Chapter 12: Danny Phantom and the Justice League
Danny Phantom was fighting Skulker. "Give up, whelp." The hunter demanded. "I'll finally have your pelt."
"I'd be richer than the fruitloop if I had a dime for every time you said that." Danny replied.
Skulker then tried to shoot Danny but the ghost hero kept dodging. The hunter then noticed some random bystanders and, knowing Danny's heroic nature, shot two missiles at them. Danny tried to go after them but saw a red and blue blur do that instead. "Supergirl?" Both ghosts asked.
"Not exactly." A male voice said.
"Superman!" Both exclaimed. "Perfect." Skulker said. "Your cousin escaped me but you won't be as lucky."
"Unlikely." Superman replied. "I happen to know Danny Phantom destroyed the Kryptonite you used against Supergirl."
Skulker then shot Superman a Kryptonite beam. "My sources had more." Skulker said only to be suddenly frozen.
"Did you forget about me?" Danny asked with a smirk as Skulker's frozen body fell and shattered.
"Is he…" Superman tried to ask, seeming to forget the true meaning of Skulker being a ghost.
"The real Skulker is just a tiny blob piloting a mini-zord." Danny explained as he removed said blob from the "zord's" head and placed it in a Fenton Thermos. "Now that's out of the way, wow! I can't believe it's you!"
"We have no time for this, Phantom." Batman said as he revealed himself and his batjet. "Does the name Plasmius mean anything to you?"
"Yes." Danny frowned. "He's my arch enemy. But why do you ask?"
"Because we have reason to believe a ghost who goes by that name broke the Riddler and the Scarecrow out of Arkham Asylum, Phantom." Batman answered.
"If the inmate who overheard them can be relied upon, your arch enemy is interested on the Legion of Doom." Superman added.
"Well, before I tell either of you of what I know, I must warn you he knows my secret identity so please be careful with what you let him know you know about him." Danny asked and the two experienced superheroes nodded. "Vlad Plasmius, or the Wisconsin Ghost as ghost hunters Jack and Maddie Fenton know him, is actually Vlad Masters." Under the assumption neither Batman nor Kara told Superman his secret, Danny decided not to speak of Jack and Maddie as his parents. "Masters secretly wants to kill Jack Fenton and marry his wife."
Batman didn't show it but he's incensed at the idea of a parent being murdered since he knew what's like losing both that way.
"If he's teaming up with the Legion of Doom, I'll help you both in any way I can." Danny volunteered.
"Don't worry, Phantom." Superman said. "Batman warned me about your parents not knowing your secret so, whenever the need to protect it makes you unavailable to help, we'll understand."
"I'll just notify my friends." Danny said as he touched his Fenton Phone. "Guys, cover up for me."
"Danny!" Tucker screamed in joy. "You're meeting Batman and Superman? Please get me their autographs!"
"Tucker, that's not the time for this." Both Jazz and Sam said.
Superman turned his attention to Batman, whose glare made it clear the caped crusader wouldn't agree. The Man of Steel then quickly vanished and returned two seconds later.
"Awesome!" Tucker shouted in joy.
"Your friends understand they mustn't tell anybody not into your secret how they got Superman's autograph, right?" Batman asked.
"Don't worry, Sir!" Tucker reassured his idol. "But how did he know where we are?"
"Superhearing." Superman answered. "Don't worry about your autograph, Danny. I left it with your sister."
"Than… What?"
"Yes, Danny." Superman confessed. "Batman told me. I'm sorry if he didn't check it with you first but Plasmius and the Legion of Doom made it an emergency."
"I-It's okay." Danny hesitated before replying. 'It'd be nice to be consulted first but it's okay. It's Superman after all.'
"Ready to be teleported?" Batman asked.
"Yes." Danny eagerly answered and then realized what Batman said. "Teleported?" Before he had the chance to say anything else, the three heroes were teleported from Amity Park to the Justice League's Watchtower. "Awesome!" He exclaimed upon seeing several other superheroes. "Danny?" Supergirl asked upon recognizing him.
