Danny's POV

I'm in the lab of our new house in Amity, watching as my adoptive parents prep the portal to activate. I doubt it will work. I don't know much about mers, but I do know they exist. That's because I'm one; or at least half of one.

When I was younger, all my parents gadgets would always go off around me. When I was five, I learned why. 

Flashback

One day, I felt pulled like a magnet to the ocean, and decided to leave my room in Miami and go see why. I had always been able to breathe underwater, not that my parents knew, so I swam out as far as the pulling sensation took me.

I soon found my house was nothing but a dot in the distance, but I wasn't worried. The ocean was calming, and seemed to whisper soothing words in my ears as I allowed it to lull me gently back and forth. Eventually, I was completely relaxed, yet wide awake. Then a cold white light washed over me, spreading in two directions from my center, one ring going up, the other down.

When I looked down after they dissipated, I was shocked to find that, instead of two legs, I had a long black tail. The bottom part of my tail was one of the purest whites I've ever seen, but had neon green at the very bottom in a sort of skin lace thing. I had the same pure white hair as the white on my tail. I would later learn that my eyes glowed with the same neon green as well. My normally pale skin became a healthy looking tan.

I felt the ocean urging me to imagine myself as a normal human. I did as told, and the two white rings returned. They parted to reveal raven black hair and ice blue eyes, along with two legs and ten toes. The ocean told me that I'd had enough adventure for the day and sent me back home.

End Flashback

"Alright kids! Let's fire this baby up!" Dad yells excitedly. They have been back and forth between our house in Miami and here for months now. Jazz and I officially moved out here when the school year was over a week ago. He holds up two cords and plugs them in ceremoniously. The portal sparks and sputters like I expected it would. What surprises me, is when we hear a low humming sound, before the portal blinks to life. I stand there with my mouth gaping like a fish out of water (pun intended).

"It works!" My parents shout in unison.

"Just because it turned on doesn't mean it goes to the Mer-Zone." Jazz says in a matter of fact tone.

My parents each stick their heads in to see, only to come back out with soaked hair and huge grins. I, on the other hand, didn't need to stick my head in to know that it was successful. I can hear the ocean from where I stand. She's telling me that soon I will meet others of my kind. She tells me the place my parents call the Mer-Zone, is actually called Atlantis. She intends to have me go there to meet others like me once She decides I'm ready.

"Come on kids! We are going out for dinner to celebrate the success of the portal!" Mom announces triumphantly.

"Yeah!" Jazz and I exclaim in excitement. While most people either have a parent that's a great cook and/or a bad one, we have parents who would both be good at cooking if it weren't for the fact that they use mer energy to cook the food.

Jazz, being the only one who knows my secret, has a tendency to sneak my food onto her plate during meals where one of them cook. I then have something from my secret stash in my room for dinner because, being half merman, the food they make is actually dangerous for my health. A lot of times, Ocean will bring me a fish and I will cook it over a fire in a cave She brings me to. I always make sure to pack other things like spices and sides in my bag, and sometimes, I bring Jazz.

We all pile in the rv and we go to a bar and grill. When we get there, we choose a table and an African American boy about my age with glasses, a red beret, and a yellow short sleeve shirt, brings us menus and takes our drink orders.

He introduces himself as Tucker and starts flirting with Jazz immediately. I roll my eyes at his attempts but can't help but think that we might get along.

After dinner, we decide to go to the beach and swim. While we are there, I see a girl with a table set up under a tent, talking about the hazards of littering near the ocean.

"If we keep throwing our trash wherever we please, the baby animals that live in the ocean could choke and die. Do you really want to be responsible for the death of poor innocent animals? Hey you! Yeah I saw that! Pick that up right now or I'll come over there and shove it so far up your ass, you're gonna wish you'd never littered in your whole life!"

A girl in all black with black hair and purple eyes yells at a random man who had the audacity to litter. I feel the laughter of Ocean and can't help but laugh along with Her.

"What's so funny Mr. Meat Eater?" She asks gesturing to the beef jerky that now occupies my right hand. I take a bite before replying.

"Nothing, I just liked the way you were handling that guy. I agree that throwing our trash in the ocean is a bad thing. She provides so much for us and doesn't deserve to be treated with such disrespect." I say seriously.

"You're weird. I like it. Here, take these and start handing them out to people. Don't take no for an answer. If they give you dirty looks, either ignore them or blame me, I couldn't care less either way." She says shoving a pile of flyers into my arms.

"Okay..." I respond confused.

"What's your name?"

"Danny Fenton. What about you?"

"Sam Manson. Nice to meet you." She shakes my hand awkwardly considering the pile of paper in my hands.

"Nice to meet you too. Although, I would like to point out, that using paper as a method of promoting keeping the earth clean is a little counterproductive." I say as I'm handing out flyers.

"They aren't made like normal paper. They are made of a biodegradable material that is even safe for consumption. That way even if people are rude and throw it away, we aren't wasting trees and we aren't hurting animals or nature." A voice says from behind me. I turn around to see the waiter from the restaurant.

"Hey, Tucker, glad you could make it. Here, take some of these and-"

"Start shoving them into people's hands. I know the drill." He grabs some of the papers and walks over to me. "Hi, I'm Tucker Foley."

"Danny Fenton." I shake his hand and we get back to work.

"So how long are you going to be in Amity for?" He asks.

"For good. My parents just bought a place here. We moved in a week ago and start school this fall."

"Oh cool! Are you going to Tritan High?" Sam asks.

"Yeah. I'll be a freshman." I tell them.

