In the weeks following what everybody likes to call "The Disasteroid Incident", life returned to normal in Amity Park; albeit for the better. For one thing, a whole bunch of ghosts that have been noted to be menacing in the past have stopped terrorizing the town on a regular basis, and began to live regular afterlives-often behaving like they used to be when they were alive. Many of the minor offenders in Walker's prison were put up for parole. The Ghost Zone, now living under a democracy since the fall of the ghost king, signed a peace treaty with Mayor Foley, promising to save any to all town attacks to one night a year (It's like that movie The Purge. Everyone has seen The Purge, right?)

But most importantly, young Danny doesn't need to worry about keeping his status as a halfa a secret anymore. So far the town has took it well, not to mention his own parents, which he was relieved to find out. With the decline in ghost attacks, Jack and Maddie decided to retool Fenton Works from a ghost hunter headquarters to a supernatural research and investigation facility-emphasis on research. But of course, they still have their old equipment on standby just in case an emergency goes on.
As for Danny himself, the first few weeks back were an overwhelming mess. There were always members of the press or the paparazzi waiting by his front door to get a glimpse of the world-famous "ghost boy". But, like an internet phenomenon, Danny's fifteen minutes came and went, and he stopped worrying about getting harassed on the street. He still got the respect he deserved, and Paulina (finally) started to notice him, ghost or not. But he realized his heart belonged to Sam, no if's, and's or but's. Although he hasn't heard back from Dani in a while.

While many of Danny's enemies became allies, others, like Skulker and Technus, are still threats, but they also kept their attacks infrequent to give him a break. They owe him that much for what happened in "The Disasteroid Incident". Walker cleared Danny of all charges, permitting him and his human friends to come and go they pleased. But, like his parents, the decline in supernatural mischief had a significant effect on him. He got board searching for ghosts causing trouble, and instead, usually gone ghost just for the thrill of flying around town-sometimes causing a bit of mischief of his own (girl's locker room anyone? tee hee).
But his parents got into a bit of mischief themselves lately, and that's where our story begins.

It was one day after school, Danny just came back from capturing an out-of-town ghost looking for a challenge. Jack and Maddie were cleaning up the basement when Danny came in. He opened the Fenton Thermos and sent the newcomer straight into the infamous portal. Noticing his parents with mops and brooms in their hands, Danny set the Thermos aside, picked up a dust rag, and set to work cleaning all those hard-to-reach places in the room. The whole time, not once did the parents see Danny put his feet down on the floor.

Under her breath, Maddie said to Jack, "Look at Danny having fun up there."
"It's times like these that make me wish I was the one caught in the accident," said Jack.
"Are you jealous?"
"Are you?"
Maddie nodded.
With his work done, Danny dropped the dust rag as he would a microphone after nailing a speech. He flew down to his parents, his whole body upside down, yet heads level.
"Whacha whispering about?" Danny asked in a sing-songy way.
"Oh...ha ha," Maddie chuckled, "We were just wondering how you got the Portal working."
"Oh, it was simple," Danny had no clue what was going on, "It was plugged in before it was turned on; and you had the buttons on the inside."
"Of course," Jack face-palmed in a theatrical manner, "I knew I fudged up somehow...Ooooo! Fudge!"

Jack started for the stairs leading up. Danny followed, eager to get in on the fudge himself. Maddie was left alone in the basement, and she faced the open portal. The plugs were lying about, asking for someone to trip over and pull them apart.
"Hmmm," Maddie thought, "Plugged in before turned on... This should be fun!"
Danny was gonna be in for a shock come nightfall, maybe later.