"I'm here!" I sang out as I entered the throne room, carrying
two of my bags. Flounder struggled with my third, and Sebastian was
grunting and groaning as he dragged in my make-up bag. It was a good
thing I had run into them that morning. I automatically recruited
them into helping me with my things.
"It's about time," Aquata said, her hands on her hips.
I rolled my eyes. "I'm not THAT late. Besides, Ariel..." I
broke off as I noticed that my baby sister was floating right next to
Arista. Oh. She was actually on time for a change. Ariel grinned
at me.
I handed my bags to the octopus and tried to explain. "I
just had SUCH a time with my hair. You know how harsh the waters are
on my hair when we're travelling..." I patted the neat bun I had
finally done with my favorite pearl combs nestled in my midnight hair.
"You look wonderful, my darling," Daddy told me. "Now, let's
all get aboard so we can be on our way."
I swam over to the chariot, eager to sit next to Ariel. I
had a few questions to ask her about that whozit that had turned our
hands gold. I looked at Attina and wondered what she had done with
the whozit, since she had had it last, and I knew that she wouldn't
touch it again, for fear her hands would turn gold once more.
Andrina:
I headed out to meet Daddy and my sisters. I handed my bags to the octopus and went to wait with my sisters. Surprisingly, Ariel was already here, so who were we waiting on? My question was answered when Adella came out with two bags, followed by Sebastion and Flounder, who were struggling with two more of her bags.
"Adella, we're only going for a couple weeks, we're not moving to the Arctic! No need to take your whole room! What is all that anyway?" I asked my sister. It was obvious packing light was not her specialty.
Ursula:
So King Triton had a way of dealing with the glowing hands. No matter, I thought, as I prepared for my next attack. I had hypnotised two sharks by placing magic starfish on each of their chests. As long as I wore this special amulet, they would do only as I said.
*********
I hid behind a coral reaf waiting for the king and his group of mer-brats...
Ariel
I settled in between Adella and Andrina in the chariot. Even with all of us in
it there was room and it felt comfy. Sebastian and Flounder swam in and we were
off.
"Ya know mon, it's been years since I been to the Arctic!" Sebastian smiled,
then he launched into a story. I tuned him out. It was almost natural for me to
not listen to him. After all, in class I was always daydreaming. It wasn't that
I didn't want to listen to Sebastian, but there were just always other things
to think about.
I couldn't wait until we got to the Duchess's castle. From what I remember it
was magnificent. Carved completely out of ice (a huge iceberg) I had loved to
explore it when I was younger. Exploring was still one of my favorite things to
do. And luckily my best friend and exploring partner Flounder would be with me
this time. The castle was so big and vast that I had never even seen it all.
But that was good, I would have plenty of time to check it out. What always
amazed me about the Duchess's home was how well carved and expertly sculpted it
was. A real work of art....Suddenly Adella's bony elbow was sticking me in the
side. I glanced sharply at her.
"Ariel? Didn't you hear me?" She asked.
"Uh I guess not." I blushed. I had been really gone. I hadn't even noticed
Adella was talking at all.
"Well, I asked if you knew why that whoozit turned our hands an odd color."
She lowered her voice so Daddy wouldn't hear.
"No." I shook my head. "I don't know. But to be hinest Adella, I don't even
know for sure it was the human thing that caused it." I shrugged.
"Oh come on, what evidence do you have that it DIDN'T?" She smirked.
"None really, but it's just strange, no other human treasure ever did that.
Why was this one different?" I replied.
"I still think it could have been a joke." Andrina whispered. She had
obviously been listening in on our talk.
"Andrina!" Adella hissed.
Just then the dolphins cried out sharply and we swerved to the right. I crashed
into Adella as Andrina and Arista crashed into me.
"What's going on?" Flounder exclaimed, looking scared.
"Sharks!" Daddy shouted in a powerful tone. He didn't sound afraid, but he
was warning us. I got off of Adella giving her an appologetic look.
