Lost and Found

Back in 1984 I was a normal teenage girl. Yup all the way until I died. I was mugged while on the street. My name is Mackenzie. But most people call me Mac.

            And I am a phantom. Us Phantoms have super strength, speed, and the power to become invisible. I can be in my original phantom form while being seen. Or I can make myself look human. But here in the present day it's 2008.

            I still want to be normal. But I don't know how. The way I talk and speak gives off a 80's vibe. But one day I bumped into a kid in the hallway. "Oops, sorry", he told me.

            "Oh it's no problem". "I'm Samuel but everyone calls me Sam". "I'm Mackenzie but you can call me Mac". He walked me to class and we talked about being sophomores in high school and how time goes by quickly. "Uh this is my class", I told him.

              "Really, mine too", he said with a smile. We sat next to each other. Although the teacher was talking we continued to talk. "How much do you wanna bet that girl is going to throw a party after school"? I smiled.

               "Mr. Ashton and Ms. Russel I hope I am not interrupting". "Nope". "Not a thing". We both looked at each other with a smile.

                After some more classes we realized we had the same schedule. At lunch Jessie Sposage stood on a table and shouted. "Party at my house after school". "Told you", Sam gloated. I chuckled.

                I didn't have a house so I made myself appear in different clothes before going to the party. I saw Sam there. "Mac"! "You came", he almost sounded surprised. "I had no reason not to come".

                 Sam and I were already best friends by the second week of school. I felt normal. One day at night time while sitting in a field Sam looked at me. He tried to kiss me. "I'm sorry Sam I- I can't", I got up and ran a bit before making myself invisible.

                  I watched with tears as he got up and looked for me. "Mac..Mac where'd you go"! I ran away. The next day we didn't talk to each other. I came up to him after school. "Sam..". 

                 "I know Mac just l-". I grabbed his arm and pulled him behind the school. "What are we doing". I went into my true phantom form. "What the h-". "Shhh", I tried to quiet him down.

                  "What are you"? "I'm a phantom". "That day on the field.. Where did you go"? "I-I think it's best if I show you". I turned invisible.

                   "Woah". "What else can you do"? I threw him on my back and ran downtown in seconds. He got off and threw up. "Sorry". "I'm fine", he said panting.

                    He got up and followed me. I picked up a dumpster and threw it across the lot. "You might want to step back for this one". The ground started to shake and cracks formed but then it stopped. "Aw man"!

                    "What was supposed to happen"? "It was supposed to make spirits come from cracks in the ground and it was supposed to be cool". "Oh". "Yea I guess I haven't mastered it yet". Sam and I stayed there for a bit and I showed him what all I could do. Later I turned invisible and left. Phantoms don't sleep. Since I didn't have a home I watched Sam sleep. I walked outside and made myself visible.

        My mouth was covered with someone's hand and I was stuffed into a van. "Help someone help me", I shouted. "Calm down Mackenzie", a man told me. "We want to recruit you". "To be a part of something greater".

         "Recruit me for what"! "To be an assassin". "Are you crazy"? I got up and tried to open the van door. "Go ahead and use your abilities, I have seen what you can do".

          I tore the van door off. "But before you jump out… just know that you have made an enemy". I jumped out of the car. As I realised the reality of what happened I ran to school. As I walked in I started to look for Sam.

           I found him near his locker. "Sam I have something to tell you", I said touching his shoulder and turning us both invisible. "I didn't know you could do that", me either. I took us behind the school. "Someone..kidnapped me".

           "Who"! "Shhh". "I don't know who they are but they said they wanted to make me an assassin". "Did you say yes"? "Of course not"! 

            "Shhh". "I told them no and they told me that I was now their enemy". "What are we going to do". "I don't know but I don't want you to get caught up in this". "Well to bad".

             I let out a sigh. "Look it's gonna be okay we will get rid of them". I looked at him. "Not that type of get rid of", he shouted. I laughed.

             "Come on let's go to class". We snuck into class and sat in our seats. I turned back and so did Sam. No one noticed. We looked at each other with the same smerk. 

