Broken Hearts

Chapter Three

Laboratory Phantom

"Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages."

~Thomas Edison~

Pizza Place Jump City 2000 Hours

"Titans, prepare for battle," Robin ordered as the agents filed into the restaurant. Phantom was backed against a wall terrified at the fact that they had figured out where to find him. "They are not getting him."

"Why do they want him?" Cyborg questioned glaring at them and mad that they interrupted their dinner. Robin narrowed his eyes as the leader headed towards them.

"I don't know, but we are going to find out," Robin mumbled as the leader growled at them.

"Give us Phantom," he demanded glaring at the heroes.

"He's on our team," Robin stated. "Why do you want him?"

"He's a ghost, why else?" the leader sneered. "We don't need more than that, but if you must have more, then you can do the research on the damage and crimes he's committed in Amity Park."

"I've already looked into them," Robin growled. "I want his side first before I do anything."

"Ghosts will only lie to you," another agent stated walking up. "Why even bother?"

"He hasn't lied to me yet," Robin countered. "I have my own ways of finding out the truth, go back to Amity and leave him alone."

"You believe the ghost is innocent?" the agent sputtered. "Are you crazy?"

"No, but if you think that arresting him without giving him the chance to explain himself is how this works, then you are," Robin responded glaring at the agents. Cyborg began to wonder if Robin really did make Phantom a member. He could've jumped the gun just so he could get the ghost to open up. He kind of hoped it was that way. Then those agents would have to back off enough until they had the proper papers, and even then, Robin wouldn't give up until everything was gone though which would either give Phantom enough time to vanish, or actually prevent them from hunting the ghost any farther.

Raven and Starfire made sure to keep themselves between the agents and Phantom. Starfire didn't want anyone to hurt her new friend, and Raven didn't want them to lose someone who asked for their help in trying to get away from the people that were there.

Beastboy crawled back behind everyone and stayed next to Phantom hoping to keep the ghost from flipping out. His safest bet was to stay behind the Titans. He put a reassuring hand on Phantom's shoulder bringing the ghost out of his cloak. He had wrapped himself so tightly in it; you could barely tell someone was even in there anymore.

"Hey, Phantom, it's okay," Beastboy whispered hoping to keep Phantom from having a panic attack. "No one is going to take you away."

"How…why…can't they…leave me alone?" Phantom asked as anger came though at the end. Beastboy put a hand on his chest to prevent the ghost from getting up.

"Let Robin handle it. He'll get them to back off," Beastboy warned knowing that his leader will do anything he can to keep Phantom there. Phantom nodded and pulled his cloak back up to cover his face as he lost his nerve. Beastboy put his hand on the hybrid's shoulder comfortingly and watched the confrontation in front of him.

"He's a ghost, and under the Anti-Ecto Acts…" the agent began only for Starfire to light her hands up in warning when another agent came closer.

"And he's protected under the Meta-Human Acts," Robin countered glaring at them. The only way he could play this without getting Phantom taken away was to say that Phantom was an official member of the Titans, and that was going to put him on thin ice with his team.

"He's a ghost, it doesn't count," the leader stated glaring at the boy wonder.

"It does if he's a Titan," Robin growled. Everyone looked at him surprised. Cy was slightly angered that his leader hadn't consulted him about adding another member. They didn't need another team member at the time. It was too soon after Terra.

Robin was hoping that he could use those laws. He needed more information on what Phantom really was. If he was a hybrid, he was protected by the Meta-Human Acts and those agents couldn't touch him, legally. Robin could tell by the look in their eyes that they planned on getting Phantom one way or another.

"He's not. You just met him, I know that much," the leader smirked. Robin turned and walked between his teammates to Phantom.

"Phantom, where's the communicator I gave you?" Robin asked, gently kneeling in front of the hybrid. The teen slowly looked up at him with terrified eyes while he reached for his belt where he had put the small device. He slowly gave it to Robin with shaky hands before burying himself back in his cloak quickly. "Thank you, see he's a member of our team, and you can't touch him without causing us to attack. I believe that would look bad on you if you attacked the Teen Titans."

"We'll be back," the leader growled turning around and leaving. He knew that messing with them would only anger every other citizen here, and he planned on using them to his advantage. They dropped the shield while Robin got glares from the rest of his team.

"What were you thinking?" Cyborg yelled.

"Well, I was hoping that he would tell us more about where he came from if I showed him a sign of my trust," Robin shrugged turning back to the hybrid who was being helped up by Beastboy.

"You could've told us," Raven stated glaring at her leader. "At least your plan."

"It was a last minute decision, besides, it probably saved us from a battle," Robin responded glaring back at her while holding out the communicator. Phantom shook his head.

"I won't take it unless everyone agrees," he stated as Beastboy helped him stand. Beastboy smiled at the nobleness the young teen showed. He was different from Terra in many ways, and BB believed that he was someone who deserved their trust.

"Take it to at least protect you until we get them out of the city," Robin stated. "Right now, it's the only thing keeping them from trying to capture you. They probably won't give up, but they are going to try to get to you legally first. It'll buy us time for a plan."

"You got my vote," Beastboy stated grabbing it from Robin and handing it to Phantom. Phantom carefully took it afraid of either Raven or Cyborg yelling again. Starfire seemed to be on Beastboy's side.

"You still have to tell us about the hybrid thing and the destroyed world," Robin stated as they headed out. People were on the streets looking at them in fear. Robin sighed figuring that the Guys in White told them that there was a dangerous criminal and that the Titans were protecting him. He would have to straighten that out soon.

Titan's Tower 2100 Hours

"Alright," Robin began as they all sat around in the living room. Starfire was sitting on the couch next to Robin who was next to Phantom while Cyborg sat on the other side. Beastboy was sitting on the floor while Raven was floating a couple feet off the ground next to him. "Start with the hybrid thing."

"To start that, I guess you'll have to know about who my parents were," Phantom began wrapping his arms around himself and letting the rings appear. They traveled up and down his thin frame and changed him into a black haired, blue eyed teenager. "They were Jack and Maddie Fenton."

"The world's leading ghost experts?" Raven stated not believing it. She had read everything she could find on ghosts, and most of the stuff was written by them. "How is it that you are still alive?"

"They're not the best ghost hunters," Danny smiled shyly. "That, and having them as parents made them think that all their inventions didn't work as well as they did. Sometimes they worked a little too well."

"Okay, so we got your parents were ghost hunters," Robin stated shaking his head disbelievingly. He couldn't believe that the hybrid was able to keep himself hidden for so long. He felt bad since Danny's parents never seemed to see the signs of the hero living under their own roof.

