Seeing Sounds

Chapter 1

The Phantom

"Keep a sense of humor. There's enough stress in the rest of your life to let bad shots ruin a game you're supposed to enjoy."

Amy Alcott

"Wait, you met the Phantom of Amity Park?" Flash asked looking at Batman. "That's awesome!"

"He was running from his past, and then there was a hunter going after him," Batman said glaring that red clad hero. "He seemed lost. I figured he might need help."

"What do you plan on doing then?" J'onn asked looking at Batman.

"Get the Jr. Justice League a new member," Batman said smiling. "I think him making some new friends would help him, and he seems pretty good at protecting already."

"I don't think he has the training to be a hero," Superman said looking at the picture of the teen being thrown into a wall.

"He can get it if he joins though," Batman said looking at the same picture. "This was taken a couple years ago when he first showed up."

"Wasn't he also the same one who was stole, kidnapped the mayor, caused an invasion, and then tried to play hero?" Diana asked looking at Batman. "Are you sure you can trust this kid?"

"He didn't fight the hunter when I seen him. He wanted her to go home and just leave him alone, and he wasn't mean about it," Batman said smirking. "I would say he could solve problems most of us cause."

"What do you mean by that?" Flash asked looking confused at them. Batman shot a quick glare in that direction.

"He seems more of a peacekeeper than a fighter," Batman said pulling up more pictures of Phantom fighting ghosts. "He wasn't violent, and he knew I was there when I found him. He still didn't disappear or even fight to get away from the hunter when she shot him."

"He doesn't know who she is, so he probably didn't see the point," Superman said eyeing the pictures.

"He knew who she was," Batman said looking at a couple where she was. "He was never violent to her. He seemed to try and keep her safe from the other ghosts."

"You're not usually like this," J'onn said looking at Batman. "What do you see in this kid?" Batman smiled.

"Potential," he said turning around. "I need to find him. He's running from himself, and it won't get him anywhere. Let's keep him from losing the desire to still fight." Superman sighed.

"Fine, I guess finding him and talking to him about all these crimes will help. It says here that he took the face of one of the local ghost hunter's son." Batman turned sharply.

"Where did you read that?" Batman asked walking back. He didn't remember reading that part.

"Here, it also says that the ghost hunters were killed in an explosion at the school. There was a ghost attack and Phantom was there. Something in the chemical lab blew and they went with it. Phantom was hurt in there as well, but they don't have any more information on him."

"Well, let's find him and get it," Batman said typing Gotham into the computer system to try and locate the ghost. "The way he was talking, I'm sure he'll tell us without a problem, after all, he said he had nothing left to lose," Batman said looking straight ahead at the computer.

"How do you know?" Superman asked looking at him. Batman turned a little.

"He's ready to give up," he said. "Why lie when you have nothing left to lose?" Superman watched in silence as Bats left. Superman turned to the small team in the room.

"Anyone want to help him?" he asked. Flash raised his hand, and Superman sighed. "Then you better go, he'll probably need help."

"Why don't we all go?" Green Lantern asked entering. "He could be on to something if we can get Phantom to work with us. He's a powerful being."

"Fine, but this will backfire somehow," Superman said as they headed in the way Batman went.

"Ow," Phantom said landing on the side of a building. He had just gotten into a fight with a ghost that was haunting here. He wasn't very nice, and Phantom was trying not to cause any trouble and draw attention. The ghost didn't care, and he was working with some humans. Phantom looked down at the slash across his chest, and then back at his arm where a needle was sticking out. He knew what was in it, which is why he had flown to the highest point and laid down on a statue. "This is gonna suck," Phantom said as the tranquilizer began to affect him. He slowly drifted off.

"I have him up on that building," Batman said looking at his computer. They all looked up while GL (Green Lantern) formed a plate for them to ride up on. "It says that his heart rate is slow, and it seems like he is asleep."

