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Tony, Steve, and (human) Danny paced the jet, with Tony still in his Iron Man suit and Steve still dressed as Captain America. Every few seconds, one of them would glance at Loki. He almost seemed smug, sitting quietly in handcuffs and staring at the wall.
His quiet calm reminded Tony of how dangerous he really was. He could tell that the trickster god was plotting something. Nobody should have been able to defeat him so quickly, without help. Especially not a teenager.
Tony looked over to Danny. Pulling himself out of his quiet musings, he decided it was time to entertain himself. Grinning, he said, "So, Casper, how'd you almost die?"
The teen's shocked face was priceless. "You- but- I…" he sputtered. He may have been wearing a SHIELD uniform, but he certainly didn't sound like a SHIELD agent. Danny finally collected himself, looking defeated. "How'd you know? The file doesn't say anything about that."
Clapping him on the shoulder, Tony said, "Computer genius. Remember?"
Steve shot him a disapproving glare. "You hacked a top secret government agency?"
"As a matter of fact, I did," he replied, looking (and feeling) cheerfully proud of himself. "And who taught you about hacking? I didn't think that they had computers back in the Stone Age."
Reddening slightly, Steve mumbled something about computer classes. Tony flashed another toothy grin and turned back to Danny. "So, how did it happen? I'm simply dying to know." He chuckled at his own joke, while the teen groaned.
"Lab accident," Danny answered. He seemed annoyed at having to explain this, probably because he had gone over it so many times before.
"That's right, your parents are monster catchers. One of their inventions blew up on you?" As he talked, Tony pulled his phone out and began flicking through information he had been going over before getting called out to Germany. Ever since he was visited by Danny and Coulson, he had been wondering why a high ranking SHIELD agent was running around with a kid. While reading the file on Danny Phantom, he had remembered that the only face match to the ghost was Danny Fenton. Tony had almost hit himself when he realized how similar the name Danny Fenton was to Danny Phantom. That, and the fact that the two looked pretty much identical when you took out hair and eye color as a factor. He couldn't believe that nobody else had figured it out that way.
Danny grumbled. "Ghost hunters. And sort of. It was more of an electric shock than an explosion."
"Huh. What's with the jumpsuits?" He had just gotten back to the part he had left off at- something about the mayor hiring ghost consultants. There was a newspaper article with a picture, showing a couple that Tony assumed to be Danny's parents.
A thoughtful look crossed Danny's face. "They're supposed to be for safety, but I'm not sure if they own any other clothing at this point. They spend most of their time in the lab. I think that they each have about one non-spandex outfit apiece."
The plane fell into silence once more. Tony continued to zip through newspaper articles and top secret security footage on his phone. Watching one clip, which was marked as being the highest security level, he burst out laughing. Between snorts of laughter, he choked out, "I gotta hand it to you, kid, you know how to make an entrance."
Danny groaned and rolled his eyes, but Steve didn't seem to get the joke. "What's so funny?"
Still shaking with laughter, Tony held out his phone and replayed the video he had just watched. It was the security video taken the day Danny had crashed into the Helicarrier, complete with all the chaos and confusion that ensued.
Steve looked torn between confusion, disapproval, and amusement. "Who's the ghost with the flaming green hair?" he asked.
Before Danny could answer, he was interrupted by several flashes of lightning outside the plane. Tony turned to see Loki looking almost frightened. "What's the matter, reindeer games, scared of a little lightning?"
Ignoring the taunt, the trickster god said, "I'm not overly fond of what follows."
Danny heard a dull thud on the roof of the plane. That couldn't be good. "I'll go check it out," he offered. Changing into his ghost form, he prepared to phase through the top of the plane to get a look at the roof.
Suddenly, the end of the aircraft was ripped open. A tall, blond man wearing medieval-looking armor and holding a hammer stepped inside. Spotting Loki, he lunged to grab him, but Danny put up an ecto-shield between the plane's passengers and the stranger.
The man roared and pounded on the shield with his fists. "LOKI!"
Danny continued to separate the man from everyone else. Behind him, Steve yelled, "We have to get this guy off the plane! We have no idea what he's capable of, or who he even is!" Danny turned to see Steve putting on a parachute, and Tony putting on his helmet.
Looking at the new man again, Danny saw him raise his hammer and bring it down on his shield.
The ecto-energy couldn't take it. It shattered, destroying the plane in the process. Danny, Steve, Tony, Loki, the pilots, and the man in armor were all thrown outwards.
Luckily, the pilots and Steve all had parachutes on, and Tony had his suit. Not overly concerned about the newcomer, Danny flew over and grabbed Loki by his wrists as they fell.
Over his earpiece, Danny heard Fury shouting, "What the hell just happened? We got reports of a disturbance over the plane, and then it blew up!"
In response, Danny said, "I'm not sure what it was. Some guy landed on the plane and tried to take Loki. I've got him now, and Steve and the pilots are parachuting down. I think Stark's going after whoever it was. I'll keep flying Loki to the Helicarrier."
Hearing Fury's confirmation, Danny ascended into the clouds carrying the silent trickster god. Once they were out of sight of the others, Loki spoke.
"So, I finally get to meet Danny Phantom, conqueror of the Ghost Zone."
I am SOOOOOO sorry that this took so long. And that it's a cliff hanger. And that this is an author's note and not more story. But there have been a million things over the past month keeping me from writing. This chapter was actually made at about three different times, rather than all at once like usual. I will try, try, try to post another chapter within a week or so. Don't be afraid to PM me if I get lazy! –PD44
