Chapter 8

The Memories, the Save, and the Trap

The fake Hanna transformed into a dark colored mermaid. She looked a lot like the other mermaids, but that one had an evil glint in her eyes. The mermaid had pitch black hair that had silver streaks in it.

"Who are you?" asked Liana.

"I am Giselle, the black mermaid princess," answered the mermaid.

"Giselle?" wondered Akira. "I've heard of that name."

"Um, Akira?" stammered Layla. She waved her hands frantically in front of her eyes "Wake up!"

"Sorry," Akira answered. "I just remembered who Giselle was."

"Who?" asked Liana. "I want all the details!" She and Layla put their best puppy faces to Akira.

"Well," Akira began. "Giselle isn't her actual name. Her real name is Tahna and she is actually the midnight mermaid princess. Tahna was captured by the Panthalassa clan when she was only four years old and was raised by Andreas. He turned her into Giselle, the black mermaid princess after Sara, when Gaito was ruling the Panthalassa clan.

"Is that true?" questioned Liana.

"Yes, and I'm absolutely perfect like this!" shouted Giselle. "Don't do anything to separate us!" Giselle's eyes started to water. She looked down to the floor. "He was the best thing that could've happen to me. Andreas raised me and taught me everything I could imagine. I'm happy the way I am and I'll help him conquer his quest in capturing all of the mermaid princesses!"

There was a flash and Giselle suddenly turned into a human with a dark blue cloak and long black dress on. The ground shook and sparks of energy flowed through her. Giselle's hand suddenly held dark fireballs and she through them at the mermaid princesses. The fireballs sent flames towards them. Akira, Layla, and Liana barely dodged.

"Where's Hanna!?" demanded Akira. She was about to give Giselle a fist in her face, but Layla and Liana pulled her back.

"Don't forget that the time is ticking away!" whispered Liana in Akira's ear. "We should be going and ignore her for now."

"OK," agreed Akira. The mermaids quickly swam over Giselle, but it seemed that Giselle wasn't chasing them. She gave an icy stare and disappeared with a flash that left smoke behind.

"So, how much time do we have left?" asked Layla.

"I'm pretty sure that we have 5 minutes left," answered Buddy.

"AHHH!" screamed Akira. "WE HAVE TO HURRY!" The mermaids, and Buddy, swam as fast as they could and wandered through the castle. They stopped at what seemed to be the grand hall of the castle. Suddenly, there was a muffled scream. It was Hanna! Akira, Layla, Liana, and Buddy followed the muffled scream and found Hanna tied behind a tall silver chair with a strong towel stuffed into her mouth. Akira and Layla untied her while Liana took the towel out of her mouth. Hanna took a deep breath and then she said, "Thanks for saving me! I owe you guys a…" She suddenly stopped talking and was staring at something. Her eyes widened with fear.

"What's the matter?" asked Liana.

"LOOK OUT!" screamed Hanna. She pointed and their eyes followed. Huge tentacles were reaching towards them and they grabbed the mermaid princesses.

Please review and I hope you liked it. I won't post chapter 9 for a while because I have to write it, unlike the others I just made changes to them.

~AkiraWhiteMermaid