Danny sat across from Ember, a blank look on his face while a smirk was on hers. The only sound that could be heard in the bus as it drove to the next destination was the sound of Ember's London concert that Danielle was rewatching on Danny's phone.

"So why are we going to here of all places?" questioned Danny, pointing at a certain spot on the map.

"Is there something wrong with that place, Baby-Pop?" asked Ember, still with a smirk on her face. She loved teasing her Baby-Pop like this.

"It's the complete opposite of you."

"How so?"

"You're fun and this place is not. People have even given it a nickname because of how boring it is over there," explained the halfa. "So again, why are we going there?"

"Well like you said, Baby-Pop, it's a boring place, so I thought I could hold a concert there to liven things up a bit," stated the rock diva. "And aside from that…I felt you could use a vacation from your vacation."

"…Huh?"

Seeing his confused look, she explained. "Baby-Pop, after what happened in Paris and then in London, you need a break."

"And this is the best place for that?"

"Well considering how we probably won't encounter a bad ghost here, then yes, this is the best place."

Danny still wasn't sure about this.

-:-

Water splashed beneath their feet as they exited the bus. Taking a look at their surroundings, Danielle gave off a pout.

"This place looks kind of boring."

Danny turned to Ember. "Now do you see why I was skeptical about this?"

The rock diva merely rolled her eyes. "I'm sure there are some things to do here in Vancouver, Mini-Pop."

"I doubt it," replied the ghostling in a deadpan tone.

"Regardless, we're here, so we might as well make the best of it," said Danny. "By the way, where'd you even get these jackets, Ember?"

Despite it being the summer, it was quite cool in Vancouver, which meant to dress appropriately. Danny was wearing a black jacket, Ember was wearing a dark purple jacket, and Danielle was wearing a white jacket.

"I told you I bought some necessities when we were in London," replied the fiery girl with a smirk.

Danny raised an eyebrow at that before looking over his new jacket. "Okay, next question. How'd you even know my size?"

"As Kitty would say; woman's intuition."

"Why does that strangely make sense?" questioned Danny with a frown.

"Because it does. Now come on, let's head into town!"

Danny just shook his head before he and Danielle followed after Ember. Hopefully they could find something to do while they were here.

As they walked through the city, Danny pulled out his phone to try and look up what landmarks Vancouver had to offer.

"Let's see, while we're here we can go to the Vancouver Convention Centre, Stanley Park, the Capilano Suspension Bridge, the Gastown Steam Clock, and the Lions Gate Bridge," said Danny, before letting out a sigh. "It's too bad we didn't come here in three years. The Winter Olympics would be happening then."

"Wait, really?" questioned Ember, turning to the boy. She gave off a pout. "Well that kind of sucks."

"What are the Olympics?" asked a confused Danielle.

"Basically, Mini-Pop, the Olympics are a competition where teams from all around the world compete in a set of games to win medals. They hold Olympics in both the summer and the winter four years apart from each other."

"So wait, if the next Winter Olympics are in…wait, what year is it?" asked the ghostling, looking up at Danny.

"It's 2007. Which means the Winter Olympics will be in 2010 and the Summer Olympics will be next year," explained the older halfa.

"…Do you think we can go see them next year? Please?"

The two teens saw the hope in the child's eyes and couldn't bring themselves to outright say no.

"We'll think about it, Mini-Pop, but no promises."

The little one took that as a victory.

They continued on their trek through the city. As they did, a voice called out to them.

"Danny?"

The raven-haired boy blinked in confusion upon hearing his name. Turning to where he heard the voice, he was surprised to see a familiar blonde and jock standing not that far from them.

"Star? Kwan?"

The blonde smiled happily before she and her companion went over to greet the trio. "Danny! It is you!"

"Uh, yeah. Hey, Star," replied Danny, rubbing the back of his head. "So what are you doing here?"

"I'm here visiting family and brought Kwan to introduce him," explained Star, as Kwan gave a friendly wave. "But I think the bigger question is what are YOU doing here?"

