"Kid you sure you should have come along?" Fu dog whispered as the group of five crept through the damp storm drain. It seemed that the group had struck gold. The storm drain wasn't flooded and the grate had rusted so much that even Fu dog could have pulled it off. But no one dared to comment how lucky they'd been so far because the drain might be blocked or guarded at the end. Jake shrugged.

"I came to help. I'm not gonna just sit in the Bioship Fu. I thought about this. This was the best team to go with," Jake muttered. Fu dog sighed.

"Alright, just be careful. We're pushing it as it is with me talking around them. I'm just relieved they aren't asking questions," Fu dog replied quietly.

"Great! It's blocked. And if I punch through it, then we're gonna alert everyone that we're here," Conner hissed.

"Hem hem! Hello? Ghost. I can just phase us through," Danielle interjected and folded her ghostly arms, raising an eyebrow at the older teens. M'gann and Conner shared a glance before blushing in embarrassment.

"Sorry Danielle. We're not used to having you work with us. I'm learning to density shift still," M'gann admitted with a small smile. Danielle nodded.

"Can you see through stuff?" Danielle asked Conner. The older teen and fellow clone nodded.

"I can, let me look," Conner confirmed and blinked before turning his gaze to the solid wall. He scowled and blinked again.

"It looks like a warehouse. And I saw a few people in there patrolling by the looks of it but there's crates on the other side," Conner reported. Danielle nodded and grabbed Conner's hand and Jake's before pulling them through the wall, spreading her intangibility over them. She then ducked back into the storm drain and brought M'gann and Fu dog through. The group of five crouched down together.

"The bosses want a status report," a female voice M'gann and Conner recognised as Cheshire announced, a heavy door thudding shut behind her.

"We are partners, not servants!" a man snapped angrily.

"Whatever. How many collars and energy storage units have you made?" Cheshire retorted.

"We've got a hundred collars and seventy-five units. We have enough for the ghosts in captivity right now," a second man told her.

"We can keep producing as we drain," the first man added.

"That's good. What about that energy reservoir? Is it still leaking?" Cheshire asked. There was a loud sigh.

"We've run out of Phantom's energy to test it. But it should be fixed," the first man admitted, snarling slightly on the word Phantom.

Danielle gasped in recognition. She knew those voices.

"What is it?" Conner wondered worriedly through the mind link.

"I know who those guys are! They're Agents O and K. I've heard them on recordings Danny found at those bases," Danielle recalled.

"You're sure?" Sam inquired worriedly.

"It's the way they say Phantom. I'd recognise it anywhere. They hate Danny's guts since he got the Guys in White shut down," Danielle explained.

"Why are they here then?" Wally questioned.

"They said something about being partners with the Light and building more collars and energy storage units," Jake informed them.

"We've also doubled the number of weapons we have. Good thing you got to a lot of our bases before Phantom. But the power manipulators aren't ready yet," the second man resumed his report. Team alpha glanced at each other worriedly. Power manipulators didn't sound good.

"We have to do something. We can't hide here all day," Danielle whispered as quietly as possible.

"Could you take a look?" Jake suggested softly. Danielle and Conner glanced at each other before nodding. Conner blinked his eyes and turned his gaze to the crates, activating his x-ray vision. Meanwhile Danielle turned herself invisible and phased through the crates. On the other side of the crates, Cheshire stood in front of two well-built men wearing white suits. Agents O and K. Danielle drifted a few inches above the ground to avoid making any sound. She floated towards the nearest open crate and peered inside. Guys in White grade weapons, all of them in prime condition and with full ammo packs. She gulped silently. This was a ghost's worst nightmare.

She then turned and scanned the room at large. There was a heavy metal door behind Cheshire and there were a number of doors off from the main warehouse-type room. There were no windows, but this room was underground. She surveyed the room again, floating up for a better vantage point but she didn't see any other dangers. She returned to her team mates.

"It's massive out there and looks like only one door out, which is behind that woman in green," Danielle reported quietly.

"We'll have to subdue them. Dani, make sure to keep out of sight for now. This room is full of ghost weapons. You are the one in most danger," Conner suggested, turning to M'gann for her opinion. The green-skinned woman nodded.

They motioned for Jake, Danielle and Fu dog to stay put and edged around the room hidden by the crates before rushing at the two ghost hunters and Cheshire.

"Shouldn't you be helping them?" Danielle whispered, turning to Jake. Jake shrugged.

