Essteka's Ghostbusters 08

Sure, Nightw2. I'll be using your suggestions.

Chapter 8: Talking with the Mayor

While all the madness was happening in New York City, our heroes were thrown in jail. John was facing the bar of the cell they were at the moment.

"Great, this is just great." he said sarcastically. "And I thought I wouldn't have to be arrested again after that time with the Manhunters." sighed the Green Lantern.

Bugs, Mickey and Reed were looking at the blueprints of Lola's appartment.

"The structure of the roof cap is made of the same thing that NASA uses to identify dead pulsars in space." said Reed as he looked at the blueprints. "Cold riveted girders with cores of selenium too."

"And so? They don't make them like they used to or what?" asked Bugs.

"Not exactly, Bugs." said Mickey. "Nobody made them like these before. Either the architect was a genius, either he was crazy."

For a moment, smoke exited Bugs' ears, like if the rabbit's brain had a burnout. He sighed, rubbed his forehead and turned to see the mouse.

"Just pretend that I'm as smart as Homer Simpson, Mick. Now, explain it to me once more."

"Alright, Bugs. In other words, the whole building is one giant conductive antenna used for pulling in and concentrating spiritual turbulence. Your girlfriend is currently living in a place right next to the land of all scary things." explained the mouse.

"First of all, Lola's not my girlfriend." pointed out Bugs.

"If you said so… Sonic." chuckled Mickey.

"Ha, ha…" laughed Bugs, sarcastically.

"Sorry, couldn't resist."

"Eh… So, like I said, she's not my girlfriend. She's just a client I'm tryin' to help like with anyone else... a client with a nice body… wonderful eyes… a smile that melt my heart… Alright! Ya win. I've a crush on her. But she's not my girlfriend... yet."

"Can't we just go back on the subject?" said Reed. "Anyway, some trouble's gonna enter our world and this building will be the entrance door."

"What else do we now?" asked John.

"The architect's name was Grodus, who was also a doctor. In 1920, he founded a society."

"And I'm guessin' that the said society is about the Shadow Queen, right?" guessed the rabbit.

"Exactly, Bugs." nodded the Fantastic one. "When the first World War ended, he decided that the society couldn't survive. After he died, he had still a thousand followers. These followers performed many rituals up on the roof to bring the end of the world. And it looks like it's gonna happen in the next few hours!"

"Oh, gosh!" exclaimed Mickey. "We need to get out of here now."

"Hey! Ghostbusters!" The heroes turned around to see Joe Swanson talking to them. "The mayor want to see you now." he said as he opened the cell.

"Huh." said the rabbit, a bit amazed. "Just when Mickey says that we need to get out of here, the cop arrives to let us out. That's… quite convenient."

"Let's go! There's no more time to lose." said John as he exited the cell along with the three others.



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Meanwhile, Lola was sitting on a chair, in her half-destroyed appartment. She heard a knock on the door. The said door opened and revealed SpongeBob.

"Are you the gatekeeper? I am the keymaster." said the sponge.

"Yes, I am the gatekeeper." said Lola.

"Good." said SpongeBob as he walked towards the female rabbit.

Lola stood up from the chair and also walked towards the sponge. When they were close to each other, she grabbed him and started kissing him. After a long kiss, they stopped and they walked towards the stairs that were leading to the roof.



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A couple of cops were escorting the Ghostbusters towards the mayor's office. Some reporters were trying to talk to the paranormal experts, but the cops kept pushing them back. Some minutes later, our heroes were finally inside the mayor's office. There, a man noticed them. It was a fat yellow-skinned man with brown hair. He was wearing a blue business suit, a white shirt, a red tie and black shoes. He also had a white band across his body, with the word 'mayor' on it. His name is Joe Quimby, former mayor of Springfield and now mayor of New York City.

"Hey! Who are you, people?" asked Quimby.

"Well, we are the Ghostbusters, sir." said Mickey.

"Oh, right. The Ghostbusters…" said the mayor, suddenly remembering them. It was at this moment that Cargill appeared in the office. "Oh, not you again." groaned Quimby, since Cargill was the same guy who put a dome over Springfield years ago.

"Yes, that's me. Russ Cargill, head of the EPA." said Cargill. "I know you don't like very much, but listen to me anyway. These men are charlatans!" he exclaimed as he pointed to the heroes. "They created a special gas to make hallucinations. That way, the citizens think they are seeing ghosts and they call these idiots to take care of their problems with cheap special effects!"

"Everything was fine with our system until the power grid was shut off by senseless here." said Mickey while glaring at Cargill.

"They caused an explosion, Mayor Quimby!"

"Is this true?" asked Quimby.

"Yes it is, your honor." replied Bugs. "This man makes no sense whatsoever." Hearing that, Cargill charged towards the rabbit, but he's soon restrained by some cops. "Well, he doesn't!"