"They built a portal to the Ghost Zone. It didn't work at first so I decided to go ahead and see if I could get it to work. Well, I did and ended up becoming half ghost in the process," Danny explained as he looked up. Everyone was surprised by his bright blue eyes. They were so kind and soft, ones you would see in a person who was willing to stop and help anyone even if it was inconvenient for them.

"The entire Fenton family is thought to be dead," Cyborg stated narrowing his eyes at the teen. Danny unzipped his jacket and let it fall to the floor. Everyone gasped at the sight. Burns wrapped angrily around the boy's body. Red flared up from the bones and glowed dangerously under the light. There were smaller scars from the year of battling ghosts and protecting the town. Those were only what was on his arms and from what they could see from the muscle shirt he wore, there were more under on his chest and back. The burns wrapped around his thin frame and disappeared behind the fabric, but then another wound would appear on the other side and go back down his side. There were places where it was black and purple from a nasty bruise. There were small signs and no doubt that the teen had broken bones afterward, but now they seemed healed, only the pain from the burns remained. His muscles were tight and well developed, but you could tell that his own body was eating at them in order to survive; they weren't quite what you would expect. The muscles themselves were more than likely very weak due to the hybrid's lack of nutrients and weight.

"You need a body to technically confirm it, but the school was so destroyed that there was no way they could know who was who. They only put gravestones near the school of all who were thought to be dead. Pretty much did a roll call, and whoever wasn't there was considered dead," Danny explained turning his arms around revealing all the wounds that were decorating them. "I guess you could say that Danny Fenton is dead, because I'm not going back. I can't. It hurts too much."

"Well, you can always stay here," Beastboy stated excitingly hoping for someone to play with. The rest of the team glared at him. He shrunk back. Danny sighed and gently picked his jacket back up and carefully tried to put it back on. Raven reached up and grabbed it from him startling the young hybrid.

"You are welcome here for the time being, but if you do anything to hurt my friends, it won't be so welcoming," Raven warned dangerously. Beastboy felt like he wanted to run while everyone else was surprised that she would threaten him like that. Danny only smiled.

"Honestly, I wouldn't put it past you, just, don't jump to conclusions on it?" he asked looking at her. He honestly didn't plan on doing any of that, so why should he care. He knew he needed someone's help, and these heroes were the only ones so far willing to actually go out of their way to give it. He wouldn't betray them. "I won't even fight back."

"Seriously," Cyborg sputtered not believing it. This young teen just said that if he did anything to betray them that he wouldn't fight them back. Raven backed away with a small smile knowing that Danny only spoke the truth.

Robin couldn't believe that Danny would do something like that. It showed the signs of a true hero. He knew that look, but Robin didn't know if he could do something so…noble. It either proved that they had Danny's trust, or proved that Danny was the most loyal person they would ever meet. Robin hoped that Danny would help heal the wounds that were left in their team by Terra. They still had no idea where she or Slade was hiding, but he hoped that they could get Danny up to fighting standards. They wouldn't have to worry about them using Danny as bait or hurting him bad enough that he would die. His condition now wasn't going to help him in any way. He needed to get his weight back up, and he needed to begin his training once more. Robin wondered if Cyborg could help him create a digital copy of a list of his powers. He could start new again, and he won't have to go back.

"Well, I guess we'll have to discuss this then," Cyborg stated looking at Danny who held his arm. Raven gently put her hand on it hoping to be able to sense the damage. She knew she couldn't do anything to his ghost form, but she could sense everything about the hybrid while he was in this form. "BB, take Danny back to the infirmary…never mind, I'll do it."

"Why can't I?" BB whined looking at his friend. Danny let out a small laugh at his look. Raven looked at Cy questioningly.

"What? I don't want him touching the IV. It's set for him already," Cyborg stated making a 'follow me' gesture to Danny. Danny quickly followed while the rings suddenly appeared and turned him back into a ghost, disappearing from Raven's radar. "You didn't have to change."

"I can't control it anymore. It's trying to keep me from completely killing myself. Usually it's the other way, but I've let myself go so bad, that my ghost side is trying to keep my human side alive," Phantom explained as he caught up. "Once I get back up to health, it should go back to normal, and I'll have my control back."

"That's what kept you alive on the streets then," Cyborg stated as they got to the infirmary. Phantom nodded as he headed to the bed. Cyborg grabbed a new drip bag for the young ghost and gently placed it on the rack. Phantom held out his hand for Cy to put the needle in. "At least you're starting to trust again."

"Yeah, it's hard, but I think I can get through it. I knew I couldn't do it alone though," Phantom stated as the needle was placed in his hand. He flinched slightly still not liking needles. "Still hate needles."

"It wouldn't be so bad if you hadn't been so bad off," Cyborg stated looking at the teenager seriously. "You never should have let yourself go like this. Even if you had to steal, I don't think anyone would've cared if they seen you the way you are now."

"After being accused of so much because of your enemies, it's hard to do something like that. It would have been too easy to get caught too," Phantom explained as Cyborg took out a bowl of fruits.

"Well, if you get bored, or can't sleep, eat something," Cy smiled putting the bowl next to the young hybrid. "Here's the remote, and the TV will come out of the ceiling when you turn it on."

"Cool," Phantom smiled as he tried it. A 36' inch TV came out of the ceiling right across the room from him. Cy smiled at him glad that they at least were able to help. He didn't act anything like Terra did. Terra was afraid to ask for help which is what led her to where she was now. Phantom at least knew where to ask, and Cy was glad that Robin pushed him into helping the teen. Although Phantom was afraid of everything else, Phantom would still be a great ally and probably a loyal teammate if given the chance. He didn't have to worry since Phantom's loyally seemed more in part to his personality than anything else. Cy just hoped that it wasn't a game the ghost was playing.

"Robin, you should've talked to us about that first," Raven growled glaring at her leader. Robin sighed.

"It kept him away from those agents at least. I'm sorry. I just wanted to see if I could get more out of him," Robin defended himself. He really wanted someone to fill in the hole Terra left. He was sure that Phantom could do just that too. He shown his loyalty already; he said he wouldn't even fight if he did betray them. Robin backtracked on that for a moment. What if he didn't betray but it looked like he did, would he still not fight back, or would he in fear of them revealing who he really was?

"Robin, are you still with us?" Beastboy asked annoyed. He had already put in his vote for Phantom to be a member of their team. He knew Phantom would do anything to keep them all safe; he just had that feeling. Phantom was a protector; there was nothing in the world that would cause him to betray them. Unless maybe they were threatened but he would find a way out of it, that was just who he was. Beastboy was sure.

