Update time! First…

Kayla Tsukino- Thanks! Would you believe I used to hate to write? But now it's fun! And I love cliffhangers!
KaliAnn- Yeah, Vlad should trust Danny some more… but it's in his nature not to trust people. And making Jack faint is fun! lol
Spongewolf- Yay! I got a new reader! Whoo! And I'm glad you like it so far! Thanks!
Phantom Fighter- Very interesting… and I'm glad I keep you wondering!
cakreut12- lol He does, doesn't he? And he is so evil! Muahahaha!
Just Plain Insane- Creepy, indeed! lol I like the evil Frootloops better… their evil!
Ghost Girl X- Awesome! I'm always up to new ideas!
Dannys-Ghostly-Girl- Run over by a ghost cow? lol, very random! Waiting is fun… whoo! lol
mcrystal- Your opinion may be right… you'll see!

Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom.

Closer to the Truth

Jazz was relieved; she didn't have to lie to her parents anymore! She was so happy! On the other hand, her parents now knew about Danny… and she didn't know really how they would truly react, since Jack was still unconscious. Maddie noticed her staring off and asked, "Jazz?"

Jazz snapped out of it and said, "Your not going to do anything to Danny, are you?"

"No, of course not! Danny's our son and we would never do anything to hurt him. Right Jack?" said Maddie looking at her husband who had just woken up.

"Huh? Oh, right! Now where are those ghosts!" Jack said sitting up.

"Jack, dear, don't you remember, the ghosts got away and Danny is half ghost," said Maddie softly.

"Oh, yeah…" immediately he passed out again.

"I guess it's hard for him, with all this information," said Maddie. "Don't worry. We won't hurt Danny. We'll try and help him. Now, go call Vlad's cell phone and see if there's a reason why he and Danny drove off, while I try to revive your father again," said Maddie. Jazz went into the kitchen and dialed the number that was posted right next to the phone. 555-8523…the phone rang once, then twice. A man picked it up and said, "Hello?"

Vlad opened up his flip-camera phone, expecting one of his employers to be on the other end. He was surprised when it was Jazz.

"Yes. Um, hello Jazmine," he said, not really sure what to say.

"Hi, Mr. Masters. Can you please tell me why you and my brother got into your limousine? Especially when you didn't even say goodbye yet," said Jazz evenly.

"Well, you see, Daniel wanted to go and see a bit of Wisconsin, so we're going back out to my place for a bit," Vlad nervously said. Danny jerked up at the sound of his name and reached for the phone, but Vlad held it away.

"Wisconsin! Are you sure? Did he really want to go there?" asked Jazz suspiciously.

"Oh, yes, he did, I'm positive. Now we must get going. Goodbye, Jazz," Vlad said as he hung up. Danny immediately said, "That was my sister! Why couldn't I talk to her?"

"Because, my dear Daniel, they have found out what has happened, and we must change course," said Vlad, thinking up a new plan. "Charles, take us to St. Paul, Minnesota, instead."

"Right away, sir," the chauffeur replied, taking a different route.

"St. Paul! But my family will never think to go there!" exclaimed Danny.

"Exactly," said Vlad, smiling. "I thought you wanted to get away from them."

"I-I did," stuttered Danny. "But now I'm not sure."

"Well, your getting away from them whether you want to or not!" said Vlad impatiently. Danny went back to looking out the window, full of emotions that even he did not understand. Maybe he could escape… he didn't really feel like being with Vlad anymore. But where would he go? Back home? Danny sighed and thought about his options, which were very limited.

Back at the Fenton's, Jazz was telling her parents, Tucker, and Sam about her conversation with Vlad. Jack had finally become conscious, and accepted the facts, though he still had disbeliefs.

"So that's what he said, and I don't believe Danny really wanted to go to Wisconsin in the first place," finished Jazz.

"Maybe Vlad's not the person we thought him to be," wondered Maddie out loud.

"Exactly," said Jazz. "We have Jet to thank for, well, spying on Vlad and Danny. Where is he anyway?"

Jet was in fact, downstairs in the lab. He was looking at the research that Jack and Maddie had already gathered on ghosts. Which wasn't much. It seems that they just created inventions and had no clue what ghosts were all about. That meant that Jet would have to do a little research of his own. Noticing a big vehicle over in the corner of the lab that looked like something that could explore the inside of the Ghost Zone, Jet opened up the Ghost Portal. Lucky for him the Fenton Genetic Lock was still busted, or else he wouldn't have been able to open it. The vehicle he had noticed was the Specter Speeder, and it would prove helpful in his investigating. He climbed inside, and drove into the Ghost Zone.
Danny and Vlad were almost to St. Paul, Minnesota. Danny didn't really want to ask what they were going to do there, so he just tried to relax and forget about it all. Vlad, on the other hand, knew exactly what he was going to do. Since he was a billionaire, that meant he had land all over the country. He had bought a mansion in St. Paul, with a state-of-the-art security system. Vlad was planning on going there with Daniel, until they could head to Wisconsin. He could begin to train his new son. And he still had the Orb, just in case. Vlad smiled.

"Perfect," he said under his breath. Everything was going according to plan, with a few minor setbacks.

Inside the Ghost Zone, Jet was driving aimlessly, not exactly sure what he was searching for. He passed a big castle, what looked like a prison, two lairs, and many purple doors. It was pretty spooky in here, so many ghosts just wandering around! He drove for a couple more miles until he noticed two ghosts floating near a big building. He stopped the vehicle dead in its tracks. There was a female and a male ghost, and each wore clothes from the 1970's. The man had on a shaped suit and jacket, with a tucked-in waist, wide lapel, and slightly belled pant legs. He had a small Afro, and glasses. Next to him, the woman had on a white puff-shouldered blouse, a long pink ruffled skirt, and leather sandals. She wore her hair in a multilevel cut, with big hoop earrings. Jet stared at them. They looked exactly like his parents on the day they were killed!
Another cliffy! Muahaha! Oh, and if you want to have fun, figure out whatthe last four numbers of Vlad's cell phone number spell! Wait... now that I think about it, that would be hard... never mind! I'll tell you next chapter!