Mixed up worlds (English) {💯%}

9. Just in time

Mal pov:
I looked at Skye in shock.
"Skye... I know how this might look but -"
"Mal, I... I'm a ghost..."
Harry looked at Skye in surprise.
"Okay, we'll figure it out to get you normal..."
"This is so..." Skye stammered.
I looked at her.
"It sucks. We get it. We'll fix it. Everything will be fine."
"No... It's... Great!" Skye exclaimed, and Uma grinned.
"I like that girl."
"Look! I can even fly!" And Skye flew a short rounfd through space.
Harry shook his head.
"Girls, we have to get back to the others. Sean and Zed -"
"Zed! He... he's alive?!"
Uma looked at Skye.
"Yes, Zed is still alive. Eliza and Evie have already patched him up."
Skye seemed to be having a panic attack and I stood next to her.
"Everything fine?"
"Better. I thought he was dead before they dumped him at the lake..."
A tear slipped down her cheek and I wiped it away with my sleeve.
"Hey, take it easy..."
Harry motioned to us to follow him.
"Come on, we really have to go to the others now."

And so it happened. Along the way, Skye kept making corkscrews and I chuckled now and then.
"Hey Skye..."
"Yes?"
"I'm thinking about this right now. What if we don't get you normal?"
Skye looked at me confused.
"What do you mean?"
"If we can't get you back to normal and we can go back to our own worlds... Will you continue as a ghost?"
"I...I don't know..."

Zed pov:
Sean and I were almost with the rest.
"Sean, I can't keep up..."
"Come on Zed. Hang on a little longer. We're almost there..."
I felt myself getting weaker and Sean seemed genuinely concerned...

After another short bit walking we were there.
Eliza saw us coming and ran towards us.
"Zed! What happened?!"
"No time for questions. You and Evie have to help him!" Sean said, and I lowered myself to the floor.
Everything became lighter. Eliza, Addison, Evie and Sean stood by me.
I heard, felt and saw almost nothing.

After a few seconds my hearing returned.
"Eliza, how do you normally do that with the zombies?" Evie.
"Just. Werewolf blood... But these wounds are too deep..."
"Maybe the wonder water of Tremaine will help?"
"Water?"
"Magical water."
Eliza motioned for Wyatt to come and he seemed very surprised to see me like that.
"What happened to you?!"
"Wyatt, no time for questions. Give me your hand." Eliza said dryly.
"Why?"
"I said no questions!"
Wyatt gave his hand and Eliza cut it with a small knife.
Wyatt grunted and Eliza let his blood drip into my wounds.
I shot up and felt myself become a zombie again for a moment. It hurt and I roared eat in zombie.
Even I didn't know what I was saying!
"Ben, Sean, Carlos, Jay! Stop Zed!" Evie shouted and they pushed me back to the ground.
Then Evie poured that weird water over the wounds, it got even worse.
"AAH!" I growled/roared.
But after a few seconds the feeling was gone. My wounds had partially healed but the inner pain of my chest was still there...
Bonzo helped me to my feet and I sighed. Suddenly I had a clear moment.
"Skye! She needs help!"
Sean put his hand on my shoulder. "Calm down, Uma, Mal and Harry are helping Skye."
"Sean, you don't understand. They want to turn Skye into -"
"Zed!" came a familiar voice and I turned around.
"Skye?!"
Skye was... she was a ghost!
"Zed, you're alive! I thought they killed you!"
"Are you dead?!"
"What no!"
"But you are a ghost!"
"That's because of a blue gas..."
Addison walked over to her.
"Skye, is it true?"
"What?"
"That you're like this so they let Zed go?"
Skye nodded and Addison wanted to hug her but shot through her.
"Oh... Ehh..."
"I see your intention. If I wasn't like this now, maybe Zed would be..." Skye didn't finish her sentence and I could tell she was in pain.
I looked at the two girls.
"It doesn't matter now. We have to find something to change Skye back."

Skye pov:
Zed looked at me and Addison.
"It doesn't matter now. We have to find something to change Skye back."
I sighed.
"Zed, don't worry about me. I-"
"Skye!" Sean's voice said.
It sounded worried but also scared.
He also seemed concerned until he saw me.
"What happened to you?!"
"It's nothing."
"You're just like them." he said quite falsely.
"What do you mean?" I said surprised, Sean hadn't even seen those other ghosts.
Sean gave me a fake look.
"You're a freak. Just like them!" and he pointed to the zombies, the werewolves, the people of the magic world and to Addison.
I was very stunned by his reaction and I felt tears burning behind my eyes.
"You don't mean what you say..." I said softly.
"Yes, I mean that. Whoever hangs out with freaks becomes a freak!"
"I chose to go to that meteor after all!"
"Yeah so your crush didn't have to go!"
That felt like a slap in the face. It hurt.
Without saying a word, I flew straight up and dashed away.
I overheard Zed and Wyatt arguing with Sean some more, but I didn't want to hear about it.
Sean knew how bad it was for me with Zed... Now it was clear that I liked someone. And anyway that Zed was going to ask. Mal already knew... As long as she doesn't say anything, as she promised me...

After flying for a long time I decided to land again. I floated next to a tree and sighed.
"Everyone made me think that Sean... That Sean would really support me... But least of all he did... I don't mind my ghosts myself, but what it does to the others does. And of course I I'll be back to normal..."
"Skye Hart. There you are again."
I turned and startled.
"That... that can't be! Uma beat you!"
"Ghosts are unbeatable."
"Stay away from me."
"I won't hurt you anymore. I'm just surprised that your boyfriend is pushing you to the side because you're different now."
"He's not my boyfriend. Nor my crush. He's my ex."
"Oh really. I thought he had a crush on you?"
"Until you changed my life."
"Well, maybe you can have something with the green-haired boy. If he's still alive."
"Zed is still alive. So luckily you failed."
"But you'll never change back without my help, Skye Hart."
"And what should I do for you first?"
"You'll be getting the new assignments for this week. Make sure they're completed. The next two weeks. After that, this will all be over."
"How do I know you're not lying?"
"Because your life depends on it."
I swallowed and he disappeared.
"So new assignments...?"