"Dani, you outdid yourself," Ray told the young woman as she walked out of
the bathroom in her bedroom. "I didn't know you could make chicken marsala
and tiramisu."
"I watch the cooking channel a lot. I think Emeril's cute."
"You and half the female population," Dr. Stantz replied. Dani got into the bed with him slipping under the covers. She laid her head on his chest and Ray started to stroke her hair. "Dani?"
"Yeah, Ray?"
"Is it alright if I watch Stargate?"
"Go ahead, but turn the lamp off. I'd like to be able to at least attempt to go to sleep." Ray reached for the lamp on his side of Dani's bed and turned it off than grabbed the remote and turned the television on. Soon both of them were asleep and the light from the set flickered on both their faces.
Dr. Venkman walked into the dark firehouse and tiptoed toward the stairs. He knew what time it was and the psychologist hadn't meant to be out so late, but he met a beautiful woman and they ended up at club to dance the night away. Peter didn't think anybody would be that worried about him considering everyone had decided to do their own thing today. Actually, yesterday now since it was three in the morning. The Ghostbuster started up the stairs when he heard a noise coming from under the stairwell. Peter squinted in the darkness.
"Hello?" Peter said. He headed back down the stairs.
"No," the voice replied. It sounded scared and lost. "Stop it, Peter. You can't do this." Dr. Venkman followed the voice and found himself standing outside Dani's room. "Peter, stop. Put down the gun."
"Dani?" Dr. Venkman opened the already ajar door. The light from the television flickered on the two faces lying in the bed. Ray's face was content as he slept noiselessly. The young woman wore an expression of fear as she tossed on her side.
"Peter, stop," she whimpered. "Don't do it." Peter walked over to her side of the bed. "Noooo!" Dani shot up in bed causing the man next to her to wake up startled and Peter to jump.
"Where am I?" Dani asked.
"Where would you like to be?" Peter replied. She looked at him.
"You're you," she said.
"Who else would I be?" Dr. Venkman responded.
"Did you have a bad nightmare?" Ray inquired. Dani looked at him with her eyes wide. "What was it about?"
"I don't want to talk about it," Dani answered. She rubbed her eyes. "I just want to go back to sleep."
"You are doing no such thing," Peter told her. "I want to know what this was about. You were saying my name, Dani. You told me to put down the gun." Dr. Stantz got out of the bed and turned on the lights in the bedroom. Peter noticed the girl's new hair style and made a mental note to ask her about that later.
"I said pun," the young woman replied. "You probably had one to many while you were out and think I said gun. I would never say gun. You have told me some pretty bad puns and I'd like to protect myself from them."
"Dani, I think you should tell us the truth," Ray said. He sat down on the bed she leaned back against the headboard.
"I've been having the same nightmare for the past week," she said. "It's the same thing every time and I can't change it." Dani shook her head. "Than again I'm not sure if it's a nightmare or a vision."
"What's it about?" Dr. Venkman asked sitting on the other side of the young woman. She took in a big hesitant breath. "Hey, it's okay. Ray and I aren't here to judge you. We're here to listen."
"I wake up and I find myself lying on the floor of the basement. I look around to find Janine, Winston, and Egon all tied up in some area of the basement. I start to untie one of them, but I never finish because the door at the top of the stairs slams open. It's Dr. Newton with Ray being held at gunpoint with his hands bound behind him. They make their way down the stairs and Dr. Newton throws Ray down to the floor. He points the gun at Ray than starts changing. It's no longer Newton, but Peter. He's going on about how he has to do this so everything will turn back to normal. I try to talk him out of it, but he tries to blame it on me. Peter keeps talking about how this fantasy has ruined his life and if he puts a stop to it he can go back to the real world. He than goes on and shoots everyone. Peter turns the gun on me and fires. That's when I wake up." She pulled the covers up. "That's also usually about the time I get up and leave."
