Chapter 20
The girls were at Miss Ofelia's office re-telling the story of last night.
-Must have been some adventure.-she said.
-It sure was.-said Tecna.
-Um, Miss Ofelia?-said Musa-Last night, when I was trapped, I sort of, stole a ring from Dr. Evans.
-What? Why didn't you tell us?-asked Layla.
-Honestly I forgot.-said Musa.
-How could you steal!-said Stella.
-It wasn't just any ring, it wasn't just any ring, it was exactly like the ring Tecna found, well, except for the gem, this one's red.-said Musa.
-It must be Olivia's. She once lost it, but then she found it in an antique shop. The seller claimed it's an old jewelry so it was really expensive. Poor Olivia started collecting the money determined to buy the ring, but she never finished. Before she managed to get it, someone already did.-said Miss Ofelia.
Musa put the ring on.
-It suits you nicely.-said Miss Ofelia.
…..
The six girls and guys were at the café. Helia, Brandon and Riven took them out for a treat to make it up to them for last night.
-You know, maybe you should do something else to make it up to us.-said Stella.-Like…a swim?
-Yeah ok.-said Brandon.
-To MAKO.-said Flora.
-Oh, no! It's too far!-said Helia.
-Hey, you owe us that much!-said Bloom.
-Fine.-said Brandon.
-You don't have to go if you don't want to.-Musa told Riven.
-Hey, my shift starts in a while, so I'll meet you guys at our secret beach spot at around 2?-said Flora.
They gave her thumbs up.
…
Flora was still at work. She went to serve waiting customers.
-Hello, how may I serve you?-she looked up from her sketchbook to see Daniel and Dr. Evans.
-Hello, welcome to "Sea Café" (1), how may I serve you.-said Flora.
-I'll have a mango smoothie.-said Dr. Evans.
-I'm good with just a glass of water.-said Daniel.
Flora nervously brought their order
As she put the glass of water on the table, Daniel accidently knocked it over, spraying all the water on Flora.
-Oh, I am terribly sorry!-he caught her hand.
-It's ok.-she managed to get out of his grasp and ran to the cooler room.
Flora sat in the cooler room for a while, waiting for her tail to dry off.
She spent a lot of time and the cooler room became the not-so-cool-anymore room, because she held the door open (in case she got locked up again).
When her tail dried off, she was about to freeze it again, but her boss called her to serve a table.
She went out of the cooler room and saw Tecna.
-Hey Tec, can you do me a favor and go to the cooler room to refreeze it, cuz I need to go serve some people.-said Flora.
-Yeah, ok.-Tecna went to the cooler room.
Flora was in the middle of making a juice, when suddenly, everything around her froze.
Tecna got out of the cooler room and froze in her tracks (not literally).
-What happened?-she asked.
-I'd like to ask you the same question!-said Flora.
…..
Layla and Nabu decided to go swimming alone, before the others. They were swimming back to their beach spot, they were at MAKO.
In the middle of the swim, Nabu let go of Layla's hand and swam deeper, giving her a sign to continue swimming.
In a while he dived out with a ring.
-What is this?-asked Layla.
-Well, I found this at the bottom of the ocean. I thought you might like it, especially since it's like the ones Tecna and Musa have.-said Nabu.
-Thanks!-she hugged him-It really means a lot to me.-she put on the ring and admired it-This must be Alexandra's or Anastasia's. Why don't we go and ask Miss Ofelia?
-Ok.-he said.
-You know, Anastasia and Alexandra had the same power I do!-said Layla.
…
-Ok, so I went in the cool room and froze it because the ice was melting.-said Tecna-And when I got out, everything except for Flora was frozen!
-Well, Flora did say she once spent the night in the cool room without even being cold. Now I'm guessing that mermaids can resist their powers natural form. For instance, you two should be able to resist ice, Musa and Stella heat and, I'm not sure about Bloom and Layla, but I guess that being a mermaid itself makes water resistance possible. Although…
-Timmy, focus!-said Flora.
