//------------------------------// // Chapter 33: Giga Mermaids Finish the Battle! // Story: A Little Girls Love // by darkmage1997 //------------------------------// On the Pirate Ship, The Guild Elite, Nymphs, and Ponies were all holding their ground against the pirates, as the pirates were attacking them senselessly, "Man, these guys are tough!" Damian commented. "Not to worry, I still have one more trick in the reserves!" Clarence said, pressing a button on a remote device. A giant storage shed then shot up from under the deck. "What is this?!" Maria exclaimed. "Inside here is our ultimate weapon! Once I open this, you can forget winning! You'll all be lucky to survive!" Clarence said, undoing the lock. "This is bad. We were struggling enough against these guys before, but now we may not stand a chance!" Daria exclaimed. "Hope ye all said your prayers! BEHOLD!" Clarence exclaimed, opening up the locker, to reveal Eris, doing laundry on a bunch of weapons, humming to herself. "Oh, I just love that Cory~ He's just so cool!" Eris sang, as she dropped a handkerchief on Clarence's head, "HANDS OFF MY HANKY!" she yelled, delivering a powerful punch to his gut. "Eris!" Silver exclaimed. "Great! She's here!" Pinkie Pie chimed in. "I'm always happy to help, but don't cross me, because I'M A TORPEDO!" Eris proclaimed. On the guild flagship, "I can't see anything with all those water tornadoes in the way!" Takanosuke said, trying everything to get a clear picture. "What could be causing them?" Nyx wondered. "They can't be a natural occurring phenomenon, that's for sure," Trinity commented. "I can sense a lot of magic coming from underneath the ocean," Josh commented. it was then that two more pillars of water emerged from the briny depths. "Now what?!" Toby commented. "Two large heat signatures are being detected! Nothing can be this huge!" James exclaimed. "Mavis did mention somethin' about a 'Mermaid Queen'. That could probably be her," Nathan commented. Back on the Pirate Frigate, Two, colossal shadows were cast over the deck of the frigate, as everyone there just looked up, slack jawed, at two imposing figures rose up from the ocean, "They're huge!" Lucas exclaimed. "They.... look scary," Fluttershy commented, ducking behind Applejack. The water soon dissipated around the two figures, to reveal Mavis, now gargantuan sized, and the Mermaid Queen, swimming right next to her. "OH NO! THEY'RE CUTE!" a pirate on one of the smaller ships yelled. "Who dares to invade my domain, and disrupt the peace of my kingdom?" The queen demanded. Cadence took this opportunity to fly up to Mavis. "Mavis, sweetie, is this the Mermaid Queen you told us about?" Cadence asked. "Oui," Giga-Mavis replied. This caught the Queen's attention. "Wait, did you say your name was Mavis?" the queen asked. "Uh, oui?" Giga-Mavis meekly replied. "Your parents... they're names would happen to be David and Alice Gustou, would they?" the Queen asked. "Oui?" the goth mermaid replied. It was then that the Queen did something that not even her own subjects expected her to do: she squealed in joy, and wrapped her arms around Giga-Mavis in a massive hug. "Oh, you have no idea how happy I am to finally meet you!" the Queen gushed, smothering Mavis in her massive bosom. "Uh, I am glad to meet you too?" Mavis said, warily. "Oh, I should explain things! For starters, your mother, Alice, is MY daughter! Oh, she's told me all kinds of things about you, but I never anticipated my own granddaughter would be this adorable!" the Queen gushed, making a "squee" noise. "Uh, my queen, or rather, grand-mère, there is something you should know," Mavis started to say. "Oh, that reminds me, where is your mother anyway? I want to talk to her about having the cutest little girl in the world!" the Queen asked. "Yeah, about that.... these pirates happened to maman, and papa too," Mavis shrank, not in size, after giving that revelation. The Queen took a moment to process this information, looking at the deck of the ship. She, unfortunately could not tell the difference between Mavis' friends or the pirates. "So, my daughter and son in law are no longer among the living, thanks to these.... these.... pirates?" the Queen's previous joyous tone was replaced with a tone of growing outrage, lifting her trident. "I'm sensing a ton of magic emanating from that trident," Discord commented. "I... don't like that look in her eyes," Brian commented. And he was right. With a swing of her trident, the Queen summoned several more water tornadoes, which struck all of the pirate ships. Pirates and Mutants were all falling into the water like flies. The tornadoes also hit the main flagship. The Guild Elite, Ponies, and Pirates were all trying to keep their footing, while Rainbow Dash, Discord, Eris, and