Helllllo, my lovelies! Here is a new story that will most likely be a 3 shot, maybe less. However, I would like to know if you want a happy or sad ending. Or perhaps you want a sad ending with a sequel? Or a happy ending with a sequel? I have most of it done already; I just need the ending. It would be great if you guys could help me out. Anyways, thank you and ENJOOOOOY! Also, I DO NOT OWN THIIIIS!
"Presenting the royal ruler of the sea, King Dumbledore!" Thundering applause sounded out and the white haired King waved from his seat on the side. His most trusted advisor, Minerva, scuttled around, beaming. The red crab, filled with excitement, could not wait for the concert to begin. King Dumbledore loved music and she knew this was the best concert she had ever directed. Having written the song herself, the crab giggled to herself as she envisioned the beautiful song. She beamed wider and grabbed her stick, rapping it loudly on her shell. The audience fell silent and with a whish of her wand, the orchestra began playing.
7 seashells rose out from the stage floor and the first one opened to reveal the firstborn of the King, Princess Poppy. She swam up, displaying her blue green tail splashing happily as she sang the song in her clear voice. The second seashell slowly opened and Princess Rolanda, the King's second born, swam out, her bright orange tail matching with her light spikes. She swam higher than her sister and sang the next portion of the song with her airy voice. Minerva smiled proudly as the two princesses sang a little duet, their personalities clashing brilliantly. Princess Poppy, a sweet and caring girl, loved to help out with the children and the injured while Rolanda, a rash and flighty girl, would rather race through the gardens with her other siblings. However different the two may be, they loved each other (and their siblings) dearly.
Minerva snuck a glance at the King and was pleased to see his blue eyes crinkled with happiness. She waved her stick again and the third seashell opened, revealing the third born, Prince Horace. Minerva grimaced slightly as the portly prince swam out, his dull red tail flipping slowly. His voice joined his sisters and Minerva was pleased when they all blended together. Prince Horace had been spoiled since he was young because he was the first son of the King. Because of that, he had grown huge with all the cakes that had been stuffed down his tiny throat. Minerva nodded to the orchestra and the played a high note, signaling the opening of the fourth shell.
Out came the fourth child, Princess Sybill, her amethyst tail splashing mystically behind her. She raised her wavy voice and blended it with her siblings, her big eyes taking in the audience. She turned to Minerva and smirked, her eyes straying to the seventh shell. Minerva raised an eyebrow at that, but ignored it, motioning for the fifth shell to open. It opened and Prince Gilderoy swam out, flashing the audience a huge smile before flicking his sienna tail up. Minerva could hear the squeals of many mermaids and she sighed. The prince was very self centered and he had a different mermaid on his arm each week. King Dumbledore did not approve of it, but he refrained from saying anything for the Prince was very temperamental.
Minerva nodded and the sixth seashell opened, Princess Aurora swam out, her dark blue tail splashing languidly. She sang along with her siblings, her eyes straying towards the sky. Ever since she was born, the Princess has had an obsession with the sky. Minerva shook her head at the diverse group and nodded her head one more time. The seventh seashell opened and the audience held their breath as the youngest son of King Dumbledore…appeared to be missing.
A huge uproar ran through the crowd and they fell silent as the King stood up, anger radiating from his body. His huge trident appeared in his hand and the King's eyes turned icy. "SEVERUS!"
Deep inside the sunken ship, Severus had no idea what had happened. Lucius, the prince's best friend since seven years ago, swam beside him, teeth chattering."Sev, maybe we should go back." The blonde fish made a feeble suggestion. Severus rolled his dark eyes before looking at his paranoid friend.
"For the last time, Lucius, nothing is going to happened. Oh, what's that?" The prince gleefully swam to the corner of the ship and picked up the gleaming object. Observing the newfound item closely, Prince Severus did not see the huge shadow, but Lucius did. The yellow fish let out a puny yelp before swimming full speed towards the prince and crashing into him.
