The Little Mermaid copyright Hans Christian Anderson/Disney

Pirates of the Caribbean copyright Disney


Mermaids Of The Caribbean Chapter 04: Darkscar Attacks

[Atalan, Midnight]

Melody Put On Her Nightgown And Walked Over To Her Bed.
She Sat Up And Began To Comb Her Long, Black Hair...And Hummed a Tune To Herself.

KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!

Melody Glanced At Her Door.

"WHO IS IT!

"It`s Me... Said Ariel`s Voice

"COME IN!

Ariel Opened The Door.
She Was Is a Casual Dress, With Her Hair Down.

"Hey, Mom...

Ariel Smiled.
She Walked Over And Sat Beside Her.

"So...Did You Have Fun With Chris, Today?

"Yes...I Did.
He Really Is a Special Guy.

Ariel Smiled.

"That`s Good...

Melody Sighed.

"So...How Is Dad Taking It?

Ariel Exhaled Sharply.

"Well...He Was a Little "Surprised".
But, I Calmed Him Down...

"I Hope He`s Okay With Me And Chris Being "Together"
You Know, I really Do Care About Him.

"Oh, Don`t Worry About That, Melody...
He Knows Chris Is a Good Boy...He`s Just Not ready To Accept Your Growing Up, Yet.

Melody Smiled.
Ariel Bent down And Kissed Her On The Head.

"I Know You And Chris Will Be Happy, Together...
I can tell He`s a Good Kid And Not Like The "Other" Boys.

Melody Smiled.

"yeah...i know that, too.

Melody Layed Down On her bed.
Ariel Pulled The Covers Over Her.

"good night, melody...

"good night.

Ariel Puts Out Melody`s Candle And Walked Out Of The Dark Room.

[Later, In The Master Bedroom]

Ariel Walked Into Her And Eric`s Room.
Eric Was Laying On Teh Bed, But Obviously WASN`T Sleeping.

Ariel Sighed As She Walked Over To a Closet And Changed Into Her Nightgown.

"You have To Let This Go, Eric... Said Ariel, Sternly

"Ariel, I Just Don`t Think Melody Should Be Getting TOO INVOLVED In a Relationship.

"Eric, RELAX!
She`s a Teenager Now, She`s Old Enough To Make Her Own Decisions...
Besides, It`s Not Like She`s WIth a Total Stranger...Chris Is Practicly Part Of the Family.

Eric Sighed.

"I Know...He`s a Good Kid.
But, It`s Just That...(Sigh).

Eric Turned To face Ariel, Who Was Approaching Him In Her Nightgown.

"I Still Think Of Melody As That Little Baby We Raised.

Ariel Sighed.

"I Know...I feel The Same Way, Too.
But, We All Know She Couldn`t Stay So Small Forever.

Eric Sighed Sharply.
Ariel Got Into Their Bed.

She Put Her Hand On Her Husband`s Shoulder.

"Eric...It`s Time To Let Go.
Look, I Was Three Years Older Than Melody Was When I First Fell In Love With You...
And, Chris Is Every Bit As Good And Noble As You Were...And, Still Is.

Eric Smiled.

"Well...You May Be Right.

"I Know I Am...
Besides...I Know What He`s Going Through, Losing a Parent At a Young Age.

Eric Saw Ariel`s Eyes Were Saddened.

"Ariel?

Ariel Wiped a Tear Away.

"When I Lost My Mother...Everything Just Fell Apart.
Chris Must Of Felt The Same Way When He Lost His Parents.
He Needs Somebody To Show Him Kindness And Compassion, To Ease His Pain...That`s What I Needed.

Eric Sighed At Ariel`s Words He Now Felt a Little Guilty For Being So Suspicious Of Chris.

"your right...
Maybe I`m Not Showing The Kid Some Proper Respect.
Tell You What...How About I Take Him Into Town Tommorrow And Get To Know Him Better.

Ariel Smiled.

"That Sounds Like a WONDERFUL Idea...

Ariel Kissed Eric, Then Blew Out a Candle.

[Several Hours Later, Outside The Castle]

a Dark Ship Approached The Harbor Of Atalan...
The Pirate Captain DARKSCAR, Looked Over At The Castle.

