The Blackmore Girls

ChapterTwo - A Forever Friendship

        Ro was surprised and shocked to hear the Queen's mind link. 

        “Ms. Ro, I hope this mindlink works, I have so many questions for you” the Queen linked as she stared into Roʻs eyes. As Roʻs eyes widened she realized the link worked. 

        “Itʻs an honor to be speaking to you, Your Highness” Ro responded still with her head lowered as the Queen smiled. Although Ro would be considered royalty in her rite as the great-granddaughter of Queen Merrie, she also knew protocol when it came to Royalty. And from what she had read up on the Sirens, you are not allowed to look directly at the Queen unless prompted to do so. Therefore, Ro continued to keep her eyes averted.  

        “Well isnʻt this wonderful” the Queen replied “and please Ro, I ask that you feel comfortable enough around me that you need not feel the need to avert your eyes. Please look at me” the Queen announced 

        “Thank you Your Highness and yes it is wonderful indeed” replied Ro smiling as well and they both came in for a hug

        “Well, I think we have a lot to talk about. I know asking the girls to help in our situation is a lot to ask of them and Iʻd like to make sure that itʻs alright with you and your mate. Itʻs a huge undertaking and one that may bring danger. I just want to be sure you understand that before allowing the girls to help” the Queen looked pleadingly at Ro

        “We understand completely, Your Highness. The girls' future was already set in stone before they were even born. We are here to help them along in whatever they face. We are here to help YOU and your choir along with whatever you face as well.  Consider Grant, I and our pack at your disposal to do what is needed in the top world to accomplish seeing the prophecy through” Ro offered

        “We are much obliged Ro. Thank you for the support we are getting from all of you. It is just so exciting for me to realize that we may soon be free. It has been centuries locked in this lake and to think of my choir being able to go back to their families in the sea brings so much happiness to my heart” the Queen said as she pondered, knowing her ocean reunion will not be a happy one, but hopefully her reunification with her daughter Sabitha would. 

        “Mama!! Mama!!” the girls screamed as Ro whipped her head around and quickly swam to them with the Queen following

        “Whatʻs wrong!?” she panted upon reaching them

        “Mama! Whatʻs happening to us?” the girls asked frightened as they showed their parents their hands which now had webbing between their fingers.

        “Itʻs starting” the Queen smiled “the prophecy is beginning”

        The girls looked at the Queen and smiled knowingly. Everyone just stared at what was before them. The girl's handʻs would change back to normal once out of the water but would become webbed once below the surface. They were fascinated with the change they saw before them.

        “Does this mean we will become Sirens too” Holly asked

        “But if we do? Will we be trapped in the lake like our siren friends” Yarrow asked

        “No children, you will be able to shift into sirens in the water but you are also able to shift back when you come back to the top world” the Queen replied and Ro and Grant breathed a sigh of relief while the Queen chuckled at hearing them

        “Well this is cool” Hyacinth exclaimed bobbing her hand in and out of the water

        “What will happen next?” Holly quietly asked. 

        “Well….if my memory serves me correctly, your tail, back and arm fins will start to grow in. The more youʻre in the water, the faster the transition will be. Once the fins are in, the gills will come last. It is then that you will be able to breathe underwater. Youʻd need to practice near the top for a bit to acclimate yourselves to deeper depths. Only then can you visit Lake City. Parents approval of course” the Queen declared as she looked over to Grant and Ro whoʻs look of shock was written all over their faces. The Queen chuckled.

        She swam over to Ro and gently reassured her that she would not force anything on the girls if Ro and Grant were not comfortable with it. Ro smiled nervously.

        “I think Grant and I need some time to digest all this new information. But I promise you Your Highness, the girls will be here to help you and your choir” Ro said as she bowed. 

        The Queen smiled and looked back over to the girls. “You both have done a wonderful job in raising them” she mentioned

        “We cannot take all the credit for that. My grandmother and her dear friend pretty much raised them while Grant and I run the family business” Ro smiled

        “Well if your grandmother and her friend had a hand in raising you, I can see the love that has gone into all of you. It is such a beautiful investment in your lives” the Queen observed.

        “I am humbled, Your Highness” Ro uttered

        “If itʻs not too forward Ro, may I know your matriarch lineage?” the Queen asked, which took Ro by surprise

        “Well, my great grandmother was Queen Montgomerrie Bergeron, my grandmother is Queen Grace Levesque and my mother would have been Queen Annie Blackmore. I am next in line to take my grandmother's position? But I am in no way in a rush to. However, my grandmother does not like the formalities of her royal lineage. Sheʻs lived mostly a quiet life raising me under the protection of the Supernaturals that she has grown accustomed to that life and prefers it” Ro explained

        “Well now, I see why such regal air about all of you. Even though not raised in the formalities, you all personify your royalty. You know, we Queens can sense when another Queen is around and Iʻd been meaning to ask you once we were able to link. It is an honor to be in your presence, Your Highness” the Queen said

        “Oh please, Your Highness, please call me Ro. No formalities needed here” Ro blushed

        “I will do as you ask but my choir will give you the respect you command” the Queen smiled “how about we join the girls in some water fun? I think you and I will become great friends,” she said as she splashed Ro and hurriedly swam away. 

        Ro smiled and was thankful for her new Forever Friend. 

        The family spent the weekend at the lake house so the girls could spend more time with the sirens. 

        “Grant, I think we need to figure out a way that the girls are here more often. Maybe do a switch and work out of Minnewanka and have the girls here during the week and grandmaʻs on the weekends? Not sure how to do this” Ro says

        “I agree that the girls need more siren time, but what about school, training and their friends? Iʻm not sure theyʻre gonna wanna uproot their lives here?” Grant says

        “Well, why donʻt we keep an open mind here and maybe weʻll have a family sit down with the girls, grandma, and Constance and see if we can figure this out” Ro offered

        Yes, that sounds like a plan. The girls should have a say in this” Grant agreed

        Their lives are about to change and I hope that they are ready. Theyʻre still quite young and though they are very well trained by the best of the best, their minds are still that of tweens. Innocent and vulnerable. I pray to the Goddess that no harm comes to them. Or there will be hell to pay, Ro thought. 

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        In the meantime, darkness dwells. Watching in the shadows, waiting for things to unfold. Waiting for a mistake so darkness can get a foothold on the girls and more importantly Magie Ancienne. Centuries have passed and a life that was lived is no longer, but it can be again. This time rising to the ultimate position of dark magic. Not just a dark priest, but the Dark King himself…..Sabien chuckles.