I DO NOT OWN DANNY PHANTOM OR THE TEEN TITANS. THESE TITLES BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE CREATORS. I ONLY OWN THE IDEA BEHIND THIS PARTICULAR STORY.A/N: Hello! Welcome back to another chapter of Danny Phantom and the Curse of Blood. This one is gonna be a little longer than the rest, there's a lot I want to cover. I also want to thank all the people still reading this fanfic of mine. Please, leave a review and tell me what you think

Chapter VI: A Boy and his Shadow

DANNY'S POV

Danny had just gotten home after he had that cryptic conversation with Ember. "Ghost Prince huh?" He thought to himself. "Wonder if it's someone I'm gonna have to worry about. Should I talk to Sam and Tucker about it at school tomorrow? Or should I just go there now? It's only 6:30." Danny pondered as he flew into his room through his window and just barely transformed as he heard a loud noise

Knock knock*

"Who is it?" Danny responded, relieved that he had just finished his transformation back into Fenton. His front door opened slightly. "It's me Danny." He heard his sister's voice. Jazz peeked her head over "Is it alright if I come in?"

He let out a sigh of relief. He was worried it might've been his parents. "Well, Seeing as you've already started, yes that's fine" rolling his eyes as he teased her. "What's up?" Jazz blushed, slightly embarrassed by her own intrusion.

"I wanted to talk to you about Mine and Dash's relationship/hangout sessions."

"Oh–okay." Danny said. "Look Jazz, I'm weirded out that you're talking to my constant bully. It's not like he's been tame when he thrashes on me. Being Phantom comes with it's perks of self healing and extra durability, but he still comes down on me pretty hard."

"Yeah that's what I wanted to talk about. I already told Dash that he can no longer bully you or push you around." Jazz said softly. " I know it's not much and you feel like I'm purposefully making your life more difficult, but I really think I can help him." Danny just shook his head "I'm not worried about you, I'm worried about that meathead hurting you. If Dash so much as attacks you mentally, emotionally or PHYSICALLY hurts you, I'm breaking my hero role and putting him in check."

"Okay, I agree to that. He has a lot of problems and that's why he acts out. I can't really talk to you about them since it's not my place or my secrets, but I know that once he finds his balance, there's a lot I think he can bring to the world." Jazz stated. "A lot to this world huh?" Color me surprised when it happens." Danny said bluntly. "I hope it does work out because you deserve someone who is gonna love you and treat you like the awesome clumsy person I know you are. And if he doesn't, well, I've already made my statement." Danny concluded

"Yes yes overprotective younger brother, I get it. Don't you think it's hilarious though that he loves Phantom so much?" Jazz pointed out

"Trust me, the irony isn't lost on me" Danny groaned.

"Alright can you please leave my room? I gotta go get ready and hit up Tucker.

"Why what's up?" Jazz inquired.

"Gonna travel to the Ghost Zone a little while. There's rumors of a Ghost Prince and I don't really like the sound of that potential danger." Danny responded.

"Gonna invite Sam?" Jazz asked

"I don't see why not. Besides, she'd be upset if I went with just Tucker and didn't at least invite her. She loves the Ghost Zone and it's "Creepy Goth Aura" as she calls it." Danny chuckled. Jazz left through the way she came and closed the door behind her.

"Finally" as Danny jumped up and floated down onto his bed I'm gonna take a quick nap and then let Tucker and Sam know about what Ember told me. Maybe we can visit Clockwork and see if we can't get some info outta him Danny dozed off just barely remembering to set an alarm to wake him up in a bit.

Danny woke up with fog drifting in. He gets out of bed curious as to what's happening. "Who is there" he shouted out into the void."Daniel……..Daniel……."Danny transformed into Phantom and changed his stance. He had been working on his martial arts ever since Vlad proved he could overpower him. He looked around to see who was speaking to him and he noticed a handful of figures off into the distance."Phantom……" one of the figures spoke. It sounded disembodied and and it grated at his core like nails on a chalkboard "We are here to judge you and to see if you're worth the effort" the disembodied voices made Danny's skin crawl"Worth the effort? That's harsh, I don't even know you guys but you're already doubting me?" Danny was clearly offended "How about you guys give me some answers? Who are you and why have you brought me here?""We brought you nowhere Phantom, but onto our test" one of the disembodied voices responded."Hey hol–" is all Danny could respond with when he noticed a Spectre standing at about 10ft tall rushed at him with speed Danny himself couldn't keep up with and plunged his body into Danny's. Danny yelled in pain as he felt this Spectre go through Danny's ghost core and he immediately felt violated."You. Need. To. Get. OUTTTT!!!!" Danny screamed as a pulse of pure ectoplasmic power rushed out of him and pushed the Spectre out of his body. "What?!?!?" The Spectre sounded visibly surprised to have been shoved out."I'm no one's Puppet!" Danny yelled as he lifted his head off his pillow, realizing he had just woken up. He was sweating, his shirt drenched in sweat, and he was visibly shaken.

