Thank you guys that you found time to read my book again. I really appreciate it and I hope you like this chapter. This one doesn't have any action, it's just a filter chapter. I'm planning on making the next chapter more interesting and tense for you people. Hope you can wait. 😁

Here goes the chapter...

It didn't take Danny very long to pack all his stuff. Basically everything he needed were clean clothes, toothbrush and that was all. On the other hand his parents were having troubles with packing the RV. They tried to take as much ghost hunting stuff as they could and their excuse was that they can never go somewhere unprepared. The Fentons didn't even forget to pack the famous Fenton ghost catcher even though it was about 2,5 meters high and the car had only 2,3 meters.

The young halfa had a feeling that all those things were packed because of him. There was no chance that his ghost hunter parents would know about Vlad's evil ghost side. His father was blinded by their fake friendship that he wasn't able to see through it. It was very stressful for Danny to live under the same roof as his arch enemy. The fact that Vlad wanted to kill Jack and take over Maddie was a lot to take for the young halfa. The only living person who knew about Vlad was Danny's sister Jazz. As soon as she found out her little brother's secret, she forced him to spill all the details.

Normally the RV was full of free space. A person could roam freely but today, the tank like car was packed from the bottom to the top. There was antighost gear scattered everywhere and it was hard to move around there. Every time Danny's parents came up with something new, they always made time to present their newest invention to their children. These days were most stressful for the ghost boy, especially the ones when they came up with a ghost tracking devices. There were few close calls when a machine pointed or flew towards Danny but his parents blamed it on their product. Then there were few things like the Fenton bazooka, Fenton ghost gloves or Fenton foamer that would have an unpleasant effect on his ghost side. Not permanently but it would hurt like hell for a while.

Now take all of those gadgets and put them in one small room. Even though Danny didn't have his ghost powers, there was still terrified part of his mind crawling in the back of his head demanding attention. It was most unpleasant for Danny to get inside of the RV, but when he was inside it got better. His sister took the seat next to him, leaning backwards. His parents took the sets in the front. Maddie in the drivers seat and Jack right next to her. It was obvious why the woman took the wheel and not her husband. Jack didn't have the best experience with their family car and it got wrecked many times by his hand. When he sat in the drivers seat, he used to be the one to navigate but he screwed it up too so the whole vehicle was under Maddie's control.

It didn't take long for the car to start. As soon as the motors kicked on, they headed for the highway leading to Vlad Masters.

"I'm so looking forward to see Vladdie again. It has been so long since our last visit and I didn't even have the time to say goodbye." Said the man in the front. At least there was one thing the man in orange was good at. It was talking and annoying everyone. His constant speaking was good when there was an awkward silence. Jack has never had a problem with starting a conversation.

The road was clean, there was no traffic that would delay their arrival to the second halfa. The closer they got to Vlad's mansion, the more fear gathered inside of Danny. It was the type of fear that consumes on your sanity, the type of fear when your expecting something bad to happen but you don't know what or when. Closer they got to their final destination, the quieter the RV got. Normally, there wouldn't be even a second when the man in orange jumpsuit would be quiet but today was different. It seemed as if everyone near Danny felt his fear and it got to them too.

The youngest Fenton was looking out of the window on the passing view. The weather reflected his current state. Calm before the storm. It didn't take a long time from there to get to the mansion. It's huge gates greeted the Fenton family with open arms. A normal parson would be astounded by the view of the architecture and the garden, but the secret lab that laid under that beautiful building would make you change your mind.

They parked their tank like car right in front of the main entrance. The doors were massive and made out of dark wood. As they stepped closer, the massive doors cracked open and a head of a man in his forties popped out. The man was wearing a black tuxedo with red tie and had a long gray hair tied in a ponytail. He wore a neutral expression on his face and any person could tell that his face twisted into a slight frown.

"Hello Maddie, hello Jasmine, hello Daniel, so nice to see you all again. I'm so glad that you took my offer to help." The older man standing in the door said enthusiastically. It was obvious that he skipped over Jack purposely and there was a reason for him to do so. The man in orange suit never stopped talking, annoyed the crap out of him and he stole his love right in front of his nose.

