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To everyone confused, sorry I didn't clarify. It is NOT a three-way crossover, it's just Danny Phantom and Teen titans, I'm just setting up for far, far into the future the possibility of another fanfic. IE Danny Phantom x Young Justice, which would follow after this one, after Danny has gotten over the trauma, either by renouncing his powers or embracing them. Also, while it's not a crossover technically, other characters from Young Justice may, may appear. Thinking about it, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between YJ Kid Flash and TT Kid Flash. With that in mind, I'm merging the two Robins, so their personalities are both in one body, just toned down so they fit better. Because of this, Robin may be the team leader in the future YJ, due to being more mature faster. Same with Kid Flash, I'm merging the two together.
Danny slowly poured the thick brown liquid into his cup. Coffee, life's energy. It at least gave him energy to get through a day after a sleepless night, terrified of any dreams he might have. His eyes fluttered around as he drank from the mug, examining all whom entered the shop. Good, three days since she saw him and Raven still wasn't one of the customers. Perhaps he was just overeating, or she had already forgotten about him. It wasn't hard, in the few days they'd been a team they were already famous. The more open minded welcomed these new heroes, while the more suspicious wished they would leave. In all the flurry, it would be easy to forget about the guy who was with you on the first day, who-
Ding ding ding
Something pulled his eyes to the sound of the door opening, knocking against the bells which signaled a customer. He nearly spat out his drink. It wasn't Raven, thank god, but Beast Boy, still a problem. The little green hero sauntered up to the counter with no goofy mask and no line to impede him. Unfortunately Danny was at the counter. Beast Boy gazed around, his nose twitching incessantly. He eventually looked at Danny, confused. "Ah, excuse me, but I smelt something really familiar while I was outside..." His cheeks turned red. "Roaming. Er, superhero stuff. You wouldn't understand. But my problem is it's gone now, and I was wondering...?" Danny tensed on the inside but tried to remain cool in his appearance. He had gone ghost so he wouldn't be late to work. Beast Boy must've smelt his ghost half, but luckily the aromas of the coffee shop seemed to be masking his weaker human scent. "Was there anyone who came through here? Flying, weird, eerie glow and sometimes-green sometimes-blue eyes?"
Danny shook his head wordlessly. He hoped his voice wouldn't give away his identity, but he didn't want to risk it. His ghost half always had a ghostly echo in it's voice, and it was slightly different, so maybe he was safe. Still, he'd rather not conduct an experiment. Beast didn't look convinced, but he accepted the refusation. As he turned to leave, he thought of a way to make his trip worthwhile. "Oh, right, can I have a..." He gazed at the menu, his brow furrowing. "Do you guys have any pizza? Preferably vegetables only, I'm an ultra-recyclo-vegetarian." Danny almost fell over, forgetting his decision not to speak. "It means-"
"You don't eat anything with a face on it, I know." Danny mumbled, surprising the hero. "Um, you realize this is a coffee shop. we don't serve many pizzas. But I know a china buffet that can serve a mean pineapple pizza!" He exclaimed, rolling his eyes, and the green changeling pouted.
"Yeesh, you're like a more expressive Raven." He frowned. "Well, than can I have something with tofu?" Danny nodded this time, and rushed to the back to fetch his snack. He came back out shortly, holding a tofu burger. "Ah man, thanks!" He put down his money, and eagerly grabbed the plate, ready to go. As he took his first step though, he paused, turning back towards Danny.
What now? "Hey, how did you know what it meant?" He frowned, studying Danny. "Are you one?" Danny shook his head, sadly.
"Ha, no, but I used to have a best friend, Sam, who was one. She was seriously anti-meat, even going as far as to change the school menu to grass-on-a-bun and beginning organized protest in one night. Of course, Tucker was her opponent in that regard, a meat connoisseur." Danny chuckled, reminiscing. "That caused a whole lot more trouble than we expected, that's for sure." He rolled his eyes, and Beast Boy laughed, staying at the counter. It was unorthodox, but Danny felt like he had someone to talk to-
"Where is she now? I'd like to meet her!" Danny's mood instantly swung to unhappiness.
"She's long gone." He turned away. "Enjoy your tofu burger." He left a confused Beast Boy to his burger. He walked past Mirty, whom was on the phone and pointed at his watch, indicating it was his break time. The manager nodded, not breaking in his phone conversation. Fifteen minutes. He pushed his way out the door, into the back alley. He glanced back at the shop, then down the alley. Screw it, he needed this. He let the white rings wash over him, transforming into the missing Danny Phantom. In the cafe, Beast Boy shot up, transforming into a blood hound. He was outside. Danny shot into the air at high speed, leaving behind the Earth rapidly. Beast Boy burst into the alley, just in time to see the small black and white speck disappear behind the clouds. Beast Boy could give chase, he had some fast birds, but he knew that figure was faster than any bird, even ones that could fly faster than 100 miles per hour.
Danny hated how much he loved flying. He hated how he was breaking his commitment, over and over again to not use his powers. Bt flying was to much of a temptation. It was so freeing, the air passing all around him, lifting him up, helping him fly. He loved the feeling of passing through the clouds, the water sprinkling into his face. He dove, rushing through the air, twisting and turning as he performed spins and tricks. "Woohooo!" He flew up, breaking through the clouds and entering that amazing place where it was only clear skies and sun. He flew upside down, his back nearly scrapping the soft looking clouds, staying like that for several minutes, losing himself in the beauty. thinking back, he wondered how life would have been without his powers. Would it really have been better?
He stared into the empty sky, realizing with regret that he'd never shown Tucker, Sam, or Jazz this, and he snapped out of his trance. He'd never shown anyone this. Wow. He slowed even further, to a stop. No wonder Tucker had been jealous, he'd talked about the amazing things he'd done, but never thought about his friends.
