Chapter 1: Leaving

Danny ran through the monsters as they celebrated another perfect Halloween celebration. He spotted who he was looking for talking to the mayor and pulled the red haired woman with him. His aunt Sally, who adopted him so he was technically her son, was the closest person he was with besides his uncle.

"I see him! Come on, Aunt Sally!" he called back to the woman trying to keep up.

Sally simply let out a laugh at the white haired teens actions.

"Alright, Danny, I'm coming!"

It had been 3 years since the teenage ghost had joined them in Halloween town. No one knew his story and the first month had been rough. Sally watched as the ghost talked excitedly with the skeleton king, remembering the horrified look in those neon green eyes when he found out he was not only dead but also in a town of monsters.

Ghosts, I can handle but this is just plain terrifying.

But now the ghosts boy seemed more comfortable with the monsters. He spent a lot of time with Jack and Sally as well as the other ghosts. The couple eventually adopted the boy as their own son and if the words 'mom' or 'dad' didn't bother the teen, she was sure he'd be calling them that instead of aunt and uncle.

"Ah, Phantom." The mayor said. "Enjoy the show?"

"Yeah! It was awesome as always! You and uncle Jack did a really good job!" Danny praised as Jack patted his head.

"It'd be nice to have you in the festivities next year." The mayor said, before his face switched, looking at Jack with worry. "Jack! We only have 364 days left to plan for next Halloween!"

Jack chuckled as Sally set a hand on Danny's shoulder and the teen sighed.

"Well, let's just enjoy today and then we can start planning tomorrow. Good?" Jack coaxed the mayor, who switched faces again and smiled.

(Time Skip)

Later, the three walked into Jack's house and Danny collapsed on the couch, running a hand through his hair and taking off the multiple necklaces that the monsters had managed to hang around his neck without him noticing.

"Danny, how would you feel about leaving Halloween town?" Sally said, sitting down next to him.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, we were thinking about going on a little vacation. A nice hotel in Transylvania that's for just monsters. We were thinking of going during Christmas and I've already talked to the Mayor about it. The next few days would be busy while I prepare the town for when I'm gone but after that, we'll leave and spend two weeks at the hotel a friend of mine owns." Jack explained.

Danny was quiet for a little while and Sally exchanged a look with Jack, who set a hand on the boy's shoulder. Leave Halloween town? Back into the human world?

"Would it be safe?" he asked.

"Of course. My friend built a hotel so no monsters would ever be seen or bothered by humans. You'll have me and Sally to protect you the the entire time." Jack smiled at the boy he thought of as a son.

Danny nodded, trusting his uncle, before a large smile grew on his face, beaming at the couple.

"Alright, sounds like fun!"

A few weeks later, Danny flew around their house, looking for his gloves. His aunt had made him some more casual clothes for the trip, all with black, green, gray or white color patterns. After throwing on some white jeans, a black hoodie with his symbol on it and some black sneakers, he slipped on his fingerless white gloves and ran out to the hearse shaped car and sat across from his aunt and uncle.

"Since we'll be in the car for a while, I brought some books for you to study." Sally said, gesturing to the box under Danny's seat.

"Awww! Aunt Sally!" Danny groaned as he slumped into his seat.

"It's just for the car ride so you won't fall behind on your school work."

Danny looked at his uncle, who shrugged. After being adopted by the two, Sally began to teach him about science, math, chemistry, biology and plenty of other things from the books she found along with help from other monsters. She had claimed it was for if he were to even decide to take Jack's position should he ever retire.

"Sorry, Danny. I can't argue with Sally." Jack smirked. "It's just for the car ride."

Danny sighed before nodding and pulling a copy of Shakespearean Quotation 101 and cracking it open.

Mavis paced her room before stopping in from of her mirror, looking at the the empty reflection.

"Dad, you said that when I turned 118, I could go out into the world

like every other adult that gets to come and go from this hotel." She stopped, changing her voice to imitate her dad. "But, Mavey Wavey, it's not safe. Bleh, bleh-bleh." She changed her voice back to normal as she walked up the wall like one would walk on the floor. "Dad, 30 years ago, you promised. I remember, we were both eating mice, and you specifically said that you gave me your word."

