"Rock It 2 U"
Frollo's stone gargoyle hunters were a lot fiercer alive than they were as just inert decorations. As they hovered high above the air over one section of "Old Paris," they hurled vicious fireballs that they regurgitated at the small group of people down below, which consisted of Fungus, Jonathan Barrett, and Meagan Tully – who was brandishing a Proton Pack and neutrona wand. As much as she fired at the winged monsters, she was not able to blow one from the sky or even put a dent in one.
Ducking from the fireballs, she took shelter in one of the abandoned buildings along with J.B. and Fungus. They were frightened and greatly concerned about Kimberly Venkman, who vanished as soon as they arrived in the bizarre realm. If these gargoyles had gotten to her, then there was certainly no hope for the rest of them – as they were not scientists or Ghostbusters.
While a fireball was thrown and exploded near the entrance to the building they were sheltered in, Meagan shook her head and breathed heavily. "I think this is the end for us, guys," she worriedly assumed. "Dr. Venkman's gone, we've got no idea where we are, and these gargoyles are only seconds away from destroying us! We're doomed!" She then began babbling like a lunatic, tears streaming from her eyes and saliva oozing from her mouth.
Annoyed from her loss of control, J.B. didn't hold back from slapping her across the face and snapping her out from insanity. "Shut up! Alright?! Just calm down and relax. We're not down for the count yet."
"What're you talking about?!" Fungus exclaimed. "We're trapped like lizard-rats here! There's no way we can get pass…"
A tremendous roar emerged from one of the gargoyles outside, right before there came some type of electrical zapping sound that was suddenly followed by an explosion. Through the windows, Meagan, J.B., and Fungus could see tons of flaming rock debris raining down to the street – the remains of one stone gargoyle that had been blasted away from the sky. But by what exactly?
As soon as they noticed familiar flashes of blue and red against the window, Meagan and J.B. rushed to it and spotted a welcoming sight outside – the Ecto-1! Granted, it had seen better days, having some type of dark residue staining the sides of it. But, nevertheless, they were certainly glad to see the Ghostbusters piling out from it, firing their neutrona wands (which were giving off purple/green streams, as opposed to the usual orange/blue ones) at the winged monsters above and successfully destroying each of them.
Only three Ghostbusters piled out of the Ecto-1: J.G. Stantz, Sean Spengler, and (to the surprise of J.B. and Meagan) Kimberly Venkman. Out of the three, just Stantz and Spengler were brandished newly-modified Proton Packs, while Kimberly was left to search around for hers – in reality searching for the person who carried it, Meagan Tully herself. Knowing this, Meagan made the ultimate sacrifice in going outside and heading into the heart of the battle, shouting out to Venkman.
"Over here!" She cried. "Dr. Venkman! I've got your…"
KA-BOOM!!!
Another few gargoyles exploded in the air from connecting with Stantz and Spengler's electron streams, raining their rocky remains all over Meagan. She ducked and dodged every hint of debris that came her way. Thankfully, J.B. arrived in time to bring her out of harm's way, returning them back to the abandoned building.
"What the heck are you thinking, girl?!" He frantically asked her.
"I need to get Dr. Venkman's Proton Pack back to her," she said upon removing the heavy device from her back. "She's gonna need it to fight those gargoyles!"
J.B. took the equipment off her hands and told her, "Well, let me take care of that! You just sit tight and don't leave this spot!"
Meagan attempted to make another protest, not able to see why J.B. should go and not her. But he was already out of the building before she could say anything, moving faster than a speeding bullet. She could certainly see why he was the better one in handling the task rather than her.
J.B. made it over to the Ghostbusters and the Ecto-1 in less than a few seconds, skidding to a halt directly near Kimberly, who was shielding herself from the opened passenger side door. Seeing J.B. there, completely unharmed, Venkman sighed in relief and stated, "Dude, are you ever a sight for sore eyes!"
"Seems like I've been saving your butt quite a bit recently," J.B. teased, while handing the Proton Pack over to her.
Looking down at it, she shook her head negatively and remarked, "I can't use this – it's not modified like Jay and Spengs's are."
"What?!" J.B. couldn't believe that he risked his life for nothing. However, that wasn't all true, as he was able to at least delight her in showing that he was alive and well. It was plainly obvious on her face that she was happy to see him again at the moment he arrived. Regardless, there was one thing that he needed to know. "Well, why did you get out of the car?!"
"Because my foot was asleep." She answered, much to J.B.'s frustration.
