So here's the deal, in this chapter, we gonna see some cruel things happening. Prepare to see the pain of broken trust and how monstrous people can be. You will feel anger and sadness. Also, some flashbacks with some people. So let's go!

Chapter 6: Pains of the Past

"So what brings you here?" Valerie asked, wearing the trench coat the bullies made her wear. Speaking of the bullies, Paulina was still unconscious while Dash was still tied up, his pride broken. "You haven't been here since…the accident."

"Business," Death said, looking at the portal that started Phantom's life. "I'm here to make this world a better place, and I need help for that."

He then turned to Valerie with a calculative gaze, making her feel a bit uncomfortable, yet hot at the same time. What he did to her really blew her mind. Death pulled out something from his pouch and threw it to Valerie, who caught it by surprise.

"There's a lot of money in that card," Death said before walking towards the controls. "Enough to help you. Hope your dad gets well. He's a good man."

He heard what happened a year ago, how Vlad suddenly disappeared without a trace, taking most of Amity Park's money. Since Vlad was Valerie's main source of income, his disappearance greatly crippled her finance. And hearing what those bullies said, Mr. Gray must be hospitalized, forcing Valerie to do this.

"I…don't know what to say," Valerie said, looking at the card before at Death with teary eyes. "Thank you, Phantom."

"Phantom's dead, Valerie," Death said as he turned on the portal. The eerie light behind him gave a very intimidating figure in front of Valerie. "I am Death, and I will give this world what it really needs."

He jumped through the portal, leaving Valerie and the two bullies on the floor. Valerie turned to the people who tormented her before spitting at them. She then ran towards the stairs, intending on sing the money to help her dad.

Titan's Tower…

Robin silently walked through the tower's halls, carrying the disks in his makeshift sack. He didn't want the others to find out about what he found in the ruins. He wanted to do this investigation on his own, since it was his fault. He was in front of his room and opened the door.

"What is that?" a cold voice said beside him. Surprised, he turned and saw Starfire leaning the wall with her arms crossed, giving Robin a suspicious look.

"It's nothing important," Robin said, hiding the sack behind him. "Just some junk I'm fixing."

Starfire glared at him before firing at the sack, hitting his hand. He dropped the sack, spilling the CDs on the ground. She picked up the one near her foot and stared at it before looking at Robin.

"Look, I can explain," Robin said, raising his hands in defense.

"What's going on?" Terra's voice asked. They turned and saw the rest of the Titans walking towards them.

They noticed the CDs on the ground before looking at Robin, who sighed before picking up his cape.

"I went to the GiW,"he explained, putting the cape back on. "And I found these. They could tell us what happened to Danny."

"And you decided to keep quiet about this?" Cyborg asked with his arms crossed.

"It's my fault he's gone, so I need to find him alone," Robin said as the CDs suddenly floated and piled neatly together.

"It's all our faults," Raven said, though she noticed the look Starfire was giving her. "Most of us."

"So we should help too," Beastboy said.

Robin stared at them, noticing the stubbornness in their eyes. He then sighed, knowing they won't relent.

"Fine," he said as he grabbed the CDs. "Let's go."

The Titans went to the Ops Center and turned on the big computer. Cyborg put the small CDs in his chest, waited for a minute before a new CD emerged. He placed the CD in the computer's hard drive. They waited until the screen showed a bald man dressed in a lab coat.

"This is day 1 of 'Phantom Experiment'," the scientist said excitedly. "Finally, after years of trying, we finally got the menace. With it in our grasp, we can finally rid the world of scum like that Phantom."

The camera then showed a cage. Inside the cage was Danny Phantom, bruised and chained to the wall. He gave a cold glare to the scientist.

"How is the Subject feeling?" the scientist said in a mocking voice.

"Just peachy," Phantom said with a snarl. "Don't get too used of me being here. I'll be out of here once my friends figure out I'm innocent."

"Ha! Still spouting lies, ghost?" the scientist said as he pressed a button. Phantom suddenly screamed as the chains electrocuted him. "You'll never leave this place, Phantom. You are now the property of the Guys in White, and we will finally destroy your kind."

"Keep dreaming…lunatic," Phantom said as he panted for air. "I…believe in my friends…they'll save me…"

Robin saw the faith Danny had in them, and couldn't help but feel worse. Danny trusted them while they left him in a cage.

