The Little Mermare

Princess Twilight grinned, gripping the seaweed satchel that was wrapped around her chest. She’d discovered a new wreck and, from the state of the hull, it looked like there would be many intact artifacts, which tickled the purple mermare with such delight. As she kicked her tail fin to get closer, she heard a huffing and puffing behind her. Turning her head, she rolled her eyes with a smile. Her very best friend, Spike, a purple and green scaly fish, was trying to keep pace behind her, while also darting his head from side to side.

“What’re you doing?” Twilight asked with a chuckle.

“Looking around for any sharks. This is dangerously close to their territory,” Spike said in a low voice.

“Sharks don’t come around at this time of day, Spike. They’d only ever come around if there was blood in the water. You’re not bleeding, are you?” Twilight asked. Spike frowned.

“Sharks don’t sleep, Twilight! They’re just constantly swimming around! Which means they could wander here!”

“Spike, you are such a guppy,” Twilight giggled. The purple fish flushed a bright shade of purple.

“I’m not a guppy,” he grumbled as he and Twilight swam into the wrecked ship.

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The purple mermare immediately set her sights on a chest situated on the far wall. She frowned as she got close. Just more useless coins. What was it about these chests that possessed surface sailors to stuff them with currency? Swimming on, Twilight was surprised to see just how intact the ship was from the inside. Waterlogged though it may have been, most of the furniture and trinkets looked intact. But, she couldn’t see anything that would’ve been small enough for her collection. Spike’s eyes were darting back and forth, as his tail hit one of the wooden dresser drawers. Out of it popped a strange item. Bent in an odd shape, and widened at one end, it was brown in color with part of it that thinned out being dark brown. With a smile, Twilight placed it in her knapsack and continued deeper into the wreck.

“Twilight, I really think we need to get out of here. My gills are telling me this is not good,” Spike said, his voice quivering.

“Oh, you’re being over dramatic, Spike. There’s nothing out there,” Twilight said, as she made it to what may have been the living area for the pony who ran the ship. It was then, that she saw it. Shining brightly was a small three-pronged metal object, which almost resembled the trident Twilight’s mother carried. Her purple eyes widened in happiness at the sight of the little object. “Spike! Look! Have you ever seen anything so wonderful?” she asked, levitating the tiny metal trident with her magic. But, Spike wasn’t listening, he was too busy shaking in fear at the silhouette that passed overhead.

A huge red shark passed over the ship, it’s eyes scanning this way and that for any wayward fish that had wandered off. It had gotten the scent of what might be one of the merponies, but wasn’t quite sure yet. Twilight gasped, as the shark passed overhead. Motioning for Spike to stay quiet, she quickly swam for an exit hole in the ship, with the purple and green fish in tow. Just as they seemed safe, the red shark charged them from behind.

“SPIKE! Watch out!” Twilight yelped, just in time for the little fish to swim away from the fast approaching set of jaws. The shark whirled around in a fury, as Twilight and Spike flipped their fins as fast as they could to get away, but the red beast was persistent. It charged again, it’s jaws wide and gleaming with sharp teeth. The mermare and the fish swam through the graveyard of ships, hoping to lose the shark, but it chased them still. As they came to a dead end, Twilight could see one of the treasure chests perched above the hole the two of them currently were in.

“SPIKE! When I say so, swim as fast as you can out of here!” Twilight said, as the shark encroached on the little purple fish. Swimming as fast as she could away from the snapping jaws of the angry shark, Twilight pushed with everything she had on the side of the treasure chest. She pushed with grit teeth, as the chest teetered on the edge of the hole above Spike and the shark. “Now, Spike!” Twilight yelled! The purple and green fish swam as fast as he could up and out of the ship before the shark could clamp down on him. With a sigh of relief, the mermare and her friend swam away from the wreck that housed the shark.

“Cheese has to know what these are, Spike! Come on!” Twilight said with a giggle, kicking her tail fin faster as the little fish followed with a groan.

“Twilight! Can’t we just go home? You know your mom doesn’t like you talking with Cheese,” he said, his heart beat finally slowing down and coming to the side of the mermare Princess.

“Don’t worry, Spike. We’ll be back before anyone misses us,” Twilight said with a smile.