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Chapter 9: The Red Huntress of Rage
"No Danny!" Cyborg pleaded to his best friend.
"Please dude, don't do this!" Beastboy pleaded, trying to get out of the trouble he's in.
"Too late," Danny laughed evilly. "Say goodbye!"
"Noooo!" The two cried when Danny turned… Their video game characters into data.
"Oh yeah!" Danny cried, dancing on the table. "Ghost Boy ten! Robot Man and Beast Dude zero!"
"Not cool, dude!" Beastboy exclaimed, looking like he had a nightmare.
"I was just warming up!" Cyborg said, trying to get his character back to life.
The three boys were playing the new version of D.O.O.M. in their living room, Starfire and Raven watching them.
"Well done, friend Danny!" Starfire cheered. Danny bowed at her, smirking.
"What's the point in all this?" Raven asked in a bored tone.
"The point is to show who's the king of D.O.O.M.!" Danny exclaimed, lounging on the sofa. "And that's me!"
"Not for long!" Cyborg exclaimed, already online. "I wanna rematch!"
"Me too!" Beastbot said.
Suddenly, the alarms started to activate. Danny ran towards the keyboard and pressed a few buttons. The screen showed an electronic store with people running away, screaming in horror.
"We'll have our rematch," Danny said, getting serious. "After we stop whatever's happening there! Titans, move out!"
The Titans exited the tower and flew towards the electronic store. The team met a crowd of screaming pedestrians. Danny stopped one of them and tried to calm him down.
"Calm down," Danny said towards the frightened person.
"There's a ghost there, man!" He shouted, his eyes wide with fear. "A geeky ghost that kept talking about itself! Run man!" He pushed Danny aside and followed the other fleeing pedestrians.
"Dude," Beastboy commented, looking at the empty store. "Maybe we should leave this to the police…"
"Don't worry, B.B.," Danny said, going towards the store. "I know who's causing all this."
Danny entered the store, the others following him, except Beastboy, who was being carried by Cyborg.
"B.B., you already fought a ghost and you hang out with one!" Cyborg said, looking at the shivering changeling.
"That doesn't mean they're not scary, Cy!" Beastboy retorted.
"Do I have to go back there and stop you guys?" Danny asked annoyed. The two stopped arguing and followed their ghostly leader.
Danny, using his energy tracking powers, walked deeper inside the store. He suddenly stopped when his Ghost Sense activated. Someone suddenly laughed, filling the store with eerie laughter. Starfire grabbed Danny's hand, shaking in fear. Beastboy yelped and turned into a cat, clinging on Cyborg's face with his sharp claws. Cyborg screamed in pain, trying to get Beastboy off his face.
"Let go, Beastboy!" He shouted pulling the scared feline with all his might. He finally managed to remove him, his face filled with scratches.
"Well, look who it is?" A nasal voice said. Suddenly, all the electronics came to life and every screen showed a green skinned ghost wearing sunglasses and has long white hair tied to a pony tail. "The Ghost Child. It's been a long time!"
"Technus," Danny replied in a bored tone. "What are you doing here? Buying high-tech briefs?"
"How did you know that?!" Technus demanded. The Titans stared at him in disbelief.
"I was joking…," Danny replied in a monotone.
Technus growled in embarrassment.
"You'll pay for that, Ghost Child!" He exclaimed angrily. "I, Technus, Master of all things beeping and electronics, will defeat you with my hip and funky fresh technology!"
"That was long speech," Raven commented in a bored tone. Danny sighed.
"One of the more annoying features of Technus," he said. "Longwinded introductions."
Technus raised his arms and a giant vortex of electronics surrounded him. The Titans were suddenly facing a giant robot made from half price gadgets and appliances. Danny took out a Bo staff.
"He can also do that," Danny added, while Beastboy was staring at it in awe.
"That's so cool!" He commented. Technus heard him and started to brag.
"You got that right, green bean!" He shouted, flexing his robotic arms. "I, Technus, the grooviest and far out Master of all electronics, is very cool!"
Raven, who was starting to get annoyed, used her magic and lifted Technus to the air and threw him out the store. The Titans ran outside and saw Technus standing up.
"You'll pay for that, whipper-snapper!" He shouted indignantly.
"Titans, go!" Danny shouted, leaping forward. Beastboy turned into a rhino and charged at the robot. He managed to push him back a few feet, but Technus lifted him up and threw him towards Cyborg, who ducked when he saw the green rhinoceros coming at him. Danny landed on Technus' shoulder and whapped his head with a force that could break a brick wall. But Technus just stumbled a bit before he swatted Danny aside. Cyborg, using his new Ecto-Blaster, blasted Technus towards Starfire, who punched him towards the air. Raven, using a lamppost encased with her magic, smashed Technus to the ground.