The screen showed static before showing the scientist again in an operating room.

"Day 5 of the experiment, and the Subject is still showing strong will," the scientist said. "But it'll change. Today, we're going to open it up."

Starfire gasped when she heard that, so did the others.

The camera then showed Phantom naked and chained on the table, struggling to free himself form the chains. Around him were multiple men wearing white, surgical clothes.

"You won't get away with this!" Phantom exclaimed as he tried to break the chains. "You hear me! You'll be shut down when they find out about this!"

"Yeah, keep talking, scum," one of the men said as he grabbed a scalpel. "It'll make this even better."

Phantom's eyes widened in horror as he saw the knife go near him. He struggled harder as the small knife got near him.

"No! Get away! NOOOO!" he shouted as he felt the knife stab his chest and felt it go through his torso. "AAAAAAAGH!"

The Titans watched in horror as they opened up Danny, revealing his organs. They saw Danny's terrorized face as he felt himself opened, feeling his insides being prodded and grabbed.

Starfire, Terra and Raven covered their eyes, but it couldn't block the screaming. Beastboy covered his mouth, to prevent himself from throwing up. Cyborg had his eye wide with horror while Robin remained stone faced, though he was still pale.

After what seems to be a long time, they screen changed again, showing the scientist with a wide smile.

"Day 7, and we have opened up new possibilities! The Subject has the same organs as humans and they somehow function the same way, albeit a slower pace. Though the Subject still has some fighting spirit, it is completely shaken. A few more and it will be broken."

The camera then showed Danny, who was crouch in a ball, his face resting on his knees. It was faint, but they managed to hear what Phantom was whispering it like a mantra.

"They'll come…they'll come…they'll come…"

The screen changed, revealing the scientist again. Starfire clenched her fists as she saw that hated expression on his face.

"Day 15 and we have discovered something very unusual. It appears that the Subject has physical needs in order to exist. We force fed it different food to see if it has any reactions."

The camera showed two agents feeding a chained Phantom rotten food. The Titans watched as the agents forced Danny to eat the rotten food.

"Enjoying your meal, scum?" one of the agents said with a sneer. He grabbed a moldy bread and stuffed it in Danny's mouth. He suddenly screamed as Danny bit his thumb. "Let go, scum!"

With a snarl, Danny bit so hard that he removed the agent's thumb. He watched the man scream as he rolled to the floor, clutching his bleeding hand. Danny spat out the thumb, blood dripping from his chin.

"You bastard!" the other agent exclaimed as he went and punched Danny in the face. He then grabbed his club that was hanging on his belt and started beating Danny.

The scene changed again, showing the same professor, but this time with a 5'o clock after shadow.

"Day 30, and we have discovered something that might change our research. It seems that the Subject can physically change appearance like a human. Its hair has grown longer and became skinnier."

The camera showed Danny, his hair longer and his body skinny that the bones can be seen. Though his eyes still had some light in them.

Another static and this time, they heard some screaming. The scientist appeared again and he looked pleased.

"Day 50. Seeing how mentally strong the Subject is, we decided to test it. We have attached wires to its head, connecting to its brain, and isolated its five senses. We have been doing this nonstop for twelve days."

He moved aside and they saw Danny strapped inside a glass case filled with some liquid, blindfolded and some wires attached to his temples and torso. The scientist turned a knob on a machine and Danny screamed louder.

The Titans just kept watching. They watched how Danny was tormented by his prisoners, either by research or just to hurt him. They watched him getting opened up many times, forced to eat rotten food, beaten up, tortured. But he kept strong, holding on to the only hope he had left, the Teen Titans.

Every day, he waited for them to come, to save him, to take him back home. They watched as the light slowly dimmed in his eyes.

"Day 280," the scientist said, looking a little gruff. "After months of research, we discovered something phenomenal. The Subject is half human. Last night, it has transformed into the missing child, Daniel Fenton, the only survivor of the Nast Burger Explosion. We have researched the source of its powers and are trying to remove the 'core' for study and development for weapons."

The screen then showed a skinny Danny Phantom trying to struggle in his restraints, looking at the big machine in horror.

