(A/N)- Dumb story name, I know. I don't know exactly where I'm going with this one, but I was just free-writing whilst I'm working on another fanfic, and that other fanfic is my first priority!!
I thought it would be totally freakin' awesome if the people of Hocus Pocus met the people of Whipstaff manor. I dunno if I'll incorporate the Sanderson Sisters into it or not - I'm brewing up a little idea ... but anyways, sorry this first chapter isn't much of Casper - Hocus Pocus doesn't have it's own category, and it involves the Casper movie more, eventually, so ... enjoy! :)

P.S- Sorry if I don't update that much - school is starting so that leaves me plenty of time to daydream up ideas. xD Bear with me.

Chapter 1 - On the Road Again

Well, it happened again. The Dennisons were moving, again.

Max struggled to ignore his sister Dani as she narrated her own home movie with her new video camera. He pulled his CD player out of his hoodie pocket and cranked the volume up. The next moment, a camcorder lense was right up in his face.

"Behold, the common male specimen, genus jerkus faceus, also known as Maximilion Douglas Dennison!" she exclaimed in a soft tone, pretending to be a British naturalist.

"Dani!" he exclaimed, wrenching his headphones off and smacking the camera away as she giggled.

"You turned it off again!" she gasped, and rebooted the camera, "Mom, he's going to break it!" she whined.

"Max, leave your sister's camera alone," his mom scolded.

"Make her stop shoving it in my face then!" he complained, and pulled his headphones back over his ears.

Dani had instantly recovered from that ordeal when she found her camcorder still worked, and she rolled down her window, sticking her head out like a dog and recording the vast amounts of forest they passed by. As much as Max was annoyed with her, he did care about her, even more since that who crazy adventure last October when they encountered the Sanderson Sisters.

He reached over and pulled her back down into her seat by the back of her shirt, causing her to complain.

"Max, leave your sister alone!" his mom warned.

"She nearly flew out the window!" he shot back, and sulked in his seat with an angry huff, "She's right behind you and you didn't notice." he grumbled, not loud enough for anyone to hear, except his dad.

"Hey hey hey, watch your attitude," he said.

"Will there be any witches there?" Dani asked, scrunching one eye closed as she turned the camera to her father.

"Haven't we had enough witches for one year?" Max asked, and she turned the camera to him.

"Well yeah!" she said, "But I wanna catch something on camera ..." she turned the camera to her mom, "You should've gotten me this before we moved to Salem, then maybe you'd believe us about the Sanderson Sisters."

Her mom sighed, "Dani, they were probably just some ladies in costume looking to give you a good scare," she explained, "You know how people in Salem get excited about Halloween."

"They did put on quite a show at that party," the father said, and winked playfully at his wife. She pushed his arm in annoyance as he laughed.

Dani plopped back in her seat, stopping her video and looking over to her brother. He noticed her watching him, and he gave an annoyed "What?"

"You miss Allison, don't you?" she asked sadly.

He rolled his eyes, "I've got her number," he said, "It's not like I'll be living with you guys much longer. I wanna get my license and move out soon."

"Don't you need a job first?" his Dad teased.

Max kicked the back of his dad's seat lightly, and his mother nearly shrieked, "Not while he's driving Max!!"

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"What's that place?" Dani asked, camcorder strapped on her hand as she plopped herself across her brother's lap and leaned out the window to record a large strange-looking mansion that stood far off behind wrought iron gates on a huge piece of property.

"That's Whipstaff," Max said, "do you live in a cave? Ever watch Ghost Hunters?"

"There are ghosts there??" Dani exclaimed, her voice squeaking a bit. She ignored her brother's insult as she leaned further out to catch more of it on film as they turned a corner. Max pulled her in, and she writhed.

"I wanna see if any show up on film," she said excitedly, and sat in the seat between them, her knee digging into her brother's leg as she stopped the tape and went to rewind it.

"Get off me, will ya?" he snapped, and pushed her off of him.

She didn't notice him as she rewound the last of the tape and watched it again, her fingers to her lower lip as she watched intently.

"First witches, now ghosts?" his dad asked, "You guys have an insane imagination."

"Nothing!" Dani exclaimed, ignoring her dad and shutting her camera off with a disappointed huff. Her eyes brightened suddenly, and she looked to her brother.

"Maybe we can walk by there tonight! Ghosts come out at night- we can catch them on film and send it in!"

"Remember what happened the last time we went to some spooky place at night?" he asked dully, "Forget it."

"C'mon Max ..." she pleaded.

"Yeah Max," his dad called over his shoulder, "Your mom and I need to do some grocery shopping tonight anyway."

"You're condoning this?" he asked, rather shocked.

"It'll give you two a chance to bond," his mother added.

"I think we've done enough bonding last Halloween," he said seriously, fighting back a grin as Dani smiled toothily, recalling his admittance to being glad to have her as a sister after risking his own life to save hers.

"So will you go?" she asked hopefully.

He stared at her in disbelief for a moment. He really didn't want to, but he knew she'd try and sneak off by herself if he said no. He reached up and ruffled the baseball cap on her head, "Don't say I never did you any favors." he said, fighting back a smile.

She laughed, taking the cap off her head and throwing it in his face.

(A/N)- Corny, I know. :P Please review - I'll add more as soon as I am able. :)