"He's here on vacation," stated Ember, butting in and giving the blonde a narrowed look.

The two A-Listers were surprised to see the rock star here before them, with Kwan being the one to say what they were both thinking. "Holy crap! It's Ember!"

"Good to know you dipsticks haven't forgotten my name," replied the fiery girl in a deadpan tone.

"Ember, be nice," said Danny, causing her to frown.

"Danny, are you really traveling with THE Ember McLain?" asked Star, star struck.

"Hey! I'm here too, you know!" squeaked out Danielle, catching Star and Kwan's attention.

Danny had to facepalm while Star let out a squeal.

"Aw! Look how cute you are!" exclaimed the blonde cheerleader as she scooped up Danielle and started to nuzzle her.

"Danny! Help!" cried out the ghostling, as she struggled and squirmed to escape.

She was soon able to break free and once she was on the ground, she ran and hid behind Danny, giving Star a glare. Of course, it was like getting glared at by a puppy, which only caused Star to giggle at the sight.

"I didn't know you had a little sister, Danny," said Kwan, looking back and forth between Danny and Danielle.

"It's…complicated. Look, is there anywhere we can talk in private?" asked the ghostly hero.

"Sure thing! I know this cozy little café you'll like!" chirped Star as she started leading them down the sidewalk.

As they followed after them, Ember was giving Star a narrowed look. She didn't like how friendly she was with Baby-Pop; especially since the rock diva knew the only human friends he had were the tech geek, the Goth, and supposedly the Red Huntress.

What was this girl's game?

-:-

The café was pretty cozy, Danny would give Star that much. The small group was currently sitting in a booth, with Star and Kwan on one side and the ghost trio on the other. They placed their orders and decided to start their conversation while they waited.

"Okay, so where to begin…"

"I'll ask what I asked earlier, Danny. Are you really traveling with Ember McLain?" asked Star, her eyes sparkling.

"Yeah, we've been traveling together for awhile now. Got a problem with it?" questioned Ember, giving the blonde the stink eye.

Star didn't seem to be phased by it. "Not at all! I think it's pretty cool that you two have been traveling with each other!"

The rock diva raised an eyebrow at that, not expecting that answer at all.

"How come you two are traveling together anyway?" asked Kwan, curiosity in his eyes.

"It was a spur of the moment thing, to be honest," replied Danny with a shrug. "My family convinced me to go on vacation by myself, to get away from the vultures. On my first stop in New York City, I met up with Ember and after we took down a mobster ghost that was harassing her, we decided to travel together for the summer."

"You went to New York City?"

"We've also been to Tokyo, Paris, and London so far," said the halfa with a slight grin.

Star let out a sigh. "You are so lucky!"

"Uh-huh," replied Ember before giving the blonde another look. "Now how about you answer a question. Just who are you two to Baby-Pop?"

"Ember," hissed out Danny, earning a glare from the fiery girl.

Star looked slightly embarrassed. "It's hard to explain…"

Danny let out sigh, knowing that he was going to get a headache from this. "They're part of the A-Listers back home, Ember."

A slight flair up from her ponytail came from hearing that. "What?"

"But unlike Paulina and Dash, Star and Kwan don't go out of their way to make people miserable. In fact, they've both apologized to me and my friends for how the A-Listers treated us."

"Yeah and I bet it was after you revealed your identity to the world," muttered out Ember.

"Actually, it was long before that," replied Danny with a smirk, surprising the rock diva.

"It's true," added Kwan. "There was one time when I got kicked out of the A-Listers and learned what it felt like to be treated like a nobody."

"And I was actually willing to leave the A-Listers to stay with Kwan," said Star. "In the end, Kwan was accepted back into the A-Listers, but we both decided that we needed to apologize to Danny and his friends for how they were treated."

Ember was still confused. "Wait. So if you've all been on friendly terms this whole time, why didn't you hang out more often?"

"Because I told them not to," stated Danny, catching Ember's attention. "Ember, you've dealt with your own set of A-Listers when you were alive. You KNOW what would have happened if the Queen Bee caught these two hanging out with the "losers" of the school."

