The group of superheros began to eat the hot pizza. Danny was amazed to find that, yes, he could eat in ghost mode. Something he had never tried before actually turned out to his advantage for a change. He laughed and ate with the Titans and when they were done he went one on one with Cyborg in DOOM.
"Geez!" said Danny. "Do you spend all of your free time on DOOM?" he asked.
Cyborg chuckled, "It helps when you don't have to go to school. You see, there are some times when there are no bad guys and we just sit here."
Danny shook his head disbelievingly. "Man, I pray for the days that I don't have to fight. Then I get to study and possibly even hang out with my friends."
"You do not like to fight much?" Starfire asked him.
Danny made a face as his character died for the tenth time against Cyborg. "I don't even like my powers all that much. I don't like fighting, I don't like keeping it a secret and I don't like failing classes I know I can pass."
"You just save a town that hates you because you think it's right?" asked Raven.
Danny paused, thinking the question over. "Yeah, I guess. I mean, if I can keep people from getting hurt then saving them is better then the guilt I'd feel if I didn't. Besides, I have friends who are worth protecting, and it's them that makes it worth while anyway."
"Well said, Phantom," Robin told him.
Danny blushed, "I didn't mean it like a speech. I just…"
"Do what's right?" Cyborg supplied. "Dude, it's the best excuse any of us have. I would rather be a high school student then Cyborg any day, but I still appreciate the fact that I'm alive and I'm doing something worthwhile with my life."
Danny smiled, "I guess that's what I meant."
Raven nodded, "Really, it's all we can do in the end."
Everyone sat there pondering the conversation until Beast Boy's stomach rumbled and he laughed nervously. "Anyone gonna eat that last piece of pizza?" he asked, pointing to the almost empty box of Broccoli Pizza.
"Nah, go ahead BB," Cyborg said. "Who would want to eat that anyway?" he joked.
"Say what?" Beast Boy asked.
"Nothing," Cyborg said angelically.
Starfire giggled and Raven rolled her eyes. Robin sighed and said, "Beast Boy, just eat the last piece of pizza."
Danny laughed, "You guys are like a family," he said.
Robin shrugged, "When you've been team mates as long a we have it comes as a second nature."
"It's what comes from being part of a team," Cyborg said.
Danny nodded, "Yeah." He tapped a few keys on the keyboard and added, "Oh, Cyborg, bye."
Cyborg cried out as his character vanished from the screen. "Where did you get that power?" he asked.
"My friend Sam taught it to me," Danny laughed. "She's really good at this game."
Cyborg grumbled and turned off the PC. "Well all, I think it's time we all hit the hay. We need to be up early tomorrow to see if we can get into the hollow place undetected.
Danny nodded and flew up getting ready to phase outside. "Where are you going?" Beast Boy asked.
"Well, I should probably go back to the hotel," Danny said.
"You can stay here for the night, if you want," Robin said. "We need to make sure we're on time tomorrow."
Danny looked a little apprehensive. "Well, I'm not sure…"
Starfire flew up to where he was and smiled broadly. "Oh, this will be fun! We can have a sleep over with our new friend Phantom!"
"Well, I'm honored, but…"
"But what?" asked Beast Boy.
"I… don't hold onto my transformation when I'm asleep. It takes energy to stay in ghost form," he said.
Robin nodded, "Makes sense, don't worry, we won't intrude. It's just to save time tomorrow, Phantom. You don't have to stay if you don't want to, but it will make thing easier if you do."
Danny sighed, "Well, I guess. I just don't want to do something stupid," he said.
"What's so bad about revealing who you really are?" Cyborg asked.
"Well, nothing's wrong with it I guess…" Danny said doubtfully. "I just like knowing I have some control over who knows who I am."
Raven nodded, "That's a good reason."
"Oh, please stay!" said Starfire. "It is rude to turn a guest out after the dark time is it not?"
Danny laughed, "I guess."
"So you will spend the night?" she asked hopefully.
"Sure, for tonight."
"Yay! I will now make the Tamaranian Feast of Guests!" she cried out joyfully and flew into the kitchen.
"The what?" Danny asked.
"Don't ask and go to bed as fast as you can," Raven said.
Cyborg nodded, "Safest thing to do."
"Why, what is it?" Danny asked.
"Have you ever eaten an alien's cooking?" Beast Boy asked.
Danny shook his head slowly.
"You don't want to," Robin said softly so Starfire wouldn't hear.
"Ah, gotcha," said Danny.
"The extra bed rooms are to the right of Raven's room," Robin said. "Good night, everyone."
"Night Robin," Beast Boy said and ran out of the room before his sensitive nose could be attacked by the fumes generated by Starfire's cooking.
"Night BB, night Robin," Cyborg said. "Night you two," he said to Danny and Starfire. "I'll make sure everyone is up early," he added.
Robin nodded, "Please do. See you in the morning," he said and left with Cyborg.
"So, I follow you?" Danny asked.
Raven nodded, "Sure."
Danny followed the silent teen through the halls of the tower. Danny wondered how there could be so many hall ways when the tower was obviously shaped like a giant "T". He make a mental note to ask Cyborg about it later.
"Here is my room," Raven said, pointing to a silver door. She pointed to an identical door to the right of hers. "Here's the extra bed room."
Danny nodded and smiled, "Thanks, night Raven."
To his surprise she smiled back at him. "Night Phantom, I hope this mission turns out okay."
Danny nodded, "Me too."
He watched as she walked into her room and Danny simply phased through the door into his. It was a simple room with a plain bed and plain walls. Not that he cared, he was so tired he would be willing to crash just about anywhere at that point.
He sighed and resumed his human form and collapsed on the bed, back first. He gave a long sigh and looked up at the ceiling. Holding his ghost from for so long had exhausted him more then he cared to admit. He fell into a deep sleep not soon after and was undisturbed for the rest of the night.
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Raven stayed awake a little longer then her friends, pondering their new ally. She was wary about him, a ghost wasn't exactly someone with a good reputation to begin with, add his supposed fights and terrorizing of Amity Park and he seemed like a unlikely candidate for a super hero.
What if he turned out like Terra? Was she the only one who wondered that? Robin and the others seemed to latch onto him so quickly. Almost as if they were willing to believe anything he said because they wanted to believe that there was another good person in the world. Especially someone with his kind of power.
To be able to phase through anything man made as if it wasn't there. He was invulnerable to any attack unless it was made of ectoplasm and he had his own blasts that could hurt anyone. He was powerful and the scary thing was he didn't seem to realize himself. The way he talked it seemed like he was painfully shy about his power and it seemed since he only had experience battling ghosts, he didn't know just how powerful he truly was in the real world.
And who knew what other powers he had? Or what other powers he could gain. He was a completely unknown to Raven and she was worried. What if he rebelled against them like Terra. Could they win against someone like him?
Raven fell into a fitful sleep as she pondered these questions. What if indeed.
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Starfire came out of the kitchen holding a lumpy grey mass with small black bits dotted in it. "The feast is done!" she announced with gusto until she realized no one was there.
"Hello?" she asked.
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Enjoy the randomness that spawned this chapter. Anywho, review and blah blah… I'm really tired from babysitting.
