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October 6th
My name is Queen Novo, and I have several things to let out. For starters, I’m the queen of Seaquestria. My fellow seaponies have hidden down here since we’ve escaped from the Storm King’s wrath. It’s been years since we were down here, but we’ve been visited by six ponies and their dragon. They said they needed our help to fight the storm king using our pearl.
I said “No” and yet their leader tried to steal it. I banished them from Seaquestria but shortly after they were forced out I found that my daughter, Skystar, was missing. Me and some of my guards went looking for her in Canterlot and found that the Storm King was no more. I was so happy that Skystar was safe and even helped take that tyrant down, still, she is so grounded.
I managed to meet Celestia again, happy to know she was safe after being hit by one of those orbs and… I guess the seaponies no longer have to hide underwater. We can use the pearl to change back and forth between hippogriffs and seaponies whenever we want. It’s so much for me to take in all at once, but I can always ask Celestia about it if I need help.
October 8th
It’s taking a little while for the seaponies to move back into Mount Aris. Some seem like they want to stay in Sequestria. I’ve decided to go with the hippogriffs to help rebuild Hippogriffia, while making sure that Skystar remains grounded. As I walked around, I swore my legs were stiff, even though this is the second time. Maybe I just need more exercise.
Anyways, General Seaspray has helped check the damages to Hippogriffia during our absence, it’s bad. Most homes would have to be rebuilt from the ground up. I’ll have to contact Celestia and request her help with the cleanup. I’m still thinking about Skystar being grounded, not sure if that’s the best option during these times.
October 9th
I think my soreness was a little more serious than I originally thought. I’ve been getting some numbness in my wings and flying’s been a little more exhausting than I remember. I flew to Canterlot, and I wasn’t feeling this worn out. I checked on Skystar on how she was feeling and she said nothing was wrong. Maybe it was just me?
I checked on the progress with how the clean-up is going. So far, it seems that it’s slow, but I can see a lot more hippogriffs are starting to walk around instead of flying. I’ve seen one hippogriff who hadn’t opened their wings once. I ask Seaspray to keep an eye out for anything odd, he was a little confused but he said he would do his best.
I’ve seen more seaponies coming up to the surface lately, not that I’m complaining, but I’ve heard that most of them had gotten used to living underwater, including my sister. Then I started to notice some of my feathers are starting to fall out. This is concerning, so I’m wondering if I should check with a medical professional.
I’m feeling kind of paranoid. I’ve decided to try and take a picture of me and Skystar together, since I’m wanting to keep track of these strange occurrences. Honestly, I think we got a good picture of each other, though Skystar was still going through her punishment after running off.
October 10th
I saw a clump of my feathers have fallen out on my arm. I've seen I’ve got some kind of tanned skin where they used to be. I’ve even seen a couple more feathers fall out as I got started this morning. I definitely need to see a doctor.
I went to check one and they said I was completely healthy. I noticed some feathers were also missing from parts of his body. It’s not just the two of us, several hippogriffs are shedding feathers in patches, showing off different shades of skin. Even Skystar is having this condition, like the other hippogriffs, she hasn’t noticed at all.
I’m really worried about her, she’s no longer grounded but I’m worried about these conditions spreading and what will happen if a cure. Could it be toxic to us, is it more dangerous for adults like me or could it be lethal for younger griffs like Skystar?
I’ve also felt some sensitivity in my wings and more seaponies have been coming onto land. I’ve even seen my sister, Ocean Flow. She and Skybeak are just as oblivious to everything as all the other hippogriffs. I can’t understand why they don’t see any of this, or why so many seaponies are coming onto land without changing back into hippogriffs. Maybe Celestia could help explain what’s going on. I sent her a letter to her just before I’ve written this so hopefully, she’ll respond back fast.
October 11th
More feathers are falling out and I’ve lost all feeling in my wings, I can’t even open them. It’s like somebody had glued them shut. Not a single hippogriff is flying now and I think there’s a single seapony in Sequestria now. No one is seeing this and I feel like I’m going crazy as none of this makes any sense.
Skyla’s also been talking about her classes. My mind went hazy when I heard this and I could only remember her being homeschooled but… I don’t recall her going to public school for so long. I didn’t understand what was going on, but I helped Skystar find a couple of books around the castle. I honestly thought this place was a lot bigger on land, maybe being underwater has spoiled me a little bit.
I managed to find a couple of pages of her homework too. Most of it does look like it’s been done at the last minute. I told Skystar she needs to get her act together or I’ll reconsider resuming her punishment. I only let her off early because I don’t understand what’s going on.
We managed to find all of her books and made sure to keep them all in her backpack. I’m not sure when she started school but I have a memory of her being so excited to start her first day of Kindergarten. Maybe some of it was so long ago I just have a hard time remembering. I’m glad I have this journal so I can keep track of things, hopefully, they’ll improve in the future.
I’ve also gotten a letter from Celestia in the mail, which I’m impressed with since I only sent the letter yesterday. I’ll write down what she responded with.
Dear Novo,
I understand the issues you’ve been having with the recent storm that caused damage to the islands. I’ve signed a contract to have products sent over to help hippeople return to normal life. Celestial Industries has already loaded up the containers of supplies needed for each island. Wished I could’ve called you but I had a meeting to attend, so this email will have to do.
Sincerely, your dear old friend,
Celestia Faust
I have no idea what she means. Email, contracts, Celestial Industries? And did she seriously misspell “hippogriff?” It makes me worry that it’s not just Mount Aris that’s being affected. I double-checked the photo of me and Skystar and it seemed that patches of our feathers have been falling out, but I swore all of it was there when were taking the photo. What is going on?
October 12th
I woke up this morning thanks to my alarm clock, Skystar’s already awake and saying she needs to get to school. I swear she was homeschooled but she keeps insisting she’s going to be late. I helped her get ready and she quickly ran out the door. I thought this was strange enough, but then I remembered that I might be late.
I remembered I had a meeting downtown, but I couldn’t remember what it was. I grabbed everything I needed that felt right. After running downtown, since I couldn’t seem to fly anymore, I found something called a courthouse. I thankfully wasn’t too late and managed to find my seat.
Apparently, I was helping someone who’s been involved in a hit & run. The hippogriff responsible for the incident looked very nervous so it was obvious he was guilty. Despite this, his layer did what it could to defend him, mostly with states that avoided questions.
I did my best to keep cool and told my client’s side of the story, along with providing actual states that the judge had asked for. It was an open-and-shut case and it was no big trouble for me. While I am happy to help my client and that punk get what he deserves, I have no idea how I pulled it off.
I just remember this knowledge of laws and such. I was just happy I didn’t look like a fool in front of so many creatures. So much happened today that I almost forgot to write down any changes. My talons are becoming blunt, not to mention getting that tanned skin and growing an extra finger. More feathers have started shedding and most creatures I walked past would normally greet me since I am their queen, but some of them didn’t even look in my direction.
I don’t want to sound conceited but I think a few more creatures should’ve recognized me. I still want to know what’s happening but at this point, I’m afraid to find out. I wrote another letter to Celestia to try and ask about the contracts and the other things I don’t understand. I left the letter in my mailbox and then found some kind of device beside my bed.
I also found a law degree hanging up in my bedroom all of a sudden, which could explain how I suddenly got all of that knowledge at that court case. It just appeared out of nowhere and I can’t explain. I’ll figure out what it is in the morning when I have more energy.
