As Egon looked thoughtfully down at the zigzagged line with a period underneath it, which was drawn repeatedly and also randomly on a yellow piece of pad paper, he noticed the crucifix on his client's desk.
"I keep thinking of this symbol," Explained the short blond haired girl who sat behind the wooden desk. She pushed her red glasses further up the bridge of her nose and handed him a picture of another symbol. However this one was much bigger than the crudely drawn.
"I am not familiar with this symbol either, but I will look into it. Miss…?" asked Egon placing the pictures in his briefcase.
"Eleanor Jones. But everyone calls me Mary."
Egon turned their heads at the sound of the door creaking as it was swung open. "Mary Ellen? What are you doing in here?" asked a red headed man with an Irish accent, dressed in the unmistakable uniform of a Catholic Priest. His black shoes stomped through the open door.
"Father McCoy," said Eleanor standing up. "I know you told me not to worry about the symbol, but I had a strange feeling."
Father McCoy looked at the blond woman. Egon could have sworn he saw the priest glare for a moment. "That is alright. But why my office?"
"Because you weren't using it," replied Eleanor with a small smile.
Egon snapped his briefcase shut. "I'll get back to you as soon as I can." Feeling the tension in the room, he stood up.
"Thank you," said Eleanor holding out her hand. Egon shook it and gave a nod and turned to walk away. He could feel the young priest's eyes on him as he walked down the hall and toward the front doors.
oXoXoXo
Checking the time on her wrist watch, the pale girl, whose long, black hair swished around her in the fall wind, held her book tighter in her hands. I was supposed to be back at the church an hour ago. Father McCoy is going to kill me…
The street lamps glowed on her dark hair as her sneakers tapped along the concrete. Suddenly a man stepped out from an alley way. "Give me your purse," said the middle one. He was wearing a red sweatshirt with the loosely pulled over his head and baggy jeans. In his hand was a knife which shined in the dirty light.
"I don't have any money," said the girl, as she backed away, the man took a few steps closer to her.
A growl came from over head, as a black silhouette pounced in front of the mugger. The girl could see his brown eyes stare at the beast in disbelief. The beast stared right back with its red eyes. As the beast took a step forward, a scream erupted from the mugger's lips before running away.
The beast looked away from where the hood had run away from and turned to the girl.
"I'm okay," said the pale girl.
Giving a slight nod, the beast ran where it had first come to save the girl.
Standing for a moment, the girl slightly shrugged before walking to where she lived.
oXoXoXo
Later that night:
"What are we doing here again?" asked Peter, who was leaning in the back seat of the Ecto-1.
Ray, who was sitting next to Egon, replied, "we got a call saying that they saw a big monster kidnap their cat."
"It was probably some old couple who can't find the dang cat. So they have to make us find it by making it paranormal," said Peter who leaned even more in his seat.
"Well whatever it is, we-" began Ray. The car halted in its place as a dark silhouette ran past the front bumper. The three men glanced at each other, and then scrambled out of the car. Once they were on the street, with the car doors still open, they turned on their proton packs.
There wasn't a soul on the street. The only sound that could be heard was from the buzzing from the lamp and from their packs. Silence in the city.
"Here kitty, kitty, kitty," said Peter. Looking over the street.
A shadow ran past a street lamp, which reminded the Ghostbusters of a stencil of a big dog.
"There!" shouted Ray, as he fired at the figure attached to the shadow.
The monster sprinted to a manhole like a cheetah and ripped the lid off with its teeth. With a quick jerk of its head the lid went flying.
Peter ducked as the lid went like a rocket and flew over his head.
The monster descended into the hole and Egon, Ray and Peter ran after it. As they got closer to the open manhole, the smell made their eyes burn.
It made Peter wince as he watched Egon go into the dark abyss. Ray and Peter followed him. The smell got worse the further they ventured down. The three Ghostbusters pulled flash lights from their belts. They saw scratch marks along the walls as they walked on.
For five long, silent minuets they walked.
"When is this damn monster-" began Peter, as the monster jumped in front of them. The light from a street lamp leaked from a gutter.
The monster looked like one of Gozer's dogs, but it had more fur, but was about the same size.
All three men jumped back in shock and landed in the sewage. Egon quickly got up. However it took the other two a little longer to regain themselves.
The monster turned ever so slightly. The light was now on its left side, which revealed the mark Eleanor was talking about.
