Barry stared at Cisco with a confused expression on his face. "What do you mean he doesn't exist?" Barry asked. Him, Cisco, Caitlin, Joe, and Dr. Wells were all in the cortex, after getting called there.
"I mean he doesn't exist." Cisco replied. "I ran the software three times; there is no record of this kid anywhere." He pointed to the computer screen which showed the surveillance from last night.
"But, that's impossible." Caitlin chimed in. "Obviously he does exist- we all saw him." The others nodded.
"And we're sure he's a metahuman?" Dr. Wells asked. If this kid was a metahuman he could be a threat. Especially since there were no records of him. Could that mean he was from the future?
"Well, he ran into a dead-end and just disappeared." Barry said. "And I know he was there because he left a trail of blood behind. I went back later to collect a sample." Caitlin nodded.
"Speaking of which, we should be getting the results soon." She quickly walked over to the med bay.
"Well, if he is a meta then he's not a very threatening one. I mean the kid's what-fifteen?" Cisco asked. Barry nodded. "And based on his whole disappearing act I'd guess his power is invisibility. Which, isn't a very dangerous ability."
"Yeah, but what about this other metahuman," Joe asked. "With the cape?" Cisco swirled around in his chair to face the computer.
"Oh, you mean The Flying Fiend." He said. Caitlin, who had just re-entered the room, gave him a pointed look.
"Is that seriously what you're naming him? That's got to be the lamest one yet." She said. Barry snickered.
"Hey!" Protested Cisco. "To be fair I don't have a lot to work with here."
"You could just stop naming them and then it wouldn't be a problem." Said Caitlin, smiling.
"Well, how else are we supposed to- "
"Cisco!" Joe cut in. "Get to the point." Cisco cleared his throat.
"Right, anyways, I ran a facial scan on this guy too and, and first it had trouble picking it up but…"
"But…" Barry prodded, crossing his arms, impatiently.
"It's Vlad Masters." He finished.
"Who?" Caitlin asked, voicing the others' thoughts. Cisco started typing madly on his computer until an article popped up. They all bent in closer to read what it said.
"Vlad Masters," Cisco continued. "died twenty-one years ago in a lab accident in college." Everyone was silent for a minute before Barry finally spoke up.
"So you're saying that we're dealing with a boy who doesn't exist and a …zombie? Both of which, have powers."
"Pretty much, dude." Cisco stated. Barry ran a hand across his forehead and blew out a puff of air.
"Okay…I'll get on that. Caitlin, did you get the results on that blood sample." Caitlin sighed.
"Actually, yes." She motioned to the med bay. "I think you guys should see this." She started walking away from the group. "Whoever this 'Danny' is, he's definitely not human."
'Well, that was a disaster.' Danny Fenton thought, leaning up against a nearby tree. 'What was I thinking? Of course she didn't believe me- I sounded insane!' Danny sighed, running a hand through his thick hair. He needed to pull it together, his family was counting on him. 'They're probably working on a way to bring me back right now.' He thought with a smile. 'But what am I supposed to do in the meantime?'
Danny looked around the park he was in. There were a few kids playing on the playground, and a toddler being pushed on the swing by his mother. Nothing out of the ordinary.
Nobody needing saving. Well, aside from him, but Danny refused to admit this. Just because he was alone, in a big city, without any friends or family or a place to stay, with his archenemy out there who could come back and kill him at any time, did not mean he needed help.
Danny sighed; This was hopeless. Pulling himself away from the tree, Danny began walking. He had a feeling he would be here a while so, might as well get to know this place a little better. He knew that Central city had a library, and a laboratory in the same places Amity Park's library and Axion Labs is… so maybe it had a Nasty Burger!
Danny frowned. Even if Central City did have a Nasty Burger, the teen didn't have any money. Danny's stomach growled- a bitter reminder that he hadn't eaten anything since yesterday.
"Okay," Danny said to himself. "you can last a little longer on food, it's not that big of a deal." His stomach growled again. "Maybe I'll just get a free water…" With that Danny set of towards where he assumed this earth's Nasty Burger was.
"Big Belly Burger?" Danny Fenton stood in front of a small burger place, staring at the large sign up front. "What kind of name is 'Big Belly Burger?'" But then, what kind of name was 'The Nasty Burger?' Danny eventually walked in, his presence being alerted by a small ding.
