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Chapter 23
Rachel went to bed. It had been a while since she communicated with Finn. Although she would never admit it to herself, the part where she went to bed and talked to him was her highlight, even though her memories about it were so blurry afterwards. The brunette turned off the lights and closed her eyes.
Where was that mysterious woman? Finn waited and waited, but she didn't reappear. Maybe it was just an illusion. He felt so lonely and weak. Would he be trapped in this place forever? Suddenly, there was a bright light and the woman reappeared. "Whatever I said last time that hurt you, I'm so, so sorry. But please, don't leave me, I need you!", he pleaded. "No, I am sorry I left you. For some reason I couldn't come back for a while, but now, I'm here and I won't leave you again.", she promised and took Finn's hands. "We need to get out of here, okay?" Finn grimaced. He tried, he really tried, but he felt so weakened. Something was keeping him from leaving this place and he just couldn't fight it. As if she had read his mind, the woman shook her head. "No, Finn. You are not weak, you are strong. Please, do it, for me. I'm waiting for you; we still have enough time. Give me your hand and I will help you; I promise." Finn reluctantly took the brunette's hand. She smiled softly. "Now, try again. You need to wake up, Finn. We need you so much", she pleaded. Finn concentrated and walked towards the light, his limbs felt heavier after each step and he was short of breath. But the beautiful brunette reassuringly squeezed his hand and winked at him. "You can do this, Finn", she said, again and again. The light got brighter and brighter. Finn squinted towards the end. "Almost out, Finn. You need to hold on", the woman said softly. He took another, aching step forwards and reached a door. "Come on, Finn. You just need to open the door and then you are out. I'm so proud of you", the brunette smiled. She softly kissed him on the cheek and tugged him towards the door. "Now, go." Finn reluctantly opened the door. Before he entered, he turned around. "Thank you for everything. But will you tell me your name before I leave? And will you be there when I'm out?", he asked her. The woman smiled softly. "It's Rachel, my love. And I will always be by your side, I promise."
Finn's eyes flew open. He was…underwater? He was lying on the ground; kelp was surrounding him. His wrist was entangled with a rope which was entangled with an anchor. His whole body felt so heavy, he couldn't free himself. What was he going to do now? Suddenly, he felt something nudging him. Finn turned his head to the side. A seal was nudging him. Shortly after, another, larger seal swam to his direction. The merman frowned. Maybe they could help him? These animals were his only hope at the moment. He pointed to his wrist with the rope and made a breaking sign with his hands. The first seal, seemingly understanding his plea, opened its mouth and started gnawing on the rope with its surprisingly sharp teeth. Soon, the second seal followed suit. Finn cocked his eyebrows. Those animals were surprisingly smart. After a while, the seals had gnawn through the rope and Finn was finally free. He rubbed his sore wrist. "Thank you", he mouthed. However, he still didn't know how he could swim to the surface. His tailfin felt like it weighted a thousand tons, there was no way he could move without help. Finn looked over to the seals with a pleading face expression. The seals understood what he was meaning and each of them swam over to one side of the merman. Finn clasped his arms around the seals' bodies and together, they slowly swam to the surface because the still weakened Finn needed to pause a lot. After they surfaced, Finn took a deep breath of air. He really missed breathing. The seals nudged him to a direction and with their help, Finn somehow swam to the shore of a deserted, small island. Except of that island, there was no land far and wide. The seals pushed Finn to the shore and dragged themselves out of the water as well. Suddenly, the bodies of the seals turned into water and their shapes changed. Their bodies got taller and slimmer. Finn gasped. What the hell was happening with those animals? After a while, their skins changed from water-blue to flesh-colored. Finn gaped when their limbs became longer and longer until they turned into legs and arms. After the metamorphosis was done, there was a young man and a young woman standing in front of him. "What the hell?", Finn exclaimed. "Dude don't tell me you have never heard of selkies!", the woman said and put her hands on her hips. Finn just shook his head. The guy laughed. "You are a weird merman. We are practically family", he joked. After Finn's tail disappeared, he sat up, cross-legged. "Who are you guys anyway?", he wanted to know. "The name's Elliott, but you can also call me Starchild", Elliott grinned. Finn shook his head. "Nope, I probably won't", he said. The woman laughed. "I already like that guy." She kneeled down and held out her hand. "I'm Dani and I'm the normal one among the two of us", she said, smiling. "Finn", he introduced himself. He looked back and forth between the two selkies. "And are you guys…dating?", he asked them, frowning. Both of them blushed instantly. "Of course not!", they exclaimed at the same time. Finn cocked his eyebrows. "I mean, we are both bi, but that doesn't mean that we have to be a couple or something", Elliott explained. "Yes, besides, I prefer women, although my last break up still hurts…" Dani looked sad all of a sudden. "No offence, Elliott", she mumbled. Elliott compassionately patted her shoulder. "It's okay, Dan. My last crush was unrequited, that also hurt a lot. But hey, we are here to forget all this, right?", Elliott tried to lighten the mood. Finn frowned. "What exactly brings you here?", he wanted to know. "After our hearts had been broken, the two of us decided to take a timeout. We change into our seal forms and explore the ocean all around the world. We have been to the Antarctic or to the Great Barrier Reef as well", Dani said proudly. "And where exactly are we now?", Finn asked. Dani shrugged. "I don't know…Somewhere in the Indian Ocean…far away from any human civilization, that's for sure." Finn paled. "Why were you even trapped down there?", Elliott asked. "I don't know to be honest. I only know that I was out for a while", the merman answered. "And how long have you been out?", Elliott wanted to know. Finn shook his head. "I have no idea…" Dani sat down next to him, so did Elliott. "When exactly did you pass out?", the female selkie queried. "I don't know…around May?", Finn answered. "And the year?", Elliott asked. "It's still 2013, isn't it?", Finn said. Elliott and Dani exchanged worried glances. "What?", Finn asked. "Please don't freak out, man", Elliott warned him. Finn's eyes widened. "Why?" He hoped those people weren't about to answer what he thought it was. "Actually, today is the 17th of January 2015…", Dani mumbled.
A/N: Sorry if that seems a little bit unrealistic with the whole coma thing, but hey, it's a fantasy story. Everything will be explained, there is a reason why Finn didn't die. And to be honest, the series was not always realistic as well *cough cough* season five and six *cough cough*
