"No," Peter said. "Tail is lethal." He ducked behind the overturned table
and looked at Egon who was busy fiddling with his PKE meter. "Hey, boy
genius. Having fun?"
"These readings are odd" Egon told him. "At one moment it reads as a Class 5 than a Class 7. For a moment I thought we were up against another god."
"Well, I think we should stop worrying about the readings," Peter replied. "We need to catch the thing."
"Yes, I know," Dr. Spengler responded. "I'm merely interested the readings for scientific purposes."
"Oh, that's good."
"Watch out!" Ray shouted from somewhere in the room. The table was split in two as the tail of thing they were chasing split it like an electric saw. Egon and Peter ran off to opposite sides of the room. Peter looked at the thing.
It had features like a ghost as most of its body seemed to be transparent at times, but the tail seemed to be its lethal point. There were at least four six inch spikes on it and whenever it got near one of the guys it tried to get them with it. They had all ducked the tail just barely and because of that none of them had gotten a good shot. Just than a particle stream hit the thing.
"Got it!" Winston yelled. Egon and Ray joined in as well.
"Throw a trap, Pete!" Ray shouted. Peter reached for the trap on his belt loop watching as the ghost tried to drag the three Ghostbusters holding it within their streams around the room. The psychologist decided that the best way to get it would be holding the trap directly near the ghost. He started towards it with the trap in front of him.
"Peter, don't!" Dr. Spengler warned. "That's too dangerous!"
"The tail!" Winston added. "Watch out for the tail!" Dr. Venkman got as close as he dared to the captured ghost and opened the trap. The ghost let out an unnatural scream as it was sucked into the trap Peter held. It was almost completely in when the tail whipped up and hit the Ghostbuster in the face.
Peter felt the spikes go into the left side of his face and yelled in agony, but kept a hold of the trap as it continued to suck in the rest of the ghost. The trap closed and Dr. Venkman hit the floor. He touched his face and felt the slashes along with the blood oozing out of them. His head became light and everything around him began to blur. He barely made out the three figures as they gathered around him.
"Peter," Egon said. "Peter, can you hear me?"
"He got hit by the spikes," Ray pointed out. "Dani knew this was going to happen. Why didn't Peter listen?"
"Peter doesn't like to listen. He wanted to play Mr. Impressive," Winston replied. "I'll go call an ambulance." The black man walked out of the destroyed room.
"We need to lay him down," Dr. Spengler told Ray. The young man slipped Peter's proton pack off his friend and Egon slowly laid Peter on the floor. He than pulled a handkerchief out of one of his pockets and placed against the wounds. "Peter, can you hear me?"
"He doesn't look good," Ray commented quietly.
"He's not losing blood that fast," Egon replied. "I wonder if there was something in the spikes. Janine did say the other man started talking about how nothing was real."
"Peter's not talking," Dr. Stantz responded. "He's just staring into space. I wonder what he's thinking."
*****
Peter opened his eyes and found himself staring at the gray ceiling of a room. He looked around and saw that his wrists and ankles were held down by straps on to the bed he was laying on.
"Egon?" Peter said. "Ray?" Dr. Venkman pulled at the straps, but they kept him firmly in place. "Winston? Anybody around?" The room to the door opened and an unhappy looking nurse walked in. "Hey, where are my friends?"
"Friends?" The nurse replied. "Who are you talking about?"
"Egon, Ray, Winston, Janine," Peter listed. "And Dani." The nurse looked at him. "Why aren't they here?"
"Mr. Venkman, you haven't any friends," the nurse told him.
"Why am I stuck here?" The woman gave him a look. "What happened?"
"You had another relapse," the nurse informed him. "Dr. Romano had us place you in here so you wouldn't endanger or rile up the other patients."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Peter asked. "What the hell happened? Where are my friends?"
"I think I'll get Dr. Romano," the nurse responded. "Perhaps he'll be able to get through to you." She walked out of the room and Peter pulled at the straps again only to succeed in making pulling a few muscles. He sighed and looked back up at the ceiling.
