Ch.17: Image
Mount Justice: November 22, 09:42EST
"We came as soon as we got your message." Black Canary, or Dinah Lance, said as she walked in next to Green Arrow, or Oliver Queen.
"What's the problem?" Oliver asked.
"There's something you both need to see." Batman said, and took out his holographic computer.
A video of Connor fighting with Black Canary came up. They were both sparring. The two passed back punches and kicks, but in the end, it was Canary who won. She did a leg sweep and Connor went down.
"Almost had me that time, Connor." Canary said, her voice silky smooth. She helped the teen up, and put her hand on his shoulder. "You deserve a reward." Canary went in and started a very passionate kiss.
Dinah and Oliver gasped, both in shock.
"Dinah!" Oliver said.
"Freeze playback! That never happened!" Dinah said, defending herself, just as in shock as Oliver.
"You need to keep watching. Play." Batman said.
The video continued, and Canary broke away from Connor, and turned into Megan, giggling like a schoolgirl.
"Freeze playback."
The video stopped at Batman's voice.
Oliver immediately started laughing.
"Don't you laugh! She- and he- and- Oliver this is not funny!" Dinah yelled.
Oliver cleared his voice. "Yeah, of course not."
Martian Manhunter stepped forward. "Please understand. On Mars, this is a common game. My people all shape-shift, but also read minds. So no one is ever misled, and I am certain Connor knew he was with M'gann from the very start."
Dinah still had a hard time accepting this. "We're not on Mars, J'onn!"
Martian Manhunter remained passive. "No, but my niece does not understand things are different on earth." He said.
"Then I'll make her understand." Dinah said.
Megan watched a TV program on her computer thingy. But instead of her usual green skin, she was Caucasian.
On the screen, a girl who looked a lot like Megan walked down the stairs. The girl hit her head. "Hello Megan!" You could hear people laughing off screen.
There was a knocking at her door.
"M'gann." Dinah's voice rang.
Megan panicked. "Just a sec!"
She turned off her computer and switched her skin back to green. "Ok, come in!"
Dinah, outside, took a deep breath before entering.
"So you can see among humans, that game could be very hurtful." Dinah said after explaining what happened.
Megan looked away, totally ashamed of herself. "I'm sorry. I'm really sorry."
Dinah put her hand on the Martian's shoulders. "I'm not upset… anymore. But please, M'gann, from now on, just be yourself."
Megan violently threw Dinah's hand off her shoulder. "This is myself!"
Dinah looked at her shocked.
"This is who I am." Megan whispered.
"Robin, Danny, Kid Flash, Superboy, Miss Martian, report for mission briefing."
The teens stood around Batman in costume, listening intently. "Rumaan Harjavti is the democratically elected president of Qurac. Harjavti has been praised as the fair, wise leader humanitarian."
A video of Bruce Wayne shaking hands with Harjavti came up.
"Sure, any friend of Bruce Wayne's." Kid Flash whispered to Danny and Robin. The Ghost Boy crushed the speedster's foot after putting a hand over his mouth. The adopted brother's shared a smirk at his muffled scream.
"But five days ago," Batman continued. "Harjavti allied himself with the dictator of the neighboring nation of Bialya, Queen Bee."
Superboy scoffed. "Not a fan?"
Batman nodded. "Few are, but Harjavti suddenly backs Queen Bee's baseless claim that Qurac and Bialya were one nation in ancient times and has announced the country's will reunify in two days at a ceremony in Qurac."
Another video came up, showing Harjavti. "After the ceremony, I will step down as president so that our rightful monarch, Queen Bee, may rule." He said.
Another clip popped up of Queen Bee. "I respect President Harjavti for unifying our peoples, and I will gladly come to Qurac to be crowned sole leader of our nation."
"And the Quracies are ok with this?" Kid Flash asked.
"Hardly." Batman answered, and a picture was brought up. It was of a rally against this decision. "They're well aware of the brutality of Queen Bee's regime, but Harjavti's censored the press, silenced all the legitimate protests, and invited the Bialyan military into his country to enforce martial law."
"Queen Bee has to be controlling Harjavti. Doesn't she have the power to enthrall most men?" Robin said.
"And some women," Batman said.
"But not long distance." Danny clarified.
Batman nodded. "We have confirmation that she hasn't left Bialya. Something else is at work here. Find out what. Robin, you're team leader."
Robin was too shocked to answer.
"Promotion, sweet!" Kid Flash said.
Robin stepped forward to protest. "Me? What about Aqualad?"
Batman remained passive. "Busy with Aquaman, you're the next logical chose."
Robin looked down. "Great."
Everyone was surprised at his not happy demeanor.
"Dude, totally left me hangin." Kid Flash said. Danny smacked the back of his head and put a hand on Robin's shoulder. "You'll do fine, and if you need any help, just ask. Remember, I led a few teams before."
No one else knew this, except maybe Batman. Robin remained frowning. "Your team was smaller than ours."
Danny shrugged. "Hey, a team's a team. Do you want help or not?"
Robin rolled his eyes but smiled. "Yes, I want the help."
Danny nodded. "Then you can get it."
Robin got an idea. "Why don't you be team leader?"
Danny instantly gained a frown. "No. I refuse to be leader from… past actions. I can't do that again."
