Hi! RUHLSAR000 is back. Thank you starlightmint72, 10th Squad 3rd Seat, and Haruka Hoshine for reviewing. I apologize for errors, delays and long winded author's notes. Thank you for taking the time to read this chapter, and I DO NOT OWN MERMAID MELODY PICHI PICHI! I'm sorry for taking so long!
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Two, I am holding a contest for this fanfiction. The prize is a cameo in Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Magic in a later chapter. The contest is a question you, the contestant, must answer. All answers must be child appropriate. I don't want inappropriate things in the reviews. The first to answer correctly wins. There will be hints given within the text, so read carefully. The contest will end when, either, the correct answer has been given or the answer is strait out said in the text.
The question is, who is Rindo, Seira, Hippo and few other surprise student's teacher in the story, and what manga did I borrow her from? (Hints: Rindo is her last name, not first. Also I DON'T OWN RINDO-SAN)
More contests may be posted later.
I also have a did the math to find out there ages.
Lucia/Alana- 21
Hanon- 21
Rina- 21
Noel- 27
Caren- 27
Coco- 31? (I'm not entirely sure her age, but I know she's the oldest)
Kaito- 21
Nagisa- 19
Masahiro- 22
The villains' ages are: Andreas- 15, Peru- 18, Peek- 23, Fuca- 20, and Mariana-21.
Alana stretched, she had woken up early to get a head start on one last check before they opened tomorrow. Ring! Ring! Alana jumped a little as the phone rung.
Alana was surprised to hear who it was, "Um, sorry for calling this early, I probably woke you up."
"No, no problem," Alana couldn't help but smile, the woman was half right. Alana may have been awake, but everyone else was still asleep.
"It's just... Lucia-dono said to call this line if we had any problems and ask for a girl named 'Alana'," the woman said.
"Your speaking to her," Alana said, glad it was she who had picked up the phone and not someone else. That would have opened up a can of worms she didn't want to face.
"Oh, good. Well, you see it's about, well she's not sure if she wants to go to school tomorrow, and none of us have any idea how to convince her," the woman said, not needing to specify which of her three roommates she was talking about, Alana had only enrolled one of them in school.
"Ah, put her on," Alana said fully comprehending the situation. When the other girl answered Alana said, "I hear you don't want to go to school, are you nervous by any chance?"
"Yeah," the middle schooler said.
"Don't worry, a smart, cute girl like you will have a ton of friends by the end of the week, and be caught up in your studies in no time," Alana said reassuringly.
"Yeah," the girl said unconvinced.
A light bulb went off in Alana's head, "You know he'll be there, too."
"Who?" the girl managed to choke out.
"Oh, you know who, and he is still crazy about you," Alana smiled.
A loud thud came from the other end of the line, almost like she had fallen off her bed. "W-What?" the girl said.
"He'll be there and he is still head over heals in love with you," Alana smiled, her plan was working.
"Really? I can't wait for tomorrow!" the girl said. There was another thud, but this time it sounded like the phone was dropped.
The woman's voice came back on, "What ever you said really worked."
"I'm glad. Call me if you have any more problems," Alana said, "Bye."
"Bye," the woman said. Both hung up, and Alana returned to work, thinking the only thing that could make tomorrow better was being a fly on the wall at the school tomorrow.
"Morning Makoto," Kaito said as he finished making coffee, "Coffee?"
"Uh, no. I'm fourteen and that stuff tastes way to bitter to young people," Makoto said with a massive case of bedhead. Both he and Kaito were in pajamas, i.e. sweats and t-shirts.
"Hot chocolate?" Kaito offered.
"Yes please," Makoto said sitting at the counter, "So, how are you planning on getting Lucy up for surfing?"
"Already on it," Kaito smirked, "The standard plan is let her sleep as long as possible and make some form of baked breakfast. I'm currently working on the second." Kaito pointed to a waffle iron which had about ten waffles next to it and was cooking another.
"Ah," Makoto understood, but was trying to reach the topic he wanted.
"French toast works better, but waffles seemed easier," Kaito said.
"Where's Lucia-nee-chan?" Makoto asked, blatantly.
Kaito nearly choked on his coffee, "What?"