October 13th
Woke up this morning to find that Skystar already left for school, she left a message on the fridge saying that Seaspray gave her a lift. This gives me more time for myself since it seems to be my day off. I decided to go for a walk and explore what else has changed about Mount Aris and I have discovered a couple of things.
First of all, I saw that there are bits of the ocean where they weren’t before, it’s almost like the island is splitting apart. Since we’re unable to fly now, most hippogriffs are starting to travel by boat. I have seen a couple of sailboats, but I’ve also started seeing other boats powered by some kind of motor that seems to have hidden underwater.
I was keeping an eye out for other changes when I came across Seaspray. I don’t know if he’s a part of the military anymore, since I seem to be losing my title of queen. I asked him if there was anything off recently, but all he said was that a water taxi was having difficulties due to landslides. I assume water taxi is another name for these sailless boats.
I didn’t ask him too much other than this since I don’t want to sound crazy. Luck seems to be on my side as I found the Pearl of Transformation. It just seemed to just be sitting on the ground and nobody had noticed it.
I’ve decided to hold onto it while trying to figure out things. Skystar seems pretty happy now, she says she’s happy to swim with her friends and Silverstream. She had been free from being grounded a while ago so that could explain it.
The only changes I can mention are that more feathers are falling out and my tail is even shorter than before. I almost forgot to check out the laptop that seems to have appeared beside my bed for some reason. I found an I had an email from Celestia. To make things simple, she said that only a few of the containers had been sent. The others were left behind because of a delay, followed by a shipping error.
I understood her annoyance and I just hoped that the stuff we need to recover will get here soon. I feel like I almost for about something with my laptop, maybe it’s the fact I managed to misplace it. I swear it always vanishes when I need it, like my phone. I think I need more rest.
October 14th
My wings are gone and so is my tail! Not just that, the feathers around my chest and flank have also just vanished, and now I’m feeling so naked. I managed to find some clothes in my closet, though there were a lot more than I was expecting. I thought I only had a gala dress in here since that’s one of the few reasons I can think of for wearing clothes.
However, in my closet, I found clothes for casual wear, and nightwear, and even looked to be a suit for my occupation as a lawyer. I don’t remember buying any of these, like my new job, but like that said occupation, with most of my feathers gone, feeling nude doesn’t feel right. I don’t want anyone to accuse me of doing something wrong, so I threw on a button shirt and a skirt.
I went outside again to check on Mount Aris, and it seems the islands are splitting apart more than before. I also noticed that most other hippogriffs and seaponies were starting to wear clothes more commonly, so it’s not just me. There’s not too much to report, it’s about the same as it was yesterday.
Dinner was a bit of a nightmare tonight. I’ve noticed that my palace staff are no longer living in these quarters, so it likely means I’m going to have to prepare dinner for Skystar and myself. I don’t normally cook since I had royal duties to attend to, so I’ve always had someone else prepare it. Now that I’m in a lower rank, I don’t think I have a choice.
I’ve found some frozen fish in the freezer and tried to get that to cook. However, I didn’t give it enough time for it to thaw out so they were still hard as a rock. To add insult to injury, I even overcooked the fish, burning it so much that I made some smoke and the fish was ruined.
Just as I thought we wouldn’t have anything to eat, Seaspray showed up with some take-out that included fish & chips. There also looked to be some processed… Sandwiches in there too. Seaspray mentioned they were burgers and they weren’t normally something he’d order from fast food, but he saw that I needed help. They didn’t taste bad and I can’t be angry at him for helping me.
I can’t believe I messed up with dinner so badly. Why couldn’t my cooking skills kick in like with that court case? Whatever is doing this, I want it to corporate with me. What’s worse I’ve seen the pearl is a little smaller, with miniature pearls around it. Picking it up, I found these smaller pearls are connected to the bigger one. I don’t understand this but it’s more normal thing that’s happened to me all day.
Looking at the photo again, I see that Skystar and I are both wearing swimsuits, each one seems to be similar to the colors of our feathers that won’t stop falling out. I recognize the swimsuit I’m wearing is the same one I found hanging in my closet. I’ve only just seen this before but I can remember times in the past when I’ve worn it. Not only that but both of us are missing our wings and tails. I keep checking on things but the details keep changing from when I last checked them. I keep remembering things differently.
October 15th
I woke up this morning to find Seaspray in bed with me. I feel so freaked out seeing him there, but he got up before I did. I got up a few minutes later and saw he had made breakfast. He said that Skystar and I have had a stressful week lately and that preparing breakfast, though most of it could go to me since Skystar is sleeping in, neither one of us wanted to disturb her.
As I ate, I noticed that both me and Seaspray had rings on our fingers, these look like… Wedding rings. I never remembered these on but something felt right yet so wrong. As Seaspray was in the bathroom, I looked around for a little bit until I noticed some pictures of him on the wall, including one of our wedding. I never remembered this happening but looking at this photo just makes me feel so happy.
After Skystar got up and ate, she said she was going to hang out with her friends, leaving me alone with Sean. Since we were both awake, Seaspray suggested we’d go for a little walk, it’s a nice day and it would be good exercise. I got some shorts and a sports bra on and headed out with my husband.
On our walk, I took in the sights and I thought I saw parts of the island floating out to sea. Maybe it was the sun messing with my head. I’m glad I brought a water bottle to help keep me cool. We passed by the beach and I was feeling like a good swim, but I didn’t think we had the time for it. I was still confused with our marriage.
After we got home, Seaspray took a shower while I took a look around to find some more pictures on my phone, some of which were years old. In fact, one of the oldest pictures was one of me and Seaspray together when we were in our twenties. I remember our first date actually, it was sweet, I still remember the movie we watched together.
This wasn’t making sense since I only knew him as a general in the Navy. I stopped looking at the photos just as he came out of the shower. He said that I should probably get one, so I’ll continue this journal later.
I’m writing this in the middle of the night, I was struggling to sleep with all these weird changes going on. In the middle of the night, I felt Seaspray trying to embrace me. It helped me feel a little warm and cozy. He might not show too much emotion in public but he’s still a teddy bear to me. Maybe I was worrying too much over him.
October 16th
I have a car now. I found a second building next to my palace and found this car inside it. It had a nice purple paint job to it and I can’t help but feel some conflict. This is the first time I’m seeing this thing, but I know how to make it work. Inside I found a driver’s license of some featherless creature and my keys. I can’t believe I just left these in there.
It’s a good thing I remember how to drive this thing since I no longer have my wings. I have another court meeting to attend. This one is about something being cut from his company unexpectedly. He wasn’t just some employee, he was one of the upper-ups and from what I can recall, he was let go due to cutting costs.
He’s waiting for his final pay, but he hasn’t received anything, so he’s pressing charges against his former company. An understandable case and from what I’ve heard this company has had a rocky track record with budget cuts. I have to take a boat service known as a car ferry since I can’t fly anymore and I still need to drive.
I kind of have to take a break from that since I need to keep track of what’s going on in Hawa… Mount Aris. It’s shorter than it was before and it’s starting to split apart. It could explain why there is more than one island now. I’m starting to feel some sort of back pain right now, which is just lovely. My talons are looking blunter than usual and I’m pretty sure I’ve lost 70% of my feathers have gone. Most of the last of them are around my head.
Speaking of which, my mane has managed to stay on my head, thankfully, but the highlights have started to turn black. I should’ve seen this coming. Plus the pearl is even smaller than before, with more pearls connected to it. I’ll have to write more later, I have a court case to attend. Hopefully, I’ll be able to remember to get back to this after the case.
