A/N: This is a side project. Honestly, I was working on this for months, writing a little bit there, a little bit there. And then school said hello, and I'm like...Please don't hurt me, school. School didn't listen. It's a bully. Moving along, another chapter has been added. Episode 3 and a small portion of episode 4. I would have finished 4, but guys, it's over 10,000 words at this point. I can't.

Disclaimer: I don't own Danny Phantom or Gravity Falls

Undisclosed Summer - Chapter 2

Danny carefully walked into the living room, watching over his shoulder for any signs of Vlad. It was the day after the fishing incident, and he still remembered that he had lost the bet against the older halfa. He tried to keep his emotions in check that night, but he kept turning intangible though the night and landed under his bed with his blanket being placed through the mattress. Not that he could really sleep much anyways.

"Hey, little brother," Jazz welcomed as she walked into the living room from the kitchen, making the teen jump with slight surprise as he immediately turned his head to where she was. She eyed his condition and rose a worried eyebrow, her eyes laced with concern, "What's wrong?" She asked as she walked over to him and placed a hand on his shoulder in a comforting grip.

"Have…" He trailed at his internal disbelief of being worried about Vlad of all people. He sighed, swallowing his fear away for the time being, "Have you seen Vlad around?" He asked in a quiet tone, letting her know to be discreet about her answer.

Jazz placed her hand off of her brother's shoulder and looked both ways of the first floor of the cabin. She then looked up the stairs where their rooms were and found that no one was spying on them from the second floor. She shrugged as she shook her head slowly, "No," she answered truthfully as she started to walk over to the couch where the large television was mounted to the cabin wall. "Is something up?" She asked in slight curiosity as she turned on the device.

Danny opened his mouth to respond but decided against it. Vlad was his problem, and has always been his problem. He shouldn't drag his sister into it and let her get hurt in the process. She still didn't know about how the fishing trip turned out, and she was never going to know. The less she knew, the less information Vlad could somehow use against her. "Danny?" She asked as the teen was brought out of his thoughts and looked over at her. She had an arm propped against the couch and had her head tilted slightly, awaiting his answer patiently.

"No," He stated as Jazz rose an eyebrow in disbelief as he started to walk over to the couch and sat by her.

"Danny," she stated in a tone that pressed him to tell her. He wanted to tell her everything, but he didn't as he fisted his hands by his sides. "You know you can tell me anything," she coaxed in her gentle voice, trying to pry the information out of him.

"I know," he responded timidly as she gave him one last look before she sighed and flipped the television to the next available channel. It landed on a detective show with a police officer and a duck. Danny let out a chuckle, his mood instantly being lightened, "Wow, what is this?" He asked in a joking manner.

Jazz smiled as she leaned into the couch, relaxing herself, "I think it might be one of those parody shows," she mused as Danny leaned into the couch as well, feeling safe at the moment. "Reminds me of when you were younger," she chided in nostalgia as she grinned.

Danny groaned jokingly as he propped an elbow up on the arm of the couch, "Not Kaja the explorer," He mumbled dryly, though he had a grin on his face.

"All the time, mom would always sing the theme song to you when you would cry," she said as she looked over at her brother and her eyes widened when she noticed that Vlad was standing right beside Danny. The man was wearing a smug smirk as he was looking at Danny with mild amusement.

"Ah, so the brave hero does cry…" Vlad trailed as he made his presence known to the teen. Danny jumped as he looked up and immediately froze on the spot. Jazz didn't know what had happened between them, but knew they were hiding something from her.

"Everyone cries, Vlad," Jazz commented, taking the attention off her brother for the time being as Vlad glanced over at her, "Maybe someone as heartless as you can cry too," she stated as Vlad smirked over at her challengingly.

Danny stood up and quickly stood over by Jazz, as if the man's mere existence would harm him, "Uh, Jazz," he said as his sister glared up at the older halfa, accepting his silent challenge with a cheeky smirk of her own. "We're going to explore the town," he stated as he took his sister's hand and hauled her to her feet with minimal effort.

Vlad cleared his throat, making the younger halfa pause slightly as he and his sister stopped walking towards the door, "Daniel, you haven't asked permission to go out…?" His question hanging in the air for the teen to completely digest.

"Was I supposed to?" Danny snapped, dropping all of his fear in favor of anger. He didn't like when other people told him what to do, but he hated asking to do things even less. He didn't even ask his parents to hang with Sam and Tucker anymore. It made him feel as if he were a child, and the adult in question knew what was right for him. The teen had a feeling that the older halfa already knew this.

"Do you recall the fishing trip?" He asked with his held high, he didn't wait for Danny to nod his head, or shake his head no in reply, "I certainly do, and I also recall a certain…" He trailed, and at seeing the realization on Danny's face he grinned, "Bet?" He asked as Danny's eyes widened.

Jazz glanced down at her brother with narrowed eyes, "Bet?" She repeated at the new information. She was disappointed that her brother didn't tell her what had conspired on the trip. They were supposed to be siblings; which meant they could tell each other things no matter what.

Danny growled as he clenched his teeth, his eyes lighting up green slightly, "What, do I have to ask permission to do everything now?" He asked sarcastically as Vlad never let up his grin, he knew that he was right. Anger overcame the teen and resorted to scowling, "No way am I doing that, Vlad," he stated as he started to walk away with his confused sister in tow.

"That's too bad, little badger…" Vlad mumbled in mock disappointment, "The little game we've been playing will have to come to an end sooner than we'd both like," he stated cryptically. Danny halted his movements once again as he felt anger, fear, and defeat wash over him all at once. The teen sighed as he let go of his sister's hand and turned to face the older halfa.

"Can I go outside with Jazz?" Danny asked as he swallowed his pride. It was killing him having to ask Vlad something. It was demeaning to give into the evil halfa just so that his family would be safe; so that his father would be safe, most importantly.

Vlad looked over at the teen and opened his mouth to say something more, but he caught the scathing glare of Jazz and decided against it, "Of course you may go outside, Daniel," he stated as he waved him off, "Don't stay out too long," he warned as he started to walk away, his hands in his pockets. Danny knew the threat in his voice, but that didn't meant that he would try and get out of this bet any way he could.

Danny grabbed Jazz's hand again and sighed, "I'll fill you in as we go," he said in a low tone, knowing that he would have to tell Jazz everything if he didn't want an ear load of her lectures on the way.

