The Legend Of The Merfolk (Who's Watching Whom?)

In a land far, far away, a mermaid is tucking her son into bed. As a part of every kid's bedtime ritual (yes, even young merfolks), the mother has to read a bed time story until they fall asleep.

"So, what story do you want me to read to you tonight?" asked the mermaid while absentmindedly scanning the bookshelf.

"I don't want any of those" exclaimed the kid when he noticed his mother looking at the bookshelf. "Could you tell me instead the story of our people's origin."

"Alright, but promise me that you'll listen carefully. This story has been passed down by our ancestors. And someday, when you have children of your own, you could also tell it to them."

"Ok, mom" murmured the kid as he lay down on his side to face his mother.

"A long time ago, when our kind used to live not underwater but on solid ground ----"

"What?!" interrupted the kid. "How did our ancestors managed to survive on dry land?"

"Listen first, it's all part of the story" said his mother patiently. "As I was saying, long ago, our people used to live on dry land; having a set of legs and feet instead of a fishtail, which we have now. They were just regular people living in peace and harmony; it seemed that peace would go on until the end of time. But it's not what fate has in stored for them."

"One day, the high priest of the kingdom had a very alarming premonition; and he immediately went to the castle to warn the king.

'My King! My King! We have a very serious problem' shouted the high priest as he made his way towards the throne. 'I just had the most disturbing vision.'

'Calm down, young man' said the king. 'Would you care for a drink while you narrate your vision to me?'

'Thank you, your Majesty. But every second counts, which you will realize after you hear my story' panted the priest, who was still acting like he saw the most horrible thing in the world.

At this point, the king dropped his calm, smiling face and suddenly turned grim and serious when he saw the condition of the high priest. 'Pray, continue' said the king, not taking his eyes off the priest.

'I was meditating at the top of the mountain,' the priest started 'when suddenly, the wind calmed down and I was surrounded by a blinding light. When my eyes finally adjusted to the light, I saw the most beautiful creature standing in front of me. It was so beautiful that no words could suffice in describing it. I fell down on my knees and ----' "



"Well this is a boring book. It ruined my high you bastard" said a college junior as he throws the book to his roommate, who was so busy coughing he didn't even see the book flying to his face.

"What the hell dude?!" shouted the roommate as he massages his right cheek. "Oh great job dude. Because of you, I dropped the joint in the glass of water. And my cheek hurts like hell too."

The junior, who is now busy rolling another joint replied, "Blame your book asshole. It's what hit you in the face."

The roommate just gave him the finger as he tries to order some pizza. It took him a few minutes though before he realizes that he was holding the phone upside down.

"Why are you reading books about mermaids anyway?" continued the junior as he lights the newly rolled joint. "I'm starting to think that you might be a faggot hiding in the closet. Listen dude," the junior suddenly turned serious and faced his roommate, "I don't mind that you're gay. But when your hormones start acting up, keep it to yourself or with your friends and don't even think of including my ass in one of your 'fun sessions.' " Then he started to cough and laugh at the same time, causing his eyes to become teary.

"You're dick," retorted the roommate as he reach for the joint. "Maybe you're the one who's a queer in denial and you're just projecting your frustrations on me."

"See dude," said the junior who was still laughing his ass off on the floor, "you can't stop thinking about dicks."

The roommate, now starting to get annoyed by the gay jokes just said, "You're stoned dude," hoping to change the subject.

"I am. And you're gay" replied the junior in a mocking voice.



Somewhere, in a single bed apartment, a girl is sitting in her couch watching a movie. After finishing the last of her butter flavored popcorn, she turns off the DVD player and began to watch cable tv instead. She is a little disappointed by the movie, for it was created by the same guys who created some of her favorite movies. Even though the title insinuated that it was just another stoner movie, she still got the DVD thinking it would still bring a few laughs. Instead, what she saw was just a bunch of dudes getting high all the time and dissing each other. And after seeing the scene where the two protagonists discuss some book about mermaids while getting stoned, she's finally had enough and decides to watch the latest Hollywood gossip instead.



Outside the girl's apartment, sitting in a thick branch, overlooking the girl's bedroom and bathroom, is a guy patiently waiting for the girl to take a shower and then eventually retire to her room. Equipped with some of the best and latest spying gadgets, he awaits his newest prey to fulfill his psychotic urges. He's been spying on the girl for almost a week now and the girl doesn't even suspect a thing. The guy first laid eyes on the girl when she ordered coffee from him at the local coffee shop. As he gave her her coffee and change, some of the coins fell off her hands and she bent over to pick them up. When she bent over, her skirt lifted up a little and the guy had a glimpse of her butt crack. The guy couldn't stop thinking what the rest of her body looks like so he started stalking her from then on.



Across the street, a black car is parked in front of the local convenience store. Inside the car is an undercover policeman trying to get enough evidence to put the local pervert behind bars. The policeman have the cleanest record among the force; he never abused his power because he saw his job as a calling. But because of his clean record and uncompromising attitude, some of the powerful crime syndicates have started targeting him. That's why he was forced to take small cases for the meantime; until his heat cools down. So for now, his latest assignment is to gather enough evidence to put the pervert in jail. Equipped with just a camera, he takes a picture of the pervert every time he exposes his face.



Inside the convenience store, two FBI agents are drinking coffee and eating some doughnuts while discussing a potential new recruit. The bureau picked this guy because of his outstanding record and his passion in upholding the law. The two agents are scribbling in their notes as they observe the cop outside who was gathering evidence. After they were done taking notes, they gave each other a nod, then phoned their superiors; the cop passed the preliminary test and tomorrow, they would go to the precinct and tell him he has a chance to join the bureau. While the two agents are paying for their bill, a mentally deranged person bursts in the store, holding a gun. Before the two agents could react, the person begins shooting everyone. After seeing everyone was dead, he puts the gun in his mouth, cocks the gun then pulls the trigger.



A million light years away, a family is making weird noises, which appears to be the sound of cheering, as they stare in front of this humongous screen showing someone shooting everyone at some convenience store. Each family member has a big head, no eyes, and has a hole, which resembles an abyss, for mouth. They're blue, and they appear to be made of a jelly-like substance. In that planet, the form of entertainment is watching the lives of lower beings; and the hit show right now is the planet Earth. Pretty soon though, they would get bored with that planet, destroy it, then look for another planet to watch.



In a metaphysical realm, an omnipotent being is watching its creations. The being watches everything with great interest and delight, even though his creation is starting to crumble into pieces. It sits there, unmoved by the sight it sees, while everything disintegrates. Nothing matters to it; when everything ends, it would just create again then watch the whole process start all over again. It has all the time; or rather, time doesn't have an effect on it.



Sitting in front of a greenish monitor, after deciphering the jumble of white letters on the screen, a student is disappointed for wasting time reading something so irrelevant and nonsensical. That time could have been allotted in doing something productive; like reading and reviewing the notes taken in class, or doing some of the requirements in advance. But because of curiosity regarding the legend of the merfolks, the student lost some precious time that will never be obtained again.



Meanwhile, outside the student's house, a shady character is rummaging through the trash; hoping to get a trinket that once belonged to the student. After finding a new memento for the altar at his home, the shady character takes one last look at the student then heads home.