Danny looked down, guilt clear on his face. Robin punched his shoulder lightly. "I was just joking, but I still want that help."
Danny gave a small smile, but his hood came up.
Qurac: November 22, 23:56UTC+2
"We're right above the Qurac-Bialyan border." Robin said, looking to Danny for help. The Ghost Boy gave his brother a thumbs-up. Kid Flash looked at the land below.
"A border the Bialyan's are in the process of ignoring." He said.
Down below, two tanks drove right through a fence. The wildebeest nearby grew frightened and started running, turning into a stampede.
"No opposition. Guess Harjavti really is in bed with Bialya." Superboy said. Or Queen Bee.
"Wouldn't expect opposition here. It's an animal sanctuary." Robin said, looking at his holographic computer, Danny once again looking over his shoulder.
"The Logan Animal Sanctuary?" Megan asked. Robin looked at her quizzically. "You've heard of it?"
They were cut off by Kid Flash, wearing his night vision goggles. "Guys, the tanks have caused a stampede. There are civilians in harm's way!"
Superboy out the window too. "I see them too. Woman and a small boy." He informed.
"We have to help them!" Megan said.
"We're way off mission here." Robin looked to Danny for help. He gave a 'Your decision' look. Robin looked back to the team. "Deploy but stealth mode. If the Bialyan's know we hit them, this becomes an international incident."
A blast hit one tanks gear-wheel-thing, and caused it to crash into the other. The Bio-ship flew over in camouflage mode. A bat-a-rang hit the ground and released a gas. A black streak ran by, knocking a few Bialyan's out. Others retreated but a few blasts stopped them.
The mother and child, who were trying to help a sick Oryx, clung to each other as the stampede ran towards them. The lead wildebeest was charging right at them. Superboy landed, and caught its horns. He wrestled it to the ground.
Danny, with a black cloak and dark grey accents, landed in front of the child and mother and put up a smooth, liquid green shield in front of them. The stampede split and started going around. The Oryx got up, went around the shield, and weaved through the stampede before disappearing.
"Oryx!" The young boy shouted. They were surprised when it lifted off the ground, and headed back towards the couple and ghost. It landed, and Danny put a green rope around its neck, keeping it in place.
The stampede finally thinned and disappeared.
"Wow." The boy muttered.
"Are you both alright?"
The two civilians turned around and saw Robin. Kid Flash stopped running next to him, and threw away some guns. The two stared in shock.
The boy turned to his mother excitedly. "Mom, mom, mom! We were just saved by Robin, Kid Flash, and Danny Phantom!"
Kid Flash smiled. "Course, Superboy and Miss Martian helped too."
Danny smiled, despite his nervousness, and brought the Oryx closer. It seemed to calm in his presence, and let Danny pet him. The boy ran forward.
"Oryx!" The boy yelled and hugged the animal happily. Danny turned the rope to ice, before handing it to the kid.
"We diverted the Bialyan's around the sanctuary. You should be safe now." Robin announced, getting back on track. camo now."
Megan appeared, and fixed her hair, before smiling. "Hi."
The boy's eyes lit up when he saw her. The woman was not so happy. "You may have made things worse. Bialyan border crossings are a way of life here. Usually they wreck a few fences and move on. Engaging them might have made us a target." The woman informed.
"Mom, un-cool!" The boy whined. The Oryx whined and Danny melted the ice, letting the animal go free just a few feet away. The woman sighed.
"I'm sorry. I should thank you." She said and moved to the boy. "This is my son, Garfield. I'm-" "Marie Logan, I can't believe I'm actually meeting you in person!" Megan said excitedly.
The wildebeest limped forward, trying to escape. Marie caught him though. "The Oryx is sick and I think you injured this wildebeest." Marie said, matter-of-factly.
"Uh, sorry?" Superboy said.
Danny walked forward. "May I?"
Marie narrowed her eyes. "Why?"
Danny gave a small smile, and held up his hands. They glowed a pale, blue color. "Ghostly magic."
The Ghost Boy walked forward, and inspected the wildebeest's leg. "Easy fix-up." He commented and placed his hand on the injury, and the wildebeest sighed in relief. When Danny was done, he got up and limped over to the Oryx. Marie inspected the once wound. "What did you do?"
Danny smiled at the woman. "Transferred his wounds to me. It's easier to do than completely heal it. I'll do the same with Oryx."
And he did as he said. He stood back up shaking, hiding a lot of pain. Marie looked at him worriedly. "Are you ok?"
Even Danny's teammates wanted to know. Danny nodded. "Give me a few minutes. The healing factor will take care of the illness before it does my leg. No biggy."
Marie took his word for it. "Alright, but I'd like to take them to the clinic and just make sure they're ok anyways. Never can be too sure."
Megan was still as excited as ever. "The boys can do that. You and I can fix your fences."
Robin gave a mild glare. "That's not exactly our-"
Megan turned to the Boy Wonder. "Robin, please!"
"Please, mom!" Garfield begged his mother. Robin and Marie both sighed. "Fine."
Megan and Garfield both cheered. Robin turned to Danny. "You sit this one out."
Danny glared. "I-I'm fine. I-I j-just need a f-few minutes."
