Author Note: To the people who mentioned pairings, there will be no pairings. I mean, Gear flirts a lot but she's not paired with anyone in this story. Danny is just…Danny. Please review!
~CWA

Chapter 4:

Third Person:

"You failed," Batman stated simply.

The team stood before their mentors in shame- their heads lowered- inside Mt. Justice. Nothing disturbed them more than the fact that the Poltergeist got away. On the bright side, at least Batman was a bit pleased that they found out not only what Poltergeist looked like, but a few of his powers.

"But we did at least see him," Robin pointed out.

"But you still failed. Training session with Canary- double time- should be punishment…"

Batman quickly left, the other mentors following suit. Robin frowned as he looked over the computer,

"I get that we failed, but finding information about Poltergeist was pretty wicked."

Robin typed away at the computer. Superboy stood with his arms crossed in a huff, not happy that they were easily defeated by someone as seemingly immature as the Poltergeist. M'gann still blamed herself that he got away- she had him right in her arms, but he managed to hit her anyway. Kaldur was musing over the information they acquired as Kid Flash sat in an annoying huff- frustrated as Artemis.

"Okay," Robin said as he brought up a new file on the computer entitled Poltergeist.

The screen showed the file. There was a picture made by typing in the details that they saw along with basic information- Real name: Unknown, Alias: Poltergeist, Age: Seemingly sixteen, Status: Criminal/Theif. Below the information it listed Poltergeist's signature- the card along with a picture of the card as well. All of his heists and abilities were listed as well.

"From what we saw," Kaldur said, pointing to the list of powers, "He's able to turn intangible or density shift, turn invisible or teleport, flight, and shot some sort of energy blast like what he used against M'gann."

"He heisted a lot of famous paintings," Robin listed off, "I mean, really pricey ones so he probably sold them on the black market or at a black auction. This heist, he stole The Water Ghost, despite it's low value, and a few others."

"Why's he called the Poltergeist anyway," Kid Flash questioned.

"Supposedly he's a ghost," Robin shrugged, "Least that' what the rumors are saying."

"He does have the abilities of a ghost," Kaldur pointed out, "The intangibility and invisibility. He could be called the Poltergeist because he has never been seen before or even caught on camera. It could be a name to strike 'fear' into others."

"He's not exactly scary," Artemis chimed in.

"While that may be true," Robin said, "The name Poltergeist means mischievous spirit."

"He's mischievous all right, sticking me and Conner into the ground," Kid Flash huffed.

"He didn't have that much of a heart beat," Conner brought up, "I could only hear it beat a few times out of the entire time he was there."

"Ah so he can't be a ghost," Kid Flash said proudly, "Ghosts don't have a heart beat."

Robin shrugged,

"He's got a point… It's unlikely he's actually a ghost. Like we said, most likely he just thought the name fit because of his powers… What I find odd is in just a year, he became one of the most known thieves and it's obvious he could do a lot more and even steal more… So why doesn't he? He could possibly even become one of the big bads if he wasn't so…"

"-Immature," Artemis finished and Robin nodded.

"Right. So why doesn't he? I mean, he took us down easily and that's a hard thing to do because I mean, we're awesome and totally whelmed so we were working as a team…"

"Perhaps he doesn't wish to draw attention to himself," Kaldur mused, "but why? Something tells me there is more to this Poltergeist than we know."

"The guy's like a big mystery," Robin pointed out, "So yeah, there's a lot we don't know- at least not yet. We'll be lucky if we see him again to get more information though. Besides, something tells me the only reason he showed himself, because he could have easily stayed hidden, is because he's either getting arrogant and cocky, or because he's getting more brave. He wants a challenge."

The screen on the computer turned black. Robin furrowed his brows as he typed away,

"Robin," KF asked, "What did you do?"

"I didn't do anything! I think someone hacked the systems but that's impossible and-"

The screen beeped as words appeared on the screen. Written in white, the screen read,

Hey heroes. The Poltergeist may be a thief, but he's a good guy- a friend if you give him a chance.

He has the potential.

Change him.

Sign,

Someone who's smarter than you.

Robin let out a frustrated groan as the team read the message.

"A friend," Kid Flash screeched, "The guy took us out! He's a thief!"

Robin took a few deep breaths. I gotta stay whelmed… Smarter than you? Smarter than you… Who is smart enough to hack into these systems? They're as tight as the Bat's systems…

His eyes widened in realization.

Smarter than you- in Latin that means Quam Tu… We just got hacked by Quam Tu… Who apparently knows Poltergeist personally… This just got a lot harder to stay whelmed…

Danny laughed to himself as he plopped down on his bed. The paintings he nabbed laid against the wall- though the Water Ghost hung above his bed, looking just as perfect as he thought it would. That was a blast… Sure, the sidekicks saw him, but it was worth it. He hasn't fought anyone aside from the occasional ghost (mostly the Box Ghost or Skulker discretely) in a long time. He missed the fight, the quips, and just the thrill of it all- the adrenalin was still running through his veins.

He continued to laugh until his sides hurt. He was in desperate need for a challenge, and while they weren't that much of a challenge, they were fun. It was just… Awesome- it was so awesome. The cameras didn't get my picture or anything.

He turned on the TV as he calmed down. The news was on, like usual, and was talking about a fight between Poltergeist and the 'sidekicks' of the League. While it didn't show a lot, just a very brief glimpse of Poltergeist- his black clock and white hair showing up on the static feed- it was enough to wake Danny up from his stupor. He groaned into his hands. He got too cocky. He was an idiot. At least it wasn't much. But Gear will-

The phone rang and he picked it up with a wince,

"Heyyyy Gear," he said uneasily.

"You're an adrenaline-seeking junkie, ya idiot! I told you from the beginning if you get cocky, you get caught!"

"You're cocky and arrogant all the time."

"I've been Quam Tu since I was about fifteen, that's three years of not getting caught. I have a right to be arrogant. You've been doing this for a year and the news already has a glimpse of you and one glimpse is all it takes! You're a stupid hormonal thief for thinking you could take on the heroes too!"

"Don't you mean sidekicks?"

"The term sidekicks infers they are not as dangerous as their mentors. Which they are as dangerous as their mentors- trust me. Now look, dude, just lay low. My plan won't work unless you-"

"-Plan what plan? Gear?! And they weren't even that hard to take down!"

Danny narrowed his eyes and he heard Gear cursing up a storm,

"-Nothing dude, it's nothing. I just have a plan for big heist, alright? And it won't work unless you don't get caught. See ya."

She hung up and he huffed.

I won't get caught, he thought irritated.