The Pirate and The Merhog

The Final Battle

General Titus, Colonel Arthur, and the troops soon drawn their weapons and pointed them at the dreaded Sea Witch. "We've failed to protect the Sea Queen once but we're not going to lose her twice in a row!" General Titus shouted. Stella saw the troops draw their weapons out. With the trident still in her right hand while holding Athena with her left hand... "Your family and people will watch you die, once again!" The Dark Voice said to the Sea Queen. Athena then saw Stella desperately strain. "You won't...harm her!" Stella said to the Dark Voice. "You're still here?!" The Dark Voice shouted angrily at Stella. "Athena! Sheila! Help me!" Stella said while pleading desperately. "What's happening!?" Aleena asked Sheila. "My sister was possessed this whole time! It all makes sense now! There's a dark entity controlling Stella!" Sheila said to Aleena before she hurriedly swam over to her older sisters.

"I want to stop but the dark power's influence is too strong for me to control!" Stella cried. Sheila carefully removed Athena's right hand from Stella's left hand grip while Stella was still in control of her own body for now. "I can't hold back this creature for much longer! I'm begging all of you to stop this thing!" Stella said to everyone. "How?" Athena asked Stella. "I don't know! But I'm losing control! Black Doom tricked me years ago when you and Leonardo went on that mission to Green Hill Zone. He offered me power to fight off my bullies after they brutally attacked me while you and Leonardo were away." Stella said to Athena. "I don't understand. Why didn't you tell Leo and I anything after we came back from Green Hill Zone, Stella?" Athena asked Stella. "Because there's something I did that I didn't tell anyone. It's about what happened to my bullies..." Stella said to Athena. "What exactly happened, Stella?" Athena asked Stella.

"Black Doom needed a few merhogs to use for his experiments. I had all of my bullies chase me into a trench far from Atlantica. They surrounded me, believing I had no way out. But they didn't know that the whole thing was a trap for them. Black Doom's darklings ambushed and captured all of my bullies before they were taken away. I wanted them specifically to become test subjects. I sacrificed them in exchange for this terrible power and curse that Black Doom gave me!" Stella confessed to both Athena and Sheila. Athena and Sheila were shocked and horrified by the horrific revelation they were told. They had no idea this happened to Stella and that she was also a victim of Black Doom's deception. "Black Doom used and deceived me. He waited till I was at my weakest to offer me power." Stella said to Athena and Sheila.

"I can't believe that all of this happened to you when Leo and I were gone, Stella..." Athena said to Stella. Stella clutched herself as she strained in pain. "Athena! Sheila! Listen...I don't have much time left before my mind is consumed. While you both have the chance...kill me now!" Athena and Sheila were horrified by Stella's plea. "NO! We'll find another way to—" Athena's hand was soon slapped by one of Stella's tentacles. "Sorry! Stella can't reach at this time." The Dark Voice said to Athena. "Release my sister you monster!" Athena demanded the Dark Voice. "No can do! This is...my...body now...Aarrgghhh!!" Athena and Sheila saw that there was an internal struggle for control happening in Stella's body. "I'm not letting you use my own mind and body to harm the people I love!" Stella said to the Dark Voice. "You're really starting to annoy me, you deformed freak!" The Dark Voice shouted angrily at Stella. "Get out of my head and my body you parasite!" Stella shouted at The Dark Voice.

"I'm afraid that won't happen anytime soon~" The Dark Voice said to Stella. "But you're using my own body to hurt a lot of innocent people!" Stella said to The Dark Voice. "I could care less about the lives of the innocent merfolk." The Dark Voice said to Stella. "Your aunt got possessed by some dark entity that's been controlling her entire time?! That explains her maliciousness and everything she's done!" Jules said to Aleena. "But how can we help her!?" Aleena asked Jules. "We'll think of something! Let's go!" General Titus said to both Jules and Princess Aleena. "I really hope we can save her in time..." Aleena said in a worried voice. "Aleena, I promise you that we'll figure out a way to save your aunt before she's completely possessed by that Dark Entity, okay?" Jules said to Aleena. "Okay, Jules..." Aleena said to Jules.