It's time for the long-awaited sequel to "Danny in Jump City", my greatest creation… or at least the one with the most reviews. Updates for this and other stories will be infrequent for a while since I have testing at school, in addition to a research paper. Hopefully, though, this'll satisfy you for a little while. I figured I had waited long enough and decided to have at least one story on schedule. Note: the second half on my story will be my version of "The End" with the DP characters thrown in. And hopefully, I can write better battle scenes this time around; I still remember the complaints.
January 14:
It was a not-so-typical day for the Teen Titans. By that, I mean everything was quiet. There hadn't been a new super villain for weeks and the old ones they were able to handle. Jump City was relatively peaceful and quiet at last
This was where Raven was meditating, on top of the roof. Despite herself, she still had not shaken off the effects on the battle with Trigon. It took the Titans, Danny Phantom, his parents, Vlad Plasmius, and all his ghost enemies in order to stop him. And when he was controlling her, he wasn't at full power.
Danny Phantom. The thought of him brought uncomfortable feelings to Raven's mind, though she did have to admit they weren't exactly unpleasant. He turned out to be a boy even younger than herself (she was 17) and with a constant struggle with the dark side, something she could certainly relate to.
Plasmius likely haunted his mind all the time, much like Trigon did hers. Although he did not have the sheer power of Trigon, he was much more intelligent and cunning, unlike her father, who relied too much on his power, which was how he was defeated before.
"Hey, Raven, meditating again?" Robin asked as he stood behind her. He had blue eyes, brown hair, 17, and was around 5'8 (Forgive me if I get any of this wrong; I don't know all that much about teen titans) "What's on your mind?"
"Just thinking about things." Raven replied in her usual monotone voice. "Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about our little surprise for Cyborg." This was one thing he was certainly not going to forget. She smirked inwardly, being careful not to betray her emotionless expression.
"So is everything prepared?" asked Robin. "Beast Boy's got all the contraptions ready. Still can't believe he was able to build that stuff. Mr. Fenton's lectures apparently got through to him."
"I can certainly agree with that. So when will he be here? The results will be… interesting, to say the least."
"Come, Cyborg, you must come with us to play volleyball!" exclaimed Starfire from a distance. She was Tameranian, and the same age as Robin and Raven. She was extremely hyper and energetic, but villains quickly learned not to underestimate her.
"All right, I'm coming!" Cyborg grumbled. "Jeez, it's 6 in the morning. Why are you so eager for me to play volleyball at this hour? I mean…"
Fireworks went off, banners were hung and Robin yelled "Surprise!" Cyborg looked completely shocked, even more so as Beast Boy flew towards and him and transformed back into a human. "You didn't think we'd forget your 18th birthday, did you, Cyborg? Figured it was about time you got out of that lab."
"You waking up early?" Cyborg replied, smirking. "Okay, now I've seen everything!"
"Please, partake in the feast of friendship!" Starfire exclaimed, putting her arms around Cyborg. Since he was mostly metal, he didn't struggle for breath, but he was beginning to feel uncomfortable. Finally, Robin intervened and she reluctantly let go.
"Beast Boy should be bringing the cake any second now." Robin told his mechanical friend. He then whispered into his ear. "Don't eat Stafire's… whatever she calls it. It has a nasty tendency to attract flies and cockroaches."
"Don't forget your birthday prank!" Beast Boy yelled, sending down huge gobs of mud and oil. Cyborg grinned and dodged them, taking it as a challenge. He jumped, rolled around, and even back-flipped, not one of Beast Boy's presents making contact.
"Please do not spoil the festivities!" Starfire insisted, flying out of the way to make sure she was not in the line of fire.
"Do you remember what happened last time you did this?" asked Robin, but it was too late. A stray shot hit Raven in the back of the head, causing her to turn around and look furiously at Beast Boy. He was not paying attention, however, as he poured a bucket of gravy over Cyborg's head and started laughing like a maniac.
"Dude, you may want to look at Raven." Cyborg interrupted. "I hope you have a very good doctor."
