I see them mingling with my experiments. They have no idea what they've just done. I can't believe she unlocked her healing power. They need to leave, and figure out their individual Powers before they unlock the healing one so I can move on with my plan and they need to hurry.
"Mmmm this is so good I can't believe I never heard of it!" Terra exclaimed in satisfaction. The food is good, and they're enjoying it. " hey do you know the time?" Alley asked
" it's over there" the Auntie pointed at the weird looking clock, it had a weird numbers on it that she didn't understand. "If you don't mind me asking...What does that say?"
"Oh uuuh 10:00"
"dang! We did it again" Kira exclaimed "uuh the food is good but we have to go" Kira hurriedly spoke.
"Aww well can we at least see you guys out of the ocean?" Aqua asked. "Sure" the mermaid family started to follow them, they were swimming out of the mermaid town. They were swimming for what felt like hours "jeez how far did we go?" Asked Vanessa. They were now in barren ocean, they knew where they were going, but they got uneasy when they saw the barren ocean bottom. Alley looked back to see the family following them, she swam to the mother then started swimming next to her. "Hello!" Aqua greeted. " hey um can I ask you a question?"
" Sure"
" okay well when we first came here you guys were calling us goddesses, and thinking we're going to punish you"
" well we call you goddesses, because you guys are mermaids on land, and that only means there's an evil that you're supposed to defeat, and we need you and your powers. We thought you were going to punish us because we have this...Goddess that punishes us anytime we do anything wrong, and mistaking her for a mere commoner is an insult of the highest order."
" This Goddess, is she a mermaid from land?"
"No, but she can go on land, but she's not a goddess she's a shadow urchin"
"shadow urchin?"
"Shadow urchins are evil creatures who look like mermaids, and have the wickedness of a siren, but is much, much, more powerful than either, the only thing they want is to destroy the land and oceans alike so we all will depend on their power"
" well do you know the shadow urchin?"
" yes her name is Ora Gold she calls us her 'experiments' and she always visits us and tells us about land, she's going to something called 'High School' and she's in love with something called lazaga"
" you mean lasagna?"
" oh yeah that. She's one of the greatest evils that have ever lived, and you never know if she's watching"
" creepy"
"you know, we haven't had land mermaids in 50 years" Aqua spoke "really?"
"yeah, and we certainly haven't had this many, this Shadow urchin must be the mother of all Shadow urchins"
" what are we supposed to do against the Shadow urchin?"
" I don't know use your powers? All I know is we're going to help our goddesses against Shadow urchins" "our powers? Like my water power, Kira's freeze power, and Te-"
"Nonono your REAL powers"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean the sight, the sound, the flight, and the invisible"
"The what? And the huh?"
"Oh dear you haven't uncovered those ones yet? We haven't had goddesses this slow before"
"Please I have no idea what you're saying"
"Ok where do I start? Your REAL powers were powers given to goddesses soley for defearing evil monsters the sight, the flight, the sound, and the invisible"
Alley was mesmerised.
"The sight is the power where you can see into the future or the past or the present. The visions could come to you as a flashback, a seizure, or a dream"
"A seizure why?" Alley asked curiously
"A seizure can only hapoen if visions come all at once"
"Oh"
"Anyway, the flight gives the goddess the ability to fly, and grow wings they also get extra strength as a side" she chuckled
" the sound is when the mermaid can hear things that no one else can hear. They can hear really small stuff, and they can also read minds, they can also hear the systems in your body if they suspect you're not okay,but they can only use it in urgent moments"
That made Alley think back '" I could hear the pipes" Terra said panting'
"Then the um...the invisible, the invisible is when a goddess gets the power to be invisible that's basically it there's not much to that power"
"That seems amazing" Alley stated
"It is amazing all those amazing powers in a few people, most of the time we have like 1 goddess the most we had was 3, but now we have 4 that must mean Ora is trouble" there it was that name again Ora Gold the name made Alley shiver even though she's never met Ora. They swam and swam and they were finally on the main land beach the mermaids waved goodbye to the goddesses, and the mermaids started swimming to their home in Mervania. Alley, Vanessa, Terra, and Kira all swam onto the sand.
