Chapter 8

Sora listens to Cleo, Rikki & Emma's story which raised a lot of questions. The exact thing happened when he jumped into the moon pool last night during the full moon. The three girls are humans who turn into mermaids as soon as water touches them. Sora knew that he now had to be careful around water. They then invite the team to come back to the mainland with them and be their protectors if any heartless appear on the way.

Sora: Wow so a single touch of water makes you turn into mermaids and your first transformation was a year ago?

Cleo: Yep and we have had quite a few adventures since then!

Emma: As you can see we are no ordinary girls!

Goofy: I bet ya! Sounds like its been fun!

Rikki: and its been totally awesome!

Donald: and you have powers?

Cleo: Yeah Rikki has the power of heating water & fire, Emma has the power of freezing water and ice and i can make water move & control wind. We also have to be very careful of the full moon. It makes us do strange things.

This made Sora think of his own powers as they were very similar. Also the thought of the full moon now being a hazard that was an interesting one!

Sora: Like what? What do you do when there is a full moon?

Rikki: We hide ourselves, in our houses with the windows blacked out.

Cleo (smiling): We usually stay together and make it into slumber party!

Emma: but we would have never known about the full moon if it weren't for Miss Chattum.

Sora: Miss Chattum?

Sora, Donald and Goofy noticing quite well that they were avoiding Sora's question about the strange things that the moon causes them to do.

Cleo: An old women who 50 years ago was a mermaid too and went through the same experience. I thought she was weird at first as she kept hanging around and trying to warn me about the full moon and other things while i was working at Seaworld.

Goofy: So there's more of ya?

Emma: Miss Chattum and 2 of her friends are the only others we know about but sadly only Miss Chattum is the only one still alive.

Donald: We're sorry...

Rikki (sternly): Its fine... we probably do not know if there are others because we oursleves keep this as a secret.

Sora: You mean no one else knows about you?

Cleo: It's secret, a secret that we even hide from our parents!

Emma: Except only one other person knows...

Sora: and who's that?

Rikki: Lewis...

Sora: Lewis? Does he sprout a tail too?

Cleo (low voice): No...he...he's my Ex...

Sora: oh...

Emma: He's been a good friend to us, however he now hangs around with Charlotte a lot...

Sora: Charlotte?

Rikki: The new girlfriend

Emma: RIKKI!

Sora looked over towards Cleo who was looking down and looking like she was shedding a tear while hanging on to her necklace. Sora noticed that all three girls had the same necklace.

Sora: Cleo? Are you ok?

Cleo: I'm fine! He's made his decision!

Emma: but he is still our friend and we know that we can trust him.

Rikki: but shortly it will not be long until he spills the beans to Charlotte.

Emma: We just have to remain postive and maybe keep away from them when they are together.

Sora: Cleo...i'm so sorry!

Cleo: It's fine, i'm fine! So anyway those things out there, you can make them go away?

Sora: The Heartless steal peoples hearts. Have they appeared anywhere else?

Emma (nervous): No just in the water around Mako, they seem dangerous!

Donald: We'll protect you!

Goofy: Hyuck ya! As long as we're around, all 3 of us!

Sora: YEAH you can count on us!

Sora, Donald and Goofy began to notice that Emma was looking down at a watch that she was wearing on her left wrist.

Emma: I'd better get a move on, my shift starts soon.

Cleo: Will those things appear again when we leave here Sora?

Sora: So you do not live here?

Rikki: No kid! We live back on the mainland!

Sora: Oh!

Sora felt arkward, so he just makes a grin and rubs the back of his head.

Goofy: Would you like us to ascort you all back to the mainland?

Donald (whispering): Goofy! We need to think about the gummi ship and get back to our mission!

Goofy (whispering): but we cannot go with Heartless around!

Sora overhears them.

Sora: Goofy's right Donald! We need to defend this world from Heartless and figure out why we were brought here!

Sora turns to face the girls.

Sora: From one group of three friends to another group of three friends! Let us protect you!

Rikki: We don't need protecting! Particularly from a kid!

Sora: HEY!

Cleo: Ignore her!

Emma: Please we would be delighted for the 3 of you to ascort us back home.

Sora: Alright then! Lead the way!

The 3 girls got up and headed towards the moon pool. One by one they all dove in fully clothed, splashing Donald and Goofy in the process with their orange tails. Sora who was the last to jump in smiled and paused. Donald asked Sora what was wrong but he assured his friend that everything was alright before shortly diving in fully clothed too, to follow with Donald and Goofy following behind him.