"This Is Atalan, Sir... Began a Pirate.

"Well Done...

Darkscar Drew Out His Sword.

"Now...Let`s "Wake Them Up".

"Aye, Captain...

The Pirate Walked Over to the Others.

"ALL HANDS, TO STATIONS!
READY THE GUNS AND FIRE AT WILL!

The Ship Sailed Over To The Town Near The Castle.
The Pirates Ran Over To the Cannons, Loaded Them Up...And Fired.

"First Mate!

"Aye, Sir?

"I Am Putting You Under Command Until I return...
I Am Taking a Group To Storm The Castle, Keeping Firing On The Town, I Shall Return Soon...With The Boy.

"Yes, Sir!

[Meanwhile, Inside The Castle]

Chris Awoke Suddenly To What Sounded Like Thunder.
He Ran Out Of His Bed And Towards The Window...Where He Saw a Sight He Hoped He`d NEVER See, Again.

"no...

He Saw a Pirate Ship Fire Their Cannons On The Town Of Atalan.
He Then Saw Some Boats Headed Towards The Castle.

"darkscar...

Chris Quickly Ran Towards His Chest And Opened It.
He Took a Belt And Wrapped It Around Him, Then Grabbed a Cutlass And Pistol.

Chris Ran Out The Door, Where He Saw Guards Rushing Around.

He Knew Most Of the Guards Were Now Defending The Town From The Pirate Ship...Leaving The Castle VUNERABLE.
Chris also Knew This Might Be Darkscar`s Overall Plan, And That he Had To Do Something...ANYTHING!

"melody...

Chris Ran Through The Halls Of The Castle.
He Finally reached Melody`s Room...But, When He Opened The door

He Found NO ONE.

"melody, no...

[Elsewhere]

Melody Was Already Running Through The Halls, Looking For Her Parents.
She Was Alerted The The "Thunder Sounds" And Knew Something Was Terribly Wrong.

She Had To Find Her Parents...And Find Out What Was Going On.

"MOM!, DAD!

As Melody Ran Through Teh halls...She Bumped Into Someone.
She Saw Some Men In Dirty Looking Clothes Carrying Weapons.

She Gasped At Them.

"Well... Said a Voice

Melody Turned To See a Man With a Black Beard And Jagged Scar On His face.

"What Have We Here?...The Princess.

Darkscar Grabbed Melody And Covered Her Mouth.
Melody Paniced, Unsure If This Man Was Going To Kill Her Or Not.

"Looks Like I Found My "Leverage" To Obtain What I Want...

[Meanwhile, Elsewhere]

Eric And Ariel Rushed Out Of Their Room And Ran Out To the Ballroom.
There, They Saw Their Guards Fighting What Looked Like Pirates.

"oh my god... Said Eric

Eric Drew Out His Sword.
He Leaped Over, Grabbed And Swung From a Chandelear And Landed On the Floor.

Eric Engaged In Battle With The Pirates.
Who, Due To his Superior Swordman Skills...Fought Them Pretty Well.

"ERIC!

Ariel Rushed Down Teh Stairs.
She Was Blocked By a Pirate.

"Where Do You Think Your Going, Lady!

Ariel Kicks And Punched The Pirate, Knocking Him Out.
She Then Takes His sword And Rushes Into The Ballroom.

She Joins Eric In Teh Sword Fight.
She Does Surprisingly Well, Countering Many Attacks.

"Quite ALOT Of Pirates, Here...How Did They Get Through The Gates?

Eric Gritted His teeth As He Fought The Pirates.

"Must have Something To Do With That Pirate Attack In Town.

Just Then, The Fire Of a Pistol Rang Out.
Everyone Looked And Saw Captain Darkscar...Holding The Blade Of His Sword At Melody`s Throat.

"If The King And Queen Value The Life Of The Princess...They Will Order The Guards To STAND DOWN!

"MELODY! Shouted Ariel

Eric Gritted His Teeth In Anger.

"MEN!...Lower Your Weapons.

The Guards Sighed Sharply As They Put Their Guns Away.
The Pirates Chuckled As Darkscar Approached Eric and Ariel...Still Holding Melody Back.

