As two weeks have passed, Aqua, Fowler and Erica finally made it to their destination without any problems at all. Aqua became the first to feel the chill down his tail.
"It's freezing here."
"I know, but this is where the elderly whale lives."
"You sure?"
"I'm a dolphin, you're talking to, not a blubber fish. Our family has travelled through whales long enough to know where the elderly whale lives."
"But why in this cold water? What kind of creature would dare to swim in these parts?"
"Well, there are seals, walrus, and killer whales." Erica stated.
Both Fowler and Aqua stopped dead in their tracks and turned around.
"Say what now?" Fowler and Aqua asked in shock.
Just at that exact moment, a penguin swam past both of them as quick as it could and went towards a fish that the creature had its eye towards. Aqua felt a bit of a shock.
"What kind of bird can fly and swim in waters like these?" Aqua asked.
"Those are penguins, Aqua," Erica replied. "They are the type of birds that swim on water, walk on dry land, but can't fly. They are known as flightless birds."
"You know much about creatures above the surface?"
"Well, I'm not that knowledgeable."
"Don't be so modest, Ms. Erica. You must have a lot of mermen fall for you."
Aqua, whom heard Fowler replied earlier, did seem to be lucky to be with someone who actually trusted him. Throughout their journey, as he had started to notice her more and more, the fiancé plan he wanted to keep started to be forgotten just like that. From then on, he wanted to know more about her and see if she feels the same way as him. While he was thinking about her for a moment, Erica noticed a small cave in one of the icy glaciers.
"Do you suppose the elderly whale lives in there?"
"There's only one way to find out."
"I'll go in to see if it is. If this is the place, I'll give you guys a signal."
She started to swim inside as both Fowler and Aqua wait. As she was out of sight, Fowler then started to speak.
"Aqua, do you trust this girl?"
"What do you mean"
"My senses are telling me that this girl is bad news."
"Fowler, when have you thought that she could be bad news?"
"Well, I noticed since I saw her. She may not be around here."
"Well, you can't just state that obvious. I know she doesn't seem like she's around here, but I feel like I have met her before."
"Aqua, do you hear yourself? You're falling in love with her, are you?"
"Now, you need to hear yourself on that conversation."
"Aqua, I'm your friend. You know that when I say it doesn't feel right, I know it doesn't feel right."
"What if you aren't? She may be telling us the truth."
"The only way to prove my point will be to ask her about herself."
"Fine. When she comes, I will."
Meanwhile, in the cave, Erica started to swim all around to find the elderly whale, but there was no figure of whale anywhere.
"Hello? Is anyone there?"
For a few moments, she heard a call and a figure swimming towards her. As she clearly looked towards the direction, she noticed that the figure was a giant leopard seal. In fear, she started to swim as fast as she could to meet up with Fowler and Aqua.
"Swim away!" she yelled as she swam past them.
In confusion, they turned towards the direction she was swimming from and noticed the same leopard seal coming. All three of them fled in fear to stay as far away as possible, but when the leopard seal spotted a mermaid with a red sash hiding near the glacier, the creature went towards its target. She started to swim away, but a small net grabbed hold of her tail fin. Erica pulled and pulled, but to no avail. Aqua, noticing that the leopard seal was attacking Erica, started to swim towards the seal. He also noticed that she wasn't able to sing to the creature to tame.
"Why isn't she singing?"
What Aqua didn't know was from Erica's view, she was full of fear from the seal coming towards her that her voice couldn't call out for help or say anything. Before he had the chance to use his, a different creature came between the two and used its horn to stop the attack of the seal.
"Now, now, Elion." the Narwhal replied, "do you really need to harm our honored guests?"
The creature growled and swam away towards its bed. The Narwhal looked at Erica as she shuddered in fear.
"There is no need to fear me, Erica Germaine."
"How do you know my name?"
"I know all who enters in my world."
"Your world?"
"How else can some magnificent creature such as the one you see before you predict that both you, Fowler the Dolphin, and Prince Aqua Marine would be able to see me at such great peril?"
