Disclaimer: I do not own The Little Mermaid,or cover image,or gender bent names, apart from the gender-bent names of the Queen's sons.
Chapter 1:The Little Merboy
The ocean calmly lapped against each other and the air was warm and lazy, with a bit of a damp mist,thanks to the fogginess. There was not a cloud in the pale blue sky. Little fish leaped out of the water,often in a line,whilst various seagulls swooped lowly,attempting(yet,somewhat failing)to catch a meal on this fine morning. The bottle-nosed dolphins,often in threes leaped in and out of the ocean.
On sight of the large vessel they scattered into all different directions. The ship sliced through the icy waters,with a large,yet beautiful statue of a supposed mermaid on the front.
A black-haired sailor leaned against the rails of the ship and stared out at sea, smiled while her cat,Martine,purred beside her,stretching.
''Oh,isn't it a wonderful day at sea Grimbsy,the smell of fresh salt water,the breeze ruffling your hair?'',the young woman turned to her right-hand man,who was bent over the ship's rails. He straightened up a bit,with a sickly-green face.''Oh,delightful,Princess Erica!'',he commented,before going wide-eyed and ducking his head back over the rails. resuming back to his state of sickness.
''Oh,Grim,don't be so...grim'',Erica rolled her eyes playfully and giggled.
She gathered her long black hair as if in a ponytail and let it flutter in the breeze. Grimsby sighed and tucked a strand of loose gray hair behind his ear,before straightening up and clearing his throat. One of the crew men had dropped a salmon on the deck. Martine opened one eye and hissed,before pouncing on the fish,unfortunately,Grimbsy was standing on that exact spot.
''AARGH'',Grimbsy yelled as the cat tangled around his legs,trying in vain to get his meal. Grimbsy fell with a thud on the deck,staring daggers at the snow white cat. The cat picked up its ''prize'' in it's mouth and held up it's head,walking away haughtily with pride and no regret.
''Oh,Grimbsy are you okay?'',Erica asked,concerned. Her dark sapphire eyes scanning Grimbsy,sprawled on the floor.
Grimbsy sighed and rubbed his back.''Just fine,Princess Erica''. Erica held out her hand and Grimbsy gratefully took it. He cleared his throat once again. Erica's cheery face faltered.''Princess Erica?''. Erica absently tugged at her white puffy shirt and clicked her dark knee length boots,all the while,never making eye contact with Grimbsy.''I...I just wish she was here'',Erica looked out at sea again.
Oh how I wish,
you were here,oh how I wish,
you were here,Oh how I wish,you were here to comfort...me
Oh how I wish you here to hold me,
to laugh with me,to smile with me,
Oh how I wish I got to see you one more...time,
Oh...how I wish...I got to see...you...one more...ti-me.
Erica sighed looked on in sympathy and placed a hand on her smiled gratefully and looked up at the sky.
''Your mother would have wanted the best for you,after all,she's up there,watching over you'',Grimbsy said,flashing a gentle smile. Erica smiled and looked up.''Yeah...your right''.
The ocean floors were clear,wih the exception of pretty shells and starfish scattered on the floor,along with some oysters,concealing their precious,'mother of pearl'.Coral reefs sprouted in between clusters of rocks,seaweed fluttered from where they stood in groups. Fish,along with other creatures swam,from the great humpback whale to the tiniest guppy you can find in the ocean. Half human-half mermaid creatures swam around the ocean,going about their business or talking amiably to one another. And in the heart of the ocean,stood a beautiful,radiant palace,clothed with a glittering gold, with the entrance and stairways,adorned with shimmering white pearls. There the Queen Tritianna ruled from.
The Queen of Atlantica.
Today was a special day for the residents of the underwater city. It was their beloved Queen's fiftieth birthday. At her age,she still looked as youthful and dainty from the day she first reigned. Her bleached blonde hair was let free. She held a scepter in one hand and wore a royal blue coloured tail. Her skin was soft and smooth to the touch. She wore a white shell corset with pale blue satin over the top.
She sat on her throne smiling to all of Atlantica. Sebastian held a clipboard and pen,making suggestions hither and tither and checking if everything was in place. It seemed about right.
Sebastian was so caught up in the work he did,you could call him a perfectionist,he hadn't noticed he was walking straight into the side of the throne. Queen Tritianna looked down and raised an eyebrow,trying to suppress a smile.'Erm,Sebastian?''. Sebastian didn't notice,he continued to mumble to himself. ''Sebastian?''
''Yes,your Majes-''
Sebastian slammed head first into the side of the throne. Queen Tritianna let out a snort and clamped a hand over her mouth.
''-tee'',he finished. He peeled himself off the throne and fell stiffly onto the polished ground.''All right there Sebastian?'',the Queen peered at her loyal right-hand man. Sebastian shook his head,to ward off any trace of dizziness.