"What Do You Want? Said Eric

Darkscar Grinned.

"What I Want...Is OCEANNA!

Eric Eyed Him.
Melody Paniced a Little.

"I Don`t Know Who Your Talking About... Said Eric, Sternly

Darkscar Laughed.

"Don`t Lie To a Liar, Your Majesty...
I KNOW The Son Of My Hated Enemy Is Here...He Must Be.

Ariel Raised An Eyebrow.

"hated enemy?

"TELL ME WHERE HE IS!

"I Don`t Know...

Darkscar Grinned Evily.

"Wanna Play That Way?...Fine.
I Guess Your Going To Need a Little "Persuasion"

Darkscar Pressed The Blade Against Melody`s Neck.
She SCreamed In her Throat As She Felt The Blade Press Against Her Skin, Fearing The Worst.

"NO! Shrieked Ariel

"TELL ME WHERE HE IS!

"Not...Here. Said Eric

Darkscar Smiled.

"So...He IS Here.

Just Then, a Pistol Is Fired...Sending Darkscar`s Hat Flying.
Everyone Looks To See Chris Standing At The Top Of The Staircase, His Pistol Smoking.

"You Bet I`m Here, Darkscar!

Darkscar Grinned.

"Oceanna...At Long Last.
The Last Time I Saw You...You Were Just a Child.
But, Now Look At You...All Grown Up, And Mingling With "Blue Bloods"

Chris Rushed Down Teh Stairs.
He Kept His Gun Aimed At Darkscar.

"Let Her Go, Darkscar...

"Why?
SO You Can Kill Me?...I Don`t Think So.

Chris Narrowed His Eyes.
He Realised That Melody`s Life Was In his Hands...So, he Had To be Careful About This.

"Let Her Go, darkscar...And i Promise I Won`t Shoot You.

Darkscar Grinned.

"Do You ALSO Promise To Surrender Yourself?

Chris Sighed, Realising He Was Caught.

"yes...But, ONLY If You Also Promise To Leave Atalan And All It`s People ALONE.

Darkscar Eyed Him.

"Hmmmmm...That doesn`t Sound Too Fun.
I Was Hoping To At Least Kill a Few Guards Or So.

Chris Glared At Darkscar.

"But, WHY NOT!
Okay...It`s a Deal.

Chris Sighed As He Put His Pistol Away.

"fine...

Darkscar`s Pirates Approached Chris And Slapped Some "Irons" On His Hands.
Darkscar Released Melody And Pushed Her Towards Her Parents, Her Hugged Her tightly.

The Pirate Captain Approached Chris And Smirked.

"Compassion Always Was Your father`s GREATEST WEAKNESS...I See You Share That Trait.

Chris Narrowed His Eyes.

"If Your Going To Kill Me, Just Get It Over With...

Darkscar Grinned.

"Oh, Believe Me...Nothing Would Make Me Happier Than To Kill You RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW!
But, Sadly...Your "Currently" More Valuable To Me ALIVE Than Dead, Right Now.

Chris Eyed Darkscar.
Darkscar Turned To The Other Pirates.

"TAKE HIM BACK TO THE SHIP!
And, Tell The Boys To cease Attack...We`re Setting Sail, Immedietly.

As The Pirates Took Chris Away...Melody Lost It.

"NO!, CHRIS!

She Tried To Run To Him, But Darkscar Aimed His Gun At Her.

"Don`t Make Me Go Against My Word, Girl...
I Promised I Wouldn`t Kill You, But I Wouldn`t Hesitate To Shoot You In The Legs.

"MELODY, STAY BACK! Shouted Chris

"But-BUT, CHRIS!

"JUST GO!...i`ll be okay.

Melody Was Tearing Up.
As The Pirates Drug Him Away, Darkscar Glared At The Royals.

"Don`t Follow Me...Or, You`ll Suffer Fates WORSE THAN DEATH.

Darkscar Walked Out The Doors.

The Pirates Soon Reached The Boat And Rowed Back To The Ship.
Melody Ran Out And Over To The Shore...Where She Saw The Ship Sailing Away.

"no...

Melody Fell To Her Knees, Tears Streaming Down her Face.

"!