The Pirate and The Merhog

King Leonardo arrives to the Sol Kingdom

"When we do see them both, that could be the chance I can formally and privately reveal my merhog heritage and status to them as a princess of Atlantica and can also request your presence with me as a representative of my father's military." Aleena said to Arthur. "We mustn't be presumptuous. We must first ask the king's permission to serve as ambassadors. He has to be made aware of what you seek to do and thoroughly weigh his decisions and determine whether or not such actions would benefit or compromise the safety of all Atlantica." Arthur told Aleena. "We should probably ask my father for permission first just like you said, Arthur." said Aleena.

"Do you think your father will allow you and Arthur to present yourselves to the king and queen of the Sol kingdom?" Jules asked Aleena. "Now that I think about it, it could go either way. He'll either allowed it if properly convinced or he'll say no and restrict us from meeting them." said Aleena. "Alright, but let us know if your father approves or disapproves you and Arthur from meeting the king and queen of the Sol kingdom when you and Arthur come back." Jules said to Aleena. "We will. " Aleena said to Jules with a smile on her face.

"It would be an event father would take very serious should he agree to it. Diplomacy would be involved as it would be between two royal families and our kingdoms." said Aleena. "Chances are that your father might prefer to meet the Sol king and queen himself on equal grounds." Arthur said to Aleena. "That's what probably is going to mostly happen when we tell him, I actually am nervous about this one because it could go either good or bad..." Aleena said to Arthur nervously before they left to turned back into their merforms to go back to Atlantica and dived into the ocean.

Isabella turned to Jules. "What now?" Isabella asked Jules. "We can find out more about the ruling family and upcoming festival. It's been a long time since I ever attended one" Jules said to Isabella. "Than let's do some research on this festival." said Isabella. The two made their way back to the town. "There's probably a book about the history of the Sol Kingdom, It's rulers, and their traditions which we might find in the town's library." said Isabella. "That is good thinking, Isa." Jules said to Aleena. As Jules and Isabella we're moving through the town, they were seeing the citizens preparing festival booths, floats, many forms of fireworks and city decorations. Not to mention the variety of food and crustaceans being prepared. "We'll have to keep Charles in check." said Jules to Isabella. "We all know how he is with crustaceans." said Isabella. "Yeah, that's my older brother for you." said Jules.

"Do you think things will go well for Aleena and Arthur?" Isabella asked Jules. "I really hope so at this point, if he does say yes, It most likely sounds like that he'll want to meet the king and queen of the Sol kingdom." said Jules. "What do you hope to do with Arthur when he returns from reporting to the king and general? If you see Amadeus and Rosemary again, what will you tell them?" Jules asked Isabella. "In the meantime l'm going to look through some jobs with Arthur which I'm actually going to need his help with. Then we'll go check out the festival later tonight. However I don't know what to tell Amadeus and Rosemary yet..." said Isabella. "I can see why you need help from Arthur. It's because you never had a job on land so that's understandable and I'm sure you'll figure it out with Amadeus and Rosemary." said Jules.

"From what I've seen of Arthur, him being a colonel, he won't just desert his duties in protecting his Atlantica. As one of the king's most trusted and loyal officers, he won't resign from his rank and responsibilities unless he was at risk in facing a dishonorable discharge." said Jules. "Like if he were fired for example?" Isabella asked Jules. "Is that what you want for him?" Jules asked Isabella. "Where are you getting at?" Isabella asked Jules. "Arthur will have to answer to the king about him finding love with you. At the same time, you have to keep in mind that you can't live with him under the ocean and breathe water." Jules said to Isabella.

"It's okay, Jules. I knew I couldn't live with Arthur under the sea but we did came up with an idea of living on land together once I do have enough rings in my savings to buy a house." Isabella told Jules. "Arthur will need to exchange whatever valuable Atlantician treasures he has with the royal monarch in order to acquire enough rings to buy some land to build a house on. There are no already built houses with land ready to be sold here and I'm talking from experience." Jules told Isabella. "Fair point." said Isabella. Jules and Isabella along with the townspeople soon noticed that the guards from the Sol Kingdom and The King and Queen showed up in town for some reason until something emerged from the ocean. "I have a feeling that Aleena's father is here..." said Isabella. "If that's the case, Then Aleena and Arthur work fast. Let's see what this is really all about." Jules said to Isabella.

The citizens were feeling anxious and fear when the Sea King emerged from the ocean. Arthur and Aleena were back on land after they turned their fins back into legs. Aleena thought to herself and said. 'My father said yes but he wanted to meet the king and queen himself.' As Leonardo was making his way to the surface with his glowing trident in his right hand, everyone and the Sol king and queen saw that he was holding the late Blackbeard's hat in his left hand. Everyone whispering and wondering if the sea king knew what really happened to Blackbeard. "That's Blackbeard's hat..." said a purple male cat named Pyro who is the king of the Sol Kingdom. "King Leonardo, were you the reason why Blackbeard and his crew were missing and why that Hillside City was taken out by that tsunami?" asked a light blue female cat named Flama who is the queen of the Sol Kingdom.

"That's right. I personally destroyed them myself because they were all responsible for the kidnapping and brutal murder of my then pregnant wife and queen of Atlantica. Their crimes didn't go unpunished and this hat is to serve as a warning to not threaten my kingdom and people." King Leonardo said to King Pyro and Queen Flama. "I would have done the same if the same thing happened to Flama. Not to mention that my father nearly killed her before I became king..." Pyro said to Leonardo. "Pyro..." said Flama. "Is it possible that we can respectfully discuss things between us in a more private surrounding well suited for us? I have with me one of my youngest of my three daughters, Aleena, whom you already met and my colonel and second in command of my army, Arthur." Leonardo said to Pyro and Flama. "Of course, we'll continue discussing this in private." Flama said to Leonardo.

"Father, I think you need to turn your fins into legs if you're going to talk to them on land." Aleena said to her father King Leonardo. "Don't worry, Sweetie. I got this covered." Leonardo said to his youngest daughter. Leonardo effortlessly change his fins into legs and feet before approaching the Sol king and queen. From what they saw of the sea king, he was indeed tall with legs. "I and my daughter and colonel are you humble guests in your kingdom. I trust you'll treat us kindly." said the Sea King. "We will. also don't assault my mom. I'm giving you a warning because the last time we had guest, they were being really disrespectful towards her because she was an elderly old women." Pyro warned the Sea King. "Yeah, remember that those guest got set on fire by your mother..." said Flama.

"I wouldn't dare come as an invited guest to your kingdom if my only intentions were rudeness and disrespect. That would bring dishonor and shame to my people and kingdom. That I assure you your majesty. My presence is also a matter of diplomacy as I represent my people." Leonardo told Pyro. "Shall we be on our way then with our guest dear?" Queen Flama asked her husband King Pyro. "Of course, Flama, it's about get going and discuss more with The Sea King, his youngest daughter, and colonel." King Pyro said to his wife Queen Flama. The Sol King and Queen soon left with the Sea King, the Princess, and Colonel. "Shouldn't we make ourselves known to that we're with Aleena and Arthur?" Isabella asked Jules. "It would be best we let things play out first and let them mention and invite us. That way we don't risk making ourselves look presumptuous and entitled to any special treatment by the royalty." Jules said to Isabella.