Chapter: Prologue
"Mama! Papa!" a child of the age of 8 cried over the sounds of his pod screaming.
"Matthew!" a woman with black hair swam towards her young son, her warm blue eyes filled with worry and fear.
Matthew saw his father swim towards him and his mother and grabbed their wrists and pulled them deeper into the water and led them behind a giant rock. Matthew looked at his father who had blond hair and violet eyes that were filled with worry and he pulled Matthew and his wife into a hug.
"You have to escape Matthew." His father said.
Matthew shook his head as tears welled in his violet-blue eyes. Matthew's red and white striped tail swished nervously as he held onto his mother's hand, a small pout on his light pink lips.
"But… I-I don't want to leave you or Mama!" Matthew cried.
Suddenly loud explosions went off and the after shock cause Matthew to hit a boulder behind him, a squeak of pain fell pass his lips. A metal hook dug itself into the small child's right bicep, blood slowly drifted out.
"Go Matthew! We'll keep them away from you for as long as possible!" His father said.
"Please my sweet baby boy. Live for us please." His mother begged.
Matthew started crying as he swam to his parents and hugged them as he cried; ignoring the pain in his arm. His Mother ran her through his wavy blond hair. His father hugged the two placing a kiss on Matthew's head before placing a necklace on Matthew, his mother doing the same as well. The necklaces both had sand dollars on them, Matthew had one that was almost identical to his parents but his had part of a clam on it.
"Go, before they find you!" Matthew was gently pushed away from the destruction of his family pod.
Matthew gave one last look before swimming away with tears in his eyes, the further he swam the quieter the screams came. The child swam faster and eventually found a pod of dolphins. The child didn't know what to do he was into much shock and was terrified of his new surroundings.
A dolphin noticed the child and swam over and felt the fear coming from the child and clicked and whistled gently to the boy.
Matthew carefully swam closer and the dolphin nuzzled him lightly before gently biting the metal hook and removed it; ripping a bit of the child's skin in the process, Matthew cried in pain when the hook was removed. Other dolphins surrounded the child and started to whistle and click in gentle tunes and calmed the young merchild.
The child fell asleep and the dolphins took the boy with them, biting a red scarf that was wrapped around the child's neck while making sure that the boy didn't choke. Some of the older dolphins hunted for the child while the mother dolphins watched the child in their homes in the sand close to the shore.
Matthew was 10 years old and it has been two years since he last seen his original family pod and wonders if his parents were alive, if they were, were they looking for him? Matthew came to love his new family and learned how to hunt and talk like they do. His siblings were protective of him and the same with Matthew for them.
When a shark was attacking his family Matthew fended it off with a rock. He was only 9 when it happened, but he came out with a shark tooth and a cut above his left brow. Matthew made a knife with the tooth, using seaweed and a piece of green hardwood(Bamboo). It sat on his waist with his makeshift seaweed belt.
Matthew swam with his siblings catching shrimp and some fish for lunch. The kid loved shrimp but liked fish as well. Matthew swam around with his sibling snatching fish and eating them as he went along before returning to his pod once again.
It was Matthew's 13th birthday and Matthew found himself with his siblings trying to save a small frightened seal from a net. The young preteen carefully cut the ropes, while softly speaking to the seal.
"Your going to be okay, I just need to cut one last part of the net and then your free!" Matthew said.
Cutting the rope around the mammals tail. Once the seal was free, it swam behind the boy and nuzzled his back. Matthew giggled as he and his siblings led the seal away from any future danger and Matthew had gained a new friend.
"I'm going to call you Kumajiour! Kuma for short!" Matthew chirped.
The seal licked the blonds nose and swam happily with the small group.
Over the years Matthew had grew up into a strong young man. His honey blond hair just barely touched his shoulders, his violet-blue eyes shined brightly, he had a longer red scarf and was using his old scar as a mini bag for any shells that he has found. His necklaces hung around his neck, a scar that looked like a jagged 'C' on his right bicep. His tail was brighter and the red stood out against the bright white.
"Come on Kuma! We have to catch up with the others!" Matthew chuckled as he grabbed the lazy seal and pulled him along.
A grin on his pale pink lips, the glimmer of the sun made his pale ivory look like the snow in the far north of the ocean. Matthew giggled as he swam faster towards his pod, not noticing the quick changes in the oceans weather.
A/N:
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