"Where's Lucia-nee-chan? And don't give me that B.S. Alana-san gave me on Friday. That wouldn't have made sense even if she was coherent."
Kaito said nothing and looked at his coffee.
Then the problem dawned on Makoto, "I know Lucia-nee-chan is a mermaid." Makoto's tone was matter-o-fact.
Kaito choked on his coffee, again. "You Knew!" Kaito was astonished, "You couldn't have met her more than three times."
"I figured it out when I first met her," Makoto said.
Kaito looked at his coffee, feeling like a complete idiot. It had taken him a year to figure out Lucia was not only a mermaid, but the mermaid from his memories. And his cousin, who was seven at the time, had figured out that she was a mermaid in less than a day. "I've got to stop drinking coffee in front of you," Kaito mumbled.
"So, where is she?" Makoto asked, again.
Kaito sighed, "To be perfectly honest, I have no a clue, other than she's in the ocean doing her duty."
Makoto mulled over this as he grabbed a waffle and drowned it in maple syrup, whip cream, and strawberries, "So, are all of the people living at the Pearl Piari mermaids? I know Lucia-nee-chan, Seira, and Hanon-chan, probably, are."
"Yes, all of the are mermaids," Kaito said, "Well, except Hippo who is, well, Hippo. I not really sure I want to know what he is. I think he is some sort adviser to the mermaid princesses. And Alana, who is... Actually I have no clue what she is."
"Mermaid Princesses?" Makoto stated confused.
"Yeah, all the mermaids at the Pearl Piari are the princess and ruler of their respective country, which is why they're up here, fighting a new threat," Kaito said.
"So there are six countries in the mermaid world?" Makoto clarified.
"Seven," Kaito corrected.
"Seven, but there is only six mermaids at the Pearl Piari and the way you said it, it sounded as if all the mermaid princesses were here," Makoto was confused.
"All the mermaid princesses are here," Kaito said, "Look, it's rather complicated. But basically there are seven sea, each ruled by a mermaid princess. Lucia was the previous Princess of the North Pacific, but roughly seven years ago stopped being the princess. A year later the next Princess of the North Pacific, Lucia's successor, was born. For reasons only known to Lucia, she decided it would be better if she was not raised as a princess and that the sea have no idea that her successor had been born. So Lucia decided to have her raise above land. Lucy is the North Pacific Princess." Kaito let that sink in and was intensely glad that Makoto stopped eating, so he didn't choke on his fork.
A tired little girl walked into the room. Lucy was in an oversized pink short sleeve sleep shirt and her shell necklace that she never removed now. She dragged her favorite teddy bear by the arm and had a monster case of bed head. If it were possible, Lucy was even cuter then normal. It took Lucy three tries to get up on to the stool. Kaito put a waffle in front of her. Lucy grabbed it with he hands and started to nibble on it.
"Got to hurry...to...surf..." Lucy's head fell on to her plate.
"And that is why I never put syrup on her first waffle, or give her utensils," Kaito said.
Seven waffles, a lake of syrup, a mountain of whip cream and a gallon of hot chocolate later, Lucy was wide eyed and very perky.
Lucy squealed, "Come on! Come on!"
"Where does she get the energy?" Makoto asked.
Lucy ran into her room to change into her wetsuit.
Kaito laughed, though he was used to Lucy's energy, not many people were. "I have no clue."
Both, then, hurried to their rooms to change as well.
When Makoto came out, in a black wetsuit with green sleeves, a funny scene lay before him. Kaito, in his black wetsuit with red sleeves, was braiding Lucy's pigtails. Lucy was in a bright pink wetsuit with a white hibiscus on the chest area.
"Don't laugh," Kaito grunted through the hairband in his teeth.
"Wouldn't dream of it," Makoto said, barely managing not to laugh.
Kaito finished braiding an attached the hairband. The trio grabbed their surfboards and left.
"Whoa..." Lucy said as she shredded the wave. When she finished she paddled over to Kaito and Makoto, "That was great. It's Nii-san's turn, right?"
"Kaito-nii-san, your up," Makoto said.
Kaito nodded and head towards the next wave, which was huge.
