Seeing Sounds

Chapter 10

The Fall of Phantom

"Hold your head high, stick your chest out. You can make it. It gets dark sometimes, but morning always comes…Keep Hope Alive."

Jesse Jackson

"Get the vial," O ordered writing down Phantom's heartbeat. "I didn't think ghosts had a heartbeat. I guess that's one thing that was wrong. Now we might be able to aim at a point to actually kill them." Phantom groaned as one of the scientists grabbed a needle and stuck it in his arm.

"I think that he's hurting," another newer female scientist spoke up giving worried glances to the hybrid lying on the table.

"That's the point of this," O growled glaring at her. "If you don't like it, get out." She glared at him and grabbed another vial and screwing on the needle and walked back around Phantom. Phantom looked at her in fear, the pain eating away at his molecules already. She suddenly turned and stabbed O with the needle and injected it in his shoulder. He screamed out as she ran out of the room and down the hall. Phantom suddenly screamed as well as an electrical shock ran though his body and darkness clouded his vision while footsteps and yelling were heard outside the room.

"Danny?" Danielle asked walking into the hybrid's was lying on his back on his bed staring at the ceiling. "Are you okay?" Everyone had been going in and out of his room trying to get him to talk. He had just laid there the entire time staring at the ceiling with a blank expression and occasionally coming out to eat. He didn't know how he felt at this moment. It had been two days since they came back. They were worried, and he was losing weight again. Dani was worried that it would hurt his health with his constant weight change.

"No," Danny murmured. He slowly sat up ready for the pain to come; only it never did. Whatever his mom had done had stopped the pain in his human form, and he wasn't used to it yet. Dani walked up to the bed and then crawled up on it. She sat herself right in front of Danny, who was watching her wearily. He hadn't slept very much since they had gotten back either.

"Connor told us that you seen your mom again," Dani whispered looking at her lap and playing with the end of her shirt, which was really Danny's shirt. She felt safer when she wore something of his.

"I figured as much," Danny mumbled reaching his hand up to his chest where he knew there was a Y scar in his ghost form. Dani reached for his hand slowly and watched as Danny tensed. She was told of everything that they had to do to get him able to move again and anything that they had learned from what had happened to him. She had learned more from Skulker than from them. Danny had yet to tell the worse, and she knew that by the way he was acting. The heroes here had told her what he was still working on, and the pain that he was always in. But the mental pain of what they had done was only beginning to heal. He still had trust issues, and she could tell that just from the fact that he refused to tell what really happened.

"Are you in pain?" Dani asked concerned. Danny looked at her and smiled faintly.

"Not anymore," he answered reaching to put his hand on her face. She grinned glad he wasn't hurting physically anymore.

"So now what can we do?" she asked hoping for some time to hang out with him. The majority of the time he was with Canary in recovery, or he was so out of it, he couldn't remember what he was doing. They had drugged him once hoping to get him out of pain; instead they had to knock him out to prevent him from going insane.

"I don't know," Danny whispered creating an ecto ball in his hand. It shined greenish white, but he could still feel the old pain from his wounds now in his ghost form. They weren't as bad as they were when in human form or when he had first came back, but they were still there. His ghost side was taking its time in making sure to heal them right since they had gone on so long without treatment. Dani reached out with her own hand created an ecto ball just like Danny's. She put hers over his, and then they both canceled out each other's.

"Can you tell me more about what happened?" Dani asked reaching her other hand to his face where she remembered there was a scar. It had wrapped around his ear, and he never really told them what had happened that caused him to get it. "What really happened that week? Something you never told anyone else?" Danny looked at her and sighed turning away from her. She put both her hands on his shoulders to prevent him from getting up.

"No, I can't," Danny murmured tightening his fist so that it became white. Dani lifted one hand and gently put it on his fist. "I can't."

"Yes, yes you can, Danny," Dani encouraged smiling at him. "You can tell me anything, please. Something is bothering you, and you haven't told anyone about it." Danny started shaking. "Please."

"Strip him," Boss ordered watching as the agents walked into the room where they had kept Phantom. Phantom was laying on floor holding his neck from them tying a rope around to see if they were able to break it. They did, but his healing had kicking into overdrive in order to keep him from dying.

"Why?" Agent O asked as they entered and dragged Phantom to the end of the room and chained him to the wall. He gave no fight; he could barely move and his muscles were weak. The Boss grinned evilly.

