So this fic has been a long time coming I know. I promised a sequel to my "Saturday's Phantom Encounter" Early last year... Yeah, stuff happens. Anyway, It did initially start out as a sequel, but after lots and lots and lots (A couple more times) of editing, I eventually came around to a fresh start idea. I just couldn't find myself liking my original anymore...

Anyway, so here we go, I want to start off with a little background info for each universe.

SS - This story line occurs after Kur parts 1 and 2. This is the 2 part season 3 premier and happens just before the Thousand Eyes of Auizotal. For my own use, I've taken a few small liberties with how the characters will react (VERY small ones) In order to make the story more serious, but at the same time, don't expect them to be too different.

DP - This one is a no "Phantom Planet" fic. Assume all events aside from that one have already occurred unless I state otherwise. Everyone knows that the timeline for DP is... hard to read sometimes so Danny will be 15 to allow for time for a realistic time flow. He'll be experienced of course, and more serious in many cases. I've also taken a few liberties for Jack's character for the convenience of my fic. Jack is still clumsy, loud, oblivious... yada yada, but he won't be a complete idiot. He'll know science, and how any of his inventions work (for the most part).

BTW, I want to thank Hiccups-are-better and my friend Kitty-chan for helping look this fict over before hand.=^-^=

Thx for bearing with that little intro and I hope you will enjoy.

Ch 1. A Wonderful Cultural Experience...

It was a calm day in Amity Park as the summer began and the students flooded out of the building. Shouts and hollers could be heard as they cheered for the summer long break from their educational prison. One trio in particular seemed to be out of place, however, with the excitement in their eyes seemingly absent. "So what did Frostbite say?"

Danny gave a shrug as he let out a sigh. "He told me it was mysterious and he would look into it. The weird part was how worried he sounded; like he'd seen it before but didn't want to tell me."

Sam raised a brow. "Why would he do that? Don't the FarFrozen practically worship the ground you walk on?"

"I wouldn't say that." He responded with lack luster emotion. "They just appreciate what I've done."

"In a crazy worship kinda way." Tucker added in as he tapped at his PDA. "Anyway, I hope he has better luck than me. All I can find about it is some crazy cult from the early 1200's. Needless to say, it's really weird stuff." He turned the screen to show his friends the picture of black robed men bowing to a tapestry.

"Oh wow….. cults really are represented well in the movies."

Sam rolled her eyes at the geek. "Well, whatever it is, it's probably not that." She then placed a hand on Danny's shoulder. "Relax Danny. I'm sure Frostbite has you covered."

Danny gave her his best smile as he grabbed the strap of his back pack. "Yeah, but I can't help being worried about all the weird stuff that's been going on lately. Especially after that Giraffe guy."

Tucker couldn't help but laugh at the mention of it. "Tucker!" The two scolded.

"What? Come on Danny, the way that guy was taunting you while drinking tea was hilarious."

Danny rolled his eyes. "For you maybe."

Sam shook her head before changing the subject. "So, movie marathon at my house?"

"You know it!" Tucker exclaimed as he pointed her way.

"Danny?" Sam questioned with worry in her eyes.

"Hmm? Oh yeah….. 6 right?"

"Yeah."

Danny gave a nod. "I'll see you then." It was then that the trio split and headed to their respective houses. Sam took one more back glance at Danny before continuing on with worry still on her face.

As soon as Danny walked into the door, he knew something was up. There were several boxes lined up at the entrance to the kitchen and his dad was not in the lab for once. "What's up?"

Jack got off the couch and placed down his needle craft. "Oh, hey Danny-o! Hurry up and get ready!"

Danny gave him a blank stare before responding. "For what? I kinda have no clue what you're talking about."

"You need to pack up a few things for a trip we're having."

He turned to face his mom with a questioning look. "I know it's rather sudden, but my old friend Drew called me earlier and said she had a problem that required my expertise. Her family's work takes them all around the world, so I thought this would be the perfect cultural experience for you since you start your summer vacation today."

Danny was immediately against it. "But Mom, I already have plans for today with Sam and Tuck."

She wagged her finger in response. "Now now Danny, you'll have plenty of chances for that when you get back. This could be a once in a life time opportunity. Besides, it'll be fun you'll see, they even have a son around your age." She then continued on into the kitchen with a large duffle bag ignoring any further protests from the boy.

Danny was now looking more dead as he slinked up to his room. "Geez…. And I thought I'd actually be able to have a short peace." He then pulled out his phone to call Sam, knowing full well this meant no movie marathon.

"So are you sure it wasn't a blue tiger that you saw?" Drew asked her college through the video feed.

