AN: I apologize for how long it took for me to get this chapter done. A lot has been happening with graduating and moving and everything that I've hardly had time to do much writing. Hopefully this makes up for it!

The next few days went without incident for the young Americans. For once in their lives, they were able to spend their days like normal teenagers playing tourist. No ghost or akuma attacks at all, and Paris was the peaceful city it usually is.

A few times they went back to Marinette's bakery, bought some pastries, and talked with Marinette and her friend Alya. They learned some tricks and tips to getting around Paris quickly and efficiently from the French girls, and also what the best sights to see were and when to see them.

One afternoon three days after the last akuma attack, Danny, Tucker, Sam, Marinette, and Alya were strolling through a nearby park. It was warm outside, the sun shining brightly as it slowly made its way across the sky. The teenagers were just chatting and relaxing.

"So, what do you guys think of Paris so far?" Alya asked the three Americans.

"It's beautiful," Danny replied.

Tucker nodded in agreement, "Besides the akuma attacks, everything's been chill."

"What do you guys think of our local super heroes?" Alya inquired further. Her journalist side was kicking in a bit.

"They're cool. Superheros were probably one of the last things we expected to see when coming here," Danny answered honestly. "Phantom was, uh, definitely a surprise."

"Phantom is a surprise to us as much as he is to you," the red haired French girl said. "I did some research on him for my blog and he's only been spotted in America. I can't imagine why he's here all of a sudden."

"What do you guys think of him?" Sam asked.

Alya shrugged, "So long as he's not causing any trouble or bothering anyone, I don't see why he can't be here as well. He's also been helping Chat Noir and Ladybug which is good for them."

"I think he's just on vacation," Marinette added. "Maybe even ghosts need to take a break from their lives sometimes. Or, afterlives?"

Danny looked at Marinette with a mixture of confusion and appreciation. The idea reminded of what he said to Ladybug and Chat Noir the first day they were here. He appreciated the fact that they didn't seem to mind his presence there but something still felt off about the comment.

"I never thought about it like that," Alya said. "Maybe he is just taking a vacation. I mean, he seems to be a being with an actual conscious and awareness. Hm, that is an interesting idea."

Gently Sam bumped Danny and gave him a soft, knowing look. She whispered to him, "See, some people understand."

Danny didn't respond, just nodded and some heat rushed into his cheeks.

The five teenagers then decided to grab some ice cream from a local vender and sit down at a table to eat it.

This was the most relaxed Danny had felt in a very long time. He was just a normal teenager doing normal teenage things with other normal teenagers. He was feeling better than he had in such a long time.

However, that relaxation melted away instantly when a shiver ran through his spine and a breath of cold forced itself out of his mouth. His gaze shot to the sky and he looked everywhere for anything out of the ordinary.

"Danny?"

He looked to find Sam giving him a concerned look. The expression on his face communicated everything to her.

"Oh my god, look at the time," Sam said as she looked at her phone and stood up. "We have somewhere to be in fifteen minutes that we completely forgot about and it's all the way across the city. Sorry, but we need to leave right now."

"Thing?" Tucker asked. "What thing? I don't remember- oof!"

An elbow in the side from Sam instantly shut him up.

"Uh, yeah, we'll see you guys later! Sorry!" Danny gave a smile that was probably too innocent and before Marinette or Alya could say anything they were gone.

"...Alright, that was suspicious," Alya said as they watched the group leave. Then a mischievous grew on her face, "We should follow them. They're up to something and it's our duties as law abiding citizens to find out what."

Marinette rolled her eyes but was smiling nonetheless, "You're such a journalist."

"I take pride in that, girl. Now, I hope you're in shape because we have to jog a bit to catch up with them."

…

"Dude, are you sure?" Tucker asked Danny. Currently they were an alley way not too far from the park.

"I've had these powers for over two years, Tucker. I'm sure," Danny told him firmly. "I don't know where or who but there is a ghost somewhere around here. Did either of you happen to somehow get a Fenton Thermos™ here by chance?"

"Yeah, I did," Sam said. "But it's back at the hotel in my suitcase."