"Well maybe because he is," Superman said flying over to the sleeping teen. "He was put out actually. Look," Superman said picking up the dart that was in his arm.

"Someone was after him, and he got away before the dart could have it effects," Batman said pulling the teen off the statue. "It's a good spot to hide though. It's high and hard to get to unless you could fly."

"Wow," Flash said looking the teen over. "This is awesome, but I thought he was dead. He is a ghost." They looked down and noticed that the hybrid was breathing. Batman reached down to his neck and checked his pulse.

"He has a heartbeat," Batman said looking at his computer. "That's how I found him."

"Maybe he's some kind of hybrid from a lab," Superman said looking at them. "It's happened before."

"Who would experiment on a teen then?" GL asked looking at Batman hoping for something. Phantom groaned.

"What?" he mumbled raising his chest off the ground. He gasped in pain from the wound and closed his eyes tightly. Flash looked down and noticed the small puddle of green.

"Are you okay?" he asked kneeling down. The rest of them just looked at him like he was crazy. "Phantom?" Phantom looked up and tried to back away. "It's okay; we're not going to hurt you. Do you know who did this?"

"No, I don't, they were new to me," Phantom whispered holding his chest in pain. Flash looked up at Batman and Superman.

"Can we get him to the hospital?" he asked looking back down at the teen who was trying to back away from them.

"No, I can't," Phantom said quickly as he tried moving to stand up. He slipped and began to fall only for Superman to grab him before he hit the ground.

"What about the base?" Superman asked looking at Batman. "You wanted to see if he could join the Jr. League. Why not go ahead and take him to our infirmary?"

"Yeah," Batman said walking over to them. "I want to see the wound first." Superman gently turned Phantom so Batman could assess the damage. The wound started from Phantom's right scapula going up wrapping around his shoulder to head back down and cutting into his clavicle seeming to fracture it, and then went all the way down and wrapped around his side ending behind him on his left. "How can you possibly get something like that?" Phantom smiled weakly.

"I'm talented at getting hurt in the weirdest of ways," he said trying to stay somewhat conscious. "My friends couldn't believe how I did it when they had even seen the fight," he whispered trying to at least be aware of where they were taking him. He knew who they were, but that didn't mean he trusted them. They were heroes, but they worked for some of the people he was running from.

"Here," GL said creating another plate for them. "Superman, we'll meet you there." Superman nodded taking Phantom into his arms to avoid dropping him.

"Phantom, if you can, hold on," Superman ordered feeling a small hold forming on his cape. He sighed wondering why he was suddenly feeling like he should protect this kid. He just met him, but the teen seemed to give off a sense of safety, which was weird to him.

"I'll try," Phantom whispered as Superman firmed his grip on the teen as Phantom seemed to slip out of it, his hold leaving.

"Wonderful," Superman sighed as he was almost halfway there. He slowed slightly to avoid dropping and hurting the teen.

"You mean the ghost you were looking for is with Superman, and they are on their way here?" J'onn asked. Batman had called to give him a heads up.

"He's seriously injured. Superman should be there shortly."

"I'm already here," Superman said landing in the room. He walked over to a bed and laid Phantom flat on his back. "His injuries are healing quickly, but they are still pretty bad," Superman said backing away and showing some green on his suit. J'onn walked around and grabbed some bandages and antiseptics.

"Let's hurry before he wakes up," J'onn said putting the supplies on a table next to Phantom. "He might panic once he wakes for being in a different area." Superman nodded and they both started working on dressing Phantom's wound.

"Do you really think this is a good idea?" GL asked looking at Batman who was printing off Phantom's file.

"There are some questions that need answered, and then we also have to see what he plans on doing," Batman said looking at GL.

"So if the kid doesn't want to join?" GL asked walking around to read some of the file.

"He doesn't have to," Batman said looking down at the papers. "He still will have to answer some questions about his beginning. He has a criminal record already."

