The park was located in the very center of the city. Almost half the size of the city itself, the park was one of the city's pride and joys. It was simply called The Park since Amity Park Park didn't sound right to the city council. Jazz parked her white Beetle in one of the many parking lots around the area. Danny quickly jumped out and stretched his arms and legs. The air was clean and the sounds of nature were everywhere. Danny started to walk along one of the stone paths, but a yell from his sister stopped him. "Jazz! I really don't need you to keep an eye on me."

"Look little brother! I know that your going through a loner phase where you don't want to talk to anyone. But I am your sister and I care about you. You can talk to me." Jazz pulled her purse out of the car and closed the door. "And I'm buying ice cream."

"Jazz! Ice cream isn't the universal answer to fix problems."

"Then you don't want any?"

"I didn't say that!"

Jazz smiled. "You go for a walk and I'll meet you at the playground in lets say an hour."

"I can live with that." Danny started to walk away and stopped. "Thanks!" He started to jog down the path.

Vlad sat down in his favourite lounge chair back at his castle in Wisconsin. In his hand was a small brown file folder. He ran his fingers over the papers as he read them. "So I actually solved the Ecto Acne side effect instead of increasing it." He sighed and tossed the file on the floor. The papers flew everywhere. "The best laid plans." Ecto Acne was a side effect to the infusion of ghost energy into a human. Without proper treatment the human could die of it. He thought it the perfect revenge. He stood up and walked over to one of the bookcases that ran along both sides of the large study. He ran his fingers over the books on one of the shelves and stopped at a book called Ghost Studies. He pulled it and the book case slid into the wall. He walked down a small metal stair case and into a large room. Filled from wall to ceiling with computers and equipment. He walked past a large glass case with several ghost fighting weapons to a large metal desk. "Plans can be changed. Computer!"

A holographic image of Maddie Fenton appeared in front of him. She was dressed in her usual blue jumpsuit. "Yes sweetie?"

"Display the DNA scan!" Vlad had taken a blood sample from Danny before leaving.

"Displaying now Honey!" The hologram floated away as an image of a large DNA strain appeared on a floating computer screen. "The infusion of ghost DNA is at about fifty percent, but it is constantly shifting its spectral properties."

"Explain!" He had copied all of the information that The Fentons had gathered and downloaded them into his computers. He hoped an answer could be extracted from the data.

"Unknown!"

Vlad rubbed his chin as he tried to think. "So his powers have yet to set themselves." Vlad nodded and walked over to a large metal ring that was set into a wall. "I must test his powers and determine how best to proceed." The ring glowed and a green vortex appeared in side it. "I'm sure The Ghost Zone will provide me with the perfect test subjects."

Danny flopped down on a park bench as he caught his breath. He guessed he had ran about a mile before even feeling winded. He looked at his hands and clenched them into fists. "I don't know what happened to me, but I like it." He checked his watch. He still had thirty minutes before he was going to meet Jazz. He laid his head back and felt the sun on it. "Things are finally looking up."

"Hey Fentoad!"

"And now there down again?" Danny jumped to his feet as a group of five teenagers in football jackets walked up. They were led by a guy with blond hair and blue eyes.

"I missed you on Friday, but here you are to make up for it. How generous."

"Yeah! Generous." An Asian kid next to him chimed in. "So what do you want to do Dash!"

"I'm not sure, Kwan." Dash scratched his head. "Let me think!"

"That will be a new one." Danny quickly shut his mouth, but it was too late.

Dash cracked his knuckles and sneered. "Your going to pay for that."

"You have to catch me first." Danny took off across a grassy field with Dash and his gang on his heels.

Dash couldn't believe Danny's new found speed. "When did Fenton get so fast?"

"Practice from all the times we chased him before." Kwan again added his opinion. Dash simply nodded and continued the chase.

