They have not really gone far when they had a second thought.
Gilmore suggested that they get the right and full information before going to the surface to meet Mira so that they would not make a wrong move that might end up endangering their lives.
He suggested that they go to Empress Lulu's abode and hang around to see if they can overhear any of their discussions before making any more moves.
Bella bought the idea and they turned and swam to Empress Lulu's abode.
There they were, hiding in an enclosed area that no being could see them talk more of thinking that some beings might be there.
Not quite too long they had positioned themselves there, the squad passed by.
They were happy to know that they weren't late and that there's high hope for them to hear what and what that they would discuss with the empress as it would give them a clue on how to manoeuvre their ways without getting caught.
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"Long Live, your majesty!" Hailed the squad all in one accord.
"What is the outcome of the visit to the prison?" Empress Lulu asked with curiosity in her voice.
At this point, their head - the leader of the squad, began to talk.
"We met nobody in the prison," he said at once without minding what would come out of it.
There was a total shock in the air at this time. Everyone glanced at each other in surprise.
"Oh my goodness! What does that supposed to mean?" Fired Empress Lulu who was already furious at the marrows.
"Yes, your majesty. She had disappeared from the prison and I wonder how she managed to do so," the leader of the squad continued.
"Who must have done this to me?" Giggled the Empress.
She was very disappointed and flustered at this point.
She moved thro and fro around her throne with the silver staff at her right hand.
It was after a while that she gathered some words in her mouth and began to express herself in anger this time.
In her words, "I can see that some hoodlums are playing with my authority but I promise them one thing.
Only one thing!" She paused, panting hard while the squad were watching and waiting in silence to hear from her the next thing she would tell them to do.
After she managed to heave a sigh of relief, she continued.
"I promise them death! Just death!!" She echoed in a way that got Gilmore and his sister shivering in their hiding place.
But they couldn't do anything or make noise lest they would implicate themselves.
So, they just held themselves together and stayed quiet to enable them to hear every bit of their conversations.
"I will make sure that all of them would be tortured to death including that stubborn maiden who called herself Mira," she added and paused for a while but still breathing hard in anger.
"These beings have gotten on my nerves," she continued looking at the squad like an angry lion targeting its prey.
"But, I will show them……!!
I will show them that they are dealing with their lives and not me.
Now, you all should go. Leave my presence immediately! I will get back to you," she concluded with rage in her spirit.
The squad left immediately without wasting time.
Princess Bellina in her chamber heard all their discussions but she didn't bother.
All she wanted and cared for was just for her evil benefits. It was that Mira should be found not minding wherever that she may have hidden herself or disappeared to or else, she would not unlock herself.
When the squad had gone, Gilmore and his sister left their hideout immediately.
They began to think about their next step while on their way back to their abode.
They finally came up with a plan to visit Mira at the Surface so that they would let her know and be more careful until they arrive at the perfect plan that would help them get out of their mess.
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They started out their secret journey to the surface when everyone had gone out of sight. It really took a long time before they got there.
When they arrived at the surface, they greeted Mira who was already looking tired.
She was marvelled at their looks as it portrayed that there was trouble somewhere.
"Why are your faces frowned?" She asked with curiosity.
"Mira, we are in a deep mess," Responded Bella in a low voice.
"What happened?" She asked in fear.
"It's the Empress, she sent her squad to go and check out for you in the prison but they found out that you are no longer there. So, they reported the issue to her and right now, the empress has promised both you and the people that helped with your disappearance death if they finally find them." Bella responded.
"What?" Mira asked, trembling.
There was a little bit of silence before she continued again.
"How did you guys find out about it?"
"It was Gilmore who did that.
It all started when he went to the farm to harvest some fresh veggies.
He saw the squad on their way to the prison so he followed them to know exactly what they were up to.
When he finally got some of the information that he needed, though, they almost caught him in the process but he was smart enough to manoeuvre his ways out. He then rushed to our chambers to involve me.
We also went as far as hiding somewhere around Empress Lulu's abode to get more information about what was going to happen next and that was when we overheard the empress promise us death with rage in her spirit." Narrated Bella.
Mira who was already feeling remorseful for dragging her friends into a deep mess was left speechless after listening to the story.
But Gilmore spoke hope into them by saying, "We didn't come to put fear into you but just to let you know what's at hand so that you would be more careful in your hideout.
That's by the way, we won't be wasting much time here with you for now.
We have to get going but we will come back for you in no sooner time," he concluded.
Mira thanked them for coming by and for the information before they left.
When they had gone, Mira was lost in deep thoughts at first but after a while she decided to make herself feel alright by drawing near to the surface.
