Episode 11: Wasted Wish
POV=Hippo
"Yay!" We were going on a class trip to an island. "Finally, the long awaited seaside school trip will be tomorrow!" said Hanon. "I can't wait!" I said. "Oh that's right..." said Hanon, "Hold on..." She ran off and came back wearing nothing but a towel. She opened the towel! Good thing she's not actually wearing nothing. "I found it recently and bought it for the trip!" said Hanon. "That's so awesome! So cute" I said, "You're not actually gonna swim, right?" "Of course." said Hanon, "I'm gonna use it to seduce Tarou-chan." "Alright" I said, "I'll go to some historic places with Yuuri-san!" "Let's do our best!" "Yeah!"
Meanwhile, Nikora was accounting. "It'd be nice if we could make money quickly," she said, "but there aren't enough customers." She looked at Madame Taki. "Hey, Taki-san. Don't you have any ideas to attract customers" Taki threw a dart. It landed on top of Giji Yumenoshima, which shocked us. "What are you doing, Taki-san?!" I said, "That's dangerous!" "There is treasure sleeping there." said Taki-san. "Huh?" "There is treasure sleeping there." Taki repeated. "By "treasure" you mean real treasure?" I said. "But this is the island we're going to for our seaside school trip" said Hanon. Madame Taki said, "On the tip of the cape, you can see a lone pine tree" "Lone pine tree?" said Hanon. "Follow the slab-like rock on the level part of the coast." "Slab like rock" said me. "After that, you will see an old well..." "old well?" said Nikora. "That's so amazing!" I said, "There's treasure, Hanon-san!" "But it's one of Taki-san's fortunes, so..." said Hanon. "We have to, like, get some treasure hunting tools!" I said. I pushed Hanon. "Come on, Hanon-san!" "Hey wait a second Hippo!"
POV=Eriru
I was telling Gaito about a wishing ring. "What? A wishing ring?" he said. "This is definitely the wishing ring of mermaid legend!" I said. "A ring that will grant any wish, eh?" said Gaito said. "Yeah!" said Eriru, "With it, you can use it to rule the ocean!" "I think you can only get one shot." said Gaito, "Don't waste it." "Okay!"
POV=Hippo
The next day, my class was on the ship to Giji Yumenoshima. "Wow, it's so fast!" I said. "Yeah, it's so exciting!" said Hanon, "I can't wait!" Just then, Yuuri came up. "Yuuri-san!" I said. "Hey, Hippo-san!" said Yuuri, "I've got the perfect swimsuit I wanna show you! Wanna swim with me?" "Umm, no." I said, "Anyways, did you hear the news last week?" "Yeah." said Yuuri, "Can you believe that Rina is actually a mermaid?" "I think." "We had an actual mermaid in our class, but she turned into bubbles. How sad." said Yuuri. I remembered how I didn't grab the green shell locket before Eriru. "Say, have you noticed Rina had a green shell locket?" I said. "I think." said Yuuri, "Maybe that's why Rina was falsely accusing me." "Hey look, the island." said Hanon. We stared in awe. I noticed a lone pine tree at the edge of a cape. "The lone pine tree on the cape!" I said, "Exactly as Taki-san said."
When they arrived, they found out we were in neighbouring cabins. I had Mitsuki in my cabin and Hanon had Yuuri. "We're neighbours, right, Mitsuki-sensei?" said Hanon. "Yes, nice to be with you, Hanon-san." said Tarou. "Same here!" said Hanon, "Right, Hippo, Yuuri?" "Sure" said me. "Yeah" said Yuuri. "Mitsuki-sensei, nice to be with you..." I said. I saw Yuuri. She looked me. "Hey, Hippo-san!" said Yuuri. "Hi!" I said. "We're in neighboring cabins as well, right?" said Yuuri. "I guess." I said. Anyways, everyone except me and Hanon were out playing in the sun. We were were just sitting under a tree. "What a bore to come all the way here and not be able to play in the sun." said Hanon. "Yeah..." Just then, Yuuri came up. "Hippo, so why aren't you able to swim with me?" she said. "I can't swim!" I said. "Oh really?" said Yuuri, "Well then, I'll see you later." "Oh well, I'm going to seduce Tarou-chan," said Hanon.
