“We’ll be landing shortly. Please accommodate yourselves, and strap yourselves in your assigned seat. We thank you in advanced,” says the pilot over the intercom. Scarlett takes out her earphones and turns her iPod off. She looks at the girl a few rows in front of her, mumbling to herself while opening her purse. Gabrielle turns to face Scarlett while her gaze is down, and she thinks to herself, Ignore the wannabe emo.
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After about two minutes, the plane starts to shake. “We’d like to apologize in advance for any turbulence we may--” Out of nowhere, the plane starts spinning out of control, parts of the plane unhinging themselves, and almost immediately crashes.
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Scarlett’s eyes fly open. “Crap!” she yells. Attempting to get up, she feels like her body is being ripped apart, muscles tearing and bones shaking. Laying on damp sand, she succeeds at sitting up, and she sees that the plane is set ablaze. She tries to absorb the fire to cease it, but finds she’s too weak.
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Meanwhile, Gabrielle wakes from unconsciousness, not too far away. She sits up, also realizing the tremendous pain she’s in, and rubs her head. “Where am I?” she asks aloud, knowing no one is going to answer her.
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Scarlett manages to scavenge a few items before the fire consumes most of the plane. She starts to walk away from the beach, but she senses that someone else is alive. She’s filled with hope as she scurries to see if the other passenger is conscious. That is, until she sees who it is. Great, she thinks to herself. Ms. Thinks-She’s-All-That is with me.
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Scarlett walks towards Gabrielle, and Gabrielle rolls her eyes, thinking to herself, Oh great, that’s all I needed: a walking demon with me. Scarlett reads her mind and scoffs. “Speak of the Devil,” Scarlett spews. “I was just thinking about a sweet girl such as yourself!”
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“Really? Me? Aw, how thoughtful of you!” Gabrielle says, with a hint of sarcasm in her voice.
Scarlett rolls her eyes and spits out, “Well, I’m off to go home. I don’t need people like you around.” She turns to leave, but stops, realizing there’s no way she can leave.
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Gabrielle laughs and says, “Good luck with that.”
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“You know what? Screw you. I thought of maybe helping you, but forget that!” Scarlett bellows.
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Gabrielle ignores her comment and walks off, thinking, I don’t need her help; she’s useless!
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Scarlett swiftly follows her steps. “If you think I’m useless, take a look in the mirror, sweetie!” she hollers.
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Ignoring the fact that Scarlett knew what she was thinking, Gab retorts, “I would, but YOU BROKE IT!”
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Scarlett chuckles and answers back. “Oh honey, I’d rather have my face than your fakeass face any day!”
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Gabrielle shoots Scarlett a death glare, but stays quiet. With tears welling up, she turns and starts to climb a tree. She might be the worst person on this planet, or maybe even universe, but I can’t kill her, she thinks to herself.
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Scarlett, once again reading Gabrielle’s thoughts, smirks and calls up to Gabrielle, “Smart choice, drama queen.” Gabrielle neglects the snarky comment and curses under her breath when she comes to notice one of her special gloves are missing. “Looking for this?” Scarlett asks. Gabrielle hops down from the tree and snatches the glove from Scarlett without speaking.
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As Gabrielle walks away, Scarlett chases her and turns her by her shoulder. “Hold up, Cinderella! Where you going? The clock ain’t stuck midnight yet,” Scarlett says with an evil tone.
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Gabrielle chuckles, flipping her blonde tresses over her shoulder while collecting sticks and stones. “I have a family, so I need to survive.”
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Scarlett busts a laugh and says with a hint of mock in her voice, “Oh yeah? And how exactly do you plan on getting home? By making an S.O.S sign with those sticks and rocks?” Gabrielle ignores her comment and furnishes a bow and arrow with her materials. She heads back to the beach. When she gets in the water, an exposed part of her skin makes contact with the water, and it starts fizzing. Scarlett’s eyes widen a lot. “What the hell is that?!” she demands.
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Alarmed, Gabrielle sprints out of the and heads for a sea rock, but not before Scarlett reaches her. “Ha! So you’re not Cinderella; you’re the Little Mermaid!” Scarlett teases, sticking her tongue out.
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Don’t let them in, don’t let them see. Conceal, don’t feel, Gabrielle thinks to herself, before shooting and catching a fish.
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Scarlett claps, as if she’s sincerely amused. “Didn’t know mermaids ate their own kind.” She walks towards her, careful not to get wet. “So, mermaid, what’s your real name?”
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“Why do you want to know? You’re going to keep calling me other names, anyways,” Gabrielle states as she walks away.
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“Wow!” Scarlett exclaims, clearly entertained by now. “Miss Wanna-be without a good comeback? I’m shocked!” She runs after Gabrielle and grabs her arm, causing it to bubble by the heat. Gabrielle shakes Scarlett’s hand off and runs away. Conceal, don’t feel, don’t feel, DON’T FEEL, she tells herself.
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Ignoring the possibility of Gabrielle being a mutant, Scarlett runs after her, calling out, “Wait! Where’s my fish?!” Gabrielle conceals herself as Scarlett continues to look for her.
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While Scarlett is wandering around the forest they’ve now entered, Gabrielle spots a big gap between a mountain and a cave. Using her power, she materializes stairs of ice and heads for the cave. Unfortunately for Gabrielle, Scarlett catches a glimpse of Gabriella on ice, and using her own power, she melts it completely so that Gabrielle falls on the ground. Holy crap, Scarlett thinks. “Hey, Mermaid! Come here!”
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Well now she knows, Gabrielle thinks with a sigh. She takes off her gloves for just a moment as she blasts Scarlett with water. Scarlett’s reaction time was a second too late, because before she can put up a barrier to block the water, she’s soaked head to toe and fall unconscious.
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Gabrielle, after recuperating from the slight aftermath, gallops along a trail in the forest, repeating to herself, I should have let her kill me.
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