A dream? No. That was too realistic, too creepy to be a dream. This was even stronger than Nocturne's ability. Who could possibly do something like that? Danny shivered at the thought. Whoever they are, I need to be careful. Danny looked at the clock 7:22pm Guess I overslept. I gotta talk to Tuck about this now. Danny took his phone and clicked Tucker's name

"Hey Tuck, grab Sam and let's meet at the portal, I have quite the update for you both"

STARFIRE'S POV

Blizzard had safely guided Starfire over to his village in the realm of which he called "The Far Frozen". StarFire was amazed by the intricate lifestyle that living in the cold could bring. She saw more Yeti like giants roaming the village. It looked recently attacked, broken houses and shards of ice littered everywhere she could see. Weapons made of pure ice strewn across the village as though they lost their masters. She noticed a bunch of other Far Frozen were cleaning up the aftermath of said battle. They were all doing different tasks. Some collecting food, others were collecting the weapons and breaking the shards of ice up to make room to rebuild their ice houses. She can vaguely imagine how beautiful this village was before the attack. Buildings, ponds, a giant Ice Sculpture of what looked like a teenage boy, although she wasn't able to get a good look at it before Blizzard called for her attention.

"StarFire, this is my Village Elder, FrostBite. He may be able to help you in your quest to return to the land of California" Blizzard said in good faith. StarFire looked over and up when she realized how tall FrostBite really was. He had a happy, yet saddened expression.

"Hello FrostBite, I am StarFire of the Teen Titans." She responded. "I apologize for being a burden at this time but I appreciate any and all help you could give me. For now, I don't even know where I am."

"Don't know where you are huh?" FrostBite said. "You happen to be in the Ghost Zone, in the land of the Far Frozen. You didn't know this?" He asked inquisitively

"No sir. I was battling with friends against the most elusive of enemies, who goes by the name of Mumbo. He had obtained a green/red orb and its energy radiated power and mystery. I felt as though it was death incarnate. It gave him a boost of energy and he used it to teleport my friends and I away." StarFire explained.

"That is intriguing. What happened to this orb you speak of?" FrostBite asked.

"I know not of where it is now. Most likely in the clutches of that villain Mumbo"

"Hmm. Well StarFire, I would want nothing else but to help you, but currently my village has been getting invasions from enemies that are beyond our current capabilities. I wouldn't be able to escort you out until after this battle is settled." FrostBite said in a worried tone

"I understand that completely." StarFire responded "If you would allow me to stay here and help you all in the battle, I would gladly offer my assistance.

"I would greatly appreciate it Ms. StarFire" FrostBite said "Until then, I must go. There's stuff here I must accomplish before the next wave of enemies decides to attack. Blizzard, since you brought her here, make sure Ms.StarFire is treated with the highest respects. She is a guest here and should feel welcomed. Make her feel comfortable." And with that FrostBite left.

"I very much like your Elder" StarFire said in a joyful tune

"He seems to have taken a liking to you as well StarFire. He must see that you have a noble heart as our savior does." Blizzard responded.

"Savior?" StarFire asked.

"Did you see that statue on your way in?" Blizzard asked. "That is of our Savior Danny Phantom. He once defeated the Ghost King in single combat to save all of the Ghost Zone."

"I wanted to inquire about that actually. You are all Ghosts? Does that mean you are all dead?" StarFire declared

"In a sense. Ghosts are emotional beings. Our whole essence lives in our Ghost Core. With it, our personality and powers are formed, Blizzard explained "We can either be remnants of an actual person, place or thing that has died or was destroyed; or we can be a culmination of leftover emotions that helped create a new being. sometimes it's both. Much of the Far-Frozen are the creatures you call Bigfoot on Earth. We have always existed in the Ghost Zone but sometimes we wandered out to other areas in search of adventure, resources, or whatever had caught our eye."

StarFire was fascinated by the story. "So ghosts are like people as well? You have emotions and stuff you want to do? That makes it easier to understand." She stated. "Also, I'm not sure what I can do to help, but like I told FrostBite, I'm willing to do what I can. Maybe you can show me how to battle against these ghosts? I may not look it but I'm a talented fighter."

Blizzard pondered that for a moment before agreeing.

"It's best to make sure you could handle yourself if the wave comes unexpectedly. Come, I'll show you to the Ghost Armory that our savior Danny Phantom had helped create in his spare time. A weapon there might help assist you in our fight against the Swarm."

Blizzard waved her over to a cave on the northeast side of the village.

BEAST BOY POV

"Uggghhh we've been traveling for HOURS NOW" Beast Boy complained. "Are we there yet?"

"No, but we should be hitting the Far Frozen area soon." Cyborg replied "The ClockWork guy sent a map into my system to show me the way but we still have another hour on foot before we get there." Cyborg was interrupted when he felt a cold chill pass through him, as he turned around he got knocked back by a dark Shadow with a creepy vampiric face on it.

"What are you losers doing in my territory?"

What looked like a disheveled homeless teen came into view on a Motorcycle with a giant 13 on the side. The homeless teen in question had almost shoulder length blonde hair, a dirty black coat, piercing green eyes like liquid emeralds. He had combat boots on, a white T Shirt underneath the coat, a belt with a green glow to it and a green skull necklace that glowed as bright as his eyes.

