Ghostbuster Girls Ch.1

Chapter 1

Haunting

“Guys! Get out! I'll be right behind you!”

“Slimer! Help Kylie!”

She was cornered. Cut off from the rest of the team. This whole situation was, frankly... FUBAR. This nasty spook had tried to open a portal to the world of Ghosts, and the Ghostbusters were trying to stop it. Now the building was pretty much coming apart around them, and Kylie Griffin was trapped. Adjusting her grip on her Proton Pistol, Kylie shot at some of the hostile Ghosts in an effort to make some space. Slimer, the team's mascot and resident green spud of a Ghost, flew over in hopes of helping Kylie.

Before either Kylie or Slimer could do anything, there was a massive burst of energy.

***

Edwardo watched in horror as the top of the building just imploded with energy.

There was no sign of Kylie or Slimer.

***

“Soon now... our mistress will return to us...”

“The spell is nearly complete.”

“What of the children above us?”

“The science fair? Ignore them. Our mistress may wish to... entertain them when she is freed from her prison.”

Several hooded figures stood around a circle drawn on the floor underneath the auditorium of Ponyville Elementary. Their ritual had landed on the day of the Science Fair. As they worked their dark incantations, a small orb of energy formed in the center of the circle. As the chanting continued, the orb grew. After a minute, the orb started to fluctuate before two different colored streaks started to swirl around the orb. One orange with blue, the other green.

Without warning, the green streak shot off the orb like it was shot out of a cannon. The orange streak emerged, and was drawn towards the ceiling, burning the wood as it went before the orb itself collapsed. The orange energy shot through the floor of the auditorium, up the leg of a table, into a series of potatoes before entering a device they were hooked up to... and finally arcing into the surprised and helpless little girl who had built the device. A little girl with purple hair named Twilight Sparkle.

As paramedics were called to the school, a green orb shot out of the building. The orb soon transformed into the familiar form of a certain little spud, who screamed as he tumbled away from the unfamiliar building like a cannonball into the night sky.

***

Present Day

Twilight Sparkle awoke with a jerk. Quickly adjusting her glasses, she looked around and saw what had disturbed her. A... food tray? Where was she?

It took a minute for her to remember where she was. The Cafeteria of Canterlot High School. Next, she took note of the owner of the tray, a now familiar blonde country girl with a cowboy hat. With an awkward smile, Twilight Sparkle sat up straight and invited Applejack to sit down.

“Ya alright Twi?” the country girl asked. “Looked t' me like you were out like a light.”

“Its nothing Applejack,” Twilight replied, waving off the question. She had to admit, life at Canterlot High was a lot more casual than back at Crystal Prep. It was something the young scientist was grateful for. She wasn't here to get good grades and help prop up the school's rep. She was here to truly learn and make friends. Something Twilight struggled with for a long time.

If you wanted blunt honesty, Applejack was the girl to go to. The country girl grew up on an apple farm, and the down home, country life made the blonde girl not only strong, but brutally honest. She'd tell you straight up if you were being an idiot.

Soon more of her new friends came to the table and joined them. Next was Rarity, a proper young woman with a talent for clothing design. Although she did have her drama moments, Twilight knew she could count on Rarity's generous soul to be there when she needed her.

Pinkie Pie soon plopped down and started munching on a carrot like Bugs Bunny. If there was anyone in Canterlot High who could bring a smile to even the grumpiest person, it was Pinkie Pie. The girl was just a bundle of joy, and sometimes you just couldn't help but laugh at her antics.

Eating a taco next to her was Rainbow Dash. Brash, cocky, tomboyish, dependable, and loyal. Rainbow Dash seemed to cover a wide spectrum of things. But no one doubted her courage. As captain of the school's soccer team, Rainbow Dash was truly at home out on the field. Try and stick her in a proper dress, and you risked bodily harm. For Rainbow Dash, it was Death before Fufu.

Timid and quiet, Fluttershy was the kindest soul Twilight had ever met. If there was an animal in need, Fluttershy was there. Twilight felt that if it weren't for her timid nature, Fluttershy could be an excellent Game Warden some day.

And finally, what some might consider the leader of the little group. Ex Bully Queen and resident expert on Magic, Sunset Shimmer was something else entirely. It was still hard for Twilight to believe that the redhead was actually a Unicorn from a world of Ponies. But her knowledge of magic and what she did for her at the Friendship Games proved that the girl could be counted on to help others in need.

