Superman's Protégé Part 2

Rating: T

Pairings: SupermanxLois Lane, hints of Robstar and KidFlashxJinx, and maybe a little DannyxDonna (You'll have to see). ;)

Ages: Robin: 17, Cyborg: 18, Starfire: 17, Raven: 17, Beast Boy: 15, Danny: 16, Kid Flash: 17, Speedy: 18, Wonder Girl (Donna Troy): 17, Superman: 36, Batman: 36, Lois Lane: 34, Martian Manhunter: 139, Wonder Woman: 89, Flash (Barry): 39, John Stewart: 31, Hawkgirl: 32, Green Arrow: 36.

Summary: So he's on the road to making new friends and he has the makings of a new family with Clark and his crew, things are looking up. Little does Danny know that villains in this world work on a much larger scale than he's used to.

Extra Notes: A piece requested by MyLittleAngelxxx. I had trouble figuring out the ages for some of them. I got some inspiration from the ages of the league members for Young Justice (Yes I do know that Hawkwoman and Hawkgirl are two different people [Though that whole thing still really confuses me]). I hope these ages are okay. Inform me if you know more about their ages in Teen Titans or the original animated Justice League (since these Leaguers are mostly based on them [Seeing as Barry isn't the Flash in the Justice League series]). Oh and I'm trying to write Donna Troy for the first time (please tell me if I do okay, ya know if you're a DC buff).

Almost as soon as the bell had rung, Danny was out of class and running down the busy Metropolis streets. The wind blew his hair back and made the papers, held tightly in his hand, flutter. His shoes smacked against the pavement as he ran. When Danny got to the crosswalk, he had to screech to a halt before he could tumble into the road and get run over. He tapped his foot impatiently as the cars passed and the sign stayed red. Finally the walking sign popped up and Danny continued his mad dash, a grin plastered on his face.

When he got to the Daily Planet, he passed the elevator right up and rushed up the stairs. As he made his way past the office cubicles, he waved at Jimmy Olsen. "Hey, Jimmy!"

The red-head popped his head up and nodded. "Hey, Danny!"

Danny continued until he finally found Clark's space and walked up on Lois and Clark giggling slightly about something. Clark looked up immediately when Danny came into view. "Danny, how was your day?"

Danny's grin returned full force as he slammed a paper down on Clark's desk, starling Lois and several other people nearby. "I got a ninety-nine percent on my physics test! I've never made a grade that high before! I was always too busy…" Danny looked up at Clark's eyes and the man smiled.

"I get it. That's spectacular, Danny. Great job!" Clark expressed and clapped a hand over Danny's shoulder. The boy smiled brightly.

"KENT!" Lois smirked when both Clark and Danny winced from the volume. Perry came around the corner looking irritable, but halted when he spied Danny's big blue eyes staring up at him. "Oh, is this that boy you adopted, Kent?" Lois rolled her eyes as Danny's face deadpanned.

"He is, sir." Clark smiled at Danny and placed a hand on his head. "How about you head to the arcade? I'll be there in a hour or two."

"Oh, okay." Clark, then Lois both pulled out coins to give the boy.

Catherine reached over and dropped several coins into the boy's hands, which Danny nearly fumbled. "Have fun, sweet boy." Danny made a face and Clark looked like he wanted to scream internally. Lois gave the woman a blatant glare.

"Here ya go!" Steve bellowed and tried to hand Danny a small roll of bills.

Danny shook his head. "Um, thanks Mr. Lombard, but uh the change machines are broken still. The repair man will be coming in a few days."

A smile nearly split Clark's face in half when Steve had to retract his hand. "Well don't come crying to me when you run out of coins…"

Danny smiled and poured the coins into his pockets before turning to run off. "See ya later, Clark!" As he continued to exit the building everyone heard him shout one last time. "I'ma beat your score on Galatka, Jimmy!"

"When pigs fly, little man!"

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"Come on… Come on…" Danny mumbled slightly as his tongue stuck out from between his lips. His concentration was spot on and his fingers and hands were flying across buttons and joysticks.

"Dude!"

"Holy cow, how'd you get so good?!"

Danny didn't answer though as a small crowd of kids in the arcade stood around him, watching him destroy Jimmy's score, reach top score and then keep going. Finally Danny's final life faded away and he wiped his forehead. The other kids whooped and hollered and Danny shyly smiled at them.

