Erica tried to find Aqua and Fowler as fast as her tail can go, but as she passed by, a human-like creature came towards her like a bullet. In fear, she dodge the attack and looked to see who it was. At that exact moment, the human-like creature was someone she never saw before since she went back into time.

"Mom?"

Since her eyes and mind have been in full control, her mother was unable to control her body. Erica's mother went for another attack towards the heart. From being scared of her mother, Erica started to swim away from her, but was not so lucky.

"Mom, why are you attacking me?"
Her mother stopped for a moment, but the voice was not her mother's.
"WHY?" Ms. Germaine asked. "TO KILL YOU FOR MURDERING MY HUSBAND!"
"Mom, it's me, Erica."
"I KNOW NO OTHER CREATURE OF THAT NAME. YOU WILL DIE YOU FILTHY MERMAID!"
With one swipe, the knife she had on her hand tried to take blood, but it barely made a scratch of her.
"Mom, please listen to me. I'm your only daughter."
"I HAVE NO OTHER DAUGHTER. MY DAUGHTER DIED TRAGICLY BY A SHARK FROM A MERMAN!"
"Mom. You have to stop."

Each time she tried to stop her mother, she is one swipe away from being hurt. When she was about to be cornered, Erica's mother started to prepare to swipe towards her. However, just when she finally ended her daughter's life, Fowler attacked her by the side with a rock at his mouth.

"STAY AWAY FROM MY KILL!" she yelled as she went towards Fowler.
As Fowler tried to find a way for a decoy, Aqua then came from his hidden spot and tried to find him.
"Are you alright?"
"How did you guys find me?"
"After we swam away, we completely forgot all about you. So, when we found you, we saw you almost killed by that monster. Who was that?"
"That's my mother."
"Your mom?! Why does she want to kill you?"
"I don't know."
"You don't know? She's your own mother. You got to know."
"I honestly don't. My mother would never intend to hurt her daughter, but it seems like she's being possessed."
"The Sea Witch. We need to kill her."
"No. If you kill her, then..."
"Then what?"
In a scarce thought, she knew what she had to do. Tell him the truth.
"Then my father will never live to see her again."
"I thought you said that your father died of a heart attack?"
"That is what will happen in the future."
"Future?"

Erica then told him everything of what has happened before. In tears, she would cry and run away, but since she was in the ocean, her tears could not fall towards the ground and she couldn't run, but only swim. After she told him everything, Aqua then felt entirely heart broken.

"I'm sorry."
He didn't say anything to her.
"Say something."
"You lied to me. Tricked me. How can I ever trust you again?"
He started to swim away, but she grabbed him by the fin.
"Don't touch me, you monster."
"Please."
"Never."

In rage and pain, he swam towards Fowler and Erica's mother, leaving Erica all alone. Knowing that Oceana mentioned her sealing the sea witch's fate, she grabbed the knife she held on to and swam forward. She had to do it, though it pained to feel this hurt all her life. When Erica's mother finally was close of killing Fowler, Aqua then started to sing. Erica's mother started to hear the song and started his mind possession to strangle her to death. When that chance came to victory, a swipe noise was heard throughout the entire kingdom. Fowler and Erica's mother noticed that Aqua started to sink towards the ground. His beautiful long red hair was swiped clean off his head, leaving only a small strand to remain. His merman power died in front of their eyes as he laid there on the ground.

"I knew it! You were a traitor from the start!"

Erica's hand started to shake in fear, knowing that she never can forgive him. Erica's mother, who was close to death, noticed her daughter was a mermaid. The trance disappeared and she returned as she was.

