And here is the LAST chapter! I had a lot of fun writing this! I apologize if the characters seem OOCish. Anyways, enjoy!
"Ba da da daaaa. Ba da da daaaa." Filius hummed happily as he flew into Severus' room. "Severus! Severus! Wake up, I just heard the news!" The seagull squawked as he hopped around the dark hair. Minerva opened one eye grouchily before rolling away.
"What is this idiot blabbing on about?" Filius chuckled and jumped around.
"As if you didn't know. The whole town's talking about how the prince got hitched! You know, he's getting married! I just wanted to wish you good luck. I'll catch you later, wouldn't miss it for the world!" The seagull twirled around and took off. Severus jumped up happily and ran outside, pausing to check his reflection. Dashing to the main hallway, he paused when he saw a strange girl with vibrant red hair holding onto James' arm.
"Well uh, James. It seems like I was mistaken. The mystery person of your does exist. And- she is lovely." Remus coughed as he extended a hand out.
"Lily and I wish to be married right away." James stared straight ahead and Severus choked back a cry.
"Why, of course James, but these things take time and-"
"This afternoon, Remus. The wedding ship departs at sunset.."
"Oh, very well." Remus sighed and Severus ran away, not noticing the evil look Lily sent him.
A few hours passed and Severus sat on the tier, tears escaping his eyes. Lucius and Minerva sat next to him, not sure what to do.
Meanwhile, a few miles away, Filius flew around, humming happily as he searched for his friend. Suddenly, he hears a voice that sounded very familiar singing.
"What a lovely little bride I'll make, my dear I'll look divine Things are working out according to my ultimate design Soon I'll have that little mermaid and the ocean will be mine!" A loud cackle was heard afterwards and Filius peeked inside the window, gasping when he saw the red eye reflection of the Sea Sorcerer.
"I- I gotta tell Severus!" He flies back to Severus and lands in front of him, wheezing for breath, "Severus, you...won't believe what I saw! I was flying- Of course I was flying- and there- there was a mirror! And uh, and the Sea Sorcerer, she was…watching the mirror- and she was singing with a pair of stolen pipes!" He waddled up to the prince and grabbed him. "Do you hear what I'm telling you? THE PRINCE IS MARRYING THE SEA SORCERER IN DISGUISE!"
Minerva looked at the seagull suspiciously. "Are you sure about this?"
"Have I ever been wrong? I mean when it's important!"
"What are we going to do?" Lucius swam around, agitated. Severus looked at the faraway ship, remembering what Voldemort had told him.
"Before the sun sets on the third day." He mouthed along with it before shaking his head. Without thinking, he dove into the water, almost drowning under the weight of his suit. Minerva hopped onto the mass of barrels before cutting the string, giving Severus a barrel to hold onto.
"Severus, grab onto to that. Lucius, get him to the boat as fast as you can!" Lucius nodded determinedly before looping the rope around his body.
"I'll try."
"I have to get to the Sea King and tell him about this." Minerva jumped into the water and Filius flapped around.
"What do I do?"
"You-you find a way to STALL THAT WEDDING!" Filius stood there in silence before nodding/
"Stall the wedding? What am I- I GOT IT!" The bird took off, cawing for help from the other animals. "MOVE IT, LET'S GO! WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY!" One by one, they followed him, birds flying behind him, fishes swimming below. The group began heading for the ship.
On the ship, Sirius growled at Lily who sneered and aimed a kick at him. She smirked when he cowered away and lopped her arm into James'.
"Do you, dearly beloved-"
Severus gasped loudly as he heard the beginning of the speech. Lucius panted and swam harder. "Don't…worry Sev…We're…gonna make it...We're almost...there…"
Hearing that, Lily snarled and cried out. "Yes, yes!" The priest blinked at her slowly before turning to the prince.
"Yes, um. Do you, James, take Lily, to be your lawfully wedded wife, for as long as you both shall live?"
