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2025-09-16
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My baby isn't a Villain

Summary:

Danny goes to complain, as he learns the Teen Titans and Young Justice think his Dani is a Villain!

Chapter 1

Chapter Text

Danny Fenton was many things. A half-ghost superhero who defended the world from Pariah Dark and Freakshow. After too many sleepless nights and close calls—not to mention his ghost dog Cujo chewing on his homework—he had quietly retired. He was the guy whose parents still hadn’t figured out he wasn’t fully human. He thought he was Meta.

But most importantly, Danny Fenton was a dad.

So when he heard that Dani—his Dani—had been listed as a villain in not one, but two superhero databases, he nearly went ghost on the spot.

It started with news clips and videos.

The Young Justice team had faced off against a “dangerous meta-girl” wreaking havoc in Metropolis. Then the Titans’ database followed suit: Dani Phantom, listed under “threat classification,” with images of her mid-fight, green blasts glowing in her palms.

Danny’s eye twitched.

“That’s it,” he muttered, slamming the laptop shut. “I’m filing a complaint.”

Somehow, he found himself at the Justice League Support & Complaints Office, a glassy tower that seemed designed to drown visitors in paperwork. He was dressed in jeans and a hoodie, a civilian through and through.

The receptionist looked up, unimpressed. “Name?”

“Danny Fenton. I need to file a report.”

“What kind?”

“The kind where your databases are wrong and you’re slandering my kid.”

Within ten minutes, Danny was standing in a small conference room, armed with nothing but his laptop and a clicker. Three interns and a weary support officer sat across from him, trying to look interested. Danny had the kind of righteous fury only a dad could muster.

He clicked to his first slide.

“First point: She is adorable.”

A candid picture of Dani filled the screen. Her cheeks were puffed as she tried to lick an ice cream cone bigger than her head. Sprinkles were stuck in her hair.

The interns shifted. One coughed.

Danny clicked again.

“Point number two: She is my baby girl. Look at this sweater! LOOK AT IT!”

The next slide showed Dani drowning in an enormous, pumpkin-orange knit monstrosity clearly meant for her grandfather, Jack Fenton. The sleeves dangled past her hands. Her pout could have powered Gotham for a week.

“Point number three: She can’t do wrong.”

The slide showed Dani asleep on the couch, an open book on her chest: The Illustrated History of Amity Park.

“Point four: She is a good girl. Brushing her teeth. Three times a day.”

The slideshow displayed her mid-brush, grinning with foamy toothpaste as if she’d won the lottery.

“This,” Danny said, pointing at the photo, “is the embodiment of heroism and moral correctness.”

By slide twenty—Dani helping a stray cat out of a tree while scowling at the camera—the support officer had pinched the bridge of his nose so hard it was a miracle he hadn’t given himself a migraine.

“Mr. Fenton,” he tried, “while your… presentation is very thorough—”

“Thorough? THOROUGH? This is definitive proof!” Danny jabbed the clicker like it was a weapon. “Your Young Justice brats and those Titans need glasses. Dani isn’t a villain. She’s a misunderstood teenager.”

The door opened with a faint swish.

The officer paled. “Sir, we told you—”

“Move,” came a gravelly voice.

Batman entered. Full cape. Full cowl. Full intimidation factor. In broad daylight.

The Flash zipped in behind him, holding two cups of coffee. “Bats, chill. I’ve got this guy caffeinated. Don’t glare him to death.”

Danny froze mid-slide, staring at the Dark Knight looming over him. It had been a long time since he’d seen him—not since visiting Amity Park to see where the hero had gone.

Then Batman sat down.

The room went very, very quiet.

“I know how you feel,” Batman said, his voice low and tired in a way only parents understand. “People don’t understand. My son, Red Hood, is not a villain. He’s just misunderstood.”

Danny blinked. Once. Twice. “Wait… seriously?”

“Seriously.”

For a moment, the two men just sat there. One wore a cape; the other, a hoodie. Worlds apart, but united in the quiet suffering of parenthood.

“But where did I go wrong?” Danny blurted. “I was a hero before I retired! Is it because her mom is a retired villain? Is that why she’s being judged like this?!”

Flash choked on his coffee. “Wait—you’re married to—”

Batman answered the unspoken question: "Blackfire."

“Komand’r Fenton,” Danny said firmly. “She fell into Amity Park years ago. She needed help. I saved her. She stuck around.” His ears flushed red. “She’s actually really good with housework. She loves the wedding ring. She doesn’t do the villain thing anymore.”

The room fell silent.