-Alright, alright! Well, since there are people here as well, I suppose that heating powers won't be enough. We will also need a water manipulating power so we can make the people's frozen liquids inside their bodies move again, because if we use only heating powers, the ice might be melted, but those people will not come back to life.-said Timmy.
-Only you have the gift to make science seem gross.-said Flora.
-I'll call the girls.-said Tecna.
…
Layla was at Miss Ofelia's office.
-This one belonged to Anastasia.-said Ofelia-You know, she was such a story teller, once she said that she was actually the long lost princess of Russia! Of course no one believed her stories, but that's why she became a great author. She became famous by writing fictional stories for adults and children, mostly children.-she sighed-When she was around 50 years old, she was hunted by some people that lived in her town because she was caught using her powers. Luckily she managed to escape, and moved in another town with her husband. She got sick during their run and died a few months after they moved.
-I'm really sorry.-said Layla-I don't know how it's like to lose a friend, but it must be awful.
-Promise me that the six of you will stick together!-said Miss Ofelia.
-I promise.-said Layla.
Her phone rang.
-Go on dear.-said Miss Ofelia, gesturing her to pick up the phone.
-Hello?-asked Layla.
-Hey, it's me, I already called the others, come to the Sea Café, it's an emergency!-said Tecna.
-Ok, I'll be right there.-said Layla-My friends need me…
-Go, help them.-said Miss Ofelia.
Layla was about to exit the door.
-I'd like to hear your adventures sometimes.-said Miss Ofelia-How about you come for tea in my room tomorrow?-she asked.
-Sure, I'll tell the girls.-said Layla-Goodbye, see you tomorrow!
…..
Layla entered the café.
-Wow! What happened here?-she asked.
-Close the door please!-Flora rushed behind her to close the door.
The girls were all there with Timmy.
-Now let me explain why we're all here…
-Layla and Bloom need to make the liquid move in all the people's bodies with their powers and Musa and Stella need to dry this entire place, including the people, after Bloom and Layla are done.-said Flora.
Timmy glared at her.
-What? You were gonna take forever!-said Flora.
-Ok, well anyway we need your help.-said Tecna.
-Sure, we can do that.-said Bloom.
….
Two hours passed and the girls still weren't done. They made the people's liquids move, but until they finished with the person next to them, the first one would go back to frozen state. They also couldn't melt the ice since it was too much and too thick.
-I can't do this anymore!-said an angry Layla, banging her hands from the table.
-Hey relax, we'll do this!-said Bloom.
-We can't do this!-Layla banged her hands from the table releasing some kind of a flash.
-What was that?-asked Tecna.
-I have no idea.-said Layla-It probably doesn't matter.
-I think Layla and I should make a break.-said Bloom.
-Ok, I'll try this one more time.-said Musa.
She put both of her hands in the air and tried melting the ice, but only managed to melt an inch.
-Aargh! I am done with this!-she said.
There was another flash of light and the ice melted. Everyone started moving and it seemed like nothing happened.
The girls and Timmy were staring.
-What happened?-asked Stella.
-It's like nothing ever happened!-said Tecna.
-I think I may have the answer.-said Timmy-But I need to make some research first. Are you coming?-he asked Tecna.
-Sure.-they got out of the café.
-I always knew those two will end up together!-said Stella.
-Ok, I say we don't use our powers until Timmy finds something out because we can't risk something like this happening or having the North Pole melt.-said Layla.
-What? Why are you all looking at me? It's not like I'm going to do something like that!-said Stella.
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Author's note
BeCkY-I know that the couples don't really have a lot of moments together, well, some of them do and some of them have a few scenes only. I have a few more moments in the chapters after chapter 14 (since you were talking about that chapter, I suppose you've only read until then) with Flora and Helia. I've been rereading my past chapters in this story and I too realized that there may be a few more scenes with Musa, but I'm trying to equally put all the characters in the story. And also, I don't write too much about the couples since the point of the story is about being a mermaid.
Jessy-If you don't like my story you don't have to read it, but if you do, at least tell me what you think will make it better.
Btw I'm planning on making a sequel, a bit (ok more than a bit) similar to H2O's season 2, after I finish with the last 4-5 chapters of this story.