"Hey, don't touch my friend" Beast Boy transformed into a jaguar to attack Johnny but he just phased right through the attack

"Get him Shadow" almost immediately the Dark Shadow came shooting through the air and wrapped its body around Beast Boy.

"You know, you got a similar power to another Ghost I know here. Have you ever met a guy named Bertrand?" Johnny said in a bored tone.

"He doesn't have anything to say to you." a green- blue beam shot from across the field and hit the blonde homeless guy square in the chest. Beast Boy was able to transform into a gorilla to break free of Shadow's grasp. "Come on Beast Boy, we gotta go" as he reached his hand out to Beast Boy. "I don't know what this guy's deal is, but I'm not about to find out" Cyborg warned. I shot him when he wasn't paying attention hopefully it'll buy us enough time"

"It won't"

Cyborg whipped his head around just in time to see Johnny had already gotten up and was dusting off his coat. "That packs a mean punch, but I've been hit with worse. Have you met Skulker? He's usually pretty worthless but when his weapons do hit you, you'll definitely feel them. Now Shadow, restrain them. They'll be coming with me. Hopefully they can provide some…. entertainment" he made an evil sadistic smile. "I'm bored and maybe by kidnapping two mortals Phantom will show up and play"

"Phantom?" Cyborg thought to himself. Anyway, I gotta figure something out.

"Beast Boy! I got a plan but after we gotta book it outta here. I don't think this guy is gonna make it easy for us to leave.

"No one here is leaving. Not under my watch. You guys came into my territory, and I'm not gonna let you guys leave until I get Phantom here to settle our score."

"Beast Boy, formation 32"

Beast Boy's eyes lit up immediately. He transformed into a cheetah and started to run around the homeless man and Shadow, trying to distract them as much as he could. Cyborg went to work pulling out what looked like silver discs and started tinkering with them. Just as he was about to finish, Blondie and his Shadow got really pissed and told Shadow to wrap itself around him, effectively making a living armour of darkness. Wisps of smoke unfurled from his body and he shot out tendrils of darkness at Beast Boy to try and subdue him.

"Jeez are all homeless guys this dangerous?" Beast Boy quipped

"I'm not homeless, my name is Johnny, and you're about to find out how dangerous I can be." Johnny said between gritted teeth. He extended his arm and wrapped it around Beast Boy and started to squeeze.

"Cyborg, HELP" Beast Boy yelled out.

"I'm almost done" Cyborg yelled out frantically

"No you're not" Johnny said gleefully. He threw out his other tendril and wrapped it around Cyborg and reeled him in to get a more solid grip on him. Cyborg struggled against it but the whip was too strong. As he got closer, Johnny grabbed the silver discs out of Cyborgs hand

"What are these supposed to be?" Johnny asked quizzically

"You're worst nightmare hopefully" Cyborg smiled before firing a beam that hit Johnny square in the chest, blasting him away from them, and pressing a button that released a bright concussive blast. The light was so bright it blinded Johnny and reduced Shadow to the size of a mouse.

"Let's go" Cyborg grabbed Beast Boy and they both escaped before Johnny could recover. By the time his eyes readjusted, they were already outside of his territory.

"DAMMIT!!!!!" Was all Beast Boy could hear as they escaped.

"What was that?" Beast Boy asked as soon as they were in the clear.

"Robin and I had been tinkering with an idea. It's like a combined sonic boom with a flash grenade upgrade. I had to tinker with it a bit to increase the flash. I was really banking on the flash being able to overwhelm the Shadow creature."

"I'm glad it worked because honestly I was a bit worried we weren't gonna make it. I need to get more of this Ghost Fighting equipment. Maybe once we get back to the Tower we can find out how to reverse engineer this stuff." Beast Boy pondered

"We?" Cyborg pointed out

"You know what I meant! Besides I'm comedic relief, you need me around" Beast Boy boasted.

"Yeah yeah. Let's hurry up and figure out where we can go. We may have gotten past that last area but idk how much longer we can be on our own like this."

As soon as Cyborg finished that sentence a purple door popped up in front of them. It had a weird CW emblem on it. It opened on its own creaking as it did. There was a strange purple green glow to it as if beckoning them forward.

"I'm not going in there," Beast Boy said immediately. "I'm tired of this creepy Ghost Zone."

"We might not have a choice, it seems that my map is pointing at it as our next destination

"That has bad vibes all over it." Beast Boy observed

"Come on, it says we have to go in through there. Maybe it's a shortcut?" Cyborg said hopefully

"Yeah, and I'm Bertrand" Beast Boy said sarcastically. "Do we really have too?" He asked

"Seems so" Cyborg affirmed.

"Let's get this over with." Beast Boy grimaced."Once we find StarFire, we'll at least have one more person to help us get out of here. She might even already have a way out of here."

"That's the spirit Beast Boy!" Cyborg quipped

"Ha ha very funny." Beast Boy groaned. "This Ghost thing is really creeping me—ahhhhh!!!!" before he could continue Cyborg had already grabbed onto him and jumped through the door into darkness. Hopefully to a place where they can meet up with StarFire.

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