Chapter 4
Regina and the man walked through the forest.
"So my name is Hunter," the man said. "And I suppose you have a name besides Evil Queen."
"Regina," Regina said. "So what do you do, Hunter?"
"I'm a sailor," Hunter replied. "I love to travel the realms."
"So you're a pirate," Regina said.
"No," Hunter replied. "There's a difference. I do it because I love the sea. I don't like treasure. There are more important things in life than treasure, like my daughter."
"You have a daughter?" Regina asked.
"She's 12-years-old," Hunter replied. "Her name is Marina. She's named after her mother."
"So you're married," Regina said.
"My wife died in childbirth," Hunter explained.
"I'm so sorry," Regina said.
Meanwhile, Seth and the woman walked down another part of the forest along a river.
"So you're a princess?" Seth asked.
"Not just any princess," the young woman replied. "I'm Aquata, daughter of King Triton."
"So you're a mermaid," Seth said.
"Was a mermaid," Aquata said. "My sister, Ariel, fell for a human and was granted life on land. I too fell for a handsome prince and a kind sorcerer granted me life on land so that I could marry the prince. But then, the prince showed his true colors."
"What happened?" Seth asked.
"The prince only wants to marry me to save his crown," Aquata replied. "His parents will give the crown to his brother if he doesn't marry me. He doesn't truly love me. He's not the person I thought he was."
"Those men I saved you from?" Seth asked.
"They were the prince's guards," Aquata replied. "They were sent by him to capture me."
"They're a bunch of cowards if they keep running away from me," Seth said.
"Two reward you for saving me, I shall give you a kiss," Aquata said.
"You don't have to do…" Seth started to say before Auqata gave him a kiss on the lips.
A puff of purple smoke appeared. As it cleared, Aquata was surprised to see a yellow teddy bear with a red shirt in the place of Seth.
"Seth?" Aquata asked.
"Oh bother," the bear said. "It seems you have broken my curse."