KIA12: Well, I'm done with the next chapter! And way earlier than I thought, too. Anyway, I'll stop talking now and let you read. Toby, disclaimer, please!

Toby (DISCLAIMER): KazarinaIceAngel12 does not, has not, and will not own Beyblade Metal Fusion/Masters/Fury. She only owns Aurora.

KIA12: Thank you and enjoy! Please excuse any mistakes you may find.

Toby's POV

I woke up this morning to the feeling of someone jumping on my bed. My eyes cracked open and I saw one of my best friends staring down at me as he continued to jump.

"Masamune, what are you doing?" I groaned, exasperated as the door to my bedroom burst open and my other best friend, Zeo, ran in.

"Masamune! Didn't I say not to disturb him?" Zeo put his hands on his hips and glared.

"I'm sorry, but it's so boring! There's nothing to do!" Masamune complained.

Zeo shook his head before turning to me.

"Toby, your parents want to see you," he informed me as I raised an eyebrow.

"Do you know why?" I asked as Zeo shook his head.

I sighed as I climbed out of bed and grabbed a hold of Masamune's wrist. I pulled him off before pushing the both of them out of my room so I could get ready. I spent the next twenty to thirty minutes brushing my teeth, washing my face, and changing into my clothes. Luckily, mother and father don't force me to wear formal clothes if I don't want to during the day so I just went with a black hoodie, a light brown jacket with the sleeves rolled up, and a pair of brown pants. When I had everything set, I opened the door and saw my best friends standing there and waiting. The three of us quickly got to the throne room where I saw my parents were seated and walked up to them.

"You called for me? Is there something wrong?" I voiced out loud.

"No, dear. It's just last night, some of the guards patrolling the water found a girl….," my mother's voice trailed off uncomfortably as I gave them a weird look.

"What's wrong about a girl?" I raised an eyebrow.

"She's…..different," Mother continued.

"What your mother is trying to say is that she's a mermaid," I heard my father say as I did a double take.

"A mermaid? I thought they only exist in fairy tales," I said after seeing Zeo and Masamune's jaws drop from the corner of my eye.

"We did, too. But the guards brought her in and we saw he wasn't lying. She really is a mermaid. We were wondering if you would be willing to talk and get to know her and see if she poses any threat to the kingdom," Father requested.

"Sure. Where is she now?" I asked.

"Down in the dungeon. Cell A3," Mother answered as I nodded before excusing myself and leaving, Zeo and Masamune following closely behind. We started to head in the direction of the dungeon, talking along the way.

"Wow. I can't wait to see what kind of a freak she is," Masamune burst out laughing as Zeo looked at him and frowned.

"That's rude. You haven't seen her yet. You can't just call people freaks," Zeo defended.

"She's a fish," Masamune pointed out.

"She's a mermaid," Zeo retaliated. "There's a difference."

"He's right, Masamune. Besides, I read mermaids are beautiful creatures," I said, turning to look at them over my shoulder.

"Right cause nothing says beautiful than a girl who is half-fish," he rolled his eyes as Zeo and I sighed, giving up. Eventually, we arrived at the entrance to the dungeon and started down the long winding stairs to the bottom.

Aurora's POV

I opened my eyes and found myself underwater. I looked around, hoping to see something familiar, but there was nothing around me except the ocean's swirling currents. I started to swim around aimlessly for a few minutes, but just found myself getting nowhere.

"Where am I?" I whispered to no one in particular.

Suddenly, I saw a little wisp of light ahead of me, glowing like a star. It floated around for a while before disappearing and reappearing again. Curious, I swam towards it and reached my hand out. Just as my fingers were about to close around it, it slipped from my grasp. I continued to chase it around for a while, feeling a bit better than I did before. I giggled every time the little wisp managed to escape and was about to cup my hands around it when dark energy suddenly swallowed the light. A dark purple vortex appeared as darkness started to surround me. Vines made of the same dark energy shot out of the vortex, wrapping themselves around my arms and tail before starting to pull me in. I struggled with all my might, but it was no use. It was just too strong for me.

"Look at you. You're pathetic and weak. There's no way you'll be able to rule the kingdom after us," a voice said as I looked into the darkness and saw my father's face along with my mother's.

"Mother…..Father….," I whispered tearfully as they disappeared. I saw Tessa next.

"This is all your fault! You're nothing, but a weak, spoiled brat! We have to suffer 'cause you can't protect your own kingdom!" she snapped at me as I flinched at her tone.

Before I could get the chance to say anything else, the vines pulled me in closer and closer. The last thing I heard before the darkness engulfed me was the sound of my kingdom laughing at me, laughing at the failure I am.

I woke up with a jolt, breathing hard. I gingerly touched my cheek with the tips of my fingers and winced as I felt it burn.

"It was only a nightmare, but it seemed so real,"I whispered sadly, looking down into the water of the aquarium at my reflection. "Maybe they're right. I am weak."

I sat there in silence for a few minutes before sighing. I swung my legs over the edge and into the cool water before pushing myself off and landing with a splash. I quickly chanted the mermaid transformation spell with my eyes closed as I felt a light consume me.

"Fins and tails; we're guardians of the sea. Make me a mermaid; a mermaid I'll be," the light subsided and I was back in my mermaid form.

My dress and legs vanished and was, once again, replaced by my glittery white tail with the end of my caudal fin lined in a sparkling pink. My other fins were the same shade and shimmered in the light like a thin, glistening layer of seafoam.

I smiled as I propelled myself through the water and used my tail to form a few mini-whirlpools. When I started to get tired, I burst through the surface and leaned my back against one side of the aquarium. I brought my hands out and brought out a bubble of water before making it freeze and letting it drop, melting on its way to the bottom. I brought out another one except this time I slowly closed my right hand into a fist and watched as the water evaporated with a loud 'hiss'. As the last droplet disappear, I heard voices coming closer and closer.

"Dude, would it kill you to put some light down here?"

"I'll light the torches. Hold on," a moment of silence followed before I saw the hallway outside my cell get brighter and brighter.

"Much better. Now where's Cell A3?"

"It should be the next one. Here's A2,"

I dived back down into the water to where I can clearly see the entrance to my cell as three boys that looked around my age, stopped outside it. One had silver hair and striking blue eyes, another had long spiky hair pulled back into a ponytail with beige highlights and piercing sky blue eyes, and the last had black hair and brown eyes. I looked at them curiously as they just stared in shock at me. After a few moments, I was starting to get uncomfortable so I swam up and popped my head through the surface before giving them a smile and a small wave, no more than a flick of my fingers.

"Hello, there,"

KIA12: Well, I hope you liked it. Review and tell me what you thought and I'll catch you all later! KIA12 out!