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Sea of Lies Part 25

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Sea of Lies Part 25


Jim woke up to a slimy feeling creeping across his forehead. He opened his eyes and jumped up. He heard a giggly noise as he fell over, out of his hammock and onto the ground.
Little Morph hovered over his face, chirping with pleasure. Jim moaned as a sudden pain pulsed from the back of his head. It had been five days since his little confrontation with Scroop. Since then, Jim tried to stay out of his way.
Suddenly, Morph turned into a smaller version of Silver.
"Up! Up! Up!" He squealed. "Breakfast is hot!"
Jim huffed and rubbed some sand from his eyes. Streams of sunlight streamed in from slits in the ceiling. He was usually a morning person. He wasn't like Melody, who usually didn't talk until at least 9:30.
He reached under his hammock and pulled out his boots. He slid his foot in both of them and tightened the strap on the top.
He stood up and stretched his arms out. He squinted from the light as he emerged from the lower deck. No one was out on deck. They were probably at breakfast.
He looked up at the sky. It was a light red color. He paused. What was that rhyme again? "Red sky in morning, sailors take warning"? He shook his head. It was just a myth.
He walked over and entered the door to the cabin. The cabin where they ate was a large room with ten rectangle tables against the wall. The food was on a little buffet to the left of the door.
Jim had no idea what the lumpy goo Silver made was supposed to be, so he just got some oatmeal and a cup of milk.
He scanned the room for Melody. She sat alone at the table in the corner. He smiled and walked across the room. As he got closer, he could see her talking to what looked like a little bug on the table.
"Good morning." He said as he sat down next to her.
With a swipe of her hand, she cupped the small creature she was talking to under her hands.
"Hi!" She said, quickly.
Jim raised his eyebrow. "Was that a...crab?"
"No! It's—OW!" She yelped and yanked her hand away, to reveal a small, red crab underneath her hand.
"Where'd you find him?" He asked.
"Um...I..." Melody swallowed. "On the beach. Before we left. I just....kind of like him...." He voice trailed off.
She looked really nervous. It was just a crab. Jim couldn't imagine Amelia getting worked up about a little crustacean. She let Silver keep Morph.
"Does he have a name?" Jim asked.
Melody bit her lip. "Sebastian." She whispered.  She picked up the small creature and shoved him in her pocket.
"How's your head?" She asked, quickly changing the subject.
"It still hurts." He answered, taking a bite of his oatmeal.
"Here, let me see if the swelling went down." Melody laid a hand on his shoulder and turned his head.
She gently laid her finger tips on the bruise.
" Gleaming flower glow.." she hummed. "Let your power shine. Make the clock reverse, bring back what once was mine..."
Jim could feel the pain seeping out of his head. As if it were being sucked into Melody's fingers. Not only in his head. .His whole body relaxed. He felt as if he were laying in his bed at home, sound asleep.
"How did you do that?" He breathed.
She chuckled. "Do what?"
Jim looked at her. She looked totally innocent. And Jim didn't believe in magic.... He shook his head.
Melody sat back down and laid her head on the table. She closed her eyes, and started breathing slowly.
"Wake up..." Jim shook her should gently.
She swatted her hand at him. "Stop it." She murmured.
"Come on! You're supposed to be the energetic optimist!  Show some spirit!" He laughed. "Come on , Mel!"
Melody looked at him. "Go jump off the boat." She mumbled as she closed her eyes again.
He took a drink of milk. "What's on our to-do list today?" He asked.
"Wash dishes, clean out the crow's nest, wash the sheets, and change out the sails." She answered, not opening her eyes.
"Wonderful." He sighed.
"Look alive!" a loud voice boomed.
Melody jumped and looked behind her. Amelia stood there, looking at her with a stoney expression. Melody went pale.
"I'm sorry." She whispered.
Amelia nodded and walked over to where Arrow was standing. Jim looked at Melody.
"Why are you so scared of her?" Jim asked.
Melody swallowed. "I'm not scared of her."
Jim thought a minute. "Then you would be ok with... taking a little break?" He asked.
Melody raised her eyebrow. "What kind of break do you mean?"
"You know the skiffs down below?" He asked.
Melody nodded slowly.
"I was looking at them and they have some pretty good engines. I bet I could get one to go really fast--!"
"Jim!" Melody hissed. "We're not going to--!"
"Mel!" he whined, mimicking her tome of voice. "Come on. You've cleaned out that stupid nest a hundred times! Live a little." He said, shaking her shoulder.
Melody sighed. "This is not going to end well. I can feel it."


Eris huffed. This was getting so boring. The girl was well on her way to victory, but what about entertainment? At least when the boy got hit over the head, she had something to laugh at.
She looked up and noticed a tiny, slow-moving cloud floating a few miles away from the ship. She smiled.
Maybe a little bit of conflict with the elements would spice up things....

Ariel was sobbing. No one had found her. She was gone.
She sat out on the balcony overlooking a coral reef Melody used to play in as a little girl. Ariel knew she was putting this grief upon herself, but she couldn't help it.
"Ariel?"  A familiar voice came from behind her.
Ariel spun around. "Urchin?" she gasped.
Her childhood friend smiled. "How are you doing?" He asked.
Ariel closed her eyes. "Not well to say the least." She swallowed. "And now Sebastian is missing!"
Urchin sighed. "It'll be ok. I mean, this is Montressor. She couldn't have gone far. Even if Eris turned her human, she couldn't go anywhere. You know how scared of heights that kid is!" He laughed.
Ariel sighed. "Then why don't I feel any better?"
FINALLY MORE! XD you may notice we have a new preview image! It was made my :suekitty: who is so awesome and a loyal fan of this story! LUV YA SUE!

You may remember Urchin from Little Meraid:the series that used to come on a few years ago!
*healing song from disney's TAngled. I don't own it!
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Gr0banit3's avatar
ha I caught that "tangled" bit hahaha