The Power of Two

chapter 7

The floating castle was now coming down slowly. The gang, including Team Rocket was going with it. The Zapdos was also trapped and unable to fly away from the dark forces. The ship was going into the castle and they were locked inside. Melody, Ariel, and Eric looked up.

"They were there!" Melody pointed up, she didn't fully see, but she caught a glimpse of Akito and Emi. "Now they're stuck..."

"There's gotta be a way for us to help them." Eric said.

"How, Daddy?" Melody asked.

"Ariel, do you know anyone who could help?" Eric asked his mermaid wife.

Melody hoped that there was a way to help them.

"I-I'm not sure..." Ariel said softly. She then looked in the distance, squinting her eyes. "Is that... Cherry?"

"Yeah, I think it is." Eric said.

"It can't be, what's she doing out here...?" Melody had to wonder.

A familiar blonde merman with copper brown eyes came up, he had a mustache with slight stubble. "Ariel...?"

Ariel turned to him and recognized him instantly and hugged him. "Urchin!"

The two shared a hug, but had to break it up.

"Melody thinks she saw someone strange and they were taken up to that castle!" Ariel pointed up, even if that story sounded strange.

Urchin looked up and hummed. "I see..." he believed her somehow. "I may not be like your father, but I'll try to help."

"Thanks, you're the greatest." Ariel said.

"Sure..." Urchin smiled to his new family, also very thrilled to be an uncle. "You got cousins to meet." he told Melody.

Melody giggled. 

"One of those Pokemon creatures will help us," Urchin explained. "One that lives in water, looks like an otter and a seagull."

"Cool." Melody said.

"I'm not sure what it's called though." Urchin said then.

"How have you been?" Ariel asked him.

"I'm fine... But... Someone promised to meet me and have a surprise for me, but I guess the storm has kept them away..." Urchin sighed as he stared at the water they were in. 

"FORTE! GET US UP THERE!" Cherry yelled.

"That is Cherry!" Ariel recognized then.

Melody looked over. "Aunt Cherry?"

"That's Cherry for sure." Eric said.

The merpeople swam over, accidentally splashing over the immortal woman.

"WATCH IT!" Cherry hissed, then noticed who splashed her. "Ariel?"

"Cherry..." Ariel whispered.

"What're you doing here?" Cherry asked, wringing her hair now. 

"We were gonna ask you the same thing." Melody remarked.

"We're looking for my daughter." Cherry said then.

"Why is it when you care about her she's your daughter?" Forte rolled his eyes.

"Because she's a caring mother." Ariel said.

Forte snorted. "Caring mother..." he muttered.

"I am..." Cherry glared up at him, then looked to the merpeople. "Again, why are you here?"