"Thank you," Peter chattered as a mug of coffee was place before him. He
picked up the mug and relished the warmth it gave off. At least his hands
were no longer frozen. The psychologist had to dig out the front bumper of
the car with his hands than push Ecto-1 as Egon put the car in reverse. The
car suddenly shot out of the snow and Dr. Venkman had hit the frozen
ground. After letting the wind carry away a few choice words he got in the
car and the mysterious figure gave them directions to small town on a back
road they never would have guessed existed.
The figure turned out to be a young woman about Dani's age who offered to go find help of the local police. She could only walk because the town's cars had broken down and nobody wanted to lend a horse. The young woman's name was Sarah and she owned a small coffee shop where Peter, Egon and Dani were now drinking either coffee or hot chocolate. She had brought in a few people to help explain what was happening.
"The ghost has been making this season horrible for all of us," Sarah explained. "Hardly anyone can decorate their homes, wrap presents, or even say Christmas without something happen." The door to the shop slammed open and snow came blowing in. Two men sitting at the counter got up and went to close the door. "It's like the ghost of Ebenezer Scrooge or something."
"Ebenezer Scrooge actually believed in Christmas after the three ghosts came to visit him," Egon informed her. "Perhaps though this ghost works along those lines."
"Who is it?" Peter asked. "Scrooge's cousin?"
"Scrooge had no family, Peter," Dr. Spengler replied. "Aside from a nephew who had his own family."
"Do you think you could get rid of it?" A man wearing a ski hat inquired. "Our families would like to enjoy tomorrow without getting thrown out a window or tossed into the woods."
"Has that happened?" Dr. Venkman inquired.
"Phil's exaggerating," Sarah told him. "He got lost chasing after it." The man grumbled something that his friend hit him for.
"I believe we can do something," Egon said. He looked at his cousin who sat next to him in the booth. "We will need your help, Dani." She took another drink of her hot chocolate than sighed.
"Fine," she muttered. "I thought we wouldn't have to deal with ghosts, but I guess you guys just attract them."
"Something I plan to test," Egon commented with a glance at Dr. Venkman who averted his eyes.
"So, what do you want me to do?" Dani asked.
Dani Spengler sat next to a Christmas tree in one of the town's resident's homes wearing candy cane pajamas that Sarah had leant her. The young woman had a present in her lap and was eating a Gingerbread cookie. She felt a bit ridiculous, but told Egon take a few pictures so she could give them to Ray.
"Jingle bells, jingle bells," the young woman sang. "Jingle all the way. Oh what fun it is to ride in one horse open sleigh." A nearby window burst open and the snow began to drift in. "I love Christmas. It's the bestest holiday ever."
"Christmas is horrible," a voice growled.
"No, it's fun," Dani replied. She looked around and didn't see anything, but could definitely feel something in the room. "You get all sorts of presents and yummy treats."
"The happiness makes me sick," the voice responded. "I hate the niceness."
"What crawled up your butt and died?" Dani shot at the voice. "Christmas is something everyone really enjoys and it's the one time of the year people are actually nice to complete strangers. It's great."
"It's sickening." The young woman watched as black blob formed a few feet in front of her. "I can't take it."
"Than go somewhere else. No one asked you to stay."
"I live here," the blob answered.
"Not anymore, bud!" Peter shouted as he and Egon came through a door from another room in the house. "Find a new area code." He and Dr. Spengler fired at the blob. Dani jumped away from the tree and grabbed a trap next to the wall. She tossed it under the pinned blob and opened the trap. The specter screamed as it was sucked in. The trap closed and the guys turned off their proton packs.
"Is it gone?" The three in room looked toward the front door where Sarah had poked her head in.
"Yeah," Dani answered. "Your town can celebrate Christmas once again."
"I wish I could have done some research," Dr. Spengler said. "I'm sure I could have found something fascinating about either the history of this town or what we caught."
