Océane was swimming in the Aronnax's Moonpool room with Jeffrey. When Antaeus arrives.
"Océane, it's time to go to sleep."
"Ok, Ant." She dives but rises to the surface. "Ant."
"Yes, Océane."
"You can tell me?"
"What story do I want to tell you? The Little Mermaid? Or a classic fairy tale?" The boy asks his little sister what story she wants to hear.
"How did you find me? "
"Still? This is the fiftieth that we have told you. "Océane had heard this story several times.
"I know. I really like to hear this story. "
"Ok, this has started…" Ant begins to recount the tale of events that brought the Nekton family to meet the reincarnation of the Priestess of the Oceans.
Flashback ...
In the North Pacific Ocean. Kaiko would dive and take pictures of the aquatic animals.
Suddenly, the brunette woman saw something shine in the ground.
"What is that?" She approaches the object. "Does it look like some kind of egg, a new, unknown species?"
To study it, she decides to bring it to Aronnax.
"Hi Kaiko, did you find something? "Willy asks.
"It's a kind of egg. It doesn't belong to any marine animal I've seen in the books."
"You made an impressive discovery. "
"Yes, that's why, I have to examine it. "
She brings the object into the lab and begins examining the unknown object.
After several hours of searching, Kaiko found nothing.
"Hmm ..."
Ant walks into the room with Jeffrey.
"Mom, it seems you've found a new species? What animal is it? " Ant asks his mother.
"For the moment I have no idea yet but I am continuing my research. "
"Maybe it's a sea dragon egg? Or a mermaid? Or an aquatic creature that no one has heard and that no one knows? "
"Ant, fantastic creatures are just legends. It is impossible that there is ... "
Ant spills the water in Jeffrey's aquarium on the egg. The object shines a blind blue light.
"What is happening?"
"I do not know? "
The object cracks and opens, revealing a blonde baby mermaid with a navy blue fishtail.
"It's a..."
"A real mermaid !? I knew! I knew he existed and Fontaine said I had too much imagination. "
Jeffrey is surprised to see a young mermaid.
The baby mermaid opens her eyes and lets out a shrill cry that echoes through the ship.
Kaiko and Ant plug their ears.
"Why is she screaming?" The boy screams to be able to speak despite the shrill cries.
"What? I can not hear. I think she is screaming because she is hungry. "
"What?" Will did not hear the cause of the shrill cries of the young mermaid.
Because of the screams. Ant, Fontaine and Will can't hear. Kaiko leaves the room and returns with a trinket of milk.
She feeds the young mermaid who has stopped crying.
"Luckily I always kept Ant and Fontaine's baby stuff. "
"For a newborn, she has a lot of voice." The man is amazed.
"It's normal. Sirens are known for their voices. That's why sailors are spellbound by their song. "
"Ant, she wasn't a mermaid. I'm sure… "The girl with the pink wick is thinking of a logical explanation.
"She is. The proof, she has a fish tail. " The young boy says.
"It doesn't matter if she's one or not, we have to think about what we are going to do with her?"
The little mermaid has a full belly. Chuckles and holds out his arms.
"Awww ! You are so adorable. " Fontaine said.
"It will take a name. Should we call her Sirena? " Ant suggests based on the movies about aquatic creatures.
"Too cliché because of the movies." Fontaine doesn't love me.
"Blue?"
Will thinks of a name for the young mermaid. He looked at the map of the world's oceans.
"Océane. "
"Yes, because it comes from the ocean. This name will be perfect. "
"Welcome to the world, Océane. "Kaiko said to Océane.
"Now she has a name. Let's go see Professor Fiction. "The young boy proposes to his family.
"Why?"
"We just did a new scientist and Fiction is the best scientist to understand. "
Aronnax comes to the surface near the island. The Nektons disguise Oceane to pass her off as a human.
The Nekton family meet Professor Fiction in his lab.
"Hello Nektons. What new discovery have you made? "
"We found a real mermaid!" Ant is really happy.
"A real mermaid? You still have the word for laughs, Ant. The red-haired man thinks the young boy is exaggerating.
"A mermaid? For centuries men have tried to prove their existence but without success. Even at one time the Marines mistook dugongs for mermaids. According to scientific facts, they are just legends. " The red-haired scientist explains.
Will pulls the blanket off Océane's legs and reveals her fin tail.
"I can not believe it. A real mermaid. How? 'Or' What? "
"Kaiko was studying sea creatures and found this strange pearl. The pearl turned out to be an egg and this little mermaid was born. " Will explains Professor Fiction.
The red-haired scientist begins examining the Little Mermaid to make sure it really is one.
Then do an exam to see if she is healthy.
Océane finds the examinations given to her by Fiction amusing.
"She is healthy like a newborn baby. It's unbelievable that you found a real mermaid while looking for the lemurs. "
"Wait, you mean it's not a coincidence?"
"Maybe or it's due to chance. But most importantly, you have to be careful. If the whole world finds out about Oceane's existence, she would risk being a beast of faith and end her life as a lab rat. "
"We will do everything to prevent this."
The Nektons return to Aronnax and sail to the Pacific Ocean. The little mermaid swam next to her big brother and her adoptive mother.
"Ant is keeping a close eye on your sister. This ocean is really big and it could get lost. "
"It didn't happen. "
Kaiko is studying the fish during this time. Ant is watching his little sister.
"Listen, Océane. The sea is wonderful. Look at all of his fish. Aren't they beautiful? Océane? Océane? "
The young boy does not hear the little mermaid and sees that she is no longer there and Ant panics.
"Océane? Océane? Océane?! "
The young boy searches all around him for the little mermaid, the corals, the underwater caves and the trebles.
"Océane! Please answer me! Where are you! "He heard childish laughter.
Antaeus followed the laughter and found his little sister.
"Océane, finally I found you. You scared me." Holds the little mermaid in her arms.
"Btone! Btone! " The mermaid girl points the object in the sand.
"Btone? What is this object? " Ant takes the object. It is a piece of stone and the contribution to the aronnax to go up to his father.
"I can't believe it's a piece from the ephemychron. Where did you find? "
"It is Océane who finds it there."
"Oceane?" William watches the Little Mermaid play with Jeffrey.
(How did she know it was there? She had felt or ... No, I'm not kidding myself.)
End of flashback.
Océane was sleeping.
"Good night, little sister."