11 hours. It was night when I started making my way home. I’m not sure if I’ll have time to make dinner tonight, or at least try to burn it. I don’t want to ramble on about the court case as I think I found out why I had some back pain. When I tried walking into the courthouse on all fours, it felt like I had a landslide hitting me on the back. As soon as I stood on my hooves, the pain stopped.
I started seeing other hippogriffs starting to do this, so I’m glad I’m not alone. Seeing them walking bipedally is one thing, but it’s just freaky to see seaponies doing this. Their tails are splitting apart and their fins… It’s just so weird to describe.
When I finally got home, I was relieved to see Seaspray had saved me again. He had prepared some fish for us and had saved some for me. I found Skystar in her bedroom, working on homework from school. I don’t recall her doing homework before and I asked if she needed anything, but she said it was fine.
I just simply sat down at the table and had my dinner. Seaspray seemed to stick around, cleaning up after he cooked. I’m very thankful for him because I honestly would’ve just made another mess. I honestly miss my castle staff, they made things so much easier. Between this and the changes I’m trying to keep track of the changes everyone’s been going through, including myself. The pearl has split apart again, now with some earrings separated from what I’m guessing is a necklace. The photo looks like Skystar and I are having our manes change color, not just that but Seaspray’s in it too, his mane is changing black and I don’t remember taking this photo with him.
October 17th
I’ve taken a look at my mane and it is true that it is turning black. I can’t believe something so colorful is turning into something the same color as coal. I’ve noticed similar things happening with Skystar, her mane seems to be turning blonde. She still seems to be a part of the group that’s not noticing anything going on.
I found that I’ve gotten the day off, which is something I didn’t really get when I was a queen. This is one of the few times where I get to spend time with Skystar. I can’t remember the last time we really hung out with each other. I asked her what she wanted to do today and Skystar said she wanted to check with Silverstream.
It’s been a while since we’ve checked with her, or my sister, Ocean Flow. I’d love to see how her family is doing and how much they’ve changed. A quick drive over to Flow’s house and I’m surprised to see she’s home with Silverstream and Terramar. Skybeak would be there but he’s at work with Seaspray.
Skyla– Skystar and Silverstream had a blast catching up with each other as I talked with my sister so we could catch up too. Flow managed to show me some new pictures of ocean life and coral reefs around the coast. It shouldn’t have been much, since we used to be seaponies but it feels nice to see what under the sea was like again.
I asked Flow if she had seen anything out of the ordinary lately, like most other creatures I’ve asked, should’ve seen this coming. I ask her how Ste- Skybeak is doing and it turns out there has been an odd pattern of ships running ashore. They can’t explain it just like I can’t explain these strange changes.
I also felt like I had left something in the car, so when I go to check I found a photo tucked under the sun guard. It looked like some kind of photo of Skystar when she was younger, in fact I think this is the photo of her first swim.
I brought it back inside and showed it to Flow and this started a snowball effect that made us bring out Silverstream and Terrence’s baby pictures. It felt nice taking a trip down memory lane. I only had Skystar’s photo on me right now, but thankfully I had some on my phone… Which I also left in my car. What’s with me today?”
I don’t have a full album, but I do have some of my favorite moments. These include the day Skystar was born, she was so little back then. Then there was her first birthday, I still remember having to help clean frosting out of her hair. I think her best moment was the first time we took her swimming.
She was scared at first but once we got her in the water we just couldn’t get her out. Skystar was a natural-born swimmer and after she started school we got her into some swimming classes. Eventually, our kids found us looking at old photos, most of them were pretty embarrassing to them.
Skyla actually enjoyed remembering her past. We both laughed at her first birthday and swimming, which gave Silverstream the idea we all go swimming together. Flow and I checked our schedules and it seems like we both have time off next week. The girls are both excited about this and so am I, it’s been a while since I’ve gotten a good swim.
I’ve written quite a lot today and… I feel like I’ve kind of lost myself a little bit. I’ve completely forgotten about checking on changes and I keep remembering things differently. Those old pictures with Skystar are becoming more clear than the ones of her as a hippogriff. I almost forgot to catalog my main losing its color and becoming black.
Similar things have been happing to my other family members. I can’t believe I just sucked into these new memories. I still need to keep track of things like where my crown has gone. I’m just glad I’ve kept this journal around to keep track of my thoughts. The pearl is almost a twelfth of the size it used to be with a nearly complete necklace connected to it.
I almost forgot to check on my photo and I could see that Skystar’s hair is looking blonde and mine is almost black. One more thing I never noticed was our beaks. They started to split apart into two bits, a dry-looking mouth, and a bulbous nose. I double-checked the mirror and I saw I seemed to have those features, so that’s another thing I have to worry about. Other than that, it was still a good day for me.
October 18th
Before Skystar left for school, I saw we were low on a couple of things, so we’re going to have to swing by the store. Not to mention my feet are feeling a little sore, maybe it’s time to get a new pair of shoes.
The trip to the store was pretty uneventful, I just needed to get some chapstick for my lips since they feel dry. We made it home safely and I looked around some more and found some more pictures on the wall and a couple of them are interesting. One of which looks to be Skystar after her first victory at a swim meet.
I looked at the photos of me and Seaspray but I couldn’t help but feel like something was wrong. It’s like two different things we’re fighting for space, why am I thinking this Sean. I scrolled through a couple of photos of us together on my phone, but I still felt confused about our relationship.
My chest is also feeling slightly heavier and I’ve got these strange lumps growing on it. I tried to apply pressure to that and the strange feeling I got quickly told me that was a bad idea. I decided to check around my room to see what new clothes I could wear to help with my chest. I found these undergarments above the drawer where I keep my panties and I tried to put them on.
After half an hour, I couldn’t get these darn things on and I think my new assets got bigger in the process, which just got harder. And it’s not the only thing I have to worry about, there seem to be new shoes in the closet now. Most of them seem a bit big for me, so I think they’re for Seaspray, but a couple of them are in my size so naturally I have to try them on in case everyone is wearing shoes.
I put on my high heels and that felt like a mistake. I felt like I was walking on a tightrope with how hard it was to keep my balance. I eventually lost control and fell over and knocked some things off my dresser when bumped into it. Sean walked into the room and saw I fell over and helped me up.
After a quick clean-up, my arm still felt sore from my fall until Sean started giving me a massage, which helped out a lot. Plus his lovely kiss helped cheer me up a lot. I’ve decided to pack my new heels away until I feel like breaking them in again, I’m sure my old pair will hold on a little longer.
With a second attempt, I had better luck getting my bra on and the one that wouldn’t fit got thrown away. Even when I did get that one to fit, it felt like it cut into my shoulder. I’m really glad I don’t have to case to work on until tomorrow. And that’s good because I finally found my watch; a rose gold rolex.
Been looking for that for a while now, a couple of them have been going missing, like my swim goggles. I need those for the beach day this weekend. Sean helped me look around and we managed to find the goggles along with my purse. I have no idea how long I’ve been missing this thing or even how I lost it. I haven’t been at my best lately.
Sean saw that I was looking through some old photos and we dove back down into memory lane. We talked for hours about how our first dates went and how we missed each other after an incident where Sean and other soldiers were lost at sea. I thought I’d never see him again, but after he returned I remembered what he said to me after his recovery; “Will you marry me?”
