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The Handsome Stranger and the Strange Princess
The handsome and mysterious Jim Hawkins:
He was a tall man, of no great stature or high title; he had way with words, a quick thinker but often kept to himself. He was alone most days, enjoyed solar surfing, now becoming very popular with most galaxies and planets. He doesn't talk much to others, doesn't think he should, usually gets him into trouble. He has brown hair and light baby blue eyes. His voice now deeper and a bit more rustic, due to some aging process, now making him twenty-two years old, and still unmarried; a case of bad luck his mom tells him. What with his previous criminal record, no wonder all the girls stay away from him, and he never pictured himself marrying an alien, he preferred the Earthlings, or Earth-girls. They're tanned skin and flushed cheeks, puffed up lips, and deep glowing eyes that always showed their thoughts, he hated not being able to read a girl. But alas, not too many Earth-girls on his home planet, and it was his mother's idea to move to another galaxy. Alas, his chances of betrothal were withered away once they decided to move, but he never liked the idea of marriage much, but his mother did.
The beautiful and uniquely manifested Princess Melody:
She was a beautiful girl, so elegant and yet born with a "free spirit," she loved the ocean and long walks down the beach at sunset. She loved her newly found seaside friends, and often enjoyed being with the merfolk, more so than with the humans, but she didn't have a hard time making friends, what with being a princess and all. She was the next heir to her mother and father's kingdom, to which she wasn't all very ecstatic about. Since she had to rule over both land and sea, and the "sea" part was to be kept secret, for the safety of not only herself, but also the merfolk in Atlantis and others spread across the great ocean. Thus she takes great care in not allowing humans to discover her secret, her grandfather, King Triton, gave Melody's golden seashell locket the power to transform her into a mermaid whenever she chooses; preferably when in the ocean where no one can see her. She thus swims off from time to time, for hours on end, often getting herself into trouble. But this coming spring, she will be turning twenty and will be receiving more responsibilities over the kingdom, as well as trying to find a future husband for her kingdom. She has been allowed to marry out of love and not stature, though her parents must consent and give their blessings, after of course, observing that the young man is able to rule, or at least be of a great help to Melody. Thus, the celebration will begin at twilight, when the stars will shine above in the sky as well as on the sea, and every prince and princess within the kingdom, as well as outside of, shall attend. And here is where our story begins.
"Melody! Oh, now where has that child run off to?" –Carlotta
"Carlotta, Melody isn't a child anymore, she's nearly twenty years now, an adult." –Queen Ariel
"I won't consider her an adult until she stops being late for every important date in her life." –Carlotta
"Yes, but I'm sure she'll learn." -Queen Ariel
"Yes, your majesty." –Carlotta
"Ariel, have you seen my sword? It's gone missing again." –King Eric
"I'm sure Melody has something to do with it." –Queen Ariel
"How can you be sure of that?" –King Eric
"She's been practicing fencing." –Queen Ariel
"Of course she is." –King Eric
"Yes, I heard the young princess pretending to be a pirate just the other day." –Carlotta
"Oh dear." –Queen Ariel
"Oh dear indeed, a pirate of all things!" –Carlotta
"You know Carlotta, I was once fond of being out at sea, taking risks, traveling, finding new adventures." –King Eric
"Yes, and you even found yourself a beautiful mermaid. But you never stole money or found buried treasure." –Carlotta
"I don't know about that." –King Eric gazed lovingly into his wife's beautiful deep blue eyes.
"Aww, Eric." –Queen Ariel
"Your majesties, the guests are beginning to arrive." –Grimsby
"Ah, yes, shall we?" –King Eric
"We shall. Carlotta, inform us as soon as the princess arrives, she will not need to make her grand entrance until all of the guests are here, until then, she is free to do as she pleases." –Queen Ariel
"Yes your majesty." –Carlotta gave a small curtsy as she rushes down to the kitchen to see what Louis is up to.
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"Sebastian! Please! I don't understand this stance, just once more." –Princess Melody
"I ham not makin' a foool of meself again for ya child. I told you, I ham not a fencin' partner, I ham a crab! And a talented composer at dat!" –Sebastian the Crab Royal advisor to King Triton (but we'll just call him Sebastian)
"I'll be the star of your next concert if you help me, I'll never be late to rehearsal, I'll wear whatever you give me and sing any note you like."
"You give yer werd on dat?"
"If I fail, then I shall not set foot in the ocean for a week, you know how hard that is for me."
"Deal."
"Alright then, on gar!"
"Oh boy, dis is going to be a long day."
"Melody! It's time to get ready now!"—Queen Ariel
"Yes mother, coming."—Princes Melody
"Well, I suppose dat's dat. Now come on girl, we got to get you ready for da party."—Sebastian
"Right, uhhh, I just hope my parents don't try to get me married off to anyone."
"Why's dat? You're going to have to get married eventually."
