Dr. Venkman headed back to Ghostbusters Central. He walked into the
firehouse and found his friends still cleaning.
"What happened here?" Peter asked. Dani came over to him with the large push broom she was using. She leaned against it and looked around.
"Stuff blew up," Dani answered.
"That doesn't sound good," Peter replied. "Is everyone alright?"
"Yeah, we just had to recapture all the ghosts you guys caught yesterday," Dani told him. She looked at him. "Speaking of yesterday, Peter, I need to talk to you."
"Not now," Peter responded. "I have some stuff to do."
"Yeah, like pick up a broom and clean," Winston interjected.
"I have to make a few calls," Dr. Venkman said. "I'll help when I'm done." He walked past his friends as he went to the back where his office was hidden by the file cabinets behind Janine's desk. Ray joined Winston and Dani.
"I guess he's still upset," Ray said. Winston looked at his friend.
"What gave you that clue, Ray?" The young man shrugged. He looked at Dani who was staring at her hand in horror. Winston looked at her as well.
"What's wrong?" Dr. Stantz asked.
"Blood," Dani answered. She looked up with huge, frightened eyes. "On Janine's hand. A body hanging from the ceiling." The three looked up when they heard the red-head scream. The three took off running up the stairs and found Janine standing in the kitchen staring at a body hanging from the ceiling.
"Oh, God," Ray said. He fell back against the nearest wall and slid to the floor. Winston grabbed Janine and pulled her into his arms. She cried into him. Dani collapsed next to Ray and he pulled her close.
"What the hell is going on?" Dr. Venkman asked as he ran into the kitchen. He saw the body hanging and froze in his tracks. "Egon." Peter turned around and went to the table. He threw a chair down on the floor than came back into the kitchen and went over to Janine and Winston. "Get her out of here, Winston."
"What are you going to do, man?" Zeddemore inquired.
"Just getting everyone out of here," Peter answered. Winston took the secretary out of the kitchen. He went over to Ray and Dani. "Get out. Now."
"I'm not dead, Winston," a familiar bass voice said a bit angrily outside of the kitchen. "I happen to be standing right here in front of you." Peter and Ray exchanged a look and the older Ghostbuster walked out the kitchen only to come back in with Egon, Winston, and Janine. The blonde physicist looked at the body hanging from the ceiling. "That is me." He looked at Janine. "What happened?"
"I don't know," Janine stuttered. "I was just dumping the water from the bucket. I turned to leave and a drop of blood hit my hand. I looked up and there it was." Tears flowed down her face again. "It's like a nightmare." Ray shot up leaving Dani on the floor absorbed in her own thoughts and looked at Janine.
"Did you have a nightmare like this?" Dr. Stantz asked eagerly. The red- head gave him an angry look. "I don't mean it like that, Janine, but did you ever dream about something like this?"
"Yes," Janine answered quietly. "It's something I hope would never happen." Egon grabbed the red-head by the shoulders and looked her in the eyes.
"It didn't," Egon told her quietly. "I'm still here."
"Ray," Dani said. "Ray, this is really bad." They all looked at her as she stood up wearing a terrified look. "Nightmares, Ray. They're going to start coming true."
"What do you mean, Dani?" Ray inquired. She ran to the window in the kitchen and threw it open. She moved to the side as the others looked outside.
"Damn," Winston muttered. "It's the end of the world."
"But we've stopped that every time," Peter said. "This is impossible."
"No, it's our nightmare," Egon told him. "Something we've feared might happen since we started fighting against the evil in all dimensions."
"You mean something we've had nightmares about," Winston said. "We have to get out there and stop this."
"Than let's do it," Dr. Stantz said. "Come on." He started towards the doorway, but no one moved. "Guys, we have to go save the world."
"It might be futile this time, Raymond," Dr. Spengler replied. He hung his head and walked out of the kitchen past his young friend. Dani followed her cousin to the doorway and took Ray's hand. He looked at her like a lost puppy dog.
"He doesn't mean it, Ray," Dani whispered. "It's a nightmare. Perhaps not a major one, but still a nightmare."
"Whose?" Dani looked back at Dr. Venkman. Ray turned as well. "Pete? But why?"
"I don't know," Dr. Venkman stuttered. "Just leave me alone." He started to leave, but Winston grabbed him by the arm. The psychologist glared at the black man. "Let me go."
"No, man," Winston replied. "We need to stick together. Who knows what might happen with our nightmares running loose."
"Can we at least go somewhere else?" Janine asked. "I'm really beginning to hate the kitchen right now."
"Good idea," Winston responded. "At least than we'll be near the proton packs."
