AN: Hello everyone! So, I want to apologize so, so much for the unplanned and unnamed hiatus. If any of you read Age of Prosperity, you'll know I started college this past fall. Once I moved into that dorm, I had no time whatsoever to do anything. I'm currently on break, though, and hope I can crank out several chapters of this, actually. Just know, it is not abandoned. I will finish it. I promise. For those who are still here, though, have at it! A new chapter!

*Dani*

Dani flew at her top speed, making it across town to Casper High within two minutes (and vaguely wondering how Danny was always late with the time he could make). She touched down on the steps and burst through the front door just to immediately back out again at the wailing sirens that began piercing her ears the moment she crossed the threshold. She morphed back and the sirens cut off from the ecto-signature being dimmed to almost nothing. The natural camouflage was probably Dani's favorite part of being a half-ghost. She once again hurled herself through the door, heading for the front office, when she caught sight of Sam and Tucker going back into a classroom as the sirens hadn't been long enough for an evacuation to be needed.

"Sam! Tucker!" They turned around at her voice and immediately ran to join her. She gave no time for greetings as she launched into the explanation of everything that had happened last night and of Jazz's disappearance and note. Neither of them said much during it nor asked questions afterwards.

"Let's get going, then!" was all and then they were running. As soon as they got to the steps, Dani morphed back and took off with both of them back towards the Fenton Portal.

*Special*

William Lancer is a man who has seen many things in his days as a teacher, particularly at Casper High, but none had been as worrying as seeing a young girl who looked almost exactly like Danny Fenton come running up to talk to Danny's best friends then hurry off with them. He knew something was off. Danny had not shown up the previous evening to collect his homework which Lancer ended up leaving clearly labeled on his desk after midnight had passed without the teenager's appearance. He had not slept that night for worry about his student.

His worry had increased ten-fold when Jasmine Never-Forget-Any-Commitment Fenton had not shown up that morning for the class work either. As he went back into his classroom and began to calm his students, he sent a silent plea to whoever may be listening that the Fenton children were alright.

*Dani*

Dani cursed loudly (she had accidentally developed quite the foul mouth in her travels) and tried another random word.

"Danielle, I think we should just go find a different portal," Tucker prompted calmly. They had been trying for almost half an hour to figure out the code Danny had locked the Portal with, but they were no closer with none of the things they could think of working.

"What Portal?! Vlad's was the only other one, and his mansion go seized, searched, and demolished after the Disasteroid incident. Plus we don't have the Infi-map to find a natural one, which would be dangerous anyways!" The half-ghost kicked the leg of the desk in exasperation at the end of it then began trying to calm down. Another thing she had realized was different, she admittedly had a much shorter temper than Danny and got frustrated rather easily. Sam placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder, which worked a lot better than Dani could've guessed it would.

"Hey, it's alright. We'll figure this out one way or another. Whether we have to try two different ways or a hundred-" Sam reassured but was cut off by an odd gasp from Tucker, who leapt into the computer chair beside him and began rapidly searching the internet for something.

"What is it, Tuck?" Dani asked but was shushed by the techno-geek-at-work. Tucker didn't reply but Dani was looking over is shoulder at the screen and didn't need it. The current website said it all. Vlad's mansion in Colorado? Still there. His rebuilt mansion in Wisconsin? Still there. The new owner of them? Danny himself. Dani met Sam's gaze knowingly, a slight sinking feeling in her stomach at /having/ to go back to Vlad's. "Looks like it's time for a road trip."

-Time Skip-

The actual matter of getting to either of the mansions was quite easy. The Specter Speeder. What proved to not be easy, however, was remaining patient enough for the flight. It was fairly short, yes, but still long enough to cause silence in the small cabin as tension built. One hour was short for a flight of any sort, but it was miraculously long when loved ones could be in danger. It was because of this tension that, as soon as they could see the mansion, Dani darted out of and ahead of the Speeder to make sure everything was clear for an easy landing. Sam and Tucker caught up in the Speeder a few minutes later, and Sam spoke through the intercom.

"You'll have to take us down there with intangibility. You can do it, right?" she asked, though she knew the answer already. Dani truly had gotten stronger once she stabilized, though she would probably never be as strong as Danny. She nodded sharply and dove back into the Speeder, turning the vehicle untouchable without another word, anxious like never before and all of them feeling the missing presence. Sam expertly steered it down to the lab, and Dani kept up the intangibility while they looked around to make sure it was clear. There was nobody there and the Ecto-Filtrator seemed brand new, so Dani let off the cover and flew over to the computers. All of them were on still. She was about to type in the password she knew had been the last one when she paused.

"Sam, Tucker... Come give me your opinion on this." Sam put the Speeder in park then the pair climbed out, looking around like Dani was to try seeing what she meant. "Doesn't this place... Look a little too clean..?"

*Danny*

Honestly... Danny hates this. He's setting things up for Dani to know who was behind things, but he hasn't been able to stop and tell her that he knows these things and is there to fight, too. Because as much as he hates it, he isn't ready to come out of hiding yet. If anyone knows where he is, it would put them in danger of his parents' anger. Of course, it would be nice to know just how angry or calmed down they are by now, but he hadn't been in the house long enough at all to know. Well, he'd been there for a decent while before to forge the note (he was still amazed it had actually been passable for Dani to believe), but he'd been too focused on his task. Dangit, he should've checked. Too late now, though.

As soon as he saw Dani get the clue, he'd started off for Wisconsin again. After changing the password back to what it had been before he'd changed it initially (seriously, though, MaddieMasters? Yuck), he set off again for Colorado this time. There wasn't any sort of auto-lock on the Portals, so Danny would just have to use the one in the hunting lodge to prevent Dani and hopefully Sam and Tucker from getting suspicious. Colorado isn't an easy flight, though. He takes it slow for the first branch of the flight, not going over seventy as if he were a car on the highways and interstates passing below him. After he stops in Nebraska to eat, though, he speeds up a lot and manages to make it to the lodge by nightfall. Hopefully everyone was alright still. Maybe they wouldn't need his help.. But if they did, he would be there soon.

He dives straight through the house once he gets there, unlocking the Portal with relative ease (he hadn't been to through this one yet but it wasn't too hard to guess "JackIsAnIdiot"). He stood in front of it for a moment, taking a deep breath. Into the fire again, it seemed.

"Please be okay, guys..." He dove into the Portal, unsure of where this one led out to but willing to fight through a thousand ghosts to get to his family.

I know it's short for what I owe, but it's at little more to the story. As you can tell, we're getting pretty close to the climax. Hopefully I can add more soon. For now, though, have a lovely day/night! F, F, & R!~