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    Mermaids vs. Unicorns: Zimmah Chronicles, #2
    Mermaids vs. Unicorns: Zimmah Chronicles, #2
    Mermaids vs. Unicorns: Zimmah Chronicles, #2
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    Mermaids vs. Unicorns: Zimmah Chronicles, #2

    By Scott King

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    Mermaids & Unicorns Are At War!

    Zimmah, the wicked djinn, thought he was so smart. He thought nothing could stop him, let alone a mere child. That was until he met Whitney, a devilish girl who used his own powers against him.

    A wish gone wrong sends Zimmah, Whitney, and Karim to The Otherworld, a magical land where Mermaids and Unicorns are caught in an epic war. All Whitney wants is to save her sick mother, all Karim wants is to get home, and all Zimmah wants is revenge on the children who have tricked him.

    If you like epic coming-of-age adventure stories that teach important life lessons in the wackiest, most delightful of ways, then you’ll love every page of Scott King’s Mermaids vs. Unicorns.

    Start the unpredictable adventure today!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherScott King
    Release dateAug 20, 2015
    ISBN9781516991228
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      Mermaids vs. Unicorns - Scott King

      Chapter 1

      NOW.

      You gotta be kidding me? Not again! Karim Jacobs grumbled as the world around him whooshed. Wiggling strips of light forced his familiar living room out of focus. A moment later the focus snapped back, and he found himself looking at a tropical beach. Spinning, he saw that he stood in the heart of a crescent-shaped lagoon. Warm, crystal-clear water lapped against his knees, and a briny stench assaulted his nose. The beaches along the shore stretched fifteen feet from the water and then disappeared into a dense jungle.

      Standing next to Karim with a confused expression was a girl he guessed was a year or two older than himself. She was Korean and taller by several inches. Her dark hair was cut in a bob. The longer tips in the front came to a point that helped balance out her round face. She wore a pair of striped gym shorts, a muted red t-shirt, and a long-sleeved, charcoal-grey zip jacket. Most importantly, in her hand she held a glass bottle—Zimmah’s bottle. The bottle that Karim had thrown into a cement truck and thought he would never see again.

      Who the heck are you? the girl asked as she eyed him over.

      I’m Karim. He snatched the bottle from her, popped open the cork and put his lips to the opening. Zimmah! Get out here right this minute!

      You know the genie? the girl asked.

      Karim raised a brow. Zimmah is a djinn.

      No, she said. "He was a djinn. I turned him into a genie."

      All the anger and frustration washed away and poured out of him in an uncontrollable fit of laughter. He laughed so hard that his ribs hurt, and he didn’t stop until tears formed in his eyes.

      Zimmah, the arrogantly wicked djinn who had repeatedly insisted that he was not a genie, had in fact been turned into one by this girl. Karim didn’t know who she was, but he knew she was pretty awesome. Who are you, and how did you do it?

      I’m Whitney. She stuck out her hand.

      As Karim extended his own hand to shake hers, Whitney slid her foot behind his shin and shoved him. He flopped backwards, unable to stop himself. As he fell, she reclaimed Zimmah’s bottle.

      Salt water rushed into Karim’s nose, burning his throat and making him sputter. Splashing back to his feet, he wiped away a string of snot. As awesome as this Whitney might be, he didn’t think he liked her. What did you do that for?

      I don’t want you stealing my wishes. Whitney said. She tucked the bottle into her gym shorts and zipped the pocket shut.

      I don’t want your wishes!

      Bull crap. Everyone wants wishes.

      I’ve been there and done that, Karim said. Zimmah is bad trouble. You think I’m here for no reason. This has to be some sort of payback.

      What did you do to him?

      I survived.

      The placid water of the lagoon gurgled. It creeped away from Karim’s shins, filling the air with a horrible slurping sound, leaving both him and Whitney standing in the sparkling wet sand.

      The water formed a mega wave that towered over the two. A lone figure stood on it. No, not stood, Karim thought, but rode!

      It was a mermaid.

      The mermaid’s silver hair hung in clumps across her pale back. Blue fish scales lined the front of her body, stretching from her fishy tail to the top of her chest. She looked as if she were wearing a scaly one-piece bathing suit. Exposed human skin ran from her shoulders all the way down to her hips. At her butt, the scales reappeared, catching the light and reflecting an incandescent rainbow down to her tail. Her tail was thick like the trunk of a tree and appeared to be all muscle. With seemingly no effort, the mermaid held her balance on the peak of the wave as it rushed toward the lagoon’s shore. In her hand she held a sharpened spear carved from a whale bone.

