I wish to thank my new Beta, knighthawker, for helping to bring up this chapter. He gave a few ideas for it to help make the chapter longer and to make it a bit more interesting.

I Do Not Own Danny Phantom or the Teen Titans

Chapter 23 ~ Deal or No Deal.

Danny's POV

I watched as Raven walked down the hall away from my room with a gentle smile. I truly did think of Raven as a sister. She will never replace Jazz but she does have that effect like Jazz did. Yes I know I acted like I disliked my sister but that's all it was, an 'Act'. I loved my sister and always looked to her for help, whether it was school work or fighting a ghost. Jazz always knew the right things to say to cheer me up, when I was feeling depressed. Hell who wouldn't fel depressed when they constently saved a town that was never grateful. Jazz and my two friends were always the one to get me back on my feet and keep protecting my town. Without them I would have more then likely givin up a LONG time ago.

I turned and walked over to my bed and sat down on the edge, looking up at the ceiling with a soft sigh. I missed Jazz lecturing me on my grades and coming home with injuries from ghost fights. She would always bandage me up if it was bad enough. I smiled at a particular memory of Jazz glaring at me with narrowed eyes when the house was called for me falling asleep in class again. Jazz ended up answering the phone seeing as how my parents were out patrolling the city for any ghost activity. She knew I was out hunting ghost but she didn't understand why I had to go out for EVERY ghost. She said I should let some of the other Ghost Hunters deal with it once and a while.

Well blame my damned Hero-Complex for being unable to sit on the side lines for even one battle. I honestly tried a few times to sit by and watch Valarie as the Red Huntress or my Parents try to fight a ghost, but I couldn't. My heart told me to fight and protect, so that's what I did. Plus it was pitiful to watch them get their butts kicked. My parents had the hardest time try to catch the BOX GHOST. And Valarie was always getting knocked off her hover board by Skulker or other ghost that came along. Although she did managed to catch the Box Ghost ONCE.

I ended up invisibly stealing the Thermos from her and released him into the ghost zone out of concern for what she might try to do the pithetic little blue ghost. I gave it back to her later that day. While she was at work, I flew to her house and placed the Thermos on her bed, then got the hell outa dodge before she got back.

I laid back on the bed and closed my eyes taking a deep breath with a smile on my face. I missed being a hero for a whole year. I was on the run for so long that I never could stay in one place for the long before Vlad or the GIW showed up hunting me down.

Vlad: for me to become his 'Son/Apprentice'. And the GIW: as a science experiment.

I felt myself slowly drifting into a doze, getting lost in the positive memories of my past, when I almost jumped out of my skin because the Alarms started going off.

"Damn it." I muttered as I quickly sat up giving myself whiplash. I hissed in discomfort as I looked around the room at the blaring sirens. My blue stone on my belt was flashing softly in time with the alarm. The belt had gotten modified as well so that is I get stuck in human form I can use it to call for help as well. I got up and bolted to the door just as I heard a knocking on it. I swung the door open to see Beast Boy standing there. The little green Titan's eyes were narrowed and serious looking, even though he was out of breath from obviously running to my bedroom door.

"Trouble, at the Fair Grounds and Town Square!" He said panting heavily.

I nodded and we ran down the hall, me trailing behind him seeing as how I didn't quite know my way around the Tower just yet. We ran into the living room where we meet up with the rest of the Titans. I glanced at Robin who's expression was serious as he gazed that the screen in front of him.

My gaze meets everyone's slowly. "What are we going to do?" I asked as I morphed into Phantom.

Robin looked at me startled look for a second before he looked serious again. "We're going to have to split up." He said looking at all of us.

I looked at the screen to see two red blinking dots, one in and open space, that must have been the Fair Grounds, and one in the middle of the city. After staring at the dots for a few seconds I looked at everyone. "I'll go solo at the Fair Grounds." I said quickly. They all stared at me with shock. I sighed with irritation. "You guys work better as a Team. I'm a solo player." I explained softly. "I'll be more comfortable being alone."

They all seemed a bit hesitant, but finally Robin nodded. "Alright. Danny will take the Fair Grounds while we take the City. Titans Move!" And with that Robin and the rest of the titan members turned and ran out the door. Raven paused at the door, looking back at me with a deeply trouble expression, before following them out.

I turned and looked back at the dot with creased eyebrows. I don't know why I wanted the Fair Ground, something just told me that it was the one I should go to. After staring at it for a moment I turned intangible and flew out of the Tower and heading off in the direction of my claimed location.

I arrived at the Grounds a few moments later and lowered to the ground, hovering a few feet from the ground, next to the Ferris Wheel. I paused in the air, letting my cloak close around my body as glanced around before I started flying around slowing in search of what had set off the Titans alarms. My ghost sense hasn't gone off so I knew it wasn't a ghost. That marked off all my my enemies and just left the Titan's.

I froze in mid-flight when I heard a chilling laughter.