"Leave?" Ray repeated. "Is that why you haven't been here?"
"Have you been going to Dr. Grobin?" Peter asked.
"Yeah," Dani answered. "He just doesn't know what's going on either. I've been sitting in his office talking to him for hours just about this and he doesn't understand it. He does know that it's not something I'd wish on any of you all, but than after that he just gets me talking about something else."
"Who's Dr. Grobin?" Dr. Stantz inquired.
"He's a psychologist friend of mine I suggested Dani see," Dr. Venkman told his friend.
"Why? You're a psychologist. She can talk to you."
"I know that, Ray, but there are just certain things you can't tell your friends. I felt that if Dani saw someone else she'd be able to talk about everything and not have to be careful about what she said."
"Since when do you make decisions about what's good for her and what isn't?"
"Ray, take it easy. I just wanted her to be comfortable. I know Dr. Grobin from college. He's a good guy. He knows what we deal with and Dani's background. It's just been a month. Dani may decide next week she doesn't need or want to go anymore. I'm not forcing her. She agreed with me."
"Why didn't you talk to the rest of us, Pete? Doesn't Egon deserve to know what's going on? He's her cousin. What about me, huh? She's my girlfriend."
"I know that, Tex. I was just doing my part."
"Maybe you should have told us about it." Dani suddenly stood up on the bed and started jumping. Ray and Peter looked at her. "Dani, what are you doing?"
"Oh, so I still do exist," Dani said. "I wasn't sure anymore with the way you two were talking." She sat back down. "Don't get mad at Peter, Ray. I tried talking to him, but it didn't work. I couldn't say everything. So Pete took me to go meet Dr. Grobin and I've been seeing him for the past month and he's been real helpful."
"Why didn't you tell us?" Ray asked.
"I was afraid you guys would start acting all weird around me because I'm telling a stranger and not you all of my secrets and going-ons in my mind."
"We wouldn't do that," Dr. Stantz replied. "We'd be concerned. We really worry about you sometimes, Dani. There's everything that happened to you before you came here and everything we told you that's happened before you came. It's kind of hard to adjust."
"Yeah, we've been involved in some serious shit," Peter added. "Some scary, freaky shit." Ray gave his friend a look. "What? She knows what I'm talking about, Ray."
"We should probably tell Egon about this tomorrow," Ray said. "He'd want to know."
"About which part?" Dani asked. "The psychologist or the nightmare?"
"Both," Dr. Stantz answered. His girlfriend made a face. "I'm sorry, but I honestly believe he should know. He deserves to know."
"Yeah, okay," she mumbled lying her head back down on her pillow. "I'm going back to sleep."
"Ray, I want to talk to you," Peter said quietly. "Let's go upstairs." Ray nodded. Peter started out of the room than looked back to see his friend kissing the young woman in the bed. Ray got up and followed his fellow Ghostbuster upstairs to the living room.
"What's the matter, Pete?" Ray asked.
"I'm not often seen as a cold-blood killer," Dr. Venkman said. "I can't help, but wonder what type of person Dani sees me as. I don't think I've done anything to deserve that kind of dream."
"Dani likes you," Ray replied. "She kinda thinks of you as annoying brother. Well, those weren't her exact words, but Dani doesn't think you're horrible or anything."
"Than maybe I'm overreacting," Peter responded. "I might call up Mike and ask him what he thinks. He's been discussing this with her for the past week. He might be able to shed some light on this."
"Yeah," Dr. Stantz agreed. The young man yawned. "I think I'll head back to bed. Dani and I didn't get to sleep until closer to mid-night." Peter gave his friend a sly grin.
"Were you doing other things, little buddy?"
"No," Ray quickly answered. "We were having fun with Winston and Tammy. We had a nice dinner than played a few games before Winston took Tammy home."
"Man, I go out one night and I miss a lot of fun," Peter commented. "Sleep sounds good though. My feet are begging me to get off them. You wouldn't believe how much women really do like to dance." Ray shook his head as the two headed into the bedroom.
