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arickaandherfictionalothers · 6 months

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To think that I could be deserving of an angel…

(Didn't cross my mind 'til you fell in my lap)

(Aricka x Mike )

(Mike comes home from work exhausted. Aricka takes care of him.)

(Content warnings: Aricka helps Mike take a bath, she washes/conditions his hair, gives him a back/shoulder rub, basically she pampers this sweet boy. If I missed anything let me know and I’ll fix it!)

( @astralshipper @rosieshipper @hyperionshipping @yeehawselfshipping @letsgofoletsgo @tsundere-selfship @callsign-revenge )

It was late. Abby was curled up in her blanket fort asleep when Aricka heard the door open and Mike walk in. She stood up, walked across the room out to where she knew he’d be leaning against the door, and held her arms open to him.

When he registered her standing there, he sighed wearily as he took the two steps forward into her arms, both of his wrapped firm yet loosely around her middle. One of hers was around his back and the other was in his hair, scratching his scalp with enough pressure to be comfortable but not enough to hurt.

He sighed again, his breathing tickling her neck, as he’d pressed his face against the spot where neck and shoulder met. “Hi..” he mumbled. She kisses the spot she could reach, that being his cheek, and he melted further into her hold.

“Hi, Mikey. Long night?” An indecipherable noise escaped the blob of human being in her arms. “I can fix that if you want?” An agreeable sound this time. “First, let’s take a walk upstairs and get you in the bath, big boy. Soak the gross day away. Get you all relaxing. Hm?” A more hesitant but still willing noise. “Use your words, baby. Can’t hear you with all that grunting.”

“S’fine,” he says, tightening his grip on her. She shakes her head.

“Silly boy. I’m not going to leave you. Let’s go upstairs and get you taken care of.”

The pair make their way upstairs, Mike pausing to check on Abby himself, shaking his head when he saw her in her fort and not her bed, but they continued to his bedroom together. Aricka headed to the bathroom, where she had already set up some bath supplies, and began drawing a bath for her care-deprived boyfriend. Knowing his secret preference for self care items she added a generous amount of bubble bath solution to the tub and swirled it carefully; and when it reached a comfortable temperature she turned the water off.

Mike came in the bathroom shirtless; and she left him alone so he could get in the tub, and she set up a few things for them to do after the bath.

Mike called her back in, and she walks into the bathroom to see him sitting with his knees tucked under his chin in the tub, looking a little more nervous than usual. “I’m pretty sure a bath is supposed to be relaxing, sweetheart,” she said. “You’re more tense than a rusty spring.” She sits on the edge of the tub, putting her hands on his shoulders. “Would a back rub help?”

Another wordless sound is all she gets, and she carefully begins to rub the tensed up, tightened muscles under her hands. “Tip your head to the left for me baby,” she says softly, and he complied wordlessly, “okay; now the right.” He does, and once she’d worked out the kinks in his shoulders, her hands made their way to his neck, using her fingertips to apply pressure to the more stiff areas where he held the most tension.

It worked- she could feel the muscles melt under her touch, Mike leaning back against her warm hands like a cat seeking affection. She slid her hands down to his arms and kissed the top of his head, then his shoulder, and his cheek finally. “You don’t have to be so strong around me, Mike. I’m here for you. I wanna take care of you and Abby.”

His breathing caught, and his eyes were closed; but she bet if they were open she’d have seen a slick-wet shine of barely hidden tears. “Gonna wash your hair for you, is that okay?”

“Mhm,” he says- better than a nonsensical sound but still just noise. No talking. She reached for the shampoo- almost empty, she noticed- and poured some into her hands; working it into a lather before she began washing his curls, using her fingertips to massage his scalp like she had when he’d walked in the door moments earlier, and they were both quiet, both lost in their own thoughts.

