Paul McCartney & The Mermaid

Chapter 4 - The Blue Meanies

Madison's P.O.V.

The little blue meanie reaches a cave, where his master and fellow blue meanies are. Madison trembles with fear. "On second thought, I'd rather not see your master." She said. She starts to swim away, but the blue meanie grabs her hand. "Now, now. You mustn't get cold fins." The blue meanie said. A minute later, the biggest creature of all arrives onto the scene.

"Is th-that your boss?" Madison said with fear in her voice. "Indeed it is. The chief blue meanie." The little blue meanie said. "Come in, come in, little one. Don't be afraid. I shall not harm you." Said the chief. Madison approaches the chief blue meanie. "H-hello. My name is Madison. And I was brought here by one of your men to ask for your help." She said. "Yes, of course. Tell me everything." The chief said. "Well, I've been hearing music from the surface for the past few days, I found out the name of the band doing it, and they're called The Beatles. Finally, I laid my eyes on the bass player, Paul McCartney. I fell in love with him after I saved him from drowning during the storm." Madison explained.

"Hmm... very interesting. I know just the thing to help you!" Said the chief. He gestures for Madison to come forward and she does. "What are you gonna do?" She asked. "I have a potion that can turn you into a human for three days." The chief said. "Only three days?!" Asked Madison in shock.

"Yes. Now listen carefully, Madison, you have until sunset on the third day to get your precious man to fall in love with you. But, he has to kiss you, though." Explained the chief. "On my lips?" Madison asked. The chief blue meanie nods. "Precisely. However, you'll remain human forever if he kisses you before the third sunset. If he doesn't you'll turn back into a mermaid and you'll belong to me! Do we have a deal?" He said.

"If I become human, will I ever see my sister and best friend again?" Asked Madison. "That's a good question. I don't believe you will. But, you'll have your man." Said the chief blue meanie. "Rachel, Phoebe." Madison said silently. "Oh! And there's one more thing. I want something from you." The chief said. "What's that?" Asked Madison. "What I want from you is... your voice." The chief said.

Madison clutches her throat. "My voice?!" She asked in shock. "That's right. No more talking, singing, ZIP!!!" Said the chief. "But, without my voice, how can I communicate with Paul?" Madison asked with her voice cracking. "You can always write down what your saying on a piece of paper." The chief said. Madison shrugs her shoulders. "I suppose you're right." She said.

The chief blue meanie hands Madison a vial with bubbling red liquid. "What do I do with this?" Asked Madison. "Once you reach the surface, drink this potion and you'll be human within a matter of minutes." Explained the chief.

Phoebe's P.O.V.

Phoebe reaches the hideout of the blue meanies. She sees Madison with them. "Madison, don't listen to them!" She yelled. But her yelling wasn't loud enough for Madison to hear her. The blue meanies, however, heard her. Lucky for Phoebe, she hides behind something so they don't see her. She listens to the rest of the conversation between Madison and the blue meanies.

Madison's P.O.V.

The chief blue meanie holds out a scroll and a pen for Madison. "Sign here and we'll get started." Said the chief. He hands the pen to Madison. "All I have to do is sign?" She asked. The chief nods and Madison signs the scroll. She hands the pen back to the chief. He holds up a conch shell and ghostly hands come out of it. "Now, your voice!" The chief said.

Madison opens her mouth and a glow appears in her throat. The ghostly hands approach her, reach into her mouth, and grab her voice orb. They move back into the conch shell and the chief blue meanie traps Madison's voice inside. "Now swim!" Yelled the chief. Madison quickly swims to the surface.

Phoebe's P.O.V.

Phoebe watches her best friend struggling to swim. She's halfway up to the surface and she's starting to run out of energy. "Hold on, Madi! I'm coming!" Yelled Phoebe. She swims towards Madison and grabs her hand, pulling her to the surface. Once above water Phoebe sees the vial Madison is holding.

"Where did you get that?" She asked. Madison tries to speak, but, no sound. "Oh great! They made you give up your voice!" Said Phoebe frustratingly. Madison sadly nods. "Well, don't you worry! I'm gonna be here every step of the way if you need me!" Phoebe said. Madison smiles real big. She then looks at the vial the chief blue meanie gave her.

Madison uses her hand gestures to explain to Phoebe about her encounter with the blue meanies. "So, if you drink that potion, it'll turn you into a human for three days, unless you get Paul to kiss you and you remain human forever?" Asked Phoebe. Madison nods. She then drinks the potion and her tail turns into a pair of legs. Phoebe wraps her into a tight hug. "Good luck, Madison. I hope you get Paul to kiss you." She said.

Madison's P.O.V.

Madison swims to the shore while Phoebe dives back underwater. Madison collapses onto the sand and falls unconscious.