I stared at Addie. "Wow." That was all I could say. "Wow." Addison's story was scary. I could never go through that. At all. Period. "Never mind that. That was the past, I like to focus on the future." She sighed. "I would too if I had a backstory like that." Addison laughed. "Anyway, do you want to learn some powers?" "Well, duh!!" I said. Addison smiled weakly. "Okay. I don't want to let you down or anything, but you might not be able to do some of these. I don't have too many powers, but I think I'll make a pretty good teacher. Ready?" I nodded. "Okay. Clap your hands, and then swirl your pointer finger around in the air." I did and a tornado of water shot out of the water. "Whoa!" Addison shouted, swimming out of the way. Addie then flicked some water at me. Not wanting to get even wetter than I already was, I closed my eyes and blocked the water with my hands. It turned to ice! Addison shoved some more water my way, and this time, when I closed my eyes, it turned into steam. She stopped and looked at me. "Ok, one more. Close your eyes, raise your hands up and imagine the water taking a shape." I did and I imagined the water turning into the first thing I could think of.
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The Mermaid Star [editing!]
Fantasy"He said that when the time was right, one of our children would find one, and become half and half." "Half and half?" I asked. "Crystal," she said "I think you're half-mermaid." Only then did I see the patch of aquamarine scales growing from under...