Black Canary knocked on the door of Fenton Works at the agreed two hours later. Maddie answered the door and her face instantly fell. Black Canary smiled apologetically. It was clear that the mother didn't want her son to leave so soon. But the jumpsuit clad woman allowed the heroine inside. It was quiet in the house until the door shut.

"Who was at the door mom!?" Danny's sister called.

"Black Canary," Maddie answered, sadness tinging her voice. The Fentons had met Black Canary as well as Batman. Both heroes had tried to keep the family up to date on Danny's progress and collected letters from them to deliver to Danny.

The tension in the air evaporated but was replaced with sadness. Black Canary stepped in the kitchen and gave the group at the table an apologetic look.

"I'm sorry, but Danny can't stay," Black Canary reasoned.

"I already explained Black Canary," Danny informed her.

"Can't you stay longer? You could go back tomorrow morning," Sam suggested. Danny shook his head.

"No, I'm really sorry guys but that's not a good idea. I'm pushing my luck already. If a ghost attacks, I'm not sure if I'll be able to hold my own as well as protect my secret," Danny refused. The group hung their heads in disappointment. Black Canary could sense that another reason would be the worry of having a nightmare. His family knew Danny best. They'd be able to see when something was up and she knew that Danny didn't want to worry them unnecessarily.

Danny got to his feet and Jazz jumped to her feet and pulled Danny into a tight hug.

"Please Danny," Jazz begged.

"Jazz, I can't stay. But I'll write okay?" Danny compromised. Jazz shook her head.

"I'm sorry about telling your secret," she blurted out miserably. Danny froze and gave his older sister a sad look.

"Jazz, I'm not angry at you. That's not why I can't stay. You did the right thing," Danny assured his sister realising that she was afraid he refused to stay because his secret had been told without consent. Jazz shook her head.

"You trusted me," Jazz began guiltily.

"Hey! Jazz, you did the right thing. If you hadn't told them, then things would have been so much worse. I trust your judgement. Alright," Danny reassured her. Jazz looked up at her brother.

"I'm okay with it. I'm glad they know. I'll admit I was a little worried about how they'd react, but it's okay," Danny whispered, so his parents wouldn't hear.

"You're sure?" Jazz muttered. Danny laughed.

"Jazz, you know me. I can never get away with lying to you," Danny joked. Jazz smirked as she took a step back and collected herself.

"Alright then. But if you're lying to me-" Jazz began in a warning tone.

"I'll make sure to hide all the thermoses," Danny finished with a smirk. Jazz glared at him and swatted his shoulder playfully.

"I was learning. And that was ages ago!" Jazz retorted.

Danny retreated to give a proper farewell to his friends and parents. Jazz ventured over to Black Canary.

"Thanks for helping him. And teaching him," Jazz thanked the blonde heroine. Black Canary blinked in surprise before smiling at the teen.

"Your tips helped a lot. And he's getting a lot better. He finally started to open up to me the other day," Black Canary replied. Jazz blinked and smiled.

"I'm glad to hear it. He's doing a lot better than I expected," Jazz retorted and glanced at Danny as he gave his mother a hug and half-heartedly tried to dodge a kiss like he usually did.

"I'm sorry that this was such a short visit Jazz. But it is Batman's orders. We're doing everything we can to keep your brother safe and to bring justice to those that hurt him. I give you my word," Black Canary muttered. Jazz shook her head.

"I know you are. And I wish it was a longer visit but I understand. We just miss him. And Amity Park misses Phantom. But he needs time and we're going to cover for him until he's ready to come back," Jazz replied and gave Black Canary a sad but determined smile. Black Canary nodded.

Danny, having said his goodbyes, joined Black Canary and Jazz. He pulled Jazz into a goodbye hug and whispered a few assurances and thanks for the thermos and letters. He then left the house with Black Canary and Black Canary drove Danny to the nearest Zeta tube which was a few towns over. Batman had consented to letting Danny use one as a guest with Black Canary so that he'd get to and from Amity Park as quickly as possible.

"So how do you feel after seeing your family and visiting Amity Park?" Black Canary ventured. Danny glanced at her.

"I feel good. It was really nice to see Sam and Tucker and Jazz. I hadn't realised how worried about my parents I was until I saw that they really do accept me. I knew they loved me and were worried but you know there was always the worry about them knowing I was Phantom. But now I know they're okay with it," Danny answered with a warm smile. Black Canary smiled.

"I'm glad to hear it. And your visit to this other halfa?" Black Canary inquired. Danny nodded.

"Surprisingly smooth too. I think he was more shocked to see me than anything else. My friends didn't bother to keep him in the loop. Seems that Skulker hasn't told anyone in the ghost community that I'm not being held by the Guys in White anymore. Not sure why. But I'm not complaining," Danny replied with a shrug.

Black Canary raised an eyebrow.

"Is it possible that Skulker just didn't tell the other halfa?" Black Canary asked. Danny shook his head.

"They've worked together lots in the past. And the other halfa would be interested in knowing if I was free or not. If Skulker told anyone about me, he'd tell V- I mean the other halfa," Danny explained, catching himself before saying Vlad's name. Black Canary noticed the near slip but didn't point it out.

Within an hour's drive they reached the closest Zeta tube. It was disguised as a run-down phone booth down a dark, dank alleyway that only the bravest travellers would venture down. Black Canary and Danny stepped in together despite the little room. The programme would only let Danny into the cave as long as Black Canary was with him. It was a way for the system to recognise him without Batman having to put Danny on file and leaving an electronic trail for a skilled hacker to find. Black Canary had been worried about how Danny would react to the teleportation device. It often left new users a little disorientated and uncomfortable. Being broken down into atoms and then moved to another location to be reformed… it wasn't always enjoyed.

But Danny… it felt natural to him. He'd been broken apart before and reformed afterwards during the whole fiasco with the Reality Gauntlet and Freakshow. But this felt far more normal than that had been. So, when the machine whirred into life and teleported them, he was completely at ease.

So Danny's visit home is over.

I'm not sure if it was clear, but there isn't a Zeta Tube in Amity Park, at least for now there isn't. Danny and Black Canary had to travel from the Zeta Tube in another city to reach Amity Park.

Anyway, there's not much else to say, so…

Until the next chapter.