Chapter 9: I found My worst enemy, and it's me
(Ashley's pov)
So, it was springtime, and me and Justin were now an item. People from person's magazine are following me wherever i go asking questions on who the "mystery boy" I'm dating is. Anyway, today Principal Iwerks announced to the whole school that the PCAT tests are this week! Aw man! With all the excitement of me and Justin being together I totally forgot! I expressed my concern to Sasha and Raquel on my way home. "Don't sweat it girl" Sasha said "With your grades you'll totally ace the test." "Yeah, you're too smart to scrape the grease off the grills at the Nasty Burger" Raquel added. "Okay" I said still nervous. As we parted, I bumped into Ms. Mackelroy. All our stuff fell on the floor. "Oh, dear," Ms. Mackelroy said "I am so sorry Miss Fenton." "No, it's my bad" I replied as we gathered up our stuff. Then I walked out the door, changed into phantom angel, blasted Selena Gomez and the scene's "love you like a love song" through my earbuds, and flew home.
That night after dinner I was preparing to do my homework. I noticed something crazy in my backpack; instead of my Pre-Algebra folder, there were the answers to the PCAT test! I didn't know what to do at first, so I finished reading chapters 5-7 of Animal Farm, read over my monologue for drama, and crashed into bed. I decided I'll tell Ms. Mackelroy tomorrow at first period.
That night i had the craziest dream. It was an older version of me, but with green skin and fangs. "Whatever you do, do not return that folder to your teacher." She- i- said. "Why not?" I asked "because the dark side is calling you." I woke up screaming. I looked up, there was a ghost who quickly changed from an old man into a baby standing right in front of me. I immediately recognized him as clockwork, the ghost of time. "come with me" he demanded so I did.
The next thing I knew me sasha Raquel nad Justin were in clockworks lair. He explained that, in an alternate universe, I cheated on the PCATs. Principal Iwerks demaned to speak to my parents at the nasty burger, where my friends, boyfriend and I were hanging out. I stepped outside to take a phone call from marlene, but the box ghost showed up. I blasted at him and managed to over heat the nasty sauce, which subsequently caused the Nasty Burger to explode. After that I asked Vivica's future husband, Dr. Svenson Doctor, to rid me of my human half. And so he did, but unfortunately, my ghost half turned evil due an experiment gone awry, and subsequently killed both my human half and himself, and driving marlene to the point of insanity and causing vivica to slide into depression. "You must stop this from happening" Clockwork said "You can count on me." I answered. And flew back home with sasha and Raquel… or at least I thought Raquel was with us…
(Raquel's pov)
As the man who dragged me out of my bed blabbered on, I saw it: I a genie in a… Thermos? Well I guess genies could be inside of anything. "No don't take that" the man said. "You can't fool me, Gaston!" I retorted "I know you want the genies powers for yourself!" "NO!" You don't know what you're doing!" the man screamed as I left. So I went home and rubbed it. "FINALLY!" the genie said. "I am FREE from this accursed trap!" "Uh mr. genie of the thermos?" I asked. "Aren't you gonna grant me my 3 wishes?" "What? I am no genie!" he replied "I am the most powerful ghost in the world!" "Yeah yeah I know," I retorted. "Infinite power, little tiny living space. So whaddya say about those three wishes the last on will be for your freedom." Those last words I said sing song-y. he smiled suspiciously. "Okay" he said "I'll do it"
(Ashley's pov)
I woke up the next morning to find my dad on the phone with Ms. Mackelroy. "Dad!' I screamed "Hold on Ms. M." he said "Ashley could you hold on a second? You're teacher-""Yes I know dad" I said "We bumped into each other in the hall on the way home from school. She got my Pre-Algebra folder and I got the answers to the PCATs. Then I had a dream, and clockwork warned me about my evil older self-""OMG Ashley! Why didn't you tell me?" dad said them he went back on the phone. "Ms. M.? I think we should meet at Starbuck's this morning before school starts. Ashley has something to give to you."
And so we met at the Starbuck's on the way to school. Ms. Mackelroy stood by the door. "Here" I said handing her the answers. "I didn't look at them". "Good girl." Said ms. Mackelroy in her usual, kindhearted voice "And here's your pre-algebra folder." Suddenly, there was an evil laugh in the air. MY evil older self had returned! "so you made it so that I have no chance of existing in this world. I was prepared to go ghost when suddenly I heard the words "TIME IN!" and suddenly everything froze, including me. Clockwork! By the time everything was unfrozen, my evil self was gone
(3rd person)
Raquel had made her first two wishes, first for a glamorous new wardrobe, which dark danny stole, and second was to meet drake bell, who dark danny kidnapped. "*UGH* now can you wish for my freedom?" Dark danny asked. But just before Raquel could utter the magic words, Clockwork came. "TIME IN!" he said "YOU?" dark danny said "What do you want?" then he noticed the girl "This is an alternate version of your benevolent self's daughter." Clockwork said "I thought you might want to meet her" the pair collapsed into each other's arms. "I never knew my dad had a dark side." She said "yes" he said "and I never knew I would have a daughter" they then disappeared into the ghost zone. "TIME OUT!" Clockwork said. And with that he was gone.
(Ashley's pov)
I took the PCATs and got a perfect score. "Congradualations!" my parents said. Then my dad told me the story of how he almost cheated on the real CATs, and had similar situation to mine arise. "That's what I mean by 'don't loose faith in either side of you'" he said. "so not the drama, dad" then we hugged goodnight, and I went to bed.
