Sorry that the first chapter is so short, I just had to write it down so I didn't forget it. I do not own the characters of mythology or the characters from Labryinth. Read and review please
A woven casket carrying the precious cargo of a young babe floated on the surface of an ocean. Not just any ocean, an ocean in the territory and jurisdiction of the Atlantean court, the Ocean of Time. A guard of the castle just happened to be patrolling the area, His name was Atlas and he was of a higher standing than most, he was one of those highly privileged guards whom was allowed out of the castle without permission. The babe gurgled above the water as the guard passed under her. She screamed out a coo as a sea gull swooped down close to her. The guard turned his head to see the bundle starting to spill out as two sea gulls rested on one side. As the babe came close to the salty water the Guard rushed up and caught her.
Her face had a delighted smile painted on it as she watched fascinated as the birds took off flying towards the sky. "Hello thar child," Atlas mumbled to the babe in his arms, she turned her head towards him and cooed. He smiled gently at her, "I suppose I should bring ya to the castle, don't yah think child?" She cooed again and he reached into a small pack of oiled seal skin stuck to a belt around his waist and took out a piece of seaweed. "This will allow yah to breath underneath these here waters, you just suck on that now, yes good child very good child." He cooed to her as he petted her small head. She suckled on the piece of seaweed and wrinkled her brow as if it was bitter. "I do think you have a point there child," Atlas laughed and then he slowly emerged them both underneath the water. The babe cooed out a surprised sound and reached with chubby arms toward Atlas's fanning out hair. "Hold tight, child," Atlas spoke softly, wrapped his arms tighter around the child and then took off down towards the city of Atlantis.
The citizens of Atlantis looked up to see a guard carrying a small bundle in his arms swimming above the city towards the castle. "Ma, the guard brought a bundle back with 'em!" A young atlantean, Sherlick, yelled into a barn outside of the city. His mother Shellia, an old maid of the castle, sat mending a tarp for the carriages going out to the Goblin kingdom there.
"Sherlick, boy, enough with that gossip, come help me mend these!" Shellia yelled at her son and threw one of the many tarps at him. The tarp landed on the top of his head and he grumbled about it not being fair. "Nothing is, usually. You remember that son. The world will never be fair." Shellia muttered and laughed bitterly. Sherlick began to mend the tarp.
"Ma, this is woman's work, not for me!" His mother groaned and put down her mending.
"Look, this will get done faster and then I can pay for those tools that you wanted," Shellia said and picked up her mending up again.
"Alright, Ma" Sherlick said and went back to his own mending.
"So, who is this, babe, that you found?" Siren, the queen of the atlanteans murmured as she played with the bundle.
"I thought of naming her Louindia, as to answer your question, I have no idea. She was laying in a woven casket that was floating on the surface and seemed to be all alone." Atlas murmered and watched as the otherwise cold hearted queen lovingly played with the babe.
"If that is true, I'll adopt her and take her into my family as if she were my own, doesn't that sound lovely, my KIng?" Siren adressed her husband and turned to the stiff man in the throne next to her.
"Sounds alright to me, I have no objections to such a cute child. Of what breed is she though?" Poseidon, king of the seas, earthquakes, and horses asked. The three exchanged glances as they considered how to check. "My dear, if you'll just unravel her blanket, we may be able to tell," Poseidon instructed. Siren cast him a long glance before slowly unraveling the blanket away. The babe had legs, very very chubby legs, but legs non the less.
"Oh my, isn't she adorable, such chubby little legs!" Siren cooed at the babe and both the King and guard smiled. "She's either human, or Fae, Atlas sir. If you may be so kind, would you check her ears?" Siren asked and buried her face to the babes stomach and blew making a loud obnoxious noise. The babe giggled and threw her legs up and down wheeling her arms around. Atlas made a slow rise to the throne, dreading that the babe was more than likely human and would only be able to live with them for a short century or even less. The girls spiky brown hair went in soft tendrils that fell around her ears, Atlas brushed one away and cried out in glee.
"She's Fae! She's Fae!" He cried and cooed at the babe. He looked up slightly embarresed to meet the King and Queen's curious gazes.
"This calls for a celebration, let all of the kingdoms know that they are invited, tell the workers of the castle that we shall be above the sea for a mere two months, we will need to administer papers now so call for a scribe and a priest, do you have that, Atlas?" Siren cried and stood and swung around with the babe in her arms. "Louindia, welcome home." Siren smiled and danced around with the babe elegantly.
"My queen, you do realize that we will have to deal with many unpleasant people coming to visit, along with my father and your parents?" Poseidon asked his wife with a smile planted onto his face. Siren turned to face him her arms letting the babe fall slightly out of her arms. Louindia cried slightly and swam back quickly into Siren's embrace.
"I am aware, I will deal with them in a way that will haunt them forever if they even dream of making a mess of her party." Siren said with an ominous grin on her lovely mouth.
"Alright my queen, I will take your word for it." Poseidon said and that was that.