"There are some things that I've been thinking that could very well break him," Boss bragged as they took off the Hazmat suit. They threw it to the other side of the room. Phantom shivered and opened his eyes trying to figure out what they were doing. The Boss grinned looking Phantom up and down. The scars from previous battles and then the bruises and burns from the experimenting they had been doing for the past week were now more visible than ever. The lashes from the whip were cleaned as an angry red surrounded the long wounds. "I would like you to leave now." The agents nodded grinning and left giving smug looks back at Phantom. Phantom shook once more as Boss strutted closer letting the whip slowly drag the ground.

"I don't want to talk about it," Danny whispered as he began shaking more. Dani wrapped her arms around his neck, and he stilled. She started worrying when she didn't hear him breathing, and she pulled back enough to look at him. "Danny, are you okay?"

"No, I'm not," he whispered taking in a deep breath. Dani frowned as he looked down at his lap. He was now sitting on the edge of his bed with his legs hanging over. Dani crawled up on his lap and turned to face him.

"Tell me what's wrong? Please, I hate seeing you like this," Dani pleaded as she held his shoulder. She had tears forming in her eyes, and Danny looked at her sadly remembering when his mother had said something similar. "Please, Danny."

"What happened, Daniel?" she asked more sternly. "Please, I can't stand to see you like this." Danny looked at her and then looked back to his bed.

"I don't want to talk about it," Danny mumbled. "I really don't want to talk about it." Maddie walked up behind him and put her hands on his shoulders and began rubbing them.

"They…they were…" Danny tired to find words, but he didn't even know where to begin. Everything was everywhere, and it was hurting all the same. "I don't know how to put it. It's…hard since they…they had done so much…and…it was too much all at once." Dani slowly moved and gave him a light hug avoiding his neck this time afraid he might stop breathing again. He gently hugged her back, and she felt his tears run down her back. She had never seen him cry, and it broke her heart to know that they had managed to break him. Now all he could was put the pieces back together, and he no longer had the ones that helped him. She was all he had left of his previous life, and she wasn't going to let him give up easily.

"It's okay," Dani whispered trying to get him to calm down enough to think. "Please, you can tell me anything that happened. I want to know something that you haven't told to anyone else." She felt Danny tense and a shudder rack his body.

"No, I can't," he whispered as Silent Tears streamed down his face. All he could say was a Broken Record. Dani held his head as he buried it in her neck. "I can't…I don't want to relive it…I just want it to go away."

"Danny, talking about it can help," Dani whispered as she shifted into a more comfortable position. She felt Danny tense and try to move away. She held him tighter refusing to let him leave her side. "Please. You're in pain, and I just want to help."

"I don't care that you have fast healing abilities, I want to help," Maddie growled taking out the ghost cuffs and cuffing his hands together. His eyes widen as he pulled against them trying to get them away. "I'm helping you whether you like it or not."

"Maddie, take them off," Phantom pleaded as his he tore at them. Maddie grabbed his hands to make him stop.

"Please, I just want to help," she pleaded looking into his eyes. "You weren't going to let me help, and I knew that. This was the only thing I could think of. Please, stop and let me."

"Dani," Danny whispered looking at his cousin. Dani gently placed her hands on his face and kissed his forehead. She wrapped her arms around him and pulled him into the biggest hug she possibly could as he hugged her just as tight.

"It's okay, Danny," she whispered to him as he broke down. She could feel him shaking and the pain that was in his heart. "I'm here, and I'm not going anywhere anytime soon."

"Thank you," Danny whispered kissing her cheek. "Thanks for everything."

"What else is family for?" she questioned as a grin split her face. Danny smiled back at her glad that she wasn't pushing it too much. "Wanna watch a movie?" Dani asked looking at his TV on the other side of the room.

"I don't care," Danny smiled getting up and walking over to it. "Pick one." Dani ran over and went though the movies hoping to find one that wouldn't cause her cousin to relive anything.

Batman walked up the Phantom's room and noticed that his door was down. He peered inside to see Danny and his clone asleep on each other. He smiled gently knowing the past few days had been hard on the young teen. He walked in and turned off the TV. Danny put a protective arm around his clone as she adjusted herself against him. Robin walked up to the door and looked in to see Batman at the computer.

"Think he'll stay?" Robin asked entering the room. Batman turned to see Danny hold his clone closer.

"I believe he'll decide when he is ready," Batman responded walking out of the room. Robin grabbed a camera and took a picture hoping to use it as blackmail when Danny was better.

"I can't believe you idiots," Masters growled turning to the agents. "The public hates you now, and everything has just been set aside because the Justice League sided with Daniel," Masters sneered as he turned into Plasmius. "Give me a reason not to kill you here and now." The agents backed up from the angry half ghost.

