The next two days passed in a blur and before Danny knew it he was helping his dad load things in the Fenton RV.

"You sure you're going to be alright by yourself?" Maddie asked again just in case Danny had changed his mind.

"I'll be fine mom." With a roll of his eyes, Danny tucked their last box of inventions into the back of the RV. "If I need anything I'll call."

Jack clapped his son on the back causing the teen to stumble forward. "Come on Mads! He'll be fine! Danny-boy can take care of himself." Jack beamed at his wife.

With that settled and goodbyes exchanged, Danny stood in front of the house and waved goodbye as his parents pulled away. The first thing Danny did was transform and head down into the lab. Lately his powers had been acting a bit off and he was determined to use the weekend to figure out what was happening.

He went through the list, checking off each one as he managed to use all his ghost powers with ease. Nothing was out of the ordinary, and nothing was making Danny feel off like he had in his last few fights. Danny tabled the problem of his strange feeling. Instead he flew out of the house and up into the sky he stopped just below the low hanging clouds and just flipped on his back to watch the stars above him.

For a moment Danny felt peace wash over him until the whirling of an ecto blaster jerked him from his musing and put him on the defensive. Floating just a bit away from his was the Red Huntress, also known as Valerie Gray, she had an ecto pistol aimed right for his head.

It was sad that Danny was now getting along better with his ghostly foes then his human ones. They couldn't accept that ghosts were more than just monsters with no will other than to destroy. On occasions, his former enemies would even step in to help him escape from his parents or Val. It seemed that the ghosts had begun to accept him as one of their own and protected him as they would any others from their world.

However, this time Danny was on his own, Sam and Tucker were doing their own thing for the evening and no ghosts were around to help him out. Danny flew away as fast as he could but Valerie was relentless in her pursuit. For once Danny didn't even have the heart to exchange his famed witty banter. This wasn't the time for jokes or banter, for once Danny felt the icy chill of fear crawl down his spine, because for once there was no escape. Valerie was on his tail and no one was around to help.

For once, Danny was completely out of options. If he attacked then he would just be proving every bad thing Valerie thought about him, and defending himself would only last for so long before he made a mistake and got hurt. Panic flooded his mind as he raced around and through building, but the Red Huntress just kept following.

Then for a moment Danny felt his powers flair like the times he had before, and then he was crashing into his bedroom wall, even though he'd just previously be flying over the mall several miles from his house.

Danny whipped around and detransformed. He knew that Valerie had tech to track ghosts and there was no way he could be found at FentonWorks. He scrambled over to his window and watched as Valerie just barely came into view. He could vaguely make out what she was doing with his enhanced vision, she was trying to figure out where he'd disappeared too, but gave up with a huff and turned her hoverboard back towards the other side of town.

Danny sank to the floor in relief. He'd always hoped Valerie would get over her obsession with hunting him, but it only seemed to grow over time. He shook his head trying to clear those types of thoughts from his head. He could deal with those thoughts later.

Danny picked himself up off the floor and went downstairs. He could sit here and ponder all the possibilities of the future but that was best left to Clockwork. Instead Danny would deal with what was happening now. He needed to figure out what had happened earlier. He vaguely recalled being able to teleport once or twice, but he'd never mastered the ability enough to use it regularly. Though he'd met several ghosts who could teleport he knew it was an uncommon ghost power to have. He'd have to ask Frostbite for a better explanation tomorrow.

When tomorrow came Danny headed into the ghost zone after a quick call to Sam to let her know where he was in case her or Tucker stopped by later. She offered to come with him but he declined her offer and let her know he'd see her later. The sharp stab of cold air was unpleasant for most ghosts, but Danny loved the way the cold felt. He, like Frostbite and his people, had an ice core and didn't mind the cold weather in fact he welcomed it.

"Great One! It is an honor to have you visit us!" Frostbite stood at the edge of town and waved one large arm over his head at Danny.

Danny beamed brightly, "Hey Frostbite!" Before his feet even touched the ground, Frostbite had drawn the halfa into a hug. Danny returned the hug just as fiercely. The two of them walked through town headed back to the main fortress like building. Along the way almost every person had some sort of greeting for the two of them, often many greeted Danny with a wave or beaming smile after they bowed to Frostbite.

When they made it to the main building, Frostbite ushered Danny into one of the smaller dining rooms used for small meals such as this one. Frostbite knew that Danny loved the people of the Far Frozen but he wasn't so comfortable with a lot of attention.

After they ate Danny finally brought up the reason for his visit, "Hey Frostbite, do you know if it's possible for me to teleport?"