That left me. She heard some guy. "Young man, aren't you going to swim?" I turned around. He looked like an old vendor. "H-Hello, old guy!" I said. "Yes, hello." "Do you live on this island?" I said. "Yeh, thats right!" said the Vendor. I looked at the beach. "It's a pretty island, isn't it?" I said. "Yeah, it hasn't changed from the past at all." said the Vendor, "Ever since the era of the legend, I guess nothing has changed." "Legend?" said I, "Something like that exists?" "Yeah, I think so." said The vendor, "If you cool off in the water, a big rock commonly called the purple rock appears. There's supposedly a hu~~ge cave nearby it, and it's said that there's a treasure in that cave, called the Wishing Ring." "Wishing ring?" "If you have that Wishing Ring, any one wish will be granted." said the vendor, "Well, that's the story anyways..." "Any... kind of wish?" I thought. "Okay" she said. Just then, the vendor said "And these are this island's legendary wishing rings! Fifty cents a piece." Nope! Too long, didn't listen. I left.
I was running to tell Hanon. "A magic ring to grant any wish!" I thought, "That's so awesome!" I first saw Hanon who was busy seducing Mitsuki. I called out her name. "Hippo!" "It's there, Hanon-san! The treasure!" I said. "What are you talking about, Hippo?" said Hanon. "The treasure Taki-san was talking about, it really exists!" I said, "Let's go look for it!" "Oh that?" said Hanon, "I'll pass." "why!" "I don't have free time like you!" said Hanon, "If you interfere with my big love with Tarou-chan, I won't even forgive you, Hippo! Right, sensei?" But Tarou left. "Tarou-chan! Come back!" she said as she chased Mitsuki. "Oh well, some things you gotta do yourself." I said. Six minutes later, I was at the purple rock.
"What an amazing place... Seems easy to get lost somehow." I said, "That's right! At times like this, you take some... bread and..." "Oh yeah, I ate it all. Damn it!" Just then, an avalanche fell on me.
POV=Yuuri
Me and the others were looking for Hippo. "Hippo-san!" I said. "Don't you know either, Pandorin-san?" said Mitsuki, "I wonder where he went. Since he's not at the beach, perhaps he's at the mountains?" "Yeah, I saw him." said some vendor. "Really? Where'd she go?" I said. "I think she went that way to see the purple rock." said The vendor. "Thanks!" I said. Just then, the vendor said "And these are this island's legendary purple rocks!" Nope! Too long, didn't listen. I left.
POV=Hippo
"Ah, that was dangerous!" I said, "But what do I do? I'm getting more and more lost. Why did it end up this way? Yuuri-san, Yuuri-san!" "I don't know how to get out..." I lamented, "What should I do?" I then heard Yuuri call out my name. "Yuuri-san!" I said. "Hippo-san are you there?" said Yuuri. "Yuuri-san, you came to save me!" I said. I then called out "Yuuri-san!" "Hippo, what are you doing in a place like this?" she said. "I came here looking for treasure," I said, "but then I got lost..." "Coming here alone is obviously dangerous!" said Yuuri. "But... But..." "I wanted my wish granted" I though. I then saw Yuuri though the gap. "Don't cry." she said, "I found you!" "Yuuri-san!"
Yuuri was helping me get rid of the rocks. "You're not hurt, right?" said Yuuri. "Nope..." I said, "I'm fine..." I then said, "Hey, Yuuri-san," "What?" "Why did you come to save me?" said I. "Don't you know?" said Yuuri, "At high tide, the purple rock goes underwater, and like earlier. It's written in the guide. You can't swim so if that happened, you'd be in trouble" "Yeah" "Yuuri-san, thank you." I thought. I then heard Yuuri hurt her hand. "Yuuri-san?" I said, "Yuuri-san, what's wrong? You okay?" "There's just a bit more." said Yuuri, "I'll do the rest quickly!"
POV=Eriru
This place is so confusing, it's like a maze. I can practically talk to my self. "Why is it like this in here?!" said Battle me. "It's like a maze..." said Lighthearted me. "I hate complex stuff!" complained Battle me, "I'm fed up with this!" I, at least Battle me, shot a dark attack onto a wall. "If I do this, the maze makes no difference!" said Battle me. "you, I mean I, I mean we?" said Lighthearted me, "Anyways, that is so reckless!" "Now we'll get there much faster!" said Battle me.
POV=Hanon
I was looking for Hippo. "Where did that dumb Hippo get to?!" I said, "If the old man's story is true, this is the right way." I heard a bang. "What was that!?" I said. I knew instantly what it was. "The water demons!"
