And here is the Performance episode/chapter.
timijaf; This is an OC fic, and it's a slight AU, so Danny has all of the same powers as Dannie(Excluding cryokinesis because the Undergrowth episode hasn't happened yet). I am not trying to undermine Danny if that's what you think.
I honestly can say, I am not proud of this; it is not even close to my best work, but I tried.
So I got this review and it's made me extremely upset: 50 bucks says the author is a fat chick that wishes she was Dani. The author ripped off Danny who we all know is tons stronger than Danielle. Seriosly , the girl melts every time she uses her powers. So you can take this fic and shove it up your fat a** you b***.
Needless to say, I'm pretty upset, and if this chapter sucks, then you know why.
I own nothing but my OCs.
Gotham City
December 20, 12:00 EDT
"Are you sure you can do this?" Dick asked his girlfriend, who was dressed in a similar outfit to his.
"I'll be fine Di- I mean Dan, but I'm wondering if you're going to be okay." Dannie said sympathetically. "I know how much this place means to you. Are you sure that you'll be okay?"
"I will if you stop fussing over me like a mother hen." he replied, but she knew it was a joke.
"Okay." Dannie agreed.
"Are you sure that you can handle doing acrobatics Dot?" (Dannie: You picked my circus name to be Dot Danger? Seriously? Me: Well you couldn't exactly go by your real name; it's undercover! Besides, nobody has used Dot yet, at least that I've noticed.) "I mean, I remember how you said that you were there when my parents... You know what I mean, right?"
"I do, and I promise, I'll be fine. I would've objected to doing acrobatics if I wasn't going to be okay with it." she smirked. "You know me and my big mouth; I wouldn't be able to keep it shut."
"Come on, we need to meet up with Haly and the others." he informed, heading towards the circus tent.
"So this is your family, huh Dan?" Haly asked kindly. He reminded Dannie of her grandmother.
"Yeah." Dick smiled. "This is Dane, Diane, Dean, Dot, and Dawn. Thanks again for giving us a chance."
Jack nodded with a large smile on his face. "You kids can stay the night, and then tomorrow you can show me what you can do."
When they arrived at their rooms, they were right across from each other. Dannie, Artemis and M'gann entered their room, and Dannie grabbed the duffel bag she'd brought and slid it under one of the bunks, taking a bottom bunk. She laid down on the bunk and aimlessly stared at the top bunk. She then grabbed her pajamas and put them on. They were fairly simple; a red t-shirt and a pair of black sweatpants.
Once they were on, she slid into bed, unable to fall asleep.
The boys came in a few moments later, and everyone sat together on the lower bunks.
"I'm not really tired, how about you guys?" M'gann asked.
"Not really." Dick admitted.
"Hey Da-Dot, how about you tell us a story? You're a great storyteller." Artemis suggested.
"I'm really not that good." Dannie blushed.
"Please?" Artemis and M'gann begged together.
"No, not the puppy eyes. Must, resist!" Dannie said, trying to shield herself, but it was to no avail as she was quickly overwhelmed by it.
"Fine. I'll tell a story, but only one." Dannie agreed, taking a breath. "So much depends upon a red wheelbarrow, glazed with rain water, beside the white chickens." Seeing that her friends were still listening intently, Dannie began adding her own lines. "So much depends upon a blue sky, cut open by the trees. So much depends on the subzero of the universe."
They all smiled, and the boys went back to their room.
M'gann and Artemis went to their bunks, and Dannie laid down on her bed, unable to fall asleep.
"Da- Dot, are you okay?" Miss Martian asked.
"What do you mean M-Dawn?" the halfa questioned.
"I've noticed that you're coming to the cave less and less." Miss Martian replied.
"I just have a lot on my plate right now. I'm not even sure why I don't come by the cave as much as I used to. I guess I've just realized that I'm not immortal; I don't want to die before I can make sure my friends and family know how much I care about them."
"Well... the team and I will always be there for you... You can tell us... anything..." M'gann whispered as she fell asleep.
The Martian's words brought tears to Dannie's eyes.
"Dankon M'gann." (Thank you M'gann) she whispered in Esperanto.
Dannie rolled onto her side and tried to smile, but instead, tears came spilling out. She was betraying them. It was for a good cause, of course, but she was still doing it. Her daughter couldn't die because of her. She just couldn't.
Freak!
Unwanted!
Riff-raff!
Scoundrel!
Vandal!
Ghost freak!
Dannie woke with a start, cold sweat pouring down her face. She used the blanket to wipe it off before grabbing her jacket and heading outside.
Once outside, she climbed to the top of the train car and laid down in the snow, staring at the stars above.
"Couldn't sleep?" someone asked, and Dannie looked down to see a man with blonde hair on the ground below.
