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Mermaids Of The Caribbean Chapter 01: Storm Of Fate
[The Kingdom Of Atalan]
Two Years Had Passed Since The Great Wall Was Destroyed...Allowing Land And Sea To Be United Once More.
With The Defeat Of Morgana, Ursala`s "Twisted Sister", All Has Been Peaceful...For The Most Part.
Melody Was Now Thirteen Years Old, a Teenager...
And, Like Most Teenagers...She Had a Knack For "Getting Into Trouble".
a Woman With Strawberry Red Hair Walked Down a Coutyard.
She Was Queen Ariel...Daughter Of King Tridon Of Atlantaca And Co-Ruler Of Atalan.
Though She Was "Human", She Was Once a Mermaid...But, That`s "Another Story"
Ariel Was Searching Through The Courtyard.
"MELODY!
There Was No Answer.
"darn...Where Is That Girl?
Ariel Suddenly Spotted a Red Crab Relaxing In The Grass.
It Was Sebastian...He Worked For Both Her Father In Atlantaca AND Herself Here.
He Was Usually In Charge Of Melody.
"Sebastian!
Ariel Approached The Crimsom Red Crab.
"Sebastian, Have You Seen Melody?
The Crab Eyed Ariel.
"No...I Haven`t.
In Fact: I have No BRUSES, BURNS Or Injures Of ANY KIND!
So, As You can See...THERE IS NO SIGN OF MELODY`S HANDYWORK, ANYWHERE! Said The Crab, In a Jamacan Accent
"Sebastian...
"Look, Why Don`t You Ask That "Scatter Brain" Scuttle!
Last I checked, HE Was Watching Her.
Ariel Sighed Sharply.
"great...
Ariel Left Sebastian Alone.
She Realised He Was Getting "Crabby" In His Old Age.
[Later, At The Beach]
Ariel Walked Out Into The Sandy Shores Of The Beach Surrounding The Castle.
She Looked Out And Saw Melody Swimming In The Water.
"MELODY!
Melody Stopped And Floated In teh Water.
"YEEEEEEEEEEEES!
"COME BACK INSIDE!
WE NEED TO PREPARE FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY!
Melody Sighed.
"OKAY, MOM!
Melody Swam Back To Shore And Walked Over To her Mother.
"Will Grandfather Be Coming?
"Of Course He Is, Melody.
Melody Smiled.
"Great!
Maybe He'll Turn Me Into a Mermaid For Awhile And I Can Visit Atlantaca!
Ariel Smiled.
"That DOES Sound Like Fun...
Melody Looked At Her Mother.
"You Miss Atlantaca Don`t You?
Ariel Sighed.
"sometimes...More Times Than Others.
But, I Knew What I Was Doing When I Chose To Live With Eric In His Castle.
Melody Nodded.
"So...If Grandfather Is Coming.
We`re Going To have The Party On a Ship?
Ariel Nodded.
"GREAT!
Melody Hugged Her Mother.
"thanks...
Melody Ran Off.
While, Ariel Sighed Softly.
"she reminds me so much of myself, sometimes...
[Later, In The Castle]
Melody Ran Into The Castle.
She Walked Into The Main Lobby...Where She Saw Some Women There.
"AUNT..."What`s-Your-Names"
Attina Smiled.
"Hey, Melody...
Ariel`s Older Sisters (Now Humans, Temporarily At Least) Had Arrived Early.
Due To having SO MANY Aunts, Melody Never Could Remember Their Names...But, COULD Identify Them In Some Ways.
For Instance...
Attina Was The Eldest, And Therefore: MOST RESPONSIBLE...And, a Tad "Bossy" At Times She Was Also Being Trained To Take Over As The Next Ruler Of Atlantca.
Adrina Was Sarcastic And Liked Turning EVERYTHING Into a Joke.
Was NEVER Serious, And Also Tended To Pull "Pranks" On Others
Aquata Was Known For Her BAD TEMPER And Was a "Tough Girl"
She Was Known For Getting Into Fights, Usually Starting AND Finishing Them.
Arista Is Very "Polite And Proper"...Like Most Society Girls.
But, Was Intelligent And a Bit Of a NERD (Or, As Most People Call her: a GEEK)
Adella Was The Most "Romantic"..."Boy Crazy" In Her Younger Years (Still Is)
And, Also Had a Weakness For Food And Issues With "Diets" (Used To Be a Tad "Overweight")
And, Alana...Who Is The DIVA Of The Group.
