The time passed by so slowly as Winston, Ray, Peter, Dani, Janine and Egon
sat around the secretary's desk. They all tried hard not to think about
anything that would create some nightmarish vision. Suddenly, Peter stood
up and stomped on the floor.
"I'm not doing this anymore," Dr. Venkman said. "I'm not letting myself be held hostage by some god-damn ghost. I'm going to find it and bust it."
"It won't work, Peter," Dani told him. "There's only way to stop him. I know it, but I can't explain it."
"What the hell does that mean?" Peter inquired. He looked at the blonde young woman who was sitting next to Ray. "Will you stop be cryptic for five minutes and spill the beans? I want to know how the hell you got into my head. Why when you touched the traps they shorted. Explain it, Dani."
"I'm not sure, Peter," Dani answered. "I thought I was only to see psychic visions, but somehow they've expanded a bit."
"Expanded?" Ray repeated. "Why didn't you say something sooner?" The young woman shrugged her shoulders.
"Dani, you can't shrug about something like this," Egon continued. "You're one of the rare people throughout history who have taken on characteristics from another ghost. If you're experiencing more traits you really should tell us."
"I'm connected," the young woman told him. "I've somehow managed to connect myself with all of you."
"And what do these connections entail?" Winston asked. "Do you read our minds? Because I've got a few things I'd rather you didn't see."
"No, it's just when you guys are in some kind of trouble," Dani replied. "Kind of like now. I'm sitting here seeing all sorts of nightmares running through everyone's minds." She rubbed the temples of her head. "They're all so painful and horrible."
"You still didn't explain why the traps shorted out," Janine said.
"I don't think I can," Egon's cousin responded. "Maybe it had to do something with the fact I do have ectoplasmic energy running through me or something. Ectoplasm and electricity don't mix."
"But Slimer touches the traps all the time," Ray told her. "That doesn't make any sense." Dr. Spengler nodded in agreement.
"Maybe it doesn't have to," Winston stated. "What we have to do is stop the ghost and get ourselves out of this nightmare world."
"Exactly what I said," Dr. Venkman interjected. "Someone needs to figure this out. Egon's almost bailed on us because of me. Dani won't give us straight answer. I'm sick of this"
"I'm sorry," Dani apologized. Peter glared at her.
"Talk to me when you actually know what's going on," Dr. Venkman told her. He looked at the others. "Same goes for the rest of you." He sat back down with an angry look.
"Stop thinking about it," Dani said to no one in particular. "It won't happen if you stop thinking about it." She slid out of the chair and hit the floor holding her head. "Make it go away." Ray knelt down next to her.
"Dani, what is it?" She looked up at him. "I'm not doing anything."
"Yes, you are." The blue eyes focused on something behind Dr. Stantz and he turned around. Her still form lay on the floor surrounded by a pool of blood.
"Exactly what I wanted," a voice said. "Your panic creates suggest a wonderful dining experience." The ghost they had captured yesterday came up through the floor. It transformed into a nicely dressed man resembling Walter Peck. "Everything you have ever faced in this world and in your mind is becoming reality. They're as real as you are. And for my trouble I will rid the world of the Ghostbusters."
"How?" Ray asked.
"Each time one of your nightmares appear I am able to drain a bit more of your life force," the ghost answered. "I never thought I was capable of it until your girlfriend presented the opportunity." He glanced over at her. "Thank you, Dani. I would like to repay you in some way."
"Go away," Dani told him.
"I'm afraid I can't do that," the ghost responded. "I am only able to leave after I have taken everyone's energy for than I will have enough power to do anything I wish."
"It won't happen," Ray jumped in. "We'll defeat you before that will happen." He grabbed a proton pack only to have it break into pieces in hands. "Uh-oh." The ghost chuckled. "We'll figure out some way. We always do."
"You don't believe that, Dr. Stantz," Peck's doppelganger said. "You're actually scared this time." It smiled. "Thank you." The ghost started to go back to its ghostly figure and with added arms. It smiled as the hands shot out and inserted them into Ray's, Egon's, Winston's, Peter's, and Janine's heads. Dani watched in horror as they seemed to grow weaker by the second.
"Stop it," Dani said. "You can't do that." The ghost chuckled. She looked around and picked up another proton pack. "Eat proton stream." The blonde fired and hit the ghost. The beam merely bounced off it. She stopped and looked at the gun.
"I'm growing stronger," the ghost told her. "Soon there will be no way to stop me." Dani turned the power up on the proton pack and aimed it back at the ghost. Suddenly it disappeared in whisp of smoke along with the others making it only her who was just her standing next to Janine's desk.
