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Agent Reynolds returned to the beach after reuniting Isabella Hartley with her family and he saw all the mermaids gathered with Elizabeth and Charlotte. Elizabeth was laying on the sand with her green tail...wait...what? He rubbed his eyes, unsure of what he was seeing. How...? How did she get her tail back? And why? Joshua bolted towards Elizabeth to see if she was okay, but he bumped in to Charlotte accidentally.

"Sorry Charlotte..." He apologized.

"It's fine. Are you okay?" Charlotte asked.

He muttered something unintelligible as he looked at his fiancée with worry. Charlotte caught on.

"She was telling us that The Queen of their pod gave her back her tail so that she could get to us in time," Charlotte explained.

"I feel like there's a 'but' to all of this," Joshua interjected.

Charlotte nodded, but she didn't say anything. She just gestured for him to follow her as they approached the agent lying on the sand. Elizabeth looked up at Joshua; a sad look in her chocolate brown eyes. Charlotte felt herself worry for her friend.

"Charlotte told me what happened, and I feel like there's more to it," Joshua said, kneeling down to Elizabeth.

She nodded, transformed back to her feet and dusted herself off before looking at him.

"I was told that there's no getting rid of it again. I'm stuck like this for good and...I'm already feeling ill again because of it," Elizabeth explained.

"What are you going to do about it?" Joshua asked, not liking the options that could be presented.

Elizabeth took a deep breath, looked at Charlotte, then at the other mermaids that they had rescued.

"You know Joshua, I realized something a while ago, back before any of this happened. With my job and personal life, I've realized that there's nothing harder than being caught between two worlds. Balancing my job and personal life, that was easy. But this...I knew the risks and I knew that eventually, one of them would have to win," Elizabeth told him.

Joshua took a sharp intake of breath. He knew where this was going. Elizabeth took his hands in to hers and she looked up at him with all the love in her eyes that she had ever given him. He rubbed his thumb against her engagement ring. A tear trickled down his face and he felt his heart drop. Elizabeth went to take off her ring, but Joshua stopped her.

"Don't you ever take that off. You keep wearing it. Wherever you go, let it be a reminder that you're still connected to land...and to me," Joshua choked.

Watching from a distance, Charlotte couldn't help but tear up between the exchange happening between the two.

"I'll miss you," Elizabeth told Joshua.

"I'll miss you too."

The two shared an embrace and then they walked over to Charlotte and the other mermaids.

"Charlotte, I'm leaving him in your care. Do you think you can do that?" Elizabeth asked, jokingly.

Charlotte chuckled and looked at Joshua before nodding.

"Yeah. I'll keep him out of trouble for you," She grinned.

"I'm counting on it. Oh, and I'll be keeping my ears open for your name. You'll be a fantastic agent," Elizabeth commented.

Charlotte grinned. She reflected on what she had done and she found some pride in her achievements so far.

"I think I will be, with help of course. This doesn't mean that I will be replacing you though," Charlotte replied.

Elizabeth nodded and Charlotte pulled the woman in to a hug. A few tears trickled down her face again and gratitude swelled in her heart. It hadn't been very long ago that Charlotte had lost her tail, her pride, ego and Lewis. She thought that she had been lost for good, that she was unworthy of finding love again or would never learn what a true friendship really meant.

But her journey the past week, Charlotte had grown and learned quickly. She learned about love in many forms, from observing the love that Elizabeth and Joshua had for each other, to the love that Elizabeth had for her as a friend and mentor. And that's how Charlotte learned what a true friend was. A true friend was someone who saw the potential for greatness and guided their companion to become a better version of themselves. Charlotte had been able to forgive, be forgiven, and most of all, learned that she was worthy of greatness.

She and Elizabeth broke the hug, and Charlotte watched the agent join the mermaids as they all lined up at the shoreline. Elizabeth walked ahead of them, her feet in the water as she was ready to take the lead back to the Gold Coast.

"Wait...what do I tell General Leblanc?!" Joshua called out.

Elizabeth turned her head towards him and with a tear trickling down her cheek, gave him an answer.

"Tell him that I'm taking a year long vacation."

Joshua grinned. He never thought he would be able to get her to say those words. Nodding, he and Charlotte watched as Elizabeth dove underwater with the mermaids following after her. There were strong ripples created in the water as they sped off back towards home.

Charlotte and Joshua returned to Vancouver Headquarters the following evening, with General Leblanc already informed of Agent Strikers departure. When he had heard the news, he had finally let go of all of the stress that flooded his mind when it came to her.

At the moment, Joshua and Charlotte were in his office, writing up the report on the case and the involvement that Agent Watsford held in it. It was a shot in the heart every time Charlotte typed up the words for Joshua as he dictated the report. She wiped away tears a few times with the back of her hand as she thought about her fathers betrayal and her heart ached. The report was finished and she sent it off.

"Hey, are you okay?" Joshua asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine. It's just...I never knew my father, but I always pictured him as a hero in my eyes and that he was a good man," Charlotte replied.

Joshua walked up to her and placed a hand on her shoulder, giving her a look of comfort.

"He was a great man. Before he even discovered mermaids, your father was one of the best damn agents in the CIA. His greed consumed him though and that brought about his demise. When you two bonded, that was all real. I could tell. Charlotte?"

"Yes?"

"Would you like to know the real man that your father was?" Joshua asked.

Charlotte gave a weak smile. She could see that Joshua cared for her; even though it was more of a brotherly feeling. She didn't have that ridiculous crush on him anymore. She gave a nod.

"I would really like that," She replied.

Sitting down in his chair, Joshua gestured for Charlotte to join him. She wheeled over to his side of the desk and together, they got in to the CIA database using Joshua's ID badge number. He brought up her fathers file on his entire life. He showed her the missions that he was successful in, what he did in his spare time, the charities that he got involved in, and so much more.

As Charlotte read about her fathers life, she began to let go of the betrayal that she felt in her heart. She let go of the pain that he caused her back in that cave. And crazily enough; Charlotte forgave him. Maybe not for his actions on the mermaids, but for the hurt that he caused her. A sudden realization dawned on Charlotte. She no longer needed to hold on to any anger that was in her heart. She was completely rid of it now.

As she continued on, Charlotte hardly realized that Joshua had left his spot and had gotten up, walking towards his office door. Before he left, Joshua looked over at the redhead, who was so deep in to reading everything that there was on Gregory Watsford. As he looked at her, Joshua saw the future that Charlotte held.

She would be doing great things in the year to come.

THE END!

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