A knock on the door got the young vampire's attention to her father as he walked in.

"Good morning, Mavey Wavey! Happy birthday, my little mouse!" He cheered, looking around the room for his daughter.

"Thank you, Dad." Mavis said from her spot on the ceiling before climbing down and standing straight. "I know it's my birthday."

"I have so much fun planned. Whoo-hoo!" Dracula cheered. "But first, we go catch some scorpions together, just the two of us, yes, dead-ums?"

Mavis held up her hand to silence him before crossing her arms, trying to look mature and business like.

"Dad, please, let me speak." She said before turning away from him. "There's something we have to talk about."

Dracula smiled at his daughter, knowing what she wanted.

"You want to go out into the world. You can." he said calmly.

"Aha!" Mavis exclaimed, turning to her father with a triumphant look in her blue eyes. "I knew you were gonna say that. But, Dad, you gave me your word, and you know that I know that a Dracula's word is sacred. That our trust is the core of our..." She paused, realizing what he said. "Wait, what?"

"I said you can go." Dracula said, holding up his hands.

Mavis looked at him pointedly, sceptical of her usually overprotective dad.

"You're just playing with me." She guessed, her voice curious.

"No, no, no, no. You're old enough to drive a hearse now, you're old enough to make your own choices." Dracula couldn't help but feel some dread at the hopeful look in his daughter's eyes. "You can go."

Mavis cheered before running into her closet and emerging with a suitcase and a floral hawaiian shirt before changing into a bat and heading for the window only to be stopped by her father.

"Whoa, whoa. Stop. Wait a second, sweetfangs. Where are you going?" He asked, confused as to why his daughter wanted to leave to suddenly.

Mavis' eyes became slightly confused and shy, her wings flapping rapidly to keep her and her oversized suitcase in the air.

"Oh, well, I'm going to paradise, and this is just some stuff that I thought I would need." Mavis said, setting her suitcase on the window sill and sitting on it, letting her wings slump.

"Paradise?"

Mavis nodded and transformed back to her normal form, holding her suitcase tightly.

"Yeah, you know." She said, pulling out a card that said 'Greetings from Hawaii!'. "It's that place out there where you and Mom met. Auntie Wanda says you two were just like, Zing!"

"I don't know from zing." Dracula explained, giving the card a curious look. "Where did you find that card? "

"In one of your drawers." Mavis said, shyly knowing she'd been caught. "Why won't you ever tell me about how you met?"

"It's actually Hawaii." her father corrected, which was only replied with a confused look.

"Ha-what-what?"

"Look, honey, I know you're excited," Dracula explained. "but everyone has gone to great lengths to come see you on your birthday."

"I know. They always do." Mavis sighed as she sat on the window sill, her suitcase sitting next to her. "But aren't I getting a little old for these parties? I love them, but I really want to see new things." The girl morphed back into a small bat and slumped on her suitcase, facing away from her dad. "Maybe meet somebody my age."

Dracula paused, standing by her, knowing what she would do.

"Come on. No, no, don't do that." Mavis' bat eyes grew and her lip stuck out as if she were to start crying, her father's one weakness (besides garlic, sunlight and whatever vampires can't stand) "Don't give me the pouty bat face." Dracula sighed. "Okay, there is a human village just a little ways past the cemetery. You could go there and be back in, like, 30 minutes or so. It should be plenty for your first time."

Mavis morphed back into her human form and looked down at the water below.

"Well, it's not Ha-wee-wee, but I guess it's still technically out there." She said, cheering herself up. "Okay, okay, okay!" She went over to her closet and set the suitcase back before hugging her dad. "Thanks for trusting me."

Dracula paused before he nodded and hugged his daughter back.

"Of course, my little one. I gave you my word."

Mavis nodded, pulling out of the hug and jumping out of the window to go to the town.

Okay, okay. Yes. I can hear your complaints. No, in this version, the other guests didn't come in to talk to Mavis and Drac before she left and he didn't follow her to the town. All will be explained soon! Just keep reading!