A deep shudder racked his still thin frame before he sighed and was still. Robin pointed to Danny's ankle. "Give me a minute!" Robin rolled his eyes.
So, the boys helped out and got the animals to the clinic. Marie checked them over and they were both fine.
As they were walking towards Marie and Garfield's house, the only two girls missing, a monkey dropped from the lone tree, jumped from Superboy's shoulders to Kid Flash's, took the speedster's snack, and landed on Garfield's shoulder. The boy laughed as Kid Flash sputtered.
"It's ok! Meet Monkey." Garfield said.
Superboy looked away in anger and hatred. "Good name, but I hate monkeys."
Ah yes, the hatred for monkeys strikes again. It got even worse when Monkey threw the bar at Superboy's head.
Robin laughed. "It looks like Monkey hates Superboys."
Danny laughed beside him, his limp gone since… a long time ago.
"Totally." The ghost said.
Kid Flash smiled. "Dude, be glad he only threw a protein bar."
Garfield showed the boy's inside. "So, pretty weird about Miss Martian and my mom, huh?"
The four older boys were confused as they sat down. "What do you mean?" Superboy asked.
"I mean she looks exactly like Marie. You know, except greener." The boy shrugged.
"She does?" Kid Flash asked.
Garfield smiled at their cluelessness. "Well duh! Especially back when mom was a TV star on Hello Megan!"
The boys were now thoroughly confused.
"Wait, Hello Megan is a TV show!" Kid Flash said.
"I thought it was just something she said all the time." Robin said.
Danny made a disapproving clicking noise. "Never assume, Rob."
The Boy Wonder gave him a 'seriously?' look.
"You assumed Princess Jerk-face Jeff was in need of saving from the evil puppy."
Kid Flash immediately started laughing, and Danny threw an ice shard at him. "I was delusional with blood loss, idiot!"
Kid Flash shrunk back.
"Uh… anyways. The TV showed it way before we were born. Only one season! You can't even find it online! I know Mom has a tape somewhere." Garfield said, dismissing the last conversation.
Megan placed a bunch of posts down in the ground with her telekinesis. Then she took the barbwire and placed it around the posts.
"Well, you're certainly a time saver." Marie said, walking forward to cut off some stray wire.
"How was it? Being Megan?" Megan asked suddenly, totally acting like a fan-girl. (I do that with stories sometimes…)
But Marie didn't even look at her. "Being Megan? I don't know. I was young. It was fun." She shrugged.
"Remember that time you were supposed to make cookies for that bake sale, only you thought it would be faster to make one giant cookie and-"
Marie was not very impressed by Megan's memory. "Listen, Hello Megan! was a job. The person you saw on TV isn't who I am."
Megan kept her mouth shut as she watched.
Garfield got out the ancient tape. "Hello Megan! Pilot episode!" He blew off some dust, put it in, and grabbed the remote.
"Wow, you still have VHS. Where's your eight-track?" Kid Flash asked.
Superboy turned around, hearing something. "Wait."
Danny caught on. "Aircraft."
Superboy nodded. "Headed this way."
The four boys ran outside. "Gar, stay put." Robin said, before running after the other three.
Garfield watched, too shocked to do anything.
Superboy ran outside and looked around, Kid Flash and Robin still on the porch, and Danny hovering over the grass by the steps.
"What is it?" Megan asked as she and Marie walked up. They looked up when they heard something and saw three jets. They fired at the little house.
Marie and Megan ran, but Megan pushed Marie down after almost being shot and Superboy covered them with his back, acting as a shield with the on-coming bullets.
"Where's my son?!" Marie questioned.
"I ordered him to stay inside." Robin re-assured. Marie looked at him like he had grown a second head. "He's eight! He doesn't do orders!"
Danny paled. "Oh no…"
The clinic doors behind them opened up. "MOM! IT'S OK! I GOT THE ANIMALS OUT!" Garfield shouted, letting the wildebeest and Oryx go since Marie was hell-bent on keeping them at the clinic.
The jets fired at the tank right outside the clinic. It blew up, and sent Garfield flying with the debris of the destroyed clinic.
"GARFIELD!"
Danny and Megan raced forward, Danny going a lot faster than the Martian. Garfield's figure was high in the air and started falling. Danny flew under him, and caught him. Garfield's head lulled but he did not wake, or show any signs saying he was uninjured, but one look at his bloody shirt said that.
Danny flew down to his mother, Megan hovering behind him in shock. "He needs medical attention, now!"
Marie nodded and told him where Garfield's room was. Danny flew to it without any hesitation.
They heard the jets heading back to them. Megan and Superboy ran/flew to take them down immediately.
"I told you there would be consequences!" Marie yelled, glassy eyed.
Robin looked at her sadly. "Always. Let's get inside and help." Marie nodded.
Jet #1 tried to lock onto the house, but a figure of a very angry teen blocked his view. (Maybe next year, jet.) The plane was easily destroyed with one of Superboy's mighty punches.
The other two jets flew around the wreckage. Megan stared at them with glowing green eyes. She put her arms up in an X and the two jets flew into each other and were easily taken out. She flew down to help Garfield.
Blood dripped down the hall to where Marie, Robin, and Danny were, nursing the young boy. Marie took her stethoscope away from Garfield's bloody chest.
