Holtzmann was the first at the lab again- which wasn't exactly hard considering she hadn't exactly gone home. Erin had managed to blow the fuse on her proton gun, Holtz had fixed it within a matter of munities but then her brain began to buzz and she started to make improvements. By the time she had finished it was able to hold a ghost three times faster and with five times the force. Obviously having done this to Erin`s gun she had to do it for her own and everyone else's.
Abby came in with two coffee`s and some Pringles. She had a gut feeling that Holtz had pulled an all nighter. She walked up the stairs to the second floor, Holtzmann`s floor. Sure enough Holtzmann was at her desk. She was face down on a proton pack. Her blonde curls had wriggled out of her hair ties and were strewn across the desk. Abby put the coffee down in front of her and gently rubbed her back. Holtz murmured something about cats and then slowly sat up. Abby laughed and stuck the Pringles under her nose. Holtz lapped them up gladly.
After a couple of hours Erin and Patty had rolled in and Holtz had finished all the proton packs. The rest of the team had praised Holtz`s work. She had ducked away from the complements and went looking for more snacks. Holtzmann then realised she hadn't showered in a couple days- she sunk away from the team and went up to the bathroom. Holtz turned on the taps and dipped her head under the flowing water. When Holtzmann came back down to the main floor the team were rapidly jumping into their overalls. Holtz dragged the towel from her damp hair and dived into her suit also. Holtz ran down the pull the ecto round the front, she knew that they were in a hurry but she still managed to pull the old door trick on Erin.
Abby typed in the coordinates and Holtz skidded onto the road. They drove down the side streets to avid the midday New York traffic. They arrived at an office block. Holtz pushed the button to release the new and improved proton packs. They geared up and marched in. This was always Holtzmann`s favourite bit- she hummed a theme tune she had made up under her breath.
Suddenly an ionized ghost was hurtling towards them. Patty yelled something and the four pulled out their guns. The ghost was confined in a matter of seconds. The team found it hard to hold onto the guns- they were shaking too much. Holtz made a mental note to fix this. Then she shook off the ghost confinement box and then stomped on the release button. The ghost was sucked in. The same thrill washed over Holtz that did back when they caught Mayhem.
They managed to get back into ecto without the press getting in the way too much. Once because at HQ Holtz went straight to work to fix the shaking.
"Holtz? Someone is here for you." Erin said coming up the stairs. Holtz popped her goggles up on her forehead and put down her blow church. Behind Erin was a blonde haired blue eyes male. Holtz laughed and dumped her stuff down on her desk. She went running into his arms. Her legs folded around his waist and she was hoisted up into the air.
"Pete." She whispered as he set her down again.
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"What a big brother can't visit his baby sister?"