ok all. here is the next installment of my story. also, i know what i said about taking awhile to read The Gathering Storm byRobert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson(hope i remembered it right) but the truth is it only took me 2 days to read it. the rest of the time was spent reading Teen Titans fanfiction. namely Kryalla Orchid's E'ara Universe series. if you are a fan of Rob/Star and BB/Rae, than that is a must read. and she is such a wonderful author, i mean seriously, the way she writes is just great. if you dont believe me than you have no idea what you're missing out on. but give it a check out if you like the show or not. it won't disappoint you

Her nightmares were always horrible. Especially the ones with Michael being kidnapped, but sometime during her slumber the nightmare she was experiencing went from being truly horrible to the happiest dream she had ever had. Just as Skulker had started away with Michael Danny showed up and saved him. Their reunion was happy, and all their friends were there to celebrate. It was glorious! Sadly, all dreams must end and Sam had just reached hers. Stirring, and with little fanfare, she woke to find both Danny and Michael snuggled against her. It was the best moment of her life and she couldn't help but to hug both her guys closer to her.

"Mommy?" asked Michael sleepily. He looked at her bleary eyed, more asleep than awake.

"Yeah baby, it's me. Now go back to sleep, ok," she told him. She hadn't even made it halfway through her sentence before he was breathing evenly and sleeping again. She kissed him gently on his forehead before settling in to sleep a bit more herself, but someone had other plans.

"Don't I get one too?" Danny whispered softly in her ear. His eyes were still closed and a smile graced his lips, but she couldn't deny him a smooch and planted one on the tip of his nose playfully. "That's better," he said snuggling closer, his smile bigger.

"Yeah," she said sighing. "It's a shame though that we have to wake up."

He opened up one eye and looked at her. "Do we have too? I mean, I kinda like snuggling up with you and Michael like this. It's like I finally feel right for a change," he said.

"Well, as much as I like being in bed with two handsome men, I'm hungry and I want to know how you got us out. I mean, until now I've been asleep, and you obviously got us out of there somehow. I want to know," she said as she sat up and moved off the bed.

"All right," Danny said also getting up. "But only cause I smell mom's pancakes!"

"And after smashing Skulker into ectoplasmic goo with her guitar, she asked to come with us. Of course Mom said yes because, well, she felt mommish and Jazz agreed wholeheartedly, but I think that's cause she has a full ghost to try he psyche stuff on," Danny said before shoveling a large portion of pancake into his mouth. He tried to talk further but a stern look from Maddie stopped him. A muffled yell from the other room sounded oddly like dipstick, but he chose to ignore that.

"Wow. Did she say why she wanted to stay here for awhile?" Sam asked as she slowly ate her breakfast.

"Yeah, but she's only told Mom and Jazz. I tried eavesdropping, but I was given a swift kick in the butt for trying. Still don't know how Mom knew where I was at since I was intangible," Danny said before once again shoveling in a hefty portion of pancake.

"I'm your mother Danny, I know how you think when trying to hide," Maddie said before cleaning off her plate at the sink. "And if Ember wanted you to know, she would have wanted you to be there in the first place."

"Yeah, I know, but I can't help it if I'm curious. I am the son of two scientists after all," Danny said with a smug grin on his face.

"Be that as it may," Maddie started, a slight hint of pride in her voice, "girl talk is not to be heard by men."

"Ok, but next time you punish me, can you not kick my butt? I mean seriously, my cheek is still bruised!" Danny said shifting in his seat to emphasize the point. Sam laughed at him as she piled more pancakes onto her plate and stood up.

"Where you going with those?" asked Maddie.

"I'm just gonna take them upstairs for Michael. He's just so exhausted after all this, learning about ghosts and everything, it'll be good to have some normalcy back," said Sam. She had a soft but concerned look in her eyes that spoke more than just what words could do.

"I'll go with," Danny said, but it sounded more like om-nm-yummy since he had his mouth stuffed. Maddie gave him another stern look, but Danny shrugged it off while finishing his bite. "After all, a son needs to know his daddy," he continued, a glint in his eye. Before Maddie could say anything else him and Sam were out the kitchen and halfway up the stairs.

"Hey buddy, time to wake up," Danny said gently shaking Michael awake. The young boy yawned and rubbed at his sleepy eyes, trying to wake up further. He smiled a big smile and it made Danny's heart glow.

"Morning sweetheart. Your dad and I brought you some breakfast. It's pancakes, so it's good and healthy for a growing boy like you," Sam said showing him the plate stacked with big, round, fluffy pancakes covered in sweet maple syrup. Michael's eyes went round as saucers as his mom handed him the plate and he started without hesitation. If not for anything else, you could tell he was Fenton in that moment alone.

"Michael honey, you know better than to eat so fast," Sam admonished. Danny laughed and just ruffled Michael's hair earning an annoyed look from him. He tried to say something that resembled 'sorry mom' but his mouth was full, which earned him a lecture in proper eating etiquette. Danny laughed hard at this, which only got him a stern lecture in it as well, earning a laugh from Michael. They were a family finally, and nothing could break that up for even an instant.

Or so they thought.

A/N: yup, felt good to write that. in case you're wondering, yeah i had to show them have a somewhat normal day. it was a must for what i have set up. and yes, vlad will make his re-emergence, and we will learn what is going down with Ember. just not exactly all at once. also, if any of you can tell me in a review what is the connection between Robin and Starfire in Kryalla Orchid's E'ara universe stories, i will give you a shout out in the next chapter. yeah, i do shameless plugs like that, lol. anyways, hope you enjoyed this very uneventful chapter. there will be more later