"S-Supergirl?" Danny was shocked but realized he shouldn't.
"Danny?" Supergirl was feeling just as awkward as Danny.
"What's wrong?" Superman asked.
"Didn't she ever mention meeting a boy named Danny at the dating service, Clark?" Batman asked Superman.
"She said she chose one but he chose another girl… Are you saying?" Superman asked in fear.
"I've hacked into the dating service's database, no easy feat after they improved their defenses after a hacker named Megan Griffin broke into them." Batman said. "Your cousin is one of the 28 girls who chose him and it seems that, as I deduced, each one knows the other's secret."
"Oh, no." Superman replied.
"So, I presume you chose another girl." Supergirl commented. "Somebody I know?"
"Barbara Gordon." Danny answered.
"Batgir…" The Girl of Steel stopped upon recalling that, for all she knew, she was talking to someone who didn't know Batgirl's secret identity. "I mean, the girl who used to carry the baseball bats for the team back when we attended Smallville High."
"That sounds even harder to believe than the blind day." Danny replied. "And I already know her identity."
"Did you learn it before or after choosing her?" Supergirl asked.
Batman interrupted them. "Danny Phantom, I've brought you here to discuss Vlad Plasmius." The Caped Crusader said and took Danny away from Supergirl.
"Kara, what's wrong?" Superman asked his cousin.
"It's not fair, Kal." She shed a tear. "What does she have that I don't?"
"He just loves somebody else, Kara." Superman tried to comfort his cousin. "It can't be helped."
Meanwhile, the Riddler and the Scarecrow were introducing Vlad Plasmius to the Legion of Doom. "So the rumors were right." The fruitloop commented. "Lex Luthor is the Legion's leader."
"And why are you interested in joining our Legion, Mr. Plasmius?" Luthor asked.
"Straight into business? I like that." Plasmius commented. "Even before teaming up with your enemies, Daniel Phantom has gotten in my way too many times. Perhaps we could team up."
"Before we make any deals, you could explain this." Luthor said and pressed a button. A video of Skulker stealing a chunk of Kryptonite from a lab and phasing himself outside. "This is a copy of a security tape from a LexCorp facility, Mr. Plasmius."
While Vlad provided (or tried to provide) explanations, Danny finished telling Batman about him. "I do recall your father giving an interview stating the reward was just a trick to distract his family while the so-called Wisconsin Ghost was trying to steal their Ghost Portal after his own blew up." Batman stated. "Shouldn't Mr. Fenton find it suspicious since, according to my research, Vlad Masters is the only non-Fenton who knows how to make those portals?"
"My parents don't believe humans can have ghost powers, Batman." Danny said.
"Anyway, thank you for your cooperation, Danny." Batman said. "Now we'll take you home. By the way, Supergirl and Batgirl aren't just colleagues. They're friends."
'Oh, boy
Meanwhile, in Gotham City, Batgirl was fighting some bank robbers. Unbeknownst to her, one of them was pointing a gun at a hostage. "Drop the batrang or I'll shoot." The robber demanded."
"With what?" The hostage asked.
"With…" The robber started answering before realizing he was no longer holding anything. "What?"
"Looking for this?" Supergirl teasingly asked while dangling the gun from a point neither bad guy could reach. Before the bad guys had a chance to recover from the shock, Batgirl took advantage of this to knock them down.
"Thanks, Supergirl." Batgirl said and then offered to shake hands with the Girl of Steel only to notice she's not so keen on doing it. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing to be discussed in public, Batgirl." Supergirl stated. After the cops took the robbers away, the two superheroines were at Barbara's home, where Batgirl changed back into a civilian outfit. "Now, what's this all about?" Barbara asked Supergirl.
"A mutual acquaintance of ours." Supergirl answered with a frown.
"Is Livewire in Gotham again?" Barbara asked out of worry.