The good atmosphere was broken by a sudden explosion that caused a hole to be blown in the wall. The kids started to run and Danny looked around for a place to change, but the aggressor caught sight of him first. He was a giant skeletal like robot with green glowing eyes. He marched towards the back of the arcade and swatted Danny aside causing the boy to hit his head against one of the machines and pass out. He could barely make out what the robot was saying to a scared man in the back as he faded out of consciousness.

"I know there's a smugglers store in the back room. I need in…"

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Superman touched down outside of the arcade and walked inside quietly. He'd both heard the explosion and the news report that Metallo had attacked the arcade. Though he needed to follow after Metallo, who was making his way towards a bank, he needed to make sure everyone had made it out. Including Danny…

He worriedly walked inside and looked around, finding Danny almost instantly. He rushed over and pulled the boy into his arms. At the movement, Danny's eyes blinked open as Superman watched the cut on the side of Danny's head finish healing and the fog in his eyes fade. It sometimes spooked the hero to watch Danny heal. It was a very different way to deal with the harsh conditions of heroing and sometimes it made him think too much about how Danny's ghost core continuously kept his body from "dying" so to speak. Really, it was just odd to watch a human being heal faster than they should, but then again Barry wasn't much different in that regard.

"Danny, you okay?"

Danny nodded. "Yeah. Some robot guy got me."

"Metallo."

"That's not a very creative name…"

Superman smirked. Danny was definitely okay.

"Can you take me somewhere to change? We've got a bot to bash."

"Sure thing." Superman sped off, becoming only a blur of blue and red. They ended up near an alley way and Danny got out of the man's arms and disappeared into the darkness. With his enhanced vision though, Superman watched the rings of light sweep over the boy and stop his heart, changing his appearance at the same time. He turned and his heart did a tiny pulse, making sure to move the ectoplasm in his veins just a bit so that it wouldn't settle for too long, and then stilled again. Superman still paused out of reflex when the boy's heart would nearly stop every time he changed. At first he had worried that Danny was stuck as a fourteen year old and wouldn't age because he was more dead than alive, but after some tests from trusted scientists, Batman's own tests, and observation, it had been determined that he would indeed age. His voice was even starting to crack… in both forms.

"Okay, I've never met Metallo. Can I introduce myself?" Danny asked, floating next to his mentor.

Superman smirked. "Let's go." Superman shot off and Danny wasn't far behind.

They found the robot robbing one of the banks in the city. He was on a power high from getting some extra kryptonite from the arcade. Apparently the owner of the establishment had been allowing some smugglers and black market suppliers to store some of their merchandise there for save keeping. The metal man looked up as the two heroes approached.

"Stop right there, Metallo."

The people nearby smiled and started to cheer some at the sight of Superman and his new protégé.

"And why would I do that, when I can do, this." Metallo reached for his chest and opened the hatch, letting a beam of kryptonite radiation shoot towards Superman and Phantom. Both dodged quickly and Phantom took his chance to move closer, knowing it was easier having Superman distract the bad guy instead of risk getting closer to the kryptonite.

"And then I can do this!" Phantom cackled before slipping right inside the machine. Superman froze and watched carefully as Metallo's body jerked and twitched and then grew still. He then looked up and waved in an overly excited way. "Hey Supes! I'ma put him in standby. Is that okay?"

Superman smiled and nodded. "That's perfect, Phantom. Good work."

The robot twitched and then his green eyes started to dim until there was barely any light remaining. Phantom then flickered into view next to the machine and leaned on it. "Seems more like a glorified toaster to me."

Superman rose a brow. At that moment Phantom leaned too hard on the bot and caused it to topple over as dead weight. Since Phantom had been leaning on it, he fell right on top of it. Superman simply started to laugh as he floated down to the ground. Once there, people started to thank him and Phantom. As the ghost was able to right himself and listen to the peoples' words of thanks, his aura fluctuated.

A reporter flinched back. "Whoa buddy, what's with the light show?"

"Umm…" Danny looked up at Superman, not sure what to say. People didn't exactly know that he was a ghost, only that he had very interesting powers.

"He's just happy that you're all safe and happy like him," Superman responded with a charming smile.

Danny smiled softly as well and nodded at the people there. "You heard the man."

"Thanks again for your help, Superman, Phantom," A random policeman called out as others moved to help collect Metallo's disabled body. No one noticed the small red spot on Metallo's left hand start to slowly turn a radioactive green.

"No problem at all." Superman looked at Danny. "Let's go, Phantom."

"Aye, aye, captain!"

