Right after the tour ended, Azul went back to the V.I.P room where he couldn't stop thinking about what Glory said to him back at the aquarium.

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"I'm not just going to defeat you, but also bring you back to the light where you belong."
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Reminiscing back on what she said before, Azul lays his hand on his temple pondering about her words.

'Bring me back to the light'? What does she mean by that?

Azul thought with a puzzled expression until he heard the door open and he lifts his head to see the Leech twins standing before him.

"Azul, we're ready to go." Jade informs making him smirk.

"Excellent. Now get going. I want you two to sabotage their quest to get the photo this instant." Azul commands.

"Hai." They both complied as the twins leave the room, Azul push his glasses up.

"Nevertheless, I have to keep those contracts in tact from this safe. I rather be a better version of myself than going back to the trashy, clumsy, and weak octopus I was once before. I just need to sabotage their quest to retrieve the photo. If so, than Glofish would give up and swam right back to me as my darling! Ahahahaha!!!" Azul cackles with his blue orbs filled with greed and obsession before smiling lustfully.

"Oh my Glofish. My sweet, delicate, and angelic siren and future queen. You'll soon be mine once three days are over. After that, you'll become part of my world!!!" He proclaims as he starts laughing maniacally again as his sabotage strategy is just the beginning.

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Meanwhile at the cafeteria, Glory and Jack meet up with Grim and the Savanaclaw boys where things get annoying when a bunch of boys crowded around Glory like desperate dogs, but both Jack and Leona scared them off with their growls and glare, Grim is clinging on to Glory's shoulders hissing at the boys who tried to touch his 'henchman' while Ruggie keeps standing by her side so no one can grab and pull her over to the crowd of infatuated fan boys.

However, some boys are still afraid of Glory; particularly Scarabia, Ignihyde, and Diasomnia where they kept their distance from her due to her complete resemblance of Mother Gothel in hoping they would not get 'abducted and locked into a tower' which doesn't surprised her at all.

Once they got their breakfast, Glory and the Savanaclaw boys went to their seats with tired looks.

"Man, these boys are so relentless! How dare they tried to lay a hand on my henchman?" Grim chides.

"Not your henchman." Glory reminds him bluntly.

"Whatever." Grim retorts as he immediately starts gobbling his meal.

"Mmmm nothing beats a good ole breakfast after training!" Grim chirps while devouring his meal.

"Oh yeah. How was the tour at Octavinelle so far?" Leona ask.

"I hate admitting this, but...his dorm is quite classy yet luxurious and I adore the mermaid theme esthetics. It definitely reminds me of Ursula's cave except it's a dorm with mafia vibes." Glory said and that made the lion burst out of laughter.

"Pfft Hahahaha! You're kidding right? You really think that? This is rich. Sends a chill down to my spine." Leona chortles making Glory pout.

"Well how can a passionate aspiring photographer like myself cannot resist the sea-like esthetics that Octavinelle has? It's like it came out of a movie!" Glory chirps.

"You may adore his dorm, but Azul is another thing coming. I know Octo-punk is quite the cunning bastard, but damn he's really desperate for ya." Leona bluntly states.

"Well what can you expect? You've seen those guys trying to grab her earlier. Kitten's like a friggin magnet in Night Raven College. Why wouldn't Azul fall for her?" Ruggie directly points out.

"He has a point Leona-senpai." Jack agrees and the grey cat bobs his head.

"Then again, Glory is the main talk in this campus so I'm not really that surprised." Grim points out while stuffing his face with food making Leona rolling his eyes.

"Whatever." Leona casually responds.

"Speaking of which. What's up with Azul and his contracts?" Glory ask curiously.

"There was that rumor about how amazing Azul's test notebooks were. I can totally understand why someone would want it." Ruggie explains.

"Does that mean you two didn't make a deal with Azul for the tests? Leona senpai seems like the one who'd wanna take it easy the most...Ah, no, never mind." Jack mutters stroking his head awkwardly.

"Idiot. Who in their right mind would make a deal with that cheating bastard because they want to?" Leona retorts.

"I have made a deal before because the situation called for it but...The conditions weren't anything crazy." Leona casually explains.

"Sounds like a drag..." Glory remarks dryly.

"Yeah, he's not the kind of guy you wanna rely on casually. But he is a skilled wizard that can make Eve the most outlandish wishes come true." Ruggie informs.

"When making a deal, the one who wants something has the disadvantage. There are numbers of ways to dupe herbivores that can't think on their feet and will sign a contract without considering it carefully." Leona informs.