              Later that day I started to wonder what all I could do. I never really used my powers so I didn't know all the powers I had. I put my foot on a wall. I took a deep breath then put my other foot on the wall. I opened my eyes to see I was standing on the wall.

              I started to walk. I could walk on walls! I did a backflip off the wall. I wanted to try something else. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes.

              The ground started to shake. Cracks formed in the ground. Everything stopped. I sighed. "I can't do it", I thought. still couldn't do the trick. I went to Sam's house. I walked up the house and to his window. I knocked on it. He opened it.

          "Woah", he exclaimed. "I know right". I went in. "So what are you doing", I asked. "Can you believe there is nothing about these assassins on the internet.

            "You do know assassins are supposed to be a secret right". He sighed as he took his hands off the keyboard. "Hey I said you didn't need to get caught up in this". "I know but I can't just do nothing". I gave him a hug.

            "I'm gonna be alright". I stayed at his house and talked with him for a few hours. Later when he fell asleep I put him in his bed and jumped out the window. I was already tired of Sam worrying about the people who kidnapped me. I was walking and could sense someone watching and following me.

             "You've been following me since I left the corner store". "Come out now or I will be forced to come to you". I went into my ghost form. I turned around to see a girl in an all black suit looking back at me. "Hi there".

             "Can you stop following me? It's weird and makes me uncomfortable". "You're not even scared", she asked. "Should I be.. I mean I am already dead". "Uh yea I'm an assassin", she told me.

              "Hold on let me try, Oh no please don't hurt me". "Was that good"? She ran toward me. I walked up the wall next to me. "You know you're gonna have to try harder than that", I said jumping down.

              She tried to punch me and I grabbed her hand, crushing it. She screamed in pain. I pulled her toward me and grabbed her neck. "If you move I'll squeeze with all my strength". "Judging by the way I crushed your fist your neck will crush causing you to die".

               "No please I-I don't wanna die". She started to cry. I threw her against the wall then put my hands in my pockets. "Then stop following me", I said walking away. "You're not human"! 

                 I turned around and made myself look scary. "I'm really not", I said laughing. She began to cry in fear. "Bye bye". I spent the night walking around the city.The next day I told Sam what happened. "Well are you okay", he asked with a worried look. "I'm fine but, I don't think she is". "What if they send more assassins after you", he asked. "That's not something you need to worry about".

         "You broke the hand of my best assassin", we heard a voice behind us. It was the man that tried to recruit me. "Well she attacked me". "Why don't you just come with me everything will be way easier", nothing is easy when you're a ghost. I sensed someone behind me.

           I turned around to see an assassin holding Sam. I looked back at the man and he was gone. It was a trap! The assassin started to run and I chased her. I wasn't going to let her get away with Sam.

           She hopped on top of a building and I turned invisible. I chased them all the way to the assassins headquarters. I walked in still invisible. "Boo", I shouted, popping up in front of the assassin causing her to jump. "Scared of a ghost", I asked.

            She gripped tighter onto Sam. I popped up behind her and grabbed her neck. "Let him go or I'll punch you in the back and paralyze you". She let go of Sam. I punched her in the back crushing her spine.

            She passed out on the floor. "Is she"? "No". We tried to run but were stopped by three assassins. "Move", I said with a serious look.

            They all attacked me and I went into my ghost form. I slammed on one of their backs causing their spine and ribs to shatter. I threw another one out the window. I turned around and the last one was holding a gun to Sam's head. "Okay just let him go".

             "Then join us". I sighed. "I'll join you just let go of him". "Then kill him". "What".

             "If you are really with us then you will let him die". I went back into phantom form. "I can't do that", I said with a dark and chilling voice. The ground started to shake and cracks formed. Holes formed in the ground and white light came out of them.

              Ghost came from the light and started to float around the room. A crack opened under the assassin and he fell in. I grabbed Sam right before he fell in too. "I need to kill the boss". "No Mac". 

              He tried to grab my arm but his hand went right through. "You can't kill him". I went back into human form. "I'm sorry Sam this is all my fault". "No it's not", he said, hugging me.

I felt warmth with Sam. He was my brother. In more than 30 years i had a family again.