"Whoo" sighed Vanessa.
"That was unnecessary"
"Shut up Alley"
Terra put her hand on her tail and started to clench slowly, she moved her hand up and down her tail to dry it there was smoke everywhere. She stood up and did the same with the other girls. Once their tails dried, and disappared they stood up and started walking home. On the long journey home Alley and Vanessa dropped off Terra and Kira then went their separate ways. Once Alley was home she opened the door with her key and saw her mom at the end of the corridor with her hands on her hips angry "hi mom" Alley said awkwardly.
"Alley what were you doing out this late? Me and Avery were worried" Alley almost laughed at the thought of Avery worrying or even caring about her, but she surpressed the laugh in front of her mom "mom I'm sorry I was out late...again"
"You're glad I didn't call the police they're probably annoyed with us calling them about missing teens"
"I'm sorry, and I hope I never have to give you a reason to call the police again"
"Good because you're grounded"
"What!?"
"You should have been expecting it because you're out so late"
Alley sighed "you're right mom, I'm sorry" Alley was angry, but she didn't want to fight her mom she was the one out late anyway. "Good! Now go to bed" Alley's mom left and walked into room. Alley walked towards her own room, and turned the knob as she opened the door she saw Avery at her desk. Avery turned slowly to face Alley " hello baby sister" Avery greeted with a sinister tone in her voice 'what did she want now?' " Avery what are you doing in my room? get out" Alley demanded
"oh dear baby sister why would I get out of here when we have so much to talk about"
"like what?"
"like this" Avery pulled out Alley's notebook and showed it to her. " Why do you have that?"
" Well I was getting bored without you so I looked around your room to find this...thing What even is this? I can't tell, is it a story?, a dream?, a movie you watched? I don't understand it"
" well it's none of your business what it is" Alley was nervous, she didn't want Avery to know about her mermaidness, but Avery looks like she doesn't believe the notebook so Alley was relieved, but at the same time she could want to test out the stuff in the book and really see her tail. Alley was lost in thought and forgot that Avery was there " what are you standing there for? Explain what this is" Avery demands
"it's uuuh it's um the um uh ugh it's-"
" okay I'll give you a second chance what is this?"
"A project from school that I am doing, we're supposed to make a diary about mythological creatures and write about how life would be like if you lived like them" Alley lied through her teeth, and she was hoping Avery bought it. " fine don't tell me I'll figure it out myself" Avery said with determination. Avery got up from Alley's desk and went towards the door, as she was going she looked back to Alley and glared at her and then left her room. Alley had knots in her stomach as she feared what Avery would do 'she has the book now she could do anything' she thought in fear. She wanted what just happened to be a dream so she got into bed and went to sleep.
Alley woke up and took a look around her room with the groginess of sleep still pulling at her. She saw Avery at the foot of her bed, she bent over slamming her hands on the bed "GET UP! YOU'RE LATE FOR SCHOOL" she yelled she felt scared as she scrambled off her bed she hurriedly took a shower while asking herself 'why didn't my alarm go off?' She got out of the shower and put on her blue dress. She heard footsteps coming towards the bathroom. Her mom opened the bathroom door with a messy head of hair and sleepy eyes "Alley why are you up so early? And why are you all dressed up...are you trying to sneak out?"
"No mom I'm going to school am I not allowed to do that?" She replied with venom in her voice
"School?" Alley's mom looked at the calender confused "it's Saturday" Alley's mom pointed at the calender. Alley's eyes widened at the evidence in front of her 'Avery' she thought in an instant.
Alley burst into her room to find Avery rummaging through her stuff "REALLY!?" Alley yelled at her snooping sister, Avery stopped to look at Alley with disappointment "oh dang! You weren't out long enough for me to find anything interesting"
"Are you serious Avery?"
"What? I'm just looking through your stuff" Avery chuckled mockingly
"JUST GET OUT OF MY ROOM!"