"Ya, but I want it to be on my own time, with someone I really fall in love with."
"Well, not everyone can be as lucky as your parents."
"Ya, I know." Melody began to walk back to the castle, a gloomy look on her face.
"Jim! I wish you'd get down here, the ship will be leaving soon!"—Sarah Hawkins
"Ya, I'm coming mom! Just one last thing! Morph! Where are you buddy?"—Jim Hawkins
"Priiii! Here I am."—Morph mimicked Jim's voice as he answered him back.
"Alright then, let's go! We don't want to be late. I heard Silver's comin' it should be a lot of fun."—Jim
"Silver!"—Morph mimicked Jim again
"That's right, now come on, we don't want Captain Amelia to bit our heads off for being late. Or else we'll be swabbing the deck all the way to Earth."—Jim
"Earth?"—Morph continued to mimic Jim, sounding confused
"Ya, Earth, I guess there's this big royal party down by the beach, where people use surf boards instead of solar surfers, and they even ride the waves! But we're going as guards, since there's a young princess who's supposed to be married and have a coronation soon after. And King Eric wants extra protection, so we'll be staying for a while. Who knows, I might even meet someone myself, but I'm more excited about all the cool stuff that we get to do down there that we don't have out here. But we have to be cautious, no one can know about aliens quite yet, so everyone will be wearing disguises."—Jim continued to talk to Morph about his new assignment as he walked down the stairs and had a quick breakfast.
"Now Jim, don't go getting into trouble, I know that Captain Amelia expects a lot from you, but I expect you to have a girl by the time you get back."—Sarah
"Mom, I know, you've only told me a million times. I'll find someone; I'm just not in as much of a rush as you are. I just want to do some exploring, I've never even been to Earth, and I want to at least look around. And besides, I'll have to be protecting some spoiled princess most of the time."—Jim scoffed at the word "princess," since he disliked spoiled girls.
"Yes, well just make sure to get nice and cleaned up before the ball tonight."—Sarah
"Right, well I better get going. I love you mom, see you in a few months."—Jim
"Alright, be safe, and try to stay out of trouble. And don't forget to bring a girl back! Oh, I love you."—Sarah
They were off, Jim rode his solar surfer at hyper-speed and arrived just in time to check in with the captain and received his orders.
"Right now Jim, we're going to land just off the coast here, and here is King Eric's castle. The ball will be held inside, and guests are to come in, invitation only. Now, I don't want any unexpected guests, understood?"—Captain Amelia
"Understood Captain."—Jim
"Good, now I want you to be on your best behavior, this is an important job, we may even manage to create an alliance if all goes well, and we could use the resources on this planet if need be in the future. Possibly even as a vacation for those who retire. And the majority their oceans are unexplored, we could learn a lot, and we could also create new opportunities for the future. Am I understood? Don't mess this up."—Captain Amelia
"Yes Captain Amelia, I understand completely. And I'm not the same boy I used to be; I'm a man now, with responsibilities. I want to learn about this planet just as much as you do, and I swear I won't mess anything up."—Jim
"Good then, is suppose we should be going now. Go gather the crew."—Captain Amelia
"Yes Captain."—Jim walked out to the deck and rang the bell, calling the crew out.
All arrived and stood in a perfect line, even Silver was out, apron and all; he still wasn't quite trusted with any weapons.
"Right men, attention, the Captain is coming."—Jim ordered.
"Right, thank you Jim. As my first mate Jim here was saying, we are sailing off today to a whole new planet that none of us have ventured to. Or at least not in a long time, I myself went with my first crew many years ago. And now I am grateful to extend the opportunity to all of you today. We set sail for King Eric's palace where a large ball will be held for the princess. We are assigned as guards due to the fact that the princess is to wed soon, and be crowned soon after, though she will not have full authority of the kingdom without her father's consent on the decisions she may or may not choose to make. Thus, we are assigned to watch palace grounds. Assassinations are inclined to happen, but not under our watch! We will also be keeping an eye on the princess, and making sure that her fiancé is not a traitor to the kingdom. Now, King Eric knows of our . . . race, but we are to keep our identities a secret. Thus you are asked to wear disguises when we land, those of us who do not need them, due to the matter that they are Earthlings themselves are Jim Hawkins, Kyle Larkin, Zander Elliot, Lexus Prolix, and Sonia Meier. The rest of us will be wearing these wristbands; they will disguise any part of our body that is abnormal amongst humans. For example, my ears disappear, as do my snot and fangs. Though the rest of me stays the same. Your skin color will no longer be green or orange or purple, but varieties of peach, tan, darker complexions, lighter complexions, and possibly even red. Please wear these at all times when on land, and when asked where we are from, we are from a different country far away. I for example chose Persia; you may do the same or look for an interesting country that does not reside near Denmark. Alright, prepare to set sail!"—Captain Amelia