"Nii-san that wave is too big!"Lucy yelled.
Kaito started shredding it like it was nothing.
"Wow," Both Makoto and Lucy said.
Lucy added, "Some day I'll be as good as Nii-san." Someone on shore had stopped and was watching Kaito surf, someone who Lucy had been meaning to talk to, "I'll be right back."
"Hey," Makoto said, but Lucy was already halfway to the shore. Makoto sighed and grumbled something about Lucy being fast.
When Kaito finished he paddled over to Makoto, "Where's Lucy?"
Makoto pointed to the shore, "Talking to Alana-san."
Kaito started paddling over to them, Makoto sighed and followed.
"Hey, Lucy," Alana said smiling at Lucy, in a light blue sun dress and her white choker around her neck.
"Hey, Alana-nee-san," Lucy said, looking at Alana's outfit, "Do you always where light blue?"
"For the past six and a half, seven years, yeah," Alana said, "But I've always had a soft stop for pink."
Lucy grinned at this, "Um..."
"What is it, Lucy?" Alana said, in a motherly tone.
"Well, I've been wondering about this since Peek attacked," Lucy said, "She had this mark on her knee, an orange four leaf clover, and I was wondering..."
Lucy voice trailed off, Alana knew just what she was asking, "You were wondering why you had one, too."
"Yeah, a pink one on my left hip," Lucy said, relief evident on her face.
"It's simple. You see," Alana said, sitting on the sand, "The four leaf clover is the mark of the two-breeds."
"Two-breeds?" Lucy asked, curiosity getting the better of her. Lucy sat on the sand.
Alana continued, "You see, ninety-five, ninety-six percent of mermaids are born regularly, like your mother, Hanon, and the others. But, five percent are special, known as two-breeds, they come about differently than the regulars. None of the regulars no how the two-breeds come from, unless they have a positive connection to the two-breeds. The two-breeds are a secretive bunch, as can be expected. Unfortunately, the two-breeds are treated really, really unfairly." Sorrow filled Lucia's voice as she spoke of the discrimination of her friends.
"That's not right!"
Alana was surprised by firmness in Lucy's voice. It reminded Lucia of, well, herself when she first learned of the discrimination against the two-breeds. Alana smiled, "Lucia-dono thought so, too, and she wanted to do everything to help them."
"Lady, ah, I mean, Mama wanted to help the two-breeds," Lucy said, starry eyed.
"It's fine if you call her 'Lady'. And yes, your mother loves the two-breeds very much. Some of her best friends are two-breeds. However, she was unable to do much because her reign was so short. When you get down to it, her reign started when she had her coming of age ceremony, which was already late, and ended when she became Aqua Regina. In that amount of time she did an extraordinary amount to protect the sea, but it was really only a few months, less than two years. And she was at the surface for most of it. There is only so much a person can do in so little time. She couldn't do anything to help them. You can as the princess of the North Pacific."
"But what can I do?" Lucy said, feeling like a great burden had been placed on her shoulders.
"Your presence alone will bring changes to the sea," Alana patted Lucy's head, "After all, your the first two-breed princess."
"Me...the first...two-breed princess," Lucy was surprised.
"And you'll have the support of your mother, me, Kaito-kun, all the mermaid princesses, not to mention ever two-breed in the North Pacific, if not the world," Alana smiled.
"How many are there? Two-breeds, I mean," Lucy asked, "In my kingdom."
"Let's see, when it comes to the treatment of two-breeds, the North Pacific Kingdom is by far the fairest. It is the only kingdom to not only recognize that two-breeds do exist, which none of the other kingdoms do, but also has several laws to protect them. Coupled with the fact that the only places that two-breeds and regulars live together in peace is in the North Pacific territory, I'd say a lot. The statistics of two-breeds living in the North Pacific are more accurate than the other kingdoms, but still very inaccurate. The low estimates are around twenty percent, high is thirty percent. They get a lot of immigrants, both legal and illegal."
"Wow, that many," Lucy was surprised. Twenty percent meant one in five mermaids was a two-breed in the North Pacific, and that was the low estimate. "There's a place where they live equally?"