I of course said yes and then other things happened, our honeymoon, Skyla being born, and our first anniversary. I could go on for hours, but Sean is just the best man I have ever met. I don’t know where I would be if we weren’t together.
We picked up Skyla up from school today and she doesn’t seem to be herself. She’s a lot quieter and she seemed to be upset about something. I talked with her once we got home and it seems like there was some incident in her swim classes. Apparently, one of the girls showed her up in class. It would just be one thing if she just swam faster than Skyla, but she just needed to boast about her “victory” over my daughter.
Making things worse, this girl’s friends decided to make things harder for Skyla making her timing worse. They distracted her and ended up making her have the worst time in her class today. I told her we all had bad days, like court cases I had lost. It helped her feel better and I gave her the option to choose dinner tonight.
We went out to get noodles and sushi, it was nice because it’s been a while since I’ve had sushi. Sean gave his two cents on helping Skyla feel better. We’ve both dealt with people like that girls just more “grown up.” They like to have things go their way and the attention along with it. Most people like them just become entitled children in grown-up bodies.
It helped lighten Skyla up as well as reminded her about the beach day we had planned for this weekend. I’m honestly excited to go for a swim myself, I just have a case to help with before I can have that fun day in the sun.
October 19th
This case today is a hard one, I’m dealing with a lawsuit with the water taxi services with someone suing the business about how they’ve handled their car, which ended up damaged when he got to the other island. Personally, I’ve had no issue with the business before as I’ve used their ferry services all the time.
After further interrogation, it turns out that there was just one flaw the man didn’t follow. Whenever a vehicle is loaded onto the ferry they have chocks placed under the wheels to help prevent cars from rolling around in case their brakes fail. According to records and notes the driver hadn’t had any chocks placed under his wheels but it turned out there was a reason for that.
His car model was a little difficult for them to put chocks under, and they claim that they tried to tell him that there was an issue and that’s when the man slipped up. He claimed that they tried forcing the chocks in with brute force but he originally stated they never placed them there at all. After this, I helped picked apart his lies and managed to help with my client’s innocence. I never understand how people like that man think ploys like this can work.
After this waste of my time, not to mention my nose and lips aren’t helping. My nose is swollen for no reason and my lips are still feeling dry for some reason, even with my chapstick. I tried walking in my new heels again and I had much better luck this time. I managed to keep standing and have time for myself. I managed to find the remote, which was another item that went missing for a while.
I popped on some of my old favorites that I haven’t watched in a while. Sometimes it just feels nice to sit around and do nothing. I had a couple of chips which I’m probably going to have to burn off later, maybe I can do that with the swim this Saturday. I lost track of time when Sean and Skyla got home. We decided to just have leftovers since I’m feeling like a lazy day after work recently.
I know I’m going to have to burn this off, but after dealing with people who are trying to make themselves look like the victims, I deserve some time off. I don’t have too much to report on other than that. My lips and nose are feeling better than before so hopefully I should be myself again soon.
October 20th
I just had this terrible nightmare after I went to bed straight after dinner. My dream started with me and my family as merpeople, with me being their queen. Sean and Skystar were there as my king and princess, but the joy of the dream was short-lived when a bolt of lightning struck through the ocean.
There looked to be a set of storm clouds forming over us with icy blue eyes that had scars on them. Whenever the bolts hit an unlucky merperson, they turned to stone and sank to the ocean floor. I tried to lead everyone to safety but bolts struck Sean, making him sink. Skyla swam off as I tried to save him.
However, the clouds seemed to scoop me up as an evil laugh was heard. It sounded like some of the past defendants. I tried to hold onto Sean, but his arm broke off and he helplessly sank while I was pulled out of the water. Once I was inside the clouds, I couldn’t breathe, only for me to wake up with my face in a pillow.
Sean asked me what happened and I explain my nightmare to him. He said that it must’ve been from the stress of work and the damage of the storm we’ve recently recovered from last week. I just sat there as it felt so real to me. Sean stayed up to help calm me down after what happened, it felt nice.
It must’ve gone out like a light because when I woke up the next morning I was still in Sean’s arms. I just wanted to stay in bed with him all day, somebody had to get Skyla to school and she’s only got a learner’s permit. Sean let me stay in bed as he said I need to have a rest. Had me a bit of a lazy day after I got out of bed.
I managed to have a chat with Kaitlyn today, who had also had some stressed induced dreams from things just showing up after the company seems to be in overdrive. I asked her how Laura has been doing and I’ve been told that she’s returning to Earth in order to prevent any illnesses from being on the moonbase for too long.
I heard that Kaitlyn was planning on spending time with her husband sometimes as she felt like they were getting a bit distant. I managed to give her some words of encouragement saying that she had such a patient husband and they were a match made in heaven. She told me it was just like me and Sean, I had to agree with her.
Sean returned home a short while later, and we shared some time together. Just feels good having a bit of a lazy day, I just need to stop myself from eating through an entire bag of chips. I needed to find something to keep myself busy but at the same time won’t grind me down to the bone.
Sean suggested we could do some cleaning around the house, which probably was for the best. After helping to move some furniture around to help vacuum, I found a framed picture that somehow fell behind the couch. It’s a photo of Skyla and us on her sweet sixteen birthday. I remember the gift we had gotten her.
Skyla had such an affinity for mermaids and even wanted to be one when she was six. So when she turned sixteen, Sean and I managed to get a special mermaid-themed swimsuit. I can still remember the look on her face when she opened her gift. She wanted to try it on right then and there.
She had a blast learning to swim with her new tail. It was like her first time swimming, even the fact she didn’t want to get out of the water. I can’t believe we almost lost this photo. We’ve taken a look back at so many old memories, it’s hard to believe how big our little girl has gotten.
Sean and I got to bring up other memories as we cleaned up. Such as my favorite pearl necklace and earrings, these are the pair I wore on the night Sean proposed to me. Since then I’ve worn them to special occasions. Skyla has liked them since she used to think they were magical.
We were still thinking of old memories as we went to pick up Skyla, and she brought up the storm king. It was a monster she used to think always showed up on stormy nights when she was younger. I miss those nights when she came into our night, where we’d keep her safe from that evil king. She’s practically the same height as me now.
I’ve been going down memory lane a lot lately. Maybe it helped with the stress of my work lately. It helps me feel better at least, plus Sean and Skyla are enjoying the memories too. It’s all good in my eyes.
October 21st
The day is finally here! Time for my family and I to get some time in the sun and the sea. We met up with Olivia and her family at the beach, all ready for a swim. Skyla joined her cousins to swim around for a little bit while I make myself comfortable.
After a little while of sitting back and doing a bit of sunbathing, Skyla asked me to join her in a swim. I accepted the offer and got my swim cap and goggles before jumping in with my daughter. I was under there for a good minute or two and I can’t believe how good a swimmer Skyla has become, she’s almost like a real-life mermaid.
I had to keep going back up for air a couple of times, but Skyla managed to stay under for five minutes before she resurfaced. She would make a great athletic swimmer one day. Any strange conditions I’ve been feeling for the past few days. No swelling, no cracked lips, cramps, itches, or anything.
I swam around with Skyla a little more, with Olivia and Sylvia joining us. Again, I’m impressed with how the girls are swimming so fast. Olivia and I had to stop and catch our breath on shore. It did give me a minute to relax with Sean though. Nice old relaxation in the sun.
I’m about to grab some lunch with my family and then we’ll get a game of volley ball set up. I’ll just leave this journal in my purse until I need it again.