POV=Hippo
"What's with these earthquakes!?" said Yuuri. Just then, a sinkhole opened up under me. "Hippo!" Yuuri called out. She grabbed my hand. "If I fall into the water, Yuuri-san will know that I'm really a penguin!" I thought. "Don't worry, It's okay." said Yuuri, "I'll pull you up now" "Yuuri-san..." I thought. I noticed blood coming out of her hand. Then, I was out of the sinkhole. "Yuuri-san!" I said. I then heard Eriru. "This voice is..." I thought, "Eriru!" "Wait here, Yuuri-san!" I said. I dived into the water and met up with Hanon. "Hippo!" called Hanon. "Hanon-san!" I said. "Hippo, you are okay?" said Hanon. "I'm glad you didn't turn into bubbles." said Hanon. "Anyways, what happened?" said Hanon. "Demons... the water demon appeared!" I said, "Hanon-san, let's go!" "Pink Pearl Voice!" "Mizuiro Pearl Voice!"
POV=Eriru
One last shockwave and I made it. "It seems I've found the place!" I said, "There's something there..." On the statue was an inscription. "Some complex characters are written." I said. I tried to decipher the characters when the Pearls arrived! "Although I don't know what you're planning..." said Pink-chan, "We won't let you do as you wish!" "Mermaid Princesses, why are you here?" I said. "Pichi Pichi Voice Live start!"
Nanairo no kaze ni fukarete tooi misaki wo mezashiteta
Yoake mae kikoeta merodi
Sore wa totemo natsukashii uta
Higashi no sora e to habataku toritachi
Saa, takarajima ni nukeru chikamichi
Nanatsu no umi no rakuen
Arashi no yoru no ato ni wa ai wo tsutaerutame inochi ga mata umareru
Nanatsu no kuni no merodia
Daremo ga itsuka wa koko wo tabidatsu hi ga kitemo
Watashi wa wasurenai
"Love shower pitch!" I took the green pearl pendant off. "I wish this thing actually did something!" I said. I threw it away. What I didn't know was the pendant actually landed on the wishing ring and all of a sudden, the transformation scene begun! "I'm... a Pearl Idol now?" I said, "Awesome! This is perfect!" I turned to the pearls. "Mermaid Princesses. The tables have turned." I said, "I think it's time you have a taste of your own medicine! This is going to be good!" "Dark Pichi Pichi Live Spin!"
Mubouna fu kyouwa
Uso o tsuku toki
Akuma midori shinju
Ima shisshin suru yo!
Yoitowarui no gyakusetsu
Sayuu ni janpu suru taimu rain
Watashi wa futari no hitoridesu
Kono geemude wa, daremoga makemasu
Shinju wa ima watashidesu
Katsute no hikari, imaya yami no
Kono sekai wa sore ga arubekisugatade wa arimasen
Shi no taki, kurai taiyō
fuchōwana kyoku
Yami ga fuete iru
Kowareta Jewel Star
Bouseki fu kyouwa
Teika o tsuku toki
Akuma to yami shinju
Kowareta suru yo!
Yami to hikari no gyakusetsu
Teishi to kaishi ni taimu rain
Watashi wa Kitanai no hitoridesu
Ore no koede wa, daremoga makemasu
"Demon Spin Pitch!" I reached to grab the pearls. Somehow, it feels like the song has affected me! I fainted.
POV=Yuuri
I was looking for Hippo. I didn't find him, but I found the guardian prince, along with two other girls. I took them outside the cave. The guardian prince woke up. "Y-Yuuri-san." the guardian prince said, "You saved me." I remembered I still needed to find Hippo. "Hippo-san!" "Don't worry, he's safe." I pointed to one of the other girls. She was wearing Rina's shell locket. "Is she your friend?" I said. "Umm... no!" said the guardian penguin boy, "Anyways, I gotta go!" "Yeah, me too!" said the girl I knew was the Aquamarine Mermaid Princess. They left. I looked at the other girl. She woke up. "Where am I?" she said. "You're safe with me." I said. I waved goodbye to her. I looked at the wound on my hand. I tended to it myself.
I found Hippo on the beach. "Hey Yuuri-san," he said, "Would you like to go for a walk?" "Stupid, everyone's worrying about us!" I said, "We're going back right now!" "Fine..." "Oh yeah," I said. "Eh?" "Did you find the treasure?" I said. "Umm... well... I didn't find it." said Hippo. "Oh, I see." I said.
Me: That was good.
Gaster: How about we watch the show
Me: Okay
(We watch the live concert in universe. Hippo was singing Koi wa Nandarou)
Kiite, mune no, hajikete tobichiru nandarou
Furete, mune no, chiisaku moeteru atsui honou, konna kimochi, hajimete na no yo
Utaidashitara tomaranai,(Hippo: Hey!) odoridashitara tomaranai,(Hanon: Hey!)
