Janine watched intently as the Ecto-1 entered the firehouse and stopped.
She knew that one of the passengers in the car was the girl Egon had told
her about. Dani Pearson.
"Ray back?" Slimer asked hovering by Janine.
"Yeah, but remember what Ray told you. Don't bother Dani. She may not react so great," Janine told him.
"Peter yells."
"True. Dani isn't Peter. She's a young woman who needs our help."
"Slimer help?"
"We'll see." Dr. Stantz got out of the driver's side door and quickly went to the side door and opened it. He gently helped Dani out than closed the door behind her.
"Are you going to be okay?" Ray asked her. She bit her bottom lip as she looked around than slowly nodded. "Alright, let's go say hi to Janine." He led her to the secretary's desk, but Dani didn't look at the red-head. Her focus was on Slimer and her face held a look of fear and curiosity.
"Hi," Slimer said. Dani tightly grabbed Ray's hand with her good left hand and backed up into him stepping on his foot with her own.
"Ow!" Ray yelped. He jumped back only to fall onto the floor. Dani walked away from them going toward the Ecto-1. "Dani, where are you going?"
"Away," she answered. "I can't do this. I got scared seeing a ghost that won't hurt me than I stepped on your foot. For some reason I really think this won't work out." She headed for the door when she stopped and spun around quickly. "Ray, where's your friend Egon?" Dr. Stantz stood up and looked at her. "I just got a vision of him getting hurt. Something blows up."
"He's probably in the lab," Ray answered. "I'll get him out of there." Ray headed up the stairs and Dani went after him. They bounded into Egon's lab and the blonde looked up quickly holding a beaker of some yellow liquid.
"Ray," Egon said. "Dani, how are you?"
"Put down the beaker and back away," Dani told him.
"What?"
"She just saw you getting hurt, Egon. Listen to her."
"These chemicals are completely compatible. I assure you both." Dani went over and snatched away the beaker with her left hand. "Dani, put that down."
"Okay, this is totally unlike me to be forceful, but I will hurt you unless you get rid of this right now because when you add it to the other than put it in the machine things go downhill." Egon stared at her a moment. His blue eyes read her own and saw the seriousness they held.
"Very well." Dr. Spengler took the beaker and dumped it in the sink.
"Thank you," Dani said. She let out a big breath than sank into a nearby chair trembling. Ray and Egon went over to her. Ray started to reach for her hand, but he could see her flinch slightly.
"Hey, Dani, it's okay," Ray told her. "We won't get mad."
"He always got mad when I talked back," Dani whispered. "He'd yell at me than he'd." Her eyes glazed over and she stared into space. Ray looked at Egon who adjusted his glasses.
"She's been alone for too long," Egon said quietly. "She doesn't know how to talk about it."
"Peter could do something, couldn't he?" Ray asked. "He's a psychologist."
"I don't believe that's a good idea," Dr. Spengler responded. "He's too close to be objective about this."
"He barely knows her," Ray replied. "We barely know her. Peter would be able to tell us everything and we could figure out what we had to do."
"The very fact she's talking to us is a large step for her. I have recently talked to numerous people who have dealt with abuse cases and the key is to convince her to talk to us. The more she talks the better she will become. We must tell her no one can ever hurt again. Especially Dr. Newton. He caused the problem and we have to keep it from rising again."
"Are you sure we can do this, Egon?"
"Of course," Dr. Spengler answered. "It might take a little bit of time, but I'm sure we'll help Dani through this."
"Hey, guys," Winston said as he came into the lab. "Janine told me you guys ran up here to save Egon. Looks like that went well."
"Yeah, but Dani spaced out," Ray replied. "She's going to need a lot of help before she finally recovers."
"I know, man," Winston responded. "I've seen it a few times before in my old neighborhood. Dads hitting their kids for no reason. Nobody deserves that."
"Well, apparently no one talked to Dr. Newton," Ray said with a twinge of anger in his voice. "We should call the police."
"Won't work," Winston told him. "Dani is the only one who can do anything. We can only stand by and give her all the support she needs."
"Lunch!" Peter shouted.
"Peter made lunch?" Winston looked at the blonde haired physicist.
"He figured you two would be occupied with Dani and decided to be a little helpful," Winston said. He and Egon left the lab. Ray touched Dani on her shoulder and she looked at him.
"You hungry?"
"A little," Dani answered. "Ray?"
"Yeah?"
"I'm going to be okay, right?"
"Of course."
"You promise."
"Absolutely."
