Hello everybody, sorry I took so long to post but that's just how it goes.
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Thanks to the last reviews Danny/Raven may occur if I can get it to work... im not to great at pairings
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Two years later...
Danny has changed over the two years he'd lived in Jump City. He had grown a lot taller almost reaching his dad's height but he hadn't become addicted to fudge which was one thing he was thankful for. His hair had grown out a little, remaining constantly messy but he never tried to change it... He had also changed his wardrobe so now he wore black and gray shirts instead of the usual white.
Danny currently stood at a counter while he finished typing in an order for a customer's "special" comic book when one of his new friends, Ben, walked up.
Over the last couple of years, Danny had started a new life. That included getting a job and making new friends. Sure he had a lot of money thanks to Vlad, but hard earned cash was a lot better in his opinion. When he first got to Jump City he found a job at an up and coming cyber café which was located close to his apartment and he's worked there ever since.
He has also made quite a few friends, and Ben was one of the first.
"Hey Danny, have you seen Matt? I haven't seen him since he got that new game system, and he has even missed school." Ben was a big guy. Not as tall as Danny, but still pretty big with short black hair.
"No, I haven't seen him but Jacob said he had been sick the other day... Speak of the devil, he just walked in." Matt on the other hand was about as tall as Danny and had short brown hair, which at moment was sticking out all over the place, like he just got out of bed.
"Hey guys, what's up?" Matt said before coughing a little bit.
"Dude, you look and sound like you've gone through hell twice!" exclaimed Ben.
"No duh Sherlock. I've been sick for a couple of days... Sorry, I haven't slept well the last few days."
"Are you sure you should be out of bed right now?" asked Danny who was quite concerned for his friend.
"Dude, I've been in bed for the last few days trying to sleep. Besides, I got some antibiotics from the doctor yesterday, so trust me I'm fine. Anyways, I'm here to see if my order for the expansion pack of Doom 5 was in yet."
"No, but it should be getting here soon." The Cyber Café Danny worked at was an interesting place. It had computers for gaming and internet access, while it also sold comic books and electronics. The good thing about working there was the discount he got on the merchandise, which he could share with his new friends. "So Ben, how was the party the other day?"
"It was great man, but why weren't you there?"
"I was feeling sick after I got off work and decided to go home." said Danny, but that was a lie. He had actually been in the middle of a fight with a big guy made out of stone.
When he was walking to the party, suddenly a giant stone freak came barging through a wall in front of him and right into the construction site he was passing by at the time. At work he had heard that the Teen Titans, the resident heroes in Jump City, were fighting some sludge monster at a toxic waste factory across town. So he decided to do something he didn't do very often anymore. He went ghost.
Over the last two years he had learned quite a few things about his ghost form. For example, he had learned how to change his uniform by releasing enough ectoplasm into the items he wanted to wear in order to make them ghost compatible. His uniform now consisted of a black vest over a black sleeveless shirt with black jeans and boots. On his arms he had white bandages wrapped around them and while his hands now sported white fingerless gloves. Under his shirt he wore a locket with his old DP logo carved on it. On the inside were two pictures, one of his old friends Sam and Tucker, and the other of his family.
His fight with the guy made of stone was relatively easy. Mainly due to the fact that the guy couldn't even touch him because of his intangibility. However, Stoney took a lot of damage before he could be brought down. When Danny had eventually knocked him down, he didn't take any chances and grabbed some random construction equipment and used all his strength to wrap it around him. As he surveyed his work, one of the Titans, Cyborg, showed up. Disappearing before he thought he was seen, he left a very confused Titan behind. Thanks to the fighting, his muscles were killing him and he was too exhausted to go to the party he intended to go to.
"Danny, Danny, are you okay?" Asked Ben, who looked concerned.
"Sorry, I just kinda spaced out." said Danny sheepishly "Well, I gotta finish sending a few more orders in so I'll talk to you guys later."
"Sure man, I gotta get home anyways."
"Later man." Ben and Matt left and Danny continued his work.
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At six Danny got off work. He was heading to his apartment when he saw something he didn't usually see every day. There was a girl dressed in black and dark blue clothes standing next to an empty bus. But the odd thing about her wasn't her clothes. It was the fact that her hair and eyes were a bubble gum pink and her skin was extremely pale. When she waved her hand there was a pink flash, and the bus started moving down the street towards a baby carriage.
He then saw the Titans, who had been at the local pizza place, spring into action and saved the carriage while stopping the bus. Suddenly Starfire, Robin and Beastboy were blasted into a nearby alley by whatever was hidden in the carriage. Meanwhile, a guy who looked kinda like an ape picked up the bus and dropped it on Cyborg and Raven. Then what looked like a little toddler wearing a jetpack showed up and the fight between forces began.