She scowled at the thought because she DID know. "Why the hell are you two still in that group then when it's obvious you'd rather hang with Baby-Pop?!"

"We still enjoy the perks of popularity," said Star. "Of course we both know that it won't last forever and can't get you everything in life. In fact, the only reason my family is rich is because my grandpa worked hard for all of his life and then taught the meaning of hard work to my daddy, who then taught it to me."

"And I want to be a scientist in the future, but I know being popular won't get me that job," added Kwan with a smile. "So we might as well enjoy the popularity now and when graduation comes, Star and I will go to college to work hard to earn what we want."

"…I feel like everything I've ever known is a lie," stated Ember in a deadpan tone.

"Just goes to show that you can't judge a book by its cover," said Danny with a laugh. "You just have to get to know a person to learn how they truly are."

"Yeah, I guess," said Ember before turning back to Star and Kwan. "Hey, the name's Ember and any friend of Baby-Pop's is a friend of mine."

This earned her friendly smiles from the young couple.

Their food soon came and they dug in, with Danny once again trying to keep Danielle from inhaling her food.

"I swear, I think you inherited Dad's appetite," stated the halfa as the little one pouted.

Ember had to suppress a shudder at that. She was so thankful that her Baby-Pop didn't take after his old man in everything.

"So this really is your little sister?" asked Kwan, confused. "I thought Jazz was your only sister?"

"Nope, always had a little sister as well," replied Danny, not really wanting to tell Danielle's origin.

He might be on friendly terms with Star and Kwan and didn't distrust them, but this was something he couldn't just tell anybody. Hell, he hasn't even told Jazz about Danielle yet. The only ones who knew were Sam, Tucker, Valerie, and Ember and that was enough for now. He knew when he got home though, he would tell his parents and that was because he wanted Danielle to have a home to come home to.

"So Danny, what are you, Ember, and your sister planning on doing while here in Vancouver?" asked Star.

"Same thing we've done in every other city; find a hotel, visit some of the local landmarks, and then enjoy the concert Ember puts on," he replied with a smirk.

"Seriously? You're holding a concert here?" questioned Kwan as he and Star looked at Ember in excitement.

It was the fiery girl's turn to smirk. "Yup. While Baby-Pop and I travel together, I get to have a World Tour."

"And her concerts are awesome!" declared Danielle, making Ember's smirk to turn into a smile.

"Any chance we could come and see it?" asked Star. "Please?"

"Well, normally you'd have to buy tickets, but since you're some of Baby-Pop's REAL friends, I think I can make an exception this time," replied Ember, glancing at Danny and giving him a teasing smirk. This caused him to roll his eyes.

"Thank you so much, Ember!" chirped Star. "And as a thank you, how about I give you a tour of the city tomorrow? I can show you all the sights and landmarks Vancouver has to offer!"

Ember and Danielle turned to look at Danny, who just gave off a shrug.

"I don't see why not. You'd probably know more than I would, so it would be helpful."

"You'd be surprised how much of a walking encyclopedia Baby-Pop is," added Ember. "I learned more about the places we've visited from him than anywhere else."

"You say that like it's a bad thing," replied Danny with a slight pout, causing the girls to giggle.

Tomorrow was a big day of exploring for the small group.

-:-

Meanwhile, up in the North Shore Mountains, a lone woman trekked through the snow towards the city.

"I can sense him. Why is he here though? Oh Great One, are you here to prevent a tragedy?"

She continued on her way, hoping to find The Great One before something could happen to her home.

TO BE CONTINUED

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I bet none of you were expecting Vancouver as the next stop. Reason being is that…well, Vancouver was not part of the MHA version of the story, so I wanted to add something to the DP version to make it its own thing. Because this city wasn't originally planned, that's why it's taking me a bit longer to get the chapters out. So please bear with me on this as I'll try to get the next chapter out as soon as possible.

That being said, who could this mysterious woman at the end be?