"No need to yell at your OLDER sister, well whatever" Avery left Alley's room. Alley looked around her room to see if she took anything, nothing seemed to be missing. Alley felt it was her responsibility to tell Kira and everyone else, so she got on her phone and pulled up their group chat.
A: Hey guys!
K: Hey!
T:hey
V: what do you want?
A: guys I rlly messed up this time.
K: messed up?
T:wdym?
V: but you're always a mess.
A: my sister Avery
K: what about her?
A: she suspects about...me
T: wdym?
A: about me being a mermaid :/
T: WHAT!?
K: Oh Alley :(
V: YOU BLOODY IDIOT!
A: I'm sorry guys ;-;
T: we'll be right over.
A: wait guys you can't come over...I'm grounded.
T: lol so are we.
K: ya our parents got tired of us leaving all the time.
V: me too, and it's all your faults!
T: well I'm sneaking out so...
A: NO IM GONNA GET IN TROUBLE!
T: I'm almost there
A: TERRA STAY AWAY
Alley started to hear a small thump at her window like a pebble was hitting it. Alley groaned opening her curtain then her window. "What the heck Terra!?"
" what? I have a mission now ,making sure your sister doesn't find out more"
" how are you gonna do that?"
"Easy" Terra started to climb up the garden wall at the side of Alley's house.
"W-what are you doing?" Alley panicked
"Make some room" Terra jumped into her room, and thudded to the ground "what the frick Terra!"
"I am on a mission"
"Alley why is there so much talking in your room?" Avery burst into her room, Alley looked at the ground Terra fell on, but there was no one there. She sighed in relief as Avery looked in confused at the ground. Avery saw the open window, then her face turned smug " were you about to sneak out? " asked Avery "w-what? No!"
"Oh Alley Alley Alley tsktsktsk" she shook her head, and smiled suddenly, she ran out the door.
"Is she hone yet?" Asked Terra under the bed
"Uuh um" Alley stuttered
"ALLEY!" Her mom yelled, and burst into her room.
"Mom"
"Alley, Avery tells me you're trying to sneak out" Alley glanced at Avery who is smiling through one corner of her mouth.
"No I wasn't, I was just looking outside, and I like fresh air"
"Well you do like putting your head out the window" her mom agreed
"No she's just lying, she had her leg out you should take her to military school"
"Oh please Avery I know what you're doing, your just trying to get me out of my room to look through my stuff"
"What?" Alley's mom gasped
"Yes mom Avery was the one to tell me I was late for school, and when I came back to my room she was looking through my stuff"
"Avery we need to talk"
"Mom she's just-"
"Now Avery" her mom grabbed Avery's hand and pulled her out of the door while Avery stuck her tongue out at Alley. The door closed then Alley sat on her bed with a sigh.
"Ugh finally they're gone" Terra groaned while coming out from under the bed "well I guess I really didn't need to come here"
"Yea I got it all under control" Terra stuck her leg out of the window. "See ya" Terra farewelled with two peace signs " see ya" Alley responded "Terra dropped to the ground ,and left.
"ALLEY!" Her mom called out again 'oh what now?' Alley walked into Avery's room. She saw her mom holding her journal, and Avery sitting on the bed "ok Alley I need you to explain what this is, because Avery says you might have...issues"
"Mom I already told her what it was, but I guess she insists on trying to get me in trouble" Alley sat on the purple bed "what that is, is a project for school to write a diary about a mythological creature, and what your life would be like if you lived like them" Alley lied through her teeth
"You see mom she's ly-"
"I want to hear no more Avery you're grounded!"
"What? But mom-"
"Save it" their mother gave Alley back her journal "you're still grounded for staying out late" she opened the door and left the room "so it really was a project?" Asked Avery
"Yes I've been trying to tell you this, but you don't listen"
"I'm sorry Alley"
"It's ok Avery" Alley hugged her sister then went to her own room. In her room she sat on her bed and she started thinking 'I always saw Terra as a scary mean person, I guess she's not. She came through for me, and was nice to talk to...maybe we could be friends"