Zac woke up the next morning feeling extremely nervous. Tonight was the full moon. It was the day when he would go against everyone he loved and defeat the water dragon. He knew that the pod was going to try to defeat the water dragon with the power of 150 moon rings. Weilan told him that it would never work. That is why he was going against his friends and family.
He excited the bungalow after he got ready for the day. He was planning on meeting Evie to discuss the events that were going to unfold that night.
Zac looked out at the sea, breathing in the crisp morning air.
He heard leaves behind him. Zac turned to see his dad duck behind a bush.
"Dad? I can still see you," Zac called out.
Behind the bush, Rob sighed. He came into his sons view and walked over to him.
Zac put his hands on his hips and stared questioningly at his father.
"Why are you spying on me?" Zac asked in an amused tone.
"S-Spying? I wasn't spying on you. I have no clue what you are talking about," Rob lied, very unconvincingly. He looked down at the grass.
Zac crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow. "You are the worst liar ever. Everyone knows this. Come on… the truth."
Rob tried to quickly come up with another lie. This one believable though. "I just… dropped my phone behind the bush. Yeah, that's exactly what happened. I came outside…to see how warm it was, and I dropped my phone," Rob gave a pathetic grin to his son.
"Uh huh," Zac muttered, clearly unconvinced. "Sure you did. I have to go see Evie now. We are meeting before school. Dad, try to not scare any of our neighbors by hiding in more bushes. I'll see you later," Zac gave a wave and walked off.
Muttering under his breath, Rob spoke. "Yes you will. And then we will find out what you are really hiding."
School passed without a hitch. Everyone was worried about the full moon though. They tried to focus on their school work, but it was almost impossible. After school, they parted ways to get started on their homework.
A few hours later, they were ready. Ondina, Mimmi and Evie were all disobeying the mermaid council by fighting the dragon instead of staying away. Weilan was on her way to Mako to help Zac defeat the dragon. Cam and Carly were both trying to keep the others best friends away from Mako, but soon realized that they messed up.
Zac on the other hand was just about to take off to Mako. He looked around for his parents, noticing that they had been acting very strange that day. He tried asking about what he did wrong during dinner, and his parents just exchanged knowing glances at each other. H also noticed that his parents kept staring at his glass of water. They held their breath every time he picked it up to take a drink. The looked almost worried, but they wouldn't tell him why.
A thought crossed his mind during the awkward dinner. It was almost like they knew something about his other life. The way they kept staring at him, monitoring his every move. At the end, he just brushed it off as paranoia about the encounter that was going to happen in a few hours.
Zac stood on the dock, preparing to dive in to his true home. The place where he could be his true self without the fear of being discovered. The place where he could be free.
He steadied himself, preparing to jump when a voice stopped him.
"Zac?" a feminine voice asked. Zac turned around to see his mother and father looking at him.
"Oh, hey guys. What's up?" He asked, trying to look as nonchalant as possible.
"What are you doing out here?" Lauren asked timidly.
Zac shrugged. "Just enjoying the view." He looked to the sky, seeing the sun staring its decline toward the horizon. He needed to go and prepare for the fight of his life. The moon was going to be up soon. He had to hurry to the moon pool.
"We need to talk to you about something…rather sensitive," Rob said, catching Zac off guard.
Zac turned to face his parents. "What do you mean by sensitive?" Zac asked, mildly concerned.
Rob froze. "How about you come inside and sit down for a moment," Rob advised, placing a hand on Zac's shoulder, leading him towards the door.
Zac shook it off. "Later. I need to be somewhere now." He looked out at the sea. His parents followed his gaze.
"Zac…" Lauren started,
Zac shook his head. "I'm sorry but I have to go." He dashed away from his parents and ran toward a secluded area a few blocks over where his parents wouldn't find him. With that, he dove into the water.
Hours later, Zac entered the moon pool with the water dragon on his tail. He broke through the water to see his girlfriend there.
"Evie, what are you doing here?" Zac asked, his eyes full of panic.
Evie tried to remain calm. "You can't do this, Zac."
Zac looked frantically at the entrance of the moon pool. "You need to leave, now!"
A huge thud was heard by the two of them.
Zac swam in front of Evie to protect her.
"What was that?" Evie asked in fear.
Zac took a deep breath. "The dragon."
They panted in fear as rocks fell from the ceiling.
Zac started to stutter. "Oh… its coming. Get behind me!" Zac pushed her even further behind him. They stared at the entrance as the dragon they feared so much, rose from the water.
It growled as the two teens looked up at it in fear.
Zac tried to look intimidating. "Come on lizard breath, hit me!"
The dragon fired. Zac quickly blocked it with Turn the Tide, but it didn't seem to do anything.
Zac stared. "You can do better than that."
The dragon fired again, but Zac intercepted its throw. It didn't seem to harm the dragon at all.
Evie couldn't stand back and do nothing, so she swam in front of her boyfriend.
"Leave him alone!" she screamed at it.
Zac reached out to her in fear. "Evie!"
Evie thrusted out her fist and shined her moon rings power towards the beast, but with no success. The water dragon fired its icy breath towards her, completely engulfing her. She sank below the water, unconscious and not moving.
Zac dove after her. He brought her to the surface, cradling her head and her legs under his arms.
Zac shook her. "Evie? Talk to me, Evie!" She didn't respond. Her head rolled to the side. The water dragon watched them. It leaned down to sniff Zac before retreating back into the water.
Zac tried again to revise the unconscious girl "Evie? Wake up, please. Evie? Talk to me, please."
Her eyes fluttered open.
"Evie," Zac whispered, clearly relived.
Groggily, Evie whispered, "Zac?" She grasped his neck. "What happened? Where's the dragon?"
Zac tried to comfort her. "It's okay. It's gone." Evie nodded.
Two figures emerged from the water. Ondina and Mimmi had arrived. The two mermaids looked at them, their eyes wide with shock.
"Evie?" Ondina cried with uncertainly looking at Evie's lower half.
Evie followed her gaze. She saw that her tail was gone. "My tail!" She cried out in a pained voice. She grasped Zac, needing his comfort more than everything now.
Hours later, Zac arrived back at his bungalow. Evie was heartbroken. He flung his door open and slammed it shut. He was so angry. He had caused the girl he loved the most the best thing in her life. To top it all off, she wouldn't really speak to him. He grabbed a glass from the table and threw it at his wall. It shattered into thousands of pieces.
He had just lost everything. His girlfriend was hurt, the pod didn't trust him anymore and his sister was betrayed. And worst of all, the dragon was still out there, preparing to take more tails away from those he loved.
His door opened once again. His parents rushed outside when the saw him walk to his room with a pained look on his face. They knew something was wrong. They were going to let him figure it out by himself and give him space, but they heard the glass break, they ran into his room.
Rob and Lauren saw tears streaming down their son's face.
"Zac?" Lauren asked in a worried whisper. Zac turned away from them and walked over to the couch, putting his face in the palms of his hands. He allowed the tears to fall freely. It was all over now. He had lost.
All aboard the emotional rollercoaster. Sorry about that. Please don't kill me…
Did you like the spin off chapter? Did I do it justice?
Now, did you guys like Evie losing her tail or do you think that she deserves it back? I mean forever is a very long time, but I am the author. And who says I change what happens? I mean, if you want me to…
Thanks for reading and you can go and dry your tears now.
~Moonlight Mermaids