A/N: Sequel to Mother's Intuition.

Danny released a frustrated sigh as he flopped back unto his bed, relishing in the comfort of his mattress.

"Danny, focus." Sam punched his thigh and glared at him as he instantly sat up. "What? I am focusing. But, it's just..." He paused and peered over the files again, eyes roaming across the paper as he reviewed the little bit of information they had gathered. He furrowed his brows and ran a hand through his tangled mass of raven locks.

On the page, there were pictures of their favorite fruitloop, Vlad, standing in front of the mayor's building. Attached in the file was another photo of him and final page was a list of all the psychotic, older hybrid's phone calls (which Tucker had somehow managed to download by hacking into the lunatic's phone and computer). "I don't get it! Vlad's been in Amity the whole time. We know he's made contact with Skulker, we know he's been talking to that new ghost Havoc, and we know he's trying to get rid of dad."

"And, he sets up a big trap for you, makes sure you have a map and stuff to go there, and then just doesn't try to capture you again? It doesn't make any sense." Sam huffed in frustration and scrunched her nose, mulling over the limited amount of information the had gathered in the last two-to-three months.

"We're missing something. Maybe something happened during Amity while you were gone and we just didn't notice it. All we've got is that he's constantly opening and closing the portals which means that's his communication method and he's possibly been coming in and out of the Ghost Zone."

"Whatever." Danny sighed. "Let's just go. My mom's been down at the lab and she keeps texting me to go down there."

Sam bit her lip and her amethyst eyes floated back to the paper. "Well, I guess we can check it out later then," she replied with obvious reluctance. "But, we can't just keep putting it off, I mean. Vlad has been quiet."

"Too quiet," Tucker agreed, nodding his head as he peered over at Danny's computer. "It's creepy."

An anxious look fluttered between the group. Vlad being quiet was never a good thing. It usually meant he was taking time to perfect his plans, preparing for something rather big. In fact, looking back at their history with the fruitloop, one would say Vlad's plans would somehow go awry and everything would turn out disastrous and worse than anyone had anticipated.

A few months prior to Vlad's mysterious silence, Danny's mother received a brochure and map (from Dalv) that covered all the details of a camping site made for especially for "teenager's only." Being the mother she was, she decided she'd use this opportunity to go on the trip with her son for some mother-son bonding. Danny grudgingly agreed and, on their way to the 'Retsam' city's camping site, they got lost in the middle of a Forest Reservation where the two of them encountered a group of unique individuals who kept the the two befuddled relatives safe.

After discovering that their destination was nothing more than a trap created by Vlad Masters, mother and son instantly headed back towards home. Only to discover that a ghost named Havoc had been waiting to attack them.

Team Phantom was absolutely certain Vlad had been plotting his mysterious scheme sometime before the events of the trip (which had luckily turned out to be against Vlad's plan).

The trio trotted downstairs, their minds heavy with wandering thoughts as they tried to connect the dots between Havoc, Skulker, Vlad, and the Reservation, but nothing came to them.

Danny sighed and reluctantly swung open the door to the lab and stepped inside. Not moments later, a bright light flashed across the trio's eyes and a powerful blast of energy hit the wall right beside Danny's head, leaving behind a faded burn mark.

"Mom?" Danny's mouth dropped open as he glanced at the older woman. Maddie was wearing her teal hazmat suit, indigo eyes hidden behind a pair of red goggles. Danny anxiously glanced at the large Fenton Bazooka that was hoisted on her right shoulder; a dangerous smile was stretched across her face.

Danny stiffened, instantly realizing what was going on as his eyes briefly darted to his astounded friends.

"Mom-!"

"It's too late, son. You've run out of excuses and I'm not putting this off anymore!" She charged up her weapon and grit her teeth, this time aiming directly at the raven-haired teen. "Eat this Phantom!"

A/N: The sequel is finally up! I apologize for the long delay (and the shortness of this first chapter) but college is no walk in the park.

In fact, I'm not entirely sure how frequently I will be updating each chapter. And, I promise the next chapter will be much longer.

And, as for technical errors, if there's a lot of them, I apologize for that, too. I'm a little sleep deprived right now but I'll go about editing some other day.

Anyways, I'm a bit tight on time so...please review! I would really appreciate some feedback.