Erin, Patty and Abby hauled into the ecto and sped through New York.
"I can't believe I didn't believe her!" cursed Abby as she abruptly turned a corner.
"We all didn't," added Patty as if that made it better. The ghost and Holtz were nowhere to be seen.
"Try the dump," Erin shouted. Abby put the car in reverse and backed onto the main road. She sped to the dump. Abby wound the window down, a drunk was standing on the side of the road.
"Have you seen a rather short woman? Wearing a suit like mine with a gun...thing?"
"Oh yeah..." he slurred, Abby was about to totally discount what he was saying until...
"Some guys all clad in back put her in a van- messed her up canny bad," he rocked on his heels and turned away.
"Oh god," Erin whispered. Abby was already putting the ecto back in drive.
...
Holtzmann was in a small room by herself. She had been cuffed to the chair. Her head was throbbing from being tossed into the van was such gust. She hated those men and wanted nothing more than to step on their heads really hard in her black boots so their brains came out of their eyes. The mayor came though after a while, he looked taken back when he saw her appearance. By now her left eye was almost swelling shut, the blood she had shed had dried in claggy patches.
"Gosh that ghost did a number on you didn't he..." he started as he sat down across the table from Holtzmann.
"This was no ghost, this was your bleeding men!" Holtz shouted.
"Hey, they're not my men...they work for those above me." Holtz rolled her one good eye and glared at him.
"You know what this means..." he started. Holtz stood up but couldn't get very far.
"You can't stop the money! We wouldn't be able to keep New York safe! It's not fair on us and it isn't fair on the people..."
"Fair on the ghosts though right?" he chuckled.
"This isn't time for jokes," Holtz warned.
...
Patty, Erin and Abby jumped out of the ecto and ran into the building. The sea of black was waiting in the foyer. Patty frowned and cleared a path with ease. The sea of black parted as a sea would as bodies were flung to the floor.
"Holtzmann!" Patty bellowed. She kicked each door open.
"Holtzmann," they were at the last door. She kicked it in and sighed.
"Thank god."
"Oh my god," Erin rushed to Holtz's side and checked her over.
"You're really hurt," she whispered.
"Nah, just flesh wounds," she hissed through gritted teeth. The grit was half anger and half just sheer pain. The mayor looked at Abby.
"All four of you can leave but you understand we can't provide the money and all the extras that came with it now." Abby was about to argue but she looked at Holtz and knew she just needed to get her out of there.
"Fine," Abby pushed past him and put her arm under Holtz back to pull her up into a standing position. Her arm stayed secured to the seat. Patty glared at the mayor, he went outside and fetched the key.
"I'm sorry," he called after them as they left the building. Abby got Holtz in the back of the ecto and Patty slid in beside her. Abby drove them back to the firehouse.
"Oh no!" Erin yelled as she looked out of the window.
"The ghost...he picks his moments!" Abby pulled the car over and hoped out. She aimed slightly away from the ghost but still missed. Erin and Patty joined, both had the same problem. Holtz stayed in the car, she forced herself forward and ignored her headache. She pulled out her emergency tools she kept in the floor of the vehicle. She began to strip her proton back down to its basic form- repairing its aim. She pushed her top half out of the window.
"Abby!" Holtz chucked her proton pack at her. Abby ran over and gave her the one off her back. Holtz got to work repairing Abby's, she traded it for Erin's and traded Erin's for Patty's. Once all the proton packs were back in working order she jumped out and aimed at the ghost.
"Holtz we got this get back in the car!" Holtz was having none of it- this ghost had pissed her off. She ran and jumped off a parked car, she effectively tackled the ghost to the ground and shouted for the ghost box to be opened. Erin kicked it open and seconds later it was quiet.
"Good job everyone!" Abby called. Holtz then realised she was running off adrenaline alone, she slumped to the ground. Patty caught her before she hit her head.
"I got you baby."