"I'll give you a three-second head start." She stated in an eerily calm voice. He flew off as fast as he can once he turned into a hummingbird.
"Okay, who didn't see this coming?" Robin laughed, not really inclined to help his fellow Titan. "Something like this happens about once a week."
"You sure friend Raven will not hurt friend Beast Boy?" asked Starfire.
"Don't worry, she's only trying to…" Robin began, but Raven yelled "Azerath Metrion Zinthos!", sending Beast Boy sprawling on top of the roof. He looked terrified, and backed away from Raven as quickly as he could. This, of course, meant, he slipped in the mud and fell face first, causing Cyborg and Robin to laugh hysterically.
"Man, if this was a present, it's the best one I ever had!" Cyborg laughed. "I'll cherish this moment forever!"
"Just consider this a bonus!" Robin replied, finally managing to calm himself down. Finally, the chaos subsided and they decided to have their party. Beast Boy relaxed a little as well, though he still kept one wary eye on Raven. Starfire poured something the others didn't want to know about all over her slice of cake. Cyborg greedily ate 3 pieces before finally slowing down. Robin and Raven calmly ate theirs, trying not to laugh at Beast Boy, who was currently looking at Raven almost every second, worried she would attack him again.
"I must say, you're really improved on your cooking." Robin complimented.
"Still can't believe Beast Boy was the one to teach me all of this." Raven replied, taking another bite with her fork. "Guess cooking really is one of his talents when he and Cyborg aren't fighting over meat and vegetables."
"A converter that allows my baby to run on hydrogen?" asked Cyborg joyfully. "Beast Boy, how the heck did you find this? I didn't think I'd ever find a replacement when gizmo blew up my other one!"
"I asked an old friend and he said he would be happy to give you another one." Beast Boy replied.
Starfire's gift turned out to be Tameranian cooking. The others were gesturing to him in panic, but he had too much experience to eat anything she had cooked. Robin had bought Cyborg some new video games, including Doomed III, the one he had been wanting for weeks.
"You can thank Miss Manson for that." Robin told him. "She wasn't able to come, since they've been having some ghost problems in Amity, but she heard about this party and decided to bring you something. After all, who could forget the 11-hour game marathon you and Beast Boy had?"
"Yes, it was most entertaining!" Starfire agreed.
"Sorry, Cyborg, I had to make a present for you as well." Said Terra, flying up on a rock in front of the others. She was 16, same as Beast Boy, and was a geo-kinetic. She had returned a couple weeks previous from Amity Park, helping Danny Phantom with his ghost fighting. Her skills had been amplified and her control was near perfect. "I think you'll like it. Come down and see!"
Robin jumped on Terra's rock, Raven and Starfire flew, Beast Boy turned into a falcon and Cyborg was carried by Starfire. Once they arrived at the ground, they saw a statue of Cyborg, life size and almost perfectly realistic. He was in a pose he usually made whenever they defeated an enemy.
"It took me a good part of the night to form this, but I think it was worth it." Terra stated.
"Man, this looks just like me, especially when I whoop Beast Boy's butt at video games!" Cyborg laughed, looked over his stone duplicate.
"You wish, tin-can!" Beast Boy exclaimed. "I can kick your butt anywhere, anytime."
"Let's not start something like that, especially during this occasion." Robin told them. "Anyway, our surprises aren't over yet. Titans East is getting ready for tonight. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised."
"Enjoy our gifts, Cyborg." said Raven. "So what are you going to do now that you're an adult?"
"I'll be fighting crime, hanging out with my friends, and kicking Beast Boy's butt, same as I always do." Cyborg replied, chuckling. "There's only one thing I plan on doing differently, something I should have done long ago: build another kitchen so I don't have to deal with BB's tofu."
"Hey, Sam liked it!" Beast Boy exclaimed defensively.
"There's nothing you can do, is there?" asked Raven.
