Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom, nor the Teen Titans. I do, however, own the plot and any possible OC's (I know there aren't really in this one, but just wait!)
Danielle stretched herself as she yawned, blinking the sleep from her eyes. She looked around, nearly falling of her bed. She quickly turned it into a controlled levitation, bringing herself down to the ground slowly, feet touching the ground. She had learned to use some of her powers as a human, and enjoyed using them despite the weak form they are in when she's human.
The black-head moved to her closet and grabbed some simple wear. Nothing special, although she knows she can just walk around the tower as a human, everyone knows how she looks like now.
Well, every one of the titans, at least.
She grabbed a white shirt with the Phantom-logo on. A leather jacket with the same logo on the spot of the heart to cover the shirt, and her arms. Simple black pants and blue sneakers to finish things. Easy, simple, just fine. She went to the table with mirror, and put her hair a bit better, her pony-tail in place.
"Okay. Let's see how many villains we'll have today." She said to herself, a quick wink at her reflection before leaving her room. The door hissed close, and the sound of a sudden impact was heard.
"Sorry!"
"Danielle, look out!" Cyborg grumbled, having learned a few of the others aspects of the ghost-girl.
The day already started good.
"Danielle!"
"Hey Starfire! Good morning to you too!" Dani managed to say from the spine-crushing hug of the alien. The redhead released the young girl, and she gulped precious air back into her lungs. Recovering from the usual morning greeting, she left for the kitchen. Taking some bread and the usual, The young halfa started making herself a mac-and-cheese. Cyborg couldn't always make breakfast, so everyone in the tower knew how to cook themselves breakfast when the half-robot was busy.
Raven floated through the opening doors, entering the living area. Her hood was down, showing she at least had a more decent morning. She joined the black-head in the kitchen, grabbing a cup for her herbal tea. The sorceress looked at Dani, and the girl offered a smile, extending her hand with the tea-bag inside. The cloaked titan offered a small smile in return, and took the tea-bag and turned to the kettle, that just started whistling from the hot water inside.
A normal morning routine. Raven wasn't the latest awake, but she was always there at around the same time. You could almost set your clock on the pale girl! Danielle always seemed to wake up before Raven does, so they're often in the kitchen at the same time. Helping each other with breakfast is just one of the things the titans do in the morning.
The door opened again, and this time Beast Boy and Terra walked in, both still seeming a little sleepy. The blonde wore her casual wear, short brown jeans, really short even for Dani's taste, a black shirt and a brown leather jacket over it. Brown boots finished it off, along with the same goggles the geomancer always has. Beast Boy had for some reason changed into casual wear as well, wearing a simple purple shirt and gray pants with black sneakers. It was useful that they could still change to their uniforms and have time left to fight crime.
Dani and Raven were out of the kitchen when those two entered, leaving the couple to their own breakfast. The two would sometimes share the same breakfast, but no one complained. The only thing is that they stayed away when Beast Boy wanted to make something with tofu. Dani admitted, the smell wasn't always to her liking.
Door hissed open again, and this time the person she was waiting for walked in. Danny, wearing his normal attire. He was as his human form, just like Danielle getting more accustomed to having the others know their secret. He smiled at her, and she returned it, not have to know what he was thinking to guess, already knowing that he was first going to fix breakfast before joining them.
About two hours later, on top of Titans Tower, Danny, Raven and Danielle phased through the roof. They turned back tangible, and went to the usual spot where the three always have their morning meditation sessions. All three floated into the air, taking on cross-legged positions. Danielle followed their lead, closing her eyes and letting her mind flow empty, feeling the soft breeze flow in her hair and brush over her body, cooling what skin she has exposed. Now the last part.
"Azarath… Metrion… Zinthos."
The trio started chanting in near-perfect unison. Raven was in the middle, and although they couldn't see it because their eyes were closed, her aura started flowing from her body towards theirs. But no one was worried.
It was a good thing, something they learned after having it happen once.
Raven her powers are connected to her emotions, and as such even when she meditates her more aware subconscious emotions affect her. Emotions like care, love, the desire to protect those dear to her.
And that's what her powers are doing right now. Forming a mental barrier around the three of them, protecting them from any possible attacks on the mind.
Raven learned that, the first time it happened with Danny, her growing love for him influenced her powers and the aura she saw actually was going to protect him, not harm him. It had nothing to do with Danny being a ghost!
Guess how happy they both were with that revelation!
They let their mind clear, focusing on their center. A zap went through their mind, and thoughts wisped between them. Their minds had synchronized, thanks to the aura between the three, and they were sharing things on a much more private and trust-worthy way. They understand each other, no secrets between them. The first time it happened, Raven had a small jealousy-trip after learning Danny had someone before her, but she got over that quickly. And Sam remained unharmed, thank god.
They continued like this for an hour, until a shadow floated above them. Danny breathed out adn the other two followed, and the connection between them dissipated. The older halfa looked up, eyes focusing on Terra, standing on a floating rock. She smiled at him, and he smiled back.
"Ready?"
