Ghost-X, a young Ghostbusters and x-men crossover

Chapter 17

The young ghostbusters head for Galazose Castle to take a respite while Dr. Spengler makes a full recovery at the underground medical facilities of the Ghostbusters base after his horrific encounter with Nimrod and the sentinels. Egon Spengler III couldn't help but to wonder about his encounter with the sentinels at the factory, for shutting down the eighth node denotes a possibility of exploring bizarre phenomenon from the convergence. Peter Venkman III was waiting for his drink while Ray Stantz III fixed up an update for his ecto-scouter. Deborah and Winston both debate on future episodes for their hit paranormal web series, 'Paranormal Diaries.' In addition, Janine begins serving some drinks for the crew and places them in front of the counter.

"Here you go, guys! Ecto-Cooler-flavored drinks on the house!" Janine responded, handing them Ecto-Cooler-flavored drinks.

"Thanks, Janine!" Egon replied.

"Thanks!" Deborah said with a smile on her face.

"Thank you so much." Winston smiled.

"We appreciate the hospitality." Ray commented.

"This drink is delicious. What are the ingredients?" Peter asked Janine.

"This new ecto-cooler contains sugar, a variety of fruit flavors including 5 cups of Juicy Juice Orange Tangerine and green food coloring." Janine answered.

Peter's eyes grew wide over the mysterious fruits that made flavor of the juice profoundly different from the other drinks, and, thus, he regained his consciousness from the rousing taste of the juice and fixed his gaze toward Janine.

"Not bad!" Peter smiled.

For a minute, Janine nearly choked up the ingredients to Peter, which happened to be ectoplasm. Ray thought.

"Hey! I can read your mind, Ray!" Peter scowled.

His insensitivity is the only thing I can't understand about him. Ray mused.

As they sipped their ecto-coolers, the young Ghostbusters continued their discussion. "I'm telling you, Peter, we should investigate that haunted mansion on the outskirts of town," Deborah said, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

Winston nodded in agreement. "Yeah, and we could get some great footage for the next episode of 'Paranormal Diaries'."

Peter took a swig of his drink. "I'm in. But only if we can get some decent equipment and backup."

Ray's eyes were still lost in thought, his mind wandering back to the Sentinels and the convergence. "Guys, we need to be careful with our possible ghost encounters. We don't know what kind of phenomena we might encounter in this particular instance."

"You still couldn't decipher what happened during our encounter with the sentinels?" Egon inquired.

"Negative." Ray answered.

Janine smiled, refilling their glasses. "Don't worry, Ray. You'll be ready for whatever comes your way. You're the best team out there."

"Janine's right. There's no reason to doubt what future battles could possibly be linked to more conflicts." Deborah responded.

"Yeah, we are in this together. No matter what happens." Winston grinned.

"That's what I'm trying to determine, Deborah." Ray groaned.

"So, we are the ones standing proudly, and those Sentinels aren't." Peter smiled.

As they clinked their glasses of ecto-cooler juice together in a toast, the door to the garage opened up, and Dr. Spengler walked in, a determined look on his face. The spectators of the Galazose Castle turn to face him, which bring curiosity among the customers. Janine lowers her cateye glasses to find her former boss out of the hospital in better shape than before. The customers, then, burst into applause after Dr. Spengler made his complete recovery in time. Caridee's kindred spirit appears by his side, extolling him for his role in the encounter. The luster of ghostly light emanates the entire bar, filling everyone with wonderment.