Modorenai,(Hippo: Hey!) magarenai,(Hanon: Yeah!) suki ni narazu ni irenai
Aoi, umi ni oyogu SANGO no himitsu,(Me: Hey!) tsugeru,(Gaster: Hey!) koi wo shitta no
Atashi, motto utaitsudzukeru kono mune no, tokimeki wo, ageru
Episode 12: Crossed Souls
POV=Hippo
(Dream)
(Hippo was on a pier over a waterfall. Standing next to him is a greyscale girl, with long ponytails)
L̴̝̠̞̰̠̺̫̲̟̀̎̽̂̎͌̓͠u̶̢̞͉̤̮̝̟͓̦͈͈͎͐̆͋̽̏̾́͗̃̕͝c̸̛̰͔̼̲͙͍̭̦̺̰̙͉̊̿͋̓̋͘̕į̵̢͈͖̻̱̯̱̩̺̎̓̒̑̈͌̒̾͝a̴̡̛̲͖̬̱͚̯̻͂̊̐̍́̿͌̈́͘͝͝: Have you ever thought of a world where everything is the same, except you don't exist? Everything functions the same without you... Ha, ha... the thought terrifies me.
Hippo: Huh?
L̴̝̠̞̰̠̺̫̲̟̀̎̽̂̎͌̓͠u̶̢̞͉̤̮̝̟͓̦͈͈͎͐̆͋̽̏̾́͗̃̕͝c̸̛̰͔̼̲͙͍̭̦̺̰̙͉̊̿͋̓̋͘̕į̵̢͈͖̻̱̯̱̩̺̎̓̒̑̈͌̒̾͝a̴̡̛̲͖̬̱͚̯̻͂̊̐̍́̿͌̈́͘͝͝: Please forget about me
Hippo: But...
L̴̝̠̞̰̠̺̫̲̟̀̎̽̂̎͌̓͠u̶̢̞͉̤̮̝̟͓̦͈͈͎͐̆͋̽̏̾́͗̃̕͝c̸̛̰͔̼̲͙͍̭̦̺̰̙͉̊̿͋̓̋͘̕į̵̢͈͖̻̱̯̱̩̺̎̓̒̑̈͌̒̾͝a̴̡̛̲͖̬̱͚̯̻͂̊̐̍́̿͌̈́͘͝͝: Forget about me!
(Dream end)
I woke up. That was a weird dream. "A world where everything is the same," I said, "except I don't exist?"
I talked to Hanon about it, but I decided to change the subject. "Did you know, Aqua Regina doesn't have a successor?" I said. "Doesn't she?" Hanon said. "I think tomorrow is the day she is supposed to meet her." I said, "Oh that reminds me! Hanon, you had your coming of age ceremony, right?" "Yeah! Of course!" said Hanon, "Wait, what was it again?" "When mermaids turn 13, they have their coming of age ceremony." I explained, "Now that I mention it, Rina-san didn't have hers." "And I don't think she ever will, considering she's dead." said Hanon. "Say, What was yours like?" I ask. "Wearing a beautiful dress... Eating a great feast... Everyone pampering me..." said Hanon, "It was the best~~~~~!" "That's great!" I said. "So why doesn't Aqua Regina have a successor?" asked Hanon. "According to my calculations, her successor's birthday is July 3rd." I said. "That's tomorrow!" said Hanon.
We were talking about random stuff while walking to school. "Now that Eriru is a Pearl Princess, will she have a coming of age ceremony?" I said. "I don't know." said Hanon. We met up with Yuuri. "Hey guys, what are you talking about?" she said. "Is anyone's birthday tomorrow?" I said. "I don't think so." said Yuuri, "Say when's your birthday?" "March 11th" I said. "May 24th" said Hanon. "Say, when's your birthday?" Hippo said. "I don't know." said Yuuri. "You don't know your own birthday?" said Hippo. "Yeah, sad isn't it?" said Yuuri, "I just assume it's July 7th, the first day I can remember." "July 7th..." I thought, "That was the day I rescued her." "Say, do you want the year in which the birthday person is born?" said Yuuri. "1989" I said. "July 3rd 1989..." said Yuuri. "Unfortunately, mine isn't." I said. That made me wonder. Why am I the Pink Pearl Ruler in the first place?