Batman tilted his head. “I did the same with Catwoman. But I don’t think that’s the problem.” His voice softened—just barely. “My others are heroes. Sometimes the world doesn’t see the whole picture.”

Danny slumped in his chair, rubbing his face. “Great. So it’s not me. It’s the world. Fantastic.”

From the doorway, an intern whispered, “Is this really happening?”

“Yes,” the support officer muttered, already writing DO NOT LIST DANI PHANTOM AS VILLAIN in big red letters on a form.

By the time Danny packed up his slideshow, Batman had vanished into the shadows (despite it being noon), and Flash had slipped him a voucher for a free coffee.

As Danny walked out of the League tower, he couldn’t help but smile. Dani’s record would be cleared. She’d never know how ridiculous the whole thing had been.

Somewhere else in the world, Dani sneezed mid-battle with a low-level hero. She muttered, “Weird. Why do I feel like Dad just embarrassed me in front of the Justice League?”

Chapter 2: Chapter 2

Summary:

Starfire learns she a AUNT

Chapter Text

There was once again a new battle between Danny Phantom and the Teen Titans in Jump City.

The energy blasts shot into the sky, and the ground trembled beneath the attacks. Dani's green eyes were glowing with ectoplasm as she dodged another barrage from Raven's dark magic. She just returned from destroying a mad scientist's lab, and now this.

Robin—Damian Wayne—paused, his sharp eyes scanning the battlefield. Something was off on the computer. He accessed the Titans' database again on his wrist console, searching for any updates on their current adversary.

"Dani Phantom," he muttered under his breath, his brow furrowing. "Not listed as a villain anymore?"

He double-checked the records. Sure enough, the status had changed. Dani Phantom was now categorized as a neutral entity; her previous villain status, given by Red Robin and others, seems to have been removed.

"That's... unexpected," Robin mused, his mind racing. He knew the Titans had faced Dani before, and she had been a formidable opponent, if you ask him. But to see her status change so suddenly was unusual.

Starfire, who had been engaged in combat with Dani, noticed Robin's distraction. She floated over, her fiery hair trailing behind her. "What is it, Friend Robin? Why do you look so perplexed?"

Robin glanced at her, then back at the screen. "Dani Phantom's status has been updated. She's no longer listed as one of our or Young Justice villains."

Starfire blinked, her expression a mix of confusion and curiosity. "But... we are fighting her right now. How can this be?"

Robin nodded, his mind piecing together the information. "There's more. According to the records, Dani's mother is Blackfire."

Starfire's eyes widened in realization. "Blackfire? My sister?"

"Yes," Robin confirmed. "Batman verified it himself in the records. So it would be true then."

Starfire's gaze shifted to Dani, who was now momentarily distracted by the conversation. She observed the young half-ghost's costume more closely. The resemblance was undeniable; this does look like her sister's costume, and the fighting style was a mix of hers too.

"She does look like her," Starfire murmured, more to herself than anyone else.

The next moment, the Titans saw quite a sight:

Dani frantically dodging Starfire’s enthusiastic attempts to give her newly discovered niece the world’s biggest hug. Starfire, beaming with joy, zoomed toward Dani with arms wide open. "Oh, my beloved niece! Come, let us embrace!"

Dani's eyes widened in panic. "Niece?! No, no, no!" She zipped away, narrowly avoiding Starfire's grasp. "I don't even know you!"

But Starfire was undeterred, her arms still outstretched at Dani. "But we are family! You are Komand'r's daughter. Come, let us share the warmth of our bond!"

Dani darted left, then right, trying to evade the alien princess. "I don't want a hug!" she shouted.

Starfire's face fell slightly, but she quickly recovered; her niece sounds like her mother. "But hugs are a symbol of love, family, and friendship! Surely, you must desire one!"

"No! I don't!" Dani yelled, her ectoplasmic energy flaring as she zipped around Starfire, narrowly avoiding her grasp.

The Titans watched in amusement as the two continued their dance of Starfire wanting to give a hug and Dani trying to escape it. Beast Boy chuckled. "Man, this is better than any reality show we missed."

Cyborg grinned. "Yeah, I haven't seen anything this entertaining in ages."

Raven raised an eyebrow. "Shouldn't we be stopping them?"

Robin shook his head. "Let them sort it out. This is... family business."

Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, Dani was taken into a hug by Starfire, and she still didn't trust that hero. She would ask her mom and dad about this and learn the truth.

Dani didn't know, but Starfire did plan to visit her sister too! And that means group hug!

In Amity Park

Blackfire, who just finished cooking, suddenly started to shiver; she had a bad feeling... a very bad feeling.