Chapter 21: Going Under
Quick Disclaimer: I do not own anything Disney, characters, attractions or otherwise. I only own my 10 OC's and the unfolding plot of this story, so no flames please!
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Third Person P.O.V.
Why are we here again? was the question Chloe desperately wanted to voice, but thanks to that sea witch, all she could do was ponder. Still, Kim seemed to be thinking the same thing.
"Ok, we now that each sword has something to do with each princess, and it makes sense that Ariel's should be here. But just how are we going to get it? Grow gills and swim down there?"
She looked at Chloe, who shrugged her shoulders.
"That's where I come in, mon," came a voice with a heavily accented Jamaican accent.
"Sebastian!" said Kim happily, gently picking up the crab. "What are you doing here?" she asked, with Chloe nodding her unspoken question as well.
"Helping you, dat's what. You see, Ari-ell had a feeling that the sword might be here, and sent me after you girls to help you get it," leaving both girls looking confused.
"Yeah well here's a problem there. We can't breath underwater, and I'm sure getting this thing won't be easy unless we can," said Kim, hands on her hips. Sebastian rolled his eyes.
"Teenagers, so impatient. I was about to say, get into the water and I'll show you."
The girls exchanged perplexed glances, but did what he said. Chloe was a bit more reluctant, but knew it was the only way to save the park, and later her voice. Once they were both in the water, Sebastian reached into his red shell, and pulled out two necklaces, both with bright blue pendants in the shape of drops of water.
"Put them on," said the crab, as he handed the girls the necklaces. With shaking hands, the girls fastened them around their necks. No sooner had they done this, when a bright golden light enveloped them. When it cleared, there were two mermaids floating in the water.
Chloe had a white seashell bra with a bright pink tail, while Kim had light green tail with a dark green seashell bra on top. Both girls, at this point, were speechless.
"Oh My God, this isn't real," said Kim, stroking the tail that had replaced her legs.
"Oh it's real all right. If you don't believe me, go underwater," said Sebastian, Kim nodded, and went under, while Chloe watched. She popped up a moment later, her eyes filled with wonder and excitement.
"I can breath!" she exclaimed happily, causing Sebastian to chuckle.
"Great, now that you know you're not dreaming, let's go get that sword." Kim smiled, and was about to dive under to test out her new tail, when she looked at Chloe. The poor girl looked terrified at something.
"Chloe, are you all right?" Kim asked her friend, looking around them, but not seeing anything that would be scary enough to frighten Chloe like she was.
Chloe took a deep breath, and pointed at the water, shaking her head frantically as she did so.
"The water? What about the water? " Kim asked, who was really terrible at charades. Chloe tried to explain again. She first pointed at herself, then frantically shook her head, then pantomimed swimming.
"You….can't swim?" asked Kim, the mute girls meaning becoming clear. Chloe nodded, looking guilty.
"Oh Chloe, there's nothing wrong with that. But you know something? If Ariel hadn't believed that you could do this, she probably wouldn't have paired you up with me here, right?" Chloe nodded. Her friend seemed to have the right idea.
"Let me ask you something else. Have you ever tried swimming with a mermaid tail? It's probably easier then legs." Kim laughed, and Chloe just had to smile. She took a deep breath, and nodded, feeling like she could do it. "I got your back if you need help," said Kim, as the two of them went under the water, unaware that two slimy eels were watching their every move.
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Chloe's P.O.V.
Once we went underwater, all my fears melted away. This was not the water from the park. This was real ocean water, with fish, coral and seaweed.
"Sebastian, where are we?" asked Kim, her hair flowing around her as she swam.
"This is the entrance to Ariel's and my world, child. When she isn't needed in the park, this is how she gets back to Atlantica and Eric's kingdom," said the crab, as he swam through a couple rows of coral.
"That's pretty smart. Now, how do we find the sword?" she was saying, when suddenly, I felt like my whole body had been put into an electric socket. It also felt like a magnet was pulling me a specific way. I touched Kim's arm, looking at her and Sebastian, and then swimming away as fast as I could.