"What do you mean you made a bet?" She asked in disbelief, "And with Vlad!" She yelled in an outrage as she shook her head and looked up at the sky, hoping that it would take her to the past to prevent her brother from doing something stupid. "He's a manipulative frootloop!" She argued.

Danny sighed as he ran a hand through his hair, "I know! But it didn't seem like it was a bet at the time," he argued as Jazz shook her head. She looked forward and noticed that they were following the signs to a place called the 'Mystery Shack'. "I was stupid, and I'm going to try and get out of it…" He trailed as he looked up and noticed the sign for free pizza.

Jazz groaned, "How are you going to get out of it, Danny?" She asked as the younger halfa shrugged.

"With another bet?" He asked as he scratched his head nervously.

"You really think that's going to work?" She asked with a raised eyebrow. "What if he asks for something you can't give him?" She asked again, trying to get her younger brother to think about what he was signing off on.

Danny looked over at the shack and rose an eyebrow, "What's going on over there?" He asked as he started to walk over to where the small crowd was gathering. Jazz let out a huff at her brother dodging the subject, and ran to catch up with her brother, standing by him in the back.

Jazz glanced at the small stage and then over at the ticketing booth, "Do we have to pay to be here?" She asked with a raised eyebrow as she looked over at her brother, who shrugged in reply.

"Looks like they're having a wax figure display…" Danny informed as he looked around the area, "But I don't see any of that free pizza…" He trailed as Jazz crossed her arms.

"Figures," she stated curtly as she refrained from rolling her eyes. All of a sudden there was something being thrown as people stood up from their seats with frustration. "Danny!" She yelled as an axe came hurling towards them.

Danny didn't have time to think before he immediately grabbed his sister's upper arm and turned them both intangible. The axe passed harmlessly through them and landed on the tree a few meters away. The young halfa dropped his intangibility as he placed his hands by his sides, "That was close…" He mused with wide eyes as he glanced to where the axe was resting and a manly man with a red beard went to go retrieve it.

Jazz nodded, "I guess we shouldn't…Axe…Any questions!" She mused as she placed a fist in her open palm as she told her pun. Danny looked at her with a stern face and shook his head.

"You aren't getting any better, Jazz," he stated dryly as Jazz made a frown and crossed her arms with a defiant huff.

"I thought that was pretty good for witty banter!" She complained as they were soon the only ones that were still standing in the area. Mabel, who was placing a tissue to collect any dirt from her wax figure, glanced over at the two siblings with a grin on her face.

"Did you come to marvel and be amazed at my wax figure?!" She asked excitedly as she jumped from the stage and ran over to where they were. She was flailing her arms in happiness as her long sleeves covered her hands. Stopping a few feet away from them, she stared hard at Danny, who took a step back in confusion. "Do I know you?" She asked with a big cheeky smile, drawing out the 'you' part of her question.

Danny nodded stiffly, "Uh…I think from the fishing trip?" He asked as he vaguely remembered her as well. He tried not to remember yesterday as much as he could, so his memory was a little hazy in some areas.

Mabel looked at him a little longer and then clapped her hands together, "Oh, yeah! I'm Mabel! What's your name?" She asked as Danny and Jazz watched as glitter appeared from her clapping her hands together.

"Danny," the younger halfa introduced and then gestures to his sister, "And this is my sister, Jazz," he stated as Jazz did a little smile, though her attention was still on the lingering glitter that was being sparkled in the sun as it was falling down.

"Why do you have glitter?" Jazz asked, intrigued slightly, but more curious than anything.

Mabel chuckled as she placed her hands on her waist, "Why not have glitter?" She asked as Jazz rose an eyebrow and glanced over at Danny, who put his hands up and shrugged. "Glitter is always the best accessory," she stated as she started to walk over to the stage, gesturing for the two to follow her, "Walk with me," she ordered nicely as if she were talking business.

Danny held back a snort as he followed after the young girl, and Jazz rose an eyebrow at this, but didn't say anything that would hurt the girl's feelings, "Are we getting fashion statements from a twelve year old?" Danny asked under his breath.

"I guess so…At least she isn't talking about ghost devices that could harm you," Jazz argued as Danny furrowed his eyebrows.

"Point taken," he mused, looking at the ground at how accurate the statement was. When he looked back up they had walked up to the stage.

"And that's why glitter makes the best accessory," she lectured proudly with a big smile, "Any questions?" She asked and Jazz, as well as Danny weren't paying much attention to her to ask any. "Good," she said as she started to walk away.

Danny turned to look at Jazz, "Guess we should probably head back to the cabin. Before I 'stay out too long'," Danny spat out, using air quotations as Jazz gave him a concerned look.

Mabel came running back, "Wait!" She yelled as she put a finger to her face, "Uh, so, um…You want to hang out?" She blurt out as Danny seemed confused that she wanted to hang out with them. "My brother and I only recently came here and…Well…" She trailed as Jazz caught onto what she was saying.

"Oh, Mabel, I see…" Jazz trailed as she bit her lip, "But Danny and I have to be getting back soon, and-!" She began to explain, but Danny began to get infuriated at the fact that he had to listen to Vlad at all. That wasn't part of the bet, at least he didn't verbally address it if it were.

"Actually, I think we should stay a little longer," Danny stated as Jazz gave him a glare at interrupting her.

Mabel jumped in the air, "Excellent!" She chided in excitement and started to bring her wax figure inside. "Be right back!" She stated as she ran into the small shack in a rush.

Jazz shook her head, "What are you doing?" She asked with a scowl, "Aren't you trying to appease him? Why are you purposefully making Vlad angry?"

"Look, I know what you're thinking…" He trailed, defending himself, "But Vlad never said anything about listening to what he said. He just said I had to ask for permission whenever I wanted to do something," he stated as Jazz nodded in understanding.

"Okay, but I still think you're playing with fire, little brother…" She muttered as she furrowed her eyebrows in confusion, "What game was he talking about, anyway?" She asked in curiosity, remembering how the conversation played out previously in the cabin.

Danny gave a sigh, "What does Vlad always want?" He asked rhetorically making Jazz gasp in realization.

