Sally swam happily through the ocean. Now that she was a Mermunk, she could breathe and talk underwater, and was able to swim much faster and very deep. She moved her tail up and down and swam that way. Arya was swimming next to her, holding an equal smile on her face as the two Mermunks swam through the ocean.
"This is so cool! I can speak normally and even breathe underwater! I never thought that I would say that, but awesome!" Sally said as she swam some more, doing some loops occasionally.
Arya giggled. "You know it, Sally! Being a Merbian is one of the best things in the world!" She said happily. The two Mermunks then swam some more before stopping as Arya pointed something out.
"Look, a dolphin!" Arya told Sally as a dolphin swam up to them. The dolphin cheered happily at the two Mermunks. Sally smiled. She had never swam with dolphins before, especially not this way. The dolphin chirped as if it was asking the two Mermunks something. Arya chirped back at the dolphin, as if she was able to communicate with it. The dolphin nodded.
"You can talk with dolphins?" Sally asked Arya curiously with a tilt of her head.
"Yeah, I can talk with any sea creature." Arya replied with a chuckle.
"Alright, so, what did it say?" Sally asked, curiously tilting her head the other way.
"It asked if it could join us for a swim, and I told it that it could join us." Arya replied.
Sally smiled. "Well, let's go then." She said as she, Arya and the dolphin continued to swim through the ocean. Soon, the two Mermunks and the dolphin came upon an underwater city. Sally's eyes widened.
"What is this place?" Sally asked in amazement.
"This is Merbiana, the city where I live." Arya replied. "Wanna take a look around?"
Sally smiled and nodded. "Of course!" She replied happily, flicking her tail.
"Alright, let's go then." Arya said before turning to the dolphin, who swam away while still cheering happily.
"Guess it had enough of swimming with us." Sally said with a giggle.
"Probably." Arya said with a giggle as well before she and Sally started swimming down to Merbiana. "Well, as long as I don't have to worry about water pressure." Sally said to herself. When Sally and Arya entered the city, Sally could see all kinds of Merbians swimming around: Merhogs, Merfoxes, Merchidnas, Mercats, Merdogs, Merwolves, Mermunks, any type of animal you could think of, it had a Merbian counterpart. Sally contained her happiness by seeming to hug herself. She thought she was dreaming and didn't want to get up.
"Are you sure this isn't a dream or anything?" Sally squealed happily.
Arya giggled at Sally's excitement. "Nope, it's not a dream. You're really here." She replied with a smile. "How about I take you to one of my favorite restaurants?" Arya asked Sally, still smiling.
"I'd love to!" Sally said, smiling. Arya smiled and led Sally to a restaurant called The Fish Bowl. They entered the restaurant and sat down.
"The food here is great! I'm sure you'll love it, Sally!" Arya told Sally as the girls each grabbed a menu.
"Yeah, I bet." Sally said as she started looking through the menu. "Ooh, this all looks very good!" Sally said, trying to decide what to order.
"Well, you gotta pick one thing, Sally." Arya said, giggling.
"I know." Sally said, giggling as well. Suddenly, a waitress swam up to the two Mermunks. The waitress was a Merbat, and she beared an uncanny resemblance to Rouge the Bat from back on the surface. This Merbat had white fur on her head, a brown body, pink lipstick, webbed black wings, a pink shell bra and a pink fishtail.
"Hello, Arya. What can I get you and your new friend?" The Merbat asked the two Mermunk girls.
"Hiya, Red. I'll take the usual, the Merbiana Cheese Dip with chips along with a glass of aged sea grape juice." Arya told the Merbat, who was apparently named Red.
Red nodded and wrote down Arya's order before turning to Sally. "And what can I get you?" She asked her.
"Let me see…Ooh! How about the angel hair pasta with cheese and a glass of urchin berry tonic?" Sally asked politely.
Red nodded and wrote that down. "Okay, just stay right here, and I'll bring it to you as soon as it's done." She said before swimming off.
"That girl named Red really reminds me of someone I know back on the surface." Sally told Arya quietly since they were in public and wasn't sure if the other Merbians should hear that she was from the surface.
"Really, huh? Maybe there's other Merbians who resemble someone you know down here." Arya told Sally quietly.
"Probably." Sally replied quietly as she looked around the restaurant. "Wow, this restaurant looks beautiful! I didn't know Merbians had such amazing craftsmanship!" She said excitedly yet quietly.
Arya giggled quietly. "Well, if you Mobians have it, why can't we Merbians have it as well?" She asked quietly.
"Good question!" Sally said, giggling quietly as well. The two Mermunk girls continued to talk a little longer before Red arrived with their food.
"There you go. Enjoy." Red said before swimming off again.
"Thank you, Red!" Arya called to Red as she was swimming away before she and Sally began eating. Sally really enjoyed her food.
"Oh my goodness, this food, it's so gooood!" Sally said happily as she continued to eat. Arya giggled, glad that Sally liked her food.
"You know it! This place has got the best food in Merbiana!" Arya replied with a smile.
Sally nodded as she happily continued to eat. Once the girls were finished with eating, Arya called for Red to give her the bill. Red swam over to the girls again.
"Yes, Arya?" Red asked the black haired Mermunk.
"I'd like the bill, please." Arya told the Merbat waitress.
Red smiled. "Certainly, dear." She replied as she gave Arya the bill. Arya looked at the bill and nodded.
"I can afford that." She said as she handed Red the money. The money appeared to be a golden coin with a shell on it. Sally looked at the coins.
"That must be their currency down here…" Sally thought to herself.
"Alright, thank you, Arya. Feel free to stop by again, and so is your friend." Red said as she looked to Sally with a smile. Sally lightly smiled back.
"Sure thing, Red. Bye now." Arya replied as she and Sally left the restaurant.
"Say, Arya, those coins you used to pay for our food with, are those your currency down here?" Sally asked Arya curiously.
Arya nodded. "Yeah, those coins are our currency down here in the deep blue ocean. They're called Merbiyen." She explained to Sally.
Sally nodded, interested in the currency Merbians used. "That's nice!" She replied to Arya, lightly smiling while her tail flicked in excitement. She then looked up to the surface, noticing it was getting dark. She gasped in shock. "Oh dear! Is it so late already?! I gotta get back to the surface as fast as I can! Maybe my friends are worried about me!" Sally said, a bit worried that her friends might have gone looking for her.
"Well, let's hurry then. Wanna race to wherever you need to go?" Arya said with a cocky smirk.
Sally giggled with a cocky smirk as well. "You're on." She said, teasingly sticking out her tongue as the two Mermunks got ready. "3…2…1…Go!" Sally said as both Mermunks sped forwards, making their way to the lake where Sally left her bag, boots and jacket.