Everyone watched as the two flew off in a rush of color or fading into nothing.

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"Is something troubling you, Clark?" Lois pulled her head out from under his chin as they snuggled in bed. Danny had fallen asleep a couple hours ago and the two had stayed up talking. They had eventually gone into Clark's bedroom to have some privacy incase Danny woke at any time in the night. As they had begun to get more intimate, Clark had seemed distracted, making Lois concerned.

"I'm sorry, Lois. I'm just thinking about Danny."

"Oh, what about him? You've been doing a great job with him by the way. Everyone in the office adores him. I swear there's a competition between everyone to see who can get his favor more. He kinda reminds me of a younger you."

"He practically is."

"Then what's the problem?"

Clark sighed and sat up some. "He can't take hits like I can, Lois."

Lois arched a delicate brow in amusement. "You know the baddies have to be able to actually hit him first, right? The kid can make himself intangible."

"I know, but all it would take would be one good hit when he's human."

"Could be the same with you, Clark. Don't give him too little credit and don't forget you're not invincible. It could happen, no matter how unlikely. Besides, he thrives from saving people right? That's how he explained it to us, wasn't it? He might get ill if you tell him to stop heroing with you."

Clark groaned and let himself flop back into the embrace of the pillows on his bed. Lois frowned at her boyfriend before a sly smile came to her face. "How about this? Our one year anniversary is coming up in a couple days and Danny's about to have a break from school. How about you let him visit the Teen Titans? We can have some time together, you can think about what you want to do with his hero career, and he can go see his newest friends."

Clark hummed and then smiled. "That's a good idea. Maybe I just need some time to think about this. It's not that I don't trust him, it's just that I'm worried about him."

"I know that. You don't want to have an argument with him though, you know, like Bruce and Dick did."

"That was a shame, but Dick seems to be doing well with the Titans. They'll eventually be alright I imagine." Clark smiled at her. "I just need to think about it some more. Thank you. What would I do without you?"

"Not much." Lois deadpanned and then smirked. Clark hugged her and rolled, causing her to start laughing, with him following shortly after.

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Lex Luthor sat in his office late at night staring at the footage from the fight Phantom and Superman had had with Metallo. Mercy was standing at his side.

"It just took over Metallo's body by using some form of intangibility. Is he some strange type of technopath? Just what is that boy…"

"Sir?"

"Yes, Mercy?" Luthor asked with slight irritation in his voice.

"One of your undercover members managed to get a sample from Metallo before he was carted off. There was something strange on his arm."

Luthor looked over at s slide in Mercy's hand. It had a small smear of green under the glass. "Hmm…"

"We did a scan and it seems to have human DNA that's been mutated to some degree."

Luthor's eyes widened slightly. "It wasn't destroyed by the radiation of the kryptonite. This might've come from that boy. I've heard that he apparently comes from a different dimension. That's just from the preverbal grape vine though. Those rumors might just be that, rumors. He just seemed to come from nowhere."

"Just like Superman?"

"Just like a lot of them…" Luthor growled slightly. He picked up the tiny glass plate. "I'm going to be in my lab. Don't disturb me." The evil man then started to walk to the entrance of his office.

"Yes sir." Mercy bowed as her boss walked away.

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Three days later…

Ding. Dong. Ding. Dong.

"I've got it!" Robin called out and walked towards the front door. He pressed a button and the door slid open to reveal two figures. Superman and Phantom were standing there.

"Heya, Robin." Phantom waved with one hand and held onto a backpack with the other.

"I'm sorry, Robin, but would it be too much trouble if Danny stayed with you guys for a bit? He's missed you and I'm going to be busy with something personal for a few days."

Robin smiled. "Sure. He's more than welcome."

"Thanks, Robin!" Phantom smiled and walked inside.

"Danny?"

"DANNY!?"

Raven looked up from her book only for Cyborg and Beast Boy to rush past her and snag Danny by the torso and legs and then rush into the tower to who knows where.

Robin felt sweat form near his temple at his friends' sudden appearance and then disappearance. Superman chuckled. "I'm so glad he's making friends." He looked at Robin. "I'll be back in a few days."

"All right, later Superman."

The man of steel shot into the air and Robin shut the door. Starfire rushed into the room. "Oh Raven and Robin! Danny has come to visit!"

Robin chuckled. "I know, Star. I let him in."

Starfire giggled. "We must do all the fun things while he is here!"

"Oh joy…" Raven murmured.

