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Fire.

Everything was burning.

His eyes went from the burning city to the tower. The flames were bursting from the windows and the broken parts in the wall. He heard their screams, calls for help.

Yet, he couldn't move even an inch. His feet felt glued to the ground.

From the fires appeared Scarface, devilish smile on his face as he basked in the destruction.

Out of the ground phased the form of Dan, the same smile on his face. They both walked casually closer, promised death in their eyes.

Yet, he couldn't move. His eyes darted everywhere, and for a moment he thought about fighting back, but then he noticed.

He was in his human form.

He wasn't a ghost anymore.

He was…

Powerless.

"NO!"

He shot up in his bed, beads of sweat on his face.

It was just a nightmare. Danny repeated that mantra in his head, but it only worked half. He focused, taking a cross-legged position.

"Azarath… Metrion… Zinthos." He chanted, and his nerves finally settled down. He had found some condolence in using Raven's chant, because of that very fact. He would hear her voice in his head, chanting along with him. He breathed out, calmness overtaking him. He smiled a little.

His eyes went to the clock. 5.12 AM. Early, but the halfa doesn't feel like sleeping anymore. A shudder passed him as he remembered pieces of the dream. 'No, stay calm. No need to get worked up over a dream. It was just that, a dream.'

He got out of bed, only now noticing he was still in his human form. Danny slept in this form ever since they gave him his own room. It felt just a bit more natural to sleep as a human. And he couldn't somehow sleep-walk (or float) through the tower like that. Can't phase through walls when sleeping and human.

Getting dressed, the halfa quickly realized how stupid it really seemed to change when he'll be in his Hazmat-suit all day. 'Still, don't want to be caught naked when transforming.'

He looked through the door, checking to see if anyone was awake. He breathed out silently and phased through the door, avoiding the sound of hissing whenever a door opens in the tower. Danny had made it so that the motion-sensors ignored him, and he couldn't accidentally open the door, or any other door by that matter.

He floated through the halls, silently passing the others their rooms. He noticed that Beast Boy's door was on a crack, and peaking in, he saw the changeling wasn't present in his room. 'Probably with Terra. Those two are even worse than Star and Robin.'

Finally, the halfa phased into the empty living area. He darted for the kitchen, grabbed a pack with herbal tea-bags, and put a silent kettle on. Waiting a little, he tapped his finger on the counter, but stopped when a noise came from the halls.

A door has opened.

He tensed, mind ready to start the transformation the moment he can confirm someone is awake, and heading his way. He didn't hear any footprints, and sighed. The kettle blinked green, and he poured himself a cup before adding the tea-bag.

And then, the door suddenly hissed open.

He froze, mind going blank for a second. 'Shit!'

"Danny?"

Oh, thank god, it's Raven. He breathed out in relief, and turned to face his secret girlfriend. She must have woken up recently, hair a little messy and dressed in her black nightgown.

"Sorry, did I wake you?" He apologized. She gave a groggy nod as she held back a yawn, rubbing her eyes a little to adjust to the dark.

"I could feel your stress in my sleep. When it stopped, I thought you had calmed down, but you didn't go back to sleep." Raven explained as she walked up to him, worry glinting in her eyes. He knew that to everyone else her face would often be almost unreadable, but he knew the hints to look for. Her eyes spoke more than her lips.

"Remind me to block my thoughts when I wake up early." He said as he passed her, cup in the hand. He trusted Raven to feel his feelings and know his thoughts, but sometimes being an empath could have its difficulties, especially if the person you love is the matter of subject.

"Don't apologize. It's natural for you to have nightmares, it's a way for your mind to cope with traumatizing events."

"Doesn't mean I enjoy having them." He sighed as he sat down in the couch. The sun was slowly starting to rise, and the early morning light started streaming into the room. He sipped his tea, as Raven joined him with her own cup in a black aura besides her.

"We don't ask for them, and we shouldn't enjoy them. Having nightmares just shows that you're still human, and that you feel the fear from what happened."

He sipped his tea again, enjoying the warmth and taste. It helped him calm, and the herbs were very healthy too.