Obssesed With FASION And BEAUTY.
"Did You Bring Me Presents! Exclaimed Melody
"My, Aren`t We "To-The-Point". Said Alana
Melody Eyed Them.
"Well, DID YOU!
Adela Walked Up.
"SURE WE DID!
Now...Where`s The Cake!
Arista Grabbed Her Sister By teh Shoulder.
"HEY!
Chill, Sis...Remember That Diet Your Still On.
Adella Trembled a Little.
"I Know, I KNOW!
But...I Can`t Help It!, Cake And Ice Cream Just tastes SO GOOD!
Melody Began To Worry About Her Aunt, Who Seemed..."Unstable".
"Aunt Adella...You Okay?
Adella Rushed Over To Melody, her Face Inches Away From Her`s.
"PLEASE LET THERE BE CHOCOLATE!
If There Is One Thing I Like About Humans, IT`S THEIR CHOCOLATE!
"You Have To Talk To Chef Louie About The Foo-
Adella Ran Off.
"GIVE MAMA SOME COCO!
Melody Stood Wide-Eyed.
Arista Eyed Melody.
"She`s Still Going Through Some Therapy...Got a Weakness For SUGAR.
"Y-eah...I Noticed.
At That Moment, Ariel Walked In.
"Hey, Girls...
Attina Smiled Warmly.
"Hey, Ariel...How Is It Being Queen?
Ariel Smiled.
"It`s Okay...
We`ve Had Some "Issues" With Local Crime In The Village, But Nothing We Can`t Hand
"Good...I`m Glad To Hear Your Doing Okay.
You Know...Atlantaca Just Hasn`t Been The Same Since You Left.
Adrina Chuckled.
"Yeah...Everything Is "Quieter" Nowadays.
Hate To Say It, But I Miss The "Day-To-Day" Chaos...Like The Time You Snuck a WHALE In The Palace.
Melody Eyed Her Mother.
"a WHALE?
Ariel Smiled With Embbassment, Blushing Redder Than Her Hair.
"Must We Talk About That? Said Ariel Through Her Teeth
"Alright...
We Could Always Talk About How You "Invited" That Sea-Monster, Simon To the Palace.
The Time You Rode a WILD Sea-Horse Without Permission, OR When You Stole Daddy`s Chariot Plus, You Releasing Those Dinosaurs That Nearly Destroyed Atlantaca...And, That EVIL MANTA Business, An-
Ariel Just Glared At Adrina.
"EEEEEEE! Yelled Ariel
"WHAT IS IT! Said Ariel, Pretending To hear Something
"Oh, Would You EXCUSE ME...Eric Is Calling Me.
He Needs Melody to Get Ready For The Party Like...NOW.
Ariel Took her Daughter`s Hand.
"Good Speaking To You, BYE!
Ariel Rushed Out With Melody.
Adrina Snickered.
"still got it!
As Ariel Walked Up The Staircase, Melody Looked At Her.
"Evil Manta?
"not one word, young lady...Not. One. Word.
[Meanwhile, In The Royal Kitchen]
"MADAME, PLEASE...CONTROL YOURSELF! Shrieked Chef Louie, Who Was Hiding In a Cabnet.
Adella Held a Piece Of Wood And Was Wacking On The Cuboard.
"Give...Me...CHOCOLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE!
Louie Tossed a Piece Of Fudge At Adela.
Who Grabbed It And Stared At It WIth a CRAZED Expression.
"My PRECIOUSSSSSSSSSSSSS...
Adella Gobbled The Fudge Up.
"CHOCOLATE! Shouted Adella
[Meanwhile, In Melody`s Room]
Ariel Helped Melody Get Dressed For Her Party.
Melody Was Wearing a Red And Orange Dress And a Tiara.
"Mom...
"Yes, Sweetie?
"Aunt Adrina Said Some Things Back There That Makes Me Wonder...
"WOnder What?
"If You Were Like Me When You Were My Age...
Ariel Looked At Melody.
"Were You? Asked Melody
Ariel Sighed.
"If You Had Red Hair...You`d Be JUST LIKE ME.
I Also Had An Adventurous Spirit...Tended To get Into Trouble.
"Really?
wow...I Never Would Of Guessed.
ARiel Sighed.
"Melody...I Wish I Could Of Been More Honest With You.
