They followed the two men right to the main building for the convention. They all waited for Vlad and Asimov to get out of the car and out of sight before getting out themselves. "Okay, now what?" Cyborg asked.
"I'll go in," Danny said. "I can stay invisible and if any ghost equipment detects me I'll just fly out and call for backup."
"Are you sure?" Starfire asked. "Is not that plan a little dangerous?"
"What choice do we have?" Danny asked. "If we all just barge in then they'll know we're there for sure. And we're going into the other part of the building anyway, so maybe there isn't as many working inventions. Andrews seemed to take apart whatever inventions he got his hands on anyways."
Robin nodded, "Danny is right," he said slowly. "This is the best option we have, but I want your communicator to be on live feed back the whole time. If you're caught then we won't hide out any more."
Danny nodded, "Fair enough," he said with a half grin.
Cyborg gave Danny a small pat on the shoulder, "Good luck man," he said.
"Thanks," Danny replied and jumped into the air concentrating on the small power source inside of him. Two rings came out and allowed him to transform while he hovered in the air.
"That is still cool to watch," Beast Boy said excitedly.
Danny gave him a laugh and flew off in pursuit of Vlad and Asimov.
Danny flew down the deserted corridors of the building that Asimov had led Vlad into. "Creepy," Danny said under his breath.
"No kidding," Robin muttered, "I wonder why he has half of the center all to himself."
Danny flew up to a pair of tightly shut doors. He shrugged and flew through them into the same cavernous room they had been in only days before. "This place was the convention center the whole time," Danny murmured.
"He changed it to suit his needs," Robin said stunned. "He must have been planning this for months."
Danny heard to voices trading forced laughs coming towards him and he quickly turned invisible and hid behind a computer for good measure.
"So, what is this amazing invention you want to show me so badly," Vlad said with a spark of genuine interest in his voice.
"This," Asimov said with a grin. He pressed a button on the computer Danny was hiding behind and a light in the far corner of the room lit up to reveal an enormous robot, just as big as the first few Danny and the Titans had fought, only this time it had an opening in the top. "A manned mecha suit. Capable of destroying almost any and all military war craft, and completely impervious to any superhero attacks, including ghosts."
"My god," Vlad said in awe. Even he could keep his calm demeanor when such a weapon was shown to him. "You could take on the Justice League with this," he said.
"Oh yes, them, the government," he grinned, "You."
Vlad laughed, "Me? What threat could I possibly pose to you now that you have…" he eyed the robot darkly, "this?"
"Ah, my dear Vlad. I know you're not entirely human, I figured that out long ago. What you are, I can't tell, but I know you have some kind of powers. So I decided to deal with them all, Ghost Hunters are renowned for creating some of the most high tech weapons just because their prey is so elusive and invulnerable. I created this not to crush cities or countries; I created it to smite you."
Vlad gave him a weak smile, "Me? But I am only a business…"
"Traitor," Asimov hissed making Danny jump at the sudden note of rage that came into his voice. "You stole my ideas Vlad. You used your powers to do so. I know it, and you can't convince me otherwise."
"Oh my god," Robin said. "Danny, get out of there now," he hissed.
Danny didn't need telling twice, he quietly flew away from the computer and got ready to bolt through the ceiling. But before he could the robot whirred to life and stood up without Asimov inside. "It's also activated automatically if any kind of entity that isn't human isn't in the room. Whoever you are I suggest you show yourself."
Danny gulped, looked at the robot and looked around for a place to escape. "Danny, run!" Robin yelled.
Danny shut his eyes and flew as fast as he could towards the ceiling. The robot let out a scan and he could hear the familiar voice of the Fenton Ghost Finder say, "There is a ghost directly ahead." Then it fired off a missile that opened to reveal a net that completely covered Danny before he could even blink.
The net glowed a ghostly green and Danny felt his powers fade. He sunk to the ground and became visible to both Vlad and Asimov. "Well, hello there," Asimov said with a sneer. "How long have you been here?"
Vlad looked down at Danny in surprise but didn't say anything. Danny glared back at him with an expression that said 'this is all your fault you know.'
"You were with the Titans before. Where are they now?" Asimov hissed.
"I don't know," Danny lied.
Asimov smirked, "Oh?" he asked, "How noble to cover for them."
Danny shot Vlad a hard glare and Vlad glared back. Asimov took note of this, "I see you two know each other," he murmured. Then a light seemed to click in his brain, "Oh…" he said knowingly. "So Vlad, you're like this child aren't you."
Vlad's eyes narrowed on Asimov, "You're fast," he muttered. "Only you made a grave mistake," he said and transformed. "I'm about twenty times more powerful then that child."
For the first time in his life Danny hoped against hope that Vlad could win.
Asimov laughed, "Oh aren't you an enigma, Vlad Masters. I wonder how many other poor souls you cheated out of millions with your powers."
The robot whirred to life and fired off another missile that Vlad deflected with ease and destroyed the net with his energy blast. "Too bad you won't find that out," Vlad said with a small grin.
Asimov hissed at Vlad through his teeth. "You think you're so great, but you're just another washed up businessman if you take away your powers."
Vlad raised his hands up and they started to glow and bright red. "You made a mistake when you targeted me, Andrews!" he yelled.
Asimov pressed another button and the robot jumped in front of him at the last second blocking the attack with a shield. He stepped into the hand of the giant robot and jumped into the cockpit before Vlad could do anything else. "Don't think you've won just yet Masters!" Asimov roared.
Danny was still caught under the net that was slowly leeching out his energy bit by bit. No doubt it was an invention from the convention. The battle above him raged on while he just tried to stay conscious.
"Yo, you okay?" a voice behind him muttered.
"Cyborg?" Danny asked weakly. "You…"
"Just hold still, Phantom," Cyborg said as he pulled at the net. "We'll try and get you out of this."
"But Masters and Andrews…" Danny said.
Cyborg shook his head, "Not our problem right now. This is over our heads; we need to call for backup."
"Backup?" Danny asked.
Cyborg pulled the rest of the net off Danny and hulled him to his feet. "There are more Titans then just us you know," he said with a grin. "For now, we'll retreat. I don't think they'll destroy each other quiet yet. This is just another battle in a war."
Danny sighed and pulled his wits about him before making him and Cyborg go intangible and pulling him through the ceiling.
"What you do that for?" Cyborg yelped once they got out of the large building underneath the surface.
Danny sunk to his knees and finally let go of his ghost form. "Quickest way out," he muttered.
Robin stood over him and held out his hand, "Good job," he said with a grin.
Danny gave him a tiny grin and took the offered hand letting Robin pull him to his feet. "Thanks."
"We'll deal with this once we call in Titans East," Raven said.
"Who?" Danny asked.
Robin patted him on the shoulder, "You'll see," he said.
