Next chapter again! 3 in one day! NEW RECORD- well, for me, anyways. Okay, enough of my rambling, here you go.
Disclaimer: I do not own The Little Mermaid.
Chapter 12: Warned
Ara's POV
Cat started to cry. Estar and I climbed onto her bed and gave her a hug. The others sat on the edge of her bed. We all wanted to know what had happened, why she was screaming. There was a knock on the door.
"Come in!" Quellie called. Our parents walked into the room, worried expressions written all over their faces.
"Is everything alright?" Mom asked, "We heard screaming."
"Everything's fine, mom," I said. I looked down at Cat, whose eyes were starting to get red and irritated. "Cat was just having a really bad nightmare. That's all."
Cat nodded.
"Well," dad said, "At least we know nothing extremely bad happened, but a nightmare scary enough to make you scream is pretty serious."
"Your father's right," mom said, "Cat, what happened in your dream that made you scream?"
"I don't really want to talk about it. It feels like it will really happen if I tell," Cat mumbled. She sniffled.
"But, sweetheart, you must tell us if you want us to help you." There was silence. Then Cat sighed.
"It takes place back at the ice cave where Morgana's lair used to be. I saw Remidima holding grandfather's trident while we were chained and put in an ice cage. We weren't transformed... Remidima was making the water churn violently, crazier than you can imagine. Grandfather was there too, but not in the cage with us. He was on an island of ice in front of Remidima, who pointed the trident at him and..." she stopped there, and buried her face in her hands. We all understood what she meant and tried to comfort her.
"Don't worry, Cat," I said, "We won't let it happen."
"We must tell grandfather soon," Kanade said, standing up straight, her head held low, and her hands were clenched into fists. I knew she was angry at Remidima. I knew she wanted to keep Cat safe, just like we all did. We were scared and worried.
"You're right, dear," Dad said. "We'll go first thing tomorrow."
The next day at 7:45 in the morning...
As we walked to the beach, I saw Cat lagging behind a little, just like before. I turned around to go and get her.
"C'mon, I'm sure grandfather will be fine with you coming along," I said and chained arms with her. I pulled her to get her to move faster. When we approached the water, we saw our grandfather, still holding his trident.
"Ariel," he said, "What is it? What is the important news?"
"G-g-grandfather," Cat said hesitantly. He turned his gaze towards his granddaughter, who he had forbidden to enter the sea.
"At Quellie's birthday ball, Remidima showed up and said that she not only wanted revenge, but also, she wants what her mother and aunt wanted, your trident."
Our grandfather shook his head, clearly disappointed and frustrated.
"I should've known..." he said. "Thank you for warning me. I will be sure that nobody takes it."
Remember to tell me if there are any names out of place!