Slowly Damon turned toward the shoreline which was only about 20 feet away from them and there standing on the shore only was his 17 year old half sister Vicki. Vicki was the daughter of his abusive father and a woman who later died in a drug overdose when they where 7 years old. Both knew they where half siblings but they where so close in age and both had to deal with their horrible father and their very poor life in general.
“Vicki?” inquired Damon as he looked at Vicki
“Damon?” inquired Vicki as she looked at her brother. “You’re a mermaid?”
“A recently development.” Stated Damon as he looked at his mother. “Turns out this is my mother and she is a mermaid Princess whose father forced her to give me up. She came to find me and she turned me into a mermaid.”
“I turned you back into your real form, Scarlett.” Countered his mother
“Stop calling me Scarlett, my name is Damon.” Stated Damon
“Scarlett, good name for a red-haired women.” Joked Vicki before nodding toward Damon’s mother.
“Hello, I am Vicki, I am your son’s half-sister.” Explained Vicki
“So your father married another a women, I guess I shouldn’t be surprise.” Stated his mother “I shouldn’t be so rude, I am Princess Corine, third daughter of the Late King of the Altantic and former wife to the Duke of the Caribbean Sea.”
“Can I just call you Corine?” inquired Vicki
“You may.” Said Corine with a smile
“So what now?” inquired Vicki “You just came to say hello or what?”
“I came to take my daughter home.” Explained Corine as Vicki’s eyes narrowed a bit
“She says she can’t turn me back.” Explained Damon
“I see….” Stated Vicki
“Do not attempt to stop me.” Stated Corine
“I am not going to.” Stated Vicki as she looked at Damon. “If you are going to take my brother can I ask that I come with you?”
“Vicki?” inquired Damon in amazement of his sister’s words.
“Damon…do you really think I want to go home to our drunk father.” Stated Vicki with force in her voice. “The only thing I will give him credit for is that he isn’t a sexual creep but he had beat both of us for years.”
“What?” inquired Corine with venom in her voice. “What did he do.”
“He is an abusive drunk of a man, who can barely keep food on the table.” Stated Vicki as she looked around her. “Hell, this whole area is nothing but seaside rednecks and the only way out of here is college which neither of us will afford or the military. More and likely, people end up working dead end jobs on fishing boats, or dying either of alcoholism or drug use. I would rather take the route of becoming a merperson if possible?”
“If that is what you want, I can do it with ease.” stated Corine
“Thanks.” Said Vicki as she paused and looked at Corine.
“Question is there a limit on people you can turn?” inquired Vicki
“Not really, however we will need to be out of her by sunrise, too risky to be this close to land after sunrise.” Stated Corine
“If that is the case.” Stated Vicki as she pulled her cell phone. “Damon…is there anyone you want me to call either to say goodbye too or maybe to see if they want to join us?”