A/N: Well, I decided to continue after all. I hate waiting. Here's the
next part, it sort of explains a little more. Enjoy! ^_^
D: Not much to disclaim, except for some parts.
Jenny the Chica ~ thanx for reviewin. Yeah, I guess it iz original, I tried not to make the parts too obvious. ^_^
Mackie ~ my summary sucked tat bad? Well, I changed it at least. ^_^
Fufie ~ some realms back then liked to spy on the others to find out wat they're doin. Spymasters train the spies. The peasants only had bronze and silver coins, only the lucky few had gold. So people, who were peasants, having gold coins was like, rare. Thanx for the review! ^_^
The Acceptance
Karla was swimming freely through the ocean when she felt someone observing her every move. Frowning, she continued on, hoping to reach some sort of shelter. She spotted an underwater cave right under a coral reef. It's darkness promised safety and the colorful outside could interest her later. Quickly, she swam into the inviting opening and searched for a large room. Amazingly, mermaid eyes were well adapted to the darkness and were sharp enough to help look for a open ground. She needed someplace to sleep after all. A seaweed-covered floor appeared before her and she quickly swam near it. Once she was close enough, she could spot otter cubs playing with each other among the strands of seaweed. Occasionally, they would go up to the surface to get some fresh air, there was an opening in the cave's ceiling. Lucky for her, mer-people seem to be able to breathe underwater. Sighing softly, she lay on the comfortable floor and fell asleep.
A squishy, slimy thing awoke her. Karla looked around to see that the otters had swum away, frightened of the intruder. She watched as a purple arm came into view. It was an octopus! Scared, she swam to the corner of the cave, trapped. She stared at the octopus as it slowly approached; it slowed down to pick some clams that were stuck to the cave's walls. It was about to grab her fin when someone shouted.
"Hey, you big ugly creature, go scare some other fishes your own size."
Karla whipped her head to the direction of the voice and spotted a merman. He was brown-haired and blue-eyed, his fin was sapphire. The octopus didn't turn to go, instead it slithered a bit closer to the girl.
"Come on, ugly, don't make me do this."
He clapped his hands and two tiny tiger sharks appeared beside him. They had leashes, made of seaweed, and reminded her of terriers. She couldn't help but giggle at the sight of them. The young man raised an eyebrow at her, confused. Wasn't she supposed to be afraid of the ugly octopus?
"No, no, it's not that. It's just that your sharks are so cute."
The man understood, but his attention was still on the octopus. He frowned; the octopus didn't move one leg at all! He released the little sharks and they shot after the octopus, jaws chomping. Terrified, the octopus quickly scurried away, not wanting to be a shark's snack. The young man nodded with satisfaction and turned his attention to the mermaid.
"Hello, maiden, what's with the octopus chasing after you?"
"Oh, I was just trying to nap, but, somehow, the octopus cornered me."
"Ah, this isn't the place for naps, here let me take you to the palace. I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Artier, the leader of Hidden Waters. It's a personal protection for the king; not that he needs us nowadays. Come on, let's go."
He stayed a while longer, waiting for the pet sharks to come back. After they returned, the two mer-people swam off, in the direction of Majesty's Pearl, the underwater palace.
Meanwhile ~
The octopus that had gotten away, it looked around and breathed a sigh of relief. She peered around her hidden cave and transformed back into a beautiful mermaid. Her hair was an unusual shad of dark purple and she had eyes of the darkest black anyone had seen. Slyly, she flipped her midnight- black fin and headed toward the palace, going back to her father, the king.
Back to Karla ~
They had reached the palace in no time at all. It was just a short distance from the cave, the Karla had found. But it was hidden just beyond the mound of coral reef, or she could have found it herself. She gasped at the castle gates, which were made of pearls and entered through the door, made of coral reefs. Karla swam through the walkway toward the throne, where the king sat.
The king immediately sat up at the arrival of the beautiful maiden. Her eyes and fins were brighter than Atlantis's gold, which he had just found the other day.
"Hello, young one, what brings you to my palace?"
"You see, um, your Royal Highness. I need a place to rest, but the outside seas are dangerous, as I have discovered. I was wondering if…"
A dark princess entered the room to sit by here father's side. She somehow reminded Karla of the octopus.
"Father, you promised me!" whined the princess.
"Yes, dear. Excuse me, traveling maiden. I have business to attend to. It will just take a few minutes."
Karla nodded and the King turned toward this messenger.
"Bring me the two creatures will you?"
The messenger raced from the room and came back with two large jars containing moray eels.
"Here daughter, see? I haven't broken my promise."
