Meanwhile with Ondina...
Ondina looked around the chambers bored, or at least pretending to be bored. In all honesty, this was kind of fascinating. She didn't know what was on Mako from the water. Gaining legs have given her an all new perspective, if she wasn't freaking out so much of course. She was stuck in a merman chamber with a dangerous merman that could potentially kill her. Troy had told her a little about the chambers on the island.
Supposedly, there were 5 chambers in all on the island. All of them connected by a pathway of water to the main one. One was holding his body for him to wake up later. The other with the trident in it. Then the other three she couldn't find in the room. Everything was just so big and hard to take in. Too bad she was stuck here with Troy.
"The night of the blue moon I'll send for reinforcements. So don't try anything funny in the meantime," said Troy pushing her ahead of him. That thought struck Ondina with a look of panic. The blue moon? The blue moon was when the matured mermaids went and laid there eggs. She had seen the elder mermaids get hormonal around the blue moon. Would that happen to her? Ondina was the oldest of her friends and had already reached full maturity. Coming from a time period where merpeople mated naturally, he probably did not know about the blue moon, and he wouldn't know about what would happen.
Tempted to say something, she just kept her mouth shut. Troy only looked at her before dropping his high and mighty act. He wasn't sure how to act around the girl, but surely she wouldn't be that much girl had mouthed off at him earlier and he was actually going to enjoy the bantering.
"Well, since there is nothing better to do, we have each other to stay entertained. Perhaps you could tell me something about the outside world?" he inquired. She only looked at him blankly but remained silent. Sirena had told them about something called the silent treatment. Hopefully, it would on this merman and she could come out scot free. Hopefully she wouldn't witness any powerful merman magic that could accidentally kill her.
Ondina looked around and took in the stone walls and empty trident on the floor. Don't speak and don't meet his eye is what Ondina kept telling herself. That was when they heard the banging and her heart seemed to have skipped a beat. Her friends had stayed out there all night trying to get her out. The pounding seemed to be coming from one person though. At least someone was out there.
Troy had only looked mildly annoyed at the banging. This was her chance to get herself out! She knew his plans to use her, but maybe Erik or Zac could change his mind. That is if they were standing out there.
"Why not let me out? You'll have no use for me until the blue moon and you'd probably like to see another merm-"
"No, I need a mermaid to complete my plans and you know that. I wouldn't trust you to come back in time for the blue moon. Besides you are certainly pretty enough to use." The look on his face looked relaxed and his voice smoother. Was he trying to flatter her? Forget the silent treatment she was going to use all the sarcasm she held in her, that is if she could get it out of her tongue twisted mouth.
The banging continued on the side of the volcano. Ondina couldn't help but wonder if it was Mimmi or Sirena. If it was one of the boys she was okay with. Erik owed her big time for, well, everything.
"I'll tell you what, if one of your friends is still here in three days' time, I will let him in." He was lying and Ondina could tell but she couldn't say anything. After being lied to with Erik she knew not to trust any merman. He probably didn't know that she knew. Her skin paled as Troy barked out a laugh and put his hands on her shoulders then sitting her down. His fingers playing with the strap of her gown.
"Why don't you just relax? Take your mind off of things? Don't you worry your pretty little face," he said soothingly.
Ondina only sat there frozen for a second slowly trying to form a sentence. Something had overcome her as he had touched her shoulder. What were they talking about? Rita had told them about some powers that mermen have that mermaids didn't. Wasn't persuasion used on land girls and mermaids one of them? It's the merman version of the enchantment song. Her head started to feel dizzy from the persuasion as she started to lean against the wall behind her.
"Now can you tell me what life on land is like?"
"You're- Persuasion-" Ondina found herself unable to finish her sentence as he played with the other strap.
This came out shorter then I wanted but the next chapter is going to be a time skip to the blue moon or maybe more talk of the plans/another twist. Imagine the craziness that will cause. If anyone has a suggestion feel free to PM me!
