Chapter 20

It is a blue-haired woman dressed in a long black skirt and creepy cardigan. And no she did not have health insurance. It doesn't exist in the supernatural world. She apologized profusely and explained that Poseidon had escaped and is now heading for the Mariana Trench to retrieve his weapon and the dreaded monster. I coughed, "Not gonna happen" She asked me how I knew that is possible so I explained that the mermaids summoned me to see them. They took me to where his golden trident was. How I retrieved and it is at the moment a pool of liquid gold. How they used a decapitated head of a woman with snakes as hair to turn the five headed beast into stone and how the Kraken punched it a few times. Now it is just a pile of sand on Tiamat's island. She picked up her phone and called Irish headquarters. They contacted the merpeople to confirm my story. After half an hour they had to accept that I was speaking the truth. She still insisted that we got to Guam immediately. The others were rallying there. I growled and walked to pack my stuff. I squeezed Drake's hand, "To be continued later" He lit up like the sun. We got out of there just in time to see the Aurora Borealis. I was mystified at the sight of such a miraculous moment. He observed my amazement. I looked at him, "You are used to this but for me this is new and awesome" He smiled, "I love the way you see the world. How you feel when you see something amazes me. That is a new feeling I will never get over. Some of these are stories you heard but now you are learning the truth. You are using your wits to save the world" I blushed as leaned to kiss his hand. She interrupted me so I punched her in the face. Drake laughed as I growled, "Get a life" She apologized for her rudeness and walked towards the gypsy who was sitting with a ball of yarn. She lit a candle and extinguished it. She waved her hand and the door opened to Agat. It is a quaint little seaside town. We watched as sea creatures from around the world cheered the death of the hydra. Alta, Brita, Tiamat was present. I got to know the names of the other merqueens. The one that protects the fountain of youth in Florida is called Adsila which means blossom. The one guarding the city of gold is Aquene which means peace. I was approached by Adsila and she gave me a vial containing mermaid tears. I thanked her and wore it as a pendant. Tiamat gave me a rose colored pearl. Brita gave me a shark tooth. Aquene gave me a golden nugget. Atla decided to give me a ring made from coral. I thanked them for this beautiful gift and I gave each of them something in return. I gave Tiamat my crystal pendant. I gave Atla my friendship bracelet. I gave Aquene my earrings. I gave Brita my pearl ring. I gave Adsila my mother's necklace. It is a necklace made up of tiny golden leaves held together with gold links with a tear drop shaped blue diamond for a pendant. They seemed to love my gifts. They smiled at me and went back to celebrations. A huge wave crashed and we were soaked to the bone. Poseidon arrived to crash the party. He was the Merman I had punched to get back to the island. Drake looked at me with shock and he raked my memories to see for himself. Whatever he saw in those moments underwater he looked amused. Poseidon issued threats and disappeared into the sea. The entire time Poseidon issued threats Drake was holding back the urge to laugh that I managed to steal the trident from under his nose. He waited till Poseidon left. He laugh as he explained to the others how I managed to get the pitchfork. As my face was turned redder by the minute from the embarrassment I decided that I will go for a walk. I looked around everyone as they decided what to do next. Brita was enjoying the company of the sirens as they feasted on a mako shark. William was sitting on a low branch with a book on schizophrenia. He was gnawing on a beef rib extra raw. James was doing Yoga poses on a rock. Their dad were patrolling the area looking for potential threat. I walked the streets seeing an eclectic mix of mythical folk speaking different dialects and trading all sorts of goods. They seemed to be trading deals for safe travel and business. Not to mention protection. I turned to see Drake was not far behind me. I asked him if he trusted me. His reply was, "I don't want you hurt" I smiled as I walked around the shoreline. I saw a gauntlet of hammerheads were feasting. I saw a killer whale jump into the air and sink its teeth into a great white shark. There was a creature that almost looked a stick figure but with gaunt eyes and long nails. It had a long metal rod in it's hand like a weapon. It was heading towards one of the council members so I threw a rock at it. I hit it in the eye and it cried out in pain and changed into a gremlin and chased after me. Everybody dropped whatever they were doing to either get out of the way or to attack it. I threw a bottle at it and threw a piece of burning driftwood at it. He caught fire so he tried to run back to the water to douse it and a ring fell out his pocket. I picked it up and hid in my pocket. He was incinerated before he reached his destination mainly because a few Valkyries decided to throw fireballs at him. The others saw the firebrand of Poseidon on his neck before he turned to ashes. They cheered the gremlin's death with a toast to a better future.

I asked the council what measures will they take because if humans find out then we will have a huge problem. They told me that I have not earned the right to inquiry yet. I politely walked up to the mermaids and asked them what they will do to the traitor Poseidon. They simply wanted to distract him long enough so that they can rip him to pieces and feed him to sharks. I volunteered to help and they seemed very interested in my involvement. They were one of the few who didn't complain. The rest were skeptical or upset. The vampiric house of Griffin was loudest to advocate their opinion. They didn't seem to like me very much. Mostly because they think I am an anomaly. They had to shut up since I managed to convince Dracula to change sides. This earned the awe of the rest of them. When I started asking them pointed questions they let slip that they have been losing a few of their own to the other side. They heard of me and were hoping to make an army but were told that vampires are misbehaving as it is. So a law was passed to stop them from making daywalkers. They were hoping for an exception to the rule but were told that I will remain one of kind. The only other person allowed was Dracula since it was one of the ways in which he was convinced to come back. These guys were warned by all in attendance to let go of the sour grapes and work hard. As the sun rose some of them ran indoors or dove into the depths of the sea while the rest changed into forms that won't frighten the humans or camouflaged themselves. I sat to watch the sunrise with Drake by my side. I saw the mermaids were waiting for me. I asked Drake to wish me luck as he got up to go towards the shade where James was. I wished him good luck and asked both of them to behave nicely.

I dove into the sea and swam towards Atla but Adsila grabbed me. I was taken rag doll style to a new island. This place was not Skull Island it was some other island. A place where giant animals live. All the mermaids arrived from every part of the ocean. I was introduced to the last merqueen named Zola which means peace and calmness. She was the sea monster mermaid with the dreadlocks and the Japanese fan made of Samurai Swords for a tail. She is the Queen of Kong Island. She seems to be daydreaming at the time. I gently walked towards Tiamat and she looked at me with curiosity. It turns out me being an unusual vampire meant the normal rules don't apply and the merpeople were using it to their advantage. Particularly regarding the trident. If they touched it they would turn dark or lose their life as they use it to control the hydra. The longer they spend with the thing the more likely they will become monsters. I was a neo vampire so the pitchfork couldn't hurt me and since I am not bound to the sea the hydra couldn't connect with me through the trident and make me do stuff either. That's why it went mad with anger. I am the gray area in their weird world. If there is a loophole I fit in there like a glove. I thought to myself that I might be bringing imbalance like Yaga had said and I also realized that I did not care what that mad woman said. I exist and I had the ability to stop bad things from happening. What I wanted to know was what else Poseidon has in mind. So he can be stopped either dead or imprisoned again. What I am prepared to do is help the mermaids so I can get back to my husband. Husband! The word felt unnatural even in my head. I felt a little less like a groupie though. I heard a noise so I turned around and saw King Kong himself. This is why it is called Kong Island. He lives here along with even more frightening giants. Zola wasn't daydreaming. She connected with the animals on the island to summon them. Who else is on the way?