"He wants to get rid of dad, marry mom, and wants to clone you…I think?" She asked to herself as she placed a hand up to her chin in thought, "Didn't he get a cat or something? Wait…Does that change the equation?" She asked as her voice grew quiet, she had entered her 'psychologist' mindset, and there wasn't any coming back from that.

"Are we even talking about the same thing anymore?" Danny mumbled as he rubbed the back of his neck in slight confusion.

"I'm baack!" Mabel cheered as she walked out of shack and held the door open, "Come and enter my grunkle's humble adobe!" She said in a mysterious voice.

Danny chuckled, "Nice atmosphere, Mabel!" He complimented as he brushed past her. Mabel's face lit up red as she grew flustered. Jazz walked passed her and rose an eyebrow, did this girl have a crush on her little brother?

Jazz caught up with the younger halfa, "Danny, I think that someone has a crush on you~!" She sang in a cheerful voice. Although, she was mostly singing it to herself, since Danny was out of earshot. Mabel walked them through into the living room and plopped onto the couch where the old television set was.

"I think there's an episode of Ducktective on!" She cheered as she turned on the television and turned up the volume some so they could all enjoy the show. "My brother would rather hang with Wendy than with me…" She trailed as she released a sigh.

Jazz frowned at the young girl's sadness and sat down next to her, "Boys will be boys," she shrugged nonchalantly as Mabel grinned.

"I think I know what you mean!" Mabel exclaimed, a giant grin etched on her face. "Oh, I have drawing paper. We can do arts and crafts while we watch!" She hyped up the atmosphere as she placed her hand behind the recliner and pulled out a large box of paper, along with glitter and markers.

"Seriously?" Danny asked in slight amazement, not believing how much art supplies a girl could possess. "So, you stay here with your great uncle?" He asked, casually talking a piece of paper along with a black marker.

"Yup!" Mabel responded as she popped the 'P', taking a pink marker as she started to doodle a heart on the paper. "We came from a few states over," she added as she started to shade in the heart.

Jazz grabbed a blue marker as she began to doodle stick figures on the paper, "Same as us…" She trailed as she stuck her tongue out to further concentrate on her art.

Danny scowled, "Yeah, except we didn't come here to have fun," he mumbled as he rolled his eyes. He glanced at his drawing and noticed it was his Danny Phantom emblem that Sam had drew for him. He suddenly missed Amity Park as he stared at the paper for a few moments. He didn't even want to wonder how Tucker was handling all the ghosts now that he was gone from the town.

"That's pretty!" Mabel stated as Danny jumped slightly as seeing Mabel on the floor, sitting rather close to him. He chuckled as he gave her the paper, "For moi?" She exaggerated, eyes widening in excitement.

"Sure, you can have it," he said with a grin as the door suddenly slammed shut. Stan walked through the door with a wad of cash as he wove his finger through it.

"Hah!" He laughed to himself as he pocketed the cash in his pants pocket, "What a bunch of-!" He mused to himself as he entered the living room and stopped talking when he noticed the people that had gathered. "Uh…Can I help you?" He asked as he glanced at each person in the room.

Mabel suddenly got up, holding Danny's artwork close to her chest, "Allow me to introduce, Danny, and Jazz," she boasted as she waved over to the siblings in the room. "They're my friends," she stated with a big grin on her face.

Stan rose an eyebrow as his eyes lingered on Danny, "You look familiar…" He trailed as Danny let out a nervous chuckle.

"Fishing trip?" He suggested as Stan nodded.

"Oh yeah. You were with your father or something. The one with the white hair, right?" He asked as he waved off the boy and turned around. He failed to notice the sudden flash of neon green in the young halfa's eyes. Jazz did, however, and placed a hand on his shoulder to comfort him. "Well, if you kids need anything, do me a favor and don't need anything," he stated under his breath as he took out his wad of cash and started to walk further into the shack.

Danny let out a sigh to calm himself as he left, "We don't even look alike!" He whispered as he clenched the black marker in his hands.

Jazz retreated her hand as she looked over at the hallway and noticed the small boy from before standing in the entranceway of the living room, "Hello, there," she greeted gently.

Dipper, who had just entered the shack, looked at his sister expectantly, "Uh, Mabel? Who are these people?" He asked in a hushed tone.

"They're my new friends, Danny and Jazz!" She exclaimed as she narrowed her eyes at him, "Why do I keep on having to say that?" She whispered as Dipper suddenly backed off.

"Fishing trip, right?" Dipper asked as he walked over to where Danny was, "I'm Dipper," he introduced as he let out a small smile.

Danny stopped clenching the marker, which came close to snapping as he suddenly dropped it, "Yeah, nice to meet you," the young halfa said in a distracted tone.

Jazz rolled her eyes as she stood up, "Excuse my brother, he's not exactly all there," she teased as Dipper nodded slowly in slight confusion. "You guys have a wax exhibit?" She asked, making a reference to the previous event that had transpired an hour ago.

"Apparently we do now," Dipper supplied an answer as he shrugged. "Anyways, we should head out of the living room. Grunkle Stan likes to watch his soap operas…" He trailed as he suppressed a shudder.

"I thought he said it was wrestling?" Mabel asked as she tilted her head slightly.

Dipper chuckled, "Oh man! You-You actually bought that?" He asked, his laughter overpowering his words. He then suddenly composed himself as he stood up straight, "No, that isn't wrestling," he stated as he started to walk towards their room.

Danny and Jazz glanced at each other, "Seems like something Tuck would try and pull off," Danny mused as Jazz chuckled slightly. They followed the siblings up the rickety stairs and up to the attic. "Wait, you guys live up here?" Danny asked, observing the water leak that was coming in through the roof.

"Is that…Mold?" Jazz asked as she squinted her eyes at the ceiling rafters.

"Yup! I've named that one Julio!" Mabel pointed to a festering mold spot on the ceiling. Jazz let out a cringe as Mabel pointed to another, "And that one is tall, dark, and mysterious Fred," She whispered as she waved her fingers in the air.

Dipper rolled his eyes, "Uh…It's not as bad as it appears," he added, taking away from Mabel, who was still waving her fingers through the air 'mysteriously'. "Aside from that weird triangle on the window…" He trailed as he pointed his thumb at the triangular window.

Jazz walked over and inspected the window, "We have the same thing on ours…" She mumbled as Danny rose an eyebrow.

