We find Carla doing research at the old library with Yoli looking for more information about Joey the running ghost.

Yoli: Oh brother there is like over a hundred entries on Joey; how can we even know who we are looking for?

Carla: I’m going to try cross-referencing. Let see Joey and murder…here we go. Here is something.

Carla pulls up an article of a man who was sentence to jail for shooting his own daughter.

Carla: “Sept 13 2002: Mr. Evans was sentence to life for shooting his own pregnant daughter while attempting to shoot her fiancé Joey Millstone. Joey attempted to run away but Mr. Evans manages to fire one more shot before the police arrived at the scene. He claims that Joey killed his own daughter and he only shot him in defense. But the police match the bullets from both victims to Mr. Evans gun which proves him of guilty of murder.”

Yoli: Oh how awful. I guess that ghost doesn’t even know that he has been dead this long.

Carla: And now he is running from a past that he escaped from and not even know it. I think we better hurry back and tell the others what we know.

Yoli: Right.

Back with the Tops Gundaman and Cheyenne are curious to see what the Tops were up to now. The Tops are wearing yellow jumpsuits holding strange looking weapons attached to backpacks.

Cheyenne: Um…I don’t remember the guys from that Ghostbusters movie having yellow jumpsuits.

Toppy: It was either this or the pink ones. Besides we ain’t afraid of no ghost.

Gundaman: Hey remember you four you are suppose to help him not vaporize him.

Boxcy: Ah phooey relax these aren’t ray guns. They are bubble guns.

Gundaman/Cheyenne: Bubble guns?

Socky: Yeah dudes, we blow bubbles out of these nozzles like this and when the ghost runs into the bubbles.

Curly: Duh he’ll be stuck and we got him.

Cheyenne: Wait…how can you four be sure that ghosts will not escape from a bubble?

Toppy: This is a cartoon. Anything is possible.

Cheyenne: Good point.

Toppy: Wait I hear something. Okay fellas when I say the word we let him have it.

They all hid from view as the sound of the familiar echoing footsteps approaches. They see the figure coming closer and closer. Toppy held his hand up for his brothers to wait for the signal.

Toppy: Steady…GO!

Tops: CHARGE!

The Tops fires out pink bubbles from their bubble guns at the figure. Moments later they discovered that it was Carla they were shooting bubbles at.

Tops: MOM?

Carla: BOYS!

Tops: Uh-oh!

Yoli and Cheyenne both kept their mouths cover to keep from laughing as Gundaman can’t help but laugh as Carla is covered in a sticky mess.

Carla: Oh look at this. You better hope this gum comes out of my hair.

Curly: Duh we thought you were the ghost Ma.

Socky: Please have mercy for we have no brains.

Boxcy: It’s a conspiracy I tells ya.

Toppy: Don’t worry Ma it washes off easily.

Carla: Honestly can’t you four stop acting silly for at least one moment?

Toppy: Hold that thought.

The Tops pulls out their scripts that said “Run Joey Run”

Tops: Uh…not according to our scripts.

Yoli: Never mind guess what we found out.

Yoli and Carla told the gang about what they discovered about the ghost.

Cheyenne: Oh heavens…it’s…it’s just so hard to imagine. Who would do such a thing to his own daughter?

Gundaman: That creep. I’m glad he got what he deserves.

Carla: Yes but Joey doesn’t even know it and he is spending his after life running from a problem.

Toppy: So we have to catch him and tell him that it’s over. Everyone knows that when a spirit has an unfinished business they become a ghost and has to wander until it’s taken care of.

Cheyenne: You know about ghosts?

Boxcy: We helped a few ghosts here and there crossover before.

Gundaman: Well if we have to catch this ghost we’ll split into two teams. You four wait here for the ghost, the girls and me will meet over at the other part of town. Here take one of my G-communicators and one of my Eco-plasma catchers. If you four got the ghost let me know.

Tops: Aye, aye G-man.

Later Carla and Yoli are with Gundaman waiting for Cheyenne to show up.

Yoli: This is kind of fun I never been on a ghost hunt before.

Carla: I just hope my boys are okay by themselves.

Gundaman: Hey Carla relax your boys can handle themselves. They maybe kids but they take their jobs seriously.

Back with the Tops we find them playing a card game.

Curly: Duh go fish.

Boxcy: We’re playing blackjack ya dummy.

Curly: Duh oh.

Toppy: Let see I’ll rise.

Socky: How much?

Toppy: Four pieces of fried chicken legs; two fried chicken thighs, and eight pieces of hot wings.

Socky: That’s a foul bet ah ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

Curly: Duh throw in a couple of barbeque sauces too.

Boxcy: And some curly fries too.

Tops: Oh! It’s our favorite food
In the world, world, world.
It’s the greatest treat for every boy and girl.
It’s a really nice surprise.
To have chicken and curly fries.
So stand back now.
As we have our chow, chow, CHOW-WOW-OH-WOW!
EAT NOW!