"What was that?" He asked, his eyes darting around nervously. The long haired prince shoved his friend off impatiently before studying the pointy object again. The young fish frowned and suddenly he felt an ominous shadow rise up behind him. He turned slowly to look behind him and he let out a horrific scream. "SHARK!" Prince Severus looked up cautiously and he shoved his yellow friend away as the shark broke through the ship and swam towards them. Quickly bending over, Severus threw the shiny thing inside his bag before yelling out.
"RUN, LUCIUS!" He yelled before darting away, his tail slapping the water furiously. His blonde friend followed quickly and they both let out a scream as the shark chomped it's huge jaws behind them. "Swim down, Lucius!" Severus commanded and the both dived through a hole in the ground. The two of them dashed through the broken wooden poles and Severus saw the tiny window. "Come on, Lucius! Through there!" He shoved the yellow fish to the window, but unfortunately, he got stuck. Cursing lightly, Severus pushed and shoved with all his might. Looking behind him, he swallowed a shriek of terror as the shark closed in. He closed his eyes and gathering all his strength, he pushed one last time. Lucius popped free and Severus dashed out, breathing heavily. They swam away, leaving the roaring shark stuck.
"Hah…I knew something was there!" Lucius panted out triumphantly. Severus rolled his eyes before digging his new object out of his bag. He peered at the item before sighing.
"I don't know what this is. I suppose we will have to ask Filius about this then." Severus sighed before sticking it back into his bag. "Come, Lucius." His little friend groaned but followed him nonetheless. They swam to the surface and Severus popped his head out. "Filius! Filius!" He whispered harshly. A loud flapping noise caught their attention and they looked up to see their tiny friend. Filius landed on top of Severus' head and let out a squawk.
"Hello there, Severus!" The tiny seagull pulled a piece of the Prince's hair. "Nice seeing you up here!" Severus let out a snort before holding his treasure up.
"I need you to tell me what this is." Filius grabbed the object into his beak before taking off to his rock. Severus quickly swam after him, his eyes glued to his treasure. At last, Filius settled down onto the rocks and started examining the object.
"Why, this is called a dingybahole!" Severus looked at the dingybahole with interest all over his face, unaware of Lucius' prodding.
"What does it do?"
"Well, humans use it to...comb their hair! They poke a little here; pull some here, and voila!" Filius ripped the dingybahole out of his head and smiled proudly as a gigantic ball of fluff appeared on his head. "How bee-yoo-ti-ful!" Severus examined it closely before smiling.
"Thank you Filius." The dark haired prince took it back with a gentle smile and Filius let out a crow.
"My dear Severus! I almost forgot to give this to you!" Filius bent down and grabbed a brown object from his rocks. "This here is a babloobahoo!" Peering closely, Severus saw the strange shape of the object.
"What does it do?" Filius looked at it solemnly before announcing.
"I don't exactly know. But look. Just place your mouth here and give it a blow!" Filius demonstrated and Lucius let out a chortle as clumps of weeds sprouted. "Well, it must be used to make music." Filius pondered. Severus let out a shocked gasp before grabbing the object out of Filius' wing.
"Music! The concert! Oh, father will kill me!" He huffed, closing his bag. "Come on, Lucius! Goodbye, Filius!" The prince quickly dove underwater again and the seagull waved a wing wearily.
"Good bye, my prince!"
Severus pouted at his father as he ranted, his blue tail moving rapidly. "I don't know what to do with you!"
"I said I was sorry!" The prince spoke up, his green tail twitching agitatedly. Minerva scuttled up besides the King and glowered at the young prince. He cowered slightly at her glare and Lucius swam up.
"It wasn't his fault! First we were just swimming along, and then, and then, this shark comes out-yeah, yeah! And he goes grrrrrrrr and we were all like-aaaaaaahhh and then we tried to, but we couldn't-and then we got away and this seagull came and, and-"
"Seagull? You went to the surface again?!" King Dumbledore roared, turning on his son. Severus looked down, slightly guilty before replying.