"Maybe it's a trademark to Gravity Falls?" He asked as he waved off the triangle, "It's not as if there's a conspiracy happening in this town or anything…" He trailed as he looked out the window, waiting for the forest to prove him wrong. He waited to see the gnomes that he had seen a few days previously, but they never showed up.

"Conspiracy?" Dipper asked in a slightly high pitched voice as he started to get sweaty, "Don't be ridiculous! This place is perfectly normal!" He defended suspiciously as he started to look around frantically.

Mabel started to chuckle as she pointed at Dipper's chest, "Bro bro, why you so sweaty?" She asked with a cheerful grin.

Danny glanced over at the twin and stifled a chuckle, "Mabel!" Dipper yelled out in embarrassment as his face suddenly turned a bright shade of red.

Before anyone could say anything there was a sudden shrill from downstairs, alerting everyone. Everyone was frozen in place as Danny was the first one to question it, "Did anyone else hear that girly scream?" He asked as it happened again. The kids ran down the stairs first, followed by the Fenton siblings.

"It's horrible!" Stan yelled as he had his eyes covered. Danny was ready to blast something with an ecto-blast. Maybe it had been a monster. Or a ghost. Or…

"My wax Stan!" Mabel yelled as she bent down to examine what had happened, "He's been…" She trailed in suspense as she placed an arm over her eyes dramatically, "Beheaded!"

Danny immediately relaxed, "He just got beheaded," he breathed out in relief. He was glad that something hadn't happened to anybody in the shack. Well, at least nobody that was living, anyways.

Jazz narrowed her eyes at the fallen wax figure, "Why would someone behead a wax replica of Stan?" She asked in thought as Danny shrugged his shoulders in reply, "Stan, do you have any enemies that might want you…" She trailed as Stan nodded.

"Definitely yes," he responded in honesty, surprising Jazz and Danny as they glanced at each other, "But that isn't the problem here. Someone wanted to completely trash my replica! He was young! Handsome!" He stated as he got down on his knees and started to weep, "Why do the good die young? Why!?" He yelled as he placed his hands over his eyes and started to ball into them.

"Is he seriously crying over a wax replica of himself?" Danny asked as Dipper rolled his eyes.

"This is nothing, I saw him cry once for dropping his money on the ground…" Dipper responded as Danny rose an eyebrow in amazement. "It was a dollar bill," Dipper clarified as Danny chuckled, making the boy grin at making someone laugh.

Stan suddenly stood up, "Avenge me!" He yelled as he looked at the kids, "Avenge me!" He repeated as he started to run out of the living room, still having his hands over his eyes.

Mabel turned to her twin brother in expectation, "Wonder twins?" She asked with a beaming grin on her face.

Dipper sighed dejectedly, "Wonder twins," he confirmed as he brought out his notepad from his back pocket, "The murder weapon," he mused as Mabel looked around the crime scene.

"An axe," she stated as Dipper nodded, writing down the information.

"How come we never did the whole 'wonder siblings'?" Jazz whined in a teasing manner.

"Because nothing ever happens in Amity?" He asked as he rolled his eyes, "Unless you want to discover if that cat really is Vlad's sister's…" He trailed as Jazz looked at him with an unrelenting gaze.

"It's his," Danny and Jazz said at the same time in a monotone voice.

Dipper grinned as Mabel took the axe in her hands, "Let's go ask around town," he said, excitement at solving a murder case overcoming him. He stopped when he noticed Jazz and Danny standing around in the living room, "Are you two coming?" He asked with a small smile as he headed out the door.

Danny grinned, "How can I decline to a murder case?" He asked as Jazz rolled her eyes.

"It's not even a real murder!" She protested as she shook her head, "You just want to get Vlad irritated, don't you?" She asked, realizing why Danny was staying out so late.

"What?" He asked over-dramatically, "No, I wanted to solve a murder case!" He defended with a big grin on his face. He then wiped it off almost immediately after it formed, "That, and this town is dangerous. I have to at least keep these kids safe," he truthfully stated as he started to run after the siblings.

Jazz sighed, "Him and his hero complex," she mumbled as she started to run after them, but not before finding Stan carrying out a coffin from the trunk of his car. He looked up at her, and she quickly looked away, whistling innocently as she didn't pay any attention to what the con artist was doing.

"Skull Fracture?" Jazz asked as she read the sign above the biker bar. "What's up with this name?" She asked as she looked over at Danny was chuckling to himself.

"Man, Skulker would love this place!" He yelled as he stood up straight and looked over at Dipper and Mabel.

Mabel was proudly holding up fake ID's, as Dipper took one with a raised eyebrow, "Mabel, this is never going to work!" He yelled in protest.

Danny walked over and examined the ID, "Wow, this looks exactly like you," he stated as Dipper looked over at the young halfa, "Give or take a few years. You'll get that mustache," Danny responded positively.

"Gee, you really think man?" Dipper asked as he smiled softly.

"Definitely. You'll be growing chest hair in no time!" Danny mused as Mabel gave him his ID. He grew silent as he looked at the picture of himself with an eyepatch and white hair.

Dipper glanced over at his ID, "You'll get that eyepatch…" He mumbled as Danny placed his hand down by his side, not wanting to look at the photoshoped ID any longer. "And the white hair eventually," he mused.

Danny shook his head and sighed, visibly noticing that with the white hair, anybody could tell that he was Danny Phantom. He would absolutely have to be more careful about transforming in this town, "Thanks, Dipper," he responded dryly.

"ID's," the bouncer ordered at the front of the bar. The group offered their ID's up to him and he nodded, "Seems legit," he shrugged as he opened up the door. The group walked in and was immediately met with loud music and dark lighting.

"He didn't even look at mine!" Danny argued as Jazz chuckled.

"Maybe it's because you look normal with white hair?" Jazz teased as the young halfa glared at his older sister. "Kidding! Sheesh!" She defended as she started to walk forward. She wasn't watching where she was going and tripped over a man's body, who was laying on the floor.

Mabel walked over to her and hopped over the body, "He's just sleeping," she commented as Jazz scrambled to her feet. She backed against the bar counter as Mabel and Dipper ventured deeper into the bar.

