Linda Denman dropped anchor and peered through a pair of binoculars at the small tropical island. She snorted, why did rich people have to flaunt their money around by buying unrealistic things. Who needed an island get away anyway?

She wished she could get closer, but that would be trespassing. There had to be a way to get on the island without being caught. Just then a sudden wave rocked the boat. Linda Denman hurried over to pull her underwater camera that she had underneath her boat up, if the motion sensor worked it should have taken a picture of whatever had just swam pass at such a high speed. All she had to do was develop the film.

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Chapter Eleven:

Zordon glanced out to sea with a frowned, that boat was still there, it had been there all weekend, just far enough away from the island that he couldn't sail over and see what it was doing around his island, but was close enough to cause suspicion and been there long enough to rule out fishing. He might have to call the National Guard, to come and take a look. His first priority was to keep his children safe and that boat could be a safety hazard to them, especially for Billy, Lorelei and Kim, who often swam out that far.

Jason looked over at Zordon and then over at the boat that had been anchored just outside the reef since Friday, "They're still there? What are they up to, it's kind of creepy that they are still there. Billy saw someone watching us through a pair of binoculars while we played on the beach yesterday."

"I'm wondering if I should head out there and see what they are up to. I don't like this report that they are watching you guys. I am worth quite a bit of money and if those people on that boat think that they can use you to get at my money, I want them to think twice."

"What are you going to do?" Kim asked, hugging Zordon's leg, "I don't feel comfortable with them watching us, and the full moon is tonight."

"What does the full moon have to do with anything?" Trini asked, peering up at Zordon.

"Isn't it obvious?" Zack countered, "With a full moon there is plenty of light to get around with, so there isn't any flashlights, so they can sneak up on us and kidnap us in our sleep."

"I don't want to get Kidnapped!" Lori cried out as she started to cry.

"No one is getting kidnapped," Zordon said in a firm voice, "I'll talk to the owner of the boat and ask them to move."

"What if they kidnap you?" Zack asked, which caused Kim to start crying as well.

"No one is getting kidnapped," Zordon informed the children, pulling Kim and Lori into a tight embrace. He better figure out what was going on soon, after all Kim was right, the full moon was tonight and he didn't need to worry about Moon Madden Mermaids being seen by unwanted eyes.

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Dr. Denman looked at the developed film, she was going to be rich, that Mr. Ranger had three mermaids on his hands and she was going to take them, but how?

She could try to get him revoked as a guardian, spread a rumor that he was abusive and neglectful. That might work, and then she'll swoop in and take the three kids. She smiled at herself until it occurred to her that that wouldn't work. They'll have to check out the situation, and by no means were those children neglected or abused, plus they would be constantly checking in on her and she wouldn't be able to do the experiments that she wanted to do. Sure she understood that they were children, but they weren't human children.

She needed to get her hands on the children, but how? She couldn't think of anyway to obtain them somewhat legally without getting caught, after all she was certain that Mr. Ranger had more connections than she did and he could pay a whole lot more money. That meant that the only thing she could do was kidnap them, get all the DNA samples she needed to continue her research before she was found and claim that she had found them. Any argument from the mermaids would be contributed to confusion over the whole ideal. She smiled, sure it was technically illegal, but she was doing it in the name of science.

Just then she heard the sound of an approaching boat coming towards her before shutting off. She looked out the window and groaned, Ranger had rode a small motor boat up to her boat and was planning to stay for a while, judging by him dropping anchor.

"Dr. Denman!" he exclaimed pleasantly, "What are you doing here, so close to my island?"

"I'm a marine biologist, what do you think I'm doing here?" Denman demanded, angrily.

"Well, if you are here for work, why didn't you tell me? I almost called the National Guard on you."

"I haven't done anything illegal," Denman stated.

"Not so," Zordon argued, "This is like you parking in front of my house in Angel Grove. If you are working near someone's house you should inform them what you are doing. You are upsetting my children."

"Why? I haven't done anything to them."

"Billy claims that he saw you, or someone on this boat, watching the beach," Zordon stated, muttering a spell under his breath to allow him to see if she was telling the truth or not.

"You know how children are, always making up stories," Denman said with a laugh.

Zordon narrowed his eyes at her, she was lying, he knew that now, but what to do about it. Why was she spying on his family and why was she here in the first place. "I hope that you aren't lying to me Denman," he said in a low voice that almost sounded threatening, "I don't appreciate people lying to me."

"I would never lie to you," she lied, forcing a big smile.

"I want you to leave," Zordon ordered, "and next time you need to work near my island, let me know before hand." With that he left, placing a tracking spell on the boat as he did so.