"Spengs, not now," Peter told him. "We need to get back on the road. You're mother is going to worry about us if we don't get there tonight."
"You're going to have to be careful," Phil warned them as he came into the house. "It's snowing pretty badly out there."
"Thanks for the warning," Peter replied. "And have a Merry Christmas."
The figure turned out to be a young woman about Dani's age who offered to go find help of the local police. She could only walk because the town's cars had broken down and nobody wanted to lend a horse. The young woman's name was Sarah and she owned a small coffee shop where Peter, Egon and Dani were now drinking either coffee or hot chocolate. She had brought in a few people to help explain what was happening.
"The ghost has been making this season horrible for all of us," Sarah explained. "Hardly anyone can decorate their homes, wrap presents, or even say Christmas without something happen." The door to the shop slammed open and snow came blowing in. Two men sitting at the counter got up and went to close the door. "It's like the ghost of Ebenezer Scrooge or something."
"Ebenezer Scrooge actually believed in Christmas after the three ghosts came to visit him," Egon informed her. "Perhaps though this ghost works along those lines."
"Who is it?" Peter asked. "Scrooge's cousin?"
"Scrooge had no family, Peter," Dr. Spengler replied. "Aside from a nephew who had his own family."
"Do you think you could get rid of it?" A man wearing a ski hat inquired. "Our families would like to enjoy tomorrow without getting thrown out a window or tossed into the woods."
"Has that happened?" Dr. Venkman inquired.
"Phil's exaggerating," Sarah told him. "He got lost chasing after it." The man grumbled something that his friend hit him for.
"I believe we can do something," Egon said. He looked at his cousin who sat next to him in the booth. "We will need your help, Dani." She took another drink of her hot chocolate than sighed.
"Fine," she muttered. "I thought we wouldn't have to deal with ghosts, but I guess you guys just attract them."
"Something I plan to test," Egon commented with a glance at Dr. Venkman who averted his eyes.
"So, what do you want me to do?" Dani asked.
Dani Spengler sat next to a Christmas tree in one of the town's resident's homes wearing candy cane pajamas that Sarah had leant her. The young woman had a present in her lap and was eating a Gingerbread cookie. She felt a bit ridiculous, but told Egon take a few pictures so she could give them to Ray.
"Jingle bells, jingle bells," the young woman sang. "Jingle all the way. Oh what fun it is to ride in one horse open sleigh." A nearby window burst open and the snow began to drift in. "I love Christmas. It's the bestest holiday ever."
"Christmas is horrible," a voice growled.
"No, it's fun," Dani replied. She looked around and didn't see anything, but could definitely feel something in the room. "You get all sorts of presents and yummy treats."
"The happiness makes me sick," the voice responded. "I hate the niceness."
"What crawled up your butt and died?" Dani shot at the voice. "Christmas is something everyone really enjoys and it's the one time of the year people are actually nice to complete strangers. It's great."
"It's sickening." The young woman watched as black blob formed a few feet in front of her. "I can't take it."
"Than go somewhere else. No one asked you to stay."
"I live here," the blob answered.
"Not anymore, bud!" Peter shouted as he and Egon came through a door from another room in the house. "Find a new area code." He and Dr. Spengler fired at the blob. Dani jumped away from the tree and grabbed a trap next to the wall. She tossed it under the pinned blob and opened the trap. The specter screamed as it was sucked in. The trap closed and the guys turned off their proton packs.
"Is it gone?" The three in room looked toward the front door where Sarah had poked her head in.
"Yeah," Dani answered. "Your town can celebrate Christmas once again."
"I wish I could have done some research," Dr. Spengler said. "I'm sure I could have found something fascinating about either the history of this town or what we caught."
"Spengs, not now," Peter told him. "We need to get back on the road. You're mother is going to worry about us if we don't get there tonight."
"You're going to have to be careful," Phil warned them as he came into the house. "It's snowing pretty badly out there."
"Thanks for the warning," Peter replied. "And have a Merry Christmas."