But, After Morgana...I...I Just Couldn`t.
Melody Sighed Sharply.
She Once Allowed Morgana To Take Advantage Of Her Love For The Sea To Nearly Destroy Her Family...
Melody HAted Herself For All That, And Now Understood Why Her Parents Were So Strict With Her.
"You Wanted To Protect Me...
"I Thought I Was Doing The Right Thing. Said Ariel
Ariel Sighed Sharply.
"oh, look at me...I Sound Like My Father.
"What Do You Mean? Asked Melody
Ariel Sighed.
"Melody...I Think Your Old Enough To Understand, Now.
Melody Looked At Her Mother.
"Your Grandfather...Didn`t Always "Like" Humans.
There Was a Time He Believed All Humans Were EVIL And HEARTLESS...
"What!
B-But, THAT`S CRAZY!
"i know...i thought so, too.
See...I Was Fasinated With The Human World, Much Like You Were With The Ocean.
But, Daddy...He Always Said The Human World Was Dangerous And Forbayed Me From Going To The Surface.
Ariel Sighed As She Paced Around.
"I Thought He Was Being Cruel...That, He Didn`t Understand.
But, Now...I realise He Was Just Trying To Protect Me.
"Like You Did When You Built That Wall? Asked Melody, Starting To Understand Her Mother
Ariel Nodded Sadly.
"yes...and, i`m sorry.
I Was Wrong To Keep You From What Was ALWAYS Part Of You.
Melody Walked Up To her Mother.
"It`s Okay, Mom...I Forgave You For That.
To Tell You teh Truth...I Feel Ashamed That I Did What I Did And Put My Family In Danger.
Ariel Looked At Melody And Understood How She Felt.
"I Understand, Melody...
You Made a Mistake To gain Something You Loved.
And, Even Though Things Worked Out For The Better...You Still Feel Guilty For Your Mistake.
Melody Caught The Tone In Her Mother`s Voice.
It Sounded More Like She Was Addressing SOmebody Else, And Not Her.
"Mom?
"I Made a Mistake Melody...Years Ago.
a Mistake I Don`t Regret Making, But One That haunts Me Every Waking Moment.
"What Are You talking About?
Ariel Sighed.
"I Fell In Love With Your Father When We Were Sixteen...
I Was So Willing To Be With Him, That I Practicly "Sold My Soul To The Devil" Just To Be With Him!
"WHat Do You Mean?
Ariel Sighed As She Recounted Her Dreadful Memory.
"I...I Went To See Ursala.
"Ursala?
"Morgana`s Sister...She Was Also a Sea Witch, And a POWERFUL One At That.
She Gave Me What i Wanted...In a Way, But ONLY To Gain What She Wanted: My father`s Trident.
Ursala Used My Love And Turned It Against Me...She Tricked Me, And I Nearly Lost EVERYTHING.
Melody Gazed At Her Mother In Shock.
"just like...me.
Ariel Walked Over And Hugged Melody.
"sweetie...i understood the feelings you had.
And, I Understand Why You Did What You Did...I`ve Been In Your Place Once Before.
But, That`s Why I Did What I Did...I Was Trying To Keep You From Making The Same Mistakes I Once Made.
Melody Cried a Little.
"i`m sorry, mom...for everything.
Melody Hugged Her Mother.
"yeah...i am, too.
After Hugging Awhile.
The Mother And Daughter Soon Parted.
"Mom...
"Yes, Melody?
"Why Did Grandfather Dislike Humans?
Ariel Sighed Sharply.
"not sure...
Most Think It Is Because Of his Duties As King, And How Some Humans Make His Job HARDER.
But, If I Had To Make a Guess...I Think It`s Because Human Pirates Killed My Mother.
"What!
Ariel Sighed.
"I Was Only a Child At The Time...I hardly Remember Her.
My father Loved Her...And, Was SO Devastated When She Died...Everyone Was.
Ariel Wiped Away a Tear In He Eye.
"I Wish You Could Of Known Her, melody...
She Was So Gentle And Kind...Or, So I Am Told.
Melody Looked At Her Mother...Who Was Hurting.
"You Okay, Mom?
Ariel Sighed.
"I Miss My Mother, Melody...More Than Even My Own Sisters Do.
I Guess That`s Why I Want To be Part Of Your Life So Badly...
Because, I Never Got that Chance With My Own Mother.
Melody Smiled.
"Sure, Mom.
Ariel Smiled.
