Hey!! Just updating again! I'm seriously obsessed with writing for this story!! Anywho, a lot of people are confused about the 'evil' thing that his made its home under Danny's skin. I get the 'I don't get who it is!' and the 'Is it OC?' It depends on the direction I want to go with the story, and the content of the reviews I get. So, ON WITH THE STORY!!
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Danny plopped down next to the computer, still dumbfounded by the supernatural…experience he had just endured. He cradled his head in his hands as his computer hummed to life, running his hand through his hair nervously. He was ever so aware of the black film that lurked beneath his skin.
He gave an excited clap as the screen flickered on and clicked on the internet icon. He tapped his fingers impatiently on the keyboard, opening several search engines and one that compiled all into one. He entered in a multitude of search phrases.
Nothing of use came.
In desperation he tried 'black evil stuff'. A picture of a family guy character popped up. Damn.
He slammed the laptop shut, standing up angrily and knocking his chair over. How was he going to get out of this one? Danny was used to figuring stuff out with his friends, but since they weren't here, who was he supposed to go to…?
Stuffing his hands in his pockets, he ran into his room, changed, and left the apartment. The answer was obviously not in there, and a walk might clear his mind.
The air was chilly, but Danny barely felt the cool breeze. It was disconcerting to him. Depending on his mood, he could be stoic in the face of cold, or sometimes crumple like any other person in its presence. Or maybe his numbness had to do with the parasite that had made itself at home…
LINE BREAK!! EXCITING!! YES!!
Robin sighed uneasily. He took to pacing around the cavernous room, and not even the laughter of his closest friends could appease the feeling that something was wrong in his gut.
Beast Boy let out a cry of victory as he won a simulated race against Starfire by a landslide. He hopped onto the couch. "OH YEAH! Ha! Yo Cy, you're next…mwa ha ha…"
Cyborg sniffed indignantly. "No way are you beating me, BB. I am the master at that game!"
"We'll see about that!"
Cyborg, unable to resist the beckoning of competition to defend his videogame throne, hopped the couch and engaged with Beast Boy in the art of gaming.
Robin let a small smile cover his usual 'no touchy' demeanor. He headed towards the kitchen, where Starfire was adding an obscene amount of mustard onto what looked like old Christmas ham. "Oh, friend Robin! Would you like to join me in this feast?" she exclaimed, delighted to have a friendly face to talk to.
"Nah, Star," he declined queasily, "you can have that to yourself."
Starfire nodded contentedly and shoveled some into her mouth. "I'm just worried about that guy we saw yesterday. I mean, he just ran away after I told him to meet us here, and I think he could be a big threat to the team, if only because we don't know what he can do!"
Starfire put down her knife and fork to lay a comforting hand on his shoulder. "Well, friend Robin, you were not very kind to him when we met him-"
Robin slammed his fist down on the countertop, making the ever battling Beast Boy and Cyborg drop their game controllers and even startling Raven out of her daily meditation. "I wasn't nice to him because he could have turned and blown us all up in a nanosecond!"
Raven blinked. "wouldn't that be a suffice reason to be nice to him?" suggested, more to end the irritating conversation then to actually contribute.
Robin whirled. "No, that is NOT a reason to be nice to him! I have this feeling…I have this feeling that he's just going to drop in and make a pretty explosion of the Tower while we're just sitting here!"
"Hey!" protested Beast Boy. "I think if somebody comes storming through here and blowing our stuff up we'd notice!"
Raven cocked an eyebrow. "Not true, Beast Boy."
Beast Boy slapped his forehead in exasperation. "Hey, Rae, it's not like you'd notice with all of the meditating!"
Beast Boy, who had slowly been advancing forward (evidently Robin's jumpy and irate mood had caught on), found a big hand pressed against his chest. "Whoa man, let's not go to far!"
Beast Boy looked up into the stern eyes of Cyborg. "Whatever," he sighed in defeat.
Cyborg smiled. "Hey Star, what do you say to going out for some pizza? I sure could use some! And I know everyone else could too!"
Robin reluctantly nodded as Starfire clapped in glee and Beast Boy perked up from his previous wilted position. Even Raven let a smirk creep up her face as they rushed to the exit.
I DUNNO ABOUT THESE LINE BREAKS. I JUST DUNNO.
Danny smiled as his favorite pizza parlor came into view. Now that he thought about it, all he had to eat for the day was a glass of orange juice. That, in any teenager's mind, was absolutely unacceptable. He made a beeline for the cozy looking shop.
He gave a friendly greeting to the chef, who returned a grin that almost split his face in half. Danny ordered a medium pepperoni and olive pizza. You could never have enough.
The pizza was in Danny's hands, steaming, before long. He took a seat in the back of the parlor, gnawing thoughtfully on a piece of pepperoni.
He nearly choked as he saw the Titans burst through the door and order a bunch of pizza.
Oh, crap.
Beast Boy was sent to stake out a table, and picked the one next to Danny's. Bad karma was coming to bit him in the butt.
A pretty blond girl was sitting with a friend two tables down, and caught Beast Boy's eye. She was chatting amiably with her companion in spanish. Beast Boy sauntered up and offered an overconfident 'hola'.
El crap.
There was no way at all for Danny to get past the group of crime fighters without being seen. The troupe was now in their seats, talking back and forth among themselves.
Even though Danny knew he was at little risk in human form of being recognized, he didn't want to risk it.
The one and only solution: wait 'till they leave.
The hopes of that were shattered when Raven set her chilling gaze on him, blinking owlishly, then turning to whisper something into Robin's ear. Robin froze mid-sentence and glanced up sharply.
Too late, Danny had already brushed passed them and was headed for the exit. He didn't stop when Robin called out his name. Wow, Fenton, way to be suspicious.
Just as Danny expected, he was followed by the rowdy group, who had now gone somber in the face of a fight. There was one problem. Danny didn't have a plan.
Danny felt a heavy hand fall on his shoulder. Getting caught was easily avoided due to intangibility. Once Cyborg was staring at his hand in shock and the rest of the team was leaping into action.
Starfire came barreling into his right side. Danny dodged, slipping into ghost form. Starfire was surprised at his agility along with change in appearance, but recovered quickly and feigned a right while Beast Boy and Robin dove at him fro behind. They slammed into a hastily erected ectoshield, falling to the ground.
Cyborg was firing sonic cannon blasts like crazy, but all were dodged or blocked. Danny was on the defensive, afraid to press into offense.
Danny was whirling around, searching for the ever-present attacker, but found they were all withdrawing. They had grim looks on their faces.
Uh-oh.
Raven was summoning a huge ball of energy. A big, swirling, black mass, heading in his direction and sure to hit home if he didn't move fast…
Danny shot up into the sky, but nonetheless, the blast clipped his combat boot clad feet.
Raven advanced, going for the take down shot.
She planted a blow right on Danny's chin…and plummeted straight to the ground, a black smoke streaming from her mouth.
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