"SHARKS!?" Alana and Adella cried in horror.
"Calm down!" Aquata said as gently as possible. "Father will take care of
it."
"H-how can you be so sure?" Alana asked.
Aquata didn't reply. She was staring out the oval window at two large sharks.
They were about to ram into us!
Ursula:
Everything was going according to plan. As long as I wore this
amulet, the sharks were in my power. Nothing would stop me now!!!
King Triton's carriage came to an abrupt halt when the sharks
were noticed. Screams of "Oh no! Sharks!" and "What're we gonna do!"
could be heard from my hiding place.
This truly was entertaining. I laughed evilly.
Triton:
My head was positively throbbing from Sebastion's going on and on with
his story. I glanced to the side and saw something heading straight for
us...
"Sharks!" I gripped my trident and turned the chariot sharply.
"You girls stay in here!" I shouted back, but Ariel and Flounder had
already swam out to see what was going on. "Ariel!"
I watched the sharks cut quickly through the water as one chomped as it
chased Flounder. The other had drawn a bead on Ariel.
I raised the trident over my head and let a blast loose that could have
split the ocean floor.
The blast flew through the water and connected with the shark... but it
did nothing! The shark turned towards me and was swimming full speed at me.
I turned to my right and saw Flounder coming my way with the other shark
still right behind him.
As soon as he was at me, I grabbed Flounder and swam straight up as I
watched the two sharks bash heads and get their teeth tangled.
I let another blast loose on them, but it did nothing but anger them
more. I guess that wasn't going to work at all... then I had an idea!
I used the trident to encase the two sharks in rocks and sea weed... I
watched as the drifted down to the ocean floor.
"Ariel... get back to the carriage! Take Flounder with you."
I glanced around, but saw nothing... it just didn't feel right out here.
I swam back and get back in the driver's seat.
"Let's just get to the Arctic and forget this happened... "
I looked back and saw a couple of the girls nod, but Ariel still looked
a little shaken. I'd have to get to the bottom of what caused the sharks to
act like that. For now, though, I was sure the vacation was what we all
needed.
Adella...
I managed to sit right next to Ariel in the chariot. I had a
million questions to ask her about the whozit. But Sebastian started
jabbering.
"Ya know mon, it's been years since I been to the Arctic!" he
smiled. "I remember de last time I was dere..."
I looked out the window and saw a merman swim by on a
seahorse. I wondered where he was going. No one travelled alone out
in these parts--it was so unknown, so mysterious...I caught a glimpse
of my reflection. Ugh! Travelling did horrors to my hair! I tried to
smooth it back down.
"An' da Dutchess was so angry!" Sebastian was saying. "So
I..."
I...I noticed a school of fish swimming along side the
chariot. "Now, class," the teacher was saying, "you must always
remember to keep your formation when we change directions. On the
count of three...one, two, three." I snickered as the young fish
collided into one another.
I looked down at my tail and smoothed down my scales. I
smiled as I admired the shades of gold that glistened at my slightest
movement. That whozit was the perfect color to match. I had really
wished I could have kept it, maybe found a way to wear it in my
hair. But that it made my hands glow--well, there was such a thing
as over-coordinating!
Sebastian was still busy gabbing, so I decided it was safe to
talk to Ariel.
"Ariel," I whispered. "Do you know why that heart thing made
our hands glow?"
"Ariel?" I repeated when I heard no response. I nudged her
with my elbow. "Ariel? Didn't you hear me?"
"Uh, I guess not." she said. Figures. Ariel was always
daydreaming.
"Well, I asked if you knew why that whoozit turned our hands
an odd color." I said, lowering my voice so Daddy wouldn't hear.
"No," she said, shaking her head. "I don't know. But to be
honest Adella, I don't even know for sure it was the human thing that
caused it." She shrugged.
"Oh come on, what evidence do you have that it DIDN'T?" I
asked.
"None really, but it's just strange, no other human treasure
ever did that. Why was this one different?"