“Tilt your head back, I don’t want the soap getting in your eyes,” Aricka says softly, almost afraid to speak any louder. He does, and his hair almost touches her shirt as she began carefully rinsing it, detangling his hair as she went. “Gonna do conditioner now. Okay?” He nods, almost completely boneless in her hands, and she sets to work on fully pampering her boyfriend, working the conditioner through his hair and letting it sit for a few minutes before she rinsed it out. “I got you a leave-in conditioner too, thought you might like how it made your hair feel,” she says. “I’m going to let you get washed off, I gotta grab the towels from the dryer. I’ll be back in a minute, okay?”

“M’kay.” Finally. Words. She smiles and kisses his cheek before getting up and walking down to the laundry room where the towels were freshly warm and dry. She carried them back to the bathroom, stopping back in Mike’s room to finish the prep for their next activity- a movie night. She lit a few candles in scents she knew Mike and her both liked, and got the movie of choice- “Forrest Gump”- set up to play.

She walks back into the bathroom with the towels in her hand and she smiles at what she saw- Mike, almost asleep in the tub, a discarded wash rag hanging over the bathtub handle.

He works too hard these days, she thought absently. Aricka walks over to the tub and kneels down, running her fingers through Mike’s chocolate-caramel curls. “Mikey…” she says softly. “Sweet boy, I got plans for us still. A nice movie, some cozy pajamas and comfort snacks.”

His eyes open to look at her sleepily, not wearily anymore, and he nods. She holds the towels out to him and turns to face the bed as he gets out and dries off, donning the pajamas she’d got for him to wear. He steps up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist and kissing her cheek as she had him a moment ago. The pair silently make their way to the bedroom and Mike makes an appreciative humming sound as he climbs in the freshly made bed and looks at Aricka expectantly.

She laughs and climbs in, reaching for the remote on the bedside table as he snuggles up to her and she wraps an arm around him protectively. “We can talk tomorrow,” she says. “Right now, we can watch a movie and fall asleep together. You and me.”

They lapse into a comforting silence, her hand carding through the still-drying curls, his hand rubbing her side absently. He tilts his head up, looks at her in the eyes. She tilts her head to the side. “Tomorrow,” he says before yawning. “I’m retuning the favor. Giving you the care you gave me tonight.” She smiles sweetly down at him, leaning so their lips connect, and his hand comes up to cup her cheek. “… I love you,” he says shyly.

Aricka beams and kisses him once more. “And I love you, my sweet, good boy.” She brushes the back of her hand against his face, thumb sweeping across the rosy apple of his cheek as his eyes slip shut. “Rest now, darling. I’m here. I won’t let anything bad happen to you.”

#Spotify #Aricka x Mike #i’ll be the only dream you seek

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arickaandherfictionalothers · 10 months

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Elvis Character Ships 1 of 2

Umbrella tag; Elvis f/os

Clint Reno (love me tender)

Aricka x Clint, love me tender

Vince Everett (jailhouse rock)

Aricka x Vince, love in a jailhouse

Danny Fisher (king creole)

Aricka x Danny, got me all shook up

Tulsa McLean (g I blues)

Aricka x Tulsa, good old fashioned solider boy

Chad Gates (blue Hawaii)

Aricka x Chad, some things are meant to be

Glenn Tyler (wild in the country)

Aricka x Glenn, summer kind of love

Walter Gulick (kid Galahad)

Aricka x Walter, the thrill of the fight

Ross Carpenter (girls girls girls)

Aricka x Ross, if found, return to sender

Mike Edwards (it happened at the worlds fair)

Aricka x Mike, let’s get cozy baby

Lucky Jackson (Viva Las Vegas)

Aricka x Lucky, the lady loves me…

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arickaandherfictionalothers · 2 months

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The wedding of Joyce Byers and Jim Hopper

(Jim x Joyce, Aricka Hopper, Jonathan Byers, Will Byers, Jane Ellie/Eleven Hopper)

August 13 1987

Aricka stands in front of the mirror, her purple bridesmaid dress making her look like a cupcake. Her short cropped hair was curled and pinned away from her face, and she wore white sandals with buckles on them.

