All right. It's the wedding! Thanks for reviewing, Elizabeth Fire Ice Heart, Gage the Hedgehog, Bloodylilcorpse and the guest reviewers (to the second one, Aleheather is my favourite pairing, and have you read "Type A and the Lord", since it's also Disney? And I'm working on others right now). To the guest reviewer who asked about "Hercules" Aleheather-style, I'm actually thinking about doing that movie, but Disney's Hercules starts off dorky and awkward...I was going to cast Harold in that role – or as I was going to name the story, "Mad Skills McGrady".
Blaineley, still in disguise, glanced up at the sun. It was starting to dip below the horizon. And as for her...well, she was walking down the aisle with Bridgette's sweetheart. It was so easy, using Bridgette's voice to lure Geoff to her, and then using it to hypnotize him? And no one seemed to notice that he wasn't his usual self.
But the wedding didn't go as planned. All she needed to say was "til death do us part", but before she could finish the vows, dozens of seagulls, seals and starfish went straight for her.
"Leslie" screeched as loud as Lindsay herself was doing. The seagull was yelling orders at the other gulls and the seals, while also pulling Blaineley's hair with her clawed feet.
Down below, Courtney was pulling herself up the rigging, and a little further below, Bridgette was trying to climb up.
Lindsay moved to talk to Courtney. "It's working!" she said happily.
"Good." Courtney smiled. "Now, is there a shell?"
Lindsay paused. "She's wearing a gold shell necklace."
Courtney nodded. "Okay. Whatever you do, smash that shell. That should break the spell on Geoff, or at least give Bridgette her voice back."
"On it!" Lindsay agreed.
Bridgette, as a human, was a better climber than Courtney, who could only use her upper body strength, so she caught up.
Courtney smiled encouragingly at her. "We know who's behind that bride disguise." she said. "I'll tell you when it's over. But I'm telling you, by the end of this, you will have your voice back."
Bridgette gave her a questioning look, but Courtney just gave her a little push. "Go on up and find Geoff!"
The minute Bridgette set foot on the ship was the minute Lindsay broke the chain around Blaineley's neck. The shell fell to the floor and shattered, as a "la-la-la"ing of a sweet tune floated up.
Geoff blinked. What was going on? He didn't remember any of what was happening. Who was that woman beside him, and why did Bridgette look so hot in a wetsuit? Okay, he wasn't sure why he was thinking that, but besides that, there was something strange going on. The last thing he remembered was hearing that tune on the beach at night, and it looked like it had been almost a whole day since. The sun was already starting to set.
The tune floated towards Bridgette. Her mouth opened involuntarily, and her voice came back, the last notes sung by her.
"Bridge?" Geoff managed to say.
"Geoff, I'm sorry, I had to.." the girl began.
"You can talk!" Geoff ran to her. "What happened? And that voice...I know it! You are that girl, the one who rescued me, aren't you?"
"Yes. That was me." Bridgette admitted softly. "I wanted to tell you who I was..."
"Geoff, let go of her!" Blaineley tried to call, but her sweet voice from the shell was gone, and she had her normal harsh voice back.
"I can't believe I was looking for a fantasy girl, and it was you all along..." Geoff said softly. He leaned in to kiss her...
And the sun disappeared below the horizon. Bridgette sank down as half as her changed back.
Blaineley began to laugh. "You're too late! Sunset's gone!"
Bridgette's wetsuit hung limply, her sky blue tail sticking out of it. "I'm sorry..." was the only thing she could say.
Blaineley, letting her true form take place, took hold of Bridgette, and delivered a sharp "So long, moron" to Geoff, before dragging the young mermaid back to her lair.
The minute the sun was finished setting, Courtney had already dived back down to find Chris and tell him what was going on, but time wasn't on her side. Luckily, Blaineley had no intentions of incacipitating her youngest daughter just yet.
"I'm sorry it didn't work out." Blaineley said in a mocking tone. "Guess true love doesn't work outside of fairy tales, does it? The bad guys always win!"
"Why did you give me the chance if you were only going to take it away from me?" Bridgette questioned softly. "What was the point?"
"Why?" Blaineley said mockingly again. "So I could seal our deal, little girl. You were never going to get that kiss. I underestimated how determined you were, and how much chemistry there was between you two, true. So I had to intervene. Now I have you right where I want you."
"But why go after me?" Bridgette said in a whisper. "I'm no threat! I was just..." she sighed. "Just a stupid lovesick girl who had experienced a disappointment. I should never have made that deal. If I hadn't been so hurt when all my things in my cavern got destroyed..."
Blaineley was laughing. "I had been waiting for an opportunity like that for a long time." she said. "I had Alejandro watching your every move, and so he and Justin knew when it was the right time to bring you to me. But don't worry, it's not you I'm after. Not really. You're just going to be a very useful bargaining chip."
Bridgette hated hearing that. After hearing the two of them had capsized her boat, of course she'd wanted to understand why, but now that she knew, she was hurt. The men had seemed so sincere when they spoke to her. But they couldn't have been, she realized now. They just wanted the plan to work.
"But why would they do that?" Bridgette murmured to herself. "What was the point?"
Blaineley was listening. "Well..." she smirked. "It might help that I had a reward for both when I exchange you for Chris and become Queen of the Ocean. Justin will have the power he wants, ruling over everyone except me, and Alejandro...well, I promised that he could have any of my daughters...or all of them, if he wants." Her blue eyes widened with anticipation. "Because, you see, Bridgette, I once had that power. I was Queen of the Sea, before I was exiled by that father of yours." She paused. "Fifteen years ago."
Bridgette made the connection. Queen of the Sea. Fifteen years, when she was a baby. The word was out before she could stop it.
"...Mom?"
Finally, Bridgette discovers what Blaineley really is. Wow.
And by the way, if anyone else has any suggestions about Disney movies and pairings, I'd be really happy to hear them and consider what I should do next. I am working on "Aladdin" but felt that it had to be Gwuncan, because I couldn't see anyone else who would fit the role better. But all Disney movies I'm open to...except Snow White or any others I haven't seen. But I've seen most animated.