Disclaimer: Danny Phantom and all related characters are the product of Butch Hartman and Nickelodeon studios. The Suffering is the product of Midway Games. The Malice is based on a characterfrom Tecmo's Fatal Frame. Darwin, Deadeye, Silver,Kat/Electra and all related characters are the product Silent Elegy.

A/N: Ahem. I know all of you say it was great, but I didn't think it was near as good as Cat and Mouse. After re-reading that one, I finally figured out why. So here it is again, the revised edition of Black and White. This is going to be so much better, I promise. The prologue and most of the first chapter are the same. After that, it's going to be very different. Not completely, just vey. So those of you being bugged by points from the first try (Random ;) ) they will still be answered. Now, from the beginning...

This is the sequel to Hounds and Hunters, which is the sequel to Cat and Mouse. Yes, it's a trilogy. Read the first two, or you'll have no idea what's going on. Cat and Mouse was a crossover based on The Suffering. Hounds and Hunters was based on its sequel, Ties That Bind. There is no third game, so this is a crossover in the most technical sense of the word only.

Yes, just about everything you are about to read is my creation. The few that are not are mentioned here in the prologue: Killjoy, the slayers, the mainliners, and the marksmen.Everything else is mine. Except the gorgers. I haven't decided if I'm going to add them or not.

Okay, as previously, someone will probably say bastard a time or two, there may be mentions of the word whore, andSilveris quite likely to cuss in Spanish. Other than that, there will be no foul language. There will be violence. Lots and lots of violence. It won't necessarily be the fighting kind, but it will be there. You have been warned, so no whining. For those of you left, prepare for the angst.

It's time for a history lesson, my dear boy. I know how much you look forward to our little sessions. I must say, you've made better progress than I expected after that little debacle; doubtless, that sister of yours has something to do with this, yes? But I digress.

When one has looked into the mouth of darkness, as you have, he finds it rather difficult to look away again. The darkness exists in all places, not only those few you have seen before. I know you won't enjoy hearing this, but it exists here, as well, in your quaint little city of Amity Park.

Does this come as a shock to you? Violence is a universal trait; all mankind shares it. Even the smallest hamlet has, at one time, had its share of murders and hatred. True that it is more concentrated in a place like Carnate Island, but there is no way to escape it no matter where you go.

Oh, do try to pay attention, my boy. I remind you that, as your doctor, I have only your best interests at heart. You may not want to hear this, but it must be said. Amity Park has its share of malefactors. The slayers exist everywhere; they are the spirit of violence in its purist form. The mainliners, as well, for they represent, not drug use or lethal injection, but simple debauchery. And I rather fear the marksmen have followed their master here, so you will likely meet them, as well.

Their master? My dear boy, surely…

Meryll, of course. To whom else would I be referring? Of course, she has followed you here. But, then, you knew that already.

Please, listen. Whether you choose to believe this or not, what I have to say is of vital importance. You are here; she is here. Do you honestly believe that it can't happen again? Our dear Meryll is one of the malefactors; surely you realized this?

Ah, I have your attention now? Then listen very closely, for I shan't repeat myself.

Twenty years ago, a madman climbed that clock tower in the center of your city with a sniper rifle in one hand and a very corrosive acid in the other. He shot eighty people from up there before the police were even able to draw near. If I recall correctly, he came to be known simply as Deadeye. Any true identification was rendered impossible, I'm afraid, by the acid he poured down his throat when they arrived to apprehend him. It quite destroyed his face.

I should also like to warn you about Darwin, who took his namesake's beliefs to heart. Not the most inspired or notorious of killers, but one must admire the way he disposed of his bodies. Consuming them is most thorough. I believe he vanished one day, shortly after his arrest. Perhaps he consumed himself?

No one appreciates wit anymore. Ah, well. There are others, I'm sure, of the mindless variety. You will meet them.

And so, I watch with great interest as this final chapter in your pedophiliac affair draws to a close. I shall be most interested to see which of you emerges as the final victor. Do not underestimate your opponent, my boy. Our dear Meryll has defeated countless men stronger in will than even you. Even in death, she is still a most perilous foe.

Where is she? Really, Daniel, you are not that dense. You have known the answer to the question since she died at your hands. As she was so fond of saying, "When you take a life, you make it part of you."