Chapter 10
Emily's POV
A few hours later, I had stitches on my side, and more giant band-aids on my side to cover up the stitches.
"That should do it for you," Claire said, checking my side for one last time. "Go home, get plenty of rest, and come back in two weeks so I can remove them for you."
"Thank you, Dr. Kitsune," I said, waving.
"No problem. It's my job," Claire responded, before leaving the room. Anthony, Lucy, and Coco gathered around me once again.
"How do you feel, Emily?" Coco asked me. "Does it still hurt?"
"Yeah, it still hurts a little bit," I replied. "But I'm fine. Now that I've been taken care of, let's head on over to the Crossing Countryside to meet up with Michelle, Kiki, and Serena to help them defuse the bomb if they haven't found it already."
"Actually, Emily," Lucy spoke up. "Claire said to get some rest, so I was thinking we take you home so you can do that. Besides, the others might have already defused the bomb."
"Yeah, I'm with Lucy on this one," Coco agreed, nodding vigorously. "You can't be fighting evil with stitches in your side. We should take you home."
"Oh, come on," I protested, sitting up in bed. "They're just stitches. The others might need us. I'll be okay." The others looked at me, and shook their heads, unconvinced.
Michelle's POV
"Don't even think about trying to defuse that bomb," Melvin said, getting closer to us. "I will destroy you all." Serena and Kiki still had their wands placed in the time bomb.
"Ready Kiki?" Serena asked Kiki, completely ignoring Melvin's threats.
"Ready," Kiki replied.
"Defusus!" Serena and Kiki chanted in unison. The bomb stopped ticking at 2:15. We saved the world with two minutes to spare. At least, that's what I thought, until Melvin slammed his wand on the ground, making a giant, red, dragon-like demon to appear before us.
"Uh oh," I mumbled. "I think we have more trouble..."
"Yeah, we're screwed," Kiki said with a gulp.
Emily's POV
I knew I had lost my argument when I realized that Lucy and Coco were helping me walk through Meltokio's gate, and back to my house. Anthony had left us at the hospital so he could help the other girls they needed it.
"If you want to go back with the others as well, it's fine with me," I said to them, as we were entering my house. "I can take care of myself, or if I really help, I'm sure that the other neighbors can care for me, which sounds unlikely."
"Alright, if you insist," Lucy responded after a moment of thinking. "Call us if you need anything."
"I will," I told her, as they were turning to leave.
"Feel better soon, Emily," Coco called out to me, before they headed back to the gate.