"I know it's dumb for me to sign the contract but what can you expect? Thanks to Ace and the other boys' small minds, I got dragged into this mess and I'm only doing this because I care for my friends." Glory explains.

"Tell me about it. What kind of condition did he give you? Cuz thanks to that midget old man from the infirmary, my room is all cramped up with barely any space." Leona complains with a frown.

"Tell you everything." Glory said.

Minutes of explaining later...

"By the time sun sets on the third day..." Leona mutters.

"Sneak into the Atlantica Memorial Museum and take a certain picture..." Ruggie said.

Both of them stayed silent for a minute before they respond.

"You have...My condolences." Ruggie sympathizes.

"You shouldn't say stuff like that when the game has just begun, y'know!" Grim chides.

"To begin with, isn't the Atlantica Memorial Museum under water? How exactly do you plan to get there?" Ruggie ask curiously.

"Azul gave us a potion that'll let us breathe underwater, but he also gave me this small potion for an obvious reason." Glory said showing the small potion bottle to the boys.

"Seriously? Two bottles?" Ruggie ask with a baffled look.

"Tch. That Octopunk is a desperate bastard for sure." Leona bluntly states and the hyena glance at him before letting out a snicker.

"Well you look at that. Is Leona jealous?" Ruggie teases, but Leona averts his eyes with a tint blush.

"No. Shut up." Leona retorts causing both Glory and Ruggie to snicker at his flushed face before he sighs and turns back to Glory.

"But seriously Lioness. Can't you just share the other potion with the guys?" Leona ask curiously.

"Azul said this bottle is reserved for me only and I have to drink this when I get here...ugh I have a bad feeling about this..." Glory mumbles feeling sick in her stomach on knowing what's going to happen to her when she and her friends arrive at the Coral Sea.

"We don't know how well it'll work, though." Jack skeptically said.

"It'll work just fine if it's from Azul. I don't think his pride would let make a subpar potion." Ruggie reassures. Leona stood there for a minute before creeping a smirk.

"Then shouldn't you hurry up and get a move on? Time is money, they say." Leona informs.

"That's exactly what we're going to do Leona." Glory reassures.

"Ffna! Oh yeah. We should get to the Atlantica Memorial Museum ASAP!" Grim shrills.

"Agreed. We've only got three days. There's no time to drag out feet." Jack assures.

"We'll meet up with Ace and Deuce on the way." Grim said. Soon she heard a bleep from her phone and Glory pulls out her phone to see a text from Ace.

Ace: Yo. Meet us at the mirror chamber. Stat.

After reading his message

"Speaking of which, we should get going now." Glory said as she, Grim, and Jack got up from their seats and Glory turns to the Savanaclaw boys.

"Later guys." Glory said as Leona nods and Ruggie shrugs nonchalantly, Grim hops on her shoulder and the trio left the cafeteria leaving the two behind.

"Ahhhahhh, there they go. Leona, you're so mean." Ruggie teases making Leona softly chortle.

"Hah, I don't know what you mean." Leona lied acting innocent when really he's not. However, he glance at Glory once last time before she left the cafeteria with Jack and Grim.

Still...you better pull this off by the time three days are over, Lioness.

Leona thought while staring at his Lioness with a faint blush on his cheeks. Unbeknownst to him, Ruggie notice his blush and he snicker softly under his breath.

He's such a big softie, this is great.

Ruggie thought while grinning at his lion friend's flustered face.

Meanwhile at the Mirror Chamber, Glory, Grim, and Jack meet up with Ace and Jack when Glory gave them the large green potion that Azul gave her last night.

"This potion we got from Azul, is it really going to allow us to breathe underwater?" Deuce questions.

"Wondering won't do us any good. We have to drink it." Jack assures.

"He's right, we don't have much time left. We gotta get that photo today." Glory told them while holding a small blue bottle of her own.

"Speaking of drinking, why are you using that bottle instead of this?" Deuce ask with a puzzled look.

"Cuz Azul told me to drink this bottle instead of the one that you're holding and I know what's gonna happened when I drink this." Glory mumbles as thought of the results sends shivers down to her spine.

"Well then, do this on 'go'. Ready, go!" Ace said as he and Glory pulls off the caps and drank the potions at the same time. Soon their eyes widen when they felt the awful aftertaste in their tastebuds.

"Ugh...Thi-this is..." Deuce utters as everyone in this room starts gaging like crazy.

"Bleeegh. It tastes like dried frog mixed with rotten mushrooms, y'know!" Grim gasps.

"What kind of example is that? What the hell are you eating?" Jack ask before coughing from the aftertaste.

