Chapter One
The view outside the windows wasn't very awe inspiring, mostly shadow against a backdrop of a nearly finished sunset and a few visable pine trees here and there.
"So why are we going there again if we haven't been able to phone them for a week since they made the appointment?" Peter complained from his position in the back seat.
"Because it's possible the ghost is responcible for the lack of communication." Egon announced while working on a new piece of equipment in the back of the car.
"Besides, how often do we get to do a bust in a nice mid-western town anyway? Most of the time we're either in New York or in the open countryside where there's no-one around." Ray couldn't help contain his excitement at trying out Egon's latest idea in a woodland environment they haven't had much experience in.
"Well, they'd better be gratefull that we're taking such a long trip during our heavy season to do this for them." Peter always hated the summer/autumn time of year as the weather got worse and so did the ghosts.
"So what's the story again?" Peter peered through the glass at the ouside world. All that was visable now was what was lit by Ecto's headlights.
"We had gotten a few calls from frightened citizens, they were talking about monsters that had been seen in the outskirts of the city and the nearby woods. So we decided to investigate. It also allows Egon to test his new idea in the close confines of small town streets and the woods."
"Well at least they had the decency to recommend their best hotel, what's it called?"
"It's a wonder you remember anything Peter, it's called the Arklay Inn."
The Ecto sped along the empty highway towards it's destination. A blue highway sign lit up in Ecto's headlights to alert the driver that they were only 10 miles from their destination.
***
They'd found him, he didn't know how. But he had to get to shelter before they caught up with him. He spotted a glowing neon sign just up the road. It announced that it was "The Arklay Inn." He sprinted towards it, dropping his empty shotgun as he ran. There were a couple of cars parked in the parking lot outside the hotel and it appeared to be normal, however one thing Paul Radcliff had learnt was that nothing always appeared as it seemed. He had nearly made it to the hotel's entrance foyer when it came out of the shadows.
"No, get away from me you freak! No....NOOOOOOO!!!!!!"
Paul's lifeless body was dragged away into the shadows where the creature could consume it in peace. It's only instinct was to feed, it was lucky enough to have the small portion of intelligence to know where to find food. Soon Paul would be joining it in it's quest to end it's hunger, but it would never know that it's companion was even there. together they shuffled off into the darkness, searching for food to end their neverending hunger.
The view outside the windows wasn't very awe inspiring, mostly shadow against a backdrop of a nearly finished sunset and a few visable pine trees here and there.
"So why are we going there again if we haven't been able to phone them for a week since they made the appointment?" Peter complained from his position in the back seat.
"Because it's possible the ghost is responcible for the lack of communication." Egon announced while working on a new piece of equipment in the back of the car.
"Besides, how often do we get to do a bust in a nice mid-western town anyway? Most of the time we're either in New York or in the open countryside where there's no-one around." Ray couldn't help contain his excitement at trying out Egon's latest idea in a woodland environment they haven't had much experience in.
"Well, they'd better be gratefull that we're taking such a long trip during our heavy season to do this for them." Peter always hated the summer/autumn time of year as the weather got worse and so did the ghosts.
"So what's the story again?" Peter peered through the glass at the ouside world. All that was visable now was what was lit by Ecto's headlights.
"We had gotten a few calls from frightened citizens, they were talking about monsters that had been seen in the outskirts of the city and the nearby woods. So we decided to investigate. It also allows Egon to test his new idea in the close confines of small town streets and the woods."
"Well at least they had the decency to recommend their best hotel, what's it called?"
"It's a wonder you remember anything Peter, it's called the Arklay Inn."
The Ecto sped along the empty highway towards it's destination. A blue highway sign lit up in Ecto's headlights to alert the driver that they were only 10 miles from their destination.
***
They'd found him, he didn't know how. But he had to get to shelter before they caught up with him. He spotted a glowing neon sign just up the road. It announced that it was "The Arklay Inn." He sprinted towards it, dropping his empty shotgun as he ran. There were a couple of cars parked in the parking lot outside the hotel and it appeared to be normal, however one thing Paul Radcliff had learnt was that nothing always appeared as it seemed. He had nearly made it to the hotel's entrance foyer when it came out of the shadows.
"No, get away from me you freak! No....NOOOOOOO!!!!!!"
Paul's lifeless body was dragged away into the shadows where the creature could consume it in peace. It's only instinct was to feed, it was lucky enough to have the small portion of intelligence to know where to find food. Soon Paul would be joining it in it's quest to end it's hunger, but it would never know that it's companion was even there. together they shuffled off into the darkness, searching for food to end their neverending hunger.