Hey, y'all, I'm Emperor of the Animal Kingdom, and this my first ever Stoked fanfic. Let me put this simply as I can before we start things off.
1.) I know Stoked takes place in Canada, but your author lives in the United States. However, I've been there, just not British Columbia, thus I don't know about the geographical points of said area.
2.) Pardon me if the characters are a little OOC. I'll try to keep them as much in character as I can. Can't make any promises or guarantees, but I'll try.
3.) The backgrounds of some of the characters are somewhat altered for this story, so bear with me. Plus, I took the liberty of including some OC's in this fanfic. And luckily, I got their approval. Don't wanna steal anything, you know.
4.) And yeah, as y'all can tell from the following story texts, it's a bit similar to, and based on, Jazzy-Chan's fanfic "Ocean Beauty". I'm just trying to make it good enough without making it a ripoff clone. I'll also try to put some Stoked with touches of originality here and there as best I can (hopefully) and see what I can do from here.
Disclaimer: Just so we're clear: I. OWN. NOTHING. PERIOD. Stoked & all its characters belong to Teletoon. Kendra belongs to s.f James, Kaycee & Roxxie to Woahnessness, David to WhazzupPeeps and Jess to DeviantArt's sop3. EVERYBODY GOT THAT? Good.
And without further ado, here's the first chappie of "Summer, Surf, and Mermaids". Enjoy!
To quote a certain creative authoress:
"Long ago in a distant land lived a mermaid princess. She was very beautiful, curious and adventurous. One day, she spotted a boat and on that boat was a handsome prince. The mermaid fell in love with him. Then, there was a storm that caused the boat to tip over. In a brave attempt, the mermaid rescued the prince and brought him up to shore. She sang her love to him before he woke up. When he did wake up the mermaid was gone. Knowing her father would forbid her from interacting with humans, she went up to the sea witch. She promised the mermaid the legs of a human and said that if she received the kiss of true love within three days, she would remain human. In exchange for this promise, the sea witch wanted her voice. The mermaid was in a tight spot. Would she give up her beautiful voice to be with the human she loves?"
Author: Pft, yeah right! Now, how many times have we heard this Disney tale? I'll tell ya how this one really happened!
CHAPTER 1: PARTY NIGHT
Our story takes place at the Surfer's Paradise Ridgemount resort on Sunset Island, British Columbia. It's a little late at night and the beach was PACKED with high schoolers, celebrating their summer vacation, and the sounds of music, partying & excitement can be heard for MILES on end. Away from all that commotion, was the host of the party. Okay, make that co-host, but that's beside the point. He was a teen male with red spiky hair sticking up and green eyes. He had a well-muscled frame in his dark red swim trunks. He also had a tribal tattoo on his chest, a red watch on each wrist and a shark-tooth necklace. He was just standing on the shore, looking out to the ocean horizon as the waves crashed against the beach. His thoughts were soon interrupted by someone calling out his name.
"Yo Reef! You okay, dude?" Reef Volotres turned his head to and saw his two best buds at the resort. One was a tall male with dark brown skin and a minor gut. He had brown eyes, black hair thinly coating his scalp and small strip of facial hair under the lip. He was wearing a blue & orange wetsuit. The other also had brown skin, but lighter. He had a blond afro, brown eyes, a coconut shell necklace, and a slim, yet well-muscled frame in white swim trunks.
"Hey Reef, what you doing way out here alone? Throwing a gnarly bash like this and not taking part in it? That's not like you, bro." the Caribbean afro-boy, Broseph Brown said. Reef let out a quiet laugh.
"Dude, you've been out of it all day. What up, man?" the tall guy, Johnny Princeton asked.
"Sorry about that, dudes." Reef replied, walking up to his friends. "I suppose it's nothing. Guess I'm just stoked about the surf contest coming this weekend." Reef said, with grin on his confident face.
"Well, get your head out of the clouds already. We need you for the volleyball game. Then we can get grindage after that." Broseph said, rubbing his stomach.
"All right dudes, let's go." Reef replied, walking away from the shore.
Reef, Broseph, & Johnny were the tightest of friends. They have been for six years. Reef was the leader of the group, the most popular guy at school, head of the soccer team, a pro surfer, and threw big parties for everyone, and sure, he's a big show-off and a braggart, not to mention a bit of a sexist and major kook, but he was a good guy on the inside. Broseph was a soul surfer, so he surfs for the thrill of it and NEVER for trophies or money, and respects the sea. He also finds ways to help out his buds without making a scene, especially in water. There was something suspicious about him, though... As for Johnny, he was the brains of the group. He may not exactly be athletic, but he got to surf once in a while. He now worked at the front desk as a concierge, so he knew the hotel inside and out. He was a very nice guy and put great effort into helping his friends.
"So Reef, did you see that blonde babe in the hot pink bikini?" Broseph asked teasingly. Reef groaned.
"Blaire? Yeah, but she was so dumb, she makes Lo look like a rocket scientist!" he stated.
"Dude, what is it with you? Every girl me and Johnny try to help you find as your date, you turn down." Broseph said.
"Well, you are already dating Lo. I, on the other hand, STILL can't catch a babe for the past six years! Ugh! Why did you have to bring this up? It always depresses me every time you do." Johnny complained. It was true. Johnny may be friendly and supportive, but when it came to getting a date, he was WAY down on his luck. He had met scores of girls inside the hotel and out, but NONE of them turned out to be 'the one' for him. To compensate for this shortcoming, he had to go all-out on his job as concierge just to fight off his depression.
