Jake flopped on the couch in the back room. He'd been all over New York checking in with all of Fu dog's contacts on news about Danny or James. The bell in the shop doorway jingled. Jake got to his feet and poked his head out of the beaded curtain.

"We're closing," he grumbled, he didn't even know if his grandfather had official open hours but he was not in the mood for anyone looking for directions. It wouldn't be a customer. Not with that big electronics shop down the street.

"You're gonna want to see this kid," Marty, the Grim Reaper, retorted gravely. Jake blinked and stepped into the room.

"Marty? What are you doing here?" Jake inquired, trying and for the most part failing to hide his fear from the skeleton in black ropes, with bones for a belt.

"That guy you're looking for. He's on my list again," Marty answered and held up his list, Danny Fenton/Phantom was high up on the list. Jake gasped.

"Can you take me to him?" Jake requested hurriedly.

"You know I can't kid. Reaper rules. But… because it's you guys asking I'll let you borrow my magic compass. And kid, you really owe me for this one. That guy has been on and off my list more times than I can count. He should be dead," Marty informed Jake and handed the teen a golden orb of swirling light.

"Thanks so much Marty," Jake exclaimed happily as he ran out of the shop, pulling out his cell phone, dialling Spud's number as he went.

"Yo Spud. Up for a flight, could be a long one?" Jake called into his phone.

Robin sat in Mount Justice, idly tapping on his computer gauntlet.

"Hey Rob," Kid Flash greeted his friend.

"Hey Wally," Robin returned distractedly. Wally West, a.k.a. Kid Flash, rolled his eyes and sat down beside his friend.

"Did that tip Jazz gave me help at all?" Wally asked. Robin glanced up from his gauntlet and shrugged.

"Not really. I have to keep monitoring the entire country in case that reporter was wrong and the Light doubled back after losing the cops," Robin admitted. Wally nodded in understanding. They fell silent for a few minutes.

"I've been thinking about updating my tech. But it'll put me out of commission for missions for a couple of days. You know getting used to the new stuff, working the bugs out. Reckon I should do it after we find Danny and James?" Robin remarked. Wally shrugged.

"Dunno. Probably a good idea to do it as soon as you can though," Wally replied.

"Kind of what Kaldur said," Robin retorted.

Suddenly there was a loud beeping alarm from Robin's gauntlet. Wally and Robin instantly turned to the device.

"What is that?" Wally exclaimed.

"S.O.S. signal picked up. Hang on, I'll track it down. It's… east. Very secluded. I reckon it could be James. It has his style and is very subtle. Only caught it because the Bat computer has such good systems. We should check it out," Robin surmised. Wally nodded and jumped to his feet, zooming off to alert the team in the cave, Zatanna, M'gann, Conner, Artemis and Kaldur. Raquel had gone home earlier because of some family business. Robin sent the missing team member a message before getting to his feet to change into his stealth mission clothes.

They clambered onto the Bioship, Rocket arriving just in time to join them. They sped through the evening sky towards the co-ordinates the S.O.S. signal was coming from. The sun had gone down by the time they reached the signal location, entering camouflage mode as they came in for a landing. They disembarked and gathered around their leader, Aqualad.

"Remember, Danny may be injured. Zatanna, Artemis, Rocket and Superboy, you look for Danny. Kid, Robin, Miss Martian will come with me to find James. From now on, telepathic contact only. Miss Martian, link us up," Aqualad commanded. Miss Martian's eyes pulsed bright green as the mind link was established.

Jake, in his red dragon guise, landed behind a few bushes, setting Spud down beside him.

"Why didn't we get Trix again?" Spud wondered as he got his laptop out of his backpack.

"Because we had to fly here and get here fast," Jake retorted, peering out of the bushes before digging out Marty's magical compass from the backpack.

"This is the right place. Hurry up Spud," Jake muttered.

"Huh? That's weird. There's already a hacker in the system. Pretty good too. They've looped the security cameras already," Spud mused. Jake blinked in surprise before shrugging it off.

"Whatever. Where are we getting in?" Jake pressed. Spud tapped a few keys on his laptop before pointing to the building.

"Alright, there's an old security passage over that way. I checked and it's been blocked for years. We might be able to get through that way," Spud announced.

