Authors Notes: Well here we are again…

Surviving the Titans
By GhostAnn

Chapter 23: Control

Maddie walked down the halls of Vlad's mansion wearing her trademark jumpsuit: finally. After Danny and Vlad started to freak out Danny had run out of the dining room. Disappearing within the maze of a building before Maddie could catch up to him. Not long after Vlad had told her where her things were, and apologizing he excused himself.

It was so odd to her; she couldn't comprehend what was going on, and she was sure she was missing more than a couple peace's to this puzzle. However she felt better knowing she had her ghost weapons now. No longer defenseless, whatever was going on she was confident she could handle it.

As she rounded a corner she froze as the very ghost she wanted to see phased from the ceiling. "Hello woman." He said.

"You!" Maddie pulled out her staff. "Bring my husband back right now!"

"Why would I do that? I'm out to destroy you both." He said. "I'm only here to finish the job I started."

Maddie gasped. So Vlad was telling the truth about the ghost after her!

In the corner of the hall, Vlad watched invisibly and grinned through his grimace. "Very good. Keep her distracted. I have a few headaches of my own to take care of." With that he sunk into the wall, leaving his servant to keep the love of his life "entertained."

The chaos taking place at the moment was hard to describe. Two figures where beating back seven others. "Robin!" Starfire said dogging as the boy attacked her. "Please, I do not wish to harm you!"

"Like you could hurt me!" Robin said as the girl avoided him.

"Oh man! Oh man!" Cyborg said panicked as he watched.

"Calm down and focus!" Raven said. "We need to stop Slade."

"I know that!" Cyborg said, and then motioned to the fight between Starfire and Robin. "But look! What the helk is going on!? Robin is floating in the air and his whole wardrobe got all flipped upside down! I mean what's up with that!? And why the hell is he fighting us anyway?"

"He's not the only one we need to worry about!" Jazz said backing into Cyborg as Danny floated up to them a dark smile on his face.

"Jazz…" He said, "Aren't you happy to see me?"

"No way." She said then pointed accusingly. "No way! You can't be Danny!"

"Oh, but he is." Slade said happily.

"Boo." Danny said. Screaming Jazz ran from him.

"Jazz!" Raven called trying to stop her, but could not as Starfire fell on her.

"Raven! Starfire!" Cyborg was so surprised by all this happening at once he wasn't able to make a move.

Danny flew after his sister. "Run faster Jazz!" He taunted an evil glee in his voice. "I'm catching up." He said as he got in front of her.

Jazz struggled as Danny grabbed her hand. "Let me go!" Danny immediately dropped her with a small yell.

Blinking up at her brother confused she let out a gasp as she remembered. "The Fenton Spector Deflector!" She said happily. Danny frowned at her, anger in his eyes he blasted her sending her flying back.

"Jazz!" Tucker yelled worried as she flew passed him.

Beastboy turned into a large panda and caught her. Sam, who was next to him checked to see if she was okay. "Fluffy…" Jazz said dizzily before passing out.

"Oh man." Beastboy said back in his human form. "This sucks! Could someone please explain to me what's going on!"

"I wish to know as well!" Starfire said standing shakily, helping Raven up. "Robin this is not like you! You are good and nice and not mean- why are you doing this?"

"Why are you doing this?" Robin mocked. "You'll never understand!" He growled.

Raven jumped into the air and chanted."Azarath Metrion Zenthose!" A black energy rapped around the boy. "This is for your own good!" Raven said as the boy struggled.

"Let me go you witch!" Robin hissed.

Danny flew by them then being propelled by a green blast he hit the wall solidly. "Sorry dude but you were getting a bit ruff." Cyborg stood in front of Tucker, his cannon arm smoking.

Grunting Danny fell from the wall, glaring irritated at the Cyborg. "I'll show you ruff." Danny said as he landed on the ground taking a deep breath.

"Oh no!" Sam said. "Danny! Don't!"

But it was too late. In that instant Danny let loss his ghostly wail and the building shook. Slade laughed, he was standing behind Danny out of the path of major destruction. "This is even better than I'd hoped!"