"What the hell is going on?" Dr. Venkman thought to himself.
"These readings are odd" Egon told him. "At one moment it reads as a Class 5 than a Class 7. For a moment I thought we were up against another god."
"Well, I think we should stop worrying about the readings," Peter replied. "We need to catch the thing."
"Yes, I know," Dr. Spengler responded. "I'm merely interested the readings for scientific purposes."
"Oh, that's good."
"Watch out!" Ray shouted from somewhere in the room. The table was split in two as the tail of thing they were chasing split it like an electric saw. Egon and Peter ran off to opposite sides of the room. Peter looked at the thing.
It had features like a ghost as most of its body seemed to be transparent at times, but the tail seemed to be its lethal point. There were at least four six inch spikes on it and whenever it got near one of the guys it tried to get them with it. They had all ducked the tail just barely and because of that none of them had gotten a good shot. Just than a particle stream hit the thing.
"Got it!" Winston yelled. Egon and Ray joined in as well.
"Throw a trap, Pete!" Ray shouted. Peter reached for the trap on his belt loop watching as the ghost tried to drag the three Ghostbusters holding it within their streams around the room. The psychologist decided that the best way to get it would be holding the trap directly near the ghost. He started towards it with the trap in front of him.
"Peter, don't!" Dr. Spengler warned. "That's too dangerous!"
"The tail!" Winston added. "Watch out for the tail!" Dr. Venkman got as close as he dared to the captured ghost and opened the trap. The ghost let out an unnatural scream as it was sucked into the trap Peter held. It was almost completely in when the tail whipped up and hit the Ghostbuster in the face.
Peter felt the spikes go into the left side of his face and yelled in agony, but kept a hold of the trap as it continued to suck in the rest of the ghost. The trap closed and Dr. Venkman hit the floor. He touched his face and felt the slashes along with the blood oozing out of them. His head became light and everything around him began to blur. He barely made out the three figures as they gathered around him.
"Peter," Egon said. "Peter, can you hear me?"
"He got hit by the spikes," Ray pointed out. "Dani knew this was going to happen. Why didn't Peter listen?"
"Peter doesn't like to listen. He wanted to play Mr. Impressive," Winston replied. "I'll go call an ambulance." The black man walked out of the destroyed room.
"We need to lay him down," Dr. Spengler told Ray. The young man slipped Peter's proton pack off his friend and Egon slowly laid Peter on the floor. He than pulled a handkerchief out of one of his pockets and placed against the wounds. "Peter, can you hear me?"
"He doesn't look good," Ray commented quietly.
"He's not losing blood that fast," Egon replied. "I wonder if there was something in the spikes. Janine did say the other man started talking about how nothing was real."
"Peter's not talking," Dr. Stantz responded. "He's just staring into space. I wonder what he's thinking."
*****
Peter opened his eyes and found himself staring at the gray ceiling of a room. He looked around and saw that his wrists and ankles were held down by straps on to the bed he was laying on.
"Egon?" Peter said. "Ray?" Dr. Venkman pulled at the straps, but they kept him firmly in place. "Winston? Anybody around?" The room to the door opened and an unhappy looking nurse walked in. "Hey, where are my friends?"
"Friends?" The nurse replied. "Who are you talking about?"
"Egon, Ray, Winston, Janine," Peter listed. "And Dani." The nurse looked at him. "Why aren't they here?"
"Mr. Venkman, you haven't any friends," the nurse told him.
"Why am I stuck here?" The woman gave him a look. "What happened?"
"You had another relapse," the nurse informed him. "Dr. Romano had us place you in here so you wouldn't endanger or rile up the other patients."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Peter asked. "What the hell happened? Where are my friends?"
"I think I'll get Dr. Romano," the nurse responded. "Perhaps he'll be able to get through to you." She walked out of the room and Peter pulled at the straps again only to succeed in making pulling a few muscles. He sighed and looked back up at the ceiling.
"What the hell is going on?" Dr. Venkman thought to himself.