Zeke then turned away and ran at the sight of everyone. He escaped into the inside of the ship.
Everyone was shaken by the scene they saw. So much that they did not notice the dark smoke sweeping over their heads as they breathing it in. Most were traumatised by what they had witnessed. Others, however were in simple disbelief.
"Come on, guys!" Courtney argued. "There's no way this is real! It's just Chris and Chef's idea of a prank!"
"That looked way too real to be a prank," Gwen responded.
"Shut up, New Heather! You don't get to talk!"
"What are you? The queen?"
"I told you to shut the f*ck up!"
"No you didn't," Lindsay argued. "You only said 'shut up', Courtney."
"It's the same thing!"
"Oh, why didn't you just tell me?" Courtney facepalmed.
"Anyway," Harold started. "we need to find out what caused Zeke's transformation. "Any theories?"
"It could be a chemical or biological weapon which altered his DNA," Noah suggested.
"Speak English!" Izzy yelled.
"I am!"
"What do you mean, then?"
"What I said."
"Which is?"
"It could be a biological weapon," Cody agreed. "In Plague Inc. there are diseases that can turn people into zombies and vampires, maybe it can change people into animals."
"This isn't a video game!" Courtney shot. "This is life!"
"So what do you suggest?"
"I suggest that this is just a hoax! Chris and Chef...where are they now? They haven't been here for days!" Harold gasped.
"Maybe Chris and Chef caused this! Alejandro was missing too! He was burnt alive at the end of the show and probably dead or near death!"
"So..." Noah started.
"So they decided to experiment on him!"
"That sounds horrifying, even if it is Al!" Owen cried.
"Chris is the only person I know who hates us, that much to do that," Duncan said.
"After that, Alejandro probably died-"
"NO!" Heather screamed. Everyone looked at her shocked.
"...way that that would happen"
"That would explain why he hasn't shown himself,"
"Maybe he's embarrased about all the bad things he did," Lindsay suggested.
"Him?" Courtney scoffed. "Remember his song to Heather? He was gloating about them!"
"I have another theory," Harold began. "Maybe it's aliens." Nobody laughed or smiled. "Remember Area 51? Maybe this is their revenge."
"Oh please," said Courtney. "You really think that a challenge, set up by Chris was real? You must be even dumber than you look!"
"Whatever, I'm going to the bathroom."
"But isn't Zeke still on the loose? What if he gets you?" DJ asked.
"One less stupid person, then," Courtney answered.
"I'll go with the dweeb," Duncan said. "I need to go too."
The two got to the bathroom unaware that they were being watched.
"I'll go first," Harold said.
"What do you mean you'll go first?"
"We need one person guarding the other!"
"Fine, but I'm going first. I'm not pissing myself to be your bodyguard."
When Duncan had finished, Harold entered the cubicle. However, instead of waiting, Duncan left the bathroom and headed towards the kitchen.
"Ha! What a dweeb! As if I'd wait for him!" he laughed aloud. "Now I got the whole kitchen for myself!"
Inside the bathroom Dawn and Scarlett were waiting for Harold to finish in the cubicle.
"I don't see why we didn't just get the punk," Scarlett muttered. "This guy's taking ages!"
"I prefer to get them in a certain order," Dawn replied. "It seems more prudent,"
"And that order is..?"
"The order they were eliminated in."
"But the punk was eliminated after the homeschool kid!"
"True," Dawn agreed. " But he returned later on in the season."
"Fine," Scarlett said. They then heard a flush and hid out of sight. Harold stepped out of the cubicle and looked around.
"Duncan? Duncan?! Gosh, I should have known he'd run out!" He sighed theatrically and went to the sink to wash his hands. Behind his back, Scarlett pulled out a device that resembled a pistol and fired at at Harold. There was no sound or light, but Harold crumpled to the ground.
Dawn pulled out a list and crossed off Harold's name and the two left
Meanwhile, Duncan was frying a burger when he heard a thump from the bathroom.
"The hell is the dweeb doing..?" He muttered. He walked to the bathroom.
"Hey, dweeb, I'm sorry about leaving you," he lied. "I just went to-" He looked at Harold and screamed, for Harold's skin had turned slimy and grey, His eyes sunk back inside his head and then sprouted out from the top of his head. A brown shell grew on his back. Harold opened his mouth, causing a another wave of shock to pass through Duncan as his teeth, tongue, gums and tonsils were missing. Duncan bolted out the room. Harold attempted to follow, but fell on his front. He could barely stand and had to slide on the ground.
Duncan kept running until he reached everyone else. Secured by thepreswnce of others, he stopped and spoke.
"H-Harold...Snail..."
"What?" Noah asked
"I saw Harold turn into some massive snail!" The other looked at each other in terror.
"See!" Heather exclaimed, relieved by the fact someone else had witnessed a transformation. "I told you, Courtney! It wasn't a hoax!"
"We know, Heather," Noah replied. He turned to Duncan "So what happened?"
Duncan recalled the entire story, missing out the part where he left to the kitchen.
"So," Gwen spoke "We've got two of these...these-"
"Wereanimals?" Cody suggested. Nobody argued.
Scarlett and Dawn looked at their list.
"Two down, sixteen more to go."
A/N
So that's all for this chapter, Sorry it took so long.I made Harold a snail because of Leshawna Jr. in season 2.