Daily Flash Fiction Challenge

The mountain scenery was beautiful, it wasn't that long ago when my friend Suzie and I walked that mountain to retrieve a bronze stone that held tremendous power, but that is a different story. This time, my companion Veto, a white and brown eagle, were in search of a golden arrow that is said to dissolve into a person’s soul and make them hold tremendous power. This arrow had once been used by Apollo, and was his only missed shot! The legend led me to the lake on the opposite side of the mountain from where camp was. The lake was still and reflected the mountains perfectly as if it was a photograph. I knew that the arrow was close, but I couldn’t tell how close and I knew that Veto would help me. Veto took to the skies and cleared with me that the arrow was at the bottom of the lake. The reason I could tell is a rather long story, but I had obtained the power to shape shift and communicate with animals. Naturally it was a blessing and a curse because being able to hear what the animals were saying in English made things very noisy especially in places like zoos. I concentrated really hard and lunged into the water turning into a mermaid as I dove into the water. I grew a long scaly green tail and I could breathe easily underwater. I made my way down to the bottom of the lake and grabbed the golden arrow, but it evaporated and I felt something surge through my entire body, the power of the arrow had surged through my entire body and sent me back to the surface unconscious. I knew that not being able to change back to normal could cost me my life.