For this story there is a new character already at the institute, a kind of aqua-man but not really.

Name: Tristan

Age: approx. 20

Powers: control of water and ability to talk to water creatures and to shift into their forms,

Name Aquina (Nina)

Age: 19

Powers: Mermaid, can change legs to tail, has gills, can manipulate water, mostly manipulate through voice/music (think siren) telepath

Weakness: can't control legs to fins very well, when has fins can't be out of water very long, in mermaid form she can only speak telepathically

In a tent in a county fair a man stomped down the pathway. He pulled a curtain of a cage and pulled out a long rod and jabbed the thing inside. There flash of light and a yelp of pain and a splash. "Wake up freak, time for another glorious day" the man said. The cage was rectangular with a clear glass panel in the front and two barred windows in the back. On the side was a locked door. Most of it was filled with water but along the edge was a long rocky shelf big enough for a person to sit on. "Come on out girl" the man sneered. A head poked out of the water, leave me alone you jerk, the girl said keeping out of his reach. "Now, now Aquina, be a good thing, you don't want to get me mad" The man said holding up a small box. The girl shuddered and swam over to the rock ledge. Using her arms she pulled herself up on the wall letting her tail dangle into the water. "That's a good little mermaid; you make me so much money well worth what it took to catch you." The man commented. Aquina shuddered, if I could get out of here— she started. "You'd flop around on the ground helpless until you eventually dry out and run out of air" The man finished. Aquina pushed her hair back in an irritated motion. "Now, be a good little freak and they'll be some fresh fish for dinner" The man said walking off. Aquina crossed her arms he's right, she thought, even if I could open the door I can't remember what legs feel like, I can't change back. There is also this damn armband. She looked at the shiny silver band that was designed to give electric shocks when tampered with or controlled for the black box. Aquina fixed one her bra straps that had fallen down

"So this is a fair?" A dark haired boy asked as he walked with Kitty and Kurt. "Yeah Tristen, come on lets go on the rides" Kurt answered. Tristen looked around, "what is that tent with the big bloke in front of it?" He asked. Kitty looked "oh that is this icky place where they have people dressed up as weird things and the like tell you its real." Tristen studied it, "I want to go in, it says there is a mermaid in there" He began to walk in, and Kitty and Kurt followed. The two followed Tristen to the tank past all of the other weird things then looked in awe at the mermaid. Her hair was dark brown and super long, her tail was dark green and scaly, with hints of a purplish color to it. She looked rather bored but perked up when she saw the group of teens. Tristen was thoughtful then put his hand to the tank and concentrated, g'day mermaid, are you real he asked. The girl was so startled that she fell of the rock. Kitty and Kurt looked at Tristen "like what was that Tristen?" Tristen looked shocked, "she heard me" he murmured.