Disclaimer: I only own Ariel and Kalakei in this chapter. None of the others….
Amnesia
Chapter 4: Angels and Demons
The three walked quickly to Ecto-1, and were swiftly off.
Ray told Egon the steps to using a proton pack, as Ecto-1's siren screamed.
Peter and Winston were at the sight already.
"Ray, you have the proton packs, right?" Peter asked.
"Yeah, they're in the back." Ray said, putting on his own pack.
"Egon, what are you doing here?" Winston asked, startled, "Ray, what are you thinking!"
"I'm sorry. He was going to turn into a Terror Dog and bite my head off!" Ray exclaimed.
"It's my fault, I had a bad feeling about this, and I had to help you guys." Egon said.
"Spengs, as your friend, I really don't suggest that you participate in this bust. GO in the car, with Janine." Peter said.
"No Peter, I always helped you guys, I think…and I'm not going to leave because of a small memory loss." Egon replied.
"Ray, has he gotten into your Star Trek videos, recently?" Peter asked.
"No, why?" Ray asked, "What does that have to do with anything?"
"Oh, no reason…" Peter said, "Let's just go in and bust this thing!"
"Right!" They all said, charging up their proton packs.
The hum of the packs was the only sound.
"Let's go in." Egon said bravely.
He walked in, the other three following. They heard a rough laughter that came from the darkness, in the abandoned warehouse.
"Do you think you can defeat me?" the voice asked.
"Well, yeah." Peter said sarcastically, "We are the Ghostbusters."
The creature laughed.
"That's it! Well, leave now, or meet your fate!" the creature warned.
"We aren't leaving until you're ass is outta here, and in our containment unit!" Winston shouted.
"You can't even see me! How can you defeat something that you can't even visualize?" the creature asked mockingly.
"Well, we can make up for that." Ray said, grabbing a flashlight from his belt.
The creature laughed again, much louder this time.
"You think that…toy, can help you?" the creature asked, "I, am the mighty Fire Demon, Kalakei! I aid the devil himself, in the conquest for evil!"
"It doesn't matter, we'll defeat you!" Egon said.
"Fine, come…Try to capture me, but you must play for your souls!" Kalakei said.
"Hold on, buddy. I like my soul!" Peter said, growing nervous.
"Fine, you'll play for one soul. You may choose out of your group." Kalakei said, "You have five minutes."
"Okay, we gotta move. Let's suck this guy into the box before he does anything." Peter said, "I don't want to lose my soul."
"Well, none of us do, Peter! We gotta work together! He's just playing with our heads. Don't you see? He's putting us against each other." Winston said.
"I'd agree with Winston, but let's play his game, and try to find a weak spot." Egon said.
"We still don't know what he looks like, though! It's dark, and we only have his voice, but it sounds like he's everywhere! We'll never find him!" Ray added.
"Well, we'll ask him to show himself. I mean, he's a Fire Demon after all. What's he worried about?" Peter asked ironically.
"Time is up!" Kalakei said, in his booming voice, "Now, whose soul is at risk?"
"It hasn't been five minutes yet!" Peter protested.
"Who ever said, that evil was fair?" Kalakei answered, "Now answer my question!"
"All of our souls are at risk." Egon said, "We won't put only one of our friends in danger."
"Very well, foolish mortals. Prepare to meet your fate. You have all the time in the world, but if I do kill you, obviously you have lost your soul." Kalakei explained.
"First, could we see what you look like?" Ray asked, "As a demon, you should have no fear of showing us your true form."
Kalakei was silent for a while.
"Very well." He said, "I will show you my true form."
A bright light shielded them, and blocked their sigh. But after a while, the light died down, revealing a black dragon with a wolf's head.
"This is my true form." Kalakei said, "I am a giant Telgar. There are only two in existence, in all 1,475 dimensions. But now, since you have seen me, I must give you an agonizing death."
"Well, we're ready for you." Egon said, holding up his gun. A beam of light shot out, as Egon pulled the trigger. It his Kalakei straight in the chest, but he didn't waver.
"That's all you've got?" Kalakei asked.
He brought up a clawed hand, struck Egon with great force, causing him to slam into a nearby wall.
"Egon!" the three remaining Ghostbusters cried out.
"Who's next?" Kalakei asked, with a dark chuckle.
The trio looked at the demon, with grief and anger in their eyes.
"What have you done to Egon, you monster!" Peter demanded.
"I told you before that your souls were on the line." The demon said.
Peter choked back a sob as tears started to rush down Ray and Winston's faces.
"So, he's dead?" Ray asked to no one in particular.
"So, that's your game? Tormenting people…People like us? You wanted us to come here, didn't you? You came to capture us!" Peter said, his voice broken.
"Your souls mean nothing to me, but my master is pleased when I bring them to his humble abode." Kalakei said, as he broke into wolfish laughter.
"Hold on, you guys, he's not dead yet!" a female voice called.
"Janine, is that you?" Ray asked.
"No, I'm Ariel. The Lion of God." She said.
The three turned, and saw the winged tabby. They stared in awe.
"What are you doing here?" Winston asked.
"Well, the big guy saw how you were getting your butts kicked, and sent me to help. Besides, I'm Egon's guardian Angel." Ariel replied coolly.
"You can't be real. I'm not picking up any readings!" Ray exclaimed.
"We guardian angels can block readings and instruments like that." Ariel said, "Now, I'm going to take care of this creature, while you guys check on Egon."
The three nodded, as Ariel transformed into a huge, golden lion.
"Kalakei! You will pay for your sins against these innocent heroes!" Arial roared.
Kalakei looked at her, certain unease in his eyes.
"What are you going to do? Condemn me to eternal darkness?" Kalakei mocked," I already am part of that darkness!"
"No, but you will be sent back, from whence you came, and never allowed to return to the human world, or your soul will be obliterated!" She threatened.
Kalakei bard his six inch fangs at the lion, and they started to duel fiercely.
Meanwhile, Peter, Ray and Winston were gathered by Egon's unconscious form.
"Spengs, come on! We need you here, and we can't almost lose you again! Besides, you're missing all the action!" Peter said.
He looked back to see Ariel, her jaws latched onto one of Kalakei's scaled wings.
He roared in pain, trying to shake her off. Then with a great force, Ariel shook her head, and let go of Kalakei. He crashed onto the floor, with such a loud thud, that all the pigeons in the rafters flew out in a frenzy.
She then went into a trance-like state, and her eyes started to glow a greenish light, and a mighty wind rushed into the building.
"By my power, and the power of the heavens above, I condemn thee to thou origin, for the time until the stars collapse from the skies, and the Behemoth is defeated by the man of light!" Ariel chanted, as a white light burst from her mouth, and Kalakei disappeared in a roaring agony.