Sam was bored, despite summer having just started and there were plenty of things to do.
"Don't tell me you're still upset that Danny left without telling us."
The Goth looked over at her tech geek friend. The two of them were hanging out over Danny's place, despite him not being there. At least it was better than staying at home with her parents.
"A little, Tucker. We could have at least gone with him!"
"No offense, Sam, but there would be no way you'd enjoy it since your folks would find someway to ruin it."
She grimaced at that since she knew Tucker was right. Even after Danny save the world from the Disasteroid, her parents still hated him.
"I wouldn't worry too much about it, Sam. Danny will be back before you know it and he'll tell us all about the experiences he went through," said Jazz with a smile.
"Still doesn't change the fact that I'd rather be anywhere but at home this summer," replied the gloomy girl, causing Jazz to giggle.
"Eh, it's not all that bad," said Tucker. "We still have ghost hunting to keep us busy."
"Too bad it's been mostly Box Ghost who keeps coming around," muttered out Sam.
It was then that a familiar ghost made their appearance, coming up from the floor. And it wasn't the Box Ghost this time. The green-haired biker chick was smiling, not even noticing the three blank-faced humans, as she then made her way up the stairs. The teens glanced at each other before looking back at the stairs where a now frowning Kitty was coming back down. That was when she noticed the humans.
"Where's Danny?"
Jazz glared at the ghost girl. "Why do you want to know where Danny is?"
Kitty glared right back. "I want to talk to him."
"About what?"
"What does it matter to you?"
"Because he's my little brother!"
Kitty let out a huff. "If you really need to know, Danny said that whenever Johnny does anything stupid that I can come by and talk to him to get anything off my chest. Well, Johnny did something stupid, so here I am!"
Jazz wasn't sure what was worse; the fact that Danny was apparently friendly with the ghost that tried to possess her or the fact that Danny was playing therapist.
"Danny's on vacation," said Tucker, earning glares from Jazz and Sam.
The biker chick let out a groan. "Just great. That's the second of my friends who isn't in town at the moment."
"Second?" questioned the tech geek.
"Ember left awhile ago to put on some concerts in different cities. So now I don't have anyone to talk to!"
Sam and Tucker glanced at each other. Ember wasn't around? Sam discreetly took out her phone and sent a warning to Danny.
The front door then opened and the loud voice of Jack could be heard.
"Back, you vultures! Don't make me use the Fenton Bazooka!"
The Fenton parents entered the kitchen, carrying bags of groceries. Maddie raised an eyebrow when she noticed the ghost girl standing with the kids.
"Hello? And who might you be?" asked the matriarch. Ever since finding out her son's secret she and Jack became a little less gun happy when it came to ghosts. Although there were times where it would be a force of habit for Jack, which is why she placed a hand on his arm when she notice him going for his bazooka.
"Hi, my name's Kitty!"
"She's one of Danny's friends, Mrs. Fenton," added Tucker, earning another glare from Jazz and Sam.
Maddie smiled at this. "Oh, it's nice to meet more of Danny's friends. Unfortunately he's not here at the moment."
"Yeah, they told me as such," replied Kitty with a sigh. "Which sucks because I needed to vent!"
"About what, dear?" asked Maddie as she helped Jack put the groceries away.
Kitty gave off a pout. "My boyfriend did something stupid…again. Danny said I could always come to him to vent when that happens."
"And what exactly did your boyfriend do?"
"Mom, I don't think this is a good idea."
"Jazz, be nice. Kitty is a guest after all."
The eldest Fenton child was wondering if she stepped into the Twilight Zone or something.
At Maddie's previous question, Kitty scowled. "He keeps looking at and flirting with other women! Sometimes in front on me no less!"
"Well that's not right," replied Maddie with a frown. "I just met you, but I can tell that you're a very nice girl, Kitty, and any boy would be lucky to have you.
The biker chick beamed in happiness at the compliment. "Now I see where Danny gets it from."
Now it was Maddie's turn to smile, happy she and her son shared something. She loved her husband, and always will, but there were times she was worried that Danny would take after Jack completely.
The sound of Tucker's phone going off caught everyone's attention. He took it out and grinned. "Looks like we got another message from Danny."
Here's the next set of photos for the hard drive, Tuck. If you can, try to keep Sam from seeing them until I get home.
Sam frowned as she read Danny's message. "Why doesn't he want me to see the photos he sent?"
She soon got her answer when Tucker opened the file. Photos of Sensoji Temple, the Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo Tower, the Great Buddha of Kamakura, Wako, and Kokugikan Arena greeted them. Sam could feel her eye twitch in both anger and annoyance.
"Sam, calm down," said Tucker, trying to stop a possible rampage.
"What's with her?" asked Kitty, confused as to why the girl was upset by a set of photos.
"Let me put it this way, Kitty. Much like how I'm a geek when it comes to tech, Sam's a geek when it comes to anything Japanese."
"Shut up, Tucker!" exclaimed Sam, giving him a glare. She then glared at the photos. "Danny KNOWS how much I've wanted to go to Japan and he does this?!"
"Now, Sam, I'm sure Danny isn't doing this to hurt you," stated Maddie. "You two have been friends for so long that you're practically part of the family. The same goes to you Tucker."
The Goth girl let out a groan. "I know that, but it still sucks that he got to live my dream!"
Oh, Danny was going to get when he got back.
INTERLUDE END
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Sam's on the rampage and Kitty joins the cast. Some might think Maddie was out of character here, but I feel she'd start acting like this after Danny's secret got revealed.