Chapter Seven ★ Cursed

｡☆✼★━ Luna ━★✼☆｡

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It felt like someone died. The whole room was dead quiet and I’m pretty sure yours truly was the cause of it. It’s not like I wanted to be cursed.

“Can you fix me, Doc?” I said while staring back at my new shark face. The words emitted by the mouth with many rows of teeth was weird at best.

Doc stayed put, scratched the side of his chin and uttered his answer, “Um. It’s a little complicated.”

My non-eyebrow rose. “Complicated?”

He blanched. If he got any paler I swear that he would be the one haunting this creepy medical bay. Doc walked further back to the far counter that held stacks of papers and scrolls. Some of them looked ancient.

Slowly, he unraveled a blue scroll with brittle paper that threatened to scatter if anyone sneezed. The sweat on his brow gathered and he wiped it off with the back of his arm before it had the chance to drip onto the old writings.

“What’s that?” I asked.

He smirked though I could see he was shaking just a little. I looked over at Pearl who happened to move a few feet away from me too. Okay, yes, I’m a “shark” but it’s not like I’m going to eat my friends. Why are they moving away from me?

Doc replied, “These are ancient texts that come deep from our headquarters top secret vaults. I was hoping to see if they had anything to say about your… erm… condition.”

“You can say it Doc. Curse.” I said then added, “I don’t mind. Really.”

Pearl moved over to where Doc stood and peered over his shoulder. He looked back at her, “Careful. These are the only ones that we have… any damage…”

“Ah-choo!”

The two froze. Both of their skin had turned two shades lighter. Gosh I wonder if I could make Doc become transparent. Pearl glanced my way.

She placed her hands on her hips and said, “Very funny, Luna. But like Doc said…”

Her hand swiped over the contents and the air moved the paper enough to cause a chain reaction. Tiny bits fluttered up pulling its comrades along for the ride. Doc’s eyes widened as Pearl’s face turned to horror.

The ancient paper fell to dust right before our very eyes.

“Ack!” Was all that Doc could utter then fainted.

‧͙⁺˚*·༓☾ – TO BE CONTINUED… –☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