La Sirenita

Chapter 10

Senor Chapi flew over the wedding ship and landed on to the window of the bride's dressing room. He watched as Zoe twirled around singing and gloating about her success.

"Getting that Prince to marry me was easier than I thought!" She laughed. "Only 45 minutes til sunset then I'll have that little mermaid and the ocean will be mine."

She gazed into a mirror but instead of reflecting the pretty Zoe there was Sartana. Horrified, Chapi flew to the shore as fast as he could until he found where Frida and her friends were.

"Frida!" He panted. "Frida! I...I...I was flying..and I saw...I saw the bride and she...she...she's Sartana!"

"What are you talking about?" Jorge asked.

"The prince is marrying the seawitch in disguise! She turned herself into a girl and put a spell on him!"

"Are you sure about this?" Davi asked.

"I saw it! And she was singing with Frida's voice!"

"Why that old snake! She's trying to cheat!" Jorge gasped.

Hearing this Frida jumped into the water, Davi helped keep her above water.

"Davi get her to that boat as fast as you can." Jorge said.

"I'll try."

"I need to see the sea king, he must know about this."

"What about me?" Chapi asked.

"Find away to stall that wedding."

"How?"

"I don't know but if that boy says I do Frida's sunk. So get flapping!" Jorge then headed down below the sea to find Emiliano.

Chapi after thinking for a minute got an idea. He gathered up all the sea animals and led them to the ship where the wedding had begun. The guest all bowed and curtsied as Zoe made her way down the aisle in a black wedding dress. Zebra donkey sniffed and growled at her, sensing she wasn't a good person. She sneered at him and kicked him but was careful not to let anyone see. She then took her place beside Manny as the minister began.

"Dearly beloved we are gathered her today to join this man and this woman together in holy matrimony." He said. "Do you Zoe take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband as long as you both shall live?"

"I do." She said grinning at the sun which was beginning to set.

"And do you Manny take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife as long as you both shall live?"

"I...I...I...I." Manny was resisting and his mind was starting to clear up a bit. "I...Wha..What am I doing?"

"Manny you were marrying me remember?" Zoe whispered rubbing her shell necklace to strengthen her spell on him.

"I....I was?" He said confused.

"Yes! Now say it!" She ordered. "Say it! Say I do!"

He looked at Zoe and tried to remember why he was marrying her only for Frida's face to fill his thoughts. His head hurt and he found it hard to think.

"I...I...I-"

Suddenly the air was filled with squawking and screeching as Chapi led group of animals to attack the bride. Crabs and lobsters pinched her, fish and dolphins spat in her face, and seagulls pulled her hair.

"Get away from me! You slimy little-" But she was silenced by a fish smacking her in the face with it's tail.

Frida, who finally made it to the ship, climbed up to the edge and onboard hoping she wasn't too late. Chapi swooped down and squawked right in Zoe's face.