"Thank you, daddy!" squealed the princess. She hurried off and the messenger followed.
Karla thought that the princess was very spoiled. She hated those kinds of people.
"Well, you said you needed a room? Artier, take her to one, please."
The young man nodded and led Karla off.
Next day ~
Karla woke up, greatly comforted by the spongy sea creatures on her bed. A messenger came and asked her to come to the King's hall, immediately. She followed the person and found herself in a hall made of shells and treasures. She heard someone sobbing and turned to the sound. It was the King!
"Come here, my dear, I have an important request to make of you."
Karla obeyed.
"As you can see, I am in great mourning. My oldest daughter, Peoria, died. She was poisoned by a stingray, which had somehow managed to slip into her bedroom. (A/N: I know that it's really impossible, but let's just imagine that mer-people's healths are very weak) She died of the poison this morning."
MORNING? thought Karla aren't I suppose to turn into a human? Probably it's because of the sunlight, I need to touch it, in order to turn into a human. Yeah, that's it.
"Sorry for your loss, your majesty. I hope I wasn't a burden to you yesterday."
"No, you weren't, dear child. I was wondering if you'd do me a favor. Now, all I have is Farla, the one from yesterday? Remember her? Well, I want more company than that. I would be most grateful if you become my daughter. Peoria was my favorite one, now, I shall never see her again."
With that, the king started crying again. Karla blinked her eyes in astonishment. Me? Become a princess, again? I don't think so! She was about to say her reply when her eyes took in the image of the king. He looked broken down, tired, and weary. Well, maybe I shouldn't make such a harsh decision.
"My king, it would be my honor for you to take me as a daughter."
The king looked up at her, happiness beaming from his face.
"Really? Are you sure? I mean, I don't want you to do something you'll regret."
"Yes, I'm sure…father."
A/N: Aw, how sweet. Can I have three or more reviews? I don't really care, actually. I just like to know what you people think. REVIEW!!!!! Please?
Hey, just to inform you guys. Karla turns into a mermaid in the morning, IF the sun rays touches her. Notice the 'Swan Princess' similarities? Did you place the connections between Farla and the sea witch from 'The Little Mermaid'? It's pretty obvious, but I wrote this for the confused people. Oh, and there's something else too, the PRINCE will be coming soon. (he may be more encouraged by the number of reviews *hint* *hint*) Well, BUBBIE ^_^
D: Not much to disclaim, except for some parts.
Jenny the Chica ~ thanx for reviewin. Yeah, I guess it iz original, I tried not to make the parts too obvious. ^_^
Mackie ~ my summary sucked tat bad? Well, I changed it at least. ^_^
Fufie ~ some realms back then liked to spy on the others to find out wat they're doin. Spymasters train the spies. The peasants only had bronze and silver coins, only the lucky few had gold. So people, who were peasants, having gold coins was like, rare. Thanx for the review! ^_^
The Acceptance
Karla was swimming freely through the ocean when she felt someone observing her every move. Frowning, she continued on, hoping to reach some sort of shelter. She spotted an underwater cave right under a coral reef. It's darkness promised safety and the colorful outside could interest her later. Quickly, she swam into the inviting opening and searched for a large room. Amazingly, mermaid eyes were well adapted to the darkness and were sharp enough to help look for a open ground. She needed someplace to sleep after all. A seaweed-covered floor appeared before her and she quickly swam near it. Once she was close enough, she could spot otter cubs playing with each other among the strands of seaweed. Occasionally, they would go up to the surface to get some fresh air, there was an opening in the cave's ceiling. Lucky for her, mer-people seem to be able to breathe underwater. Sighing softly, she lay on the comfortable floor and fell asleep.
A squishy, slimy thing awoke her. Karla looked around to see that the otters had swum away, frightened of the intruder. She watched as a purple arm came into view. It was an octopus! Scared, she swam to the corner of the cave, trapped. She stared at the octopus as it slowly approached; it slowed down to pick some clams that were stuck to the cave's walls. It was about to grab her fin when someone shouted.
"Hey, you big ugly creature, go scare some other fishes your own size."
Karla whipped her head to the direction of the voice and spotted a merman. He was brown-haired and blue-eyed, his fin was sapphire. The octopus didn't turn to go, instead it slithered a bit closer to the girl.
"Come on, ugly, don't make me do this."
He clapped his hands and two tiny tiger sharks appeared beside him. They had leashes, made of seaweed, and reminded her of terriers. She couldn't help but giggle at the sight of them. The young man raised an eyebrow at her, confused. Wasn't she supposed to be afraid of the ugly octopus?
