Chapter 12: Flip City

Arc 1: The Call


This is mostly a shortish chapter meant to reflect on what has been happening in New York for the past 4 days. This will be the first full (or most) introduction of the 4 PGB franchises. The Liberty, Allegheny, Patriot, and Rogue Ghostbusters.

This chapter isn't really the greatest for it is technically rushed.

Quote: this story series runs between 2013 and 2025. Right now the year is 2019, so things happening now are past and some are just fillers. And as of before the event 'Infestation' is past history.

"And I want to know Why everyone I know, has gone Flip City."


New York City, 4 Days after the PGB disappearance.

Across the Northeast, a all out manhunt was in full swing.

FBI to local law enforcement were combing through every square around the city, trying to find any of the Protonix team's whereabouts. The search was so massive, cops would find on the run or hiding criminals, drug busts and all sorts of things. But to their luck, nothing.

The situation was more hectic in New York itself. After the disappearance of the firehouse two days prior, paranormal activity skyrocketed throughout the area. More and more reports of slime monsters had driving the four franchises from around the area to try to maintain control. In Central Park, it was semi-usually business.

"SOMEONE GET THE DAMN TRAP!" a redhead women yelled holding a ghost in a proton stream. Two others were trying to hold on as the entity tried to dash around.

Over by the Ecto-R1, (Ghostbusters 2016 Ecto- 1) another came running to the vehicle. Reaching in the back they yank out a G-trap from the mess of equipment. Setting the modes they toss the trap towards the group.

The trap skids to a halt as the beacon dropped. The doors flip open as the trap cones engulfs the ghost. It tries to fight but the women jerks the thrower back just enough for it to fall inside. The trap flashes a red light, and returns the beacon. Catching her breath she looks over to the other who was casually drinking a cup of coffee.

"Where the hell were you!?" She roared, stomping her boots into the ground. She approaches the 26 year old man that wore the same jumpsuit as everyone else. A shaded tan with two sets orange strips.

(AN: If you read chapter 9, then you'll know what the team kinda looks like. In this case, you'll find out.)

"Getting coffee for us." He calmed said handing the 3 other cups out. The two gladly take their drinks while the women hesitates between drink it, or splashing it in her co-worker's face. She just sighs and takes the cup. Swinging it back once as a small feeling of relief came.

"Any other calls?" She asked. He just shook his head.

"Nope. Bruce and the others are back at the lab and and the Patriots are in Brooklyn finishing up a monster call."

Taking one last drink she walks around the Ecto to the driver's seat. Unbuckling her pack she hands it to her partner. "Let's get back. My legs are hurting."

Stepping inside she sits herself behind the wheel. The man slid into the passenger seat beside her as the two others finished up. Once they were in she started the car up. The yellow and blue light bar's flashed to but without the siren. Pulling out down the path that lead from the east gate they came through. Sitting there 4 police cruisers sat waiting, the Ecto pulls into the middle as the cars follow close by. For what they hoped for added protection, the city ordered police escort for all 4 teams around the city. This would mostly come into action after a call was placed and a group was already out.

The streets of New York however, normally packed with cars, taxies and buses were as quiet as before a hurricane hit. Most people stayed inside their homes or evacuated. Fearing that an impending disaster was just around the corner. The events of before had been enough to tell that when the Ghostbusters got this serious, hell was bound to follow. The journey wasn't long due to this, and the group made the track back to base fairly soon.

Warehouse 84. The building itself was mostly used for storage of things that couldn't fit in the firehouse, now was flooded with people, vehicles and soldiers. Because of so much activity the military was called in to form a perimeter around the building. Going so far as having actual tanks sitting at the lot's entrance with the timely helicopter. As Ecto-R1 pulled in, several men carefully walked around the car holding Pke meters. Once they were clear the hearse pulled into the main building.

Inside it was pretty much what you would expect a warehouse to be like. A large open space with items spewed all over. Most of the unit was cleared out to make room for the five vehicles all four teams used, along with 4 Dodge Challengers that were used as rapid response units. Pulling beside a 2004 GMC Yukon and a 2015 Chevy Colorado truck, the caddy easied to a stop before the accelerator engine powered down. (Like before, all PGB vehicles run on big ass cyclotrons.) Stepping out sluggishly they took their equipment and load traps over to a conjoined shipping container that were pushed side by side with the walls missing. Inside the right unit was Allegheny Ghostbuster Peter David, the Egon Spengler of the Steel City unit. Since his team arrived he and Scott Stewart have been tasked to building a large amount of G-traps, Pke Disrupters and meters for the area. In the firehouse substorage, there was crates the size of a minivan packed full of just traps from Infestation that weren't needed. But since the building was gone and that each team had around only a maximum of 20 traps on hand, the need for more was a tall order to combat the growing problem.