Danny nodded, "You and Tucker go get it. I'll go ghost and look around. See if I can find anything. Hopefully it's just a peaceful ghost out for a stroll."

The two others nodded and ran out of the alleyway.

Danny didn't follow them, though. He nearly shouted out, "I'm going ghost!" Then two white rings came out from his waist and spread up his body transforming him into none other than Danny Phantom. He took off into the air and disappeared from sight.

At the other end of the alley, two French girls were peering around the corner and could not believe their eyes. One squealed.

"Marinette, oh my gosh I can't believe it!" Alya turned to her friend nearly jumping with joy. "We know who Phantom is! Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh! And I got it all on my phone!"

Marinette didn't look at overjoyed, however. Actually she seemed kind of nervous, "Uh, actually, Alya, I don't think we should tell anyone about this."

"Girl, are you crazy?" Alya raised and eyebrow. "Do you know how popular my blog would get from this? I can already see the views and comments now!"

Marinette put a hand on Alya's shoulder to bring her back to earth, "But Alya, he clearly doesn't want people to know. Imagine if this got out, he wouldn't ever have privacy again. Please don't tell anyone else about this."

Alya looked her friend up and down critically for a second. After thinking for a moment, she sighed and relented, "Okay, I see your point. I won't post the video or tell anyone."

"Thank you, Alya," Marinette smiled and removed her hand from her shoulder.

"But that's not stopping me from doing as much research to figure out who and what Danny is. I don't think he's like Ladybug or Chat Noir. His powers come from a different source."

Marinette nodded and the two started walking back towards the bakery, "I agree with you. I think I'll be doing the same."

…

Marinette sat down at her computer desk and logged on. She bit her lip in concentration and opened up Google.

Tikki flew up beside her and looked at the screen, "What are you looking up, Marinette?"

"I'm looking up everything and anything about ghosts and Phantom," Marinette said without taking her eyes off the screen.

Tikki flew up and saw on top of the monitor, "I can tell you about ghosts."

Marinette looked up at her Kwami and silently gave her her attention.

"I've been around for thousands of years, Marinette," Tikki continued. "I've met many other mythical and supernatural beings in my time."

"Wait, so, there's other supernatural creatures and stuff around?" Marinette asked.

The tiny god nodded, "Yep! You didn't think the miraculous's were the only magic in existence, did you?"

"Uh," Marinette shrugged, "I never thought about it, I guess."

"Myths and legends come from somewhere. Ghosts have existed as long as the universe has. They're just reincarnations of humans after they die."

"Why aren't there a ton of them everywhere then?" Marinette asked. "There has to be billions of them around."

Tikki shook her head, "That's not how it works. Ghosts don't exist on earth, they have their own dimension of their own where they roam. They have homes there and their own pocket dimensions. Real ghosts are rarely seen on earth mostly because most of them don't care to come here. They enjoy their peaceful afterlives in their realms."

"Why is Danny here then and how can he appear human?"

"I'm not completely sure how but Danny is both human and ghost. He's half of each. I could feel the ghost energy on him every time he was around but I didn't want to say anything until I knew for sure. It's supposed to be impossible."

"Hm," Marinette nodded slowly and drummed her fingers on the keyboard in thought. "So, should I tell him I know? Or just keep it a secret."

Tikki shrugged, "That's up to you. I'm sure just as long as you don't tell anyone else, he wouldn't mind."

"Yeah, you're right. I'll tell him if I need to but for now I'm going to keep it to myself. Hopefully Alya does the same. "Marinette got up from her chair and started walking to the trapdoor to the kitchen, "I think I need some food now. I'll grab some cookies for you, Tikki."

"Uh, Marinette, I think the cookies are going to have to wait."

Marinette looked quizzically as the tiny god flew up to her window and looked out. There was a sudden explosion of green that shook the building and screams pierced the air.

"Akuma attack?"

Tikki shook her head, "Ghost."

AN: We gonna hit some real action next chapter. Thank you to all who have read, reviewed, followed, and favorited! See you all next chapter :)