::~ So I'm starting this all over again! I'm having a different take one The Little Mermaid. I'm going to change the Title soon, to Under Ruins and The Sea, so keep a lookout for that! Here's the cast!
Katara~ Princess ( Took Prince Eric's role)
Zuko~ Merman prince ( Took Ariel's role)
Aang~ Scuttle
Iroh~ Flounder
Ozai~ King Triton ( Ozai's still evil though. I wouldn't have him any other way!)
Azula~ Ursula
Sokka~ Stuffy Butler
Toph~ Crazy Chef
Hakoda~ Late King of the People on land
Kya~ Deceased wife of King Hakoda
Zhao~ Sebastian
Oh, and btw, this is a completely different take, so the songs and other events may be changed to fit the plot i've created for this remake. And for those who ask, PermanentlyFrozen does not own Avatar: The Last Airbender, or The Little Mermaid. The Little Mermaid belongs to the Disney franchise, and Avatar: The Last Airbender belongs to Brian and Mike. I don't own!
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Seagulls were flying lazily through the slightly cloudy sky. Below them, dolphins played and frolicked in the ocean, looking as if they were smiling. The seagulls and dolphins looked as if they were laughing at their own joke, in a language that was lost to humans. Suddenly, a large boat appeared, causing the dolphins to go back into the water, and the seagull to fly off into the sky. Sailors were hoisting a net full of fish, while singing.
I'll tell you a tale of the bottomless blue, and it's yay, to the stotergy ho!
The young master merman be waiting for you, in mysterious fathoms below.
Katara clung on to a rope, while leaning over the side of the boat, a large smile on her face. " Isn't this great? The salty sea air, the wind blowing in your face?" she sighed, as her dog barked in agreement. " The perfect day to be at sea." she said, as she turned around, and looked at her rather greenish butler, Sokka. " Oh, yes." he said, holding back vomit. " Delightful." Katara ignored him and leaned over even more over the side of the boat. " Katara! Don't lean so much, you'll fall over!" Kinga Hakoda said, gazing at his daughter as she laughed. Sokka leaned over the rail again, just in case he actually hurled. " Dad, how long do I have to pretend to be Katara's stupid butler again?" Sokka asked, whining. Hakoda shrugged. " When she says so." he answered. Katara rolled her eyes. " Relax Sokka, being my butler isn't so bad." she smiled when he rolled his eyes playfully.
" A fine strong wind, and a following sea." Katara ran over to him to help with the sail. " King Ozai must be, in a friendly type mood!" said the sailor. Katara's attention was immediately snatched from the knot she was tying. " King Ozai?" she asked, her curiousity reaching it's peak.
" Why, ruler of the mer-people, lass. Thought every good sailor knew about him." said a creepy sailor with a slightly closed eye. He was holding a fish. Katara's dog ran up to him, begging for attention. Katara smiled and leaned down to pet him, as Sokka walked up to her, clutching his stomach for fear of getting sick again. He had also noticeably become less green. " Oh, pay no attention to this nautical nonsense." said Sokka, dismissively. The creepy sailor walked up to him, waving a fish disaprovingly. " It ain't nonsense, it's the truth!" he said. " I'm tellin ya, down in the depths of the ocean they live around!" said the sailor, forcing Sokka to take nervous steps backwards. The fish the sailor was holding slipped from his grasp, and with his tail, smacked the butler a few times, and with that, he fell off the boat and plunged into the sea where he belonged.
The young master merman be waiting for you, in mysterious fathoms below!
The fish kept swimming quickly, and didn't look up until he felt that he was deep enough in the ocean. Finally, he looked up and saw that no one was after him, and he sighed in relief. He began to swim quickly in order to get to Atlantica: Home of the Mermaids.
He flew quickly, passing seaweed, sea anemones, and other schools of brightly colored fish, as well as a large whale. Soon, mer-people appeared, with tails of different colors, all swimming in the same direction as him. They arrived at Atlantis, a large city that looked like everything was made out of gold. They arrived at the large palace doors, that glittered and shone like a thousand diamonds. Mermaids, and mermen came from all different directions, all gathering at a large hall that seemed as if it were made out of pearl. On the stage, severeal fishes lined up an looked official. A small seahorse, cleared his throat and attracted everyone's attention.
"His royal highness, King Ozai!" declared the seahorse. As if on cue, a few dolphins emerged from a cavern and dragged a large sea shell floating behind them, and on it was none other than the lord of the sea, King Ozai. He still had a powerful frame, his alabaster skin and golden eyes different in compare to the other mer-people. Everyone clapped, as he appeared. With a wave of his trident, he lit up the blue crystal that hung on the ceiling, and it was lighted with a burst of exploding fireworks. Everyone "oohed" and "aahed" at the sight. " And presenting, the distinquished quartz composer, Horacio Fulonius Ignacious Crestacious Zhao!" Zhao entered, with smaller, slower fish pulling him along. Zhao still looked composed, and snobby. He sneered at the audience.
" I'm really looking forward to this performance, Zhao." said King Ozai. Zhao bowed deeply.