"Positive." Dr. Cheechoo responded. "It was a large, solid blue cat and I'm pretty sure even the blue tiger can't walk through walls."

Doc gave a nod. "No it can't, but what can? It's not unheard of for cryptids to be capable of getting through things like tight mesh or small cracks, but phasing through a wall?"

Drew gave him nod of agreement. "Yes, but it may not be a Cryptid honey." She then walked over to side monitor.

"What else could it be?"

"It could be a ghost!" Zak shouted from out of nowhere. He was obviously excited as he ran over to his mom. "Right mom?"

"Maybe honey. It's the best guess I have right now."

Doc crossed his arms in vehement denial. "Ghosts again? Could we please stay in the realm of non-fiction? The last thing we need is another so called ghost encounter."

Drew gave a lite shake of her head to her husband's dismissal. "I'm sorry you feel that way, but I can't explain it, and there are no known cryptids with that ability. Now it just so happens that an old friend of mine is a parabiologist who specializes in the theory of ghosts. She and her husband are considered an authority on them."

Doc simply rolled his eyes. "Authority? Those two?" He questioned as their identities came up in his mind.

Drew gave him look of disapproval before turning back. "I'm calling her regardless of your skepticism. Besides, if this blue cat has anything to do with the unorthodox ecological migrations, we should look at it from every angle."

"I have to agree with Drew on this one. Strange as it may be, I think we can all agree we've seen stranger."

Doc gave a grumble before nodding. "Fine, but when this turns out to be something completely different, I hope both of you will let the concept of ghosts die for good."

"Of course." Drew responded in a fake appeasing tone. "Because everything we've seen has to have a scientific explanation."

"Yes it does." Doc responded, obviously not amused.

"Are you going to call them now?" Zak asked as he stood by the smaller video screen.

"Yes…. As soon as I remember … oh wait, here it is." She typed in a number and a loading bar appeared on the screen. Doc let out a dissatisfied huff as they waited prompting Drew to scold him. "At least try not to sound cranky before you meet them. You might surprise yourself; Maddie has a similar opinion on things that you do."

Doc let out a sarcastic laugh. "And they believe in ghosts, hilarious."

"Come on Danny, don't be such a grump." Maddie teased as she held the controls for the specter speeder. She and Danny had packed up what supplies they needed into the speeder because it was the only thing they had that could go where they were to meet the Saturdays considering they were over the ocean on their air ship. "It'll be fun, you'll see. We catch a ghost, see some interesting places, you'll meet Drew's family.." She turned to see the still unhappy expression of her son. "Danny." She called in a strict tone.

"I get it."

Maddie let out a sigh. "Is it so wrong to for me to want to spend time with you? I know our last mother/son excursion didn't exactly go as planned but-"

"A bit of an understatement don't you think?" Danny quipped as he crossed his arms. When he didn't hear an immediate response he turned to see a rather hurt expression on his mom's face. He instantly felt the agitation drain from him as he uncrossed his arms. "Sorry….. I know that wasn't your fault."

She then sighed. "Yes, you're a teenager and they value time with their friends, but that doesn't mean you need to be with them all the time."

Danny gave an apologetic nod. "Yeah, but I guess this wouldn't be so bad every once in a while. As long as we don't get forced from a plane at several thousand feet again." Danny compromised with slight exasperation. He then turned to face his mom with a lite smile. "So what's our ETA?"

Maddie turned towards the GPS screen. "Well, it should only be a few hours at our current pace."

Danny took a look at the screen to see their destination. "Wait….. we're going to Greenland?"

"Yup. Drew told me one of her colleges ran into some sort of creature there. She doesn't think it's a Cryptid and it can phase through solid objects so ghost sounds right to me."

Danny gave her a confused expression. "Cryptid?"

Maddie nodded. "Yes, they are the animal species unrecognized my normal science. Many of the animals known today started out as Cryptids you know. The Saturday's are Cryptozoologists. Finding and studying Cryptids is what they do where ever they may be."

Danny sat back in his chair to digest the information a bit. 'I guess I shouldn't be surprised, after all, I'm half ghost.' Of course ghost hunting itself still sounded much crazier to him. "Well, now I know why you didn't want to bring Jazz."

Maddie gave him an understanding smile. "Well that and she is working on her college thesis. Your father is watching over an ongoing experiment. It's nothing dangerous, so I think we can safely assume the house will still be there when we get back." Both of them laughed knowing Jack all too well. It was a well-known fact around Amity Park that he could make anything explode.

Drew entered the hanger just as the bay doors began to open. "Alright boys, you know the drill." She commanded as Zack and Fisk backed up and out of the way. "And remember, she's our guest." Drew then turned to Komodo as he crawled into the room. "Right Komodo?" He gave a grumbled hiss in response as he took a seat. Once the doors were completely open the Specter Speeder slowly rose up into the hanger.

