Okay..what little ego I have is now assuaged…

(*peter)–Whatever the hell that means

CJ, I think I understand what you mean..the fact that I'd been struggling with this story for two months and was getting a little tired of fighting it showed a little, I guess. Though some of the abrupt moments were intentional.

Y'see…“Shadow of the Inquisitors” isn't just a story on it's own. Some of the characters and situations I set up there will be coming into play in later stories: “Shadow” starts a sort of arc of stories, with some themes that will weave through “Zodiac Imperative”, “Forever”, and “Gemini Rising.”

Some of the characters have specific destinies in store for them. Barney and Liz (Lady E) have legacies (or potential legacies) that have been already hinted at (if you look in the right places ). The others…well…let's just see, shall we?

Well, the feeling that I got was that there'd be a Round 2 between the Baron and Anatole that I can't wait to read, even if the Ghostbusters aren't involved. Plus, your ego getting assuaged means that you now know that people read and liked your story.

You may remember Sinister's story Ghostbusting 101 from GBN. Fun little story, but written before the Timeline was introduced, and thus, from its standpoint, full of “inaccuracies”.

Well, a couple of months ago Iain agreed to let me rework it to become more “Timeline friendly”. Version 2 was created, but Iain's long sabbatical from the boards kept him from seeing and approving it, so it was never posted.

Then Kingpin came up with some ideas. So they became part of the mix too, and now I'm pleased to present…

Ghostbusting 101 Version 3
By Iain Bennett, Ben King, and Fritz Baugh

Peter Venkman goes to college, looking for coeds and an easy A. But then he gets roomed with an eccentric fifteen-year old science prodigy named Egon, and his life would never be the same…

Now it can be told…

We've just seen how Venkman and Egon met…we'll be seeing how Ray met Venkman and Egon met Ray eventually…and we all know how they met Winston.

So what's left?

The untold “secret origin” of one of Ghostbusters' core characters…

Ghostbusters: Fateful Opportunity

1983–Timeline Year One
Janine Melnitz (*janine) is a twenty four year-old single girl from Brooklyn who's just quit her job. So, desperate to pay the rent, she takes her friend's advice to apply to a new company calling itself “Ghostbusters”…

(*egon) –Hm…fascinating…

Fritz, I had a chance to read your Ghostbusting 101 story. Had me laughing my head off at a few places!! Now that is the kind of stuff I like! :-) :-) :-)

:-O –Sheesa reading your stuff now???

As I said above, Ben and Iain get a lot of the credit for that one. But on behalf of them, I thank you for your praise.

If I do any more stories that don't have Janine in them, I guess I'll let you know :p

No, no, no. they don't necessarily have to NOT have Janine in them, just not her going overboard to get Egon's attention :-) . Cuz in the movie, she was more reserved, and that was okay.

I liked Fateful Opportunity. It was really pretty funny. Janine, when done right, is a great character.

I almost hate to say it, but I agree. Expect for the part where “The Disease Of The Week” begins :-) . Oh well. Now…….aw Damn!! I forgot what I was gonna type.

EDIT: I remember now. Deann does make a good point about how wearing mini-skirts does attract unwanted attention.

(Blows dust off of old topic; has to stop to cough for a minute….)

Wowsers. Several stories have come out since I last got a chance to update this thread (well, some of them came out between the January backup and the board toasting in March, but I digress…)

Ghostbusters: The Zodiac Imperative, Part One
Something is brewing in the skies…something that draws the unease of the Prince of Warlocks and many others. As a relationship takes a fateful turn…the Imperative is beginning…

Ghostbusters: The Zodiac Imperative, Part Two
The Prince of Warlocks and the Archmage of Wind try to stop the Imperative, but more avatars are chosen: including some shockingly familiar faces…

Ghostbusters: The Zodiac Imperative, Part Three
The Ghostbusters and the Inquisitors come together, as the mysterious wizard Zandrik Fallagar tells them the truth about the unfolding horror. Plus one more shockingly familiar face comes into the scene…
(Warning: contains a scene with some adult implications)

Ghostbusters West Coast: Home Turf
While on a visit to GBI HQ in New York City, Joey and Fritz go on a bust with Ray Stantz. But then something strange happens…and how does a troubled young man named Leon Hogan fit into the picture?

Ghostbusters West Coast: Mummy Dearest
First, an Egyptian mummy goes missing from the museum. Then a guy wrapped in bandages shows up at the mansion of red hot white rapper Zagnut…you think there may be a connection?

Ghostbusters West Coast: Love Sucks
A day at the beach turns out to not be a day at the beach for Robert Griffiths, who finds himself wrapped in the machinations of a woman named Isabel. And her intentions may not be good…

Ghostbusters West Coast: Curtain Call, Part One
The Ravisher strikes again, and two Ghostbusters are helpless to stop him. Then a rainy evening gets weirder…as a pyramid appears in Central LA.

Ghostbusters: Chronicles of Gozer Book One: Revelation
By Various Authors; Edited by Vincent Belmont
ECTO Canada has a strange encounter with a man resembling Jeremy Hicks…and Iain Bennett makes an unnerving discovery in the GBUK's headquarters.

Chronicles of Gozer: The Tale of Atlantis
The secret history of the lost continent of myth, as told by the Chronicles of Gozer; more than one name is going to be startlingly familliar…

Ghostbusters Apocrypha: Charlie Takes the Fifth
A slightly different look at the events of 2002, from the eyes of a Peter Venkman who has led a far less fulfilling life than the one we know…