"I watch the cooking channel a lot. I think Emeril's cute."
"You and half the female population," Dr. Stantz replied. Dani got into the bed with him slipping under the covers. She laid her head on his chest and Ray started to stroke her hair. "Dani?"
"Yeah, Ray?"
"Is it alright if I watch Stargate?"
"Go ahead, but turn the lamp off. I'd like to be able to at least attempt to go to sleep." Ray reached for the lamp on his side of Dani's bed and turned it off than grabbed the remote and turned the television on. Soon both of them were asleep and the light from the set flickered on both their faces.
Dr. Venkman walked into the dark firehouse and tiptoed toward the stairs. He knew what time it was and the psychologist hadn't meant to be out so late, but he met a beautiful woman and they ended up at club to dance the night away. Peter didn't think anybody would be that worried about him considering everyone had decided to do their own thing today. Actually, yesterday now since it was three in the morning. The Ghostbuster started up the stairs when he heard a noise coming from under the stairwell. Peter squinted in the darkness.
"Hello?" Peter said. He headed back down the stairs.
"No," the voice replied. It sounded scared and lost. "Stop it, Peter. You can't do this." Dr. Venkman followed the voice and found himself standing outside Dani's room. "Peter, stop. Put down the gun."
"Dani?" Dr. Venkman opened the already ajar door. The light from the television flickered on the two faces lying in the bed. Ray's face was content as he slept noiselessly. The young woman wore an expression of fear as she tossed on her side.
"Peter, stop," she whimpered. "Don't do it." Peter walked over to her side of the bed. "Noooo!" Dani shot up in bed causing the man next to her to wake up startled and Peter to jump.
"Where am I?" Dani asked.
"Where would you like to be?" Peter replied. She looked at him.
"You're you," she said.
"Who else would I be?" Dr. Venkman responded.
"Did you have a bad nightmare?" Ray inquired. Dani looked at him with her eyes wide. "What was it about?"
"I don't want to talk about it," Dani answered. She rubbed her eyes. "I just want to go back to sleep."
"You are doing no such thing," Peter told her. "I want to know what this was about. You were saying my name, Dani. You told me to put down the gun." Dr. Stantz got out of the bed and turned on the lights in the bedroom. Peter noticed the girl's new hair style and made a mental note to ask her about that later.
"I said pun," the young woman replied. "You probably had one to many while you were out and think I said gun. I would never say gun. You have told me some pretty bad puns and I'd like to protect myself from them."
"Dani, I think you should tell us the truth," Ray said. He sat down on the bed she leaned back against the headboard.
"I've been having the same nightmare for the past week," she said. "It's the same thing every time and I can't change it." Dani shook her head. "Than again I'm not sure if it's a nightmare or a vision."
"What's it about?" Dr. Venkman asked sitting on the other side of the young woman. She took in a big hesitant breath. "Hey, it's okay. Ray and I aren't here to judge you. We're here to listen."
"I wake up and I find myself lying on the floor of the basement. I look around to find Janine, Winston, and Egon all tied up in some area of the basement. I start to untie one of them, but I never finish because the door at the top of the stairs slams open. It's Dr. Newton with Ray being held at gunpoint with his hands bound behind him. They make their way down the stairs and Dr. Newton throws Ray down to the floor. He points the gun at Ray than starts changing. It's no longer Newton, but Peter. He's going on about how he has to do this so everything will turn back to normal. I try to talk him out of it, but he tries to blame it on me. Peter keeps talking about how this fantasy has ruined his life and if he puts a stop to it he can go back to the real world. He than goes on and shoots everyone. Peter turns the gun on me and fires. That's when I wake up." She pulled the covers up. "That's also usually about the time I get up and leave."
"Leave?" Ray repeated. "Is that why you haven't been here?"
"Have you been going to Dr. Grobin?" Peter asked.
