Hurky: I'm back! And you guys are so awesome for reviewing! So I'm giving you all pizza and cupcakes!

Readers: YAY!

Sora: Do we get some? After all, you're putting me through being a merman!

Hurky: Yeah, go ahead!

Sora: AWESOME! (digs right in to the pizza and cupcakes) I LOVE PEPPERONI!

Hurky: I started to update my stories in an order, but since you guys were so nice in the reviews, I'm updating this one early! Enjoy!

"What are we going to do, Riku?" asked Namine, sounding really panicked.

"I don't know." replied Riku. "We can only hope for the best."

Meanwhile, Ansem was going farther into the ocean with Sora and Kairi.

"You're now mine!" said Ansem as he gripped Sora and Kairi with his tentacles.

"What are you doing to Kairi?" cried Sora, not caring about what's happening to him. "She's going to drown!"

Kairi's breath was almost gone and she would pass out any time soon if someone didn't take her up to the surface.

"Fine, I'll make things easier for her." said Ansem. He cast a spell and suddenly, Kairi was able to breathe.

"What-what just...happened?" gasped Kairi.

"Nothing much." lied Ansem. "I took Sora's word to keep you alive and turned you into a mermaid."

Kairi looked at herself. She was wearing her same shirt, but her pink skirt was gone and she now had a pink tail.

"EEK!" she cried.

"Kairi, it was either this or die!" said Sora.

"You'll remain a mermaid until you get back to shore." said Ansem. "But you, Sora. You're all mine! You and I are going to take over the sea!"

"He is not going to take over the sea!" said Kairi.

"But it's in the agreement!" said Ansem. "Before I turned Sora into a human, he signed an agreement that he would be my son and he will help me take over and rule the sea if he didn't kiss you by sunset on the third day! But why did you accept the fact that Sora is a merboy right away?"

Kairi smirked. "I'll tell you." she replied. "When Namine and I were kids, Sora rescued us from a rip current!"

I did? thought Sora.

"When Namine and I were ten, we went for a swim but somehow ended up going out way too far into the ocean. Not even a lifeguard came for us when we called for him, because he couldn't see or hear us." explained Kairi."Then, out of nowhere, a boy comes and takes us to shore. We didn't really get a look at his face, but we noticed that he had spiky hair and a tail. I've spent the past four years wondering if I would ever see him again, until now. He's right here, next to me."

"Now I remember!" said Sora. "That's when I took interest in humans!"

"And look what your interest in humans took you." said Ansem. "You're putting the sea in danger!"

Back at the surface, Sora's mother came up from the water and faced Riku and Namine.

"Riku, Sora is in danger!" she said.

"I know that!" cried Riku. "He took Kairi!"

"I'm happy to say that Ansem has spared Kairi and turned her into a mermaid." said the queen. "But they need your help."

She noticed Namine, staring right at her.

"Um, this is Namine." said Riku.

"Wow, a mermaid!" said Namine.

Sora's mother laughed. "Hello, Namine. I'm Sora's mother, the queen of the sea." she said.

"You're a queen?" asked Namine.

"Listen, we don't have much time!" said Riku.

Sora's mother turned to Riku.

"Riku, I think you've served your punishment enough." she said. "I'm going to turn you back into a merman."

"Really?" asked Riku excitedly.

The queen nodded.

"Wait, Riku became a human because it was punishment?" asked Namine.

"Only for not keeping a better watch over my son." said the queen. "Riku, get in the water."

So, Riku walked into the water until the water was up to his waist.

"Now Riku, go under water." instructed the queen.

Riku held his breath and went under water, while Namine watched. Then, Sora's mom pointed her trident at Riku and the water glowed where Riku was. Underwater, Riku was starting to get his ability to breathe under water back. Finally, Riku splashed up from the water, a merman again.

"Alright!" he whooped. "I'm back!"

Namine noticed that he wasn't wearing a shirt. "Riku, where's your shirt?" she asked.

"I don't need one, now!" called Riku. He swam over to Namine to show her his tail.

"EEK! OMG, you have a mermaid's tail!" cried Namine.

"Okay, I think that's enough freaking out for now." said the queen. "Riku, I have a mission for you. Get my trident to Sora."

She handed Riku her trident.

"But why does Sora need the trident?" asked Riku.

"Because it's a very powerful weapon." answered the queen. "Ansem has been trying to get it for years, but it has only a little more power than him. Sora can fight him with it."

"Good thinking." said Riku. He began to drag himself over to the water, but then Namine stopped him.

"Wait, Riku." she said. She walked over to Riku, bent down, and kissed him on the cheek. "Good luck." she said.

"Thanks, Namine." said Riku, blushing like crazy. Then, he dragged himself into the water and finally went under. He swam as fast as he could, looking for Sora. Riku thought it felt great to be back in the water. If he stayed a human one more minute, he would have gone crazy. There were a lot of bad things about being a human, like not being able to breathe under water and being dry. He didn't like his hair flying everywhere as the ocean breeze blew. But there was only one good thing about being a human, and that was Namine. He really became attached to her and she did the same with him.

Come on, where are you, Sora? thought Riku.

Finally, he heard Ansem's obnoxious laugh.

There he is! thought Riku with determination and relief. He swam over to Sora.

"Sora, Kairi!" called Riku.

Sora and Kairi looked up and saw Riku swimming towards them.

"Riku!" called Sora happily.

"Sora, catch!" called Riku. He tossed the trident to Sora and he caught it.

"Yes!" said Sora as he realized that he caught the trident.

"Use it to fight!" said Riku.

"You!" called Ansem to Riku. He held his hands out to Riku and Kairi and suddenly...they were both turned into starfish...

Hurky: Sorry to leave you in a cliffie, but I'm all out of time.

Ryo (throwing cupcakes at Namine): You kissed my hunny bunny! You shall perish!

Namine: And it's a felony or something?

Riku: I better go hide Namine and take Ryo to a movie.

Hurky: Yeah, you do that. Well, laters!