The Little Angel (Phantom of the Opera/The Little Mermaid)

Chapter 13

FATHER: *leaves the nets for a bit then begins to haul them in*

ARIEL: *panics as she's being hoisted up*

FATHER: *gasps as he sees the mermaid*

ARIEL: *looks at him with wide eyes and squirms around*

FATHER: *stares at her in the bottom of his boat* Boys, come look at this! *calls to his sons*

DEAN: That's so cool!

SAM: She's beautiful!

ARIEL: *shakes in fear and tries to scoot farther from them*

FATHER: Can you understand us, mermaid? *asks Ariel*

ARIEL: *nods shakily*

FATHER: what is your name? *moves slowly towards her*

ARIEL: A-Ariel... Queen Ariel...

FATHER: *eyes widen a little* A queen?

ARIEL: Y-Yes... Of Atlantica

FATHER: *looks around nervously for mermaids about to attack*

ARIEL: It's alright... No ones going to come and hurt you...

SAM: *walks forward to touch Ariel* Can I touch it?

FATHER: You mean "her", son? Show some respect! *walks over and begins to try to untangle her*

DEAN: Yeah stupid! *hits him upside the head*

FATHER: *ignores the boys as he finishes untangling her* You have a nasty cut in one of your fins. *looks apologetically at Ariel*

ARIEL: *winces* Then I can't swim... Oh no...

FATHER: I'll clean it up as best as I can. *fetches a cleaning kit*

SAM: *goes to her and sits down, petting her hair* What a sweet mermaid you are...

ARIEL: *is shaking and is uncomfortable*

DEAN: Sam! You're freaking her out! What did mom tell you before she died about how to treat females!?

FATHER: *patches up her fin as well as he can*

SAM: Shut up, Dean! I'm trying to comfort her!

ARIEL: *sighs as her tail bleeds*

DEAN: I'm not sure you're helping!

FATHER: Boys, quit fighting. *sighs as he looks at her tail* I don't know how quick merfolk heal but if you were a human I'd say this'll take about three days to heal.

SAM: Dad... I've got an idea...

FATHER: what is it, Sam? *puts away the kit*

SAM: What if we show the king our discovery?

FATHER: Why would we do that?

SAM: Our family is poor dad... If we don't get money fast we'll lose everything! If we send her to him she'll be priced at a pretty penny.

FATHER: *sighs* You have a point, son. We don't have money. But, allow me to remind you that this is the queen. If we harm her the merfolk will not be kind to us as they have been. You have seen what they have done to the big companies.

SAM: *looks at Dean* What do you say, brother?

DEAN: I go with Dad. We can't just sell the Merfolk queen unless we want major trouble. *looks at Ariel* I assume there are people who will be after you? A husband? Father?