Jack Fenton didn't seem to mind his friends cold behavior towards him or he simply didn't notice it. "Vladdie! So glad to see you again!" Jack said in his booming voice right before the main door closed right in front of him. "Ohhh, I get it now. Poor Vladdie woke up on the wrong side of bed." The tall man smiled sadly and opened the huge front door for himself.

The entrance hall was stunning. It had a huge ceiling with a crystal chandelier in the middle. The walls were covered with paintings of rich looking people and bookshelves filled with old books. The hall was also full of expensive customized furniture and statues. The man in orange jumpsuit stepped in and carefully closed the door behind him. His family has been already heading for the dining room for a lunch that has been prepared and waiting for their arrival.

When the smell of perfect food hit Danny's nose, it affected him so much that he forgot the real reason for their visit. Just then he realized that he hasn't eaten since yesterday and he was slowly getting hungry. Danny stepped through the door leading to the kitchen right after his mother. He could tell that she also smelled the heavenly looking food. The whole Fenton family took places around the long table. Vlad has sat at the end of the table while his father sat right next to him and Jazz sat on the other side. Maddie took the place beside her husband not wanting to sit right next to Vlad and Danny didn't mind taking the place next to his sister.

The dinner went quite peacefully without any arguments. As they finished their meals, Vlad told them to left the dishes and so they went to the living room. The living room looked just as the entrance hall but it had a huge fireplace and few smaller sofas. It wasn't cold in the room but the fireplace was lit and it gave out a warm feeling. The scene looked almost innocent, as if someone took it out of a story. The whole family gathered around the fireplace waiting for someone to start the conversation.

"I'm so glad you accepted my offer to help young Daniel." The older man repeated himself from earlier. If Danny didn't know him, he would say they the man really wanted to help him. Unfortunately he did know him pretty well and he knew that he helped him get rid of his powers only to stop Danny from crossing his evil plans.

When he got no answer from the Fenton family he continued. "I have prepared a bedroom on the second floor in the left hallway for each of you. I will give you some time to unpack and later I would like to discuss the future plans with the adults." As he finished he gave the ghost boy an evil smile because he knew that sooner or later, his arch nemesis will lose all of his powers.

The young halfa didn't want to spend more time in the same room as Vlad so he decided to go and get his things from the car. He didn't take a lot of things with him so he was able to take it all to his room without any help. On the second floor, left hallway, there were four huge bedrooms prepared for them. All of the rooms were old fashioned and simple and at the same time they were beautiful and could make a person think that he was living few dozens of years back. Danny occupied the room with the biggest window so he would have a nice view outside. Right now it wasn't the best view because it was raining and dark but Danny hoped for a change.

The unpacking didn't take long thanks to the lack of things Danny had taken with him. It wasn't hard to settle in the room because it was huge, with a lot of free space and light but it didn't feel like home. Just as this thought came across his mind, he became homesick. He didn't feel just homesick, he also wanted to go back in time and live in a time when his parents didn't know about him and he was happy with his friends.

Danny didn't realize that he has been standing near an open window. Not that he wanted to jump out, he wanted to fly out but the anti-ghost invention stopped him from doing so. He even had to took few steps back to prevent himself from doing so. The ghost boy shook his head to clear his thoughts. As he did so, suddenly an angry emotion appeared and as quickly as it came it was gone. This wasn't Danny's emotion, he didn't feel any kind of anger, just emptiness.

In the huge house of his arch enemy wasn't much to do. Yes, there were tons of interesting books to read but Danny didn't feel like doing so. Reading was never his favorite, he preferred listening to music. He opened his phone and played a random song from his playlist. Normally, he didn't think much about this song but now it seemed like the singer was singing about him. It was the type of song that made you think about your life.

Danny just closed his eyes for a second and he didn't even realize when he has fallen asleep.

PS: the posting schedule is every week. Not sure when but I promise it will be.

~TheWhiteKnights