A/N: I'm so sorry for not uploading so long, but next week I have a week vacation so I should be able to upload the next one faster. Like always a big thanks to my readers and reviewers. Here's chapter 12, enjoy.
Chapter 12: Tsunami
It was the night after the girls had broken apart. A dark figure crept to the docks of the camp and hot wired the speedboat. The boat sped off into the dark night. Clouds covered the sky, not letting any moon or starlight through. The figure docked the boat on the shore of Mako Island and walked off into the woods with a flashlight. Reaching the water fall, the person dropped into the hole in the ground and soon stood in front of the moon pool.
The person smiled as the person pulled a blue stone from his pocket. The stone glowed an eerie blue. The person kneeled in front of the moon pool and held the stone above the water. At first nothing happened, but then the stone began to glow stronger and a split second later the entire moon pool glowed as well. The person moved the stone up. The water copied the motion, creating a small wave. The person smiled. It worked.
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Sarah couldn't believe her friends had really broken apart. Waking up the next morning, she half expected and maybe even hoped that it had been a bad dream, but when she entered the mess hall all her hopes were shattered. Emily sat on one side of the hall with Daniel, while Amber sat with Jordan on the other. Sarah sighed, sadly and got her breakfast. Looking around, she decided to sit down at an empty table in the middle. She thought back to yesterday evening.
When she had finally managed to move from the spot at the moon pool, it must have been an eternity. Finally she swam back to shore, very slowly, dreading the moment she arrived at camp. After Sarah had arrived at camp and dried off, she just sat on the beach, staring out at the beach. For some reason she was sure this argument between Emily and Amber was a lot more serious than the last one and it wouldn't be resolved as easily.
"There you are. We've been looking for you," Sarah heard someone say. She turned to see Ryan. "What do you mean?" Sarah asked. "After the canoe capsized, you, Amber, and Emily disappeared. We thought you had drowned, but that was impossible, since you wore life vests. What happened?" he answered. "We fell into the ocean and were carried to shore by a current," she lied.
"What happened?" Ryan questioned, looking at her worried. "Didn't I just tell you that?" Sarah replied. "I meant with Amber and Emily," Ryan explained. "What are you talking about?" Sarah asked, pretending not to know anything. "A while back Amber appeared alone. She seemed furious and slammed the door to your cabin shut. We were afraid, that it would cave in from the force she had. Amber is refusing to talk to anyone at the moment. Then Emily showed up and walked along the beach after she saw that Amber was in the cabin. And now you're here. If you all came here together, you would have come back together," Ryan answered.
Sarah lowered her head and muttered, "We had a fight." "Again?" Ryan questioned. "I think it's worse than before," Sarah admitted. "Don't worry. Everything will work out. You're best friends," Ryan comforted her and put his arm around her. "I'm sure you're right," Sarah lied and thought, "If a normal reason was the cause for the fight, maybe yes, but you don't know the whole story. It's over."
"Earth to Sarah," someone said and Sarah snapped back into reality. Ryan had sat down beside her and was now waving his hand in front of her. "Sorry," she replied. "Still trouble with Amber and Emily?" he asked and Sarah nodded. "Why not try talking to them," Ryan suggested. Talking to them. That gave Sarah an idea. "Excuse me from swimming by Mrs. Rose," Sarah said quickly as she got up and hurried off. "Wait, where are you… going?" Ryan asked, but Sarah was already gone.
A while later Sarah rang Lewis' door bell. Lewis opened the door and looked at her surprised. "What are you doing here, Sarah?" he asked. "You said whenever we wanted to know something about our mothers we could come over," she answered as Lewis motioned for her to come in. Sitting in the living room, Lewis asked, "Where are Emily and Amber?" "At camp," Sarah answered.
"What happened?" Lewis questioned, noticing how uncomfortable Sarah got by the question. After a longer silence, Sarah told them what had happened. "Did our mothers ever have such a problem?" Sarah questioned. "Of course. It's impossible not to have one," Lewis comforted her. "It just feels like it's really over," Sarah told him. "Don't worry. Mermaids stick together no matter what," Lewis replied.
