"A man covered in ectoplasm should not be allowed in a house like this,"
Peter said as he and the other guys followed Dani into the large two story
house she had shared with Newton. They took note of the expensive looking
paintings and furniture. "Too bad not all of our customers are this rich."
"I'd pay you just to destroy half this house with your proton guns," Dani told him. "You can take a shower upstairs, Peter."
"Dani, are you positive this is a good idea?" Egon inquired.
"I'm ninety-nine point nine percent sure Newton won't be back until six," Dani replied. "So, my answer would have to be yes."
"Why are we here again?" Winston asked.
"To get my stuff," Dani answered. "It's upstairs. Come on." The four men followed the young woman upstairs to light blue door on the left. There was key hole on the doorknob. She quickly hid it with her hand as she opened the door. The room was very plain and hardly furnished. "There are a few boxes in the closet and packed up with the important stuff." She looked at Peter. "The bathroom is two more doors down on the right. There should be plenty of towels."
"Thanks," Dr. Venkman replied. He walked down the hall.
"I guess we'll get the boxes and put them in the car," Ray said. He went over to the closet and opened the door. The Ghostbuster didn't see any boxes, but instead hanging clothes and shoes on the floor. "Where are they?"
"Oh, I had to hide them," Dani admitted. She went into the closet and pulled down a panel off the wall. "Newton didn't want me to have any reminders of my parents or even a childhood. It almost worked. I can barely remember them sometimes. It's like my memory's been erased of them or something." She moved aside and let the three men pull out the boxes. Dani sat down on the bed and watched them. "Egon, is it possible to force someone to forget something?" Dr. Spengler set the box he held down on the bed next to her.
"Well, some people forget because the event was extremely traumatic and it's blocked subconsciously," Egon informed her. "It's also possible to hypnotize people and cause them to forget, but that usually works on the weak-minded or highly susceptible."
"If someone was hypnotized could someone else like unhypnotize them?" Dani inquired. Egon gave her a curious look and adjusted his glasses.
"What do you mean?"
"Nothing. Never mind. Forget I asked." Egon continued to look at her than picked up the box once again and followed Ray out of the room. Winston went over to Dani.
"I probably shouldn't tell you this, but Peter can hypnotize people," Winston told her. "He rarely does it unless it's really needed."
"I think it might be needed," Dani said.
"Well, talk to him later," Winston responded. "Don't mention it Ray or Egon. They'll go crazy."
"I know," Dani replied. "Thanks for the info, Winston."
"No problem." He walked out the door just before Ray and Egon returned. Peter came in finishing up drying his hair with a towel.
"Are we almost done here?" Peter inquired. "I'd like to go home and take a nap."
"Almost, I need to grab a box and get some clothes," Dani replied. "Than there's one more box of important things." She headed to the closet than froze when she heard a door slam. "Oh, no."
"Dani!" A voice roared from downstairs.
"Newton's home," Dani said. She closed the closet door than opened it a moment later holding a shoe box. "We need to leave."
"No argument here," Peter replied. "I want a nap." He, Egon, and Ray followed Dani out of the room and to the stairs. She stopped at the top as Newton came up with a very angry look. The young woman backed up into the three men behind her.
"Dani, what the hell is going on here?" Newton asked. "What are these men doing in my house?"
"They're helping me," Dani answered meekly.
"Are they the ones you who took you from the hospital?"
"Yes, because I asked them."
"I thought I had told you never to associate with these frauds again."
"Yeah, well you also threatened to throw us in jail," Peter interjected. "If anyone deserves to be thrown in jail it's you. You've been abusing Dani since she was six. That's something even the murderers on death row think is horrible." Newton took another step towards Dani and she backed up, pushing Ray along with her.
"I didn't abuse you, did I, Dani?" Newton asked the young woman gently. She glared at him. "Why don't you call the cops than?"
"She's taking it one step at a time," Egon put in. "Now, if you'll excuse us we'll be on our way. Let's go." Egon led the way past Newton with Peter high on his tail. Ray took Dani's free hand and gently pulled her along. Newton glared at her and she quickly looked away.