"So in other words, see if he will work with us, and then if he decides not to, we arrest the kid?" GL asked looking skeptically at Batman.

"That sounds a little demeaning," Batman said looking up. "But some answers are in order." GL nodded and walked out as Red Tornado came in.

"You believe you have found another hero to help with the League?" he asked looking at the file Batman handed him.

"He needs some training, but in all honesty, I believe he would be a great addition to the League," Batman said. "He's in the infirmary now. Someone attacked him, and we are working on who it was." Red Tornado nodded and headed in the direction of Phantom.

"His vitals are stable," J'onn said looking up at Red Tornado. He looked down at the teen who was breathing hard.

"Do you think that he would make a good teammate?" Red Tornado asked watching the teen. J'onn looked up.

"I believe so. I can't really seem to sense him, but what little I can get from him was enough to tell you that he is a good person," J'onn said as Phantom slowly opened his eyes. J'onn looked down as Phantom lifted his hand up and put it on the breathing mask. "It's okay; we're not going to harm you, young one." Phantom's eyes were panicked, but he stayed, afraid of what might happen if he moved.

"What's going on?" Phantom said quietly though the mask. J'onn smiled and slowly reached over to a machine on the side. Phantom watched as the he turned it off and took off the mask.

"You were injured," J'onn said setting the bed up. "We took you here to help you." Phantom looked down at the bandage wrapped around his chest.

"Thank you," he whispered lightly putting his hand over the bandage and looking up. Superman walked in.

"Well, at least he made it," he said glad that the kid was okay. "Batman still has questions for him." J'onn nodded.

"For now he should rest," Red Tornado said noticing that Phantom's heart rate slowed down again. Phantom looked at it.

"I didn't know I had a heart beat in this form," he said off handily. Everyone looked at him confused, and Phantom just smiled. "What? I'm a ghost. Well, technically half ghost, but same difference." Everyone just blinked.

"What are you talking about?" Superman asked walking over to the teen. Phantom looked up.

"Ghosts are dead, right?" Everyone nodded. "I'm a ghost that isn't dead."

"Then how are you a ghost?" Superman asked completely confused at what the teen was saying.

"An accident in my parents' lab," Phantom said looking at the wound trying to determine how bad it was, and if he could get away fast enough so they couldn't catch him. He really didn't want to stay in one place too long, especially with the Guys In White after him like dingoes.

"Well, that explains some," Batman said walking in. Phantom watched him wearily. "Good to know you are okay, but we do have some question for you."

"Oh, I don't know if I have answers," Phantom said truthfully. He had no idea what they wanted, but he really wasn't caring, he wanted to get away before he was forced to fight. He knew the wound wouldn't last long, and that he couldn't fight until it was healed more.

"We should let him rest," J'onn said looking at Batman. Batman shook his head.

"No, we do this now while he's still here. We let him rest, he'll disappear," he said walking over to Phantom. Phantom eyes widen surprised that his plan was foiled before he even came up with it.

"How did you…" Phantom began. Batman smirked.

"You have vanished from every tracking device anyone can create; I don't think you want to stay in one place for too long. The reason I found you was because you were out of it. You're running, and I could see it in your eyes," Batman said putting down the file of Phantom.

"Okay," Phantom said sitting farther up than the bed. "What kind of questions?" he asked wincing at a sudden sharp pain ran though his chest. Batman watched as Phantom regained himself from it to look up at him.

"It's about when you first showed up," Batman said handing him a photo of him with red eyes stealing from a bank. "There was video of you stealing from several areas of Amity. Why?" Phantom looked at photo trying to remember, and then he realized when this was.

"Oh, wait, this was when that one circus was in town," Phantom said and then shuddered. "Yeah, not the best moment, the ringmaster had this staff that could control ghosts."

"So you were controlled into stealing," Superman said looking at the picture. Batman watched as Superman smiled.

"Makes sense on why your eyes are red in this picture," he said looking at Batman.

