Danny flopped on his bed. He had just finished stuffing the Box Ghost into the Fenton Thermos, again. It was the fifth time that week. Sam and Tucker sat down in his room.

"Well, that was a quiet day for Phantom," Sam remarked. Danny shot her a look. He wasn't complaining. He had only had to fight an ectopus and the Box Ghost today but if Sam wasn't careful, she'd jinx it and something like Technus or Ember or even Skulker would attack him. They hadn't seen Skulker in a long time so they were well overdue for him to attack.

"Yeah, well I would love it if I had more days like this," Danny retorted to Sam. She shrugged.

"Guys, maybe we should figure out how we're going to prepare Jazz for next week when we're all on that school trip," Tucker suggested. Danny couldn't help but smile. A whole week away from Jazz's nagging and his embarrassing parents. Hopefully even a whole week free from ghost attacks but then again, probably not if that stay in the forest where he met back up with Wulf was anything to go by. The only downside to the trip was that Dash would be going.

Danny nodded.

"I've given her a crash course in what ghosts are dangerous and stuff. My parents can always help her if things get bad and I've told Jazz that she can always call me or come get me in the Spectre Speeder. It would be easier if Valerie was staying behind to help but you know. I'll lock the Ghost Portal and put a new password on it tonight. Dad usually only opens it if he wants to fish for ghosts but I've tangled all the lines already. You know how bad he is at untying knots," Danny assured Tucker casually. They'd been through all their precautions since they'd heard about the school trip last Monday. They would be leaving the next morning.

"Yeah, it'll be fine. Besides, I can't wait to get away from my parents. They suggested last night that I should transfer to a finishing school across the country," Sam added with a disdainful frown. Her parents had tried a lot of things to separate her and Danny. They still believed he was a bad influence for her. Tucker sighed.

"Yeah, it'll be nice to get away but I sure will miss my Mom's meatloaf," Tucker retorted, ignoring Sam's scowl at his mention of meatloaf. Danny sat up.

"Yeah, I can't wait to eat breakfast without hearing my dad explaining how much he wants to catch and rip Danny Phantom apart, molecule by molecule," Danny replied with a roll of his eyes. He glanced at the clock.

"Speaking of which, dad will probably want me to go down to the lab soon," Danny recalled. His dad had a habit of calling Danny down to check out his latest inventions shortly after he got in from school.

Danny got up off his bed and stretched. Then his phone rang. The three friends were caught by surprise. Usually it was only Sam, Tucker and rarely Jazz that rang Danny. Valerie usually contacted Danny by the internet chat room they were both on if she needed to contact him urgently, which she only did to check about homework assignments nowadays. Danny dug the phone out of his pocket and looked at the caller ID. "Jake Long," the screen read. Danny smiled nervously. Jake didn't usually call him, they hadn't spoken since they met each other a couple of months ago. He answered the phone.

Sorry for the cliff-hanger and short chapter but if I didn't stop here then the chapter would be way too long. But the next chapter will reveal the New York ghost's identity and explain a little more about this school trip Danny, Sam and Tucker will be going on.

Until the next chapter…