"What are we doing here?" She asked as she looked around, going into hysterics at the fact that there was possibly a dead body in front of her, "How are Mabel and Dipper okay with this?" She asked as she noticed Danny bent over and poked the guy with the handle of a butter knife. "Danny!" She yelled in a hushed whisper.

"What?" Danny asked as he stood up with a chuckle, "He's just passed out, Jazz. Stop spazzing out," he mumbled as he rolled his eyes.

Jazz narrowed her eyes, "I am not spazzing!" She protested as there was a loud crash of glass breaking. The Fenton siblings looked over towards the sound to find Dipper and Mabel running away from a red bearded man. "What happened-?" Jazz asked.

Dipper's eyes went wide, "Nothing! Time to go!" He yelled as he quickly rand towards the exit.

The group ran out of the biker bar and made it outside, "Alright, so maybe it possibly wasn't Manly Dan…" Mabel mumbled as she narrowed her eyes in thought as she looked at the list of suspects that Dipper was holding.

"You think?" Dipper asked rhetorically as Mabel nodded, not understanding the sarcasm that was sent her way. Dipper sighed as he crossed off Manly Dan's name from the list. Mabel looked at her brother and chuckled.

"Aw, you're getting sweaty again!" She commented as Dipper glanced at his sister with a glare.

"We just ran away from a demented lumber jack! I think I have the right to be a little sweaty!" He responded as Danny and Jazz glanced at each other with raised eyebrows. Dipper groaned in frustration as he began walking, with Mabel right beside him.

Danny and Jazz were about to follow them, when suddenly Danny felt a shiver. "What's-?" He began to ask, but stopped when he felt an intense heat overcome him. "You two can go on without us," Danny suddenly said in a slick tone.

Mabel and Dipper turned around, "Are…" Dipper trailed as he looked down and then back up, "Are you sure?" He asked, "This is the fun part of the investigation," he tried to persuade.

"Oh, I'm sure. I feel a little sick," he said with a sinister grin.

"Alright, see you later, Danny!" Mabel waved as she began to skip. Dipper raised an eyebrow as he looked back at Danny, noticing the strange and odd behavior. He didn't question it much further as he focused his attention on the case he was on.

Jazz looked at her younger brother with worry, "You were feeling alright a few seconds ago," she mused as Danny rolled his eyes.

"We should go back to the cabin, Jasmine," Danny stated as he turned around and started to walk.

Jazz was about to copy is actions, but her eyes narrowed in suspicion about her full name being used, "You frootloop!" She accused as she grabbed her brother by his shoulders and forced him around, much to 'Danny's' surprise. "Get out of my brother, now!" She hissed out as she began shaking him harshly.

Danny chuckled in a low, menacing tone, "Now, Jasmine, this can either go two different ways," he said, not bothered by the shaking at all. "Tell Daniel to listen to me, or…" He trailed as Jazz narrowed her eyes.

"Or what?" She challenged as Danny shrugged nonchalantly.

"Or I can easily waste your idiot father at this very moment," Danny replied harshly.

Jazz took a step back in surprise, "Danny will find a way to end this once and for all," she spat out, trying to fight a losing battle with the older half ghost.

Danny chuckled again, "Daniel can't even fight off my duplicate's overshadow," he mused as Jazz narrowed her eyes. "Ah…" Danny trailed as he looked up at Jazz with a grin. "I might just exhaust his strength. I'll imagine that he will be quite tuckered out later in the day…"

Everything when silent as Danny's head suddenly slumped, "D-Danny?" Jazz asked as she placed a hand out towards her brother, not sure if it was Vlad, or Danny.

"What happened?" Danny asked as he looked around, his voice normal. "Where did Dipper and Mabel go?" He asked as he looked over at his sister. At seeing her worried eyes his face fell, "You look like you've seen a ghost…" He mumbled, his voice growing more and more suspicious.

Jazz let out a relieved sigh at seeing her brother alright, "It's fine. Let's go catch up with Mabel and Dipper," she suggested as they headed back to the Mystery Shack. She knew she was going to have to talk to her brother about Vlad possessing him, but for now they need to make sure that those kids didn't get into any more trouble.

Danny scratched his head in confusion, "Why do I have an urge to watch a Packer's game?" He asked as he hissed in pain, "And why do I have a pounding headache?" He asked again to himself as he closed his eyes. His joints were sore for some reason that he couldn't explain, but he figured it was due to all the day's activities.

"I can't believe that we didn't find the murderer," Dipper stated in a small disappointed tone. "I at least wanted to prove that I'm a great detective…" He trailed as he sat in one of the wooden chairs with a slump.

"Did we just have a funeral for a wax figure?" Jazz whispered over to her brother as he started rubbing his joints in pain. They were unusually sore, and he didn't know why.

Danny shrugged, "Stranger things have happened," he argued as he placed his arms down.

Mabel stood up suddenly, knocking the chair over on her brother, "I know what'll cheer you up! A glass of Mabel juice!" She yelled as she started to run over to the exit. She tripped over a wax figure, since they were all accumulated in one place for the funeral. She hit the ground harshly as a wax figure fell over. "What the heck?" She asked as she looked around the area as to what had tripped her.

"Mabel, are you okay?" Jazz asked as she turned around to help the girl up. Mabel rubbed her hand on her head slowly.

"I…Think so…" She trailed as the older girl helped the younger up on her feet. "Stupid wax-!" She started to state, since she had grown tired of all the wax figures from the day's events. "Is that a hole?" She asked as she examined the exposed foot of the tipped over figurine.

Danny and Dipper's heads perked up at this, "What did you say?" Dipper asked as Mabel chuckled in amusement.

"Oh, how could I forget, all wax figures have a hole in their right foot!" She stated as her eyes grew wide and she took a step back in fear. "The exact same footprints at the crime scene…" She trailed in a whisper.

"Wax figures can't-!" Jazz was about to protest but was suddenly cut off when a figurine charged at her. She shrieked as she dodged to the side, "Danny!" She cried as her younger brother glanced over at what was happening.

Danny stood up angrily and narrowed his eyes at seeing the wax figures becoming alive, "Stay away from my sister, you-!" He yelled as he rose a hand up, preparing to use a barely noticeable ecto-ray. He was frozen in place when he realized that he couldn't use any of his ghost powers. "Uh…" He trailed as his eyes went wide.