"Booyah!" Cyborg exclaimed, looking at the crater.
The robot turned into a pile of broken appliances inside the small crater. Technus floated up, holding his head and groaning in pain.
"Hey," he said, trying to focus. "Why are their fifteen of you?" He was so daze that he didn't notice a green bull charging at him. Beastboy rammed the dazed ghost towards Danny, who has Fenton Thermos ready to use. He sucked the screaming Technus inside the Thermos.
"I'll be back, Ghost Child!" He shouted, trying to get out. "I, Technus, the funky fresh master of electronics, shall have my revenge on you and your young upstart friends!"
Danny smirked, shutting the Thermos tightly.
"Don't bet on it," he said, putting the Thermos back to his belt. Danny walked towards his friends, grinning. Suddenly, five stomachs started growling. Danny laughed along with his friends.
"Who's hungry?" Danny joked, rubbing his growling stomach.
The team went to the Pizza Place, doing their usual routine, arguing what kind of pizza to get.
"Let's just get the usual," Danny suggested after few minutes of the veggie V.S. meat debate featured by Cyborg and Beastboy.
Before they could agree, a metal claw suddenly appeared and grabbed Danny. He yelped in surprised as he was pulled away from his friends.
"Danny!" His friends shouted.
Danny tried to turn intangible, but the claw was preventing him from using his powers.
I can't use my powers! Danny thought, struggling from his restraints. He saw something floating above him. He looked up and saw a familiar person standing on a glider.
"Valerie!?" Danny exclaimed, staring at her with wide eyes.
"I finally got you, Freak!" Valerie exclaimed. She pressed a button on her wrist, sending an electric shock to Danny. Danny screamed in pain, feeling the electricity through his body.
Note to self, Danny thought, trying to stay awake, turn suit electricity proof.
"Valerie, stop!" Danny exclaimed, trying to break free. "Stop!"
"No way, Phantom!" She answered, turning the knob to shock Danny with more electricity. Danny screamed louder. "I've been waiting a long time for this!"
The electricity finally stopped, leaving Danny hanging on the claw. He turned his head to see Valerie holding an Ecto-gun at him. "After I'm done with you, I'll give you to Mr. Masters, gift-wrapped!"
Just as she was about to fire, a Starbolt hit her hand, causing her to drop her weapon. Holding her hand, she turned her head and saw and saw an angry girl with glowing green eyes glaring at her.
"Release him at once!" Starfire angrily demanded, Raven, Cyborg and Beastboy right behind her, Beastboy as a green hawk and Cyborg ridding on a black disc. Valerie was looking at the four angry teens before turning her attention to the dazed half ghost.
"I have a better idea," she said, holding a handful of disc grenades. "Get out of my way and I won't hurt you!" She threw the grenades at them. Raven quickly used her magic to block the grenade before it hit them. But the grenades turned out to be smokescreens, blinding the Titans.
"Hey, where'd she go?!" Cyborg shouted, fanning the smoke with his hands. Beastboy turned into a pterodactyl and used his large wings to remove the smoke. When the smoke finally cleared, they saw Valerie flying away at high speed , dragging Danny along with her.
"Titans, go!" Cyborg shouted. The team flew after them, trying to catch up. Starfire was about to fire, but Raven stopped her.
"Don't Starfire!" She exclaimed. "You might hit Danny!"
Valerie noticed them following her, so she fired at a billboard. The billboard started to fall at the sidewalk full of people. The Titans went and stop it, but that distraction was enough for Valerie to lose them.
"Looks like you managed to fool some people, Phantom," she sneered at Danny.
Danny grinned in reply confusing her.
"What are you smirking about?" She demanded.
Danny answered her by freeing his hand slashing the rope with an Ecto-rang. Valerie was so surprised that she didn't stopped Danny from escaping. Danny would have landed on the hard ground, but a black hand grabbed him before he could. Danny looked down and saw his friends standing there. Raven gently put Danny on the ground, while Starfire walked towards him and broke the claw that was restraining him.
"Thanks," Danny said, rolling his shoulders. He quickly pushed Starfire out of the way to avoid the missile that Valerie fired. Danny glared at her.
"I'll be back, Phantom!" Valerie declared, flying away from them. They were about to follow her, but Danny stumbled a bit.