" Of course, your magesty. This will be the finest concert I have ever conducted. Your son, he will be spectacular! Despite being a half-wit." he said, as he nearly fell out of his sea shell chariot. Ozai chuckled. " Yes, my son, Zuko. He's not the brightest in the coral, isn't he? He's become to soft, just like his mother. Ozai said, disdain evident in his voice. Zhao struggled to get back into his chariot while still controlling the fish that were tied to it.
" Yes, yes. She had the most beautiful voice. However that didn't prevent her from being banished, eh?" said Zhao, trying to remember how she had looked like. He motioned for the fish to swim over to the stage. " If only the brat showed up for rehearsal once in a while." he said, muttering to himself. Zhao came to the stage, and pulled out music sheets and set them up on the stand. He tapped the stand, and at his signal, the band, composed completely of sea creatures, started playing. A curtain of bubbles opened, and large closed clams rose.
Oh, he is the son of Ozai,
Great leader who makes the Ocean feared,
And then there is the heir in his musical debut,
The Ozai's eldest son named Zuko we're presenting him to you,
To sing a song that Zhao wrote, his voice is like a bout,
He's the son, Zuko- Oh!
The singers exclaimed, when the largest and final clam opened, and there was no Zuko in it. Zhao saw he wasn't there, and turned around to see King Ozai's reaction. He was right, and the King looked incensed, his trident was glowing.
" Zuko!"
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Somewhere far off, a young, raven haired teenage guy peered over the top mast of a sunken boat. Curiousity shone in his melted gold eyes. " Prince Zuko, wait for me! An old fish like me cannot swim that fast!" said a small voice. Zuko rolled his eyes, waiting. " Uncle, hurry up!" Zuko was Ozai's son, and had a very handsome build. He had defined muscles, and looked every bit as an heir that he was. Zuko's pale skin was illuminated by the sun's rays that penetrated the depths of the ocean.
Iroh swam up beside him, a red and brown old merman. " You know I can't swim that fast!" he said, protesting. " I need some tea to revive these old bones" Iroh commented, but Zuko ignored him. " There it is." he said, pointing. " It's the ship I've been looking for. This'll give us a clue to where my mom's been." Zuko mused, hope filling his voice, which was very rare. A sunken, destroyed ship in the distance was suddenly illuminated by light from the sun above.
" Sure, I-It's great. Now can we get out of here?" Iroh asked, sounding worried. He started to swim away, but Zuko grabbed him by the tail. " Ugh, you're not getting cold fins now are you?" he said, as he dragged him behind her, swimming to the ship. " Suck it up, Uncle. Where's the old general that was afraid of nothing?" Zuko asked. He swam ahead, not looking back to see if his uncle was following him.
" Who me?" said Iroh when he slipped from her grasp. " Of course not, I'm just worrying for your well being, Prince Zuko." he said, his voice cracking. Zuko kept swimming without him.
" Save it Uncle, just keep swimming." Zuko said, getting closer to the ship. Iroh clutched his forhead with a fin dramatically. " Yeah, I got this cough." he said, coughing for emphasis. Zuko was already upside down, peering inside a porthole. Iroh was given one of Zuko's famous 'shut up already' looks.
" Alright, I'm going inside." He said, swiming right side up and clutching his satchel. " You can stay here, and... watch for sharks!" Zuko said, a smug expression on his face. Iroh nodded, fake coughing again.
" Yeah, you go," he said, as his nephew disappeared, going through the porthole. " I'll stay and- WHAT? SHARKS? Prince Zuko!" he yelled, getting stuck in the porthole because he tried to swim through it. He struggled to get free. " Prince Zuko. I can't get- I need-" he said, trying to push himself through. Zuko was already starting to open a door, and turned around when Iroh hissed, " Zuko, help!".
Zuko sighed and was at his uncle's side in an instant. " Damnit Uncle, can't you do anything right?" he said, shaking his head.
" Prince Zuko, do you really think there might be sharks around here?" Iroh whispered, as Zuko grabbed his hands and started to pull him through. Little did he know, that behind him, a dark shillouette of a shark passed by the boat.
" If there are, I'll be able to handle it. I don't train for no reason, Uncle." Zuko chastised. Iroh nodded. " The training has gone well, too." he said, as he finally was out of the porthole, and inside the boat.
They continued swimming in the lowest parts of the boat, where Zuko knew he could find some clues. " This is great, I really, uh, love this. Excitement. Adventure. Danger lurking at every corner- Aaaaaaaaaaah!" Iroh saw a human skull and nearly jumped out of his scales. He bumped into a post and alot of wood started falling. He avoided the falling chunks, and swimmed huriedly. " Zuko!" he said. He bumped into his nephew, shaking and nearly paralyzed in fright.
" Uncle!" Zuko hissed, pushing him off and looking around. They had to find something. This was the third boat he had searched so far. Something had to tell him where his mother was. Zuko continued to swim, looking around.
" Yeah sure, no problem, I'm okay." Iroh said, but immediately was shushed by Zuko
He had found something interesting. Zuko made his way over to it. He prayed that it told him where his mother was sent.
::~ I have to cut it off here, for time reasons. Love it? Hate it? Tell me in a review! And in case you didn't know, this is a Zutara, so Kataangers beware! I've changed everything, but it's going to be so worth it, even if it is hard work! Make sure you review!