"Good...
Now, Let`s Get Going...Your Party Will Start Soon.
"Okay...
Ariel And Melody Walked Out The Door/
[Later That Day]
The Royal Ship Sailed Out Into Open Water.
Many People Were Gathered At The Deck For Melody`s Party.
Melody Had Spent Most Of The Day Unwrapping Her Many Gifts From Her Mother`s Sisters.
Which Was Mostly The Usual "Girl Stuff": Make-Up, Combs, Hair Pins, Beauty Items, Ect...
"Gee, Thanks For The Presents... Said Melody
"Wait...There Is "One More" Present We Have For You.
Attina Took Out a Small Box.
"Sadly, Father Couldn`t Make It To The Party...He Was Busy With His "Royal Duties".
But, He Asked Me To Give You this On His Behalf.
Attina Handed Melody The Box.
She Opened It...And Saw a Crystal Trident Necklace.
"Father Made It Especially For You...It`s a Mystic Amulet.
Melody Looked At Her Aunt.
"Mystic?
"If You Touch The Amulet And Focus REAL HARD...It`ll Enable You To Change From Human To Mermaid.
"IT WILL! Said Melody With Excitment
"Yes...Father Made It Using The Magic In His Trident.
Melody Hugged Attina.
"THANK YOU!, THANK YOU!, THANK YOU!
Now I Can Visit You Guys Whenever I Want!
Attina Smiled As Melody Out On The Necklace She Then Sighed As She Turned Back to Ariel And Eric.
"Sorry, Sis...Father Only Had Time To Make ONE.
Those Amulet`s Take ALOT Of Magic To Make.
Ariel Smiled.
"I Understand.
"Just So You KNow, He`s Working On Yours...And Some For Your Human Friends Like Eric.
Eric Blushed a Bit.
"I Can`t Imagine Myself With FINS.
Ariel Smirked.
"Don`t Knock It, Til` You Try It...
Ariel`s Sisters Laughed Out Loud.
Then, At That Moment...a Sailor In The Crows Nest Called Out.
"KING ERIC!
Eric Looked Up.
"WHAT S IT!
"SHIP WRECK DEAD AHEAD!
"WHAT!
Everyone Rushed Over To The Side Of The Ship And Looked Out.
They All gasped As They Saw The Burning Wreckage Of a Demolished Ship Over Head.
The Ship Was In Pieces...The Only Thing Keeping It From Sinking Was To Being Wedged Into Rocks.
Debre Was Scattered All Over The Water, Making It Difficult To Even See The Ocean.
"Oh, My God... Said Eric
"SWEET MERCIFUL NEPTUNE! Exclaimed Arista
Ariel Sighed, Then Looked At Eric.
"Eric...What Could Of Done This?
Eric Narrowed His Eyes.
"Only One Thing: Pirates.
"PIRATES! Exclaimed Adella
It Was No Secret That Mermaids Feared Pirates...Well, All But ARIEL.
But, Even She Knew How Dangerous Those Kind Of Humans Could Be.
Afterall...Pirates Got Her Mother Killed.
"That Wreck Looks Pretty Recent...We Should Probably Turn Back.
"NO!
There Might Still Be Survivors. Said Ariel
Eric Sighed.
"Alright, Fine...
Eric Turned To a Sailor.
"FIRST MATE!
Get a Little Closer To That Ship!
"AYE, SIR!
The First Mate Gripped The Wheel And Sailed The Ship Closer To The Wreckage.
Sadly, This Only Allowed Them To See Even More Damage...And Their Were NO SURVIVORS In Sight.
"nothing... Muttered Eric
He Pounded On The Wooden Rail.
Ariel Just Closed Her Eyes Sadly.
"those poor people...may they find peace.
Melody Sighed As She Stared At The Wreckage.
Then, At That Moment...She Saw Something.
"what a minute.
Melody Looked Closer...
And Saw What looked Like a Boy Clinging To a Piece Of Wood.
"LOOK!
THERE`S SOMEBODY DOWN THERE!
Ariel and The Others Looked.
"It`s a...BOY!
Just then, The Boy Slipped Off The Board And Sank Into The Water.
"NO!
Melody Climbed Over The rail.
"MELODY, STOP!
Melody Didn`t Listen.
She Touched Her Amulet, Closed Her Eyes...
Then, In a Bright Glow...She Turned Into a Mermaid.
