Phantom and Siren watched in amusement as Beast Boy bounced around in excitement as they walked down the hallway towards the Mission Room. The green boy was grinning like a madman as he bounced around with fiery determination in his green eyes.

"Gar, chill out. You might hurt yourself with all that jumping," Danny laughed. Beast Boy stopped jumping but he still had his wide grin plastered onto his face.

"Sorry Danny, but I just can't help it. We're finally going on another mission," Gar cheered with excitement.
Phantom shook his head at the young boy's antics, but still managed to keep his smile. Siren on the other hand couldn't stop himself from laughing.

"Gar it has only been two weeks since our last mission. It wasn't that long ago," White said, amused.

Beast Boy fake pouted, but it only made the siren laugh even more.

"Yeah but I just can't help but feel like we might actually get some action this time, around!"

After Beast Boy's last exclamation, they all continued down the hallway in their silent good moods. By the time they arrived in the Mission Room to be debriefed, the Zeta-Tubes were already being powered on and the computer began to announce the designations.

"​Batman-02. Red Tornado-16​."

The trio joined the rest of the team members, as they awaited their assignments. Cyborg and Impulse started debating what the mission could be.

"I hope it's giant robots," Cyborg said. "I've always wanted to take one down. Then I could scavenge for some cool tech to experiment with."

That got a few other team members to laugh or giggle.

"I think we're going to go take down somebody from the Light or maybe even the Injustice League," Impulse guessed.

"Who," White asked. "Light, they I know. But what's the Injustice League?"

"A group of villains that worked as a decoy for the Light."

The teens turned around to see Batman and Red Tornado approaching them. It had been Red Tornado that spoke.

"Joker, Poison Ivy, Count Vertigo, Ultra-Humanite, Black Atom, Wotan, and Atomic Skull made up the Injustice League," Red Tornado explained. "The Light used them to stop us from looking for any other possibilities of a secret society. It worked for a while."

The brothers smiled at the red and yellow hero, Phantom especially. When the half ghost met Tornado for the first time, he had to admit that he was kind of impressed. The hero was a robot of an all things. And as a person that loves all things technological, like rockets and such, Red Tornado fascinated him.

He wasn't impressed by the fact Red Tornado was a robot, he had thanks Skulker for that. He was impressed at how emotionally attached Tornado was towards the Team. Unlike other AI systems or robots he's met, Tornado has a way of actually caring for the young teenagers. Almost like how a parent would feel protective of their child. And that's what really made Phantom enjoy the company of him as well.

Both brothers had league members they were pretty close to. Unlike other Leaguers, Phantom felt more open towards Tornado and could have somewhat normal conversations with him. Siren had grown quite fond of Flash. Flash had a child-like innocence and playfulness to him that he really liked. And unlike his protégé (Cough*Kid Flash*Cough) he was very open to his powers coming from magic.

Everyone turned their attention to the Caped Crusader, who was now bringing up pictures on the holographic computer. Batman gave Phantom and Siren a quick glance, aka glare, and then continued to debrief everyone on the mission.
The brothers returned with their ghostly and siren glare as they turned their heads away from the adult heroes.

*****Flashback*****

​"Why didn't you tell us you were still having flashbacks," Batman asked, looking down at the twins.

"For one thing, it's our own business," Danny crosses his arms. "We can handle it. We've only been doing it for years."
Batman had forced the team to leave so they could have this little chat. Even Nightwing and Robin had to leave. Cyborg, Beast Boy, Aqualad, and Superboy were the last to leave. The later two being the most reluctant to leave. Krinos had to get a good siren glare from Siren to make him leave and not turn the adult heroes into trees or bushes.

"You aren't solo heroes anymore," Superman reminded. "You are members of this team and the league is responsible for you."

"Well we could always just go back to it being just us," White argued. "We have fifty other earths we can choose from. Or we could just be with our own kinds full time. Lena would definitely prefer me around more often."

Skillfully avoiding answering Batman's question. Not wanting to answer it at all. Sounds like one of the techniques Batman himself would use when one of the league members would try to get him to open up about things he doesn't want to talk about.

"Who was that person you mentioned?"

Phantom looked over towards her and seemed to choose his words carefully, before speaking with a slight hoarse voice, "An old enemy of mine..."

Canary held back a sigh of relief.

"At least, we finally got him to answer," she thought.

"But why did you react so violently when Superman taunted you," Canary then asked. Phantom looked down again and his eyes seemed to darken.

