Me: Hi everyone! Welcome to my new story, "The Mermaid Chronicles: A New Beginning"
Ariela: Another one? Aren't you already working on three?
Ariel: Yeah, seriously…
Me: *glares* is it my fault that plot bunnies are EVIL!
Yami: Technically, yes, it IS your fault.
Me: Shut up Yami, YOU KNOW NOTHING!
Yugi: Yami, why do you always have to get her started?
Yami: It's amusing
Me: Well, I'll SHOWYOU AMUSING! *takes out axe*
Yami: Oh shit
Me and Yami: *Yami runs around screaming like a little girl and I chase him with an axe going, "Time to chop some WOOD!"*
Yugi, Ariela, and Ariel: ^^;
Ariela: Um… onward?
Back-story: Ok, Ariel here does not lose her voice to the sea witch, she gets a potion from Urchin and turns human. Vanessa is a rival mermaid who is jealous of Ariel and succeeds in making her life a living hell by getting the same potion, turning human, and stealing Jim Hawkins from "Treasure Planet" away from Ariel. (I'm taking some artist interpretation here and saying that Vanessa is Ursula's apprentice) This is a continuation of a video by "PaleLittleGirl1" the video is called, "You that I despised." Not only that, this is what I think would happen if Ariel was given the chance to get over that and live out her dream to live as a human...and if she was in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Universe. ENJOY!
Key:
What Happened in the last chappie
/Flashback/
"Singing"
"Talking"
"Other line on the phone"
"Reading letter in/out flashback"
[Time Jump]
(Changing P.O.V)
DISCLAIMER: Seriously guys, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! Or The Little Mermaid
(And for your information, she's wearing her dress that she wore when she went into town in with the prince during the movie.)
Tears ran down the redhead's face as she cried her heart out on the docks; her head buried in her arms. Vanessa had stolen Jim away from her. She wasn't stupid, she knew that Vanessa was going after Jim the whole time- The fact that Vanessa turned herself into a human just to get Jim and break her heart was sickening, and what was even worse was he fell for it; hook, line, and sinker! Now since that the Sea Witch had Jim wrapped around her damned finger Ariel had been kicked out of the castle, falsely accused for attacking Vanessa for no reason. Now, because of this, she had nowhere to go…
Well, that's not completely true. Ariel could go to one of two places; she could go back home to the sea and suffer a life entirely wrapped around living in a palace for the rest of her days, never getting to go outside because of her fatal mistake or she could go to Japan and start a new life as a human. The whistle for the boat to the mainland sounded and her head shot up as she heard a man call, "Last call for the mainland!"
With her mind made up she grabbed her only suitcase and ran for the docking ramp. The ramp was pulling away, a foot every two seconds. Ariel's chance was eluding her quicker than she could think and with a leap of faith she made it on-board just as the boat pulled away. Ariel was on her knees, struggling to catch her breath when a man came running to her side,
"Jeez Miss! Are you alright? You could've fallen into the rudders if you were any slower!" Ariel sat up at the strange accent and looked straight into stone-gray eyes.
"I'm sorry; I just had to get aboard." The dark haired man smiled,
"Well, you should be counting your blessings because if you would have fallen short…" He trailed off as the gruesome picture unfolded itself in their minds, "Well, anyways, The name's Ryota Kajiki. What's your name?"
Ariel stood up and dusted off her dress, "Ariel. Nice to meet you."
Ryota nodded, "Nice name. Where you heading to?"
"Japan, you?" Ryota smiled,
"So am I, maybe you can share a cabin with me and some of my buddies?" Ariel smiled back,
"Thanks for the offer but I think it would look better if I stayed in the women's cabin." Ryota rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly,
"Right…" a whistle blew,
"RYOTA! Where ye supposed to be?" a man called out,
"I was just showing the lady to her cabin sir!" Ryota called back,
"Well, hurry up lad! There's a storm brewing and I don't think that the lass would want to get her dress wet!" Ryota looked out towards the sea, seeing the storm bubbling angrily on the horizon.
"Aye aye Captain! Come on Ariel, it looks like this is going to be a bad one…"
Ariel steadied herself against the cabin walls as the boat shifted roughly from side to side, the storm raged on outside. The storm they saw on the horizon earlier ended up being a tropical storm, so with no way to get back to the island they would have to brave through it… and pray for their lives. Ariel slowly made her way through her cabin, nearly falling over a couple times until she finally sat down on her bunk with a soft Plop. She reached over to her suitcase, pulled it up on the bed, and opened it up. Inside was two pairs of jeans, a pair of t-shirts, a night gown, necessary under garments, and a small Conk shell that her father gave to her before her mother had died…
Ariel ran her fingers gently over the small conk shell as fond memories of her mother filled her mind. Ariel's mother was a kind and gentle spirit, never one for violence. Everyone in the kingdom said that she took after her mother the most out of the royal daughters. A sad smile graced Ariel's lips as she sang the familiar lullaby,
"Oh the waves roll low, and the waves roll high, and so it goes. Under a Bright, Blue, Endless sky! The waves try to measure the days that we treasure, wave hello and wave goodbye."
