Chapter 2:
Cold water rushes over me. I open my eyes and gasp. 'Okay, I've either lost my mind, or my sleepwalking habit has gone too far.'
Instead of my small, clean bathroom, I'm surrounded by sand, rocks, and ocean which is currently assaulting now. To my horror, I find I'm still naked. There's a rock near by. I swim to it, hoping that no one is here. Unfortunately, I'm wrong.
"There's no need for such modesty my dear." A painfully masculine voice tells me.
"Oh, um, you see I...I...I." I stumble through my words. My face feels hot and what little food is in my stomach threatens to come back up.
"You can turn around. I will see nothing that I like, I assure you." 'What's that supposed to mean?' Covering my chest with my arms, I slowly turn around. I kept my head down at first, but when I look up to the voice that was addressing me, it's hard not to faint. The creature in front of me has to be at least 7' tall, has scaly, iridescent black skin and looks like a dragon.
The thing seems to sense my fear, because the next thing that comes out of it's mouth/snout is,
"You do not need to be afraid. I will not hurt you. My name is Zachariah, Guardian of the Oceans. I am here to help you, Evangeline." Okay, the creepy water dragon knows my name. I carefully lower my arms, trying to read his expression as I do so.
"Alright, Zachariah, could you tell me where I am exactly, cause last time I was awake I was in my bath tub."
"You're on the shores right outside of Agrabah, a small city-state, one of the Seven Deserts."
"Agrabah? I've never heard of it. Why am I here? Why am I not at home? Why can't I go home?" My confusion is only increasing with this guys answers.
"No, I've got it! I hit my head on the edge of the tub and I am having a really vivid and lucid dream right now!" Zachariah shakes his head sadly.
"No, my child. You are not dreaming right now, and you will soon learn why you haven't heard of Agrabah before. These are things you must learn yourself. So, until you need me again Evangeline, I must depart."
"Depart? Wait! No! Don't go!" But my cries fall on deaf ears as he vanishes into thin air. I'm left alone in the surf hiding behind the rock.
"I might as well try to find some clothing then." Still covering my chest, I start walking up to the beach.
A splashing sound comes from the water.
"Zachariah?" I search for him hopelessly.
"No, I'm not Zachariah. Why on Earth would you think someone as beautiful as me could be that hideous creature?" The voice is high, and feminine. I turn to the direction of the voice. It belongs to a fairly beautiful woman with pale skin, brown eyes and red hair. But there is something, odd about her.
'Oh, now I see it.' Instead of legs, she sports a tangerine tail. A mermaid. Could this get any weirder?