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Chapter 7:
The scene was silent for a few seconds. Danny smiled amiably sipping at his coffee in content silence waiting for Ember to snap out of it. He gave an internal sigh gazing at the Titans who were letting a perfect opportunity for attack go rather carelessly.
He moved the cup making the coffee move in circles and sighed audibly. He put the cup down and stepped onto the pavement.
"Honestly, this is the second time this has happened to me in one day, I can't say that's encouraging. By the way might you be looking for Skulker? I just saw him in a warehouse a few miles west from here." Ember blinked her stance slackening.
"What the hell was he doing over there? And for that matter what are you doing here Phantom? We all thought you were dead." Ember took a few steps forward ignoring the fact that the Titans were watching their little conversation.
"He was terrorizing a fire ectopus said it was unique, and as for me" Phantom gave a casual shrug "I've been out of the system for a while." Ember raised an eyebrow shifting her weight to one leg and crossing her arms.
"What do you mean "out of the system"?" The only response she got for that was another shrug. Ember opened her mouth to demand more when suddenly a blue ray sent her flying off. She cried out as she slammed against a mound of rubble and disappeared into it as some of the rubble at the top dislodged and crashed on her.
Phantom raised an eyebrow and turned to look at the Titans who were now assembled in the classical hero team pose with their leader standing proud in the middle and the rest spread out around him in battle stances.
"Sorry to interrupt your little reunion." Cyborg snarled as he pointed his arm cannon at Phantom. Phantom sighed again irritated. Suddenly the mound of rubble exploded making the Titans shield themselves and Phantom turn intangible.
Ember's eyes glowed angrily her body radiating power and her hair going aflame in every direction.
"That's it! I'm going to crush all of you dipsticks!" She screeched enraged. Phantom then lifted a hand and she paused.
"Does that include me?" He inquired innocently. She paused, her expression going from enraged to contemplative.
"Not unless you try to stop me" She finally concluded. Phantom smiled and moved out of the way bowing slightly with his arms posed in an inviting gesture.
"Then be my guest." Ember smirked and her hands lit up with fire as she gave a loud battle cry and lunged at the Titans. Phantom watched from the sidelines cringing, wincing, and grimacing as he watched as Ember single handedly defeated the Titans, AGAIN, with little effort.
Finally she left shooting a final ghost ray at Beast Boy who had been exclaiming about her running away like a coward. The Titans lay there for a few seconds stunned before being brought back to reality by a sound.
Phantom was laughing.
The Titans stood turning to the cloaked figure that was currently laughing hysterically clutching at his stomach and pound the table he was using to support himself so as not to fall over from his cackles. The Titans watched, first confused than thoroughly annoyed as he laughed to their faces.
Finally having had enough Robin stepped forward, or more like stomped forward.
"Enough! Who are you? What are your affairs in this city?" Suddenly Phantom froze. Under his cloak his eyes went wide. He slowly rose, his head lowered and turned away.
"What…" He swallowed, his hand rising to his chest where the dread had collected into an overwhelming weight.
"What did you say?" His voice quivered slightly as he spoke in a quiet almost whispery voice. Robin stood there, startled by the sudden change in demeanor but recovered quickly, glaring at the person who could have helped them but merely stood by and then laughed.
"Who are you and what are you affairs in this city?" He repeated not knowing the terrifying effect those simple words would have on the other. Phantom swallowed again his breath quickening. Not even here, so far away from Amity could he escape.
He shook his head trying to think of a solution. The first thing to do at this point was walk away and stay as far away from the Titans as humanly possible and more. The next thing to do was cover his tracks and disappear. He had been foolish to appear to anyone even if he had known them before, but he had been over confident in his ability to simply blend in.
Phantom cursed his stupidity before turning to the Titans his expression grim but otherwise unreadable.
"I am no one of importance, my affairs in your city are of equal value but if you must know…" He struggled to come up with a good answer.
"I am merely a nameless traveler and your city would be a resting point in my route and I shall be gone soon enough." With that he allowed his invisibility to cloak him and closed his eyes and disappeared never to be seen again…
Or so he though.
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Deep in a cave under the surface, its exact location unknown, a dark figure with a one eyed mask watched a monitor, interest shining in his one visible eye. A cloaked figure on the screen seemed to have caught his attention.
For what reason nobody but he knows, but he watched the person intently his eyes following his movements with rapt attention. He finally leaned back as the figure disappeared. He had seen that person before, not directly but he recognized him.
He sat there in deep thought mulling over the recent events. It was odd how familiar the boy seemed and yet not so much, like he was related to something that he had perhaps heard at some point or invested time into when he was younger.
Slade leaned forward for a moment watching the screen as it replayed of its own accord. His eyes widened as he realized just who he had captured on camera and a smirk made its way to his hidden lips. This could be useful, very much so. Such a powerful individual yet so very unstable would be very useful to him if he played his cards well.
But how would he get him to play the game when he had so long ago decided to quit? And then there was the problem that if he did get the boy to play then he would choose the side opposite to him, given his past. He sat for a while contemplating his options, before an idea rose.
He smirked again this time reaching for the dial phone next to him. He pressed the phone to his ear listening as it rang.
"Guy in White agency, may I help you?" Slade smiled.
"Yes, I may have some information on an escapee; does the name Phantom mean anything to you?" A pause, Slade smirked. Sometimes it was just way too easy.
Well EpikalStorms this is your chapter, I shall be expecting mine soon. And before you complaint that you had to write to in a row I am going to point out that I did the same before you did so we're even and back to our regular arrangement.
