Caught

Cleo's point of view

What the heck was I supposed to say to that? I mean I couldn't just admit I was a mermaid. Could I? If I did I'd basically condemn my friends and I plus Eva to becoming a science experiment. I stood staring at Denman. I had no idea what I would do next. I bet she didn't either. Then someone walked through the door.

"She didn't tell just any non human. She told me." Emma stood there smiling at me. I almost started crying. I hadn't seen her in about a year. She didn't look any different just blonder. I wondered if her personality changed while she was gone.

"Is this true. Did you violate the contract in any way? Is she human?" my boss asked. I stood there silent for a few seconds. I looked at her. She had her normal sweet look on her face as I remembered. Emma would still be Emma despite any changes she would always be, in my view sweet and almost innocent. Maybe not as much as I seemed but still innocent.

"Go on and tell her Cleo. Tell her the truth. About what you told me." Emma said.

"I did tell her. She's not technically human. I didn't violate the contract." I knew that was exactly what Emma wanted me to say. She knew about this. I didn't know how but she did.

"She's right. I'm not human. I'm a mermaid. She didn't violate the stupid contract and this was my idea. I set her free. She doesn't deserve to be locked up. No mermaid does." I could tell Emma was hesitant when she said mermaid. We all knew what we were but none of us really liked saying it out loud. WE never talked about it anywhere but the moon pool. I wondered if Emma meant me by mermaid or if she meant Eva. I really hated this. I had no idea what was going to happen next. I don't think anyone did.

"Lock them up." Denman said. I didn't like the way she said them. She didn't even call us by our names anymore. I bet she didn't even think of us a people just as science experiments. That's all we were to her, test subject. At least everyone else in the world thought we were awesome mythical magical creatures.

"Why should we lock Cleo up? She didn't violate the contract. She was just here at the wrong place at the wrong time." I smiled a little at my boss. I knew she would say that. Denman looked at me. She was considering what she could do. I figured she'd say that the best thing would be to expose me or Emma.

"Why don't you go ahead and tell them Cleo. Tell them the truth about you and Rikki. I think we'd all like to know what happened after Emma left." Denman looked at me she smiled her evil smile. I looked to Emma whose face honestly expressed more than one emotion. I was on my own on this.

"What truth. That I was a mermaid before I gave it up after you nearly dissected me." I nearly screamed. "Well now I'm not. I gave it up. I honestly have no idea how Emma got her powers back. I just saw her yesterday after I came here. She told me she found a way to turn back into a mermaid." I nodded to Emma who knew that I was lying to protect Rikki who was probably back at Mako right about now.

"Either way get her." Denman pointed at Emma. Emma didn't struggle. I didn't blame her she knew as much as I did that it was impossible to escape. She let the guards drag her. I didn't know why she did though. I knew she could probably talk her way out of this.

"What are you going to do with me? Oh, and what Cleo said was true. I found a pool on an island in Hawaii and was there at the right time. The next day I was a mermaid again." Emma said proudly. I was happy she accepted the lie I created. She knew if she didn't that I'd be captured too and she didn't want that. I would have been okay with it though.

"For now put you in the water, just to make sure you're a mermaid. Oh and you even try to escape you'll regret it." I knew she could do something horrible to Emma if she did. This was one of the few times I saw fear in Emma's eyes. She was afraid and Denman knew it. The guards pushed Emma into the water. She tried to resist but eventually gave up. Ten seconds after Emma was thrown into the pool I saw her tail appear.

"It looks the same as it did two years ago." Denman said probably suspecting that my story was a lie. I backed away from the pool where Emma was. I knew Denman had the opportunity to capture me as well.

"If you all would excuse me. I need to have a word in private with our guest. Cleo would you mind leaving too. I would like to ask Emma something." I didn't like the way she said that. I looked to Emma who was probably freaking out in the inside. She nodded telling me it'd be okay.

"Relax Cleo. I'll be fine." She reassured in a not so reassuring voice. She knew I wasn't convinced but couldn't care less she was looking straight at Denman.

"I'll be back soon Emma. I promise." I said. I knew leaving would be a bad idea and that'd I'd regret my decision. I didn't have much of a choice though. I left I could feel Emma's eyes on me as I left the room.

I had to find Bella and Rikki. They could help me, they would help me. I mean mermaids need to stand up for each other as well as stand together. We would help Emma escape even if it meant dooming us all. All I knew was right now I needed to find Bell and Rikki.