"Maybe but I can't let them know my secret," Jake admitted.

"Yeah, it's one thing for a talking dog, it's another to reveal that dragons exist," Fu dog agreed. Danielle nodded slowly.

"Dani, Jake, Fu dog. It's safe now," M'gann called softly and the three remaining team members came out of hiding. The group of five scanned the room.

"Should we investigate those rooms?" Danielle asked nervously, Danny's kidnapping had definitely made her wary of ghost hunter labs. M'gann and Conner glanced at each other before shaking their heads.

"No. Our mission is to find and hopefully rescue Danny. But… Team beta, we're in a warehouse with potential labs branching off them. Might be worth investigating," M'gann decided and informed the others of the situation over the mind link.

"Thanks M'gann. We'll keep it in mind. Might be a little hard finding it though without a map," Zatanna remarked.

The group of five then crept over to the heavy metal door, having hidden Agents O and K and Cheshire in empty crates. They were under a time pressure now. When they woke up, they'd raise the alarm and the teens would have to worry about guards. They edged into the dark corridor beyond and found a staircase eventually.

"I finally hacked in. I'm in the security footage now and I found Danny. He's on the second floor. Let me find you guys and I'll give you better directions," Robin informed the group over the mind link. Now with a goal, the group crept up another two staircases and waited for Robin to give them directions.

"There you are. Alright, from there… turn right and follow the corridor. After the second corner, it's the door in front of you," Robin instructed. The group nodded as one and edged their way through the corridor.

"There's no guards," Fu dog remarked nervously.

"Maybe they don't see the point. Danny is being controlled," M'gann pointed out.

"Hopefully he's not in that weird trance thing," Jake muttered.

"That's only when the enchanter wants it. Also, now Danny's aware, he might be able to stay aware of himself," Fu dog explained.

"I hope so. I don't want to fight him," Danielle mumbled softly.

"You mightn't have a choice. He might have orders to attack us on sight," Conner commented. Danielle shut her eyes in dread. M'gann elbowed the male clone in the arm and frowned meaningfully at him.

"But that's worst case scenario. We should try and be optimistic," Conner amended. Danielle nodded sadly, she knew the Kryptonian was right but that didn't mean she liked it.

They got to the door Robin directed them to and nervously glanced at each other.

"Anyone know how to pick locks?" Conner whispered.

"Nope. Fu, got any magic mojo?" Jake answered softly and turned to the shar pei. Fu dog hummed and began leafing through his many fat folds.

"That's disgusting," Danielle complained quietly. Suddenly the door opened, causing the four teens and dog to freeze.

"How did you guys find me?" Danny's voice asked incredulously. The members of team alpha turned to the halfa.

"If the door's unlocked, why haven't you escaped yet?!" Danielle retorted.

"I can't leave this room. Part of that stupid spell. Any orders Klarion or Cheshire give me I have to obey them," Danny sighed.

"What do you mean you can't leave the room?" Jake questioned. Danny rolled his human blue eyes before taking a step, his eyes pulsed black and everyone saw that Danny couldn't walk another step.

"Answer your question?" Danny remarked.

"Are you stuck now?" Conner wondered worriedly.

"No, I can only step back into the room. If I try to go further, then… let's just say it's not pretty," Danny told them. Everyone frowned at that. Clearly Danny had tried to escape already and failed.

"I see why they left the door unlocked then," Conner muttered. Danny scowled angrily before stepping back into the room.

"It's insulting," the halfa growled. The others nodded slowly in understanding. They stepped into the room, shutting the door behind them.

"What other orders do you have? If we can work with orders you already have, then we might be able to find a loophole," Fu dog suggested. No one saw Danny's eyes flash black as the halfa was facing away from them.

"Cheshire did order me to follow her out the room before. It over-ruled Klarion's order to stay here," Danny informed them reluctantly. M'gann beamed and shape-shifted into Cheshire.

"Then follow me out," M'gann offered brightly. Danny's eyes flashed black again, also unseen. He turned around and grinned.

"Great idea! Lead the way," Danny agreed, following orders Klarion and Cheshire had given him to ensure he didn't tip his rescuers off about the plan.

In case it wasn't obvious, Danny has been given a number of other orders to force the halfa to comply and hide the trap. Sneaky huh?

But team alpha think everything's going according to plan.

Any ideas what Agents O and K were talking about? What are the projects they mentioned for?

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Until the next chapter.