Chapter Eight

Next Stop Humanity

"This is it kids, now or never" buzzed Ms Frizzle "feet on the button". We only had seconds left as the beeping on the remote was getting quicker. I looked towards the beeping and saw that the hourglass picture that was flashing had changed into a count down 10, 9, 8, 7 "Hurry!" i said to the girls as we all held our breaths and closed our eyes in hope that this will turn everything back to normal. 6, 5, 4 my feet were sinking in the honey that was still on the reset button on the remote. 3, 2...1 "GO!" we all shouted as we pressed the button as that happened we could hear the school bell ring. What good timing i thought in my head. Everything then went silent, i my head all i could think of was do i open my eyes, did we make it? I was too afred to open my eyes, i didnt feel anything just felt the same as before. I had to be brave and face reality. I took a another deep breath and slowly closed my eyes "No, we didnt make it" i heard Phoebe say. The classroom was still like a beehive and i looked around to see that myself, Phoebe and i were still bees...including the bus which was still a rather largish bee. "Don't lose hopes Tim and Phoebe" Ms Frizzle said "hope will come", before i could even blink an eye i heard a buzzing sound coming from the bus.

It started to fidget and spin around. A bright light appeared and was moving rapitly towards us creating a tornado like voltex. The 3 of us got sucked into it as we had no time to fly away. We all screamed as the motion of the voltex caused us to seperate and lose sight of each other. I was really hoping that we are being transformed back to ourselves. Then suddenlty i started to feel calm and felt a change coming on. The magic forcing me to close my eyes and curl into a ball. I could feel myself getting bigger as i felt a burst of energy go through me. I was changing once again. it was like the magic was controlling me as i was being forced out of my little ball and finally feeling some ground on my feet. Then everything froze, i was no longer being tossed and turned, pinned and prodded it felt that it the magical votlex was over. Slowly opening my eyes, my vision was blurry and i was feeling dizzy then same feeling i had when we all first transformed. "Is it over?" i asked hoping that Phoebe and Ms Frizzle were ok. There was slience except for the sound of children approaching the classroom. "Yes Tim, we did it" i heard Phoebe's voice come from behind me i turned around to see that Phoebe was back to normal "Thank goodness!" i said to her as i looked down at myself i had also transformed back into my old human self! I ran towards her to give her a hug (a hug as friends) not even realising that the classroom as also back to normal but before we even touched we heard the school bell ring again. It was time for class "Where's Ms Frizzle and the bus?" i asked Phoebe, we both looked around surely now Ms Frizzle would be easy to find now that we are all back to normal. "Over here kids" we heard Ms Frizzle say as we turned around to find her standing at the entrance door smiling "I can't thank you enough for helping me out with our little maulfunction". Phoebe and I nodded and both said that it was fine and that we are always happy to help out just not to make it so intensed next time.

Before we could ask what caused the bus to malfunction, Ms Frizzle opened the door to let her class come in "lets keep it our little secret" she said to Phoebe and i with a smile and wink. "We had better go otherwise we will be late for school" I said to Ms Frizzle as we slowly moved towards the open door as soon as Ms Frizzle's class finished filing in. "Of course" as Ms Frizzle understood that we couldn't stay much longer. Then in no time at all she wished as both goodbye with a big wave and winked again along with a thumbs up. Phoebe and i headed towards the school exit. As we got further and further from Ms Frizzle's classroom i heard a kids voice asking Ms Frizzle "who were they?" before hearing the a door close. We managed to make our way outside "gee it feels good to be human again" i said to Phoebe as we headed towards our bikes that were left in the same spot we left them "i agree Tim, i was so scared that we were going to be stuck as bees forever!" Phoebe replyed. Meanwhile the bus had appeared in the parking lot like nothing had happened. Can't have just been a dream? We put our helmets on and made a beeline for my house to drop of the empty trailer that held the honey. Dad took the trailer from us and handed me my school bag and lunch. Then Phoebe and i really had to step on it to make it on time for High School "shame we don't have wings anymore, otherwise would get there 10 times as fast" i giggled to Phoebe, Phoebe giggled too "although we were pretty small so yes we would be fast but getting there may take a bit longer". Yes your right i thought in my head as i smiled and then i looked away from her to pay more attention to the sidewalk we were cycling on. We cycled past Ms Oliver's house. She was no where to be seen. Prehaps she went out or went in side. I was so worried that maybe she knew that the bees she saw were us? The way we were treated felt safe and gentle like she knew that we were no ordinary bees. Maybe i will see her when i come home this afternoon. Right now just need to focus on arriving to school on time "faster Tim" Phoebe yelled.

High school was done for the day. Phoebe and i parted ways at the school gates and yes we just made it on time! As i was riding my bike back home all day i just could not stop thinking about what happened this morning it all happened so fast! One minute i was a normal teenager the next a honey bee put under a spell that was about to last forever. Today has really been all about time when you think about it, who am i kidding i am just relieved to be myself again as i might have stated a number of times today. I was coming around the corner to where Mrs Oliver lived as i had to pass her house to get to mine. She was outside in her garden on her mobile while watering her garden. I had the urge to talk to her, just to ask how her day was when really my heart we saying don't. I saw she was still on the phone so i smiled and continued to cycle " No problems Fiona, bye...Oh Tim" i heard a loud voice say coming from behind. I slowly pulled my breaks and came to a holt, i did i just hear her say Fiona? Was she speaking to Fiona Frizzle? Maybe she just has a another friend with the same name? Yes, hopefully or she knows but how! My thoughts were going a million k's an hour, my heart has beating out of my chest, i was sweating and shaking. What do i do, how to do i explain!