"He said he wouldn't fight back if he did betray us," Robin pointed out. "I don't think he plans on it. If it does happen, we wouldn't have to fight him."

"Friend Phantom was very serious about it," Starfire put in. "He is a true friend if he was willing to say something like that."

"But would he actually do it?" Raven asked still doubtful. She knew he was speaking the truth. He wouldn't fight them; he was too honest. He spoke the truth; she could sense no lying or evil under him. After Terra, Raven was terrified to let anyone else into their home. However, the hole that Terra had left was being filled by a damaged, hunted, hurt human/ghost hybrid. He had control of most of his powers and wasn't afraid to ask for help. There was just something that she was missing. He was too pure, too innocent to be what he said.

"Yes," Beastboy pressed as the doors opened and Cyborg came back in.

"Well, we have a decision to make," Robin stated looking at Raven slightly worried that she was going to stick to her guns and still not let Phantom into the team. "Should we let Phantom be the new member of the Teen Titans, or should we let him go?"

"He's loyal," Cyborg stated looking at them. "He's proven that, but honestly, I think we should give him more time. See who he really is. He can keep the communicator so that those agents can't mess with him, but I think we should give him the chance. I wouldn't mind, but I want to see more of who he really is." Robin looked at Raven hoping she would be with Cyborg. He wanted to give Phantom the chance too, but he didn't want those agents figuring out that Phantom really wasn't part of the Titans. Then they really could take the young hybrid. Robin didn't really want to say that he was a hybrid either. It would cause those agents to go rogue. Phantom didn't need to be chased by insane people at the moment.

"We can give him the chance," Robin stated looking at Raven. "We don't have to decide tonight, but I just wanted to know if you were willing to at least give him the chance."

"Fine, but I swear, he better not betray us," she growled as a black shadow enveloped her, and she disappeared.

"So, he's staying for a while?" Beastboy asked looking at Robin and Cyborg. They nodded, and the changeling took off to the infirmary to tell Phantom the news.

"I hope he's not getting too comfortable with him, and he does end up not being a Titan," Cy mentioned worriedly. Robin looked at his friend.

"Honestly, I think Phantom's a little too loyal to begin with. He's lost everything, and he's looking to start again. He'll do anything we ask of him because he just wants someone to be there for him. To accept him as a person," Robin began looking back at the door where Beastboy disappeared. "If he does that, we have to be careful not to hurt him ourselves. He's trying his best to give us everything we ask of him, and I don't want to ask for too much. I don't want us to be the ones to hurt him."

"What happened with you guys? After the Johnny Rancid deal you seem more like you want him on the team," Cyborg pointed out giving Robin a curious look.

"I would hate to fight him. Not because we are helping him, but just seeing him fight without many of his powers, or at his top, made me worry about what would happen if he did end up like Terra. He could be unstoppable and extremely dangerous," Robin explained looking at his hands. "He was weak; I could tell, but I don't think we could've fought him alone and won. As a team maybe, but he was powerful."

"You're worried because Terra was powerful," Cyborg stated seeing what was worrying. "You're afraid we have to fight both at some point."

"I think we could handle Terra, but Phantom is on another level," Robin gave Cyborg a hard look. "I want him a Titan whether he be on this team or if we have him somewhere else. I don't want our enemies getting to him first. He's a valuable ally to have."

"Phantom?" Beastboy called walking into the infirmary. He stopped noticing it was destroyed. Blood and ectoplasm decorating the walls, the bed where Phantom had been was smashed, and the windows were shattered. Several areas where burned and the wall that was decorated in blood had many broken tiles. Curtains were tore, and medicine scattered and destroyed. Beastboy hit the emergency alarm, and the lights flared red and the siren rung loud and clear though the Tower; however, hiding the fact that Phantom's blood designed patterns on the walls. Beastboy cautiously walked through the rubble hoping to find his friend. His team got there soon, but they were surprised at the mess. It wasn't very long, but the person they were trying to help was gone, and they had no idea where to begin a search for the ghost. Raven growled.

"Yeah, he wouldn't betray us because he said he wouldn't fight us. He fled," she growled turning around and leaving. Robin carefully walked through while Cyborg turned the alarm off.

"Why would he leave in such a…" Robin began only to turn and see the blood and ectoplasm that had been hidden by the red lights. Cyborg shuttered at the amount while Starfire held a gasp. Beastboy looked at them.

"That's why I first hit the button. Where'd Raven go?" he asked shakily. The mess terrified him. He had been so busy trying to find Phantom that he hadn't noticed she left. Robin glared at the door.

"She thinks that he left because of him being a traitor. She comparing to him Terra," Robin growled trying to prevent himself from passing out. He usually wasn't queasy when it came to blood, but there was so much, and he knew enough about Phantom's condition that he was either dead or so close that they had very little time. "We're on a time limit; we have to find him." The remaining team members nodded and began their search for clues while Robin went to get Raven.

He knocked on her door. She slightly opened it and growled.

"What?" she snapped. Robin narrowed his eyes.

"You should see this for yourself. We're now on a time limit in search for Phantom," he stated seriously and walked away. Raven followed with a small smirk figuring that they found something Phantom took. When she entered the infirmary again, she stopped. The wall and floor were covered in red and green. She started shaking feeling terrible for thinking such a thing about a young teen who was probably dying at the moment. "He's bleeding if his healing hadn't kicked in."

"I think we were able to get him to health enough that he could survive a few more hours, but with this much blood loss," Cy began when he picked up the bowl that had once held the fruits he had given Phantom to help with his diet. They now laid scattered though the room. "I don't think we could lose him. He's managed to worm his way into our team whether or not we wanted him too." Robin growled seeing a white fabric stuck to the counter.

"He didn't go down without a fight," Robin observed. "Those agents couldn't wait, or found out that we were buying time in order to get Phantom ready for them. They took him down at his weakest."

"How do we find…?" Starfire began only for their communicators to beep and start blinking. Robin opened it to find a small map with a blinking dot.

"He figured out how to use them," Robin stated looking at his team. "He still has the communicator. Still think it was a bad idea now?"

"No," Raven deadpanned annoyed at her leader for bringing it up, but he had a point. She also knew he was just trying to get the tension out of the air so they could focus. Beastboy looked at them.

"He's not moving, we should go now before they move him somewhere and figure out that he has it," he stated turning into a hawk and flying out the window. Raven floated with Robin and Cyborg on a black plate while Starfire flew next to them. They all headed for where they had Phantom's reading hoping that they would get there in time.