"No, no, it's not that. It's just that your sharks are so cute."
The man understood, but his attention was still on the octopus. He frowned; the octopus didn't move one leg at all! He released the little sharks and they shot after the octopus, jaws chomping. Terrified, the octopus quickly scurried away, not wanting to be a shark's snack. The young man nodded with satisfaction and turned his attention to the mermaid.
"Hello, maiden, what's with the octopus chasing after you?"
"Oh, I was just trying to nap, but, somehow, the octopus cornered me."
"Ah, this isn't the place for naps, here let me take you to the palace. I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Artier, the leader of Hidden Waters. It's a personal protection for the king; not that he needs us nowadays. Come on, let's go."
He stayed a while longer, waiting for the pet sharks to come back. After they returned, the two mer-people swam off, in the direction of Majesty's Pearl, the underwater palace.
Meanwhile ~
The octopus that had gotten away, it looked around and breathed a sigh of relief. She peered around her hidden cave and transformed back into a beautiful mermaid. Her hair was an unusual shad of dark purple and she had eyes of the darkest black anyone had seen. Slyly, she flipped her midnight- black fin and headed toward the palace, going back to her father, the king.
Back to Karla ~
They had reached the palace in no time at all. It was just a short distance from the cave, the Karla had found. But it was hidden just beyond the mound of coral reef, or she could have found it herself. She gasped at the castle gates, which were made of pearls and entered through the door, made of coral reefs. Karla swam through the walkway toward the throne, where the king sat.
The king immediately sat up at the arrival of the beautiful maiden. Her eyes and fins were brighter than Atlantis's gold, which he had just found the other day.
"Hello, young one, what brings you to my palace?"
"You see, um, your Royal Highness. I need a place to rest, but the outside seas are dangerous, as I have discovered. I was wondering if…"
A dark princess entered the room to sit by here father's side. She somehow reminded Karla of the octopus.
"Father, you promised me!" whined the princess.
"Yes, dear. Excuse me, traveling maiden. I have business to attend to. It will just take a few minutes."
Karla nodded and the King turned toward this messenger.
"Bring me the two creatures will you?"
The messenger raced from the room and came back with two large jars containing moray eels.
"Here daughter, see? I haven't broken my promise."
"Thank you, daddy!" squealed the princess. She hurried off and the messenger followed.
Karla thought that the princess was very spoiled. She hated those kinds of people.
"Well, you said you needed a room? Artier, take her to one, please."
The young man nodded and led Karla off.
Next day ~
Karla woke up, greatly comforted by the spongy sea creatures on her bed. A messenger came and asked her to come to the King's hall, immediately. She followed the person and found herself in a hall made of shells and treasures. She heard someone sobbing and turned to the sound. It was the King!
"Come here, my dear, I have an important request to make of you."
Karla obeyed.
"As you can see, I am in great mourning. My oldest daughter, Peoria, died. She was poisoned by a stingray, which had somehow managed to slip into her bedroom. (A/N: I know that it's really impossible, but let's just imagine that mer-people's healths are very weak) She died of the poison this morning."
MORNING? thought Karla aren't I suppose to turn into a human? Probably it's because of the sunlight, I need to touch it, in order to turn into a human. Yeah, that's it.
"Sorry for your loss, your majesty. I hope I wasn't a burden to you yesterday."
"No, you weren't, dear child. I was wondering if you'd do me a favor. Now, all I have is Farla, the one from yesterday? Remember her? Well, I want more company than that. I would be most grateful if you become my daughter. Peoria was my favorite one, now, I shall never see her again."
With that, the king started crying again. Karla blinked her eyes in astonishment. Me? Become a princess, again? I don't think so! She was about to say her reply when her eyes took in the image of the king. He looked broken down, tired, and weary. Well, maybe I shouldn't make such a harsh decision.
"My king, it would be my honor for you to take me as a daughter."
The king looked up at her, happiness beaming from his face.
"Really? Are you sure? I mean, I don't want you to do something you'll regret."
"Yes, I'm sure…father."
A/N: Aw, how sweet. Can I have three or more reviews? I don't really care, actually. I just like to know what you people think. REVIEW!!!!! Please?
Hey, just to inform you guys. Karla turns into a mermaid in the morning, IF the sun rays touches her. Notice the 'Swan Princess' similarities? Did you place the connections between Farla and the sea witch from 'The Little Mermaid'? It's pretty obvious, but I wrote this for the confused people. Oh, and there's something else too, the PRINCE will be coming soon. (he may be more encouraged by the number of reviews *hint* *hint*) Well, BUBBIE ^_^