"It was a sunny day when we find young Danny Fenton being held captive by his parents in their 'Mer Assault Vehicle' or the MAV. Here he was hoping for a peaceful, relaxing weekend, but his parents had other plans, apparently. He was jolted back into reality by his bulk of a father banging on his door, telling him to get dressed to go mer hunting. Unfortunately, he didn't have a choice in the matter, so here he was, sitting in the MAV, bored out of his mind. But at least he didn't have to suffer alone. His older sister, Jazz, was also forced into coming along. Currently she was sat near the back, engrossed by whatever book she was into now.
It was only after several hours, and many life-questioning thoughts, that something interesting happened. The mer scanner picked up a signal. As soon as the alarm went off, the Fenton parents sped into action, grabbing weapons, and seemingly preparing for war. Meanwhile, Danny and Jazz are sitting at the back, entirely disinterested. That changed, however, when a column of salt water came shooting out of the ocean effectively drenching both the MAV and the humans on board. While that in itself is normally startling, what really spooked the Fenton children was the booming voice that followed./p
"I've had enough of you!" While the voice was distinctly female, it had a certain edge to it that scared the humans, Fenton parents included, though they refused to show it. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, a spiral of water came shooting out of the ocean, once again. However, this time, instead of obeying the laws of physics, it stayed suspended in the air. The adult Fentons immediately pointed their guns skyward to the figure at the top, slowly making their way downward. Once down to a reasonably height, the figure became fully visible. It was a beautiful female mer, with incredibly long, flowing, black hair. She sported a majestic purple tail with a green fluke, all of her other fins green as well. She spoke again./p
"Tell me, humans. Why is it that you feel the need to constantly hunt our kind in our own territory?!"
While Danny and Jazz were cowering away in the corner, fearing for their lives, the Fenton parents took action. Instead of answering the beautiful mer, they opened fire. However, a green energy shield appeared around the mer, protecting her from harm. Only after a full minute had passed did Maddie and Jack realize that their guns weren't doing any good, and put their weapons down opting to conserve what ammo they had left. The mer frowned before speaking again.
"This is what I am talking about. We have done nothing to provoke this attack, yet you hunt us like savage beasts. Why is that?"
Since attacking wasn't getting them anywhere, Maddie decided to humor the creature. "Because, your kind is nothing but monsters that deserve everything they have coming."
"That is not a justifiable answer." The beautiful mer was growing more angry by the second. "It was suggested to me by a friend to see if I could talk some sense into you before I punished you. However, it would appear as if you are set in your ways. Do I assume correct?"

"YOU BET!" Jack Fenton roared to the beast. "US FENTONS NEVER BACK DOWN! IF WE'RE COMING DOWN YOU'RE COMING DOWN WITH US!"

"That's a very noble mindset." Stated the mer. "Or at least it would be if you didn't forget that your offspring are on board with you. Are you that set in your ways that you would risk your offspring's lives just to kill me?"
The Fenton parents looked at each other uncertainly, until finally, Maddie looked at the mer and asked, "Who are you?"
The mer gained a self satisfactory smirk. "My name is Amalia" doing a bow, she continued, "And I am the queen of the area of which you roam."
Silence followed. Only after the sounds of labored breathing behind them brought them out of their stupor. Turning around, Maddie and Jack saw that their youngest was having a panic attack while seemingly trying to stay quiet, while also failing; Jazz trying in vain to calm him down.

"Danny!" With a shout, both parents were hovering over their youngest in a second. While watching this, the now recognized queen gained a contemplative frown. She really didn't want to hurt anybody, but these humans needed to be taught a lesson. Maybe, just maybe, she could accomplish this goal without hurting anybody. It was then an idea came to mind. A horrible idea, but an idea none the less. It would serve her purposes and be practically painless. With that in mind, she decided to bring the attention back to her, so that she could go through with her plan./p

"Maddie and Jack Fenton." At hearing their names, both parents stopped what they were doing, and turned to glare at the mer, all while keeping their panicking children behind them. "I have put up with you for years. It is time that you are punished. However, I do not wish to harm you. As such, I have come to another conclusion. You!" She pointed a clawed, and scaled finger towards the youngest of the family, Danny. Upon being called upon, the boy shrank into himself seemingly trying to hide. "Come here." This time she used a more gentle tone, knowing full well the boy was scared out of his mind./p
"Now hold on just a second! What do you want with him?! He isn't going anywhere near you!"/p
"YEAH!" Bellowed Jack.
While how much they were protecting their children was endearing, she really wasn't giving them a choice in the matter. She was ready to fight them, when the boy spoke up./p
"Mom, Dad, its fine."
"But Danny-" His mother's protests died on her toung as he continued to speak.
"If it prevents a fight, I'll do it." Pushing past his still protesting parents, he made his way towards the mer. If not looking close enough, it was easy to miss the way his body was shaking, or the slight panicky breathing. The raven-haired teen stopped just short of the edge, looking up into the eyes as the one known as Amalia.
"Boy, as you know, I must punish your parents for their crimes."
"NO!" With a cry of outrage, Maddie attempted to reach her son. However, water tendrils shot out of the water and binded her body together, and also stretched across her mouth so that she could not speak. She tried with all of her might to break free, to no avail. Even more tendrils shot out of the water binding Jazz and Jack, both of which protesting their now similar situation.

"So here's how this is going to work. Are you listening?" Seeing the boy shakily nod his head, she continued. "Jack and Maddie Fenton must be punished for their crimes. However, I do not feel like killing anybody tonight. I have decided that they need to learn to see past differences in race. To teach them this lesson, their youngest shall become the very thing they hate."

As soon as she said this, Danny's eyes widened in fear, while his family starts fighting even harder behind him. He tried to move, to run, to do anything, but he is frozen in place. Reaching forward, Desiree cups his face in her clawed, webbed hand. "Fear not, little one. It will hardly hurt. It will take a while for the changes to fully take effect, and once they do, I will be ready to help you adjust." With a sad look in her eye, the queen of the mers lights her hand with magic and extends it to the human still in her contact. Green light swirls around and through the young teen's body, while he screams out more in surprise than pain, really. As promised, it doesn't hurt, but it does feel really weird. As the light continues to engulf his body, black starts edging around his vision, and the muffled voices of his family becoming ever more distant. A second later, Danny Fenton knew no more.