A/N: Hi everyone, hope you all had a good day.

Catalina looked at the door that closed leaving her with the teens. She gave the teens a tense smile, "Well, that surely put a damper on things. So let's forget that movie." She chuckled nervously. "Actually Vlad just reminded me. I wanted to teach you something without any strings, of course."

"What did you want to show us?" Abigail spoke up.

"It's something very important whether or not you choose to stay or go," Catalina said, "I want to teach you how to sense ghosts. I know that you each have your ghost sense, but it is only useful if the ghost is close enough to attack you. And with Dan that's really not an option."

"Get to the point," Thalen said crossing his arms.

"We're going to play a game of hide-and-seek. I'll be in my ghost form and I want you to find me. Piece of cake. Easy as pie," Catalina said feeling excited to start the activity.

"Sounds like is going to be a short game," Thalen said with a smirk.

Catalina gave the teen an equally confident smile. She shifted into her ghost form. " So a few rules first. Don't go into Vlad's study or bedroom and don't go to the surface. Alex, count to ten, please," Catalina said before picking up the ghost gauntlets and jetting through the door intangible.

She suppressed her ghost signature as she continued to fly through the tunnels. Deciding to wait for the teens in the library, Catalina landed and opened the door. Vlad was leaning against one of the bookshelves. "How did you know I would be here?" he asked.

Catalina shrugged, "Just a guess. And look at what Abigail found at the castle." She held up the ghost gauntlets with pride. Vlad's blue eyes narrowed at the device in her hands. "Are you sure you want these? They are what caused this whole mess," Catalina said while she was glad that the team could find the gauntlets she still dislike them.

"They are also what can get us out of this mess as well," Vlad looked up at Catalina who opened her mouth to speak. "Without destroying Dan," he added before Catalina could say a word. "Think about it. If we separated Phantom from Plasmius."

"You get a hold of Plasmius. After that Phantom wouldn't be a problem at all," Catalina added understanding what the billionaire was suggesting. She frowned suddenly. "But that means you'll have to be close to the fight," she pointed out.

"I'm not helpless, Catalina. The Fentons have a lot of ghost hunting equipment that hasn't been destroyed. I could use that," Vlad said.

"I still don't like it," Catalina said with a pout. "But you're very stubborn and this is the only way to save both Plasmius and Phantom." She sighed, " I guess that means a trip to Amity is in order."

"Yes, and it'll have to be soon. The GIW is setting up a ghost shield to protect the city. It would be up and running within the week. It would be beneficial to get that equipment and destroy the portal before the shield is put up," Vlad explained. Then as if remembering something he added, "Where are those adolescents?"

Catalina chuckled at the exasperated look on the man's face. "They're looking for me right now. Trying to teach them how to sense ecto-energy even at a great distance. Very important so Danny won't catch them unaware."

"You are giving them a good challenge and are suppressing your ghost signature," Vlad stated.

"A little challenge. They have to feel like they are making progress," Catalina said with a shrug.

DP~DP~DP

Abigail walked through the halls a little lost. "So do you have an idea where she went to?" Thalen asked as he opened a door to what looked like a training dojo.

"I think I may have an idea," Abigail admitted. When the woman had changed into her ghost form, Abigail had sense the warmth of the Catalina's warm core. The teen tried to focus on that energy, but all she could sense was Thalen's warm core.

"I bet she's on the surface and was just lying to us," Thalen said.

"Can you take a couple steps away? I'm trying to find her," Abigail said.

"I'm a very distracting specimen," Thalen said while flexing his muscles. Abigail blushed a little.

"No, it's that both you and Catalina have a warm core, so all I sense is you," Abigail explained.

"I am hot stuff, aren't I?" Thalen said giving the girl some space. Abigail sighed, but continued searching for another source of warmth. The girl searched and searched until she felt a small almost unnoticeable spark.

"I think I found her," Abigail said with a smile.

"About time. It only took a half hour," Thalen said.

"Come on, follow me," the teenage girl said as she followed the small spark. She had to focus on it to prevent from losing the indicator. Abigail led the way through the winding tunnels.

She stopped at a single door. "Are you sure she's here?" Thalen asked.

"I'm positive," Abigail said with confidence, "I think we won." She opened the door to what appeared to be a library. Vlad was standing by a bookshelf turning his gaze to the open door.

"Hey, is Cat in here?" Thalen asked.

"The point of the exercise is for you to find her. I'm not here to aide you," Vlad answered before giving the pair a smirk.

Abigail searched for the small spark which was stronger now. Her blue eyes searched before a soft thud sounded behind her and Thalen. An arm wrapped around her neck and a second around Thalen pulling both into an odd group hug. "And now you two are dead," Catalina said with a chuckle.

She released the two turning them to face her. "You see why learning to sense ecto-energy is important? If I was Dan, I would have killed you. But good job. You found me in this tunnel system which isn't easy to do."

Abigail felt proud at the praise. "Yeah, good job," Thalen said which made Abigail feel even more proud that the older halfa noticed.

After another ten minutes, the library door opened again for Sylvia and Alex. "Alright, everyone. You all did great today. Sylvia, I'm going to take you home before it gets too late. Everyone else you have a big decision to make."

Abigail watched Sylvia and Catalina left the library. "I'm going to get some sleep," Thalen said with an exaggerated yawn. Alex nodded as if in agreement and both males left the library.

"You should be going to bed as well," Vlad stated.

"I will, but I wanted to answer your question first," Abigail said causing the older man to stop. "I'm staying. I left my home because I wanted to stop Dan. I'm not going to run away just because it could be hard. It's the right thing to do." The older man gave the teenage girl a sad look. "Is everything okay, Vlad?" Abigail asked.

Vlad nodded, "You just reminded me of someone else."