The sea was opaque and Blue.
"Mother, where are we going...?" "To a special cavern I have..." She loosened her daughter's curls. She was Atlantis, the youngest child of Neptune and she birthed a child: Penelope.
The fishes waved their tails as a greeting as they swam deeper into the tunnel.
"And child of the sea, you were just 4 so you may not remember what happened, but your mother was a great mermaid and sorceress. She had entrancing magic that none had. But you see, our Sea Witch was jealous. She struck down your mother. Atlantis's husband mourned her deeply and had the witch banished into the Forest of Screams."
"Well, I will bravely rise up to the sea and find the magic book to stop her!"
"But be aware of the humans," she cautioned. "We are forbidden to interact with them...!"
She looked at her tail disappointed. 'The humans can't be so bad. I just wish father and nana will see it just as much as me...!'
The humans are more powerful than any fish had seen with their gigantic tarpoons. Also Galleons that they rode on. They didn't care if the tide reached their necks should they fall into the sea.
Or drown and turn into a Mermaid without memory.
Penelope listened with great interest. She wanted to rise and dance on 2 feet without even realizing that she was in fact 'dancing.' But her legs were jointed and slippery. It gleamed with scales and pearl clams.
She wore a white crown with pearl clams on each side with the center decorated by a single pearl. She had long blond hair and opulent Blue eyes. Like the sky or sea. She was pale and thin. Also, the purest of Mermaids.