Dipper noticed Danny's unmoving form and slammed the chair on the ground. It broke off into splinters of smaller planks. He quickly grabbed two and threw one at Danny. He thought that the younger halfa wouldn't catch it, since he seemed to be uncoordinated, but his other free arm quickly caught it. The child narrowed his eyes in suspicion since the teen hadn't even turned his head to catch it. "Remember, they're wax!" Dipper called out.

"Gotcha," Danny stated as he noticed the fireplace over in the center of the room. He also noticed the hoard of wax replicas of famous people in front of him. He narrowed his eyes to better focus as he charged towards the fireplace. "Whoa!" He called out as Abraham Lincoln charged at him, "And you were my favorite president!" He yelled as he dodged underneath the wax figure. He reached the fireplace and quickly placed his plank in it. "Jazz, catch!" He yelled as he threw the blazing plank towards his sister, who was being surrounded by a circle of past presidents.

"Got it!" She informed as she jumped up and grabbed the plank of wood and swung it around in the air skillfully before slamming it down on a wax figurine head. "No need to…Lose…Your head!" She yelled as she grinned towards her brother, who had grabbed another plank of wood, "Huh?" She gloated.

Danny groaned, "Seriously, Jazz?" He asked as he rolled his eyes.

Mabel chuckled as she dodged an attack from a wax figure, "I like that one! You got any more?" She asked as she glanced over at the older teen.

"I've got a whole book of them!" Jazz exclaimed with glee that someone was taking at interest in her witty banter.

"No!" Dipper and Danny yelled out in unison, not finding puns a very good idea on a regular basis. Danny then looked back at Dipper, "You should probably not let our sisters come up with battle puns," Danny deadpanned as Dipper nodded. Danny let parried an attack at one of the last wax figures.

"Agreed," Dipper supplied his answer as the last of the wax figures were melted.

Mabel looked around the battlefield, "Did we really just take out an army of wax figures?" She asked as Jazz glanced around all of the melted wax.

Dipper grinned as he looked over at his sister, "Are you going to make another wax figure?" He taunted as Danny grinned with him, finding the irony in the situation.

"Gosh, no!" Mabel yelled as she kicked some of the heaps of melted wax, "I'm staying away from wax for a long time!" She vowed as she stuck her tongue out at the melted substance.

"That's probably a…" Danny trailed as he started to sway on his feet, "A…" He repeated as his strength left him. The last thing he heard was an accumulative 'Danny!' as he blacked out.

Danny woke up to the passing of bright lights as he squinted his eyes open, "Jazz?" He asked as he sat up straighter, but found that he was in a car.

"Ah, I'm afraid not, little badger," Vlad stated with a chuckle, "Just your dear old uncle Vlad!" He exclaimed as he glanced over at the teen in the car to notice his change in posture. Danny was tense and Vlad saw a trace of fear in the teen's eyes before he tried to calm himself down. Vlad was positive that the teen couldn't feel his ghost powers, and knew that he was powerless.

"Where's Jazz?" He demanded as he refused to meet the older halfa's eyes. Danny kept his eyes on the road in front of him and noticed that the car door was locked.

Vlad smirked, "Now, do you have permission to ask a question?" He taunted the boy.

Danny let out a long sigh as he propped his arm up on the car door, "I'm not playing this game with you, Vlad," he said in a cold voice.

"Aren't you wondering why you were weak?" Vlad asked rhetorically. He knew this tactic would work against the boy, drawing him in. He didn't even need to glance over at the boy to know that he had grown suspicious. "Your ghost powers aren't working, are they, Daniel?"

"Can I ask a question?" Danny asked, finally getting fed up with the older halfa. Vlad nodded, though a smirk was on his face. He placed both hands on the steering wheel as he listened to Danny intently. "Why are you such a frootloop?" Danny asked, a devious smirk on his face.

Vlad made the car come to a stop and looked over at the boy, "Do you wish to test me?" He asked as he let go of the steering wheel.

Danny narrowed his eyes at the man, "Well, looks like I'm walking the rest of the way," the younger halfa stated as he unlocked the car door and opened it slowly. Danny didn't miss the barely noticeable widening of Vlad's eyes as the teen stuck a foot out on the road.

"Daniel, get back in the car," Vlad ordered in a stern voice.

"Why?" Danny asked as he stuck his other foot out, challenging the man. "Is there something in this forest that might get me?" He taunted as Vlad's eyes narrowed.

"I will not repeat myself," Vlad stated, dodging the question on purpose.

Danny slammed the door close, "Admit it, Vlad!" He accused, making Vlad's expression darken more, "There's something in this town that you don't want me knowing!" He yelled.

Vlad shrugged nonchalantly as he leaned back in his seat, "Do you think there's something in the forest, Daniel?" He asked, turning the tables on the teen. "How did you put it?" He asked, a smirk appearing on his face, "Gnomes?" He asked again.

"There were!" Danny argued as he rolled his eyes realizing that he didn't have the time, or the energy to argue with the man, "Forget it, I'll find my own way back," he finished the argument as he started to walk away.

"If there are things in this forest…" Vlad trailed out on purpose, "How will you plan on defending yourself?" He asked with a grin. Danny stopped walking and looked at the car. He noticed the smug smirk on Vlad's face before he groaned and decided to get back in the car. The teen was too disgusted with himself for giving into Vlad that he didn't even say anything as he slid into his seat. "I'm glad you're starting to listen to me, Daniel," he added as the car started to drive again in the darkness of night. "Good children are always supposed to listen to their parents," he stated.

Danny placed his hands over his ear and tried to tune him out, "I can't hear you!" He yelled as he glared at the older halfa. Vlad, in turn, grinned over at the teen.

Danny groaned as he woke up and looked over to find Jazz reading a book on her bed. He blinked to get rid of his sleepy stupor before he glared, "Where were you?" He asked as Jazz glanced up from the book she was reading.

"Ah, good morning, little brother!" She greeted with a smile. At seeing his unwavering gaze she sighed, "Or not," she mumbled as she placed the book down on her lap. "I was with Mabel," she stated curtly.

"What…" Danny trailed as he scratched his head in confusion and frustration, "What do you mean you were with Mabel?" He asked as Jazz seemed to shrug. "You weren't there, and I think Vlad is becoming more of a frootloop…" He stopped what he was saying when he noticed his sister tense up at the name. "What did he do?" He demanded with a darker glare.