Danny's response was the rock the blonde was standing on breaking in two, the second piece floating down for the halfa to get on.
"All set, you?" He teased. Terra rolled her eyes, and floated closer.
"Try to keep up with me this time, dad."
A small tug at his lips, but he was growing used to it.
Terra had revealed the discovery about her parents after the entire adventure with Slade. Because they lived in Europe, and weren't under American jurisdiction, nothing could really be done about it, but Terra did decide that she was no longer part of that family.
Instead, she came under the care of Danny, who decided on this after seeing just how much Dani and Terra were like sisters, the blonde the older sister of course.
It was a month later that Terra had, accidentally and completely unaware of it, dropped the word 'dad' on the halfa.
A change, not a bad one, but a change nonetheless.
And something they'll have to get used to, as she wasn't planning of stopping.
As for Danny. His core turned out to have gained the same powers as Terra. That means that he has to learn how to control them from the blonde, who was very happy to know she no longer is the only geomancer in the team. Danny's confidence grew a lot with the new powers, but he also still had to meditate as his emotions affected his new powers too. He almost broke the entire tower when he first tried them!
As the duo flew off into the distance, Dani stayed next to Raven, a small smile on both their faces.
"You do know that if you marry him, you'll have us both, right?"
A small twitch of the eye showed that Raven had heard, but she didn't react on the awkwardness of the question. The cloaked titan put her hood back up and turned to leave, but paused so she could at least retaliate.
"Yes. Yes, I do."
And with that said, she left for the stairs. Danielle processed what Raven had said, and a bigger smile graced her face.
"Raven."
"Yeah?" The pale girl looked back a little, seeing the smile on the halfa's face. They met eyes, and Dani breathed in. She had to get something off her heart first.
"Thanks for being there for him, for us."
"No problem, Dani."
Raven turned to leave again, but Danielle couldn't let the sorceress go without saying one last thing.
"Still, thanks,"
"Mom."
Raven paused, letting that last part sink in. She couldn't fight the soft smile gracing her face, but didn't comment and left for the stairs.
As the door to the staircase closed shut, Danielle looked out over the city and the bay, a smile on her face. She shook her head a little, and turned intangible, phasing through the roof and into the building. In the distance two dots flew through the sky, and from inside the tower soft laughter could be heard.
Life has never been better.
Jump City was peaceful. People went about their daily lives, not a care in the world for anything bad happening. Sure, it has its high crime, but the Teen Titans always dealt with that. Still, that didn't stop the villains from trying.
An explosion rocked the Officials District, the buildings shaking a little. Smoke appeared from the districts local bank, and from the blasted entry-way, Killer Moth appeared. He laughed as his giant moths flew from inside the building onto the street.
And his face fell when they were blasted to pieces by a collection of black glowing spheres, starbolts and a large number of ecto-blasts.
The titans appeared on the scene, the four who send the attacks floating in the air. Both Phantoms flanked Raven and Starfire, who already were charging the next attack.
"Give it up, Killer Moth. You're surrounded!" Robin declared, bo-staff ready for a fight. The others were battle-ready as well. The mutated man took a few steps back, unfamiliar with a few of the members he saw. It unnerved him a little.
"S-since when did you become eight?!"
"Seriously? We've been here for, what, three months now? Only now he learns we're here?" Dani couldn't help herself from asking, a little hurt by the villains ignorance. Danny and Raven simultaneously smacked their heads in exasperation.
"Please, Dani, not now."
"Listen to your father." Raven added, only adding to the confusion from the moth-like villain. He looked to the other titans with a face that read 'are they serious?'. The group could only shrug.
"Ahem?" Killer moth cleared his throat, catching their attention. He gestured to himself and what's happening. "Villain trying to take over the city?"
"Yeah, right, sorry." Dani said before taking a serious look. Danny rolled his eyes, filing this for something to talk about later, and turned to face the villain with a similar expression.
They charged forwards, attacks ready. Killer Moth called the moths that were still alive and rushed forwards, intent on winning.
Explosions filled the street, people making way for the battle. A single moth flew above the buildings before being blown to bits by a powerful sonic blast. A high-pitched scream came as well, and the quickly fleeing form of Starfire as she was being followed by Killer Moth, a deathly glare on the villain's face. Danny and Raven followed after, blasting him from the sky and back to the streets bellow. Terra hurdled some of the rocks from the fight up and through the air, making them land on the spot where the mutated man was lying semi-conscious. He screamed before being squashed, even the sound audible. Cyborg and Beast Boy hissed in mock-pain, a part of them feeling for the man.
"Ouch, that must hurt." Danny said before going intangible, flying into the rock. A few moments later it was enveloped in a blue/yellow glow, and thrown to the side. Danny arose from the crater, the unconscious and badly battered form of Killer Moth hanging from his shoulder, one arm thrown behind his neck and hand resting on his other shoulder.
"Perhaps 911 and then the police." Danielle advised with a wince on her face, a part of her feeling for the villain. Sure, he tried to take over the city, but even that must be really painful.
