((⛵= Pirate AU))

~~Leo's POV~~

Why can't we ever goof around without getting attacked, getting scolded by Raph, or something weird happening?

Tonight I snuck the four of us above deck so we could play a game of Plank Sabers, and of course, one of the three consequences of having fun showed up to ruin it. In Plank Sabers, you've got to stay steady on one leg, on the edge of the plank, with a sword on your snout for at least 10 seconds. If you're awesome like me, you can do a few tricks to earn more points.

Now where could this innocent and completely safe game go wrong, you ask? Well, it's prolly not the way you're thinking. Don-don isn't really the worst at the game, perse, but he's a close second to Raph. Tonight, I maaaaaay have bet him he couldn't beat my record of three swords standing on one leg for 13 seconds. It's still not gonna go the way you're thinking!! He was super wobbly and sweating and honestly? Sooooooo fucking close, but of course, something weird happened just as he got to 11 seconds.

It looked like he fell on purpose.

~~Mikey's POV~~

I think something's wrong with Donnie. Well- okay, something new is wrong with Donnie.

It started last night when he fell into the water trying to beat Leo's Plank Sabers record. He was doing great! Especially for him! But he got this weird look all of the sudden and fell into the water just as he was about to reach 12ish seconds. I think Raph noticed it too. He just- I dunno, he looked like something the rest of us couldn't see or feel caught him off guard. And even weirder, I saw him smile before he took a dive off the plank!

It didn't take long before Raph got worried, so he dove in too to grab Donnie. I don't know what he was thinking! He purposely fell, lost his swords, didn't come back up on his own despite not being hurt, and once he got back on the boat he almost dove back in! Man's got a screw loose from whatever he must've seen...

What was so interesting about the water?

~~Raph's POV~~

What was he thinking?!

I'm all for a friendly game of Plank Sabers, (despite only having won once or twice), but whatever that look was followed by attempting another dive- Donnie's gone full crazy! He didn't swim up or grab the ladder or anything either! I had to go in after his ass to put him back on the boat! I saw him under the water- he was just staring at somethin. I couldn't see what. And he wasn't unconscious, but he wasn't moving or breathing either. Like he was in some kinda freaky trance! Maybe Pops knows somethin about all of this.

Anywho, we got back on the boat, and all of us are askin him what the hell happened. But he just sat there! Still staring at the water with that weird dopey grin. Was this all funny or somethin!? Was him almost drowning some kinda inside joke he made up just now?! Leo just kept poking him, but Donnie couldn't even hear us. Suddenly his eyes widened again, just like how they did when he fell, and he got up from his knees.

And he darted for the railing.


~~Donnie's POV~~

I don't... know what happened...

One minute I was about to beat Leo's ass at Plank Sabers and the next all I could hear and think about was this... This music coming from behind me. Sweet Galileo, did I wish I could listen to it forever. There was just something about it that was too entrancing to avoid. The instant I heard the voice, my body acted on its own. I plunged into the water, not paying attention to my sinking swords, and saw... them.

Laying against a small pile of rocks decorated by coral and swarming with colorful varieties of fish, was one of the most beautiful creatures I had ever laid eyes on. They looked to be half human with shimmering violet scales running down their flowy fishtail. Their hair swished and swirled with the current of the surrounding fish. Their voice was soothing... like... like magic. A sweet chorus of overlapping tones flooded every one of my senses, a fluttery feeling filled my stomach and threatened to make the air escape my lungs. And I didn't care. I just wanted to listen to their song.

And before I knew it, I was on the boat. The song had stopped. Raph and the others were yelling something about... The water. I need to get back to the water. I need to hear them again.

And once again, my body reacted before I could stop it.

Words: 782. I make too many books, lmao. But anyways! Made another one that won't be as dedicated so maybe I'll update more, lmao. Enjoy!