"Alright, how about the mayor kidnapping?" Batman asked handing a newspaper article to Phantom.

"I never kidnapped him, but he was over shadowed, and the ghost was after me trying to get me to go back to the Ghost Zone," Phantom said looking at the picture. "You would think people would have noticed his eyes red, and the fact that he didn't really act like himself."

"What about when you attacked the ghost hunter's son?" Superman asked. He was more concerned about that than what Batman was asking. Danny stopped for a moment looking at him curiously. Superman smirked. "Of course, you don't have an excuse for that."

"Wait, whose son?" he asked suddenly. His heart rate picked up, and he started breathing quickly holding his chest in pain as a sudden shock ran through him.

"You had taken the kid's face," Superman said glaring at the hybrid. Suddenly, Phantom stopped as his heart rate calmed down as the pain subsided.

"You're kidding, right?" he asked laughing a little. "I thought there was something else that I was missing, but then I forgot about that moment," he gasped out. Batman looked at him curiously wondering if he was delirious as he started laughing a little harder.

"Are you okay?" J'onn asked as Phantom calmed down.

"Sorry, but when I thought there was something I had no idea what was going on, then I remembered that time," he said smiling. "First off, nothing happened to him. Well that, and the fact I was hit with one their machines, and he thought that would be a good way to get them out of the house so I could get back in and fix my powers."

"What did you think we were talking about?" Superman asked watching as Phantom calmed down.

"I thought there was something that was blamed that I didn't know about," he said looking up at them. "Ghosts don't have the best reputation to begin with, and I have been famed for something I didn't know what I was doing. It's happened before, and I ended up getting caught. If it wasn't for the fact that I was fighting another ghost at the time, I would have been taken from my home."

"So there have been times where people blamed you for something you weren't even there for?" Batman asked wondering why they would do that if he was trying to save them.

"When the person who wants to kill you is the mayor of the town you protect, yeah pretty much," Phantom said smiling. Superman paused.

"The mayor wants to kill you," he said confused. "You also were accused of kidnapping him, that's probably why."

"Wrong mayor," Phantom said smiling. "The one I'm talking about shot the ghost hunters' son."

"There was a change in mayors," Batman said looking at Superman. "Vlad Masters is the new mayor, and he did shoot the kid." Superman looked at Phantom who was watching them.

"I answered your questions. Can I go now?" he asked hoping they wouldn't call anyone to come and get him. Batman turned to him and looked him up and down.

"Would you be interested in staying in the hero business?" Batman asked knowing something happened to make him leave his home. Phantom almost stopped breathing, but he was so still that they were wondering if he was even still with them.

"Phantom?" Superman asked somewhat concerned. "Are you there?"

"Yeah," he whispered. "I don't know. I'm still just trying to survive myself." Batman watched him as he looked down.

"There is still something you're hiding," Batman said smiling. "We all have our secrets, Danny." Phantom looked up quickly. "You have your secret identity like everyone else here."

"He's a ghost," Superman said then back tracked. "Wait, earlier you said half ghost." Phantom nodded.

"I have a dual identity. Most believe that my other side is dead, and I prefer it that way," he said looking down. "Everyone I care about is dead, so why not me." Superman looked at Batman.

"How did you know that?" he asked. The Dark Knight smiled.

"He needed some way to hide from the devices that can track ghosts," Batman said looking at Phantom who was watching him warily. "I figured he would have to have a dual identity."

"Then do you know who I was?" Phantom asked watching Batman smile.

"It would be easier if I had pictures to compare to, but the recent events that happen in Amity a few months ago helped," Batman said handing Phantom another newspaper headline. "You said you lost everyone you cared about. The ghost hunter's son, I was waiting for you to slip, but you did a good job for keeping your secret."

"He's the ghost hunter's son," Superman said looking at Phantom who looked down.

