-All the oceans lived in peace for as long as they could remember. The leaders of all five oceans had always held peace meetings, there children playing together outside. However, Manfred von Karma, leader of the Southern Ocean, was power hungry and changed everything when he attacked the Pacific Ocean, killing the leader, Gregory Edgeworth in the process. Franziska, Manfred's daughter who was also attacking, saw a little merman, injured. She felt terrible, realizing what was happening to everybody. Her power-hungry mind was erased and she wanted to help the unconscious boy anyway she could, even though he had the gold outlining around his tail, indicating that he was Miles Edgeworth. She brought Edgeworth to her father, begging to have him live in the Southern Ocean, seeing he had no home in the Pacific. von Karma thought this through, seeing that he could use Edgeworth to his advantage, thinking out a long, crazy plan that only his twisted mind would think of. He gave Edgeworth a poisonous pill, erasing his memories and changing the base tail color to green from orange. He couldn't figure out how to change the outlining, however. So instead of kicking Edgeworth to the street, everybody seeing the gold accent, Manfred 'adopted' Miles, planning to use him later in life. That brings us to the present. No more meetings, no more freely traveling in between oceans, and defiantly no more peace. Everybody thinks that Miles is dead, even he thinks that. Edgeworth, going by Augustine now and 15, still holds one, blurry memory that seems useless, but will hold the key to half of this story.-

Edgeworth (Augustine)

That toothy white smile. Those deep, deep, kind blue eyes. One of the only non-blurry things I can remember from my childhood.

Mr. von Karma said that my parents just both died of disease, but I find it hard to believe. I mean, why wouldn't I catch it, and if I got that disease, then Mr. von Karma would probably get me ordered killed. He wants his society perfect, cold. No mistakes, and certainly no happiness if that's what perfection is.

Franny and I also have to be perfect, in appearance and mind. He wants me to cover the birthmark on the back of my head with a pony tail and he want's Franny to cover the scar on her forehead with her bangs. It's not like I have anywhere to go anyway if I want to leave. Be grateful for what you have though. I could be dead, or living in pain. Mr. von Karma did take me in, that's what Franny said, and I always trust her.

But I can't get that boy out of my head. He wasn't a merman, that's for sure. He was on a boat and had legs. His black hair was very spiky, almost like a sea urchin. How did I see him, though? I remember I was with Franny, but I went up to the surface without her. There were a few other kids. I think they were the children of the other leaders.

Nikko, the short girl, was playing around with Rusuke and Akito at the time. What was Akito's brother doing? Does it matter? I don't want to waste my energy thinking about a small detail. Nikko seemed the same as she is now, still short and sweet, but she can pack a punch now, just like Simon, her father, minus the short and sweet. Rusuke doesn't seem the same. From what I can recall in that memory, she wasn't as power hungry and manipulative like Godot. Akito and Jack are...let's just say beauty queens for now, even though Jack's a boy. Guess Klavier rubbed off on them. Franny. She seemed so different back then. She was just as crazy and manipulative as Rusuke is now. It's like they gave each other their personalities. Franny still has a short fuse, but wouldn't kill just for power, like her father. I can't put my finger on why Miles wasn't there, though. I mean, he was still alive before that attack and there was no more meetings after that.

Mr. von Karma said that Miles was a little demon and that he deserved to die, but in the history records, his face was of a regular child, smiling from ear to ear. I should forget that memory and Miles. The past is the past. I should forget that boy too. It's not like I can leave the Southern ocean, much less go to the surface in the Atlantic. At least that's where I think the ship was.

"Dang it, stop thinking of him!" I did stop, but it didn't last long. Bored out of my mind, and troubled by that memory, I went to go talk to Franny. Being the only two 'children' in the empty and cold castle, we talked a lot. She seemed like she had been having something she wanted to tell me for a while now.

Making my way down the long hallway, I past the painting that I didn't even dare look at, having my head down. It was Mr. von Karma and Franny. It was painted recently; I guess it's a reminder that I will never be a part of the family. My head was still down even after I past the painting, weight of the guilt staying, until I went up the staircase, turning towards Franny's room.

