Ch.22: First Night Out

Batman and Danny both stood atop a building, staring into an alley. They were waiting for a drug deal to go down that was scheduled, over the internet, tonight in the specific alley they happened to be stalking.

There were two types of villains in the world (Batman had told Danny). There were the ones that got smarter and learned from mistakes.

And then you had the ones that were dropped on their heads as babies.

Take a guess which these people were.

Danny stood beside his mentor, bouncing on his feet silently. They had already been waiting for the drug dealer for half an hour. Any longer and the nine-year-old was going to explode.

Batman, next to his seventh protégé (yep… There have been that many…), shook his head.

You would think, after having six other protégés who were always as anxious as the nine-year-old on their first night, he would be used to the bouncing and the excited whispers and the uneasiness. But no… That was too easy. (Stubborn males…)

Finally (finally), the drug dealer and his client, a lesser known mob lord just starting out, showed up and began their business and all that jolly good stuff.

"Alright Phantom, just take it easy-" Batman began and looked to the side. Danny was gone. The Dark Knight face-palmed and watched the scene below.

The white-haired kid had jumped off the building and landed on the mob lord's shoulders, making him crumble to the ground with the force.

Crack!

Batman winced in sympathy. That had to hurt…

Danny launched himself off the mob lord's shoulders as he crumbled and crouched in front of the dealer. He made a perfect leg sweep that Batman would have to congratulate him on later. The dealer yelped in surprise and began his descent to the concrete. Danny grabbed the man's head as he was falling and crashed it into his knee.

Crack!

The kid was almost as vicious as the Caped Crusader. With powers.

Gotham villains were screwed. Royally.

"How was that?" Danny called up. Batman jumped off the building and landed beside his protégé.

"Next time, tone it down just a little. You can get more violent the more you continue working with me. But other than that… Nice job, Little Raven." Batman said, ruffling his hair.

Danny beamed.

Batman and Danny landed on the roof and walked into the light. The younger of the two was still smiling and bouncing erratically.

"Gordon." The Dark Knight called. The Commissioner yelped and turned around, startled. He quickly shook it off, as he had been startled at least a million times by the Caped Crusader before.

"Batman. Good to see you." Gordon said and his eyes caught the sight of the hyperactive nine-year-old. "Oh no… Please don't tell me you got another apprentice. Wasn't six enough?"

Batman rolled his eyes before Danny zoomed forward and began bouncing around Gordon. "You're Commissioner Gordon! I've wanted to meet you since I turned nine!"

"Phantom, personal space. Gordon likes his." The Dark Knight called. Danny whined but cart-wheeled back over to his mentor, waiting semi-patiently to be told what to do.

"You have another acrobat?" Gordon asked, a teasing smile of his face.

"No. I have prankster that the League swears is going to rule the world one day with the Bat-Family by his side." Batman said, dead serious.

Gordon began clapping sarcastically, shaking his head.

The Dark Knight looked down at his protégé. "Go check all alleys within the few blocks. If someone's getting mugged, murdered, or buying drugs, take them down. If someone's being raped, you call me, understand?"

Danny nodded, completely serious. He ran to the side of the building and jumped into the air, flying off to take care of his business. Gordon looked surprised by the powers.

"Phantom's powers came from a rare radiation when his mother was pregnant. She was a scientist." The Caped Crusader said plainly.

Gordon shrugged it off. "Alright, let's get back to the business on why I flipped the light on, shall we?"

Batman nodded and drew closer to the Commissioner.

Danny came back as Batman and Gordon were finishing up their business. It was just another inmate escaping from Arkham and all that lovely crap going on.

The Dark Knight stared down at his adopted son when Danny told him he beat up three guys: two muggers and one dealer. Batman nodded.

"Alright Raven," The Dark Knight cursed under his breath for the small slip because Raven was Danny Wayne's nickname. "I want you to continue doing that until that clock," The Dark Knight pointed to Gotham Tower, a huge clock on each side. "says it's midnight. Think you can handle it?"

Danny smirked at him. "Yep."

Batman nodded. "Have fun, Phantom." He said, rolling his eyes as Danny cackled and took off.

"Raven?" Gordon asked, an amused smile on his face. Batman waved him off. "It mostly deprives from his obsession with anything that sparkles or shines."

Gordon laughed as the Dark Knight left.

Haha! Gotta love Danny beating the crap out of people who deserve it!

Kadzait: What happened to you? You used to be a girl who wears sparkles every day. Now you wear black with spider-web pants. And you have no problem going out in public with your cloak on. Ever.

PEOPLE CHANGE, NANCY.

Kadzait: MY NAME ISN'T NANCY! NOR IS MY MIDDLE!

You're right. Your middle name is Ashley.

Kadzait: DUDE! YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO SHOUT IT OUT TO THE PUBLIC PEOPLE!

Thanks to Mystic Myra 8 for favoriting this!

Reviews:

Sina Xiel: Danny is nine. He really is a deep thinker. XD

BringbackDannyPhantom: There's no such thing as such logic in a world where you have a Martian on speed-dial. XD And there's a lot of other things intact! Sorta! (Kadzait: *shakes head* Me: Don't give me that look, Nancy.)

TomgirlBre: SORRY! On the bright side, I do it too and it really freaks me out! Whoops...

The Keeper of Worlds: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I'M SO DOING THAT IN THE FUTURE! XDDDD

Supaherolena02: Hahahahaha! Lovely! XD Gotta love nine-year-old Danny!

IWasNeverReal: He's so cute when he's thinking about things he shouldn't be thinking about! XD

Bibbledoo: I would hope so. :D

Anonymous: BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Your sister must be a butterfly-chaser like MINE! :D

Lexosaurus: Whenever you finally read the other crap, the name Raven will make a lot more sense. XD And complications are fine, as long as you catch up some time and REVIEW! And yeah... Thinking at night too deeply can lead to many bad things... I should know...

Skymuse: He's the original copy. *hands over copy* XD Danny might sing that one day...

Jesusfreak124: These are just supposed to be little snippets of his life. I was bored when I started making these dude! They're supposed to be short! But I hope you like this story though!