"There was nothing I could do, and I was out of options. It wasn't that I couldn't save them without revealing myself, but I just couldn't save them period. I could barely save myself," Phantom said pulling his legs out from the covers and wrapping his arms around them.

"How did you get out of the school?" Superman asked curious as to how he survived.

"I never said I did," Phantom said as a ring of light appeared around his waist. It crossed his body changing him into Fenton. He had burns running down his arms, and he had a scar running down his cheek. "I wasn't Phantom at the time, so he was unaffected, but my human form was." J'onn looked over at Batman.

"What is it that you wish to do now?" he asked looking back at the boy silently crying into his arms.

"Let him rest," Batman said turning around. "We'll talk to him later." They nodded and left. Superman stopped at the door and looked back.

"Danny Phantom, clever name," he said smiling. "No one would have used their real name." Danny looked up with red, tear filled eyes.

"I'm a scientific impossibility. No one would have thought I even existed, which is another reason why I kept it a secret," he said looking into Superman's eyes. "I would have become an experiment for the Government or even my parents if anyone found out. By letting you know, you have to realize that I can't stay in one place for very long for the same reason."

"Are you still interested in being a hero then?" Superman asked kinda hoping he would say yes. The kid had potential and given the chance, could really help out the league in more ways than one.

"I don't know," Danny said looking at his hands. "I have nothing left to fight for." Superman smiled.

"There are people here in similar situations, and they still fight. They have made new friends," he said walking back over to Danny. "You can make new friends here and fight for them. You'll be protected yourself as well. No one here will turn you in." Danny looked up.

"I don't know if I could," he said looking down. "You guys would get in trouble with the Guys in White for not telling them that I was even here. They get mad if someone has info on me and doesn't tell them."

"They can't really do anything to us," Superman said handing Danny a file. "But the league could use someone who knows about ghosts. Not many are equipped to fight them, but having one with us would be helpful."

"I'll think about," Danny said looking at Superman. "Thanks though."

"Of course," Superman said leaving. Danny looked at the file and opened it. It had six names in it. They were the Jr. Justice League.

"They have their own for the younger ones," Danny said looking though what they were being used for. "I wonder why he gave this to me."

"Do you think he'll say yes?" Flash asked looking at the security camera of Danny reading the file.

"He doesn't have anything left," Batman said watching Superman. "You really want him now?"

"He was telling the truth, and he had nothing left, so he might be valuable to the league," Superman said walking around to the monitor.

"It would be awesome to have him working with us," Flash said looking at them. "He never had a mentor like ours did. He did it on his own, like you and Batman."

"He's a first gen?" Hawkgirl asked flying in. "What are you talking about? The kid you brought to the infirmary?"

"He's half ghost," Batman said. "He was a hero in Amity Park."

"You mean Inviso-bill?" she asked looking at them. Flash started laughing.

"His name is Danny Phantom," he said controlling himself. "I wonder what would happen if you called him that in front of him."

"He wouldn't like it," Batman said glaring at the speedster. GL walked in at the time.

"Well, having his help now would be nice," he said handing Batman a CD. "Whoever attacked him wasn't in our system, but the Joker was."

"He had someone attack Phantom?" Batman asked putting in the video. Phantom was flying until a blast knocked him out of the air from the ground, then the camera changed angles to show Joker and some ghost attacking Phantom.

"He never had any training?" Hawkgirl asked watching as Phantom moved like water though the blasts.

"None that I know of," Batman said slightly impressed with his movements until a blade came out from the ground. "That explains his wound." The tape cut off there.

"I couldn't get the rest," GL said looking at them. "But it gives us something to work with."

"I want our Jr. League in this," Batman said turning to Red Tornado who had been watching silently the entire time. "Once Phantom is ready to fight again, we'll meet at Mount Justice."

"Yes, Batman," Red Tornado said walking to a Zeta Beam portal.

"When will we get another mission?" Wally whined watching Red Tornado type on the computer.

"You will have one when Batman shows up," the robot said pulling up a file. Robin sighed.