"Well, this is definitely not good," Dani muttered. She closed her eyes tightly and thought about the others. "I hope this gets me somewhere."
(The nightmare is only beginning.)
"I'm not doing this anymore," Dr. Venkman said. "I'm not letting myself be held hostage by some god-damn ghost. I'm going to find it and bust it."
"It won't work, Peter," Dani told him. "There's only way to stop him. I know it, but I can't explain it."
"What the hell does that mean?" Peter inquired. He looked at the blonde young woman who was sitting next to Ray. "Will you stop be cryptic for five minutes and spill the beans? I want to know how the hell you got into my head. Why when you touched the traps they shorted. Explain it, Dani."
"I'm not sure, Peter," Dani answered. "I thought I was only to see psychic visions, but somehow they've expanded a bit."
"Expanded?" Ray repeated. "Why didn't you say something sooner?" The young woman shrugged her shoulders.
"Dani, you can't shrug about something like this," Egon continued. "You're one of the rare people throughout history who have taken on characteristics from another ghost. If you're experiencing more traits you really should tell us."
"I'm connected," the young woman told him. "I've somehow managed to connect myself with all of you."
"And what do these connections entail?" Winston asked. "Do you read our minds? Because I've got a few things I'd rather you didn't see."
"No, it's just when you guys are in some kind of trouble," Dani replied. "Kind of like now. I'm sitting here seeing all sorts of nightmares running through everyone's minds." She rubbed the temples of her head. "They're all so painful and horrible."
"You still didn't explain why the traps shorted out," Janine said.
"I don't think I can," Egon's cousin responded. "Maybe it had to do something with the fact I do have ectoplasmic energy running through me or something. Ectoplasm and electricity don't mix."
"But Slimer touches the traps all the time," Ray told her. "That doesn't make any sense." Dr. Spengler nodded in agreement.
"Maybe it doesn't have to," Winston stated. "What we have to do is stop the ghost and get ourselves out of this nightmare world."
"Exactly what I said," Dr. Venkman interjected. "Someone needs to figure this out. Egon's almost bailed on us because of me. Dani won't give us straight answer. I'm sick of this"
"I'm sorry," Dani apologized. Peter glared at her.
"Talk to me when you actually know what's going on," Dr. Venkman told her. He looked at the others. "Same goes for the rest of you." He sat back down with an angry look.
"Stop thinking about it," Dani said to no one in particular. "It won't happen if you stop thinking about it." She slid out of the chair and hit the floor holding her head. "Make it go away." Ray knelt down next to her.
"Dani, what is it?" She looked up at him. "I'm not doing anything."
"Yes, you are." The blue eyes focused on something behind Dr. Stantz and he turned around. Her still form lay on the floor surrounded by a pool of blood.
"Exactly what I wanted," a voice said. "Your panic creates suggest a wonderful dining experience." The ghost they had captured yesterday came up through the floor. It transformed into a nicely dressed man resembling Walter Peck. "Everything you have ever faced in this world and in your mind is becoming reality. They're as real as you are. And for my trouble I will rid the world of the Ghostbusters."
"How?" Ray asked.
"Each time one of your nightmares appear I am able to drain a bit more of your life force," the ghost answered. "I never thought I was capable of it until your girlfriend presented the opportunity." He glanced over at her. "Thank you, Dani. I would like to repay you in some way."
"Go away," Dani told him.
"I'm afraid I can't do that," the ghost responded. "I am only able to leave after I have taken everyone's energy for than I will have enough power to do anything I wish."
"It won't happen," Ray jumped in. "We'll defeat you before that will happen." He grabbed a proton pack only to have it break into pieces in hands. "Uh-oh." The ghost chuckled. "We'll figure out some way. We always do."
"You don't believe that, Dr. Stantz," Peck's doppelganger said. "You're actually scared this time." It smiled. "Thank you." The ghost started to go back to its ghostly figure and with added arms. It smiled as the hands shot out and inserted them into Ray's, Egon's, Winston's, Peter's, and Janine's heads. Dani watched in horror as they seemed to grow weaker by the second.
"Stop it," Dani said. "You can't do that." The ghost chuckled. She looked around and picked up another proton pack. "Eat proton stream." The blonde fired and hit the ghost. The beam merely bounced off it. She stopped and looked at the gun.
"I'm growing stronger," the ghost told her. "Soon there will be no way to stop me." Dani turned the power up on the proton pack and aimed it back at the ghost. Suddenly it disappeared in whisp of smoke along with the others making it only her who was just her standing next to Janine's desk.
"Well, this is definitely not good," Dani muttered. She closed her eyes tightly and thought about the others. "I hope this gets me somewhere."
(The nightmare is only beginning.)