Welcome to my newest story The Lovely Mermaid. The main source of inspiration for this story was from a Sailor Moon fanfiction called A Mermaid's Tale which was made by Treta Aysel in August 2007 and lasted up until March 2008 with 31 chapters but with my own little changes to the story with some plot elements coming from The Little Human, a Cardcaptor Sakura fanfiction made by Skyklutz the Storyteller between April and May 2005 as well as The Mermaid Princess and The Pink Pearl, two more Sailor Moon fanfictions that was made by Brittainy777 in March 2004 and Indiangirl2008 in October 2006. This story is a remixed role reversed version of The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen set in the modern era and is more of a contemporary fantasy.
(Note: All of the Precures up to Maho Girls as well as characters from Kirakira Precure a La Mode, Hugtto! Precure and the new season, Star Twinkle Precure, will appear in this story as residents of Oceana.)
Thanks to a poll made by Tsukasa Kadoya, a fellow member on The Pretty Cure Club (R.I.P Google Plus), I'm going to give Homare a much larger role in this story as she is going to be Megumi's benevolent guardian as well as also including a growing relationship between her and Harry, who is Seiji's legal guardian.
I only own the story of this fanfiction. However, I don't own the Pretty Cure franchise and probably never will. it currently belongs to TV Asahi / Asahi Broadcasting Corporation and Toei Animation Co, Ltd.
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Deep down in the ocean, where no anchor can reach the bottom. There live people who have fish tails instead of legs, Merpeople or Merfolk as they are usually called. Unlike the humans who live on land and polute their own environment, Merpeople appreciate the ocean and every living creature in it. They also have a very long lifespan of up to 300 years and when they die, they turn into sea foam and nothing more.
The underwater kingdom of Oceana is the home of all merpeople, it is also especially the home to the Royal Family with the last name Aino. King Masaru and Queen Kaori as well as their daughter and the precious treasure of Oceana, Princess Megumi.
Since her parents were usually too busy to spend time with her, Megumi was looked after by her guardian, Homare Kagayaki.
All her life, Megumi has always wanted to know what it would be like to be if she was born as a human being instead of being a mermaid and see what the world above the water is really like than what she heard from the other merpeople in the kingdom about how humans are vicious, barbaric monsters who catch and eat fish for sport, but Megumi didn't believe any of them as she was always told by her mother that there is good in all living beings, especially in humans.
And on the day of her 14th birthday, it looks like she might have her wish come true to see what the human world is really like and also find true love in the process...
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The Lovely Mermaid
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It was an early morning in the Kingdom of Oceana as all of the merpeople in the kingdom were preparing for the day. It wasn't an ordinary day though, as today is also Princess Megumi's 14th birthday. Today would be just a normal day though since the celebration would be tomorrow at the palace.
Inside the palace, Megumi was still sleeping peacefully in her coral bed, to much surprise. Usually, Everyone in the whole kingdom thought that she would be the first one up, the first thing that she did when she usually got up in the morning was ride her pet seahorse around the kingdom. Just as she started to get up, her best friend Yuuko Omori swam into the palace to wake up the slumbering princess for the big day. Whenever a merperson turns 14 years old, it means that he or she would be given a magical item that has enough wish power to last for only one day, it didn't matter what the wish was, it would come true for that day. However, there are certain wishes that cannot be made, you can't wish anyone to be dead or to automatically become royalty. But other than that, any other wish is okay.
When Yuuko swam into the room, she saw Megumi siitting at her vanity while brushing her hair. "Good Morning and Happy Birthday to You, Sleepy Head." Yuuko said. Upon seeing her friend's arrival in her room, Megumi responded "Hello, Yuyu".
Upon hearing what Yuuko said, Megumi's face suddenly lit up.
"That's right, Today is my birthday!" Megumi exclaimed as she swam around the room with excitement while Yuuko smiled at her friend's happy-go-lucky attitude which can brighten anyone's day. "I figured it out when you weren't the first merperson to wake up" Yuuko said. Just then, a blonde haired mermaid with a bright orange tail came into the room, arms crossed.
"Princess Megumi, isn't it a bit too early to be so very excited for your birthday." said Megumi's guardian, Homare as she motioned the princess to calm down her excitement.
Upon hearing Homare's words, Megumi cooled down from her excitement and continued to brush her hair. "After breakfast is when I will receive my special present." said Megumi as she, Homare and Yuuko swam out of the room.
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Meanwhile on the surface of the ocean at an unknown beach, a young brown-haired boy was staring out in the distance as the sun began to rise up over the ocean. "Maybe a quick swim in the ocean and some surfing would clear my mind before the summer festival tonight." said the boy as he walked back to the beach house to put on his swim trunks and get his surfboard.
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Since Megumi would be turning 14 years old, it means that she would be getting something really special for this occasion. Usually in the years before, she would get new clothes like dresses for formal events or new additions to her expansive collection of seashells.
Queen Kaori smiled as Megumi, Homare and Yuuko swam into the dining room. "Good Morning, Mother!" Megumi exclaimed as she swam up and hugged her mother from behind. In honor of the princess's birthday, the chefs have prepared a special breakfast for her: Heart-shaped pancakes spreaded with rainbow-colored marshmallows. When she started eating, Megumi asked "Do you know where Father is?"
"He had some business to do in one of the kingdoms in the South Seas, but he'll be here tomorrow for your birthday party, Megumi." said Queen Kaori.
After eating, Megumi, Homare and Yuuko followed Queen Kaori to the palace's treasure room so that Megumi can receive her special present. Upon entering the treasure room, Queen Kaori gave Megumi a chest containing her present. "Here it is, your special present, the Wishing Amulet." said Queen Kaori as she opened the chest, revealing the Wishing Amulet; a golden amulet with a bright pink jewel at the front in the shape of a heart.
"Kagayaki-san, do you want to come to the surface to see my wish come true?" Megumi asked.
"No thanks princess, you and Yuuko should go on ahead. But I will come to check up on you later today." Homare said to Megumi as she swam out of the room.
Knowing that the is the perfect time for make her wish, Megumi put the amulet on and swam out of the palace up to the surface, Yuuko following behind her. Queen Kaori clasped her hands together, hoping that her daughter would be okay being a human for only a day.
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When they reached the surface just as the sun was high up in the skies, Megumi and Yuuko swam to a nearby beach so that Megumi could make her wish come true. As soon as they reached the shore, the Wishing Amulet started glowing a bright pink light, it's time for the wish.
Megumi closed her eyes and clasped her hands together in front of the amulet.
"I wish I was a human."
With the wish made, Megumi's body started glowing and her pink tail turned into a pair of legs. A simple pink dress then appeared on her body along with a pair of pink sandals. (A/N: Think of the Resort PreCard outfit from Episode 28 of Happiness Charge)
"Are you sure you want to spend the day as a human? I'm not sure how Hime and Iona will react when they find out you didn't show up at our usual place in Shipwreck Park" Yuuko said., unsure about Megumi spending her birthday as a human. "Don't worry, Yuuko. I'll be fine." Megumi said as she started to stand up on her new legs, only to then fall in the sand.
"Okay, I'll be back to get you at midnight which is when the wish will wear off. But for right now, I need to get going and head back to Oceana or I'll be late for my recording session at Perfect Tomorrow Agency." Yuuko said, Megumi nodded in response.
"See you later tonight, Yuyu." Megumi said as Yuuko dove back into the sea and began to swim back to Oceana.
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And that was Chapter 1 of The Lovely Mermaid! the next chapter is when Megumi first meets Seiji.
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