"...This flavor is a punch in the face..." The tall wolf heaves.

"The way potions taste is a serious problem if you ask me. How the hell do adults put up with this?...Blegh." Ace gags covering his mouth with his hand.

"Ack! Oh god! That tasted like tears from a mermaid with a mixed of seaweed and dead fish! Ugh god, that's so bad!" Glory shrieks as she coughs twice while covering her mouth with her arm.

"Eeeh!? DEAD FISH!?" Ace, Grim, and Jack shrieks when they heard this from Glory.

"Effectiveness is more important than taste. Hm..."

Suddenly all of them soon choke on their breathes before they all let out violent coughs.

"Holy f-!? *coughs* ...I can't breathe!" Glory gasps as she grasp her neck while coughing twice.

"What? It's getting hard to breathe...!?" Deuce winces while squinting one eye.

"Are our lungs starting to adjust for underwater breathing?" Jack pants while panting heavily. Soon the boys were caught off guard when Glory fell on to the floor while coughing violently shocking and panicking the trio.

"Glory-san/Glor/Glory/Wildcat!!!" They all shrieked as trio dash to Glory's aid while coughing to breathe air. As Deuce and Jack lift her up, Glory starts coughing violently.

"Glory-san, you ok?!" Deuce ask with a panic look as Glory clears her throat and nods.

"I'm fine, *coughs* but we don't have the time! *coughs* We have to get there now! *coughs* My legs *coughs* are on the verge of transforming!!" Glory shrills before coughing violently.

"TRANSFORMING!?" They all shrieked.

"Huff, huff...Shit, this is really hard. Let's just get to the ocean!" Ace shouts while in pain.

"Mirror, mirror only the wall! Lead us to the Coral Sea!" Jack chants as the mirror glows bright as the image of the ocean reveals before them.

"Let's go!!" Jack shouts.

"Right!!" They all nod as they all leap into the mirror while Deuce carries Glory into his arms. As soon as they leap into the mirror, all of them are in underwater where coral reefs and sea plants are everywhere in the sand.

"Glubglubglub! We're underwater all of the sudden! We're gonna drown!" Grim shrills.

"...Ugh, what? It doesn't hurt." Deuce mutters.

"Eh? Oh, you're right." Grim agrees realizing he can breathe underwater.

"We're really breathing right now." Jack said.

"Wow, look at that coral reef, its an amazing view! If Cater saw this he'd be all 'so grammable~' and be snapping photos left and right. What do you think-. Aah!?" Ace shrieks with his eyes widen as a blush crept from his cheeks.

"Ace, what's-. What the-?!" Deuce yelps when he witnessed something he just saw and his cheeks turn red.

"Eh? HOLY CRAP!!!" Jack and Grim shrieked with their eyes widen in shock when the wolf's face turn completely beet red when they watched Glory letting out a sigh and lays her hand to her chest.

"Thank god I was able to-." Glory soon paused her words when she notice a light pink tail fin with maroon polka dots. Already noticing the fin, Glory glance down at her lower region when she widen her eyes to discover herself in mermaid form.

Right after seeing her mermaid form, Glory let's out a sigh and folds her arms.

"Welp, I can cross that off of my bucket list." Glory dryly snarks not surprised by what just happened as the boys soon let out a loud scream.

"EEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHH!?!?!?!?"

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Meanwhile at the infirmary, Merlin and Vivien are sitting at his desk watching the entire scene from the crystal ball with deadpan faces to see Glory in her mermaid form.

"Honestly, I knew this would happened to Sundrop." Merlin admits with a blank look.

"Indeed." Vivien agrees with a calm tone though looks unfazed when seeing Glory's mermaid form.

"Though you must admit, Moonchild looks really gorgeous in that form." Vivien points out as Merlin tilts his head slightly humming for a minute before nodding.

"You definitely are right about that Vivien, but let's keep on watching the show as we speak." Merlin suggests and the lake goddess nod.

"Understood Merlin." She replies as both grown individuals kept their eyes glued to the crystal ball preparing for the anticipation.

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Heya guys thanks for reading the new chapter of The Reincarnation of Mother Gothel so before I get to the next chapter, I have a question for you guys.

So you know how Cassandra and Rapunzel found the Moonstone Opal and Sundrop flower in the series when their hair changed colors. Do you want me to do the same with Glory when her hair changes colors of yellow and blue after she reunites the Moonstone Opal and Sundrop flower together or nah? Please leave your answers below and I'll see what I can do. Till then, I'll see you guys in the next chapter. Bye bye.