"Yes, but," Alana said, " That's our secret. That place wouldn't be safe for two-breeds anymore if everyone knew about it."
"Of course," Lucy said, "Do you think I could go there?"
Alana was very happy with how Lucy was taking in the information about two-breeds, "Of course, your a two-breeds. By their laws they must let you in. Not to mention that the princess of the North Pacific has always been welcome and encouraged, by them, to come there so she may be more open to two-breeds."
"Yo," Kaito interrupted, "What's going on?"
"Nothing much, Lucy and I were having a nice little chat," Alana said, "Well, I should be getting back to the Pearl Piari, we open back up tomorrow. I was taking a walk, when I saw you surfing. You're even more amazing than Lucia-dono said." Alana walked away.
"Hey, wait," Lucy called out.
Alana turned back to Lucy, "What is it, Lucy?"
"Um... I was just wondering if you knew how to surf," Lucy said.
"A little, I guess," Alana said. I had to learn. A person can only spend so much time with Alana and not pick up a few things on surfing, Lucia thought, Though, I'm still mediocre at best.
"Great," Lucy smiled, "You should join us some time."
"Well, If I'm not intruding..." Alana said.
"No, no," Kaito said, "Anyone can surf here as long as they respect the sea."
"Okay, I'll come join you sometime, but be warned I'm not that good, at all," Alana smiled, "See ya." Alana left.
Lucy was eager to get back into the water. Alana had given her a lot to think about and surfing always helped clear her mind.
Andreas walked along a side walk in a small seaside town. She was in her human disguise, which consisted of a pair of jeans, a tight dark pink hoodie, a white tank top, flip-flops, and a nineteen-twenties man's style hat. Andreas only like one thing about the human world, and she often scolded herself for how ridiculous it was. The one and only thing she like about the human world was milkshakes.
Though, Andreas supposed that she really had no reason to be so resentful of the human world. It was far more excepting than the mermaid world, Peek had even lived among the humans in India for several years after the destruction of the Indian Ocean kingdom and before she joined Mariana. But Andreas felt it was only because human were ignorant to what they were. If humans knew about the two-breeds, they would be treated just as badly in the human world. Andreas didn't know what was worse being a myth in the human world or being discriminated against in the mermaid world.
Andreas rounded a corner and ran into a twenty-one year woman with curly blonde hair that went to the small of her back. She was in a light blue dress and light blue ballet flats. Around her neck was a white choker with a pearl attached. Both had wound up on the ground.
"Sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going," Andreas said.
The young woman got up and offered her hand to Andreas, "It's fine. Are you okay? I'm Nanami Alana."
Andreas took her hand, and was help back on to her feet, "I'm fine. I'm Andreas San."
As Andreas pulled her hand back Alana saw something that greatly disturbed her, but not necessarily surprised her. Alana masterfully hid that she was disturbed.
"Maybe I'll see you around," Andreas said.
"I'm fairly certain we will," Alana said, "It's a small town. Oh, if your looking for a place that serves decent milkshakes, I hear the cafe in the Pearl Piari and the Coastal Shelf are good place to check out." Alana quickly left, leaving a surprised Andreas to wonder how Alana knew that she liked milkshakes. Alana was sure they'd meet again, Alana would make sure of it. She needed to keep an eye on one of the enemies, especially if Alana's hunch was correct.
Mariana sat in his room, pondering who he should send next.
"Andreas is the most familiar with the terrain of the area Lucia and the mermaid princesses are in, but she failed the last time she attached. It was due to surprise, but considering their strength is increasing it very well could happen again," Mariana reasoned aloud, "Glacier, for all her strength, failed as well. Perhaps, no absolutely not, with Peru's disability it would be far too dangerous. No, it is best for to stay here. We can't afford to lose her, she's the best nurse we have. That leaves Wanda. She is the best choice, if I can get her away from those books. Hm, perhaps Andreas is the better candidate, it would certainly be easier."
Mariana stopped his debate as he looked out the wall of windows in the beautiful sea that lay before him.