Jazz quickly looked away from her brother, "Nothing…" She trailed as she started to fidget with her hands.

Danny grew more suspicious, "Oh wow," he mused out loud as he shook his head.

"What?" Jazz asked with narrowed eyes.

"You're hiding things from me!" He accused as she opened her mouth and furrowed her eyebrows in shock. "I can't believe this!" He yelled as he quickly stood up from his bed and placed a hand on his head.

She shook her head, "Wait a minute!" She yelled, "You were hiding things from me first!" She yelled back at him with a glare.

Danny took his hand off his head, "We agreed to not hide anything!" He yelled as Maddie knocked on the door. She opened it without hearing anything from her children.

"Is everything alright up here?" She asked with a raised eyebrow, "We heard yelling," she stated in concern as she glanced at her son and then her daughter. She opened the door wider and Vlad was standing next to her.

"Of course you would be here," Danny mumbled as he turned his back on them and walked over to the window. Vlad half-smirked at hearing it due to his enhanced hearing from his ghost powers.

Maddie walked over to Jazz, "What's going on, sweetie?" She asked as Jazz glanced over at Vlad before looking down at the ground, "You know you can tell me anything," she persuaded gently.

Jazz shook her head, "Nothing's wrong," she said in a soft tone. She hated lying to her mother just because of the evil demented older half ghost that was standing guard over what she said.

"Nothing's wrong…" Danny trailed in a small mocking voice as he shook his head, "I can't believe you right now," he stated as he walked out of the room and glared over at Vlad. The older half ghost merely grinned back at him. His plan of tearing the sibling connection from them was working surprisingly well. All he had to do was wait and then Daniel would come running to him all on his own.

"Danny?" Dipper called out as he opened up the door. He was a little confused on why the teenager was at his doorstep. Literally. Danny shifted on his feet as he placed a hand up to the back of his neck, "What happened?" He inquired.

"Can we…Talk?" Danny asked awkwardly.

Dipper nodded slowly as he closed the door behind him, making them both outside the Mystery Shack, "What do you want to talk about?" He asked as they made their way over to the bench that was placed purposefully for tourists a little ways away from the entrance.

Danny groaned, "It's about my sister…" He trailed as he plopped himself onto the bench. Dipper hopped onto the bench because he was a little too short.

"Jazz?" Dipper asked, "She and Mabel had a slumber party last night…" He grumbled as he rubbed one of his arms unconsciously, "I mean, usually in the past Mabel's sleepovers are impossible to get any sleep at."

"Did she seem…" Danny trailed as he leaned forward on the bench some, "Distracted?" He asked as Dipper rose an eyebrow, "Like something was on her mind?" He clarified.

Dipper placed a hand to his chin in thought, "Now that you mention it, she did seem worried about something," he stated as he looked up at the teen, "When that creepy old man came to pick you guys up, he talked to Jazz alone."

Danny's head perked up at the new information, "Wait, he talked to her?" He asked as Dipper nodded, "Alone?" He reaffirmed, the fear wasn't hidden in his tone. "That's why she's been acting so distant! He must have threatened her!" He thought out loud. He glanced out of the corner of his eyes and noticed Dipper's eyes grow wide.

"Uh, what kind of-?" Dipper started to ask when suddenly he was interrupted by the Mystery Shack being opened up violently.

"Dip Dip!" Mabel yelled with a grin on her face. She glanced around outside for a few moments before her eyes landed on the person she found, "Oh, hey, Danny!" She greeted with a little wave at seeing the newcomer.

Dipper furrowed his eyebrows in confusion, "Did something happen?" He asked skeptically.

Mabel grinned as she wiggled her arms up and down, "Only the best thing ever!" She exaggerated, "There's a magic show in Gravity Falls!" She exclaimed with a beaming smile, "It's called the Tent of Telepathy, and it sounds genuinely awesome!"

"Tent of Telepathy?" Dipper asked as he rubbed his hand on his chin, "It sounds like a scam," he stated bluntly as Mabel narrowed her eyes.

"You and your conspiracy theories!" Mabel shook her head in disapproval. "I think it sounds like fun! So I'm going to go to it!" She argued as she started to walk off.

Dipper smirked, "Of course I'll come with you, Mabel!" He bragged as he walked over to his sister, "You coming, Danny?" He asked as he glanced over at the teen who rose an eyebrow at the mention of magic.

Danny shrugged as he stood up from his seat, "I guess I have nothing better to do today," he stated as Mabel jumped up and down in glee and started to clap her hands excitedly.

"It's a date!" Mabel yelled as she waited for the boys to catch up with her before continuing on her trek to the neighboring Tent of Telepathy.

"Why are there so many people here?" Danny questioned as he glanced around the area before sitting down next to Mabel.

"Seriously," Dipper agreed as he sat next to Danny, "The whole town is here," he stated dryly.

The lights started to dim and the curtains started to be drawn to the side, "Shh!" Mabel yelled. "It's starting!" She screamed as Dipper rolled his eyes.

A pudgy boy got up on stage with white hair, "Gross!" Danny mused as he sank back into his seat, "It's a miniature Vlad!" He yelled as Dipper chuckled.

"Hey, you know, he's got the white hair and that whole 'Ranch' theme going for him!" Dipper agreed from what he remembered of the image of Vlad Masters and compared it to the young boy in front of him.

"Welcome! Welcome!" Gideon addressed to the crowd with open arms, "Now, I'll predict that you'll all say…'Aww!'" He yelled as Danny and Dipper glanced at each other with a skeptical gaze. The white haired boy turned around and then showed his face to the audience with an overly dramatic face.

The audience did what he said and Danny scoffed, "Are you kidding me?" He asked as Dipper shook his head in agreement with the older teen.

"I know, right?" Dipper scoffed, "You'd have to be crazy to like this fraud!" He argued as Danny nodded before diverting his attention back to the stage performer, regardless of how fake he was acting.

"It came true!" Mabel exclaimed in amazement as she placed a hand up to her face in awe.

Danny and Dipper glanced at Mabel, each with an equally confused expression. Danny then whispered to Dipper, "If he sings, I'm out of here," he stated.