North Side Warehouse: Outskirts of Jump City 0300 Hours

"We can't let those Titans know where we are," O stated glaring at the hybrid they had trapped in a cage. He wouldn't go without a fight, and it took everything they had with them in order to get the ghost knocked down enough so they could take off. They had little time, and the trickiest part was getting into the Tower's system and turn off the alarm. Luckily the system had already been messed with. Then it was hit the ghost at the right time. They knew he wasn't prepared for a fight, and that this was going to be the only way to get him.

"We have him now, and tomorrow we'll be heading for Area 51 for the experiments," K grinned. He had always wanted to go there, to do something so secret that very few will know about it. They heard the ghost groan and shift before he screamed. They turned the sound poof walls on so they didn't have to hear his screams. They knew he was in pain, but they could care less. They finally had the ghost boy: Danny Phantom.

Phantom felt like he was on fire. Everything was burning like it was in the school, only on a much higher scale. He let his cloak fall over his body to make sure that the agents couldn't see what he was doing. He was glad that they were stupid. They never searched him. He slowly grabbed the Titan's communicator: the only thing that was going to save him at this moment. He felt around it hoping not to alert the agents of what he was doing. He was still in pain, but he knew he had very little time for the Titans to come and save him. He had screamed and hoped that they would leave afterward, but they just pressed a button and something went over the cage he was in. He couldn't hear them anymore, and hoped that they couldn't hear him. The small device beeped and then steadily starting blinking red. He hoped it was calling for help, because the gash on his side was going to prevent him from being able to do anything at the moment until it was healed, and from what he could gather from their conversation before the pain become too much, he had until tomorrow to get out of there.

"Please help me," Phantom whispered closing his eyes. He just wanted them to help him this entire time, and he knew it wouldn't be long until they needed his help. From what he gathered, they had a friend that betrayed them. He just wanted to be left alone, but if they let him really be part of the team and their friend, he wasn't going to turn an offer like that down, but he wanted them all to accept him. He didn't want to be the one to tear them apart. He also wanted to be somewhere where he could be himself, and starting over here would be wonderful. He just didn't think that he could hide from these agents forever. And he was right.

Raven let Cyborg and Robin land on the roof while they scoped out the building. They were glad for the cover of night because of the guards right outside the building.

"Okay, Raven, Starfire, we need a distraction," Robin ordered. "Cyborg, do you still have random training robots set up though the city?"

He nodded and activated the closest one. It was right behind the building. He started causing it to start destroying a nearby house that was going to be destroyed anyway. Robin nodded and motioned for BB to follow him. They entered the air vents as the agents ran behind to see what the ruckus was all about. Beastboy turned into a rat and led trying to find something on Phantom. Robin watched his communicator as the signal got stronger. He made sure that his tracks were covered and followed the green rat. Suddenly the red dot disappeared, and a scream rang though the building causing both Beastboy and Robin to stop and shake. They could tell it was Phantom, and that the agents found the device.

"We have to hurry," Robin urged moving faster and letting BB take off to the lead. He knew that once they found the ghost; they had to get him back to the Tower as soon as possible without the agents knowing.

"How long before the Titans get here?" K asked concerned for their plan.

"It looks like they already have previous affairs to attend to outside. Only two of them are there, and there was a call on the other side of city where the other three are at. Apparently robots starting attacking a bit ago, and they have been working for a while. They probably don't even know Phantom's missing yet," O shrugged holding up the pieces of the communicator. I doubt they got the message before we destroyed it. Phantom was shaking hiding in the corner and trying to stay away from them. O had come in when he remembered that Phantom had the communicator. He kicked the ghost across the room and crushed the small device.

"They might even think that he betrayed them. After the earth girl, they aren't too into outsiders," K grinned. He walked out with O leaving the hybrid shaking. He hoped that the Titans had gotten the message before it was destroyed. He was terrified, and he just wanted to be with his family. He curled back into a ball with tears in his eyes. He knew he couldn't stay in one place for too long, and he overstayed at Titan's Tower. There was the small patter of feet across the floor, and Phantom closed off anything that could be seen. He didn't want some animal coming into his comfort zone at the moment. He felt it come up and sniff him. Suddenly he felt it shift, and a small hand rested on his shoulder.

"Phantom, are you okay?" a voice asked. Phantom slowly unwrapped his cloak to look at the green changeling. Beastboy looked around before looking back at Phantom. "Hey, I don't want to get caught but Robin knows where I am. He's going to try to make a distraction so I can get you out of here. I've gonna hide though." He turned into a spider, and Phantom let him crawl under part of his cloak. Phantom wrapped himself back up careful not to squish his friend.

"Get him to his feet," K ordered suddenly as two lackeys walked up next to Phantom. The hybrid tensed as they roughly grabbed his arms and forced him up. Beastboy clung to Phantom's cloak and crawled to the inside in hopes of not being able to be seen. He felt Phantom's shaking gait, and the way the men were handling him caused the ghost to trip constantly. Every time he did one would elbow him or slap him telling him to move faster. Beastboy wanted to hurt them, but he didn't want them to know that the Titans knew where they were. It would ruin their plan, so he just stayed with Phantom hoping to provide some comfort for the hybrid until they got him out of there.

Robin was following them silently to the truck that they had designed to keep Phantom in. He quietly made his way to the front seat and took out the driver. He watched to make sure that they were going to put Phantom in that truck. He wasn't taking any chances. He got out his communicator and watched as the small dot that was Beastboy moved closer to the door he was at. He jumped up and silently landed on the roof of the vehicle. There was a limo next to the truck, and he took a double take realizing that was Masters.

"Wonderful, he knows we had Phantom," Robin grumbled. Phantom had told them that the agents had worked for the billionaire. He should have known that keeping Phantom hidden was going to be harder than he thought. He watched as the agent dragged Phantom through the doors of the building and shoved him violently into the truck. Robin felt the entire truck shake as the agents did who knew what to the young hybrid. He headed back down to the cab of the truck.

Phantom felt them exit the building, and he felt Beastboy switch from being on his cloak to his back. It hurt when the spider walked over his burns, but everything hurt so bad that he could ignore enough so the agents didn't know why he was wincing. They shoved him into the truck and then jumped in pulling him to his feet once again and chaining his hands above his head and to the ceiling. They laughed as one turned around and hit Phantom's side. Phantom screamed out and whimpered as the other man pulled out a taser.

"See this, if you listen, we won't have to use this, but…" the man warned leaning closer to the ghost letting the device spark. "You get to see what it's like to be tased." They both laughed before leaving the truck and slamming the doors shut. Beastboy jumped off Phantom and changed back into his human form. He looked at Phantom sadly while Phantom stood there shaking and leaning heavily against his chains. The truck started, and they both felt it as it took off and headed down the road.