He glanced down at the slowly passing clouds, a frown forming on his face. He could tell his break was almost over, and as he broke back through the clouds he examined the city from above. He wasn't too far away, and to avoid more trouble with Beast Boy he decided to change back in an alleyway. Jogging back to the shop, he hoped he'd get back in time. As he ducked into into another alley, taking a shortcut to get to the shop. Once eh pooped back out, into the street, he passed a grumbling Beast Boy whom was far to absorbed in his own thoughts to give Danny any notice, which was fine with him. As Danny turned the corner, he glanced back in time to see the alien girl - he still didn't know her name - speaking to the small green hero. As the wall passed in front of his vision, he noted how frantic she looked, pointing out of the alley. They really had to get some sort of communicators, so the girl could stop being the messenger.
Danny shrugged, jogging through more alleys back to his coffee shop, Club Coffee. He didn't want to be late. He was still wearing the uniform, so he didn't need to worry about that. As he pushed his way into the door, he glanced at the clock. Damn, five minutes late. He looked around, quickly thinking up an excuse he'd never have to use.
When it occurred to him that no one was around, he made his way into the main eating area, he could see everyone, the customers, the staff, all lined up against the windows, watching something outside. He stumbled when the entire building shook with an explosion. He could hear childish laughter and yells. Danny ran up to a co-worker, a girl named something like Kaylee? Not maybe it was Kaitlin... "What's going on?" She didn't turn to him, watching with rapt attention to the outside. Dany pressed against an open space beside her.
"It's that new team of heroes against some kid." Some kid? Indeed, it appeared the team of teenaged heroes were battling against a... kid? He was bald, wearing a green one-piece with gray metal bits attached to his chest. He also wore a strange looking gray backpack. As he jumped back, four long mechanical legs extended from the backpack, holding him in the air.
"What's a pint-sized kid like you doing robbing a bank?!" Cyborg, now without any clothing revealing his mechanical parts, held up his right arm. It separated into several parts, retracting into itself and replacing his hand with a glowing hole. It seemed to charge up, taking in blue particles from the air. "Take this! You'll be the first bad guy I get to try it on!" The energy exploded outward, tearing through the air. The kid smirked, the metal legs pumping and launching himself sideways, dodging the blast and in doing so landing on a rather expensive looking car.
"Ooh, this'll do! And who are you callin pint-size, tin can!" Two legs remained standing, holding the small villain up while the others lifted up the damaged car. "Take this you annoying heroes!" The long mechanical limbs dragged the car from its position, pulling it into the air and launching it at the team. Robin and Cyborg prepared to dodge as the car soared towards them, but they hadn't needed to. The alien girl flew in from above them, drop-kicking the car into the concrete.
"Starfire!" Robin called, happy to see her. Ah, so that was her name. Beast Boy popped into existence nearby, being something to small to easily see.
"I do not think so, small villain!" She paused, examining the villain. "Aren't you a little to much of the young to be evil?" The villain steamed, his face turning red as he shouted his response.
"The name's Gizmo, and I'm 16!" The whole team and everyone in the coffee shop paused in shocked silence. Danny blinked, equally shocked. He was 16?! He looked 5.
Beast Boy sweat-dropped. "Seriously? You look...5..." HE mumbled, voicing everyone's thoughts. Obviously this was sore spot for Gizmo, for he became even redder in anger.
"BRING IT ON YOU STUPID HEROES!"
In a large mansion, far far way, an old man lay in bed, seeming much older than he was. His face was covered in a horrible acne, made slightly better by the surgeries he's had. Even so, it made him weak, oh so weak. When it first appeared again, he was convinced he would die. After losing Maddie, he hoped he would.
Billionaire half-ghost Vlad Masters was closer to death than most halfas, but still he remained among the living. Or, as close to living as halfas could get. He'd also become strangely allergic to diet coke, which was annoying. He groaned, pushing himself out of bed, not calling for his nurse. It was shameful. He fell to the ground, moaning in pain. After a moment, he pushed himself up again, letting the black rings wash over him. It was marginally better after turning ghost, at least for now, but the longer he stayed in his ghost form the worse the pain was when he cam out of it.
It was a horrible way to live. Turning intangible, he lowered himself through the floor, hoping he didn't keel over then. He still had a purpose to live. He eventually passed into his lab, still in pain. He gazed around at the various vats. He knew Danny wasn't dead, but to complete his project he needed to find him. It would redeem Vlad, and maybe whatever entity that was up there would forgive him, and let him die in peace. He placed a human hand onto one of the shielded vats.
"Jack, Maddie, Jasmine, Danny." He placed his forehead against the glass. A whole year it had taken him, but he was so close. "I'm sorry." He wiped away a thin film that covered the glass, something akin to dew on the outside of a can. Inside was Jack Fenton, half formed with his insides still showing. All around him were half formed clones of the Fentons, and all he needed was to get Danny's DNA, a fresh sample. Back when he was obsessed, he attempted to create clones of the poor boy.
He dragged himself over to another vat. He once again wiped away the film, revealing the person inside. "I suppose it's time to finally release you. I do hope you'll last long enough to get to Danny." He smiled sadly. "I'm sorry, dearest creation, but you are needed." He pressed the button on the side of the machine."
The small girl inside slowly opened her eyes, yawning as the glass slid open. She blinked sleepily, gazing at Vlad. "Daddy?"
Vlad smiled. "Yes Dani. Daddy."
If you're wondering why Vlad is making a clone of Jack, he's guilty. He's unbelievably guilty. It took the Fenton's death to show him how insane he was acting, not to mention his sickness which really taught him mortality was a sacred thing. Right now, he knows there isn't a cure, so he's hoping if he gets rid of this guilt by doing something ethically ambiguous he can die in peace.
