I'm back! It's been awhile! Anyway, new story. It's not my favorite, but maybe you'll enjoy it.

The Mysterious Mermaid

Chapter 1

Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Craig are in Stan's boat having a few drinks. Stan is a Prince and his parents have been pressuring him about finding a wife. He decided to have a getaway with his friend, and Craig (who's his servant) to clear is mind and have fun. He really wanted to go with just his friends, but he has to take Craig along to keep an eye on him. "Dude, why did you decide to go sailing for your 30th birthday?" Kyle asks him.

Stan shrugs as he fixes another round of drinks for everyone. "It's something I've always wanted to do."

"I'm surprised you're not sea sick!" Kenny smirks.

"I took a pill for that before we set sail!" Stan shoots him an angry glare.

"You couldn't of picked the Caribbean?" Kyle inquires as he looks out the window. "The weather is beautiful there."

"I love the California ocean!"

"I'm happy to get a vacation." Kenny adds in. "It's nice having wealthy friends!"

"Yeah so stop complaining!" Stan glares at Kyle. He gives everyone their drinks, then stares out the window and smiles. "The water is beautiful, isn't it?"

"It's okay, nothing special." Craig shrugs. That's another reason Stan hates having Craig around, he can be such a downer.

"I wonder if we'll see any mermaids out here."

Kyle laughs. "Mermaids? Dude, what the hell?"

He turns and looks at them. "I heard mermaids live in the Pacific Ocean."

"Where did you heard that?"

"Google dude! Mermaids have been discovered. Even Obama met Mermaids before!" He realizes the guys are giving him strange looks.

Kenny playfully punches Stan's arm. "How much have you had to drink?"

"I only had two whiskeys. I'm not even drunk!"

"You're definitely talking like a madman!"

"I'm telling you, they're real! It's a school of mermaids and there's mermen! They're just as alive as we are! I'll prove you wrong!"

"Good luck with that!" Kyle and Kenny laugh.

Stan lets out a sigh of frustration and puts down his drink. "I'm going to check to see where we are." Stan goes to the upper deck to check their coordinates. As he makes his way back down, he bumps into the bowsprit. The bowsprit spins and knocks Stan into the water.

About another hour of drinking, Craig realizes Stan hasn't come back. "Do you think we should check on Stan? He's been gone awhile."

"Yeah, you're right. I didn't even realize it." Kyle tells them. The three of them go to the upper deck and see no signs of Stan. "Stan?" Kyle calls out.

"Where is he?" Kenny asks as he's looking around.

"Do you think he may have went overboard?" Craig looks over the edge of the ship. "I mean, the ship isn't that big for him to be able to hide from us."

"I don't know!" Kyle begins to panic.

"Maybe we should jump in and look for him."

"I can't swim." Kenny tells them.

"I can, but I'm not the best." Kyle adds in. Kyle and Kenny look at Craig.

"What?" He frowns.

"Dude, you're his servant! Jump in and see if you can find him."

"Yeah dude, it's your job to protect the Prince!" Kenny shrugs.

Craig was about to protest, but he realizes they're right. "Son of a bitch!" He grabs a life jacket and jumps into the water.

Meanwhile, an unconscious Stan continues to sink down in the ocean. A mysterious figure comes up to him and kisses him on the lips. He opens his eyes and looks at the figure in shock before slipping back into a state of unconsciousness.

"Hear my voice beneath the sea
Sleeping now so peacefully
At the bottom of the sea
Sleep for all eternity"

The figure then grabs Stan and swims upward until they reach the dock. The figure lies Stan down and stares at him. Then begin touching his hair, then his cheek. The figure then kisses him again and then sings.

"Ooooooh Oooooh oooh

Oooh ah stay away from me

Release thee from thy spell

Back to the land of life

Spell is all but gone

Now you're free!"

Stan opens his eyes and sees a long, dark haired woman singing to him. He smiles at her. "Now you're free!" She sings.

"Stan?" He hears someone calling out to him.

"Huh?" He looks over and sees Kyle, Kenny, and Craig approaching him. Craig is soaking wet, while the other two are completely dry.

"Dude!" Kyle runs over to him and kneels down beside him. "You're all right! We thought you drowned."

"Yeah, I searched the water for a good two hours looking for you before these two geniuses told me to bring the boat back to the dock." A furious Craig adds in.

"What?" He looks around. "How did I get here?"

"I was going to ask you the same thing." Kenny raises his eyebrow.

Stan thinks for a moment. He quickly sits up. "A girl…"

"What?"

"A girl…she rescued me! She kissed me and she had a beautiful singing voice!"

Kyle starts laughing. "Really dude?"

"Yeah dude, she was gorgeous!" Stan smiles thinking about her face.

"Was she one of those mermaids you were going on about?" Kenny smirks.

"She may have been." He stands up and gets close to the water, but Craig stops him.

"Where do you think you're going?" He asks.

"I have to find her!"

"Dude, I think you hit your head harder than you thought." Kyle examines him.

Stan shakes his head. "No dude! You guys didn't see or hear her? She was just here before you guys showed up."

"He's losing it…" He hears Kyle whisper to Kenny.

"I'm not losing it! I'm telling you guys, she was here!" He looks around, but doesn't see any signs of this mystery girl.

Craig touches Stan's forehead and ends up with blood on his fingers. "Yeah, that's a very nasty gash on your forehead. We better have you examined at the hospital. Your parents will kill me if you have a concussion."

Stan smacks Craig's hand away. "I'm fine. I want to find this girl first!"

"That girl is a figment of your imagination. Now let's go!" Craig grabs Stan's arm and drags him.

Stan looks back and stops. "Now what?" Kyle asks.

"Shh! Listen!"

"Let my voice lead you this way
I will not lead you astray"

"You didn't hear that?" He asks looking at the other guys.

"Hear what?" Kyle holds his hand to his ear.

"That singing!"

Kyle shakes his head. "I didn't hear anything." The other guys shake their head in agreement.

"Neither did I." Kenny states.

"I didn't either." Craig adds.

"Trust me as we reach the side"

Stan's eyes light up. "There it is again! How can you not hear that?"

Kyle and Kenny exchange looks. "Okay dude, it's official, you've totally lost it!" He picks Stan up and slings him over his shoulder and begins walking.

"Put me down! I'm telling you, she's out there!" Stan yells as he kicks and screams.

"Between the alcohol and hitting your head when you fell, you're losing your mind!"

"No I'm not! She's real!" The guys ignore him and take him away hoping to get him to the nearest hospital ASAP.

"Stan…" The mysterious figure sings as they watch the guys the entire time.