Here it is, chapter 10! I've been staying up really late to get these done, so I hope you like them! Remember, if there are any names from the previous version, notify me!

Disclaimer: I do not own The Little Mermaid.

Chapter 10: Remidima Strikes

Melody's POV

Everyone was having a great time at the ball. I was glad to see Cat smiling, but that might be because she dances most of the time with, who I figured must be, Nathan. I was just sitting at the table like I did last time, waiting for something to happen.

"Excuse me, madam," a teasing voice said behind me, "May I have this dance?" I turned around and found Cole Carlson, my husband-to-be, standing right behind me. I was surprisingly shocked to see him. He smiled and held out his hand to me.

"O-okay," I managed to stutter out. I took his hand and walked onto the dance floor. When we began dancing, I could see Cat looking at me from the corner of my eye. As I turned and caught eye contact with her, I saw her mouth the words, "Is that him?" I nodded.

"He's cute!" she mouthed. A smile played at my lips. I should have figured she would say something like that, now that she has an interest in boys. I guess Cole saw me smile because he smiled back. Then, he was dead serious.

"Melody?" he said.

"Yes, Cole?" I replied, nervous about what he was going to say.

"Remember how I said that I wasn't worthy of marrying you?"

"Yes."

"Well, I thought it over and was wondering... Do you think I'm worthy?"

"Of course! You've been my best friend since we were little kids! You were always there for me and I always have and will trust you."

"If that's how you feel, then it's settled. I'm going to marry you!" He grinned and so did I. We closed our eyes slowly, leaning in for a kiss.

CRASH!

It happened just before our lips touched, too. The window had been smashed open and standing there, through the broken window was an octomaid (a female who is part octopus and part human) who looked to be Cat's age. This had to be Remidima, but I didn't understand why she was so young. She let out a horrific laugh. My sisters, parents, and I rushed over to Cat, keeping her out of Remidima's grasp.

"Ha, ha, ha, ha!" Remidima cackled, "Now, where is she?" She scanned the room. "Ah, there you are, Cat! I was wondering what had happened to you after I had paid you a nice visit!"

"There was no visit!" Cat shouted angrily, "You tried to kill me!"

"Well, it would've served you right if you had drowned, after what your family had done to my mother six years ago! I was there when your grandfather killed my mother. I was watching them from behind the ice when you all destroyed her! I swore I would seek revenge, but not yet... because I was only six years old. Then, I remembered you," she addressed Cat, "I remembered that you were the same age as me. So, I decided that I would take revenge on you when we were older. Now, here we are!"

"Why me?"

"Because you are the youngest, and the weakest, in your family. Besides, your older sisters would resist more and would be stronger than me!"

A tentacle shot straight towards us, much too fast for us to stop, and grabbed Cat's right arm. It pulled her away from our huddle and towards Remidima.

Cat's shriek ran through the building, shaking the very foundation.

"Cat!" Nathan and I screamed. I nearly forgot they were here. There were innocent people here, who could get hurt if they were in the wrong place, and at the wrong time.

I ran after my little sister, stopping Nathan as he tried to get to her, and grabbed her left arm, trying to pull her back. I was not willing to lose my youngest sister again. Remidima tried to pull Cat towards herself again, but this time I was stronger. My sisters came up to Cat and freed her from Remidima's grip. We pulled her back behind us, into our parent's arms.

"Just wait," Remidima said, her eyes hard as rocks, "Just wait and see. I will get what I want!"

"What is it that you want?" I asked, anger burning my soul.

"You should already know, Remidima grinned mischievously, and with that, she jumped out of the window and back into the sea. I traded glances with my sisters. We all knew what she wanted, and we had to tell our grandfather... fast!

What do you think will happen next? Hope you enjoyed this! The adventure is nowhere near over.