Smack!

"Worthless thing! You nearly ruined my plan!" A voice yells. A woman's voice. Completely different from the enchanting song before she blacked out. Wait. She was still alive. She was still alive but felt like someone crushed her chest with a rock.

"Get out of here! Good for nothing!" A splash follows and the world is quiet.

Mina peeks through her lashes at the cave and shifts slightly on a smooth and uncomfortable rock. She must've been laying there for a while because her side throbbed dully, and her wrist stung badly.

Mina doesn't move, afraid she'll alert her captors before she can successfully plan her escape. She lays still for a couple of minutes. Wrists stinging, head pounding and chest burning she wills herself to endure. Always remaining cautious, in case they haven't left yet and even considers naming her rock companion something outrageous. Silently, Mina promised to take it back with her.

Before she could think of the perfect name, the woman's voice echoed towards her.

"Little siren." It calls.

'I can't hear you, I'm still asleep.'

"I know you are awake. Sit up." The woman commands. Then snorts, "If I were you, I wouldn't bother trying to escape." She gestures to the silver cuffs on Mina's wrists.

Mina frowns and squints against the light as she blinks her eyes open completely. She confirms it is a cave, and there, almost in the center of the cave, sits a grand throne. Carved out of smooth colorful glass and glittering with what seemed like gems. It's there she finds her captor, sitting perfectly as though looking down at her like prey. She was probably saving her for dessert.

"I won't eat you, girl." She says suddenly as if knowning what Mina was thinking.

"I wouldn't taste good anyway." Mina croaks back. Her throat felt dry like sandpaper.

The woman, perhaps a queen, lays back and

laughs softly. "How you taste doesn't matter."

"How I taste doesn't matter? Then what does matter?" Mina kicks her heavy legs out in front of her. Wiggling them out from behind her and tries to sit against the rock while shifting her legs in a comfortable way.

Mina's captor doesn't answer. Instead, opting to saunter around the room staring her up and down, sizing her up. Slowly, the beautiful creature makes her way closer and there she is standing in front of her.

"Give me your name, little siren, and I'll make you a deal you cannot refuse."

"My name?" Mina trails. Confused, she asks, "A deal? What kind of deal? Will I be able to leave unharmed?"

"Yes. A deal which benefits us both. You can leave in the condition you came; I can guarantee it."

"And how does getting what I want benefit you? What do you want from me in return? I will not owe you any debt. We must speak it here. Otherwise, you'll have no deal from me."

"Enough haggling girl. I will tell you here. I want to feed from your magic."

"My magic? Why would you want to feed from my magic?"

The woman frowns at Mina, glaring straight at her with hard eyes. "Do not question me further girl. I could eat you instead to boost my power but instead I offer a favorable deal even after you kill my kin. You're lucky your magic is even strong enough to soothe my fury. Give it to me willingly or I'll take your little life by force. Choose quickly, child."

Mina thinks, 'It sure beats the long swim and non-existent escape plan...' Looking back at her captor Mina says, "Okay…I'll give you part of my magic in exchange for my freedom."

A sly smile spreads through the woman's face as she stares at Mina. "Give me your name child."

Weary enough, Mina is already surprised she kept her alive without knowing who she was or maybe she truly just needed her name for it to work. Regardless, Mina needed to hurry. There should be no harm in giving her her official name, everyone already knew it. Right?

"Wilhelmina."

'It would work well enough.'

"Ah yes, the arrogant princeling's little siren Fiancée. I so wish to take the Fates down a peg. Not too happy about him are you? How about this: give me your appearance and I will settle your engagement and my own grievance as well. However, you will need to give me three-fourths of your magic and your siren appearance, young princess. Do you agree?" Cackling, the power hungry queen becomes ambitious.

Crud. She knows exactly who she was. But since we're already this far she couldn't turn back.

"Yes. I, Princess Wilhelmina, agree." An unorthodox way to get rid of the engagement but it works. She wants to hurry back to Charlie before he finds out she's gone.

The sea witch saunters over to the throne once more and brings with her this time a glass box filled with jewelry. She flips open the lid, rummages through it and grabs a charm and silver chain. Her hands glow as she enchants the necklace and hums a seductive tune

"Relax. I will give you another appearance to wear."

Mina had just made a deal with a total stranger. Her head, chest and wrists hurt and she couldn't think properly. 'A stranger?' "What's your name?" she can't help but raise her voice slightly. A bit regretful.

Looking down at her prisoner, the sea witch glares at her with impatience. "You may call me, Val."

Reaching around Mina, she clasps the necklace around her before returning to face the girl. "But after this…" Her eyes darkened as she grinned widely, "It'll be Wilhelmina."

That was the last thing Mina remembered before her breathing slowed and she passed out. Her aches and pains no more. Breifly, before slipping into the abyss she wondered, 'Is this what death feels like?'

…..

"I'll give you this one chance to make up for your mistake. Toss her outside. If we're unlucky, she won't drown to death."

...

As Mina drifts on the sea, a faint shimmer can be seen in the distance. The force of the water pushing her into it. A rose charm and silver chain around her neck.

The spectator watches for a while longer after she's disappeared into the distance. She will be safer there and away from here, they hope.

...

A/N: The schedule for when chapters release are set dates. 8th/18th/28th. Baphy and I are gonna take a brief break and come back on the 18th with Chapter 8.

Teague: Will I be in any chapters?

Johnny: What about me?

Authors:...

*looks away from the male cast and pats Mina's head*

Midnight: In case the readers can't endure, I'll let you a secret.

*Whispers* Nan and Ever will be making an appearance soon and some funny interactions are soon to come.

Please leave a review, Baphy wants more rations this week. (We're joking. Please. I'm not extorting her.)

Thanks,

-MidnightBlue and Baphy

*Baphy nodding and blinking twice*