Fortunately, the powerful force of the neutrona wands carried by J.G. and Sean were enough to scare away the remainder of gargoyle hunters that hovered in the air. These monsters knew when they were overwhelmed. They only needed some time to regroup, before they returned in greater numbers. And, of course, the Ghostbusters would be ready for when they did.
Inside the abandoned building, Meagan watched the gargoyle hunters retreat with a huge smile on her face. She didn't even mind sharing her happiness with the short, red monster that she shared the empty space with, as she told him, "Not bad for humans…eh, Fungus?" The monster didn't reply – not like Meagan would've expected him to, seeing how uncomfortable he was just being there with people he hardly knew. However, even for Fungus, being that quiet was something Tully found a little off.
Looking in his direction, she was met with the horrifying sight of the snarling, drooling Terror Dog – the demonic canine that she watched Alexis Embers almost get shredded by. It stood over the blue Monsters, Inc. hardhat that belonged to Fungus, evidently signifying the monster's unfortunate fate. In Meagan's mind, not even he deserved that kind of consequence. She, on the other hand, looked to be on the verge of suffering from it also.
The sight of the Terror Dog left her totally speechless. Although she was able to utter one thing in this frightening moment, "Oh cra…"
BRRRRAAAAGGGGGHHHH!!!!!!
Its bone-chilling roar sounded throughout the entire area, especially near the Ecto-1, where Stantz and Spengler held their neutrona wands up high, ready for the monster that dwelled within the empty structure. Realizing that he left Meagan in there, J.B. reacted in horror of what might've become of the young woman.
"Oh, no! Meagan!" He attempted to run back inside there, but he was stopped immediately by Kimberly. "Let me go! I've got to get her out of there!"
"And let you get torn to bits, too?" Kimberly retorted. "Not on your life, my friend!"
When the roaring had ceased and all became deathly quiet, the group grew heavily suspicious. J.G. and Sean kept their wands aimed directly to the building's entrance, waiting for whatever was inside there with Meagan to come out and show its ugly head. After a few moments, they began to hear footsteps…light footsteps to the confusion of the team.
Instead of the monster that they expected to see, Meagan herself stepped out of the building, looking extremely pale and disheveled. There was a blank expression registered on her face as she walked in the opposite direction of where her friends stood. They were surprised to see her appear and not the monster that made the terrifying noise, but they were more surprised to see her walk away from them, heading to no place in particular.
Before she moved any further, Kimberly shouted out to her, "Hey, kiddo! Where ya goin'? It's not smart to separate from the group in a strange place like this, ya know."
Hearing Venkman, Meagan stopped walking and slowly turned to face her friends. Other than the paleness of her face, they also realized that her eyes had gone from their normal green color to a bizarre shade of red. It was obvious that the young woman wasn't quite herself at the moment.
"Meagan…are you alright?"
And what she said next was more disturbing in her dark tone than the statement itself, "My name is Allha…there is no Meagan!" Shortly after she declared this, her form had dramatically morphed into that of the Terror Dog that possessed her, letting out another monstrous roar before dashing away to the direction that she was heading in.
Witnessing this beyond paranormal event, the group stared out in complete disbelief and shock. Kimberly then voiced her feelings on the matter, slapping her hand over her forehead and saying, "Man! Can this night get any worse?!"
And as if on cue, a bolt of green lighting shot down from the dark, grey clouds above and struck the street corner, creating a heavy tremor that knocked J.B. and the Ghostbusters off their feet. Inside the Ecto-1, Quasimodo and the Daring siblings hung on for their lives, as the tremor violently shook the vehicle.
Once it had passed, the group looked to where the lighting bolt had struck to the ground, seeing a huge cloud of smoke billowing from it. Within seconds, a human figure stepped out from the smoke, dressed in a gypsy garb that was eerily familiar to Quasimodo as the type Esmeralda once wore. Unfortunately, it was not Esmeralda who stepped out from the smoke – it was Diana Zeddemore, still under Frollo's control.
Kimberly chuckled at her teammate's current attire. "Dye? What the…? Did you cosplay at Comic Con and deliberately forget to fill me in? Girl, I had the perfect Jean Grey costume to try out!"
"Venkman, you don't get it!" J.G. snapped. "Zeddemore's been…!"
Stantz then started to scream in agony, his hands going to his head and clutching it tightly. The others soon followed, performing the same action, all while Diana had been pointing her finger and glaring right at them with glowing red eyes. "Your presence is required by His Lordship," she said in a lifeless tone of voice. "You would be wise not to make any attempts of resistance…or I will destroy you all."