It has been a year since I met Ashlyn. Ashlyn and Zulu went back to Russia. She begged me to come with her to Russia but I still stayed in Japan. Soon Alex came back. Fei came to me in the castle . Today, I and Zuko are going to visit Ashlyn in Russia. It is a long journey. I went to thecastle. I was nervous. Ashlyn asked me that was I hiding something and I saidno. Then Ashlyn's best friend Ella came. Ashlyn introduced Ella to me and she introducedme to Ella. Then suddenly Ella said "Wait, aren't you the princess of Japan?" Isaid no nervously. Then when Ella leaved, Ashlyn said that she was sure that Iwas hiding something from her.

I said the truth that I lied to her and I was hiding something. I told her everything. But as telling all the truth I also told her that I don't know everything and I wanted to find the truth of it. Ashlyn told me she would help me.We told Alex, Zuko and Zulu everything (we told Alex only that I told Ashlyneverything as he knew everything before). They agreed to help us.

Then suddenly the magic map show to go to a place. We followed the map. It led us to Callo. I learned that Callo was previously called Calla. I told everyone that it might me a clue. I said "Everyone, Callo was before called Calla. Something is up. Why of all places we would come here? There is something very weird going on." Then we went to a library to find some books that maybe couldhelp us find the truth. Then I found a book named "Northern Sea". It was veryinteresting. Then Ashlyn came with a book named "Southern Sea" Zuko came with abook named "Western Sea" and Zulu came with a book named "Eastern Sea". Alexcame with his favourite book named "Queen Milavi of water". We figured out thatthe books, me, Ashlyn, Zulu and Zuko came with, are bonded with each other. Weunderstood that it told me to go to north as possible, Ashlyn to go to south aspossible, Zuko to go to as west as possible and Zulu to go to as east aspossible.

"But then we would endup at oceans or seas" said Alex. "According to the magic map, or all othermaps, if we go as north as possible, we would end up at a sea or ocean. That isalso the same for east, west and south. Also as we are in South Americacontinent, we would of course end up in seas." Then I said "Maybe the bookswant us to go to seas." Then everybody agreed. Everyone went alone but Alexwanted to go with me. After all, we do have to cross many countries. We allsaid yes. Then we began our journey to the ocean or sea.

After many adventures me and Alex came to an endless water body. We figured out that it was a sea or ocean and we have to go into it. Though we were scared we jumped. It was amazing! I tuned into a mermaid! Alex was able to breathe underwater! We moved forward. Then at last we found a gate. An underwater gate. Then I saw Ashlyn coming here. She didn't have legs but a mermaid tail. Zuko and Zulu also came they were like Alex. Like they didn't have a mermaid tail but could breathe underwater. We all were very surprised to see eachother. Then we understood how we were with each other.

I then said "The truth behind all lies" because the gate was the truth behind all lies. I told Alex to open the gate. He did so. I saw all my friends – Fei, Avery, Ashton, Selima and Toran. I also saw Mulki, Zulu's sister and Ashlyn's friend, and Ella. Avery told us to come inside. She told us that we are mermaids. She also told us that boy mermaids don't have tails but they can breathe underwater. Fei told us to go to the castle with them. We need to go there because the king and queen should know that there are new mermaids and mermans here. I learned that this is the Merisel, the mermaid world.

When I went to the castle, I saw dad and mom as the king and queen! Mom said "I am actually Luna the Queen of Merisel. My mother, who is also Queen Afringale, was the Queen of Merisel. I and my twin Lune found the book 'Queen Afringale's Treasure' first. My real name is Luna. My mom made me the ruler of Merisel. When I found out about her and met her when I was 19. She said that the Earth didn't need a king and queen anymore. But Merisel needed one. My mother was a mermaid so that made me a mermaid and as my father was human it made Lune a human. You actually met Lune not me. Your last names are Perlis. And your first names are Ashlyn and Perla in case you didn't know." Ashlyn smiled "We knew that my name is Ashlyn. But we didn't know that Melena's name was actually Perla." Said Ashlyn.

After 3 years I (16 years old) was sitting beside my window in Japan. My parents know how to transform into human. I want to go to another adventure but there are no mysteries to solve. My life now gets boring. One day, my mother saw me upset. She said "Hi Perla, why are you so upset?". Then I replied "Mom, I want to go on adventures. I love to have adventures. But there are no mysteries to solve. That's why I am upset." Then mom said " Perla, Ashlyn was saying the same thing. So was Zuko and Zulu. If you want to go on adventures then okay you can go. We also have a book in which unsolved mysteries are written. There are over 100,000,000 mysteries written in that book with the greatest and unsolvable mystery written on it. You can have it if you want it is not need to me and your father anyway. Also come with Ashlyn to the livingroom" The same moment Ijust remembered that it was 25th May, my and Ashlyn's birthday. Ithought that everybody forgot about it. Then when I went to Ashlyn, she saidthat she also thought so. Then when we went to the living room, everybody said"Happy Birthday Perla and Ashlyn!!!" It was a surprise birthday party! Thennext day me, Ashlyn, Zulu and Zuko went for our first adventure for fun. WhenI, Zuko, Ashlyn and Zulu were 29. We came back to Merisel. We saw Alex marriedto Fei. I got married with Zuko and Ashlyn got married with Zulu. Then we livedhappily ever after.

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Worst story ever. I can't believe that I wrote this. Word count: 1166