"No, let them enjoy themselves." Robin replied. "It's nice to know some things, at least, never change." However, it was too good to last, as Raven sensed something very powerful coming towards the city. She informed the others and they sprung into action.
"Don't worry, this thing won't pass us." Terra assuaged. Starfire ignited her star bolts, ready for anything that might come to them. They saw it from the sky, glowing green. Not many noticed it, but the Titans were one of the few.
"Wait a minute: this looks familiar." Robin stated, taking a close look.
"If I didn't know better, I'd swear that looked like…" Cyborg began and had to dodge as the object hit the ground, causing a massive uplift of earth.
"Hey, that's Green Lantern!" Beast Boy exclaimed in shock as he went to take a closer look. He was obviously in bad shape, bleeding profusely and had a number of third degree burns.
"Get him medical attention immediately!" Robin yelled.
"Who has done this to you?" asked Starfire.
"I don't know; I didn't see what he looked like." Green Lantern replied weakly. "All I know is that it's powerful… very powerful."
"Dude, can you describe anything?" asked Cyborg as Raven used her powers to levitate him.
"I remember red eyes; glowing red." Lantern stated, moaning. "And his chilling laughter… he said this was… only the beginning." After that, he lost consciousness and the Titans arrived in the medical ward. Robin ordered everybody except Raven out, so she could heal him or at least figure out what was wrong.
"There's nothing I can do for him." Raven said. "His wounds are something to do with the paranormal, but I don't think I've encountered it before. If we don't do something, he's going to die."
"How much time does he have?" asked Robin anxiously.
"A matter of hours, and that's being optimistic." Raven replied. What could possibly have done this? The wounds look a little like ectoplasm, but what ghost was powerful enough to take down a member of the justice league? But there was also something else, something she knew. Does this mean he's coming? Does this mean the prophecy is coming true?
"Well, we finally got our homework done." Danny Fenton told his friends. He was 15 years old and had grown stronger thanks to over a year of ghost fighting. About a year and a half ago, a lab accident transformed him into a half-ghost and he called his alter-ago Danny Phantom. As of now, he could fly at 165 miles per hour, turn intangible and invisible in the blink of an eye, possess people almost perfectly, fire energy blasts out of his hands and eyes with deadly accuracy, not to mention two different kinds of shields. That isn't adding splitting himself into two, conjuring ectoplasmic objects, and his most powerful attack, the ghostly wail. It was still tiring, but didn't exhaust him nearly as much as before.
"Jeez, why is Lancer being hard on us all of a sudden?" Tucker Foley complained. He was 15, had green eyes and black hair, was African-American, and always carried around various pieces of technology. He too had grown stronger, mainly from running around, having to chase after Danny in ghost fights, although they had declined in light of his newfound strength.
"Hey, it's better than having to do math, which you still have a "D" in." Reminded Sam Manson. She had violet eyes, black hair and was the same age as her friends. She had grown more attractive over the last several months and even had several boys asking her out.
Despite their lighthearted attitude, they still remembered the battle in Jump City. Sam and Tucker knew little, mainly because Vlad and Danny refused to say anything. What they did know is that they almost didn't win and not everything was resolved. For starters, Valerie was still Slade's apprentice, not to mention not all of Danny's foes had stopped their attack. Though Vlad agreeing to call a truce did slow them down somewhat.
Not to mention Jazz obtaining powers as well. She had some problems with control, but she was now able to run faster and conjure and energy shield to protect herself. Not as powerful as Danny's, but it was able to do the job. She was able to fight ghosts actively, instead of sitting on the sidelines. Between them and Terra, no ghost stood any chance against them.
"Danny, we have an emergency!" exclaimed Jack Fenton, barging into his room. Danny's father was a very large man, but was trying to lose weight when the last doctor visit revealed that he was at risk for diabetes. "The Titans need our help! Pack your bags, son! The Fenton family is going back to Jump City!"
Okay, I'm not too good at beginnings (or endings, for that matter) but hopefully, this'll do for a little while. So who did attack Green Lantern? Well, you'll find out eventually as things became more perilous.