"Because those were the same words that he had said before doing something that would haunt me for the rest of my life," White answered for him. "Magic isn't all unicorns and leprechauns. Our world has more dangers in it than yours ever would."

"What did he do," Batman asked.

"We've said a lot of stuff that isn't your business, but this is seriously none of your business," Danny snapped.

There was a slight Bat Glare versus Ghost Glare for a few seconds before Flash decided to break the tension.

"Exactly how does being half ghost work," he asked.

That got the attention of the twin. Siren was actually thinking how Flash so easily was trying to make light of the situation.

"What do you mean," Danny responded.

"Well, White being half siren is pretty well understood," Flash says. "Like you told us about the accident, his heart was infused with magical sound. As a human, he has advanced musical talent, causes vibrations when upset, and can sense other mystics. But half ghost, it still escapes me how those two forms work."

"The best we have is that when I just change, my heart slows down to where it almost stops, and the physical features just come with the powers," Danny shrugged.

"That's better than my theory," Flash chuckled. "Mine was just that you die every time you change."

Sharing a look, the brothers burst into laughter. The Leaguers just looked on in utter confusion. After a few moments, they soon calmed themselves down enough to explain.

"To be completely honest, I don't really even know myself," Danny says. "Sam, Tucker, Jazz, White, and I all just came up with different theories and kind of just threw them around. So I don't actually have a solid answer or explanation."

"But we've never heard that one before," White laughed. "That's priceless."

The Leaguers were dumbfounded. Even HE didn't know how his powers worked!

"But," Danny started.

Batman narrowed his eyes, "'But' what?"

Phantom looked up at them with a now deadly serious expression.

"I try not to think about it too much," he admitted.

GL furrowed his eyebrows together.

"Why not? Aren't you even a bit curious as to how you're 'half-ghost'?"

Phantom looked away from them and started rubbing his neck.

"That's just it," he said. "Am I human? Or am I a ghost? Am I alive? Or am I dead? Do I belong to the living? Or with ghosts? Is one race going to be more accepting of me than the other? Why would people treat me differently if I were one or the other? I don't usually think about it because, in the end, I'll end up tearing myself apart over it. And just end up with more questions than answers. And I'm sure I'd not like the answers. Everything aside, it's as the saying goes, 'Curiosity killed the cat."

"I face similar issues with being part siren," White confessed. "No other siren on the isle has two forms like me. No other siren hates their song like I do. I have powers no siren has ever had before. And that says something with the sheer number of different sirens there have been throughout history. There has never been a single case of discrimination on the isles, but that doesn't have to be the case. I could be surrounded by other sirens and be completely alone. When you try so hard to fit in, it just makes you feel like you're standing out in the worst way.​ "

​"So now that question is out of the way, we're back to where we started," GL declared. The twins turned back to Canary who, in turn, asked the question.

"Danny, White, who exactly was the man you hate so much? What did he do that was so unforgivable," she asked,
Siren looked at his brother.

He was a lot more affected by Dan than he was. Phantom took a monotone look to reply with.

"No," he stated.

Batman narrowed his eyes. "What do you mean 'no'?"

Siren turned to him, "No, we've told you too much already."

That's when Green Lantern finally blew it. "Listen. You two need to tell us who this person was. Because we've only seen adults act that violently to an old enemy and that's rare. You're teenagers. Teens shouldn't have reacted that badly to something. Which means that whatever that guy did, you need to spill. Because if this guy were to somehow show up we don't want to have to be responsible for the possible destruction of property and the deaths or injuries of innocent people. Now spill."

The Leaguers all blinked at the outburst, but they all nodded in agreement.

Phantom and Siren glared at the green leaguer and retorted. Spat back really.

"​If I tell you, you'll just be disappointed. Just like everybody else, you'll try to talk me into owning up to my responsibility, accepting the way things are, and try to make me do something, that I DON'T WANT TO DO,​ " he yelled.

The Leaguers stepped back in surprise, almost dumbfounded, at his reaction to the outburst. But Batman wouldn't give in.

"Explain, now."

Both pairs of eyes glowed bright neon green and golden white as they practically snarled back. Phantom was the twin that spoke.

"You know what, forget it! I'm sick and tired of you trying to interrogate us all the damn time. We'll heal in a few hours, so don't even bother with the whole, 'you're still injured' excuse! Goodnight Justice League!"

Right before they walked out of the room they turned to Superman.

"We hope you can forgive us for lashing out at you during our 'fight' and we wish you well," White said with a collective tone.