"I still think it could have been a joke." Andrina whispered,
leaning towards us.
"Andrina!" I scolded. Leave it to her to eavesdrop on a
PRIVATE conversation.
All of a sudden, I was thrown against the window as the
weight of my sisters crushed me. What a sudden turn!
"What's going on?" Flounder exclaimed, looking scared.
"Sharks!" Daddy shouted in a powerful tone. He didn't sound
afraid, but he was warning us. Ariel shot me a look of apology as she
pulled herself off of me.
"SHARKS!?" Alana and I cried in unison.
"Calm down!" Aquata said as gently as possible. "Father will
take care of it."
"H-how can you be so sure?" Alana asked.
Aquata didn't reply. She was staring out the oval window at
two large sharks. They were about to ram into us! I braced myself for
the impact.
Daddy swerved the chariot and shouted back to us, "You girls
stay here!"
But Ariel and Flounder had already swam out to see what was
going on. "Ariel!"
I held my tail up against the window, not bearing to look at what
was happening out there.
"Adella!" Andrina cried, pushing my tail out of the way so
she could see. Daddy raised the trident over his head and aimed it
at one of the sharks. I covered my eyes.
"Oh my gosh!" Aquata breathed. "It didn't even scratch him!"
I looked and saw that the sharks were still chasing Flounder
and Ariel. Daddy blasted them again with the trident, but they were
invincible. Finally, he managed to ensnare them in seaweed
"Ariel... get back to the carriage! Take Flounder with you," he
ordered my baby sister.
A moment later, he swam back and said, "Let's just get to the
Arctic and forget this happened... "
I nodded, then looked out the window to be sure the sharks were
no longer a threat. I saw six figures swimming away. "Daddy!" I
cried. "The dolphins are loose! They're getting away!" I hoped that
we were safe from the sharks because it looked like we were stranded!
Ariel
Somehow Daddy stopped the impact. I couldn't see much, Arista and Andrina
were in the way. But I couldn't stand the suspense, so I raced out the
chariot door to see what was going on. Flounder quickly followed. Daddy was
battling the sharks, but his trident didn't seem to be working!
"Ariel!" He shouted to me. I hadn't meant to distract Daddy, now the
sharks were headed right for him! Luckily he saw then coming in time. He then
trapped the sharks in a mound of seaweed.
"Ariel... get back to the carriage! Take Flounder with you," He ordered.
I hated being ordered, but when your Father is the king there isn't much
choice. I reluctantly swam back to the chariot with Flounder close behind me.
I was just trying to help.
"Let's just get to the Arctic and forget this happened... " Daddy told
us in a gentler tone, when he swam back to the chariot. Well, at least our
vacation could get started now....
"Daddy!" Adella yelled, looking suddenly panicked again. "The dolphins
are loose! They're getting away!" I stuck my head out the nearest window. She
was right! I turned to Alana, thinking quickly. She was great with all knds
of sea-animals.I did not want to be stuck here. We weren't far from
Atlantica, but it would be a shame to have to postpone the trip and
disappoint Daddy.
"Alana, can't you talk to them?" I asked.
"I can try." She said, nodding.
"Maybe use your sea whistle?" I suggested. It was what she used a lot to
teach dolphins tricks.
Alana swam off after the dolphins, calling to them and tooting the whistle.
Daddy didn't look too pleased. "Alana! Get back here. There could be more
dangers near by.....Alana!"
"It's okay Daddy" I said from behind him. "Alana is just going to talk the
dolphins into coming back. It's safe now, they just don't know it." I
explained. He shook his head and said nothing.
Within minutes Alana was back, and she brought the six dolphins with her!
"Alright!" Arista cheered.
"Now we can finally get going!" Flounder smiled.
"I thought we were stranded for sure." Adella let out a sigh of relief.
Aquata got out and helped Daddy hook the dolphins back up. When that was done
we were ready to go.
Ursula:
Once the carriage had continued on, I crept out of hiding to free the sharks. For now, we would just follow behind.