"Where's she going?" asked Sebastian, as the two of them started to follow me.
"Maybe she's onto something," said Kim. Oh I was, if only she knew. After a few minutes, we came to cave.
"Ariel's grotto? If it was there, then why didn't Ariel mention it?"
"Uh, Chloe, why did you bring us to Ariel's grotto?" asked Kim, smoothing her hair back as she looked at me.
If I could have groaned, I would have. Not having your voice was so annoying! I moved inside, taking a moment to look around in wonder. The shelves held everything from paintings to silverware, looking in perfect condition before King Triton had blasted them in the movie. So they had either been fixed or had been replaced. It was then that the tugging grew stronger, coming from a piece of wall that was covered by a heavy tapestry. I swam over to it and pulled it down.
"Chloe, what are you doing?" asked Kim. I ignored her, moving my hand over the rock wall. Nothing, no handles or buttons. I then closed my eyes and just held up my hand. There was this one spot that was warm to the touch, and as I pressed my hand against it, the wall slid open, revealing a hidden compartment. In it, lay a sword with a green blade and on the handle was a golden starfish.
"Wow, how did you know this was here?" asked Kim in shock, putting her hands on her best friends shoulders. I could only shrug, but turned back to the compartment. Hesitantly, I reached out to grab the sword, the handle smooth and soft in my hand. It felt like it had been made for me.
"Well, it seems to belong to you now, child. I hope you can use it well," said the crab, ready to go and get the sword back to Ariel.
"Did you know this was here?" asked Kim, still not understanding how her friend had found the sword.
"No. I tink your friend is special that way" said the crab, and he was about to say that they should leave, when a blue and yellow fish came barreling into the grotto.
"Flounder? What's wrong mon?" asked the crab to his flustered friend. The fish drew a breath, but was cut off by a creepy voice.
"The poor fishy was trying to beat us to you, but it seems he was too late," came the slimy voice as two eels entered the cave.
" Flotsam and Jetsam?" I mouthed, backing away from the two villains.
"What do the sea witch's lackeys want with us?" asked Kim, her arms crossed over her chest. Instead of answering, the eels yellow eyes locked onto the sword.
"Ah, so the girl had found the sword," said one of them. "Too bad they won't be able to tell anyone about it," said the other, their razor-like teeth showing as they came closer to us. I held out the sword in front of me, but my arms shook with fear.
Suddenly, both eels shrieked in pain, and when I looked closer, saw Sebastian with his claws clamped tightly around their tails.
"Go!" he yelled, Flounder, Kim and I quickly turning on our tails and swimming upwards, where we escaped the grotto from the small hole on top. It wasn't long before the eels had escaped Sebastian and came after us. No mater how hard we swam, we couldn't get away from them. We were backed up against the wall, the two eels closing in, when suddenly, the two of them were shoved inside a metal diving helmet.
"Phew, that was close," a voice said, the three of us looking at who had spoken. The voice belonged to an brown haired mermaid with a light orange tail. In her hair, there sat a crown like bit of coral sticking out. I was confused. How did I seem to know this mermaid? And the five others surrounding her, they looked familiar too. Kim voiced my question for me.
"Wait a minute, I know you. You're Attina, right? Ariel's oldest sister?" The mermaid nodding, a relieved smile on her face.
"So you're one of the girls Ariel told us about. The one's who will save the park?" asked another, this one with a pink tail and black curls.
"Yep that's us, Alana" laughed Kim, pulling me up next to her. I turned to her. Ok, I knew these were Ariel's sisters, but what were the other's names?
"Who are they" I mouthed, looking from the mermaids to Kim.
"Oh, didn't you see the third little mermaid movie? These are Ariel's sisters, Attina, Alana, Aquata, Adella, Arista and Andrina." I nodded, those names sounding familiar now.