"Honey?"
In a few moments, guards from the kingdom came in time and arrested Erica to her death.
"You are under arrest for high treason to the crown and murdering the heir to the throne. The sentence for you is death."
"What? You can't take my daughter away from me."
"She has caused high treason and must be punished."
The guards took her away, leaving her mother, Fowler and Aqua behind. Not knowing what to do, Erica's mother had to do something.
"I can't just sit here while my daughter is going to die. I'm going to the kingdom."
"For what?" Fowler replied. "Lying to us all? Well, good luck with that."
"Would you allow your friend to die because of this?"
"My friend is dead. Thanks to your daughter!"
"My daughter was trying to protect me. She did nothing wrong."
"Protecting you? You tried to kill your own daughter."
Erica's mom stood there silently.
"What? You're lying to me."
"No. You were fully possessed by the sea witch that you couldn't even see who she was until after the swipe."

As Erica's mother stood there, she sunk down towards where Aqua laid. She knew that she hated the merman since he killed her husband, but when she saw her daughter kill his power for saving her, she couldn't live to see this. In slow moment, she held the merman in position and hugged him for a moment.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."
As she started to cry, Aqua started to open his eyes for a moment.
"Wh...what happened?"
Hearing his voice, Erica's mother started to move to glance at him. Fowler was shocked as well.
"Aqua?" Fowler asked.
"Hey."
"How are you feeling?"
"A bit weak, but I'm getting a bit stronger."
"But I thought you died?"
"The power inside me died. Not my entire life."
"I'm kind of confused."
Aqua then noticed that Erica's mother was holding him that he started to squirm.
"Who are you, monster?"
"Take it easy, young man. I may be a mermaid in this timeframe, but you should know that I am a mother whose daughter will die because of something she did wrong."
"Die?"

The thought then hit him. The prophecy that Oceana was stating was coming. Though he never wanted to see or talk to her again, his mother was in dire need to save her only child.

"Where did they take my daughter?"
"To the kingdom, but if I know my mother, they will take her to Shark Cove."
"Shark Cove? That's close to my place."
"Every human will be able to witness war upon us."
"We need to get there fast."
"But what will we do then once we get there?"

Aqua thought for a moment and thought of something. He started to swim up shore for a brief moment. From what he saw were seagulls, pelicans, and other creatures above the sea. As they each started to fly away from a creepy creature from below the sea, Aqua tried to use his voice to calm the creatures down. As hard as he could, the powerful voice he had was not even able to keep a creature from flying away; it actually allowed them to fly farther away from him. In tears, he started to sink back down when he noticed a bird coming close to him.

"You there with the red hair." the bird cawed. "What do you want?"
As he looked at the creature, he noticed that this creature was a seagull with no intention of running away. This was the opportunity to take at this time.
"Pardon me, good bird, but I am the prince of the sea and I need assistance right away."
"A prince, you say? We don't get many assistance with any royalty."
"I understand. My mother would never allow me to come to the surface."
"That may explain why. So, what can I do for you?"
Aqua then explained the problem and how they need to save Erica before it is too late.
"Why us though?"
"Well, we know that we cannot make it on time to stop the execution, so we need to find a distraction before we arrive."
"So, you want all of us to distract the execution at where exactly?"
"Shark Cove. It is the cave that looks like a shark's mouth when entering."
"Don't worry a thing, Prince-y. We seagulls will find a way to stop it."
"Thank you, good bird."
"Ah shucks, call me Shack."
"Very well. Thank you, Shack."

Shack started to fly away and went towards the flock to mention what needs to be done. Aqua then sunk back underwater where Fowler and Erica's mother waited for him.

"What were you thinking?" Fowler stated loudly as he came close to the two of them.
"Finding a way for her daughter to live."
"Why do you care? I thought you mentioned that you never want her to be with you again."
"Maybe, but this is the one chance I have to fulfill the prophecy."
"What prophecy?"
Aqua knew that her mother never heard of the prophecy since she is human, but he didn't' have time to explain.
"I know it is hard to understand the prophecy, but if we don't stop my mother for killing your daughter, then all will be lost."
"I-I understand."
"Then, let's go."
They all swam over towards Shark Cove to be able to stop the horrible execution before it occurred.
"Please be okay." Aqua prayed in his heart.
Though what she did was unforgivable, he knew that if they don't stop his mother now, then the sea witch wins and he'll be unstoppable.