Back with Gundaman he finds it strange on what is taking Cheyenne so long.

Gundaman: Where is she?

Carla: She said she’d be right here after using the bathroom.

Yoli: How long does it take for a triceratops to use the bathroom?

Carla: I had to teach the Tops to remember to lift up the lid…no Cheyenne is not like that…but just in case.

Yoli: I’ll stay out here.

As Carla enters into the house Gundaman waits out with Yoli. Hours passes by and it was getting late at night. Gundaman felt the urge to sleep with Yoli.

Yoli: * yawns* I thought ghost hunting would bring more excitement like they do on those TV shows.

Gundaman: Welcome to reality. What’s taking Carla so long? Did they go to sleep?

Yoli: I think we better check on them.

Both Gundaman and Yoli went inside the house. They hear strange muffling noises, in the dark they see two figures wiggling. Gundaman turn on the lights by a nearby light switch. What they saw took both Yoli and Gundaman’s breath away. Both Carla and Cheyenne are tied up and gagged with a strange silk. Above them is Lady Phobia holding their bonds like leashes in her hands.

Lady Phobia: Ah Gundaman I was wondering when you two were coming in. HYAH!

She unleashes a cobweb net that pinned both Gundaman and Yoli to a wall. They both struggle to free themselves but the sticky silk is much stronger than it looks.

Gundaman: I can’t move.

Yoli: Me neither.

Lady Phobia: Like my little web? Amazing fact about spiders web that it is so strong that enough of it could stop a jumbo jet.

Cheyenne: * growls angrily* MMMMPH!

Carla: Mmmmmph!

Lady Phobia: Oh don’t worry I’m not going to kill you all. At least not yet anyway.

Lady Phobia took Gundaman off the wall and bit him with paraylising fluid causing his body to freeze up.

Gundaman: Who are you lady and what do you want with us?

Lady Phobia: You were close on guessing my name. I am Lady Phobia the Dark Spider Master of the Intergalactic Demons and one of the most beautiful generals of evil in Dark World.

Yoli: Dark Spider Master? Your one of those monsters the Tops fight all the time aren’t you?

Lady Phobia shot a sticky glob of web to silence Yoli.

Lady Phobia: How dare you call a beautiful creature like me a monster? I could suck your life force out right now but I need all of you alive.

Gundaman: For what?

Lady Phobia: Why to help me set a trap for the Tops of course handsome. Now for Grizzle Tooth to do his end of the bargain.

Back with the Tops we find the four three-horn heroes doing their best to stay awake; but to no avail for Boxcy, Curly and Socky as the three of them are snoozing. Toppy tries his best to fight the drowsiness as he took out a tape recorder.

Toppy: Toppy’s log 0200 hours…my men have fallen pray to the sleepiness as I struggle hard not to fall victim to slumber. Even now I must not even think about the comforts of my soft…warm…bed…ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!

Suddenly he was awaken by the sound of the running footsteps. Toppy woke his brothers up as they all prepared themselves with the Eco-plasma catcher to catch the ghost. They see him running up.

Toppy: Wait for it men…NOW!

They activate the catcher and the ghost ran straight into the energy field. Joey the ghost screamed in fear as the Tops confront him.

Boxcy: Okay ya mug take it easy.

Joey: NO! PLEASE LET ME GO OR THEY WILL CATCH ME!

Toppy: Joey Millstone it’s okay you don’t need to run anymore the guy who shot his daughter is in jail now the Police know you didn’t do it.

The ghost calmed down as he looks at the Tops in the eyes.

Joey: You know my name? You knew what had happen?

Toppy: Sure we do. Hey Socky do you have the copy of the paper Mom gave us?

Socky: Programs get your programs here ya can’t tell a newspaper from a paper without a program. Ah ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

Socky shows Joey the copy of the paper Carla had made for them. Joey looks at the paper and saw the picture of his body on the cover. He had no idea all this time that he was a ghost running from a problem longed solved ago.

Joey: After all this time I’ve been dead?

Toppy: Didn’t you find it strange that you kept on running but never stop?

Joey: I guess I was too busy being scared of going to jail for a crime I didn’t commit to realize that.

Boxcy: But what we don’t understand is why did the father shot you and his own daughter?

Joey: It’s painful but…I guess I should tell you my entire story.

Socky: Oh boy a ghost story. * pulls out a bucket of popcorn and soda pop.*

Joey tells the Tops about his story.

Joey: It all started with a beautiful fox anthro woman named Julie.

Toppy: She was a Fox woman?

Joey: Yep now most human and furry relationship people did not think would work out. Especially her father. Julie came from a long line of pure fox anthro ancestors and her father hates humans. He claims that I would make his families bloodline contaminated and that the fox anthro race would not be pure. But Julie and I didn’t care we were both in love, no matter what species we were, we knew we were made for each other.