-Nora Stanton
MLP (C) Hasbro
My name is Queen Novo, and I have several things to let out. For starters, I’m the queen of Seaquestria. My fellow seaponies have hidden down here since we’ve escaped from the Storm King’s wrath. It’s been years since we were down here, but we’ve been visited by six ponies and their dragon. They said they needed our help to fight the storm king using our pearl.
I said “No” and yet their leader tried to steal it. I banished them from Seaquestria but shortly after they were forced out I found that my daughter, Skystar, was missing. Me and some of my guards went looking for her in Canterlot and found that the Storm King was no more. I was so happy that Skystar was safe and even helped take that tyrant down, still, she is so grounded.
I managed to meet Celestia again, happy to know she was safe after being hit by one of those orbs and… I guess the seaponies no longer have to hide underwater. We can use the pearl to change back and forth between hippogriffs and seaponies whenever we want. It’s so much for me to take in all at once, but I can always ask Celestia about it if I need help.
October 8th
It’s taking a little while for the seaponies to move back into Mount Aris. Some seem like they want to stay in Sequestria. I’ve decided to go with the hippogriffs to help rebuild Hippogriffia, while making sure that Skystar remains grounded. As I walked around, I swore my legs were stiff, even though this is the second time. Maybe I just need more exercise.
Anyways, General Seaspray has helped check the damages to Hippogriffia during our absence, it’s bad. Most homes would have to be rebuilt from the ground up. I’ll have to contact Celestia and request her help with the cleanup. I’m still thinking about Skystar being grounded, not sure if that’s the best option during these times.
October 9th
I think my soreness was a little more serious than I originally thought. I’ve been getting some numbness in my wings and flying’s been a little more exhausting than I remember. I flew to Canterlot, and I wasn’t feeling this worn out. I checked on Skystar on how she was feeling and she said nothing was wrong. Maybe it was just me?
I checked on the progress with how the clean-up is going. So far, it seems that it’s slow, but I can see a lot more hippogriffs are starting to walk around instead of flying. I’ve seen one hippogriff who hadn’t opened their wings once. I ask Seaspray to keep an eye out for anything odd, he was a little confused but he said he would do his best.
I’ve seen more seaponies coming up to the surface lately, not that I’m complaining, but I’ve heard that most of them had gotten used to living underwater, including my sister. Then I started to notice some of my feathers are starting to fall out. This is concerning, so I’m wondering if I should check with a medical professional.
I’m feeling kind of paranoid. I’ve decided to try and take a picture of me and Skystar together, since I’m wanting to keep track of these strange occurrences. Honestly, I think we got a good picture of each other, though Skystar was still going through her punishment after running off.
October 10th
I saw a clump of my feathers have fallen out on my arm. I've seen I’ve got some kind of tanned skin where they used to be. I’ve even seen a couple more feathers fall out as I got started this morning. I definitely need to see a doctor.
I went to check one and they said I was completely healthy. I noticed some feathers were also missing from parts of his body. It’s not just the two of us, several hippogriffs are shedding feathers in patches, showing off different shades of skin. Even Skystar is having this condition, like the other hippogriffs, she hasn’t noticed at all.
I’m really worried about her, she’s no longer grounded but I’m worried about these conditions spreading and what will happen if a cure. Could it be toxic to us, is it more dangerous for adults like me or could it be lethal for younger griffs like Skystar?
I’ve also felt some sensitivity in my wings and more seaponies have been coming onto land. I’ve even seen my sister, Ocean Flow. She and Skybeak are just as oblivious to everything as all the other hippogriffs. I can’t understand why they don’t see any of this, or why so many seaponies are coming onto land without changing back into hippogriffs. Maybe Celestia could help explain what’s going on. I sent her a letter to her just before I’ve written this so hopefully, she’ll respond back fast.
October 11th
More feathers are falling out and I’ve lost all feeling in my wings, I can’t even open them. It’s like somebody had glued them shut. Not a single hippogriff is flying now and I think there’s a single seapony in Sequestria now. No one is seeing this and I feel like I’m going crazy as none of this makes any sense.
Skyla’s also been talking about her classes. My mind went hazy when I heard this and I could only remember her being homeschooled but… I don’t recall her going to public school for so long. I didn’t understand what was going on, but I helped Skystar find a couple of books around the castle. I honestly thought this place was a lot bigger on land, maybe being underwater has spoiled me a little bit.
I managed to find a couple of pages of her homework too. Most of it does look like it’s been done at the last minute. I told Skystar she needs to get her act together or I’ll reconsider resuming her punishment. I only let her off early because I don’t understand what’s going on.
We managed to find all of her books and made sure to keep them all in her backpack. I’m not sure when she started school but I have a memory of her being so excited to start her first day of Kindergarten. Maybe some of it was so long ago I just have a hard time remembering. I’m glad I have this journal so I can keep track of things, hopefully, they’ll improve in the future.
I’ve also gotten a letter from Celestia in the mail, which I’m impressed with since I only sent the letter yesterday. I’ll write down what she responded with.
Dear Novo,
I understand the issues you’ve been having with the recent storm that caused damage to the islands. I’ve signed a contract to have products sent over to help hippeople return to normal life. Celestial Industries has already loaded up the containers of supplies needed for each island. Wished I could’ve called you but I had a meeting to attend, so this email will have to do.
Sincerely, your dear old friend,
Celestia Faust
I have no idea what she means. Email, contracts, Celestial Industries? And did she seriously misspell “hippogriff?” It makes me worry that it’s not just Mount Aris that’s being affected. I double-checked the photo of me and Skystar and it seemed that patches of our feathers have been falling out, but I swore all of it was there when were taking the photo. What is going on?
October 12th
I woke up this morning thanks to my alarm clock, Skystar’s already awake and saying she needs to get to school. I swear she was homeschooled but she keeps insisting she’s going to be late. I helped her get ready and she quickly ran out the door. I thought this was strange enough, but then I remembered that I might be late.
I remembered I had a meeting downtown, but I couldn’t remember what it was. I grabbed everything I needed that felt right. After running downtown, since I couldn’t seem to fly anymore, I found something called a courthouse. I thankfully wasn’t too late and managed to find my seat.
Apparently, I was helping someone who’s been involved in a hit & run. The hippogriff responsible for the incident looked very nervous so it was obvious he was guilty. Despite this, his layer did what it could to defend him, mostly with states that avoided questions.
I did my best to keep cool and told my client’s side of the story, along with providing actual states that the judge had asked for. It was an open-and-shut case and it was no big trouble for me. While I am happy to help my client and that punk get what he deserves, I have no idea how I pulled it off.
I just remember this knowledge of laws and such. I was just happy I didn’t look like a fool in front of so many creatures. So much happened today that I almost forgot to write down any changes. My talons are becoming blunt, not to mention getting that tanned skin and growing an extra finger. More feathers have started shedding and most creatures I walked past would normally greet me since I am their queen, but some of them didn’t even look in my direction.
I don’t want to sound conceited but I think a few more creatures should’ve recognized me. I still want to know what’s happening but at this point, I’m afraid to find out. I wrote another letter to Celestia to try and ask about the contracts and the other things I don’t understand. I left the letter in my mailbox and then found some kind of device beside my bed.
I also found a law degree hanging up in my bedroom all of a sudden, which could explain how I suddenly got all of that knowledge at that court case. It just appeared out of nowhere and I can’t explain. I’ll figure out what it is in the morning when I have more energy.