"He's in shock. He needs a blood transfusion now. Are any of you O negative?" Marie asked hopefully.
Danny sighed. "I am."
Marie looked at him hopefully. The Ghost Boy looked at her sadly. "But I can't give any blood transfusions."
Marie looked at him angrily. "Why not?!"
Danny continually looked at her sadly. "My blood is infused with ectoplasm. If I were to give him some, his DNA would have to change to match mine, and that is a very painful process. The pain could kill him, and if his body rejected my blood, the ectoplasm would still fight for control and kill him instantly. There is a low chance he would actually survive the transfusion."
Marie looked down sadly. "Well I'm not O negative either, which is the hardest to match. I kept a supply in the clinic. Wait, maybe you could heal him like you did the animals?" Marie again asked hopefully.
Danny shook his head and sighed. "Healing factor is still trying to get rid of the illness the Oryx had."
Robin looked at him angrily. "You said you had that healed!"
Danny flinched. "I lied so you wouldn't keep treating me like a baby, and anyways, the Oryx would've died if I hadn't. This illness is very rare, and very hard to treat, even with my healing."
"Well, I can run Garfield to the nearest hospital!" Kid Flash said determinedly.
"The nearest hospital with a guarantee of blood supply is half an hour away at top speed, longer by Bio-ship." Robin informed.
"He doesn't have that much time. What's Superboy's blood type?" Marie asked, close to tears. Robin looked at her hopelessly, but Danny suddenly sprung up.
"Miss Martian, get in here!" He shouted, pacing nervously.
Megan ran in. "What's wrong?"
shifting occurs at a cellular level, correct?" Megan nodded, totally dumbstruck.
"Can you morph your blood to match his?" Megan thought for a moment, never thinking of that idea.
Marie came up behind Danny. "Please, try."
Megan nodded. "Of course, but I'll need full concentration. No distractions."
Danny grabbed Robin, Kid Flash, and Superboy before pulling them out. "Come on, come on! Kid's future and life at stake here! Go, go, GO!" Danny slammed the door, non-too-gently.
Marie stood by the door, watching nervously. Megan took some blood from Garfield's bleeding nose, and caught it on her glove. She stared at it intently, before her eyes turned green. She felt her green blood change to red, O negative to be exact. Her glowing green eyes changed to glowing red eyes.
"I'm ready." She said. Marie wasted no time.
Outside the door, Danny paced nervously, glancing at the door every few seconds. Kid Flash stood nearby. Superboy watched the door. And Robin sat on the couch, totally not traught or feeling the aster.
"On top of all this, Harjavti steps down tomorrow! Subjecting all of Qurac to danger! KF, can you find a new station?" Robin asked.
"Sure. Which remote is it?" Kid Flash asked. He turned the TV on, but something they didn't expect came on.
The words 'Hello Megan' appeared on the screen, and peppy music played in the background. (It was horrifying.)
School, and boys, and parents too! Hold out for Miss You Know Who!
The screen showed a girl who looked exactly like Megan. The words 'Starring Marie Logan' appeared. The girl tripped and fell into some guys arms. 'Paul Sloane' appeared under the guy.
Hello Megan!
The screen abruptly cut to a girl looking down at the Megan copy and the guy with a smile. 'Rita Farr.'
Hello Megan!
The screen changed to a teenage girl and some older guy. 'Sandra Stanyon' and 'Jonathon Lord'.
This cheerleader knows the score! Center of attention and so much more!
The Megan copy appeared on top of a float and accidently fell off, and was caught by a bunch of football players.
Hello Megan! Hello Megan!
The boys lifted her up and she did a pose, making the crowd go wild.
A little bit distractible but never too attractable!
The girl ran down some steps, opened the door to her house, and hugged the guy.
She's really quite attractable! Ok, a lot distractible!
Megan copy accidently dumped a whole bucket of paint on the guy's head.
Eventually, she'll get a clue!
Megan copy wearing a dress, Megan copy holding a frog, Megan copy bumping her head and saying 'Hello Megan!', Megan copy hugging some guy.
The girl for me! The girl for you! Hello Megan! Hello Megan!
Megan copy was driving a moped with the guy on the back. She was also bummed doing homework, but suddenly was kissed by the guy again.
The girl for me! The girl for you! Hello Megan! Hello Megan! Hello Megan!
A ton of more screws ups by Megan copy, including cooking, and it finally ended with Megan jumping in the air with a few other people in the background. 'Created by Greg Vietti and Brandon Weisman'.
(See, horrifying. Curse you Greg and Brandon. You've unleashed a monster.)
"Maybe it's a coincidence." Superboy suggested.
Danny looked at them like they were crazy. "A kid is possibly dying in the room next door and you're watching TV?"
Kid Flash shrugged at him sheepishly. Danny's eye started twitching, and he went back to pacing. The others ignored him, like most of the time when Danny started being weird.
The TV turned to show the house, a mother cleaning. Megan copy ran down the stairs.
"Mom, I'm going to the library to study!" She said.
"But didn't you invite a certain someone to study here?" The mother asked.
The doorbell rang, and 'Megan' bumped her head. "Hello Megan!" People laughed off screen.
It was so laughable it wasn't funny and made you want to not laugh at its cheesiness. Or maybe think 'What were the people drinking/smoking when they wrote this?'
Megan opened the door and the same guy stood in the door frame. Clapping was heard, off screen.
"Connor!" 'Megan' ran forward and hugged the guy, getting a bunch of 'ooo's' off screen. "I thought you'd never get here!"
More overdone laughs.
Connor looked away, totally dejected.
"Oh yeah, pure coincidence." Kid Flash whispered to Robin. They didn't hear Megan exit the room, until...
"MEGAN, how did the transfusion go?" Danny asked worriedly.
Megan shrugged. "I don't know. All we can do now is wait."
As the two spoke, Kid Flash hurried to turn the TV off, and did just in a nick of time to show the news where Harjavti was speaking. Megan saw from her spot.
"Is that Harjavti?" Megan asked, walking forward, Danny by her side, head back in the game, but still worried. The others turned to the TV, where Harjavti spoke.
"My fellow Quracies, Queen Bee's rule is a gift to Qurac." The president said.
They all noticed something.
"Hey, that guy in the back, I know him." Superboy said.
Danny narrowed his eyes in anger. "Yeah, cause it's Psimon, the psychic we fought last time we were here."
Megan shared his anger. "He was working for Queen Bee then, he must be controlling Harjavti for her now."
Kid Flash face-palmed. "Yeah, I still remember the headache I had when he brain-blasted us."
Danny rolled his eyes. "It wasn't that bad."
Kid Flash glared at him. "You have a healing factor!"
Danny pretended to think. "I do, don't I?"
Marie came out, gaining everyone's attention immediately.
"I think it worked. Garfield's stable." She said. Danny sighed in relief.
Robin nodded in acceptance at the scientist in front of the Team. "Good, because we have our mission."
Dhabar: November 23, 22:11UTC+2
Harjavti sat motionless in his chair, staring blankly out the window wall in front of him. The room around him was darkened with no lights. He didn't seem to hear or see anything around him, completely under a trance he had no chance of getting out from. A tube in the form of a camera swiveled around the room.
"Harjavti's alone."
The vent Robin used the camera with busted open, and he plus the Team, except for Danny, hopped out. The Ghost Boy merely phased into the room. Robin walked around to stand by Harjavti. The president's head moved towards him.
"Where's my daughter?" Harjavti asked and grabbed his head in pain. "Where's Psimon?"
"Forget him. Let's get you out of here." Robin said.
Before he could actually do that, a bunch of armed guards ran in, and surrounded the Team. Superboy noticed they all had Apokoliptan weapons. A commanding officer walked in after. "Well, well, American heroes. Here to assassinate the president. Such a shame we arrived too late to stop them."
Danny caught Megan's camouflaged eye. He knew Robin wouldn't be able to see her, but he could make her out. He gave a barely noticeable nod, and she got ready to fly past the commanding officer.
"Those are Apokoliptan weapons." Superboy informed the rest of the Team.
Robin pieced the rest together. "Which they'll use to kill Harjavti, we get blamed, and Queen Bee gets to rule Qurac! Form a barrier around the president." Robin said.
Danny sighed through the link. "Once again, I will be announced Public Enemy #1, and I will bring my friends along with me. What a surprise."
Robin rolled his eyes. Danny loved sarcasm and blurting things out at random and unnecessary times, it seemed.
"I've found Psimon." Megan said, and flew off, knowing she had permission from Danny.
"Wait!" Robin said, but she was already flying away.
"I'll get her!" Superboy said, but Robin stopped him. "No! The mission is Harjavti!"
Danny smirked and knew he was about to be in trouble for this next comment. "Yeah, besides, I already told her to go on ahead. I'm her excuse for leaving."
Megan flew down the hallway, and into an auditorium. She hovered and looked around. She cried out when a psychic blast hit her, knocking her out of camouflage, and into the steps behind her. She growled and looked up.
Psimon walked in casually, near the front. "Tsk, tsk. Am I the only one who learned anything from our last encounter?"
Megan pushed herself up.
"You didn't think that maybe if you could sense me I could sense you too?"
Megan glared at the man murderously.
"Or that this time I might be able to use your greatest fear against you?"
Megan weakly fell to the ground again, but looked up at him sharply.
His smug, smiling face said he knew something. And that something wasn't anything good.
"Psimon says, show me who or rather what you really are."
Megan gasped and gripped her head. "No, no, NO! THIS IS WHO I REALLY AM!"
Megan's clothes disappeared, and she began to look like a white monster, and she didn't look anything like herself anymore.
She let out a fearsome ROAR in anguish.
Danny, Superboy, and Kid Flash let three more unconscious soldiers fall to the ground.
"I really wish I brought you along with me when I met the Forever People. You would've made the battles so much quicker." Superboy commented to the Ghost Boy. Danny gave Superboy a cheeky smile. "Hey, if anything's magical, ghosts can easily defeat it cause we're the opposite of magic."
"Thank you for saving my father. We will take care of him now." Harjavti's daughter said, having walked in at an earlier time.
Danny saluted. "Anytime."
Danny let a small laugh before Robin directed the Team down the hall. Robin hung back with Danny. "You are in so much trouble for earlier."
