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Here is the next chapter, hope you like it…
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Danny walked into Happy Harbor High School the next day, his head down; he was praying that neither Megan nor Conner would be there today. When he had woken up in his apartment, he had immediately wanted to switch schools, but that would mean contacting Vlad, which was the last thing on his to-do list. Danny held his breath as he peeked around the corner of the door and into the classroom, looking directly at the desk next to his. Empty.
Danny strode over and collapsed into his seat, relieved that he wouldn't be pestered with questions by Martian Manhunter's niece (he had looked it up on line last night). School started and the halfa took out his notes and half-listened to the teacher, while half-daydreaming about what would happen when he was forced to confront the young Martian and her friends about his existence and his past.
Danny suddenly shuddered, a weird chill passing over him, giving him the feeling that he was being watched. His eyes scanned the classroom, and when they found nothing, Danny shrugged it off as him being paranoid about yesterday. He shot another glance at the empty desk next to him as he began to wonder if the young heroes had told their mentors in the Justice League about him.
Danny had enough trouble with the government, more specifically: the Guys in White, as it was. The last thing he needed was the Man of Steel, the Dark Knight, and every other of the world's superheroes on his case as well. Danny was finished being labeled as a criminal. Unbeknown to the anxious halfa, during his deep thoughts, the seat next to him had become no longer empty.
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Megan was nervous about Robin's plan, everyone had been. What if they got caught by Danny, or worse, the League? Sadly for her, in the end, curiosity had won out. She and Conner, who had been defending her, had been out-numbered. Now she was sitting in her normal seat at school, but now she was invisible.
The plan was for her to follow Danny home when school was released. When they arrived at his place of residence, she would call the Team to inform them of her location. When the others arrived, Robin would try Batman's methods of interrogation on Danny, but if all else failed, she would read his mind or Zatanna would use her spell (episode 15: Humanity) to get him to answer their questions.
After what seemed to be forever, the bell finally rang to release the students to go home. M'gann followed Danny to retrieve his books from his locker and as he began to walk home. After about ten minutes, the boy and his follower came to an old apartment building. Danny went to the most secluded room in the place, but shut the door before Miss Martian could follow him in.
Megan flew to a nearby window, and through the wood that covered it, she watched Danny take out his textbook and start his Geometry homework. Careful not to become visible, she flew to the roof and put her had to her ear.
"Robin, you there?" M'gann said in a slight whisper. The reply came almost immediately from the Boy Wonder.
"Hey Miss M. Did you do what I asked you to?" Megan knew that Robin was trying to keep Danny a secret from the League. He was probably tracing her location right now, and would be their shortly with the rest of the team.
"Yeah, see you soon." M'gann sighed and began to recite 'he is suspicious' over and over again in her head to justify her stalking him. She became so engrossed in her thoughts; she didn't notice a person walk up behind her. Her mind finally registered the presence of a person. Megan whirled around and gasped.
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(By the way, the two ghosts were Skulker and Plasmius, congrats to all who guessed correctly! Also, Vlad does have a ghost sense in my story.)
Vlad Plasmius was pacing back and forth in his hidden lab, wondering when Daniel was going to call. He had assumed that once the Little Badger's identity was out, he would call to try and switch locations. Vlad reached down and picked up the phone for the umpteenth time, but again, returned it to its place.
'He should call me first, that way it doesn't reveal that I want him away from there, because then he will stay no matter what happens.' Plasmius strode away from the phone and was about to return to human for when his ghost sense went off.
He looked up to see Skulker, the self-proclaimed Ghost Zone's greatest hunter, phase down from the ceiling into the lab. Vlad's face instantly hardened at the metallic ghost.
"What are you doing here? You should be in Happy Harbor, keeping those people away from Daniel!" Vlad was fuming. A quick look of fear passed over the hunter's face, but Skulker quickly regained himself and spoke quietly.
"There was a bit of an issue. You see, after I finished my call with you, I was on my way to my place of residence when…"
*Flashback*
Skulker listened carefully as the team of young heroes discussed their plan to trap and interrogate the Ghost Child. When he was satisfied that he'd learned enough, Skulker left and started towards the abandoned warehouse that held all of his weapons. Upon entry, he smelled smoke, and then saw black.
Skulker awoke surrounded by TV screens with lights in the form of a body's silhouette.
"Who are you?" Skulker's voice was so hoarse, it sounded foreign to him, "Where am I?" His captors were silent for a few minutes before offering him an answer.
"We are the Light," They spoke simultaneously, consisting of both male and female voices. Then a male with a deep voice spoke, "Who are you?"
"Who am I?" Skulker was dumb-found; surely his captors should at least know who they had captured. "I am Skulker, the Ghost Zone's Greatest Hunter! I…" He began his introduction rant, but was cut off by a female voice.
"Ghost Zone, as in actual ghosts?" She didn't try to hide her amusement, if anything doesn't exist, it would be ghosts." She and the others started to laugh. At first, Skulker was offended, but then an idea popped into his head.
"If I weren't a ghost, how could I do," Skulker turned intangible, allowing his binding to fall to the floor, "this?" He heard the Lights gasp. "Or," his jet wings popped out, "this?" Remaining intangible, Skulker flew through the roof and away from the facility, but not before marking his location on his GPA.
He flew back to Amity Park, knowing Vlad would want to be informed that their advantage isn't so secret anymore.
*End of Flashback*
"This Light is smarter than I thought," Vlad's voice was deep with concern. He looked directly at Skulker, "Remember the location of their Head Quarters, just in case I must intervene…"
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