I was busy typing up notes when all of a sudden I heard the door burst open. I looked up and there was my next patient. She looked grotesque, not because she was overweight with purple skin, white hair that stuck up and too much makeup, but because she had octopus tentacles for legs that made up most of her body. "Hello, I'm Dr. Russell," I said putting my hand out, trying to avoid any form of contact with her tentacles.

"Hello Dr. Russell," she said taking my hand, "I'm Ursula."

As I closed the door she used her tentacles to slither across the floor, which was quite a disturbing sight. "I trust that you are doing alright being out of water for this long?"

"Oh yes, I'm fine, thank you for asking."

"Good, good." I took my seat. "So I'm just going to ask you some questions about yourself."

"Wonderful, ask away."

"First off, can you tell me about your childhood?"

"Well my family and I lived in Atlantica. My mother was a mermaid and my father was an octopus, and down in the sea having an interspecies relationship is looked down upon and considered taboo, but it is not forbidden by any means, though that's not to say that it is a common occurrence. Because of this my sister and I were often made fun of by all of the other children; at least our parents were members of the royal court so we lived in a nice home. Now between me and my little sister, I was always the favorite. You know there was a time when I didn't look like this," she gestured to her body, "Yes I was always big boned, but I was much skinner; I was one of the prettiest full-figured young women you had ever seen. It was because of that that they spoiled me so much, giving me their position in court as well as most of our family fortune for when they passed away. And that's exactly what happened.

"Not too long before I took over my parents' position, the king of Atlantica had passed away. The former prince was now given the crown, a handsome young merman by the name of Triton. Oh all the girls instantly loved him with his muscular body and his deep voice and pretty face. And as much as I hate to admit it now, I was one of those girls. During my time at the palace, I would make advances towards him, and he rejected every single one. For the first time in my life, I had lost all confidence in myself and felt ugly, all because of him. And apparently it was just me because whenever any pretty little mermaid would make any move on him, he would immediately accept.

"Not too long after she came along, the pretty little redhead with that pretty little voice of hers. That siren seduced Triton and he proposed to her. Out of spite and jealousy, I did everything in my power to try and destroy them. I wanted to take away everything Triton held dear, his kingdom and the love of his life. He destroyed me, so it was only fair to want to destroy him in return. Unfortunately my plans failed and I was banished out of the kingdom for all of my crimes."

"What kind of crimes exactly?"

"Mostly attempted murder."

"So did you want power because you wanted to feel in charge or simply as revenge against Triton?"

"Mostly revenge, but the more I tried to take it from him, the more I wanted his power for myself."

"And did you by any chance have anything to do with the death of Triton's wife?"

"I had heard the news of her death during my banishment. As happy as I was that she was gone, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed that I didn't have a hand in the act."

"So tell me if I have this right. Sixteen years after you were banished you decided to use Ariel as a pawn in your plan to fulfill your revenge against Triton, it almost works, for a few minutes you won and took control, and then died being stabbed by Prince Eric's boat. Is that correct?"

"Yes."

"And then after all of that what happened?"

"Well I woke up here and have been incarcerated here ever since."

"So how come when you destroyed Triton and gained his powers, you turned yourself into a giant monster to kill Ariel and Eric?"

"Because I wanted to feel invincible, I wanted to feel the power of having the ocean to control. At that moment, everything else in the world felt so insignificant to me, it was the greatest feeling of my life. Yes my pursuit of power was out of revenge, but when I had it I cared more about the actual control. Plus it seemed like a more efficient and powerful way to kill them. You see Ariel was so naïve that when she first signed the contract, I was sure that my plan was going to work. But no, she and that handsome prince had to fall in love. It was like watching Triton and Athena all over again, only I wasn't going to let history repeat itself and allow myself to lose again."

"So I know that you wanted to kill them so that you could secure your power over the seas, but you're saying that at the same time, killing them was like finally fulfilling your revenge against Triton and Athena."

"Precisely."

"Although when you turned yourself into a beautiful human, even though you put him under a spell, you successfully made Eric fall in love with you. Had it not been for Ariel's sabotage during the wedding, you could have spent your life with him, right? After all, it sounds like Eric looked like a younger version of Triton, and with Eric you succeeded where you failed with Triton, which caused you to go down that dark path in the first place. You finally would have gotten what you had wanted all along. But since you complained about your appearance for sixteen years before turning yourself into a beautiful woman, why didn't you think of doing that sooner?"

"Because at the time the thought of living on land seemed unthinkable. Besides when I turned myself human, the spell wasn't permanent. After a few days I would've turned back into my old self, abandoned the prince, and resumed my control over the sea. Although you are right, I will admit that when I was on land, I felt like I was getting a second chance at love, only this time things turned out exactly how I wanted."

"Last question. After being held here, what are your thoughts now on everything with your feelings of vengeance and power lust and whatnot?"

"Honestly, if I were released from here things wouldn't be any different. I would simply find another way to resume my revenge. Only this time it isn't about Triton, no my revenge against him was complete. This time it's about getting that little brat who took away all my happiness, even more so than her father."

"You know your sister was close to fulfilling your revenge."

"Yes, but like everything she does of course she failed. That doesn't surprise me."

"Alright, I think I have everything I need." I stood up, eager to get her out of my office. Thankfully I was so focused on writing my notes that I didn't have to look at her most of the time. "Ursula, thank you."

"And thank you Dr. Russell," she said slithering out of my office. Even the sound of her tentacles moving across the floor sounded slimy and gross.

As soon as she was gone I sat back at my desk. There wasn't any visible trail left on the floor, but I didn't want to step anywhere that her tentacles had touched. I opened up the list to check and see who my next patient was. "Gaston. At least he'll give me something better to look at after what I just saw."