(This is a one shot
(This is a one shot. I'm not planning on it, but I will continue if enough people ask me to.)
It was a day just like any other day in the lives of Lucia Nanami, Hanon Hoshou and Rina Toin. It was after two o'clock in the afternoon on a Thursday, so they were at school. They were in math class, to be precise. The teacher had just announced a pop quiz, and all the students were working busily.
Lucia tapped her pencil in frustration. She had memorized the formulas that were on this test only last night, but she could remember none of them. Leaning over toward her friends, Rina, she asked in a whisper, "Rina, what's the answer to this problem?"
"That's cheating, Lucia." Rina whispered back, not looking away from her own test paper. "I will not help you cheat on this test. If you're lucky, the teacher won't catch you talking."
In desperation, she turned to Hanon, but the Aquamarine Princess had even more blank problems than Lucia, and didn't look as is she would be much help. Lucia sighed and tried once more to focus on her test, but the harder she tried, the more blank her mind became. Just when she was about to admit defeat, a slight tremor shook the ground, son becoming stronger and more violent. The desks rattled and the test was forgotten as books and pencils fell to the floor.
"It's an earthquake!" One student yelled, and it only took that one word to send all the students into a frenzied panic. Some huddled in corners, but most tried to escape through the door and windows.
The tremors were getting louder, and as implausible at it seems, they sounded like they were getting nearer. Screams could be heard from the outside hallway, and cried of 'Monster!' were fearfully repeated. Just after the most violent tremor yet, a large part of the front wall collapsed, throwing dust and rubble over everything. In the short time it took for the dust to have cleared, the students and their teacher had gathered into a tight group in the center of the classroom. It was clear to see why everyone who had already seen the monster had been so terrified; a giant octopus filled the hole in the wall with its great bulk, four of its tentacles were free, knocking over desks and making a mess of the room, while its other four tentacles held unlucky prisoners. To the students, the prisoners were almost as fascinating as the monster itself. They were mermaids, their tails writhing and faces contorted with exertion and pain as they struggled to get free from their captor. Overseeing the destruction from the top of the octopus's head, were Mimi and Sheshe, the Black Beauty Sisters that first Gaito, and then Mikeru had employed. Now they were in business on their own, with a personal grudge against the Mermaid Princesses.
"Mermaid Princesses," Sheshe said, giving an ultimatum, "Our new minion has tracked your pearls to this location. The other princesses, as you can see, have already been captured without much struggle. We know how have hidden in the human world. I tell you now: Reveal yourselves, or your comrades will surely die!" She gave a signal, and the tentacles started to tighten around the captive mermaids, causing them to cry out in pain.
"You see, Mermaid Princesses, "Mimi said smugly, smiling evilly at the cringing group of frightened students, "The cries of your friends are a testimony of their slowly being squeezed to death. The tentacles will only get tighter, and their cries will only get louder."
"What do we do, Lucia?" Hanon whispered urgently.
"If we transform now, that the secret of our identity will be compromised." Rina whispered from Lucia's other side.
"It doesn't look like we have much choice." Lucia answered in resignation.
With many astonished gasps from those around them, they stepped out from the group of students and defiantly faced the Black Beauty Sisters. Sheshe and Mimi cackled in delight at the sight of their sought after prey revealing themselves like a mouse might to a snake.
"So these are your human forms?" Sheshe asked, "Not very pretty in my opinion. But what would you know about beauty? Right, Sister Mimi?"
"Right, Sister Sheshe." Mimi agreed, staring critically at the three girls standing in front of them.
"And now, my remaining enemies, we shall capture you as well." Sheshe gave another signal, and a tentacle shot with lightening speed toward Hanon, which she was barely able to dodge.
"Lucia, Hanon, Rina, be careful!" Noel managed to scream, struggling for breath from the tentacle wrapped around her waist.
"Shut up!" Mimi shouted, giving the out-spoken mermaid a clout on the head that left her stunned. The younger Black Beauty Sister was never one for not taking immediate action whenever a situation arose.
"We'll never forgive you for that!" Lucia cried, "Rina, Hanon, we've waited long enough. Let's finish this. The other two nodded and they transformed much to the shock of their fellow students.
"Hey, I know you; you're that singing group that shows up at the Pearl Piari sometimes!" A not very bright student exclaimed.
"Yes, we are, do you like our songs? It really takes no effort at all…"
"Geez, Lucia!" Hanon exclaimed, looking extremely annoyed. "This is not the time for that!"
"Everyone, please watch as we purify these two with our beautiful voices!" Rina, always the improviser, shouted.
With a now focused Lucia, the trio began their song. "Pitchi Pitchi Voice Live Start!" They shouted in unison.
Nanairo no kaze ni fukarete tooi misaki wo mezashiteta
Yoake mae kikoeta MERODI
Sore wa totemo natsukashii uta
Higashi no sora e to habataku toritachi
Saa, takarajima ni nukeru chikamichi
Nanatsu no umi no rakuen
Arashi no yoru no ato ni wa
ai wo tsutaerutame inochi ga mata umareru
Nanatsu no kuni no MERODIA
Daremo ga itsuka wa koko wo
tabidatsu hi ga kitemo
Watashi wa wasurenai
"Love Shower Pitch! Would you like an encore?"
"Drat you, Mermaid Princess!" Sheshe screamed before vanishing into thin air. Mimi said nothing; just shot them a hateful glare before vanishing like her sister. With a cry of anguish, the giant octopus also disappeared, releasing the Mermaid Princesses it had taken captive. Noel, Coco, Seira and Caren collapsed on the floor, too weak and short of breath to change into human forms.
"Are you all right?" Lucia asked, kneeling beside Coco, whose face had gone a pale white. The other three nearly dead mermaids looked little better, but it was most likely that they just needed to get some air.
"Lucia…" Hanon said slowly, "Turn around."
"I think we have a problem." Rina said, not sounding at all happy.
"What is it?" Lucia asked, turning to see what Hanon and Rina were staring at. What she saw gave her a sinking feeling. All of the students and their teacher were staring at them with wide eyes, incredulous looks on their faces. "Uh oh…"