Egon quickly fired his proton pack. The monster didn't seem to notice; it only roared and showed its two glass fangs for teeth that sparkled in the light. It then charged.
As Egon, Ray and Peter ran back the way they came, Peter threw his flashlight at the monster and hit it right in the eye. The monster stopped and shook its head. Peter smirked after he got his revenge.
They ran up the metal latter and ran into the ecto-1 like frightened mice being chased by a cat. The second the last door slammed shut, Egon jumped on the gas.
The monster came up from the manhole as it howled in anger. Then it jumped in the way of the ecto-1.
Egon drove around the monster knowing that the impact would just destroy the car. He drove down the street. Being the genius Egon is he knew he couldn't let the monster get loose in the city. He drove to the first safe place he could think of: the firehouse.
As Egon drove through the back roads and alleys toward their headquarters, he saw that there was a dead end in front of them. Damn it. Egon had no choice but to go onto the main road.
The monster was still running after them on all fours.
Egon ran a red light. He heard a crash. Looking into the rearview mirror, he saw that a semi had hit the monster. The monster had landed on a parked car.
Thankful for the extra time Egon pressed further on the gas pedal, if that was even possible. People angrily honked and yelled at them, then screamed at the sight of the monster.
When the Ghostbusters reached the firehouse, Eleanor was standing in front of the door.
"Eleanor?" asked Egon stepping out of the car. Peter looked out the window, both eyebrows raised.
"I remember where I saw that symbol," said Eleanor walking toward the ecto-1.
Later in the ecto-1:
"It would sound just too weird if I told you. So I'll just show you," explained Eleanor. She was sitting next to Peter, who was giving her looks.
They heard the monster's roar as Egon pressed on the gas and floored it.
"What was that?" shouted Eleanor.
"A class ten physical demon," said Ray, looking over his shoulder.
"A monster," said Peter, shrugging.
Eleanor looked at them wide eyed.
Egon took a sharp turn into an alley way. The monster, who was dizzy from being hit with a flash light and a semi, didn't notice. It just kept running. Egon took another sharp turn and was back on the main road.
Ten minutes later, with no sign of "it" they pulled up in front of the church.
Ray, Egon, Peter, and Eleanor scrambled out of the ecto-1.
"You two stay here," instructed Egon as he and Eleanor ran up the stone steps.
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The five foot tall girl put away the book she was reading back onto the crooked shelf. She glided to her cracked mirror and gazed at her reflection.
She picked up her hair brush off her night stand. She pulled all of her hair over her left shoulder and began to brush it. She repeated the action on the other side. The light from her lamp shined on her pale skin.
Egon and Eleanor sped down the hall. The sound of their footsteps on the worn hard wood floor echoed though the empty church.
The pale girl changed into her white night gown. She switched off her lamp and climbed into her bed. The only light that could be seen was from the full moon which leaked from her window.
oXoXoXo
Eleanor stopped in front of a white door. Egon stood behind her. He held his proton pack a little tighter, prepared for what was to come, he was about to open the door when Eleanor stopped him.
"We have to knock first," said Eleanor.
oXoXoXo
The pale girl sat up. She had heard someone talking. The voice sounded like Ms. Eleanor, the new volunteer for the church.
She is very nice. I just wish she didn't stare at my shoulder, thought the girl.
"Charlotte? Sweetheart? Can we talk to you?" asked Eleanor as she slightly knocked on the door.
Charlotte turned on her lamp. "Come in."
Eleanor and Egon slowly walked into the room.
"Charlotte this is Dr. Egon. He wants to see your birthmark," explained Eleanor stepping forward.
Charlotte bit her lip and averted her gaze down to her hands.
"Charlotte," said Eleanor, placing a hand on her shoulder.
Charlotte looked up at Eleanor. She turned her back so her left shoulder was now facing them. Brushing back her hair to the right side of her shoulder and sliding her gown's strap down about three inches, Charlotte looked away.
On her shoulder was the zigzagged symbol tattooed in black ink.
They heard Ray and Peter scream. Then the monster's roar.
Egon and Eleanor ran over to the window.
Ray and Peter were running around a tipped over ecto-1 with the monster not far behind.
The pale girl slipped past the two frightened adults and opened the window."Stop," she called simply.
The monster stopped abruptly and turned toward Charlotte. He whimpered like a whipped puppy and ran away.
"Well half of the mystery is solved. But how do we get the car right side up?" asked Peter.
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