Disclaimer: All rights to characters, locations, etc. belongs to their respective owners, DC Comics, and Nickelodeon/Butch Hartman. The author of this story owns nothing. This is for fun, not for money or profit of any kind.

I see some of you were surprised about the reveal to Danny's parents! GOOD! It was supposed to be a shock! I did that because I saw no logical way Danny could still be a League member, and his parents not knowing. Sometimes, the League is away from Earth for some time. And sometimes, for example, Danny would need to be on monitor duty. He would be away from home way too often for them not to notice. It would be different if Danny's family was killed in Ultimate Enemy, but I'm not fond of sad, mopey, dark Danny. I try to keep my Danny Phantom stories as close to canon as possible. Although, I must tell you now that the DP storyline will be heading into AU territory from here on out, for obvious reasons. Just a friendly heads up.

Chapter 5: WAR: Part I

Superman and Danny Phantom were attempting to break through Brainiac's shielding surrounding the massive ship. Down on the ground, the police, with the help from the Fenton family, were busy shuttling civilians to safety. Superman was convinced that Brainiac himself was in the ship above Metropolis. "Why do you think he's in this ship, instead of any of the others around the world?" Danny asked the Man of Steel.

"Because I know Brainiac," he replied. "He's a nightmare from my past. And, he wants revenge on me, personally. Even though he's a machine, he still has an ego." Superman blasted his heat vision at the shield. The shield frizzled, but remained strong. "It's no use," Superman said. "We won't get through that shielding. We need a new plan."

Suddenly, a platoon of Brainiac soldier drones flew out of the ship, towards the two. "Well," Superman said. "Looks like we got his attention."

Danny smirked. "I wouldn't have it any other way," he said, cracking his knuckles. The two flew up to engage the drones. Superman ripped several of the soldiers apart with ease, their blasts not fazing him. Danny was following suit, the drones strikes, and blasts going right through him. Danny punched one of the drones, it's head shattering. "I thought alien robots were tougher than this," Danny said.

"They are" Superman said. "These are just the drones; Brainiac is just testing us. He won't expend more energy than he has to in order to take down an enemy. Don't forget, he still thinks in computer terms." Superman used his ice breath, freezing several more drones. While they were distracted with the drones, a larger, meaner version of the drones blasted Superman and Danny, causing them to fall to a nearby rooftop.

They landed with a grunt. The Subjugator-class drone erected an electrified field around them The Subjugator then relayed a transmission feed to the heroes. "Kal-El," Brainiac said. "We meet again. When will you realize your existence is no longer necessary? I contain the some of Kryptonian knowledge. I am Krypton."

Superman glared. "And I am it's last son!" He strained against the field, but to no avail. Brainiac intensified the electricity, forcing Superman to his knees. Danny growled, and gritted his teeth through the pain. He blasted his ghost ray at the shield. The field began to weaken.

"Strange," Brainiac said, taking notice of Phantom for the first time. "Unknown energy signature detected. Fascinating. It is something I have not yet encountered. It has qualities I do not possess. Thus, I must acquire it for myself." Brainiac intensified the electricity coursing through the heroes. Danny and Superman yelled in agony.

Then, Danny remembered something. Through the pain, he thought, 'Duh; I'm a ghost!' Gathering his wits, he phased through the roof. Once he was out of the field's influence, he appeared behind the Subjugator. He phased his fist through the robot's head, causing it to collapse. The field vanished, and Superman stood up.

"Nice work," he said to Danny. "But now he's interested in you. That's bad."

Danny shrugged. "What was I supposed to do? Let him win?"

Superman shook his head. "Don't get me wrong," he said. "I'm glad you did what you did. Just be on your guard. He'll be after you, now, too."

The pair glanced up, and saw two more Subjugator drones flying towards them. Bracing for another fight, the got ready to meet the robots before they touched down. Before they could, however, a red and white blur came into view, and ripped the robots into pieces in the blink of an eye. The robots destroyed, the figure landed in front of the two. And what a figure it was! Danny's jaw almost hit the floor, as he saw a tall blonde woman, with quite possibly the most magnificent pair of breasts he had ever seen, land on the roof.

She was taller than most women, but shorter than Superman. She had deep blue eyes like his, and her blonde hair was cropped short in an edgy bob cut that framed her face. She wore a long sleeved white one piece, with her legs bare. She had blue gloves and matching blue boots. Over her left shoulder hung a bright red cape, clasped with a golden rope, along with a matching belt. But all that paled in comparison to her chest. Instead of a logo, like many heroes wore, she had an open hole in her top that showed off her ample cleavage.

Her figure was well muscled, yet still feminine. She had a cocky smile on her face that screamed, "Bring it on! Fight me!" She strode over to the two heroes. Without warning, she grabbed Superman in a big hug. "Hey, Kal," she said. "Good to see you! I came here to see if I could help. I know how helpless you can be, 'Cuz."

Superman chuckled. "You came just in time, Kara," he said, returning the hug. "But what about New York?"

