Danny saw that something drew Raquel's attention and smiled as he saw who came in. Danielle looked furious with him. She opened her mouth to yell at him before she noticed what Danny was holding.

"Is that a puppy?" she squealed in delight. Danny looked down, seeing what Danielle was looking at, only hearing her tone of voice rather than what she was actually saying.

"Oh, this is Cujo. Come meet him, but he's a little nervous right now since he can't hear," Danny warned her as he nudged the dog gently. Cujo looked up and spotted Danielle. She grinned and held a hand out to the dog. He sniffed her hand before licking her palm and wagging his tail.

"He likes me!" Danielle exclaimed.

Red Tornado decided to check on Plastic Man and Icon while Danielle met Cujo. Raquel saw Danny's confusion and she wrote down what Danielle said for him and held the page up. She waved her arms and caught Danny's attention. He read the page and smiled gratefully.

"Makes sense Dani, you're my clone. Cujo's been annoying me for years. Sam reckons he took a liking to me because I was the only ghost around and I helped him find his favourite toy. I'm glad he likes you though. Means you can keep an eye on him too. Fair warning, don't make him angry and he's not exactly house broken," Danny replied. Danielle frowned.

"What happens when he gets angry?" Danielle asked.

"He grows into a monster," Raquel answered. Danielle turned to the girl and smirked.

"Sure. Now tell me what actually happens," Danielle retorted.

"No. That's what happens. Cujo got angry at Vlad and Danny had to stop him from attacking the guy," Raquel replied.

"Vlad?!" Danielle yelled fearfully. Danny buried his face in his free hand.

"Why did you bring up Vlad?!" Danny groaned. Raquel scowled.

"It's not my fault that you guys have the weirdest relationship ever," Raquel retorted before noticing that Danny hadn't heard her. Raquel huffed in annoyance.

"Danny's right. Him being deaf is annoying," Raquel muttered. Black Canary blinked and looked at the girl.

"Danny said that," Black Canary prompted, as Danny sat up. Danielle was looking around nervously. Raquel nodded.

"Tucker asked him what it's like and M'gann told Danny what he said. Danny said it's more annoying than anything else," Raquel informed her.

"Dani, calm down. Vlad's not here. He ditched before things got dangerous. And if he does come looking for trouble, you know I'm right here, okay," Danny reassured his clone, seeing that no one else was doing it. Danielle looked at him and nodded slowly.

"Ri-right. You're right. He can't hurt me anymore anyway," Danielle muttered. Danny smiled cautiously.

"I'm going to hope that you just agreed with me," Danny remarked. Danielle looked at him before smiling and nodding.

"I keep forgetting that he's deaf," Danielle mumbled. Black Canary hummed in agreement.

"I suppose the fact that he's only talking a little louder than usual doesn't help that. Raquel, did Danny say if he can hear himself talking at all?" Black Canary asked. Raquel nodded.

"He said he couldn't. He described it like his ears were popped. Everything's muffled and he can't make out what we're saying," Raquel recalled.

Red Tornado stood up straight having examined Icon and Plastic Man.

"Well, they seem to just be sedated with a special knock out gas created to combat Icon's unique physical make up. They should wake up within a few hours, certainly by tomorrow morning," Red Tornado decided.

"So they're gonna be alright?" Raquel inquired. Red Tornado nodded.

"I'm sure that there will be very few side-effects and any present should be easy enough to rectify once they awaken," Red Tornado confirmed. Raquel smiled relieved.

"Good news?" Danny called hopefully. Everyone turned to him and Raquel and Black Canary nodded to him. He smiled.

"Glad to hear that... Man, there are too many hearing sayings," Danny muttered with a shake of his head.

Black Canary laughed.

"I'm glad to see that his humour hasn't been affected," Black Canary remarked.

"Ugh, he's been spouting hearing puns since we flew his family home," Raquel retorted. Red Tornado approached Danny and examined his ears. The android hummed thoughtfully.

"I'm afraid Danny's right eardrum has completely ruptured and his left is severely damaged," Red Tornado announced.

"Will it heal?" Raquel inquired.

"Normally, a ruptured ear drum such as Danny's is not possible to heal. But Danny has rapid and extraordinary healing capabilities. I can't say for sure that his hearing will not return. But it will take time," Red Tornado answered. Danielle frowned sympathetically at her cousin and he scanned their faces.

"It's permanent isn't it? Red Tornado, mind checking Cujo too? Just in case his isn't. I did get him into a thermos, he might have been protected a little," Danny requested. Red Tornado gently examined Cujo's ears before being unable to make an assessment. He studied human anatomy, not ghost or dog anatomy.

"By the way, Danny your hearing mightn't be permanent," Danielle interjected. Danny was still waiting for news on Cujo. The female halfa growled in annoyance. Raquel handed Danny a page with Red Tornado's findings scribbled on it. Danny read it and raised an eyebrow.

"Okay, so Cujo might or might not be deaf permanently and I'm probably deaf. Great," Danny grumbled and handed the notepad to Raquel. Danny then frowned thoughtfully.

"You know, this might be a good thing for ghost hunting actually. Ember won't be able to hypnotise me no matter what and I can just ignore Walker when he's being annoying. Will be a pain with Wulf though," Danny remarked. Black Canary blinked in surprise.

She asked for the notepad.

"This is a good thing?" she wrote and showed it to Danny.

"Well, I'd prefer to be able to hear. I'm just as annoyed by not hearing you guys as you probably are if not more so. But if I don't find an up side, I'll just get angry. And I'm not lying that not hearing is an advantage for fighting Ember. And I won't be able to hear Technus go on and on and on about his stupid plans. True I won't know what he's up to until someone tells me, but hey. And the Box Ghost and his weak box puns. Ugh!" Danny replied. The girls laughed.

Positive Mental Outlook.

I'm always being told to have one and I do try. But kind of good news… sorta…

Until the next chapter.