The castle that was their headquarters was not in the trench were Mariana had gained his power, and seized being who he was before. Instead it was not to far from it's opening, no more than a kilometer or two. Right in the middle of the only patch of Marililies in the world, and though this place was very deep under water sunlight to shine as brightly as it did on the surface. This was a place of extraordinary magic. Mariana had chosen this sight because of the Marililies. His dearest friend and beloved had always had a deep connection to the beautiful flowers. Though she had never noticed the connection, and had instead thought of it as a deep desire to see them ever chance she got. Her connection to the Marililies was even stronger, now, as Marililies were dyed red from the blood of the first Aqua Regina, Tona, as she lay dying, or so the legend goes.
Mariana was filled with a sadness as he thought of the love he had lost. His beloved had only saw him as a friend and could never love him in return. Then nearly seven years ago she went missing, and was presumed dead. Now, Mariana knew she was alive and that she stood to oppose him.
Mariana let the name of his beloved fall from his lips as he looked at the flowers that so reminded him of her, "Lucia."
A green haired middle schooler was being shown to her class room.
"Stay outside until your teacher says you can come in," a teacher told her.
A girl with very short blue hair was already there. They stood in silence. The green haired girl wondered if it was a good idea to run home and hide under the covers. Though she knew this was for the sake of blending in, she was still nervous. And the fact she was going to meet him for the first time in years didn't calm her nerves.
Cool it, she told herself, it's not like you'll be in the same class. You probably won't see him for a few days- Her eyes widened.
He was being lead by a teacher directly this way. Next to him was a girl with waist-length orange hair, who, the green haired girl was certain, was Princess Seira of the Indian Ocean, and a handsome boy that Seira was talking animatedly with. The green haired girl noticed that the blue haired one's eyes immediately drifted to the boy talking to Seira, and she gained a small blush and a dreamy look.
This is not going to end well, the green haired girl thought, for who I don't know.
At this point, he had stopped rolling his eyes at Seira and the other boy, and had noticed her. He looked extremely confused, continuing to look at her every few seconds.
The blue haired girl also looked at the other boy every few seconds. This did not last long.
A tall woman with waist-length blonde hair came out and, in an almost too cheerful voice, said, "Hello and welcome. I'm your sensei. You can call me Rindo-sensei."
All five students walked into the classroom.
"Class, I know it is unusual, but we have five new students joining our class today," Rindo-sensei said.
Murmurs were all around. Some were how unusual it was to have five in the same school year, let alone the the same day. Others were how cute they were.
Rindo-sensei ignored the murmurs, "Please, introduce yourselves."
Princess Seira stepped forward, "I'm Nanami Seira and this," She grabbed him, "is my cousin, Nanami Hippo. It is a pleasure to meet you" Several girls giggled and blushed as they saw Hippo and Seira's exchanged.
The other boy stepped forward, "I'm Domoto Makoto."
Several girls squealed. Both the blue haired girl and Seira looked annoyed by this.
It was the green haired girl turn. "I'm Sea Yuri!" She said a little forced, that made every guy go gaga.
Lastly the blue haired girl said, "I'm Hosho Meru."
"Okay," Rindo-sensei said, "Hoboshi-san, you move to the empty space in the front."
"What! Why?" A boy, Hoboshi-san, said. He was in between to empty seats.
"Because I'm not putting a new girl next to the school pervert," Rindo-sensei said flatly.
Hoboshi-san turned bright red, but moved to the open desk in the front row. The whole class snicker and someone whispered "She's got Tie-san pegged."
"Now, Domoto-san you sit in the seat Hoboshi-san was in," Rindo-sensei instructed.
Makoto moved to the second row, second desk from the window.
"Nanami-san you sit next to Domoto-san, by the window," Rindo-sensei continued.
Both Hippo and Seira moved forward.
Rindo-sensei face-palmed herself, "The female Nanami-san."
Hippo moved back, only slightly embarrassed.
"Hosho-san, you'll be sitting on the other side of Domoto-san," Rino-sensei said.
Meru sat down and smiled.
"Now Nanami-san, you sit in the back, the one in the second column from the hallway wall," Rindo-sensei said.
Hippo sat down in his seat.
"Sea-san, you sit next to Na- the male Nanami-san, ugh, this is going to get annoying," Rindo-sensei said.
