Author's Note: Hey there, peeps I'm back!
Before I start, I'd like to thank GiJoefan85 and tmalysza38 for the reviews; I'm glad you're enjoying the story.
Also, thank you to darklord71 for the favorite, enjoy the story.
Anyways, here's the new chapter and happy reading!
Chapter 9
That evening, the Ghostbusters, Mystery Inc. and Scooby were celebrating over getting Dana as their first customer.
"To our first customer," said Peter.
He raises his soda can.
"To our first and only customer," Ray added.
"Hear, hear," Shaggy and Scooby joined in.
"Cheers," Fred, Daphne, and Velma added.
At Shaggy's suggestion, they ordered Chinese takeout for dinner. Scooby and Shaggy had no problem getting down with the food.
"I'll need to draw some petty cash," Peter said.
"I should take her out to dinner, we don't want to lose her."
"That's not a bad idea," said Velma.
Daphne nodded.
"This magnificent feast here represents the last of the petty cash," Ray pointed out.
"Petty cash or not man, this food's like delicious." Shaggy commented
"Yeah, delicious;" Scooby piped up and slurped a lo mein noodle.
"Hey, you three slow down. Chew your food," Peter advised.
"You're gonna get indigestion," Fred interjected.
Downstairs, the telephone rings.
Janine answers.
"Hello, Ghostbusters and Mystery Inc.," She said.
"Yes, of course they're serious."
Janine listens.
"You do?" She asks, surprised.
"You have?"
"No kidding," Janine commented.
"Well, just give me the address;" said the brunette.
She writes it down.
"Yes, of course. Oh, they'll be totally discreet."
"Thank you," Janine hangs up.
"We got one!" She shouted.
The secretary slams the alarm.
As the bell rings, the group looks up.
"It's a call!" Ray exclaimed.
"Let's go gang," said Fred.
Everyone gets up.
"Ladies first," said Egon.
"Thank you, Egon," said Daphne.
"Yes, thanks;" said Velma.
The two girls slide down the pole and the rest of the guys (along with Scooby) followed.
"Scooby Doo!" The Great Dane declared.
Everyone opens their closets and puts on beige jumpsuits.
The Ghostbusters went inside the newly transformed vehicle that Ray, Shaggy, and Scooby worked on. The teens and Scooby piled into the Mystery Machine van.
Alarms blared as they drove off.
The automobiles pulled up in front of the Sedgewick Hotel. Both had the Ghostbusters logo.
The team enters the building.
"Hey, anybody see a ghost?" Peter called.
"Anyone, anyone?" Shaggy piped up.
Peter spies a woman walking by and he looks at her with a coy expression.
"Thank you for coming so quickly," The hotel manager said from behind.
"Jeez Louise!" Peter exclaimed.
"Zoinks!" Shaggy yelped.
"The guests are asking questions, and I'm running out of excuses." The manager informed.
"What's the problem exactly?" Velma questioned.
"Has it happened before?" Ray asks.
"Well, most of the original staff knows about the 12th floor." The manager replied.
"Uh huh," said Egon.
"The disturbances, I mean." The manager clarified.
"Yeah,"
"But it's been quiet for years up until two weeks ago."
"It was never, ever this bad though."
"Did you ever report it to anyone?"
"No, heavens, no;" The manager answered. "The owners don't like us to even talk about it,"
"I hope we could take care of this quietly." He finished.
"It's done," said Peter. "Tonight,"
"No need to worry," Fred assured.
"Yes sir, don't worry." Ray added. "We handle this kind of thing all the time,"
The group approaches the elevator as the manager walks away.
An older man looks at them.
"What are you supposed to be, some kind of a cosmonaut?" He asks.
"Like, heck no;" Shaggy replied.
"We're exterminators, somebody saw a cockroach up on 12th." Peter answered.
"That's gotta be some cockroach," The gentleman commented.
"Oh, yeah," said Velma.
"Bite your head off man," said Peter.
The elevator opens and everyone goes in.
"Going up?" Ray asks the older man.
"I'll take the next one," He replied.
Elevator closes.
"It just occurred to me we haven't had a successful test of this equipment." Ray said.
"I blame myself," said Egon.
"So, do I," Peter added.
"Don't beat yourselves up," Daphne advised. "We never thought this would happen."
"We learn as we go," Velma said.
Fred nodded.
"Well, no sense worrying about it now." Ray said.
"Why worry?" Peter asks.
"Each of us is wearing an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his or her back."
"Like, right man," said Shaggy.
"Yep. Well, let's get ready, switch me on." Ray said.
Egon flips the switch.
They made it to the 12th floor. Elevator opens and everyone comes out.
While surveying the hallway, a maid pushes the cart.
Suddenly, the group of seven turned around and blasted the cart with their weapons.
The maid ducks.
Peter and Velma stops them.
"Hold it guys," She said.
"Whoops," Shaggy said.
"What the hell are you doing?" The maid asks.
"We're sorry ma'am;" Fred apologized.
"We thought you were someone else," said Peter. "Successful test,"
"I guess so," said Ray. "I think we'd better split up,"
"Good idea," Egon agreed.
