Meanwhile at the infirmary....
"Ah yes! They got the photo!" Merlin cheers.
"Yes, but they also have to face their biggest adversaries once more." Vivien reassures.
"Oh yes. The Leech twins, but...." Merlin glance at the crystal ball as he crept a grin.
"I'm a hundred percent sure that Sundrop and her comrades will defeat them for sure." He assures with Vivien side smirking.
"Indeed Merlin. That is why the Lion King and Hyena child are part of this plan after all." She informs.
"Point taken." He agrees. Merlin then grabs a box of small donuts and share it with his lake goddess friend.
"Care to grab a donut, my dear lady?" Merlin playfully offers with Vivien rolling her eyes and smiled warmly at him.
"Certainly, my dearest elderly friend." Vivien replies as she grabs a piece of donut where the real show begins.
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Back at the Coral Sea, Ace is still chatting with the guard at the front gate of the museum.
"...And I really love the story about the human prince and mermaid princess my grandma read to me." Ace explains.
"They made that into a movie, right. I went and saw it with my wife when we were young! That was 30 years ago. That scene where they embrace at the end still brings me to tears." He marvels.
"Totally! That scene really stays with you." Ace chirps.
"You're pretty knowledgeable for someone so young." The guard compliments and Ace grins.
"Well, my brother loves movies and the songs are really memorable." He told him.
"Oh yeah, is it true that all merfolk can sing really well?" Ace ask curiously.
"No no no, that's just an urban legend. There were a bunch of guys in school who couldn't carry a tune." He explains.
Couldn't carry a tune you say? If you meet Glor, you'll be definitely blown away. Her voice is pretty amazing.
Ace thought chuckling softly while smiling at the guard. Meanwhile, Glory and her friends were already out and stand there to see him still chatting with the guard.
"Ace is still caught up in the conversation with them, y'know!" Grim whines.
"He's really good at talking to people he just met." Deuce compliments.
"Agreed, but we don't have time for this. We gotta give this photo to Azul." Glory reminds them.
"Right. Let's get back to the surface." Jack assures. Soon Ace notice his friends already out of the museum and turns back to the guard.
"...Oh, y'know, I better get going." Ace said with a smile trying not to break his "friendly smile".
"Oh really? If you like merfolk this much...How about I let you take a quick peak inside the museum?" He suggests.
"No no, we shouldn't break the rules. Next time I'll make sure to look up the museum schedule! See you again!" Ace said walking away with a smile.
"Be sure to come again!" He shouts.
"...It's been so long since I've met a youngster like that." He mutters with a smile.
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Right after they left the museum, all of them gather around to discuss about the photo.
"So how'd things go on your end?" Ace ask curiously.
"We got the photo!" Glory chirps with a bright smile.
"Heh. It was a piece of cake!" Grim boasts with a smirk.
"Then let's get back to school while the gettin's good." Ace assures.
"Yeah. Let's go throw this photo in Azul's face." Deuce suggests and Glory nods.
"Agree with Deuce. We should hurry before the twins-."
"...Wait!"
"Hm?"
Soon Jack's wolf instincts is on tact when he detects a strong presence that makes Glory feel uneasy when she thought about what Vivien said yesterday.
"Sh#t...they're here." Glory gulps.
"Aaaah~~~...They're here. Lionfish." Floyd coos as they all turn to see the Leech twins once again.
"Leech brothers!" Glory seethes.
"How are you all this fine day? I see you haven't learnd your lesson and came back to the bottom of the sea." Jade taunts.
"The moray eels are here!" Jack barks with a glare.
"It seems you were able to get your hands on the photo." Jade comments with a fake smile.
"So hardworking~. Good little kids, but...We can't have you running off with it so we're gonna chase you around until sunset, m'kay." Floyd mockingly states with a smile.
"Over my dead body, eels!" Glory sneers with a hostile scowl.
"I knew you guys would be here. I thought this was going to way too smoothly." Ace bluntly remarks.
"Your plan is to chase us around until time's up then just pluck the photo out of hands right? That sounds pretty hypocritical when your boss wants us to retrieve the photo, but you also want to prevent us from getting the photo. How is that any fair?" Glory questions with a glare.
"What she said! We can't get these anemones removed and you still get your hands on the photo!" Ace seethes with Jade chuckling.
"Fufufufu....Using the least amount of effort to get the maximum amount of returns. That's just smart business." Jade assures.
"What...You are really conniving!" Jack snarls with a strong glare as his ears and tail sprint up with anger.
"More like sabotage if you ask me. A business should never tamper with a client's mission! If by any means, that is against the law! You think you're proud of what you're doing, but that makes you even more of a coward! That also includes your boss too!!" Glory seethes pointing her finger at them as both of them chuckle at the feisty ravenette.
"Oh? You're calling us cowards? You've wounded us." Jade taunts feigning his pain.
"That's how we handle business, Lionfish.~" Floyd reassures with a mocking smile igniting the raging temper of the ravenette.
"Tch. Motherf$#king cheats!!" Glory sneers, but soon Deuce lays a hand on her shoulder.
"Glory-san, calm down. As much as I love to see you cursing at them, we need to come up with the next plan." Deuce whispers.
"Deuce is right. We don't want you have another temper tantrum just like last time. So what do we do now?" Ace ask curiously as Glory sighs and glance back at her friends.
"For now, I'm going to hold the photo. You guys keep distracting the twins." Glory suggests making the bluenette smirk.
"Alright, keeping it simple. I don't know how well it'll go without my speciality magic but..."
"We came this far so let's just do it!" Jack snarls with gold eyes flaming in determination.
"Then it's settled! Let's beat their asses!" Glory declares.
"Yeah!" They all agreed and face the twins where the real battle begins....
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Hey guys thanks for reading my new chapter of the Reincarnation of Mother Gothel, before we head to the next chapter I have something to show you guys. Prepare to see this one....
*Puts the key in and open*
"I look like Gothel? Hm, maybe I look like her but we're a different person. I'm Gloriane Corbett."
Shout out to Piano1234-2001 for drawing this wonderful SSR character of Glory Corbett. You did an awesome job of drawing her.
Next I wanna show you a fan art that was recommended by a follower and biggest fan of mine.
MaevaSchuler I hope you love this drawing of Glory dresses up as Azura from the Fire Emblem series. This is such a fun request and I enjoy drawing her.
Thanks for reading my chapter and I'll see you guys in the next chapter! Bye bye!