Someone knocks on the door and it opens to reveal- “Jonathan,” she says softly. Her new big brother opens the door all the way.

“May I come in? I have something for you that I want you to have before the wedding.” He holds out a wrapped gift.

“I wasn’t gonna give you yours til after but I can-,” Aricka starts but he stops her.

“No no, no, it’s fine. I just- I just want you to know I’m really, really happy that this is happening. I’m glad you’re gonna be my little-by- two-months sister.” The words almost make her tear up but she unwraps the gift and sees-

A brown leather bound book that says “Aricka, Will, Jane and Jon’s Adventure Book.” Carefully she opens it- and then the tears come. The book was FILLED with pictures Jonathan had taken of the four of them-

One at Aricka and Will’s first theater performance together. One of Aricka and Jane the day they officially adopted her- Jane had jumped into Aricka’s arms and cried. Aricka had a huge proud smile on her face. One of Aricka and Jonathan on graduation day- Aricka’s arms wrapped carefreely around his neck and his chin leaning against her forehead. One of them after the battle of Starcourt- Jane asleep in Aricka’s arms, Will leaned over against her. Aricka had a bloody lip and cuts on her forehead; and she looked exhausted, but this was the moment Aricka and Jonathan really leaned on each other for the first time. Clinging to their new sibling status. One of them and Argyle at the pizza place- Argyle holding up bunny ears behind Jon’s head.

So many memories. Will and Aricka on the closing night of her senior year musical. Jon and Aricka hugging in the reception line for that same musical. Aricka and her dad on graduation, then Joyce and Aricka and Jon together.

The last page didn’t have any pictures, but a quote instead: “A picture is worth a thousand words, but a memory is priceless.”

~ Jonathan and William Hopper-Byers

She looks up, tears dribbling down her cheeks as she sets the book down and walks over to hug him. Jon’s hug was as comfortable as ever, her chin on his shoulder, his temple pressed against hers, his arms around her back with hers around his neck. “I love you Jonathan Hopper-Byers,” she whispered.