"You say that every time," he said as M'gann entered.

"I'm a little bored," she said watching her friends. "I really wish we could at least get something, even if it's small."

"You will have one soon," Red Tornado said. "I would like to know what you guys think of Danny Phantom."

"The ghost from Amity Park?" Wally asked running up to the computer. "Flash thinks that he is misunderstood."

"I don't know," Robin said looking at the picture. "I have heard very little. Is he what we will be going after?"

"No," Batman said coming over the intercom. "I'm going to be there shortly with someone you will be working with. I want you to be ready." He cut off.

"Another babysitter?" Aqualad asked looking at his team. "We haven't done anything too bad for that."

"He didn't say it was a babysitter, but a partner," Red Tornado said. "Also a possible new teammate if he wants to." Everyone looked at Red Tornado confused.

"We'll be working with another hero?" Superboy asked wondering who it was.

"That might become part of the team if he wants?" Robin asked confused. "What happens if he doesn't? Will he join the League then?"

"No, he will probably go back to what it is he was doing before Batman found him," Red Tornado said watching the Zeta Beam power up as Batman and guess was called out over the com. Everyone on the team looked over at Batman and Phantom.

"That's why you were asking about Danny Phantom? He was the hero we were going to work with?" Kid Flash said quickly looking at Red Tornado. "Dude, why didn't you tell us?"

"Okay," Phantom said looking at the small team. "Hm, hi?" M'gann walked over.

"I've never heard of Danny Phantom. Where are you from?" she asked curious. Phantom looked at everyone.

"Amity, but for now, I'm just passing through," he said backing away from her gaze. "But apparently the people who attacked me are also some of your problems."

"I'm sending you guys undercover," Batman said pulling up the screen. "The Joker is working with some ghosts, and Phantom knows how they work. You are to go in and see if you can find anything. Don't start a fight, and try not to get caught. Phantom, how well can you work with a team?"

"Depends," Phantom said looking at them. "Who's the leader?"

"I am," Aqualad said stepping up. Phantom watched him and then walked around him. "Is there a reason?"

"Depends," Phantom said smiling. "Can you answer me this? If you were working with only two of your teammates, who would you chose?" Aqualad faltered.

"I'm not sure," he said looking back at his team. "I guess it would be Kid Flash and Robin. They work really well together." Superboy glared at him. Phantom stopped and looked back at Batman.

"For this can I lead?" he asked. "I know I'm new, but that answer says a lot about how he leads." Aqualad glared at Phantom.

"Who would you have picked?" he asked narrowing his eyes. Phantom turned to him and smiled.

"Depends on what we were doing," he said smiling. "I would have picked those two if I wanted something done quickly and professionally. However, if I needed to make a bigger entrance, Superboy and Artemis would be my choice. Or if something was to be done secretly and slowly, M'gann and Robin."

"You seriously thought this though?" Aqualad asked looking at Phantom. "How did you get professional on how we act and go on as a team?"

"Superman gave me a file saying what you guys do and how well you work together," Phantom said walking over to the computer. "I figured that I should know what you can do." Robin walked up to him.

"Have you worked with a team before?" he asked looking into Phantom's glowing green eyes.

"I've lead a group of annoyingly uncooperative students in order to save their parents," he said. "I really only had some idea of what they could do, and it wasn't much."

"What about a smaller team?" Robin asked. Phantom smiled.

"I worked with my two friends and my sister to patrol and keep Amity safe," he said smiling. "It all depended on what we were doing that decided who I was bringing."

"So you can look at a situation and decide who would be best fitted to go into it," Artemis asked raising an eyebrow.

"Sometimes," Phantom said. "Others I'm not sure what would happen." Kid Flash ran up to him.

"What kind of powers do you have?" he asked excitingly. Phantom smiled.

"Many different kinds, but I think we have bigger problem," Phantom said pointing at Batman and Red Tornado who were watching the discussion with interest.