Robin quickly switched into the driver's clothes and got in. He heard Phantom scream again and shivered knowing that the ghost was being tortured. He wanted to get him out of there now, and fight, but he also knew that if he did, they may never get Phantom out of there. He got in the cab of the truck and waited for the agents to give him the go. He tightened his hold on the steering wheel hoping to get out of there as soon as possible. He heard them slam the door laughing like someone had just told one of the best jokes in the world that wasn't stupid. Robin growled silently knowing that they were laughing due to Phantom's pain. There was a knock on the window as the agent nodded. Robin started the truck and headed down the road hoping that he could get out of their sight and get Phantom out of the truck and back to the Tower. Robin was certain that the teen needed serious medical care due to the amount of blood that was in the infirmary. He looked up and noticed that Starfire and Raven were above the truck. Cyborg ran around the corner as Robin slowed the truck down once they were out of range of the agents.

"Robin, where is Friend Phantom?" Starfire asked with shaking hands. Robin hopped out of the cab and ran to the back only to find that the back was locked. He growled.

"Raven, get the back opened now," he demanded. Raven would have said something, but the fear and tone of Robin's voice made her do as asked. He was scared for his friend, and he wanted him out of there. Raven destroyed the lock letting it shatter on the ground. Robin and Cyborg pulled the door off and looked inside to where Beastboy was trying to get Phantom out of the cuffs. Phantom was hanging in them barely able to breathe. When the door opened, both boys in there tensed and turned ready for a fight. Beastboy let a sigh of relief come as he realized that Robin had taken the truck. Phantom shook again and leaned heavily against his chains causing them to rattle in the quiet night. Everything seemed to stop until Robin jumped up in the truck and cautiously made his way to the ghost.

"I'm not going to hurt you," Robin whispered as he pulled out his lock picking kit. Phantom had tensed and shied away causing the chains to rattle once more. Robin couldn't believe that the teen was so scared, but then he couldn't believe what those monsters had done. He hadn't had the team clean up the infirmary, but he planned on making sure that everything that happened was documented. This would get those agents arrested for kidnapping and torture and be treated just like any other criminal the Titans had fought. No matter what this ghost had done in his past, he didn't deserve to be treated the way he was.

Beastboy was trying to keep Phantom from leaning too heavily in the chains for fear that once Robin had them unlocked, the ghost would fall. He could still hear the screams that the hybrid had done. Phantom was in pain, and he was scared. Beastboy wanted to destroy them for making his friend be in so much pain. When Beastboy had switched from the cloak to Phantom's back, he was trying to help the ghost feel better. Give him some kind of comfort from the men that were dragging him though the warehouse. But he felt Phantom's muscles tense from where he was walking; he had caused the ghost more discomfort than he helped. He tried to find a spot where Phantom wasn't hurting, but everywhere he went there were either burns from the school, or there were bruises from what the men had done. Beastboy finally give up and stayed when he felt them leave the building and threw Phantom in the back of the truck. He couldn't get those screams out of his head. They were pure fear.

Raven felt her stomach sink to seeing the condition of the boy she thought was betraying them just like Terra had. She had thought he came to gather their data and then leave. Instead, he was captured by pure monsters that didn't deserve to walk on the earth. They had tortured such a young boy that it was beyond what she could comprehend. She wanted them to pay dearly for putting someone though so much torture. She could see in Robin's and Beastboy's face that they had seen some of what had been done to Phantom. She didn't want anyone to take Phantom away from them again. She wasn't going to let some psycho take a person she was now going to consider a friend. He had asked for help, and she knew that he would give them all he had to help them. It was part of who he was.

Starfire watched as the door opened to reveal her new friend. She was so glad to see them, but the tone Robin had used to order Raven scared her. She never knew he could be so demanding, so angered, that he would shout something like that the way he did. He was the leader, but she didn't understand what would cause him to be so rude. That was until she seen Phantom. Beastboy was shaking trying to keep the hybrid calm, or at least comforted, while he worked on the chains. She wanted to help, but she thought that it would only do more harm than good. When she arrived on this planet, she was so happy to see what the people were like. She had seen some pretty crazy things since she was a Titan, but for someone to hurt such a young and innocent child moved something inside her. There were people here that wanted nothing but pain and torture. Phantom was the perfect mark due to his existence. She wanted to tear them apart for hurting him. He just had this air about him that made her feel safe, like he would go to the ends of the earth for her and her team. At first, she could tell he was scared, but once he got over that, she could feel him. It wasn't like Raven felt; it was more like something in her mind telling her that he was safe. He would do anything to protect them.

Cyborg looked inside hoping to see Phantom in there smiling at them once the doors were open, and he realized they were there. That's how he pictured the moment, but the reality hit him hard. Robin had jumped in there to undo the chains that were locked around Phantom's wrists. They were the only thing keeping him standing until Beastboy put his arm around the young teen and helped him stand straighter to get pressure off his wrists. Cy couldn't believe it. Phantom was shaking and panting so bad that he was afraid that the young ghost would just randomly pass out. He didn't know what to do. They didn't bring the T-car in order to get him back to the Tower. Raven would have to make a shield again for them to ride on. Cy tried to hold himself together. Robin was too far into trying to help Phantom to order the team any more.

"Raven, can you create a shield for us to ride on?" Cyborg asked tearing his eyes from the scene of Robin trying to undo the locks. Raven nodded, but instead of doing as asked she walked up to the truck and hopped up next to Robin.

"Azarath Metrion Zinthos," she whispered as black surrounded the chains. Robin moved so he could support Phantom's other side as Raven destroyed the shackles. Phantom fell limply onto Beastboy and Robin.

"Phantom," Robin whispered hoping that the ghost was aware of what was going on. Phantom slightly opened his eyes, blinking them a bit before being able to focus. "You still with us?"

"Yes," he rasped as his body gave even more. Robin and Beastboy didn't have any trouble moving him due to his condition, but the ghost was so unbalanced that he would trip and about bring them with him. Raven walked up to them and let her magic incase them. The next thing they knew, they were in the living room of the Tower.

"Cyborg, is there a bed from the infirmary still good?" Robin asked as he adjusted Phantom. He heard the hybrid breathing hitch as he touched a tender spot.

"I think so. If not I have something," Cyborg stated taking off out of the room. Starfire slowly walked forward.

"Will he be all right?" she questioned hoping not to lose her friend. Robin looked up at her with a sad look.

"I don't know," he whispered as Phantom's body shuttered before Phantom's legs gave completely. Beastboy grunted as more weight was suddenly added. "Beastboy, he's not that heavy."