Over by a clearing that the teams used as a makeshift break room, Doctor Bruce Morris, the head scientist and leader of the Liberty Ghostbusters, stood around a table with Matt Blake, the Patriot Ghostbusters leader, and the chief of the New York Police himself. The map that sat before them showed the large area of the city that the Protonix controlled. Red Xes were scattered across the area with a large blue X over the location the firehouse stood.

"Any luck in the subway?" Bruce asked the chief shaking his head. Peeling a clear version of the map that showed the transit system.

"We searched all the main lines around the island itself. All break off lines that aren't sealed off are empty. And the lower levels haven't had any luck at all."

Bruce brought his hand up and sighed. They were running out of places to look. Even if they were taken the meters would be able to track their equipment. But every was a literal dead spot.

"As it stands now." Matt brought his phone out, typing in a fast paste on the calculator app. "The level of activity a week ago was at say, 37%. Slightly below normal. As of today however, it's now at 65% above normal and growing. Reports of Slime Abominations are starting to become widespread."

As he explained he looked over to see the same women walking over.

"Bridget, find anything?"

"Nope. Just one ghost." She drops the trap down on the table.

"**sigh** At this rate it's gonna be infestation again. HEY SCOTT!" Bruce's voice echoed through the building. Startling some but getting the other's attention.

"WHAT?!" Scott yelled back from the container.

"WHEN IS MATTEL SUPPOSE TO GET HERE?!"

"HOW SHOULD I KNOW?! THEY MAKE TRAPS AS FAST AS WE MODIFY THEM!" Bruce just rolled his eyes. True that they had the tech to make the traps work, but building large amounts like how Mattel makes replicas was much easier.

"At this rate, we should start thinking about another possible Call Out." Matt said shaking his head. A Call Out was pretty much the Ghostbusters version of a military draft that called on people from across the country or overseas to be brought over. It was dubbed Ecto Force and served as a private army ti the Ghostbusters. Bridget knew first hand, when she and her team were still getting us to being their own team in Philadelphia they came back to New York to help train dozens.

"Sir." A military officer walked up to the man. "We have something from the Patriots Unit."

Exchanging glances the three leaders and officer quickly dash out of the building. Not paying attention to passing vehicles or the steady beginning of rain falling. They sprint over to a military tent that was set up against another warehouse, why they didn't just set it up inside, they don't know. Ducking past the tarp they step in to see two officers finish wiring a tv screen.

"All set." One says looking back once before stepping away. The screen flickers to life as the image began to come through.

"You guys copy me?" The man said shaking the camera a little more.

"What to you got, Dylan?" Bruce crossed his arms, hopping for good news.

"We dealt with that monster call. But what was weird was what it was made out of." he reaches back and pulls out a black crysral.

"What is that? Ice?" Matt stepped closer.

"No. At first we thought it was the effects of the stasis stream on something. But it's giving off high levels of Pke energy. I am litterally holding a slab of black slime." It took a moment for the three of them to register the info.

"But that's not all." Dylan continued. "When we were preparing to leave we got a massive surge in there readings. We found the source of it pretty fast."

"*clears throat* And what was it?" Bruce asked.

"The Reservoir, it's gone." Every man and woman. Both police, military and ghostbuster froze. The Reservoir, a 7 mile wide lake of Black Slime, gone.

"How-How is that possible?" Peter David shuddered.

"Well, it's not technically gone. But right now me and the others are all standing were 50 feet of slime should be over our heads. We scanned everywhere, there's barely patches of it that's still here. But other than that, it's completely dry."

No one said any. People outside who came into see or overheard stopped dead on their tracks with a lump in their throats. Bruce turned his gaze over to Peter. Then David, Bridget and finally back to Dylan. Under his breath he whispered quietly but enough for the two to hear him.

"God help us all…"


Meanwhile in the Temple of Doom. (The Dream Realm. I'm calling it that, deal with it.)

Inside the vast library, Ignitus stood by the mirror he traveled through to the human world. The glass showing the activity around the warehouse with the teams watching David explain what he found.

"It seems that we should of thought this out more." he said loud enough for the old dragon walking part him to hear. He stops for a breif moment before continuing on.

"True. But we definitely couldn't of pick a better time for them to meet each other. And I must say. I am surprised at how causal they are taking the situation." Ignitus was also surprised by this. For some, random person in this type of situation they would beyond confused, curious or something else. To the team it was just like a normal thing for them to experience. Taking one last glance he waves his claw over the imagine. Causing it to slowly fade away till it showed the dragon's reflection.

