Luna Rising
His eyes went wide, and he started grabbing at his neck, frantically trying to breathe.
Spider moved forward, trying to help him. I wished there were a spider as large as the web on his hand, one that could bite him and leave him dead on the ground. Suddenly, he cried out, flinging his hand around, shouting about pinchers as big as teeth. He all but forgot Snake was still struggling to breathe.
Ghost was next. I imagined him as pale and see-through as the name I’d given him. When he reached for Snake, his hands passed straight through him. He tried again and again, the same result each time. There was genuine fear on his face when he turned to me.