      The wave curved, completely missing Karim and Whitney. They spun in unison, watching as its top curled and crashed onto the beach. The impact shook the ground, and sand exploded into the air. Trees that had been ten or more feet away from the waterline now toppled into the newly formed crater and disappeared from sight.

      The water flowed back into the lagoon, bringing with it a unicorn. The unicorn kicked, trying to stay upright in the churning waters, but it rolled over as it was pulled into the lagoon.

      Holy smokes. Karim turned to Whitney. What exactly did you wish for?

      Not this, Whitney said.

      The unicorn kicked its hooves and moved like a large stallion. Its light purple coat, like the color of an almost-ripe passion fruit, was short and contrasted with its curly, neon blue mane. From the center of its head grew a spiraled horn. The curves in the horn were jagged and uneven. It reminded Karim of snowflakes, and how no two unicorn horns must be alike. The horn, cloudy like an unpolished diamond, shone with a soft pink light.

      The mermaid, now waist-deep in the water, circled the unicorn. She opened her mouth and let loose a piercing shriek that rang like high-pitched garbled music.

      The mermaid cocked her arm to throw her spear.

      Before she could, the unicorn disappeared below the water. The mermaid laughed and dove after it.

      Karim and Whitney saw splashing and waited. It looked like a terrible struggle, like seeing a big fish trying to escape a fishing line. There was thrashing and water sprayed in all directions.

      All went silent.

      The surface of the water exploded as the unicorn jumped into the air, landing on a shallow sandbar. The mermaid was nowhere to be seen.

      What do you think happened? Whitney said.

      I don’t know.

      The unicorn turned toward them. Its nostrils flared. It lowered its head, pointing its horn directly at them.

      We need to move! Whitney yelled. She grabbed Karim by the shoulder, pushing him deeper into the lagoon.

      Karim ran. It was the most physically taxing thing he had ever done. The soft sand offered little to no support under his feet, and the water, which was now rising past his thighs, seemed to grab and hold onto his clothes.

      Whitney, in her gym shorts and with longer legs, was having an easier go of it. She was already several feet past him.

      Step it up! He’s gaining on us, she yelled.

      Karim glanced over his shoulder. Sure enough, the rampaging unicorn was getting closer at an alarming rate. There was no way he was going to be able to outrun it.

      I’ll take care of the unicorn, a dry voice said. Karim turned to see a cloud of pink smoke rising from Whitney’s zipped up short pockets. Don’t get me wrong—I’d love to see the both of you turned into sashimi, but for now at least I need you alive.

      The smoke swirled and took on Zimmah’s shape. He was as Karim remembered. A thin goatee lined his his chin, and a spiky puff of eggplant-colored hair covered his head. He even wore his familiar white double-breasted suit. Missing, though, was his crimson tie. In its place, an ornate necklace hung across Zimmah’s chest, fanning out along his neckline and draping his shoulders. The necklace was golden, with an Egyptian look, and etched into it were the same kind of runes that covered the embossed medicine bottle.

      Let’s say you stop the unicorn, how exactly do you expect us to get out of here? Karim pointed at the lagoon. They were nearly to its end, and before them was a dark sea that ran all the way to the horizon.

      Little miss snarky here could wish us all home. Zimmah waved a hand toward Whitney.

      That ain’t happening, Whitney said.

      Zimmah twirled in the air, pointing his feet to the rocky shore near the edge of the lagoon. There is an alcove. Parked in it is a mership. It is the only thing that will take you out of the unicorn’s range.

      Zimmah floated backward over the water. His hands were positioned behind his head as if he were relaxing on a raft. The unicorn ran straight through him.

      Snarling, the unicorn slid to a stop and turned. It bent its knees and jumped, slicing its horn through the air. The horn too passed through Zimmah without making any contact. Karim felt empathy for the creature. Not long ago, when he had been facing off against Zimmah, he also had been frustrated at not being able to touch the djinn.

      Confident that Zimmah had distracted the unicorn, Karim began to run. It didn’t last long. The water was so deep that he was forced to swim. Ahead he saw Whitney gracefully weaving through the water. He tried to match her strokes, but he didn’t have the form or strength and fell back to using a mix

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