Even though the Titans outnumbered them almost two to one, they were kept disorganized when their opponents used divide and conquer tactics. First, they got rid of Cyborg by strapping a rocket to his back and sending him flying, which also made Starfire leave in order to help him. Then their opponents just kept knocking the other Titans into each other before giving Robin their finishing moves. The Toddler blasted the ground with a gun, after which the pink haired sorceress used some pink hexbolts and the ape man slammed the ground. The ground underneath Robin gave out, sending him screaming into the rushing waters of the sewers.
Danny couldn't believe what he saw, the Titans beaten in close to three minutes. He quickly shook himself out of his stupor and looked around making sure nobody saw him. Going ghost behind a car, he dived through the ground, intangible and invisible.
After a few seconds of frantic searching he finally found the Titan's leader unconscious, floating through the sewers. Taking hold of Robins arm he pulled him into a nearby tunnel, laying him on the ground. Creating a green glow with his hands so he could see better, he checked to see if Robin was okay. He looked okay but would probably have a huge headache judging by the bruise on his forehead. Danny breathed a sigh of relief. He thought he might have to take him to a hospital when he didn't feel like explaining himself. Sorry I couldn't help you guys earlier but... I just didn't want anybody to know about my powers. Besides, I'm no hero, just a freaky little boy with freaky little powers...
When he noticed that Robin started wake, he went invisible and let the glow from his hands die, putting them in complete darkness. Robin stood up rubbing his head and looked around for a few seconds before he ran down the tunnel.
Danny phased up through the street still invisible and took to the air. Flying over the city, he tried to clear his head of memories about the past. Every time he thought about his past, when he had considered himself a hero, he would become depressed. I failed to protect my friends, my family and there is nothing I can do to change it.
As he got closer to the waterfront he noticed the giant tower in the shape of a T, the home of the Teen Titans. He was brought out of his inner turmoil when he saw the four other Titans being tossed out of said place, one by one into the harbor. The three villains that they had been fighting earlier stood on the roof looking very proud with themselves, laughing at the Titans. Then the pink haired sorceress launched a pink blast at the water, causing a huge wave to smash into the now waterlogged heroes.
But that doesn't mean I can't help them. Danny's eyes glowed green. "I guess I'll give those three some ghostly haunting." With that said he flew off...
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"Higher, a little to left, a little more... Perfect." Gizmo said, just finishing the mounting of Cyborg's arm on the wall in the main room of the tower. "Slade's going to have kittens when he learns we whipped the Titans and took their stinkin tower."
"Not to mention Robin's favorite fashion statement." Jinx added as she walked in wearing Robin's belt and carrying one of Raven's blue robes, which she grimaced at. "Ugh... But that's the only thing fashionable around here."
"Tell me about it, all their food is way out of date." Grumbled Mammoth as he started pulling food out of the fridge that was covered in blue mold and proceeded to eat it.
"You think that stuff's rotten, wait till you see their music," said Gizmo as he started to pull CDs out of a cabinet and proceeded to throw them over his shoulder. "Crud... Snot... Mega Crud..." While Unbeknownst to them, an invisible and intangible Danny had floated through the floor.
Danny's first reaction was that of surprise. The Main room and kitchen were filthy with things lying on the floor and dishes and trash piled up on the sink and counters. I would have thought heroes kept their homes clean just in case bad guys decided to take them over. What the heck is that guy eating? Ew... I think I'm going to throw up. The cause of him almost getting sick in ghost mode was when he spotted Mammoth eating a chicken leg covered in the blue mold and licking the bone afterwards.
Danny turned away from Mammoth to see the pink haired sorceress trying on a blue cloak. "Does she have anything that's not blue?" she commented. Yeah, you're one to talk Pinky. Then he saw the little midget throwing CDs all over the place.
Since all three are here I guess it's time for some ghostly fun. Danny concentrated and a few items all around the room gained a ghostly green aura. After a few seconds more of concentration, the items started to float. This new ability of ghostly telekinesis wasn't a powerful ability. It drained quite a bit of energy and took a lot of concentration, but came in handy for scaring people. A year ago he figured out this ability when he was too lazy to get up and grab the TV remote.
With an extra push of power, things started flying all over the room. Cabinet doors started opening and closing, and utter chaos ensued. The three occupants were surprised to say the least. "What the hell is going on here?" yelled Gizmo as 5 of the CDs he had thrown over his shoulder came flying back at him. Jinx got hit in the face with a ball that was composed of dirty socks smelling pretty ripe, while Mammoth got a face full of green gelatin covered in the blue mold.
While the three idiots were a little preoccupied, they didn't notice when Cyborg's arm got off the wall and scuttled over to the computer terminal. Once there, wires came out and started pressing on the key board, causing the alarms to go off and an emergency light overhead to come on. When that happened, Danny stopped his new power, exhausted. He had used that power on multiple items before, but not that many for as long as he did.