"But of course! Teleportation is an uncommon ability but I think is anyone who come into such a power it would certainly be you!" Frostbite leaned forward in his chair, "What brought on such a question?"

Danny launched into the tale of how he'd ended up in his room the evening before. Danny kept a sharp eye on Frostbite's reactions as he spoke. Danny couldn't help the panic that he felt every time his ghost powers acted abnormally. He only person he could compare his powers to was Vlad and even then, there were large differences in their powers.

"I would speculate that your need to get away from the Huntress triggered your ability without the need for you to think about it. Until you get control of it, it's possible that strong emotions could activate the power. It would be wise to keep in mind that along with this new power you may gain more abilities. For now, let us go see if we cannot help you train this one!"

They made their way to the arena that Frostbite had used to teach Danny his ice powers and for a while it seemed impossible for Danny to teleport. Frostbite himself couldn't teleport so there was no way to train his power other than theory. Eventually they settled on possibly asking another ghost for help. Danny had been thinking about who to ask and where to find them when he finally hit his breakthrough. He'd teleported only a few inches to the right, but it was a start.

If Danny was under duress or was focusing hard enough, he could teleport. For the moment, it was a limited range, Frostbite speculated that only because of his emotional distress was he able to teleport all the way to his bedroom.

Danny left Frostbites late in the afternoon and thanked him for everything. When Danny left Frostbite couldn't help but feel such pride for the Halfa, he was growing more powerful by the day but still he upheld the same standards he had when he first got his powers, in fact he expected himself to do more. He had seen the way power could corrupt him and so he worked hard to stay on a good path.

Later that evening Tucker and Sam showed up to Danny cooking dinner for them.

"So, what's the verdict?"

Danny shrugged at Sam, "Well I can teleport now, I've got a small amount of control over it. Frostbite says to keep an eye out for any other new ghost powers."

Tucker finally put away his PDA and joined the conversation, "Hey dude that's awesome! Now you can be at school on time!"

Danny couldn't help but scoff at that. He couldn't deny that he'd thought the same thing but it was still a funny thought to use his powers for something so mundane.

Sam on the other hand didn't find it as funny and scolded both for making light of his powers. Sam knew how worried Danny was about his powers getting out of control, or killing what little life he had left. Tucker on the other hand always tried to skim over Danny's worries, not because he didn't care but he knew there was only so much they could do. He tried to keep Danny from worrying too much.

"So, how's tutoring with Ghost Writer going?"

"So far, I haven't been able to go see him again, but I think I might need his help next week, English is still giving me a ton of problems. I think if he'd just allow me to use his books I can manage the History and Math myself."

Sam nodded thoughtfully, though she had once liked Danny they both agreed that as they got older the feelings just weren't there anymore, and they decided to just remain friends. She couldn't help but pick up on the way Danny's mood lifted and his eyes sparkled when Danny talked about Ghostwriter. Maybe there was more to Danny recent change in mood than just the thrill of completed homework.

Tucker was busy devouring the food that was finally finished, while making jokes in between bites. Danny's table manners were better and at least he didn't make jokes with food in his mouth. Sam couldn't help but feel content for the moment.

This was their family. Over the years Team Phantom had grown to include several ghosts and Danny's older sister, and they were all family too, but the three of them had started growing up. They realized that being superheroes wasn't a way to live, after years of sacrifice they'd finally found balance. Tucker was in advanced courses and even took some online college courses. Sam was working with several activist groups to get things changed peacefully. Even Danny, who still fought ghosts, was working toward college and his future.

Nights like these were rare, and all three of them loved the time they got to spend together. For once though Sam couldn't enjoy the night fully, something felt off. For the moment, she would try to enjoy their time together. Maybe she was just being paranoid.

Danny flopped down onto his bed, Tuck and Sam had just left and he was exhausted. They gushed over his new powers and as much as he worried about them he was glad that he had two great friends to back him up.

He'd also told them about Valerie, Sam was furious at that. Danny hated mentioning it with Tucker around. Tucker at one point, really thought Val could move past her hatred of Phantom, and with that hope in mind he developed a crush on her. He always denied that he cared about her but Danny knew better. Danny wanted her to move past her hatred as well, but he knew that with Vlad on her side that was impossible.

Danny turned to lay on his side, tomorrow would be nice and peaceful for once. Tucker was going on a day trip with his parents to see a local college that was interested in him. Even Sam was going with her parents for the day, only because their events were being held in the same city though, she was going to an animal rights rally, and her parents were attending a luncheon for one of their political buddies. Eventually he fell into a deep sleep just lying there atop his covers.