The woman, Kara, shrugged. "I was having similar trouble. Atlee has the evacuation in hand." Kara glanced over Superman's shoulder at Danny, who was blushing fiercely, and rubbing the back of his neck, trying desperately to look anywhere but at the woman's chest. "Uh, Kal," she said. "Who's the pip-squeak?"

That got Danny's attention. "Hey! I'm not a pip-squeak! See this," he exclaimed, pointing at his small bicep. "This is totally all muscle!"

Superman chuckled, amused at the kid's fire. "Danny," he said. "I'd like you to meet my cousin. She goes by Power Girl." He turned to Power Girl. "Kara, this is Danny Phantom. He was helping me out here in Metropolis with Solomon Grundy before Brainiac invaded. And he's no slouch; he's as tough as they come."

Power Girl crossed her arms. "Uh-huh," she said, cocking an eyebrow. "Yeah, I'll be the judge of that." She strode over to Danny, who once again began blushing. "So, kid," she said, putting her hands on her hips. "Aren't you a little young to be doing this kinda work?"

Danny frowned as he floated up to meet her at eye level. "You shouldn't underestimate me, lady," he said threateningly. "I'm tougher than I look. Besides, not all of us have a physique carved outta steel. I may not be as big as you; but I guarantee: You tangle with me, and you won't walk away."

Power Girl continued to size the kid up. She pouted her lips slightly in thought. "Yeah," she eventually admitted. "He's plenty tough."

Danny chuckled, and rubbed his neck, nervously. "Thanks," he said. "I'm actually pleased to meet you! I don't often get to work with heroes as tough and pretty as you!" He held out his hand. Smirking, Power Girl took his hand, and squeezed, hard, with a grip that would crush most people's hands. Danny didn't looked like it affected him in the least. Impressed, Power Girl let his hand go.

Superman watched the whole exchange in amusement. "If you two are done," he said. "We do have an invasion to stop." His two companions turned their attention to Superman.

"What's the plan?" asked Power Girl, crossing her arms.

Superman looked thoughtful for a moment. "We need to find a way to get inside that ship," he said. "If Brainiac is taken out, even for a few moments, his forces will be stopped dead in their tracks."

"The problem with that is finding a way past that force field," Power Girl said. "No matter what we throw at it, it won't budge."

Danny thought hard about that, when an idea came to him. "What if one of us gets captured?" he suggested. "Once we're inside, we can break free and take Brainiac out!"

"Too risky," Superman said. "There's no guarantee any of us would be able to break free once inside."

Danny shrugged. "I don't know," he said. "I've gotten out of tight places before. I'm out of other ideas. Besides, Brainiac didn't seem to know what to make of me; his defenses probably aren't ghost proof."

Superman was about to reply, when his Super-hearing picked up a distress call. "Mayday! Mayday! This is Air-Force ONE! We are under heavy fire from the invading forces! Our fighter escort has been taken down! Require immediate assistance!" Without saying another word, Superman launched himself into the air at full speed.

"Hey, wait!" called Danny. Glancing at Power Girl, he asked, "He ditched us?"

Power Girl shrugged. She heard the mayday, as well. "Duty calls, kid," she said, popping her neck. "Looks like it's up to us to put the beat-down on Brainiac's forces until Kal gets back." She looked over to Danny. "So," she said. "Ready to kick some butt?" Flying off towards another round of Brainiac drones on the ground, they began to clear the area.

Power Girl crushed the head of one robot under foot, while punching another drone's head clean off it's shoulders. "Making the world a better place, starting with your face," she shouted. Her eyes lit up and she blasted blue beams of heat vision at several other Brainiac drones heading her way, incinerating them.

Danny began blasting his ghost-rays at the drones. It was clear that Brainiac was growing more intrigued by Phantom, and his unusual energy. The drones were focusing a lot on him. The drones weapons, however, passed through Danny as if he wasn't there. Grinning, he shouted, "Hey, for alien robots, you don't seem to get the picture! I know I'm awesome, but you guys are worse then fan-girls!"

Power Girl ripped another drone in half, hurling the pieces away. "Really," she said to Danny. "You have fan-girls?"

Danny shrugged. "Well," he admitted. "Just one, right now. But she's kinda more of a stalker."

Power Girl rolled her eyes, as she smashed several drones with an empty car. "I know the feeling," she sighed. "Except it's usually guys after me. Usually. And they only want to look at one place on me. But if they want to degrade themselves by staring, let 'em."

Danny chuckled. "Well," he said. "You are hot, in all honesty, so I can't blame them. But my folks raised me better than to stare. Well, not for long, anyway." He made a large ball of ecto-energy, and threw it like a bowling ball at several Subjugators, blasting them away. "Four! Er, wait, that's golf. I mean, strike!" he yelled.

"You're a cheeky little guy, aren't you?" Power Girl asked, smiling. She had to admit, the young hero was stronger than she had thought. He was also kind of likable; he gave off a fun vibe, but also one of... Protection? Not that she needed protection, of course. She could decimate an entire army in a matter of minutes. But the kid seemed to radiate an air of safety, like he was out to protect everyone nearby.

