We take the potion and get up to a dry surface. Painlessly our tails vanish and we stand up. We're all in sundresses again so we each grab an outfit and change. After changing we hide our old clothes behind some rocks and get going. I run to the west, Narina runs to the south, Amber runs north and Abriella runs south. We established a way to communicate if one if us found him. I run into a few guards but just curtsy and they move along. I look inside each room I pass. One has a library, another has a huge study, another has a kitchen and one has the laundry area. No Collin.

I run around a bit more till I find prisoner cells. I look inside each one. Every person looks innocent and weak. I can't imagine what Collin looks like right now. I hear static in my head. Someone found Collin! Who found him?? I ask urgently. Amber responds. I immediately bolt back to where I started then to the north.

"In here!" Amber whispers. I nod and we open the door. Inside lies a sleeping Collin. He looks miserable. Hollowed out cheeks, sunken in rib cage, dark circles and blood red lips. I run over to him and hug him.

"Collin!" I cry over his chest, "Collin please, if you can hear me give me a sign..." I am crying my eyes out. He reaches his small, skinny hand to my face and brushes it against my cheek. I lean into his touch and feel secure again.

"Go, now." He says weakly.

"No, I'm not leaving you again!" I yell.

"You have too. I don't want you to get hurt." He insists. A few tears slip and I shake my head. I pick him up- he's significantly lighter- and walk out and run back to the cave. I jump in and kiss him, healing him completely. The others follow me and cheer in our success. I lay him down on a sand bed and let him rest.

"We did it!" I cheered loudly.

"We did! I can't believe it! Now all we need to do is get outta here!" Amber says cheerfully. We all get super excited then plan an escape now that we have Collin. I point to three different exits we could try if they're not guarded then I remember what Iscarus, the dirtiest low life ever, had said to me on my first escape, my escape to Bavverissi.

I pick up Collin and swim to the rock. I beat on it and push up o different rocks finding nothing but sand. I see one covered in algae and push as hard as I can against it. It pulls open to reveal a lever. I smile and motion for the others to come as I swim out.

The others follow as I lead them back to the beach I meant Collin at. It's about a three hour swim from here and I'm intent to make it. I push faster praying my fins will keep me going at this pace. I see coral reefs full of conchs and immediately push myself faster with the others trailing behind a bit "Home!" I breath pulling into the shallow water. Amber and Abriella come up excitedly.

"Home!!" Abriella squeals and crawls out of the water giving me a hug so she can get her legs back. She jumps up and down once her legs return. I crawl out followed by Amber and we one by one get our legs back.

"Thanks Collin. For everything really" I say kindly sitting down in the sand "It was fun. Maybe I'll see you again someday?" I stood up and hugged Amber and Abriella "Let's go guys, our families are probably worried sick." I say waving bye to Narina and Collin then running up the sandy hill.