Danny's POV

It's been three months since the coronation. Things have been going wonderful. We ended up telling Valerie the truth about two months ago when she saw me transform. Since then, she has been a part of team phantom. She works with Technus and Tucker, but is more on the side of designing new weapons. The Fenton's have been held up in the lab, only coming up for food. I even saw them drag two cots down there. This was probably the reason why we got away with staying with staying in the GZ every night since the coronation.

Right now, we are sitting in English class, waiting for Mr. Lancer to get the class to stop talking.

"Great Gatsby children, quiet down!" Slowly but surely, the noise quiets down. "Thank you. Now, I have an announcement to make. Our class has been chosen for a very special trip."

This catches my attention and I put my pencil down from the last book I was writing. I decided to write this one in Greek since I can speak, write, and understand any language. I've been teaching Sam and Tucker some as well.

"We have been chosen, to go on a class trip to the ghost zone! I'v brought the Fenton's in to give you more information." They walk in and I can't help cursing under my breath in Latin.

"Hi sweetie!" Maddie says. I curse again. "I'm sorry I didn't understand what you said."

"I said hi mom. Hi dad." The a-listers laugh at my expense, but they still stay far away from Andy and I.

"So kids today we are here to talk about your trip to the ghost zone." Jack says. As they speak, I keep going through different scenarios about what could go wrong in my head.

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Danny's POV

Right now, the five of us are up in my room having an emergency team phantom meeting. Sam is sitting on a black bean bag chair, Tucker on a computer chair, Andy and Valerie on the bed, and I am pacing back and forth, twisting my wedding ring around my finger, my new nervous habit that has replaced rubbing the back of my neck.

"Guys, what are we going to do? I still have too many enemies who have yet to accept my rule as king. The Fenton's haven't ever been to the GZ other than the Pariah incident, and even then, they stayed inside the ghost shield. They don't even know what they're doing. Somebody is going to attack, we're going to crash, and it will be up to us to get everyone out alive. That will require exposing our secrets and getting shot at by the people who call themselves my parents."

"Calm down my love, we will do everything to prepare us for any situation. I'm sure we can get out with at least our being ghosts still a secret." Andy tells me in French, coming up behind me, and wrapping his arms around me to calm me down. I relax a little in his embrace, his words helping to ease my nerves if only just a little.

"Andrew's right man. I'm sure we can make it without everyone finding out the truth. All we have to do is say that, since we have easy access to a portal, we go to the GZ all the time to explore. Then they will just think we're a bunch of teenagers that got in a little too far over our heads, and got some battle experience because of it." Tucker states calmly. We all stare at him in shock. "What? Do I have something on my face?"

"You will soon. Babe, that was genius." Val says to her new boyfriend. They started dating two weeks ago and things are going well for them. She hops on his lap and kisses him hard before pulling away.

"I have my moments." he says slightly flustered. We all laugh, easily breaking the tension that had been building up in the room.

"Okay, so I say we make a checklist of things we might need. This will include weapons, first aid kits, food rations, water, appropriate footwear for the a-list females, camping supplies, and phantom phones for everyone. Now that I think about it, when is this field trip anyway?" I ask.

"One week before graduation remember? That's three weeks from now. It will be two nights and three days long starting on Friday morning." Val states matter of factly. I start messing with my ring again.

"Thanks. I kinda zoned out thinking about everything that could go wrong." I say sheepishly.

I hear the doorbell ring and grab my wallet. I open the front door to see the pizza delivery guy with five different pizzas. I pay him and start to head upstairs. When I pass my 'parents' room, I find the door closed and hear voices on the other side.

"How did you find out?" I heard Maddie say in a hushed voice. The voice I hear next is that of a person who can only be described as a fruit loop.

"Did you really think you could hide the fact that I'm his father from me forever?" I hear Vlad say from the other end. This sentence makes my blood run cold. I don't want to hear what they say next, but I can't get my feet to move.

"You may be Danny's biological father, but Jack is the one who helped me raise him. Jack is Danny's father."

"You haven't told Jack, have you?"

"Actually I told him before I knew I was pregnant. We both agreed that nobody should know. It's our job to tell Danny when we're ready. "

"Fine, he is my son, which means he will find out eventually. Even without me telling him. I wouldn't be surprised if he already knows. Have a nice evening Madeline." the line cuts and I know it's over. The conversation that revealed my worst nightmare is over. But the nightmare is just beginning. I know there are tears in my eyes. I let them fall freely. Maddie walks out to find me there, holding five pizzas, and tears running down my cheeks.

