The Pirate and The Merhog

The Blackbeard Incident

Charles, Jules, Aleena and Arthur were making their way to the Sol Kingdom castle. Their plan was the exchange some of the Atlantician treasures Aleena gave to them for quality resources, money and hired workers to build their new homes and Charles' new engineering shops and business. "Aleena, if the magic that forced you back into a Merhog wasn't you or your father's magic. Could that be the magic of the sea witch that you mentioned yesterday?" Jules asked Aleena. "She is from the Royal family too and I don't know that much about her except she's dangerous." said Aleena.

"I know things about Stella. Your father gave me permission to discuss them with you, Jules and Charles so that you're aware of what she's capable of. Your aunt was exiled by your father from Atlantica for conspiracy to commit seditious treason against the royal family." Arthur told Aleena, Jules, and Charles. "That happened when I was a lot younger...and after when my mother died..." Aleena said in a saddened voice.

"Stella attempted to become queen shortly after your mother died. She tried coaxing your father into marrying her to make her to become your and your sisters' stepmother, reasoning that you and your sisters need a mother figure in your lives and how the kingdom needs a queen." Arthur told Aleena. "My older sister Amphitrite is the first in line to get the throne when my father decides to retire or dies one day. But my father never found my mother's crown yet..." said Aleena. "The king even continues his search for Athena's crown. But your father suspects that your mother's crown isn't missing by accident. Something or someone is blocking him from finding it. He even searched through the ruins of Blackbeard's ship and that town he sunk." Arthur told Aleena. "I think I'll go search for it tomorrow. Jules, this is a solo mission I'm doing and if anything goes wrong, I'll let Suzie let you know if I'm in danger or anything bad happens." Aleena told Jules.

"I can swim and breathe underwater now, remember? It would be better if I'm there with you." Jules told Aleena. "I concur. It would be best if both Jules and I accompany you my lady as your safety is important to us." said Arthur. "Alright, you both can come." said Aleena. "At the same time though, we don't know where to start and the crown could be anywhere on land or the ocean. If your father, who created that crown, can't find it, then realistically we can't begin to dream to accomplish what your father in all these past years could not." Arthur told Aleena. "Unless..." said Aleena. "Unless what, Aleena?" Jules asked Aleena. "Unless...it's at the place where the sea witch was exiled to..." Aleena said as she finished her sentence. "That's very unlikely. Athena's crown went missing even before Stella was exiled to the trenches." Arthur told Aleena. "Unless the sea witch has it." said Aleena.

"Your aunt hiding that from the king for all these years? That would be suicide! Your father issued a death sentence as capital punishment to anyone who's found hiding that crown from him. Stella would be foolish to risk execution by the king's order." said Arthur. "Are you sure it's a good idea, Aleena?" Jules asked Aleena. "I know it's a risk but I need to find my mother's crown and get it back to my father." said Aleena. "Your father wouldn't want you to take such a dangerous risk going to the forbidden torrents where your aunt was exiled to. And that underwater wilderness stretches for miles." said Arthur. "I have to agree with Arthur, Aleena. Your father doesn't want to lose you after what happened to your mother..." said Jules. Aleena pulled out the music box and she was worried that she'll also lose the music box to the sea witch too and she started crying.

Jules conformed Aleena and assured her. "I know that your mother's crown means a lot to your father and you want to help in whatever way you can. But we can't haphazardly dive into a territory we know nothing about. I'm sure we'll find way to help your father find that crown." Jules said as he comforted the princess. "You think so...?" Aleena asked Jules as there were still some tears in her eyes. "I'm sure of it. Charles and I were pirates before and if there was one thing we were good at was some good old treasure hunting." said Jules. "Except the other crew members would hardly credit you when we found and literally dug out rare treasures." Charles told Jules. "Don't remind me." said Jules.