Melody then Leaped Into The Air And Dived Into The Water.
"MELODY!
[Underwater]
Melody Swam Hard And Looked Around.
She Spotted The Boy Sinking Fast Through The Water.
It Was Obvious Now That He Was Either DEAD or OUT COLD...And, melody Hoped It Was The "Other One"
She Quickly Sped Off Like a Bullet And Swam Towards The Boy.
Melody Grabbed Him By His Waist And Then Swam Up Towards The Surface.
[Back On The Ship]
"You See Her! Asked a Sailor
"No..
Just Then, Melody Burst Through The Water And Surfaced.
She Carried The Boy In Her Arm And Swam Towards The Ship.
"THROW HER A ROPE! Shouted Eric
The Sailor Tossed a Rope Down To Melody.
She Grabbed Onto The Rope With Her Free Hand, And Clutch Onto The Boy As They Pulled Her Up.
Once On Deck, Melody Used Her Amulet To Change Back.
She Layed The Boy Down Carefully, Who Was Motionless...But, Was Breathing.
"He`s Just a...KID. Began Attina
"Yeah...No Older Than Melody Is. Added Aquata
a Sailor Bent Down And Placed His Finger On His Neck.
"He Has a Pulse...But, It`s Weak.
"Let Me Try Something. Said Melody
Melody Knelt Down And Put Her Mouth On His...This Earned a Snicker From Adella.
Melody Blew Air Into The Boy`s Mouth...After a Few Minutes, He Started To Cough Up Seawater.
Melody Backed Away As He Got Up And Coughed Violently.
When He Stopped...He Held His Head In Pain.
"ohhhh...my head. said the boy
"Are You Okay? Asked Melody
The Boy Opened His Eyes.
For The First Time, Melody Actually Got a BETTER Look At Him...
He Had Short, Light Brown Hair And Eyes That Matched.
For Some Reason, Melody Felt Herself Blushing a Bit At Him.
The Boy On The Other Hand...Had His Vision Blurred Slightly.
When It Finally Focused...He Saw Melody`s Beautiful Face Looking Back At Him.
He Stared At Her...a Little Dazed.
"Are You Okay? Repeated Melody
The Boy Soon Regained His Senses.
"I...I Guess So.
He Looked Around And Saw Everyone Else.
"What`s Going On?...
"We Were Hoping You Would Tell Us... Bean Eric
"We Found Your Ship In Ruins...Your The Only One We Found.
The Boy Stared In Shock.
"Only-...
oh, no...their gone, all gone.
"What Happened? Asked Ariel
The Boy Sighed As He Tried To Remember.
"we were...sailing through the ocean, exploring the seas.
when we were attacked...by pirates.
"Knew It. Said Eric
"we...we fought the pirates.
"And, They Beat You? Asked Eric
"no...We Won.
But, Our Ship Was Heavily Damaged.
We Tried To Sail For Port And Get Repaires...But, a Storm Came.
It Was Merciless And We Didn`t Stand a Chance...It TORE US APART.
The...Last Thing I Remember Was Watching It Go Down, Then...nothing.
The Boy Looked Around The New Ship.
"How Did I Get Here?
"I Saved You. Said Melody
The Boy Looked At The Girl.
"We Found You Clinging On a Piece Of Wood...
You Sank Into The Water And Would Of Drowned, But...I Dove In And Saved Your Life.
The Boy Looked At Her
"oh...
well, Thank You, Ms...
"Melody...My Name Is MELODY.
"melody...That`s a Pretty Name.
"DO You have a Name?
The Boy Sighed.
"chris...Chris Oceanna.
"Oceanna...Now, That`s a Name I Like.
Chris Struggled To Get Up.
Melody Helped Him As He Stood.
He Clutched His Head.
"you okay?
"I Don`t Feel So-
Chris Suddenly fainted And Fell Down.
"CHRIS!
Melody Raised Him Up.
"He`s Asleep... Said Melody
Eric Nodded.
"We`d Better Get Home...See If The Royal Doctors Can help Him Any.
"That Sounds Like a GOOD IDEA. Said Ariel
Melody Nodded.
"I`ll Take Him To The Ship`s Cabin.
Melody Picked Chris Up And Carried Him Off.
WHile This Happened, Ariel`s Sisters Just STood There.
"wow...Sure Wish My "Sweet Thirteen" Was This Exciting. Said Adrina
"SHUT UP! Snapped Aquata
