As I had stated earlier, updates will not be frequent. Even so, I hope this story is as well-liked as "Danny In Jump City". Don't worry, I've gotten better at fight scenes over the past couple of months. Unfortunately, I haven't yet decided exactly how my ideas are going to be put in writing. This will develop slowly, so I hope you're willing to have patience with me. Also, my internet connection has been down for some reason.
Thank you to everyone who reviewed. I hope to see more of them in the future. I estimate this to be around the same length as the last one, give or take a few hundred words. I better get to the story before I really start rambling.
The plane to Jump City was eerily quiet. Danny knew something was going to happen. After all, who in the hell could have defeated Green Lantern? He made a mental list of his enemies, and wondered if it was Vlad. He was certainly powerful, but to his knowledge, had not attacked the justice league. Was that because of fear or the fact that it didn't have any part in his plans? Vlad had declared a truce and thus far, had held to it. Even so, Danny was always on the lookout for something that smelled like him.
"Well, we'll be there in around fifteen minutes." Jack declared. "Let's see, we've got the Fenton Peeler, Fenton Fisher, Spector deflector, Fenton Bazooka, Fenton quarter-staff, Fenton ghost weasel, Fenton Thermoses, 4 of them in fact. Wish we could have brought the assault vehicle."
"Yes, Jack, I think we brought everything." Maddie intervened. "We don't have enough time to use the assault vehicle and the specter speeder won't hold all of us. Besides, we've got the Fenton gliders, and last but not least, the Fenton anti-creep stick."
"Mom, why did you bring that?" Jazz protested.
"We're going to a big city and that means a lot of boys." Maddie replied. "If they try anything with you, they'll get a taste of this!"
"Talk about overprotective." Sam muttered to herself.
"Hey, give them some credit." Danny stated. "They did help us in that battle and besides, it seems to be a Fenton trait, anyway."
"Any idea where Tucker is?" Jazz wondered. There was a scream and protest that could only have come from him. They looked behind and saw an attractive girl glaring daggers at the boy. Well, at least some things were normal in their lives.
"Got to admit, I'm worried about Vlad." Jazz stated. "This could be his doing."
"V-Man would never do something like try to kill off the justice league." Jack declared with conviction.
"He's been trying to kill you, Dad." Danny reminded him. "Still, we haven't heard anything from him. Has he changed his ways or is this simply another trap?"
"He's never going to change." Maddie growled. "He simply can't accept that I'm in love with Jack and nothing is going to change that. Jack, did you remember to bring the Fenton healing ectoplasm and ghost detectors?"
"Of course I did, Baby!" Jack exclaimed, lying. True, he brought the ectoplasm, but he kind of forgot the ghost detectors. Hopefully, his wife wouldn't kill him for this.
The plane touched down and the Fentons, after getting their luggage, got off. Jack ended up having to carry most of it, since altogether it was about 150 pounds. Jazz offered, but Maddie reminded her that nobody could know about her powers. They were about a mile from Titans Tower and arrived in a matter of minutes.
"I'm glad to see you guys." Robin confessed, shaking their hands. "We've been pretty worried about this new event."
"You mentioned something about Green Lantern being gravely injured." Maddie added. "What can we do to help?"
"I'm afraid he didn't make it." Robin replied, sighing sadly. "What we have to do know is find out what this thing is and put a stop to it before he kills anybody else."
"Hey, how do you know it's a guy?" Sam protested. "It could be a female villain!"
"Perhaps, but most of them we run across are male." Robin led them inside where the other Titans were waiting. There seemed to be a somber mood about them. Danny noticed that BB and Cyborg were not playing video games as they usually did but merely sat on the couch with concerned looks on their faces.
"Well, before he died, he mentioned something about red eyes and white fangs." Raven stated in her usual voice. "That can cross out some of our candidates, but it's possible we're looking at somebody new."
"How can someone so powerful stay hidden this long?" asked Cyborg. "Slade's the only one we know with any patience to speak of, and his dispute is with us and Robin."