POV=Gaito
"With all of you together, why can't you capture the new Pearl princesses!?" I said. "That's..." said Izuru. "You're right, Gaito-sama!" said Eriru, " Everyone's getting in my way!" "That's your fault, isn't it?" said Izuru, "You're always making stupid plans!" She turned into battle form. "What was that!?" said Eriru, "Try saying it again!" Maria came up. "Gaito-sama, the North Pacific Kingdom is busy with movement." she said, "I wonder if something's happening." "I'll go check right away, Gaito-sama!" said Eriru, "Don't get in my way, you guys." "You'll just screw up anyway." said Maria. "Maria, go help Eriru." I said. "What! Go help Eriru, Gaito-sama!?" complained Maria. "OMAR, isn't it nice that you two failures go together?" said Izuru. "What was that, Izuru!" said Maria, "Say it once more!" "I wonder if I could've been wrong." said Izuru. The two growled at each other. "Izuru, you'll also help Eriru." I said. "Gaito-sama!" said Izuru, "I can handle this on my own." "Are you ignoring Gaito-sama's orders?" said Maria. Izuru stopped. "If it's an order, I can't help it." said Izuru, "I'll help Eriru this time."
POV=Hippo
I was carrying some shopping bags. "Jeez, Nikora-san makes penguins do harsh duties." I said. I noticed Momo-chan holding a letter. "Momo-chan!" I said. I opened it. I gasped. It's a letter from the North Pacific castle! It says I will have to go to the North Pacific to chose a successor for Aqua Regina! I looked at the best case scenario: I come back to the human world as soon as the ceremony is finished. But then I faced the worst case scenario: I never come back to the Surface world! I talked to Yuuri about it. "I'm sorry, Yuuri-san." I said. "It's not like it's you fault or anything but," said Yuuri, "Do you have to go back no matter what?" "Yeah, I'm sorry." I said, "There's something I must do." "It's fine with me," said Yuuri. I stopped. "Hey Yuuri-san." I said. "What?" "Supposing..." I said. "Supposing what?" said Yuuri. "I'm just saying this, but supposing I can't come back again," I continued, "What will you do?" "What will I do?" said Yuuri. "Will you be sad?" I asked. "Well..." said Yuuri, "I don't know, but without you around, it might be nice and quiet." I was shocked! "Yuuri-san, you idiot!" I shouted. I ran away. "Hippo! Wait!" "What's with Yuuri." I thought, "She did that without knowing my feelings" I tripped over some sand. "She doesn't care about me at all." I thought, "She won't be lonely even if I disappear." I walked back to the Pearl Piari, gave Hanon and Nikora the letter and groceries and locked myself in my room.
POV=Eriru
Me, Izuru and Maria looked at a beach filled with couples. "That's the famous place on the beach for lovers, isn't it?" said Izuru. " Maybe I can come here with Gaito-sama someday!" I said. "OMG, that'll never ever happen!" said Maria. "You lie!" argued Eriru, "I didn't ask for you to come with me anyway!" "It's not like I wanted to follow you either." said Izuru. "But Gaito-sama ordered it." said Maria. "You say that, but you plan to steal my glory, don't you?" I said, "But that'll never happen!" "No way. There's an idiot here now." said Izuru, "So let's go Maria!" "Sure, let's split up and get away from her." said Maria. The two left. I turned into battle form "Go away, Go away!" I said, "That's right. The Pearls might be among the lovers that have gathered on the beach tonight."
I, in human form, was scaring a few people. "I wonder if the Mermaid Princess is here." I thought, "If I find her, then I'll get all the credit." I continued scaring people. "Who's she?" one girl said. "All alone, I feel sorry for her" "I wonder if her boyfriend ran away" I overheard the conversation. "As if you could get away from her" "I guess" "what was that!?" I thought... I kicked the campfire saying "DON'T MESS WITH ME!". A firewood log landed near a pile of boxes under a house on the beach which in turn set it on fire. "Aaahhh I'm not involed!" I ran away. I watched in demon form. "This is great." I said, "This fire might even attract the Pearl Princesses!"
POV=Hanon
Me, Hippo, Nikora and Madame Taki watched. "You go, Hanon" Hippo said, "I'll stay behind." I jumped into the water. Just then, Eriru appeared. "The Mizuiro Pearl mermaid Princess! She came right to me!" she said, "Yay!" "Eriru!" I said, "You're the one who started the fire! How could you do that!" "You're making a fool of me!" said Eriru. "I can't believe you actually got a Mermaid Princess to appear." said Izuru. It's her and Maria! "Was this your plan, Eriru?" said Maria. "Uh-Of course it was my plan!" said Eriru. "Mizuiro Pearl Voice!" "Then how do you plan on stopping their song, Eriru?" said Maria. "Wait, Plan?" "We'll make it so they never forget this day!" said Izuru.