the Nymphs all floated above them. "Grand-mere, please, you're attacking my friends too," Mavis tried to stop the Queen. "Oh, I'm sorry sweetie. But there are just so many humans here, I can't tell whose who," the Queen replied innocently. It was then that another sharp pain shot through Mavis' head. This one was even worse than before. The goth mermaid screamed in agony, as she gripped her head. "Mavis, what's wrong?!" Cadence asked, only to be swatted away with a giant snake. Looking at Mavis, she saw that Mavis had gone Gorgon, her eyes had the similar evil look as King Sombra. Dark markings began appearing around Mavis' body. "Oh no," Wanda said. "Mavis.... she must've been infected with Sombra's dark magic!" Mariah exclaimed. "This isn't good," Kat commented. "What do you mean?" Twilight asked. "Nymph magic must always be aligned with Light Magic. Since she was infected by Sombra's magic, it will no doubt either destroy her from the inside out, or cause her to split into two separate entities. Either way, Mavis is not in a fair situation," Dana explained. "What's so bad about that? So Mavis gets split up. I fail to see the downside to that," Pinkie Pie commented. "Because if it comes to that, she will no doubt become prematurely older, physically speaking. In other words, she could become twice her age if she was split apart," Cosmo explained. "So, she would be older? That is bad. She would loose most of her childhood in one fell swoop," Luna commented. "But given the two choices, it may be the only way to keep our little buddy with us," Icezer replied. "Right. We'll just have to help her with adjusting with her new body, should it come to that," Wanda replied, as Mavis then used her snake hair to attack everyone on the ship. "Mavis, stop this now! Did you tell me that they were you're friends?" the Queen asked, grabbing Mavis' mechanical arm. One of the snakes then hissed at the Queen. "Mavis, don't you recognize any of us?! It's me, your mother!" Cadence said, trying to get through to Mavis, only to be swatted away. Sparks then started flying off of Mavis, who roared in agony. "I take it that means that Mavis' magic is beginning to destabilize?" Raiden asked. "I'm afraid so. We need to purify her magic. It may cost Mavis four years of her childhood, but it's the only way to save her!" Wanda said. The Nymphs all nodded, and fluttered up towards the Giga-Mavis. They all positioned themselves around Mavis, and began glowing in their respective colors, as what appeared to be a barrier formed around Mavis. "What is that thing?!" Twilight exclaimed. "It is an extremely powerful Nymph spell, that dispels or purifies dark or corrupted magic. It is known as Nymph Barrier," Luna explained, as Giga-Mavis was being restrained, and the dark markings on her were beginning to disappear. Back on the Guild Flag Ship, All of Mavis' friends could not believe what was unfolding before them, "So, those pirates were telling the truth about Mavis being a Gorgon, all along?!" Nathan exclaimed. "And what about all those dark markings on her body? And that light thing that surrounding her?" Kelly wondered. "My sensors are indicating a large amount of Dark energy coming from your, extremely large friend. The Light energy seems to be suppressing the dark energy," James indicated. Toby was about to say something, when a stray water tornado tore into both ships, catching everyone there up in the cyclone, "OH, COME ON!" the mad scientist screamed, as they all plummeted into the ocean. Several aquatic creatures, including merfolk went to their rescue. "Are you all ok?" a merman asked, holding up Toby and Conner. "Uh, yeah. What happened though?" Toby asked. "It would appear that a stray water tornado that her royal highness conjured struck your ships," a young Scylla girl, a few years older than Mavis, replied, as she held up Serenity and Kelly. Her skin was light blue color, and had darker blue tentacles, "As for Mavis, Ah just don't know what happened to her. She's always been a kind hearted mermaid. A little shy, but always kind," she explained. "Wait, so ya know Mavis?" Nathan asked the Scylla. "Yup. Name's Olivia, Ah'm a Scylla, and one of many friends that Mavis has in the ocean," the Scylla replied. "But never mind that, are any of you aligned with those pirates that are attacking our kingdom?" a merman asked, holding up Chris, Timmy, and Drake. "No. Those pirates are on their own. We actually just escaped from their clutches," Melody replied. "Hey, are you guys alright?" Rainbow Dash asked, flying towards them. "We are, thanks to these nice folks," Conner replied. "Well that's good, but you should try to find someplace safe to hide until this all blows over," Rainbow Dash suggested. "There's a small island a few knots