"I do." James replied, his eyes still glazed over. The priest opened his mouth again, but suddenly Lily was bombarded with birds. She batted them away ferociously, but more and more came, each of them pulling on her hair and dress.
"Get off of me, you slimy little-"With on violent tug from Filius, the seashell containing Severus' (who was now on the ship, dripping wet) voice. It fell and broke, everyone stopping as the golden notes reached for its owner.
As his voice returned to him, Severus smiled with pleasure and Prince James gasped, the spell broken. "Severus?"
"James." Severus tested it out, his grin growing bigger.
"You-you're the one! You can talk!" Severus' face fell and he glared at the prince.
"James, get away from her!" Lily cried, her face becoming shocked when she (he) heard her old voice.
"It was you all the time." James blinked rapidly and Severus frowned.
"Good thing I didn't fall in love with him for his intelligence." He whispered to the side before rushing to his side. "Yes, I wanted to tell you, but-"James scooped him into his arms and held him tight.
"NOOOOO!" Lily screamed as the two bent closer to each other. However, her scream of outrage quickly turned into a cry of delight when the sun began sinking. Severus gasped in pain as he felt his legs changing back. Lily changed back into Voldemort and he cackled loudly. "YOU'RE TOO LATE!" Severus looked sadly at the shocked prince and held his arms to him. "So long, lover boy!" The sea sorcerer cackled as he grabbed Severus and jumped off.
Under the water, Severus struggled to get away from Voldemort. "Poor little prince. It's not really you I'm after. No, I want a bigger fish." The red eyed sorcerer laughed and was stopped short when the king pulled up, Minerva glaring from his side.
"Voldemort, stop!"
"Why, King Dumbledore! Hahahaha! How ARE you?" He laughed maniacally and the king frowned.
"Let him go." Voldemort threw his head back and laughed.
"Not a CHANCE! He's mine now. We made a deal." He held up the contract between the two and Severus almost cried.
"I'm-I'm sorry! I-I-I didn't know!" King Dumbledore took his trident and threw a ray at it; the contract glowing brightly with sparks when it hit.
"See! The contract's legal, binding and completely unbreakable - even for YOU. Of course, I always was a man with an eye for a bargain. The son of the great sea king is a very precious commodity. But - I might be willing to make an exchange for someone even better…" The sorcerer leered at the King and he looked faintly sick.
Up on the surface, Remus looked at Kames trying to row a boat. "Pray tell, what are you doing?"
"I let him get away from me once, I'm not about to let it happen again!" James shouted and pushed the oars. The boat tilted and he shrieked.
"Yes, I admire your bravery, but you don't know how to row." Remus shook his head. "Proud, but slow." He murmured softly. James let out a yell of frustration before whistling.
"Sirius!" The dog bounded out and jumped onto the boat. James fished for something in his pocket before pulling out a chain and placing it around the dog's neck. With a bright flash, the dog was transformed into a man. "Good to see you, row this boat for me!" James pumped his fist and Sirius stared at him blankly.
"I'm a dog. And you want me to row?"
"You're my fairy dogfather! DO SOMETHING!" Sirius groaned before reaching over. He began rowing and James grinned.
"Hopefully it's not too late yet." Remus sighed before turning away. It was a good thing James was handsome for he was not very competent.
Meanwhile, Voldemort was staring at the King with glee. "So, do we have a deal?" King Dumbledore looked from his trident, to the contract, then to his shrinking son, before back to Voldemort. What to do, what to do? He could lose his precious son to the evil Voldemort…or his entire kingdom. Frowning slightly, he looked at the sad countenance on Severus' face before sighing.
"I didn't want kids, but Miranda insisted." He muttered before raising his trident. He signed his name reluctantly and Voldemort cackled loudly. Severus suddenly transformed back into his old self while King Dumbledore began shrinking and shriveling. His crown fell around him and Severus dashed to the gray plant.
