All of us looked below the big blue, as suddenly a giant figure with pointy fin on top of it that looks like a shark. We all stare at each other as all of us flee back to our home.
"Is that what I think it is?" Kai asked
"No, those sharks died out millions of years ago" Lyla pointed
"But some may have survived and hide and lurk in the deeps" Delmor suggested
"The Megalodon? The sharks that we had war with eons ago?"
"Yeah, it's the most dangerous threat both mermaids and mermen have ever faced. It's the only thing mermaids and mermen would agree to join forces to fight it off and kill it all" Fin explained
"Thousands of merman and mermaid warriors were killed during the battle, swallowed by their large mouth, we almost thought we're going to lose this battle" Delmor said
"Then their population started to decline, we don't know what causes it, and they were nowhere to be found, and we though they all died out, until today" Kai explained
"The last one probably had been hiding in the Mariana Trench, the deepest spot in the world, until it came here" Fin pointed
"Will it come here?" I asked
"No, Megalodons only swim in deep waters, they won't go to reefs" Lyla pointed
"We're safe here as long as we don't go out there" Kai suggested
"Just stay out of deep waters okay, I don't want you to get hurt" Fin said to me
"Where are you going?" Lyla asked
"To get some corals that we can fashion as a spear, we're going to kill it" Fin explained
"Are you crazy? That creature could've smack all of us with its tail!" Lyla
"Lyla's right, we should just hide"
"But if we don't do something it may terrorize us when we're out hunting or swimming!" Kai pointed
"Fin, think about Nixie, if you fail on killing it you may die! Do you want to see the calf grow up fatherless?" Lyla stopping Fin
"It's for the best, I want to ensure the safety of Nixie, the calf and the pod" Fin said
"If we want to kill it, why with spears? We can use our powers" Kai pointed
"Well using just our powers won't be enough to kill it, we need something sharp to injure it as well" Fin explained
Fin and the boys left to the reef. They brought home some food, and a bunch of corals. They start working on their spears, probably making a lot of it just so to kill the Megalodon. Fin decided to create more weapons other than spears. I decided to weave seaweed nets to help the boys hunt fish. We're starting to build a new life in the ocean, and we create stuff that help us survive.
~1 year later~
Lyla's POV
It's been a year since we first face the Megalodon. All of us had practiced our powers like levitation and storm-making, so we'll be ready to face the Megalodon. The boys had the spears ready. Nets are used to trap the shark so it can't move, automatically killing it.
We all went to the edge of the reef, on the open sea. We surfaced there.
"Still think this is a good idea?" I started
"Still, I am sure we're going to kill the Megalodon" Fin replied to Lyla
"We could always flee this waters" I suggested
"No, we're going to fight this beast and show no fear like our ancestors do!" Delmor said
"But they didn't really kill it, the Megalodons slowly die out because of natural causes"
I looked to Fin and said "Think about this Fin, Nixie's carrying a calf and she's about to give birth sooner around this time, Rita said mermaids were suppose to carry their calves for about 12 months it's around this time, and I can't risk the Megalodon swallowing Nixie and the calf"
"I won't let that happen" Fin assured all of us
We all dive in. As we're going lower, the Megalodon appeared right in front of us. Nixie and I started using our powers, while the boys threw the spears on the side of the Megalodon. I created water tentacles that blocked the Megalodon's gills and heat it up. Nixie wrapped the Megalodon's mouth with water tentacles and freeze it.
But suddenly, Nixie stopped and started grasping her stomach. She's going to give birth! Fin saw Nixie grasping, and signaled me to get Nixie back home.
I put Nixie's arm on my shoulder as I put mine on hers to carry her. I speed swim back to the reef.
"You can do this Nixie, push!"
Nixie screamed as she was in labour
We dive in again as Nixie was about to give birth, and dolphins swam into us, surrounding us. I didn't even call for their help but it sure proves mermaids and dolphins are best friends
I saw a small blue tail emerging from Nixie's slit on her tail. From the tail color it already looks like the calf is male. Nixie glide around inside the dolphins as they move in circle. Nixie bleed as she push her calf out. The blood trails off in the water as she moves around. The calf is finally out as it struggles to swim up. I helped Nixie to hold the calf up to the surface so he could get his first breath of air.
"What are you going to name him?"
"I'm going to wait for Fin to decide. You're not going to help the boys fight?"
"No, Fin asked me to look after you right now"
"Is Fin going to be alright?" Nixie ask in a worried tone
"Of course, don't worry, Fin's a strong merman, he can handle the Megalodon"
"Fin shouldn't have do this, he's risking his life for the safety of me and the calf" Nixie said
"I tried to stop him, but he did it anyway, just let him be, if he can trust his strength then so should we"
I saw Nixie's blood trailing off in the reef. "I'm more worried about your blood luring the Megalodon here"
I brought Nixie and her calf back to the cave so the Megalodon won't reach her.
Fin's POV
We all struggle to defeat it. The Megalodon was too strong. The tail whips side to side to smack us, but we dodge it anyway. Kai and Delmor wrapped the tail and body with the net and hold it. Yet the nets were to weak and the Megalodon tore it, suddenly it sensed something and it was going towards the reef. All three of us blocked its way using hydro kinetic wave and create a wall of ice by freezing it to prevent it from reaching the reef and Nixie. Nixie's blood from giving birth must've lure it to the reef.
It was already getting on my nerves. I created a water tentacle and wrap it around the Megalodon's entire body, and froze it. Yet it was so strong, it smack the ice and move. Kai and Delmor cover its gills with water tentacles and heat it, I created a storm that could help defeat the Megalodon. The sky went dark, and I created rain and lightning. I strike the Megalodon a couple of times. Finally, it died as it sinks to the bottom of the ocean.
Kai, Delmor and I surfaced. We cheer in victory
"We did it! We killed the last Megalodon!"
We all continued our day by hunting lobsters and tuna. Nixie would've probably had the calf by now. I can't wait to see it.
Nixie's POV
I waited inside the cave with Lyla. We saw three heads surfacing. They're safe! And alive!
"Did you kill it?" Lyla asked
"Yeah! And we're going to celebrate it with lobsters and tuna" Kai suggested as he brought the net full of tuna and a bunch of lobsters he carried"
"Is that…?" Fin asked me
"Yes, it's a male, a merman" I told him
Fin came closer to me as I give the calf wrapped in seaweed to him.
"He's got your eyes" Fin said to me
The day ended with joy. Fin and I decided to name the calf Marvin.
Okay so, Nixie gave birth in this chapter. There's a time gap there, and Nixie's pregnant for 12 months. I was about to go for 9 months but I wanna make it different in mermaids so I pick 12 months, same as the gestation period for dolphins. Be sure to follow Nixie, Fin, and the gang for adventures and facing foes such as mythical sea beasts that humans have never encountered.