"I have a bad hold on him, and I don't want to hurt him anymore than he already is," Beastboy explained as Phantom moved slightly trying to gain his footing back. Raven narrowed her eyes before putting her hand to Phantom's chest. Her hand glowed blue, and Phantom's eyes closed as a small smile graced his exhausted face. Robin looked at Raven curiously.

"What did you do?" he questioned as Phantom was able to stand more on his own, but he was still unbalanced.

"I healed him some," she whispered looking at the hybrid. "I didn't think I could since I couldn't read him, but there is still only so much I can do."

"Thank you," Phantom whispered as he opened his eyes to look at her. He gave a small smile as Cyborg came back with the bed.

"Here, you'll have to stay in here since the infirmary was destroyed," Cyborg explained as Robin and Beastboy moved the ghost to the bed. Robin moved so that he was behind the teen and Raven took his feet. They picked him up and set him on the bed. Suddenly Phantom screamed as pain shot up his spine. Everyone stopped and shook from the pure pain and fear that was in that one scream. Robin shakily took the IV drip Cyborg had salvaged. He gently took the small bandage off Phantom's hand on put in a new needle causing Phantom to groan and turn his head away.

"It's okay," Robin whispered as he placed a new bandage on the hand. Phantom was beginning to shake again. "You're safe now."

"They're going to find me again," Phantom whispered looking at the leader. "I can't stay here."

"We aren't letting them win," Robin promised. He was taking them down. He wasn't letting them get away with this. Phantom was a good person if they would just give him the chance. No one ever really gave him the chance to prove himself, which is why the older group in Amity believed he wasn't really trying to help. They didn't know who he really was.

"Robin, I can put him to sleep if you want me to," Cyborg stated looking at the frightened hybrid.

"Phantom, can you please get some sleep?" Robin asked hoping not to have to put him out. Phantom nodded as a shutter racked his thin frame. He closed his eyes and adjusted himself so he was more comfortable. He winced as he moved a tender spot, but eventually he fell into an uneasy sleep. The team watched the sleeping ghost with worry.

"I'm going to work," Robin stated getting up from his spot on the chair in the kitchen. Cyborg went to say something, but shook his head knowing that Robin was going to get all evidence about the break in and kidnapping. Beastboy turned into a cat and slept next to Phantom's side. He was careful not to be on top of him, but he wasn't leaving the ghost alone again. He wasn't letting anyone take him from them again.

"What are we going to do now?" Starfire asked looking at her friends hoping for something. Cyborg sighed.

"We can only wait and hope for the best. Phantom's condition is much worse than what I had originally thought," Cyborg stated as he started putting the heart monitor up. Phantom's temperature was lower than when he was first here, and his heart rate had increased due to the blood lost.

"Will he be able to join our team still?" Star questioned hoping that their friend could still be a Titan. He was fighting, and she knew he had nothing from his old life to fight for; he was now fighting for them.

"Perhaps," Raven stated standing up and heading for Phantom. She gently laid a hand on his chest and he stopped breathing for a moment before it resumed a little faster than it was.

"He's got nothing left. I don't think he quite wants to go, but he doesn't really have anyone," Cyborg stated only for Star to cut in.

"He has us. We must be there for him," she stated sternly looking at the young hybrid. The two team members smiled and nodded in agreement. He may not have been with them as long as Terra had been, but he was showing more loyally than they had to themselves. It was like they knew he was going to fight for them no matter what happened.

Titan's Tower: Five Days Later 0900 Hours

"How are you feeling?" Robin asked looking at a groggy Phantom who was sitting at the table. Beastboy was still asleep on Phantom's bed spread out. Phantom turned to him with a sleepy smile.

"Better than I was yesterday," he answered in a quiet voice. Robin sat next to him to see what damage had been healed from the damage done few days ago. "Although, I think my burns were finally starting to actually heal before…"

"Probably because you were getting what you needed and your body didn't have to work for it," Robin explained as Phantom removed his cloak so Robin could change the bandages that were wrapped around the gash on his side. As Robin undid the bandages, he noticed how fast Phantom was filling out. His muscles were coming back, and he didn't look so skinny. "Although, you are starting to look a lot better."

"I noticed that too," Phantom whispered looking at his hands which no longer held that boney look. They had filled out as well. He was still about fifty pounds underweight, but it wasn't as bad as it had been. "What happened to those agents?"

"They disappeared once I told our police what had happened. Anyone who worked for the Guys in White is under arrest now. They were discharged from the Government due to cut backs. Masters bought them out and began funding them," Robin explained as he tightened the bandage. Phantom groaned as the pressure constricted his breathing for a few moments before the bandage stretched enough for him to move around in. "This is going to be the only place that is safe for you until they start really getting down on them. Masters has also vanished."

"That actually doesn't surprise me," Phantom muttered darkly. He was tired of being some pawn in the fruit loop's game. Robin smiled and headed for the kitchen to turn the stove on.

"Eggs sound good then?" he asked. They had forced Phantom to eat all three meals a day, and Cyborg made sure that there were always some type of fruit or vegetable available for the hybrid when they were gone or in the middle of the night. Robin had noticed that the two apples Cy had left out the night before were gone.

"Yeah, that's fine," Phantom whispered as he put his cloak back on. The cloak always made him feel safe, and he wasn't sure why exactly, but it did. He sat back at the table and laid his head on his arms and closed his eyes. Robin smiled knowing that the ghost was still recovering. The doors opened as Cyborg came in with several computer parts.

"Okay, the systems are in need of some serious work," he growled throwing them on the table. Phantom barely moved causing both Robin and Cyborg to look at him worriedly. "Phantom, you okay?" he asked worriedly. Usually something that created noise would make Phantom jump, and he didn't realize the ghost was there until after he threw the parts on the table.

"It was loud, but I heard you enter," he mumbled moving his head so he could look at the half robot. "I knew you were mad about something, and I figured you would throw something. It didn't touch me so I didn't care."

"At least you are coherent," Cyborg smiled lightly. Phantom gave him a smile back as he closed his eyes again. "But seriously. Those agents only got into the systems because someone else did. I took the infirmary off the system's list and reset it. I hope it worked, but whoever messed with it now knows the layout of the Tower and that Phantom is here."

"That's probably what those agents got," Phantom stated opening one eye. "Whoever originally hacked into it might still have access."

"I know that. But the problem is that they hid their tracks so well. I destroyed and rebuild the security system and junked most of the programs. Everything is reset, so everyone has to log back in. I set everything so we can add Phantom into the system, and we won't have to worry about the Tower thinking he's a threat," Cyborg explained as Phantom sat up.