She stretched her neck looking out for Eureal but unfortunately, she didn't see him and not even his shadows because that very day was the day that their vacation in the blue sea shore elapsed.
They were gathering and arranging their belongings as their private jet would be coming to pick them.
"Mom!" Sonia called out from her end.
"At what time exactly will uncle Dan be coming to pick us?"
"It won't be too long from now my dear, get your things arranged and ready.
Don't forget your boots, hat, bicycle, camera, I mean, everything, okay?" her mom instructed while still arranging her hair in front of the wall mirror.
When she was done, she picked the red lipstick that was in her makeup box on the side table, opened it and applied it on her lips and then sprayed her perfume which had a perfect fragrance. She then viewed her reflection from the wall mirror for the last time and smiled seductively.
"Meet me at the restaurant, I'm with daddy," she told Sonia and then left to meet her husband who was seated at the restaurant and watching a movie.
Eureal at the other end was busy with his own stuff. He had gathered his belongings and had started arranging them. He started with his clothes first. He folded them in order and put them in his box. He then proceeded to the remaining of his belongings.
After arranging every one of his things, he removed his green bed sheets from his foam and that of her sister's from her foam. He folded them and placed them in the laundry basket.
He then left for the outside to receive some fresh air and take some photos.
He decided to look out for his beautiful friend, so he looked around and didn't find her.
He decided to go and check her out at her favorite spot as she likes water according to her.
When he got there, he met her staring at him.
He could not help but smile at her and she smiled back.
She quickly hid her tails appropriately inside the water before he approached her.
"Hey….how are you?" Eureal asked enthusiastically.
"I'm good, looking out for you." That was her response and she smiled softly.
"I have come to say goodbye to you."
"Really?" Asked Mira, frowning her face a little.
"Yes…..!" He responded and paused a little.
There was a little silence which enveloped the moment.
But, he went ahead to break the silence by continuing.
"I know that you will be out of my sight when we leave this place back home but you won't be out of my heart because I am going to miss you.
But, like I said before; I will come back for you no matter what happens!" He concluded.
"I love you," he added slowly and blew her kisses in the air.
Mira, who was already feeling bad within her, managed to say her last goodbye to him, while winking her eyes in a way that left Eureal in awe.
She also promised to hold on to him till when he would come back for her.
He then turned to leave after they had exchanged goodbye while Mira got ready to swim back into the water.
At this point, Sonia had completed her own arrangements and they were all set to go back to their house. She left to meet her parents at the restaurant. When she got in, she and her parents then left for the outside of the restaurant.
There they were, seated beside the tent, feeling the relaxing nature of the fresh breeze that came from the sea while waiting for Uncle Dan.
It was at this point that Uncle Dan came around with their private jet.
"Uncle Dan is here!" Sonia exclaimed in excitement.
This drew the attention of her parents towards Uncle Dan who was coming towards their direction.
He removed his sun shade and placed it across his head while smiling as he walked down to meet them.
"But mom….someone is missing," said Sonia, as she looked around to see if she could see her brother nearby but she didn't.
"Eureal!" They immediately exclaimed coincidentally.
"Where is he?" Asked their father who was busy browsing through the internet with his smartphone.
"Who knows?" The mother said with a mild voice while looking around to check out for him.
As they were looking out for Eureal but they couldn't find him, Sonia called his name in a loud voice.
At the same time, Eureal had walked just a little distance from Mira when she remembered that she was with his bangle. She really wanted to give him his bangle but she could not reach him at that point.
She could not help but to call his name in a loud voice, from her end.
It was just a coincidence that both voices - Her voice and that of Sonia's, echoed at the same time.
This made it a little bit difficult for Eureal to identify whose voice was calling so he kept moving forward without looking back as he didn't know who had the voice.
All of a sudden, Sonia's voice came again this time. This made him hasten up his footsteps to their tent.
Mira on the other end had no choice than to keep the bangle with her until the day he would finally come back for her as she could not come out of the water to avoid getting killed by humans out there on the surface.
So, she went back inside the water happily as she had finally spoken with the love of her life.
Again, it was because he didn't just disappear like that but he came to say goodbye to her.
When Eureal got to their tent, he met his family and Uncle Dan, already waiting for him. He quickly greeted him and then hurried up to his lauggages but he discovered that his camera was not in his bag where he kept it but instead, it was on top of one of his bags.
So he picked it out of excitement and handed it over to Uncle Dan to take them some photos.
Uncle Dan who was obsessed with photography quickly collected it from him and made them strike mind-blowing poses while he captured them.
Finally, he captured Sonia some personal photos before they took off to their house.