"Stop struggling and accept your fate, freak," Agent K said as he grabbed a big metal tentacle from the machine and attached it to Danny's chest, stabbing him in the process. "With this, we can finally rid of you abominations. Doesn't that make you happy?"

"Fuck…you!" Danny growled.

Agent K just walked away and signaled Agent O to turn the machine on. He pulled the lever and there was a bright light. The light disappeared and showed Danny screaming in agony as the tentacle phased inside his body and tried to remove his core.

The Titans watched as Danny's eyes glowed green to blue, his hair changing from white to black, Wisps kept escaping through his mouth, nose and ears. Agent O turned on the knob, increasing the power. Danny screamed louder as the tentacle slowly pulled itself out of his body.

"It's working," Agent K said when the machine suddenly went haywire.

"What's going on?" the scientist exclaimed.

"The machine is overloading!" Agent O exclaimed as the machine suddenly explode.

When the smoke cleared, it showed Danny Phantom with eyes wide with pain as he looked at the tentacle in front of him, holding a glowing, blue and green orb in its claws.

The restraints on his left arm was blown off, so he tried to reach for orb, grunting in pain. Before he could reach it, the tentacle suddenly smashed the orb. He looked at the tentacle in horror before at the agents, who smirked cruelly, pressing a button in the machine.

"You idiot!" the scientist exclaimed to the two agents. "You have destroyed a century worth of resource!"

"But we still have it," Agent O said, pointing at Danny. "We can use it to create a core of our own. In fact, we can create so many cores that we can create an army!"

"Then get it back in its cage so we can begin the research!" the scientist exclaimed.

There was static before the scientist appeared again, looking haughty.

"Day 327, and we have done it! After days of research, we finally discovered a way to recreate a ghost core! We just need some DNA from the Subject. We are now ready to create a bigger, so we need a larger amount of DNA."

He walked towards the cage, only to see Agents K and O in front of the cage. Nodding, the agents grinned before they opened the cage. Inside, Danny was curled into a ball, looking like he's seen better days. His hair was shaggier and longer, his body filled with scars, his face looking like a skeleton and his eyes looked like dimmed emeralds.

"Get up, scum!" Agent O ordered. "Your friends are here to get you."

Danny's head suddenly shot up when he heard that. Hope shined in his eyes as he weakly stood up. He silently followed the agents, his back slightly hunched. At every step, he began smile, thinking that he can finally be out of the hell hole.

When they went through the two doors, what he saw instead was a table and multiple agents all dressed in surgical clothes.

"Hahaha! Well, your friends are waiting!" Agent K exclaimed as he pushed Danny in the room, causing him to fell on the ground.

The smile was still on Danny's face, but his eyes became despaired. The smile on his face looked painful as the people hauled him ungently on the table. He didn't react as Agent O pulled out a hack saw, nor when Agent O put on a claw-like glove.

He just laid there on the table, not reacting when Agent O grabbed his face and showed him the clawed glove.

"This will hurt a lot, scum," he said before plunging the glove into Danny's left eye.

He didn't scream, not even when his entire left arm was chopped off. Blood pooled the white floors, giving it a bright red tinted with a bit of green.

The Titans continued watching in horror before they watched Danny got drag back to his cage, a white cloth wrapped around his stump for an arm. They watched as the agents chained him back on the wall, laughing a bit, like they were amused by the sight of Danny being broken.

"How are you feeling, Subject?" the scientist asked mockingly. Danny just looked at him before looking at the stump on his left.

His body started shaking as he face the ground. At first, the scientist thought he was grieving, until he heard Danny laughing.

"Hahahaha….Hahaha…"

It was quiet at first until it became louder and more insane. Danny threw his head back and continued laughing. His laugh would have put the Joker to shame.

"Hahaha! Bwahahahaha!"

The scientist backed away slightly at the look Danny has in his eye. The hope was no longer there, just something broken, a twisted look of pain.

"BWAHAHAHAHA! GAHAHAHAHAHAAA! AHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!"

"It appears the Subject has become mentally unstable," the scientist commented through the insane laughter. "Since we have everything that we need, Phantom is now obsolete."

There was static and then nothing. No one moved nor made a sound, the laughter still echoing in their heads. Raven was crying while Beastboy covered his face, is body shaking. Cyborg looked sick and Terra was openly crying. Robin looked emotionless, but inside, he was disgusted to himself. He didn't know what hell he put Danny in.