"Peacekeeper does come to mind when he speaks," Red Tornado said looking at Batman. Phantom blushed and rubbed the back of his neck.

"The Joker and an unknown ghost are now working together," Batman began showing up pictures they had taken from a security camera of the fight. They had very little, but enough to get what was needed.

"The Joker?" Robin asked looking at the picture of him throwing something at Phantom. "How does he know any ghosts?"

"How does a ghost know him?" Phantom asked. "Ghosts are constantly after me, and sometimes I think they like to follow me, but this was different. This ghost wanted to kill me."

"But why?" Artemis asked looking at Phantom. He shrugged.

"I've had a couple that do, but they have reasons. One wants my head on his wall, and the other is mad because I won't join him," Phantom said looking at the ghost on the screen. "But I have never met this ghost."

"So you're just as in the dark as everyone," Robin said looking at the picture. "Something seems off with the Joker."

"It's possible that's not even the Joker," Phantom said taking the computer and zooming in. "I'm not sure, but I believe he's overshadowed, or it's a shape shifter." Batman nodded.

"Your job is to explore their hideout without them knowing. We were able to trace them to an island where we seen some activity, but we don't have eyes on the ground," Batman said handing Aqualad the case file. "Aqualad, it is your team. If you want to let Phantom lead, that's okay, but remember what he said about who you pick out." Aqualad looked at Phantom.

"How did you know I was going to say something?" he asked glaring at the ghost.

"I didn't," Phantom said smiling. "I was wondering if you were going to ask for a situation to be honest. I didn't really have one picked out."

"Do we have to work with him? I don't know him well enough," Aqualad said hoping that they didn't have to bring the ghost.

"For this, yes," Batman said. "If you were to fight a ghost without a ghost, then you would lose. You're not experienced enough for it. Now go on and get to knowing each other, you'll leave tonight. Phantom, I hope you think about the choice I gave you."

"I will," he said smiling and looked at everyone. "So, what do you wanna know?" Everyone raised their hands. Phantom sighed.

"Wait," a female voice said entering the room. It was Black Canary. "Before this, we have some training to attend to."

"Is it for the mission?" Robin asked curious. She smiled.

"Can be, it's medical," she said looking at Phantom. "You know a lot already, right?"

"Yeah, a lot of times I have to patch myself back up," he said smiling slightly. Everyone looked at him confused. "What, my friends weren't always there, and sometimes I was fighting at two in the morning on a school night."

"Well, you guys need to learn how to care for a member out on the field," she said leading everyone to the training room.

"We know most of this though," Aqualad said. "We can care for the majority of possible wounds."

"Phantom, take off your top," she ordered. Phantom turned to her confused.

"What? No way," he said as she approached him.

"You have a good example of what it possible in the field," she said reaching out. "It's not going to hurt."

"You say that until you get one," he grumbled unzipping the top to show bandages wrapped around his chest. "Do you want me to take the bandage off, or what?"

"Let's let the apparent professional here do it," Canary said looking at Aqualad. "Try not to hurt him in getting it off." He glared at Phantom while he walked up and looked for the end.

"Please," Phantom said looking at him. "It's still pretty sore now." Aqualad looked down and slowly started to unwrap it. Phantom would flinch every time he rounded his right shoulder. Everyone watched as the bottom of the wound was now visible.

"Batman is ready to send you into battle with that?" Canary asked, stopping Aqualad. He looked at Phantom confused knowing that it had to of came up.

"It'll heal enough that it won't bother me in a couple hours," Phantom said looking down. "I've had worse, and still had to continue fighting." Canary looked at the team of young heroes.

"Continue, Aqualad," she said letting him continue. Everyone flinched when he was finished at not just the wound running across his chest, but the many different scars running around his body. "Okay, well, I wasn't expecting this." Phantom smiled.

