Mixed up worlds (English) {💯%}

13. The first dead ones

Mal pov:
There was screaming in the middle of the night. Kaylee and I shot to our feet.
"What was that?" Kaylee asked, startled.
"Not what... Who!"
I jumped out of bed and looked at the window.
"I think Skye was screaming... She's by the lake!"
Kaylee and I quickly changed clothes and knocked on all the other doors.
"Guys! There are problems!" Zed and Skye's door was open. So Zed was probably already at the lake.
"Where's Willa?" Wyatt asked suddenly. Nobody knew.

At the lake we saw blood on the ground in a trail.
Wyatt looked at Wynter.
"Willa..."
Wynter looked at him, startled.
"Are you sure?"
"Do we need our moon rocks?"
"Yes."
"There's your answer."
Me and the others followed the track and started running.

Zed pov:
(Before Skye saw him)
I couldn't sleep and went outside.
At the lake, something bothered me. About Skye and Addison.

After a while I heard someone moan.
"Help me..." it said softly.
I looked up and saw someone stumbling closer.
"Willa!"
She fell to the ground and I ran towards her.
"What happened to you?!"
I held my hand under her neck so she could look at me.
"Warn the others..." she muttered with pain.
Blood was dripping from her mouth and stomach.
"Willa, what happened?"
"Protect Wyatt and Wynter... Evertown wants us... it wants to kill us..." Her eyes rolled away and she stopped breathing.
"Willa? Willa!" I put her down and panicked slightly.
Willa was dead. Evertown wants us dead...
"What have you done?! Why would you do that!?" someone yelled suddenly and I turned around.
"Skye!"
"You killed Willa..."
"Wait what?!"
"How could you?!"
"No, no, no, no. I didn't kill Willa. I found her and she just died. I had to-"
"Skye! Zed!" someone else yelled and we turned around.
"Willa!" Wyatt yelled, and Wynter knelt beside her best friend.
Wyatt glared at me.
"What have you done to my sister?! You killer!"
"It's not what it seems!"
"Her blood is on your hands! Literally! I'll make you pay you dirty zombie!"
He looked behind him quickly.
"Nothing personal Eliza and Bonzo..."
"I didn't kill Willa. I wanted to help her. I had to warn you!"
"Don't lie!"
"I'm not lying!"
I looked at Eliza, Bonzo and Addison.
"You know I would never do something like that! Right?"
They were silent, Wynter sobbed and ran away.
"I didn't kill Willa! I swear!"
"Harry, Gil, grab that killer." Uma said coldly.
I looked at Skye.
"You have to believe me..." But I ran away before those two pirates could grab me.

After running for a while my Z band started buzzing.
"No not now!" I kept my hand on it and I hoped it would stay under control.
Harry and Gil came closer and I started shaking.
"Stay away from me..." I warned them.
Harry chuckled falsely.
"Are you going to kill us too?"
I felt my veins thicken and I howled furiously at those two.
Gil looked frightened for a moment, but he drew his sword.
I wanted (terribly enough) to break open his skull.
"Go away!" I roared.
Harry pointed his hook at me.
"Gil you go left, I go right."
As Gil came closer I knocked him away, just a little too hard.
"Gill?!" Harry threw his hook at me, it landed in my arm and I sprinted away. I saw Harry kneeling next to Gil in of the corner of my eye and he staring after me savagely.

After running for a while I became myself again.
I didn't have Gil...? No! I'm not a murderer!...
Oh, who am I kidding. It was clear that Gil was dead. I really am a killer...
I looked at my Z-band.
"If that thing hadn't been damaged, I would never have turned Mal into a zombie or killed Gil... No one is going to forgive me..."
I sat down and sighed.
"Even Eliza, Bonzo and Addison didn't believe me. And worst of all, Skye didn't even believe me..."
"Of course I believed you..."
I was startled and stood up.
"Skye?! You believed me?"
"Yes, of course... But I admit I had my doubts... It was so creepy to see you with Willa like that..."
"But I'm a murderer. I just killed Gil..."
"You have what?!"
"It didn't happen on purpose! I became a zombie again and I warned Harry and Gil to leave but... I hit Gil and he fell dead and Harry threw his hook into my arm..." I said painfully and Skye looked at my arm.
"You killed Gil? That's not like you..."
"I know. Not to change the subject, but could you help me with this?" And I grabbed my arm in pain.

Skye pov:
I ran after Zed, Gil and Harry.
They were fast and I couldn't keep up with them.

After a while I saw Zed sitting by a tree.
I ducked behind another tree and Zed sighed.
"Even Eliza, Bonzo and Addison didn't believe me. And worst of all, Skye didn't even believe me..."
"Of course I believed you..."
He started and stood up.
"Skye?! You believed me?"
"Yes, of course... But I admit I had my doubts... It was so creepy to see you with Willa like this..."
"But I'm a murderer. I just killed Gil..."
"You have what?!"
"It didn't happen on purpose! I became a zombie again and I warned Harry and Gil to leave but... I hit Gil and he fell dead and Harry threw his hook into my arm..." Zed said painfully and I looked at his arm.
"You killed Gil? That's not lije you..."
"I know. Not to change the subject, but could you help me with this?" And he gripped his arm with pain. I bit my lip.
"Yes, I do know something. But first I have to convince someone to trust you again."
"Who?"
"Who do you think?" I took his (good) hand and pulled him back to the hotel.

I looked at Zed and then briefly glanced over to Wyatt's room.
"Go to our room. I'll be right there."
"Okay?"
When Zed was inside I walked to Wyatt's room.
"Wyatt? We need to talk."
He opened the door and looked at me in surprise.
"What do you want?"
"I'm sorry about your sister. But it wasn't Zed. You have to believe me. Evertown did. Zed found her and wanted to help her. But Willa knew she was going to die. She told Zed to protect you and Wynter and warn everyone."
"Zed did kill Gil anyway."
"That was because his Z-band backed up. But you're the only one I know who is good with wounds. You have to help Zed. Please?"
He rolled his eyes. "Unbelievable..."

We went back to Zed and Wyatt looked up in surprise.
"That's one hell of a wound!"
Zed looked at me.
"Why would Wyatt help me?"
"Just trust me."
I nodded at Wyatt who reluctantly walked over to Zed.
"Skye, get a clean cloth. It should be wrapped around the wound later."
"Okay."
So I grabbed a clean little towel from the closet. Wyatt looked at Zed.
"I have to get that hook out of your arm and it's going to hurt."
Zed looked at me and I looked at him concerned.
Wyatt took the hook from Zed's arm and Zed had to do his best not to show anything.
Anyway, it hurt a lot... I gave Wyatt the cloth and he put it around Zed's wound.
"Don't think I'm going to help you any further." Wyatt hissed at Zed.
Wyatt took off and Zed looked at me in surprise.
"How did you convince him to help me?"
"I swore to him you didn't kill Willa and I explained why and how you killed Gil. Wyatt didn't quite believe it but he knows how much you mean to me..."
Zed smiled for the first time since Willa's death on his face and I gave him a kiss on the cheek.