Dr. Spengler sat patiently in the Johnson home as paramedics checked him
out in the Johnson home. He had repeated at least ten times about Peter and
Dani and they told him the highway patrol was out looking for them. Egon
winced slightly as they cleaned his head wound than applied a rather large
bandage on it for the small wound. The scientist was already quite annoyed
with the paramedics and highway patrol for they had taken over an hour to
come to Angonak from Cleveland and it had started snowing again. Kip had
been right.
"Dr. Spengler, are you having any trouble with your vision?" Egon gave a look to the young woman with brown hair.
"No," Egon answered with a slightly angered tone. "My glasses seem to help that."
"Well, there's still a chance you may have a concussion," the young woman replied unfazed by his annoyance. "We'll still have to take you to the hospital and take a few x-rays."
"I do not wish to leave until my friends are found."
"I understand, Dr. Spengler. The highway patrol is out there looking for them right now. Give them some time. From your description the car is buried under quite a bit of snow. And since it has started snowing again that will only make their job a slightly bit more difficult, but I'm highly confident they will find them."
"I'm sure," Egon muttered.
"You know I don't think I really understand how you and your friends got into this accident. How could a ghost cause an accident?"
"In my line of work it happens quite often," Dr. Spengler responded. "In this case the ghost managed to blow out one of our rear tires causing us to skid and therefore also causing the accident."
"I see." Egon could tell the young woman didn't believe a word he said. Many people didn't seem to understand that ghosts did more than scare people by making faces and annoying noises. Quite a few actually created mayhem and caused injury to unsuspecting pray. The Ghostbusters faced these entities often and were lucky to only escape with minor injuries. There were a handful of doctors in New York who actually stopped asking questions on how the guys seemed to receive their odd injuries. Especially after the time a Terror Dog ran through an ER after them. Of course, there were still a few skeptics left on the police force and in New York that didn't think what the Ghostbusters did could actually be called work or even reality. A lot of it did seem to come from horror novels or child's nightmares, but the people who did believe outweighed the skeptics and held the guys in high esteem. Definitely more than this paramedic was at the moment.
"I suppose you don't really believe me," Egon said. "It's not easy to when confronted by entities that usually only live in means of entertainment. What you may not know however is that many of those ghosts, demons, and other various creatures are based on legend, which is in turn based on fact. The only problem with the human race is that most people are so ignorant is that don't believe that something is real and therefore think it won't hurt them. I've met people like that and they usually end up on the receiving end of power beyond their control." The young woman stared at him like the scientist had grown another head.
"I think I hear my partner calling me," she told him. "Excuse me." She got off the couch the two had been sitting on and walked through the doorway to kitchen. Egon could have cared less if she had stayed and listened. All he cared about at the moment was Dani and Peter. They had been out in the cold for almost another two hours and Dr. Spengler was sure if Peter's leg wasn't moved soon than there was no telling what kind of problems could come from it.
******
"Ray," Dani whispered. She could swear he was in the car with her. The young woman could smell him. He always had this sweet smell to him and she couldn't tell if it was because he ate so many sweets or if it was his cologne or just him. She didn't care. She just wanted him to hold her and keep her safe and warm. "Ray, where are you?"
"Dani," a voice whispered. It seemed distant and worried. "Dani, wake up."
"I don't want to," Dani replied. "I'm so cold."
"Wake up," the voice repeated harshly. "I'm losing you."
"I'm not lost," she responded. "I haven't been in a while."
"Dani, wake up." She felt someone poke her in the ribs and she let out a yell than opened her eyes and looked up at the man looming over her. "Don't do that."
"That hurt, Peter."
"I'm sorry, but I couldn't get you to wake up. I'm just as cold as you are and like I said earlier falling asleep won't help."
"I can't help it. It's the cold." She started to close her eyes again, but this time Dr. Venkman tugged at her hair. "Hey, stop it."
"Than stay awake."
"Ray wouldn't do that to me."
"Well, I'm so sorry I'm not Ray. You're stuck with me though until Egon comes back with help."
"Yeah," she muttered. "Remind me to short sheet your bed when we get home."
"What for?"
"For being annoying."
"You started it."
"Shut up, Peter." Dani shivered violently and Dr. Venkman wished he could do more to keep her warm. However, he was nearly frozen himself and very stiff. Peter put his head back and looked at the ceiling of the car. It would probably be a very long time before Ray and Winston could get Ecto running again after this. Peter sighed.
"Egon, where are you?" Peter thought to himself.
*****
Egon was still sitting in the Johnson living room. The paramedics were casting odd glances at Dr. Spengler whenever they entered the room to talk to some of the highway patrol who had set-up base in the house. Egon had noticed that Kip and his mother decided to stay in one of the other room's in the house and only came out to ask if anyone wanted anything to eat or drink.
"We found them." Dr. Spengler looked up at the heavy-set man standing in front of him. "The paramedics are taking them to Cleveland in a chopper. I suppose you want to ride with them."
"Yes," Egon simply said as he stood. The scientist was ecstatic Peter and Dani now had help, but was afraid of what they're conditions were. "How are they?"
"Not sure," the man answered. "They mentioned something about taking out part of a door, but I didn't understand it. Your friends will be here in a few minutes and than placed on a chopper. Get ready to go." The man walked away and Egon quickly zipped up his jacket than grabbed his proton pack. The scientist would have to remember to call everyone when he got to the hospital. There was no telling what Janine had told Winston and Ray if she had called them. Though in all likelihood she had and there was a large possibility they could be headed straight for Cleveland.
