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Danny was sitting on the floor of the lab, but not in any form he was used to. He had kicked Vlad's ass yet again recently and the older halfa decided to get revenge by messing with his parents' latest invention.
They had showed it off the day before, his mother having done most of the work and got the naming rights. She called it the Spectral Bottler as it was designed to grab a spirit and bottle them up in something harmless. In his current situation, it was a small bird plushy.
Originally he was too strong a ghost for it to have worked on, having given it a once over while Jazz was complaining about them not supplying anything for the town flea market. It should have only worked on blob and formless ghosts. Even the Box Ghost would be to strong for it to capture.
However Vlad enhanced it with some sort of spell, claiming it was meant to bind the Ghost King. Considering that Danny had beaten Pariah Dark a second time a few months ago (Vlad had released the tyrant again due to being sore at losing to his own ghost hunting team) he now held the title of Prince. During the fight he had somehow claimed the crown, which gave him enough of a power boost that he ended Pariah, as well as the Ring of Rage.
Unfortunately since the ring was supposed to let the wearer control the power of the crown, Clockwork had taken the crown and put it in stasis until Danny could figure out a new item to control the power.
Taking stock of his situation he could somehow see and hear around himself. Though it wasn't through the bird's form as it seemed like he just had an all around awareness emanating from the toy. He could focus his attention on something specific, and even through thin walls or if something would normally be hidden around a corner. His sense of touch was also there but he wasn't sure if it was dulled or not as all he could feel was the cold tile of the floor.
As he was trying to work out what he could and couldn't do, his sister and mom came down the stairs into the lab. Deciding that freedom was more important than his secret he tried to call out to them. Jazz was still on about the flea market, and Maddie simply picked up the box of stuffed animals. Danny gets picked up by his sister and tosses him into the box, clearly not hearing him trying to call out.
He keeps trying for a short while but quiets down on the trip to the market. Hoping that he could figure something out before anything else happens.
Getting put out on the Fenton's table he watched as people gave them slightly wary looks. He made a game of what they were thinking the stuffed toys would do since they clearly expected them to be some kind of weapon. Which is a fair thought for anything made by a Fenton, even his dad's fudge is a weapon against a healthy diet.
Two people, clearly from out of town due to them almost carelessly approach the table. He was only somewhat paying attention them so all he could tell was the younger was complaining about shopping being pointless while the older one wanted souvenirs. That one was rambling about how picking the right one was a skill, matching the gift to the person in a way that they will appreciate. As he looks over the birds he remarks that the peak of the skill is the ability to pick out the perfect joke gift for someone.
Sam wanders by drawing Danny's attention.
"Hey Jazz, have you seen Danny at all? He was supposed to help me and Tucker with our table, and act as the mediator between us." The goth teen asks.
Jazz shakes her head before saying, "I haven't seen him since this morning."
Sam walked off mumbling about how she would kill him fully this time, just before Jack strode up carrying a heavy box. The two visitors had noticed people making way for the large man, thinking that it was simply due to his size, but hen Jazz tells their father off for bringing weapons when he drops the box on the table, everyone suddenly found other places to be.
Almost as worrying was when the younger visitor started poking through the box and picks out several things to buy as souvenirs, making Danny wonder just who he was buying for. When he gets picked up by the older one he has a moment of laughter at being a joke gift.
Several stuffed toys, and just as many weapons, were sold to the pair and Danny went back to trying to figure out how to break out as they take him to wherever they're going. Half paying attention to them he learns that their father was in a business meeting with Vlad. When they meet up with said father at the small airport, Danny is shock at recognizing Bruce Wayne. The older man states that they won't be working with Masters. Once they were on their plane, he mentions that they'll need to investigate Dalv co and it's CEO.
That night, Jazz and Sam are still looking for Danny when they check one of the secret cameras they have in the lab. The ones the Fentons and the one Vlad had put in were carefully broken so only theirs can see what goes on considering Danny's penchant for changing right in front of the portal. They watch as Vlad does something to the new device which shoves Danny into a stuffed toy. As it does the magic he uses fuzzes the camera enough that that is all they can make out.
Continuing to watch, they see Jazz pick Danny up and put him in the box of toys. She groans and remarks that she remembers selling that bird to someone from out of town. Mainly because the kid they were with had purchased a bunch of weapons from her father. They called Tucker who looked through some of the town cameras, and Sam remembers seeing the pair at the table when she had swung by.
As Tucker brought up their faces and identities, she recalls seeing them before and remembers their names. They both state that Jazz sold Danny to Bruce Wayne's kids at the same time.
Danny was now slightly panicking, he still needs to get free but in a spot where he won't run into Bruce Wayne. Sam had joked way too many time about him being Wayne Adoption Bait, usually as a threat about dragging him to a Gotham Gala. Still working on trying to find a way to get free, but also paying more attention to his surroundings for a change he watches as the two who had gone with Bruce entered the manor.
His thought are completely derailed when he gets handed to just the most gorgeous woman he's ever seen. She looked to be similar in age to him and before he notes anything more, the kid hands out the weapons he bought. The girl gets the totally not but totally is lightsaber his father had made after watching Star Wars with him. Somehow it was Jack's first time seeing it despite Danny watching nearly everything Star Wars at least once a year. He watches as she effortlessly turns it on, spins it around avoided damaging any furniture or people before deactivating it.
She gives the kid a head ruffle to which he slightly blushes and tries to act like he dislikes it before handing out the other weapons. He dumps the Jack of nine tails onto a teen laying on the floor. Appreciating the girl's skill and grace somehow lead to her giving him a closer look. The teen on the floor calls her Cass and grumbles about bringing strange and unverified weapons into the house.
Danny approves of his words until he had gathered up the weapons and stuffed birds before marching off. His girl, and dangit he was given to her so she is as much his, followed along behind. He found himself cursing and really anxious as he suddenly found himself in the goddamned Batcave. While his mind is reeling with that revelation the teen runs the weapons through a series of scanners. He determines that they are safe despite using an unfamiliar energy source.
Cass watched with a slight frown as he checks a couple of the stuffed toys, stating that her bird felt anxious. This makes the teen frown and Danny found himself getting scanned. When nothing showed up Tim, as his girl refers to the other person, decides to run a more thorough test on him since she shouldn't be feeling something from a stuffed toy. He notices the machine he is being taken to has knives and drills loaded up and panics a little more.
Suddenly he was in his girl's arms again being held close to her chest. He had seen her several feet away while Tim was carrying him, but now the other teen was on the floor and him and Cass were another step further away. Feeling very thankful towards her, he was also impressed with her movement as he didn't even notice her moving. She hugged him tightly and walked off back up to the manor.
Soon he found himself in her bedroom, where she placed him on a shelf where he had a good view of most of the room. She the opens a mini-fridge and pulls out a bag filled with something dark red before putting it into a small box on her desk. A few minutes later the box lights up and she removes the bag and massages it before pouring it into a cup. Once the liquid was exposed to the air, Danny could tell it was blood that she proceeded to drink.