Creative Writing: Atlantica

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Prologue Let’s skip all of that icebreaker jazz and get right into business. I’m Ursula, otherwise known as the wicked sea witch of Atlantica. I used to be important and special, but after I was banished to the murky depths of the icy cold ocean caves, all of that changed. A century came and gone (please note that merpeople live much longer than you wimpy humans do), and I was still sulking in my own loneliness and burning loath for King Triton. After time, my gift of supreme gorgeousness betrayed me, and in its replace, I became scrimpy and hideous- all because of King Triton’s merciless heart. One It started a while ago when I was admirably young and beautiful. My appearance, talent, and brainy thinking got me the best job a merperson could …show more content…

“She’s just stubborn,” Adella shrugged, adjusting a scallop in her rock-brown hair. “Say, if you want to become a human, I know of a witch our father banished about a century ago.” Me! She was speaking of me! I watched as Ariel sat up in interest. “Oh?” “Yes. In the deep, menacing caves, where no light shines through the passage of sad loneliness,” Alana teased, joining her sister as she wiggled her fingers for effect. Yes, that’s an accurate description of where I live now. Is it bad that I was enjoying my snooping? Ariel was obviously intrigued, but she didn’t let her sisters see it. One by one, they swam delicately out of the cave. I made sure to stay out of sight as they submerged into the bubble forcefield that surrounded the kingdom of Atlantica. Knowing it was safe to go, I reviewed the conversation I had eavesdropped on. I wasn’t surprised that one of Triton’s daughters had grown to have a forbidden romance; it was just natural for that grimy family. I entered my dark cave, my caldron swirling a moody purple. Tying my hair in a knot with seaweed, I cracked my knuckles and peered into it. I plopped three bass eyeballs into the mixture, and then it started steaming. Soon after the pot showed me Ariel, and it looked like she was swimming towards my

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