Thank you to MsFrizzle, MonkeyWriter jr, ghostanimal, DannySamLover20, Villiangirl, Myra the Dovahkiin and ItTicklesLikeCrazy for reviewing the last chapter. You are the greatest and I hope that you like this chapter. Reviews, as always, are much appreciated and sorry if it's short. I'll try to make it longer than the last chapter.

Two

Maddie Fenton woke up around nine the following morning so that she could fix breakfast for her family. She wanted her husband and son to have something to eat before they headed out at ten though she, knowing how her husband drove, decided to keep the breakfast light just to be on the safe side.

As she made her way into the kitchen, Maddie thought about her daughter. She had decided the night before that she would spend some time with Jazz while her husband and son were away but she wondered what they could do.

I suppose I can ask Jazz her opinion. Maybe we can go to the spa or something like that, she thought. It'd give us some time to catch up. Danny isn't the only one who's been distant lately but Jazz isn't as bad as him. I think she could use some time away from her studies.

Maddie had just finished cooking when the heavy footsteps of her husband told her that Jack was awake. She turned around just as Jack made his way into the kitchen yawning though he was already dressed and ready for the day. He had spent the night before he went to bed packing for the camping trip, which meant he didn't go to bed until around midnight, but he looked rested.

"Morning, Mads," Jack said sitting down at the table while Maddie handed him a plate of eggs with a few slices of bacon.

"Morning," Maddie said before watching as Jazz and a tired Danny made their way into the kitchen talking quietly though Jazz stopped once they were in the kitchen. Danny yawned and took a seat at the table while Jazz sat down on his other side. "Good morning, Jazz, Danny."

"Morning, Mom," Jazz said and nudged Danny when he didn't respond.

He mumbled something that sounded like a good morning and Maddie frowned. He didn't seem that tired the night before when he went to bed. Maybe he just couldn't get to sleep, she thought.

"You excited, Danny-boy?" Jack asked turning his gaze to Danny.

"Yeah, Dad," Danny said before yawning again.

"Hey, at least you get to leave," Jazz said as Maddie placed a plate in front of her and Danny.

"Actually, Jazz, I was thinking we could spend some time together," Maddie said sitting down with her own plate. "I know a wonderful spa we can go too."

Jazz looked up. "But I have a test on Friday I need to study for."

"You still have time, Jazz," Maddie said. "I think you need some time away from your studies. We'll have a good time, I'm sure."

Danny muttered something too low for Maddie to hear but Jazz apparently heard him for she smirked but said nothing as she ate.

"Have fun, Danny," Jazz said as Danny helped his father finish packing the RV with the camping equipment as well as several ghost weapons.

Danny snorted. "If Dad doesn't kill us," he said. "We all know how bad his driving is and he'll probably be talking about ghosts the entire time. I get enough of that here."

"Look at it this way, Danny, it'll give you a break and I think you could use the break. At least you get to leave. I like the idea of going to a spa but with Mom? I'm not sure how that will turn out."

"Hey, Danny-boy," Jack shouted walking around the RV and Danny turned around in time to see Jack carrying a belt in his hand. "This is for you."

"What is it?" Danny asked eyeing the belt warily.

"It's known as the Specter Deflector. It'll keep those ectoplasmic creatures away from you," Jack said.

"What does it do, Dad?" Jazz asked quickly while Danny paled a little. Noticing how quickly Jazz had asked that question as if she knew something, he looked at her curiously but she avoided her gaze.

"It's designed to shock ghosts and drain their strength and powers," Jack said.

Danny nervously eyed the belt that Jack was handing him. "Uh, thanks Dad," he said taking the belt that, thankfully, didn't shock him as he thought it would. He figured it was because it wasn't turned on.

"Put it on," Jack said sounding eager and Danny, hoping it wouldn't turn on when he closed it, reluctantly put the belt around his waist. Thankfully, it didn't shock him. However, Danny noticed there was a spot where a key was supposed to go and Jack had the key; he knew that the key would turn the belt on.

"Ah, I can do that Dad," he said quickly.

"Okay, Danny-boy," Jack said handing him the key before he walked over to join Maddie.

Danny breathed a soft sigh of relief as he tucked the key away. That was close, he thought while Jazz looked at him.

"Have a good time, Danny," she said before she added, "Be careful."

He raised his eyebrows at that but Jazz didn't respond as she walked over to join their mother while their father made his way around the RV and climbed into the driver's seat. Hoping he would actually survive the trip to the campsite, and his father wouldn't notice that the Specter Deflector wasn't on, Danny walked over to the passenger's side and climbed into the RV.

Jack started the RV and pulled away from FentonWorks before driving down the street. At least, what Jack considered to be driving but what everyone else, pedestrians and passengers alike, thought of as road rage. He drove around the cars on the street too determined to get out of Amity Park that he wasn't paying much attention to everything around him.

