With a Flick of my Tail

Boats and Luggage

"One.... Two.... Three.... Lift!", Zayn and I shouted at the same time. We are hauling the last of the luggage into the boat.

"Ughhh!!! Why does there have to be so much stuff?!", Zayn shouted, frustrated. I rolled my eyes.

"Zayn, that's one thing you have to learn about girls.", I stated.

"And, what would that be?"

"When it comes to packing for trips, GIRLS TAKE ALOT OF STUFF!!!", we all shouted at the same time, except Zayn, of course. He floated in the water sctatching his head, his blue tail flicking back and forth below him.

"Oh...", Zayn said.

"Oh? That's all you can say?! Man, you need to learn about girls very soon or else you'll be clueless as to what to do when you finally get yourself a girl.", Kai teased and walked off to the other end of the boat.

"Hey! It's not my fault girls are so complicated."

"Well, we wouldn't be if you actually thought and paid attention every once in a while.", I said.

"uh huh.... sure. It can't be that easy. It - it just can't. Otherwise guys are idiots.", Zayn said confused.

"Hey! Don't bash all guys! I just happen to know a thing or two about girls.", Kai stated proudly.

"Besides how to so called 'flirt'?", Em and I asked him.

Kai looked confused and embarrased before replying. "Uhhh.... well...... no....."

"Uh huh.... we thought so." Zayn took this moment as an opportunity to get in the boat. He tried clawing his way onto the boat, inch by inch, and I shook my head.

"Zayn, what are you doing?", I asked. He looked up for a second at me to answer and looked back down to concentrate.

"Climbing onto the boat. What does it look like i'm doing?", Zayn replied. As soon as he answered, he lost his grip and fell back in. We all chuckled at his lame attempts at trying to get onto the boat. His head popped above the surface and asked, "What are you laughing at now?!?".

"You, of course, silly!", I replied. He was about to try to get back up again which caused the others to laugh even harder. He jumped up, clawing at the deck, and even made it farther than before.

"No! No! No!!! Stop! Just stop! It's too funny! My eyes are watering from laughing so hard!", Em shouted. He looked as if he were going to try again when I stopped him.

"Here. Let me help you up. Do you want the easy way or the hard way?", I asked him.

"No! No! No! Say it like a game show host!" I turned around and looked at her like she had grown two heads. "Go on."

I turned back around and said it like a game show host. "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the game show called 'How Do I Get On That Boat?'. The rules are simple: find a way to get onto the boat as fast as you can, but, there's a catch. I will say the easy way or the hard way, and you will pick one. After that, your fate is in my hands." Em and the others were rolling on the floor behind me. "You may ask me one question before we begin. Now, what is your question?"

"Umm.... do I get food?" I stared at him as if he had hit himself in the face.

"I give you one question, and you ask about food?! You're hopeless. Why not ask about something pertaining to the game like.....about the easy vs hard challange."

"Ok.... What's the difference between the hard and easy challenges?"

"Thank you for asking! The results of winning the easy challenge is you get on the boat. The results of the hard challenge is...."

"Oh. Add in there about his manliness or his ego being boosted or something like that. The guys like it when you boost their egos.", Em whispered to me.

"Ok. Thanks for the tip, Em.", I whispered back to her. "Right, the results of the hard challenge is you get on the boat plus you may or may not get extra manliness points just for possibly being able to make it up here on your own. Ready?" He nodded his head. "Do you want the easy or hard challenge?"

"Hard.", Zayn said.

"Well, your hard challenge is to be able to make it onto the boat in ten minutes. I will show you how to get up here if you can't get up here within five minutes. Ready? Set? Go!!!" He tried the same maneuver again, clawing his way up and over the edge of the boat. He did that for a grand total of, guess what, five minutes! "All right, five minutes is up and you're STILL not up in the boat yet. Here, let me show you." I jumped into the water and swam in place for a few minutes until my tail was fully formed. I swam down and sat there for a minute. Then, I swam straight up, putting all my tail's power into it. I shot out of the surface of the water and aligned myself in the air. I dried myself while still in the air and landed on my feet on the boat. Everyone started clapping. Oh yeah, we have powers. I know for sure Em and I do, but I don't know about the others. We have heating of water, manipulation of water, freezing of water, and, well, basically every power you can think of that pertains to water. Everyone's mouthes were hanging open - except Em. She was clapping and cheering.

"Show off.", Zayn pouted.

"Go on. Try it.", I told him.

"No."

"Ok, you will lose out on the food later."

"I don't - did you say food?"

"Yes, I did. Now try it. Get back to the subject at hand. Then, maybe we can talk about food."

"Why do my daughters have two idiot boys for friends?", I heard my dad say. I quietly chuckled to myself.

"Hey! What are you laughing at?", Zayn shouted.

"Oh, nothing important. Now do you want to get on this boat or not?", I replied.

"Well, yes, but - "

"No buts! It's a yes or no question."

"Yes. I want to get on the boat."

"Then get on the way I showed you."

His eyes got really big. "And do all those fancy flips? No way! I will fall flat on my face!"

"Oh. Don't be such a drama queen! Just use your powers." He looked at me confused. "You do have powers, don't you?"

"Actually, no, I don't. Only the one that will -" Alyssa gave him a look that said 'Oh no you don't!'. "On second thought, go ask dad later." He looked nervous.

"Wait. So you're telling me that Emerald and I are the only ones who have powers?!"

"You both have powers? Well, that makes sense, considering you guys are twins."

"All right. Enough chit chat. Zayn, get your fish butt up here or I'll bring you up here myself."

"Oh, all right, but I don't think it will be pretty." I rolled my eyes, and he dove under. About a minute later, his head broke the surface. He flow up high into the air. as he was coming down, I heated his tail so that it would turn back into legs thinking he would land on his feet. But, no! He landed on his face. We all burst out laughing when he started groaning.

He lifted his head for a few seconds to say a few words that kept us laughing for over half the boat ride. "Ugh.... I told you." And with that said, he collapsed on the deck.

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There you go! this was a somewhat long chapter.

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