Robin sighed, a single glare aimed at the blonde who was standing there with a sheepish look. Terra rubbed the back of her neck before looking back at the moth-like man, expression growing worried.
"I-I didn't kill him, right?"
"No, he's just really out of it now. Might only wake up back in the hospital. He'll be fine." Cyborg said as he joined Danny with helping the unconscious villain on a nearby bench.
"Perhaps, next time throw the rock into him, not on top of him." Danielle said to her sister, putting a reassuring hand on the blonde's shoulder. Terra nodded, feeling a little bad with herself right now. Back with Danny, he leaned in a little as he heard the villain mumble something.
"K-Kit-tenn…"
"Uhm, someone got Kitten's number?" Danny asked to the others, feeling a little awkward with this situation. They shared looks before all looking at Robin, who's eyes widened before shaking his head furiously.
"No. No, no, no, no! She'll try to get me on a date or something."
"Just give us her number, we're not asking you to call her." Danielle intervened with a roll of her eyes. The boy wonder visibly relaxed at that and grabbed his T-Com, showing the number to Dani. She nodded, and typed it in her own T-Com before going off to a more private spot to do the call.
"Don't worry Terra, you'll get the hang of it." Beast Boy assured his girlfriend. She smiled at him and took him in a hug, that was quickly recuperated. Danielle floated past them, a nervous look on her face as she came up the boy wonder.
"So, uhm, I called, and turns out that there is someone waiting at their lair."
"Who?" Robin asked, walking up the floating half-ghost. She played a little with her fingers before sighing.
"A certain man called James Gordon, says he's from Gotham City Police. I think this one's yours, Robin."
The boy wonder's eyes widened at the name. He hasn't heard that one for years! He turned to face the others, his eyes darting to the unconscious form of Killer Moth. He sighed, putting his head in his gloved hand.
"You guys already head back to the tower. I'll handle this."
"Can I assist you, Robin?" Starfire asked with a sweet voice, floating down a little to be at eye-level with the boy. He thought a little about it and sighed, nodding. What would be the worst to happen?
The others left, leaving the couple to their things. Danny spared a last look at Killer Moth, and shook his head. 'Terra still has to get the hang of fighting villains. Guess she's not used to fighting for so long at one place.'
As Robin and Starfire went to their own work, from all the way up on the roof of a nearby office-building, a dark figure with a pair of binoculars looked at the scene with intrigue.
"I've heard a lot about them, but I never saw them in action." A second figure, clothed in purple, spoke up with a hint of being impressed. standing on a spot a bit further away from the edge, but still close to her companion.
"He's got a fine team here. I never should have doubted him." The black figure spoke with a heavy voice, putting the binoculars away. He stood up, coming into full view and revealing who it was.
Batman looked down at his old sidekick one last time before motioning for them to leave, and they vanished into the city, like they were never there.
The sun was setting, another day almost over. Dani sighed as she gazed at the sunset from inside Titans Tower. The black-head turned around, and at that moment Starfire and Robin entered into the living area, looking very much exhausted.
"Hey guys, wow, you look like it wasn't so easy after all, huh?"
Starfire gave a tired smile before going to the kitchen, her stomach grumbling. Robin went to the computer, eyes distant and his mind not really in the present. Danny, who stopped playing his game with Beast Boy after the changeling won and Robin came inside, looked up from the couch and followed the boy wonder, noticing the distant look on the boy's face.
"Robin, are you alright?" The halfa asked as he got up from the couch, walking over to the masked boy. He seemed to snap out of his thoughts, and tried a smile, failing. Danny rose an eyebrow, and Robin sighed, knowing that the halfa isn't easily fooled.
"It didn't exactly go as planned, and the commissioner had a few choice words for me. I used to know him from my time in Gotham, but my departure seems to have left crime there going a little out of control. He blames me."
Danny frowned, knowing like the others, that Robin hardly ever spoke much about his past. It couldn't have been easy for the boy wonder to come face-to-face with a part of his old past. He put a comforting hand on the boy's shoulder, trying a reassuring smile.
"You can't always expect everything to go right. I put a lot of trust in the ghost-hunters living in Amity Park to protect my old home, and I even gave them the number of the tower so they can call me if they need help. Not everything goes like you hope it would. You never planned for the Teen Titans to be formed after you left, right?" Danny said, walking along through the room until they reached the middle. The others had gathered around the halfa, each one holding a smile as they looked at their leader. Robin gazed at them all, relief and kindness entering his heart.
Danny's right. He has a team here, friends. Consequences be damned, he made the right choice by leaving and moving to Jump City.
God knows what the outcome might have been if he didn't!
He doesn't have any regrets.
"Thanks you guys. Honest, I don't know where I would be without you."
Author's note: Aaaand... That's a wrap! Finished, done. I leave you with this ending. The story, is officially complete, and boy am I glad it's over. But, fear not dear fans! I already have a sequel planned!
No spoilers of course, but do know I put hints in this chapter on what's happening next. Anyways, remember to review, fav and follow! See ya!