Chapter 22

June 2, July 8-13 2002

Egon sat looking at the mirror and smiling. He saw Winston, Ray, Louise and Janine all laughing and cutting up in the den area. Happy memories of the guys flooded his mind. Am I going to join them again? She those happy faces, that's what I like to see. At least they are happy. Wait. Something's missing in that picture. But what? Egon moved his eyes back and forth scanning the den area. He couldn't think of what it was, um……he scratched his head. "Peter!" he called out. "That's it. Peter's not there, where is he then?"

"Where's who?" the ghostboy asked.

"Oh," Egon looked up. "My friend. I didn't see him in the mirror with the others. Can I ask you why I don't see him?"

"He lives there right?" as he came closer to Egon.

"Yeah, I see all the others but not him." He gave a confused look.

"Um…." The ghostboy thought. The only way one can not be seen is if…oh, no don't tell me. "Do you know of anywhere that he might have gone?"

"Maybe to my uncle's but I doubt it. They can't stand each other at all."

"He might be. Think real hard." Egon did. All that the mirror showed him was uncle Cyrus and Suzzy eating dinner as usual.

"Nothing. He's not there either."

"Um….." Then it is true. He is out of range and that means that he is somewhere in another land that not of Egon's. Egon gave a worried look. "There's only one way that someone is not in the mirror is that they are not in range."

"What does that mean? Not in range?" Egon looked lost. How can someone be out of range, unless…… Can't be though can it?

"Means," the ghostboy swallowed. "How do I say this," He looked over at Egon. Egon thought he knew what the ghostboy was going to say next.

"In another dimension?"

"I don't know." The ghostboy responded. "I just don't know,"

That's weird. Egon thought. If this is true then he is looking for me. I don't buy that but maybe my uncle did found a way. Knowing Peter he would be the one to convince my uncle to let him go after me. From the window of the house, Egon could almost feel a pair of unseen eyes fixed on them. He got up and moved both of the curtains back real fast.

"What are you doing? Is everything all right Egon?"

"Yeah," Egon lied for he got a bad feeling that something was going to happened to them real soon. Egon just missed the shadowy figure slide around the edge of the window on the outside just out of his sight.

"Good he's spooked. I see it in his eyes. Now to get rid of those two ghosts that, guard him. But, how? I've got it." Binko stated as he left the castle. "I've got the perfect plan. Beware human you are in for it."

"Egon what's got you so stirred up?" asked the ghostboy as he walked over to where Egon was standing.

"Nothing, I thought someone was watching us." He cleared his throat "But there's no one around."

"There's nothing to worry about. No one can find us. I will protect you if there is."

"I know it's just…..Never mind it was nothing."

"Trust me nothing is going to happen." Egon smiled. I hope that that is the case cause I feel like something is. He sat back down on the couch. The ghostboy heard what he believed to be the nurse calling from the kitchen area.

"I'll be right back." Egon went back to the window. What if something was really watching us? How safe are we? The ghostgirl noticed that the ghostboy left. She peered all the way though the railing of the stairs. She had been watching them the whole time to make sure that nothing was going to happen. He left Egon all by himself! What's wrong with him? He knows that there is danger in this house and could spring up in any minute. Something just doesn't feel right to me. I better go check. She floated closer downstairs. She didn't want to scare Egon any more then he was. He was still staring out the window, this time harder. I know that I saw something. I didn't just make it up. But what if…… can't be? What if it's all in my mind? I mean I have been getting this feeling and I'm stressed out. Just maybe………

Meanwhile outside danger was all around. Binko with his female impressions lead the ghostboy out there where Skipo dropped a book on his head. The ghostboy was out cold. He sank down in the slime.

"One down and one to go." Skipo yelled in joy. "ha ha ha, nothing is going to stop us now. We got him now. We can get our revenge after all these years."

"I think that I will go outside to get some air." Egon called as he walked to the door. The ghostgirl was shocked at that. What is going to happen? I got to go out there.

Ohio:

Suzzy walked though the house. She still kept thinking about the phone call that she had with her son. Why did I tell him that? Why because I couldn't lie to him any more but was it the right thing to do? I have a bad feeling that something is going to happen. What if he goes out to New York to see him? Nah he wouldn't have the courage to do that or would he? If he does what will happen? Will he ever forgive us for lying to him all these years? "There's only one way to find out."

"What are you talking about dear?" Cyrus asked in his sleepy mood as he walked into the living room.

"Oh, Uh." She had thoughts about not telling him but she knew that this would nag at her all day. "I have a feeling that Israel is on his way to New York to see his brother as we speak."

"What? He can't be." Was shocked that she brought that up but he knew that there might be possibility that he did. Then what would happen?

"I really believe that he is."

"If he is," Cyrus sighs, "he will find out from Egon's friends that there was that experiment accident and all."

"I know that's what's worrying me to death. The thought of that coming out now."

"We can't just sit around and do nothing. We have to stop him from doing this."

"It's his choice to go see his brother or not. We can't stop him from doing that."

"Well, maybe not doing that but we have to stop him from going now." Cyrus ran upstairs.

"Where are you going?"

"We are packing to go to New York. We have to stop this right now." Suzzy just watched him disappear to the second floor. Great now I have to get in the middle of this as well. What have I done? I should have never mentioned that to him. She went after her husband. "I don't think this is a good idea interfering with them."

"I do, I don't want him to think that I killed Egon that will just add to the lie even more." Cyrus had a point there. If they kept lying to Israel he would never told to them again. Suzzy sighed, "I guess you are right. I don't want him to be even madder with us." He threw down a suitcase on the bed and then went to the closet. Suzzy looked at him funny. "What's all that for?"

"Just in case that he finds out and we are down there. We will have to explain to him what happened." Suzzy just sighed. He was right. They might be staying down there over night. She went to get some things from the bathroom. When he finished packing his things he thought about the portal being plugged in. He went to his lab and just stood in the doorway. He had a flashback of that day when he saw all the mess and no Egon. I've got to do this for you, Egon. I protected you and your brother so long from your father and I think it's time that the two of you know the truth.

Tears dripped down his face as he entered the lab. A dark gloom came over him. Then he screamed when he saw the rat. The rat started towards him and in the mist of running from it, he back into the mirror portal. He heard some strange noises from it but didn't care. He just wanted to get out of there and away from the rat. He raced out of the lab and forgot the whole point of being in there. Oh, well it won't hurt it to be plugged in. Suzzy came to his rescue.

"What's going on? Why did you scream like that?"

"I," Cyrus had to catch his breath. "I saw a rat up there and you know how I hate them."

"It's ok. We will take care of it later. We must go. Now."

Slimerland:

The ghostgirl saw Binko walk pass the window and she raced outside. She didn't see Egon anywhere. "Egon, Egon." She yelled, then she spotted him turning the corner to the back of the castle then all of a sudden the ground just opened up like a trap door. Egon fell faster and faster downwards. The ghostgirl saw this.

"Hold on Egon, I'm coming." she screamed out.

"Get her," hollered Binko "Don't let her out of your site." The force was too strong. The ghostgirl and the two green ghosts fell into the newly opened portal after Egon.

"Ah…" is all that was heard from all of them

To be continued…………