Yuri sat down next to Hippo, blushing. Hippo was wondering if it was really the Yuri that served Gaito, if it really was the Yuri he had fallen in love with. Hippo glanced around. No one was looking and they were in the back, meaning unless someone physically turn around no one would notice.
Hippo took out a piece of paper, wrote on it, quickly, and folded it. Hippo held it below his desk, flashing the paper towards Yuri. Sure enough, when she glanced over again a minute later Yuri saw the note. She moved her hand under her desk and held it out ready to accept the note. Moving quickly, they passed off the note.
Yuri unfolded the paper under her desk and then moved it on to her notebook as if it were notes. It read Is it you? Yuri smiled and nearly chuckled. She quickly wrote he response, folded it and moved it under her desk.
Hippo saw this out of the corner of his eye and moved his hand under his desk, ready for the exchange.
Switching hands quickly, Hippo unfolded the note under his desk and moved it on to his desk.
Yes. If your still unsure why don't you write down a question or two, to make sure.
Hippo smiled and wrote his two questions, folded the paper, and repeated their note passing process.
Yuri read it, Who was Gaito? Where and when was the last place we met?
Good questions to check, Yuri thought as she wrote her answers.
Hippo read it, Gaito was the Panthalassa King I worked for eight to nine years ago. The last time we met was shortly after Mikaru was defeat, at the beach shack we always met at.
It's her, it's really her, Hippo thought. Hippo quickly wrote another question, and handed it off.
Yuri read it, What are you doing here? How did you get that form back?
It was a few minutes before Yuri started writing, and a few more minutes before she stopped, and handed it off.
Hippo read it, Thank Lucia-dono. She returned our forms to us. Not just me, but Izuzu, Eriru, and Maria, too. We don't have as much power as we used to. Izuzu is limited to small fountains and tiny water dragons, no more than a foot long. Their actually really cute. Eriru still has a multiple personality disorder, but it is much more contained, which all of us are very grateful for. Maria can still freeze things, but only small items. I can still affect things with my piano playing. But only emotions. Basicly, I can convey emotion through my music. We're staying not to far away from here and have a civilian life now. We're starting up a cafe, too. It's called the Coastal Shelf. Its really cute, if I say so myself. What about you? What are you doing here?
Hippo immediately scribbled his response and handed it off.
A new threat has come to the sea. I am here with the seven mermaid princesses to find someone and protect the sea.
Yuri scribbled her questions. Hippo read it and almost laughed. He had forgotten that most of the sea didn't know about Lucy.
Seven? There were only six because no princess has been born to the North Pacific yet. Who's this person your suppose to find? It can't be the seventh princess since you said you were with the seventh princess.
Hippo wrote down something and handed it off.
Yeah, that's what I thought until a few days ago. I can't really explain much right now, but how about I explain as I walk you home? Same with you other question. That's for more confusing than the princess of the North Pacifc.
Yuri blushed a bit and wrote her answer. Hippo read it, Sure.
Hippo smiled.
The bell rang, signifying the end of the school day. Immediately the five new students were swarmed.
Hippo took Yuri's hand and led her through the crowd, "Before we leave there something, I have to make sure gets done."
"Sure," Yuri said, blushing.
They walked over to were Makoto, Meru, and Seira were.
"Makoto-san, could you please make sure Seira-san gets home safely?" Hippo asked.
"S-Sure...If she'd like," Makoto blushed.
"I'd like that," Seira smiled, a blush tinted her cheeks.
"Well, see ya," Hippo smiled and Yuri and he left.
"What was that about?" Seira asked to no one in particular.
"What was what?" Makoto asked.
"I've never seen Hippo act like that before," Seira said confused.
"Hey, mind if I join you guys?" Meru said smiling.
Makoto, being polite, said, "Sure, Hosho-san."
"Great, you can call me 'Meru-chan' by the way," Meru smiled.
"It's nice to meet you, Meru-chan. You can call me Seira-san," Seira said.
"Yay!" Meru smiled, she may have wanted to join in to be with Makoto, but she wasn't going to turn down a friend, especially with both of them being new.
Seira and Meru instantly bonded as they walked to the Pearl Piari.
"So the new princess of the North Pacific was raised on land?" Yuri asked, amazed by what she was hearing.