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That night, all of the Titans, plus Danny, sat in the main rec room. They had lost interest in the movie they had been watching long ago and instead were using the horror movie noises as a background music to real life stories from their own adventures.

"And then Cyborg pushed past the limitations of his mechanical parts of his body and beat Atlas once and for all!" Beast Boy exclaimed in excitement watching as Danny grinned at Cyborg.

"That's great, Cy. The human spirit can be an incredible thing." Danny nodded as he crossed his pajama covered legs.

"What about you, friend Danny? Care to tell a story from your home world?" Starfire asked.

Danny face fell a bit. "Hmm… It's kinda bittersweet to even think about those memories… Some of them were happy at the time. All I keep thinking about though is how nearly everyone turned their backs on me."

There was a silence.

"You don't talk much about what caused you to come here…" Cyborg offered.

Robin only bowed his head. Superman had been told and in turn most of the Founders in the League knew. Eventually Batman had told Robin as well. "You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to."

Danny sighed. "I won't, not much. In my world, there weren't many costumed heroes like yourselves. I was practically the only one. Here there are enough of you as aliens, meta-humans, or vigilantes to give each of you backup in case the populous started to grow tired of you. I didn't have any backup or support. I never told my parents because I was afraid they would be ghost hunters before parents, so my two friends and sister were the only ones that I considered allies. Eventually, there came a point to where my arch-nemesis was found out and destroyed by a group of ghost hunters. He may have been evil, but he didn't deserve to be practically obliterated. Ultimately, those same ghost hunters started to suspect me of being a ghost too. They cornered me one day after I had fought off a ghost. Long story short, I was revealed to everyone there. My parents didn't say anything when the hunters aimed their guns at me. They just held Jazz back when she was yelling at me to run. Sam and Tucker were being held by their parents too. So I ran to the Ghost Zone. If they didn't want a hero, then I guess it was just better I left. I didn't want to become some type of government pet project."

A bit of silence permeated the room, save the TV noises.

"You miss them, your sister and two friends," Raven droned, though there was empathy in her voice.

"Yeah. They were good to me. I would've been completely dead a long time ago if not for them. I just hope that they're living as good of lives as I am." Danny smiled. "Enough of that though. Who's the dumbest villain name you've ever heard of? I bet I've got you beat."

Everyone smirked and then started to name names.

"Doctor Light."

"Kite man."

"Condiment King."

"Crazy Quilt."

"Calendar Man."

Danny smirked. "Aren't most of those from Gotham?"

Robin smirked back. "The choice word there is, Gotham."

"Good point."

"And yours oh smart one?" Beast Boy asked and narrowed his eyes comically.

Danny grinned. "Wait for it…." He then gestured with one hand towards the space in the middle of the circle of teens. "The Box Ghost."

"Pfft…"

"Dude!"

Danny grinned. "He was beyond annoying. There were even times I didn't capture him in my old thermos. He would even accidentally do good things." Danny mused and rubbed his chin. "Though I have to say, those others sound pretty dumb too."

"They were," Robin groaned.

Everyone laughed together at Robin's face and the dumb villains they'd run into.

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The next day found the teens playing video games or watching said video games. Danny had promised that he wouldn't jump into the game this time and so far he and Cryborg were neck and neck. Beast Boy and Robin weren't too far behind however, so all in all it was a pretty close game.

Then the red light started to pulse in the tower and the Titan's various emblems started to flash. Everyone jumped up and Danny transformed as they ran to the main computer.

Robin clicked on the news footage and revealed to them that Mumbo was robbing the bank, again.

"Oh great…" Raven sighed.

"What's wrong? He looks kinda dumb-" Danny mumbled.

"Let's just say he is, but the powers he has are tricky. With his wand and hat, he can preform some powerful magic."

"One time, he sucked us into his hat and changed everyone into animals! And me? He turned me into a lamp and I could only change into objects!" Beast Boy whined.

"Ouch. Okay so he can do weird magic tricks. What's typically the plan of action?" Danny asked.

"Most often we find a way to trick him and someone can get the jump on him eventually," Cyborg answered.

Danny smirked. "Now who do we know can get the jump on someone the easiest?" Danny hummed while everyone eventually looked at him and smiled, causing him to grin in response.

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"Mumbo Jumbo! Ha ha!" Mumbo declared with a twirl of his wand. All the people in the bank were tied up and gagged with flower vines and colored cloth ropes. "I thank you all for your time!"

"Stop right there, Mumbo!" Robin shouted.