"Oh no!" Voldemort grabbed the trident and the crown, the energy seeping into him. Minerva shivered as the maniac cackled.
"AT LAST! IT'S MINE!" Voldemort boomed. Severus glared at him and threw a rock.
"You monster!" Besides him, Minerva smacked herself and shook her head.
"Don't fool with me, you brat!" Voldemort raised the trident again but a harpoon struck him in the arm. "ARGH!" Turning, Severus gasped when he saw the fierce expression James had.
"JAMES, LOOK OUT!" Severus cried when he saw the furious expression Voldemort had. The prince turned around and swam to the surface, Voldemort commanding Bellatrix and Wormtail to follow him. As they darted around the prince, Voldemort raised the trident and aimed for him. Seeing that, Severus swam towards and knocked it aside just as Voldemort fired. The blast hit the two eels and they turned to dust.
"My poopsies! My poor babies!" He cried out. Severus paid him no heed and swam to the prince, pulling him to the surface.
"You have to get away from here!"
"No, I won't leave you!" Severus smiled bitterly at him and they both gasped as a something pushed them out of the water. Looking down, they saw the growing Sea Sorcerer and Severus jumped off, James quickly following.
"YOU INSIGNIFICANT FOOLS!" Voldemort cried out, aiming the trident at Severus.
"Look out!" James pushed him aside and the blast missed them.
"NOW I'M THE RULER OF THE SEA! THE WAVES OBEY MY EVERY WHIM! THE SEA AND ALL ITS SPOILS BOW TO MY POWER!" He waved the trident and a whirlpool started, the broken ships all rising to the surface. Severus gets caught in the whirlpool and falls to the bottom. Seeing that, James swam for one of the ships, jumping on it. Voldemort laughed evilly as he pointed the trident at the helpless sea prince. "So much for true love." He laughed once more and just as he was about to fire, James steered the ship and it stabbed the Sea Sorcerer. "AAAAAAH!" A huge blast erupted from Voldemort and James is flung into the water, Sirius rowing up and grabbing him. The waves pushed the two back to shore and everything calmed down.
Severus sighed as he watched James walking along the shore. A few weeks had passed since the fight and Atlantica had been in chaos. Finally, it died down and Severus was finally free to go back to watching the prince. He sighed as the prince turned around.
"He really loves him, doesn't he?" King Dumbledore asked Minerva as they both stalked the prince from faraway. Minerva nodded and puffed herself up.
"It's like I've always said. Children should be free to lead their own lives." The king raised an eyebrow.
"You've always said that?" Minerva laughed awkwardly and the King sighed. "I guess there's only one problem left."
"And what's that, your majesty?" The king smiled sadly at her before waving his trident.
"How much I'm going to miss him." The blast hit Severus and the young prince gasped as he felt the magic. He looked back to his father before smiling his thanks. Severus dove into the water and came up on the shore wearing clothes. James turned around when he heard movement and Severus ran to him, the two meeting in a kiss…
And later they broke the kiss to shouts of joy as they were finally married. Sirius (now back into dog form) jumped at the two and showered them with barks of happiness. Minerva smiled from where he was on the table before jumping away as a huge butcher knife came down on her. She leapt at Arthur and clamped her claws on his nose. The man howled in pain and Minerva jumped back into the sea where she bowed to everyone.
"Thank you, thank you." The king laughed humorously before creating a wave to lift him up to his son.
"Thank you, daddy." Severus whispered as they hugged. Below them, all the citizens of Atlantica clapped as the people on the boat cheered. Together, they all sang a small song together.
"Now we can walk,
Now we can run,
Now we can stay all day in the sun.
Just you and me,
And I can be,
Part of your world."
TADA! Sorry if it was a little short...BUT! A sequel may be coming up soooooon...Tell me who you want Harry to be paired with...BUT NO DRARRY! And it doesn't have to be slash! Thanks for reading this story everyone! Looooves you!