"Say Lewis. What was my mother like back then?" Sarah asked. "She was a lot like you. Cleo was afraid of the water before she became a mermaid, actually. After becoming one, she became stronger and more independent," Lewis told her, "Say can I ask you something?" "Sure," she replied. "Can I have a toenail clipping?" Lewis questioned and pulled out a nail clipper. "What?" Sarah said, confused and stared at him. "A toenail clipping. So I can work on the reason for you turning into mermaids," Lewis explained. "Okay," Sarah agreed as she grabbed the clipper and clipped a toenail, "Here." Now Sarah wondered about her mother's taste in guys. After a while Sarah left in a better mood. Lewis knew how to cheer people up.
Back at camp Sarah walked along the beach. Suddenly the sun left, making Sarah look up to see that dark clouds now hid the sun. "Sarah, where have you been?" someone asked. It was Ryan. "Around," Sarah answered. "You can't be any more mysterious can you?" he smiled. "I'm not sure," Sarah teased. "So you and your friends are okay again?" Ryan asked and immediately regretted asking as Sarah's mood became sad again, "Sorry." "It's okay," Sarah replied, but Ryan could tell her mood was back to before. "Want to go for a walk?" Ryan questioned.
After a moment of silence, Sarah said, "I want to thank you, Ryan." "What for?" he asked. "Since the beginning of camp, you were always at my side, comforting me, cheering me up, and telling me that everything would be alright," she told him. "It was nothing," Ryan replied. "That's just it. It might be nothing to you,… but for me it meant a friend I could rely on at any time," Sarah explained. Just then Sarah realized how close her face was to his and how much he meant to her. Slowly their faces came closer until they kissed.
Suddenly a siren sounded, startling them both. "What is that?" Sarah asked, covering her ears from the loud noise. "It's-It's a tsunami warning. There's a tsunami coming!" Ryan exclaimed. "What do we do?" Sarah questioned. "We have to meet up with everyone at the meeting point right away," Ryan answered as they got up and hurried off.
"It weird though," Ryan said. "What?" Sarah asked. "There was no earthquake. Usually an earthquake comes before a tsunami," he explained. Abruptly Sarah stopped. She had a bad feeling, but not a normal feeling. A magic feeling. "What wrong, Sarah?" Ryan questioned, stopping as well. "Go on ahead. I'll be right there," Sarah told him. "What!" Ryan exclaimed. "Go!" Sarah demanded and then turned around. Ryan watched her hurry off, but then ran on towards the meeting point.
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Around the same time Sarah had come back to camp, Amber was sitting on a bend over palm tree. She was still mad and didn't know how Sarah and Emily had decided. If they really were going to tell Jessica, Amber would never forgive them, but she knew that they hadn't yet. If they had, Jessica would have already asked her about it.
"Hey," someone said. Amber turned to see Jordan. She smiled a hello as he sat down next to her, but if she had to be honest with herself, she didn't want to see anyone at the moment. "What happened?" Jordan asked for the millionth time. "Nothing happened," Amber answered, annoyed. "Of course. You were just about to exploded with rage over nothing yesterday," Jordan joked. "It's none of your business," Amber snapped. "Okay, okay. Forget I asked," Jordan replied, "Lets go to something more enjoyable." "Something more enjoyable?" Amber asked as if she didn't know what he meant. "You know what I mean," he replied as he leaned in to kiss her.
Suddenly the alarm sounded. "What's that?" Amber asked. "No idea," Jordan replied. "Well a siren can't be good," Amber concluded, "We should see if we can find someone." Just then Ryan ran past them. "Hey, Ryan! Hold up!" Jordan called. Ryan stopped and said, "What's up? We have to hurry." "What's going on?" Amber asked. "Don't you know this siren? A tsunami is coming," Ryan quickly explained and then they hurried on. While they were running, Amber was deep in thought.
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At the same time Emily silently sat on a boulder on the beach. Although she still didn't agree with Amber, she felt horrible. Her fight with Amber, Emily knew, was the reason that they had broken apart. But why didn't Amber trust Jessica?
"How are you doing?" she heard Daniel ask as he sat down next to her. "Fine," Emily lied. "Really? So your fight with Amber and Sarah is over?" Daniel questioned. "How do you know about that?" Emily asked surprised. "Lets say when you're almost a councilor you hear stuff," Daniel answered, "So is it over?" "No, not really," Emily muttered. "What happened?" Daniel questioned. "I-I can't tell you. Sorry," Emily replied. "It's okay. You can tell me when you're ready," Daniel said, but Emily knew he was hurt that she didn't trust him.