The civilians cheered when they caught sight of the Titans and Mumbo giggled.

"Hello again friends and-huh?" Mumbo felt a tug on his wand, saw it start to fade out of existence, and he tapped a button on the bottom of his wand causing electricity to jump through the stick. A strangled cry was heard before Phantom's form flickered into view, spasming and twitching. Mumbo swung Phantom off and the ghost slammed into the pavement. "What's this? What's this?"

"Phantom!" The rest of the Titans cried out and started to run forward to check on their friend or attack. The civilians recognized Superman's protégé, seeing as he hung out with the Titans often. Mumbo grinned brightly. "Mumbo Jumbo Alakazam, give me something to stop their plan!" A flash and some smoke erupted from Mumbo's hand and to everyone's surprise, a thermos appeared in his hand. He pointed it at Danny and it started to glow.

"You've got to be kidding meeeeeeeeeeeee!" Phantom yelled out in surprise as he was sucked inside. The Titans blinked dumbly at the spot their friend had been, before Mumbo shook the thermos and made them angry. "Hey you know I can feel that, right!? You'll regret this."

"No need to be blue my little ghostly friend!" Mumbo declared and the crowd paused, confused by the comment. Robin looked around nervously, how had Mumbo figured out Phantom was a ghost?

"Wait, what?"

"I mean it only makes sense, vacuums and ghosts don't get along!"

"Oh… so you're field of reference is a comedy about ghosts, huh?" Phantom teased from within, secretly trying to hide how nervous he really was.

"Let him go, Mumbo!" Cyborg shouted and pointed his cannon at the magician.

Mumbo laughed and spun the thermos before catching it. "But where's the fun in that? Could you imagine if magicians could have someone literally disappear? Or a person turn into any animal?" He gave a look toward Beast Boy, who yelped and turned into a rabbit out of nervousness. "You are all too much fun to let it stop!"

"I think I'm going to be sick… urk…"

"Sorry there, chum," Mumbo cooed. At that moment, Cyborg fired a beam at the thermos and Mumbo's hand.

The magician drew his wand in a flash. "Hocus pocus turn that blast into locus!" With a puff of smoke the blue energy blast turned into a handful of locus which buzzed about and then flew in different directions. "How rude! You didn't even bother to give me a warning! Ha ha! Naughty, kids. I'm going to have to punish you!" Mumbo tapped his wand against the thermos and they heard Danny let out a screech of surprise.

"Soup!?"

"It'll be a delicious end when it fills all the way up!" Mumbo snickered.

"Titans, get back that thermos!" Robin declared and all five teens jumped into battle. Beast Boy turned into a raptor, Robin prepared a bird-a-rang, Cyborg and Starfire charged up their respective blasts, and Raven let her shadows take her into the ground and out of sight.

"I'm touched guys…" Phantom's voice trailed out from the metal can.

"You're looking a little mousey!" Mumbo cried out and turned Beast Boy into a mouse, causing him to let out a surprised squeak and tumble a bit across the pavement.

"Oh, fireworks, for me!?" Mumbo squealed a bit and whipped his wand to point at the green and blue blasts heading his way. They erupted into a blinding display of color, popping and crackling like the Fourth of July. Mumbo yelped when he missed the bird-a-rang. It smashed into his hand, causing the thermos to flip through the air.

"Oh, boy. I didn't know the thermos took away a ghost's sense of equilibrium…" Phantom muttered to himself until he was caught by Raven's hand. She immediately released him. The ghost boy splatted against the ground and a brothy beef soup pooled around his form. Phantom stumbled upwards, as his wet hair stuck to his face, and then slapped a hand over his mouth. "Ugh… Why do I always end up ill when I visit you guys? Is this going to become a theme?"

"Heh," Beast Boy sweated slightly as Phantom righted himself, let the soup fall through him, and glared at Mumbo.

"Okay, you're so done."

"But the show's just begun!"

"That, I don't disagree with." Phantom's eyes glowed a deep green and suddenly there was six Phantoms surrounding the magician. "Tada! Which one's the real me? Even I don't know."

The crowd cheered and Mumbo got irritated. "Hey!"

A Phantom disappeared and soon Robin was gone.

"Sim Balla Bim! You won't be seeing him!" Phantom declared and took a mocking bow.

"Stop, you-! You-!"

Raven disappeared into her shadows as another Phantom and then another made the other three remaining Titans disappear. Finally the last two Dannies vanished.

"Final Curtain Call!"