The three criminals were relieved when all the things in the room calmed down, but they couldn't understand why the alarm was going off. Gizmo walked up to the computer terminal and found Cyborg's arm waiting for him. As soon as Gizmo saw the arm, wires flew out of it, wrapping around him. With the arm taking off like a rocket, it pulled the pint sized villain up through the air duct while the little guy yelled profanities the whole way. Darkness engulfed Jinx, pulling her through the ceiling before she realized what happened. Mammoth on the other hand got hit with a powerful Starbolt, sending him into the elevator.
I guess the Titans can handle those morons. After that thought Danny flew out of the tower and headed back to his apartment, in desperate want of rest before he had work the next day.
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After beating the Hive and handing them over to the police, the Titans returned to their home to assess the damage that had been done. "My tunes, they're all over the floor!" exclaimed Beastboy, before he rushed to pick up his CDs.
"This place looks like a tornado hit. What were the Hive doing in here?" pondered Robin as he picked up some trash.
"I don't think that it was the Hive that caused this." said Cyborg, who was sitting at the main computer. "Check out this video I got earlier." Expanding The clip to the main screen, it showed Jinx, Gizmo, and Mammoth getting pelted by items that were floating around the room. All the Titans turned to look at Raven, who just gave them a deadpan look in return.
"I didn't do it. Cyborg, could you freeze frame the video?" After pausing the video Raven pointed at one of the floating objects. "Do any of you guys notice anything odd about this other than the fact that its floating?" The Titans studied the object for a moment.
"Yes friend Raven, the object glows slightly green!" exclaimed Starfire.
"It is, and when I possess an object it glows black. However, these objects seems to possess a ghostly aura."
"Are you saying there was a ghost in my tower?" said Cyborg who couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"I could feel that a very powerful spirit was in the tower before we ambushed the Hive, but I couldn't tell if it was a ghost or not. Most ghosts and apparitions strong enough to do what we just saw are usually very malevolent. However, the one in the tower had a benevolent aura."
"Whoa, whoa, are you telling me a good ghost did this?" asked Beastboy.
"I was saved earlier after I fell into the sewers," interrupted Robin, who had been lost in thought throughout most of the conversation. "But the only thing I remember was seeing was a guy with white hair and a green light. Then the guy just vanished. Cyborg, didn't you say you saw someone else stop Cinderblock the other day?"
"Yeah, while you were fighting that overgrown waste monster, I had heard that Cinderblock was destroying a construction site. On the way there I saw a bunch of green flashes. When I finally got there, a guy with white hair was floating over Cinderblock, who was unconscious and tied in some of the construction equipment."
Robin thought for a moment. "Maybe there is another hero in Jump city. But if that was the case, why wouldn't he want us to know he was helping?"
"He probably wants to keep his powers a secret." said Raven.
The Titans went silent, pondering Raven's words when they heard a low rumbling noise. Everybody turned to see a blushing Starfire. "I shall go fetch something to eat." With that said, she flew to the fridge and when she looked inside she gasped in horror. "What happened to all our blue furry food? Even my garburd is gone, and I was planning for us to share." At the thought of the green gelatinous Tameranian food she had prepared, the other Titans went pale. When thinking of it covered in blue mold, it caused them to go from pale to green, or in Beastboy's case, greener. They silently thanked God for it being gone.
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Danny flew back to his apartment lost in thought. If I keep helping the Titans like this, maybe I should try to join their team. His thoughts however were interrupted by a powerful voice in his head. With extreme pain following it, he almost fell out of the sky. What are you thinking? Your no hero, you already tried that and look what that got you. Your friends and family are dead and you, your destined to become the most powerful evil ghost in existence. The voice and pain all of a sudden were gone before he could comprehend what had happened. Letting out a sigh, he continued on his way.
When he finally reached his apartment, he floated into his kitchen to find an unpleasant thing in his kitchen. "Hello Daniel, I like your new clothes." Vlad was sitting at Danny's kitchen table nursing a cup of tea.
"Hi Vlad, what are you doing here?" asked Danny as he changed back into his human form. Almost once every week, Vlad would come to visit him, so it wasn't too big of a surprise.
"I just came to check up on you, and to enjoy your performance earlier. Those criminals didn't know what hit them. So, Daniel, I'm guessing that you're going back into the hero business."
"No, I haven't. I just got really annoyed with those three idiots."
"Well, if they find out that you're helping them, what are you going to say your name is, Danny Phantom? You might not want to go and bring up your past. That could cause you problems considering that you used to be on Amity's most wanted list." Danny knew he was right, but he couldn't really come up with a new identity. Suddenly, it finally hit him.
"Then I guess my new name will be...Shade."
"Shade...that's an interesting name."
"Anyways how's the cat I gave you a while back named Fruitloop?" asked Danny, smiling mischievously.
Vlad scowled. "He's fine and my wife absolutely adores him, but she still asks me why you named him Fruitloop."
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