''Fine,your Highness,excited?''
The Queen beamed.
''Of course,I can't wait for what the boys have done''.
Sebastian nodded.
''Yes,your Majesty,your boys will make you proud today,they're all ready'',Sebastian said,forcing a smile.''If,Arron would only show up'',he muttered irritated
''What was that?'',the Queen asked.''Erm..n-nothing'',Sebastian hastily stammered,forcing a bright smile.
''Oh..kay then,''
''But trust me your Highness,your boys will throw a spec-tacular performance,they will make you proud!''
The Queen laughed a little.''Yes,especially my Arron'',the Queen whispered. Sebastian nodded.
''Yes,he is very talented,your Majesty'',he bowed and walked out.''If he'd actually show up for rehersals for once in his life'',he muttered to himself.
Sebastian always had trouble,dragging Arron to practice and actually follow orders for once. He is after all,the Queen's seventh and youngest son.
Sebastian peeped back out and saw that the audience was now filing in,one by one,then in groups,until they all started coming in. Sebastian took a deep breath and walked out again.
''Oh,Arron,don't dissappoint me now''.
A young particular sixteen year old merman peeped his head behind a rock. His cyan blue eyes wide with curiosity and excitement.
He was pale skinned and was well built in his upper body. He had red hair that came past his ears with a fringe. He was the most inquistive mermaid out of all his brothers.
Arron suddenly remembered something and looked to his left,annoyed.
''Flounder,come on,hurry up!'',he whispered loudly.
The guppy fish came panting beside him.
''I'm...okay...don't...go..so...fast,next time'',his panting broke up his sentences. But Arron wasn't listening,he was too engrossed in the sunken wreck ship on the ocean floor.
''Woah,Flounder,look at that'',he whispered to his friend,pointing toward the wreckage.
''Isn't it awesome?'',he continued,never taking his eyes off the ship.
Flounder looked uncertain.''Y-yeah,it's great,could we go now?'',Flounder was already making a run for it. Arron smirked and grabbed him by the tail-fin.
''Oh,no your not,your not getting cold fins now,are you?'',he asked, dragged the guppy with him.''W-who me?No way,just lead the way'',Arron let go of Flounder and looked in through the circular windows.''I'm gonna look inside,you can...stay outside and look for...sharks,eels,creatures of the deep-''
''W-what,creatures of the deep?'',Flounder asked,stuttering,then regretted even asking that.
''Oh,you don't know?'',Arron asked in mock shock.''Why,they're so big,they have the teeth of a pirahna,the horn of a narwhal,the body shape of a great white shark,the appetite of the hungriest monster alive'',Arron said,darkly.
Flounder started jittering and then screamed,crashing right through the window,in his fright, not even getting stuck. Arron laughed and clutched his stomach.''Oh,man,you're such a guppy,Flounder'',Arron called,swimming through the window.
''A guppy,I'm not a...AAGGHH,ARRONN!'',Flounder shrieked as he caught sight of a skull's head with a pirate hat donned on the top. Flounder crashed into Arron.
''Woah,Flounder you okay?'',he asked,concerned. Flounder trembled.''J-just great'',he mumbled weakly.''Why did I ever agree to go with him'',he muttered under his breath.''Cause you're my friend,and also because you're a guppy,it's easy scaring you'',Arron stated playfully.
''Hey,I'm not a-'',Arron put a finger to his lips and pointed upward. There was a gap. Arron swam upward and widened his blue eyes.
''Oh,my Gosh!'',he exclaimed as he caught sight of a turquoise sea-glass necklace,protected by silver metal,coiled into hearts. Arron picked it up and wore it around his neck.''What do you think Flounder?''
Flounder swam around him.''I think alot of things,like the fact that we should go home and-''
Arron cleared his throat and smirked at Flounder.''Right,I think,it would make a great birthday present for your Mom'',Flounder suggested. Arron looked thoughtful for a while.''Hm...yeah,there's an idea...oh no...birthday...it's her birthday Flounder!'',Arron exclaimed,darting out of the ship.
''I thought you knew!'',Flounder cried,attempting to dart through the window,but was stuck.''Uhm,Arron,a little help?'',he called. Arron turned round and pulled Flounder through.''Of,course I knew,but it's her concert tonight,and I'm supposed to be the lead!''
Arron and Flounder swam as fast as they could through the ocean's waters. Flounder gritted his teeth. Arron's face was determined. He had to be there.
Meanwhile,Sebastian was trembling.''Man,man,man,where is he?'',he wondered out loud.''This boy will be the death of me''. It was nearing the performance and Arron,was-as usual-nowhere to be found. Sebastian was more than worried,for a number of reasons:
-He would be a laughing stock to all of Atlantica
-He will never show his face to society again
-He will never recover from his pool of shame
They all seemed melodramatic alright,but he was more than worried,for the Queen. She would be so angry,and heartbroken,that her youngest son wasn't there on her special day.