away. We'll take them there," the merman replied, as they began to swim away. It was then that the Nymph's Barrier spell was able to finally work it's magic, and purify Mavis. Unfortunately, it became apparent that they waited too long to enact the spell, as Mavis shrank back down to normal size, and split into two different parts. One Mavis landed on the deck, while the other one was caught by the Mermaid Queen. "Quick! Restrain that Mavis!" Mariah exclaimed, pointing to the one that fell onto the deck. Maria then spun some thread around that Mavis. "But, how do you know that's the good half of Mavis?" Twilight asked. "Because, I can sense the Nymph Magic in the half that the Queen caught," Mariah replied, as the Queen cradled her granddaughter in her hands. Cadence then flew down to cradle her daughter. "Oh Mavis, you poor dear," Cadence said, seeing what had happened to Mavis. As what Dana said had come true. Mavis now appeared to be a few years older, as made evident by how much shorter Mavis' dress was. The hem of the dress now came down to her knees. The queen set the two of them on the deck, surrounded by their friends and family, while she used her magic to send the pirates flying off somewhere. "TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF AGAIN!" the five of them screamed, landing in the middle of a desert somewhere. "It's just as we feared. Mavis is now twice her age. This is truly one of King Sombra's cruelest deeds," Wanda said, stroking Mavis' cheek. "Isn't there someway to turn her back to her normal size?" Fluttershy asked Discord. Sadly, Discord shook his head. "If this is the case, then I will give my help," the Queen said, as a ball of light floated off of her trident, and down onto Mavis, melding into her body, "I just gave her four years of MY life. It'll be worth every second," the Queen said, as Mavis began to stir. "Mmm, what happened?" Mavis asked groggily, as she looked around. She saw that she was finally reunited with her friends and family. "You're back where you belong Mavis, right beside us," Cadence said, embracing her goth daughter. "Maman," Mavis said, returning the warm embrace. "GRAH! Let me out of here!" they all heard the evil Mavis yelled, as she struggled to break free of the threads. "What should we do with..... Shadow Mavis, over there?" Icezer asked. Everyone just looked at him questioningly. "'Shadow Mavis'? Really?" Twilight asked. "Well, she was born from King Sombra's Magic, mixed with Mavis' Nymph Magic and negative emotions, it only seems to fit the bill," the ice teen replied. "Well, it would appear that our Mavis has both her Mermaid and Gorgon powers, while Shadow Mavis over there only has a tiny amount of magic on her. But to be safe, we should lock her up somewhere, some place where she can do no harm," Eris replied. "I will take care of dealing with her. Maybe sometime in the future, we can attempt to reform her. But for now, she will need a major time-out," Celestia replied. "Well, that takes care of that problem," Brian commented. "Actually, could I maybe ask a favor of you lot?" the Queen asked. "Of course. What can we do for you?" Twilight asked. "Well, since these pirates now know where Atlantis is, my kingdom and it's people are not safe in these waters. I was wondering if it's possible to transfer the entire kingdom of Atlantis to this new world that Mavis now lives in? I would like to spend some more time with my granddaughter," the Queen requested. "You needn't worry about that, your majesty. I can take care of everything," Discord replied. "I'll go ahead and transport everyone back to Canterlot Castle," Eris volunteered. "Ok, but could you make sure that I am transported there too? I wish to make a royal decree," the Queen requested. "Normally, I would say yes, but you're just so....," Eris trailed off there. "Not to worry," The queen replied, waving her trident. She then shrunk down to human size and shape. She had an extremely curvaceous figure, held only by a tiny bikini, "I trust his will work?" she asked. "That will work perfectly," Eris said, snapping her eagle talon, teleporting them all off of the ship. On the island that the others were taken, "So, you guys eat fish, crabs, squid and octopus?" Toby asked. "Of course, sugar. Did ya think we could live off of a diet of just kelp and algae alone?" a Kraken girl, about Olivia's age asked. She had bright pink hair, and the tips of her tentacles were all pink as well. "But Mavis said she feared us because we eat fish," Mike replied. "Well, there are some sea folk who are morally objected to doing so. We only serve up what you humans call seafood if the ones being served were criminals sentenced to death," a merman replied. It was then that they were all teleported off the island and ocean.