Tears prickled at the ends of Ariel's eyes as the gentle melody ended. She wiped away her tears as thunder sounded across the sky; Ariel grabbed her night gown and stumbled across her cabin to get ready for the night.
The trip all the way to the mainland was hectic with the storm churning the waves up and around, the winds blowing the sails left and right, but they managed to get through. One of the sailors said it was with the grace of Triton that they made it through the storm; Ariel thought he wasn't too far off… when they had finally arrived on the mainland Ariel was just happy to get her feet back on dry land again, seeing as her first boating experience wasn't a good one.
But the relief of being on shore was swept away as fear came and hit the mermaid like a train, the docks here were much different from what she was used to seeing. Heavy machinery moved cargo the size of elephants onto huge ships with containers stacked to the sky, forklifts moving precious goods into the containers before they were hoisted up in the air, and vehicles carrying the workers to their designated areas as their shifts began and ended. The sight was overwhelming; Ariel's mind was reeling until a hand landed on her shoulder.
"Hey, you ok?" asked Ryota,
"Yeah, I've just never seen such…things before." Ryota chuckled,
"Well of course! We're in a major shipping yard somewhere in china right now, but don't worry. The machines here aren't going to hurt you… unless you get in their way of course." Ryota smiled reassuringly at the redhead, "Besides, don't we have a plane to catch?" Ariel blinked,
"A…Plane?" Ryota's eyes widened,
"Oh that's right, there aren't any planes on the island either- actually there is nothing modern on that island! I'm sorry, I forgot that you were a native. Here, let's go to the airport and get you a ticket, ok?" Ariel nodded gratefully,
"Thank you Ryota, but, uh, you don't have to do this for me…" Ryota shook his head,
"Nonsense! I will always help out those in need who are willing to help themselves-!"
"And if they are pretty lasses!" cried the Captain,
Ryota's face went red, "Shut up!" Ariel giggled, "What?"
Ariel shook her head, "I find it quite funny that you guys act more like a family than a crew aboard a ship."
Ryota smiled, "That's what you get when you spend a lot of time catching fish. Now let's go, the plane is going to leave in a couple of hours and it takes forty- five minutes to get there." Ariel nodded,
"Ok, let's go!"
Pure chaos seemed to be Ariel's constant companion these days; traffic was jammed, everything was bumper to bumper as the busy city got busier with the amount of people quickly zooming in and out of cars on bikes, people walking and running on the side walk, and the horns of the cars chorusing their shrill sounds into the night. In the midst of all this was a scared little mermaid who didn't even know a car was until Ariel and her human guide had been picked up in one. One thing could be said for sure, if it wasn't for Ryota she would have been already back in the sea by now. The journey to the plane from there was in itself a hassle and some of the people were more than rude.
Once the wheels of the jet lifted off from the tarmac, peace fell over everything and Ariel could finally relax for the first time since she stepped off the landing. Her sapphire eyes gazed towards the thick glass of the airplane window; her head leaning back as tired blue orbs gazed past the glass.
Ariel's hand stroked the rim of her glass of water – she had found out earlier in the plane ride that tea was not her favorite drink and was not willing to try anything else –, and her eyes closed, simply feeling the vibrations of the airplane engines as it flew through the yellowing sky. "Tired?" Ariel opened her eyes to the inquiry,
"Yeah, today's been… overwhelming." Ryota chuckled next to her,
"That's to be expected since you didn't have this type of stuff while you were on the island." Ariel smiled slightly; he didn't know the half of it. The airplane at this point soared away from a cloudy area, leaving a clear evening of flight for the time being; her eyes moved to the window as the sun was setting and an orange glow cast itself over the ocean like a scene in a precious painting she saved once…
"What made you leave the island, Ariel? If I may ask…" Ryota asked carefully,
Her eyes removed themselves from the view and her right hand put itself on the window cover then pulled it closed.
"Freedom." She answered.
- Ryota Kajiki is the original name of the Fish-Duelist that Yugi duels against in Duelist Kingdom aka: Freaky Fish Guy
Sooo, what do you guys think? Should I continue with this or not? LEAVE A COMMENT/REVIEW PLEASE!