“I love you too, Aricka Hopper-Byers. Now let’s go watch mom and dad get married.”

~~~

Aricka and Jon stood at the back of the chapel together, watching as Holly and Mike Wheeler walked down the aisle as the flower girl and ring bearer, and both stood with the bridal and groom parties when they finished. Next was Jane and Will, who linked arms and skipped down the aisle to the altar, the wonder twins making the audience chuckle fondly.

Then it was their turn. Jon offered his arm to Aricka. “Shall we; sis?” He asks softly. Aricka smiles, loops her hand through his arm; and pats his shoulder.

“Let’s go, big bro.” He smiles, a rare Jonathan Byers smile, and together they walk to the future.

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“Do you, Jim Hopper; take Joyce Byers to be your lawfully wedded wife; to have and to hold, for richer for poorer, better or worse, sickness and in health, for as long as you both shall live?” Aricka was crying as she watched her dad get married, and Chrissy hands her a handkerchief to wipe her tears away.

“I do,” he says.

“And do you Joyce Byers take Jim Hopper to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, for richer for poorer, better or worse, sickness and in health, for as long as you both shall live?” Joyce smiled up at Hop and says as softly as Aricka had ever heard her,

“I do.”

“By the power vested in me; I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss the bride.” Aricka and Jonathan beam at each other before bursting into cheers as their parents kiss.

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“Hi; I’m Aricka, and I had the honor of being the matron of honor for my mama Joyce’s wedding. I was struggling to write a speech for today, and my big brother Jonathan said that I should do what I do best- write a song. So that’s what I did. Chrissy-?” The girl moves to the piano in the room, and Aricka moves to the sole mic stand. “This song is dedicated to my parents, my three siblings, and my husband. I love all of you guys so much. I’m feeling the love right now.”

Chrissy begins to play; and Aricka begins to sing;

“You don't know you've been looking 'til you find it

Don't know what you've been missing 'til it's there

It's stronger than a spell, it's magic in itself

It's an ever after like you've never felt…” she motions for her dad and mom to take the dance floor, and they do, gently swaying to the music.

“It's the sum of the times of your life…” Steve walks over to stand by her: and she grins as she sings to him,

“It's the person you're standing beside

And it's the pride that you're feeling inside

For who you are, you've come so far…” she takes the mic off the stand and starts jumping and spinning,

“I'm feeling the la-la-love

La-la-love

You make me feel alive

True love you can't deny…” Chrissy joins Aricka, adding a beautiful harmony to the song;

“I'm feeling that dream come true

Here with you

And love is around us too

Ooh, and I feel the love (I'm feeling the)

(Ooh, make you feel alive)…”

Aricka and Billy start singing together, sharing a mic as they dance, and Aricka Harrington’s siblings join her on the floor,

“The journey might not always be that easy

Twist and turns can take you anywhere

Together or apart, you gotta trust your heart 'cause

The power of true love will get you there

Yeah, it's the sum of the times of your life (Your life)

And it's the person you're standing beside (Oh)

Yeah, it's the pride that you're feeling inside (Yeah)

From where you are

And it's just the start…”

Will and Jane take turns spinning each other around, their laughter filling the room with love and warmth, and Aricka Harrington takes the chorus,

“I'm feeling the la-la-love

La-la-love

You make me feel alive

True love you can't deny

I'm feeling that dream come true

Here with you

And love is around us too

Ooh, and I feel the love (I'm feeling the)

(You make me feel alive)

(I'm feeling the)

(You make me feel alive)…”

Aricka and Steve are in their own little world; gazing into each other’s eyes and singing,

“For good and for better I found my forever

I can't wait to know where our story goes

This moment, this feeling is one you can't measure

I'm feelin' it

Are you feeling it-?” And then Eddie Munson and Dori Henderson take their solo, hands clasped as they sing, (Eddie in parentheses)

“I'm feeling the la-la-love (I'm feeling the love)

La-la-love

You make me feel alive

True love you can't deny

I'm feeling that dream come true (Dream come true)

Here with you

And love is around us too (Love, love, love)

Ooh, and I feel the love-!”

The entirety of the Hawkins/Upsidedown gang were on the floor; the love they shared on full display, and Aricka finished the song she wrote with a soft,

“I'm feeling the la-la-love

