"So Danny is off travelling the world, huh?"

"That's right, Damon! Danny-boy has been seeing the sights!" exclaimed Jack as he showed Damon Gray the pictures Danny had been sending. "I wonder if he's fought off any bad ghosts?"

"Probably. Knowing Danny, even though he's on vacation that won't stop him from helping others," stated Tucker from the living room where he and the other teens were. He was currently teaching Johnny how to play a racing video game.

Damon Gray let out a hearty chuckle. "You've raised a fine young man, Jack, Maddie."

The Fenton matriarch smiled while the patriarch gave off a proud grin.

"I wonder where Danny went this time?" questioned Kitty, tilting her head. She then gave off a grin. "I want to win some more money."

"I still say you got lucky last time," muttered out Jazz.

"Yes I did, which is why I'm hoping to win again," replied the biker chick, giving the brainiac a taunting smile.

"…Danny better have gone to Rome this time," said Jazz with a hiss.

"I think he'll go to Rio," said Tucker. "It's summer and Rio has one of the best beaches in the world!"

"That and hot girls in bikinis," added Johnny with a grin. This of course earned him an ear pull from Kitty. "Ow!"

"You were saying something, Johnny?" asked Kitty with a smile that promised pain.

"No! I didn't say anything! You're the only girl who looks great in a bikini to me!" yelped the biker ghost as he tried to escape.

"Damn right I am," said the green-haired girl as she let go of his ear.

Sam rolled her eyes at the scene, although deep down she REALLY hoped Danny stayed away from Rio. "I'm putting my bets on Athens. He started showing interest in Greek myths awhile back, so he might go there to learn more."

"Maybe he'll come back to the US," interjected Valerie. "I mean there's San Francisco, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, and so many other cities in this country to visit."

As the teens continued to play "Where in the World is Danny Phantom", no one noticed the little green fuzzball coming up the stairs until it made itself known.

"Arf!"

Everyone turned to where the bark came from to find a small, green puppy sitting there panting and wagging his flame-like tail. Upon seeing the pup, Tucker and Sam broke out in a cold sweat, while Valerie's anger rose.

"You!" exclaimed the huntress as she whipped out one of her pistols.

Too bad Jack scooped up the little canine before she could fire.

"Look, Maddie! A ghost dog!" exclaimed the large man with a grin as he looked at the puppy.

"But where did it come from?" questioned Maddie as she inspected the creature. She then found the tag. "Axon Labs?"

"What?" wondered Damon, walking over to see. Seeing the tag, he frowned. "Oh no."

Valerie raised an eyebrow at her father's reaction, although she really hoped they would let the spook go so she could blast it. "Dad?"

Damon let out a sigh. "A couple years ago I had installed a new security system at Axon Labs and it was a success. Unfortunately that meant that there was no need for the guard dogs anymore."

Everyone's eyes widened at this.

"Y-You don't mean…" started Valerie, hoping her father was lying.

"I tried to convince the higher ups to give the dogs proper homes, especially since some of the dogs were still young, but they wouldn't listen."

"That's terrible," said Kitty, tears coming to her eyes. How could anyone be okay with killing a puppy?

"But why did he come here?" wondered Maddie, running her hand down the puppy's back, causing his tail to wag even more.

Tucker and Sam glanced at each other, knowing exactly why the pup was there. Jazz of course noticed this.

"Sam? Tucker? Do you know something about this?" asked the older teen, getting everyone's attention.

It was silent before Tucker broke.

"Danny adopted him!"

"Tucker!" snapped Sam, giving him a glare.

"What?! We both know what Cujo is like and Danny is the only one who can control him!" exclaimed the tech geek.

The Fenton parents each blinked in confusion, before Maddie spoke up. "Wait, Danny adopted a dog?"

"And named him Cujo?" added Jack.

Sam took out her phone and dialed a number. The other end rang for a few moments before someone answered.

"Hello…"

"Danny! We have a problem!" stated Sam, everyone turning to her.

"…Sam, do you have any idea what time it is right now?" asked the tired voice of the halfa boy.

"It's after ten in the morning over here, Danny," replied the Goth in a deadpan tone.

A groan could be heard. "What's the problem, Sam?"

"Cujo is here and you know how he is!"

"…Put me on speaker phone," he commanded. When he heard the beep, he spoke again. "Cujo!"

The puppy's ears perked up upon hearing his master's voice, much to Jack and Maddie's surprise. "Arf!"

"Hey, boy. I'm sorry, but I'm not there right now. I'll be home in a few weeks when summer ends, do you understand?"

Cujo let out a whine, sad that his master wasn't there.

"Now don't be like that. I'll be home before you know it. In the meantime, I want you to listen to everything Mom and Dad have to say, okay? Can you do that for me, boy?"

"Arf!"

"Good boy. Dad, if you can hear me, you'll definitely like Cujo. He can scare away the vultures if you put him in front of them and tell him to scare them."

Jack looked intrigued by this.

"Anyway, I'm hanging up now. Tuck, I'll be sending the next batch of pics in a little bit before I go back to sleep. Goodbye and goodnight."

The line then disconnected, signifying that Danny hung up. Not soon after did Tucker's phone go off, telling them that Danny's photos had arrived.

Opening up the file everyone saw pictures of the Gastown Steam Clock, Lions Gate Bridge, the Capilano Suspension Bridge, the Vancouver Aquarium, and surprisingly the Aurora Borealis over the North Shore Mountains.

Everyone who had placed bets had blank looks on their faces, as no one won the current bet.

"He went to Vancouver of all places?" questioned Tucker. "Why would he go to Vancouver?"

"Maybe to see nature?" thought Sam. She herself never would have thought to visit Vancouver, but seeing some of these photos, she might have to go there one day.

"I'm more concerned about how he got a picture of the Northern Lights in the summer," stated Jazz.

"Regardless of Danny-boy's reasons, as long as he's having fun and fighting ghosts, that's all that matters," stated Jack with a smile, Cujo still in his arm. "Now if you'll excuse me, I need to test something."

The gentle giant walked over to the front door and opened it, revealing the vultures demanding answers to their questions. Ignoring them, Jack set Cujo down on the porch and pointed at the vultures.

"Scare them away, Cujo!"

"Arf!" Cujo started growling at the vultures before he transformed into a dog the size of a truck, much to Jack's shock. "WOOF!"

The vultures screamed and ran away, no longer crowding around Fenton Works. Once they were gone, Cujo reverted back into puppy form and Jack lit up in happiness.

"Maddie! We're keeping him!"

INTERLUDE END

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Cujo and Damon make their appearances, although the latter won't always be there. Cujo on the other hand is officially part of the Fenton/Phantom family now.

Anyway, with this chapter I will be putting this story on hold for now. I know most of you don't like to hear this, especially since Danny and Ember aren't officially together yet, but I'm doing this for two reasons.

First off, I got to this point in the story a LOT faster than I thought I would (although that might be because I like world culture) and I feel if I keep going I will burn myself out. I've burned myself out writing before and it is not a pleasant feeling.

The other reason is because I want to focus on some of my other fics, which will be done at a slightly slower pace to avoid said burn out.

I WILL come back to this fic from time to time, so don't think I'm abandoning it. As I mentioned, world culture is one of my favorite subjects and I would like to explore other cities around the world in this fic.

That being said, of the cites I've shown off so far, did I portray them and the cultures well?