I heard voices through the door, cracked open, so I went to the side and waited, not meaning to overhear the conversation.

"So you have grown attached to him?" "Papa, it's not like that! I mean, you shouldn't do that to anybody!"

It was Franny and Mr. von Karma. By his stern voice, I was somewhat scared he was going to hurt her, but I kept my place against the wall. "Franziska, every time I have asked you, you have said yes. Now all of a sudden, you decide that you don't want to do it yourself." "Say yes to what? Do what herself?"

"Maybe cause the last time you asked was 6 years ago! The only time you asked!" "Don't raise your voice with me!" I almost jumped in, but restrained myself and kept listening.

"Your a von Karma! I shouldn't need to ask twice! You should be able to do it anyway!" Silence. "But papa, it's just cruel, no matter who it is, even if it's that low life prince!" "Is she talking about Jack? I know she wouldn't call me a prince, that's for sure."

"Do you want to live in a perfect world, Franziska?" "Yes..." "To have that perfect world, you must go through with your promises." "I was foolish back then! I didn't know what you had meant!" "Oh, your playing that card. Hmph! I'll do it myself then, if your not a von Karma." "No! I am a von Karma!" Even though I couldn't see it, I could tell that Mr. von Karma was giving his evil smirk. It had a presence like a ghost; cold and deathly. "Then do as I tell you to do in the first place."

I moved down the hallway, knowing that Mr. von Karma would be coming out soon, if not then. I acted like I was coming from one of the many rooms when he came out, evil smirk like I suspected. "Um, good morning, Mr. von Karma." He gave me a slight grunt and continued, barely acknowledging me.

I went back to Franny's room, wanting to figure out what was going on. I mean, if she was talking about Jack, I wouldn't call him low life. I wouldn't call any of the leaders kids low life, even though the the things Mr. von Karma feeds me about them says otherwise.

Knocking on the door frame, I peeked in and saw Franny holding a photo on her bed. She looked up and shoved it underneath the mattress. "Um, hey Franny?" "Yes, Augustine?" "I overheard a little. Why did you call Jack low life?"

Franny rolled her eyes. "It wasn't Jack I was calling low life." "I figured, but who was it? And what did you say no to?" She shook her head. "You really are a foolish fool, not a low life."

"Why are you calling me a low life too?" "Subtract the too. I called you a low life prince." I was confused out of my mind. "I'm not a prince, Franny." "If your not one now, you used to be one. One of a different ocean."

The pieces started to fall into place, but I still wasn't sure what she meant. Plus I didn't want to look stupid, asking the far-fetched thing I was thinking of.

"They never did find Miles's body, did they?" Franny looked like she was let go of a thousand pounds on her shoulders. But then it was like the weight appeared again.

"You have to get out of here," she whispered. I closed the door, not wanting Mr. von Karma to hear out conversation. "So...I'm Miles?" "Yes, Augustine." "WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED FOR ME TO END UP HERE?!" "Keep your voice down, you foolish fool! If papa hears, he'll kill you!" I wasn't sure if Franny meant meteorically by her tone.

"Here, sit down." I sat down on her bed as she stood up. "I'll tell you what happened, alright? Even if you didn't know you were Miles though, I would still have to get you out of this castle, maybe the Pacific ocean." "Why?"

Franny rolled her eyes once again. "Don't you see it? Papa was going to feed you some poison crap again and control your mind! If you really did hear our conversation, you would understand that."

"I did hear the conversation, but you agreed to do it. And wait, again?!" "I was going to get you out before that! He said that you weren't biting at anything he said about the other oceans, so he wanted me to poison you and make you be his right hand man in attacking them!"

I sighed. "So your not the sister I never had? You were just helping him trying to brainwash me?" "No you fool! Again, did you not hear that conversation?! I wasn't going to do it!"

"But you sa-" "I said I would so I could buy us some time, dammit!

"Now sit down, be quiet, and let me just tell you that story you wanted to hear."