La-la-love

I'm feeling the la-la-love…” and then her siblings- all three of them- run over to hug her.

Will was first - no longer the little boy who would press his face into her stomach, but now he would rest his head on her shoulder, one arm around her neck the other arm around her back, both of hers around his middle- and he was crying. “I love you Aricka,” he said. “I’m glad we’re actually siblings now. This is gonna be so great-!”

Jane was next. “Sisters always,” she whispered, as they had ever since El first showed up in Hawkins. Jane wrapped her arms around Aricka’s middle; and Aricka had one arm around her back, the other hand cradled her head to Aricka’s shoulder.

Jonathan waited patiently for his chance, and they hugged just as they had before the wedding. “Love ya sis. You did great,” he said.

Joyce and Jim follow them; Jim cupping Aricka’s cheeks and kissing her forehead as he had since she was a child, Joyce hugging Aricka and cradling the back of her head against her shoulder. “Thank you, baby,” Joyce whispers.

“I love you mom,” Aricka whispered back. “I love you, dad.”

“I love you too, baby girl.” Pride was not the adequate word Jim was looking for when he looked down at his firstborn- the little girl who had once been his only reason for living. He had done everything he could do so his daughter would be happy and be able to do whatever she wanted to do.

Now they both had the happy ending they deserved.

And Aricka couldn’t wait to see what the next chapter brought.

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@astralshipper @rosieshipper @hyperionshipping @yeehawselfshipping @letsgofoletsgo @tsundere-selfship @callsign-revenge

#aricka and eleven ✨#aricka and jane ✨#aricka’s supergirl #Aricka and Will #Aricka the Avenger and Will the Wise 🧙#Aricka and Jonathan #the oldest sibling gang 📸#aricka and Jim hopper #Aricka and hopper #Aricka and Joyce #mama joyce ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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arickaandherfictionalothers · 3 months

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Don’t say yes, run away with me now

(Aricka x Steve)

(Aricka crashes the Stancy wedding

I am not the kind of girl

Who should be rudely barging in on a white-veil occasion…

Aricka didn’t know what she was doing. She wasn’t the type to do something like what she and Billy had planned.

Steve. Her best friend, her childhood crush and the boy she loved most, was getting married. But he wasn’t marrying her.

But you are not the kind of boy

Who should be marrying the wrong girl

He was marrying Nancy Wheeler. The girl he thought was the only girl who “would put up with him.” Nancy’s words. Not Aricka’s.

I sneak in and see your friends

And her snotty little family all dressed in pastel…

Aricka winced as she saw Karen fuss over Mike’s green pastel tie for the eight hundredth time. Mike knew Aricka truly cared for Steve and honestly wished she was marrying him. Not his sister.

And she is yelling at a bridesmaid

Somewhere back inside a room

Wearing a gown shaped like a pastry

Aricka could hear Nancy from her hidden position outside the window. The bridezilla was tearing poor Jane’s head off cause she ripped her dress. Aricka had a vicious urge to rip Nancy’s hair out. That would teach her to mess with her sister.

This is surely not what you thought it would be

Aricka knew this wasn’t going anywhere near according to what Steve had always dreamed about. He wanted to get married at Hawkins park, by the gazebo the two of them used to spend hours together in, doing homework and rehearsing for choir and theater.

He would’ve wanted to be barefoot, maybe a summer wedding when he could wear khaki shorts and a casual shirt. His future wife would be his partner, his equal. Not someone who would hurt him with their words.

I lose myself in a daydream

Where I stand and say..

Aricka envisioned a world where she objected. And now Billy wanted to make it a reality.

Don't say "Yes", run away now

I'll meet you when you're out of the church at the back door

Don't wait or say a single vow

You need to hear me out

And they said, "Speak now."

Would it possibly work? She snuck through the church to her hiding place- Billy had set it up for her during the rehearsal dinner the night before.

Fond gestures are exchanged

And the organ starts to play

Aricka makes the curtains in the back, ready to have her heart broken for good. She saw Billy, Max’s arm looped around his, giving her a Look.

Don’t chicken out. Plant your feet and object.

A song that sounds like a death march

And I am hiding in the curtains…

Nancy knew how much Steve loved Aricka. So jealous was the future Mrs Harrington that she decided to lose Arickas invitation but lied to Steve saying Aricka couldn’t make it.