"Yeah," Dani answered. "He just doesn't know what's going on either. I've been sitting in his office talking to him for hours just about this and he doesn't understand it. He does know that it's not something I'd wish on any of you all, but than after that he just gets me talking about something else."
"Who's Dr. Grobin?" Dr. Stantz inquired.
"He's a psychologist friend of mine I suggested Dani see," Dr. Venkman told his friend.
"Why? You're a psychologist. She can talk to you."
"I know that, Ray, but there are just certain things you can't tell your friends. I felt that if Dani saw someone else she'd be able to talk about everything and not have to be careful about what she said."
"Since when do you make decisions about what's good for her and what isn't?"
"Ray, take it easy. I just wanted her to be comfortable. I know Dr. Grobin from college. He's a good guy. He knows what we deal with and Dani's background. It's just been a month. Dani may decide next week she doesn't need or want to go anymore. I'm not forcing her. She agreed with me."
"Why didn't you talk to the rest of us, Pete? Doesn't Egon deserve to know what's going on? He's her cousin. What about me, huh? She's my girlfriend."
"I know that, Tex. I was just doing my part."
"Maybe you should have told us about it." Dani suddenly stood up on the bed and started jumping. Ray and Peter looked at her. "Dani, what are you doing?"
"Oh, so I still do exist," Dani said. "I wasn't sure anymore with the way you two were talking." She sat back down. "Don't get mad at Peter, Ray. I tried talking to him, but it didn't work. I couldn't say everything. So Pete took me to go meet Dr. Grobin and I've been seeing him for the past month and he's been real helpful."
"Why didn't you tell us?" Ray asked.
"I was afraid you guys would start acting all weird around me because I'm telling a stranger and not you all of my secrets and going-ons in my mind."
"We wouldn't do that," Dr. Stantz replied. "We'd be concerned. We really worry about you sometimes, Dani. There's everything that happened to you before you came here and everything we told you that's happened before you came. It's kind of hard to adjust."
"Yeah, we've been involved in some serious shit," Peter added. "Some scary, freaky shit." Ray gave his friend a look. "What? She knows what I'm talking about, Ray."
"We should probably tell Egon about this tomorrow," Ray said. "He'd want to know."
"About which part?" Dani asked. "The psychologist or the nightmare?"
"Both," Dr. Stantz answered. His girlfriend made a face. "I'm sorry, but I honestly believe he should know. He deserves to know."
"Yeah, okay," she mumbled lying her head back down on her pillow. "I'm going back to sleep."
"Ray, I want to talk to you," Peter said quietly. "Let's go upstairs." Ray nodded. Peter started out of the room than looked back to see his friend kissing the young woman in the bed. Ray got up and followed his fellow Ghostbuster upstairs to the living room.
"What's the matter, Pete?" Ray asked.
"I'm not often seen as a cold-blood killer," Dr. Venkman said. "I can't help, but wonder what type of person Dani sees me as. I don't think I've done anything to deserve that kind of dream."
"Dani likes you," Ray replied. "She kinda thinks of you as annoying brother. Well, those weren't her exact words, but Dani doesn't think you're horrible or anything."
"Than maybe I'm overreacting," Peter responded. "I might call up Mike and ask him what he thinks. He's been discussing this with her for the past week. He might be able to shed some light on this."
"Yeah," Dr. Stantz agreed. The young man yawned. "I think I'll head back to bed. Dani and I didn't get to sleep until closer to mid-night." Peter gave his friend a sly grin.
"Were you doing other things, little buddy?"
"No," Ray quickly answered. "We were having fun with Winston and Tammy. We had a nice dinner than played a few games before Winston took Tammy home."
"Man, I go out one night and I miss a lot of fun," Peter commented. "Sleep sounds good though. My feet are begging me to get off them. You wouldn't believe how much women really do like to dance." Ray shook his head as the two headed into the bedroom.