Nixie Alternate Ending

Under the deep blue water, Nixie the mermaid lived with her sister Pearl. They both lived in Ocean Grove, it is a city where everyone has a role in the community, Nixie delivered fresh seaweed to everyone’s living space and Pearl was part of the Mermaid council. It was Friday morning and Nixie just finished delivering seaweed to everyone’s living space, the last stop is her own cave. Nixie swims up to her cave and see’s Pearl staring at the picture of their parents. She swims up to her and puts a cold hand on her shoulder, Pearl jumps back and puts her own hand over her chest, “Nixie you startled me.” she says with surprise. Nixie just laughs with a sparkle in her purple eyes. Pearl sighs and says “I just miss them, I am sorry you never

“I don’t know what to say Nixie…” Nixie looks her sister in the eyes and says “Just say yes, and we can see where it goes from there, or….” “Or what?” says Pearl. “Or come with me!” Pearls didn’t seemed as surprised as Nixie thought she would be when she asked, “I..I can’t leave the Council, they need me here to keep order” Nixie took in a deep breath because what she was about to say was going to be very difficult. Her sister was the closest person she had to her. Pearl was the one who basically raised her, made a living for both of them, and kept Nixie out of trouble. “Then can I go by myself?” She wasn’t about to stutter now, she wasn’t going to show Pearl her anxiety that was eating her inside out. Pearl got wide eyed, and started to say “N—, well I guess, You know what?!” Nixie was confused, “What?” she said breathlessly, “Well, I think it would be good for you, I mean to travel, find what you enjoy, if it’s traveling, I guess I have to let you go sometime right?” Nixie’s heart was beating so fast she swore it was a racehorse ready for a race because she had things packed in less than ten minutes. “I think I am ready!” Pearl looked at her with sad eyes, “your not going to change your

There she was, another mermaid, who got out a pointed object that she couldn't make out, and she said, “Let go of her or you know what happens!” As she pointed the pointy object towards him, and in a quick movement, the octopus let go of Nixie’s tail and swam off. Nixie watched him as he got further and further away, she looked down at her tail, which had a dark blue rim on it from where the octopus had grabbed her so tight. She cringed in pain, “Don’t worry it will go away in a few days or so, I would just put some seaweed around it for now” said the other mermaid. Nixie looked at her confused, she had forgotten she had saved her and forgot to thank her, “Thank you!” She said hastily, “I don’t think we have met, I’m-“ Nixie started to say before she got rudely interrupted “There is no time for that, we have to go before someone see’s us over here” Said the other mermaid, then she grabbed nixie by her hand and quickly dragged her through the