The Fenton thermos never felt heavier when it held a ghost. But it felt... full somehow anyway. Danny could feel the snake spirit shifting inside. If it weren't for the stinking ecto goo plastered in his hair, he could almost feel sorry for it. 

The Gremloblin had taken off back into the forest after the ghost had left. Apparently even monsters didn't like to be overshadowed. Wendy and the others had all retreated to the mystery shack, so after changing back, that's where he headed. 

"Okay, let's review the story," he muttered, combing the goop out of his hair. 

"Dipper and I hid in the trees, he went to get help, the gremloblin chased me up the street, a friendly ghost scared it away. Badda bing."

He took a deep breath and opened the Mystery Shack door. 

Total silence. The gift shop was empty other than Wendy, Mabel and Dipper. They were staring at him with a frightening intensity and excitement. It was almost as if... but no they couldn't-

"We know," Wendy said. 

His stomach did a backflip.

"Uh... What are you talking about? Know what?" he stuttered, sounding completely guilty.

Dipper held up his phone. The screen was playing a loop of Danny transforming over and over. His hair morphed from black to white, black to white, before his eyes. 

"Danny... this is... the coolest thing I've ever freaking seen!" Wendy burst out, flinging her arms around him. "You're a ghost? You're the ghost that everyone's been talking about?"

"I always thought that Danny Phantom was some kind of hoax," Dipper admitted. 

"You're beautiful," Mabel sighed.

He twisted out of their grips, panic spreading through his whole body. It was bad enough that someone had seen. Even worse that included his own family and two kids he didn't even know. 

"Guys, this is not okay! I'm on vacation. Nobody except Jazz and my best friends know about this! You have to delete this video right now."

"Once you give us some answers," Dipper demanded, holding the phone out of reach. "Ghosts are some of the most mysterious beings in Gravity Falls! So before you can run off again, tell us what happened."

Danny glared around at them. Wendy, looking excited. Dipper stubbornly holding the phone above his head. Mabel grinning hopefully. 

"This never leaves the room," he demanded. "You can never tell another soul... living or dead. And after I'm done sharing what I  feel you need to know, you delete that video and we move on like nothing ever happened. Got it?" 

They nodded earnestly. 

"Let's get this over with then," Danny sighed, dropping into a chair.