This story came to mind when I was watching a video on merfolk. By the way, some of the names may be changed because of how plain they are. The only names that I know for sure I'm not changing is Austin and Ally's. I don't know if I'm putting Trish and Dez in this story, but I'll see how it goes. Also, there are links located somewhere in the story for images of some of the characters and their traits. So keep an eye out for them.
Disclaimer: I don't own the t.v. show Austin & Ally or the characters. I also don't own any of the song's I may use in this story.
And now I present to you... Beneath the Waves.
Austin's POV
" And be home by moonrise!"
My father always tells me his rules that he has been setting ever since I was about four years old. He tells me them every time I ask if I can go hang out with my friends or by myself.
" And don't go past the arch of stone!"
I crossed my arms. I hate having to listen to this all the time.
" Dad, I know already! You tell me almost every single day!" , I complained.
One time I asked if I could go out by myself and he sent to goons to watch me. My dad looked at me and smiled.
" I know son, but I can't take to risk."
He let me go hang out with my friends.
" Hey guys, wait up!", I said, trying to catch up with them, Damon and Freddy. They stopped to turn around and look at me.
" My mom said I'm not allowed to hang out today," Damon said. Freddy nodded, indicating that his mom said the same thing. I wish my mom were still here. She died when I was four years old. My father told me she was captured by fishermen and killed after she wouldn't tell them where the rest of the merpeople were.
By the way, my mom's name was Tamarra and my dad's name is Dracus.
I said goodbye to my friends and began to swim around the city until I heard a conversation between a group of merfolk. I swam behind some seaweed to listen.
" She hasn't been spotted since three years ago. Maybe she is dead?", one mermaid said. Another concluded, " Actually, she has been seen with her minions about three days ago."
" Yeah, and I heard rumors that she wants Dracus's boy."
My eyes grew wide with fright. Who on Earth are they talking about? I swam away before they could see me. No wonder my father set all of those strict rules.
All of a sudden, something black and wire-like wrapped around my wrists and tail. As I looked around to see what they were or where they came from, my eyes landed on little black creatures that I know to be Big Gulper Eels. I jerked my wrists and wiggled my tail to get them off of me.
Once I was free, I swam quickly to get away.
After swimming for about ten minutes, I came across the Stone Arch my dad always said to never pass. Out of breath, I looked behind me to see the eels getting closer and closer. Forget it! I started swimming again, passing under the stone arch. The eels were gaining on me and I was becoming tired. I knew I was getting further away from home and when I looked back, there was a whole swarm of them instead of just three.
Wham!
I swam into something. It looked like a bunch of square ropes and knots. A net! From the fishermen! I looked up and I could see the boat from down here. Then, I glanced around me looking for the eels that were nowhere to be found. I was relaxed that they were finally gone, but now I have bigger problems.
I could feel the net being pulled up towards the surface of the water. All I could think of was that this is how my mom was captured and killed. The net was starting to resurface and I frantically searched for any sign of a way out.
There was none.
By now I was already hanging in the air and all of the fishermen were gathered around me. My hands gripped the rope net tightly.
" What is that?", one man asked.
" It looks like a mermaid," said another. They all laughed.
" That is no mermaid, that is a merman. It doesn't even look like a woman, let alone a mermaid."
My eyes narrowed as one man in a brown suit cautiously walked up to me. He reach one hand up towards my tail. The next thing happened so fast that I barely even knew that I did it.
I raised my tail as far as it could go in this small net and smacked the man's hand, while hissing loudly. Everyone jumped back.
" Cut him down!"
I hit the ground hard and I started thrashing about. I made small screeching sounds as they picked me up and threw me into a medium sized tank. The same man in the brown suit that I had smacked with my tail, grabbed a knife from his pocket. My eyes narrowed and I hissed at him again.
" Oh, shut up!", he yelled as he sliced the top of the net and shook me out of it. Just as I was about to jump out of the tank, the man slammed a glass lid over it. I slapped the top of the tank with my hands.
" Set sail!"
One man yelled out, " What are we going to do with him?"
The man driving the boat smirked.
" I think the aquarium will pay us good money for him," he said as he pointed at me with his thumb.
All I could do was lay at the bottom of the tank and wait, wait for the inevitable.
I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of Beneath the Waves. I will try to make the chapters longer, but I just wanted to get this story posted.
R&R please!