Spirit- Hello all! I am Spirit. I'm new to this section of only because I had just recently discovered it. I learned about this pairing a few weeks back from youtube when I was looking up disney versions of "The Other Boylen Girl". "The Little Mermaid" has been my favorite since I was like 3, so I was watching ones with her in them, and then came across a video with her and Jim. I had seen the movie several times and had always liked Jim's character. It never occurred tome to actually cross the two over. But now, here we are. This is my first fic with them, and I hope to write more in the future.

This fic follows the Little Mermaid timeline mostly. And it has been a year after Treasure Planet. I hope you all like it. Please leave comments on what you like or didn't like about this prologue and I will try to correct future mistakes!

PROLOGUE:

"I'll tell you a tale of the bottomless blue

and it's, hey to the starboard, heave-ho.

Look out lad, a mermaid be waiting for you,

in mysterious fathoms below..."

A large, very blue planet grew ever closer to the R.L.S Legacy ship. This was a strange vessel, looking like almost any other, except that it was meant to travel in space instead of water. It's sails glowed from it's circuits and reflected the light coming off this solar system's sun, while several jets spat out blue flames in the back, propelling the ship forward. The crew and passengers on board varied in species. Some were rather plain, while others were completely bizarre. Languages of all sorts chorused through the air. Even if you didn't understand what was being said, you could tell there was a bubbling excitement among the unusual beings.

The captain, a strict looking, amber furred, feline-humanoid dressed in a fine blue and gold suit, gazed at the beauty before her ship. Unlike her crew, she remained composed. It wouldn't due for her to bounce around like a silly young kitten, though she did share in their delight. It was good to see this hell of a trip had produced a beacon of light. Her only worry was that more trouble was in store for them. Still, now was not the time for such thoughts.

"Alright Men!" she yelled, calling the attention of the ships crew below her deck. "Prepare to land! I want those new cloaking devices up as soon as we hit the planets gravitation range. Move Now!"

The result was instant activity. The aliens all rushed to there posts and began to ready the large craft for the landing. Looking at the radar before her, she then yelled out the coordinates for where they would be heading to the one steering her ship. Picking up her spy-glass, she gazed through it back at the planet. It didn't look very different from many other planets she had encountered, but she knew not to be deceived by it's appearance. After all, many planets, like this one, housed some of the most vicious creatures and terrains imaginable.

Feeling a presence behind her, she glanced over her shoulder to find her husband. Like her, he was very human like, though his features resembled that of a dull-brown dog. He was dressed rather scholarly, a white dress shirt with a tawny vest over it that had a pocket-watch in the breast pocket. He wore a coat, while small specks were held up by a large nose and his hair at the top of his head was combed back. He smiled at her, but made no other movement. He knew his wife liked to keep up a professional appearance in front of the men.

"What do you think Delbert? We've finally made it." She asked, handing over her spy-glass and facing the new planet again.

He fixed his specks and peered through the instrument at it. "I think we have our work cut out for us. I only hope we can make it back."

Both looked over to the front of the ship on the bowsprit. There stood a young man, staring out at the blue orb as he held onto the forestays to keep his balance. He was pure human, with brown hair that was mostly on the top of his head, while his sides were shaved. A small ponytail was at the nape of his neck. It wasn't as lengthy as his last one, but he hadn't been growing it back very long. His deep blue eyes weren't really focused on the planet, but rather misty. He was imagining what kind of world this one would be, what dangers or treasures it held. It looked like it was mostly composed of water. There were several land masses spaced out over it, but they were few. A small, pink gel like blob suddenly popped up and hovered around him. It's big eyes kept looking at the view then back at the boy. It gurgled and whimpered at him.

The boy gave it a small smile and held up a finger for it to rest on, "don't worry Morph, we'll find him. Silver is somewhere down there." Looking back, he now took the scene in. A determined expression appeared on his face. He was ready, for whatever this world was going to throw at him...

...Deep below those blue waters on this new planet, however, was a world from which even the likes of Jim Hawkins had never seen. Creatures long since thought to be gone from the universe, made their home there. Ones so small, no human eye could see them. Life forms so big they could destroy ships if they wanted to. All living together on the same small planet. And then there was a being, not much different from a human. A hybrid, between man and fish. A being thought, even in his time, to be nothing more than a legend. Merpeople. The torso and head of a human, with the bottom half of a fish. They had lived in secrecy for literally centuries. Under the law set by King Triton, contact with the creatures of land was forbidden. All obeyed this rule,.. all but one that is.