Danny remained smiling. "Too bad you can't touch me."
Robin glared. "You're really mood-swingy."
Danny shrugged. "I think it's because of the heat and the fact that the illness still isn't gone yet, which is weird."
As they ran into the auditorium, the three without mental shields fell to the ground in pain. Danny looked at them confused, but a chair flew up behind him and knocked him in the back of the head in his weak point, instantly knocking him out, blood dripping to the floor like a faucet.
Psimon clapped at Megan. "Psimon says smartly done. Brain blasting and injuring your own team. I had no idea you'd go to such lengths to hide your true self from your own friends. Actually I did, but you needn't have bothered. It's being recorded through prosperity."
"NO!" Megan yelled and let out a large blast but Psimon easily stopped it with a shield. He smirked, and waved his finger back and forth. "Ah, ah, ah, I didn't say Psimon says."
The blast was redirected back at Megan.
The Martian screamed as she plummeted in her humanoid body and Martian suit. She landed painfully onto the dirt and sand of Mars.
She groaned as she got up and looked around. She walked forward some and saw Psimon standing a few yards in front of her with his smug smirk. "Come, now. We both know that's not who you really are. Why would you even lie to yourself in your own mind?"
"It's not a lie! This is who I am!" Megan screeched at the psychic. A green-blue blast erupted from her forehead and blasted Psimon's black shield. Dust soared around them, but Megan didn't care. Psimon remained smirking. "Wow, and they say I'm pathological."
Megan stopped her onslaught. Psimon morphed his shield into a ray and blasted her into Megan's old house. Psimon flew forward.
"Oh that game, are we? Let's dig a little deeper, find out what we're really afraid of, hmmm?" He taunted.
A black shield erupted form Psimon's forehead and enveloped Megan, who screamed.
Megan found herself the only being in the void. She was her white self this time. Ahead of her, she saw her team, cowering in fear. Kid Flash pointed at her in disgust.
"Keep back!"
Megan reached out desperately.
"Well of course. Friends and teammates shrink from you in fear."
Something changed in the atmosphere. Megan looked behind her saw Batman, Black Canary, and Red Tornado. They were giants but all the more frightening.
"You should have told us the truth." Black Canary said, disgust and betrayal in her voice. Batman gave the Martian a Bat-glare. "I don't see how we can trust you now."
The three heroes turned and walked away.
"Then you're kicked off the prep squad."
Megan turned around again, and saw her uncle, also like a giant.
"I am sorry, M'gann. But there is no place for you on earth now." Martian Manhunter shriveled away, and they were back to where they started, in the middle of Mars.
"Oh and banished to Mars too!"
A sand barrier took away the scenery and brought her back to the endless black void.
"Yet that's not the worst, is it?"
Superboy came into view.
"No, please, stop…" Megan said desperately. She just couldn't take it anymore.
Superboy turned to her, looking at her disgusted. "Love you? I can't even look at you!"
Superboy turned around and walked away. Megan fell to the ground, crying.
Psimon appeared, watching Superboy go.
"Oh, what you would do to prevent that now, right?" Psimon said.
Megan's white head snapped up. "That's right."
She stood up determined. The ground around her glowed a white hue and it rumbled and shook.
Psimon merely smirked. "Now, now, my pretty, I know you don't want to do anything you'll regret."
Megan didn't share his feelings and a small green hue glowed from her forehead. "You don't know me at all!"
A blast flew forth, and blew straight through Psimon's chest. From his chest outwards, he started to shrivel away. He screamed and faded away completely.
Superboy groaned and started opening his eyes.
"Connor? You ok?"
Superboy got up at his girlfriend's words. He grabbed his head and groaned. Robin and Kid Flash got up right after, grabbing their heads too.
"And there's the headache." Kid Flash said.
Danny groaned and got up. "Just be happy it isn't a dull ache in the back of your head. That's so annoying."
Robin chose to ignore his two friend's antics.
"Psimon?" Robin asked.
"He brain blasted you. I stopped him." Megan informed and looked at the unconscious man on the other side of the room in a pile of broken cameras and screens.
Danny was confused. "I wasn't brain blasted though."
Megan looked at him guiltily. "Yeah, I was going to throw a chair at him and I didn't notice you until too late."
Danny shrugged, and accepted the answer, not really caring, just waiting for the throb to go again, but he did notice that Psimon was not unconscious.
He was unresponsive and in shock, almost as if something went wrong in his mind.
Queen Bee stood outside the president's place, furiously staring at the guards as reporters stood around, snapping photos.
"What do you mean the President won't see me?! He invited me!" She shouted and glared at the President standing above.
Harjavti glared right back down, standing next to his daughter. "Not of my free will! No! But now that I am free of your minion's thrall, the Quracy people will never suffer your didactical rule!"
Garfield and Marie watched the press conference from Garfield's room, since he was still recovering. Marie smiled and ruffled her son's hair. He smiled right back. But something was different. His eyes weren't a pale blue anymore.
They were green.
"Mark me, Harjavti, you will suffer for this! Qurac will be mine!" Queen Bee shouted and was taken away by Quracy guards.
Harjavti and his daughter stood in the room with the rest of the Team, minus Megan. The door opened and Queen Bee entered. The door shut and she transformed into Megan.
