Robin and Danny meet in the sewer. I'm not really sure if sewers have a current, but this sewer does.

Disclaimer: I don't own Danny Phantom or Teen Titans


Falling into a sewer was not the first thing that came to his mind when he thought of his death. Perhaps dying at the hands of an enemy, but falling? You've got to be kidding. A loud splash and a sharp pain on his back signified he hit the murky sewer water; and with all the rubble and concrete that fell down with him, he was sure to drown if he didn't take action. After all, he had to uphold the name "Boy Wonder."

Swimming diagonally against the current, Robin tried to make his way to the edge. He was about to grab it when a searing pain erupted in his side. He clutched his ribcage by instinct and continued with the current, bruising himself along the way. It was only until he ran into something hard with his head did he lose consciousness.


After that, blurring images popped up as he tried to regain consciousness, but only to lose it soon after. He thought he heard a voice here and there, but he wasn't sure.

When he finally was completely awake, he was very much in pain. His head was throbbing, his body hurt, and his throat was raw, as if he'd been coughing for the past hour. Robin then noticed he wasn't alone.

Quickly, he sat up, but then immediately regretted it. He was extremely sore, and the head rush from sitting up to quickly made his headache even worse.

"Oh, you're awake," a voice said. When Robin studied the speaker, he was surprised to see that it was a teenager probably only a little older than Beast Boy. He had black hair, similar to his own, falling shaggily in his pale blue eyes. Almost too pale; they reminded him of ice.

"I wouldn't move around too much if I were you," the mystery teen said. "You took quite a beating, and it doesn't help that you nearly drowned."

"How…how did I get out?" Robin asked rather unintelligently with a raspy voice.

"I got you out. I was already in the sewer when you fell; I saw you trying to swim, and…then getting bashed around quite a bit." He sighed and scratched the back of his neck. "I'm sorry I couldn't help you earlier, I was still kind of in shock from when the road collapsed."

"I see…" Robin said, a bit suspicious of the boy. What was he doing down in the sewers alone? And how did he even get him out of that current?

"What's your name?" Robin asked, determined to solve the new mystery.

"It's Danny…and I'm guessing you're Robin?"

"Yeah…why were you in the sewers, Danny?"

Danny looked surprised for a moment, then recovered. He then responded, "I was looking for something. It fell down here earlier; near the spot where you fell actually…I'm probably going to have a harder time finding it now, though…"

"What were you looking for?" Robin asked, getting more curious and was still suspicious.

Danny glared for a short moment, and then sighed. "Look, it's personal, alright? Let's just focus on getting out of here. You've been out of it for a few hours; can you stand?" He stood up, extending a had to Robin.

Robin nodded, disappointed that Danny shut him out. He took his hand and stood up, his body screaming in protest. He ignored the pain though, and looked around.

"We aren't where I fell," he said, forming plans to get back to his team. Wait his team! Someone had set a trap for them, that was for sure…were they okay—

"Yeah, the water carried you for quite a bit. We're not that far, though. I think there's an exit close by."

As Robin followed Danny, he continued to observe him. He was skinny, but had some subtle muscle tone. His clothes were dirty, and ripped at some places. Could've been from the road collapsing, but it could've been something else.

Whatever, you need to concentrate on finding the team. You can do research on Danny once you're back in the tower.

The exit was farther than his pained body's liking. He grimaced, trying to ignore the remaining throbbing in his head. The exit was a small gated hole, probably connecting to a street above. His hand went to his waist for a grappling hook, only to grab at nothing. His belt was gone.

"Dammit!"

"What's wrong?" Danny asked, startled at Robin's outburst.

"My belt's missing. It's too sturdy to break and fall off, so someone," he said, scrutinizing Danny, "must have stolen it."

"I didn't steal it, if that's what you're implying," Danny said, accompanied with a glare. "Besides, we don't need it to get out."

After saying that, he did something unexpected. He put two fingers to his lips, and whistled. Not the usual ear-splitting whistle Robin had heard from others, but a five not melody that seemed oddly familiar.

"Hunger Games."

"What?" Robin asked, confused.

"That's the tune I whistled, it was from Hunger Games. Hold on, I think I hear him coming."

Robin was about to ask who, but light, fast-paced steps made their way to his ears, followed by a bark. A white dog came to the grate, looking down on them while wagging its tiny tail.

"A dog?" Robin asked a 'you've got to be kidding me' look in his hidden eyes. "How is a dog supposed to get us out?"

"Well, Mr. Pessimistic, I'll show you." Danny then looked back up at the dog, saying "Cujo, iri ricevi helpon!"

'Cujo', then barked and scampered away. Robin studied Danny, wondering about the language he just spoke. It almost sounded like some form of Latin, but he didn't know.

"What did you tell him? And what language was that?"

"I told him to go get help. And that was Esperanto," Danny said, slightly smirking.

"Esperanto…?" Why on Earth would this kid know Esperanto? He then realized that he grew up speaking Romani, which isn't exactly common. "Will it actually get help?"

"Yes, he will." Oh great, another Beast Boy.

"S-sorry, is he really that well trained?" Robin asked, holding in a snicker.

"Yeah, that was a pretty basic command. He could probably understand it in English, but he's more trained with Esperanto."

"Danny! Why are you in the sewer?!"

The two looked up to see a very distraught looking woman looking down at them.

Danny grinned. "Hey Martha! I'll explain later, can you get us out of here?"

Martha pursed her lips, but agreed. About ten minutes later, they were out on the street. Robin then felt a small amount of panic rise in him when he noticed how late it had gotten.

"It's nighttime…" Robin said, thinking about how much time had passed since he'd seen his friends.

"Wait…you're Robin, right?" Martha asked. He nodded. "You'd better get goin'; your Tower just got turned into a giant H!" He stared at her blankly, not getting what she was saying.

"I think what she means is your friends are in trouble," Danny said.

He clenched his jaw, anger setting in. While he was 'sleeping' in the sewers, his friends were fighting! He needed to get to them.

"Thanks, Danny," Robin said quickly, eager to be on his way. He nodded at Martha. "Martha."

He took off, ignoring the pain that remained. He had to help his friends.


If you're wondering why Cujo isn't green, you'll get to find out next chapter. Possibly.