"Have you ever had nightmares?"

She tensed a little, a few memories surging back up. She forced them away, clearing her head. She couldn't lie to him, he's the only one who could understand her.

"Yes. I did."

"About what?"

She paused, contemplating what to answer. She had nightmares of quite a few things. Which should she choose?

"My powers."

"Your powers? You mean, how they can go out of control when you feel emotional? Starfire told me of the time you switched bodies, and how difficult she had it."

'Of course she did.' She grumbled a little at how blabbering that alien redhead could be, but let it slide, for now. She nodded in response to Danny's question.

"I see. Anything else?"

"What do you mean, anything else? I told you, right?"

"Raven, you know what I mean. Did you ever dream of… Him?"

She wanted to ask him who 'him' was, but the undertone finally caught up with the empath, and her eyes widened as she realized who 'him' is.

Trigon.

"…Yes."

Danny looked away. He had expected that answer, but it still didn't stop him from feeling a little bit regretful. He sighed before taking a sip from his tea. It helped calm his nerves a little.

"You know, I can still see them, when I close my eyes. Those images of when he destroyed the world. When you became the portal."

She inwardly flinched, as a few of her own images popped up from those events. Raven hated that she had kept that a secret from Danny, and that he had to personally see what happened, instead of just hearing about it. She cursed Scarface for doing what he did.

"We all have things we regret." She said with a whisper. He heard, though, and nodded his head. He knew a few things he regretted, still does too. His hand slid over the couch, touching Raven's. She didn't even need a hint, taking his hand in hers, intertwining their fingers.

They let silence overcome them, taking away their thoughts and feelings and just let them relax, tea in one hand and the other ones holding together between them. Day was coming, and soon the others would be awake.

"Ouch!"

"Hold still, I can't, urgh, get them out if you don't stop squirming." Danny explained with a grunt as he took a hold of another quill sticking from the green titan's body. A small pile was lying on the ground, yet somehow it seemed like there were hundreds more all over Beast Boy. Terra held his hand, the one not being cleaned of any quills, and comforted her boyfriend through the torture.

They had fought with a new villain, Quillface, and his name was not for fun. His entire back was filled with quills, and Beast Boy had unfortunately made a run-in, literally, with the villain.

"You'd think that a porcupine-styled villain would speak for itself. Watch out for the quills." Danny muttered as he took out another one. The changeling grumbled something under his breath that sounded a lot like 'shut the fuck up'.

"Especially if said person can turn into one." Raven added as she took the small pile in her magic and floated it to the trashcan. Beast Boy glared at her, and flinched when the halfa removed another quill, painfully.

"Can't you just change into a small critter or something to make them all go away?" Terra asked as the changeling squeezed her hand. Another quill dropped to the ground.

"To much of a risk that something bad could happen when he changes. Remember when he turned into a dino wearing that shirt?" Cyborg explained as he appeared from the kitchen. The half-robot hadn't been able to finish his lunch when the alarm went off, and finally had the chance to eat his extra-meaty sandwich.

"Yeah, the shirt was ripped to pieces." Robin answered as he turned on his chair in front of the computer. He was making a file about the villain, putting a clear warning for the quills.

"How doesn't that happen to your uniform?" Danny asked as he removed a quill sticking from the changeling's chest. Beast Boy will need a new uniform after this, that's for sure.

"The fabric is made so that it gets absorbed when I change." Beast Boy explained. Everyone stopped to look at him, baffled. "What? I'm more than just jokes all the time."

"Despite Beast Boy's, uhm, show of brains," the green titan glared at Dani for that. "We should have a plan ready for when Quillface shows up again." She looked at Robin, who smiled at that.

"I already have one."

"Can we know what it is?" Danny asked as he looked at the boy wonder, still focused on removing quills. Another one dropped on the growing pile.

Robin's answer was a smirk, and a zipping motion in front of his mouth. The halfa rolled his eyes and turned back to helping Beast Boy. Finally, he reached the final ones on his back. 'How did those even get there?'

