-at a beach-
"So, where do we head next?" Clara asked, while sitting on a rock and holding her feet into the water.
"Let's see... Oh, what about Salineas? I'm sure we can find a boat in Seaworthy to sail there. It's not far away." Annika described to her, while studying the map.
"Sounds fun. What was the name of the water princess again?" Clara agreed and turned around so she could also take a look at the map.
"It's... Sapphire! Daughter of Queen Mermista and King Sea Hawk." Annika pointed out at a list of the princesses.
Clara looked at the list confused. "Have you been researching them in the ice palace library before we left?"
"Maybe? A bit?" Annika laughed nervously and hid the paper with the list in it behind her back.
Clara rolled her eyes smirking and requested : "Let's pack our things and go to Salineas.".
Annika nodded and did what Clara told her. Soon they arrived near Seaworthy.
"Hey, Clara? Can I ask you something?" Annika asked.
"You already did, but sure." Clara looked at Annika with a smile.
"Who would you say am I like?"
"What? I'm sorry, but I don't get the question..." Clara said confused.
"Who of my mothers do you think am I like?" Annika explained the question.
"Well... I don't know. You're a bit of Adora, a bit of Catra and a huge bit of Annika." Clara tried to answer her friends question. "Why do you want to know that?"
While talking they walked into Seaworthy and passed many strange looking people.
"Because I need an identity. Look, every single one of the team our parents created has one. Adora was the brave captain, Catra was the sassy hardcore girl, and everyone else too. But I don't feel like I have that special something inside of me." Annika explained to Clara, who looked at her in surprise.
"Annika, you don't need to be like one of your mothers. You're Annika and you're great just the way you are. Stop planning every single part of your personality." Clara tried to calm Annika.
"You're right... So my planning is like my mom Adora?"
Clara signed and suddenly noticed a boat not far away, where no owner stood. The princess smiled and made her way over to the boat.
"Hey, it looks like this boat has no owner! Maybe we can use it to get to Salineas." Clara suggested.
"Great idea. I mean how hard can it be? " Annika agreed to the idea and they both went onto the boat.
The question of Annika instantly got answered. After a few minutes of sailing the ship at the sea, they were already lost at sea and fighting against a seamonster.
"Okay... Maybe it's harder than I thought..." Annika cried out as she tried to stand straight on the planks of the ship.
"I told you, we should have hired a captain!" Clara shouted and held on to the sides of the ship.
"No, you didn't! You said:"A captain is just as good, as being you're with your best friend! "Annika shouted back angrily.
"Okay, we don't get anywhere with this conversation! Let's think about surviving first!" Clara suggested stressed out.
But Annika didn't get to answer her friend, because she suddenly got picked up from the sea monster with one of its tentacles.
It was just about to eat her, when they suddenly heard a loud canonshot from the right and the sea monster roared and dissappeared in the water.
The girls turned around and saw two ships with the flag of Salineas. The ship sailed next to them and a guard spoke to them.
"You are in the teretory of Salineas. Explain yourselves."
"Well, guys. Funny story. Actually it's not... We come from Bright Moon and want to talk with princess Sapphire." Clara told the guards with a determined voice.
"She's the princess of Bright Moon. And I'm the daughter of Adora also known as She ra." Annika added quickly.
The guards looked at each other. Then the guard who spoke first answered. "You may come with us to Salineas."
Annika and Clara smiled and grabbed their bags to chance the ship.
It didn't took them long to get to Salineas, since the girls already were pretty close to the sea city.
When they arrived they couldn't believe their eyes at first. Salineas was right before them and it was more beautiful than everyone told them.
It didn't have any broken houses and there was no sign of the pain it had to go through.
But the girls didn't have much time to watch it, because the guards stopped the board at the shore and instantly brought them to the palace.
On the way Annika watched the large buildings shine brightly and smelled the fresh sea air.
As soon as they arrived at the palace entrance, two guards stopped them.
"Please give us all your weapons or other dangerous items." one of the guards demanded.
"Yeah... So, that's complicated... See, I can magically make a bow appear and Annika's sword is literally bonded to her, soo..." Clara tried to make the guards understand.
The guards whispered about the situation for a minute and then said: "Do you have any proof that you won't be a danger to the royalty in this palace?"
Annika thought about it for a second and grabbed a writing from their parents out of her shoulder bag.
"This is a letter from the king and queen of Bright Moon. And also from She ra. It says that we are their children and that we are not a danger to anyone." Annika showed the guards the letter.