"It would be bad if the most hated people on earth magically disappear," O stated as Plasmius got in his face.

"No, I don't think they'll care. If Phantom tells them what really happened, my name will be ruined," Plasmius growled picking them up by their white suits. "Then we are all in trouble because Phantom won't hold back on telling them anything. Everything will fall apart. You shouldn't have let him get away the first time."

"We didn't know he could teleport," K defended. Plasmius threw him into a wall along with O.

"You should have known he would find something that would allow his escape. If he tells the League how we broke him, then we are going to be serious trouble," Plasmius growled.

"You were the one who did it first," O growled tired of having to listen to some ghost. Plasmius lit his hands with energy, and O remembered why they were listening.

"Yes, and you followed, and Phantom fell," Plasmius growled turning away from them. "I took away his support system and somehow he ended up with more. This time I can't do anything without really revealing myself. They probably know about me being half ghost by now since they know about Daniel."

"You really think he would risk that?" O questioned narrowing his eyes. "Wouldn't he be terrified of them saying something about him being what he is?"

"With how they met, I doubt it. He's no longer afraid of screaming my secret knowing I'll do the same, but the people will accept him faster because of his so called hero-ing," Plasmius spat wishing to either destroy the hybrid or get him to work for him. Plasmius changed back into Masters. "I just got a wonderful idea. I could say Phantom had attacked me once, and I never said anything because I wanted my town happy."

"Wally, what are you doing?" Artemis asked glaring at the speedster.

"I'm going to get that girl back," he promised loading the water balloon up. Suddenly it disappeared, and Phantom appeared.

"She played fair, you just can't play," he smirked landing on the ground. Both heroes looked at him surprised.

"How are you feeling?" Artemis asked slowly walking up to the hybrid. Phantom smiled at her as he changed back into Fenton.

"Been better, but I think I'll manage," Danny answered as Dani threw the balloon at Wally and hitting him in the back.

"Unfair," he muttered glaring at her as he started shivering from the cold. She grinned while the other two laughed at them. Another voice joined in, and Danny stiffened. Canary walked up to him and smiled at him.

"I'm glad you are okay," she smiled. "How about some practice? You can watch them, or maybe you can do some hand-to-hand combat with some of them."

"Are you sure that he's ready?" Artemis asked worriedly knowing how much the halfa had been suffering for the past few weeks. Danny looked at her and smiled.

"I'll be fine," he assured as Dani wrapped her arms around his waist.

"I'm there, and I'm going to kick someone's butt, I need someone to cheer me on," Dani exclaimed looking up at her cousin. Danny smiled and looked at the small group of people who were a little frightened at Dani's determination.

"Yeah, well, Danny might not be fighting exactly with you guys, but he can watch," Canary explained leading them to the training area. Dani held Danny's hand the entire way there with somewhat of an evil glint in her eye.

"Dani, don't make them look too bad now," Danny whispered causing her to start laughing. Everyone in the room looked at the two hybrids who were just grinning and looking away innocently.

"You guys are insane," Robin grinned back as the rest of the team got ready for the training. Superboy took to lifting weights. Aqualad went to the pool and started laps while Artemis grabbed her bow and started target practice. Kid Flash walked up to Dani.

"Want to do a bit of fighting?" he asked wanting to get revenge. Danny smiled gently.

"Dani, don't embarrass him too badly," he warned walking over to the benches that were sitting at the end of the fighting mat. Dani grinned at Kid Flash and then went completely serious.

"Ready, set," Danny started as Dani gave a small bow. Kid Flash did the same. "Go."

Dani launched backwards as Kid Flash shot forwards. She turned back around and kicked his feet from under him, and he hit the ground faster than you could blink. The computer came on marking an X on Kid Flash.

"Winner, Dani," Danny called smiling. "I told you not to beat him too fast."

"He made it too easy," Dani replied grinned at the hero slowly getting up.

"Lucky shot," Kid Flash mumbled walking away nursing his pride. Canary walked up to them.

"Where did you learn how to fight?" she asked looking at the youngest hybrid. Dani smiled and pointed up at Danny.

"He taught me," she answered as Robin walked up.

"Can I try?" he asked looking at the young girl. Dani looked up at him and smiled.

"Yes," Dani exclaimed hoping for someone more challenging.

"No, that Danny," Robin asked pointing at the older hybrid. Danny flinched slightly, but smiled anyway.

