SURVIVING THE TITANS!
By: GhostAnn

Chapter Eleven: Getting to Know You

Monday After noon- Casper High parking lot:

Cyborg whistled "He didn't tell us about any of that."

"So you really think he's evil?" Robin asked.

Valerie's eyes narrowed. "Of course, are you saying he's not?"

Robin sighed. "Listen I have this… theory." He stopped.

"Go on." Valerie said.

"What if," Robin glanced at the other Titans, slightly nervous about what he was about to say. "What if Phantom's human?"

"WHAT!?" Every one yelled.

Robin flinched.

"I've fought him thousands of times and the things he can do-" Valerie stopped. "No human can fake that."

"What if he's not faking it, what if he just has the powers of a ghost?" Robin said.

"What?" Beast Boy asked. "Like half ghost?"

"Yeah?" Robin said.

"No way!" Valerie growled. "That's impossible- I should know! Even Mr. and Mrs. Fenton say so!"

"We've seen some pretty impossible things." Cyborg said. "Honestly the idea of a half ghost doesn't sound all that ridicules- I mean look at us- look at the other Titans."

"Well." Valerie crossed her arms. "Let's say you're right, lets say Phantom's half ghost. Could you tell me exactly who he'd be? What does he change his form or something? 'Cause I tell you what, if he was just walking around with white hair, I'd have noticed by now!"

"He probably does." Robin said.

"Wow. Next you're going to tell me his human form is a girl."

Beast Boy snickered.

"No. We don't know." Robin admitted. "Of course if we did we wouldn't spill."

"What?!" Valerie asked with suspicion in her voice. "Why not?"

Robin shrugged. "A heroes identity is their's to give."

Valerie scuffed. "A hero? Danny Phantom…" She stopped her eyes going wide. "Oh… my… g-shoot!"

The Titans looked at each other confused. "What-?" Robin started.

"I have to go!" Valerie put on her helmet and took off.

"That was weird!" Cyborg said.

Tuesday after school- Fenton Works:

"Oh, come on Tucker!" Danny whined as his game character got blasted to peaces.

"Hey, fair's, fair man, I didn't make the game! I just play it!"

"So you are game freaks too," The two boys jumped at the unexpected voice and screamed. "Must be a boy thing…" Raven floated by them and walked up the stairs into Jazz's room.

"Oh, joyous!" Starfire came over and sat between them. "May I join in your game of nothing but eye-hand coordination?"

"Uh," Tucker and Danny said. "Sure, but we're pretty good."

…

A few minutes later

…

"Dang!" Tucker cried, "I hate this game!"

Danny sat there laughing, "What happened to 'fair's, fair'?"

Tucker stuck his tong out at Danny. "Oh! Games!" Beast Boy yelled as he walked in. "I'll take you!"

"Not till I go!" Cyborg yelled running over, the two tripped, though, over Robins trap as he entered:

"I'm going first!"

"Uh, you guys can all play, it's a four player." Tucker said. "'Sides I've had enough."

"Yeah me too." Danny said setting his controller down.

"Oh we can leave the gaming to you," Starfire said. "I want to get to know our new friends better!"

Tucker and Danny shard worried looks before heading for the kitchen. "So," Starfire said, floating behind them. "Do you enjoy the mall of shopping?"

"I guess." Tucker said. "I'm more for the computers though."

"I avoid the mall if I can," Danny said. "To much- uh- stuff goes on there."

"Oh," Starfire said. "I see, well we must not go to the mall then!"

"Tucker told me you ran into Phantom." Danny said. He figured if he talked about Phantom, then they wouldn't think it was him. Plus he was curious to hear what they thought of him. "Did he scare you?"

Starfire looked intent for a second. "No, not really, I fear little, but the mysteries of people, and what is in BB's toes." Danny and Tucker made 'ew' faces. "However, he did intrigue me, I did not find him evil, did you Tucker? You were there, were you not?"

"Uh, yeah- I really don't know- the ghost scared me so much I could hardly think… I didn't even run- which would have been the smart thing to do. R-right Danny, just like you ran! Ran right out of the room!"