"I had a nightmare and couldn't get back to sleep, so I decided to come out and stargaze. I'd better get back to bed though; my brothers and sisters are probably wondering where I am." the halfa realized.
"You're one of those Danger kids, right?" he asked.
"Yeah, Dot Danger. I take it that my siblings were looking for me?" Dannie questioned.
"Yeah. I'd head back if I were you." the blonde man answered.
Dannie nodded and used acrobatics to get down.
"Impressive." the man complimented.
"Thanks, but my brother Dan is a lot better than I am." Dannie replied.
He smiled and said, "Good luck kid."
"Thanks."
Dannie ran back to the car and found her siblings searching for her.
"Where were you?" Red Arrow growled.
"If you must know dear brother, I was outside stargazing." the halfa replied harshly. "I had a nightmare and couldn't get back to sleep, so I decided to stargaze; I hope that's okay with you." You could practically see the sarcasm dripping from her voice.
"Look, it doesn't matter." Dick stepped in. "Right now, we need to prove ourselves to Jack so that we can get into the show."
Red scowled, but followed the Boy Wonder nonetheless.
Once they were in the tent, Dannie climbed up up to the bars. Robin went first and did a series of impressive flips before landing on the other side. Next it was Miss Martian's turn. As she did her tricks, Dannie noticed that her eyes were glowing green at some points. Finally, it was Dannie's turn. She gripped the bar hesitantly before launching into the air. Once in the air, she did a few front flips before grabbing the next bar and landing next to her 'siblings'.
"You're a natural." Robin complimented.
Dannie blushed. "Jericho street school gymnastics school-wide championships; I've got the gold, and besides, it was moot compared to some of the things I've seen you do Dan."
He smiled. "Thanks, Dot."
After that, Superboy showed off his strength, and finally, Artemis and Speedy used firework arrows to make a good impression.
"Everyone, I'd like you to meet the newest members of our family, the Daring Dangers!" Jack informed in his announcer voice.
Haly turned back to the 'Dangers' and said, "You kids did really good out there. First performance is tomorrow night. Try not to get sick; we've had a flu virus going around for a while now. I'd hate for one of you to get sick."
Dick nodded. He suddenly noticed that Dannie seemed a little empty and hollow.
"You okay Dan-Dot?" he asked.
"Fine. I'm a little hungry. I'm going to head over to the dining car." She informed, walking away.
Dick frowned.
"Sibling drama?" he heard someone ask. and turned to see a man with short-cropped blonde hair.
"Uh, yeah." the Boy Wonder answered nervously. "My sisters can be a handful."
The man nodded. "You're Dan right? Dot's brother?"
"That's right, and you are?"
"Ray. Ray the Roustabout." the man introduced. He ruffled Dick's hair a bit forcefully before saying, "Good luck tomorrow night."
Dick raised an eyebrow before a sudden wave of nausea swept over him.
Dannie
Dannie sighed, taking another bite of her pear. She felt bad about leaving Dick on his own like that; he was just being a concerned boyfriend, but it killed her on the inside knowing what she was doing, and she really needed some time to herself.
Tossing the center of her pear away, Dannie started walking back to the room that Artemis M'gann and herself were sharing.
On the way there, her sensitive hearing caught the sound of someone coughing. She followed the sound of it outside, and found Robin leaning against the side of the train as he coughed violently.
"Ro- Dan, are you okay?" She felt his forehead. "You're burning up!"
"I'm fine Dan-Dot." he objected, although he obviously wasn't.
"No, you're not." Dannie argued. She slung one of his arms around her neck and helped him inside. "I'm taking you back to bed."
She helped him back to bed and got a bottle of water out, handing it to him.
"Dot, I'm fine." he whined, but he soon started coughing again.
"No, you're not." Dannie argued as she got out a plastic bag in case he threw up.
She helped him drink some of the water and then set it down on the table.
"Anh yêu em." she told him.
"What?" he asked.
"Anh yêu em. It's Vietnamese for 'I love you'." Dannie replied. He raised an eyebrow. "Don't pretend you don't know about me and Art-Diane, because I know that you know."
"How did you figure it out?" Dick rasped.
"By the fact that you don't seem surprised about how protective I am of her. You know about everything else too, don't you?" the halfa questioned.
"Yeah." he admitted.
"Well the reason I'm so protective of my cousin is because... while I was gone and my aunt was in jail, I lost a cousin and good friend. I can't bear to lose another one." she replied, tears in her eyes.
"Hey, Artemis isn't her- your family. She defines herself by making her own decisions; not by following in the footsteps of her family." Dick promised.
"I know, but she's family, and I'm still looking out for her." Dannie replied. "Get some rest."
