The Mermaid of London

Chapter 5

Elsewhere in Santa Monica, an ambulance was driving through town. The ambulance was a white and red 1995 Ford E-350 cutaway van, its visage was adorned with cute child-friendly imagery on the sides, such as a teddy bear, a kitten, and a puppy. The paramedic driving it was a small, petite woman with long reddish-brown hair tied back in a ponytail, bright blue eyes, and a cute button nose. She wore a white short-sleeved dress shirt with the star of life on her shoulders, black jeans, white gloves, and black sneakers. She also wore large round eyeglasses.

"Galeena, come in," a voice called out to her on the radio.

"I hear you loud and clear, Commander," Galeena replied in a high-pitched voice, "What can I do for you?"

"Tommy was ambushed by the Marapax, but Leya and Cyclone helped him escape. We are taking him to our base. Please meet us there as soon as you can."

"Understood. I'm on my way. Galeena out."

Right after she ended her communication with the Commander, she heard a voice call out to her from outside the ambulance.

"HELP!"

Galeena immediately hit the brakes and the ambulance came to a complete stop. Galeena saw a woman on the ground, standing by the side of a man who collapsed and was slipping into unconsciousness.

"My boyfriend is having an aneurysm and needs to go to the hospital!" she pleaded to Galeena, "Can you help?!"

"Don't worry, miss," Galeena assured as she deployed two droids resembling paramedics, "I'm here to help."

The droids put the man on a gurney and quickly loaded him onto the ambulance.

"Thank you, miss," The woman cried with gratitude as she got onto the ambulance, "Bless you."

Galeena activated the siren on the ambulance and sped off to the nearest hospital to get the man the necessary medical attention. Elsewhere, Leya and Cyclone made their way to what appeared to be a warehouse in London. However, the warehouse was made to look like a home, as there was furniture such as a couch, a recliner, a coffee table, and a large television in one part of the building to look like a living room. In another part of the room, there was a kitchen with a fridge, counters, oven and microwave, as well as a large round table with many chairs. In another part of the room, there was a large screen with a keyboard and other controls, acting the base's master computer. Leya and Cyclone parked their cars and exited their vehicles, with Adrianna, Tommy (who despite everything, managed to take his bag with him), Adrien and Anastasia following suit. The four were taking in their surroundings.

"Guys, welcome to our humble abode," said Cyclone.

"This is amazing," Tommy remarked in awe.

"Quite spacious," Adrianna quipped.

"Is it just you two?" Tommy asked.

"Nope," replied Leya, "We have three more people and they're on the way here as we speak. Ah, and speaking of..."

Leya had noticed a white 1997 Dodge Caravan driving up to them.

"That's the Commander," Cyclone quipped to Tommy, "You should be very familiar with her."

Before long, Galeena's ambulance also managed to arrive. After arriving, Galeena emerged out of the vehicle, her paramedic uniform transformed into a different outfit which consisted of short-sleeved white trenchcoat with a red trim and the Atlantean symbol crossed with the red cross and a heart, white leggings, red gloves, and white slip-on shoes with red soles. Finally, she also had a red backpack. She noticed Tommy and began walking towards him, doing so slowly and carefully so as not to intimidate him.