"Holtzmann didn't come back?" Abby said. The three of them were standing at the entrance to the firehouse, a usually quiet firehouse. Holtz hadn't left all week and when the other three had shown up to the firehouse they could hear her banging away upstairs working on the equipment. Not today.
"I checked her apartment, she wasn't there either Abby stated." Abby looked worried whilst the other two just looked guilty. Erin held onto her own elbows and shivered even though it wasn't cold.
"You don't think she was telling the truth?" Abby asked worriedly. Patty shook her head.
"Nah, she was deffo having us on man, a ghost doesn't just quit chasing you..." Erin shook her head.
"But what if she wasn't...if she faced a ghost by herself she could be hurt," Erin blurted out.
...
Erin, Patty and Abby waited for Holtz for a couple of hours, but of course she never showed up. Erin took to pacing by the window.
"I shouldn't...I shouldn't..." then she broke down. Abby was there in a heartbeat, she held the taller woman as she pressed her face down on her shoulder.
"We all were hard on her, it's okay Erin," Abby whispered as she rubbed her back. Suddenly the glass in the window was in the window no more. It rained down on Abby and Erin. Patty jumped up and braced herself. She joined the other two.
"What the hell- oh hell no," that's when Patty saw the ghost. It has bounced off the firehouse window and was continuing to attack a random citizen who was out on ground level.
"Suit up quickly," Abby shouted. The three of them jumped into their suits and grabbed their proton packs. They ran outside and quickly surrounded the ghost they took aim and misfired completely. The ghost was smaller than normal but just as quick.
"Holtzy!" Patty screamed at nothing. Erin's gun had a muffler on it but it was in reverse so the loud noise made her flinch to the extent she was aiming half a mile away. Abby's gun had a vacuum on it that was supposed to suck up gunk but it fired to early and pulled Abby forward so her aim was to the ground. Patty's viewfinder like Holtz's was totally out.
"Oh my gosh, these mods make it impossible to aim," Erin screamed. The random citizen was now curled up on the street, cowering under the ghost. They tried again and again but just managed to explode windows and street lamps. The ghost took one final stab at the citizen who yelled as gunk rained down on her and then flew off.
"What the hell was that thing?" Patty shouted as Erin helped the woman up off the floor.
"That was Holtzmann not lying."