Chapter 5: The secret's out

It was a very relaxing afternoon. Molly was just chilling in the ice bath. Even though all that flying was fun, it was kinda tiring. She deserved to take a break from those powers.

Molly started to imagine a field. A huge field with long grass. How she was giggling and running on that field. Feeling the wind, chasing the butterflies... Scratch was also there. How fun would it be if she and Scratch just play outside... Bad thing they barely see each other.

''Hey there, joy freak...''

The moment she heard that voice... Molly opened her eyes and saw Jinx... With many of her sobgoblins.

''Oh no...''

''Oh yes...''

The sobgoblins started to drain the energy out of Molly. The bathtub disappeared and a cage formed around Molly...

''NO! YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME, I'M FREE!'' Molly cried.

''Yes I can... And yes I will...''

It was the same nightmare all over again. Molly was screaming and begging for mercy, while the sobgoblins were draining her energy... They were painfully draining her... And she died...

...

''MOLLY, WAKE UP!''

Sharon got back home and the first thing she heared was her daughter screaming from the bathroom... And the moment she got there, she saw Molly drowning in it.

''M-Mom?''

''Molly, are you okay? What happened?'' Sharon asked, worried.

''I... I just wanted to take a bath... OH NO, MOM, TURN AROUND!''

Molly was so confused by her dream, she forgot that she still had her clothes on.

''Molly, you are still wearing your outfit...''

''Oh yeah... S-Sorry for freaking out. I fall asleep'' Molly said, as she got out of the bathtub.

Sharon was worried. She saw all the ice cubes in the bathtub and how cold the water was.

''Fall asleep? Molly, what were you thinking? You wanna drown yourself or what?''

''It was just such a hot day outside, I needed something to relax''

Before she can notice Molly's wrists, Molly got a towel and wrapped herself. Her mom seeing her almost drowning was enough...

''Just beacause it was hot doesn't mean you have to do such a thing! And what about the water? It's so cold, you can get pneumonia!'' Sharon said, angry.

''I'm sorry, mom... I swear, it will never happen again...''

''Young lady, you are lucky I was done with work early today! What was gonna happen if I wasn't? Do have any idea how would I feel if I lose you?'' Sharon asked, as she hugged her daughter.

Sharon really was worried when she felt how wet and cold Molly was. If she didn't came back home, Molly was easily gonna end up in the Ghost World. At least Molly wasn't feeling hot anymore...

...

Lecter slowly opened the door. The shark wasn't here anymore. No idea where it was, but at least he can take a break.

''I swear, THIS IDIOT WILL PAY FOR THIS!''

Somehow... Somehow Lecter will prank Scratch back. He wanted to just sit on his couch and rest... But he heard a large growl behind him. He turned around and saw Ghost Shark with terrifying red eyes and sharp teeth.

''Oh...''

The second he saw it, the shark jumped at Lecter and tried to eat him. Lecter flew in the opposite direction, but it was a dead end... He was trapped in the corner of the wall...

''No, no, no, NO, NO, NO, NO, PLEASE HAVE MERCY-

Before Lecter could finish, the shark ate him and started to aggresively chew him. It was the most agonizing pain a ghost could imagine. While Lecter was screaming, Scratch came back.

''Looks like you guys had alot of fun on my break. Alright, Sharky, you can spit him out'' Scratch said with a grim smile.

The shark spat Lecter out. Poor ghost looked traumatized, like he saw the devil himself. He realized as long as Scratch has his shark, he'll never be able to prank him.

...

Molly was laying on her bed, waiting for Scratch. He should be done with his work any minute now. She fall asleep just once after so much time, yet she still had nightmare.

Why was this happening? Is there something wrong in Molly's head? How could she have nightmares every time she falls asleep? Even if it's just for few minutes, she will still have nightmares. Every time it will be either the cat or Jinx.

The moment she started to think about Jinx, Molly got up, opened one of the secret trap doors, took the jinx doll and layed back on her bed.

