Deep Blue(Fanfic of The WaterFire Saga by Jennifer Donnelly)

Portia's Plans and Meeting Ling

Isabella opened her eyes as Portia talks to a guard. She was shocked when she found out it was Portia. Why would she part of this madness? Isabella looked at the mermaid.
"Well, Well, Well, if it isn't Isabella. I see you're awake. Now Lucia can rule Miromara." said Lucia as she takes off Isabella's gag.
"Impossible! Only a mermaid of the blood can become Regina." Shouted Isabella.
"That is true," said a person and Isabella feels somebody touch her. She recognized the voice.
"Vallero...."Isabella said shocked. Her own brother was behind this too.
"You guessed correctly, Isabella," said Vallero as he swims to Portia and kisses her. "Lucia is our daughter. She is the daughter of the blood like Serafina, but Serafina is dead.
"Liar!" Isabella screams and she struggles.
"Isabella, face it nobody has seen her in days," says Vallero. "She is dead." Isabella starts crying and Vallero looks at her. "Oh well," he says as he starts swimming away. "The Regina needs to learn how to work. Hmm,"
"I recommend the labor camps," says Portia. Isabella gasped. "But we still need her alive so we can lure them here. Do the labor camps, but at least give her food and bubble tea."
"Perfect idea!" says Vallero. "Guards! Take the Regina to the labor camps!" Isabella struggles wildly.
"You can't do this! I'm the Regina!" says Isabella. Vallero slaps Isabella hard.
"Not anymore, sister." says Vallero. "Let's go Portia." and they swim away closing the door. Isabella continues crying as she thinks of Serafina. She couldn't believe that Vallero would betray her. Now she was going to be bait for Serafina. If only she can warn her.
After a few minutes a little mermaid swims in quickly and swims to Isabella.
"So it is true! The Regina is alive. I'm Coco. My real name is Cosmia but everybody calls me Coco. I was part of Serafina's court." says the girl wiping Isabella's face. Isabella smiled.
"Lady Cosmia! Where is your family?" asked Isabella.
"I don't know. We were separated." says Coco frowning. "I need to get you out of here." Coco freed Isabella and helped her to the door.
"Thank you, Coco," said Isabella. "We need to find my daughter. Do you know if she is alive?"
"I saw her escape with Astrid and Neela then one of the invaders said they captured them," said Coco. Isabella gasped. They were captured?
"But," said Coco as she leads Isabella outside, "they were rescued by these people. That's what the guards said."
"I see. I hope they're alive," said Isabella tearing up.
"They are. I bet they are," says Coco smiling. "Let's try to find them together. How about the Lagoon?"
The Lagoon was located near the Terragogg city of Venice and it was forbidden by merfolk, but Isabella had to think about this. She thought for a minute and then she reached her final answer.
"Okay," said Isabella. "Let find Serafina and the others. Isabella and Coco swim away heading for the Lagoon.
Meanwhile, Serafina and Neela were facing their own problem. When they jump through the mirror they found themselves in a hall of mirrors full of vitrinas. They planned to go to the River Olt and try to find the River Witches, but they had to escape a very overweight man named Rorrim Drol and because of that Serafina's hair was ruined. Luckily, they made it into a safe place.
"Nice going Sherlock this isn't the River Olt," said Serafina.
"It isn't?" says Neela and she looks at sign. "Opps it's not." Neela looks at Serafina and gasps. "Serafina your hair!" shouted Neela and she casts a song spell making Serafina's hair come back temporary. "There!" says Neela. "I really need some sweets,"
"You and your sweets," said Serafina laughing. She missed her mother and all the good memories She had before the attack on Cerulea.
"I wonder what happened to Mahdi, Yazeed, and Mahdi's parents," says Neela as they swim into a restaurant.
"I just hope they're safe. I hope the Duke and Carlos are too," said Serafina. They look around and see a mermaid that looked like she was from Qin(mer realm located in Pacific Ocean). She was looking at the mermaids and Serafina and Neela looked at themselves. Finally the mermaid got up and swam to them.
"They're coming. The death riders," said the mermaid. Serafina and Neela looked at the sword that she had on her back and were scared a little.
"Who are you?" said Serafina.
"I'm Ling from Qin. Hurry they're coming. Plus you haven't even disguised yourselves. Those dresses look expensive even with the haircut. Plus there are wanted signs everywhere," explained Ling. "I'm heading to the River Olt," a stickleback swam by. "Oh gods, there are 50 death riders on hippokamps (like horses). Sorry I speak a lot of languages."
Serafina gasps. Ling was the one who sings all creatures' songs.
"You're heading there too! We are heading there. You must be the one who sings all creatures' songs. I'm the Daughter of Merrow and Neela is the one whose heart will hold the light. This is perfect! If only Astrid was here," explained Serafina as she thinks of her friend who was still at the palazzo. "We need to hurry! Come on!"
"Okay!" said Neela and Ling in unison and the mermaids swim away.
"I almost have all of them," Serafina whispered to herself. "I almost have the five."