Bonus Chapter

Spending Christmas with Family

"So, what's all going on this year for Christmas?" Cyborg questioned his friends as he worked on a new machine for the tower. "Anyone have plans?"

"My Elder has asked me to return to Tamaran to speak with me about an important matter." Starfire said with a smile on her face. She was in the kitchen, preparing a meal only she would end up eating. "I will be gone for one of your Earth months but will return as quickly as I possibly can make it."

"Raven and me are going to go and visit the Doom Patrol." Beast Boy spoke up with a smile on his face that was nervous and uncertain. Raven came up behind him and settled a hand other the green boy's shoulder in comfort. The two were standing near the computer monitors. "I have to talk to Mento and I want to see Rita again." He explained as he laid his hand on Raven's own.

"Man, that's gonna be rough." Cyborg replied with a shake of his head as he readjusted himself against the couch, leaving his device on the table in front of him. "You know to call me if you need help." He offered with a friendly smile. "You can call any of us and we'll come to help you as soon as we can."

"Thanks Cy." BB replied with a nod of his head just as the doors opened to the living room to reveal the leader of the Teen Titans. "Hey Robin, what are you going to do for Christmas?"

Robin looked up from his pad to look at everyone in the room. "Batman has ordered me back to the mansion for Christmas with the family. I know you're going to the Justice League Station for that Christmas party they have every year Cyborg." He turned to the Robotic teen. "Do try and keep from destroying any good credit we have with them, won't you." He smirked as Cyborg flipped him off. "Yeah, just like that."

"So Batman called you back? But I thought it was just you and him, no one else." Raven said as she floated over to stand at his side after he had moved to stand at one of the Monitors and tap away at it.

"That's what we like to tell people. There's time where back up, a surprise as it is, comes in handy." He explained a moment later. "Though I'm the oldest at seventeen, Jason is second at fifteen, Tim is third at eight, and there's Damian who is at the age of three."

"Whoa, I didn't know Batman adopted so many kids." Beast Boy said with a tilt of his head.

"Only three of us are adopted, Damian is the actual blood son of Batman."

Silence.

"Well, I've been called back right away, so I'll be leaving tonight. I hope you guys have a good Christmas. Call me if you need me for anything." He turned and left the room in silence, his cape waving behind him.

DannyPhantom

"Where are you going?"

"Out. Don't worry, I'll have my communicator on me." Danny strapped on a backpack as he transformed into his ghost form. He wasn't about to wait for permission as he began to phase through the wall.

He and Slade had been on pretty good terms lately but once in a while he got an itch that sent him scurrying from the hideout and out into the world. He wasn't sure why but his instincts told him to run and he followed them as they never led him astray.

He didn't care that his master could follow him if he wanted to, but he never really did in the end. He left his apprentice alone when he ran because he knew that Phantom would always return.

He huffed as he took to the air, flying around the city so that he could decide on where to go to next. Hopefully it would be somewhere interesting and would hold his attention for long this time. Something that might satisfy his obsession.

Who knew that an obsession to protect could drive one insane.

He looked down at the streets of Jump City, blinking in surprise when he saw a familiar black motorcycle with a red helmeted individual astride it. HE grinned as he recognized his rival and soon was flying above the Boy Wonder.

He had hardly ever seen the other in civilian clothes and if he was, it was normally to meet one Bruce Wayne somewhere. He wanted to see where he was going this time so he made sure that he could follow the other easily and carefully.

His instincts flared in excitement and his eyes glowed brighter at the thought of this newest adventure.

He couldn't wait to see what his instincts wanted him to do now.

DannyPhantom

They arrived at a mansion. Robin drove in through the front gate, parking his bike in the garage among many other cars, bikes, mopeds, bicycles, and trucks. He wanted to whistle at some of the more rare models but kept quiet. He didn't need the boy wonder knowing he had been followed back to the Wayne Mansion.

HE tilted his head to the side as he followed the other inside of the mansion, through a kitchen and then into a large living room with a fireplace. In there was a huge ass tree decorated with so many lights and baubles that Danny was sure he could make a million dollars off of it.

Robin had stopped next to a little blue play pen that held a little boy inside of it, wearing what seemed to be a Ninja Turtles onesie. "Hey there Damian!" Robin crowed as he picked up the little boy in his arms and threw him up into the air and caught the giggling child.

Danny blinked as he watched Robin go from stern to relaxed and happy. "How I've missed you little one. How are you doing?"

Damian grinned happily. "Dicky! Dicky!" He said happily. "Home, glad home. Miss you!" He chanted as he hugged the other boy around the neck.

The half ghost could only watch with a smirk as one Dicky threw the child in the air a few more times and then blew raspberries on his cheek, kiss it, and cuddle the baby for a long while. "I'm sorry Damy, I have to go and find Bruce and the others. You stay here and relax while I go and talk to them. I'll be back soon." He promised the child easily as he settled him back into the playpen and then out of the room.

Danny was going to follow the other teen but stopped when a cry caught his attention. The child in the playpen was reaching towards him with a tilted head. "Pretty!" He shouted as he pointed at Danny's hair.