"Might I know what the plan is?" Starfire asked with pleading eyes. Her boyfriend crossed his arms, keeping quiet. She pouted and floated away, but everyone knew that it was only temporarily.

"Aaaaand… Done." Danny declared as the final quill dropped from his hand. Before either realized it, Beast Boy was out of the chair and through the door, leaving them startled. "What got into him?"

"I think he's been keeping it up since the fight." Cyborg said as he took a big bite of his sandwich. Danny was confused for a little, until he realized what the cyborg meant. He shook that mental image from his head and floated to the ground, dusting his suit off a little. Raven took the quills in her magic and dumped the second pile in the trashcan.

"How does that porcupine-head even get so many?" Dani questioned as she noticed the amount. The titans shared a few looks at that, and shrugged.

Danny was in his room, working on his laptop. A blueprint was visible on the screen, a circular shape clear in the planning. He hummed in thought, bringing up a few calculations in another window. A knock shook him from his thoughts, and he got up from the chair, closing the laptop.

He opened his door, Dani standing at the other side. He smiled at her, and she smiled back before entering.

"You need something?" He asked as he closed the door. Dani looked around a little, and two rings of light appeared around her, her suit turning into her normal attire, minus the hat on her head.

"Can't I just talk with my dad?" She asked with an innocent voice. He raised an eyebrow, not convinced at all. "Okay, Terra told me a little about her past."

"And you can't keep it a secret, can you?"

She sighed, and nodded her head. He sighed as well, hands on his hips. He understood what's wrong. She doesn't want to betray their sisterly friendship, but she can't keep whatever she learned a secret.

"Okay then, if she finds out I know, I'll tell her I made you tell me. I'm your dad, she can't expect me not to be like one sometimes."

She smiled at him and sat down on his bed. He took a seat in his desk-chair and rolled it so he was looking at her.

"Okay. Guess what, turns out that Terra's a princess! A real princess! She and her brother used to live in a place called Markovia, a small country in Central Europe. They were experimented on so they could defend their country from any dangers or threats. That's the source of her powers."

"Wow, that sounds, terrible." Danny noted, picturing the lab where they could have been kept. He shivered a little.

"Danny, she told me neither of them knows who funded the experiment, or started the whole project in the first place. All she could tell me is that the scientist who did all of that to them was a friend of their family."

"And you're worried he's still out there looking for them." Danny deduced, but Dani shook her head, showing he's got it wrong.

"No, they know the man died when they escaped the lab. But, doesn't the name Markovia ring a bell?"

Danny pondered over this, letting the name echo in his head. Soon, he suddenly heard the name being spoken with Dora's voice, the ghost from the Middle Ages.

"Didn't Dora tell us about the history of her homeland?" He asked to himself, wracking his head for more. Dani nodded, knowing that her dad's getting to her point.

"Didn't she tell us about that war, with that one kingdom?" She eased further. A light-bulb went on in Danny's head, his face brightening as he finally realized what she meant.

"Markovia was that kingdom!"

"Bingo, and do you remember what she told us about the royal Markovian family?"

"That," His face paled as he remembered what Dani mentioned. He finally gets what she means. "That they're willing to do anything for their kingdom, even…"

"Even inhuman things to their own offspring?" Dani finished, a worried look on her face. Danny held his hands together, finally knowing what's troubling his little girl.

"You think that their own parents funded the experiment?"

"I think they might even have been behind everything."

He slumped in his chair, holding his head. What they're thinking is far-fetched, very far-fetched, but if they're right, than Terra is still in danger. As long as her family knows she's out there, she's still in danger.

"Whose her brother anyways?"

"Geo-force." Dani answered. Danny lunged forwards, shocked to learn who is Terra's brother. After a little, he realized she was right, though. They both have similar powers, and he has to say they share a few resemblances.

"Great, he's part of the Justice League. Does she even know?"

"I'm not sure. She knew about the titans, so she must know that her brother is with the Justice league, right? But, I'm more worried for Terra. I'm not sure if her brother knows where she is, or what we're thinking."

