-chapter 4: Nightmare-

As usual, when Danny fell asleep, he fell into another nightmare. He was six years old again in the woods outside of Jump City. He was on the floor with pure fear in his eyes and tears coming down as he gazed at the silhouette of a being with claws and horns. Blood dropped from its claws and the woods behind it were on fire, and two dead bodies with multiple claw marks were behind it as well. One was male and the other was female. The being just chuckles, seeing the scared look on Danny's face. Danny was about to say something, but before he could, the being lunged at him and swung its claws deep inside Danny's chest. He passed out instantly.

Still in the dream, he opened his eyes a bit and could barely see two people trying to revive him because his vision was blurry. His hearing wasn't working well either, so he only heard muffled sounds. The person to his left, who sounded like a man, seemed to be making something in his hands, but Danny couldn't tell what it was. The person to his right, who sounded like a woman, was doing her best to tend to his wounds. He heard the muffled caw of a raven and saw that it was standing directly next to him. The last thing he saw from that moment was a flash of light and darkness, then he passed out again.

His nightmare shifted to a fiery wasteland, with multiple demons flying everywhere and the smell of burning corpses filled the air, as well as the sound of moaning souls. Danny was in hell. He heard the booming laughter of someone then a shadow appeared on the wall behind him. The shadow has big horns and two glowing red eyes.

"Fool! Coming down here is suicide, and do you think that in the state you're in, you could face me?" The shadow said, it's voice very deep, and it was right.

Danny was ten years old and is severely wounded, mainly because he had literally fought through hell to get here. The shadow just swatted Danny away like a fly and he hit the wall hard, blacking out.

Now, he is back to being 15 years old, and in a dark room. Across from him, he sees himself, but this Danny is different, much different. He may wear the same clothing, and have the same hair and skin tone, but the whites of his eyes are black and his irises are yellow. He also has a sadistic smile, showing very sharp teeth. The other Danny chuckles.

"Oh, Danny boy, you know you can't keep holding me back forever. Didn't you have fun last time I showed up? I mean, I sure did. Haha, though the European government does want our heads. But seriously, Danny boy, do you really think you have a home here? I mean, sure, these guys are freaks too, but you're even worse than them. You'll never really fit in." He said and Danny closed his eyes, covered his ears and shook his head.

"Shut up. Shut up!" Danny said and the other one continues.

"Admit it! You know they will never accept you if they found out who you are, what you could become...and what you have done." He said.

"I didn't do it. You did, you monster!" Danny yelled and the other one laughed psychotically.

"Don't you get it, Danny boy?! I am you! We are one and the same, whether you like it or not! Whatever I do, you do as well. The blood of those villagers and soldiers are on your hands!"

He yelled and Danny screamed as he woke up.

When Danny screamed loudly in his nightmare, it was a small scream in reality. He woke up in a cold sweat and was panting. He was shaking badly too, and he checked the time. It's one in the afternoon now, so he was sleeping for two and a half hours. He took a few deep breathes until he finally calmed down.

"God, why does this always happen when I fall asleep?" He said to himself then heard a knock on the door.

He pulled his hood up then went to open the door. It was Jaime Reyes, AKA the Blue Beetle.

"Hey, are you ok? I heard you scream." He asked.

"I'm fine. It was nothing but a nightmare." Danny replied.

"Ok. Starfire asked me to come get you. Lunch is ready." He said and Danny shook his head.

"I'm not hungry."

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure."

Jaime shrugged his shoulders then walked back to the main room.

"That kid is almost like Raven in a way." Jaime said to himself, but Danny was still able to hear him.

He closed the door then went to the window. The sun was high with barely any clouds in the sky. It was a perfect day to be outside and be normal again, but sadly Danny knew he could never live a normal life again. He stayed by the window and gazed at his view of the city. A little while later, there was an alarm. Danny ran out his room and Garfield, AKA Beast Boy, ran past him.

"What's going on?" Danny asked him.

"Trouble in the city. Come on!" Beast Boy replied and Danny followed him.

-end of chapter-