"Sweet! Hey dude, you should hang with us. We can show you around and tell you who's cool, and who to avoid." Tucker offers.

"Really? That would be great. As long as you don't mind that is."

"Are you kidding me? You are the only person aside from us that is willing to help us hand out flyers, and actually knows something about helping the earth." Sam explains while grinning from ear to ear.

"Yeah man. If you want, we can all hang out tomorrow. There's this place called the Nasty Burger. It's the main hangout spot for teens. We can all meet up there and have lunch and hang out." He invites.

"Yeah! Then we can show you around the town of Shanoe (shan-oh-ae)." Sam exclaims.

"Danny! Say goodbye sweetie, it's time to go!" Mom yells from our spot on the beach.

"Kay! Be right there!" I yell back. "Sorry guys, I've gotta go, but you can definitely count on me tomorrow. What time?"

"Noon?" Tucker suggests.

"Sounds good. See you then!" I wave as I run back to meet up with my family.

~~~Line Break~~~

Danny's POV

I'm lying awake in my bed, listening to the waves crashing on the shore through my open window. A light breeze blows in and ruffles my hair ever so slightly, bringing with it, the wonderful scent of the ocean. She calls to me, and I can hardly resist the temptation to submerge into Her depths. I know that my parents believe that mers will use song to lure people out into the waters to drown them, but I can't drown. This knowledge makes the calls of the sea all the more tempting. I do not answer the call, however, until a barely visible puff of steam is released from my lips. Somehow, I know this is my body's way of telling me that something is going to happen.

I jump from the hamik I've been using as my bed, and phase through the walls to the sandy beach that surrounds our house, leaving the blue's of my walls for the much more relaxing blue's of the ocean. Come to me. She tells me. Not all of your kind wish to be left alone. Some wish to harm those that walk on land.

My window overlooks a small cliff, one which I face now. I break into a slight jog, slowly increasing in speed, until I reach the edge and jump. My mind clears as I hit the cool midnight water. I don't require much sleep, but when I do sleep, I prefer to sleep where Ocean surrounds me.

I allow the cool rings to pass over me and turn me into my merman side. My electric green eyes taking in my surroundings, trying to locate any threats. I feel Ocean urging me towards the main beach and I follow Her directions. I swim at top speed, finding myself face to face with another merman. My breath catches as I take in the sight before me.

He has a long blue tail, with a strange cap on, resembling blue seaweed sewn together to make a beanie. He is a little chubby and has something akin to overalls, only hugging his body, and starting at his waist. He is waving his hands in the air as he uses his natural ability to fly while out of water to attack a couple of innocent humans who have decided to camp out on the beach.

"I am the Box Mer! You shall fear me and anything cubicle!" the mer shouts while using mer energy to lift their cooler from the ground and use it to attack them. It is headed straight for one of their heads, but I fly over and create a shield to protect them.

"Hey there Box Mer, my name is Phantom. Something you should know about me, I don't like it when other Mers invade my territory. My territory, is all humans. Now run along before I change my mind and send you back to Atlantis myself."

"You cannot defeat me! The great and powerful Box Mer!" I yawn and shoot an energy beam at him. It hits his arm and he yelps. Ocean sends a shell to me, and tells me to focus my energy into it with intents of capturing the attacking mer inside. I point it at him while doing as I'm told, and a blue light erupts from the end of it, sucking the ghost inside. She tells me to point it at the portal and do the same thing only with the intent to release in order to put him back.

As I'm about to leave, I decide I had better make sure the humans are unharmed. I turn around only to come face to face with a very shocked Sam and Tucker.

"A-are you humans alright?" I ask, mentally facepalming at calling them humans.

"W-what are you?" Sam asks curiously. Tucker seems scared but alright for the most part.

"Is it not obvious?" I ask, gesturing down to my tail.

"Dude, you're a merman!" Tucker exclaims suddenly. "I didn't think they were real but here you are! And I thought I've seen weird stuff." He mumbles the last part under his breath.

"Look, I'd love to stay and chat, but I've got to return this guy to Atlantis." I tell them before diving back into the water and swimming home. I return the Box Mer to Atlantis before going to lay down and try to get a couple hours of sleep. With all of the excitement from today, I quickly fall into a fitful sleep full of strange dreams.

I'm swimming in the ocean, weaving around corals and fish. The ocean is telling me to keep going, and I follow her. In the distance, I see what appears to be a strange looking castle. It looks like something out of fairytales. It almost appears to have giant shells as rooftops and coral as walls. It is the very picture of a mer castle. I swim towards it and go inside.

The whole castle seems to have a magical glow to it. Inside a room that looks to be a throne room, sit two mers. One with long flowing white hair, the other with mid length black hair, as dark as night. The woman with white hair smiles at me warmly and comes to hug me. The man gives me a similar smile while putting a hand on my shoulder. I feel the happiness radiating off of them and can't help but feel like I am finally where I belong. I am told by the ocean that these are my parents. She tells me how much they've missed me and never stopped loving me. Soon, however, there is evil laughing and I am torn away from them. Then an inescapable darkness surrounds me and I am sucked into nothing.

A/N! Important for a laugh!

Okay so I know that I made the name of the town kind of weird. I was asking my sister to help me come up with a name for it and that's what she came up with. She was trying to come up with something fitting of an island town. She told me how she wanted it spelled so I could google it and make sure it wasn't something too off topic.

It was way off topic. I only used it so y'all could get a good laugh and I can make stupid puns later on. Please google it because I just can't even put it here. You wouldn't believe.

Anyway I hope you enjoy my story! Thanks! Bye! 😁