"That makes it much harder." stated Robin. "Titans East is out there protecting the city, giving us some time to figure this thing out. Terra is with them, so I think they can handle things."
"Yes, we must find out who killed friend Green Lantern!" Starfire exclaimed. "I am sorry I have not greeted you properly, friends, but our situation is serious and it is not the time for pleasantries."
"So you want us to wait around until he strikes again?" Sam asked. "We don't have a lot to go on, so all we can do is wait, I think."
"No, I won't accept that." Robin replied angrily. "This monster will not kill somebody else I care about. When I get my hands on that (censored), I'll wipe him out of existence!"
"Robin, calm down." Raven replied. "Anger will get us nowhere."
"Yes, she's right." Jack exclaimed. "Obviously, this thing is not to be underestimated, ghost or otherwise. We've got a powerful weapon under construction at Fentonworks, even more powerful than the battle suit. We'll get it transported here and destroy this creature!"
"Keep in mind, though, it may not be a ghost." Maddie told her husband. "There are likely other creatures that we don't know of. If it's of spectral origin, though, they'll at least have some effect."
"The first thing we should do is construct a ghost radar, something that can spot ghosts from dozens of miles." Cyborg told them.
"Yeah, it'll see them and we can go kick some butt." Beast Boy exclaimed, finally deciding to speak up. (Sorry, I sometimes forget about some characters)
"If we get the proper materials, we can build it in a matter of days." Maddie stated. "We've built something similar that tells us if ghosts are near our portal."
"So who's in charge of protecting the city while this investigation is happening?" asked Jazz.
"I'll volunteer." Danny offered. "Besides, I've gotten better at fighting ghosts; why not learn how to fight ordinary super villains?"
"You're not fighting alone, Danny." Sam replied. "Me and Tucker will be right beside you. Besides, we need to get him out of here before Raven kills him."
"I'll come with you guys." Jazz declared. "Let our parents handle this. They're the expert ghost hunters. Don't worry, between us, nobody's going to stand a chance."
"I got to admit, I almost pity the villains we're going up against." Tucker put in.
"That sounds like a good idea, but let us know if you need any help." Robin intervened. "You don't know too much about our enemies, so you'll likely be unfamiliar with their tactics."
"I've managed to beat them before." Danny shrugged. "Besides, I was able to defeat Trigon. Everyone else should be a piece of cake."
"Don't get too arrogant." Raven replied. "That's what leads you to defeat. We'll be ready to mobilize in an instant."
"Yeah, we'll bring the Fenton Gliders and kick some super villain butt!" Jack exclaimed.
"Our weapons only work against ghosts." Maddie reminded him. "We'd need to make organic equivalents in order to help them. Unfortunately, we don't have the time right now. Danny, if it becomes too dangerous, retreat back here and we'll deal with the situation."
"Mom, we can take care of ourselves." Jazz replied. "We've been doing this for a long time."
"Tucker, Sam, we suggest you stay back here." Cyborg told them. "Your resources and skills could be of great help to us. I don't think you two can handle our enemies. As we've said before, they're different from ghosts."
"So it's just me and Danny." Jazz stated to herself. "We'll do our best not to let you down." She got into her old Red Shadow costume and prepared for battle. Danny transformed into his phantom self.
With that, they left to patrol the city. They weren't out for more than a couple of minutes before they spotted trouble. There was a hostage situation in a bank, where the criminal was demanding a getaway car, and the two people he held at gunpoint were terrified.
Danny immediately sprung into action. He went invisible and flew into the bank, turning the gun intangible and taking it out of the man's grip. Once he realized this, his eyes widened with fear as Danny floated above him. He knocked the man out with a mild energy blast and gave him to the authorities.
"I'd like to see the Titans do better." Danny smirked.
"Well, I don't think any of them can go invisible and intangible." Jazz replied. "Maybe Raven can teleport inside, but that's it." They went around the city, capturing muggers, among various other criminals. There were particularly concerned about super villains, since Danny wasn't quite as confident in facing them as he appeared.
