Chapter 36

Emma's POV

I looked around. This wasn't Rikki's living room. I had my tail and I looked like I was just swimming, but I was just napping. Maybe it's a dream. The room I was in was surrounded with kid toys. What the hell? The walls were a boring gray and the floors were a white tile. I think it used to be white. The tile does look dirty.

There was a crib in the middle of the room. I managed to get myself over there. I looked inside. There was a cute little baby; she had some milk on her hand. They must have spilled when they were feeding her. She had a pink little bikini top on. It looked like my mermaid top. I looked at her feet, but there weren't any, only a tail.

I saw a towel next to the crib. I dried off her hand and her tail disappeared. She was now wearing pink feetie pajamas.

"How is that even possible?" I asked myself.

I heard someone opening the door. I froze, they looked straight at where I was, but didn't notice me. I put the towel down and flipped my tail into her leg. My tail went right through her!

"Hello, can you see me?" I asked her.

She walked over to a cabinet. She took out a needle. It was filled with some liquid.

"What are you doing?" I asked as she walked towards the baby with the needle. She put the needle in the baby's arm. The baby screamed in pain.

"Stop!" I screamed. I took the towel and dried myself off quickly. Once I had legs, I got up and punched the girl in the face, but my fist went through her head.

"Ugh!" I screamed in frustration. The woman left the room and I followed her. She went outside and I saw where I was.

I could see the beach. There was a telescope outside, so I looked through it. I could see Rikki's house.

"What is going on?" I asked the air, hoping for some type of answer. I wasn't that lucky.

I walked to the water and dove into the water. It was too far a walk to Rikki's house. I looked at the building where I woke up and saw that it was hidden slightly in a hill. That's strange.

A woman walked outside, not the same one from before. She looked through the telescope and then looked at the water. It was Denmen. That baby was Rikki's and they hurt her. I was about to swim to Rikki's but I was suddenly in Rikki's living room.

"Emma!" Cleo screamed. She gave me a hug and asked me, "What happened? Your tail was had a green tint to it and you were sweating, but your tail went back to normal. Then you were back to having legs and then you woke up. Are you feeling okay?" She asked me.

"Fine. Where did Denmen go?" I asked my friends.

"What are you talking about? Denmen isn't here, unfortunately," Rikki said.

"I saw her. She was watching your house."

"What are you talking about Emma?"

"Didn't you say that you thought you saw me as a mermaid when I was missing?" I asked Rikki.

"Yes, but what does that have to do with anything?"

"I think I astral projected to where Denmen is. I was about to swim back to your house, but I was pulled here."

"What?" Bella asked. She was clearly not getting this.

"I was two places at once. I saw your daughter Rikki." I turned to Rikki. Her face lit up.

"Was she okay?" she asked me. "She's alive!"

"They gave her some kind of shot, but I don't think it was to prevent the chicken pox."

"They hurt my daughter," Zane said.

"I don't know."

"Where? Where are they?" he asked me.

I got up and walked outside. Everyone followed, except my mom. I told her to go home.

"It's hidden in those hills," I said. "It's too far to walk, so we have to swim."

"Denmen probably has traps under the water," Cleo said.

"I'm going. I don't care if you guys come, but I'm saving my daughter," Rikki said.

"I'm coming," Bella said.

"No, they can't know about you," Cleo said.

"I think she should come. She could help us," I said.

They looked at me with disbelief.

"She could really help us. They don't know about her. We keep saying that she's our secret weapon, well I think it's time to let her help."

"She's right," Rikki said. "We need all the help we can get."

"Dine," Cleo said. She was probably mad at me now for suggesting this. Oh well.

"Let's go."

We walked to where we were sure no one could see us. We were about to dive in, but I stopped Rikki.

"Rikki, your daughter is beautiful. She's a mermaid too," I said. She looked at me with such happiness. I was happy too.

"Thanks Em, I hope I can see her swim."

We ran into the water and I began to swim. The girls followed. I saw the familiar ocean around their hideout. I swam up to the surface. The girls, of course, followed.

"She's in there," I said and pointed to the building hidden by the hills. I saw Denmen walk out and we all went behind a rock. We could hear the, but barley.

"I want that girl a full time fish, now go!" Denmen screamed.

Sophie came out with a cup.

"Tea boss?" she asked her.

"Yes." Denmen snatched the cup from her hand.

"That was mine, but okay." Sophie went back inside.

"This better not be for nothing. Those shots better work" she said to someone. "If they don't, I will kill you with my own two hands."

"The pills I gave you worked didn't they? The ones that made you heartless," a man's voice said.

"Yes, thankfully. Now I don't feel bad about almost killing a bunch of people and torturing a baby. It worked wonders. I need this to work. I need the money it will bring us. Getting fired wasn't exactly fun and I want revenge."

The man stepped into the light.

"Don't worry, you'll get it," Said Harrison.

Zane's dad.

Had to make it Zane's dad. I don't know why. Thanks for all the great reviews. I love them and would love some more! I know I sound greedy, and I'm sorry for that. But it makes me want to right more. I would love to hear your thoughts and predictions or anything else you want to tell me. Love you all3