"Alright, alright… Honestly, I don't kow what to do." said Quimby, rubbing his forehead before sitting on his chair.

"Excuse me, Mayor Quimby." said John as he went besides the mayor. "I'm John Stewart. I'm a Green Lantern."

"Oh, yeah. I've seen you on the news."

"Right. I've only been with the company for a few weeks, but I have extensive paranormal experience prior to that and I KNOW this is ALL REAL. Plus, Reed and I are both well-respected adventurers who wouldn't endanger our reputations with fraud to begin with."

"I see." said the mayor.

"Ya can listen to Mr. Roadkill here…" said Bugs.

"That's CARGILL!" interrupted the head of the EPA by yelling.

"…or ya can accept the fact that this city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions. And I DON'T mean an extremely bad movie."

"Then what DO you mean by 'a disaster of biblical proportions'?" asked Quimby.

"What he means, Mr. Mayor, sir, is 'Old Testament'-type disaster of Biblical proportions. REAL 'Wrath of God'-type stuff." answered Mickey.

"Like, for example?"

"Sentient sacrifice, since this is a threat to more than just humans." replied Bugs. "Dogs and cats livin' together, and I DON'T mean Garfield and Odie or Rita and Runt. Mass hysteria!"

"Many decades of darkness! Rivers and seas boilling!" added Mickey.

The dead rising from the grave. Volcanos and earthquakes." added Reed as well.

"Alright! I have enough of that!" exclaimed Quimby. He sighed as he looked at the Ghostbusters. "So, what if you are wrong about all that stuff?"

"Well, if we are wrong, we'll go to jail, plain and simple. If we are right and we CAN stop this threat, then ya will saved the lives of millions of registered voters." said the carrot eater. "And there's a reasonably good chance we can save the day. After all, you are talkin' to two classic-style toons and representatives of two of the world's most respected superhero teams."

"Mayor Quimby, you don't believe these morons, do you?" asked Cargill, fearing the worst that could happen.

Quimby thought about it for a moment before pointing Cargill.

"Get this man out of my office."

"What?! No! Wait!" exclaimed the head of the EPA as he was grabbed by some cops who lead him to the door. "This isn't the last time you heard of me, bozos!" he said before he exited the room.

"Better luck next time!" said the rabbit, smirking.

"Alright. So, what's your plan?" asked Quimby to the Ghostbusters.

"We need to be escorted to Central Park." said Mickey.

"Okay." nodded the Mayor.



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Soon enough, the Ghostbusters were escorted by several cops. The police was blocking the streets to make way for the heroes. Many reporters were trying to talk to them, but once again, they were blocked. Some minutes later, the heroes arrived near the building. There, they were applauded by a whole bunch of people, cheering the paranormal experts. As they got out of the ambulance, Bugs couldn't help but waving their fans. The three others also waved the people around them. Reed and John grabbed the proton packs from the ambulance and give them to themselves and to Mickey and Bugs. The two classic toon style also put their jumpsuit on themselves. Just like Reed, John didn't need a jumpsuit as he only needed his own Green Lantern suit. Then, they looked up and noticed the black clouds above the building. Some of the people around them screamed when they saw some lightnings coming from the clouds.

"It doesn't look good at all!" exclaimed Mickey.

All of sudden, an earthquake happened, shaking everybody. This caused a hole to be made under the heroes, who fell into the hole. The earthquake continued for a good while, until it finally stopped. The people were shocked to see the Ghostbusters falling into the hole. Fortunately, they sighed in relief when they saw Green Lantern appearing from the hole, flying while being covered by a green shield and carrying Bugs with him. At the same time, Mr. Fantastic used his stretching abilities to take a grip of the edge of the hole and climbed out, carrying Mickey with him. They were once again cheered by the people, glad to see their heroes to be okay.

"It's alright, people. No need to panic." said Reed.

"It looks like we're gonna have to play it rough." said John.

"Well, if the final boss wanna play it rough, he'll be satisfied." said the rabbit.

At this moment, John used his ring to put the four of them inside a green shield. Then, he flied upwards the top of the building, bringing Bugs, Mickey and Reed with him.

"By the way, Reed, you said that you and John called some people to help us before we left the mayor's office. Who did you call?" asked the mouse.

"Oh, you'll see soon enough." said the Fantastic one, smirking.

End of chapter.

Well, the Ghostbusters are about to end it all. The final battle will happen in the next chapter.

Another reference to the Justice League episode titled "In Blackest Night" was made at the beginning by John himself, folks.

Bugs being called "Sonic" by Mickey when the rabbit said that Lola wasn't his girlfriend is a reference to a certain blue hedgehog and a certain pink female hedgehog from a certain series of video games that I like.

Grodus is also a bad guy from "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door".

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