That Sassy Sea Witch

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"Okay, I got tears of despair, fried shrimp shells. and slightly used candy, if you want anything else, you should've said so" Urson, still hiding his purple hair under his black beanie walked away from a pirate who gave him his order, Uma had asked him to take her shift again at the Fish and Chips shoppe, and by asked, she pushed him in and ran away.

Ursula's Fish and Chips Shoppe, one of the shops on The Isle of the Lost and home to him, his sister, and his mother, Ursula.  "Order in!" he called, placing a ticket on the revolving machine by the kitchen window as he whipped a piece of gruel off his black shirt with his painted pirate skull emblem in the center.

"Order up!" the cook called back.  She was a surly woman in a white chef's hat and red apron, she slammed the orders on the table, and half its contents fell on the floor.  The shoppe's menu was posted on wooden planks over the counter, like sea slime, but it right now, it was their unhappy hour, and that menu was tears of despair (collected from Goblin wharf) seaweed soda, spoilage brew, fried shrimp shells, slightly used candy.

Urson picked up the trays, two in his hands, one on his head, tucked the pencil behind his ear, and threw the tray to the pirate, and put his hand out, wanting his payment, which was 1 silver coin, 2 copper coins.

As started to clear the tables, he eyed a seashell throne in the far corner, it had been made for Ursula and now was Uma and Urson's favorite place to sit.  He and Uma have been waiters and waitresses at the shoppe for as long as they can remember.  But while Ursula's name was on the sign at the door, she was hardly ever there.  Like every villain, since she was banished in the Isle, Urson's mother really let herself go, she spends most of her time and home watching Auradon soap operas on their rusty TV and mourning her glorious past when she lived in King Triton's castle.  Out of every villain on the Isle, Ursula had to be the most raged on the Isle, especially since she was banished twice, both from Triton's castle and again to the Isle, the woman swore revenge.

After all, his mother had once been the evil sea witch. She manipulated Ariel's wishes to be human to her advantage, she placed Prince Eric under her spell, she transformed King Triton into a small polyp, she she had transformed into a giant monster and tried to kill Ariel and released the powers of the ocean. She was then killed by being stabbed by Eric with the ship and she is later destroyed and with her powers gone, and now she was resurrected in the Isle, with two twin children.

Urson was more than happy to have his mother away from the store.  If his mother was around, she would only be raging, complaining, and whing about why she had been saddled with such two ungrateful and useless twin children, he never heard the end of it.  seeing as his mother is Ursula, people are always shocked at how Urson has his moments when he's being a friendly boy.

He cleared more tables, kicked out some people cause he really wanted to leave so he can check out early.  Urson had no idea how people could eat at Ursula's, but he really didn't care, the house slogan was you'll take it how I make it, and no one had the courage to complain.  He looked on the TV to see Princess Melody.  Ugh, Melody, the prissy pink daughter of Ariel and Eric.  While Ursula had to deal with Ariel and Eric, Morgana, Urson's aunt, had to deal with Melody.  Urson grabbed a piece of food and threw it at the TV, ooh, if only she was on the Isle, he'd give that a princess piece of his mind, and maybe let his aunt have at her.

Urson looked at the time, his shift was over, he ripped off his apron, dropped it on the floor, grabbed his turquoise leather jacket, bag and bolted out the shop.

Urson looked at a battered city wall and smiled.  He grabbed his spray-paint can out of his bag and sprayed the words We Ride With The Tide with teal paint.  He smirked at the painting, reveled in his work. 

He looked sideways to see a father and son, laughing cause they just robbed a store, he reached for the skull necklace he wore around his neck.  This skull necklace was all he had left from his father, the same father who left him as a child.  His father's abandonment gave him an extreme sense of loneliness and abandonment.  It was his talk with Carlos that made a start to be a little more open.
The talk when Urson finally talks to someone about how his father left him and how he felt.
The talk when Carlos tells him how Cruella had forbidden him to ever ask her about his father, even though he was very curious and loved to know more about him.
The talk when Carlos told Urson he knows what he's going through and it was better to have friends than be alone, which made Urson start to be more open, he still has his moments when he's a loner. 

Much like Mal, little and teenage children sometimes ran away from Urson, like Maleficent, Ursula was one of the most feared villains on the Isle, which made Urson the most feared boy on the Isle.  He ran through the marketplace, pushed others out his way, kicked over a bucket of water, she spray-painted the letter "U" on a large rag representing his name.  He grabbed people's laundry, threw them in the air, and ran away, his laugh echoing throughout the Island.

Urson finally went to Lady Tremaine's Curl Up And Dye.  As he entered the salon, he smiled at Dizzy Tremaine, the sweet and loving daughter of Drizella Tremaine, and granddaughter of Lady Tremaine, it's weird how she is such a sweet girl despite her family.  Dizzy was sweeping the entire salon, with her headphones on and music blasting, that's why it took her a while to notice Urson was there, smiling and chuckling at her. 

"Urson!  Is Evie here too?" Dizzy excitedly took off her headphones.  "Ha, no, she's busy burying herself in outfits" Urson laughed, he quickly looked around making sure Drizella wasn't there, she still hadn't forgiven him for dropping a crab down her dress.  "So, what's up?  Has your granny given you any customers yet?"

"Ah, just a witch here and there. Mostly it's just a lot of scrubbing, scouring, and sweeping. Lots and lots of sweeping."  Dizzy explained.  "Aw, does that mean you're her new Cinderella, huh?" Urson chuckled at the girl's remark.  "Yeah, she's gone from wicked stepmother to wicked grandmother."  Dizzy placed her broom near the counter. 

Urson looked around the salon, their way paint splattered all over the walls, tub, hairs, counters, even her green dress, blue apron, black shoes.  "Listen, Diz, you did Evie and Uma's hair right?" he asked.  "Yeah, me doing Uma's braids is the only reason she comes here" Dizzy sighed, and Urson knew that far too well, seeing as Uma described her as a little twit who worships Evie and Mal, and is annoying to deal with.

"Can you fix this?" Urson removed his beanie and showed his full head of purple, Dizzy laughed at his hair.  "A Carlos science experiment gone wrong?" Dizzy assumed.  "Yeah" Urson sighed, he had to stop helping Carlos with that stuff.

Dizzy softly touched Urson's newly purple hair.  "A dark purple that reminds me of Mal, you guys could be twins," Dizzy said as Urson sat down, shuddering when he remembered what Mal did to Mad Maddy when they were considered twins, Mal poured the dye into her hair.  "How far can I go?" she asked, this question took Urson some time to think about, he knew Dizzy would go off.  "The works" he started.  "I mean, whatever will make me feel like me, but you know...way worse" Dizzy squealed at what Urson wanted, she picked up her giant scissors, and faced Urson, who flashed a nervous grin at how big her scissors were, but Evie recommended her, so he took a deep breath, and let the haircut begin.

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