Ray gasped for air as the nightmare ghost released him of his hold. The
youngest Ghostbuster felt weak and slid down off his seat.
"Ray, it's okay," Dani said as she helped him sit up. "You've made it out."
"Why?" Dr. Stantz asked weakly. He looked at the others still being held by the ghost.
"Because you stopped believing in the nightmare," Dani answered. "I tried to convince the other guys, but they wouldn't listen. They're letting the nightmare consume them."
"But we're still trapped here," Ray replied. She nodded. "How do we save them?"
"I'm going to go back in," Dani told him. "It worked with you. I still haven't tried Janine. We managed to take away some of the power the ghost was taking."
"Why can't we use the proton packs?"
"Not enough power," the young woman responded. "I tried, but since it was taking their life energy its kinda impervious."
"Every entity has a weakness," Ray said.
"I didn't have to time to research, Ray. I just knew that I could do something since I was impervious. I can bend my mind and by going in and talking to you guys I could bend yours, but it's hard."
"You're going to do it again, aren't you?"
"Have any better ideas?" Dr. Stantz let out a big sigh and shook his head.
"I need to get my energy back," he said. "That took a lot out of me. I can barely sit up anymore." He fell sideways and his head landed in her lap. She smiled down at him.
"You did that on purpose." He gave her a goofy grin.
"Did not." Their smiles faded as they looked at one another.
"We're screwed, aren't we?"
"Did you try just pulling them away?" Ray asked. She gave him a look than shook her head. "Sometimes the simplest solution is the correct answer."
"Fine. Sit up." Dr. Stantz leaned against the front bumper of Ecto-1 as Dani stood up. She walked over to Janine and gripped the secretary by the shoulders and began to tug. "Not really budging." She tugged harder than went flying with the red-head on top of her. Suddenly the firehouse became barren except for the three people. Ray fell back on to the cold concrete floor.
"Uh-oh," Ray muttered. "I don't think this is good."
(To be continued.)
"Ray, it's okay," Dani said as she helped him sit up. "You've made it out."
"Why?" Dr. Stantz asked weakly. He looked at the others still being held by the ghost.
"Because you stopped believing in the nightmare," Dani answered. "I tried to convince the other guys, but they wouldn't listen. They're letting the nightmare consume them."
"But we're still trapped here," Ray replied. She nodded. "How do we save them?"
"I'm going to go back in," Dani told him. "It worked with you. I still haven't tried Janine. We managed to take away some of the power the ghost was taking."
"Why can't we use the proton packs?"
"Not enough power," the young woman responded. "I tried, but since it was taking their life energy its kinda impervious."
"Every entity has a weakness," Ray said.
"I didn't have to time to research, Ray. I just knew that I could do something since I was impervious. I can bend my mind and by going in and talking to you guys I could bend yours, but it's hard."
"You're going to do it again, aren't you?"
"Have any better ideas?" Dr. Stantz let out a big sigh and shook his head.
"I need to get my energy back," he said. "That took a lot out of me. I can barely sit up anymore." He fell sideways and his head landed in her lap. She smiled down at him.
"You did that on purpose." He gave her a goofy grin.
"Did not." Their smiles faded as they looked at one another.
"We're screwed, aren't we?"
"Did you try just pulling them away?" Ray asked. She gave him a look than shook her head. "Sometimes the simplest solution is the correct answer."
"Fine. Sit up." Dr. Stantz leaned against the front bumper of Ecto-1 as Dani stood up. She walked over to Janine and gripped the secretary by the shoulders and began to tug. "Not really budging." She tugged harder than went flying with the red-head on top of her. Suddenly the firehouse became barren except for the three people. Ray fell back on to the cold concrete floor.
"Uh-oh," Ray muttered. "I don't think this is good."
(To be continued.)