Bruges
December 22, 20:08 EDT
A smoke bomb went off from below, and revealed Jack Haly. "Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the Haly International Traveling Circus, where the world of deceivery is your oyster, and these are our latest pearls; the Daring Dangers!"
The spotlight shone on Dick as he waved and began the routine.
"Dan Danger!" The three acrobats didn't do anything that was too flashy; just things that were enough to keep the audience on their toes.
"Dawn Danger!" Dannie swung off the bar and caught Miss Martian's hands.
"Dot Danger!" The halfa landed on the platform and allowed Robin to take his turn on the trapeze.
"Diane Danger!" Dannie, Robin and M'gann did a spin to avoid the arrows that were flying past them.
"Dane Danger!" The arrows had fireworks in them, which sparkled in the air around the teens.
"And, Dean Danger!" Connor threw three barrels into the air, and Dannie, Robin and M'gann curled into balls while going through them before straightening out to grab the bars again.
"You'll never see another trapeze act like this folks, and all performed, without a net."
Dannie held M'gann's feet so that the Martian could grab Robin's hands when the time came. The half-ghost's eyes bulged when Robin's hands barely brushed M'gann's, and he fell to the ground.
'Robin!' Dannie and M'gann screamed mentally at the same time.
'Don't blow our cover!' he shouted back.
'But saving your life's okay?' Connor retorted, throwing another barrel into the air.
It caught Robin and thrust him back into the air, but he still almost missed M'gann's hand, so she used her telekinesis to catch the Boy Wonder's hand.
'What did I just say?' he said in exasperation.
'The crowd couldn't see me use telekinesis from below.' Miss M reminded him. 'Besides, I've been using it all night; I'm not exactly the acrobat you are.' When she saw Dannie land on the opposite platform gracefully, she added, 'Or that Dannie seems to be.'
Dannie shrugged. 'You ever grow up with a twin brother that everyone seems to mistake you for, you learn to make yourself different from them. I took gymnastics from when I was 6 all the way up until I was nine. I guess it just stuck with me.'
Once they were down on the platform and waving goodnight to the audience, M'gann said, 'Didn't think you'd make it.'
'Neither did I.' Robin gasped. 'Help me backstage.'
Miss M took one side of him, and Dannie took the other, leading him backstage.
"Haly, what's the deal?" an African American man asked the Ring Master. "Giving the top slot to those Danger kids?"
"That's our slot." another man dressed in identical clothes added.
"Was your slot." Haly corrected. "Until you missed that performance in Paris."
"Carlo was sick!" one of the men replied indignantly. "He's better now!"
"Plus, those Dangers are a sham." Carlo followed. "They say they're brothers and sisters, but they don't even look alike!"
"Ah, you just don't like the competition." Haly shrugged off.
He walked towards a man with white hair wearing a suit. "Ah, for crying out loud; not you again! We're in the middle of a show!"
"Then we'll talk after, but we will talk." the man informed. "Another city last week, another tech firm robbed, another stop on your tour. If I prove you're responsible, I will shut you down."
"I've got three minutes to gather props and get back to the center ring." Haly said at a low, dangerous tone.
The man walked over to the 'Dangers' and pulled out a badge. "Faraday; Interpol. New act?"
"Yeah." Robin replied.
"Just joined the tour." Dannie added. They were attempting to make people believe that they were twins, considering that a lot of people said that they looked alike.
"Probably clears you." Faraday mused as he put his badge away. "But don't get too comfortable; Haly's going down for this."
Robin narrowed his eyes, and Dannie gave his hand a reassuring squeeze.
'If Interpol is already on this, why are we bothering?' Superboy questioned.
'Because Batman said so.' Robin retorted. 'Why; you got something better to do?'
'How do we know the thieves will hit here?' Artemis asked.
'There are more obvious targets.' Red Arrow pointed out.
'And Faraday will have them covered,' Robin replied, 'but I've analyzed the tech already stolen, and the pattern suggests this is the place.'
He rubbed some sweat from his forehead.
'How are you feeling?' Dannie questioned.
'Lousy actually, but I'll manage.' he answered, giving his girlfriend a reassuring nod.
'Contact on the northeast quadrant.' Superboy informed. 'Well it looks like we know why Carlo missed a performance.' he added as the thief used acrobatics to jump the fence.
'It could be Carlo, but it could also be his brother.' Dannie replied.
'Agreed.' Robin nodded. 'Keep an open mind and move in.'
Dannie followed Robin down to the ground and looked around before Robin said, 'Did you see where he went?'
Superboy looked around for a minute before he said, 'The warehouse.'
They entered the building until the caught up with the thief, and Robin let out a creepy cackle.