After reading it, the guards nodded and stepped aside, so that the girls could go into the palace.
Inside the huge building Annika noticed ancient signs on the walls. Clara didn't look around much. She instantly looked at the king and queen of Salineas and bowed before them.
As soon as Annika saw the royalty she did the same thing. When they looked up at them, Mermista spoke first.
"So, you two are from Bright Moon? I thought they were too busy for a visit. Anyway, why are you here?"
"Okay, so we have this awesome and totally not dangerous project, which is about all of the different princesses and we kind of hoped that your daughter Sapphire would join us for it..." Clara told the royal couple.
"So... It's basically the princess alience 3.0 without any war?" Sea Hawk asked.
"Well yeah... But... This time it's only because we want to get to know each other." Annika added to sound more convincing.
Mermista and Sea Hawk thought for a moment. Then the queen of the sea answered.
"If you want to see Sapphire, she should be upstairs. If she wants to join you is her decision."
Annika and Clara tried to hide their happiness.
"Thank you , your highnesses." Annika thanked them and together with Clara she headed upstairs.
As they walked through the castle, Annika suddenly heard something with her cat ears. It came from the room at the end of the corridor.
"Hey! I think I hear something from that room over there. It sounds like... music." Annika described Clara.
"Well then we should take a look." Clara decided and walked towards the door of the room.
They slowly opened it and looked at a room with a high roof, sea shell furnitures and a small fountain.
The girls walked in and gasped impressed.
Annika looked to her left and spotted a girl with dark blue hair, who played guitar.
She has not yet noticed the two friends and was busy with her guitar.
Finally Clara cleared her throat and the girl turned around.
"Hey, uh... I suppose you are Princess Sapphire?" Clara asked with a nervous smile.
"Yep. And you are?" the girl answered confused and stood up and put her guitar onto the blue bed next to her.
"I am Annika, daughter of Catra and She ra and this is my friend Clara, daughter of Glimmer and Bow, king and queen of Bright Moon." Annika introduced herself and her friend.
"We didn't mean to interrupt. We just heard this music and wanted to see who was playing the guitar... It was really good." Clara walked closer Sapphire.
"Thanks. I'm glad that at least a few people around here still enjoy making music." Sapphire thanked Clara with a sad voice.
"Oh, well we do. But I thought your family is practically made for music?" Annika said also stepping closer.
"We used to sing together... But then royal duties came and, well... We didn't spend much time together. My mom wants me to finally unleash my water powers and my dad tries to convince some pirates from seaworthy to join Salineas. So I'm kind of on both sides and that can be very confusing sometimes. "Sapphire told her new friends.
"I know what you mean..." Annika mumbled.
"And is there a reason why they don't spend much time with you? Did something changed?" Clara asked curiously.
"I don't think so... The only thing could be that-. Oh" Sapphire suddenly looked down sadly and sat down on a shell chair.
"What is it?" Annika asked.
"What if it's me? It all started on my 15th birthday. Mom told me that my powers could wait until I'm 15, but they never showed. What if I'm the reason that Salineas and Seaworthy aren't living together in peace?" Sapphire blamed herself.
"I don't think that's true, but if it is... Is there any way you can earn these water powers?" Annika tried to help.
"There might be one. My mom told me that my grandfather had incredible powers and that he could control water to work some kind of magic. That's why he retired. To focus on those. And that's why my mom hates him until now..." Sapphire explained Annika and Clara.
"That's cool... But what does that have to do with-" Annika began a question, but Sapphire already talked to answer it.
"If we talk to him, maybe he can help my powers to show with his water magic!" the water princess shouted excitedly.
"That could work! Where does he live? We'll come with you!" Clara supported the plan.
"From all I've heard, he lives in an old cave under water, so I guess we'll have to swim."
"What?! Oh, no no no no no! No! I just faced a slime monster in a sewer and that was so gross! I'm not going back into the water!" Annika denied loudly and crossed her arms.
Clara smiled at Sapphire nervously and took Annika's arm to talk to her in private.
" Annika, what are you saying?! This could be our only chance to make her join our group! Please. " Clara begged.
Annika looked at her best friend and then signed.
"Alright, fine. But you owe me."
"Why do I owe you?" Clara asked a bit angry.
But Annika already turned around to Sapphire and said : " We're glad to help. Let's go!"
Wow, I actually did this one in time! Yay me! And I can already tell you that in the next chapter there will be a song involved! Yay!Anyway, have a great day and I'll see you in the next chapter or on Instagram (The_princesses_of_power) :D