"I hope Aryl isn't hurt or anything, though I doubt she could run into any problem she couldn't get rid of. After all, she was the one who wasn't followed." Lexia said, sighing. She, Kiri, Moiyu and Jay (who had switched to his human form) were sitting in Kiri's kitchen.

Kiri shrugged, "Well, she doesn't have her cell phone with her, so it's not like she can…" the phone rang, "…call." She checked the ID quickly. It was a number she didn't recognize. She picked up the phone, "Hello?"

"Hey Kir, it's me." It was Aryl. "Everyone get away okay?"

"Yeah, we're all here." Kiri said. "Except you. Where are you, Aryl?"

"Somewhere in India. I found the closest house, asked to use their phone, and then called. I'm fine, it just might take awhile for me to get back."

"Alright." Kiri said, "India? How far did you go?"

"Well, I was in Africa." Aryl said, "But then following the advice of another mermaid, headed up here, but she had no idea where she was going either, so the two of us are lost together."

"Ah. Is she there with you?"

"Mmm." Aryl said. "Yeah." Aryl hadn't said anything about Caren's idol status because she didn't want to give away the fact that she KNEW about Caren's idol status to Caren. She'd tell Kiri later. "So, tell the others I'm fine, and tell Lexia to go to that hotel. We didn't borrow the money for nothing. I'll be back as soon as I can."

"Alright." Kiri sighed, "See you."

There was a click as Aryl hung up and Kiri did the same, sighing.

"India?" Lexia spoke up.

"We all know Aryl's lacking in the directional skills department."

"Just like you." Lexia said.

"I don't deny that." Kiri sighed. "I did get lost in Tokyo, after all. Anyway, she said for me to tell you to go on ahead to the hotel."

"Alright." Lexia sighed.

"Moiyu, Jay, you're welcome to stay here until you find a place to stay."

"Thank you." Moiyu said. "But we'd hate to impose any more than we already have."

"Trust me, it's not a problem." Kiri smiled, "My boyfriend's probably not going to come back tonight anyway, and the couch has a pull out bed. One of you can sleep in my bed, we have one guest bedroom, and then I'll sleep on the pull out."

"No." Jay insisted, "I'll take the pull out. You take your bed."

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Lexia waved to Kiri as she climbed into the car and drove down the street to the Pearl Piari. She parked and walked in.

"Hello, how can I help you?" Luchia greeted her.

"Actually, I need a room for two." Lexia said.

"Okay, let me call my sister." Luchia hurried off, and Lexia noted that this girl fit Kiri's description of the idol, except for one thing. She definitely had her pearl.

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Aryl sighed in exasperation, "Now where are we?" she asked.

Caren shook her head, "No idea." She answered, "Somewhere near China, I think."

"Well, we're getting closer." Aryl sighed again, "We should be there soon."

"I hope." Caren said. "So, why are you going to Japan anyway?"

"Oh, I live there." Aryl answered.

"You do?" Caren asked, "Why, was your kingdom destroyed by the water demons?"

"Oh, no, I'm not sure, actually." Aryl said "I mean, I know why I live there, but I'm not sure about my kingdom and all. I haven't been there."

"You mean you grew up on land?"

"Yeah." Aryl said. It was only then that she realized she had given away FAR too much information. 'Shit.' She thought. One of Aryl's biggest flaws was that she spoke before she thought about what she was going to say. If someone asked her a question and she hadn't programmed it in her mind that she had to lie beforehand, they were almost guaranteed an honest answer.

"You're a warrior princess." Caren concluded, "Aren't you?"

'Shitshitshitshitshitshitshitshit. Oh well, time to make it seem like I wasn't trying to hide anything… again.' Aryl thought, coming to a conclusion. "And you're an idol." she said, "Big whoop."

"Well, everything does make more sense now." Caren said, "But how did you know I was an idol?"

"I could tell." Aryl said, "I sense things." She said in a mysterious voice.

Caren wasn't amused. "No, really, how?"

"Fine!" Aryl sighed, muttering something under her breath about no sense of humor, "I can sense the power coming off of your pearl. Kiri's the only one that can sense other mermaids. It's part of her power."

"How many of the warrior princesses do you know?" Caren asked her.

"Three others, besides me." Aryl said, deciding to humor Caren for now. She didn't have anything better to do, after all, and time passed faster when explaining things. "There's my best friend and roommate, Lexia, and then there's this other girl, a good friend of ours, but she's sort of distant at times, Kiri. And there's Miriella, but no one's seen her in a couple of years."

"Oh, I'm sorry." Caren said.

"It's her fault for running off, wherever she is right now." Aryl answered, "Come on, let's try to get back to Japan before we grow old."

Caren giggled and nodded.

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The dark red haired mermaid opened her eyes slowly. "What? Where am I?" she asked, looking around. She didn't recognize these waters.

