Chapter 7

Third Person:

Gear typed away at the computer screen in her lab as she heard noises coming from upstairs. She knew it was Danny, who was probably making diner for them. Danny didn't exactly wish to stay alone in his house since the GiW were close by and he was worried that they may go after Gear. As a result, Danny was living with Gear in the house until they were clear of the GiW.

"Yo Danny dude," Gear said as she walked back upstairs, "What's for diner?"

"Burgers," Danny replied easily as he sat the large burgers onto plates, "So... what's up with your friends?"

"Our friends," Gear corrected, "Alex and Axel are our friends, Danny. And what about them?"

"I don't know... don't they just see off?"

Gear smirked,

"Says the half-dead ghost kid."

"Touche."

Gear went to dig into her burger, but before she could, her phone went off. She answered it,

"This better be good, Alex, I was about to eat and I'm starved."

"We know."

With that, there was a dial tone and Gear deflated with a sigh.

"What was that about," Danny asked.

"Nothing too much, I think we'll be getting a visit from Alex and Axel soon, very soon..."


It wasn't long until Alex and Axel were sitting themselves down on the couch across from Danny, who was extremely nervous. What if they told the GiW? Better yet, what if they told the Avengers, or S.H.I.E.L.D.?

"We know," Alex said. "We know about your...abilities, and the fact that some pretty bad people are after you."

"What are you talking about?" Danny asked, rubbing the back of his neck nervously.

"We know you're Phantom. It takes a lot more than a shit load of perfume to cover that dead scent of yours, dude," Alex said.

Alex and Axel then proceeded to take off their necklaces, revealing their true form. Danny's eyes widened.

"We showed you our little trick. You show us yours," Alex said.

Danny sighed and stood up, letting the white rings wash over his form, turning him into Phantom. Both twins whistled.

"Why can't we do something like that?" Axel asked, pointing his thumb at Phantiom and looking to Alex.

She shrugged.

"Because the people who made us were dumbasses."

"Oh yeah. Too much beast and not enough human," he said, frowning slightly. A

lex nodded in agreement, and Danny just watched, utter confusion written on his face.

"Anyway," Gear said, "What are you two here for?"

"We're here to help obviously..." Alex said, "We know the Guys in White are after you, and we have a few ways of keeping them away."

"However," Axel said, "You have to let us help you. You have to trust us, and now that the needed secrets are exposed it should be a little bit easier."

"So..." Danny said. The twins sighed and shared a look.

"We want you to join the Avengers."


"How long before he comes?" Axel asked a few hours later.

Alex shrugged.

"A week, tops. At minimum, two or three days."

Axel nodded in agreement as he flipped through the channels, their board game forgotten.

"Before who comes?" Hawkeye said, stealing the bag of chips.

Axel slapped his hand and stole them back.

"New recruit," Alex said simply, popping a chip in her mouth.

Hawkeye raised an eyebrow.

"Relax, it's a gut feeling for both of us," Axel said.

Alex nodded in agreement.

"That gives you reassurance that it's a good one," she said.

Hawkeye scoffed.

"How do I know that for sure?" He asked skeptically.

The twins snorted.

"Because it's us. We've never been wrong with a gut feeling. It's called instincts."

"When have we ever steered you wrong?" Axel said.

Hawkeye opened his mouth, closed it, and opened it again, but before he could answer, Alex cut him off.

"That little bilgesnipe thing in Asgard doesn't count."

Hawkeye closed his mouth again and groaned.

"Fine, but I'm telling Cap and Shell Head about this. They would like to be in on it too."

The twins shrugged.

"Whatever."


Meanwhile, Gear and Danny were currently still at the house, debating over the options. Well Danny was debating, to Gear it was a pretty clear choice about what he should do.

"Do it," Gear said simply as she ate a few chips.

"But I don't know, won't that make me an easier target for the GiW," Danny ran a hand through his hair.

"Nope," Gear argued, "It would actually make it harder. Think about it- you would officially be a part of the team that so many look to as heroes. Bad press aside if they take you, Avengers is also a part of SHIELD and let's just say SHIELD takes protecting their own very seriously..."

"If that's true then that means you're not able to hack them because their security is tight," Danny pointed out.

"False. I can hack into them easily enough, but you have to remember, I'm not exactly as dumb as the Guys In White. Plus SHIELD is a higher government thing- it has more power than GiW and I'm pretty sure that if the Guys in White attack a SHIELD agent and an Avenger at that, SHIELD would be more than happy to shut them down."

Danny mulled over that in his thoughts. She had a point and a good one at that. Though one thing was still bugging him.

"What about you?"

"What about me," Gear raised an eyebrow.

"You knew about them."

"That I did dude, but like your secret, I kept it hidden. It was theirs to tell just like yours was yours to tell. Double D, listen to me and listen to me good, those twins have been through hell in back just like you have and if you can relate to anyone, you can relate to them and trust them."

Danny was a bit shocked as she got into his face, poking his chest with every word she said for emphasis. He wasn't sure though, how could those twins relate to what he's been through? Then again, he was sure that some type of experimentation was involved in their back story. With that in mind, he asked one single question that would depend on whether or not he would say yes.

"Do you trust them," Danny asked seriously.

Gear didn't trust that easily. She was always paranoid, double checking on alibis, and was always watching. When she did trust, however, it was the strongest form of trust and loyalty- granted, if someone broke her trust, she would give them absolute hell.

"With my life," Gear said in a heart beat.

"...Then I guess I'm in."