"Yeah," Hippo said enjoying Yuri's company, "She's five, almost six, and just about the cutest thing you have ever seen."
"Really? What does she look like?" Yuri asked.
"The longest I've seen someone go without fawning over her would be Kaito, because he's use to it, or when we first meet her, and then we were being attacked. She looks like, well, when we first saw her, we all thought that if Lucia-san and Kaito-san had a child, that child would look like her," Hippo said.
"So why did Lucia-dono have her raised on land?" Yuri asked.
"I don't know," Hippo said.
"What's that?" Yuri pointed to a bright flash of light.
Hippo had no clue but knew one thing, "Bad, definitely bad." Hippo turned to Yuri, "I have to check this out."
"Let's go," Yuri started pulling Hippo towards it. There was no way she was going to let Hippo leave her behind.
"You live at the Pearl Piari?" Meru asked, realizing that this meant Seira was not only a mermaid, but a mermaid princess.
"Yeah," Seira said, "Would you like to come in?"
"Sure," Meru smiled.
"Sorry, can't," Makoto said, "I've got to pick up Lucy."
"Oh, okay,"Seira said sadly, "Bye."
"Bye," Makoto left.
Seira turned to Meru, "Would you like to meet my friends?"
"Sure," Meru said, though she had a feeling she already met some of them.
"Hey," Seira said entering the dining area and was surprised to see everyone in the dining area, "What's everyone doing here?"
"Alana's system is too affective," Coco said.
"We finished all our work for the day three hours ago," Caren finished.
"That's good," Seira said, "This is my new friend..."
"Meru!" Hanon said wide-eyed.
"You no each other?" Seira was surprised.
"Yeah, she is a mermaid from my kingdom," Hanon explain.
Seira turned to her friend, "You're a mermaid?"
"Yeah," Meru said.
"Cool!" Seira said simply, "We'll be upstairs." Seira and Meru left the room.
"Lucy, get down from there!" Makoto was walking on a wall. The wall wasn't very high, but it was high enough to put Makoto on edge. Kaito-nee-chan will have my head if anything happens to Lucy, Makoto thought.
"Ooo... can we walk on the beach," Lucy smiled.
"If you get off the wall," Makoto sighed.
Lucy jumped off the wall, landing unharmed, but significantly freaking Makoto out. Oi, how does Kaito-nee-chan do it? This girl is going to frazzle my nerves, Makoto thought.
Walking along the beach a melody began to play. It had a kind of techno ring to it. Makoto swore under his breath as his ears started to ring from pain. "Lucy, run!" Makoto said, anyone could tell he was dead serious.
Makoto had realized it was another attack and that they wouldn't stand a chance alone.
"Ah!" Makoto screamed as he collapsed.
"Makoto!" Lucy screamed as she ran to him. Makoto was unconscious.
The music increased in volume. Lucy screamed in pain.
There was a flash of light and Lucy's pain ceased. Lucy opened her eyes to see she was encased in a golden see-through dome that was admitting a brilliant light, judging by the shadows it was throwing. It wasn't bright at all to Lucy.
"No way," Meru said giggling. She was sitting on the floor and Seira was lying on the floor and Seira was lying on her stomach on her bed.
"I'm serious," Seira said giggling, "Hippo looked like a chicken for a week after that."
Both burst into laughter.
"What's that?" Meru asked.
Seira looked down to see her pearl was glowing.
"Bad, very bad," Seira said, she was already off her bed head towards the door.
Hanon burst through the door, "Seira-"
"I know!" Seira was already headed out the door.
"It's Lucy," Hanon said.
"What's going on? Who's Lucy?" Meru said confused. She followed them.
"Stay here!" Seira said firmly.
That startled Meru, but before she could ask what was going on, they were gone.
Kaito was taking notes on a lecture, which was on a fascinating subject, the ecology of the Panthalassa Sea. Ironic, Kaito thought.
Then a familiar feeling washed over him, though it was only the second time he felt it in seven years. The first being when he had started his training with Alana on Saturday. His powers were activating.
That meant that, either, someone with Panthalassa blood was activating their powers or trouble was brewing.