"Caught red handed." the Boy Wonder said with a smirk. "Red faced too I'll bet."
"Acrobatics won't get you out of this." Artemis added.
The blonde archer spoke too soon, because the thief blew fire at them!
Arrow was about to fire an arrow until he saw something. "Those crates are full of live ammo; move!"
"We're not going to get out in time; Everyone grab onto me!" Dannie shouted.
Robin and Artemis both locked hands with the halfa, and her friends all grabbed each other's hands until everyone was connected.
"I need to concentrate; no distractions!" She informed as she turned herself and her friends intangible.
Once the building had finished exploding, Dannie fell to the ground, utterly exhausted.
Superboy broke open an exit and said, "That guy is dead meat!"
"Superboy, no! you need to get them out!" Robin informed as he helped Miss Martian.
"He's getting away!" the clone growled.
"Because he matters more than Miss M?" Robin retorted "The fire's killing her!"
Something snapped in Superboy as his expression softened and he said, "Right, right."
"Artemis, Red Arrow, catch that thief." Robin said weakly, accidentally dropping Dannie.
"Because he matters more than you two?" Artemis questioned, putting one of the Boy Wonder's arms over her shoulder.
"You're still off your game pal, and Phantom is drained." Arrow added, slinging one of Robin's arms over his shoulder and then tossing Phantom over the other. "We're getting you two out too."
Haly lied about the teens being in bed that night. Not good.
'So two thieves, right?' Artemis questioned.
Dannie nodded. 'The fire breather and one of the acrobats, and dressed in identical clothing.'
'Maybe not just two.' Robin mused. 'Here's the Madrid security footage.' Footage was played of someone who appeared to be dressed the same, but was used super strength to pry open the bars. 'And now Paris.' It was the same thief, but this time, he was tightrope walking.
'So the strong man and the clown too.' Arrow stated. 'If the whole circus is involved, Haly himself may be the mastermind.'
'You don't know that.' Robin said in an attempt to defend the man he viewed as a grandfather.
'It would explain his lies.' Miss M spoke softly.
Robin stood up abruptly and said, "I told you to keep an open mind!"
And with that, he stormed out.
M'gann lightly bopped her forehead, a smile of realization on her face. 'Hello Megan! I'll read Haly's mind!'
'I'm not sure we can trust you to do that without tipping him off.' Arrow replied.
'Or maybe you don't trust her at all.' Superboy growled. 'I heard you talking to Robin back at the cave; Dannie did too. We know that you're only here to spy on the four of us.'
'There's a mole on the team, and good reasons to suspect all four of you.' Pinky said coldly. 'Artemis and Miss Martian have already been caught in lies, Phantom here has more secrets than I'm sure even Robin does, and you could be programmed by Cadmus without even knowing.'
'Or maybe I'll just rip your head off without even trying.' the clone snapped.
'Okay,' Miss Martian said as she stood up, 'Let's all take a break, before we do something we'll regret.'
'Speak for yourself.' Superboy retorted, and the happy couple left.
Artemis looked from the door to Speedy. "None of us are perfect, but each of us would give our lives for this team, so try to keep an open mind."
Dannie stood up. "I know we got off on the wrong foot the first time we met Arrow, and I'm trying to start over, but I'm slowly regretting it."
"Why would you even give me a second chance?" Arrow questioned.
"Because Robin assured me that you're a good person." the halfa answered. "His word was good enough for me. I'm going to go make sure he's alright."
She left the car and began looking around until she bumped into Ray. "Oh, sorry about that; I wasn't looking where I was going."
"No problem." he reassured. "You looking for something?"
"My brother Dan; have you seen him?" the raven asked.
"Sorry, but no." he said as he gripped the halfa's shoulder. "Try looking outside." He ruffled the teen's hair and then left.
"Weird." Dannie mumbled under her breath.
She went outside and found Robin staring at an old Flying Grayson's poster.
"You okay?" she questioned.
He turned to her and offered a weak smile. "Yeah, I'm okay."
"Are you sure? You kind of freaked out at M-Dawn back there." She checked.
"I'm fine; promise. I just... Jack has always been like a grandfather to me, and I know that he wouldn't do this. Someone in the show is dirty, but it isn't Jack." Robin replied, looking back to the poster. "What about you though? You're not wearing a jacket; aren't you cold?"
"Cryokinesis gives me a naturally cold aura. Temperatures that most people would consider freezing feels normal to me." Dannie explained. "If you're sure that you're okay, I'm going to head back inside."
She only got about two steps away before her knees buckled and she fell to the ground.
"Dannie? Dannie!" Robin shouted.
She tried to stay awake, but she couldn't.
I know, serious cliffy, but I like how I ended it.
Signing off,
MckennaTennyson-Harper12