October 13th
Woke up this morning to find that Skystar already left for school, she left a message on the fridge saying that Seaspray gave her a lift. This gives me more time for myself since it seems to be my day off. I decided to go for a walk and explore what else has changed about Mount Aris and I have discovered a couple of things.
First of all, I saw that there are bits of the ocean where they weren’t before, it’s almost like the island is splitting apart. Since we’re unable to fly now, most hippogriffs are starting to travel by boat. I have seen a couple of sailboats, but I’ve also started seeing other boats powered by some kind of motor that seems to have hidden underwater.
I was keeping an eye out for other changes when I came across Seaspray. I don’t know if he’s a part of the military anymore, since I seem to be losing my title of queen. I asked him if there was anything off recently, but all he said was that a water taxi was having difficulties due to landslides. I assume water taxi is another name for these sailless boats.
I didn’t ask him too much other than this since I don’t want to sound crazy. Luck seems to be on my side as I found the Pearl of Transformation. It just seemed to just be sitting on the ground and nobody had noticed it.
I’ve decided to hold onto it while trying to figure out things. Skystar seems pretty happy now, she says she’s happy to swim with her friends and Silverstream. She had been free from being grounded a while ago so that could explain it.
The only changes I can mention are that more feathers are falling out and my tail is even shorter than before. I almost forgot to check out the laptop that seems to have appeared beside my bed for some reason. I found an I had an email from Celestia. To make things simple, she said that only a few of the containers had been sent. The others were left behind because of a delay, followed by a shipping error.
I understood her annoyance and I just hoped that the stuff we need to recover will get here soon. I feel like I almost for about something with my laptop, maybe it’s the fact I managed to misplace it. I swear it always vanishes when I need it, like my phone. I think I need more rest.
October 14th
My wings are gone and so is my tail! Not just that, the feathers around my chest and flank have also just vanished, and now I’m feeling so naked. I managed to find some clothes in my closet, though there were a lot more than I was expecting. I thought I only had a gala dress in here since that’s one of the few reasons I can think of for wearing clothes.
However, in my closet, I found clothes for casual wear, and nightwear, and even looked to be a suit for my occupation as a lawyer. I don’t remember buying any of these, like my new job, but like that said occupation, with most of my feathers gone, feeling nude doesn’t feel right. I don’t want anyone to accuse me of doing something wrong, so I threw on a button shirt and a skirt.
I went outside again to check on Mount Aris, and it seems the islands are splitting apart more than before. I also noticed that most other hippogriffs and seaponies were starting to wear clothes more commonly, so it’s not just me. There’s not too much to report, it’s about the same as it was yesterday.
Dinner was a bit of a nightmare tonight. I’ve noticed that my palace staff are no longer living in these quarters, so it likely means I’m going to have to prepare dinner for Skystar and myself. I don’t normally cook since I had royal duties to attend to, so I’ve always had someone else prepare it. Now that I’m in a lower rank, I don’t think I have a choice.
I’ve found some frozen fish in the freezer and tried to get that to cook. However, I didn’t give it enough time for it to thaw out so they were still hard as a rock. To add insult to injury, I even overcooked the fish, burning it so much that I made some smoke and the fish was ruined.
Just as I thought we wouldn’t have anything to eat, Seaspray showed up with some take-out that included fish & chips. There also looked to be some processed… Sandwiches in there too. Seaspray mentioned they were burgers and they weren’t normally something he’d order from fast food, but he saw that I needed help. They didn’t taste bad and I can’t be angry at him for helping me.
I can’t believe I messed up with dinner so badly. Why couldn’t my cooking skills kick in like with that court case? Whatever is doing this, I want it to corporate with me. What’s worse I’ve seen the pearl is a little smaller, with miniature pearls around it. Picking it up, I found these smaller pearls are connected to the bigger one. I don’t understand this but it’s more normal thing that’s happened to me all day.
Looking at the photo again, I see that Skystar and I are both wearing swimsuits, each one seems to be similar to the colors of our feathers that won’t stop falling out. I recognize the swimsuit I’m wearing is the same one I found hanging in my closet. I’ve only just seen this before but I can remember times in the past when I’ve worn it. Not only that but both of us are missing our wings and tails. I keep checking on things but the details keep changing from when I last checked them. I keep remembering things differently.
October 15th
I woke up this morning to find Seaspray in bed with me. I feel so freaked out seeing him there, but he got up before I did. I got up a few minutes later and saw he had made breakfast. He said that Skystar and I have had a stressful week lately and that preparing breakfast, though most of it could go to me since Skystar is sleeping in, neither one of us wanted to disturb her.
As I ate, I noticed that both me and Seaspray had rings on our fingers, these look like… Wedding rings. I never remembered these on but something felt right yet so wrong. As Seaspray was in the bathroom, I looked around for a little bit until I noticed some pictures of him on the wall, including one of our wedding. I never remembered this happening but looking at this photo just makes me feel so happy.
After Skystar got up and ate, she said she was going to hang out with her friends, leaving me alone with Sean. Since we were both awake, Seaspray suggested we’d go for a little walk, it’s a nice day and it would be good exercise. I got some shorts and a sports bra on and headed out with my husband.
On our walk, I took in the sights and I thought I saw parts of the island floating out to sea. Maybe it was the sun messing with my head. I’m glad I brought a water bottle to help keep me cool. We passed by the beach and I was feeling like a good swim, but I didn’t think we had the time for it. I was still confused with our marriage.
After we got home, Seaspray took a shower while I took a look around to find some more pictures on my phone, some of which were years old. In fact, one of the oldest pictures was one of me and Seaspray together when we were in our twenties. I remember our first date actually, it was sweet, I still remember the movie we watched together.
This wasn’t making sense since I only knew him as a general in the Navy. I stopped looking at the photos just as he came out of the shower. He said that I should probably get one, so I’ll continue this journal later.
_________________________________________________I’m writing this in the middle of the night, I was struggling to sleep with all these weird changes going on. In the middle of the night, I felt Seaspray trying to embrace me. It helped me feel a little warm and cozy. He might not show too much emotion in public but he’s still a teddy bear to me. Maybe I was worrying too much over him.
October 16th
I have a car now. I found a second building next to my palace and found this car inside it. It had a nice purple paint job to it and I can’t help but feel some conflict. This is the first time I’m seeing this thing, but I know how to make it work. Inside I found a driver’s license of some featherless creature and my keys. I can’t believe I just left these in there.
It’s a good thing I remember how to drive this thing since I no longer have my wings. I have another court meeting to attend. This one is about something being cut from his company unexpectedly. He wasn’t just some employee, he was one of the upper-ups and from what I can recall, he was let go due to cutting costs.
He’s waiting for his final pay, but he hasn’t received anything, so he’s pressing charges against his former company. An understandable case and from what I’ve heard this company has had a rocky track record with budget cuts. I have to take a boat service known as a car ferry since I can’t fly anymore and I still need to drive.
I kind of have to take a break from that since I need to keep track of what’s going on in Hawa… Mount Aris. It’s shorter than it was before and it’s starting to split apart. It could explain why there is more than one island now. I’m starting to feel some sort of back pain right now, which is just lovely. My talons are looking blunter than usual and I’m pretty sure I’ve lost 70% of my feathers have gone. Most of the last of them are around my head.
Speaking of which, my mane has managed to stay on my head, thankfully, but the highlights have started to turn black. I should’ve seen this coming. Plus the pearl is even smaller than before, with more pearls connected to it. I’ll have to write more later, I have a court case to attend. Hopefully, I’ll be able to remember to get back to this after the case.
