Chapter 5-A Location

It had been a week since Egon had disappeared, and Peter, Ray, and Winston were searching nonstop for him. They had gotten a few calls while they were out searching for their missing friend. But searching nonstop for Egon was starting to take a toll on the three distraught Ghostbusters. They had not eaten, slept, changed clothes, or showered. They had done nothing but look for Egon. They had gone to every abandoned place in the city they could think of, but no Egon.

The guys had just gotten back after 3 hours of searching, and Janine noticed their appearance. They were pale, and had really dark circles under their eyes. They each had a stubble on their chins from not shaving, and their clothes were wrinkled and had not been changed.

"You guys look terrible." said Janine.

"We know." Winston said with a yawn.

"Anything?" Jenny asked.

"No." Ray replied, "But we're going back out in a few minutes."

"Oh no Ray." Jenny said, "You guys are not going back out after you've gotten some rest."

"Jenny's right guys." Janine said, "You guys have not eaten, slept, showered or anything. I'm surprised you guys are still standing."

"No time for rest Jenny." said Peter, "We need to find Egon."

"But it's not going to help Egon if all three of you die from exhaustion. You guys need some rest." said Mel, who had been helping out at the firehall.

"But Egon-" Ray started.

"Ray, we know you're all worried about Egon, we know. But you guys are a mess." Jenny said, "We just don't want you guys to get sick or hurt. Just try to sleep for a few hours. I don't think Egon would want y'all to die while y'all are looking for him."

"Ok, we'll go rest. But not for too long." said Winston.

"It probably wouldn't hurt if you showered and changed your clothes. And after you guys get some rest, try to eat something. Y'all probably haven't eaten in a week." said Mel.

"Ok, we'll get cleaned up and rest for a bit." Peter said.

"Thank you." Janine said.

Peter, Ray, and Winston headed upstairs and took showers. They all felt better after a nice, hot shower. They then changed into some comfier clothes and all passed out on their beds. Peter didn't think he was that tired, but the moment his head hit his pillow, he passed out.


Meanwhile, Egon himself had not gotten any sleep at all. He had also lost track of time during his captivity. He still had high hopes of being rescued. He knew the guys cared about him and were searching for him, they were probably having trouble finding him. And like the guys, Egon had not eaten in a week. He was beginning to lose weight, which was a problem because he was already lanky in build. And he had gotten very little water.

"I'd stop hoping to be rescued if I were you." Peck said as he kicked Egon to make sure he was awake, "Your so-called friends, especially Dr. Venkman, probably replaced you and forgot about you. They don't care."

"You're wrong you son of a bitch." Egon snarled. He had not lost the will to live and fight back. By now, both of Peck's hands and wrists were covered in deep bite marks. "When my friends find me, they will kill you and put you in the containment unit where you belong. And we'll find ways to torture you."

Peck responded by grabbing the roll of duct tape and taping Egon's mouth shut. He then grabbed the crowbar and began to whack Egon with again. Peck had wanted to hear Egon in pain, but Egon didn't scream, wince, or groan in pain. He kept quiet.

"I'm surprised you're enduring this. You're more emotionally steeled than I thought." Peck remarked as he kept whacking Egon.

After a while, Peck stopped and threw a bucket of ice water on Egon again. Egon had had enough, so he kicked Peck hard. Peck stumbled back into a tub of ice water.

"Ha. How'd you like that?" Egon asked with a sly smile.

Peck then got up and pulled a knife from his coat. "I wouldn't do that again Dr. Spengler." he said threateningly while hovering the point of the knife above Egon's heart. "Unless you want me to kill you before your friends find you. Or if they care."

"They do care you bastard." Egon snarled. Peck then grabbed a syringe full of an unknown substance and stabbed it straight into Egon's heart. He felt dizzy, and he blacked out.


Meanwhile after a few hours, Peter, Ray, and Winston woke up. They all looked better after a few hours of sleep. Janine had ordered Chinese takeout for them so they could at least eat.

"You guys look a lot better." Jenny said. She then went up and kissed Ray on the cheek.

"Yeah, and we feel better knowing that y'all got some sleep." Janine said.

"We got some food for y'all. Y'all need to eat something" Mel said.

"Thanks." Winston said.

"Yeah. I am a little hungry." said Ray.

Peter didn't say anything as he sat down. Despite not eating for a week, the guys ate slowly. They were just anxious to get back out there and find Egon.

"Ok, let's go find Egon." Peter said.

"No Peter. You guys need to rest a little bit more." said Mel.

"But, I need to find Egon." Peter said, "I don't know what we'd do without him."

"I know Peter, but you're still exhausted. You need to rest a little more." Janine said.

"Yeah man. I'm still a little tired myself." said Winston.

"Me too." Ray added.

"Ok, I guess I could use a little more sleep too." Peter said.

"Go get some more rest. We'll call y'all if there's an update, and if there are any calls, Kylie, Mel, and I can take care of them." said Jenny.

"Thanks." said Ray as he kissed his girlfriend on the lips.

Peter, Ray, and Winston went back into the bedroom and laid down. Winston and Ray fell asleep, while Peter stayed awake. He had just closed his eyes when he thought about a particular building he and the guys had passed when they were looking for Egon. Peter was then struck with realization. That was it! That was the building where Egon might be. Peter just hoped they wouldn't be too late.

"Guys! Guys!" Peter exclaimed as he shook Ray and Winston awake.

"What is it Peter?" Winston asked in an irritated voice.

"I think I know where Egon is!" Peter exclaimed.

To be continued...