"Whatever good that'll do us," Peter muttered.
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"What happened here?" Peter asked. Dani came over to him with the large push broom she was using. She leaned against it and looked around.
"Stuff blew up," Dani answered.
"That doesn't sound good," Peter replied. "Is everyone alright?"
"Yeah, we just had to recapture all the ghosts you guys caught yesterday," Dani told him. She looked at him. "Speaking of yesterday, Peter, I need to talk to you."
"Not now," Peter responded. "I have some stuff to do."
"Yeah, like pick up a broom and clean," Winston interjected.
"I have to make a few calls," Dr. Venkman said. "I'll help when I'm done." He walked past his friends as he went to the back where his office was hidden by the file cabinets behind Janine's desk. Ray joined Winston and Dani.
"I guess he's still upset," Ray said. Winston looked at his friend.
"What gave you that clue, Ray?" The young man shrugged. He looked at Dani who was staring at her hand in horror. Winston looked at her as well.
"What's wrong?" Dr. Stantz asked.
"Blood," Dani answered. She looked up with huge, frightened eyes. "On Janine's hand. A body hanging from the ceiling." The three looked up when they heard the red-head scream. The three took off running up the stairs and found Janine standing in the kitchen staring at a body hanging from the ceiling.
"Oh, God," Ray said. He fell back against the nearest wall and slid to the floor. Winston grabbed Janine and pulled her into his arms. She cried into him. Dani collapsed next to Ray and he pulled her close.
"What the hell is going on?" Dr. Venkman asked as he ran into the kitchen. He saw the body hanging and froze in his tracks. "Egon." Peter turned around and went to the table. He threw a chair down on the floor than came back into the kitchen and went over to Janine and Winston. "Get her out of here, Winston."
"What are you going to do, man?" Zeddemore inquired.
"Just getting everyone out of here," Peter answered. Winston took the secretary out of the kitchen. He went over to Ray and Dani. "Get out. Now."
"I'm not dead, Winston," a familiar bass voice said a bit angrily outside of the kitchen. "I happen to be standing right here in front of you." Peter and Ray exchanged a look and the older Ghostbuster walked out the kitchen only to come back in with Egon, Winston, and Janine. The blonde physicist looked at the body hanging from the ceiling. "That is me." He looked at Janine. "What happened?"
"I don't know," Janine stuttered. "I was just dumping the water from the bucket. I turned to leave and a drop of blood hit my hand. I looked up and there it was." Tears flowed down her face again. "It's like a nightmare." Ray shot up leaving Dani on the floor absorbed in her own thoughts and looked at Janine.
"Did you have a nightmare like this?" Dr. Stantz asked eagerly. The red- head gave him an angry look. "I don't mean it like that, Janine, but did you ever dream about something like this?"
"Yes," Janine answered quietly. "It's something I hope would never happen." Egon grabbed the red-head by the shoulders and looked her in the eyes.
"It didn't," Egon told her quietly. "I'm still here."
"Ray," Dani said. "Ray, this is really bad." They all looked at her as she stood up wearing a terrified look. "Nightmares, Ray. They're going to start coming true."
"What do you mean, Dani?" Ray inquired. She ran to the window in the kitchen and threw it open. She moved to the side as the others looked outside.
"Damn," Winston muttered. "It's the end of the world."
"But we've stopped that every time," Peter said. "This is impossible."
"No, it's our nightmare," Egon told him. "Something we've feared might happen since we started fighting against the evil in all dimensions."
"You mean something we've had nightmares about," Winston said. "We have to get out there and stop this."
"Than let's do it," Dr. Stantz said. "Come on." He started towards the doorway, but no one moved. "Guys, we have to go save the world."
"It might be futile this time, Raymond," Dr. Spengler replied. He hung his head and walked out of the kitchen past his young friend. Dani followed her cousin to the doorway and took Ray's hand. He looked at her like a lost puppy dog.
"He doesn't mean it, Ray," Dani whispered. "It's a nightmare. Perhaps not a major one, but still a nightmare."
"Whose?" Dani looked back at Dr. Venkman. Ray turned as well. "Pete? But why?"
"I don't know," Dr. Venkman stuttered. "Just leave me alone." He started to leave, but Winston grabbed him by the arm. The psychologist glared at the black man. "Let me go."
"No, man," Winston replied. "We need to stick together. Who knows what might happen with our nightmares running loose."
"Can we at least go somewhere else?" Janine asked. "I'm really beginning to hate the kitchen right now."
"Good idea," Winston responded. "At least than we'll be near the proton packs."
"Whatever good that'll do us," Peter muttered.
(More to come)