Chapter 41: Magic Army

Nightwing and Alya were the first two through the hanger when they got back to the mountain. Aqualad and Superman were right behind them as they carried their injured friend. Siren was getting worse by the second with the ectoranium shard in his chest.

''WE NEED HELP,'' Dick screamed at the top of his lungs.

Multiple people came running down the hall. Phantom, Batman, Red Huntress, Blue Beetle, Lena, and Black Canary all came into the hanger. Phantom and Huntress both went into shock and nearly fainted when they saw Siren.

''Oh sweet mother of Clockwork,'' Danny swore, running to his twin.

But when he got near, the shard glowed brighter. Siren screamed in agony, Phantom fell to his knees. Huntress pulled him from the shard.

''You can't get near it, it will effect you to,'' Valerie told the ghost boy.

''I don't care,'' Danny cried. ''My brother's dying. I have to do something.''

Batman immediately took Siren from Nightwing and Alya, carrying him bridal style. Nightwing and Beetle followed him to the infirmary. Canary and Superman went to inform the rest of the league and team. Alya bent down on one knee, the effects of the anti-magic mineral now effecting her.

''How did this happen,'' Danny freaked out. ''Alya, what happened?''

''This weird robot that Nightwing called Metallo,'' the animal mage answered. ''He had changed his krytonite core for one of ectoranium. We destroyed it, but a shard from the core must have found its way into the worst place possible.''

''No kidding worst place possible,'' Danny yelled.

''Calm down, Phantom,'' Kaldur told him.

''How can I possibly calm down when my brother is dying, again,'' Danny freaked. ''And I can't even get near him because that would only make him worse.''

Huntress went over to him as he broke down. She comforted him.

''White will be okay,'' Valerie whispered to him. ''You've taught him to always fight. You promised that you will always be together and he will not break that promise.''

''I...I can't deal with this right now,'' Danny says. ''I need to go be with my brother.''

Phantom ran off to the infirmary. They could all see the vague tears in his eyes. In the mist of all this chaos, they didn't notice Beetle take off somewhere. He didn't dare show how much he cared, as they might piece together that they are together. Batman already knew, and that was bad enough.

Beetle had materialized to the entrance of the infirmary. He figured that if they couldn't get the shard out, then the scarab's precision might.

''If we can get the shard out, his magic healing can give us time to give him the proper care,'' Dick said to Batman.

''I'll hold him down,'' Batman says, pushing Siren's shoulders down. ''Get it out as fast as you can, his vittles are dropping.''

Nightwing went to pull out the shard, but something happened when he tried to grab it. The moment his hands touched the ectoranium, it shocked him. To him, it felt like a billion volts of electricity just shot up his spine. Phantom walked in, seeing what had happened.

''What the hell,'' Dick gasped.

''Figure it out later,'' Danny quickly said. ''Batman, pull it out.''

Before having to deal with a very angry ghost boy, Batman put both hands on the shard. With a quick and hard ''YANK,'' he pulled it out. Siren screamed as it was pulled. Batman quickly put the shard in an isolation box to keep its effects away. This allowed the two other Graysons to run to the youngest among the brothers.

''Will he be okay,'' Dick asked Batman, but Phantom beat him to the bunch.

''He will,'' Danny said, tears streaming down his face. ''Sirens heal almost as fast as ghosts. With the shard out, he'll be fine in an hour or so.''

Nightwing put his arm around brother, comforting him as he broke down. Phantom was always so protective of his twin, putting on a stone face and acting tough. He may be all sarcasm and wit in battles, yet the entire time he was protecting his brother. He was the one person he cared for most, and it hurt him right in the heart to see him like that.

''Everything will be okay, little brother,'' Dick comforted. ''He'll heal up and be flying in no time.''

''Why does this keep happening to us,'' Danny sobbed. ''We never did anything to deserve this. It's like the world just hates us.''

''We all think that, sometimes,'' Dick says. ''But remember this; as long as i'm here, nothing will ever separate us again. Especially not death.''

''Thanks, big brother,'' Danny said, then turned serious to Batman. ''If you even think about creating weapons with that ectoranium. I. Will. Kill. You. And if you come back as a ghost, i'll throw you into the Phantom's Keep dungeons.''

''I'd listen to him, if I were you, Bats,'' Dick slightly chuckled. ''He probably has very little patients, right now.''

Batman walked out with the case to dispose of the dangerous mineral. Even without the threat, he would never use something that could harm his sons. The two followed him, anyway. Beetle took his chance with Siren. He wiped some of his white hair out of his face.

''You are one of the strongest people I know, and I know you'll be okay,'' Jaime says. ''Come back to me.''

He leaned down and pressed his lips against Siren's. There was a wave of true pulled away. Siren gasped, opening his eyes.

*****Time Skip*****

''I can fly. I can fly. I can fly,'' sang throughout the cave.

''I think someone's awake,'' Valerie said.

Siren came flying through the living room. He had a bandage over his chest and it was wrapped tightly, but he was fine. It still didn't stop Phantom and Nightwing from freaking out and acting like he was a fragile piece of glass.

''I think the pain killers are working,'' Conner said, getting dizzy from watching Siren fly in circles.

''Something tells me that it is not pain killers,'' Kaldur says, seeing Beetle enter the room just after Siren did.

''Siren, can you please get down here,'' Dick pleaded.

''Don't make me come up there, young man,'' Danny threatened, seriously sounding like a dad right then.

Siren floated down, gently.

''You guys are no fun,'' he fake pouted.

The two then engulfed their brother in a hug. They made sure not to make it too tight so they didn't reopen his wound.

''Now, let's get things clear,'' White started. ''One, I hate robots. Two, I know you are all happy to see me alive, but we have some serious matters to attend to.''

The others all nodded, agreeing with him.

''With the weapons out of their reach, they'll make a move toward destroying the heart,'' Lena says. ''The Isle of Stories, and us, are the last line of defense to keeping magic alive in all worlds.''

''The league will have to stay on Earth to handle things here, so it is just us,'' Ma'gann said to the ones that didn't know.

''Um...'' Lena started, a little mysteriously. ''That's not entirely true.''

''Huh,'' the team gawked at the siren of nature.

''Just follow me,'' Lena said.

She lead them down the hall, toward the training room. They could all hear the commotion going on in the room. Phantom, Siren, Huntress, and Alya all lit up with delight. When they got in, all of the guardians and magical being they met were there. They all looked ready to brawl. Juliet, Mason, Krinos, Caitlin, Alain, Sarah, Ethan, and Erica. Add in Alya and Lena and you have a total of ten ready and able warriors.

''You didn't think that we'd just stand idly by while our home was in danger, did you,'' Lena smirked.

''This might be fun after all,'' Roy snickered, rubbing his hands together.

''We haven't seen them in forever,'' Danny said.

''And now, we're all together,'' White smiled, but then his eyes flashed gold. ''Oh, this is going to hurt.''

''What are you talking a...'' Danny stopped himself. ''You're right. This is gonna hurt.''

There was a squeal of complete and utter glee. Two seconds later, they were both tackled by an ice wielding werewolf. They all ended up in a pile on the floor.

''You're alive,'' Alain cried.

''Ow,'' both twins said.