Hurky: I'm back! After like what? A week and a tooth pulling?

Riku: I dunno.

Hurky: But I used these past several days to think of a few good scenes, so here they are!

Sora: They better be good!

Hurky: Oh, they are...cause if they're not! (shakes fist Homer Simpson style)

Sora and Riku: O.O

During the night, as Sora slept, he had a dream. He dreamt that he was back in the sea, fighting a huge version of Ansem. He had his mother's trident in his hands.

Sora shot up in bed and looked around. He was still in his room on the land. He looked out the window and saw that the sun was shining brightly. So, he got out of bed and got dressed. He knew what day it was. It was his third and final day on land. If he kissed Kairi by sunset, he'd be a human forever, but if he didn't...well, you guys know what will happen.

Sora was about to go to the breakfast table when suddenly, he saw Kairi walking to the same destination, but she wasn't alone. She was holding hands with a silver haired boy, who was wearing a button shirt that was unbuttoned, jeans, and flip flops. No, it wasn't Riku. It was really Ansem.

"So, Josh, tell me," said Kairi. "about your home."

"I come from Atlantica." replied Ansem in Sora's voice.

"Wow, I have some friends who are from there." said Kairi.

"Interesting..." said Ansem.

Sora's jaw dropped open. That guy was talking in his voice. Sora's voice. Sora then knew right away that it was Ansem, because he saw the heartless symbol tattooed on his chest and he was wearing the clam shell he wore when he took his voice. Sora got both upset and angry and ran outside, to the ocean. When he got there, he stood there and stared at the sea. Maybe Riku's right, thought Sora. I really don't belong with the humans. He let the ocean breeze blow through his spiky hair and stared at the ocean for a good, long time...

Meanwhile, Namine and Riku were going to Kairi's house. They didn't say anything to each other on the way, so it gave them both some time to think. Man, Sora's right, thought Riku as he stuffed his hands into his pockets. Human chicks are better than mermaids. Namine's alright for a human. He turned to her with a smile and she turned to him. She smiled back.

OMG, he's smiling at me! she thought.

They looked away after two minutes of smiling at each other and continued to walk, sill smiling. Suddenly, their smiles disappeared when they found Sora standing in front of the sea and staring at it, looking really sad.

"Hey, there's Sora." said Namine.

"Yeah, and he looks really down." said Riku. "Let's go!"

They both ran to Sora.

"Sora, what's up?" asked Riku.

Sora looked up and didn't say anything, of course.

"Is this about Kairi?" asked Riku.

Sora nodded.

"Lemme guess. Kairi found another guy and she's madly in love with him?" asked Riku.

Sora nodded.

"Wow, Riku, how did you know that?" asked Namine.

"I have some friends who were in Sora's situation before." lied Riku. The truth was, he knew something like this was going to happen and Sora would be heartbroken. He tried to prevent Sora from getting hurt like this by telling him that he should remain a merboy and never to meddle with humans, but he never listened to him.

Then, out of randomness, Sebastion came scurrying out of the ocean.

"Sora, Riku!" he cried. "Ansem has gone to da surface!"

Namine saw the tiny talking crab and made a face like this: O.O..."A...talking...a talking crab?" she asked.

"Namine, I can explain..." said Riku.

"A human?" cried Sebastion.

"Yeah, a human, you stupid crab!" said Riku.

"Well, listen to what I have to say. Ansem disguised heemself as a teenage boy and used Sora's voice to disguise hees own voice. He put da gurl under a spell which makes her under heess control. At sunset, Ansem is going to take Sora, and it weel be easier since he has taken da gurl under his control, so Sora can't keess her!" cried Sebastion in his accent.

"Riku, I demand to know what's going on." said Namine as she crossed her arms.

"OK. If you really want to know." said Riku. "You know how Kairi told you that she found Sora on the beach, right?"

Namine nodded.

"Then you found me here and I could barely walk." said Riku. "And I told you that we're from an island called Atlantica. That place does exist, but it's not an island.It's an underwater city full of mermen and mermaids. And I wasn't thrown off a yacht. Truth is...Sora and I are mermen."

Namine just stood there. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. "Mermen, you say?" she asked after a minute.

Sora and Riku nodded.

"But...that's impossible." said Namine. "You guys are supposed to have those mermaid's tails, but how did you end up getting legs?"

"Sora went to Ansem and traded his voice for legs." replied Riku. "If he doesn't kiss Kairi by sunset today, he will become a merman again and be Ansem's son, and he will use him to take over da sea!"

Sora looked at Riku in shock. He's not calling me a merboy for once? he thought.

"How did you get your legs, Riku?" asked Namine.

"Sora's mother turned me into a human for not keeping an eye on Sora." replied Riku. "I wasn't very fond of humans until now, but before then, I despised them. Thirteen years ago, they killed my parents."

OK, that I never knew...thought Sora.

"How?" asked Namine.

"I was never given any detail." replied Riku. "The queen, Sora's mother, who rules Atlantica, only told me that they were killed by humans."

"Dere isn't much time." said Sebastion. "We have to stop Ansem!"

"But-" said Riku.

"-Come on, Riku, Sora!" said Namine. "We have to do what the little talking crab says! We don't want that freak taking over your home, do you?"

"Aren't you freaked out that I'm really a merman?" asked Riku.

"I was at first." replied Namine. "But you're still Riku, no matter who or what you are. I love you and always will.

Riku blushed and smiled. "I...I love you too." he said. His smile then went updside down. "Come on, we have a sea wizard to stop!" He picked up Sebastion, put him in his pocket, and ran off with Sora and Namine, to stop Ansem...

Hurky: I'm finished for now. How was it, readers? Sorry if I haven't been updating, but I was busy with school work and other stuff. That and I was unable to get to a computer.

Riku: And when you review, please go easy if you think this chapter wasn't descriptive enough. Hurky endured a lot of pain during her tooth pulling last week. She flinches at the word (lowers his voice to a whisper) pliers.

Hurky: Pliers? Where? Are they taking out my other teeth? They better not be, because I have a weapon this time!

Sora: Um, Hurky, it was just a word.

Hurky: Oh. Well, please review!

:D