Starfire slowly stood up and walked towards the computer.

"No, there must be more," she said shakenly as she started pressing buttons. "This can't be all!"

"Starfire…" Robin said, but the alien didn't hear him.

"Show me more!" Starfire exclaimed angrily, grabbing the desk. "Tell me where he is!"

"Starfire, listen…"

"He can't be dead!" Starfire exclaimed angrily, tears in her eyes. "I refuse to believe that he is dead!"

When she got nothing, she shouted in frustration. She ripped the desk off the floor and threw it to the screen, destroying it.

She stared at the screen with glowing eyes, breathing heavily. Robin slowly walked towards her. She quickly turned to face him, the glow still in her eyes.

"Starfire…" Robin began, only to be stopped by Starfire.

"I do not wish to hear it, Robin," she spat before flying pass him, exiting the room. He ran after her, not wanting to leave her alone.

"Starfire, please wait!" he exclaimed as she entered her room, which used to be Danny's room. He stopped in front of the door and looked at it. "Look, I know this is bad. It's more than bad, it's horrible. But we can still fix this! We can still find Danny! We can still-!"

The door opened, stopping Robin from his talk. In front of him was Starfire, carrying a suitcase and Silkie.

"Starfire?"

"There is no 'we', Robin," Starfire said as she walked pass the Boy Wonder. "The only reason I'm still in the Titans was to look for Danny…But I can longer stand it! I will find Danny on my own!"

"W-what are you saying?" Robin asked.

"I quit the Teen Titans," Starfire said as she pulled out her T-Communicator and threw it on Robin's feet.

Robin stared at the device before at Starfire's retreating figure. He watched as she blasted a hole through the window before flying off.

"Wait!" Robin shouted as he ran towards the hole. "Starfire, come back!"

He looked at the sky and saw her form shrinking into the horizon. He slowly fell to his knees, his sad gaze looking at the sky.

"…Please…"

Themyscira…

Standing on the sandy beach was a beautiful girl with black hair tied to a pony tail, blue eyes wearing a black, skin tight suit with stars on, a silver sash, silver, high heeled boots and a pair of silver bracelets. She was Donna Troy, the first Wonder Girl.

She was one Themyscira's greatest warriors and has aided her sister, Wonder Woman, in saving the world of man, spreading the ideas of the Amazons.

But before she was Wonder Girl, she was just Donna Troy, a girl training to be an Amazon. It was in this beach that she met the first boy she ever saw. He was passed out on the beach, falling from the sky.

He was very strange, yet very interesting. Hair as white a snow that can turn black, glowing green eyes that can turn as blue as the sky. If she was any other Amazon, she would have killed him for trespassing into their island, but instead, she nursed him back to health in secrecy.

When he woke up days later, she began asking questions about Man's World. She enjoyed those talks. She found him interesting and amusing. After her training, she would sneak back to him and relax, telling stories.

He introduced himself as Danny and asked if there was a place for him to stay. She told him about the cities out there that needed some people to protect them from bad people.

With that, he left. She was quite saddened by that and felt lonely without him around. She missed those talks and his witty sense of humor. His stories of the outside world and those stuff like cellphones and WIFI. She also missed someone talking to after training. She loved her sisters, but Danny just understood her curiousity.

When she became Wonder Girl, she was ecstatic. A chance to finally explore Man's World! And to see him again.

Though she didn't expect their reunion to be so soon.

They met again in Jump City, a joint mission between the Justice League and the Teen Titans. When she saw him again, she was happy. A strange feeling in her chest bloomed. She didn't know the feeling and she didn't care, at first.

But when time grew, the feeling grew and she started feeling strange towards Danny. She was scared at the feeling. One day, she asked her sister about it.

Flashback…

"Sister?" Wonder Girl asked as she walked towards Wonder Woman. They were currently in the Watchtower, doing monitor duty. It wasn't really Wonder Girl's favorite thing to do, but this was a good opportunity to talk.

"Yes, little sister?" Wonder Woman asked, looking at Wonder Girl, who has a nervous. "Is something wrong?"

Wonder Girl shifted her feet nervously. She never felt this embarrassed before.