And in the middle of this melting pot of personalities was Twilight Sparkle. A socially awkward science girl who had spent most of her school career in private schools. While she had attended a public Elementary School, after an incident at the science fair, she was doomed to a life of Private Schools that in a way hampered her social skills. While she was pretty much a scientific genius, Twilight was terrible with people. She was most at home in a library or with her nose stuck in some book or project. Out in public, she was unsure of herself. Her friends were helping with that though.

Finally focusing on the subject being discussed, Twilight blinked in confusion.

“Uh... what are we talking about?” she asked.

“Well...” Rarity spoke up. “We've been hearing stories about this strange, green blob flying around.”

“Yea,” Rainbow Dash chirped. “We're asking Sunset if she knows of anything like it.”

“Which I don't honestly,” Sunset sighed. “It does sound like it could be some kind of magic creature, but... the description doesn't match anything I studied back in Equestria.”

Twilight thought for a moment before something registered in her mind.

“What can you tell me about this blob?” Twilight asked.

“Well... its green, apparently has a face, and has two arms. No legs, and no wings,” Pinkie Pie explained.

“Also... apparently someone said that they heard gibberish from it,” Fluttershy said quietly.

Twilight blinked. She stood up and, almost looking like she was on autopilot, dashed off for the nearest restroom. Once inside and sure she was alone, she locked the door and braced herself against a sink. Shaking her head, Twilight took her glasses off and looked into the mirror.

“Its him isn't it?” she asked the mirror. To her, it seemed like her reflection changed. While the facial features remained the same, the hairstyle changed to a more wild, semi Goth look.

“Certainly sounds like the little spud alright.”

“After all these years... you thought he was gone. But now we're hearing about something that sounds an awful lot like Slimer.”

“Yea... But we need to know for sure. Think you can rig up that magic detector of yours to detect PKE instead?”

“Yea... with your help I believe so. But I might have to calibrate for the ambient magic around town because of the Portal.”

“Twilight... I... look... I'm sorry. I know its coming up on that time of year again. I just wish I wasn't stuck in your head and making you suffer like this.”

“I've managed so far. And... you've helped me through some tough times. I just wish you could have done more during the Friendship Games.”

“I let you down, and I'm sorry about that. At least I was able to break Midnight Sparkle's concentration for a minute for Baconhair to do her thing. And you do know you're going to have to tell them eventually right?”

“I'm kinda hoping I won't have to.”

“It is going to come up Twilight. You're going to have to tell them about what happened that day, and about me.”

“The longer I can put it off...”

“The bigger the risk of it coming out at an awkward moment. If it is Slimer and he somehow recognizes me and calls my name...”

“Yea... that might be awkward. Lets hope he's not that observant.”

Taking a quick look at the door, Twilight slipped her glasses back on and put a hand on the mirror. The altered reflection smiled before reverting back to normal. Taking a moment to splash some water on her face, Twilight came out and returned to the table. She just waved off questions by saying something along the lines of when you gotta go you gotta go. But in the back of her mind, she knew the clock was ticking. It was only a matter of time before she had to reveal a secret she had been carrying with her since that day at Ponyville Elementary.

When she got back to the table, the talk had gone from mysterious green ghost to things around school, and an upcoming Halloween performance by the Rainbooms of a fitting song for the season. Twilight couldn't help but laugh at the irony of the choice in music, considering who was sharing her head as a “roommate”.

“What? Ghostbusters is perfect! Rarity can even make outfits for the performance!” Rainbow Dash defended their choice.

“Its not that Dash,” Twilight replied. “Its... something else.”

***

Deep in an unknown basement under Crystal Prep, a hooded figure looked over a large book. The ancient runes were unlike anything seen in this world, but the hooded figure knew what they said. They would bring about a release of a dark goddess, herald the coming of Eternal Night, and bring forth a power unknown in this world.

“Soon... we shall break you free of your bonds, and you shall have an entire world to rule free of any power that can oppose you...”

The hooded figure ran a hand over the image of a dark equine figure in armor.

“We will try again. And this time... we will not stop until we succeed. And not even those children can stand against you.”