Superman had wide eyes for a second before he nodded at them, who then turned and left the room. Leaving behind a group of confused and irritated Leaguers​.

*****Flashback End*****

"...Sending you back to Santa Prisca," the brothers got out of their trace, glad for not missing much of the briefing.

"We've gotten intel about a potentially very dangerous weapon Bane is planning on delivering to the Light. This is a ​recon​ mission. Gather information and report back as soon as you have the appropriate details."

The team members nodded. They headed toward the bio-ship.

"Isn't he aware most of our so-called 'recon' missions usually goes sideways really fast," White commented to Cyborg and Beast Boy.

Both boys had to keep their laughter from coming out and getting them into trouble with Batman. And speaking of the Caped Crusader, he approached the twins. He leaned towards their ears and whispered.

"The mentors will be watching this mission, so I would advise you two not to endanger the mission, nor the Team itself," he said to them. "Do you understand what I am implying?"

Phantom and Siren gave him their best glares, crossing their arms and looking at Batman with their 'scary eyes.' Phantom's eyes flashing his other half's bright neon green and Siren's with his gold.

"​Perfectly​," Danny replied with venom and annoyance in his ghostly echo.

Red Tornado joined them in the hanger for Nightwing's part of the briefing when he gave everyone their parts on the mission.

"Alright, here's all of your jobs," Dick told the lot. "Alpha will be Miss.Martian, Impulse, Cyborg, and I. Beta will be Gold Siren, Beast Boy, Aqualad, and Superboy. Robin and Phantom will be Gamma on the bio-ship. Backup if needed. Alpha will infiltrate Bane's warehouse and gather the information. Beta will be our eyes for around the warehouse as lookouts. Wheels up in half an hour."

Right when the brothers were about to leave the room, Phantom felt a hand on his shoulder and they turned to see Superboy, Aqualad, Nightwing, and Red Tornado behind him. Siren did tell his twin the secret identities of the two Bat Boys on the team, but only when he had their permission. Batman was a whole other issue on its own.

"Are you two alright," Connor asked.

Phantom shrugged his hand off and started to walk away again. But this time, Nightwing made them stop.

"Something's bothering you two," Red Tornado stated, accusingly, when the former boy wonder blocked their path.

The Twins turned around and Siren almost yelled.

"Well maybe if the League stopped thinking of us as a threat and no-good troublemakers, no matter how many times we've helped the Team, we'd would feel a whole lot better," White snapped. "Distrust is one thing, but they take it to a whole new level."

The teen heroes and Red Tornado in his own way looked a bit surprised at his 'almost' outburst.

"Danny, White, the League doesn't see you that way, they're just worried that," Dick tried.

Phantom's eyes flashed green, and the temperature in the room dropped a few degrees, as he interrupted Nightwing.

"That I'll endanger their kids and that they will get hurt because of one of us or both of us," Danny basically growled.

"That's not..." Kaldur tried.

"Lookguys, your 'mentor' Batman, doesn't quite trust us, the League doesn't trust us," White said. "And as of late, we're both starting to think the League only cares for their proteges well being."

"Heck, ever since the incident, if we were to get hurt, maybe even killed, for trying to protect you guys, the League would still think of us as a threat," Danny says. "Now if you'll excuse us, we have to go get ready for a mission."

Phantom and Siren then turned around and stormed off, thus taking the cold atmosphere of the ghost boy with them. Leaving Nightwing, Superboy, Aqualad, and Red Tornado awkwardly standing in the hanger.

Red Tornado turned towards Nightwing.

"The League does not want to hurt Danny or White, nor would they not care if they were harmed," he told him.

Nightwing opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by Aqualad of all people.

"You really don't get it do you," the Atlantean asked.

The three other heroes turned their attention to him.

"Back when Danny and White were in their last realm their entire town thought of them as evil, even though they fought against the 'bad guys," Kaldur said firmly. "But they still remained heroes, no matter what they went through. No matter how much they despised the two and wanted to hurt them because of what they are. Yet they still fought. Even when their own parents tried to hunt them. Then their friends, the only people they ever trusted and saw them as heroes, betrayed them. They couldn't stand the hate any longer. It was their friends that had encouraged them to keep going. They were why they remained at home and fight the evils of their world. But their betrayal had finally crossed the line. That's why Danny and White ran away. And it was all because people didn't trust him enough, to see him as the hero he really was, and it was all because they were a siren and ghost."

The other two heroes stared in awe and disbelief as Aqualad walked away to go and try to find the twins, Superboy not far behind.