"Yeah, we can do more damage that way." Peter commented.
"Daphne and I will go with Egon," said Fred. "Shaggy and Scooby go with Peter, and Velma can go with Ray."
"How typical," Velma thought to herself with an eye roll.
Everyone went their separate ways.
"Say, does Fred always do that?" Ray asks Velma. "Pick you last?"
"Uh huh," Velma answered. "It's always him and Daphne going together. Other times I go with them or Scooby and Shaggy."
They turn a corner and stopped in their tracks. Ray grew wide eyed and a cigarette fell from his mouth.
"Jinkies," Velma gasped in a hushed tone.
A green ghost was eating food from the cart, in a rather sloppy manner.
"Venkman?" Ray asked. "Venkman!"
"Uh, guys?" Velma called.
No responses.
The two looked back at the Slimer ghost.
"Disgusting blob," Ray remarked.
"I'll say," The brunette agreed. "He reminds me of Shaggy and Scooby in the way of eating."
"We're gonna have to hold him ourselves," Ray said.
"Yeah," Velma said. "Shot gun,"
They turn their weapons on and aimed for the specter.
The nuclear rays hit the wall instead, alarming Slimer.
Velma accidently stumbles and her glasses fell off.
"My glasses!" She exclaimed. "I can't see without them!"
The ghost flies straight through the wall and cart banged.
Velma searched for her glasses.
Ray ran over and picks them up.
"Here you go, sweetheart."
"Thank you," Velma accepts her glasses and puts them on.
Meanwhile; Egon, Daphne, and Fred searched the hallway and found nothing.
On the other side; Peter, Shaggy, and Scooby explored.
Then suddenly, Scooby stops.
"Look, a ghost;" He said, pointing at Slimer.
"G-g-ghost?" Shaggy stuttered fearfully, wide-eyed.
Peter reached for his walkie talkie and so does Shaggy.
"Come in Ray," said Peter.
"Like, come in Velma," said the lanky teen.
Ray and Velma pull out their walkie talkies.
"Venkman!" Ray whispered excitedly. "We saw it, we saw it!"
"Can you hear me Shaggy?" Velma asked.
"Like, yeah;" Shaggy answered.
"It's right here, Ray." Peter said. "It's looking at us,"
"He's an ugly little spud, isn't he?" Ray asks.
"Oh, yeah;" Shaggy replied.
"I think he can hear you, Ray." Peter pointed out.
"Don't move," Ray advised.
"Whatever you do," Velma added.
"It won't hurt you,"
Nevertheless; Peter, Scooby, and Shaggy hollered and screamed, as the ghost charged towards them.
Velma and Ray followed their screams.
"Venkman!" He called.
"Shaggy! Scooby Doo, where are you?" Velma shouted.
"Venkman! Pete!"
"Guys!"
The duo found them covered with ghost slime.
"Are you alright?" Velma asked.
"Venkman, what happened?" Ray questioned.
"Are you guys okay?"
"He slimed us," Peter responded.
"Yuck," Shaggy made a disgusted expression.
"Yeah, yuck," said Scooby.
"That's great!" Ray remarked. "Actual physical contact!"
"Like, don't remind us," Shaggy moaned.
"Can you move?" Ray asks.
"Ray, Ray!" Egon called from the walkie talkie. "Come in please!"
"Velma, come in!" Daphne's voice called.
"I feel so funky," Peter commented.
"So, nasty;" Shaggy said.
"Spengler! Velma and I are with Venkman, Scooby, and Shaggy." Ray answers.
"Velma here, Daphne;" said the brunette. "They got slimed!"
"That's great, guys. Save some for me," said Egon.
"Get down here, right away! It just went into a ballroom."
"Hurry!" Daphne insisted.
"Hang tight," said Velma.
"Okay, we'll be right there." Ray replied.
Everyone made it to the ballroom.
"Sir, if you and staff could please wait out here…" Ray suggested.
"We'll take care of everything,"
"Thank you," Fred said.
Doors are shut and locked.
Ray peers through a curtain, looking for the ghost. He spotted Slimer flying by the chandelier.
"There it is, on the ceiling;" said Ray.
Peter, Shaggy and Scooby peeked out.
"That's the one that got me," said Peter.
"Us too," Shaggy piped up.
"Yeah," said Scooby.
The detectives and scientists stepped forward except for the Great Dane.
"Come on Scooby," said Fred.
"No way," Scooby replied, shaking his head.
"You're not chicken," Fred pointed out.
Scooby does an imitation of a chicken. Ray chuckled, while Egon and Peter smirked.
"Well, look at him," Daphne remarked.
"What a ham," Velma commented.
"Would you do it for a Scooby snack?" The blonde leader asks.
"Nope," said Scooby.
"How about two?"
Scooby hesitates.
"Yeah," He agreed.
"Okay, two it is;" Fred tossed the treats and Scooby catches it, eating.
"Scooby Doo!" He joins the others.
"All right, guys and girls." Ray whispered. "Ready?"