As luck would have it, one appeared. It was essentially a giant robot around 20 feet tall and roared in anger. Danny checked his memory and concluded it to be Overload. He took a cautious approach, dodging two of its electric attacks. (I've never seen this villain in action in the Teen Titan series, so roll with me here)
Danny was forced to use a shield to deflect another particular powerful shot. Jazz took advantage of its occupation and kicked it in the back of its leg, causing it to waver unsteadily. Although it at first appeared as if it would fall, Overload got back up and prepared to fight.
Going on the offensive, Danny launched ectoplasmic blasts at the machine, while Jazz provided interference. The robot was stunned by the energy, but not seriously harmed.
"Danny, we better get some back up!" Jazz exclaimed.
"No way; I can handle this thing." Danny protested, dodging its arm. He went intangible though more electric shocks and delivered a powerful uppercut. While it was trying to regain its balance, Danny followed it with a powerful stream of electric energy, sending it crashing to the ground.
But it was not going to be defeated that easily. Danny back-flipped over more electric bursts. Jazz jumped up and buried her feet into its leg. It growled in fury and grabbed her. Danny was momentarily distracted, which gave Overload the opportunity to send Danny into a nearby coffee store.
Overload growled as it tried to crush Jazz. She was unable to get free, but was at least able to gain enough room to breathe. Danny came to her rescue, sending a flying punch into the machine's face. He turned both his sister and himself intangible, managing to get a safe distance away.
"Why not just use your ghostly wail?" Jazz asked.
"I'd rather not use it unless it's absolutely necessary." Danny replied. "There could be people around that are too stupid to get out of the line of fire." He burst into the air, dodging more attacks with a side roll and charged energy in his hands. After several seconds, he released it, sending the energy sparking into Overload's chest. It didn't quite break through the titanium, but there was a great deal of smoke. Once it cleared, Danny noticed the outlines of a ghost shield.
"Must be to make sure I couldn't simply turn intangible and destroy him that way." Danny muttered to himself. He released more powerful streams of energy, causing clouds of smoke around the machine. He split himself, having his duplicate distract the creature with a few real blasts while he did the real work.
Jazz played her part well, as well. Unlike Danny, she was not a ghost, and could get through the ghost shield. She hopped onto its foot and stayed on, despite it's repeated attempts to shake her off. The Danny duplicate blasted Overload's eyes, keeping the attention on it. She punched through the metal and started pulling out all the important-looking wires. By that, I mean all of them. Soon the leg was completely non-functional.
After that, it was a simple matter to defeat the robot. Within 45 seconds, it was completely incapable of movement and authorities took it to a metahuman jail. They breathed a sigh of relief.
"We've fought worse enemies than that." Jazz said, stating the obvious.
"However, I don't think this will be the last one we face." Danny replied. "I'm sure Slade's got some major plan going and we've got to be on the lookout. Whatever's attacking the justice league, knowing my luck, I'll have to face it."
"You've already said that to me, but I understand your point." Jazz told him. "You seem to have bad luck that way, I'm afraid."
"Raven seems pretty worried, as I'm sure you've noticed. You're the smart one, after all. Maybe her father's coming back in some fashion. Jeez, can't I ever get a break? As if Slade and Plasmius wasn't bad enough…"
"At least we're not fighting alone this time around. The Titans will stand by us. Come on, we better get back before mom and dad worry about us again. Besides, this costume is getting sweaty."
Batman watched as the last of the criminals were hauled off to jail. He smiled to himself, glad of a good afternoon's work. The Joker had been up to his usual tricks. The rest of the league offered to assist him, but he was will versed with the crazy psychopath and knew how to defeat him.
He readied the Batmobile for takeoff when a figure laughed behind him. Batman sprung into action, ready for any attack that he might have to suffer. The figure was definitely not something he had seen before.
"So you're the pathetic caped crusader." It laughed. "I'm going to enjoy this."
Hopefully, the next update won't take as long. This story should be about the length of "Danny in Jump City", maybe a little longer. My internet connection is finally back, although who knows how long that will last. I've got to work on "Murder in Amity" and "Mistakes". "Digital Phantom" may be canceled in the near future.