A/N: Yay! There's Wi-fi in the main lobby! Maybe I'll go there when the old man's asleep so I can update...Anyways, sorry for taking a while to post up this chapter, but I DO have a life. And I still don't own Danny Phantom. ~sigh~ Unless...

Me: Butch Hartman, can you sell Danny Phantom to me?

Hartman: No.

Me: Well, I tried.

Paulina woke up early in the morning. She changed, left Danny a note, and took off downstairs to the Fentons' lab. She temporarily 'borrowed' the Specter Speeder and instantly took off. She knew the way already, afterall, she'd gone to Dora's castle enought times to know the way by heart. (People, she's only gone in there like 2 or 3 times. Cheerleading captain=good memory.) In a while she arrived.

"Dora!" She called out. Several maids bowed slightly to Paulina as she navigated her way through the gardens.

Dora walked in with her usual blue dress and her golden hair was pulled back in the familiar braid. Poindexter had one arm looped around Dora's shoulder. Dora giggled as the nerdy teenager finally walked away. (In the episode with Pariah Dark, Poindexter is seen riding Dora.)

"Dora! I know we didn't schedule a meeting but can you spare some time?" Paulina pulled on the hem of Dora's sleeve and flashed the puppy dog eyes. It was an extremely handy trick she'd learned before her mother left.

Dora sighed with a gleaming smile. "Alright, Lady Paulina. What are you in need of now?"

"Okay, first of all, I, like, want to know about a ghost sense." Paulina chewed on her bottom lip nervously.

"Oh." Dora's red eyes widened slightly. "A ghost sense? I believe you must ask that question to another ghost or human but..." She sighed and furrowed her bows, trying to find the right words. It was obvious no one had ever asked her a question like this one. "Ghosts usually just know when another one of their own kind is around. There is no physical reaction. You just know." She sighed. "I am not entirely sure on whether humans such as yourself have ghost sense. I believe Phantom will have the answers for you."

Paulina nodded understandingly. "Ah, pues, si. Okay. But there's one other thing I need..."
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Danny groaned then stirred. He stretched his arms out as he slowly slid out of his bed. He blinked then glanced around wondering where Paulina had gone. He glanced at the time and rubbed his eyes tiredly. How could it be be twelve? Usually, a ghost attack would've woken him up by now. Or his alarm.

He narrowed his eyes, catching sight of a small slip of paper taped to his clock.

Dear Danny,

Don't freak out, I turned your alarm off. Went to Dora's. See you when I get back.

Love, Paulina.

"What?" He cried out, scrambling off the bed. With inhuman speed, he managed to change from his pajama pants into his baggy jeans then pulled out his usual t-shirt. He immediately dashed out the door and fled down the stairs. How can Paulina be so reckless? I've been telling her to lay low for days now! Geez, she's as stubborn as Sam is.

"Hi Danny! I see your little friend turned off your alarm." His mother was in the kitchen stirring up something in the stove.

"No time mom, I gotta find-" he stopped abruptly when he glanced inside the kitchen. Paulina was sitting at the table wearing a white tee that was now stained with green grass stains; dirty, white capris; and dirty, stained sneakers.

"Whoa! What happened?" He knew Paulina well enough to know she hardly wore outfits like that. Especially in public.

"Apparently, Paulina here decided to go to the park and fell." Maddie smiled at Paulina warmly.

Jack suddenly stomped into the kitchen. "Danny-boy! You never told us you had a new girlfriend."

"Wh-what?" Danny felt heat rising up in his face and he couldn't help but notice Paulina's face was also a cute shade of pink.

"That's right! By the way. You missed Vladdy yesterday!" Jack bellowed abruptly.

"Oh. What a shame." Danny rolled his eyes in sudden annoyace. He scowled.

"Yes, Vladdie. My old college friend. He said he only wanted to take the Ecto-Dejecto. Though I don't know why. I already told him it strengthens ghosts." The big man rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

"Yes." Maddie sighed with a hidden glare. She didn't like Vlad either. If only she knew that he was one of Danny's enemies.

"Come on, sweetie. We need to finish working on the new ecto-weapon." Maddie pulled up her hazmat suit so that her orange-red hair was hidden and her violet eyes were guarded beneath the goggles. "The sooner we finish, the sooner I can make my special cookies."

"Cookies!" Jack bellowed as he stormed down to the lab.

Maddie smiled and followed her husband back down the stairs.

"Vlad's up to something." Danny sighed as he slipped into the chair across from Paulina. "First, he kidnaps you; then he takes the ecto-dejecto-"

"And that box he had looked suspicious." Paulina spoke up.

"Box? What box?" Danny blinked in confusion.

"Oh Danny. We seriously need to talk." Paulina sighed shaking her head.

A/N: Sorry about the slow chapter. But it's kind of important. Still out of the country. ~sigh~ This means no quick updates.

P.S. I destroyed all the evil tortillas. Review or I'll make more! XD