"I have a question," she said, looking down.

"What is it?" Wonder Woman asked.

"Um…well…I have this weird feeling in my chest," Wonder Girl said.

"Are you sick?" Wonder Woman asked, worried.

"No," Wonder Girl replied, shaking her head. "It's just…whenever I'm near…that person, my chest feels weird. I don't know why."

Wonder Woman stared at her before a look of understanding appeared.

"Is it a boy?" she asked. When Wonder Girl nodded, albeit reluctantly, Wonder Woman smiled. "What you're feeling is something called a 'crush'."

"You mean I'll be crushed!?"

"No," Wonder Woman assured her. "It means that you find someone attractive. It's like you're drawn towards them. It might even be love."

"Love…" Wonder Girl said, her chest blooming with the feeling. "…Have you ever been in love?"

"Yes," Wonder Woman replied with a small smile.

Flashback End…

Wonder Girl then asked what to do. Wonder Woman explained that it usually, you asked them out on a date, an event were two people go explore and do fun stuff.

The only problem was that the Teen Titans were always busy. They were always stopping villains and criminals and she never have a chance to talk to him, even when she became a Teen Titan herself.

Though it changed when the GiW fiasco happened. Two years ago, his own team gave him to the GiW, accused of stealing the Philosopher's Stone. She refused to believe that, and she was right. As it turned out, Danny was framed by a warlock trapped in a book, using Robin to do the thieving.

Everyone tried to get Danny back, but the GiW were stubborn asses. When Wonder Girl decided to just storm in the facility, the GiW was destroyed. She was with the group that searched through the burning headquarters, looking for her first male friend.

Two years she searched and two years she was disappointed. The rest thought he was dead, but she didn't believe it. They didn't found a body, for one thing. Also, she had a feeling that he was still out there.

She vowed to find him, and when she did, she will finally tell him her feelings. She didn't care how long it'll take, she will find him.

"Troia!" a voice exclaimed above her. She looked up and saw a girl with blond hair kept in a black headband and blue eyes, wearing a black muscle shirt with red sleeves, Wonder Woman's insignia on her chest, red pants, black boots, a pair of star-shaped earrings and a pair of silver bracelets.

This was Cassie Sandsmark, the new Wonder Girl.

"Cassie, is there a problem?" Troia asked as Wonder Girl landed in front of her.

"Wonder Woman said she needs our help," Wonder Girl said, panting a bit. "She said it's urgent."

"Let's go then," Troia said before she flew off the beach, Wonder Girl following her.

And so the wheels have turned. Starfire has quit the Titans, Vlad has disappeared and Troia had met Danny before he became a Teen Titan. And now, Death has entered the realm of the Ghosts. What will he find there and what did he mean he will give what the world needs?

So many twists and turns, and I am loving it! I like where this story is going. Now then, review is something I must do.

jh831- Yeah, sometimes I wish I can clone myself so they can do the busy work.

Itharax- Good luck.

PhantomDragon99- Just keep praising me. It's good for my bad ego.

DannyPhantom619- That does sound badass. Maybe if they don't comply with his demands, he'll do that.

Leaf Ranger- Thanks. I would say sorry for such disturbing material, but I'm evil, so no apologies. Hehehe.

Weezy 24- They better watch out, they better not shout, Death is coming tonight!...I'm bad at singing.

BringbackDannyPhantom- Actually, as this chapter has said, their dead. So no friends, just one. As for the harem, you can't have too much nice things.

SPARTAN-626- Yeah, Deathstroke is badass in the DC world. Sometimes, even the best can overlook something. And so the truth has been shown, well, part of it. And you got half that right. He didn't expect to see Valerie so soon. That was just a twist of fate. As for the first Titan to die, now that's a secret.

TheWiseGamer- Maybe they will. Maybe they won't. Maybe he'll force them into slavery or something like that. Either way, there will be a fight!

scheffelman- Who doesn't?

Richard1081- Perhaps. He's a sneaky bastard.

JP-Rider- Yeah, that's a first. And no, all she does is hunt ghosts, and with Vlad gone, no one can pay her anymore. Thanks to Vlad, Amity Park's economy is failing, so no other choice but be a lady on the sidewalk.

Karlos1234ify- Yes, it will be epic.

