Hello again everyone! Once again i feel so touched and loved by everyone who has reviewed and followed my story. Oh and I'm looking for some fan art for this story. It would be great to have an official cover for this wonderful story other than my beautiful horse, Snickers.
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Chapter 2
As soon as we enter, swirls of green and purple cloud my vision. Everywhere I look there was floating rocks and purple doors.
"Welcome to the Ghost Zone."
Tucker's voice pulled me out of my thoughts.
"This is where all the Ghosts live. Each of those doors is another lair." Tucker replied, as he pushed some more buttons and we drove on.
"Ok, first off I had no idea ghosts existed! Second, what does this have to do with Danny!?"
Tucker looked over at me and replied with a small grin.
"That is for Danny to share, not me."
The rest of the ride was spent in silence. I pulled out a picture that had been burned. All you could see was my smiling face, but if you looked hard enough and long enough at my shoulder, you'd faintly see some fingers connecting to a hand wrapped around my neck and that's how I knew my childhood wasn't all a dream. A lot of thoughts flew around my head. Who would hide here? Is he dead? None of this can be real. Tuckers messing with me… This is a joke. But there was still a part of me that argued maybe this was real. Once again I was pulled from my thoughts when I saw a great clock tower floating not too far away and getting closer.
As we neared the tower Tucker parked the Specter Speeder and got out. He walked up to the door and knocked.
"This is Clockwork's tower. Danny should be here."
And, as if it were magic, (probably is) the door creaked open and we walked in. There was a man- or should I say ghost- floating in the middle of the great room. His skin was a light blue, he had red eyes full of wisdom and age. In his chest was a clock cloaked all in purple holding a scepter. As seconds passed I watched as he changed into an image of a small child; then an old man and back into a middle-aged man.
"Hello Tucker great to see you again. Shall I get Daniel for you?"
"That would be great." Tucker replied with a smirk.
"I'm sure he will be happy to see you Richard."
With that, Clockwork flew off. I stood there probably with my mouth hanging open.
"H-how does he know me!?"
Tucker laughed before replying with:
"One, Clockwork is the ghost of time, he knows everyone and all. Danny's your younger brother. He tells everything to Clockwork."
I looked back up to see Clockwork come back into the room. My brother's behind him. Right now my heart was fluttering like crazy, my emotions running high.
Danny's head was hung low, his raven black hair was covering his eyes. He was wearing a dark grey short-sleeved shirt over a long sleeve red shirt with black finger-less gloves and black jeans with red converse. Hanging around his neck was the twin to my necklace. Once he lifted his head, my bright blue eyes met his. He stood there shocked for a second.
"Clockwork! You didn't tell me my own brother was here!"
He ran over to me and pulled me into a bear hug that could rival Starfire's. I hugged him back and noticed the slight shaking of his body and the salty hot tears dripping on my shirt.
"Clockwork, if this is one of your mind games again, I will kill you. Again." Danny sobbed out.
"No Daniel. This is real. It was time for you two to meet."
Danny looked up into my face.
"Dick. I thought you were gone. I-" I cut him off.
"Danny, I made a promise to you long ago, It's my job to protect you."
Right now nothing else mattered. My team could be losing to the HIVE, the world could be turning inside out but all that matters to me right now is my little brother.
"Daniel, Richard, I believe you have some… secrets to share."
I stepped back from Danny and nodded my head to Clockwork.
"I'll go first. Danny, a lot has changed since we parted ways. To start, I became Robin, Batman's partner and leader of the Teen Titans."
Danny looked surprised before nodding his head as well and began to tell his story.
"Well, just over a year ago my parents built a ghost portal to 'here'. When they went to turn it on, it didn't work, so I decided that I would go inside and take a look. I tripped and pushed the 'on' button. I was electrocuted and my molecules were changed turning me into a 'halfa' or half ghost."
When Danny stopped talking there was a bright light starting at his waist and going in opposite directions. When the light went away, Danny had snow-white hair and glowing neon green eyes. He was wearing a black HAZMAT suit with a white belt, gloves, boots, collar, and white going up each side. He also had a floor length white cape and a D-P symbol on his chest. He had a white glow surrounding him which felt like I was being wrapped and the softest blanket but still held that feel of death and power.
My eyes were wide and I was speechless. My mouth opened and closed a few times.
"Wow. Umm… So that's why you are hiding here. Well I came to get you and take you 'home' with me."
A small smile crossed his face and he changed back.
"As much as I so very love you Clockwork, I think it's time I get known again alongside my brother."
Clockwork smiled and replied with:
"Daniel, I have loved your company but I believe this is the right decision."
"I'll have to introduce you to the team! Let's get going I kinda left without telling them."
Danny nodded before saying his goodbyes to Clockwork. We got back into the Specter Speeder and drove home. Once the portal was in sight, I looked over to Danny who had a nervous look on his face.
"Danny. Is everything alright?"
"Huh? Oh yah, everything's fine. I'm just not sure if I can handle seeing my old house. It's been awhile and all the memories…"
"Hey. You'll be ok. I'm with you now."
Danny seemed to calm down. Once we went back through the portal Tucker parked the speeder and went over to close the portal. When he slid the panel back into wall, I noticed it flashed red before turning green and sliding into the wall closing the giant doors to the alternate dimension. I didn't remember it doing that before, but maybe that was only for closing the great doors. We walked up the stairs, through the dusty house and out the front door. Tucker said good-bye and good luck before he walked away.
"Well let's hop on and we'll soon be on our way to Titans Tower." I said to my brother.
Danny and I got on my bike and sped off. You could see how happy Danny was to be with me.
Once we got to Wally's I knocked on the door and waited no more than a second and everyone's favorite speedster was standing there grinning from ear to ear.
"Wally. This is Danny. Danny this is Wally."
Danny smiled and nodded his head.
"Wow. You two look so alike! How are you going to hide your identity?"
"Well I'll just have to tell them."
We didn't stay long. Just long enough to eat, change clothes, and get my r-cycle.
"You ready to meet my team?"
"Was I ready to become a hero? No. But it has to happen. Let's do this."
I drove to one of the passage ways to get on to the island. Once we parked in the garage, the door to the tower opened and my team came running in. Time for them to meet my brother…
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~Fluffy
