Chapter 13

SAM'S POV

My blood went cold. "Oh no" I whispered so quietly no one else could hear me. Cari's screams rang in my ears. This couldn't be happening, not again. And we didn't even know how Danny had survived so we had no way of knowing if Cari was still- no I can't think like that.

"Cari!" Danny screamed, he sounded as if he were about to burst into tears. I'd never seen Danny this upset.

I then realized I was just standing frozen to one spot I had to help her I had to go in there and find her. Tucker was standing 6 feet away from me dumbstruck.

"Cari!" this time Danny yelled even more violently and then took off towards the portal. Which was now beginning to reform into a green vortex. I took off to follow him into the portal but I felt someone grab my shoulders.

Tucker stood behind me holding me back. "Don't Danny can get in and out faster and who knows what will happen if the portal forms before they get out."

"That's why I have to go!" I yelled angrily. Somehow this felt different than what had happened with Danny. We knew, or well we thought we knew, the consequences. But we also didn't know if she could... if she could... no I just couldn't think straight.

Tucker and I watched as the portal opened more and more waiting in deadly silence for their return.

Once Danny came flying through just before it closed everything began to blur. Cari was laying limp in his arms. When we had dragged Danny out he was still semiconscious and his ghost powered had begun to kick in almost immediately.

Danny laid her down on the lab floor. I ran over to her. Danny then put his ear to her chest "She's alive but barely." Danny said. I could tell he was trying not to cry. "Her breathing is so shallow. This wasn't supposed to happen. No this wasn't supposed to happen at all." Then Danny turned to me "WHY SAM YOU SAID THIS WOULD ALL BE OKAY YOU SAID SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN NOW LOOK AT HER LOOK WHAT HAPPENED!"

I felt tears coming to my eyes. "I- I... Danny I didn't- I didn't..."

"YA REALLY YOU DIDN'T KNOW!?" Danny yelled

"Danny!" Tucker said angrily "we know your upset and so are we so stop acting like this is Sam's fault she did nothing!"

Danny came back to his senses a mournful look on his face "We should've told her from the start." And with that he turned back into his old form.

CARI'S POV

At first I thought I was dead but death shouldn't hurt like hell. Every part of me felt like electricity was burning through every nerve in my body. To be honest I wished I was dead. I wanted the endless pain to be gone I would've done anything to make it stop.

I heard yelling about a world away. I wanted it to just stop but it kept getting louder and louder as I slipped back into painful consciousness. Pain blinded my eyes but I had no energy left to scream. Everything continued to burn. I heard voices I think they were asking if I was okay but I couldn't tell, let alone answer.

Slowly the pain went away and as it left, it took the little energy I had left with it. The last thing I saw was Danny grabbing my hand and calling me name and then I was yet again met by the quiet darkness.

DANNY'S POV

Nothing was worse than the sinking feeling that was in my chest. What if she didn't wake up? I could already tell what she was feeling was much much worse than what had happened to me. I could tell that Sam and Tucker knew that too.

On top of all of that I felt horrible that I had yelled at Sam. I forget at how big of a jerk I can be. If Tucker hasn't been there to call me out, I probably would've said even worse things.

But when I saw Cari's eyes flutter open hope spread through me. But something was wrong she didn't move she just stared at the celling, her eyes dull as if she had lost all hope. I couldn't take it anymore. I grabbed her hand and yelled her name. But she didn't respond. I called again but her eyes closed again and I fell back not knowing what to do.