"Throw it!"
Everyone turns their weapons on and aimed for Slimer.
However, they missed and Daphne hits the chandelier.
It falls and crashed onto the table.
"Oops," said the ginger-haired girl.
"Wouldn't you know it?" Fred asks. "Danger prone Daphne hits the chandelier,"
"That's my fault, it was done on my part." Ray said.
"Like, don't sweat it man;" said Shaggy.
"It's okay," Peter assured. "The table broke the fall,"
"There's something very important I forgot to tell you," Egon said.
"What?" Peter asks.
"Don't cross the streams,"
"Why's that, Egon?" Daphne questioned.
"It would be bad," said Egon.
"I'm fuzzy on the whole good/bad thing. What do you mean, 'bad'?"
"Expand on that," Fred said.
"Imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule…in your body exploding at the speed of light." Egon explained.
"Total protonic reversal," said Ray.
Velma nodded. "I see,"
"Right, that's bad." Peter agreed. "Okay, important safety tip. Thanks Egon,"
"All right; Ray, Velma, and Daphne, take the left. Egon, Fred, and Shaggy take the right. Scooby, come with me;"
Everyone went to their positions while Slimer guzzled down drinks.
"Okay, girls and Ray, just give me one high and outside." Peter said.
"Ray! Girls!"
On cue, they aimed for the green spirit, but he went flying.
"Egon! Fred! Shaggy!"
They go next, hitting the table and Slimer flew behind a counter. They kept until Slimer came out.
The others looked up to see Slimer flying above.
"Okay, all right. Hold it, hold it, hold it!" Peter called.
"Whoa, whoa, oh, oh!"
"Nice shooting, Tex!" The scientist joked.
"It took something out of him, but he'll move." Ray interjected.
"I need some room to put the trap down. Give me some room,"
Everyone pushed the tables over.
"Gotta get this in the clear;" said Ray.
"Wait, wait, wait!" Peter hollered. "I've always wanted to do this,"
"And…"
He yanks the tablecloth off; with all his might.
"The flowers are still standing!"
"Whoopee!" Shaggy golf-clapped.
"Okay, on my go-signal," Ray instructed.
"Spengler and Shaggy, I want a confinement stream from you two okay?"
"Go!"
Egon and Shaggy managed to hit the ghost.
"Okay, hold him up there. He's gonna move, hold him up!"
Peter, Fred, Velma, and Daphne hit Slimer.
"So far so good," said Velma.
"It's working Ray," said Egon.
"Start bringing him down," Ray advised. "You got him, don't cross the stream."
"Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a position collider, huh?" Peter asks.
"Like, right man," said Shaggy.
Slimer grunts.
"You guys, shorten your streams. I don't want my face burned off." Egon said.
They do that.
"Scooby and I are opening the trap now. Don't look directly into the trap," Ray instructs.
He and Scooby open the trap.
"I looked at the trap Ray," said Egon.
"Turn your streams off when I close the trap. Get ready, I'm closing it."
"Now!"
Everyone releases and looked away from the blinding light as Slimer gets confined inside the trap.
The Mystery Inc. cheered.
"We did it!" Fred declared.
"It's in there," Egon said.
"Well, that wasn't such a chore, now was it?" Ray asks.
"Nope," Velma said.
The group exits the ballroom.
"We came, we saw, we kicked its ass!" Peter announced.
"Did you see it?" The manager asks. "What is it?"
"We got it!" Ray stepped forward, holding the trap.
"What is it? Will there be more of them?"
"I don't know, there might be." Velma answered.
"What you had there was what we refer to as a focused…non-terminal repeating phantasm, or a class-five full-roaming vapor." Ray explained.
"Real nasty one too,"
"And now…let's talk seriously," Peter piped up.
"For the entrapment, we should ask you for four big ones, $4,000. But we are having a special this week on proton charging…and storage of the beast."
"That's only gonna come to $1,000 dollars, fortunately." Peter continued.
"Five thousand dollars?" The manager asked. "I had no idea it'd be so much, I won't pay it."
"Well, that's all right. We can just put it back," Peter responded.
"We certainly can, Dr. Venkman;" said Ray.
"Things will get messy again, man." Shaggy added.
"No!" The hotel manager exclaimed. "All right, anything!"
"Thanks so much," said Peter.
"Pleasure doing business with you sir," Fred said.
"Thank you, hope we can help you again." Ray said to the manager.
"Coming through! One class-five free-roaming vapor." He announced, with the others behind him.
"Scooby dee Doo!" Scooby called.
A/N: Whew! What a lengthy chapter.
I hope you all enjoyed the excitement and a few gags (it was my idea to incorporate Velma losing her glasses and the danger prone Daphne bit). I also noticed in the Scooby Doo cartoons that Velma always get picked last for teams (it's even mentioned in the 2002 live action movie), it's all about Fred and Daphne. Also, the gag with Scooby imitating a chicken; that's a reference to Scooby Doo Where Are You Season 1 episode 4 "Mine Your Business."
Anyways, in the next chapter Winston joins the team. Stay tuned!