This daring little mermaid had her heart set on learning as much as she could about the world above her own. The world of trees, dryness, and of course, humans. More often than not, she could be found investigating the sunken ships around the rockier areas of the ocean. Her thick, long red hair floating about her like a cloud. Green tail whipping behind her as she made her way around the wreckages. A small yellow fish with blue stripes, flowing close beside her. He looked about nervously as they checked a new area out.

"Ariel, do we really have to be here? You're dad's just going to get mad again if he finds out." He said, slightly trembling.

The girl looked over at him with skeptical aquamarine blue eyes. "Come on Flounder. He's not going to find out, if you keep quiet. No one else ever comes-"

There was a twinkle of light. Ariel raised her hands to shield her eyes, as it flashed again. Narrowing her gaze, she tried to make out where that light was coming from. A gasp escaped her when she finally caught sight of it. It was unlike any ship she had ever seen. It's sails were made of some glossy material that was catching the light and shimmered. Huge round things, were sticking out of the back, as well as longer thinner things that sprung out from the back's side. The materials were completely alien to her. She knew she wasn't an expert on human ships, but all were generally made out of wood, dull metals, and white plain cloth. Never had they seen a ship quite like this one.

Quickly Ariel swan down to it. It had to be new. Barely any barnacles had stuck themselves to it yet, and no algae had claimed it's deck. The girl went right up to the railings. She was unsure if she should touch it. Flounder was hiding behind her hair. He didn't like the way this new ship looked, but was too scared to say so. The fact that it was so different had already drawn his friends full attention.

"I want to look inside of it." Ariel whispered. Not waiting for an answer, she swam around to find a possible hole they could go through. They found one, but it looked odd. She had seen ships that had their sides blasted out by lightning, canons, or get torn open by the rocks. This was different. The hole's edges were smooth, shiny, and deformed, not sharp, charred, and splintering. Cautiously, she peered inside. If there were bodies, as there sometimes were, she would have to come back later. She didn't like looking at them, and Flounder would have nightmares.

Luck was on her side. The ship seemed empty. The corridor she slipped into was just as strange as the rest of the ship. It was entirely made of metal in all shapes and sizes. Some things she did recognize. She had a few gears and pulleys in her collection at her secret grotto. Others were completely alien, and she wondered if she should even take them. The young princess soon found what she guessed was the sleeping quarters for the humans, if this even was a human ship. Again, no one was there. It was odd. Normally she would've come across at least one body in here, this ship was completely empty. Perhaps everyone made it out alright before it sank? A small part of her whispered, "or perhaps whatever made that hole had melted them all away too."

Pushing that thought aside, she continued her exploration. She and Flounder came into a new room now. It looked like another sleeping room, except there was only one bed to sleep on and no hammocks. Something was glowing under the bed that caught Flounder's eye.

"Ariel, look at that." She followed his gaze and also found it. Swimming to the ground the two peered under to see what was causing that light. It was a small box that was open. A flash blinded the two for a couple of seconds. It was the same flash she had seen when they had first spotted the ship. So this was the source. The light was coming from inside this box. Gently, Ariel reached out and took hold of it. Pulling it to her, the two peered inside. There was nothing in there, nothing but the light at least. Squinting, she saw there were strange markings all along the box that were causing the glow. It was heavier then it looked too. She could've easily had carried it in one hand due to it's size, but it was made of some weird, very dense, material.

"What is it?" Flounder asked.

Ariel shook her head. "I don't know... but it's so...magical."

Her curiosity got the better of her and she closed the box with the lid that was hinged to it. There was a click and the light immediately vanished. Spots danced before their eyes for a moment. With a smile, she opened it back up, but the light did not return. She frowned, as she gazed into the empty space.

"Is it broken?" the fish asked as he looked inside.

Ariel tried opening and closing it several times, but still nothing happened. "I think so..." she sighed. She hadn't wanted to break the thing.

Flounder hated to see his friend so crestfallen, "...maybe Scuttle can fix it?"

Instantly her face lit up, "maybe he can! We should go see him now." Putting the box into her orange bag, the two made their way out of the ship. They would have to explore the rest of it another time.