Kaito told himself he'd find out the moment class was over. If it was anything serious the mermaid princesses would mop the floor with the minion stupid enough to attack.
Kaito tightened his grip on his pencil. He hated that he couldn't help more, but he had just started his training. He would just get in the way.
Kaito sighed and futilely to pay attention to the lecture.
"Lucy!" Hippo yelled. Yuri sank to her knees. "Yuri!" Hippo crouched next to her.
"It hurts!" Yuri winced. Hippo winced, too. This opponent was strong.
"Lucy!" Alana screamed as she ran towards them. The mermaid princesses were hot on her trail.
"Transform!" Alana yelled in a tone that made it clear that, that wasn't a request, it was a order. It also made it clear Lucia, under her Alana facade, was very mad at the minion who dare to attack her daughter.
They all transformed, including Lucy. The moment Lucy transformed, the dome around her vanished.
A twenty year old hovered in the air, Her outfit was a sort of retro, futuristic fusion. The black top was long ending high-mid thighs and covered her white shorts. The neckline was like a turtle-neck and her sleeves were long and very wide when they ended. The top, however, did not cover her shoulders, leaving them exposed. Revealing on her right shoulder a green four leaf clover. Her shoes were sandals with three triangular straps. She had a white over the shoulder bag that was clearly filled with books and a white fingerless glove on her right hand. She also wore a pair of sharp wire framed glasses. Her hair was in a cone-shaped bun. Over all, she looked futuristic and bookish.
"I am Fuca Wanda," She said boringly. She sang, again. Everyone clutched their ears, except Alana. Yuri buried her head into Hippo's shoulder. Hippo held her tighter.
"Girls, sing!" Alana ordered. And that is what the mermaid princesses did. They sang their hearts out. That, and the fact that the mikes had shifted into their upgraded form, was enough to force Fuca to retreat.
Fuca screamed in pain, "We won't be as easy to beat next time." Fuca vanished.
"You guys should leave while Makoto's out cold, he'll be just fine," Alana said, "I'll catch up later."
The group quickly split up. Hippo walked Yuri home and everyone else went back to the Pearl Piari, leaving Lucy, Makoto, and Alana on the beach alone.
Alana knelt next to Makoto. "This is our secret, Lucy," Alana said to Lucy. Lucy was a little confused but decided to trust Alana. She must have a reason she doesn't want the others to know what she's doing, Lucy thought. Alana put her hand on Makoto's shoulder, a low glow came from her hand.
Makoto woke up startled, "Lucy!"
"I'm right here," Lucy said.
"Are you alright?" Makoto asked worried.
"I was about to ask you the same thing," Alana said in a very kind, caring voice, "You just passed out, heat stroke or something, lucky I walked by when I did. I think you hit your head on something."
"Yeah, that would explain the headache." Makoto said, sitting up. Makoto knew what really happened, but thought it better to not to say anything.
"Lucy, could you make sure he gets home safely?" Alana asked.
Lucy played along, "Sure." Lucy and Makoto walked away.
When they were out of earshot, Lucia turned to a figure that went unseen to all but her. Gaito was leaning against a wall, arms folded.
"Thank you for protecting Lucy until we got here," Lucia said, heartfelt.
Gaito merely smirked, "Was that Yuri I saw?"
"Yes, as a matter of fact it was," Lucia smiled.
"I'm glad," Gaito said, "Those two have been through a lot, they deserve a bit of happiness."
Lucia couldn't have agreed more.
"Thanks for turning her back," Gaito said.
"I never said I turned her back," Lucia said surprised he had guessed it had been her.
"You never said it wasn't," Gaito said, "Besides of the four or five remaining people who could have turned her back, your the most likely."
Lucia had no response to that, because it was true. The others were, either, missing, too inept with their powers, or didn't care enough to do anything about it. "Thank you for saving Lucy... I'm trying to teach Kaito how to harness his powers, it would really help if you could come and guide me throw it."
"When?" Gaito asked.
"Saturdays, three in the afternoon," Lucia said.
Gaito nodded.
Lucia started walking away, then stopped, "If I need to contact you or Sara?"
"You know were to find us," Gaito said and vanished.