~ I Do Not Own Danny Phantom or the Teen Titans ~

Chapter 8 ~ Titans Tower - Medical Facility

Danny's POV

I woke up to the sound of slow, steady, beeping. I kept my eyes close and used my other senses to tell what's going on around me. I used the steady beeping sound as a form of echo location. The room was fairly big and I could tell I was alone. I slowly opened my eyes and looked around. The beeping noise was coming from a heart monitor next to the bed that was strapped up to me. I glared at it and I slowly pushed myself up into a sitting position.

I hissed in pain when I shifted my foot that was wrapped up in a bandage wrap. What the hell? I thought. Then I just kept myself from doing a face-palm. Oh duh. That creepy guy called Slade or whatever broke it. I looked around the room cautiously. Now...Where am I?

I about jumped out of my skin and my heart rate jumped up a few beats, when the door slid open and the tall robot guy from the pizza place walked in. "Oh good, your awake. And sorry about the scare." He said smiling sheepishly, looking at the monitor that had given away my fright.

I just stared at him in confusion. "Where am I?"

"Titans Tower, in the Medical Facility. Sooo...Danny wasn't it? Call me Cyborg. Do you remembered what happened?" Cyborg asked me.

I nodded. "Umm...yeah, some dude named Slade attacked me. I don't know why though. I just walked into the place that I'm staying at" -More like floated- "and went into my room, then I turn around and he was there." I said. Though it was partly true, I left out a lot of information. "So how long have I been out?"

Cyborg looked at the clock on the wall. "A little over 12 hours. You slept away the whole night. It's morning right now."

I nodded slowly. "Okay."

Cyborg nodded. "Do you know why Slade attacked you?"

"No, Not really." Lie. I bet he wants me because I'm half ghost. Just like another crazed up fruit-loop that I know. I thought bitterly.

Cyborg nodded and walked over to me and started to detach everything off of me. "So what did Slade say to you?"

I looked away and tried to think of something to say. I can't tell them the truth; they would throw me in jail. Or to the Guy in White for 'lots and lot of really painful experiments' "I-I don't remember."

Cyborg finished taking off all the attachments and was putting them away. "That's understandable." He looked at me and smiled. "So Danny, do you think you can walk yet?"

I looked at my foot that was wrapped up. "Maybe." I swung my legs over the bed and placed them on the floor, slowly tested my weight on them. I nodded when I was able to stand up with only a few spikes of pain if I pushed down on my foot too much, but I could still walk on it. "Yeah, I can."

Cyborg nodded. "That's good. You're a really fast healer, Danny. I don't think there is another human out there that can heal nearly as fast as you." he said smiling.

I tensed and I felt my heart race a little faster, but I just nodded. "Yeah...m-my parents were scientist...so...I would get exposed to a lot of stuff. Something must have affected my healing rate." I said. Not really a lie. I was exposed to the Fenton Ghost portal and it shocked me so bad I became half ghost, and ghosts are fast healers.

Cyborg nodded, though his eyes narrowed slightly. Then he smiled and placed a hand on my shoulder. "Fair enough. Come on, a few people want to meet you."

I looked up at him. "Umm...Can't I just go home. I-I'm not really the type that likes...to be around a lot of people." I said softly.

"Sorry Danny. I wish that we could but we can't do that. Slade wanted something from you so you're not safe to go anywhere right now. Titans Tower is the only safe place for you at the moment."

I mentally groaned. Great. Now I have a higher chance of exposing myself. I have no interest in get caught. "Alright. But I do have to go to work in about three hours."

"No need. We already called the Pizza Corner and the boss is willing to postpone you for a few days till we can find out was Slade wants." Cyborg said, walking to the door.

I followed him silently as we walked down the hall till we came up to an elevator. We walked inside and I kept my eyes averted from Cyborg's because I felt his studying me. I was starting to feel claustrophobic been in such a small space with a person who might throw me into jail if he knew who I truly was. I tried to take calming breaths as my nerves twitched to life. I had the overwhelming urge to turn intangible and fly from this building. But I knew if I did that it would be like wearing a big neon sign over my head that said 'I'm Danny Phantom!' So I tried everything to calm myself down.

I almost jump out up my skin when Cyborg spoke up. "Where did you get that ring on the necklace?" he asked trying to break the uncomfortable silence. "Sorry." He apologized, realizing that he startled me again.

I looked down to noticed that I was fiddling with the 'Wes' ring that I gave Sam to hold onto before she died. "Oh...this thing..." I stared at it sadly, unsure of how to answer. "It...belonged to a very dear friend...that died." I whispered sadly, loud enough for him to here. I stuff the ring under my shirt and dropped my hands to my side.

I could feel his eyes on me as he replied. "Oh man. I'm sorry about that. I didn't mean to bring up any bad memories." He said sincerely.

I shook my head. "Don't worry. It's just another one of many." I said. I could tell that I confused him with my reply but before he could ask anything, the doors to the elevator 'Dinged' loudly and it opened. I walked out first and down the straight hall to the only pare of doors that were down at the end of the hall. They slid open and I continued on in.

Strait into the Lions Den.

~ Short chapter but deal with it! Means that there are going to many more chapters ahead. So what did you think? And to those who did't read the summary on chapter 1, Danny found the 'Wes' ring (Sam backwards) on the ground after the Nasty Burger exploded and he keeps it on a chain around his neck not taking it off. Danny is very protective of it and doesn't like other people handling it. Meaning that if someone tried to touch it he will flip out like a ninja =). Next chapter will be longer I promise. Toodles! ~

Rae

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