A/N: Oh, so sorry I haven't up-dated. I have like four otehr fics to keep up with and it's not easy! Maybe the fact I some times only focus on one for like a whole week has something to do with it? Well, anyway, I hope you like this chapter!

"Alice, close it, now!" Danny urged. Alice looked at him. He was staring at the portal, blue eyes wide with...was that fear? She looked back at the portal. It didn't look very ominous to her. But she figured her dad knew more about this than her. Then she gasped as another figure joined him.

He was big and bulky, and had a mechanical look to him. He looked like a robot almost with gleaming green eyes and flaming green hair. Scratch that last part, this guy was a robot. She watched as he looked around, scanning the basement, eyes landing on Danny. The figure smirked. He looked so familiar and Alice was she'd seen him somewhere before. Maybe in her dreams?

"Alice, get out," Danny said, stepping back as the figure took a step forward once he was on the ground. He'd been hovering above the floor about three inches. "Now, Alice!" Her father's voice startled her into focus and she made a run for it, questions swirling in her head as she made it to the stairs. Where did that portal lead? Had she really seen that figure in her dreams? Did that mean he was a bad guy? Or a good guy? How many other beings reside on the other side of that portal?

Her eyes widened a little bit as realization struck. That figure was a ghost. The portal must lead to the Ghost Zone. The person looked familiar because he had been in her dreams. She stopped dead in her tracks at the second to the last step, heart pounding, head spinning. Her dad could take care of this, right? Her grandparents were ghost-hunters, surely they'd taught him to use their weapons, right?

"So," Skulker sneered as Danny only stood there.

Danny had gotten Alice out because he'd been planning on going ghost, but he had to keep true to his side of the deal: if they should ever be granted any means of escape into the Real World, they may come out and take advantage of it. But never once did Danny actually think one of them would manage to escape. His hands froze at his sides, as he quickly located an ectoplasmic-weapon. He didn't have to look away from Skulker, he could sense the weapon near him. Besides, Skulker was already out, and Danny was giving him a chance to go on his way. Thank heavens for loop-holes.

"So what?" Danny asked, easing his way gradually towards the weapon to his right. He moved so slowly, Skulker barely realized the difference.

"So, the hunt resumes where it left off," Skulker said, narrowing his eyes. Danny grinned as he finally got close enough to the weapon. Only now did Skulker finally realize it. "Your truce forbids it," Skulker quickly said.

"I gave you a chance to escape, you decided not to," Danny said, grabbing the Fenton Ghost Bazooka and aiming it at Skulker. "So I decided: hey, he didn't take advantage of it, so I'll take advantage of a loop-hole I found!"

"Dad!" Alice's voice distracted him. She was standing at the foot of the stairs. Danny turned.

"I said to get out!" he shouted.

"And I say, catch that ghost: Alice said, pointing. Danny turned back to Skulker. He was just barely phasing out. He cursed beneath his breath, got the Fenton Thermos, and rushed by Alice, reaching back to catch her out-stretched arm.

"Come on!" he urged, thrusting the Fenton Thermos into her free hand.

"What's this?" Alice asked, trying to keep her balance as they ran up the stairs and into the living room. She looked at the contraption in her hand. What was it for, soup?

"It's the Fenton Thermos, you use it to capture the ghost," Danny quickly answered. Sam, who was currently going down the stairs into the living room, caught sight of all this - more the bazooka and the thermos - and quickly asked, "What's going on?"

"Ghost," Danny answered simply. Sam wasted no time asking questions.

"Be careful," she said. Danny winked at her and opened the front door. Alice didn't catch any of this, she was busy trying to get all the information into her head. A Fenton Thermos used to capture ghosts? A bazooka? Okay, now this was just getting crazy!

She only noticed when her dad let go of her wrist and stopped suddenly, causing her to almost crash into him. "What the-!" Alice started, stopping as fast as she could and looking up. Danny didn't seem to notice her standing there, he looked way more focused on scanning the surrounding area. He sighed and his shoulder slumped. The bazooka's firing end pointed down at the ground and Danny looked at Alice. "Dad, what's going on?" she asked, looking at his wary expression.

"I'll explain everything inside," Danny said calmly, as if nothing had happen. "But you'd better get ready because this is a lot of information you may be needing later."

"Okay, but first," Alice said. Danny had started back towards the door and he turned back towards Alice at her statement. "Is it as crazy as this thing?" she asked, pointing at the thermos. He smiled.

"You have no idea!"

E/N: Extraordinarily short, I know. But it leads into the plot. And for those of you who are really paying attention, Alice may be late for her 'surprise.' Well, later!

--Airamé Phantom