Roofhowse and Skip

by pika418

These two might be polar opposites on the inside, but on the outside, they could be twins! When the adventurous young sailor and evil ghost meet, things are bound to get interesting! Warning: This version is being altered from the original story, there's some sad parts and mild suicide references, but that doesn't mean that it will lose it's goofy and fun essence.

6. Chapter 6

Roofhowse and Skip
Chapter 6: Cursed for Eternity

Twilight's POV

At that moment, there was no turning back. The ghosts were free, and nothing could stop them now. Skip was amazed by what he did, so impressed and full of himself that he didn't think to run. Before I could do anything to save the both of us, Redrum transformed us both into ghostly versions of ourselves. However, he only half finished. Gariwald saw what happened, and sent him, Yella, Greepy, and Blooky back into the portal. He didn't know how to reseal the portal, so instead he took a petrified pumpkin and zapped it with his growth ray, then covered the hole. Gariwald didn't notice that Polter Gus got away. I never got the chance to tell him. Redrum may have been trapped, but his affect on us didn't go away like it's supposed to. Instead, with every few seconds, we transformed back and forth between penguins and ghosts, unable to control our forms. Gariwald realized that his invention could be the only way to get us back to normal, so we returned to his lab. I was about to enter the machine, but I tripped and accidentally pushed Gariwald in, and he became a ghost too. Skip flipped the switch back and forth, shocked by what was happening and trying to fix it. Sparks flew off of the control panel, and it broke down. Gariwald emerged, a full-on ghost now, never able to return to his original form. Skip was so ashamed that he did this, that he ran deep into the forest on that dark night. I chased after him, and stumbled into the Forgotten Cave. There we reunited. That was when the lies started, or possibly sooner. Maybe he planned out the entire thing and staged it all. "Twilight, we can never go back there. Those evil spirits did more to us than change our outer appearances, but they cursed our lives! Think about it, we both killed Gariwald in a sense without meaning to, both of us contributed only seconds apart. Those accidents were too close together and too tragic to be a coincidence. We have to stay here, as far away from the others as possible. Our transformations are uncontrollable at this point, and I don't want to hurt anyone else." I cried as I remembered the life I used to live, then I hugged Skip. "We have to fix this. As much as I love you, I can't live in fear and sorrow like this. You read all the books, you must know how to reverse this! Maybe the little purple ghost who got away, we could convince him to help us." Skip shook his head. "No, he can't undo it, only Redrum can. Unless, no, you wouldn't agree to that." I was desperate for a solution. "What is it? I'll do anything to have my life back!" Skip inhaled and exhaled heavily, then spoke. "We must sacrifice a penguin with similar characteristics to me to carry on my fate. We'll only need one to save both of us, and I don't want to kill a pretty girl." I was shocked at his words, but selfish and evil thoughts passed through my head. It's only one penguin, and two innocent lives will be saved out of that. I know it's wrong, but it's my only hope. I nodded, but I wasn't happy about it. "Fine. We'll do it."