Sebastian sighed heavily,but tried to look alive.
''Here goes...'',he muttered as he raised his stick,whilst flipping the pages of his musical notes and tapped the stick on the stand,alerting the boys of their cue and led them in song,their voices were kept in harmony as they sang, Sebastian led while a bead of sweat formed on his forehead,his teeth were chattering.Hurry up,Arron.
The stage was all but silent as the light flickered off. Then a particular voice came up,singing ever so smoothly. A large grin appeared on Sebastian's now relaxed face as he caught sight of the Queen,in amazement and happiness. The lights flickered back on and Arron was shown in the centre,singing,adding soul with his voice,that was enough to make the female mermaids in the crowd faint on the spot,you could say he was the most...handsome mermaid in Atlantica. The song ended and Sebastian gestured with his orchestra stick. He lowered his head and waited for applause. The audience erupted into loud bursts of clapping,whoops and excited,and impressed cheers. Sebastian let out a sigh of relief and stretched,as he saw the Queen stand up and beam brightly and clap enthusiastically.
''Great job'',said the eldest of the seven boys,Anton. He clapped his brother on the back and swam off to join his Mother. Arist,the fifth son smiled in congratualtions toward his brother and went off to join his friends.''Seems like you've got the ladies,swooning at your feet'',said Alan, smirking as he ran a hand through his dark hair. Arron smirked back,all too knowing of his jealousy.
Arron let out a sigh of relief. ''That was close'',he whispered to Flounder,who was hiding behind the seaweed,just in case he was late,and his Mother blew a fuse. Flounder smiled. Arron turned to his Mother and greeted her. Queen Tritianna let a tear of happiness flow down her cheek and hugged her son tightly.
''Thank you for the best birthday present ever'',she whispered. Arron smiled. ''I have one more thing'', he whispered back,he pulled away.
''Close your eyes''. His Mother gave him an odd look,Arron chuckled.
''Come one Mother''. The Queen nodded and shut her eyes. Arron clipped the necklace round her neck.''Now open them''. The Queen felt the thing round her neck and touched it tenderly
''Wow,it's beautiful'',she whispered. ''Thank you,where'd you get it?'',she asked,wide eyed. Arron opened his mouth,then closed it again.''You know what,it doesn't matter,it's beautiful,it's not as if you got it from a human ship or anything,I-''.Arron turned wide eyed and clenched his jaw. ''Arron,is everything okay?''
''Y-yeah,everything's fine,really''.
''Alright then,thank you,my son,'' The Queen gave her son one last hug before going into the palace. Arron breathed a sigh of relief and caught sight of Sebastian scuttling on the ocean floor,calling his brother's names.''Anton,Alan,Adam, -''
''Um,Sebastian,you do know they're practically scattered around the ocean,one's in the palace,the other is with his friends,the other is...what?''
Sebastian glared at him,
''You nearly gave me a heart attack man and you say...what,never do dat again man'', Sebastian scolded.
''Sorry Sebastian,but look on the bright side,I was here on time''. Sebastian gave him an annoyed blank look. ''There is no bright side''.
Arron rolled his eyes and smiled. ''Just..don't do it again''.
''You have my word'', Arron said,raising his hands in surrender.
In the deep corners of the ocean,lived a beast,a beast once banished from the kingdom of Atlantica. There were also the creatures of the deep,who devoured unfortunate merfolk,leading them to their demise. In the distance was a cave,and a sea wizard gazed at his crystal ball,depicting a young merman with red hair...
''Ugh,how unfortunate,when it was my birthday,they never threw me a party,oh no,they didn't,but here,they throw a party for..'' he made a sound of disgust.''For this lowlife of a Queen''
''Humf,I was untouchable in my days at the palace,but now...I'm here in this pit of a cave,wasting away into utter nothingness,well...Tritianna,two can play at that game!''
He smirked.''FLORA,JEENA!'',he called his most trusted minions.''I want you to keep a very...very close watch on the Queen's precious son,we wouldn't want him getting hurt...now would we?'',he flashed a devilish smirk. ''Yes,your Rotness'',one of them hissed.
Author's note: Hey guys, I wanted to mention that the person that did the amazing cover image is sakimichan. She's on deviantart and you should really check her out, she's really talented,she does alot of gender bent Characters!Anyway,thank you so much for reading and please leave a review,you know,so I know if someone is reading it,likes it etc,and also...because...they're...awesome!
Bye! X
P.S:I came up with the lyrics of what Erica sings,''I wish'',also,the song I made the boys sing was Love Me Again by John Newman,you can't post the lyrics on fanfiction so you can look it up if you don't know it.