I know the previous chapter was short, but I wanted to do a cliffhanger.*shrugs* Caviva in this chapter. R&R?


She then looked at the bottom half of her body.

Instead of legs she had...

...a mermaid tail.

Emma sadly sighed. She continued to look at her aqua-blue tail. I wish I could be a normal girl again, she thought. A series of flashbacks crossed her mind: the night she became a mermaid, her first few days of trying to hide her big secret, the time she almost revealed herself to her friends at a pool party, and the day she chose to run away from her life after the death of her parents. No one knows where she is. They probably don't miss me either. A single tear slid down her face and she wiped it away. Grabbing the towel, she started to dry herself. After a few minutes, her tail turned into legs. She quickly put the wet towel in a plastic bag and put it in her backpack. Then she stood up and walked in the direction where Martin and Chris went.


Martin and Chris were waiting for her by the edge of the forest.

"Emma! Are you okay?" asked Chris.

"Yeah. I'm fine," she replied

"We already contacted the others. They should be here in a minute," said Martin.

As if on cue, the Tortuga landed right in front of door opened and Aviva, Koki, and Jimmy walked out.

"Are you guys okay?" asked Koki.

"Yeah. We're okay," replied Martin.

"How did you guys fight all of those robots?" asked Jimmy.

While Martin and Emma were talking to Koki and Jimmy, Chris and Aviva were a few feet away from the group.

"There's something I need to tell you," they said in unison. They both looked at each other and laughed.

"Okay, you go first," said Chris.

"Chris... I love you...I've been wanting to tell you this for a long time, but I was afraid you reject me and-

Chris gently put his hand on Aviva's cheek. He looked straight into her eyes and said, "I love you too." And with that, he closed the space between them and kissed her. They suddenly heard cheering and they broke away, looking at the Martin and the others. Martin was smiling like crazy and said, "Well done, bro!" Koki and Jimmy were cheering and Emma just smiled.

Looking at the sky, Emma saw that it was getting dark. Slowly and quietly, she walked away. She was about to enter the forest when Aviva said, "Emma! Where are you going?" Emma turned around to see everyone coming towards her. "I'm leaving," she said. "At night?" asked Koki, "Here, we'll give you a ride and you will be back with your parents in no time." Chris saw the sad look on Emma's face when Koki said this and knew that something was wrong. "Emma? What's wrong?" he asked. Emma didn't respond. After a few shaky breaths, she finally said, "My parents are dead. They were killed last year."

Everyone was silent. Aviva stepped forward and gave her a hug. "We're so sorry," she said softly. Aviva had an idea in her head and looked at the rest of the crew. They all had the same idea. "Can you give us a minute?" she asked Emma. Emma nodded.

Aviva walked towards the rest of the team. "Are you guys thinking the same thought as I am?" Everyone nodded. "Does everyone agree?" asked Chris. Again, everyone nodded. They all walked towards Emma. "Emma, will you join us?" asked Martin. "What do you mean?" asked Emma with a confused look on her face. "We're asking you if you want to be a part of the team" explained Chris.

Emma looked at them in shock. "Me? Be a member?"

"Sure! You helped us with the wounded deer-" started Martin.

-and helped us defeat the bad guys!" finished Chris.

"We can't possibly have you live on your own because you're our friend." said Koki.

Emma was speechless. She was given a choice to be with them or be alone. It was hard to decide. She decided to run away from her life and now here were some people who cared.

They considered her as a friend. Maybe I should give myself a second chance, she thought.

"Yes, I will join you."

Everyone cheered and gave her a big hug. Then they all went inside the Tortuga and flew off into the night.


Somewhere on the forest floor, a man watched the Tortuga fly away. His cellphone rang and he answered it. "Did you find her?" asked a voice. "Target found." he said. And with that he hung up and disappeared into the darkness of the forest.


Hoped you liked it.