Bob- Well, she's hot, in an evil sort of way.

Isom- Nah, Paulina's just gonne be like that, a pet or something. Valerie…that is an interesting idea…As for the triple threat fight, just wait for it. Good things come to those who wait.

rst64tlc- Well, he saw what he got and he did not like it. As for the others, well the explosion happened, so there's that.

Darkverger1- This is just the beginning my friend.

GirlFish- Well, you saw what happened. Did ya like it? As for Paulina, she could be Death's pet, for Dash…hang him naked in the street and if people try to help him, 'BOOM!' no more Dash.

Shadow- Thank you!

shadowrgj- Yeah, it was about time someone showed what happened to bullies. I mean, that's how most villains started. What right do those heroes have on stopping people with their revenge?

nightmaster000- As you see, Vlad took all their money, leaving a very bad economy. Also, yes, Paulina will be a slave. And no, Valerie and Phantom settled their differences, though he's Death now, so no problem there.

Jacob Deitz- Hm…Interesting.

AkUmaXxXtEnsHi- There will be other Danny-turned villains. So I will surpass this one! Also, no. Not taking the OC chance. That, and it's kinda confusing.

jim89- Well blood is thicker than water. That, and sisters' share. As for the list, they are most likely the people who aren't as justice crazy as the others. Show Superman a murderer who drives a slave ring, he'll just haul his ass in jail while others would have just killed him. I mean, Jason Todd was young and you saw how he differs from Batman's no kill rule. As for the Red Huntress, Death just thought that she would be helpful. He didn't realize how bad her situation was.

Actually, the explosion happened, so their dead. As for Valerie, she just needed money to help her coma-induced father. Economy is bad thanks to Vlad. And yeah, there will be a lot of explanation, just not today.

Guest1- First, it is TheBlackTitan. I'm the guy who writes villain stories. TWT writes good guy stories. And second, you have a good eye to fanfiction. Keep reading this.

Guest2- That's a surprise, but yeah, he will.

Locobat12345- Why not? Death's entire body has changed, turning him into something different. Not a trace of Phantom or Fenton left in him. So they're not family anymore. So not incest. I think…

Totalfangirl01- Well, now you see. Such traumatizing experience. And that made him into a badass. And yeah, hate the guy who shoves people in a locker, tie you to a flag post, make you eat underwear…there are a lot of reasons to hate him.

Guest3- Best fanfic so far, but yeah, this is the best.

ShepardisaBOSS- Heroes who turned dark are the badasses. Loom at Anakin. He was a whiny kid and when he joined the dark side, he became a badass…after having all his limbs cut off and dipping into a volcano…but still a badass.

ShadowArbitor- I'm looking forward to that one as well. I have something very well plan to Supergirl, it involves her boyfriend, Jimmy, cheating on her. Hahahahaa! And yeah, Starfire and Raven switching is an interesting twist. For the Raven part of the harem, I'll see what my evil mind can do. After all, you don't your first love.

emilbootanimefreak- That's not really irony. Irony is more like you threw away a lot of water and when you're thirsty, you don't have water anymore. Or when you make a gun ban and suddenly aliens started attacking, you need guns, but found yourself gunless. I think that's irony. Anywho, glad you like it.

DemigodPhantom- You got that right. I do what I want when I want it. No one's the boss of me! I'm my own boss, which means I don't listen to myself, so I listen to no one but me. Did that blew your mind?

Okay, I noticed I forgot to put some ages in here so here it is. Danny Phantom was fourteen when the explosion happened. A year later, the Teen Titans was formed. Two years later, the GiW took him away. Another two years and Death appeared. Cyborg is three years older, Robin and Raven the same age, Starfire is a year older and Beastboy two years younger. How old are they? Can you answer that?

Also, here's an update on the hare: Starfire, Blackfire, Ravager, Terra, Valerie, Troia, Batgirl, Supergirl, Miss Martian, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Powergirl, Ember, Dora, Desiree, Cheshire, Spectra, Cheetah, Jinx, etc.

I might add more if I can think of someone.

Next chapter, some flashbacks from Danny's past, yes, Danny's past! Not Death's. Also, see how female sidekicks are treated by their mentors, who has male sidekicks. Stay tune for the next update! Smell ya later!