People sat, chatting amongst themselves at nearby tables, others stood lined up in front of a counter. The woman behind the counter smiled at him as he approached. "Welcome to Big Belly Burger," She said. "What can I get you today?"
"Um, can I just get a water please?" The lady frowned as she noted his appearance.
"Sure, hon." She quickly grabbed a small, Styrofoam cup and handed it to him. Danny smiled, appreciatively, before walking off towards the soda machine. A few customers glanced at him as he walked by but otherwise didn't notice him. After getting his water, Danny sat down at an empty table- brushing away some crumbs.
"- heard Flash was there." A woman's voice said from behind Danny. Danny tried to ignore her, focusing on a plan to get home.
"The Flash?" Another voice asked. "What, was he popping in to get a cup of coffee?"
"I don't know." The first voice said. "But my brother works across the street from that place, he said everyone who was there got knocked out, then the military came busting in."
"The military? Do you think it was another metahuman?"
"Well, the Flash showed up. I'd bet you anything they were after one of those freaks." Danny winced. Freak- he hated that word. Especially when it was directed towards him.
"Hey, metahumans are people too, right?" The second woman asked. "They can't all be evil- The Flash isn't."
"I never said they were evil, I said they were freaks. And it's true; no normal person can do the things that they can. It doesn't help that most of them are using their powers to rob banks and such. And if the military got involved… I'm not even sure I want to live in Central City anymore. Especially after that particle accelerator blew up."
Deciding he had heard enough, Danny stood up and threw away his now empty cup. Questions swirled around his mind.
Who was the Flash? What was a metahuman? Were there ghosts on this Earth? What was this 'particle accelerator?' Danny shook his head- he didn't need to be worrying about this right now; he had to get home. Then again, he didn't exactly know how he was going to get home.
Danny stopped walking. The Flash- whoever that was- he could help him, if he wasn't evil like the woman had said. With more purpose in his steps, Danny strutted down the sidewalk, and into a small alley. Going Ghost, Danny took to the skies.
If he was going to find this guy, then he'd need to know a little more about him; and to do that he'd need to find him. Danny looked down; a few people were staring up at him, pulling out their phones. 'Dang it- should have gone invisible.' Danny thought with a sigh. Oh well, it didn't matter too much- after all, it wasn't like he'd be sticking around.
A building a couple yards ahead caught Danny's attention: Central City Picture News. 'Oh yeah,' Danny thought with a grin. 'That'll do'
A loud beeping noise brought everyone at S.T.A.R. Labs out of their thoughts. Cisco was the first to the computer.
"Metahuman spotted flying over the city." Cisco said, looking at Barry with troubled eyes.
"Flying? Is it- "
"I don't know." Cisco interrupted. Barry frowned.
"Well, where's he headed?" He asked. Cisco began typing furiously at his computer, before he froze.
"Picture News." Everyone gave each other a quick worried look, before Barry grabbed his suit and sped out of the room.
Everything was a blur. blurry streets, blurry buildings, blurry cars. But Iris worked at Picture News, and Barry wasn't about to let her get hurt. But when Barry arrived he was surprised to see, not the man from last night, but a teenaged boy with white hair and a black Hazmat suit.
"Wha- who the heck are you?" Barry asked. The boy was hovering over a computer, turning to face Barry with wide eyes. People around them were either fleeing or pulling out their cameras. Iris was the closest (so it must have been her computer the boy was looking at) and she was currently pulling out her phone.
Barry quickly blurred his face, his attention returning to the boy.
"You're The Flash?" The boy asked incredulously. Barry slowly nodded, confused. Where were these guys coming from anyways?
"Oh, man." The boy continued. "You really are fast." He shook his head.
"Listen," The teen said in a more serious voice. "My name's Danny Phantom…I'm gonna need your help."
Eh, kinda cheesy but whatever. Hope you liked it! Thanks to everyone who favorited, followed and reviewed last chapter. I appreciate it.
Buddypallady, buterflypuss, YouCanOnlyPretend, Arei Underwood, Random Flyer, All4AnimeTDR, thanks to all the guests that reviewed! Seriously, it means a lot! To Arei Underwood: I totally forgot about the freakin' Infimap! I'll have to think about that one.
Man, how come there aren't very many Supergirl/Danny Phantom crossovers, people? Ugh, well, anyways, have a good day!