Curly: Duh I’m a sucker for love stories.

Toppy: Then what happen?

Joey: Well…I kind of took her on a date to look out point. We dance and ate and kissed…but I guess we did more than kissing on that night because well the next few weeks Julie were pregnant and I am the father.

Tops: WHAT?

Joey: Hey I was willingly to take the reasonability for my action but when her Father found out…well…oh Lord I can still hear her crying.

(Music starts)

Suddenly the scene around the Tops changes. It happens when they encounter ghosts they are seeing the moments in Joey’s life before he passed on. They see Julie the fox woman pleading to her father after being struck by his fists. They see Joey next to them and saw his form when he was alive, confronting the father.

Julie: DADDY PLEASE DON’T!
IT WASN’T HIS FAULT!
HE MEANS SO MUCH TO ME!
DADDY PLEASE DON’T!
WE’RE GONNA GET MARRIED!
JUST YOU WAIT AND SEE!

Joey: Every night the same old dream.
I hate to close my eyes.
I cannot erase the memory
Of the sound of Julie’s cry.
She called me up late one night.
She said “Joe don’t come over.”
My Dad and I just had a fight.
And he stormed out the door.
I’ve never seen him act this way.
My God, he’s going crazy.
He said he’d make you pay.
For what we’ve done.
He’s got a gun.
So run, Joey run, Joey run.

Julie: DADDY PLEASE DON’T!
IT WASN’T HIS FAULT!
HE MEANS SO MUCH TO ME!
DADDY PLEASE DON’T!
WE’RE GONNA GET MARRIED!
JUST YOU WAIT AND SEE!

Joey: I got in my car and drove like mad.
Until I reached Julie’s place.
She ran to me with tear filled eyes.
And bruises on her face.
All act once I saw him there.
Sneaking up behind me.

Julie: WATCH OUT!

Joey: Then Julie yelled.
He’s got a gun.
And she stepped in front of me!

(Gunshot ranged off.)

Joey: Suddenly a shot rang out.
And I saw Julie falling.
I ran to her, I held her close.
When I look down.
My hands were red.
And here are the last words.
That Julie said.

Julie: * Weakly* Daddy please don’t…it wasn’t his fault.
He…means…so much to me…
Daddy…please…don’t…we…were…gonna…get…mar…rried.

The alive Joey looks up at the Father as he stood looking at his lifeless daughter’s body on the ground.

Julies Father: You made me do this…you…Run, YOU BETTER RUN! I WILL GET YOU!

Joey turned to run as the Father shot out his last bullet.

Joey: Run! Joey run, Joey run, Joey run.
Run, Joey run, Joey run, Joey run!

(Music ends)

Then the image from the past changed back to the present where the Tops saw a new figure. The ghost of Julie standing in front of the stairways to the Heavenly World.

Joey: Julie?

Julie: It’s okay Joey. You don’t have to run anymore.

Joey: So…I can spend eternity with you?

Julie: Without you it would not feel like Heaven.

Joey: I’m happy to hear about that. * To the Tops* Thank you my friends.

Toppy: Hey don’t thank us. Our friends helped to…hey that’s right we got to call Gundaman.

Toppy opens up the communicator to contact Gundaman. But to his surprise, it was not Gundaman’s image but Grizzle Tooth’s face appeared on the screen.

Toppy: Oh sorry I guess we got the wrong number.

Grizzle Tooth: * on communicator* No you didn’t my three-horn snacks. I have something you four might be interested in.

He shows them a picture of Carla, Cheyenne, Yoli  all trap on a giant cobweb struggling to get free. While Gundaman's body is still paraylised.

Carla: TOPS!

Cheyenne: DON’T COME OVER!

Yoli: IT’S A TRAP!

Gundaman: WAIT UNTIL I GET MY HANDS FREE YOGI!

Tops: YIPES!

Grizzle Tooth: Now, now don’t be upset. I like my meals to be happy meals. Hee, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. I challenge the Tops to a battle of me Grizzle Tooth the Dark Grizzly Master. If you don’t show up then I will have their souls as my midnight snack. Meet me at the park within a half hour.

Grizzle Tooth cut off the communicator.

Socky: What do we do now man?

Boxcy: I say we kick his butt!

Curly: Duh I like that plan.

Toppy: Yeah but remember we don’t know what kind of an Intergalactic Demon he is so we have to be on our guard. Come on boys.

Tops: IT’S BATTLE TIME!

As the Tops ran off, Joey looks back at Julie.

Joey: Baby. Keep the fire going.

Julie: What do you mean?

Joey: They helped me, I ran away from my problems for too long. This time I’m not running away.

Julie: You do realize if you fail you may never come back.

Joey: Hey Heaven has waited this long for me. It can wait a few more minutes. * Gives her a kiss* I’ll be back.

How will the Tops save their friends? Will Joey be able to help them? Stay tune for part 3 coming up.