"Hey, Dani, don't think this is it!" Newton called after her. "I will get what I want!"
(It's not over yet.)
"I'd pay you just to destroy half this house with your proton guns," Dani told him. "You can take a shower upstairs, Peter."
"Dani, are you positive this is a good idea?" Egon inquired.
"I'm ninety-nine point nine percent sure Newton won't be back until six," Dani replied. "So, my answer would have to be yes."
"Why are we here again?" Winston asked.
"To get my stuff," Dani answered. "It's upstairs. Come on." The four men followed the young woman upstairs to light blue door on the left. There was key hole on the doorknob. She quickly hid it with her hand as she opened the door. The room was very plain and hardly furnished. "There are a few boxes in the closet and packed up with the important stuff." She looked at Peter. "The bathroom is two more doors down on the right. There should be plenty of towels."
"Thanks," Dr. Venkman replied. He walked down the hall.
"I guess we'll get the boxes and put them in the car," Ray said. He went over to the closet and opened the door. The Ghostbuster didn't see any boxes, but instead hanging clothes and shoes on the floor. "Where are they?"
"Oh, I had to hide them," Dani admitted. She went into the closet and pulled down a panel off the wall. "Newton didn't want me to have any reminders of my parents or even a childhood. It almost worked. I can barely remember them sometimes. It's like my memory's been erased of them or something." She moved aside and let the three men pull out the boxes. Dani sat down on the bed and watched them. "Egon, is it possible to force someone to forget something?" Dr. Spengler set the box he held down on the bed next to her.
"Well, some people forget because the event was extremely traumatic and it's blocked subconsciously," Egon informed her. "It's also possible to hypnotize people and cause them to forget, but that usually works on the weak-minded or highly susceptible."
"If someone was hypnotized could someone else like unhypnotize them?" Dani inquired. Egon gave her a curious look and adjusted his glasses.
"What do you mean?"
"Nothing. Never mind. Forget I asked." Egon continued to look at her than picked up the box once again and followed Ray out of the room. Winston went over to Dani.
"I probably shouldn't tell you this, but Peter can hypnotize people," Winston told her. "He rarely does it unless it's really needed."
"I think it might be needed," Dani said.
"Well, talk to him later," Winston responded. "Don't mention it Ray or Egon. They'll go crazy."
"I know," Dani replied. "Thanks for the info, Winston."
"No problem." He walked out the door just before Ray and Egon returned. Peter came in finishing up drying his hair with a towel.
"Are we almost done here?" Peter inquired. "I'd like to go home and take a nap."
"Almost, I need to grab a box and get some clothes," Dani replied. "Than there's one more box of important things." She headed to the closet than froze when she heard a door slam. "Oh, no."
"Dani!" A voice roared from downstairs.
"Newton's home," Dani said. She closed the closet door than opened it a moment later holding a shoe box. "We need to leave."
"No argument here," Peter replied. "I want a nap." He, Egon, and Ray followed Dani out of the room and to the stairs. She stopped at the top as Newton came up with a very angry look. The young woman backed up into the three men behind her.
"Dani, what the hell is going on here?" Newton asked. "What are these men doing in my house?"
"They're helping me," Dani answered meekly.
"Are they the ones you who took you from the hospital?"
"Yes, because I asked them."
"I thought I had told you never to associate with these frauds again."
"Yeah, well you also threatened to throw us in jail," Peter interjected. "If anyone deserves to be thrown in jail it's you. You've been abusing Dani since she was six. That's something even the murderers on death row think is horrible." Newton took another step towards Dani and she backed up, pushing Ray along with her.
"I didn't abuse you, did I, Dani?" Newton asked the young woman gently. She glared at him. "Why don't you call the cops than?"
"She's taking it one step at a time," Egon put in. "Now, if you'll excuse us we'll be on our way. Let's go." Egon led the way past Newton with Peter high on his tail. Ray took Dani's free hand and gently pulled her along. Newton glared at her and she quickly looked away.
"Hey, Dani, don't think this is it!" Newton called after her. "I will get what I want!"
(It's not over yet.)