Danny nodded in understanding. If her brother would know, he should have come and visit her, right? So, what is taking him so long?

"Where does he live?"

"That's the thing. He might be part of the Justice League, but he mostly defends Markovia."

"Great! If he finds out, the entire family will know." Danny exclaimed, hands going up before dropping again. He sighed, already knowing this isn't going to be easy.

"Unless we lure him somewhere else." Dani said as she held a finger up. A smirk appeared on her face, and Danny gulped.

"You're not thinking what I think you're thinking, right?"

"Oh, I am."

He suddenly felt very cold.

Dani was waiting in the living area, her eyes darting to the clock every now and then. She had asked Terra to go with her to the mall, a cover story of course, and she has been waiting for the geomancer for half an hour now.

"Come on, T. How long does it take to get changed?"

"I'm here!"

The halfa yelped and flew up, turning around to look at Terra, the girl holding the largest grin possible on her face. She was wearing a simple jeans-short and a blue shirt. She had a black jacket with a yellow T-symbol on the side over the shirt, and brown boots on.

"How did you even…" She noticed the rock that wasn't there a few minutes ago floating near the window. Terra noticed, and said rock suddenly plummeted down to the ground. "Nevermind. You ready?"

"Totally. So, any reason why we're going to the mall?" Terra started as they entered the elevator down. Dani had to hold back a laugh. 'She's falling for it like a brick!'

"Oh nothing. Just wanted to spend some quality time with my sister."

"Thanks. Sorry if I seem too busy sometimes."

"Nah, it's nothing. I know you don't want to be away too long from your boyfriend." Dani assured, giving a wink at the end. A blush made its way up Terra's face, and she stumbled with her words until giving up with an exasperated sigh.

They left the tower and walked over the path leading to the rocky shore of the island. Suddenly, a bang sounded through the air. They turned to the source somewhere in the sky, and from seemingly nowhere, Danny appeared in front of them, out of breath and holding a pole.

A flagpole, with the flag of Markovia waving from the side.

"What the-"

"I'm never going from one side of the world to the other so quickly. How does he even keep up with me?" Danny stated after recollecting his breath. He looked up and blanched before turning intangible, just in time to avoid a bolder falling down on the spot where he's floating. Terra jumped back a little, shocked. What's going on?!

"Where is he?" Dani asked as she floated up to the side of her dad. He looked around, and stopped when he spotted an orange dot in the distance.

"He's coming right up." Danny said, avoiding a boulder that appeared from the horizon. Terra followed their gazes, but couldn't see what they were talking about.

After a little while, the orange dot began to take shape. The rocks had stopped being thrown, and the two Phantom's were patiently waiting. Terra had been trying to get them to spill what was going on, but they revealed nothing, but that it's "a surprise".

Finally, a large rock with an orange-yellow suited man, orange hair and a mask on, appeared from the dot. He landed the rock expertly on the ground, his eyes wide as he noticed the blonde girl standing a little ways from two floating figures.

Terra was stumbling with her words, eyes wide and mouth slightly agape. She looked at the two Phantoms, both holding knowing looks. She forced herself to calm down a little, and walked closer to the suited man.

"Brion?" She asked, looking at the older teen that looked a lot like her brother. He removed is mask, revealing similar blue eyes. He blinked, his mind still trying to process what's going on.

"T-Tara? Is that really you?" He asked, mind going haywire. He looked at the two in the distance, but they seemed to be focused on talking to each other.

"It's Terra, you know that…" She murmured, grabbing her arm as she looked away. Her brother's face fell as he realized his mistake.

"W-what's going on?" They both asked, Brion to Terra and Terra to Dani. She laughed a little with how they were acting so similar.

"You told me about your brother, but also how you haven't seen each other in years. Danny here went all the way to Markovia to bring him here."

"That's why I'm holding this," He held the flagpole up a little higher before letting it drop to the ground, the pole digging itself into the rock. "To lure him here."

"Couldn't you just have called? I'm part of the Justice League, I'm sure they could bring you to Markovia. Or a surprise-visit would have been nice too!" Brion said as he moved away from his sister to face the two. They really have a nerve messing with him.