"Well, you know our names. What are yours?" asked the blue mermaid, Aquata I think.
"Oh, my names Kim, and this is Chloe," said Kim, as all of us shook hands.
"Those are cool names. What about you, Chloe, aren't you going to say anything?" asked another mermaid, this one with an yellowy green tail, who I later found out was Adella. I shook my head, and looked to Kim, hoping she would explain.
"Well, Chloe was on patrol with Ariel, and they got into some trouble with the sea witch," she said, jumping a bit as the mermaids freaked out.
"Oh my god, is she all right?" asked the mermaid with long blond hair and a bright red tail.
"She is, Arista, thanks to Chloe. Ursula tried to capture her voice again, and Chloe pushed her out of the way." The Mermaids then looked sad, and the one with the blond hair pulled up into a high bun took my hand.
"Thank you, Chloe. I want you to know that we're in your debt for saving our sister." I nodded, guessing this one was Andrina, because she looked only a year older then Ariel did.
"Well, you actually could do us a big favor, by keeping those two locked up. Wouldn't want them running off to Ursula now would we?" In repose, the two eels hissed, and tried to get out of the helmet, but failed to do so.
"Sure, Daddy will make sure they don't escape" said Attina, before the man she spoke of swam up next to them.
"What am I making sure don't escape?" he asked, looking at the two girls suspiciously.
"Daddy, theses are the girls that Ariel told us about. The one's that have been prophesized to save Disney world" said Attina, looking at the girls excitedly. " Daddy, Chloe saved Ariel from the sea witch. She lost her voice to help her," said Arista, putting her hands on my shoulders.
The King looked at me, and I suddenly felt like a had been put under a microscope.
"You saved my daughter?" he asked, swimming up close to me. I nodded, desperately wishing I could speak.
"Then, I will do anything in my power to help you." I could only smile. How this man could be both ruler of the ocean, a father and a nice person (most of the time) was baffling to me.
"Don't worry, my dear. I know you'll get your voice back soon," he said, cupping my chin in his hand. I was suddenly reminded of my own father, who had died of cancer about three years ago. I missed him very much right now, though I could already picture the look of shock and amusement if he saw what I looked like now.
"Now, get that sword back to Ariel. I have faith in you girls," we smiled, touched by his kind words.
"Goodbye you guys, and good luck!" said Attina, she and her sisters waving goodbye to as they swam away from us, carrying the two evil eels with them.
Come back soon!" yelled Arista, before swimming after her sisters.
"Well, Sebastian, we can't thank you enough. I guess we'll be seeing you," said Kim, when Sebastian, cleared his throat.
"Can't get rid of me that easily child," he said. " I'm coming with you. You'd be lost without me," he said, sounding a bit pompous, but I knew it was just his way.
I picked him up and gave him a kiss, to which he blushed as red as his shell.
"Well then, lets go crab man. Any longer in here and my fingers will turn into sea prunes, " said Kim, turning on her tail and shooting upwards towards the pools surface Sebastian nodding as he swam up, hoisting himself out of the water. Kim followed, bit I lingered a moment. To think, I had been terrified of water when I had first come here, and now, being a mermaid was one of my favorite things. I was going to come back, when this was all over with. I was sure of it.
Ok, I was inspired and wrote this chapter. I've wanted to do something with the little mermaid for a while now, and this idea just kind of hit me. It does seem logical that if Ariel would come and go from the park, creating an underwater portal would be the best way. I have always loved mermaids, so that's why I incorporated Ariel's sisters into the story. Keep in mind, these are her sisters from the Little mermaid 3 Ariel's beginning and not the ones from the first movie, because in that one they didn't really have that much personality. This chapter mainly focuses on Chloe, her fear of water, overcoming that fear, and getting the sword. Saying that her dad died of cancer will have meaning later in the story, I promise. Still inspired, I'm going to crank out the next chapter right now, so stay tuned.
Chloe: (Mouthing): Give me my voice back!
Me: Sigh