"Ugh how much farther?" Cathleen whined. "Just ten more steps! Then out back to the pool," Crystal explains. They carry the beautiful mermaid around the house to the pool. They set the mermaid on the stairs so there's no possible risk that's she'll drown. Cathleen sat down in a yellow and blue striped pool chair. "How did you appear on that surfboard earlier?" Cathleen asked breaking the awkward silence. "So you saw that?" Crystal asks sitting on the pool edge dipping her feet in the water. "It was kinda obvious... I don't think anyone else saw though," Cathleen says. "Well I just imagined myself out there... And I was there," Crystal explains. "Hmm.... It sounds like you can teleport!" Cathleen grins. "Really? I haven't believed in magic and that stuff since I was six! I think this beach is truly magic though!" She grins back at Cathleen.
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The girls continue talking about magic and Crystal's move. Until the mermaid wakes up. "Your awake!" Cathleen smiles down at her. "Um... Yeah... Whoa! Your not a mermaid! And this is a pool!" The mermaid starts swimming backwards. Blood is now dripping off the mermaid's tail. "You need to stop! We don't want to hurt you! We want to protect you and keep your secret!" Crystal says in a calm yet serious voice. "We come in peace," Cathleen giggles a little at herself. "Okay... But if you try anything I can get backup as fast as you can say 'seaweed'!" The mermaid warns. "We understand. Now can we help your tail?" Crystal asks smiling softly. "Fine," The mermaid says skeptically. "I'm Cathleen and this is Crystal by the way," Cathleen adds. "I'm Coral Reeves," The mermaid says pulling herself out of the water.
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Two hours later Crystal and Cathleen have patched up Coral's cut tail. But her blood is all over the edge of the pool. "Won't your parents be mad that we made such a mess?" Cathleen asks concerned. "Well my parents went missing this morning! I think this woman ,The Haunter, took them!" Crystal frowns. "Don't worry Cryst we'll find them!" Coral smiles.
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The tail of three
FantasyCrystal is a normal girl that moves to Sparkling beach! That's when her life changes! She finds a mermaid washed up on shore. Her parents disappear. Will she ever find her parents? With her friends Cathleen and Coral she goes on the search for her p...