Hopefully Steve knew that something was wrong.

It seems that I was uninvited by your lovely bride-to-be…

Aricka watched as everyone stood and watched as Nancy made her way down the aisle, tears falling down her cheeks.

Nancy was everything Aricka used to wish to be, until Steve. He told her that she didn’t need to be Nancy.

She just needed to be Aricka.

She floats down the aisle like a pageant queen

But I know you wish it was me

You wish it was me

Don't you?

Did Steve wish it was Aricka, who was walking down the aisle to him today? Did he wish he had asked her to be his, to have and to hold, to be his wife and to let him love her?

She wouldn’t know unless she objected.

Don't say "Yes", run away now

I'll meet you when you're out of the church at the back door

Don't wait or say a single vow

You need to hear me out

And they said, "Speak now."

Billy met her gaze from the front of the church. The blond’s piercing blue eyes looked right through her and she knew there was no option

She was crashing this wedding.

Don't say "Yes", run away now

I'll meet you when you're out of the church at the back door

Don't wait or say a single vow

Your time is running out

And they said, "Speak now."…

Her heart began to race as the preacher came to the fateful line that would determine whether Steve was hers or Nancy’s.

Could she do it?

Would she do it?

Yes. She would.

Steve loved her. She knew he did. He didn’t want to marry Nancy. Deep down he’d rather be with someone else.

Someone like her.

I hear the preacher say, "Speak now or forever hold your peace."

There's the silence, there's my last chance

I stand up with shaky hands, all eyes on me..

Aricka emerges from her hiding place, the words out before she could stop herself.

“I OBJECT-!”

Horrified looks from everyone in the room

But I'm only looking at you…

Horrified gasps and cries fill the air as Aricka runs down the aisle. “Steve you don’t have to do this,” she says. “You don’t want to marry Nancy.”

“Aricka… you were sick-?” Steve steps down away from Nancy, confusion filling those doe brown eyes she loved so much.

“I wasn’t sick. Nancy didn’t send me an invitation. I had to find out from Billy.”

Billy nods and gives her a “got your back,” gesture.

“I am not the kind of girl who should be rudely barging in on a white-veil occasion.” She walks up to Steve and grabs his hand. “But you are not the kind of boy who should be marrying the wrong girl. Steve, she is the wrong girl. The wrong one. Does she know you want six kids? Three of each? Does she know that you wanted to get married by the gazebo at the park under the stars? In summer? When the fireflies are out? Does she know that you talk in your sleep? Or that you want to be a professional musician? Does she know any of this?”

Steve looks at her. “Steve, I love you. It took me way too long to figure it out, but I’ve loved you since fourth grade. I’ve loved you since I saw you for who you really are- the sweetest nicest kindest warmest person I’ve ever met.”

“Don’t listen to her Steve. She’s lying, she doesn’t care about you, she didn’t even show up for your wedding-!” Nancy shrieks.

“Shut up, Wheeler, he doesn’t love you,” Billy says.

Aricka cups Steve’s face in her hands. “Don’t say yes. Don’t marry Nancy. Don’t make the biggest mistake of your life. Come home with me. We can work it out together, we can do this together. I love you, Steve, don’t marry her.” Tears are falling earnestly down both their faces as Steve holds her hands against his face.

“I love you, too,” he chokes out, barely above a whisper. He turns to Nancy. “I can’t marry you. I won’t marry you. I don’t love you like I love Aricka. I’m sorry Nancy. But you don’t love me either. You just-“ he looks at Aricka.

“She loves the idea of you, of controlling you, of having someone she can belittle and hurt verbally,” Aricka says. “And that isn’t love.”

“So, don't say "Yes", run away now

I'll meet you when you're out of the church at the back door

Don't wait or say a single vow

You need to hear me out

And they said, "Speak now."

Steve nodded. “That.” He turns back to her. “Let's run away now. I'll meet you when I'm out of my tux at the back door.”

Everyone was still standing or sitting in shock as Aricka and Steve made their getaway, but they could hear their friends- who only attended the wedding for Steve- giving directions and apologizing for the loss of a wedding. Aricka even saw Dori personally escort Nancy out of the church.

She loved her best friend.

Steve met her by his car, and he pulled her in for the first of many dizzying kisses. “Baby, I didn't say my vows,” he says.

“Oh Stevie,” she throws her arms around him. “I’m so sorry- you looked so miserable up there. I almost let you slip through my fingers.” Steve merely held her closer.