"We better get you back to the Tower, D.," Cyborg suggested, catching Danny before he could fall. Danny agreed, trying to stand steadily. The team went home, not noticing the tracking device on Danny's cape.
"Got you," Valerie said, hiding in an abandoned warehouse, looking at her tracking device.
Titan's Tower
Danny was resting on the sofa, telling his team about Valerie.
"And that's why she wants my afterlife," he finished, rubbing his head.
"She wants to kill you because you ruined her life?" Beasboy said, scratching his head.
"It was an accident, Grass-stain!" Danny defended, glaring at Beastboy. "It wasn't my fault Cujo tried to find his squeaky chew toy!"
"So she's angry," Raven said in a monotone. "That doesn't mean she can blame you for her misfortune. That's very unreasonable."
"It's not reason," Danny replied, drinking a glass of water that Starfire gave him. "It's personal." He walked towards the computer and typed something. The screen showed a video of Valerie flying on her glider and firing her weapons.
"She's one of the few people who can beat the heck out of me," Danny explained, pointing at the screen. "She also got those equipment from Plasmius, but she doesn't know."
"Plasmius!" His friends exclaimed with wide eyes. Danny nodded, looking angry.
"He's well known to be manipulative," he explained, "very manipulative. He'll use anyone just to get what he wants."
"Well, whatever her reasons are, she will not be forgiven for attacking you, friend Danny," Starfire said, looking angry. "We shall make sure that she will not harm you again!"
"Don't bet on it, Star," Danny answered, going back to sofa. "She's very hardheaded."
He suddenly noticed something on his cape. He removed it and saw that it was a tracking device.
"She's also very resourceful," he added, the same time the alarms started ringing. Before they could react, the windows exploded. The Titans were blown across the room.
"Titans!" Danny shouted, running towards them. A net suddenly covered him and dragged him away.
"Danny!" Starfire shouted. She quickly flew after him, but something was blocking her way.
"A force field?" Cyborg exclaimed in disbelief. He started pressing something on his arm. "It'll take me a few minutes to destroy it."
"You must pick the pace up, friend Cyborg!" Starfire exclaimed, blasting at the force field with all her might. "Friend Danny is in trouble!"
"We just have to wait, Star," Cyborg answered, trying to quicken his pace.
Meanwhile, Danny was trying to break free from his net. He looked at Valerie, who was sneering at him.
"No use struggling, Phantom," she said. "That net is ghost proof and unbreakable."
"Nothing's unbreakable, Valerie!" Danny shouted. He started gathering his Ecto energy and expelled it, destroying the shield and pushing Valerie back. He stumbled a bit before regaining his composure. Valerie steadied herself, then she glared at him.
"I don't wanna fight you, Valerie," Danny said. "But if you keep causing trouble in my territory, I will stop you!" He pulled out a pair of Tonfas and prepared himself.
"Stop calling me by my name!" Valerie exclaimed, charging her Ecto-guns and pointed them at Danny. "It's Red Huntress! And you're the one who's causing trouble!"
She started firing at Danny, who swiftly dodge them. Danny countered with his Tonfas, striking Valerie's guns. Then he swiftly kicked her glider, causing her to lose control. She quickly landed on the rooftop, landing with a heavy grunt. Valerie quicly threw grenades at him. Danny countered with his Ecto-rangs, causing the grenades to explode. Both Danny and Valerie were pushed back by the force.
Danny landed on the roof and Valerie regained her footing. Valerie pulled out an electric Bo staff and charged at Danny, Danny charging at her. The two kept exchanging blows, dodging and blocking each others attacks. The sky started to go dark. Thunder was booming and lighting was flashing above their heads. Soon, it started raining, drenching the two teenagers. Finally they striked at each other with all of their strength, shouting at the top of their lungs. The blow was so strong that it broke both weapons.
Danny and Valerie just stood there and glared at each other, both breathing heavily. Valerie, who was too stubborn to give up, activated her wrist-gun and pointed it at Danny. Danny pulled out an Ecto-rang, preparing to throw it.
Just as they're about to attack, a black shield appeared in front of them. Danny looked behind him and was relieved to see his friends going toward them. Valerie, however, wasn't. She quickly ran towards her glider and activated it.
"This isn't over, Phantom!" Valerie declared, flying away from them. "I'll be back to get your afterlife!"
Starfire, Raven and Beastboy were about to follow her, but Danny stopped them.
"Don't!" He ordered, surprising them. "Let her go, it's over."