''Why, Jinx? Why did you have to do this to me?''

''Because without your joy, you are nothing!'' Molly imitated Jinx's voice.

''AND WHO ARE YOU? All you think about is making the world more miserable place! If I'm nothing without my joy, THEN WHAT ARE YOU WITHOUT YOUR MISERY?!'' Molly yelled at her doll.

It was insane how Molly still kept those dolls. She went to the trap door and put the Jinx doll back, she didn't want to see that thing anymore. Molly just wanted to forget about bad ghosts like Jinx. She just wanted to spend some time with Scratch... Even if it's for few minutes, she'll still appreciate it. For her goodness, Scratch and Sharky were finally back.

''What's up, Moll'' Scratch greeted Molly.

''Scratch! Finally, you are back!'' Molly said, as she hugged her best friend.

''Hehe, yeah, sorry for being late, Lecter was causing trouble''

''I'm glad your work day is over! So... Remember what you promised me yesterday?'' Molly asked with a smile.

''Yep! This time I'm all yours!'' Scratch said, as he hugged back Molly.

Finally, they can spend some time together. There were so many things they can do. To think about it, why can't the whole family spend the night together? All of the McGees to have one night for themselves.

...

In a dark room, Dr. Wagner had an interview with a french woman. Dr. Wagner was very intelligent scientis, who was studying electricity and the supernatural. The interview was through a video call.

''So, what exactly happened?'' Dr. Wagner asked.

''My daughter was coming back home, when some criminals attacked her. They tried to rob her, but she said some... Girl... Saved her'' The woman explained, with a very heavy french accent.

''Hmm, very interesting. How did that ''girl'' looked like?''

''She saw it very briefly, but she said it looked like a girl made out of golden energy, then it just disappeared''

''Very interesting. Was there a storm on the same day at your daughter's attack?'' Dr. Wagner asked.

''Uhhh, yes, but no really... It was strange, somewhere in the late morning thunderclouds appeared for 2 minutes, but then they disappeared'' The woman explained.

He was studying something very interesting lately. In few countries, there was something off with the weather. Dark clouds appearing for very short period of time and then just disappearing. He started his strange research, just after the electricity in half the continent disappeared.

''I understand. We all think we're on the track of something huge. Maybe what your daughter saw wasn't just a hallucination from the shock of the attack. Thanks very much, Ms. Avril, you helped me a lot'' Dr. Wegner said, as he closed the call.

The man walked to his living room, turned on his TV and played few videos, that recently got popular. The first one was from Argentina. In night time, an old man was filming something bright flying in the skies, while thunderclouds. He played another video, this time from France, In the day of the little girl's attack. The same bright thing flying and shooting lightnings toward the Eiffel tower... Some people will say those are edited for views, but Dr. Wagner knew they are real.

It wasn't strange natural phenomenom. He knew many things about the supernatural, which was ironic that he believed in it, since he is a scientist. This has to be a ghost... A ghost that can drain energy. After the video was over, Dr. Wagner got his phone and called an unknown number.

''Hey, it's me... This job is way bigger than I thought... We'll need the O.A.S team!''

O.A.S was a secret goverment organization... Capturing many weird creatures. Skinwalkers, ghosts, werewolfs. It was a little army, capturing and then studying those creatures. It was kinda far for the doctor to call them immediately... But he knew a ghost can't control the weather... Whatever the hell that thing from the videos was, he wanted it...

...

All the McGees were playing a board game in their living room, while the TV was on. They all had so much fun, Molly completely forgot about her nightmare.

''Scratch, you are cheating!'' Molly laughed.

''Hey, if no one is looking, I can do whatever I want!'' Scratch laughed, as he hid few cards behind his back.

''At least cheat smarter, you are a ghost, we can see what you are hiding'' Sharon laughed.

''Yeah, dude... You know what, why don't we two cheat our way to victory?'' Darryl wispered to Scratch.