The Titans and Team Phantom held their hands over their ears trying to block out the noise. They coiled under the sound bite, unable to do more than wither. With sharp cries of pain and surprise the teens felt and saw the Spector Deflectors short out as Danny's attack stopped.

Robin lay on the ground shaking his head trying to clear the cry from his brain he blinked. "What the…" He looked up and saw Raven laying in front of him. "Raven?"

She looked to him surprised. "Robin!"

"Look out!" The two looked to Beastboy who had cried the warning to see Danny aiming at Starfire who was out cold lying on the ground a few feet from them. Beastboy was too far away but he shifted into a cheetah and ran toward them. Cyborg was sparking as he tried to move to save her, his body still recovering from the sound wave.

"Star!" Robin shot off tackling Danny. Beastboy stopped ducking as the flew passed him. Hitting the ground the two rolled.

"Danny!" Sam ran over to his limp form. She took his shoulders shaking him. "Danny! Snap out of it!"

"Sam…?" Danny said his green eyes opening slowly full of confusion.

"That's right, fight it! You're better than this!"

Slade gripped the devise he held tighter. "Don't mess with me girl." He said, and the device began to glow a bright red.

With a blank expression Danny's eyes flashed red and he swatted Sam to the side as he stood.

She bounced off the ground, rolling to a stop. Tucker ran to her in a panic. "Sam!"

"I'm fine…" She sat up slowly, looking to Danny. "Danny!" Sam cried as the boy grabbed his head letting out a scream.

Robins form fluctuated as he stood and he gasped as his green eyes shifted back to read. Looking to his friends the ghostly boy wonder smiled. "Let's end this." He said.

"That's what we exist to do." Danny said stepping forward.

Valerie groaned as she woke up face down on the floor. "What…" She gasped remembering that Robin had shoved her against the wall knocking her out. He suddenly seemed to snap. What was with that behavior? Rubbing her sore head she stood looking around.

She didn't know what happened, but she knew that the only change to the plan was that she now was looking for two ghosts instead of one. She never thought there'd be a day when she would worry about the wellbeing of a ghost but it had happened.

Running she tried to find an exit only to stumble as the building began to shake. "What? An earthquake?" She doubted it; she could hear a strange sound accompanying the shaking like a cry of some sort. She fell against the wall and continued to move. As the noise and shaking stopped she came across a window overlooking a large yard. She couldn't believe what she was seeing.

Danny could fell his human heart beating like mad. This sensation, this energy coursing through him, he'd felt it before. The world he was in right now was hazy. He could make out familiar faces, and a bubble of excitement would run through his body every now and then. His adrenalin was pumping as if he was riding a roller-coaster. He was terrified.

He could feel a dark hand curling around his conciseness, and he knew whatever he was doing he would regret it. Struggling to pull his ghost half's crazed energy down there was a moment of weakness in the control, and Danny found himself looking Sam dead in the face.

"Danny!" She said. "Snap out of it!"

"Sam…?"

"That's right!" Sam said a smile appearing on her face. "Fight it, this isn't you! You're better than this!"

Then the haze washed back over him and confusion filled him. He wondered if he'd really seen Sam or if he'd imagined it. He felt like this haze was all that the world was. He felt the dark presence in his mined tighten and he let out a scream of fear as he realized he didn't know what he was doing- he didn't know where he was. 'You're fighting for me- your only purpose is to serve me- you have no friends. You have no will- I am your will, and you will fight.'

The world shot back to him in an instant as he found himself holding Raven by the thought. She looked at him with a mixture of anger and fear. He grinned, a strange joy running through his body. This is what he existed for- this was his purpose- to destroy this girl.

Authors Notes: So hard… So hard to write fighting scenes especially ones with so many people! So much happening at once! *dizzy* Oh… I'm so sorry if this was confusing…
I did my best.
Fighting scenes aren't my strong suit… But I love action… must… keep… trying… to capture…fight!
*twitch, twitch*

Is it still confusing as to what happened to Danny, Robin, and Vlad? I'll be explaining what the device Slade has in the next chapter is a little bit more... or at least that's the plan... till then... eat your vegetables! Oh... and...

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