"That would be nice. My own home would attack me when I went ghost due to the increase in ectoplasm suddenly," he smiled as Robin set the plate of eggs in front of him. Phantom looked at it before sighing, feeling homesick. "I wish that they were still here."

"It'll get easier. You don't want to forget them, but you can't hang on to them forever," Robin explained as he cooked his own. Phantom noticed that he was wearing an apron. He wanted to say something, but Raven entered the living room realizing Beastboy was still asleep and drooling all over the place.

"That's gross," she uttered disgusted. Phantom looked over and groaned.

"Why won't he go to his own room?" he asked picking up his fork. He really didn't feel like having everyone on him for not eating. He tried once, and it really was awkward because they were all watching him making sure he ate everything. The creepiness is what made him stop in the first place. He was only trying to take his time.

"Because the last time he left you alone, you were taken by those agents," Robin explained as he made his own plate. "He's afraid that if he leaves you alone again, you'll disappear again."

"Okay, but can he at least sleep on the floor? He almost kicked me off the bed last night, and he was a cat," Phantom mumbled as he took a bite. Both Robin and Cyborg started laughing while Raven had a smirk.

"How would that…?" Cyborg began only to realize that Phantom didn't like being touched at all since he was still in pain. "Well, you could've thrown him across the room. He probably would have still been asleep. He sleeps through anything."

"I'll remember that," Phantom grinned as he finished. The rest of breakfast was quiet until Starfire entered.

"Good morning, Friends," she greeted as entered the kitchen area. No one had let her feed Phantom due to his strict diet, but they warned him about her cooking as well. He said that as long as it didn't attack him, he would be just fine. They had laughed at that story.

"Good Morning, Star," Robin stated. Cyborg had his mouth full of bacon while he said his.

"Morning, Star," Phantom greeted back with a smile. He walked over to his bed and pulled Beastboy off and let him land on the ground. He jumped out with wide eyes looking around. "You're a terrible guard dog."

"What?" Beastboy muttered blinking the sleep out of his eyes. He wasn't as heavy a sleeper since before Phantom was taken, but it still took them forever to get him completely up if no one was in danger.

"One of these mornings, I think we should have Phantom go somewhere else and watch him freak out," Cyborg stated after he swallowed. "I think it would be a funny show."

"Dude, not cool," BB stated glaring at his friend. He knew he would freak out. He didn't want to lose his friend again; he never wanted to hear him scream like that again. He didn't think he could handle going through something like that again. "No, it wouldn't."

"I wouldn't do anything like that," Phantom promised with a small smile. He knew the changeling only wanted to protect him, and honestly he felt a lot better knowing that someone was there, but the kid really needed to quit trying to take his bed. It got annoying. "Just, sleep somewhere that's not my bed. You also are changing the sheets. You drooled all over them."

"Sorry," BB grinned as he looked at the puddle of slobber. "I'll get it."

"Hey, Phantom, think you could get him to clean his room?" Robin asked as Beastboy grabbed the sheets and headed outside. Phantom smiled.

"Doubt it," he responded as he headed to the couch. He was still tried, and he knew that was because of the stress of being captured again. He really didn't want to go through that again. It terrified him.

"Wanna play some video games?" Cyborg asked. He wanted to know if the ghost could really play games. He regretted asking when Phantom turned to him with the evilest grin.

"Sounds fun. What do you have?" he asked mischievously. Robin's interest perked wondering what the ghost played. Cyborg smiled nervously as he pulled out the games. Phantom's grin widened and pointing to one, and Cyborg put it in. Robin shook his head as he watched the game. Phantom beat Cyborg without so much as actually putting effort into it. Cy sat there staring at the screen trying to figure out how he lost. Robin grinned.

"My turn," he smiled as he grabbed the remote from Cy. Beastboy took that moment to enter and look at the screen and then Cy's face. He grinned when he realized Phantom had just kicked Cyborg's butt without really trying. He jumped over the couch causing Phantom to jump.

"Whoa, sorry," BB apologized as Phantom caught his breath.

"It's okay," the ghost whispered back. Robin and Cyborg watched to make sure that Phantom was really going to be okay before they continued their game. "I just didn't hear you come back in." Everyone watched the game quietly as Phantom beat Robin. They were still worried about their friend. He was still very jumpy, but there seemed to be something off all of the sudden. Like he knew something was going to happen. Robin watched the ghost as he played Beastboy next, and there was something distracting him.

"Phantom, can I talk to you?" Robin asked as the hybrid gave his controller to Cyborg so that he and BB could continue playing.

"Yeah," Phantom responded standing up and slowly making his way to the door Robin was standing next to. Raven gave him a worried look before going back to her book. Starfire was watching the game interested. Phantom followed the leader into the hallway afraid that he did something wrong. Robin noticed his nervousness.

"You're not in trouble," Robin stated, and Phantom let a sigh of relief, and a small smile appeared on his face. "But there's something bugging you."

"I don't think it's anything, but I feel like something big is going to happen," Phantom muttered. "I wrote it off as my own paranoia, but I don't think it's that anymore. Last time I felt like this, you guys ended up having to fix reality."

"You think something's going to happen?" Robin questioned looking at the nervous ghost. Phantom nodded and looked at the ground.

"I want to think it's just me being paranoid because I've done that before where I feel like something's going to happen and nothing does," Phantom explained looking up. "I wasn't like that until I got out of Amity. I don't know if there really is something or not."

"We can stay on our toes then," Robin smiled putting a hand on Phantom's shoulder. "Just for the record, we don't think you're crazy."

"That doesn't really help," Phantom grinned back as they headed back into the room where Cyborg was taunting BB. Phantom smiled as he sat at the kitchen table again and laid his head back down on his arms and watched them play the game he kicked their butts at.

Jump City Caves 0600 Hours

"You have had doubt in the past," the man began. "Made mistakes. But all that is behind you isn't it?"

"Yes," the young teen answered looking up at the man.

"You belong to me now, don't you?" the man asked. She turned to face him as he moved to the other side of the room.

"I do," she stated looking down at her feet knowing she was selling her life away.

"From this day forward, will you serve me and me only?" the man questioned knowing the answer. He finally had an apprentice.

"I will," the girl stated holding her hands up.

"Will you obey my every command?" the man asked with a smirk.

"I will," she vowed standing next to him.

"Will you fight at my side forever?" he questioned holding out his symbol for her to take. She looked at it before putting it on.

"I will," she vowed as she looked up at him with a small smirk growing.

"And will you destroy the Teen Titans?" he questioned wanting to know. She looked up as her smirk grew colder.

"I thought you'd never ask," she stated. She couldn't wait until she destroyed those traitors.