The half ghost's eyes narrowed as he turned visible and walked over to the playpen. "You could see me." Danny said as he turned invisible again and moved in random directions. The child's eyes were on him the entire time. "How strange." He murmured as he turned visible once more and picked the child up into his arms. "You're special, aren't you?" He questioned as he settled in front of the fire with the little one in his lap. The child didn't cry and complain or anything like most would when faced with a ghost.

He was unnaturally calm.

He was interesting.

His instincts were singing.

He smiled as he began to play with the child, no longer caring about his surroundings as his world changed from confusing, frustrating, and hatful into calm, collective, and livable once more.

He had found something that calmed his obsession once more.

Batman

"Welcome back Dick." Bruce said as he glanced away from the master computer. "It's been too long since you were last home."

"Yeah, well, fighting against all sort of villains with my team takes time and effort. I just barely got away and only because those at the Justice League Station agreed to keep an eye on Jump City and take care of anything happening while I was gone." He replied as he jaunted into the cave. "Jason, Tim, good to see you both. Hi Alfred, need any help with dinner later?"

"Thank you Master Dick, but I will be fine on my own." Alfred replied as he finished dusting and began his way back up the stairs. "I will call once it is ready." He informed before leaving the cave.

"Dickhead, good to see you." Jason groused at him, relaxing in his red turtleneck and black jeans.

"Dick! I'm so glad to see you home!" Tim cheered from his green shirt and blue jeans. Both of their hair was a mess but Dick couldn't really say anything since his was a spikey mess at the moment. Though his black hoody and blue jeans were just as comfortable as the other's clothes.

"Glad to be home Timmy." Dick replied as he reached over and ruffled the already messy hair. "Now, we should head back up, the computer will let us know if any trouble starts up here in Gotham." HE sent a raised brow look at his mentor.

Bruce nodded his agreement and waved his hands for the two younger ones to go up the stairs for the house.

But all of them stopped when Alfred's face appeared on the monitor, calm and collected, but they all knew something was wrong due to the fact he was using the monitor in the first place. "What is it Alfred?" Bruce questioned as he looked at his old and familiar butler that had been there his entire life.

"We have an unexpected guest." He informed them before the view changed to reveal the living room and two figures sitting in front of the fire.

"Phantom!" Dick yelled.

"Danny!"

Dick stared wide eyed at Jason as the younger teen stared back at him with wide eyes.

"How do you know him?"

The two yelled at each other before Bruce took leaping bounds up the stairs and back into the mansion. The two teens looked up and followed moments later with Tim right behind them.

"Who's a good baby!?" They heard a voice coo and it halted Dick in his tracks. The others continued to move but he had stopped. He listened as the voice continued to coo even as Bruce demanded the child be handed over to him.

"How is it possibly him?" Dick questioned as he walked out to the living room with a disbelieving look on his face. "There's no way that's Phantom."

"But it is." Jason said with wide eyes as he stared at Danny, who was holding Damian to his chest even as Bruce glared at him angrily. "He's calmed down. His instincts are relaxing."

"How do you know that?" Dick questioned as he glared at the other. "How do you even know who Phantom is?"
Jason hunched his shoulders and bowed his head as he avoided the question. Instead he walked forward and shook his head at Bruce. "He's fine old man, he won't do anything to Damian, I'm sure of it."

"You'll explain later." Bruce stated with a glare as he settled onto the couch after a long moment of staring at the teen.

Jason nodded his head in agreement before he settled next to Danny, patting him on the shoulder to gain his attention. "It's good to see you again Danny."

Danny blinked as his attention diverted from the baby whose sides he was tickling and looked at the younger teen. "Red…X?" He asked with narrowed and confused eyes. Unsure and confused as he came out of a sort of haze. Something had happened, but he wasn't sure. He looked away from the teen and back down at the baby, his instincts singing once more and his obsession coming back full force onto the child he held.

The child had bright blue eyes that were glistening as a clear sky. His skin was a healthy tan while his hair was a thick and dark raven color. It was so soft as well, almost as if it was a cloud from the sky. He wore a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle onesie that hugged him and kept his little body warm from the chill that was permeating the mansion, despite the heating system and fire that was in front of him. He had transformed back into his human form so he wouldn't chill the child so bad. He didn't want to make him sick and cause his obsession and instincts to flare in protection.

He didn't need to make an enemy of those around him, though he was only slightly aware of the danger they posed as he felt their protectiveness towards the child. They were allies in protecting him and not his enemies.

Even Red X was there to help protect his new obsession. The thing he had been searching for when he left the lair and away from Slade.

The thing that would make him happy.

And he was. He was calm and happy for the first time in a long time. He wasn't about to let anyone disturb that at the moment. Not the small grin from who he assumed as Red X, not Batman, not Robin, and not the weird butler that was glaring at him from a doorway off to the side.

He was happy for the first time since his friends and family died. He wasn't going to give that up easily.

DannyPhantom

A.N. Okay, this is an extra chapter. A bonus really. This shoes some things that I've been thinking about for a very long time too. A sneak peek for some of the later chapters that are coming. I hope you enjoyed it because there's a lot I've left unexplained at the moment. Anyways, review and tell me what you all think. Merry Christmas and happy new years!

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