Ok, ok, I'll update...But only because Feral Candy Cane put the flame under my lazy butt (and now I have third degree burns). Enjoy...And if I ever don't update, feel free to bug me till I do...

"Ugh...Stupid ghosts..." Jack Fenton muttered as he woke from his unconscious state. However, he momentarily forgot that ghosts were the reason he was in such a state. He just always said that when he woke up...

He was confused only for a short moment while he took in his surroundings. Then he remembered what had happened. The last thing he remembered was being completely surrounded by ghosts, and he had been knocked out.

So why was he laying on a king sized bed in a huge, fancy looking room?

He sat up, all hopes of going back to sleep taken over by curiosity. Where was he? What happened?

As he looked around, he found Maddie sitting up next to him, and he couldn't help but be somewhat relieved. At least they were still together. After all, Maddie might be scared without the completely competent Jack Fenton around!

Maddie had the same confused look Jack had as she looked around.

"Where are we Jack?" She asked, moving to get out from under the warm luxurious covers, and Jack did the same.

"I don't know..."

Both their attention's were drawn to the large, gold decorated door as it creaked open, and the face of a pale, glowing figure peeked in.

"You're awake!" She exclaimed cheerfully, opening the door the rest of the way.

"GHOST!" Jack yelled loudly, reaching for a weapon, but finding none.

Maddie crouched into a defensive pose, but the ghost brought up her hand, her cheery smile never leaving her face. "It's ok, you're safe. I'm Queen Dora, and you are in my castle. We're hiding you here from Plasmius." She explained. "I came to inform you that dinner will be ready shortly. We've prepared a great feast in your honor, and I hoped you would come. There are fresh clothes in that chest, and the dining hall is down the stairs and through the arch to your left." She finished.

Maddie and Jack relaxed, but still gave her suspicious glares. All ghosts were evil weren't they? What was this 'Queen Dora' planning?

"O...kay..." Maddie said finally.

Dora nodded politely in return. "Do you need anything else?" She asked.

They shook their heads, unable to think of anything.

"Excellent! Come down when you're ready, and the merrymaking will begin." She told them, and back out of the room, shutting the large door behind her.

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Sam sighed as she rested under a tree. She had no idea why she decided to walk, but she was covering quite a bit of ground, considering. That ghost town was about ten miles out of Amity, and she had come about five miles from there. She hadn't slept at all since she left home.

She reached for the glowing mouse on her shoulder, and took it gently in her hand. "What can I call you?" She asked him.

The mouse tilted it's head slightly. This obviously wasn't a talking ghost mouse...

"Can I just call you Mouse?" She asked.

He nodded and she smiled. At least he understood English.

"Alright then, Mouse it is."

She sighed and leaned her head back against the tree, closing her eyes. She decided she would get some rest now, and when she woke up she would try calling Danny and find out where he was before continuing her search. 'It's like a game of hide and seek, but across the whole country...' She thought.

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Brook led Danny down the street, trying to make conversation with him. He seemed pretty quite.

"So, if you don't mind my asking, why'd you run away?" She asked once she couldn't keep resisting her curiosity any longer.

Danny was silent for a while, and she thought he wasn't going to answer, but at last, he said "I was forced to leave..."

"Oh!" She said, blinking with surprise. She hadn't expected that kind of answer. She waited for Danny to explain, but once again, he was silent. It was clear he didn't like that subject, so she tried again, keeping the topic away from his recent past.

"Do you think you'll be staying with us long?" She asked, hopeful. She was an only child and would enjoy the company. Besides, she wanted to hear his whole story once he felt comfortable telling it.

She noticed he looked a lot more comfortable with this conversation.

"I'm not sure." He answered. "I'd like to stay in one place as long as I can. My friend is coming to find me, and she doesn't know where I am yet."

Brook smiled now that she got him talking. "She? Is she your girlfriend?"

Danny looked down for a moment, thinking. "...Maybe...I told her I loved her before I left, but I haven't talked to her since." He said.

"Hm, well if she's coming to find you, then she must like you at least a little, right?" She asked, trying to tell Danny what he wanted to hear.

Danny smiled, obviously thinking of his maybe-girlfriend.

"Yeah, I guess so..."

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