"Danny Phantom." Supergirl answered, shocking Barbara.
Meanwhile, Danny Fenton brought home two unexpected guests home. "Batman? And Superman?" Jack asked. "Awesome!" He exclaimed. "Superman, may I have your autograph? One for me, one for Maddie, and one for each kid."
"I already gave autographs to the kids." Superman replied. "Danny wasn't home when I first showed up so I gave his to his sister for safekeeping."
"I put it in your bedroom, Danny." Jazz explained.
"So, what can we do for you?" Maddie asked and then frowned. "Is it about Phantom? You've been seen with it recently."
"Actually, Mrs. Fenton, our main ghostly concern is the one known as Vlad Plasmius or the Wisconsin Ghost." Batman explained. "We have reason to believe he might be joining the Legion of Doom."
"Yes, that one is enough of a threat I once made a truce with Phantom to protect my family and the city." Jack commented. "I'll gladly help you." And he really would. The Fentons have heard of a group of Leaguers' rogues before but having it confirmed by an actual Leaguer made it impossible to disbelieve. "Hopefully the world will be free from menaces like Phantom and Plasmius."
"Danny, how about you flush the ghost in that Fenton Thermos?" Superman suggested, wanting the ghost boy to be away from people unknowingly speaking ill of him.
"Danny caught a ghost?" His parents asked with proud smiles.
"I had a super help." Danny replied. Technically not a lie since Skulker was distracted by being focused on Superman.
"I'll go with him." Superman said. "I'd like to see a ghost being sent back to the Ghost Zone Hawkman and Hawkgirl told me about."
"Cool!" Jack exclaimed. "Meanwhile, I'll tell Batman about the deflector belt. It prevents ghosts from overshadowing or even touching people wearing them and shocks any ghosts trying. However, since you're accepting the possibility of non-evil ghosts existing, I must warn you that any ghosts that touch you or that you touch will be harmed even if you don't want it to happen."
"We should make belts for Superman and Supergirl." Maddie stated. "Can you imagine if ghosts overshadow them and gain control of their superpowers?"
"I'd probably make belts for the whole League and the Avengers and the Teen Titans if we had enough Ectoranium." Jack said.
Meanwhile, in Gotham, Vlad Plasmius phased his way into the Gordon residence and was surprised to see his target talking to Supergirl. 'I would overshadow Daniel's girlfriend but it seems I found a better prize.' Vlad thought.
Barbara was even more confused when 'Supergirl' started to grin like a maniac. "Yes!" 'Supergirl' exclaimed. "With these powers, I can get rid of the oaf." 'She' then stared at Barbara. "But first."
Barbara noticed the red glow on Supergirl's eyes and remembered what Danny said about signs of being overshadowed by ghosts. "You're a ghost overshadowing Supergirl!"
"I see Daniel taught you well, Miss Gordon." 'Supergirl' said. "Call me Plasmius."
Later on, back in Amity Park, Jack was trying to talk Batman into buying Fenton stuff. "So, may I interest Wayne Enterprises into buying anything?" Jack asked.
"Jack, if you keep going with this, it'll be just a matter of time before you suspect Lex Luthor of being Superman's secret identity." Maddie scolded her husband.
"Don't be ridiculous, Maddie." Jack replied. "If Superman had a secret identity, he'd need to wear a mask with the rest of his uniform to protect it."
Superman would make a comment but it worked for him that people didn't expect him to have a secret identity.
Danny's cell phone then rang. "Tucker?"
"Danny, are you watching the news?" The techno geek asked.
"No, Tucker." Danny answered.
"Then do it NOW!" Tucker ordered with urgency.
Danny did so and saw his girlfriend being held hostage at a clock tower. The horror just increased when he recognized the one holding her hostage. "Supergirl?"
End chapter.
Answer to Leonardo (Guest): Valeu.
Answer to Guest: I'm not sure if I'll ever do another After Many Dates fic.
Answer to Khy Dragon (Guest) (chapter 8): And well deserved.