Hey guys! I know this one is short and kinda ends in a cliff hanger but I wanted to post something on my birthday for ya'll to read. I've been really busy at work these past several weeks at work and I haven't found time to write much down but it's all coming together in my head! Hopefully I'll get back into my writing routine this weekend and I won't have to worry about running out of stuff to post. :D
"It's no use, Egon…we can't beat this thing…" Ray said breathlessly as he fell to the ground wearily behind the machine Egon was hiding behind.
"I just found my P.K.E. meter under that table. It's busted but it still half works…maybe we can see how his strengths are radiating and then try to figure out what weaknesses he has?" Egon suggested as he tapped furiously on the device in his hands.
"You guys better figure something out fast! I don't know how much more fight I've got in me!" Winston called from the pile of boxes he had been thrown into.
"Have you tried the door? Maybe he'll be unable to follow us like Melanie was unable to leave." Egon asked. Ray shook his head dejectedly.
"No…it was locked up tight. There's no way out. We're fighting to our deaths here." Ray said. Egon grimaced.
The machine suddenly bucked and threw the two Ghostbusters face first into the hard floor. Ray whirled around and fired his proton stream at the misty blackness behind them. It still seemed to do no good against the foe they could hardly see. Laughter boomed off of the walls, and the already freezing temperature erupted into a supernatural wind blast.
Ray hauled Egon up from the cement floor and Winston followed them to the entrance door. In a last ditch effort, they pounded at the doorframe and called out desperately. The dark cloud settled down behind them, waiting for the chance to strike.
"Stand back!" A voice called from the other side of the door. Egon gave Ray a questioning look but they all moved around the corner of the door and pressed their backs against the wall.
The thick wooden door burst outward and the blackness separated to avoid it as the heavy door flew straight towards it. The monstrous smoke melted back together as the door smashed into pieces against the already damaged machines behind it.
"Got a present for ya, Ghosty!" Peter Venkman stepped into the room clad in his Ghostbusters uniform carrying a loaded trap.
"Pete!" Ray shouted gratefully.
"What took you so long?" Winston asked, still trying to catch his breath. Peter smirked.
"The missus wouldn't let me leave lunch early. Plus…your girlfriend took a while to convince me it was worth coming down here." Peter said thrusting the trap into Egon's hands. Egon gazed down at the trap warily.
"You brought Melanie?" Ray asked. Peter nodded.
"She said she wanted to help. I figured…if it's as bad as she was making it out to be, I might as well see if she'd be useful." he said.
The trap jerked in Egon's hands. He gripped it tighter, not wanting to expose Melanie to the monster in front of them.
"I think she wants out, Egon…" Winston said tapping the trap. Egon glanced at him wearily. He was about to say something when the machines sparked in front of them, some parts catching fire. The black inky darkness seemed to be getting stronger by the minute. There was no telling how much longer the four Ghostbusters could hold their own against it.
Egon gently set the device on the concrete floor and stepped back as he pushed the button to open the trap. Melanie burst forward, setting herself between the Ghostbusters and the enemy they had been fighting all afternoon. The room brightened slightly with the blinding blue glow that surrounded the girl.
The darkness actually seemed to hesitate as whatever it was spotted Melanie defending the Ghostbusters. She just floated in front of them, watching and waiting for the immense swirling mass to make a move. When the darkness finally dove forward trying to sneak above her, she threw out a large pulse that knocked it back. The monster seemed to fix its glowing red eyes on the ghost girl for a long moment before retreating to the back of the warehouse once more.