Buzzing and clicking aggressively projected from the large, foam rings of two headphone speakers strapped tightly down across the fronts of the pandas ears. The device in his hands flickering vivid emeralds across the folds of his clothes as the screen might very well have been a recording of a disco ball.

Not a soul wandered these woods besides the intrepid hunter, no one else would dare step foot in them after all the stories of what had happened. Men, women and children alike found listlessly deposited all across the city with their only memory of the cackling white lights that chased them until they could run no more.

This kitted out adventurer was well prepared though, with only the best from GhostTec Incorporated for him. He was going to get to the bottom of the mystery and then both the safety of these woods, and his recently marred reputation would be restored once more.

Looking at the screen he could see what appeared to be five distinct ectosignals, four weaker and fluctuating across the planes, another solid and close, likely having possessed some material vessel.

"Aaaaaiiieeeeeee!!!!!!" A loud scream pierced like an icy maelstrom through the still air. Kai didn't waste a second as he sprinted his way forward towards it. Scrambling over a fallen tree he arrived at the source of the sound and pulled out his handheld, however whomever it was appeared to have vanished entirely, along with every signal on his device.

Quickly his fingers glided over some dials and buttons, and he extended the antenna out all the way. It began to glow red, surprisingly not an advertised feature, and a small figure stepped out in front of him. "Uhhhmmm, hewwo mister?"

The small creature seemed to be some sort of mouse, perfectly pink nose and small ringed tail. Kai took a slow couple steps forward as he let his guard down just a little, "Are you ok little girl?"

A cackling sound surrounded him as the mouse girl smiled, "oh yes yes yes, I am absooooolutely fantastic! I think I caught myself a very fun plaything this time, this body is just the perfect bait!"

Four cold and slightly sticky spheres flew rapidly at Kai, and he felt a sudden chill as with a look downwards he found himself relieved of his pants and shirt, red heart boxers on full display. Instinctively his tail wrapped up to cover himself as his cheeks took on a crimson red to match the hearts.

"H...h....hey! Give those b..back!"

"Hmmmm, shall we buddies?" No reply came from the other four ghosts, "oh, right, those guys don't have voices. But they do have some other fun tricks, just you watch oh yes!"

Kai could only stare in abashed chagrin as the ghosts cackled again and he saw his clothes begin rapidly shrinking in their hands until they just faded out of existence. He barely had a moment to react before he felt them all lift him up and begin to rapidly fly him back through the forest.

A scream of resistance or frustration might have then escaped his mouth but he found it blocked by a cold and icy feeling against his larynx. "Lets show our hunting trophy to the whole town!" One of the ghosts said in the pandas stolen voice.

"Yes! For sure! Defffy deffy!" A cacophony of echoes of his voice surrounded him as they planned out whatever they had in store for him, now holding the poor, helpless panda up in front of town hall.

"So what shall we start with? Tickling? Cover him in feathers like a bird? .....ooooh, I have the perfect idea, especially with those heart underwear he has on! Gonna need to stretch them first though"

Kai barely had time to prepare himself as the cotton rocketed up his behind, not even taking a breath to reach his shoulder blades. It creaked and groaned as the fibers were stretched past where they were ever designed to reach, but it didn't show any signs of ripping. The ghosts must be using their ethereal magic to reinforce them.

An inch, then a foot, then the height of his whole body they catapulted past his head, his feet flopping uselessly in the air unable to support his body. It was probably a good thing his voice was gone or his scream might very well crack the stone walls of the building.

Next the ghosts started to fling him back and forth, alternating between catching him by both the front and back of the boxers as they dug unforgivingly into his tortured crotch and posterior. The poor panda passed out well before the ghosts were finished.

"I think he is all set now!" The ghosts yelled in a symphony of Kai's voice as they began to wrap him up in the stretched cotton. Finally their creation was finished as now only the pandas head was visible, his body coated in a case of cotton in the form of a heart shaped box, like one might find Valentine's chocolates in.

"I wonder if anyone will open him before Valentine's day comes round?"

"Hmmm, maybe we should wrap the gift up with a nice bow?"

"Great idea!"

The ghosts quickly summoned up an ethereal red ribbon and tied it around the panda, making a neat little bow on the front, "and now the finishing touch!" one of the ghosts yelled as they slapped a love shaped envelope on Kai's face

"See ya loser! Hope ya find true love!" The ghosts floated off, leaving Kai eerily floating in front of town hall. It was only hours later that he regained consciousness, letting out a scream so intense that his head was ringing and the screen of his handheld cracked wide open.