POV=Eriru
Okay, I actually don't have a plan. And it feels like I should just go with that. But you know what they say, sometimes you just gotta adlib it. "Green Pearl Voice!" Izuru and Maria stared as I transformed. Izuru said, "What the- How can- this-" "Don't ask!" I said. "But how?" said Maria. She noticed my shell locket. "What the-" said Maria, "How did it-" "Like i said, don't ask!" I said. "Dark Pichi Pichi Live Spin!"
Mubouna fu kyouwa
Uso o tsuku toki
Akuma midori shinju
Ima shisshin suru yo!
Yoitowarui no gyakusetsu
Sayuu ni janpu suru taimu rain
Watashi wa futari no hitoridesu
Kono geemude wa, daremoga makemasu
I stopped when I realized that the song is affecting Izuru and Maria. "Leave, and when she's neutralized, grab her pearl." Izuru and Maria did what I asked.
Shinju wa ima watashidesu
Katsute no hikari, imaya yami no
Kono sekai wa sore ga arubekisugatade wa arimasen
Shi no taki, kurai taiyō
fuchōwana kyoku
Yami ga fuete iru
Kowareta Jewel Star
Bouseki fu kyouwa
Teika o tsuku toki
Akuma to yami shinju
Kowareta suru yo!
Yami to hikari no gyakusetsu
Teishi to kaishi ni taimu rain
Watashi wa Kitanai no hitoridesu
Ore no koede wa, daremoga makemasu
I could see that Mizuiro-chan has fainted. I was almost about to faint but I knew that Izuru and Maria will do the rest for me.
POV=Hippo
My Key Pendant began to shine! That must mean Hanon is in trouble! I rushed to where Hanon is. It was Izuru and Maria, and they were about to take Hanon's shell necklace! "Stop right there!" I said. "She's knocked out unconsious!" said Izuru. "Killing fire with fire just adds more fire!" I said, "Pichi Pichi Voice Live start!"
Nanairo no kaze ni fukarete tooi misaki wo mezashiteta
Yoake mae kikoeta merodi
Sore wa totemo natsukashii uta
Higashi no sora e to habataku toritachi
Saa, takarajima ni nukeru chikamichi
Nanatsu no umi no rakuen
Arashi no yoru no ato ni wa ai wo tsutaerutame inochi ga mata umareru
Nanatsu no kuni no merodia
Daremo ga itsuka wa koko wo tabidatsu hi ga kitemo
Watashi wa wasurenai
"Love Shower Pitch!" Hanon woke up. "How about an encore!" "Let's do it!" said Hanon. "Okay!"
Yukkuri to kumo wa nagarete nijino hate ni kieteitta
Hoshitachi wa shinju no you ni
Tsuyoi hikari hanachi hajimeru
Minami no sora kara kikoeru kuchibue
Sou, otona ni naru toki ga kiteita
Kiseki wa meguru bouken
Yasashii haha no negai wo mune ni idaki nagara daremo ga tabi wo shiteru
Hoshi furu yoru no fantajia
Afureru namida to inori dare ni mo wakaranai
Mirai wo terashiteru
The demons disappeared. Eriru also disappeared. The fire is also put out. I decided to get some sleep before I leave tomorrow.
(Dream)
(Hippo was on the bridge with L̴̝̠̞̰̠̺̫̲̟̀̎̽̂̎͌̓͠u̶̢̞͉̤̮̝̟͓̦͈͈͎͐̆͋̽̏̾́͗̃̕͝c̸̛̰͔̼̲͙͍̭̦̺̰̙͉̊̿͋̓̋͘̕į̵̢͈͖̻̱̯̱̩̺̎̓̒̑̈͌̒̾͝a̴̡̛̲͖̬̱͚̯̻͂̊̐̍́̿͌̈́͘͝͝ again)
L̴̝̠̞̰̠̺̫̲̟̀̎̽̂̎͌̓͠u̶̢̞͉̤̮̝̟͓̦͈͈͎͐̆͋̽̏̾́͗̃̕͝c̸̛̰͔̼̲͙͍̭̦̺̰̙͉̊̿͋̓̋͘̕į̵̢͈͖̻̱̯̱̩̺̎̓̒̑̈͌̒̾͝a̴̡̛̲͖̬̱͚̯̻͂̊̐̍́̿͌̈́͘͝͝: It's my birthday today. And yet no-one knows... and no-one cares
Hippo: Your birthday?
(Dream end)
Episode 13: A Guardian's Ritual
POV=Hippo
I was still thinking about that goner girl. What was her name? I didn't ask. Anyways, I was swimming to the North Pacific castle. "It's still peaceful in this area." said Hanon. "Yeah." I said, "Did you bring Kura-chan with you?" "Yep!"
