The Mermaid Beginning

chapter 13

Meanwhile at Marina's and Manta's place in the palace... The reason why Manta had to be in the same room with Marina is because they didn't have anymore rooms available. Benjamin was feeding the eels, very nervously.

"This job is killing me!" Marina lay against the couch she was given. "If we have to watch over these spoiled princesses one more day, I'm gonna beach myself!"

"Mm-hmm." Benjamin put his flipper in Marina's hand as he was going to give her a manicure to relax her.

"And those nieces and nephew of his!" Marina groaned. "You should've heard that little claw boy Sebastian today!" 

"'You're late'." Manta imitated Sebastian for Marina as he held an egg. 

Marina rolled her forest green eyes. "If Triton wasn't looking with those in-laws of his, I would've squashed that crustacean into a crab cake!"

"Mm-hmm." Benjamin nodded as he CONTINUED.

"Maybe I'm just too sensitive?" Marina asked.

"Dip." Benjamin told her as he noticed her hand was sticking out from the bowl.

"I think you are just fine, my dear, that shellfish has no idea what he's talking about." Manta soothed Marina the best he could, he was only truly nice to her over anyone else in the ocean.

"Thank you, Manta. Benjamin, did you feed them today?" Marina asked.

"Yep, twice." Benjamin answered honestly as he CONTINUED to file her nails.

"And the key?" Manta prompted the manatee.

Benjamin lifted his neck to show the golden key was hidden under his back folds where no one would think to find it.

"And how's the egg?" Marina asked Manta.

"Seems fine so far," Manta grinned as he looked down to their egg as he gently STROKED it. "I can't wait for him to meet you."

Marina agreed, but then got irritated. "I despise Sebastian! I hate him I loathe him. I need that job I deserve that job." she said while angry.

"Never heard that one..." Benjamin mumbled.

"How did that little invertebrate get to be chief of staff!?" Marina went on. 

Manta made Benjamin hold onto the egg and RUBBED Marina's back as she ranted.

"Nobody is perfect." Benjamin told Marina.

"That's right, Benjamin," Marina grinned. "Nobody's perfect! Everyone makes mistakes... Even him!"

Manta smiled, he liked to see her this way. 

"Oh, my..." Benjamin looked a little worried.

Benjamin looked for colors to paint Marina's nails with. "Sardine Silver?"

"No thanks." Marina replied.

"Orange Roughy?"

"Not in the mood."

"Rainbow Trout?"

"Just paint them the shade of clarified butter!" Marina exploded as she sang about destroying Sebastian.

Manta began to join in.

"So much for my SAMPLES." Benjamin murmured as Marina and Manta went to the eel door.

Marina was now going through her wigs and clothes, that's right, people, Marina is bald. 

"Hello world, it's Marina Del Rey!" Manta cheered encouragingly. 

"That's right, three names." Benjamin commented.

"Yeah, sing it, baby!" Manta cheered.

Marina beamed, then went over to her closet after putting a swirly blue wig on her head, then she opened up her wardrobe to find the perfect outfit. She threw them all out against Benjamin, who was sort of forced to carry them for her. She tried on many of them as Manta and Benjamin cheered for her. She then took off the wig and placed the wig she was wearing before back on. She set back down on THE LOUNGE chair as she held her and Manta's egg. "Sebastian's bound to make a mistake, right?" 

"Not likely." Benjamin answered honestly.

"Dream killer!" Manta whacked him SLIGHTLY.

"Yeah!" Marina said as she kept rubbing the egg and dipped her other hand.

Manta smiled as he looked at their little evil egg. He stroked it and felt some VIBRATION inside of it. "He must feel his mother's wrath as well as his father's..." he grinned darkly.