"So, Sapphire…" Haden started
"Hmm."
"Don't you get tired swimming all the time."
"Sometimes. Although I can become human whenever I want."
"Seriously!"
"Yes."
"Well come on get on the ship!"
"Okay."
I watched as Sapphire transformed human. Her bikini top (Its blue obviously) became longer to cover her stomach. Her legs replaced the fins and she wore a satin mini-skirt. She floated up in the air for a bit before falling and crashing onto Haden. Haden blushed a little before I helped Sapphire off of him.
"Thanks Jackie." She replied, her face pink.
"No prob." I replied "So…" I continued " What else do you know about the 'Black Pearl'?"
"Only about a legend that raps into it."
"Let's hear it!" I said
"Okay," she started " Long ago, when Davey Jones first became who he is today, He terrorized the seas until the sea creatures made a pact with him. The mermaids made a treasure chest, with the key to the Staircase to the ends of the Earth. In return he would only punish, sea creatures that deserve it, and not the creatures as a whole. Also he would keep man away from mermaid."
"Why?" I asked
"In olden years, mermaid and human were in peace. Until one day the King of man decided to take the King of mermaid's youngest daughter as his bride. The girl was only sixteen, so our king said 'no' to your king's proposal. Ignoring our king your king… got the youngest daughter pregnant. Our king was disgraced, he put a ban on any Human/Mermaid relations. The baby was born, and our king let the father see the child. At the shore, at the encounter the king told our king that he was half mermaid. Our king felt better about that and the fact that the child was a son. As he was about to return your king grabbed his sword and slaughtered all of the kings daughters, all five of them, except for his mistress. Your king also wanted our kings wife, our king grabbed his sword and killed your king then returned to the sea. Our king could not kill his grandson so he left him on the shore. He took his daughter, and wife and returned to me sea. Since mermaids turn into water when they are cut the family could not bury the sisters. The king kept his pledge of 'no humans' until…until…" Tears started flowing
"It's okay…" comforted Haden
"I was born… My mother was the Queen, and she destroyed everything our ancestors had built… my sister… killed our mother for it."
Haden and I gasped
"I cant believe that you-" I started before the ship rocked
"Well that was weird I- OHMIGOD!" Haden screamed. Coming over the edge of the ship was a men… strike that men… mermen… crap…
"What are they?" I screamed
"Royal guards… loyal only to Justina…"
"Justina?" Haden and I simultaneously asked
"My sister. She has a tail of gold and eyes of the lightest purple- Get below deck." Sapphire stated, cutting off with alarm in her voice.
"What." I said
"NOW." She said sternly
"Lets go." Haden said grabbing my hand and leading us down. Locking us in our room.
(Get NO ideas about the possible pairing of these two, GAWD we're not that far into the story to even THINK about pairings. *HadenXJackie fan girl/boy "NOT TRUE! Pairings are BEAUTIFUL!"*)
"I'm worried."
"It's only been thirty seconds…" Said Haden. We heard a crash and Sapphire screaming.
"Sapphire!" I cried getting up
"DON'T!" Haden screamed pulling me down
"Holy crap, when'd you get strong?"
"About the same time the voice got deeper and the hair grew on my-"
"Stop."
"Ugh!" Sapphire flew through the door, destroying it. A guard smirked and walked toward Haden and I. I got up and ran to a table, on it was my machete.
"Little boy," The guard said "I'll make you scream."
"Hey, pedophile!" I cried, jumping up behind him. He didn't even have time to look. "Eat this!" I sliced my blade through his head and almost went farther, if he hadn't turned into water.
"Ugh, Michael. Why-?" Sapphire moaned. I ran next to her.
"Michael was that guard," I turned to face her. "Wasn't he?"
"Was? You mean…" She looked at the puddle of water. "Thank you."
"But," Haden started to get up. "Didn't you know him?"
"Know him?" She laughed "Barely, Justina assigned him as my husband."
"Assigned?" Haden questioned "I think your supposed to chose who you marry based on love, not genes or force."
"Maybe," Sapphire started "But, love is something mermaids don't feel."
Haden looked down.
"But," She continued "I have human feelings, I am half-human after all."
"You didn't continue the legend-" I said before I was cut off.
"You'll have plenty of story time in your cells." A guard said. Him and about five others were in the doorway and in the hall. I gripped my machete tighter.