POV=Gaito
I was looking at the Mermaid Princess of the South Pacific and the Arctic Ocean, Coco and Noel, trapped in the containers. "My beautiful collection," I said, "The two of you are probably quite lonely. But don't worry. Soon, I will have your comrades as well." I heard an alarm and a pool of water came up. I looked into it. "Gaito, I see two Pearls Coming." said the voice in the water, "And they're actually in the ocean this time." "Well done" I turned to the three water demons. "Pearl hunters Prepare to intercept two Pearls!" I said, "Let's go Dark Lovers!" "Understood, Gaito-sama!" said the Dark Lovers.
POV=Hippo
I was in my room, thinking about Yuuri and the goner girl. "Everything functions the same without you..." That's how I feel. "You're mean Yuuri-san" I thought, "Even though... saying it like that... we may... never see each other again!"
POV=Yuuri
I was outside the Pearl Piari. I went inside, but it was empty. "Could he have moved?" I said. "That's why he said that" I thought. I remembered Hippo saying "Supposing I can't come back again, What will you do?". "He said he was going back to his country, but..." I said, "Could he have intended to never return?"
Later, I was at the rink. I remembered Hippo saying "Yuuri-san, you idiot!" so I fell down into the water. The other three watched. Not funny, guys. I then got picked up by Momo-chan. "You're the dolphin from the other day?" I said, "That must be it! You're getting along with your mom now, right?" Momo-chan then dragged me down. "Hey what are you doing! Where are you taking me!?" He took me to an underwater castle of some sort. "Where are we, Momo-chan?" I said, "Where the hell did you take me?!" Momo-chan left. "Hey, don't leave me!" I said. Just then, I heard a flute play. I then magically changed into my red dress. "Why am I dress like this all of a sudden?" I questioned. I then saw the guardian. "Y-You are..." I said, "I wanted to meet you! I've been searching for you" "Wait! I've grown very fond of you..." I said as I followed him. The guardian turned around and put his finger on my lips. "Is that..." the Guardian said, "Is that true?" I stared at him. He looked just like Hippo. "Why... Why is his face..." I thought. "I..." Just then, The castle shook.
POV=Gaito
"I've finally found it! Your palace in the North Pacific." I said. I span around onto a set of stairs, followed by the Dark Lovers. "Dark Lovers, while the mermaids are confused by my song," I said, "Bring me the Pearls!" "Oh yeah! I'll dance because Gaito-sama is playing!" said Eriru. "While I play the piano, you dance" said Gaito, "And then bow before me!" I played the piano. The music was designed to affect anyone except for Water Demons. "How beautiful!" said Eriru. Maria, Izuru and Eriru kept on dancing while I kept playing. The Dark Lovers left. Except Eriru. "Now, Mermaid Princesses... come to me!" I said
POV=Hippo
I was covering my ears. "Who's playing this song!?" I shouted, "My head hurts!" "What's wrong?" said Yuuri, "Are you okay?" Just then, something attacked me. "What's that?" said Yuuri. I turned around. "It's them!" I said. The water demons flew in a circle so fast, the roof collapsed. "Let's run!" said Yuuri. They ran. "You won't get away!" said the three demons at the same time. They captured us in a dust tornado. I accidentally let go and fell in the seemingly abyss. "HIPPO!" shouted Yuuri. I gasped.
