"Let's Get It Started"
The pirate ship of Captains Hook and Barbossa laid anchor on the island at the moment they arrived there. A long, wide plank had been set down between the ship and the land, allowing everyone on deck to cross, with Barbossa, Hook, and Alexis going first. Once they were on the island, Alexis glanced in wonder at how much it resembled Paris, France back in the sixteenth century. In fact, most of the island they had passed during their journey looked much like places from certain centuries that were the targets of much supernatural activity, according to Sean Spengler and Tobin's Spirit Guide.
After Louise, John, Pete, and half of the crew crossed the plank and set foot on the island, Barbossa focused on Alexis and stated, "It's yer call now, me lord. Lead us away."
Alexis scratched her head, having no idea where she and the crew should've gone to find the source of their problems. That was until she heard a loud, in human moan, followed by the scream of a female human being. The sounds nearly made Louise and John wet themselves – while Pete couldn't compose himself not to.
Taking the noises as a sign, Alexis pointed in the direction they came from and stated, "That way! C'mon!" She started to run, while the pirates unsheathed their swords and barbarically shouted, following along with her.
Louise, John, and Pete felt themselves pushed from behind, forced into moving in place with the rest of the crowd. It was John whom vocally expressed his dismay in having to run for the umpteenth time that evening. "Oh, dear god! When will it ever end?!"
"I don't believe you, Hardemeyer!" Peck exclaimed, seeming to be the best one in shape out of the three of them. "Didn't the mayor at least once give you a day to step into the gym and work out those scrawny little legs of yours?!"
"No! And you want to know why? Because unlike you health nuts over in the E.P.A., I was too busy trying to keep our beloved mayor in office, avoiding the trouble of scumbags like the one who's leading us to our deaths!"
Meanwhile, Pete was already out of breath and sweating, after only a few seconds of jogging. Through heavy breaths, he stammered, "Somebody…get me…some wa…ter!" He then began to slump over Louise, making her run much harder than it had to be.
She glared over at Hardemeyer, who seemed to take pleasure in watching her suffer from having to carry Pete, and sarcastically remarked, "We're all just nuts over health in the E.P.A., eh? Well, try telling that to this fat bloke!"
After crossing nearly a mile and a half into the ruined area that was old Paris, France, Alexis suddenly heard some type of electronic noise that made her stop in her tracks. The others did the same, especially Louise, Pete, and John, who all were sweating and breathing heavily – Louise had even removed the coat to her suit and tied it around her waist, exposing her drenched white blouse.
"What be the problem, me lord?" Barbossa inquired.
Alexis detached her neutrona wand from the Proton Pack, gazing around in extreme suspicion. "We are not alone here."
Barbossa, Hook, and the others looked around as well, their swords held high and ready for any possible sneak attack. A few moments of nothing but silence passed and then – out of nowhere – two figures magically appeared near one of the abandoned figures. Unbeknownst to them all, it was Phil Diffy and Keely Teslow, whom greatly surprised the heavily superstitious pirates with their unexpected appearance.
"Our enemy sends reinforcements! Attack!!!" Hook wildly ordered.
But before the pirates could've carried out the temperamental captain's order, Alexis raised a hand in protest and shouted, "NO! WAIT!!"
The pirates instantly stopped, much to their surprise, as well as Barbossa's. "With all due respect, me lord, but why mustn't we not attack tha very people who're associated with tha one who causes this mess?!"
"Because I don't think ghosts use handheld devices like that!" Alexis said, indicating the one in Phil's right hand, known only to him and Keely as "The Wizard."
Barbossa stood there, feeling a little sheepish from his lack of common knowledge. He had chosen to blame it on the pirate nearest of him – and that unfortunate soul turned out to be Hook, whom he slapped across the arm and grumbled, "Why didn't ye tell me that before I started flappin' my gums?!"
"You blame me for your ignorance!!!" Hook roared, holding his hooked hand up high in great fury. "Why I oughta…!"
"Will the both of you shut up?!" Alexis demanded, surprising the two pirates with her brisk tone, which instantly made the both of them fall silent. After dealing with them, Alexis turned back to the two frightened youths near them and asked, "You kids aren't from these parts, are ya?"
Phil and Keely both rapidly shook their heads. "W-We were just hoping to find the Ghostbusters," said Keely.
"Yeah, we met up with one of them in some alternate universe where monsters are in power." Phil added. "And don't ask us how we got there, because it's still a mystery to us."
"Okay, well…how did you get here?" Alexis inquired.
Phil shrugged his shoulders and answered, "Yet another mystery to us – we took an elevator in one of the buildings from that 'monster universe' and then…Poof…we're here."
It was obvious to Alexis that these kids were just more victims to the "merge" that had been occurring between different realms – the complete opposite of what Barbossa, Hook, and the pirates had suspected them to be. She nodded in understanding of their situation and said, "Well, it's not safe to be wandering out here on your own. I'm a Ghostbuster, and I'm looking for my crew."
Keely looked up and down at Alexis, noting how ravaged her uniform looked from head to toe, missing the company insignia from her shredded sleeve and her nametag from her left breast. "No offense, ma'am…but you don't look like a Ghostbuster."
Alexis glanced at her torn uniform, which was a result from her fight with the Terror Dog, and looked to Keely, putting her hands on her hips. "Well, I assure you that I am a Ghostbuster, and I'm gonna do all I can to get you, my friends, and anyone else here in this place back home saf…"
A sudden vibrating sensation overcame the side of her right thigh, like some kind of phone. She looked down and realized that her Ghost Trap was trembling. The only ghost that was trapped in there was the exact same Terror Dog that she fought earlier that evening. And from the looks of her twitching Ghost Trap, it was doing all it could to get out…which it eventually did.
The escape literally came in a flash, as Alexis's Ghost Trap reopened itself and allowed its captive to leap out from it and reappear in the middle of the street that the group stood on. Alexis had been thrown back from the force of the Ghost Trap's reopening, forced down on the ground and left to watch the Terror Dog growl at everyone, including her.
Gazing upon the horrific sight of the Terror Dog, Barbossa exclaimed in shock, "Dear God, what manifestation of hell be that?!"
No one answered the pirate captain's question, as they were too stunned in watching the Terror Dog snarl at them a few more times and dash away to some unspecified location. Determined to capture it again, Alexis got to her feet and gripped her neutrona wand tightly, running after the demonic canine. She barely even heard Louise and John cry out for her to come back.