______________________________________________11 hours. It was night when I started making my way home. I’m not sure if I’ll have time to make dinner tonight, or at least try to burn it. I don’t want to ramble on about the court case as I think I found out why I had some back pain. When I tried walking into the courthouse on all fours, it felt like I had a landslide hitting me on the back. As soon as I stood on my hooves, the pain stopped.
I started seeing other hippogriffs starting to do this, so I’m glad I’m not alone. Seeing them walking bipedally is one thing, but it’s just freaky to see seaponies doing this. Their tails are splitting apart and their fins… It’s just so weird to describe.
When I finally got home, I was relieved to see Seaspray had saved me again. He had prepared some fish for us and had saved some for me. I found Skystar in her bedroom, working on homework from school. I don’t recall her doing homework before and I asked if she needed anything, but she said it was fine.
I just simply sat down at the table and had my dinner. Seaspray seemed to stick around, cleaning up after he cooked. I’m very thankful for him because I honestly would’ve just made another mess. I honestly miss my castle staff, they made things so much easier. Between this and the changes I’m trying to keep track of the changes everyone’s been going through, including myself. The pearl has split apart again, now with some earrings separated from what I’m guessing is a necklace. The photo looks like Skystar and I are having our manes change color, not just that but Seaspray’s in it too, his mane is changing black and I don’t remember taking this photo with him.
October 17th
I’ve taken a look at my mane and it is true that it is turning black. I can’t believe something so colorful is turning into something the same color as coal. I’ve noticed similar things happening with Skystar, her mane seems to be turning blonde. She still seems to be a part of the group that’s not noticing anything going on.
I found that I’ve gotten the day off, which is something I didn’t really get when I was a queen. This is one of the few times where I get to spend time with Skystar. I can’t remember the last time we really hung out with each other. I asked her what she wanted to do today and Skystar said she wanted to check with Silverstream.
It’s been a while since we’ve checked with her, or my sister, Ocean Flow. I’d love to see how her family is doing and how much they’ve changed. A quick drive over to Flow’s house and I’m surprised to see she’s home with Silverstream and Terramar. Skybeak would be there but he’s at work with Seaspray.
Skyla– Skystar and Silverstream had a blast catching up with each other as I talked with my sister so we could catch up too. Flow managed to show me some new pictures of ocean life and coral reefs around the coast. It shouldn’t have been much, since we used to be seaponies but it feels nice to see what under the sea was like again.
I asked Flow if she had seen anything out of the ordinary lately, like most other creatures I’ve asked, should’ve seen this coming. I ask her how Ste- Skybeak is doing and it turns out there has been an odd pattern of ships running ashore. They can’t explain it just like I can’t explain these strange changes.
I also felt like I had left something in the car, so when I go to check I found a photo tucked under the sun guard. It looked like some kind of photo of Skystar when she was younger, in fact I think this is the photo of her first swim.
I brought it back inside and showed it to Flow and this started a snowball effect that made us bring out Silverstream and Terrence’s baby pictures. It felt nice taking a trip down memory lane. I only had Skystar’s photo on me right now, but thankfully I had some on my phone… Which I also left in my car. What’s with me today?”
I don’t have a full album, but I do have some of my favorite moments. These include the day Skystar was born, she was so little back then. Then there was her first birthday, I still remember having to help clean frosting out of her hair. I think her best moment was the first time we took her swimming.
She was scared at first but once we got her in the water we just couldn’t get her out. Skystar was a natural-born swimmer and after she started school we got her into some swimming classes. Eventually, our kids found us looking at old photos, most of them were pretty embarrassing to them.
Skyla actually enjoyed remembering her past. We both laughed at her first birthday and swimming, which gave Silverstream the idea we all go swimming together. Flow and I checked our schedules and it seems like we both have time off next week. The girls are both excited about this and so am I, it’s been a while since I’ve gotten a good swim.
I’ve written quite a lot today and… I feel like I’ve kind of lost myself a little bit. I’ve completely forgotten about checking on changes and I keep remembering things differently. Those old pictures with Skystar are becoming more clear than the ones of her as a hippogriff. I almost forgot to catalog my main losing its color and becoming black.
Similar things have been happing to my other family members. I can’t believe I just sucked into these new memories. I still need to keep track of things like where my crown has gone. I’m just glad I’ve kept this journal around to keep track of my thoughts. The pearl is almost a twelfth of the size it used to be with a nearly complete necklace connected to it.
I almost forgot to check on my photo and I could see that Skystar’s hair is looking blonde and mine is almost black. One more thing I never noticed was our beaks. They started to split apart into two bits, a dry-looking mouth, and a bulbous nose. I double-checked the mirror and I saw I seemed to have those features, so that’s another thing I have to worry about. Other than that, it was still a good day for me.
October 18th
Before Skystar left for school, I saw we were low on a couple of things, so we’re going to have to swing by the store. Not to mention my feet are feeling a little sore, maybe it’s time to get a new pair of shoes.
The trip to the store was pretty uneventful, I just needed to get some chapstick for my lips since they feel dry. We made it home safely and I looked around some more and found some more pictures on the wall and a couple of them are interesting. One of which looks to be Skystar after her first victory at a swim meet.
I looked at the photos of me and Seaspray but I couldn’t help but feel like something was wrong. It’s like two different things we’re fighting for space, why am I thinking this Sean. I scrolled through a couple of photos of us together on my phone, but I still felt confused about our relationship.
My chest is also feeling slightly heavier and I’ve got these strange lumps growing on it. I tried to apply pressure to that and the strange feeling I got quickly told me that was a bad idea. I decided to check around my room to see what new clothes I could wear to help with my chest. I found these undergarments above the drawer where I keep my panties and I tried to put them on.
After half an hour, I couldn’t get these darn things on and I think my new assets got bigger in the process, which just got harder. And it’s not the only thing I have to worry about, there seem to be new shoes in the closet now. Most of them seem a bit big for me, so I think they’re for Seaspray, but a couple of them are in my size so naturally I have to try them on in case everyone is wearing shoes.
I put on my high heels and that felt like a mistake. I felt like I was walking on a tightrope with how hard it was to keep my balance. I eventually lost control and fell over and knocked some things off my dresser when bumped into it. Sean walked into the room and saw I fell over and helped me up.
After a quick clean-up, my arm still felt sore from my fall until Sean started giving me a massage, which helped out a lot. Plus his lovely kiss helped cheer me up a lot. I’ve decided to pack my new heels away until I feel like breaking them in again, I’m sure my old pair will hold on a little longer.
With a second attempt, I had better luck getting my bra on and the one that wouldn’t fit got thrown away. Even when I did get that one to fit, it felt like it cut into my shoulder. I’m really glad I don’t have to case to work on until tomorrow. And that’s good because I finally found my watch; a rose gold rolex.
Been looking for that for a while now, a couple of them have been going missing, like my swim goggles. I need those for the beach day this weekend. Sean helped me look around and we managed to find the goggles along with my purse. I have no idea how long I’ve been missing this thing or even how I lost it. I haven’t been at my best lately.
Sean saw that I was looking through some old photos and we dove back down into memory lane. We talked for hours about how our first dates went and how we missed each other after an incident where Sean and other soldiers were lost at sea. I thought I’d never see him again, but after he returned I remembered what he said to me after his recovery; “Will you marry me?”
