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~CWA

Chapter 7:

Third Person:

Danny tossed the small statue up and down before finally putting it on the table with a smirk. I returned the jewels, never said anything about the statues or paintings. He was still smiling as he wondered just what the sidekicks' reactions were that he returned the jewels. Probably confused- might have thought they were fake… Still, maybe he could convince Gear to hack into the cameras to see their faces. He shook his head. If he did that, Gear might get caught. She's cocky and like she said, you get cocky, you get caught.

Honestly, he was just thankful that Gear was able to help him not only get a second chance and be successful with a life of crime, but that Gear kept the skeletons in the closet. In other words, thanks to her he hasn't had to stop any ghosts or ruin his 'precious' reputation as the Poltergeist. Plus, Vlad had yet to find him and that was always a good thing.

"If you ever get so low, you don't know which way to go,

Come take a walk in my shoes,

Don't worry about a thing,

Got the world on a string,

Cause I got the cure for all of my blues…~"

Gear's ringtone went off loudly. Danny jumped off the couch and frantically searched for the phone.

"~I TAKE A LOOK AT MY ENORMOUS PENIS AND MY TROUBLES START A MELTING AWAY~"

He winced, but managed to answer the phone.

"Gear one of these days, I will be able to change your ringtone."

"Try and try all you want, ain't gonna happen. It's one of my favorite songs- you know, aside from like those two other songs I like. The one by Tata Young and the one by Katy Perry."

"Trust me, I know the songs and I can't thank you enough for actually not setting one of those as your ringtone."

"…Hmm… You gave me an idea."

"Oh dear Lord," Danny sighed, "Please don't. I will never be able to explain why my phone is singing Sexy, Naughty Bitchy Me or I Kissed A Girl."

"Oh that's the fun part! But anyway, I called you because we got an issue. A small issue, more of an annoyance, but still an issue."

At that moment, all humor left Danny. He sat up straighter as he leaned forward slightly,

"What issue," he asked, his voice cold.

"Woah could you talk any colder? I think I just got chills. Look, my ghost radar went off. Your signature is in it- marked to ignore it, and if it was Vlad's well the radar would be doing more than just a blimp. There's about an eighty percent chance it's an ectopus, and about twenty percent chance it's the Box Ghost or Lunch Lady. Scan says they're by this uppity jewelry store in Happy Harbor- corner of North and Bend. And since it's by the jewelry store… They have a nice little jewel that would go for a pretty price… Plus this wicked purple jewel that matches my hair and this other one is the exact shade of my eyes…"

Danny furrowed his brows,

"What is it with girls and jewelry? I just don't get it… But yeah, I'll get the jewel to sell and the one for you."

"Best little bro ever. See ya."

She hung up and Danny sighed. So much for leaving the skeletons in the closet…

Robin typed away at the computer, his eyebrows were furrowed in concentration as the mystery of the Poltergeist swirled around in his mind. How did the Poltergeist know Quam Tu so personally that Quam Tu himself (or perhaps even herself) would do something as risky as hack into Mt. Justice? Were they partners in crime? Quam Tu wasn't known to have partners in any crimes- just clients. Despite being only known for roughly three (almost four) years, Quam Tu was very well known and feared.

More importantly, how did Poltergeist even meet Quam Tu? His (or her) whole M.O. was that they never showed their face- at all- and they were the ones to contact you, not the other way around. Quam Tu was impossible to track, though it was rumored that he or she settled down in Australia last year (as to if they were still there was unknown, but Robin doubted it since there had been known Quam Tu activity in France earlier in the year). Though Batman had been searching for any leads about Quam Tu since they first showed up- though it was never a top priority since even though Quam Tu had the obvious potential to be one of the biggest bads, they never killed anyone just stole and sold. Batman never even could figure out where Quam Tu was, or even their gender, and yet Poltergeist (most likely) has at least seen their face, or at least had close binds with the mastermind.

It just added to the Poltergeist's mystery- a mystery he was no closer to figuring out.

"He's just so… whelmed…," Robin muttered to himself, "He's sane, has some morals, and maybe even a little angel on his shoulder because he returned those tide jewels, yet he's a thief…"

"Who," Wally asked as he walked in, munching on yet another bag of chips.

"The Poltergeist," Robin let out a frustrated sigh, "He's working with Quam Tu, but Quammy doesn't work with anyone!"

Wally spat out his chips, gasping for air and started to mutter about 'dear ol' Quammy.' Artemis briefly looked over with a raised eyebrow. M'gann even peaked her head in from the kitchen. Superboy, of course, heard everything but choose to ignore it as he played with Wolf. Kaldur looked at Robin,

"If you are speaking about that one who left us that message not long ago, it did have a point… Obviously the Poltergeist is not a friend as he is a thief, but he appears to have a good, yet misguided, heart."

That statement cause Superboy to finally look over at the group in disbelief. M'gann looked thoughtful while Wally and Artemis seemed a bit offended. Robin, however, was back to trying to trace Quam Tu.

"Good, misguided heart," Artemis said skeptically, "He beat us! More than once, I might add!"

"She has a point," Wally said, "The guy's a thief- good heart or not."

"He also returned the stones though," M'gann mused, "Remember? The powerful tide jewels? He brought them back when he could've just kept them and used them for his own gain. And even though he steals, he hasn't really hurt anyone…"

"The world's not black and white," Kaldur pointed out, "But just in various shades of gray."

"Speaking of," Robin said, "We got an attack on North and Bend- here in Happy Harbor. League's busy and we're close by- might as well see what it's about."

"Is it an official mission from Batman or Red Tornado," Kaldur asked.

"No, but as that stopped us before?"