"Wait a minute. Are you-"
"The elderly whale, Oceana? Of course."
"I thought the elderly whale was a boy."
"Most creatures believe that the elderly whale is a boy. I can assure you: I am no male."
"Okay. Wow, I never expected the elderly whale to be more...young."
"Looks can be deceiving, my dear. Especially for you."
"Do you-"
Oceana nodded slightly as she removed the net off of her fin with just a swipe of her horn.
"I'm afraid what you have tied to with him may only seal his fate."
"Seal his fate? What do you mean?"
Before she could explain, Aqua and Fowler came close to Erica and Oceana. She then turned to see Aqua.
"Prince Aqua Marine, son of the current queen Tatiana. It seems your timing couldn't have been more perfect."
"How is that?"
"I was able to feel a presence stating that all three of you would come for the perfect time. You are wanting me to see your mother and predict that this time will come?"
"How did you-"
"Unfortunately, I cannot come."
"Why not?"
"The northern lights follow wherever I go. If I were to leave my home, I would not be able to return back to my land and I would be able to die."
"Now, what are we to do?"
"I would like each of you to come with me. I want to show you something."
At that exact moment, Oceana, Aqua, Fowler and Erica swam to the top of the surface for the first time. Aqua and Fowler never imagined the world above to be so beautiful. Erica, who had only been a mermaid for a few weeks, enjoyed seeing the view of the surface.
"Why are we up here?"
"Look."
As Oceana pointed her horn towards the sky, the northern lights started to change forms for the three creatures to see. From her prediction, there showed two mermaids and a merman. One of the two cuts the hair of the merman, making the power to be vulnerable, the second mermaid attacks the first mermaid for what she has done, first mermaid flees and goes towards sea witch, sea witch and merman transforms, and both merman and mermaid will use the power to defeat the sea witch. From what they saw, Erica knew that the first mermaid had to be her and Oceana knew from one look that she would betray Prince Aqua. The magic then disappeared and the lights continued to shine as before.
"What does that mean?" Fowler asked.
"That is what will happen if this continues. The merman will lose its power."
"Wait. Me? By whom? I will make sure my hair will not be taken away."
It pained for her to see this struggle, but as she was about to say her name, Oceana continued.
"That I do not know who."
Erica became a bit shocked. Does Oceana know if it will be her? She only knows that she is an only mermaid Aqua has ever met before.
"But the sea witch started to transform. Will that mean he will return?"
"That is correct, Fowler. However, he will not return as he was before."
"As a sea witch?"
"No. As you."
"Why?"
"With the power of your hair, he may have found a way to use the power as before and change you as you are."
"If the power is taken, then there is no way for us to stop him."
"We need to warn my mother at once."
Both Fowler and Aqua dove underwater and swam as fast as they can to warn Tatiana, leaving Erica with Oceana at the surface.
"Oceana."
"Yes, Ms. Erica?"
"May I ask you something?"
"Of course."
"Is that mermaid that cut the merman's hair me?"
"If that is what you believe, then it is."
She started to swim towards the edge of the ice and started to sit as a human with her arms locking her tail and started to cry.
"I knew it. It would be better if I haven't met Aqua, none of this would have happened. My mom and dad would have lived in peace with me."
"You blame yourself of your father's death, don't you?"
"Yes."
"I know how hard it is to lose a father."
"You had a father too?"
"As a Narwhal, I too had family. When I was just a small calf, my mother and father were killed by men. Man kills everything in their paths, don't they?"
"They do it to survive. How else can they live? The humans are not all evil."
"That may be, but some creatures don't think so in the sea. However, if what you have stated may still be true... there may be a way."
"A way? For what?"
"For his power to be restored completely."
"Really? What is it?"
"That you will need to find out on your own."
"Okay. Thank you." she replied as she hugged Oceana and dove underwater.
"I'm sure you'll make the right decision." were the last words she said as she swam above from the surface.