"It's okay, you're safe now." A young water demon woman approached the mermaid, "You were just floating out there, hurt. I healed you up."

The mermaid nodded, "Thank you. But, where am I?"

"The dark ocean." The water demon answered, "My name's Kore."

The mermaid nodded, "I'm Madison."

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"Well, it doesn't look like Aryl's going to make it tonight." Lexia sighed, closing the window, "Oh well." There was a knock at her door. "Oh, come in."

A blue haired girl walked in quickly, and shut the door behind her. She looked about Luchia's age.

"Do I know you?" Lexia asked.

The girl shook her head, "No. But I do know who you are." She answered, "But what's a warrior princess doing here? Did you sense the problems with Gaito? Is something coming…?"

Lexia stopped the girl mid-rant. "Can't understand a word you're saying, kid." She said, as she sat down on her bed. "Mind asking those questions slower? And can you give me your name first?"

"Yeah, sorry." The girl said, sitting down on the other bed, "I'm Hanon Hosho."

"Nice to meet you. Name's Lexia."

Hanon nodded.

"So, what were those questions?"

"What are you doing here? I mean, why is a warrior princess in town?"

"Well, a friend of mine lives here, and she said that she'd sensed an idol princess in town, although it looks like she was mistaken, there are two in town. So, we figured that if idols were gathering, something was up. Me and my friend drove up here earlier today." Lexia explained, laying back on the bed, clearly still listening, but listening with a little less eye contact.

"Oh." Hanon said, "So, you haven't sensed anything off lately?"

"That's Kiri's path of expertise." Lexia said, "I'll take you to see her tomorrow."

"Where's your friend?"

"She's currently lost somewhere between here and India. Or, at least I hope she's still between here and India." Lexia sighed, "She's got a horrible sense of direction."

Hanon smiled.

"She'll be here sometime tomorrow, unless she somehow gets herself miserably lost, and ends up going on a world tour. Oh no, now I've jinxed it." Lexia grimaced.

Hanon giggled. "Thank you for answering my questions."

"No problem. Mind answering a few for me?"

"Not at all." Hanon said.

"Good." Lexia smiled, "How many of the princesses have you found?"

"Two." Hanon answered, "Luchia and myself."

"How often have the water demons shown up lately?"

"Well, I haven't gotten a chance to fight yet."

Lexia bit back a comment about how singing wasn't fighting, and was about to continue when the door opened and Aryl walked in.

"Hey, you made it back!" Lexia shouted, sitting up as she saw the warrior.

"Finally." Aryl sighed, "Who's this?"

"Aryl, this is Hanon. She's an idol. Aryl's a warrior." Lexia replied, as she swung her legs around so that they were touching the floor.

Hanon nodded.

"Ah. Kiri's a horrible descriptionist." Aryl commented.

"No, no, this is a different idol." Lexia explained.

"Oh." Aryl said, throwing her coat down onto a chair. "I ran into an idol too. She was that mermaid that was getting me more lost than I had to be."

Lexia nodded.

"Oh, what was her name?" Hanon asked, "And do you know where we could find her?"

"Caren and no clue." Aryl said, "She split once we reached Japan." Lexia glanced over Aryl.

"Oh." Hanon sighed. Aryl walked into the bathroom without another word, obviously not in the best mood.

"I'll take you to see Kiri tomorrow, Hanon. Until then, you should probably get some sleep."

"Alright." Hanon nodded, "Good night." She left.

Lexia waited until Aryl came out of the bathroom, her makeup removed from her face, and a brush in her hand, to ask, "So, where is this Caren girl, really?"

"Sleeping in the water tonight. She didn't want me to tell any idols about her whereabouts, so keep that mouth shut." Aryl said. Aryl may have been a horrible liar when she didn't have time to plan, but when she knew what to say, she almost convinced herself it was the truth, making it look extremely truthful.

"Got it." Lexia grinned at her friend, who smiled, before retreating back into the bathroom.

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It's a boring chapter, but informative! I think. I'm bringing Caren in early, Rina in late, and Coco in far too soon for her own good. But that's later. Madison… I'm interested to hear theories about her, so I'm shutting my mouth. And I know "descriptionist" isn't a word, but it's Aryl talking. What do you expect?

I'm not giving away too much info this chapter, just some info on the other warriors. They aren't coming in for awhile, I assure you. Miriella's not even coming in until at least after chapter 10, with what I have planned. I may pull her in early, but I think I'll stick with when I've got her planned. The girls will reach full power when they're reunited. That means that Kiri has to find her two squad members, and Aryl and Lexia have to find Miriella. Then they can gain full power.

Send me questions, send me suggestions, send me reviews!! And send me theories on Madison. I'm interested to hear them, though I won't be saying if they're true or not.