Sorry this chapter is a bit short, but i thought i would get the next chapter up as soon as possible to cover the cliffhanger i left previously...a lot more mermaidness on the way :D


Clark looked them in the eye, shocked and confused, receiving apologetic, yet set faces from Emma and Cleo, whom were quickly joined by Rikki, who caused Clark to look abruptly her way, his face registering a look of more shock if that was even possible.

The three girls looked at each other and took off super-swimming towards a small cave they had found further off into Crater Lake, on the last visit they made here.

Clark stayed still in a state of shock, when without warning the girls were gone and were moving faster than he ever saw AC swim many years ago. He contemplated what he should do, go back and tell Chloe or follow the girls before he loses track of them and explain the situation to Chloe when he gets back. He decided that Chloe could take care of herself and knew that he couldn't risk letting the girls get away.

To their surprise as they came to the surface just inside the hidden cave, Clark was literally right behind them.

"I think you have a lot of explaining to do girls" Clark said making all the girls jump and look back, surprised he had managed to keep up with them.

"How did you get here so fast…maybe you're the one with explaining to do" Rikki threw back obviously scared for herself and the girls, acting on instinct and drive.

"Maybe your right, but how can I be honest with you if you're not honest with me?" Clark asked jumping out of the water to sit on the cave ledge, still looking upon the girl's tails in amazement, he had seen many strange things in Smallville but nothing like this…he never actually thought he would ever see a mermaid, let alone know one.

"Fair comment…but there's a lot of things to say…maybe we should do this back at home?" Cleo chimed in, looking to Rikki and Emma for agreement, mindlessly splashing the water with her tail, catching Clark's eye, who was still staring trying to wrap his mind around the situation.

"Cleo…stop" Emma whispered, noticing Clark's reaction to her splashing.

"Sorry about the staring…I…it's just…well it's not everyday I see a mermaid you know…your tails, they look so much like…well fish" Clark tried to explain, finding it hard to put his thoughts into words, hoping the girls would be able to understand what he meant.

"We get it…it was a shock to us at first too, it takes a little getting used to" Rikki explained, hoping to help break the shock to Clark easier, now wishing that they had told him from the start, it would have averted this awkward situation.

"I can imagine…well I think we should head back, Chloe must be worried, I let her stood on the beach alone…she's gunna kill me"

"Well what about us…we can't exactly swim up onto the beach…we will swim to the far end of the beach and try and sneak out without anyone noticing…we've had plenty of practice with this, don't worry about us, we'll be fine" Emma assured, watching Clark begin to relax around their mermaid selves.

"Ok…so anyway, how do, well, get rid of you know…" Clark asked, pointing nervously towards Rikki's tail.

"…our tails you mean? Well we only turn into mermaids when we get wet, so when we dry ourselves again, they disappear, simple as, or not in some cases…if we didn't have Rikki it would take like forever to get dry again" Cleo bantered, losing herself and temporarily forgetting that Clark didn't yet know about their powers.

"Rikki…what do you mean?"

"Don't we will explain everything when we get back…once we are changed back, we will meet you by the truck…see you soon" Rikki quickly interjected, joining Emma and Cleo as the three girls slipped under the water and swam off towards the shore, once again leaving Clark glaring after them, still trying to fathom everything in his mind.

"This definitely beats everything I have ever seen happen in Smallville" Clark muttered to himself, him too taking off into the water, making his way back to Chloe.


Hope that was ok...will be writing more soon :D

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Let me know of any ideas you have and i will try my best to add them in to the story :D