Hey everybody! This is Secrets of the Sea, my first story based off Pirates of the Caribbean. I wrote this because I love the relationship between Philip and Syrena, even though it's not one of the main relationships in the movie. On Stranger Tides, the end for Philip and Syrena makes a lot of people beg for the next movie to see what happens(myself included!). So this story begins from that point and continues on until it's almost a fifth installment of the series. So, sorry guys, but this story is going to be very long when I'm done. So here is the beginning, and enjoy!
Philip gasped as his face entered the water. He was going to die now. He knew it. Around now, he normally would be praying, but he trusted Syrena. Which was stupid of him, but if he was going to die, who cares? He still couldn't believe Syrena had kissed him.
As a matter of fact, she was still kissing him. He knew the legends. Any sailor who kissed a mermaid would be able to live in the water. This thought gave Philip hope. Maybe Syrena wanted to live with him, and be with him as much as he wanted to be with her. With all these thoughts going through his head, he couldn't even enjoy the kiss. And all too soon, she broke away. She gazed up at him, and then pulled him deeper into the water.
Philip was shocked as soon as he tried to breathe. He could. The legends…they were true. They were not something some drunk pirates had come up with to entertain themselves. As soon as he realized he indeed wasn't going to die, he began to look around.
They weren't deep enough into the water yet to see coral, but he could see fish swimming about, in every color of the rainbow, and in every shape and size. They didn't come across any other mermaids….yet. He worried where Syrena would take him, and if she took him to where the mermaids lived, how they would react to his arrival. He was sure something like this didn't happen too often.
Philip decided that if he could now breathe underwater, he could probably talk too. He opened his mouth slowly and whispered to Syrena, who was still intent on reaching their destination, " Where are we going, Syrena?" she turned around and face him, still swimming.
"Where do you think we are going? We are going to the land where I am from, the place all mermaids live," Syrena answered, as if it was so obvious where they were going.
"How long will it take to get there? Is it far.." he trailed off. Syrena waited a few minutes before answering, "It is anywhere on the bottom of the sea floor, they have different communities of mermaids, same as humans do. We are taught where they are, in case we need to get there. So we are going to the nearest one, not where I am from, but this one, being so close to the Fountain of Youth, is quite large and is heavily populated. They will probably not realize our presence," she answered, still intent on their destination.
"What will they say when they realize I am going with you?" Philip whispered, "I suspect they won't be too happy about it." Syrena came to a stop.
"Of course they will be very mad about you being here. They will be even more mad that I told you how to find a mermaid city, and about our relationship. Which is why they must not know. I will hide you where my cousin lives, on the outside of this city. We will be staying there, she is a healer, and she can help you. While you are recovering, I can teach you more about the mermaids, and we can decide where to go from there when you are healed."
Philip nodded slowly, and Syrena began to continue swimming, dragging him along with her. He was still in shock, in many ways. This was the most Syrena had ever said, in any conversation he had had with her. He guessed she was talking more because now they didn't have pirates standing over them listening to every word they said. But he couldn't be sure, and he didn't want to ask her.
After a couple more hours of swimming, they were almost to the bottom of the sea. Philip began to notice a lot of light, which surprised him, since he had always been taught that it got darker as you went down. He soon was able to see buildings too, made and shaped completely out of coral and shells. For being made with such few tools, they were very beautiful and elaborate.
"Is this it?" Philip whispered. If it was they must not hear him. Syrena pulled them behind a rock, so any coming mermaids couldn't see them.
"Yes, this is it," she whispered. My cousin lives right there," she pointed at a small shell hut a couple yards away.
"Alright then. Do we go now? It is night, and no one is out, so they can't see us," Philip looked around to prove his point.
Syrena nodded. "Now would be the best time. At night we mostly hunt, so we are away from our huts, or we are in the palace, for a meeting usually. If she is in a meeting there, then we can wait for her in her house, but you must hide once she gets there. We don't want to frighten her."
Philip nodded, and they made there way to the hut. It was unlocked so they quietly snuck in. They were shocked to see what was in front of them.
A mermaid, who looked a lot like Syrena, except older, was sitting in a chair. Her face turned slightly. "Syrena? Is that you? It's been so long…" She trailed off. Syrena stepped into the room, and Philip followed. Syrenna's cousin screamed. "Why is there a human?"
"We need your help," Syrena whispered.
Okay, that was the chapter. I hope you enjoyed it, please, please, please leave reviews! I love to hear your opinions. As always, thanks for reading! (:
