"We're back!" Janine shouted as she and Dani walked past Ecto-1 in the
firehouse. Ray bounded down the stairs wearing a big grin. He went up to
Dani, took her by the shoulders and planted a kiss on her. Janine looked at
the floor and went straight to her desk and sat down.
"Hello to you too," Dani said with a big smile. She gave him a slightly confused look. "What is that all about?"
"I, uh, just wanted to do that," Ray stuttered blushing a bit.
"Well, it was a surprise, but it was very nice. Thank you." She pecked him on the cheek. "You won't believe some of the cute outfits I got today. I even bought you a Captain Steel shirt I saw." She set down her bags and started to dig through them. "I know I put it in here somewhere."
"Dani, can I talk to you?" The blonde woman looked toward the stairs and saw Dr. Spengler coming down not looking particularly happy. His face wasn't holding any clues to how he was feeling or thinking.
"Sure," Dani chirped. "What's up?" He looked at Ray.
"Perhaps in private," Egon responded. The young woman gave him a curious look.
"Is it bad?" Dani inquired. "Because if it's bad I don't want to hear it." Dr. Spengler just simply looked at her. "Okay, we need to have an agreement, Egon. You're going to start giving me some kind of indication of what you're thinking and/or feeling because I haven't learned to read minds yet. I think that will happen in my next lesson." Janine laughed. Ray attempted to keep a straight face as he stood next to the blonde woman.
"Very well," Egon said. He adjusted his glasses and cleared his throat as he thought of an appropriate way to disperse the information he knew. Before he could speak he and the others heard the one of the front doors of the firehouse slam close. The four on the first level look towards the doors and saw Newton walking past the Ecto-1 wearing a crumpled suit and his hair stood on end.
"What are you doing here?" Dani asked.
"I wanted to fix this," Newton answered earnestly as he approached her. She moved close to Dr. Stantz who glared at the older scientist. "I want to apologize."
"Fine. Apology accepted. Now go," Dani replied. "I don't want to see you here again."
"Is this anyway to treat someone who has raised you for the past eighteen years?"
"You didn't raise me. You hurt me in more ways than I want to imagine right now," Dani responded in an unwavering voice despite the fact she felt so scared even standing next to her brave-faced boyfriend. "Now, please leave."
"No," Newton said. "I'm trying to be a nice person here. Now please come back home."
"I am home." Newton laughed.
"You call this home? A firehouse with four men who believe in ghosts and run around trying to shoot them. You must be kidding me. I knew you were always stupid, but this goes beyond anything I could have ever imagined." His face became taunt. "Now, you and I are going to leave here one way or another."
"I believe she told you she didn't wish to leave," Egon interjected stepping near Ray and Dani. "I must encourage you to leave the premises or I will be forced to call the police."
"On what grounds?" Newton inquired trying to keep civilized.
"I'm not sure, but I honestly believe someone here can come up with something."
"Like stalking," Janine threw in from her desk. Egon glanced at her and she went back to typing at her computer.
"Call them, but I'm leaving with that girl," Newton responded. He pulled out a gun from the waistband of his pants and pointed it at Dani and Ray. "Now, Dani, you will leave or I'm going to have to shoot your so-called friends."
"No," Dani stuttered. "You can't shoot them."
"Fine I'll shoot you." The gun went off and Ray watched as Dani went down on to the cold concrete floor. Ray instantly fell to his knees next to the young woman. He noticed a blur run by him and tackle Newton.
"Ray, it hurts," Dani whispered.
"Don't worry. Everything will be alright," Ray replied. He hated the feel of the warm blood touching his hand. He tried not to let the young woman see the worry in his face, but she could. Dani reached up and touched his face.
"Thank you," she whispered. "You made it all worth it."
"It's not over, Dani," Dr. Stantz told her. "There's more." The young woman's hand slowly fell down and hit the floor. "No, Dani. Don't do this. Dani!" He felt himself being pulled away from her body as paramedics started working on her.
(More short and to the point. There is one more chapter to go.)
"Hello to you too," Dani said with a big smile. She gave him a slightly confused look. "What is that all about?"
"I, uh, just wanted to do that," Ray stuttered blushing a bit.
"Well, it was a surprise, but it was very nice. Thank you." She pecked him on the cheek. "You won't believe some of the cute outfits I got today. I even bought you a Captain Steel shirt I saw." She set down her bags and started to dig through them. "I know I put it in here somewhere."
"Dani, can I talk to you?" The blonde woman looked toward the stairs and saw Dr. Spengler coming down not looking particularly happy. His face wasn't holding any clues to how he was feeling or thinking.
"Sure," Dani chirped. "What's up?" He looked at Ray.
"Perhaps in private," Egon responded. The young woman gave him a curious look.
"Is it bad?" Dani inquired. "Because if it's bad I don't want to hear it." Dr. Spengler just simply looked at her. "Okay, we need to have an agreement, Egon. You're going to start giving me some kind of indication of what you're thinking and/or feeling because I haven't learned to read minds yet. I think that will happen in my next lesson." Janine laughed. Ray attempted to keep a straight face as he stood next to the blonde woman.
"Very well," Egon said. He adjusted his glasses and cleared his throat as he thought of an appropriate way to disperse the information he knew. Before he could speak he and the others heard the one of the front doors of the firehouse slam close. The four on the first level look towards the doors and saw Newton walking past the Ecto-1 wearing a crumpled suit and his hair stood on end.
"What are you doing here?" Dani asked.
"I wanted to fix this," Newton answered earnestly as he approached her. She moved close to Dr. Stantz who glared at the older scientist. "I want to apologize."
"Fine. Apology accepted. Now go," Dani replied. "I don't want to see you here again."
"Is this anyway to treat someone who has raised you for the past eighteen years?"
"You didn't raise me. You hurt me in more ways than I want to imagine right now," Dani responded in an unwavering voice despite the fact she felt so scared even standing next to her brave-faced boyfriend. "Now, please leave."
"No," Newton said. "I'm trying to be a nice person here. Now please come back home."
"I am home." Newton laughed.
"You call this home? A firehouse with four men who believe in ghosts and run around trying to shoot them. You must be kidding me. I knew you were always stupid, but this goes beyond anything I could have ever imagined." His face became taunt. "Now, you and I are going to leave here one way or another."
"I believe she told you she didn't wish to leave," Egon interjected stepping near Ray and Dani. "I must encourage you to leave the premises or I will be forced to call the police."
"On what grounds?" Newton inquired trying to keep civilized.
"I'm not sure, but I honestly believe someone here can come up with something."
"Like stalking," Janine threw in from her desk. Egon glanced at her and she went back to typing at her computer.
"Call them, but I'm leaving with that girl," Newton responded. He pulled out a gun from the waistband of his pants and pointed it at Dani and Ray. "Now, Dani, you will leave or I'm going to have to shoot your so-called friends."
"No," Dani stuttered. "You can't shoot them."
"Fine I'll shoot you." The gun went off and Ray watched as Dani went down on to the cold concrete floor. Ray instantly fell to his knees next to the young woman. He noticed a blur run by him and tackle Newton.
"Ray, it hurts," Dani whispered.
"Don't worry. Everything will be alright," Ray replied. He hated the feel of the warm blood touching his hand. He tried not to let the young woman see the worry in his face, but she could. Dani reached up and touched his face.
"Thank you," she whispered. "You made it all worth it."
"It's not over, Dani," Dr. Stantz told her. "There's more." The young woman's hand slowly fell down and hit the floor. "No, Dani. Don't do this. Dani!" He felt himself being pulled away from her body as paramedics started working on her.
(More short and to the point. There is one more chapter to go.)