I followed behind, making sure to keep quiet so nobody would hear me.
Andrina:
"Boy, somebody must love playing jokes. First the glowing hands, and now this." I said, after Daddy had trapped the sharks.
"Must you ALWAYS think about practical jokes?" Adella snapped, "we could have gotten killed!"
"Well, why ELSE would sharks come after us? They don't usually dwell in these parts." I said. "I think someone IS trying to play a joke, you saw how Daddy blasted them and nothing happened."
"That doesn't make it a joke! Who's laughing?" Adella argued.
"Girls, quit bickering!" Daddy's voice silenced us. "Let's just get to the Arctic and forget this incident!"
"Daddy's right," Ariel said, "if someone IS behind the shark incident and the glowing hands, maybe they're just trying to get us irritated with other so we don't work together to stop them."
"Ariel's right," Flounder said.
I had to agree with my baby sister. Since yesterday, Adella and I had been bickering a lot and most of it had to do with the jokes that were played on us.
Flounder:
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From: "arhielle" <arhielledino@edsamail.com.ph>
Date: Mon Oct 16, 2000 5:24am
Subject: Frozen: Guppy Turned Dangerous
"Aaaaaaaah!" I screamed as the sharks came closer and chased me and Ariel.
Suddenly, I just couldn't move at the sight of the sharp teeth of the devilish
skark right in front of me, ready to swallow me whole. I was shivering all
over. Something or someone snatched me from where I was. "Thank you Ariel," I
managed to say before I lost consciousness.
Adella and Andrina were arguing about I don't know what. Whew! I thought
that was the end of it all.
"Oh Flounder, are you okay?" Ariel asked worriedly.
"Oh yes! I'm fine. If you hadn't grabbed me away, I could have kicked
those sharks away. They surely won't bother us again!"
"Yeah, right. If you didn't freeze like ice in fright!" Sebastian said in
her usual tone. Ariel giggled while Ariel's two sisters continued arguing.
King Triton then told us to forget everything that had happened.
Just when we were going on our way to the Arctic, I caught a glimpse of
something silvery, sparkling. It was a beautiful starfish! But this one is
different. "Maybe this is one of those magical starfishes that can grant you
anything you wish for. They say that once you found one, it is really for you.
I just wish I could share this to Ariel. She always has the wildest, most
impossible dreams. I know!" I crept a little away from the others, held the
starfish close, and said, "I ask this magic starfish to grant Ariel that which
she desires the most!" I wore the starfish around my neck. "That should do," I
said with a chuckle.
"Flounder! Where are you?" Ariel called.
"Er- right here!" I called back as I made myself seen. Suddenly, my entire
body became hot. So hot that I seemingly was benumbed all over. But i felt a
great, twisting pain. "Ahhhhhh!" I screamed.
Ariel swam towards me. "Flounder, what's happening? Father, help!"
I felt that I have been frozen, but not like the first time- not because of
fear and not entirely. I just lost control of my every move. I could see
everything that I did. I attacked Ariel and her sisters and Sebastian and
Ahhhh! I attacked even the King! They couldn't do anything. It's good to
know they somehow care for me.
I swam at full speed. Ariel was sudenly right in front of me. "Flounder
please! Stop! It's me! It's us!" Ariel cried.
I felt tears streaming down my eyes. Still, I pushed Ariel so hard that
she fell in the reef- the reef that, because of some strong energy, just sucks
anything that come near it. I never thought I could be so dangerous. Because
of the fear of losing my best friend, I fought and fought hard. It pained me
so much. I seemed to have dropped something and suddenly, I was released. I
rushed to Ariel and helped her. Everyone came to help too. And before I knew
it, everything was fine.
"Now, what could have caused such a behavior in Flounder? Things are
getting complicated," King Triton said.
I was about to tell everyone that I think it was the magical starfish I
found when I saw Adella in the act of wearing the starfish. "Adella, nooooo!"
I screamed. But it was too late...