I of course said yes and then other things happened, our honeymoon, Skyla being born, and our first anniversary. I could go on for hours, but Sean is just the best man I have ever met. I don’t know where I would be if we weren’t together.
We picked up Skyla up from school today and she doesn’t seem to be herself. She’s a lot quieter and she seemed to be upset about something. I talked with her once we got home and it seems like there was some incident in her swim classes. Apparently, one of the girls showed her up in class. It would just be one thing if she just swam faster than Skyla, but she just needed to boast about her “victory” over my daughter.
Making things worse, this girl’s friends decided to make things harder for Skyla making her timing worse. They distracted her and ended up making her have the worst time in her class today. I told her we all had bad days, like court cases I had lost. It helped her feel better and I gave her the option to choose dinner tonight.
We went out to get noodles and sushi, it was nice because it’s been a while since I’ve had sushi. Sean gave his two cents on helping Skyla feel better. We’ve both dealt with people like that girls just more “grown up.” They like to have things go their way and the attention along with it. Most people like them just become entitled children in grown-up bodies.
It helped lighten Skyla up as well as reminded her about the beach day we had planned for this weekend. I’m honestly excited to go for a swim myself, I just have a case to help with before I can have that fun day in the sun.
October 19th
This case today is a hard one, I’m dealing with a lawsuit with the water taxi services with someone suing the business about how they’ve handled their car, which ended up damaged when he got to the other island. Personally, I’ve had no issue with the business before as I’ve used their ferry services all the time.
After further interrogation, it turns out that there was just one flaw the man didn’t follow. Whenever a vehicle is loaded onto the ferry they have chocks placed under the wheels to help prevent cars from rolling around in case their brakes fail. According to records and notes the driver hadn’t had any chocks placed under his wheels but it turned out there was a reason for that.
His car model was a little difficult for them to put chocks under, and they claim that they tried to tell him that there was an issue and that’s when the man slipped up. He claimed that they tried forcing the chocks in with brute force but he originally stated they never placed them there at all. After this, I helped picked apart his lies and managed to help with my client’s innocence. I never understand how people like that man think ploys like this can work.
After this waste of my time, not to mention my nose and lips aren’t helping. My nose is swollen for no reason and my lips are still feeling dry for some reason, even with my chapstick. I tried walking in my new heels again and I had much better luck this time. I managed to keep standing and have time for myself. I managed to find the remote, which was another item that went missing for a while.
I popped on some of my old favorites that I haven’t watched in a while. Sometimes it just feels nice to sit around and do nothing. I had a couple of chips which I’m probably going to have to burn off later, maybe I can do that with the swim this Saturday. I lost track of time when Sean and Skyla got home. We decided to just have leftovers since I’m feeling like a lazy day after work recently.
I know I’m going to have to burn this off, but after dealing with people who are trying to make themselves look like the victims, I deserve some time off. I don’t have too much to report on other than that. My lips and nose are feeling better than before so hopefully I should be myself again soon.
October 20th
I just had this terrible nightmare after I went to bed straight after dinner. My dream started with me and my family as merpeople, with me being their queen. Sean and Skystar were there as my king and princess, but the joy of the dream was short-lived when a bolt of lightning struck through the ocean.
There looked to be a set of storm clouds forming over us with icy blue eyes that had scars on them. Whenever the bolts hit an unlucky merperson, they turned to stone and sank to the ocean floor. I tried to lead everyone to safety but bolts struck Sean, making him sink. Skyla swam off as I tried to save him.
However, the clouds seemed to scoop me up as an evil laugh was heard. It sounded like some of the past defendants. I tried to hold onto Sean, but his arm broke off and he helplessly sank while I was pulled out of the water. Once I was inside the clouds, I couldn’t breathe, only for me to wake up with my face in a pillow.
Sean asked me what happened and I explain my nightmare to him. He said that it must’ve been from the stress of work and the damage of the storm we’ve recently recovered from last week. I just sat there as it felt so real to me. Sean stayed up to help calm me down after what happened, it felt nice.
It must’ve gone out like a light because when I woke up the next morning I was still in Sean’s arms. I just wanted to stay in bed with him all day, somebody had to get Skyla to school and she’s only got a learner’s permit. Sean let me stay in bed as he said I need to have a rest. Had me a bit of a lazy day after I got out of bed.
I managed to have a chat with Kaitlyn today, who had also had some stressed induced dreams from things just showing up after the company seems to be in overdrive. I asked her how Laura has been doing and I’ve been told that she’s returning to Earth in order to prevent any illnesses from being on the moonbase for too long.
I heard that Kaitlyn was planning on spending time with her husband sometimes as she felt like they were getting a bit distant. I managed to give her some words of encouragement saying that she had such a patient husband and they were a match made in heaven. She told me it was just like me and Sean, I had to agree with her.
Sean returned home a short while later, and we shared some time together. Just feels good having a bit of a lazy day, I just need to stop myself from eating through an entire bag of chips. I needed to find something to keep myself busy but at the same time won’t grind me down to the bone.
Sean suggested we could do some cleaning around the house, which probably was for the best. After helping to move some furniture around to help vacuum, I found a framed picture that somehow fell behind the couch. It’s a photo of Skyla and us on her sweet sixteen birthday. I remember the gift we had gotten her.
Skyla had such an affinity for mermaids and even wanted to be one when she was six. So when she turned sixteen, Sean and I managed to get a special mermaid-themed swimsuit. I can still remember the look on her face when she opened her gift. She wanted to try it on right then and there.
She had a blast learning to swim with her new tail. It was like her first time swimming, even the fact she didn’t want to get out of the water. I can’t believe we almost lost this photo. We’ve taken a look back at so many old memories, it’s hard to believe how big our little girl has gotten.
Sean and I got to bring up other memories as we cleaned up. Such as my favorite pearl necklace and earrings, these are the pair I wore on the night Sean proposed to me. Since then I’ve worn them to special occasions. Skyla has liked them since she used to think they were magical.
We were still thinking of old memories as we went to pick up Skyla, and she brought up the storm king. It was a monster she used to think always showed up on stormy nights when she was younger. I miss those nights when she came into our night, where we’d keep her safe from that evil king. She’s practically the same height as me now.
I’ve been going down memory lane a lot lately. Maybe it helped with the stress of my work lately. It helps me feel better at least, plus Sean and Skyla are enjoying the memories too. It’s all good in my eyes.
October 21st
The day is finally here! Time for my family and I to get some time in the sun and the sea. We met up with Olivia and her family at the beach, all ready for a swim. Skyla joined her cousins to swim around for a little bit while I make myself comfortable.
After a little while of sitting back and doing a bit of sunbathing, Skyla asked me to join her in a swim. I accepted the offer and got my swim cap and goggles before jumping in with my daughter. I was under there for a good minute or two and I can’t believe how good a swimmer Skyla has become, she’s almost like a real-life mermaid.
I had to keep going back up for air a couple of times, but Skyla managed to stay under for five minutes before she resurfaced. She would make a great athletic swimmer one day. Any strange conditions I’ve been feeling for the past few days. No swelling, no cracked lips, cramps, itches, or anything.
I swam around with Skyla a little more, with Olivia and Sylvia joining us. Again, I’m impressed with how the girls are swimming so fast. Olivia and I had to stop and catch our breath on shore. It did give me a minute to relax with Sean though. Nice old relaxation in the sun.
I’m about to grab some lunch with my family and then we’ll get a game of volley ball set up. I’ll just leave this journal in my purse until I need it again.
-Nora Stanton
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