"Nothing happened."
"You could have been seen by one of those-one of those barbarians!" The king shook his head as he remembered his dear sister and his lovely wife that had died 20 years ago because of those humans. Filled with cruelty, humans should not have any contact with his children.
"They're not barbarians!" Severus denied, his eyes filled with anger. King Dumbledore sighed as he passed his hand over his face.
"They are. Do you think I want to see my youngest son snared on some human's hook?" Severus opened his mouth to reply, but the king did not want to hear anymore. "No, not another word from you, young man. As long as live in my seas, you will obey my rules!" Stunned at his father's ferocity, Severus couldn't stop the tears that flowed up and he swam out of the room, yelling his hatred for his father. The king stood there and he sighed. "Do you think I was a little too harsh?" He asked Minerva. The little red crab puffed up indignantly.
"Absolutely not, sire! Why, if Severus was my son, I would show him whose boss! None of this surface and other stuff." Minerva nodded and the King copied her, his mind deep in thought.
"Severus needs someone to watch over him, doesn't he?" The king asked slyly. The unsuspecting crab nodded in agreement.
"Absolutely, sire!"
"He needs constant supervision."
"Constant."
"Someone to watch over him and keep him out of trouble?"
"All the time!"
"And you are just the crab for it."
"Absolute- What?" The king smiled happily before shooing Minerva off. "How do I get myself in these situations?" The crab groaned as she scurried off.
"I don't see how humans could be so horrible like father says." Severus pondered, swimming along with Lucius. They didn't see the tiny crab following them stealthily. Severus swam to a rock and looked both ways before shoving it away to reveal a small cave. He swam inside and Lucius followed, his eyes looking for other fishes. However, the yellow fish missed the watching red crab that got in right before the rock slid closed again.
Severus sighed once more before placing his new dingybahole onto a small stand. He looked at it for a moment and smiled. "I don't understand how someone who makes such...wonderful things can be so horrible!" Lucius hmmed in agreement and Severus broke into a song.
"Look at this stuff
isn't it neat?
Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?
Wouldn't you think I'm the boy
the boy who has everything?
Look at this trove
Treasures untold
How many wonders can one cavern hold?
Looking' around here you'd think
Sure, he's got everything
I've got gadgets and gizmos aplenty
I've got whozits and whatzits galore
You want thingamabobs?
I got twenty
But who cares?
No big deal
I want more
I wanna be where the people are
I wanna see
Wanna see 'em dancin'
Walkin' around on those
Whad'ya call 'em?
oh - feet
Flippin' your fins you don't get too far
Legs are required for jumpin', dancin'
Strollin' along down a
What's that word again? street
Up where they walk
Up where they run
Up where they stay all day in the sun
Wanderin' free
Wish I could be
Part of that world
What would I give
If I could live
Outta these waters?
What would I pay
To spend a day
Warm on the sand?
Betcha on land
They understand
Bet they don't reprimand their young ones
Bright young children
Sick o' swimmin'
Ready to stand
And ready to know what the people know
Ask 'em my questions
And get some answers
What's a fire and why does it
What's the word?
burn?
When's it my turn?
Wouldn't I love
Love to explore that shore above?
Out of the sea
Wish I could be
Part of that world"
As Severus trailed off, his eyes looking wistfully at the paintings decorated throughout his cave, a loud clatter broke him out of his reverie. Turning, he saw an angry looking crab with his new babloobahoo in his mouth. "Minerva?"
That's the first chapter of my neeeew story! Again, please tell me if you would like a happy or sad ending and if you want a sequel. Or if you just hate the story, period. If you want a sad ending, it will be based off of the true fairy tale and if you want a happy one, it will be based off of the Disney version..THANK YOOOU!