"Danny-boy, you have changed your look. I like it. It's more suiting for you." A familiar voice from behind me said. I whipped around to see someone that got me tangled up in this stupid mess anyways.

Slade.

Damn it.

I snarled at him. "What do you want now Slade?" I asked, bring my ecto-charged fist up in front of me. I quickly scanned him over to see if he had any Plasmius Maximus's on him, not wishing to be left defenceless like last time I met the guy.

Slade brought his hands up in a calming gesture. "Now, now Danny-boy. I have not come to fight you."

I growled out at him."I find that hard to believe." After conferming that there were no Maximus's on him, I jumped up and swung my fist him that was still charged up with my ecto-energy. I landed a solid punch and sent him skidding back a few feet, his head twisted to the side. I still hovered a few feet over the ground and then I quickly fired serveral ecto-blast at him then followed behind them with a raised fist.

Slade stepped aside while striating out his head, dodging all the blast. I was right behind them so I swung my fist at him, hopening to catch him off guard. But he saw it coming and grabbed my fist before it could hit him. I glared at him and twisted in his grasp lashing out at him with my foot. Without releasing my fist, he grabbed my foot with his other hand and then swung me around and sent my fly through the air.

I slammed into a wall, causing it to collapse under the impact. I fell to the ground and landed, smacking my head of the hard ground as the chunks of brick and cement tumbled down around. I lifted my head up some so I could push myself back to my feet, but one of the pieces of brick smacked me on the head. When it hit me I felt a sharp sting and the impact caused me to hit my head on the ground again, making me see stars. I quickly pushed myself up to my feet swaying slightly from dizziness. I shook my head back and forth trying to clear it. I felt a small trail of cold green ecto-blood tricking down the side of my head from my hair. The brick must have cut me opening a little.

I looked up at Slade with narrowed eyes and went to leap at him once more. But when Slade spoke again I paused.

"Danny-boy, I told you before, I do not wish to fight. I only wish to make a deal with you."

I growled, badly wishing to knock his lights out. I just need to get my hands the the damn guy first. "And why would I listen to you?"

Slade eyes were smirking at me and he shrugged his arms up. "Maybe because I have found a way to bring your family back…" He said casually.

I froze my ecto-energy dyeing away. I stared at him with shock, my eyes wide with disbelief. "W-wha?" I asked sounding stupid even to my own ears.

Slade chuckled and walked towards me. I hardly even cared or noticed I was so surprised. "I said I could bring your family back. You would like that, wouldn't you Danny-boy?"

I was still staring at him with surprise as I took all this in. "How?"

Slade reached out and patted my head causing me to flinch away and glare at the offending hand. He must know that I hate being touched, so he was probably doing that just to get on my nerves. And he was succeding. "I have created a 'Time Portal' that allows me to go back in time. But it only works once." He informed me teasingly. "So you have a choice, do me a favor and earn the chance to save your loved ones…or don't."

I narrowed my eyes at him with anger, not believing a single thing he said. But I still wanted to check and see. "I want to see proof." I snarled out quickly relighting my hands with ecto-energy.

Slade chuckled again and reached behind him and pulled out a small device. "I thought you might want some evidence. So here is a live video of my drones working on some last minute touches." He held out a small flat screen about the side of a 3 by 5 note card and showed it to me. I looked at the video that was showing.

There were people, or robots, who were dressed similar to Slade's own outfit that were working on the 'Portal'. One walked right by the screen with what looked to be a small clipboard in his arms, looking things over and checking thinks off. Another one was kneeling down at the base of the Portal tightening up some screws. It looked like any other portal accept for the machine right next to it with a series of numbers going across the monitor with a few keys and buttons. I let the energy around my fist, die away once again. Opened my mouth to ask Slade what the machine was, but he seemingly read my mind.

"That machine is plugged into the Time Portal and it allows me to set the machine to certain time and open it to allow access to the time period." He said with an amused tone.

I paused and looked confused for a second before narrowing my eyes and straitening up looking him right in the eye. "And what would this 'favor' be?" I asked bitterly.

"Oh, it should be fairly simple for someone of you power and position…" He paused for dramatic effect, I mentally rolled my eyes. Typical bad guys. "I want you to kill the Titans."

I stared at him shocked for a second before composing myself. "Kill them?" I asked. I paused before continuing. "That's all?"

Slade nodded staring down at me with narrowed eyes. "Yes. I find it fair. A life for a life. You kill 5 Titans and you gain 5 loved ones. Simple and fair."

I glared at him before looking down at the ground, my eyebrows creased with thought. I was going through all the possiblities in my mind, thinking everything through. After a moment of thought, I quickly came to a solid decision.

I looking up at him and smirking evilly.

"Deal."

~And there is Chapter 23…Damn…I thought this was intresting. I loved writing the final few paragraphs lol.

Dan muse: And I thought I was evil...maybe I'm rubbing off on you…

Me: *coughs and clears my throat* umm well…I'm not gonna answer that…so SEE YOU ALL NEXT WEEK!

TA!

Rae

DanPhantomsApprentice