"How could you?" Is all I can say before walking back to my room.

She tries to stop me but I ignore her. When I walk in, Andy takes the pizzas from me and sets them down on the computer desk before pulling me into a tight hug. I have no doubts he felt my distress, but waited it out so as not to show anybody out of the loop anything unnatural going on. I hug him as tight as I possibly can, and I don't let go for a long time. When I finally calm down, he sits me on the white bean bag chair. I simply do as he says. He sit's in the blue one next to me, and holds my hand.

"What's wrong my love? What happened?" he asks in French.

"I-I overheard Maddie talking to Vlad on the phone. Vlad's my father." I tell them looking up, sadly. "Her and Jack knew the whole time and never told me."

"Wow man, that's harsh. Let us know if there is anything we can do." Tucker says.

"Yeah. Even if you just need to talk about it, we're here for you." Sam adds.

"And besides, just because you're related by blood, doesn't mean you have to like him." Val points out.

"Thanks guys. It really means a lot. And you're right. This doesn't change anything, just gives me a reason to call Jack and Maddie by their real names in front of them."

We all laugh at this and start to dig into the pizza. In an hour, the pizza is gone. We hear a knock on the door, and Maddie and Jack walk in. I scowl.

"Danny sweetie, I think the three of us need to talk. Alone." Maddie says.

"Anything you have to say can be said in front of them. They know everything. And I wouldn't have it any other way." I tell them.

"Alright son. I understand you are probably upset right now-" Jack starts but I cut him off.

"Upset? I don't think that's quite strong enough. You lied to me about who I was my entire life and you think I am feeling such a simple emotion such as upset? No. Today I found out a man that I despise is my biological father, the people who I had thought would never lie to me about something so important, did, and now, I have to deal with said biological father, rubbing it in my face for the rest of eternity. I am way beyond upset. Maddie, Jack, I think you should go. I need some time to cool down and forget about things with my friends." the pained expressions on their faces show that I hit a soft spot calling them by their names, but I don't care. I can't wait to move to the GZ permanently.

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Danny's POV

It's the day before the field trip, and we are currently at the mall getting supplies. We buy four large first aid kits and some extra medical supplies. We also buy some medicine like pain killers, neosporin, dramamine, and anything else that might come in handy if somebody gets injured.

We buy some parts to make things like extra weapons, phantom phones, a portable ghost shield, and specter deflectors that ignore Andrew's and my ecto signatures. We also get two thirty-six packs of water bottles, ten boxes of granola bars, bags of assorted cookies and crackers, and lot's of sandwich stuff. We also buy some sneakers and sweats for the girls who wear things that won't work for walking, a few large tents, fifteen air mattresses, twenty flashlights, a ton of batteries, dry shampoo, and basically anything else that we could possibly be asked for.

We get back to my house, and start packing. Andy and I are carrying all the heaviest stuff since we have ghostly strength on our side. Sam has the first aid, Tucker has the food, Valerie has the spare clothes and camping stuff, Andy has the water bottles and flashlights, and I have the weapons and everything else. We each have a camping pack and a duffle bag. The duffle bags contain everything that we were required to bring from the list the Fentons gave us.

"It's official. We couldn't be more prepared if we tried." Tuck huffs, collapsing on my bed after completing our packing.

"Thanks guys. I would probably be stuck in a lab being vivisected right now if it weren't for you guys.

"Well what did you think we would do? Stand by and pass them the tools? Come on, you know we'd do anything for you, your majesty." Val says curtsying with Sam while Andy and Tuck bow. I laugh and decide to play along.

"Of course, I would have your heads if it were any other way." I say in a british accent. "Now back to work peasants. I want this place so spotless, I can see my reflection in the carpet." I tell them, earning a smack on the back of the head from Sam, and a punch in the arm followed by a kiss from Andy.

"Come on guys, let's get to bed. Tomorrow is the start of a long day." We all agree, and lay down for bed.

I hope you guys like my plot twist. I am still trying to decide whether or not I want to have Danny forgive Vlad or not. If he does, there will obviously be conditions. I am a big fan of Badger Cereal, but Vlad can be an ass sometimes and I really don't know if they should forgive him for trying to kill their daughter. Please review and tell me what you think. Thanks for reading!