"It comes with fighting ghosts," he said smiling. "Most of them happened when I first started out. I wasn't much of a fighter, and my parents wouldn't help since I was what they were hunting."

"Your parents hunted you?" Robin asked confused. Phantom smiled.

"Well, Phantom me," he said. "My human half wasn't."

"You're half human?" Kid Flash asked surprised. Phantom turned to him.

"Yeah," he said smiling. "That's how I can disappear into thin air, and no one knows where I go."

"Cool," Kid Flash said walking up to him. "Now what?"

"Okay," Canary cut in. "This happened in the field and you guys need to get out as fast as possible. Without actually hurting him more than he already is, get him to safety. I will throw attacks; your job is to get Phantom to the safety of the other side of the training room." Phantom's eyes got bigger.

"Wait, I so didn't sign up for this," Phantom said as Canary backed away. Aqualad smiled.

"We'll get you out," he said. "Robin, Kid Flash, keep away." Said heroes nodded and began to deflect the firing from Canary. "M'gann, help me rewrap this." She nodded. "Superboy, make sure nothing comes closer to us while we do this. Phantom, just stay there."

"On it," Phantom said smiling at him. He let them sit him up. "Am I like supposed to be unconscious? 'Cause that's pretty much how they found me."

"No," Aqualad said wondering why he was being so weird. That's when he noticed the glowing the wound. "Wait, does that hurt?"

"Everything for me hurts," Phantom said looking at what Aqualad was looking at. "But that's never happened."

"Canary, I need you to look at something in the wound," Aqualad yelled panic in his voice. Canary stopped her attacks confused. She ran over.

"What is it?" she asked as Aqualad grabbed a pair of tweeters.

"It looked like a tracker," Aqualad said getting it out.

"Ow," Phantom groaned looking up at them. "What is it?"

"It looks like a tracker," Canary said worriedly. "But Batman might know more. I'll talk to him. Aqualad, take Phantom to the infirmary, after you patch him back up." Aqualad nodded and grabbed the bandages.

"Well, that was fun," Phantom said looking at the young heroes.

"Are you always getting into that kind of trouble?" Kid Flash asked helping them patch him up.

"Unfortunately, yes," Phantom said smiling. "I'm constantly getting into some kind of trouble." Aqualad looked up into Phantom's eyes, and he could see the pain that was eating away at him.

"Well, whoever it was that attacked you had a reason, and now we have to find that reason," he said cutting off the bandage and taping it together. "Let's get to the infirmary. Canary will most likely meet us there with news from Batman. Hopefully our compound wasn't compromised." Phantom started to get drowsy.

"I'm sorry," he whispered as he fell to the floor. Everyone huddled around him trying to make sense of what he had said. A bluish white ring appeared and passed over him.

"He's human, too," Canary said entering. "Batman said it wasn't a tracking device, it was poison. We have to get him to the medical bay now. J'onn will meet us there so we can save him." Everyone hurried to get the hybrid to the infirmary.

Danny: Did she forget to mention that a lot of the endings to this story has that kind of thing going on.

Me: yeah, my friend that helped edit this had access to the next three chapters, so this wasn't that bad.

Danny: she was depressed and your reviews helped out a lot...

Me: Thank you!XD

Danny: she was worried there for a moment.

Me: I looked at all my stories to see how many people read them or was on them...how is that one day there was two hunderd something and then no one the next...that and my computer deleted my schoolwork that was due today, so yeah, everything stinks right now

Danny: that and the guy behind her on the bus smells really bad.

Me: There is no reason for it either, so I don't care... he shouldn't smoking that in the first place.

Danny: What was the phase you used?

Me: I would rather smell a dead shunk's butt than him?

Danny: your mom's face when you said was funny.

Me: you are so strange.

Danny: review and you might get another chapter if you reach higher...

Me: I hope to see you sooner or later. and if you want me to update my burn notice crossover with DP then I would suggest reveiwing for that because I lost my muse for that...it's kinda of sad.

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