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Chapter Thirteen: A Chance to Trust

(I just really like this picture.)

About an hour passed, and signs were looking up. The twins no longer had any red veins and were breathing more regularly. They should be waking up soon, as the mystics informed the team.

"Anyone get the license plate on that rhino," Danny groaned.

"Please tell me Alya isn't making an unexpected visit," White covered his face with his hands.

"Nope, just little ol' me," Lena giggled.

Recognizing the voice, both boys grudgingly sat up in their infirmary beds. They were surprised to see both Krinos and Lena there. Lena more so, because she's never been to the mountain.

"Uh... what are you two doing here," Danny asked, confused.

"Pretty weird way to greet the friends that just saved your lives," Krinos playfully scolded.

"What are you..." White trailed off.

The brothers got looks of remembrance and realization on their faces. Took them a minute to fully get their heads back together after being exposed to the blossoms for so long.

"Oh, those gods forsaken blood blossoms," Danny groaned, running this hand down his face.

"And here we thought that we got rid of every last flower, stem, petal, leaf, and, seed," White said. "Normally I like plants, but not when they try to kill me."

"Most plants haven't tried to kill you, at least," Lena reminded.

"Tell that to the Jungle of Mayhem," White said. "One of the venus flytraps there tried to eat me. Never been so glad that I enjoy a good salad every now and again."

"You seem to get weirder every time I see you," Lena laughed.

"Touché," White responded.

"So, how do you feel,'' Krinos asked them.

''Like my head's gotten run over by a herd of centaurs,'' White admitted. ''I really need an aspirin, right now.''

''But, good job on the antidote, you two,'' Danny congratulated, eying the ingredients they grew. ''Luckily, all the things me and Frostbite used could be organically grown. Or, in your case, magically grown.''

''We are mystics,'' Krinos smirked. ''The most technological we get is using our advanced magic mirrors.''

''That's because our magic mirrors are like iPhones, ipads, and laptops all in one,'' White said.

''Not to mention the magical holograms and the fact that they can create paper out of nowhere,'' Lena added. ''Far better than chopping down innocent trees.''

''You would be the one to add that,'' White chuckled.

''I'm the siren of nature, do you expect anything less from me,'' Lena raised her eyebrow.

''If I ever did, then someone needs to slap me back to sanity because that is a surefire sign of me losing my mind,'' White joked.

The infirmary door opened, and an excited green furball launched himself right into Phantom. Seems the team knew they were awake, or at least Beast Boy did.

''Gar? What are you...'' Danny trailed off, seeing the tears streaming down his face.

Phantom stopped mid-sentence. He had to hug the cute hero after seeing that face. It be impossible not to. Like seeing a pack of puppies sleeping together and not saying ''AWWWW.'' It would just not happen. He looked down and saw the small 13-year-old crying into his shoulder. A flashback of the 'Nasty Burger' incident popped into his head and the deaths of his friends and family. He remained shocked for a moment, before finally snapping out of it and hugged the young hero even tighter, understanding why the shapeshifter was acting like he was.