Feet Over Fins

One Step Closer

Above shore, Caleb played his flute with the same tune that savior sang to him. Zoe was with him this time and heard her owner play.

Caleb felt like he was acting like a child with a crush, but he could't help it. He was drawn to the savior whoever they maybe. He longed to find someone with that voice and Alex even briefly suggested holding a contest with the finest voices of princesses, since he was certain the savior was a female. Caleb was slightly onboard with the idea, perhaps the savior was of land and not the sea as he thought.

He sighed as he leaned against a column on his mansion. Why did his savior have to be so elusive?

Zoe barked at her owner's expression. What was wrong with him?

"It's nothing, girl," Caleb reassured his pet, "I'm just thinking about... them." He ran his hands through his hair and before petting Zoe. "I've can't get them out of my head. I've looked everywhere. Where could they be?"

Zoe licked Caleb's cheek, giving the prince some comfort as he looked in the distance.

Little did he know, he would soon get the chance.

On the other side of the beach, not too far from Caleb's mansion, Seth was lying against a rock, his face pillowed in his arms. While he didn't do any swimming, he was exhausted and sore from the transformation. Breanna was in-between shallow and oceanic zone, not getting too close at the risk of being beached, Haven rested on another rock with her fins exposed and Josh, while also not swimming, was a bit exhausted from the ordeal.

Seth eventually gained enough strength and his fogginess cleared allow him to focus. As he focused, he felt his legs.

Wait? Legs?

Seth immediately brushed his wet hair out of his face and saw his knees. Slowly, he raised his newfound appendages revealing five human toes. Resting his hand on his neck, the former merman felt no trace of his gills along his skin. He smiled. Addison's magic had worked!

The only clothes and accessories that stayed with his transformation was his aquamarine necklace and purple shirt. Addison had provided a small pair of tattered pants so he was covered from the waist down.

'It's real. I'm human. I'm really human! Legs and toes!' Seth thought excitedly.

"Well, look what the catfish dragged in!" Marcus announced as he flew down to the former merman's level, which was coincidentally on Seth's newfound leg. The pelican looked puzzled as he rubbed his head with a wing. "Look at you! There's something different about you. Wait, don't tell me. Let me guess."

Marcus looked up Seth before coming to his conclusion, "I got it! New hairdo! You've been using the fork, haven't you?"
Seth just grinned and shook his head.

"No, then your shirt! It's a different shade of purple!"

Seth shook his head again and began to bounce his leg up and down, hopping the waterfowl would get the hint.

"No new shirt," Marcus mused, "I got to admit, I can't put my foot on it right now, but if I stand here long enough-"

"HE'S GOT LEGS, YOU IMBECILE!" yelled Josh, having grown impatient, which caused the pelican to jump and land on the rock Josh was on. "For Neptune's sake, are you completely blind?"

"I was just joking," Marcus defended.

"Well, don't! This isn't a time for joking!" Josh ranted.

"Seth traded his voice to Addison for legs. And he's got three days to get Caleb to fall in love with him," Haven explained in a more calm but also scared tone.