Fiskerton growl in excitement as he pointed to the speeder while facing Zak. He gave a nod and crossed his arms. "Yeah, but not that impressive." When they heard a small clatter from inside, all Saturdays turned their eyes to the ship as it seemed to rock slightly. Drew raised a brow as she closed the bay doors. Zak noticed quickly that no one was at the helm and then a flash made Fiskerton jump in surprise. "Calm down Fisk." Zak comforted as he warily made his way over to the Speeder. It rocked again only a little more violently.

"Be careful Zak." Drew warned as she too approached the Speeder. They were only a few steps away when the door flew open and a large pile of goo shot out. Both Saturdays dodged and turned to see the strange substance. "What in the world?" Drew wondered as she stepped over to it. Two feet from it and it rose up with a gurgled roar and glared down the scientist with its glowing red eyes.

"Whoa!" Zak shouted in partial excitement as he stepped back. He reached for the Claw in defense. "Okay I take it back, this is cool."

Drew, who had her sword ready, warned him away. "Hold on Zak, we don't know what it is."

He simply shrugged as he raised it up. "Since when does that stop us?"

Before Drew could make any scolding comment a green blast shot from the Speeder and landed dead center on the goo monster. It screeched in response just before it seemed to be swallowed into a small green vortex. They both turned to see both the source of the blast and the footsteps as they exited the Speeder. "Sorry about that. Jack sometimes forgets to check the Speeder when he rounds up ghosts that escape in the lab." Maddie Fenton, with her bazooka over her shoulder, stepped onto the hanger floor as she pulled her hood off.

"You're as good a shot as ever." Drew said teasingly as she lowered her sword. "Well, it's a whole lot better when not in a small moving vehicle." Maddie then lowered the Bazooka and set the barrel on the floor.

"Good to see you Maddie, how's Jack?"

She gave a loving roll of her eyes. "Still Jack. Even if I gave him a list, he'd probably just forget he had one."

"Drew, Cheechoo's back on the line!" Doc called from the stairs, calling the attention of both scientists.

"Oh right." She waved Maddie to follow. "Let's finish talking upstairs."

Zak, watched as they both left then turned to Fiskerton who had crouched down behind him. "Come on Fisk, its gone already." Fisk gave a whimper as he stood up. "How can you be afraid of ghosts if you've never seen one before now?" He simply crossed his arm and growled out his reply. "TV ghosts aren't real Fisk, and besides, if they were then Phantom would be and he's a superhero." Fisk raised a finger to his chin at the valid point. His train of thought was broken when he heard a clatter from the ship again. Both froze as they watched intently as a shadow formed in the entryway. When a gooey green hand found its way to the opening Zak jumped into action and shot the claw out at it. "I gotcha ghost!" Fiskerton jumped back as the form turned to them in surprise. It all happened in a flash as the goo covered hand caught the cable of the claw in midair and pulled Zak forward. Fiskerton yelped as he grabbed Zak by the waist in defense. "What the heck?"

As the heat of the moment died down all three parties seemed to realize the misunderstanding as the goo covered monster turned out to be a goo covered teenager. "That's what I want to say." Responded Danny as he scrutinized the strange claw like grappling hook he held firmly in his grip.

Fiskerton let out a sigh of relief as he let go of Zak but quickly regretted it when the boy fell forward to the ground. "Fisk!" The lemurian shrugged and gave out an apology as he smiled sheepishly.

Danny looked over the two of them a moment before letting go of the Claw and unwinding it from his wrist. His next act was to try and shake some of the goo he'd been covered in off. "Why'd it have to hide under my seat?" He grumbled as he tried to comb it out of his hair.

Zak stood up and reeled in his weapon as he apologized himself. "Sorry about that, we thought you were another ghost."

Danny seemed surprised for a fleeting moment before giving a shrug. "I guess that's bound to happen when you get slimmed by one…"

Zak quickly put his Claw away and walked over to a storage cabinet by the wall. "Be thankful its only slime."

Danny thought for a moment before shuttering at the thought. Zak came back over with a towel which Danny took happily. "Thanks."

Fiskerton growled in curiosity as he took up some of the goo on his finger. He turned to Zak in question as he pointed to it. "I wouldn't." He warned.

"Yeah, you don't want to eat it." Danny concurred as he wiped the goo from his hair. He took the towel down and turned to the Cryptid. "You don't know what that stuff will do…. Could make you glow in the dark…" Fisk seemed excited about the prospect before Danny finished. "..Or grow a third arm." He then threw the goo down in disgust and wiped his finger on the towel in Danny's hands.