"Haden, Where's your sword?" I asked, not taking my eyes off the men.
"Your little human blades don't faze m-" I slashed his chest
"Shut up." I said my eyes became steely. "How the hell are you all even aboard?" I asked
"Jackie." Sapphire said worried "Mermaids can stay on land for about thirty minutes, but it takes double the time to recover under water."
"That's right." Another guard said, stepping into the puddle where the other was, unfazed by watching me slaughter his friend. "Harold wasn't the best fighter, he was all bark and no bite." He kicked some of the water in my face. "We still have twenty minutes of fun left. Step aside and let us take that pretty little princess off your hands."
Sapphire gasped. Haden hugged her, putting a human shield around her. I took another step forward. There was about five feet between Haden and Sapphire and I, and three between the guards and I. I felt something snap in me, not literally but it's like the little amount of sanity I had left in me left. All I saw was five men threatening my family. I became seven again.
"Mommy! Peter dropped my toothbrush into the toilet on purpose!" I cried
"NO I DIDN'T!" He cried in his (then) squeaky voice. He burst through the door of Fathers study only to see a gunman with father and mother at gunpoint.
"Jessica!" Mother cried
"Well," The gunman said "If your life on the line wont give me the safe code.." He ran behind Peter and I and grabbed Peter and hit the pressure point on my neck. I fell to my knees. "Maybe your son's and daughter's life will." He put the gun to Peter's head.
"Paul! Just give him the code!" Mother screamed
"I-" He gasped. I stood up, and grabbed the empty coat rack.
"What?" The gunman asked turning around. "What the-?" He cried as I swung the coat rack around, raised it above my head and crashed down on his head.
"Don't touch my family." I said. No emotion in my voice, no remorse for my actions.
"Jackie."
"You okay Peter?" I asked, still in my trance.
"Jackie, your eyes…" He gasped. "They're paler… just like the time when-"
"Haden…" I said
"Jackie!" he said coming out of the shock. "It was like seven years ago. I mean, the movements you did, when you swung the machete you took, like, four of them out! And-"
"Shut up." I said
"WHAT?" Haden screamed
"More are coming. So shut up." I said coldly
"Haden," Sapphire said "The person I have my first kiss, if he's a human, with will turn into a mermaid, that's the curse that my ancestors laid on all half-mermaid/Half-humans."
"Why tell me this now?"
"I sense your feelings for me… and, I want to return them but-"
"Hey, puppy-lovers, SHUT UP." I said facing them.
"Too late." Another guard said. My eyes widened. "Let's dance, little girl."
I gritted my teeth. "Jackie, don't." Haden said.
"You with the crappy knife, come and get me." He taunted
"Jackie…" Sapphire worried
"Heh," I smiled, not looking at him. "I'll do more than come and get you…" I turned to look at him, my eyes were normal again. "I'll kill you." I said smiling innocently.
"Oh really?" He said and about twenty guards slammed into the room. "I beg to differ." Blades swished, people screamed, and in the end Sapphire was captured and Haden and I were running around the ship chasing the three guards that were left. I got close to one and slammed my blade into his back, I then, in all my awesomeness, slipped on the water and face planted the deck. Haden continued running and punched the guard holding Sapphire. He didn't turn into water but, he did drop Sapphire. I got up and pounced on the guard that didn't have Sapphire. Sapphire got up with the help of Haden and called up water from the sea, freezed it and sent the shards flying at the guard.
"Woah!" Haden said "When did you learn to do that."
"I'll explain later…" Sapphire responded "Jackie!" She cried
"Ow, ow, ow…" I moaned I had two shards in my arm.
"I'm sorry let me-" The remaining guard picked her up and slung her over her shoulder. I dropped my machete and pounced onto him. Haden jumped on his back.
"Haden you-AKK!"
Okay… so who do you think Jackie will be with? Will I continue this Sapphire and Haden path or in an incredibly random and stupid plot twist will I make it Jackie and Haden. Or, will it be some incredibly random person we have yet to discover…? Anyway if you wanna be in my book as a character, just send me a PM or a review. I NEED PEOPLE…Rival captains are needed. Male, 15, and hot are recommended. But, females can be good to FIGHT over the MALE 15 HOT captain…Oh! And I need mermaids, crew members and soldiers! But random things are acceptable…Yeah…HadenXJackie or HadenXSapphire? Vote now! Maddie out…