''Ohohoho, Darryl... We're totally gonna do it''

While they were playing, the news started. No one payed attention to them because of the game, except Molly.

''Goodnight, ladies and gentleman! We start with something very spicy, we get reports of a bank robbery in Los Angeles! Many people are kept as victims inside the bank!'' The reporter said.

Molly started to think over this. She wanted and waited for so long to spend some time with her family. But the were lives in danger there... Should she just sit here? Why is she even asking herself that question? This doesn't have anything to do with her! She will enjoy this night with her loving family...

''Excuse me, guys, I need to go powder my nose'' Molly said, as she got up and went upstairs to the bathroom.

She couldn't resist it... Besides, she enjoyed being a ghost...

...

All the policemen were outside the bank. They couldn't go inside, because the criminals threatened to kill all of the innocent people inside. Inside, there were 5 criminals. 2 of them keeping an eye on all the innocent, while the other 3 were just getting out of the safe with all the money.

''WE GOT THE CASH, LET'S GO!'' One of them yelled.

''How? The moment we go inside, the cops will kill us!''

''Hmmm... HEY, COME OVER HERE!'' Other criminal yelled, as he grabbed woman's head, and pressed his gun to her cheek.

''Please, don't hurt me!''

The guy opened the door, not letting go of the woman...

''Alright, listen very carefully all of you! You let us go, OR I'LL KILL HER!''

''Listen, you don't have to hurt anyone! Just let her go... Come out with your hands in the air, and there will be no trouble'' A cop said.

''Not happening, chief! LAST WARNING, GO AWAY OR I'LL-

Before he could finish, something pushed him back inside and the door closed.

''Huh?''

The lights in the building started to flick. All the people inside had no idea what was going on...

''Let her go, scumbag...''

''Wh-What? WHO IS THERE?! SHOW YOURSELF!''

This was a very deep and demonic voice. All the criminals loaded their guns and prepared to shoot whatever demon was inside with them. They were waiting... Then a lightning shot one of the criminals.

''WHAT THE?!''

Another lightning. Then another one... And a last one. 4 of the criminals fall on the ground, only one remaining. He was scared, but he managed to remain calm. He was waiting... And then Molly showed in front of him. She was floating in the air, had bright aura... And red eyes.

''Come on... Don't make me hurt you. LET HER GO!''

''B-BACK UP! DON'T GET ANY CLOSER, FREAK!''

The moment he called her a freak... Molly teleported in front of him and punched him with all the power she had, causing the man to fall outside of the bank.

The man felt huge pain in his face. It felt like someone just shocked him, then slapped him after that. The poor woman was just watching in shock was happening, then Molly's eyes changed to her usual.

''Are you okay, Ms?''

''Y-Yes... Thank you...''

Without saying anything else, Molly started to fly back to her home. All of the cops were watching the whole scene, confused. They couldn't see Molly very well, but they surely saw something bright like a little girl fighting the criminals. She may have sacrificed her special night with her family, but at least she saved someone's life.

...

It has been 1 hour since Molly sneaked out. When she was back from the ''bathroom break'' all of the McGees were already asleep, except Scratch who was eating all the food from the fridge.

''Finally! What the hell were you doing there, Moll, you missed the whole game!'' Scratch asked.

''Oh corn... Sorry, I... Uhhh... Well... I... Uhhhh... I had diarrhea!'' Molly lied, with a nervous smile.

''Ugh... Disgusting... You feeling better?''

''Yep, much better! Maybe we can have another game night tomorrow?''

''Oh, we sure will! Me and Darryl DOMINATED that game! Anyway, come on we have to go to bed'' Scratch said, as he flew back to the attic.

It was kinda sad that Molly couldn't spend time with her family. Even if she really stopped a crime, she still was upset that she had to sneak out like that.

''OUCH!''

Molly's wrists started to hurt. They looked even more burned and red. No idea... No idea how she managed to hide her arms before, now it was really impossible for her to hide her veins. Maybe she really have to see a doctor...