Danny, on the other hand, was keeping an eye out to make sure no pedestrians got in the way. Thankfully, the only ones that got in the way were other vehicles and his father was good at avoiding collisions with said vehicles. Finally, they got out of the city and headed down the interstate that led toward the mountains.

Jack looked at Danny. "We should reach the campsite in about four hours," he said. "Do you wanna talk about anything?"

"Not really, Dad," Danny said gazing at the landscape that blurred past.

Jack looked through the windows in front of him. "How's school?" he asked.

Danny sighed when he realized his father wasn't going to drive for the next four hours in silence. "It's fine," he said.

"Oh and how are you and that Goth girl, Sam?" Jack asked.

Danny frowned at the question. "She's just a friend," he said.

"Really? What about you and that girl, wasn't her name Valerie? You liked her didn't ya?"

Danny felt embarrassed as his cheeks heated up. "Uh, can we talk about something else?" he said.

Jack smiled knowingly. "Ah, I remember when I was that young. You do still like her, don't ya?"

Danny quickly thought of a way to change the subject. He decided to go with the obvious approach. "So, what other inventions have you made other than this?" he asked with a gesture to the Specter Deflector.

The attempt to change the subject worked as Jack grinned. "I knew you would be curious about what I've invented recently. I'll make a ghost hunter out of you yet." He didn't know how ironic that last statement was.

"Well, I did start to build the Jack O' Nine Tails," Jack said. "But I left it at home. That Specter Deflector is the only recent invention I've finished. Those spooks ain't gonna stand a chance once that thing zaps them."

"Do you really think we'll run into ghosts on this trip?" Danny asked.

Jack shrugged his great shoulders. "Probably not," he said sounding a little disappointed, "but it's better to be safe than sorry and that Specter Deflector will keep ya safe if ghosts do attack."

Hopefully, he won't notice the Specter Deflector isn't on, Danny thought but he didn't think his father would. His father was oblivious to a lot of things after all.

Jazz walked beside her mother as they made their way down the street toward the spa her mother had picked out. She knew there was no point in trying to get out of going to the spa with her mother though she didn't mind it. It gave her a chance to relax and take a break from her studies.

She also had to wonder how her brother was doing on his camping trip with their father and whether their father would notice that the Specter Deflector wasn't turned on or not. Jazz had learned a few months earlier that her brother was half-ghost; she had discovered it on accident when she saw him transform during the Spectra incident. She had decided that she would keep it to herself until her brother decided to tell her himself though she still helped him to the best of her ability by covering for him whenever their parents got suspicious about where he was.

Jazz and Maddie reached the spa a few minutes later and Maddie led the way inside. They walked over to the desk and Maddie did all the talking while Jazz examined the place. She's never been to a spa before and she could see that there were plenty of ways to relax from the hot tubs to the massage tables.

It wasn't long before mother and daughter were lounging on a massage table while they were being given a massage. It was definitely a relaxing way to relieve the stress Jazz has been feeling since she started her junior year of high school and discovered her brother had a half-ghost superhero alter ego.

"See, Jazz? I told you that you would like this," Maddie said to Jazz after the massage as they made their way to the hot tub area. Once they were in their bathing suits, they slipped into the hot tub and relaxed before closing their eyes.

"So how has school been?" Maddie asked.

"It's been good. I'm already looking at colleges to attend. I'd like to attend Harvard or Yale though," said Jazz.

"I wouldn't be surprised if Yale or Harvard offered you a scholarship to attend," Maddie said.

Jazz smiled a little. She would love to go to an Ivy League school but though there was a good chance that she could get the test scores and grades needed to get accepted, paying for it however would make pulling teeth from a crocodile as easy as pie. "If they do then I will be able to go but I don't know if the scholarships will cover everything."

"Your father and I will do what we can to help, you know," Maddie said.

Jazz knew that they would but she also knew that it wouldn't be likely that they would be able to afford it. It was a good thing she still had two years to find scholarships, keep her grades up and get the money she needed.

"Yeah, I know," she said before she opened her eyes and gazed at the few people who were inside the spa. Several of them she recognized from her school but she didn't know them by name.

Maddie opened her eyes as well and glanced at Jazz. "We should do this more often," she said.

Jazz didn't mind it. At least her mother wasn't asking her about subjects she would rather not talk about like boys or her brother. Jazz knew that her mother had noticed how distant Danny had become since the accident; she had noticed it right away though she didn't know the reason for it until the Spectra incident. Her mother was still in the dark.

Jazz firmly believed that Danny should tell their parents about his ghost powers but she could understand why Danny was afraid to do so. There was no telling how their parents, who were obsessed with ghosts, would react and whether they would accept Danny or not. Jazz wanted to believe that they would but she just didn't know.

"Jazz?"

Jazz looked at her mother. "Yeah?" she said.

"Are you all right?"

"Yeah, I'm fine."

Maddie continued to look at her but seemed to have accepted her words and she closed her eyes before sinking further into the bubbling hot water. Jazz followed suit though she left her eyes opened and fixed on the ceiling above her head wondering how her brother was doing with their father.

