Chapter 1-The Fire

It was another day for the Ghostbusters as they were out on another call. There was a fiery Class 5 causing disturbance a small hotel being renovated. It was a little difficult, but the guys were able to catch it.

"Finally!" Dr. Peter Venkman exclaimed as he held up the trap.

Winston Zeddemore quickly sniffed that air and said, "Guys, do you smell smoke?"

"Now that you mention it..." Dr. Egon Spengler said.

"Uh oh." Dr. Ray Stantz said, "That ghost must've set some wood on fire!"

Sure enough, the smoke alarms went off, signaling that there was a fire in the building, and flames were raging from the top and middle floor.

"We gotta get out of here!" Peter exclaimed.

"Peter, you go first since you have the trap." Winston said, "We can't have the trap fried and having to catch the ghost again."

Peter, Ray, Winston, and Egon all quickly rushed downstairs, dodging flames and falling debris. But on the 3rd floor, Egon's leg got caught and was stuck.

"Guys, help me!" Egon exclaimed as he tried calling for the guys, but they were nowhere to be found. He tried calling them on his walkie-talkie, but the flames had fried it a bit.

Meanwhile outside, Peter, Ray, and Winston managed to get out.

"Wait, where's Egon?" Winston said.

"I...I don't know!" Peter said panicky.

"Oh no! Please tell me he didn't get stuck!" Ray exclaimed as he rushed back into the building for his friend.

"Ray, it's too dangerous!" Winston exclaimed calling to him.

"I gotta go get Egon" Ray exclaimed as he rushed into the burning building for his trapped best friend.

"Egon! Egon! Can you hear me?! Where are you?!" Ray called out.

"Ray!" Egon's voice called out from the floor above. Ray quickly rushed onto the third floor, and found Egon trying pulling his leg out from in between some fallen boards. The leg of his jumpsuit was also caught on some nails.

"Ray, you came back to rescue me?" Egon said as he kept trying to free his leg.

"Of course I did!" Ray exclaimed, "I would never leave my BFF in a burning building unless you deserved it!"

Egons smirked and rolled his eyes. Ray quickly removed the boards off of Egon's leg and struggled to free Egon's jumpsuit from the nails. After a few minutes, Egon was free. The two quickly made their way downstairs to meet Peter and Winston outside. But on the second floor, a part of the ceiling fell down and Ray got caught. Egon quickly tried helping Ray up, but the boards were too heavy.

"Egon, go!" Ray exclaimed.

"What? No! I'm not leaving you!" Egon said.

"GO! I'll be fine!" Ray said while trying to free his leg.

Egon hesitantly turned around and ran out, not wanting to leave his friend. He quickly bursted out the door.

"Egon!" Peter exclaimed, "You're ok!"

"Where's Ray?" Winston asked.

"He got stuck, but he told me to go." Egon replied.

"Oh no." Winston said as he rushed toward the building. But then the few top floors and the fourth floor exploded.

"NO!" Peter exclaimed, fearing that that blast killed Ray. He, Winston, and Egon all waited nervously to see if Ray made it out. Then a limping figure walked toward the doorway, and Ray stepped out, but he was covered in ashes and soot. And there were a few burns on him. Ray then coughed harshly and collapsed to the ground.

"Ray!" Winston yelled as he rushed over to his friend. Egon stood back in shock, not knowing what to do.

"Call 911 now!" Egon yelled, in fear for his best friend.

A few minutes later, a fire truck and an ambulance came to the still burning building. Fireman got out and began trying to put out the blaze. Paramedics quickly rushed over to where Winston was with Ray and began treating him. They quickly loaded Ray on a gurney and drove him to the hospital. Meanwhile, Peter and Winston were talking to some officers, explaining what happened.

Meanwhile, Egon stood back, out of the way of the crowds and still in shock, not knowing what to do. He was in fear for his best friend's life.

"Egon? Egon!" Peter said, trying to get Egon's attention.

"Oh, what?" Egon asked, snapping back to reality.

"Come on, let's go to the hospital to see how Ray's doing and to see if you're ok." Winston said.

Egon didn't argue with his colleagues as he got into the car. Winston had called the firehall to tell Janine, Kylie, and Jenny what had happened. Jenny was freaked out at what had happened to her boyfriend. The three women quickly got into a cab and drove to the hospital. Meanwhile at the hospital, the three Ghostbusters, Janine, Kylie, and Jenny all waited on an update for their friend.

"Peter, stop pacing." Janine said, "You're freaking me out and it's not going to help Ray."

"What else can I do?!" Peter exclaimed.

Egon had been silent the entire time. He hadn't said a word and nobody tried to cause they didn't want to get on his bad side right now. And the guys knew better than to get on Egon's bad side.

"Excuse me?" a tall, male, doctor said as he came forward. "I'm Dr. Madison. Are you associated with Dr. Raymond Stantz?"

"Yes." Jenny said, "How is he?"

"Thankfully, his injuries aren't severe. He has a few first degree burns, and one second degree burn, but nothing too serious. But he's suffering from smoke inhalation and is on oxygen. His right ankle is also twisted and has a minor concussion."

"Can we see him?" Peter asked.

"Only for a few minutes." Dr. Madison replied.

The three Ghostbusters, Janine, Kylie, and Jenny were led down a hall to the room where Ray had been admitted to. Dr. Madison opened the door and the Ghostbusters went in. Ray was lying very still. Bandages were wrapped around the burns and his head. An oxygen mask was over Ray's mouth and nose to help him breathe.

Egon was in shock. He had never seen his best friend like this before, but he had been in that condition before. All of a sudden, everything went black.


"...Egon?" Peter's voice faintly called out.

"Egon? You ok man?" said Winston.

Egon opened his eyes to find Peter, Winston, and the others standing above him.

"You ok Dr. Spengler?" Dr. Madison asked.

"Yeah." Egon replied sitting up, "Why am I on the floor?"

"You passed out." Winston said, "You were just standing there, and then you collapsed."

"Apparently, you passed out from shock." Dr. Madison said, "Thankfully, you were out for only a few minutes."

"Sorry." Egon said rubbing his head.

"It's ok." Janine said, "We know that was hard for you."

"How about we go back to the firehall now." Peter said.

"Ok." Egon said standing up. The guys helped him up as he was still dizzy.

As the group made their way to the car, they had a bit of a sick feeling. But Egon was the one who felt it the most. Not from passing out, but from something else.

To be continued...