I'm going to try and add in some of our new season 3/4 characters! Enjoy!
Cameron was wild with fear. His eyes darted in every direction as he was dragged in the water behind Ondina. Harsh water bombarded his face as Ondina dared to see just how fast she could swim. This wasn't exactly how he imagined his first time in the ocean as a merman would go.
"Stop, please!" Cam choked out. But Ondina spared him no mercy. They began to slow down only when Mako came into view. Golden and orange tails filled the water surrounding them.
"I've found the land boy." He heard Ondina say proudly.
"Very good," An unknown voice said. "Take him into holding." And suddenly hands grabbed his arms and thrust him forward once again. Unable to struggle against the magic that held him in place, Cam was lead through an underwater cavern that lead to individual holding cells. As far as Cam could see every cell was empty, except for the last cell at the end of the row. He couldn't see who it belonged to but it gave him some sense of familiarity.
Before he could struggle, the magic that bound Cam was released and the door to the cell was locked behind him. The mermaids that escorted him into the prison left without saying a word.
Cam stretched out to the tip of his tail, thankful for finally being able to move for himself.
He explored the cell a bit and found that it was only half submerged in the water, which probably meant that the air was meant for the guards to speak to the prisoners. There was a small island in the back right corner of the cell, which was just large enough to dry off on. The walls and bars were made of a rough coral and upon closer examination of the lock he found a small circle where the key would go which, Cam realized, was the perfect size for a moon ring.
Cam swam to the surface and tried to calm his nerves. How did it suddenly escalate to this? First he was worried about keeping his secret and now his life is on the line. He felt a tear trickle out of his eye. He couldn't even bring himself to think about his family. How would they react to his disappearance? Would Zac and Evie cover for him? Then his heart sank into stomach when he thought of Carly, how would this be explained?
He silently vowed to himself that if he got out of this alive, that the first thing he would do was confess the whole situation to Carly.
Eventually his breathing slowed and he leaned back on the small island in the back corner.
"Some life we have, huh?" Came a familiar male voice from outside of Cam's cell.
The voice had startled him to jumping down from where he sat half submerged in the water, Cam swam along the surface of the water and gripped the bars of the cell. "Hello?" he called out. Looking across the aisle Cam saw another merman that had his back to him.
"How did you get so lucky as to get yourself in here?" said the other merman in a very sarcastic tone.
Cam scoffed, "I existed."
The merman turned around and Cam looked into the face of his old ally, Erik. Cam gasped in surprise at the sight of the traitor. Erik didn't look at all shocked to see Cam with a tail, only amused. "Well, you got what you wanted, now didn't you?"
Cam shook his head and gesturing to his surroundings, "This isn't what I wanted."
"Well, but you'd better used to it, Fishboy. You're stuck here now."
"Ondina, I'm very proud of your loyalty to the pod," Verida said to the blonde mermaid.
Ondina soaked up all the glory that was being given to her, she was wearing a bright gloating smile. "Of course, I always do what's best for the pod."
"Yes, I know. That's was why I chose you to complete this next task," Veridia explained as Ondina looked on eagerly, "I would like to introduce you to the newest addition to our pod."
She waved a small Asian mermaid forward. "Hi," she said quietly.
"Ondina, I'd like to introduce you to Weilan, she just transferred here from Shanghai, I figured that since you are staying on land with Rita she will feel more comfortable with you."
The smile that Ondina wore seconds ago disappeared from her face. "You want my to... babysit?" She said with disgust written all over her face.
"No, I want you to protect her." Veridia corrected.
Ondina scoffed, "She looks like she can take care of herself just fine."
"This isn't about her, this is about you listening to my orders." Veridia said firmly.
"Actually," piped up Weilan, "This is about protecting not only the pod, but also the land people that live on the coast. There is a threat, a water dragon, on a mission and it won't stop until its mission is complete." Ondina looked at the new mermaid in fear, this is the first she'd heard of a water dragon let alone one that preyed on land people.
"I don't understand." Ondina replied, "What do land people have to do with this?"
"The dragon's power has already been felt by one land person, and next month there may be more. I doubt you want that kind of attention."
"Attracted attention, how?"
"Well, land people that have had the most experience with magic would draw the water dragon to them, making them their first target." Weilan finished.
Ondina's eyes widened in realization.
Cam.
Sorry, that this chapter was shorter than others. As you may or may not have figured out, the main goal of the water dragon (in my story) is very different than that of the show. You will definitely be finding out more in the chapters to come. Leave me a review and let me know what you think. Also, if you have any suggestions as to what you want to happen next send me a PM! (I love getting them!)