The campsite was located just off one of the trails in the mountains at the edge of one of the campgrounds and Danny was more than relieved to have reached the campground in one piece. The RV pulled into a parking spot, effectively cutting someone off, and Jack threw open the door. "Let's get moving, Danny-boy. After we set up camp, we can walk to the river and I can show you how to fish."

Danny opened the door more slowly than his father and leapt out of the RV tossing an apologetic look at the SUV they had cut off. He walked over to join his father as he began removing the camping equipment out of the back of the RV as well as a few ghost weapons that Danny figured his father had brought just to be safe. The two of them got their backpacks, bags and divided the carrying of the equipment and weapons between the two of them.

After paying the parking and camping fee, father and son headed toward the woods and toward the campsite. Birds chirped and small animals like squirrels scurried through the undergrowth. Trees waved in the gentle breeze. They walked at a steady pace but the time Danny spent fighting ghosts for the past six months had left him in shape even if he never showed it so he wasn't too out of breath when his father decided to stop for a bit.

"We're almost there," Jack said pointing through the trees as he put his backpack onto the ground as well as the bag that was filled with equipment and weapons. Danny also sat down putting his backpack on the ground and resting his back against the tree. He checked to make sure he had the key and didn't drop it on the way there just in case. The last thing he wanted was for his father to look down and see the key when they left.

They stayed in that clearing in silence for a while before Jack stirred and stood up picking up his backpack and his half of the equipment and weapons. "Come on, Danny," he said. He led the way out of the clearing and toward the campsite with Danny, supplies in hand, just behind him.

It wasn't long before they reached the camping site. It was a clearing surrounded by tall trees with leaves dappling the floor. In the center was a pit that Danny assumed was for the fire. Beyond the site, unheard by his father, Danny could hear the roar of a river nearby. He knew that was only because his ghost powers had enhanced all of his senses.

Jack dropped his backpack and equipment on the ground before he began rummaging through one of the bags. "Well, let's get set up and then I can show ya the river," he said pulling out fishing poles and laying them on the ground. Danny briefly noticed that one of the fishing poles was the Fenton Fisher that he had used against the dragon ghost.

Danny set the bags and equipment he was carrying on the ground and began pulling out the items he would need to put his tent up. He has gone camping before with his family, though it was usually because his parents were trying to find ghosts in that area, and so he knew how to put a tent together. That didn't mean he didn't have any trouble though but he managed to get it up without asking his father for help.

His father was focused on getting his own tent up. "Well there's that. Let's head to the river," Jack said grinning as he reached into his bag and pulled out a vest and a fisherman's hat and put them on. He tossed a smaller vest and hat to Danny who caught it easily; his reflexes came in handy when in a ghost fight.

"Let's go. It's not that far from here," Jack said and picked up one of the fishing poles as well as the Fenton Fisher, which he made smaller and put in his vest pocket, as well as a small container that contained the bait. He picked up a small ectoblaster, which he handed to Danny.

"Just in case," he said at Danny's raised eyebrow.

Well, I'm not playing on going ghost here anyway, he thought taking the ectoblaster and putting it away before following Jack as he led the way out of the clearing and in the direction where Danny could hear the roar of the river.

"I found them."

"And where are they?"

"Here." Skulker pointed to the spot on the PDA on his forearm where the blinking red dot was located. "After they left the site, I put a beacon there so you can find the place when I reported back to you. Are you sure I can't take the boy?"

"No Skulker."

Skulker scowled but didn't protest. "Fine," he said.

"You may go now."

Skulker nodded and floated out of the room.

Vlad Masters, currently sitting in human form behind his desk, leaned back in his chair as a satisfied smirk came on his face.

It was time for him to begin putting his plan into action

A/n what do you think?

Blaze: And that was the long awaited chapter two of this story

Darth: are we going to have to wait almost two months for the next chapter?

Blaze: oh shut up. The next chapter should come out this weekend

Danny: what's going to happen?

Blaze: bonding, bonding, bonding

Darth: a lot of bonding moments?

Blaze: yup including fishing, smores, hiking, talks and whatever else I can think of

Darth: is this going to be a short story?

Blaze: I'm hoping not but I already have a lot of it planned out but I want to include as many bonding moments between Danny and Jack and Jazz and Maddie before I get to the events that'll lead to the climax I have planned out

Danny: does the climax have anything to do with those snippets of the fruitloop's POV?

Vlad: I AM NOT A FRUITLOOP!

Frostbite: (freezes Vlad)

Blaze: you'll see, Danny, you'll see

Darth: aren't you coming up with ideas for a sequel already?

Blaze: I'm not sure. It depends on how I end it since I have two different endings that I can't decide between.

Darth: will this be a revelation fic?

Blaze: one ending will make it a revelation fic while the other won't. It just depends on how I decide to end it.

Darth: ah okay

Blaze: I hope that you liked this chapter. Reviews are much appreciated and I will post chapter three as soon as I possibly can hopefully this weekend.