Gideon then took off his cape and tossed it into the audience, "Hit it, dad!" He ordered. Dipper watched as a girl caught the cape before she was trampled by other audience members.

"Ouch…" He mumbled as he cringed when he heard the woman fall to the ground.

"Ooooh-!" Gideon began to sing.

Danny stood up with an unamused expression, "And I'm out of here," he deadpanned as Dipper stood up as well.

"Me too," Dipper mused dryly as he rolled his eyes at the mediocre performance.

"You guys are missing the best part!" Mabel yelled as she reached for the two boys and pushed them back down on the seats.

Danny groaned, "Are you even listening to these lyrics?" He asked as he crossed his arms in disgust, "He's making them up on the spot!" He argued.

"Something tells me your name Mabel," Gideon addressed to Mabel as he went back up on the stage. She put a hand to her face in amazement.

"How'd he do that?" She asked as Dipper face palmed himself.

"It's on your shirt!" Dipper mumbled angrily at his sister's obliviousness.

"Thank you! You people are the real miracles!" Gideon addressed, making the audience cheer as the curtains closed.

Danny stood up along with Dipper at the same time, "That was as exciting as watching my dad blather on about ghosts," he mumbled under his breath as a headache started to form from all the numerous show numbers he was forced to listen to.

Dipper scratched his head, "Hah, yeah…" He trailed on, still in initial shock at how ridiculously far-fetched the show was. Once Danny's words had finally registered in his head, his eyes went wide, "Wait, did you say ghosts?" He asked in slight amazement.

"That was a cute little show!" Mabel yelled as she ran in-between the two boys with a grin as she placed her arms over their shoulders. Since Danny was a bit too tall, he was forced to crouch down slightly to be on her level. "I wonder why we haven't seen it before?" She mused out loud as she rose an eyebrow in thought.

"We did just get here, Mabel," Dipper brought up as his twin sister started to laugh.

"True!" She agreed as they started to walk away.

Danny felt a stare on them as he turned around slightly and noticed that Gideon was staring at them from a distance, "Hey!" He yelled trying to get the young creepy kid's attention. Once he knew he was spotted, the kid quickly hid behind his tent.

Dipper turned around, "What's up, Danny?" He asked as he noticed his friend's screaming. "Did you see something?" He asked, a nervous tone creeping up on him.

"Not sure yet," Danny called back with narrowed eyes in the place where Gideon had disappeared to. He turned back around and walked the kid's safely back to the mystery shack and gave a little wave as he stuck his hands in his pockets.

"You must get satisfaction against disobeying rules," Plasmius' voice rang out as the teen was walking through the woods.

Danny scoffed as he tried to sense the older half ghost's presence, "Only when it's a creepy frootloop's twisted fetish," he stated back. He knew he was practically asking for trouble when he fought against Vlad, and he wasn't disappointed.

A pink ecto-blast hit him in the back making him take a few steps forward, "Ah, Daniel, if my rules are the only thing that has you upset, then I suppose that's a good thing," he drawled out in a mysterious tone.

"It's not just your stupid rules!" Danny yelled out as he willed himself into Danny Phantom. Since he had a night's rest to restore his ghostly energy, he was up to full power. "It's this forced summer vacation!" He yelled in irritation as he quickly soared to the skies and looked for his arch enemy. "Show yourself, Plasmius!"

"As you wish, little badger," Plasmius' voice came from behind him and shot him in the side with a powerful ecto-blast this time. This made Danny growl in anger as he fisted both hands with his own ecto-energy and looked around the area. He was greeted with a grinning form of Vlad Plasmius with his arms crossed.

Danny fired his ecto-blasts at the older halfa, but knew they wouldn't make contact with the man. He wasn't surprised when a pink barrier appeared around the man; making his attacks useless. "What's the real reason you brought us out here?" He demanded, trying once more to gain information with the sociopathic older hybrid.

Vlad chuckled, "All this paranoia has gotten to you," he stated, making Danny clench his teeth.

"I don't have paranoia!" Danny denied which earned his a shrug from his enemy, "You're up to something!" He accused as Vlad shook his head in a lecturing manner.

"Usually when you accuse someone of something…" He trailed as he let out a fanged smirk, "That is what is referred as paranoia, Daniel," he mused.

Danny glared at the man in response, "You talked to Jazz," he stated.

Vlad nodded, "I did," he agreed as he rose an eyebrow, "What does this have to do with anything?" He asked, trying to get straight to the point.

"You threatened her," Danny accused as Vlad cocked his head to the side, which started to ignite the burning rage within the younger halfa.

"Did I?" He taunted, "I would hardly call a sit-down chat a threat," he stated in an off-handed manner as he watched how angry the young teen was getting.

Danny unwillingly went intangible from his raging emotions as he let out a small gasp of surprise, "I need to stop…" He trailed as he placed a hand on his head, "Why do I…?" He asked as he looked up at his arch enemy, only to see double vision.

Vlad started to fly over to the drowsy teen, "My blasts were infused with a fast acting sedative, my boy," he explained as Danny started to lose altitude by hovering slowly downwards, "Because like it or not, you do have a curfew," he lectured as Danny felt the man's hands touch his shoulders.

"Don't!" He yelled out but didn't have enough energy to fight back, even though he tried doing so with all of his might. Vlad chuckled as he placed the boy over his shoulder and started to fly in the direction of the house.

"I'm not planning anything, Daniel," Vlad stated, which made the teen glare half-heartedly at the man due to his sleep stupor that was slowly overcoming him. "I want you to enjoy a summer away from the ghost hunting and have fun," he said in such a tone that if the teen didn't know him, he would have believed him in an instant.

Danny placed his hands against the other halfa, trying to get away from him, "I don't…Believe you…" He trailed as he felt his strength give out. He involuntarily changed back into Danny Fenton and fell asleep in that instant.

Vlad glanced back at the teen with a dark twisted grin, "But soon you will, my boy. Believe me, you'll be running to me because you will have no one else to turn to," he replied to the unconscious teenager. "Once your will falls, so will your precious pathetic morals you desperately cling to," he mused out loud as he spotted the cabin they were staying at in the distance.

A/N: Vlad is so being a jerk right now. Also, Danny is very clueless, but that's why we all love him. Dipper is trying to slowly uncover the secrets of the Fenton family. Mabel just wants a bestfriend. Tune in next time guys!