A Mermaid's Destiny: Chapter 3

* Peter Pan

"Did she say anything?" I asked Slightly.
He just shrugged. "She just said that her name is Ariel."
"Peter, can't we go on a treasure hunt?" moaned Chubby.
"Yeah!" chorused the rest of the boys.
An idea popped into my head.
"Hey! I know, lets have a competition!" I suggested, pausing for dramatic affect, only to be ruined my Slightly and his questions.
"What kind of competition?" he asked.
"To see who can find this mermaid and catch her! She will be our hostage until we find out more about her!" I tried to make it sound interesting and so I leaped up onto my 'throne' and slammed my fist into the other.
"Not the mermaid again!" they all moaned, slumping down onto their bottoms.
"Hey! Lighten up you lot! It'll be fun, we'll be exploring in teams of two and I'll go alone!" I announced, I walked out of the hide out and flew off into the sky. An over-view of the island would be perfect and be in my advantage!
I spotted Hook's ship instantly, there was a lot of commotion on the deck. Pirates running back and forth to fetch water and then throwing it into a big tub that had something in it.
"Better go see what he is up to!" I thought out loud.
I flew down and hid behind one of the sails. The red hair and green tail caught my eye instantly. She had a net pulled over her and was sitting in the wooden tub. I couldn't see her face from where I was hiding.
There was a gap between the tub and the side of the ship so I quickly flew down and hid in the gap.
Ariel's head snapped towards my direction, he eyes wide with fear.
"Shh! I'm here to help you!" I shushed her, pressing my Pointer-Peter to my mouth as I said so.
She nodded and pretended I wasn't here.
Hook strode over to her and bent down until his face was inches from hers.
"I have seen all the mermaids on this island, except you, your new aren't you? New things are usually special to Peter Pan." he spat my name and sneered at Ariel. "When he notices your missing, he'll come looking-"
"Well here I am!" I leaped up from behind the tub so fast that Hook stumbled backwards.
I had my dagger out before he had recovered and taken out his cutlass.

* Meanwhile in Atlantis

"Find her!" roared King Triton. "And don't stop until you do!"
Once the soldier-mermen swam out the room, the king sank down into his Throne and covered his face with his hands.
"Where is she?" he quietly sobbed into his hands.
"Eh, your majesty, I'm sure they'll find her!" said Sebastian, the little crab has never had experience with crying kings and so he didn't know how to handle the situation.
"She was the closest thing I had to her mother, Athena, and now she is gone!" he wailed. "Please, leave me."
"Yes your majesty." Sebastian said and quietly and hurriedly scuttled out of the room, only to come face to face with a worried Flounder.
"Can I tell you something." asked Flounder, but before Sebastian could answer, Flounder blurted, "Arielsawthisboxanditwouldnotopen-"
"Slow down meh boy!" said Sebastian, rather agitated by all the commotion.
"She smashed the box against a rock and then she was, well gone!" Flounder said, slowly this time.
"Take meh to dis box!" Sebastian ordered, standing up right for dramatic affect.
"Don't you mean the pieces of the box?" said Flounder, ruining the whole effect.
The crab slouched, "Yes, take meh to de pieces meh boy!"