Jake nodded and reverted to his human form, grabbing Spud's arm and scooping up the backpack, shouldering it on to his back in one movement. They ran through the night to the entrance, covered by wooden boards that Jake easily tore down with some dragon strength. They crept inside, coming across a chained metal gate which was unlocked with some dragon fire. They emerged in the basement behind a tall stack of crates. Jake and Spud crept through the basement, dodging a patrolling guard. Jake pulled out the magical compass again and followed the glow worriedly.

"Uh? Dude? Who are they?" Spud hissed in Jake's ear. Jake looked away from the compass to see Zatanna, Artemis, Superboy and a girl Jake didn't recognise gaping at him.

"Jake? How did you get here? What is that?" Artemis whispered in shock.

"Er, ghost object. Borrowed it from Danny a couple of months ago. It points to uh halfas and um Danny's this way," Jake stammered uncertainly before leading the way down a corridor.

Zatanna flashed her team mates a quick reassuring smile before rushing to Jake's side.

"Okay, what is it really?" Zatanna muttered.

"Magical compass, courtesy of the Grim Reaper. He's a friend," Jake answered knowing that Zatanna could be trusted with the truth.

"You kind of look like my girlfriend Stacey," Spud pointed out as he looked at Artemis.

"Spud! Focus!" Jake hissed sharply.

"Right, sorry," Spud mumbled and rushed to his friend's side.

"Who is he?" Superboy inquired.

"He's a genius. Robin hack in already?" Jake replied.

"Yeah. How did you know?" the girl confirmed.

"Spud could tell. I'm Jake by the way. Danny's a friend. You are?" Jake introduced himself, having not learnt the heroine's name when everyone met up at Fenton Works a few days ago.

"Rocket," the girl returned. Jake flashed her a quick smile in greeting.

Jake paused at a fork and waved the compass until he determined that Danny was on the right. Before long they reached a heavy metal door. Jake reached out for the bolt, about to open the door, following the bright glow from the magical compass, when there was a shout. Artemis reacted quickly and fired an arrow to encase the guard in expanding, hardening foam. The group tensed and snarled curses as there were shouts down the corridor. Zatanna, Rocket, Superboy and Artemis readied themselves for a fight.

"Check that room for Danny. Superboy can carry Danny if need be," Artemis ordered. Jake nodded seriously and grabbed the bolt on the door, wrenching it to the side and pushing the door open. Spud and Jake shuddered as they were hit by a wall of frigid air.

Aqualad and Robin led the way through the complex, Robin accessing the security tapes and found James Neutron being pushed through the complex to an office. It didn't take long for them to reach the wooden door and Robin picked the lock easily. They opened the door and stepped inside quickly. The kidnapped ten year old twisted his swivel chair around and grinned broadly.

"I knew it. I knew I saw something come here. You got my signal right?" James exclaimed softly.

"That's right. Nice technique by the way," Robin confirmed with a smirk. James puffed his chest out proudly.

"Thanks. Have you found Danny yet?" James asked.

"We've split up into two teams. The rest are looking for him now," Aqualad informed the child.

"Kaldur, Jake's here. He has this ghost thing that's supposed to locate Danny. Have you found James yet?" Rocket's voice told them telepathically.

"Yeah, we've got James. Let us know if you need help," Kid Flash answered.

"Are you in contact with the rest of your team?" James inquired worriedly. Aqualad blinked in surprise.

"Yes. Why? They will find Danny, I assure you," Aqualad assured the boy.

"No. I know that they will. I wanted to express my concerns to them," James corrected.

"Concerns?" Kid Flash repeated in confusion.

"Yes. Concerns. Danny is currently wearing a collar that's repressing his powers, containing his ghost energy in his body. Until recently, his energy was being taken from him and stored into power units. However they ran out of power units. That was why they brought me here. To improve the units. But long story short… Danny can't burn off the energy he's got in his body. That's why we were separated. I'm concerned that without the collar, that energy will be uncontrollable," James explained.

"When you say uncontrollable?" Miss Martian pressed worriedly.

"Think of the collar like a dam. A huge reservoir has been artificially made behind it. Remove the dam. The water will rush forward with nothing to stop it. Remove the collar, Danny might go nuclear," James warned seriously. The four teens gasped in worry. Then an alarm filled the air.

"Intruder alert!" a computerised voice declared.

I love cliff-hangers! But don't worry you'll see Danny next chapter.

Quick explanation, Spud was on holiday at the beginning of this story, but over a week has passed. So Spud has returned home and was able to join Jake to rescue Danny.

Any guesses what will happen with Danny?

Let me know what you think.

Until the next chapter.