"Good choice, though a third arm may come in handy." Zak said in agreement as he looked down at the strange substance and laughed. Fisk glared in insult of the poor pun. "Come on, I was just kidding." The Gorilla Cat didn't seem amused as he crossed his arms with a grumble.

Danny then took a look around. "Hmm… its bigger than I thought."

"What? The air ship? Of course!" Zak responded in pride.

Danny nodded. "Yeah, though I didn't get the best look considering the whole blob attack five minutes before docking." He held the towel around his neck before turning back to the boys. "Oh, by the way, I'm Danny." He said as he reached out a hand. "My mom dragged me along for a cultural experience…"

"Zak Saturday." The boy replied as he took it.

Fisk took it next and growled an introduction. "So, that's Fisk for short then?" The Lemurian nodded in response.

"We should go up and check out what's up with Dr. Cheechoo." Zak suggested as he started towards the stairs. Fiskerton followed close behind and waved Danny to do the same.

"So you see that's my problem. So far, we've only been able to understand is that it's dangerous to speak any other language around there." He then held up a crood drawing of a blue cat. "I also saw one of the children in Nanortalik drawing this, but when I asked about it, her parents demanded we leave immediately."

Drew gave a nod of her head in understanding. "It must be some sort of superstition, the Inuit are known for being highly cautious of bad luck."

Doc pulled up the navigation on the computer. "Just stay put until we arrive. I'm sure once we get over this language issue, this will make more sense."

"Sure thing, I appreciate the help." The scientist responded as he ended the communication.

"What's wrong?" Zak inquired as he entered the room.

"The locals of Pingano, a hunting village on the outskirts of the Nanortalik forest, only seem to speak Esperanto." Drew responded with a raised brow as she scanned over the consol. "None of the researchers on Paul's team know how to speak it, but why do they speak this language at all?" Zak approached the console behind her with Fiskerton and Danny looking quite curious himself. "Esperanto is an artificial language less than 200 years old. It just doesn't make sense for a tribe centuries old to have that as their native language."

Maddie looked over her shoulder curiously. "But what does that one line mean? The one Dr. Cheechoo kept getting when he asked questions."

"La gardistoj aŭdos; it means 'The Guardians will hear'."

"So they don't talk to him because they're scared someone… or something will hear them?" Danny asked in a genuinely curious tone. Maddie finally noticed him and was about to speak when he stopped her. "The power cells are set and charging."

Maddie was pleased to hear it as she asked a new question. "Did anything get damaged?"

"Not that I could find though half the inside is now covered in ecto-goo. I opened the vent."

"Well that's a relief. Goodness knows what would have happened if you didn't stand up right before it attacked huh?" She said with a relieved expression. She then suddenly remembered the Saturdays and immediately took a spot beside Danny. "Oh, I'm sorry Drew. I completely forgot with all the excitement." She placed one hand on Danny's shoulder. "This is my son Danny. Danny this is Drew and her husband Solomon Saturday."

Danny waved modestly. "Hi….uh, I like your airship."

"Hey Danny look out!" Zak shouted as he pointed towards Komodo, who was charging the teen.

Danny flailed back as Komodo jumped and knocked him to the floor. "What the heck!?" After hissing into the boy's face the reptile seemed shocked by something and desperately crawled back and away from the boy. Danny sat up with confusion on his face. "Is that…. Normal?"

Zak wore a sheepish expression. "Yeah, he does that sometimes to people he doesn't know."

Drew gave the dragon a stern look causing Komodo to droop his head in shame. "What did I tell you before? They are our guests." Fiskerton waved his finger in reprimand, mimicking Drew in her scolding. Komodo hissed in response as he turned to crawl away.

Danny stood back up easily and brushed himself off. "Well that's 2 for 2 in being attack today." Danny seemed only slightly agitated by the whole thing which struck a curious note with Maddie. She quickly shrugged it off to experience since Amity Park has had its share of strange creature attacks.

"Well, now that we have introductions out of the way, we should get ready for when we land. It shouldn't take more than half an hour to reach Nanortalik." Doc then turned to enter a door on the far wall.

Drew continued looking through the database she brought up. "I hope you brought some winter wear. It may be summer, but it'll still be cold."

So that's the first chapter. Hope it was enjoyable. This fic will be updated on Saturdays unless other circumstances prevent me from doing so. I have several chapters already written, but a weekly schedule would be best so that I can keep up with my other fics. I started this one months ago and is usually the one I work on when I can't seem to get the others going.

Feel free to comment on what you liked, hated or were confused about. Certain things will be explained later so if you ask I may not be able to answer you without spoiling something.=^-^=