They reluctantly agreed and went home, half carrying Danny, who was both tired and injured.
Titan's Tower
Danny was standing on the roof, his eyes close, enjoying the cool rain hitting his face. He loved the rain. He would always fly on a rainy day, feeling like the rain was washing away his troubles.
"Friend Danny?" Someone behind him said. He looked behind him and saw Starfire.
"Hey, Star," Danny replied, smiling.
"Why are you not sheltering yourself from this bad weather?" Starfire asked him. Danny shrugged, looking at the dark sky.
"I like the rain," he said, breathing the cool air deeply. "It washes my troubles away."
Danny felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked behind him and saw Starfire staring on him with concern.
"Do you wish to talk about it?" She asked.
Danny was about to say no, but he couldn't lie to Starfire. He sighed deeply.
"Me and… Valerie used to be friends," Danny said.
"But why would she attack you?" Starfire asked, confuse. "You were friends."
"That was in the past," he replied. He smiled at Starfire. "C'mon. Let's go inside before we catch a cold."
Starfire reluctantly went back inside. Before Danny went inside, he looked at the direction Valerie flew off to.
"'Be prepared to face your worst nightmare'," He remembered, feeling like this was just the beginning.
Wisconsin
Valerie flew inside Vlad's office, feeling down. She was greeted by a working 46 year old man, who was writing something on an important looking paper. Vlad looked up from his work and smiled.
"Welcome back, Miss Gray," he said, putting his pen down. "I hope you enjoyed your visit from Jump City."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Masters," Valerie replied, looking down. "Phantom had some… help. I was outnumbered by a bunch of freaks."
Vlad raised a hand to stop her talking.
"It's alright Valerie," he said in a grandfatherly tone. "I should have known better to send you on your own to fight that delinquent. Take a rest. I'll call you when I need you."
"Thank you, Mr. Masters," Valerie said gratefully. "What will you be doing?" She asked.
He took a ticket out from his pocket.
"I heard that the circus is in town, so I decided to visit it," he answered. "I'll see you soon, Miss Gray."
Valerie nodded and flew off back to Amity Park. Vlad started grinning evilly, looking at the Flying Graysons.
"You'll see your new partner soon enough," he said to himself, pushing a button from his desk. His chair started to go down towards his secret lab. He walked towards a tube that held a black suit that had a cape and a white mask that looked like a skull. Both the mask and the suit had a red x on it.
"My new pawn is waiting!" Vlad laughed, transforming into Plasmius. He flew towards the circus, his diabolical plan waiting to be unfold.
And we're finally done with chapter 9! Hope you guys like it! And I'm guessing you know what Vlad Loopiness will do! And congrats to our 100th reviewer: jeanette9a! Please ask some questions in your review! And nobody got the correct answer on who freed Blackfire! It wasn't Plasmius, and I won't spoil the surprise! And now the moment we've all been waiting for, review answer time!
Justus 80- Valerie is a pain! And nope! Nice guess though!
nightmaster000- He sure will! And it'll hurt!
jeanette9a- Hey, his Danny Phantom! The Ghost Boy of Amity Park and the former partner of the Dark Knight (in this world). PS. Congratulations for being the 100th reviewer!
book phan44- She is the biggest moron in the world!
princessbinas- Sadly, it was just Technus. I hope you like how Technus kept ranting!
darkromdemon- Thanks for the compliment!
Lunalovegood0628- Thanks!
NedFynTanon- Thank you! And please continue your work!
TheTragicHero- Wow, you actually guess about the nega-version thing. You're good! And please continue the last part of your trilogy!
juniperlei- Don't worry, I'll try!
kaybay1158- It sure did! P.S. Please continue Half Ghost! I'm begging you dude!
WordSmyth- She sure did!
unknown- which questions? And thanks for the compliment!
newboy- Good guess, but the suspect's a human. He's like the negative version of Robin and since Danny took Robin's place, he became Danny's rival. You'll figure it out if you watch The Batman. And hey, he may be clueless, but he learns from his mistake! And the Dorks in White will make an appearance soon! Thanks for the long review my amigo!
TitanX- Cyborg: I can see what's happening.
Beastboy: What?
Cyborg: And they don't have a clue.
Beastboy: Who?
Cyborg: And here's the bottom line, our trio is down to two!
Beastboy: Ohh….
VideoGamingFreak1213- Be patient, man! You can't rush a pacing turtle! And thanks for the review!
Guest- Thanks! *Bowing down*
Well, until then!