Invisible Sister Page #5

- She did it!

And the Fighting Owls win 8-7!

You did it!

Molly! Molly! Molly...

Hold the slide steady

so I can figure out

what's going on with your cells.

Okay, getting focused here.

There's a nuclear membrane.

- Wait.

- Wait what?

Is that a good wait

or a bad wait?

Your body, your cells,

they aren't metabolizing

the compound.

That sounds like a bad wait.

Why is this even happening?

The original sugar solution

must be turning into a fat

and getting stuck in her cells.

So what does that mean?

We have to figure out how

to neutralize the solution

before her body could

fully absorb it...

Or the invisibility will

become permanent.

What?

I thought you said

this was temporary.

It takes the human body 24 hours

to fully digest something.

Right.

Okay, so when did you

swallow the moth?

Last night at midnight.

That means we have until

midnight to find an antidote.

Or she becomes

invisible forever.

But where do we start?

I don't even remember

what I spilled

into the last solution.

So that's what we do first.

We redo your experiment.

Someplace where we can

fully analyze it.

A real lab.

Like the one at school.

Okay, we'll start with

a basic sugar solution

and keep adding chemicals until

we get the right combination.

Exactly. We'll know

we got it right

when the moth vanishes.

We'll catch a moth.

You head to school

and start setting up the lab.

Go, Fighting Owls!

Yeah, this probably wasn't

the right context for that.

Where are we going

to find a moth before midnight?

- Come on.

- I know the perfect place.

Cool. A cemetery

on Halloween!

Great.

The key to catching a moth

is to be in the darkest place...

...with the brightest light.

Moth...

This is crazy.

Where are all the moths?

Here, mothy.

Here, mothy mothy mothy.

They're not cats, Molly.

Whatever.

Cleo?

It's no big deal, moths.

Must have just been the wind.

I can get this back on

in no time.

Cleo!

Can you see me?

Yeah. It's nice to

almost see your face again.

Am I getting better?

No, you're not.

It's just the night mist

glistening in the moonlight.

I'm scared, Cleo.

Me too.

But it's gonna be okay.

Look!

I got this.

Molly, I don't think

this is a good idea.

We don't have a choice, Cleo.

This moth may be my only hope.

Please be careful, Molly.

I'm getting closer.

Come on, moth!

Almost got it. Almost there.

- Hold on!

- Come on, moth!

Ohh! I lost it!

Molly, are you okay?

No! I am not okay!

I am very much not okay.

I am in a cemetery,

at night, soaking wet,

covered in swamp ooze, and now

I'm gonna be invisible forever.

- We still have time.

- Just forget about it.

We can't. We can't forget about it.

We can't give up.

Maybe we should just go home,

leave all the lights on,

- and try to draw a moth in.

- And then what?

You can reverse

the invisibility?

For sure? Because

as far as I can tell,

you really have no idea what's

actually happening to me.

I'm done.

I'm done with your science

and your judgments

and your sarcasm.

I'm done with all of it.

Come on, Molly.

This isn't you.

You're supposed to be

the positive one.

Just leave me alone.

If I'm gonna be

invisible forever

and have my life

completely ruined,

I want to face it alone.

You of all people

can relate to that.

Come on, Molly.

Molly?

Molly! Come on!

Come back! Molly!

Molly?

I don't know if you can hear me

or not, but if you can...

I'm sorry. I'm sorry

about the sarcasm.

I'm sorry about everything.

It's just not easy...

being your sister.

You've got this thing...

this light.

Everyone is drawn to you.

And it's hard sometimes...

because...

the truth is...

that I've always

wanted to have that.

And when... I didn't...

it was much easier...

to blame you... for feeling...

...invisible.

So...

I pushed you away...

and... everything...

everything away.

I should have come for froyo.

You can come for froyo

next time.

Molly, you're here.

I'm here, sis.

You never saw me comin'.

It's almost nine. We only have

a few hours until midnight.

Hopefully George has gotten

everything set up in the lab.

That would be great.

Oh. Oh! Ohh. Ohh.

Did you mean

what you said back there?

About always feeling invisible?

I'm sorry.

I had no idea.

I get now how rough

that would have been.

The funny thing is,

I've always been envious of you.

- Me?

- Because you're a genius.

You get straight A's

with your eyes closed.

I kill myself and barely pass.

You have other things

going for you.

Like what?

Lacrosse?

Popularity?

Both are pretty useless

after high school.

Molly...

that light I was talking about,

it isn't because you're friendly

or pretty or a good athlete,

it's because...

you make those around you happy.

You see what they need,

and you make them better.

It's like

the best kind of smart.

You really think so?

I know so.

I've been you all day.

Okay, there's just enough time

to go home and get changed

before we meet George at school.

Finally! Where have

you guys been?

The building's locked.

I don't know how we're

gonna get inside.

Leave it to me.

I have an idea.

That is why I do kung fu.

I'm a black belt.

Well, a brown belt.

Oh, okay, I'm a yellow belt.

But I am a very advanced

yellow belt.

Let me call you back.

Hello?

Anybody out here?

Huh?

Boo!

Aah...

No, no, no, no, no, no!

Let's add a little

more sodium...

Okay, we got it.

Good.

Let's analyze it

so we can figure out

how to make an antidote.

I don't understand.

The solution's complex.

This is heavy organic chemistry.

So now what?

We have to find someone

who can sort through this.

Someone who knows

what all that means.

Who? A governor

scholar at chemistry.

Believe it or not, it's Carter.

- What?

- It's true.

I heard him talk about a bunch of

crazy science stuff with George.

Trust me, if anyone

can help us, it's him.

And I know just where

to find him.

Shake that body

show me that la la

Shake that body...

Carter said

he's volunteering tonight.

He's gotta be

in there somewhere.

What's wrong.

If I go in there,

then Carter's going to know

I like him.

And I do.

And he likes you too.

We don't know that, Molly.

If a girl like me lets on

she likes a guy like him,

then he usually ends up

laughing in her face.

If he did that, he'd miss out

on the best thing

that ever happened to him.

Together we can dance

Whoa we gotta do it

do it do it baby, dance

Shake that body

show me that la la

Shake that body...

No outside food or drinks.

School rules still apply.

What are you thinking?

Cleo?

Oh, no.

Um, hi, Coug.

- Is your sister around?

- No, she's not,

but we really have to go.

Wait, wait, wait.

I just really need to know.

Is Molly dumping me?

No, no, she's just really busy.

You don't have to

protect me, Cleo.

She's avoiding me.

I mean, she loves

Romp the Swamp.

She'd never miss it.

Would you just tell her

one thing?

Tell her I just want her

to be happy.

That's all I've ever wanted.

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