"I guess it won't hurt anything," Danny whispered as Dani sighed and walked off the mat with her head hanging. Canary wanted to stop, but also was curious as to how Danny really fought. Robin got into position and gave a bow as Danny followed, his breathing steadied. He set himself up to a similar stance to Robin's and the two began to circle each other. Robin looking for an opening while Danny was preparing for Robin's attack. Danny shifted slightly letting his right seem open. Robin took the bait kicking at it while Danny flipped in perfect grace over the boy wonder. Robin stumbled forward slightly, but once he caught himself, Danny kicked him back. Robin landed on his front but quickly got back up as Danny took a fighting stance once again.

By this time, they had gotten the attention of everyone in the room. The young heroes studied the hybrid's fighting style, Canary watching surprised at his skill without using powers, and Dani grinning like a mad person. Danny closely watched as Robin set himself back up to attack again. Danny decided that he wanted to attack first. He turned himself around to kick Robin's feet out from under, and Robin jumped up out of the way only to be met with a kick to the chest knocking the wind out of him. Danny had landed with one foot only to strike out with the other. Robin was surprised that he could do that, but then remembered that the hybrid fought mainly in the air. Danny's style was more for aerial battle rather than land. Robin decided to try and use that to his advantage. He quickly planted his feet firmly on the ground and started striking out with his arms only for Danny to block every attack. Robin began to realize that Danny's form and grace allowed him to adapt to fighting on the ground while still using aerial techniques.

"Go, Cousin!" Dani cheered flying up somewhat with her hand raised. It had green light surrounding it and the few that were beside the young hybrid moved discreetly away from her. Danny took a quick look at her and smiled as Robin attacked. He landed a punch to Danny's chest, which caused Danny to go into defense mode. Danny spun around and caught Robin's foot throwing him backwards into a wall quickly. "Whoa, Danny, it's okay," Dani called running up to her cousin. Danny seemed to come out of a trance and looked around worriedly.

"I didn't mean," he whispered looking down and backing away. Robin slowly got up and looked at him surprised. Canary walked up to the hybrid and put a comforting hand on his shoulders while everyone else held surprised looks on their faces from the sudden hostility Danny had shown.

"It's okay, it was a mistake. It's good for him anyway," Canary gently smiled to show that he didn't really do anything wrong. "He wanted to in the first place, he learned his lesson."

"I'm sorry," Danny whispered disappearing in a green flash. Dani reached to grab him, but he was gone.

"You should have just fought me," Dani growled glaring at the boy wonder who was looking around slightly dazed. "Then he wouldn't be beating himself up. This is why he never practiced with people. He never wants to hurt them," Dani shot and disappeared in a similar green light. Canary looked at Robin disappointed while everyone else come out of their stupor.

"I wasn't expecting him to do that," Robin defended knowing Danny had used his ghostly strength. "I thought we were just fighting without powers or special abilities."

"He's still healing. You nailed him in the chest, and you know he's really protective of that area," Aqualad stated walking forward form the small group of heroes. Robin looked down.

"I didn't mean to do that, I was going for his legs, how'd I do that?" Robin asked looking up at Canary.

"You shouldn't have asked him. I wasn't going to have him do anything, but he doesn't like backing down from a fight," Canary explained looking back at the hallway. "I'm going to look for them. Hopefully, he just teleported to his room, you guys continue training. Robin, go to the infirmary and make sure that you're okay."

Me:I'm sorry that I haven't updated this in so long, and I feel really bad, but I kept having the TT/DP crossover bugging me and then I started college along with my last year in 4H...

Danny: This isn't the full chapter, so don't complain about its length. It's longer, but she wanted to at least give you guys something...

Me: So no complaining. I had to do this with BH as well. College is taking its toll on me, and I still have ideas, but its getting down and actually putting them into play. I have edited this several times, but I did not look at it again before I posted it. Any mistakes, go ahead and tell me and I will fix them when I put the full chapter up.

Danny: Give her credit, she's not dead

Me: I almost died, but I'm sure you don't care about that.

Danny: They probably care, but they want to see the story as well.

Me: Yeah, that's such a good reason...

Danny: They also don't want you to die either for others...

Me: I'm going to kill you in a minute...

Review, and complain about how long it took me to update this story or whatever, but son't complain about the length. I actually have more to this chapter already done, I just felt like tormenting you some more. Any ideas about how you want this story to end would be nice. I don't have anything for the epic battle at the end yet. That's really why it took so long for this story. I don't have any ideas for an end like I do for BH. I know where's that is going, I just need to sit down with some time and type it out. Thanks for your support and I hope I get this into gear. I'm sorry the summer wait...but I had a crap load of work.