Danny turned back as he decided to run through a large wooden gazebo. Dash and his crew were only a few feet away. Before Danny could turn his head forward, he ran into someone and fell down. "Sorry!" Danny gulped as he noticed who he had run into.

"Your going to be sorry, Dipstick!" A girl with dyed blue hair was sitting on the floor in front of him. She was dressed in a black tank top and jeans. A pair of teenage boys and another girl with red hair was standing behind her. A small assortment of rock instruments were around the gazebo. Danny had just knocked down Amber McLain and her band was well within striking distance.

Dash and his group stopped at the entrance to gazebo. "Oh Fenton! This should be good."

Both of the guys helped Amber to her feet as Danny slowly stood up. Amber brushed herself off. "You are in for a world of hurt."

Danny tried to explain, but Amber made a motion with her head. One of the guys stepped forward. He was a year Danny's senior and was a head taller than Danny. He wore all black save for a red tee shirt. Danny started to hold his hands up, but was pushed aside. The guy walked towards Dash. "You morons! We warned you about chasing losers in our direction." The other two members of the band stepped up as well.

Amber smiled and crossed her arms. "Tell Tucker we're even for him fixing our sound system." Danny quickly nodded and took off out the rear entrance. "Zack! Derrick! Rachel! Lets show these jocks that it isn't nice to interrupt our practice."

Danny was glad when he reached the large playground area. Normally running into Amber's group was just as bad as making the football team made. He was curious about the outcome, but thought better of it. The survivors would probably turn on him. He sat down on a bench and watched as a bunch of little kids played in the sandbox. It reminded him of the simpler times when he was younger. "Danny!" He turned and had to smile as he saw his sister walking up with two ice cream cones. "Just like when I was five."

She handed him a cone with a chocolate scoop. "How was your walk?"

"Great!" Danny took the cone. "I haven't felt this good since. Since never!"

"Guess all you needed was a little sleep."

"Yeah!"

Jazz started to sit down, but a man in a blue mask ran out of some bushes and snatched Jazz's purse as he ran by. "Hey!"

"I got him!" Danny quickly handed his sister his cone and took off after him.

"Danny!" Jazz stood helpless with a cone in each hand. "I don't keep any money in that thing."

The thief didn't run as well as Dash, but he kept a good pace. He glanced back and saw Danny slowly catching up. He threw his hand out and knocked down a trash can. It rolled into front of Danny. Unnoticed by anyone including him, the lower part of Danny's body turned transparent and he ran through the trash can as if it wasn't there. His body returned to normal as he continued. The thief spotted the exit to the park and thought he was home free, but a large boot appeared from a tree and tripped him. The thief landed face first into the ground. He pushed himself up and was given a hard kick to the head for his efforts. Danny stopped as a girl bent down over the fallen thief and picked up the small purse. "You lose this?"

Danny had to blink a few times before he could move his mouth. The girl had raven black hair and violet eyes. She was dressed in a black tank top and skirt. "Yes!"

The girl looked over his white shirt and blue jeans. "It doesn't match your outfit."

Danny shook his head. "Its not mine. Its my sister's."

"Oh!" She handed him the purse. "Well that was nice of you to try and get it back."

"Thanks!"

The girl smirked as Danny tried to form words. "My name is Sam Manson! And yours!"

"Fenton Danny!" Danny smacked his head. "Danny Fenton!"

"Nice to meet you." Sam held her hand out and hid her disgust as she found his hand a bit on the sticky side.

"Sorry!" Danny wiped his hand on his shirt. "Ice cream!"

"Understandable on a hot day like this." She picked up a large black book from the base of the tree. "See you around."

Danny simply waved as she walked out of the park. He barely noticed Jazz run up behind him. "You caught him."

"Ah yeah!" Danny kept looking at the exit Sam had taken.

Jazz simply dropped the melting cones on the floor and took her purse. "We better find a cop."

"Yeah!" Danny didn't move. Jazz shrugged and pulled him out of the park by his hand.