It was a sunny day. I decided to go to the beach, so I asked my mom, "Can I go to the beach, please, Mom?" "Sure, honey!" My mom awnsered. "Just don't talk to st-" "I get it!" I said. "Don't talk to strangers, don't go too deep in the water, don't splash anyone and don't stay there too long. You don't need to tell me EVERY time!" "Jeez," My mom said quietly. I walked upstairs and changed into my favorite one piece aqua marine swimsuit. I put on a pink sundress over it, and then got my favorite blue and purple towel, some sunscreen and a few pool toys. I raced down the stairs. "Bye, Mom!" I shouted, loud enough so she could hear me. "Bye, Emma!" My Mom shouted back. I grabbed my phone and went outside.  As I walked, I decided to text my friends, Andy and Sally, if they could come, too. They both responded "Yes" "Yeah!" I said silently. Once I got to the beach, Andy and Sally were already there. "How'd you get here so fast?" I asked. They giggled. "We were already here!" Sally said. "Y-y-yeah." Said Andy. He blushed. Sally whispered something to him, but when Sally whispered, it was ALWAYS a secret, so I decided not to listen. "I-I-I wanna talk to you, Emma..." Andy said, his short red hair even more messy in the wind. "Ok!" I replied. I hoped he wasn't gonna say "Kiss me now." and when I tried to he hit me and dabed this time. "Follow me, Emma." I followed him, his cute freckles dissapearing every time I looked at him. "He soooo likes me!" I thought. Suddenly, he stopped, his skin turning as red as his hair. "W-w-WHAT IS THAT!?" He asked, the sky suddenly getting cloudy and grey. I turned pink when I saw what he was talking about. It was a bat winged FREAK! It swooped down and picked me up. I screamed and held my breath (I got airsick). I dug in my bag for my pocket knife and/or bear spray. I found them both. First I sprayed his/her eyes. It dropped me, leaving me with deep cuts, scrapes and scratches. "A DARK FAIRY!" Some guy shouted. Soon, there was a croud of people screaming what they thought it was. "SO LOUDDDDDD!" I shouted. The thing lunged at Andy. "ANDY!" I shouted and dove down, grabbing Andy too. "Owww!" We both said. I grabbed my pocket knife and slashed it, the thing dissapearing in dust. Andy fainted. Sally came over and said, "What was that thing?! A bat winged freak was what it looked like to me!" "Me too." I groaned. "Im gonna go swim. It'll take my mind off all the cuts." I walked back to the beach and went into the water. My cuts were GONE. "Woah..." I said. I walked deeper until the water was over my head. I gasped. I could breathe! Plus, I wasn't wet! I bumped into this guy who was in a Hawwaiian shirt, and some tacky shorts. I looked down and realised I was a mermaid. The guy smiled. "Enjoying your gift, Emma?" He asked. "What do you mean gift?" I asked, sternly. "And who are you? And most of all, HOW do you know my name!?" He just laughed. "I am Poseidon, god of the sea! And you, Emma, are my daughter. That's why I gave you the power to turn into a mermaid." He said, as a trail of bubbles made him float up.