"Cheer up, man. If Broseph could score my sister, then there's bound to be a girl out there for you. Just don't give up." another male voiced replied. All three guys craned their heads to where that voice came from.
Another white guy approached the trio. He had short, light brown hair, purple eyes, and a slim yet muscular build in khaki green swim trunks. He came with two more guys behind. One had a brown buzz-cut hairdo, green eyes, a blue tribal tattoo ringing his upper left arm, a small bracelet on his right wrist, a sand dollar necklace, and a slimly muscled frame in blue swim trunks. The other had dark skin, blue hair & eyes, and dark orange swim trunks on a slim but muscled frame. They're Johnny's other friends that he grew up with locally.
"Yeah, mate. I thought I'd never get a sheila, and looked what happened. Kendra showed up early this summer 3 days ago, and we already started a friendship. So chances are that'll happen to you, too, mate." the tanned boy, Ripper Wilson, stated with an Australian accent. Then he turned to his pal, Lance Stewart, whose head & shoulders sagged in disapointment, the same disappointment Johnny had- lack of a dream girl. Ripper and Lance had been lifelong friends locally. Ripper & Kendra appreciated his company and all, but ever since they started hanging out, Lance started to feel a bit left out... "Cheer up, mate. You'll find your dream girl when you least expect it." Ripper consoled him.
"Yeah, I suppose you're right. Thanks for the emotional support, dudes." said Johnny. "Yeah, bro. We really needed that." Lance added. "Anytime, dudes." the copper-haired male, Ty Ridgemount, replied. "C'mon, let's head back," said Johnny. "before Baumer chews us out for being absent, again."
Just as started to leave the shore, Reef heard a few splashes accompanied by high-pitched squeaks & clicks. The six teenage boys turned their attention to the sea and saw a pod of at least five orcas, frolicking in the waves.
"Yo dudes, who invited Free Willy and friends?" Reef asked.
"Hey, when was the last time those black and white whales came this close to shore?" Johnny asked in wonder. Broseph shrugged.
"Actually, they're large dolphins." Broseph told them. The guys stared at him, puzzled by his statement. "What? They are." retorted Broseph.
"But it's no big deal. I see them all the time." Broseph muttered.
"Dudes! I promised my mom a pic of a whale or dolphin if I saw one! Darn it, I left my camera back at the staff house." Reef partially sulked. Ty dug into his trunks pocket and pulled a small digital camera. "Here man, use mine," he offered. Reef smiled and took it from him. "and be sure to hand it back to me so I can take one for Lo. I promised my sis a whale pic if I saw one, too." he added. Ty usually takes video of surfing, but Lo had been begging him repeatedly for some time to take a picture of something else, like a dolphin or something from the beach besides surfing.
"Thanks, dude!"
"What is it with you and surf videos?" Johnny asked.
"Mom said I needed a hobby." Ty answered.
"Of course." Johnny responded.
Meanwhile, Reef was taking photos of the orcas. "Got it. Here you go, Ty." Reef said as he handed the camera back to him. "Good. Now it's my turn. I'll send you and my sister some copies." He grinned at him.
"Thanks, man!" Johnny, Ripper, and Lance were also looking through the pictures too.
"I got an idea. What do you say I take a photo of you guys?" Ty offered.
"What the hey. I'm game." Lance said. The five of them walked toward the water's edge. Reef was in the middle, Broseph on his right, Johnny on his left, Ripper & Lance on the far left. Ty held up his camera.
"Alright, guys. 1...2...3!" He snapped the photo. Ty brought the camera over to the five, as they looked at the picture. Reef had his arms around Broseph and Johnny with a big smile on his face, with Broseph and Johnny also smiling. Ripper and Lance were just standing next to each other and smiling to the camera while the Australian gave the camera a "rock on" sign.
"Looks great!" Reef said.
"Oi, check it out, we got Free Willy in the background." Ripper stated, pointing out one of the orcas in the photograph.
"Seriously, we gotta get back to the party before Baumer gives us strikes for our unexcused absence." Johnny urged.
"Alright, alright, we'll go." Broseph replied. "Okay, now let's get our party on!" Reef exclaimed, heading back to the party. They were about to leave, when all of a sudden, Reef stopped right where he stood.
"Reef, you okay, dude?" Johnny asked.
"Dudes? Do you hear that? I think I hear singing." the redhead asked. Three of the boys gave him an "are you crazy?" look. Broseph, however, reacted otherwise and said, "Yeah, bro, I definitely hear it, too."
"Broseph, Reef, there's nobody singing, especially not way out here." Ty told them.
"I think it's some of the girls singing on karaoke at the party. C'mon, man." said Lance.
"Yeah, I guess you guys are right..." Reef said. He joined back up with the others and went back to the party.
What the teens (except suspiciously Broseph) didn't know was that Reef was right. He & Broseph heard singing, but it wasn't from the party. No, it was coming from the cove on the closest edge of The Office...
YES! Only took, what, 5 days to make this chapter? Sorry if it ain't good enough, or if it's too similar to Ocean Beauty, but I'm just tryin' to do the best I can, especially for the next chapter.
Yes, I decided to use last name 'Volotres' for Reef in InvaderZara's honor. Also, as you can tell, I gave the last names I gave the dudes and my personal touch.
They DO host soccer games in Canada, right? Just wanna be accurate is all.
I'll give a cookie to whoever reviews nicely. AND NO FLAMES! Capice' (is this spelled right?)?
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