"Don't get your royal pants in a knot. We only wanted to make sure that it would remain a secret." Dani said casually, floating around the older geomancer. His face was growing more and more angry, and Danny noticed.

"Danielle, I don't think it's smart to mess with someone who's hero-identity is called 'Geo-Force'." He warned her. She looked a little confused at him before noticing how angry the hero was looking. She smiled sheepishly at him, and backed away a little.

"Sorry. We just don't want everyone in Markovia to know Terra's still alive."

"Why?" Said girl asked as she joined her brother's side. She wants some answers as well.

"Because, what if there are still people left from those experiments? People who want to use you." Dani argued as she came back down to the ground. They looked at each other and had to hand it to the ghost-girl, that's actually very smart.

"And you were worried that a normal visit or call would bring her in danger?" Brion asked to Danielle. She nodded, smiling for her achievement. He pondered a little over it, and had to hand her that much. "Okay, smart."

"But, the scientist is death. Why would anyone want me?"

"Slade didn't even know that much about you, but he still used you, right? The wrong person with knowledge of your survival and all hell could break loose." Danny said as he leant against the pole. She paled a little as her brother shot her a look that promised further investigation, but not now.

"We know something about your family I bet you don't." Dani said with a smirk. They were very attentive, suddenly, and she was a little taken aback with that.

"We know that something happened many years ago. A war between Markovia and another kingdom. In that time, the royal Markovian family was known to go extremely far in order to win and defend their country." Danny began with an almost lecturing voice.

"So far in fact, that people say they used their own children in almost inhumane ways to win and defend." Dani continued, her face trying to convey the message. Terra was the first who realized what they were going at, and shook her head frantically.

"No, no! I don't believe you! O-our parents would never, ever use us like that!"

Brion his eyes widened, and he started fiddling with his gloves hands. Terra looked at her brother for support, but his acting made her question things. "Right? Brion?"

"Well, you see, little sis, uhm…"

"…No. No, it, it can't be… They did?"

He hung his head in defeat. Both Phantoms gasped in shock at the revelation.

"You knew." The two ghosts declared in horror. He paled at them, and tried to defend himself.

"I only found out after you left, Tara. Mom and Dad apologized for everything! They promised they'll never do something like it again! I swear!"

The blonde didn't look him in the eyes, her face downcast. Her hair casted a shadow over her eyes, hiding how she's feeling. A few tears appeared from under the shadow, rolling down her face and falling down.

"I trusted you. You're my brother! Why didn't you try and find me?! Why did you leave me alone? I was alone, confused, scared!"

"I thought you needed time!"

"You thought I needed time? Time?! Four fucking years, Brion! Four! Is that not enough?!" She yelled in disbelief. She can't believe it, her own brother… She glared at him with the tears still there, but they didn't help with diminishing the force in that look. He backed away, and they noticed how Terra's hands started glowing yellow. Dani gasped, and hurried to hold back her surrogate sister.

"Terra, don't! Don't do this, don't attack him. He's still your brother, you can't! Calm down." Dani exclaimed as she grabbed the blonde by her arms, stopping her from charging at the scared hero. He backed away even further from his sister, and that confused Danny.

"Why are you so scared? I understand that seeing your sister like this is painful, but why are you almost scared for your life?"

Terra her eyes stopped glowing yellow, and she calmed down a bit to be able and hear her brother's answer. He clenched his fists. How can that guy read him so well?

"D-during the experiments, I-I discovered something. Alabaster, he said that, that Tara received more power than I did, because she was younger than me. That, as she grows up, she'll become more powerful than me." He explained, eyes darting to his little sister. Her eyes widened and her face paled a little as she understood.

"Y-you're scared, of me?"

"What?! I-I didn't say that, I mean, I didn't…" He tried to defend, but she wasn't listening anymore, more tears falling. She clenched her fists, and the yellow glow intensified even more. Small pebbles and rocks on the ground started floating into the ground, the earth reacting to her growing emotions and powers.

The titans had heard the commotion outside, thanks to the yelling, and they exited the tower to find the scene outside. Danny flew over to them, a sheepish smile on his face.

"What's going on? Who is that?" Robin asked to the halfa. Danny rubbed the back of his neck, a little hesitant to tell. He sighed as he saw the questioning look on Raven's face.

"That there if Geo-force, AKA Brion, AKA Terra's older brother. I brought him all the way from Terra's old home, Markovia. They're having a dispute, right now, and I think that Terra is on the brink of attacking him." Danny explained as fast and best as he could without taking too long. He saw from the corner of his eye that Terra her hair had started floating and her eyes were glowing yellow. Dani was trying to stop her from attacking her brother, a futile attempt, said guy even further away from his sister.

Beast Boy his eyes widened and he ran over to the blonde before anyone could stop him.

"Beast Boy!" The others called in worry as he rushed to his girlfriend and the halfa. He reached them, and took a hold of Dani's shoulder. She looked back at him, and he shook his head, pointing between himself and her. She understood, and let go of Terra.

Terra was about to use the fact she was no longer being held back to go full-out, but suddenly her shaking hand was grabbed by another. That care hold, the tenderness and that kind warmth…

"Beast Boy?"

Her hair came back down, her eyes returning to normal and her fists relaxing. He took her hand in his and brought her closer in a hug. She took tight hold of him, letting her tears flow on his shoulder. The changeling looked up, locking eyes with Terra's brother. He was walking closer, but the low animalistic growl from the green titan scared him back a little.

"I would go before her boyfriend wants a piece of you." Dani advised as she appeared next to Brion. He looked incredulously at her, not believing what she's saying, but the serious look on Danielle's face spoke truth. He took a last, saddened glance at his little sister before jumping on the rock he used to get to the island. He put his mask back on, took a final glance at everyone gathered, and flew away on the rock, disappearing into the sky.

"You still feel that you did the right thing?" Danny asked as he walked up next to his daughter. She took a moment to recap what happened and sighed.

"Honestly, I'm not sure of much anymore."

"Today didn't really go as planned."

"You think?" Raven retorted as she raised an eyebrow, eyes closed. They were meditating, or they would be if Danny didn't decide to talk about the events of today.

"I mean, I thought that what Dani wanted to do was nice and all, but we never expected this to happen." He said, his eyes wandering to the flagpole that was still standing on the same spot. As if fate knew, the ground underneath the pole shot up, the metal rod and the flag attached flying into the water, disappearing underneath the surface. He saw the figure of Terra down below from his spot at the edge of the roof.

"Life is unpredictable. Live with it. At least she was able to discover how her brother is doing. And maybe her brother learn from what happened here." Raven argued, opening her eyes to look at the two figures at the base of the tower. Beast Boy had joined Terra.

"I hope. Danielle looked really sad afterwards. I think that Terra will have to show her that they're still sisters."

"…Thinking about your parents?" Raven guessed. Danny sighed, you can't lie to an empath. Not like he was going to, anyways.

"Yeah. I'm not sure why, but I've been thinking about them lately."

"You planning to see them?" Raven asked, but she could feel that her heart wanted a negative answer.

"Not really. They don't know about Dani, and I don't feel like going anyways. Too much stuff from the past, regrets and mistakes."

Just the same reason why she never went back to Azarath, Raven realized. Too much from the past, things she wants to forget about.

Danny his eyes followed the two figures on the ground, as they walked to their favorite spot. He could just make out that they were holding hands, and a small smile made its way up his face.

"But, I think that things here will work themselves out."

Author's note: A simple chapter. I wanted to do my own version of the comic #51 in Teen Titans Go! (not the series!) where Terra's brother comes looking for her. I, of course, made the change to the reason for Geo-Force coming to Jump City, but I also wondered: What took him so long? Terra was gone for over a year, why did he now try and look for her?

So, I decided to give him a reason for not searching for her. The very reason she no longer trusts him. Anyways, this is all for today's chapter. Remember to review, fav and follow!