Suddenly the alarm sounded. "The tsunami alarm!" Emily and Daniel exclaimed as they got up and hurried off. Arriving at the meeting point, they went to Mrs. Rose. "What's going on?" Daniel asked. "It seems a tsunami has appeared out of nowhere. Hopefully everyone is here soon. We need to evacuate right now. It's heading straight for us, for the Gold Coast," Mrs. Rose explained. Emily's eyes widened. Looking around she noticed Sarah wasn't there.
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Meanwhile Sarah had hurried back to the beach. In the distance she saw the giant wave. It was coming straight for them. She knew she had to do something, but it was too dangerous to go out there alone.
Sarah raised her hand and activated her powers. From where she stood, she believed that the wave slowed down. As she kept on doing it, she felt herself getting a headache. "You need help?" she heard someone ask. Not taking her concentration off the tsunami, Sarah turned to see Emily. "Emily," she said. Then she saw that Emily was wearing her necklace. A smile came across Sarah's face. "Lets go," Emily replied, motioning towards the water. Sarah nodded.
They were about to jump in when someone else asked, "Need help?" Amber came up next to them. "Amber," Sarah said. Just then Amber pulled out her locket and put it on. Sarah smiled. "Ready?" Sarah questioned as looked to her left to Amber and then to her right to Emily. The blonds nodded and then they jumped into the water.
They zoomed through the water until they were close to the tsunami. They could feel it tug on them, pulling them in. The wave rose high over them at least 20 meters high. Simultaneously the girls raised their hands and did the motion that activated their power. Sarah tried to make the wave smaller and to minimize its force, while Emily used her power to slow the molecules in the tsunami to slow it down. At the same time Amber heated the water so it would evaporate.
The girls could feel their powers draining. Amber looked at the wave and thought that the wave shone blue, but not in the way the water shines when sun reflects of it. Amber shook her head and when she looked again, the water was normal again. Sarah looked back and saw that the Gold Coast was getting closer. "We have to stop it quickly," she said. "Easier said than done," Amber replied between her gritted teeth. "We have to or the Gold Coast will be destroyed," Emily objected. "One last time. Lets put the last of our energy in it," Sarah suggested. The blonds nodded.
With the last of their energy they used it on the tsunami. Like Amber and Emily, Sarah felt her eyes close from exhaustion. The exhaustion from swimming against the tsunami's force and overusing her powers. The last thing she saw before they closed was the tsunami coming closer and closer.
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She heard waves crashing against the beach. As Sarah opened her eyes, she saw sand in the twilight. Every bone in her body hurt as she sat up. Looking around, she saw Amber and Emily a little down the beach. Sarah got up and staggered to them. "Emily. Amber. Get up. Are you alright?" Sarah said as she shook them. Slowly they woke up. "Where are we?" Emily asked as they sat up. "I think… we're on Mako," Amber answered as she looked around and then saw the volcano. "So it saved us from drifting off to sea," Emily concluded.
"What about the city?" Sarah questioned. In fear they turned to around, but they only saw the sun, which blinded them, fall. When their eyes got used to the blinding light, they saw the lights of the Gold Coast. Sarah, Emily and Amber gave a sigh of relief. "We have to get back," Emily said. The others nodded and dived into the water, but with every part of their body hurting, they swam very slowly.
Arriving at camp, Ryan came up to them. "Where were you?" he asked, "Mrs. Rose was going to have a heart attack." "How's everyone? What happened to the tsunami?" Sarah asked. "Everyone's fine. The tsunami shrunk the closer it got to the coast. By the time it reached us, it only did damage to the things very close to the shore," Ryan answered. "Where is everyone?" Emily questioned. "In the mess hall. Mrs. Rose wants to announce something," Ryan explained. "Lets go," Amber said and they walked to the mess hall.
As they entered, Mrs. Rose was almost done with her speech. "So because of the tsunami, camp will end tomorrow. Please call your family and see to it that you are picked up," she said. Amber, Sarah and Emily froze as reality hit them. Camp was over, which meant it was time to go back to their normal life. To different cities and most likely not see each other for a long time. Subconsciously the girls grabbed each others' hands. Was this the end?
A/N: Will the girls separate forever and will they never find out what had happened in their mothers' past? Please review.
