A little girl skipped merrily on the deck of the Mayflower. In her hands was a cage with 3 canaries in it. "Papa! Papa! Look what I've got!" She yelled. The little girl set down the cage in front of her father. "My My Ella, what have you got here?" Her father asked. "Auntie Mel gave me a birthday present!" Ella said, peering into the cage with her large brown eyes. Her father was about to say something when the captain yelled out, "High waves up ahead!".

The waves approached quickly. Ella clutched the cage as the ship churned violently. When the waves hit, people were sent flying overboard, including Ella herself. The cage slipped out of her reach and smashed against the side of the boat, sending the canaries into the ocean. Just minutes later, the ship was underwater and everyone on it was too.

A/N: Sorry but this was just a little beforehand or how it happened chapter, the real story will start in the next chapter! Adios!