Titan's Tower 1200 Hours

"We should all go to the mall of shopping," Starfire informed her friends with the biggest grin. Crime in the city had died down, and Robin had managed to catch three of the many agents that worked for the Guys in White. Phantom was beginning to train with them, and they all had fun watching him perform maneuvers Starfire and Raven had created for flying. They were all amazed at him for the gentle way he floated. It was like he belonged in the sky. He decided to change them in doing some of the maneuvers he had memorized. Starfire was able to get a few, but Raven could only get the simple one. It caused them all to laugh.

"I think we all could use a break. Phantom, you want to come?" Robin asked as the team looked at the hybrid that was holding an apple. He blinked surprised by the sudden attention. "The police are looking around for the agents, so the city is safe. I did some damage control; I don't think anyone is going to give you a hard time."

"I don't know," Phantom whispered looking at them all. They all wanted him to come because they wanted him to get out of the Tower for a little bit and to make sure that he was safe. They didn't completely trust the Tower at the moment.

"Please, Friend Phantom," Starfire asked floating closer to him. "We can all get new clothes and…"

"I'll only go if you don't drag me to every store you see," Phantom cut in afraid of what the alien would do to him if he let her go though the mall with him.

"Okay," Star sighed and started heading out. Phantom started feeling bad, but when he went to say something BB cut him off.

"You probably just saved yourself," he warned knowing Phantom wanted to comfort her. "She'll get over it. She won't even remember, and besides, I wanted to take you to the arcade. There's this one kid…"

"Beastboy, I know you're trying to help," Phantom started only to be pushed by Cyborg.

"Let's all go. I'll get the car ready," he yelled running off not really paying attention. Phantom was seriously starting to reconsider his decision when Robin walked up behind him.

"He found out a new game was released yesterday," he explained as they headed for the garage. Phantom walked slightly behind everyone causing them all to stop. Beastboy realized with a groan that not everyone would be able to fit. He turned into a cat and jumped into Phantom's arms. "Well, that makes room."

"He's weird," Phantom smiled as Beastboy sent a growl at the ghost causing them to laugh. Starfire jumped in while they made Phantom sit in the middle. Robin got shot gun while Cyborg drove. Beastboy laid down on Phantom's lap until they pulled up.

"Here it is," Cyborg smiled knowing that Phantom probably didn't know where anything was at.

"I knew that. I've hidden in there before," he stated looking around. "No one knew it was me of course."

"Well then, you should know where everything is at," Robin stated looking at the hybrid. Phantom looked at ground.

"Just the food court," he mumbled. Everyone gave each other sad looks before BB smiled.

"Last one to the arcade is a rotten egg," he taunted taking off to the mall. Starfire, Robin, and Cyborg took off leaving Raven and Phantom outside.

"You okay?" she asked watching the tense muscles that Phantom had. He looked up at her with a small smile.

"There were just so many people in there," he whispered looking back up at the amount that was just looking around for their vehicles. "That's why I didn't stay very long or get to know it that well. It terrified me."

"That's the main reason you didn't want Star dragging you everywhere then, isn't it?" Raven asked looking at the ghost worriedly.

"Yeah. Changing scenery like that would be overwhelming," Phantom explained. He looked at her as they headed for the doors.

"There's a small café that's dark," Raven suggested. Phantom smiled slightly.

"That would be nice, but I might just stick with the arcade. That might bring back more memories that I really don't need right now," Phantom explained. Raven looked at him noting that sadden look he had and the way he held himself. He was still in pain, but the mental pain was still very severe.

"Well, the others know where it is if you want to come," Raven informed disappearing leaving Phantom to stare at the crowd. No one really seemed to care that he was there. It felt awkward, but there were a few that would give him curious looks, but that was about it. It felt strange that he was out in public and no one was attacking him. He kind of liked it. He quickly found Beastboy and Cyborg in an electronics store. It reminded him of Tucker, but he really didn't want to think about Sam at the moment. It would hurt, and he didn't feel like having a mental breakdown in the middle of the mall.

"Can we please get this one?" Beastboy begged as he held up some type of monkey game. Phantom looked at it questioningly before grinning. He loved to play those with Tucker and Sam. They would always try to blow one other up using the little bombs that you could pick up.

"Why?" Cyborg stated looking at the game with wide eyes. He held one in his hand that was more of a fighting game. "I want this one."

"Get them both and stop arguing," Phantom smiled. "It's takes a lot less time and effort, and I don't have to hear you fight."

"You are a rotten egg," Beastboy grinned.

"I made it, some didn't," Phantom grinned back. Cyborg laughed. Phantom fit right into the team, and what was even better was the fact that Phantom played the peace keeper.

Me: The only reason I could update was because I was terrified to actually ride...that and I was helping a little girl learn to sit in the saddle at a trot

Danny: And she's ticked because she worked her butt off trying to get kids and their horses ready while a few of the other 'helpers' sat there on their butts...

Me: Not to mention that the one that got 'most helpful' was the one that wasn't even seen at all until then...why are people so stupid?

Danny: So she's been worked up on that since there were three other helpers including herself that deserved it.

Me: Actually I know exactly who should have gotten it and it was the one that tried to make sure everything was in order.

Danny: I thought you didn't like him?

Me: I hate his brother, but he's nice as long as his brother is MIA

Danny: ah

Me: I'm glad you guys are enjoying my story and I hope to see more reviews. You guys are great. Also a couple of you wanted more fighting...well this chapter was more bonding than fighting...however next chapter is like nonstop fighting.

Danny: She actually took forever in trying to get everything right and its still in the making.

Me: I'll get it up whenever I get about halfway through the next one. It might not be soon, but I'm very busy this month. I have a show tomorrow and I have been trying to get like four kids ready to show and my bad habit of trying to get them to go in and bring in a ribbon got me. However, I tried to get them excited and ready so that way they would smile and show that the judge didn't need to watch anyone else...

Danny: She's in trainer mode.

Me: So I can get bossy.

Danny: What's so sad is that when she gets bossy you'll end up listening because she gets you so excited that you want to listen

Me: I started on this one girl and she was only half paying attention, by the time I was done I had her full attention and she was riding so much better on a horse I have no idea about.

Danny: Just remember, when she gets here, it's almost impossible to get her out

Me: Shut it or you're going to be cleaning horse poop out of places you didn't know horse poop could be

Danny:...

Me: That's what I thought. So review and tell me anything. Give me something. Do you want me to end it sooner or later? If later gets picked the chances of my other stories being updated are slim. Sooner...well I guess we'll have to see, but this month is pretty insane because my grad party is next weekend while my cousins is this weekend after the horse show and I just back from Horse Camp.

please review and never walk behind a horse without letting it know you're there.