“You didn’t, you were there in time. I’m so glad you were around when they said speak now.”

#Spotify #aricka x Steve #Aricka x Steve h #stevie my love…#good old fashioned lover boy

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arickaandherfictionalothers · 11 months

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Little merman AU: mysterious fathoms below-!

(Aricka x Billy)

(Little Mermaid au! Aricka is a princess, Billy is a merman. The story is the same but different.)

It was a beautiful day in the ocean near Westerly Kingdom. Seagulls swarmed overhead, dolphins jumped to and fro, and out of the fog, a glorious ship emerged- Liberty’s Reign, owned by the fair princess, Aricka Munson. She was as beautiful as the sunrise, gentle as a whisper; and as fierce as a hurricane. She longed for adventure in open waters, to explore what might lay beyond the boundaries of her kingdom.

But more than that: she longed for someone who would adventure with her. Oh, her brothers and friends were fine company, but she wanted love. True Love. Like her mother and father shared.

She looked on the deck below, and smiled as she heard the thrumming music of the sailors and her dearest companions, walking down to join them.

“I'll tell you a tale of the bottomless blue-!” She cries; and the sailors join in,

“An' it's hey to the starboard, heave ho!

Brave sailor, beware, 'cause a big 'uns a-brewin'

Mysterious fathoms below!

Heave ho!”

Aricka’s dearest friend, Steve, a merchant by trade and a sailor by heart, walks over and joins her,

“I'll sing you a song of the king of the sea-!” And two of their closest friends- Robin, a servant in Aricka’s court; and Dori, the royal musician- join them,

“An' it's hey to the starboard, heave ho!” Eddie swings in on a rope, landing gracefully by his sister, bowing low as he takes his solo,

“The ruler of all of the oceans is he-!”

And the friends move to their respective tasks, singing as they went,

“In mysterious fathoms below!

Fathoms below, below!

From whence wayward westerlies blow!

Where Triton is king

And his merpeople sing

In mysterious fathoms below!” Aricka’s younger brother, Mike, was not accustomed to the sea life; and was currently leaned over the side, in a most uncomfortable predicament- he was seasick.

“Isn’t this perfection Mikey? Out on the open sea, surrounded by nothing but water?” Aricka asks. Trying to cheer him up.

The boy- well; hardly a boy anymore, at eighteen years her brother was well on his way to being a man- gives her a dry look. “Oh, yes, it’s simply...delightful...” before leaning back over and expelling more of the contents of his stomach.

Aricka runs to the bow of the ship, climbing up the bow-spirit and clinging to a rope as she sings out,

“The salt on your skin

And the wind in your hair

And the waves as they ebb and they flow!

We’re miles from the shore

And guess what – I don’t care!” From the starboard part of the ship, Mike grumbles,

“As for me, I’m about to heave ho!”

“Back to work!” Robin orders, all the sailors heeding her command.

Dori, Steve and Robin lead the next part; Eddie grabbing his sister’s hands as they swing around the main deck,

“I’ll sing you a song of the king of the sea

An’ it’s hey to the starboard, heave ho!

The ruler of all of the oceans is he

In mysterious fathoms below!”

Mike scoffs, “King of the sea? Why, that’s nautical nonsense – nothing but a superstition!” Robin waggles a finger, cautioning,

“The king of the ocean gets angry

An’ when he gets angry, beware!

I’m tellin’ ya, lad, when King Triton is mad

How the waves’ll buck, rock to and fro!” Dori and Steve join her,

“Hold on, good luck, as down you go!” Aricka cuts them off as she hears something- a beautiful, haunting melody, seeming to be heard only by her,

“What is that? Do you hear something?” Mike rolls his eyes,

“Sister, please. Enough sea-faring! You’ve got to get back to court – to honor our mother’s wishes and take up her crown!” Aricka and Eddie share a Look and roll their eyes.

“That’s not the life for me, Mike—There it is again!” She clings to the starboard side, leaning over as far as she could. Steve and Dori exchange a worried look.

“We ought to head back to shore, your majesty.” Steve proposes.

“Indeed, we should!” Mike agreed. Aricka scoffs,

“Not while I’m captain. Now follow that voice! To the ends of the earth if we have to!” Robin and Eddie share a grin before the former replies,

“Aye-aye, Captain!” And the sailers resume their work as the finish their song,

“There’s mermaids out there in the bottomless blue

An’ it’s hey to the starboard, heave ho!

Watch out for ‘em, lad, or you’ll go to your ruin

Mysterious fathoms below!”

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