Phantom. I promise you." With that, Blood began glowing a bright red before disappearing in a flash of light. The Titans and Danny remained in their combat stances for a moment before a white ring appeared around the ghost teen's waist. As the ring split and traveled along his body, Danny fell to the ground, feeling his consciousness slip away as he came closer to the ground. Robin was the first to reach him, catching him before he hit the ground. The Titan leader pressed two fingers to the hybrid's neck and let out a sigh of relief when he felt a pulse.

"Raven, take Danny to the Tower. We don't want the GIW to know we have him. We'll meet you there." Raven nodded as she took Danny's arm and put it around her shoulder. The two were then swallowed up by the empath's dark magic before leaving the cave in a giant black raven.

My next update won't be for a while, but I will update again.

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