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In abject despair, Don Quixote did wipe a tear from her eye, shamefully casting the bouquet her followers had fetched her to the waters behind her. Seeing victory through the hapless Fixer's forfeiture, did the mermaid see fit to pluck the water-logged flowers for herself. And there-in lies her critical mistake.
The hornets. Yes, by some tragic luck typically afforded to those who are not the heroines of cliched tales did it happen that a swathe of the yellow insects did happen upon the pond at this pivotal moment, and smelling the sweet nectar of the discarded flowers did descend on the poor mermaid. And as one needn't remind, hornets are the natural predator of the mermaid.
She did give a great shout as she was stung and stung, until swimming away in defeat. Only then did one Anon cry out.
"Look, ingenious Don Quixote has done it! She declared to not move another step, and vanquished her foe!"
Don Quixote wiped her eyes and gazed out in surprise, which gave way to bravado shortly as she echoed the Anon's sentiment, and with a great shout did declare her plan a success. And such she declared that they would move forward, to reach the unreachable star yet.