Robin looked at her frowning. "Sorry you had to lie to everyone like that, but I couldn't find any other way to convince the public that Queen Bee was behind all of this."
Kid Flash bumped his arm. "Dude, saving a country, pretty big win as your first term as leader." The speedster reminded.
Robin rubbed his arms. "Yeah, thanks."
Danny walked up behind him, and grabbed Robin's shoulders bringing him a tad closer to the Ghost Boy so he could look over his shoulder. "Robin, you did fine, better than me actually. I can still see everything I failed to do on my first time."
Robin looked at him hopefully. "What'd you do?"
Danny grimaced. "Well for starters, I let my teammate get kidnapped and get stuck in a bunch of meat, which is her worst enemy, and then I let myself get caught when I went to save her, and was stalled in helping her. Not my finest moment."
The others looked at him weirdly. He glared at them. "Hey, it happened, don't believe me, look it up."
The Team headed back to the Logan's house to say good-bye. They just so happened to watch another press conference. They watched as Bruce Wayne shook Harjavti's hand.
"And I assure you, the Wayne Foundation is here to do whatever it can to help you and your people rebuild Qurac." The billionaire said.
The TV turned off.
"Gee, Bruce Wayne sure got here fast. Almost like he knew-" Before the speedster could continue, Robin's eyes went wide and he smacked Kid Flash. Danny glared daggers at the speedster; almost making him wet his pants.
"Don't you have a souvenir to collect or something?" Robin said.
Kid Flash bumped his head. "Hello Megan!"
He ran over, and picked up the Hello Megan! tape and held it up in front of Megan's face. "Something you'd like to tell us?"
Danny looked confused then sighed. "This is what happens when you worry too much, Phantom. You miss everything important…" He rubbed his face mumbling 'idiot'.
Megan looked at the waiting faces and sighed. "Growing up on Mars was not a happy time for me. But I started watching the broadcasts my uncle sent from earth, to teach us about our sister planet. When I saw Hello Megan!, something just clicked."
Megan turned her full attention to Marie. "Maybe it was the similarities in our names; maybe it was the way all Megan's problems could be solved in twenty-two minutes. All I know for sure is that Megan helped me smile through a lonely childhood, so… When I came to earth and had to adapt a human form… I chose you. Well, Megan."
Danny was staring at her in understanding. But he remembered having friends.
"Which begs the question, what do you really look like?" Robin asked after sharing a look with Kid Flash. Megan stood up and her hair disappeared, and her face became more muscular.
"Bald M'gann? Still hot." Kid Flash whispered.
Superboy got up, walked forward, and took Megan's hands. "You know you don't have to put on a mask for me?"
Megan broke apart from him and held herself. "I do it for me. This is who I am, inside. Please don't be mad." Megan said to Marie.
"Mad?" Marie started. "I'm honored. M'gann, you saved my son. He says he's your blood brother now and I agree. You're family."
Megan ran forward and hugged Marie. "Thank you! You can't know what that means to me!" She said, before running down the hall to see Garfield.
Danny smiled at the two and then looked to the others. "Masks are interesting thing..."
Megan quietly opened the door to Garfield's room and peaked inside. "Garfield?"
She gasped when she saw another being named Queen Bee. The ruler was lying next to the small boy, her face emotionless.
"Shhhh, it would be a shame to wake him. I might have to order my little thrall here to damage himself." Queen Bee commented and stroked Garfield's hair. Megan's eyes glowed green.
"Ah, ah, ah, he already has orders to do just that if anything happens to me."
The glow left Megan's eyes and she looked desperate to help her blood brother. Queen Bee turned to Megan. "Now, your performance, a bit over the top, I think. But then, you haven't practiced me, the way you have perfected the role of Megan."
Queen Bee stood up and walked towards the Martian. "That's right. Poor Psimon's not the only one who knows your true form." The queen's hands rested on Megan's shoulders, and she bent to Megan's ear. "And if you don't cooperate, I'll make sure everyone knows what you really are."
Danny felt his ghost sense go off and he looked up sharply. He hadn't felt that sensation in awhile. He looked around. Everyone was happy and didn't notice him. He got up and slipped out of the house unnoticed. Or so he thought. Robin watched him worriedly.
Danny walked down a path next to the house. He was looking around cautiously. He was about a quarter mile from the house when his ghost sense went off again.
"Hello Daniel."
The halfa whipped around and came face-to-face with Vlad Plasmius. He hadn't seen this nut-jobsince that day. He hissed at his foe, sounding much like a snake.
"Fruitloop, so nice to see you. Oh wait, I lied."
The older halfa rolled his eyes. "I see you still hold a grudge."
Danny growled inhumanly. "Hold a grudge? I hold more than a grudge, Plasmius! You run that forsaken facility! You ordered the experiments done to me! You took me from my home twice! Why wouldn't I hate your guts!?"
The older ghost smirked and landed. "Oh, and what makes you think I run the G.I.W.?"
Danny flinched at the name, but his anger remained. "Batman told me it was run by Vladco., DALV, and other companies that all link back to you."
Vlad pretended to think. "Well, I guess that is true. You got me!"