Danny smiled weakly, seeing how nerves Tucker was. "Tucker…"

"Really?" Robin asked walking up behind them. "I didn't see you Danny. Which way did you run?"

Danny began to sweat, okay; maybe talking about Phantom was a BAD idea. "Well, I went and ran out into the hall, toward the front doors."

Robin frowned, "But Danny that's the way we came from, I didn't see you-

"Well there was a lot of chaos yesterday." Tucker said. "Who knows, maybe you missed him."

"Maybe."

"You probably didn't see me because I hid in the janitor's closet." Danny said.

Robin nodded, almost looking convinced. "Oh, that makes since. I was just wondering. Any way, Beast Boy and Cyborg wanted to know who set the high score, they want to play against them."

"Oh." Danny laughed. "That was Sam."

"Time for class!" Maddie called from the basement.

"Okay." Tucker said, giving a mock salute. "I'm so out of here man!"

"Tucker!" Danny cried. "Oh man."

Tuesday 5 PM-Fenton Works:

After finishing up their training with Maddie and Jack the Titans headed into the living room to talk.

"Okay talk, so what's the deal?" Raven asked. "What make's you think Phantom's human?" She took a seat on the couch and Beast Boy fell next to her; as Danny ran up the stairs holding his cell phone.

Cyborg leaned over the back and scratched his head. "Yeah. It's kind of random."

"No it's not." Robin said standing in front of them. "It's a theory."

"Well even theories don't fall out of the sky." Raven said.

Robin sighed. "They're unfounded observations. I haven't got the proof yet."

"Well do you have any ideas on who it would be?"

Robin glanced toward the stairs. "Maybe."

"Who?" Beast Boy asked.

Robin shook his head. "I can't say yet. I need more evidence."

Raven's eyes narrowed. "Well, who are your suspects?"

"Let's just say, he might be someone we know."

"Some one we know?" Starfire asked, as she floated by the couch. "Who?"

Danny hung up his cell phone shoving it in his pocket as he went for his door; Sam and Tucker were meeting him at the Bowl O' Rama to talk.

Skipping the last few steps down stairs he gave a quick "Later," to the Titans in the living room and took for the door.

He'd made a full block before some one honked: startling him.

Danny turned to the red van that had stopped. "Danny!" A voice called as the window rolled down. It was Damone Gray- Valerie's dad.

"Hey." Danny greeted as he walked up to the side of the vehicle. "What's up?"

"I'm headed over to your place." Damone said. "What are you up to?"

"I'm going to meet Sam and Tucker at the Bole O' Rama. Mr. Gray?"

"Yes Danny?"

"Why are you going over to my place?"

"Oh right. The Teen Titans are going to come to Axion Labs tomorrow. You going to come?"

Danny smiled nervously. "Uh, I m-might."

"Well see you around."

"Right." Danny waved as Mr. Gray drove the rest of the way, pulling into his drive way. Damone waved back when he got out and Danny headed on his way.

Wednesday after school- Axion Labs:

"And here is the owner of our labs." Damone said motioning toward a large photo of Vlad Masters, as he led the Teen Titans and Danny on a tour. The Teen Titans examined it lightly, taking little note of it. "Here are some items he donated to the labs."

There were several small devises, but in the middle of it all was a necklace with a large yellow and purple ball on it, the Axion Lab's symbol on its face. "You guys specialize in ghost technology?" Robin asked.

"Ever since Masters took over, yes." Damone said. "And I think it's a good thing after that encounter with that ghost dog, and Phantom."

Danny bit his lip at the memory; Valerie still hadn't forgiven him for that, or exposing her secret to her dad. Actually he hadn't seen her for a few days. "Mr. Gray?" Danny asked.

"Yeah?"

"Is Valerie okay? She's been absent from school since yesterday."

Damone looked worried as he thought about his daughter. "She isn't filling well."

'That was vague.' Danny thought with a frown, he hoped he hadn't hurt her on Monday. "Oh, can you tell her I said 'Hi' and I hope she get's better soon."

Damone smiled, "Yeah, I'll do that."

With that the tour continued while Danny worried. 'I didn't fire at her did I? Maybe the dragon got her. Or maybe she's really sick.' He sighed as they entered the section where they did chemical research. 'Maybe.'