I fell next to the Fountain of Promise. "Y-Yuuri-san..." I remembered Yuuri calling out her name. I woke up. "Yuuri-san?" I said. "Why did she yell "Hippo" then..." I thought, "Did she mistake me for my human form? Or did she realize that I'm really Hippo? If that's true..." "I shouldn't be worrying about this now!" I said. I got up. "I gotta find her and make sure!" I said. I saw a figure and saw that he might be able to help. But it was Gaito! "Nice to meet you, North Pacific Guardian Prince." he said. He caught me and pinned me to a wall. "I've captured you, North Pacific Guardian Prince." said Gaito, "I invite you to my castle." "No! Let me go!" I cried. "I'll make a pet out of you just like the South Atlantic and Arctic Mermaid Princess." said Gaito. He touched my corrupted pink pearl. "This is your Pearl, eh?" said Gaito. He took it. "No!" "Hehehe... What a noisy penguin." said Gaito, "Shall I sing you a lullaby?" "Yuuri-san..." I thought, "Where are you!?" A tear fell on my pearl and then it started to glow. "What?" said Gaito. Just then, a light shone out of the Royal Pearl. Gaito fell to the floor. Aqua Regina appeared. "No way!" I thought. "I'm the Goddess of the Sea, Aqua Regina!" said Aqua Regina, "You're the North Pacific Guardian Hippo, right?" "Y-Yes, Aqua Regina-sama." I said. "Do you like the Ocean world?" Aqua Regina asked. "Yeah" "What about the people above ground?" said Aqua Regina. I stopped. Aqua Regina giggled. "Listen well, Guardian Hippo..." she said, "Long ago, when a clan planning to take over the ocean threatened the peace..."She stopped. "I guess you already know the story, right?" she said, "Fourteen years ago today, I was expecting a girl to be born. My successor. A girl named L̴̝̠̞̰̠̺̫̲̟̀̎̽̂̎͌̓͠u̶̢̞͉̤̮̝̟͓̦͈͈͎͐̆͋̽̏̾́͗̃̕͝c̸̛̰͔̼̲͙͍̭̦̺̰̙͉̊̿͋̓̋͘̕į̵̢͈͖̻̱̯̱̩̺̎̓̒̑̈͌̒̾͝a̴̡̛̲͖̬̱͚̯̻͂̊̐̍́̿͌̈́͘͝͝." She stopped. "I guess I can't really say that name. Because nobody came." said Aqua Regina, "That's why you have the pearl. You are my successor." Aqua Regina faded away. "Aqua Regina-sama!" I said. "She was the Goddess Aqua Regina, the one who rules the sea." Gaito said. We then heard the Demons say "Gaito-sama!". And also Hanon say "Hippo!". It was now 4v2. "You've all gathered now, Mermaid Princesses." said Gaito. "I'll revive Aqua Regina for sure!" I said, "For the Ocean World, everyone's peace and to protect the one I love!" I touched my pearl. "I swear it on my pearl!" "It seems Aqua Regina already chose a successor." said Hanon. "Let's go!" "Pink Pearl Voice!" "Mizuiro Pearl Voice!" The Royal Pearl shone again. "In order to return peace to the world," said Aqua Regina, "I'll give you two a new power. A song of love and strength. Now accept this song and sing, Pearls" She summoned the song. I learned a new song. "Please watch... Aqua Regina-sama..." I thought, "While we sing this new song you've given us with love!" "Pichi Pichi Voice Live Start!"
Star Light!
Hikari wo motto atsumetara
Kono sekai wa kitto kawatteku
Mukai kaze no naka de mo kurai umi no soko de mo
Kono te wo hanasanai de... Zettai
Yume ga hajimaru Super Live!
Hikari to kage no suteeji
Ai to tsutaete Super Songs!
Yuuki wo kureru... Ai no uta
"So this is Aqua Regina's Power!" said Gaito. "Love Shower Pitch!" Some giant fish appeared out of nowhere. "We'll withdraw for today!" said Gaito. Gaito and the demons disappeared. "How about an encore?" "You still have a long way to go..." said Gaito, sitting on the giant fish, "Before we next meet, you should take some lessons, Pearls!" The fish left.
POV=Yuuri
I got woken up by Momo-chan up. "Where is she?" I said. I then heard a voice. "Nanairo no kaze ni fukarete tooi misaki wo mezashiteta..." I followed the voice. "Yoake mae kikoeta merodi. Sore wa totemo natsukashii uta" There he was. The Guardian.
Higashi no sora e to habataku toritachi
Saa, takarajima ni nukeru chikamichi
Nanatsu no umi no rakuen
Arashi no yoru no ato ni wa ai wo tsutaerutame inochi ga mata umareru
Nanatsu no kuni no merodia
Daremo ga itsuka wa koko wo tabidatsu hi ga kitemo
Watashi wa wasurenai
And I was back at the rink.
POV=Hippo
The next day at school, I watched Yuuri. Yuuri noticed me. "Hippo-san..." She walked over to me. "What are you just standing there for?" she said. I giggled. "I'm back!" Yuuri gasped. "Yuuri-san... I wonder if she realized who I am..." I thought, " I guess she did! Since she realized it... I'm safe! I won't have to keep secrets, and can love her with all my heart." "Without your constant "Kya! Kya!", everyone seems really depressed!" said Yuuri. "That's it?" I said. "Yep!" "Yuuri-san really didn't figure out who I am..." I thought. I remembered Yuuri calling out my name. "I guess that was just a mistake on her part..." "Come on... if you dwell on it, we'll be late again!" said Yuuri. "Hehe, okay!" I said. I remembered the Goner Girl who I figured was Aqua Regina's original successor. I smiled and faced towards Yuuri. I love you Yuuri! Even if you don't realize who I am, I want to be with you forever!
Gaster: When are we going to elaborate on Yuuri's backstory
Me: Soon