Green balls appeared in Danny's hands and his eyes became completely green. "What do you want, Plasmius, before I decide to send you to the next world."
Vlad chuckled. "You're not even going to call me Vlad anymore? Such a shame."
Danny gave another inhuman growl. "I'm serious Plasmius. The urge to blast you to Kingdom Come is very strong right now."
Vlad chuckled and walked forward, making Danny's hands brighter with each step.
"How long have you been sick Daniel?"
The power around Danny's hands fizzled out, and his eyes became wide and went back to normal. "W-What?"
Vlad smirked. He knew what he was doing. "How long Daniel? You've been very good at suppressing it and the only time you can't anymore is when you sleep. How many times do you sleep in the bathroom instead of your own bed?"
Danny's knees became shaky. Vlad started walking around him.
"H-how do you know? Batman doesn't even know!" Danny yelled.
Vlad chuckled as Danny started turning every which way to follow the older man's movements.
"You said it yourself. I ordered the experiments."
Anger spiked within Danny. He grabbed the older man's shirt, and pulled him close, eyes blazing. "How do cure it!? What is it would be a better question!"
Vlad chuckled making Danny even angrier. "My dear boy, the only way to cure it is an antidote that I have. The disease is very rare and slowly kills the host and takes their powers. But it only affects ghosts and halfa's, and it's so rare it's a myth, but I, of course, found out otherwise."
"Give me the antidote!" Danny shouted.
Vlad chuckled again. "You think it's going to be that easy?"
Danny's hands erupted in green flames. "Yes, I do."
Vlad shook his head. "Danny, Danny, Danny, the more you use your powers and have strong emotions, the faster it kills you."
Danny threw Vlad across the ground, and started a barrage of ecto-blasts, and ice. This went on for twenty-minutes until Danny decided to do a ghostly-wail. He sucked in a breath but he started coughing and he fell to the ground and heaved.
Vlad got up, laughing like a maniac, his cloths ripped and torn in various places. "What'd I say?"
Danny glared daggers after he lost all the contents in his stomach. "Give it to me, now."
Vlad just patted Danny's shoulder and Danny let out another inhumane growl. Vlad didn't remove his hand. "Listen to my instructions Daniel, and I'll give it to you soon."
Danny growled. "And if I don't?"
Vlad chuckled again. "Well then, your life is over, now isn't it? But I am serious Little Badger, if you don't listen, I will let you die, and before you die-" He squeezed Danny's shoulder painfully, to the point he screamed. "I will make you watch all your friends and family die with you."
Vlad left Danny sitting in the dirt, too much in shock to do anything. His life and many others was over if he didn't do what his enemy told him to. What was he going to do? He was sitting here dying, and he couldn't do anything about it.
Then it hit him, all at once. Danny choked on a sob. Three words drifted in the air and as he sat in the dirt, they whispered in his ears. Three little words.
He was dying.
Kadzait: Do you wake up every day and wonder "How shall I beat Danny with the angst stick today?"
If I do, I do it subconsciously.
Kadzait: *face-palm*
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Reviews:
GreenDrkness: Hahaha! Gotta love Lords of Order being chaotic! XD And I'd do that but I'm on ch.26 right now and need to finish this frikkin story. Too many ideas!
KuriMaster13: I try to be unexpected! XD
Bibbledoo: Alrighty then... Well a Lord of Order is... Well, a Lord... of Order. I don't know how to explain it cause the name is kinda self-explanatory... You'll know which each Totem stands for and that other stuff will be explained in the future but, uh, you should probably check out Young Justice before reading this cause that's a lot of stuff I have to explain that, well, can easily be explained on the Young Justice wiki or through the TV series.
Kilppari: Hahaha! We won't see the sword for a long time, if ever again. *shrugs* We'll see. And oh my gosh, I love the Young Justice wiki. It's so helpful.
Supaherolena02: Hahahaha! Thanks!
Hitomi-tama: No frikkin kidding.
BringbackDannyPhantom: Hehehehehe... That's gonna be a fun arc at the end of the season.
Anonymous: Glad you liked!
Ynecrolys: Hahahaha! Thanks! And I'm eating the cookie! *eats cookie*
Heather: There was another person who suggested it but I just don't know if I can fit it in (I love the idea, don't get me wrong) because I'm already on, like, ch.26 (I gotta finish that...) and very far ahead soooooooo...
Breyannia: Nah, and I love how viewers always ask me questions BEFORE the chapter they find their answer in. *face-palm*
Sakurastar: I find it rather funny how you decide to mention Vlad RIGHT BEFORE HE SHOWS UP. A lot of people are doing that... GO DADDY-BATS!
IWasNeverReal: Thanks so much!
BringbackDannyPhantom: Ooo, you'll find out that question in the near future~! Hehehehehe! XD
Lee: I'm glad you're looking forward to future chapters!
Lexosaurus: I think it'd be easier to heal with friends he knew. And he also knows how to hide things really well soooo... He was probably hearing voices the entire time but knew how to hide it because he's frikkin Danny. And the whole Danny/Dani Father/Daughter relationship can be a little weird BUT that's what makes it interesting! XDDDDD
Sina Xiel: Tell me what's confusing and I can probably tell it to ya if it doesn't give away future plot lines. Oh yeah!