Chapter Two
After Sherlock was lectured by his mother, he swam to his secret cave, along with Molly. Sherlock puts his dinglehopper in a candlestick holder. He sighs.
"Sherlock, are you okay?"
"If only I could make her understand. I just don't see things the way she does. I don't see how a world that makes such wonderful things - could be bad." Sherlock sighs again. A crashing noise fills the cave. It's Mrs. Hudson.
"Mrs. Hudson?!" Sherlock shouts.
"Sherlock - what, are you mad? How could you - what is all this?"
"It, err, it's just my - collection…"
"Oh. I see. Your collection. Hmmm. IF YOUR MOTHER KNEW ABOUT THIS PLACE SHE'D -" she starts to shout, her temper rising, before Molly interrupts her.
"You're not going to tell her, are you?
"Oh, please, Mrs. Hudson, she would never understand."
"Sherlock. You're under a lot of pressure down here. Come with me, I'll take you home and get you something warm to drink." A ship passes over head them.
"What do you suppose?..." Sherlock swims to the ship.
"Sherlock? Sherlock!" Mrs. Hudson shouts, then swims after him, along with Molly. He reaches the surface. Fireworks illuminate the night sky with many colors. Mrs. Hudson and Molly finally join Sherlock. Molly's face was filled with astonishment, while Mrs. Hudson was filled with shock.
"Sherlock, what - what are you- jumpin' jellyfish! Sherlock, Sherlock! Please come back! Sherlock swims to ship and watches the party until Redbeard finds him. He hides from the dog, and the human approaching.
John whistles for Redbeard. "Redbeard, here boy. Hey, come on, mutt, whatcha doing, huh Redbeard? Good boy." John walks away. Sherlock sees him walks away and is stricken to the core. Lestrade swims to the surface.
"Hey there! Quite a show, eh?" Lestrade shouts.
"Lestrade, be quiet! They'll hear you."
"Oooh, I gotcha, I gotcha. We're being intrepidatious. WE'RE OUT TO DISCOVER!" Sherlock covers Lestrade's mouth.
"I've never seen a human this close before. Oh - he's very handsome, isn't he?" Sherlock blushes while staring at John. A smile forms on his face.
"I dunno, he looks kinda hairy and slobbery to me." he says while looking at Redbeard.
"Not that one - the one playing the snarfblat." he smiles again. The party continues, with sailors dancing and drinking, until Stamford tinks a dinglehopper on a champagne glass.
"Silence! Silence! It is now my honour and privilege to present our esteemed Prince John with a very special, very expensive, very large birthday present."
"Ah, Stamford - y'old beanpole, you shouldn't have."
"I know. Happy birthday, John!" Stamford pulls a sheet of the gift to reveal a large, gaudy statue of John. Redbeard growls at it.
"Gee, Stamford. It's, err, it's, err - it's really somethin'…."
"Yes, I commissioned it myself. Of course, I had hoped it would be a wedding present, but…"
"Well, she's out there somewhere. I just - I just haven't found her yet. Believe me, Stamford, when I find her I'll know - without a doubt. It'll just - bam! - hit me - like lightning." Lightning and thunder appear and the sky grows dark.
"Hurricane a'commin'! Stand fast! Secure the riggin'!" The storm hits, and it hits quickly. Sherlock rapidly grabs onto a nearby rope.
"Whoa! The wind's all of a sudden on the move here. Oh! Sherlock…" Lestrade shouts before being blown back into the water. Lighting tears the sky and crashes onto the ship. A fire begins to roar. Everyone plummets off the ship except Redbeard. John goes back on the boat to save Redbeard, but John's foot gets stuck between broken floorboards. The ship clashes into a rock. Sherlock plunges into the sea before the ship crashes and sinks. Sherlock gets tangled into a fish net. He struggles to get free but to no avail. Molly comes to the rescue. Sherlock swims as quickly as he can to save John. He struggles to bring John to the surface, but finally reaches the surface in the morning.
Sherlock pulls John to the surface. Molly and Mrs. Hudson watch from the distance. Lestrade returns to Sherlock on the shore.
"Is he - dead?" Sherlock asks with worry in his voice.
"It's hard to say." Lestrade puts his ear against Eric's foot. "Oh, I - I can't make out a heartbeat."
"No, look! He's breathing. He's so, beautiful." Sherlock smiles as his parts John's hair. A slight giggle escapes Sherlock's throat, then a happy sigh. He starts singing softly to John. Barking is heard in the distance. Lestrade and Sherlock flee the scene. Molly and Mrs. Hudson hide behind a rock. Stamford runs up to the now awaken John. John sits up.
"A man - rescued me….He was - singing...he had the most - beautiful voice." John announces.
"I think you've swallowed a bit too much seawater. Off we go. Come on, Redbeard." Stamford helps John to his feet.
"We just gotta forget this whole thing ever happened. The sea queen will never know. You won't tell her, I won't tell her. I will stay in one piece." Mrs. Hudson tells Molly before they return to the sea. Sherlock watches the prince walk away. Sherlock's smile glows.
From his cave in the darkest depths of the ocean, lies the evil sea wizard, Moriarty. Moriarty is watching Sherlock from an orb.
"Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. I can't stand it - it's too easy. The child is in love with a human. And not just any human - a prince! His mommy'll LOVE that. Queen Trina's headstrong, lovesick boy would make a charming addition to my little garden."
A few days has passed since the ship wreckage. Sherlock is taking his time getting ready this morning.
"Sherlock, time to come out. You've been in there all morning." Mycroft exclaims. Sherlock swims out with a smile drawn on his face. He's humming to himself.
"Morning, mother." he states as swims off.
"Oh, he's got it bad." one of Sherlock's brothers states.
"What? What has he got?" the Queen asks.
"Isn't it obvious, mother? Sherlock's in love." Mycroft responds.
"Sherlock? In love?"