"Thank you." She gave him a little hug and let him take her to the kitchen for lunch.
"Ray back?" Slimer asked hovering by Janine.
"Yeah, but remember what Ray told you. Don't bother Dani. She may not react so great," Janine told him.
"Peter yells."
"True. Dani isn't Peter. She's a young woman who needs our help."
"Slimer help?"
"We'll see." Dr. Stantz got out of the driver's side door and quickly went to the side door and opened it. He gently helped Dani out than closed the door behind her.
"Are you going to be okay?" Ray asked her. She bit her bottom lip as she looked around than slowly nodded. "Alright, let's go say hi to Janine." He led her to the secretary's desk, but Dani didn't look at the red-head. Her focus was on Slimer and her face held a look of fear and curiosity.
"Hi," Slimer said. Dani tightly grabbed Ray's hand with her good left hand and backed up into him stepping on his foot with her own.
"Ow!" Ray yelped. He jumped back only to fall onto the floor. Dani walked away from them going toward the Ecto-1. "Dani, where are you going?"
"Away," she answered. "I can't do this. I got scared seeing a ghost that won't hurt me than I stepped on your foot. For some reason I really think this won't work out." She headed for the door when she stopped and spun around quickly. "Ray, where's your friend Egon?" Dr. Stantz stood up and looked at her. "I just got a vision of him getting hurt. Something blows up."
"He's probably in the lab," Ray answered. "I'll get him out of there." Ray headed up the stairs and Dani went after him. They bounded into Egon's lab and the blonde looked up quickly holding a beaker of some yellow liquid.
"Ray," Egon said. "Dani, how are you?"
"Put down the beaker and back away," Dani told him.
"What?"
"She just saw you getting hurt, Egon. Listen to her."
"These chemicals are completely compatible. I assure you both." Dani went over and snatched away the beaker with her left hand. "Dani, put that down."
"Okay, this is totally unlike me to be forceful, but I will hurt you unless you get rid of this right now because when you add it to the other than put it in the machine things go downhill." Egon stared at her a moment. His blue eyes read her own and saw the seriousness they held.
"Very well." Dr. Spengler took the beaker and dumped it in the sink.
"Thank you," Dani said. She let out a big breath than sank into a nearby chair trembling. Ray and Egon went over to her. Ray started to reach for her hand, but he could see her flinch slightly.
"Hey, Dani, it's okay," Ray told her. "We won't get mad."
"He always got mad when I talked back," Dani whispered. "He'd yell at me than he'd." Her eyes glazed over and she stared into space. Ray looked at Egon who adjusted his glasses.
"She's been alone for too long," Egon said quietly. "She doesn't know how to talk about it."
"Peter could do something, couldn't he?" Ray asked. "He's a psychologist."
"I don't believe that's a good idea," Dr. Spengler responded. "He's too close to be objective about this."
"He barely knows her," Ray replied. "We barely know her. Peter would be able to tell us everything and we could figure out what we had to do."
"The very fact she's talking to us is a large step for her. I have recently talked to numerous people who have dealt with abuse cases and the key is to convince her to talk to us. The more she talks the better she will become. We must tell her no one can ever hurt again. Especially Dr. Newton. He caused the problem and we have to keep it from rising again."
"Are you sure we can do this, Egon?"
"Of course," Dr. Spengler answered. "It might take a little bit of time, but I'm sure we'll help Dani through this."
"Hey, guys," Winston said as he came into the lab. "Janine told me you guys ran up here to save Egon. Looks like that went well."
"Yeah, but Dani spaced out," Ray replied. "She's going to need a lot of help before she finally recovers."
"I know, man," Winston responded. "I've seen it a few times before in my old neighborhood. Dads hitting their kids for no reason. Nobody deserves that."
"Well, apparently no one talked to Dr. Newton," Ray said with a twinge of anger in his voice. "We should call the police."
"Won't work," Winston told him. "Dani is the only one who can do anything. We can only stand by and give her all the support she needs."
"Lunch!" Peter shouted.
"Peter made lunch?" Winston looked at the blonde haired physicist.
"He figured you two would be occupied with Dani and decided to be a little helpful," Winston said. He and Egon left the lab. Ray touched Dani on her shoulder and she looked at him.
"You hungry?"
"A little," Dani answered. "Ray?"
"Yeah?"
"I'm going to be okay, right?"
"Of course."
"You promise."
"Absolutely."
"Thank you." She gave him a little hug and let him take her to the kitchen for lunch.