"Stop calling me little!" Phantom shouted. Power Girl grinned at his irritation, before slugging him in the shoulder. It was like annoying a little brother. Maybe the kid would be fun to be around, after all. They turned back to the drone reinforcements, which had regrouped. Danny and Power Girl were making some head way, but were quickly starting to get over-whelmed by the sheer number of robots Brainiac was sending their way.

Then, without warning, a large red tornado streaking with yellow lightning began to surround the area, causing all of the nearby Brainiac drones to float into the air, crashing into each other, and into nearby buildings. Power Girl and Phantom held onto the ground for dear life, as the tornado increased in speed. The tornado began to slow down, and the shattered pieces of the invading drones fell to the ground.

Standing before them was a young man dressed head-to-toe in dark red, with yellow lightning accents. A small yellow lighting bolt logo sat on his chest, surrounded in a circle of white. Grinning at the pair, he stepped towards them. "Hey," he said, out of breath. "I'm the Flash. Looked like you could use a hand!"

Superman flew at top speed, and reached Air-Force One, which had an engine blown out and was losing altitude. He also noticed the door was blown off it's hinges. Two Brainiac fighter ships were flanking the plane, trying to capture it. Superman flew straight through one alien craft, causing it to explode, and plummet to the ground below. He then flew underneath the plane, keeping it in the air. Using his heat vision, he blew away the other attacking ship.

Another Brainiac ship appeared behind the plane, but this one began unloading flying variants of the drones. Superman did his best to fight them off, using heat vision, and kicking at them, if they got two close. His attention was on another one just behind him, so he had to turn partially in order to aim his feet vision. He then heard a sound like metal being sliced by something sharp.

Turning back around, he saw a woman with long black hair wearing an odd red, blue, and silver outfit hanging upside down onto the front wheel of the plane with her legs. Her hands free, she was slicing two of the drones with a wicked looking sword. Impressed by her skill, he smiled. "Nice save," he said. "You must be Wonder Woman. I've read about you in the news."

She nodded. "Yes," she said, still hanging upside down. "I am Diana, of Themyscira, Home of the Amazons. But the inhabitants of man's world have taken to calling me 'Wonder Woman'. You must be the so-called 'Superman' the President spoke of. You're very strong."

"I know," Superman said, smirking. "The President. Is he okay?"

Wonder Woman nodded in affirmation. "Yes," she said. "Both he, and his First Lady are fine. Shaken, but fine. I had been invited by the First Lady to meet before the invasion began. I insisted on escorting them to safety."

"What say we finish this conversation on the ground?" Superman asked. Before any more could be said, the plane was surrounded in a bright green light. It was lifted out of Superman's grasp.

"Sounds good to me," said a new voice. Turning around, Superman saw a brown haired man wearing a green and black attire, with white gloves and a green eye mask. A green light was coming from his hand, and was surrounding the plane.

Wonder Woman leaped from her perch on the wheel, surprising Superman with the ability of flight. She raised her blade to the man. "Who are you, invader?" she growled. "And why do you threaten this world?"

"Whoa, easy, sweet-cheeks! Why would I invade my own planet?" exclaimed the man. Gaining a cocky grin, he said, "The name's Green Lantern. Maybe you've heard of me?" Wonder Woman shook her head. "Oh, come on! I'm Green Lantern, dammit! Guardians of the Universe? Power Ring? Power of Will? In brightest day, in blackest night? Not ringing any bells?" Again, she shook her head. Green Lantern face-palmed. "Jeez," he muttered. "Where the hell have you been?"

"Themyscira," Wonder Woman answered, bluntly.

Lantern stared at her for several seconds confused. "Uh... What?"

Superman chuckled at the exchange. "It's alright, Diana," he said, putting a hand on her shoulder. "He's on our side. I've heard of the Green Lantern Corp, before. But we really should get the President to safety, before more Brainiac ships show up."

Shortly, at a secured government facility, the President and First Lady were thanking the three heroes. After being escorted inside by several heavily armed Secret Service Agents, the three heroes were planning their next move. "We need to get back to Metropolis," Superman said. "Brainiac himself is in the ship above the city; I'm sure of it. Lantern, maybe your Power Ring will be enough to get through his shielding."

"Then what are we waiting for? To battle!" exclaimed Wonder Woman, raising her blade high in the air. She took off, with Superman and Green Lantern close behind.

"That chick scares me," Lantern said.

Superman shrugged. "She's just new to our ways," he said. Grinning, Lantern stared at Wonder Woman's rear. "Scary, or not, I call dibs!" He flew ahead of Superman, up beside Wonder Woman.

"So," he said. "Like I was saying, I'm Green Lantern. You know, my ring here can create anything I can think of. And I mean anything..."

Superman groaned, and rubbed his eyes. Thank Rao Metropolis wasn't that far away. Otherwise, this was going to be a long flight...