More then meets the eye Part 4

"I wonder where can he could be?" Winston asked as they were searching for an hour. "They have to be here; don't worry Winston we are going to find them." Egon replied as he had his PKE meter in his hand set to Ray biorhythm A while later, they were about to give up when suddenly, a dog and a cat came up to them and started barking and meowing at the same time.

Winston stared at Egon who quickly ran his PKE meter over the dog then turned it towards the cat.
"Winston. We found them"
"Do you mean Ray and Peter"
"Yes"
"Uh Egon? I don't see them"
Egon pointed to the animals. "The dog is Ray and the cat is Peter"
"How can you tell"
"My PKE meter is set to their biorhythms"
"Oh"
"Winston their souls are in these animals. Peter's body is back at the firehouse but Ray's is here somewhere and we needed to find it"
Ray started barking again "Woof! Woof! "He then ran into the trees.
"Winston picks up Peter and let's follows Ray"
Ray ran up to his body and sat by it. Egon patted him on the head.
"Good boy Ray"
Ray growled.
"Uh sorry Ray. Okay Winston, we got to get everyone back"
"Egon. How are we going to leave the park with Ray's body? What if the police see us?"

"Hmm. We have to move out of here very quietly, so no one will notice." Egon said he lifted Ray's body and covered it up with a blanket he got from Etco. Then Egon , Winston, Peter the cat, and Ray the dog, headed out of the park. They were almost to Ecto when an officer spotted them. "Hey you two ? What do you got cover in that blanket?"

Winston step up to the officer."Sir my colleagued and I are two members of the Ghostbusters"
"Yeah I heard of you guys. Doesn't tell me what's under the blanket, looks to me like a body"
"It's not a body but it may be if you don't let us pass to get our friend to the hospital. He was injured during a battle with a ghost." Egon said.
The officer lifted the blanket. "Man he looks bad, maybe I should go along"
"That would be nice officer. I have never seen a braver man. You have no idea what that ghost did to our friend here and yet you are really to go with us knowing there a good chance it could happened to you." Egon replied.
"Uh. Do you think you guys can handle it"
"Yes, thank you. Let's go Winston"
The officer watched as Egon and Winston climbed into Ecto. A cat and dog also jump in. Then Winston waved as he drove away.
"Okay Egon what's the plan"
"First we have to get back to the firehouse and freeze Ray and Peter's bodies"
"Say what? Can't we just put their souls back in them"
"No. I'm afraid not, only the monsters that took their souls and placed them in theirs animals can put them back"
"But why freeze their bodies"
"So they don't decade"
"Oh"
"Winston we also need to find a way to communicate with them"
Winston nodded as he watch Peter curled up in a ball and Ray sticking his head out the window.

The guys headed back to the firehouse. Egon then place their bodies in a freezing chamber he built.
While Winston was looking at Peter and Ray sleeping. Peter was curl up next to Ray who had his head on Peter back.

As Egon reenter the room Winston looked over at him "Egon, how are we going to get them to talk?" "Hmmm I have a machine in the lab that I was working on for a while that helps translate what most ghosts are trying to say. I'll go bring it here and see that if would work with Ray and Peter."

Egon soon return with the machine and setted it up. He took two collars and placed them around Ray and Peter. "What are the collars for?" Winston asked. "I so we can understand them. Peter? Ray? Please say something." The cat try to get the collar off. "Darling, I really don't do collars, that's a dog thing." Winston stared at Egon." That's doesn't sound like Peter." "Hum interesting. It must be the voice of the cat itself if it had a voice." "So where's Peter?" "I think he there just dorment for the moment." "What about Ray?" "Hello darlings. The collar if you please." Egon looked down at the cat who was now on the desk. "I'm sorry we can't remove it. That collars the only way we can talk to our friends. May I speak to Peter." "But of course darling." The cat then became quiet. "Peter?" "Egon ! Get me out of this cat! " "We will Peter I promise." Peter looked around,"where's Ray?" In answers a big brown and white dog gave Peter a sloppy kiss. "Yuck that's worst then Slimer." Egon ran his PKE meter over Ray. "Ray please say something."

Ray barked at first, but soon as he saw the collar, he started to speak as well. "Hey guys, Boy I'm glad to talk to you!" "Ray, are you okay?" Winston asked. "I'm fine. but I just want to be inside of me again." Ray said. "Are you guys finding a way to defeat Lizzie and her husband?"

Peter looked over at Ray. "Hey he's sounds normal and I got to share this body with a cat."

Ray bark suddenly at Peter his eyes were gleaming.

"You stay away from me you brute." The cat jumped into Egon's arms. "Darling save me from that monster."

Winston looked at Egon, "sounds like the cat is back."

Egon nodded ."I also belived the dog is now here. Winston hold this cat for a moment. Egon handed the cat over too Winston and bend down to the dog.

"Hi mu name is Egon. Do you understand me?"

"Cat! Cat! Must chase Cat!"

"I said do you understand me?"

"Cat! must chase cat!"

"Oh you brute do be quiet and answered the charming man."

"Yeah! Yeah! Understand! Must not chase cat!"

"No must gain control. Egon, I'm sorry ."

"It's okay Ray. To answered your question we' re working on it. I do know we have to find them. Only they can return you and Peter to your bodies"
The cat jumped down from Winston. "Okay then let's go kick their rears."

"Peter. I think you and Ray better stay here. Winston and I will find them."

"But Egon. We could help."

"I'm sorry Ray but you two are safer here. Come on Winston we got to find Lizzie and that other demon monster?"

Winston and Egon headed back to the park, once they arrived they got out of Ecto. "Do you think we're going to find Lizzie and her husband here?" Egon nodded, "Yes I am certain, Winston they have to be here." They continued to search for a while When suddenly Lizzie appeared out of nowhere! "Muhaha! Since you had the nerve to capture my husband you both must suffer!"

Lizzie moved it when suddenly her husband appeared.

"Let them go. We have to find the souls of the others we took and we have to find them before midnight."

"What happens at midnight?" Egon ventured to asked.

Lizzie's husband stared at Egon. "It doesn't matter if you know. There nothing you can do about it. At midnight the souls become part of us. I will take the smart mouth one and my beloved will take the childman one."

"You can't do that. They need their souls." Winston protested.

"I Egon Spengeler challenge you to a fight the winner gets the souls. By your own code you must accepted my challenge."

"I accepted Egon Spengler but if you lose I will take your soul and the soul of you other friends as well.
Do you agree to this?"

Egon nodded his head.

"Very well then meet us back here in two hours," and with that he was gone .

Lizzie gave them a dirty look before departing then followed after her husband.