Mumbo was looking around in frustration before Robin appeared out of nowhere and kicked him in the gut. Mumbo flew back into a Kangaroo Beast Boy, who launched him with his legs, Cyborg caught the man by his wand, essentially ripping it from his grip, then Raven caught and bound him in shadows. Phantom appeared last just as Cyborg threw the wand into the air so that Starfire could turn it to ash with her starbolt. With that, Mumbo's power faded away.

"And that's a wrap," Phantom grinned at his pun.

Beast Boy started to laugh and Raven rolled her eyes. Starfire looked confused. "Is it funny because he is bound by Raven's shadows?"

"Actually, Star, that's exactly why they think it's funny," Robin answered and shook his head with a smirk. The civilians started to cheer and the Titans all took a bow at Danny's pleading.

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A few days later…

Danny was starting to wonder what was wrong and even the other Titans were confused. Superman was supposed to have turned up today, but he hadn't arrived.

"He's probably just beating some bad guy butt," Beast Boy spoke, sensing Danny's nervousness.

"Yeah, I know."

Not long after, the main computer lit up and everyone froze when they saw Batman appear on screen.

"We're coming in. We have something to discuss with all of you."

The transmission ended and Robin frowned a bit with irritation. "He just assumes right off the bat that we don't have a choice…"

Never the less, they opened the windows up as Danny transformed and to their surprise, a big portion of the Justice League flew in. Batman, Superman, Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman, Flash, John Stewart the Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and Hawkgirl. They were even more surprised to see that Speedy, Kid Flash, and Wonder Girl were there as well.

Danny trotted over to Superman. "I was wondering what was wrong."

Superman nodded. "Something strange is going on in space."

"You have anymore details than that though?"

Danny looked over and locked eyes with a dark-haired young woman with blue eyes slightly darker than his, who had been the one to ask the question.

"That's Donna, she's Wonder Girl," Superman explained. "I know you've met Speedy and Kid Flash once or twice before."

"Oh um, yeah." Danny blinked, still staring at her.

"Take a picture. It'll last longer, glowstick."

Danny flinched hard and looked away, green starting to light up his face. Kid Flash was suddenly at his side and had his arm over Danny's shoulders. "I don't blame ya."

Speedy rolled his eyes and Beast Boy grinned.

"Let's get back to the issue at hand," Batman expressed. Robin watched his mentor as he garnered everyone's attention. Donna looked at Danny and smiled a bit before looking to Batman as well. "There's a strange anomaly happening in space. So far we've connected it to Luthor's own private satellite."

Danny twitched slightly and Superman noticed it, but said nothing.

"Why are you coming to us for this?" Robin asked, folding his arms.

"We came for him." Batman looked at Danny and suddenly all eyes were on him.

"It's the Ghost Zone isn't it? I can feel it." Danny paused for a second. "He's trying to open the Ghost Zone. He's a fool! It's connected to my old world. He's trying to connect an antimatter equivalent of another world to this one!" Danny looked up with an irritated look on his face.

"It could cause a catastrophic break down of our world, the other world, and the Ghost Zone." Batman continued, coming to better understand Danny's train of thought.

Danny frowned in worry. Then he grimaced and clenched his fists.

"What's wrong, Danny?" Superman asked placing a hand on his partner's shoulder in concern.

"He's trying to force it open, but the Zone is fighting against him. She knows it's not safe for anyone. She's crying out-"

Danny's eyes then lit up, fully green, and he phased through the ceiling without a word.

"He's heading into space," Superman declared, using his x-ray vision to follow Danny's movement.

"No, he's being called to the portal," Robin concluded. "If he really died inside a portal while it was connecting to this Ghost Zone, then he must have some type of deep connection with it."

"Then we need to go help friend Danny." Starfire nodded fervently. Kid Flash zipped over Robin's side.

"Jinx said she would watch the place with Thunder and Lightning while we're gone. If it's any consolation."

"Thanks, Wally."

"No problemo!"

Robin looked at Batman and they nodded to each other before everyone moved to follow Danny into space.

Was this what you wanted? I was trying to come up with some different things for them to bond over. Then I got carried away with adding a bit of overall plot to it, heh. Mumbo's part was a blast to write!

If I continue this one again, I might bring Vlad back (even though Danny said that Vlad was killed / After all, I wouldn't put it past the GiW to either shoot a duplicate and think they destroyed a ghost or to brag about getting Vlad, even if they didn't notice him escape wounded)