Alright, so hey! Just a note, but if you haven't noticed, there are two stories that have used this idea first, so I credit them to giving me the idea to take my spin at the concept 8D Hopefully you guys like it and keep reading!

Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN HM.

PROLOGUE: Clean Your Rock, Would You?

A nice, cloudy day on Sunny Island. Jack, the owner of Sunny Ranch, had made the island grow to it's fullest, bringing in all the residents could. Even visitor's loved to visit the island, and the inn and hotel always seemed to be full. Jack had his girlfriend, Lanna. He was happy, she was happy, everybody was happy.

Except Denny. He was usually cheerful, but on this particular day, he seemed to be flustered. Many more fisherman had arrived at the island, taking up most of the good places to fish. He would have been okay with it, he usually was, but these days it seemed that there was a shortage of fishes. Not okay.

"I need to catch something," He groaned. "Or else I'll go crazy, Kuu! Crazy!" His pet bird only cocked his head and cooed. It was only 7 AM, and usually he already had half of the fish he needed! Not this time. He rested his arms on his boat's railings and sighed miserably, simply watching the water. It was odd... It seemed as if the water was gleaming, more than usual. Like a pearl, or something, he thought. He had also noticed that the shore on the beach had risen more, and now splashed against the giant boulder. He wondered why the ocean was being so weird. Kuu cooed again, alarming Denny that it was already 9 and it was time to go back. Tomorrow might be better.

After he had finished docking the boat, he and his bird went to his house to rest. "Maybe the shore has fish?" He asked Kuu. He didn't have many people to talk to in the morning. After all, Lanna was dating Jack. He didn't mind though. Lanna talked to much about herself and she got annoyed at everything he did. Nope, he didn't mind at all.

Once more Denny tried fishing. His legs dangled off the end of the dock, hook and bait in the water. He would catch a fish... He would catch fish... "I'm going to catch a - AH!" A giant wave crashed into Denny, sending him rolling back. Kuu had seen the wave, and had already flown to safety. "Augh..." The dazed, handsome fisherman was facedown, his behind up in the air. Sharks, he could handle. Water crashing into him was another deal. "Kuu, Kuu? Are you alright? I -"

He was interrupted again, but not with water. A musical, delighted laughter reached his ears, and quickly he picked his head up. Who was that? He hadn't recognized the voice nor could he find it's owner...

"I'm over here, boy."

His head snapped to the voice, and this time he found it. Oh, he found...It? His eyes turned to dinnerplates as he stared at the creature on the beach's boulder. She had eyes the color of the sea she had come from, her long, delicate hair falling like a waterfall down her shoulder, and it spilled onto her bare chest and back. There was something about the beautiful woman, though. The fact she wasn't a woman at all! Past her stomach, scales began instead of skin, different shades of red, brown, and white, resembling a koi fish. Her legs were replaced with a long, elegant tail that splashed faintly.

"A...A...M-m-mer-maid?" Denny stuttered, not noticing he had scrambled to his feet. Was this real? Or did the wave hit him a little too hard on the head? He wiped his eyes, and as he stared again, the half woman half fished waved to him, a welcoming, mysterious smile playing on her lips...He wasn't dreaming. No, this was real!

"Hey, fisherman? Could you stop gawking for just a second? I mean, maybe you could spend the time your using to get over here and clean the seaweed off this here boulder. It's slippery and definitely not a good place to bathe in the sun. Know what I mean?" Her voice sounded like the prettiest voice he had ever heard, and he couldn't help but already feel attracted to her. She only sighed loudly. "...Guess that's a no. Well, no use in spending time here then. Later, fisherman."

With that, her gaze turned to the water, and as if on cue, a large wave engulfed her. Denny's eyes widened more in panic, and he starting running towards her, to see if she was okay. But once the wave retreated, she was gone. Just like that.

He only stared at the rock, not able to pry his eyes off it, just in case she returned. Kuu brought him back to Sunny Island, cooing loudly and pecking once in the head. "Yow, Kuu! That hurt!"

For the rest of the day, he could only think of what hapened at the beach. He didn't even notice that he no longer had his favorite fishing pole, or that he'd need to get another pair of boots to replace the ones that had fallen into the water - maybe that's why the waters always seemed to have them in stock.

"Mermaid..."

'I'm sorry...What? I don't sell that here, Denny. How about curry rice?" Luke's voice cut into Denny's thoughts, and he only nodded, placing the money on the table. His head was just too busy. Even when he was eating, he didn't seem to notice that Lanna had dragged Jack to sit with him, telling both boys about her overly pink house and the leak in it's roof.

It couldn't be hard to catch a mermaid...Right?

And that's the prologue! ^^ Let me know what you think, and if you'd like me to continue. Probably will, it's just too darn fun, haha.