In the underwater kingdom of Atlantia there lives a king he rules his kingdom with a mighty and fair hand. The king, Skip, has four beautiful daughters. Selena, the eldest, Lulu, the second eldest, Rin the second youngest, then Zuzu. He also has a son, Shay, who is the eldest of all the five children and isn't the biggest performer of the children of the king. At least, that's how the story goes. Skip and his daughters live for entertainment, especially if they are the ones performing. The one who loves to perform the most is Zuzu, despite being the youngest she has the best crowd-pleasing performances, especially when she sings.
What no one knows it: the stories are true.
A ship is in the water, a mermaid on the front. On the ship is a young man with green and red hair, crimson eyes, with goggles on his head a blue star covering the right lens. He's wearing an orange T-shirt, green pants, red, orange, and black shoes with red sweat bands. On the ship is his crew of sailors and fellow performers, and his adviser: Declan.
Strong winds that Dipper, Kite, Allen, and Kit instantly goes to the ropes and try to set the sails to go against the wind, Yuya going over to help. "Looks like King Skip is an unfriendly Skip." Kite states.
"King Skip?" Yuya looks at him with interest.
"Ruler of the merpeople, Lad, thought every good sailor knew about him." Dipper tells the young prince.
"Merpeople," Declan says distastefully as he comes up from the side of the ship where he was throwing up because he is sea sick. "Yuya, don't listen to this nonsense."
"It ain't nonsense it's the truth!" Allen claims, waving a fish in front of Declan. "I'm telling you, down in the depths of the ocean they are all living!"
Curtsy of the strong winds the fish flies out of Allen's hand and back into the ocean. The fish, relieved of being back in the water, swims down into the depths of the very ocean where he sees creatures that are half-human and half-fish, men and women alike, as they all swim towards a golden palace where the princesses of Atlantia are putting on a musical performance today.
Entering the place many fish and merpeople take their seats as trumpet fish blow and a small seahorse comes out and coughs before saying: "Announcing his royal highness King Skip!"
Two dolphins come out from an alcove pulling a tan man with orange hair and a royal red fish tail in a huge seashell, the golden crown on his head signalling his royal status. King Skip has arrived. The crowd cheering; Skip takes his trident and lights up the room, literally.
"And the composer, Prince Shay!" Prince Shay enters the room waving to the crowd. Despite not liking to actually perform, Shay is a great organizer and creator of events and even has the ability to shape shift. The only thing he doesn't transform into is a human, not because he can't but because he feels as if humans are arrogant and loathsome creatures that will probably kill themselves off and often warns his sisters, namely Zuzu (just like their father) from going to the surface and staying away from them.
"I'm really looking to this performance, Shay."
"Dad, this concert will be the best one of my career yet. The girls, will be magnificent."
"Yes, especially Zuzu."
"Yes, Zuzu does have the most beautiful voice." Shay agrees as he and his father part with the prince muttering "if only she would show up to rehearsals once and a while."
Shay then goes to the music stand, taps it, and once he sets in motion the orchestra and band fish start playing. A curtain pulls back to reveal three huge clams, each one holding one of the older three princess inside while Zuzu's is in the middle ready to spin up and reveal her to the crowd.
Please don't let us down, Zuzu. Shay thinks as the clams open up to reveal Selena and her red tail and bra, Lulu in her gold, and Rin in her light blue tail with pink lining.
All: We are the children of Skip, a great father who loves us and named us well! The first is Shay!
Shay sneers a little, he didn't write that nor did he put that in the performance. Oh well, they are still young and have a lot to learn.
Lulu and Rin: Selena!
Selena swims up, the small ribbon in her hair opening it and making it look like four yellow flower petals.
Selena and Rin: Lulu!
Lulu swims up with two pompoms covering her as she goes over Selena.
Selena and Lulu: Rin!
Rin swims up with a small crown on her head and some bubbles swimming around. The three then join together in a circle.
All: The newest is the youngest in her musical debut! A spry little sister we are presenting her to you! Shay is She's our sister Zuz. . . .
Everyone gasps as the clam opens to reveal itself to be empty. Shay looks over at their father who is enraged. His trident glowing as he shouts "ZUZU!"
This is great Zuzu, just great. Shay thinks as an early intermission starts so the four siblings can go looking for Zuzu to make sure she is still in the palace and not off somewhere exploring. They don't find her making it all the more evident that Zuzu is off exploring some place she shouldn't be.
Shay can't help but feel his usual disappointment in Zuzu. Sure she goes exploring, and misses rehearsals but she rarely-if ever-misses an actual show. She didn't miss the first one Shay wrote and put together, or all of their sister debut's and the day she finally has hers she misses it to go off exploring. For a while Shay assumed Zuzu started exploring because she was not going to be Queen one day as Shay, the eldest, would take over for their father. That theory was quickly disproved when he saw her get all spacey as she talked about humans and what they were like.
Shay and their father told her that humans were the worst and that if she were to be seen by one then it could mean her demise. Human's were the reason why their mother, Queen Divina, is no longer with them. Not to mention that they eat fish, their friends! And Zuzu still wants to learn about them? It looks like her rebellion years are going to be the hardest ones out of the five.