"Hey kids!" A large man in an orange suit stepped out of the basement. He was holding up something, well, big. "Guess what, kids? I got a jar of dirt!"
"...Okay, dad." The redhead daughter Jazz managed to speak out. "I know you're obsessed with ghosts and fudge, but I'm beginning to question your new tastes."
The large man named Jack stopped dancing. "Don't worry, it's not a new taste. Besides, dirt isn't that good to eat. No, this is going to be part of my latest invention! Introducing the Fenton Driller!" Jack pulled out an object that resembled a jackhammer, only with a drill bit at the end instead. The kids winced, probably the black haired boy the most. "It'll chase a ghost even if he goes underground! Watch this!" Jack pressed a button on the side of the contraption and placed the drill in the dirt. As expected, Jack accidentally let go of the item. It swerved around, jiggling the jar with it. It finally danced outside and dug into the streets, tons of dirt flying around until it was no more. Silence, then the black-haired kid let go of his breath.
"Um, why isn't it coming back up?" The black-haired son known as Danny spoke.
"Well, the Fenton Driller not only tracks ghosts even when underground, but it'll also stay on whichever ghost it'll go after. That way, even if a ghost can duplicate, it'll only stay on the original. That's why that dirt is the one the Wisconsin Ghost came through, cause I know that at least we see Phantom on a daily basis." Jack could be seen with a radiant smile. Only for a second. "If I only remembered to install a remote and tracker, this would have been a great day." He didn't notice that the four kids had smirks on their faces.
It wasn't long until Maddie Fenton came home. She looked at a plank of wood surrounded by a plank of dirt. Already having an idea of what happened, Maddie simply entered the house, only to see that the house was cleaned up. Good old Fentonworks Repair System, patching up the house whenever one of their inventions blow up. Too bad it can't vacuum the house. She saw her two children and Danny's two friends Sam and Tucker sitting on the couch. Jack, on the other hand, was fidgeting in the easy chair.
"So kids, how was school today?" Before the kids could answer back, Jack Fenton suddenly burst out of his seat.
"Maddie, they're going to Japan! The kids are going to Japan and they're accepting parents to come along with them! And best of all, it's funded by V-Man! Please say yes!"
Maddie was trying to interpret what her husband just say, while spying the kids sporting three "Tucker spilled it" and an "I'm innocent" faces. "A trip to Japan? Are you kids going?"
"It'll be an opportunity to study the difference between the youths of two different countries," offered the redhead.
"It's the land of technology!" replied the techno-geek. "Why wouldn't I go?"
The goth girl shrugged. "My parents aren't going. That's reason enough for me to get away."
Danny was having trouble considering. "I don't know...I mean, I want to go with my friends, but this could be a dastardly plot by Vlad to take advantage of our absence." Silence filled the room.
"Cool! Vlad's been telling you his jokes." Nothing gets to Jack. Maddie picked up the permission slip for a closer look.
"According to this, you kids will be staying in Japan for about a month for the purpose of 'exploring the educational system of various schools in a foreign country'."
"And unadded, Vlad only allows the class with the highest percentage to go on this trip." Danny added. "And it just happens to be my class."
Maddie didn't pay much to his words. "The trip including accomodations, food and transportation has been prepaid by Vlad Masters, so you only need to bring money if you want to purchase any souvenirs. Parents are also allowed to attend as well." Maddie looked up from the paper. "Interesting. I'm guessing you want to go too, Jack."
Jack supported a childish grin. "Of course! As a ghost hunter, we aren't limited to one city, let alone a country. I really want to wrestle those umbrellas and foxes! And taste Japanese fudge."
"Let's be glad he didn't watch any spirit-related anime." Sam muttered.
Maddie sighed. If Jack goes, she goes. It's not that she didn't trust Jack to make a fool of himself, it's...well, mainly that, but also that she was curious about Japan's ghosts as well. Jack knew that also, minus the fool part.
"Well, I suppose I can come along. The Red Huntress has been doing a good job by herself, and I suppose Phantom'll keep the other ghouls out of trouble." Actually, the Red Huntress, whose civilian identity is Valerie Gray, is also going on the trip, and Danny Phantom's human half is still debating, but neither ghost hunters knew that. Maddie raised her eyebrows at the next statement. "Interesting. The Guys in White will fill in the position of any local ghost hunter that decides to go on this trip as well."
"You know, Japan sounds nice this time of year." Not that Danny had a problem avoiding the Guys in White, but a whole month wouldn't do him good. Besides, he doubt that most of the ghosts would follow him all the way to a different country.
"Then it's settled! The Fenton family...and friends...are going to Japan!" Jack started to pack every gadget into various suitcases while Jazz and Danny tried to remind him that they weren't going to move. Sam smiled at the family antics.
"Too bad we won't be going for a week."