Fish Tale

One particularly stormy day, I wandered along a back alley way. I slipped on my galoshes and fell headlong into a gigantic storm drain. It was a pain, as away I went, tumbling around in the pouring rain. I fell into a watery reservoir that felt oily yet effervescent at the same time. And then I felt all slippery and strange. My arms and legs disappeared. A transformation took place as I became a fish like creature with a fishy face. Not only that, but instead of a nose, a type of unicorn spear grew in it's place. I saw shimmery scales form and frilly gills fluttering away all around me. My tail was long and flowing, and I was surrounded in an ocean, a sea of purple. As I looked around with my bulging fishy eyes, I saw other fish like me. The smaller fish were a pink salmon color with frills and spears, and the larger fish were navy blue colored, with spears as well, except for their tails and fins were spiky and sharp. I guessed that the smaller fish were females and the larger fish, males. But mostly, I saw rainbow colored bubbles everywhere. They were blown from the fishes' mouths, and fish were popping each other's bubbles constantly. I also saw that the ocean floor was covered in silvery seaweed with orange tips that waved gently in the currents. Curiosity got the best of me, so I swam over to a small fish and burst her bubble with my spear. As soon as it popped, I heard a whirl of pulsing words that I could understand. The other fish was talking to me! "Where have you come from?" she asked. I produced a small bubble, which she then popped, that replied "I came from the world of human beings." The other little fish said, in several bubbles that I popped, "That's where most of us have come from. Many of us have lived here for a long time." A great fear rose up within me. Was I stuck here as a fish forever? Was this all a dream? "Don't worry, new little fish, we are quite happy here. We have no enemies, no worries, and we can eat of the silvery food whenever we want to. It is very tasty, and we do not tire of it." she said. I replied, "But don't you miss your human friends and family? Don't you want to return to the real world?" "Some of us have wanted to return and have tried. But none have done so. You may try, if you wish. I cannot show you how. You must find a way on your own." So for a short while, I swam around to find a way out of this strange, purple sea. But as I began to meet new fish, I felt more connected and contented inside. I swam around in shear delight, feeling a wondrous freedom and joy that I had never felt in the human world. All the fish were friendly and swam together so that no fish was ever alone. Through a twist of fate, I made it into fish paradise. Then I woke up. Written on 11/6/2015