Ben shook his head, trying to clear the fogginess out of his brain. He saw Mal's crooked form lying 30 feet away from him, completely still with bruises; scrapes; cuts; burns; torn skin; blood all over her.
"MAL!" he cried out. His voice breaking into heart-shattering sobs. He picked her up and held her; careful of her injuries. "No...!" Evie suddenly was at his shoulder.
"M...No..." she started to cry.
"Mal? Mal, come on! This isn't funny!" Carlos started to shake her. Evie grabbed and held him while sobbing onto his shoulder.
"Mal? Can you hear us?" Uma asks with Harry right behind her. Jay put a hand on Ben's shaking shoulder.
"Ben? Let me see her..."
"No..." Ben sobbed with tears streaking non-stop down his face.
"Ben please," Jay's voice cracks. Reluctantly, Ben laid Mal in Jay's arms. Jay quickly put his ear o her mouth; watching her chest. He slowly started to sile. He then moved his head farther down and gently placed it right above her heart. He started to show a wide happy grim. Uma looked over at him as he started to full-out grim.
"Jay, what is it? Why are you smiling?" Uma asked, clearly confused by his lack of devastation for his longest-known friend. He started to chuckle, then full out laugh incredulously.
"Jay, what's the matter with you man?!" Carlos pushed him. "Why are you laughing? Mal's- " he choked. "Mal's gone."
"Guys, Mal's still breathing!" Jay finally exclaimed. Everyone lifted their heads at that.
"What?" Ben questioned. He wasn't sure he heard Jay right. After all, who can survive a 100 story drop?
"Jay, you better not be joking about this! It would be your sickest and fatal one...!" Evie threatened, tears still falling off her cheeks which were coated in mascara.
"Guys, I'm not joking!" Jay huffed, irritated; not happy about his friends. He didn't believe that they didn't believe him. Why would he joke about this?!
"Jay, ar-are you su-sure?" Ben stuttered. Jay grinned.
"' Course I'm sure! C'mere, let me show ya!" He pulled Ben over by his arms towards himself and Mal.
"Listen," he pointed towards Mal's mouth. Ben glanced at Jay skeptically before complying and leaning down towards Mal's mouth to hear if Jay was telling the truth.
"...Ben...," Mal breathed so softly, you wouldn't hear it unless your ear was right up against her mouth, which Ben's was. Ben choked out a laugh.
"She's alive! I can't believe it! She's alive!" He cheered. Everyone's faces brightened and started to cheer happily. They all hugged each other fiercely, still can't believing that Mal was okay.
All of a sudden, Mal let out an agony filled scream.
"DAD!"
Everyone quickly looked at each other, clearly worried. Mal suddenly started to hyperventilate, really hard and really fast.
"Mal? Mal, it's okay! Calm down!" Ben attempted to reassure her. She didn't stop
"Guys, we've got to take her inside!" Carlos said, desperate to help one of his best friends relax. Ben scooped her up and started running to the nearest castle entrance. The others quickly followed him, preparing for something to do that might help Mal.