"Are you sure that was the only way of getting that stuff?" Turning towards the Chronicler, pointing to the pot that the old dragon had in his right arm. Inside one would clearly see the reddish tint of slime inside. Slushing around at every movement.

"If I can create the proper formula. This kind hasn't been affected by our world's energy as Leo explained. Because this is from their world it should be less powerful and more stable." Turning back he takes several steps to the boiling calderon. Gently lifting the pot up he pours the slime into the mixture the brownish color began to quickly change. Glowing a shade of purple as both the black slime and liquid became a bright bubbly white.

"Are you sure this is a good idea? If what we heard them say about this substance is true, then we could end up doing more harm than good." Chronicler looked back to the fire dragon, placed the pot down and inhaled deeply.

"While I do share your level of concern. They'll need every form of help they can get. And while that means this won't be ready till the time is right. The other is slowly coming through."

Walking past he walks over to a crystal desk that sat in one of the roofs that spun off of the main. Inside the glowing room was a variety of crystal, ores and unimaginable material. On the desk itself was a large red structure that was both half missing and complete. The most noticeable thing one would point out would be the red and white sign that hung over the main building's front door.


This will be one of the few times all 4 teams will be shown like this. I did it because I wanted to introduce them in some way before they played a role later on and side step for a moment from the story itself.

The Chronicler scene also plays in for what is to come in the future involving the Team Protonix.

And now things about the teams~

Rogue Ghostbusters:

Bridget Filmem: Leader

Daniel Rikers: Womanizer

Jessica Topps: Scientist

Sarah White: Writer

Vehicle: Ecto-R1

A modified version of the 2016 GB Reboot car, this one has no hearse symbols, a standard roof rack, super slammer, a orange and blue light bar and 'No-Ghost' hood ordainment.

Allegheny Ghostbusters:

Michael Jones: Leader

Peter David: Historian/ Psychics Engineer

Scott Stewart: Investigator, Derek's Brother In-law

Blake Stump: Financial Manager

John Stewart: Derek's Stewart's father

Vehicle: Ecto-1P

A standardized blue Jeep Cherokee, based on the vehicle used in the GB fanfilm, 'HellBent'.

Patriot Ghostbusters:

Matt Blake: Leader

Dylan Woods: Historian/Scientist

Gabriel Patrick: Paranormal Investigator

Oliver Porter: Paranormal Investigator

Hunter Walks: Paranormal Investigator

Doctor Glean: Paranormal Biologist

Vehicles: Ecto-1E and Ecto-2E

Ecto-1E: 2010 Chevy Colorado

Modified truck. Only gas powered vehicle still used by the PGB. Has a red and black roll cage, extended roof rack that overhangs the rear bed. Equipment locker tool box, on-board Pke Disrupters and bull bar mounted proton gun.

Ecto-2E: Jeep Gladiator

Outside, off sight type vehicle. Basic truck but with her roll cage and equipment locker.

Liberty Ghostbusters:

Bruce Morris: Leader/ Scientist

Ray Phillips: Nuclear Engineer

Thomas Beckons: FBI Accessor

James Brown: Ghost Cop

Lee Willis: Ghost Cop

Tyler Rowan: Military

Ryan Clock: Military

Vehicle: Ecto-DC

A black 2004 GMC Yukon with a Ecto-1A roof rack, bulbar over the entire front. Super Slammer, rear window display panels. Resembles the Ecto-1G used by the Protonix Ghostbusters during their first years of business.

Note- All teams use variations of the Video Game packs, except The Rogue GB who use downgraded versions of the Mark 1 Protonix Pack. (Aka, The Experimental)

Each Ecto is based on fan created replicas of the car. The LGB use a version of the car the PGB used earlier in the timeline. The RGB use a crossover type hearse based on both the Reboot movie and Ecto-3 from the video 'Ecto- 3 Prototype'. The original vehicle for the AGB was a black Jeep Wrangler.

The PGB are the only ones to have a vehicle that is solely based on the original movies, which is a modernized/upgraded version of Ecto-1A or the IDW comics.

A reason why Bruce mentions Mattel. Since this whole world is based on ours, and that the general thoughts about Ghostbusters are to movies, the technology didn't truely exist. When Derek first made a working cyclotron core and venting, he was capable of putting it in a modified replica of TVG Proton Pack. The same is to all equipment. So in a way, they could take a basic fan made or so pack, trap or meter and modify it to fully function.

(Better description coming soon.).