"Next time we're going to stay at home," Egon said to himself. He walked out of the Johnson home and into the blistering cold of the outside just as an ambulance pulled up in front of the house. The scientist could hear the rotating blades of helicopter from above him and watched as it landed in an open space next to the house. Without realizing what was happening he was ushered toward the helicopter as Dani and Peter were brought on stretchers. The helicopter took off and they were left the snow-covered terrain for the warmth of the city.
"Dr. Spengler, are you having any trouble with your vision?" Egon gave a look to the young woman with brown hair.
"No," Egon answered with a slightly angered tone. "My glasses seem to help that."
"Well, there's still a chance you may have a concussion," the young woman replied unfazed by his annoyance. "We'll still have to take you to the hospital and take a few x-rays."
"I do not wish to leave until my friends are found."
"I understand, Dr. Spengler. The highway patrol is out there looking for them right now. Give them some time. From your description the car is buried under quite a bit of snow. And since it has started snowing again that will only make their job a slightly bit more difficult, but I'm highly confident they will find them."
"I'm sure," Egon muttered.
"You know I don't think I really understand how you and your friends got into this accident. How could a ghost cause an accident?"
"In my line of work it happens quite often," Dr. Spengler responded. "In this case the ghost managed to blow out one of our rear tires causing us to skid and therefore also causing the accident."
"I see." Egon could tell the young woman didn't believe a word he said. Many people didn't seem to understand that ghosts did more than scare people by making faces and annoying noises. Quite a few actually created mayhem and caused injury to unsuspecting pray. The Ghostbusters faced these entities often and were lucky to only escape with minor injuries. There were a handful of doctors in New York who actually stopped asking questions on how the guys seemed to receive their odd injuries. Especially after the time a Terror Dog ran through an ER after them. Of course, there were still a few skeptics left on the police force and in New York that didn't think what the Ghostbusters did could actually be called work or even reality. A lot of it did seem to come from horror novels or child's nightmares, but the people who did believe outweighed the skeptics and held the guys in high esteem. Definitely more than this paramedic was at the moment.
"I suppose you don't really believe me," Egon said. "It's not easy to when confronted by entities that usually only live in means of entertainment. What you may not know however is that many of those ghosts, demons, and other various creatures are based on legend, which is in turn based on fact. The only problem with the human race is that most people are so ignorant is that don't believe that something is real and therefore think it won't hurt them. I've met people like that and they usually end up on the receiving end of power beyond their control." The young woman stared at him like the scientist had grown another head.
"I think I hear my partner calling me," she told him. "Excuse me." She got off the couch the two had been sitting on and walked through the doorway to kitchen. Egon could have cared less if she had stayed and listened. All he cared about at the moment was Dani and Peter. They had been out in the cold for almost another two hours and Dr. Spengler was sure if Peter's leg wasn't moved soon than there was no telling what kind of problems could come from it.
******
"Ray," Dani whispered. She could swear he was in the car with her. The young woman could smell him. He always had this sweet smell to him and she couldn't tell if it was because he ate so many sweets or if it was his cologne or just him. She didn't care. She just wanted him to hold her and keep her safe and warm. "Ray, where are you?"
"Dani," a voice whispered. It seemed distant and worried. "Dani, wake up."
"I don't want to," Dani replied. "I'm so cold."
"Wake up," the voice repeated harshly. "I'm losing you."
"I'm not lost," she responded. "I haven't been in a while."
"Dani, wake up." She felt someone poke her in the ribs and she let out a yell than opened her eyes and looked up at the man looming over her. "Don't do that."
"That hurt, Peter."
"I'm sorry, but I couldn't get you to wake up. I'm just as cold as you are and like I said earlier falling asleep won't help."
"I can't help it. It's the cold." She started to close her eyes again, but this time Dr. Venkman tugged at her hair. "Hey, stop it."
"Than stay awake."
"Ray wouldn't do that to me."
"Well, I'm so sorry I'm not Ray. You're stuck with me though until Egon comes back with help."
"Yeah," she muttered. "Remind me to short sheet your bed when we get home."
"What for?"
"For being annoying."
"You started it."
"Shut up, Peter." Dani shivered violently and Dr. Venkman wished he could do more to keep her warm. However, he was nearly frozen himself and very stiff. Peter put his head back and looked at the ceiling of the car. It would probably be a very long time before Ray and Winston could get Ecto running again after this. Peter sighed.
"Egon, where are you?" Peter thought to himself.
*****
Egon was still sitting in the Johnson living room. The paramedics were casting odd glances at Dr. Spengler whenever they entered the room to talk to some of the highway patrol who had set-up base in the house. Egon had noticed that Kip and his mother decided to stay in one of the other room's in the house and only came out to ask if anyone wanted anything to eat or drink.
"We found them." Dr. Spengler looked up at the heavy-set man standing in front of him. "The paramedics are taking them to Cleveland in a chopper. I suppose you want to ride with them."
"Yes," Egon simply said as he stood. The scientist was ecstatic Peter and Dani now had help, but was afraid of what they're conditions were. "How are they?"
"Not sure," the man answered. "They mentioned something about taking out part of a door, but I didn't understand it. Your friends will be here in a few minutes and than placed on a chopper. Get ready to go." The man walked away and Egon quickly zipped up his jacket than grabbed his proton pack. The scientist would have to remember to call everyone when he got to the hospital. There was no telling what Janine had told Winston and Ray if she had called them. Though in all likelihood she had and there was a large possibility they could be headed straight for Cleveland.
"Next time we're going to stay at home," Egon said to himself. He walked out of the Johnson home and into the blistering cold of the outside just as an ambulance pulled up in front of the house. The scientist could hear the rotating blades of helicopter from above him and watched as it landed in an open space next to the house. Without realizing what was happening he was ushered toward the helicopter as Dani and Peter were brought on stretchers. The helicopter took off and they were left the snow-covered terrain for the warmth of the city.