Abandon Ship! [1912]

The morning was warm on the day of April 10, 1912. The RMS Titanic had recently set out on her maiden voyage and was now cruising on the open sea. The deck was teeming with life as men and women conversed amongst themselves, and children played games with each other. A young and sprightly girl named Sonata Dusk was leaning over the ship's railing as the wind blew through her cerulean hair. She breathed in the salty sea air while a content smile stretched across her face. She stretched her arms out wide and shouted to the heavens.

"I'M QUEEN OF THE WORLD!!!"

Sonata heard an annoyed groan behind her. The voice belonged to her elder sister Aria Blaze.

"Sonata, would you stop saying that? You've been doing it for the past hour and a half!"

"I can't help it," Sonata said. "It feels so good to be out at sea again, even if we aren't under it."

"Thanks for opening that wound," Aria said with a scowl.

"Aw, don't be like that, Ari," Sonata said, putting her arm around her sister. "At least we get to enjoy the sweet smell of the ocean for a while."

"Yeah, sure," Aria said, pulling away from Sonata's embrace.

She straightened her dress, that the eldest sister, Adagio, had forced her to wear. It was uncomfortable and hot, but there was nothing else to change into. Aria glanced at the glistening waters below and thought about leaving all of this nonsense behind and leaping overboard. On second thought, that was a bad idea, as the three had tried swimming before in these new bodies. It had not been a pleasant ordeal.

"Oh, come now, Aria, it's not that bad," came a third voice behind Aria.

Aria rolled her eyes as the owner of this voice was her eldest sister, Adagio. Adagio sauntered next to her sister and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Our adventure has only just begun, sister dear. Besides, new land means new experiences, and new food," she said with a slight lick of her lips.

"Yeah, I'm sick of tea and crumpets every day," Sonata chimed in.

"Not that kind of food, Sonata," Adagio sighed.

"Ohhh, gotcha!" Sonata said with a wink.

"Now, try to enjoy yourself, Aria," Adagio said. "An opportunity like this only comes once in a lifetime."

"The only way I'm going to enjoy myself is if this whole ship capsizes..." Aria growled under her breath.

Little did she know her wish was going to come true very soon.

April 14, 1912.

The night was filled with laughter, music, and dancing. The elegant ballroom was filled to the brim, yet there was a slight cloud hanging over the festivities. That cloud's name was Aria Blaze. She had just put a slightly drunken Sonata to bed and tended to her own glass of sparkling wine. She watched with disgust as these humans laughed amongst themselves and shared stories. It made her sick. She glanced over at Adagio, who was mingling with a young man, who seemed infatuated with the young siren. Typical. Out of the corner of her eye, Adagio saw Aria sitting alone, and looking like her typical grumpy self. She turned back to the smitten young man with a smirk.

"You stay right here, handsome, I'll be right back.~" she said with a wink.

Adagio made her way over to Aria's table and sat down next to her.

"Why so glum?" she asked. "Aren't you having fun?"

"Bah," was Aria's only response.

"Oh, don't be such a Scrooge," Adagio said, slightly giggling. "We're in the lap of luxury! There's absolutely nothing that could go wrong!"

"Adagio, you're only ever this happy when you're drunk," Aria deadpanned.

"Pssh, I am not drunk," Adagio shot back; taking another sip of her drink.

"Right, so, how many have you had?" Aria asked.

"Oh, just a few," Adagio replied, slurring a bit. "Come on, Aria, you need to *hic* l-loosen up a bit.~"

With a huff, Aria downed the rest of her beverage, and angrily marched her way up to the deck.

"Oh, well, her loss," Adagio shrugged, and returned to her drink.

As Aria leaned over the railing, she sighed. It was times like these that Aria wished she were home. Home. The feeling of the water moving against her fins, swimming with the sharks; stinging Sonata with jellyfish. A soft chuckle passed her lips, but just then, she felt the ship shift, as if it were turning. Brushing it off as nothing, she continued to gaze out onto the horizon.

Sonata was soundly sleeping in her cabin's bed. Cute little snores came from the youngest siren's mouth as she happily dreamed of fancy tea parties with her sisters. Suddenly, a loud blaring interrupted the dozing girl's dream. She shifted in bed and pulled the blankets over herself in a futile attempt to block out the noise.

"Dagi, I don't want any more tea..." Sonata mumbled. "I want more cake...Yummy, yummy cake..."

Without a moment's notice, Adagio burst into her sister's cabin. She looked frantic and scared.

"SONATA, GET UP...NOW!!!!" she screamed.

Sonata slowly awoke with a yawn. Before she could fully awaken, Adagio dragged her out of bed and into cold water? Sonata looked down in confusion and saw water up to her knees.

"Dagi, what's going on?" she asked.

"Sonata, the ship is sinking; we've got to get out of here!" Adagio replied.

"See Dagi, I told you there was too much tea." Sonata scolded her elder sister.

"What...?" Adagio asked, but shook her head. "There's no time for nonsense, we've got to get out! NOW!!"

Adagio and Sonata quickly waded through the rising water until they made it to the ship's deck. Sonata frantically looked around for Aria through the large crowd.

"Aria!!! ARIA!!!" Sonata called, but her voice was drowned out by the screams of the other passengers as they began to board the lifeboats.

Just then, two large men grabbed the two sirens and pushed them forward onto the waiting lifeboat.

"Wait," Sonata cried. "We've gotta wait for my sister! She's still on the boat somewhere!"

"No time, little lady!" one of the men said, and sat Sonata in the lifeboat with Adagio.

"What are we gonna do, Dagi?!" Sonata asked.

"Don't look at me!" Adagio said, raising her hands in defense.

"Aria, if you can hear me, GET TO THE LIFEBOATS!!!!"

"WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST!"

Aria gasped as she was suddenly snapped out of her fantasy. The sound of screaming filled her ears. She looked around and saw wives kissing their husbands goodbye, and children being ripped away from their fathers. The ship shifted again and Aria moved her way through the crowd; making her way below deck. She couldn't even make it to the ballroom as it had already flooded. Then, reality came crashing down on her like a crack of thunder. She ran back up to the deck and began calling out for her sisters.

"Adagio, Sonata! Where are you?!"

There was no answer. Aria leaned over the ship railing again and saw lifeboats slowly floating away. Then, she realized. Her wish. She paid no heed to the incredible amount of negative energy  that was in the air. Her sisters were nowhere in sight and were most likely long gone by now.  The ship shifted once more and she lost her balance and fell over the side. Aria gripped onto the railing and held on for dear life. No one turned to pull the dangling girl up; no one heard her cries for help. There was only one other way out, and that was down. Down into the icy depths of the ocean. Aria attempted to pull herself up, but her hands slipped from the railing and she plummeted into the water.

The morning sun shone in Aria's eyes and she winced at its brightness. She groaned softly as her eyes tried to adjust. She gazed at her surroundings. She was in one of the lifeboats, but how? Aria was certain that she fell far from any rescue.

"Glad to see you're awake," came a small voice.

Aria turned to see a little girl with blonde hair looking at her.

"Your sister saved you from drowning," the girl spoke. "She swam all the way  to the sinking ship and back. You should thank her when she wakes up."

Aria looked toward the sleeping forms of Adagio and Sonata. They were both covered in a large blanket, and she was as well. Aria slightly shivered and pulled the blanket tighter around herself.

"You should really be careful what you wish for, Aria Blaze," the little girl whispered.

Aria gasped and turned back to the little girl only to find no one there. Aria sighed and decided that she was too tired to put up with any more insanity. She laid down in the lifeboat and drifted off to sleep as the survivors slowly floated to safety.