~ Chapter 1 ~

                                    

                                          
Y/N S/C Cookie swam happily through the seaweed with her lovely companion, P/N, who was an F/C seahorse.
They soon made their way to the shores and spotted something glinting in the vibrant sunlight. Quickly, Y/N S/C Cookie desperately scrambled onto the sand and snatched it into the water.
She observed the thing and realised it was a spoon. She groaned in anger and threw it back onto land. She already had 10 of those back at home!
She began to move along the shores and found some other interesting things that she was certain would be eye-catching.
Finally, she found the best thing ever that had totally fallen out of a museum.
A little shiny marble statue of the moon over the sea, and a mermaid laying on a rock looking up at the sky. All it needed was a bit of editing, and it'd look like her friend....
P/N gave her an unimpressed look.
"What?" Y/N S/C Cookie questioned. "I'm just trying to be nice! Besides, the statue was small anyway! How could any Cookie's of the Land enjoy this? Obviously, she will...."
P/N rolled their eyes and followed their owner to Tearcrown....
《 At Tearcrown 》
Y/N S/C Cookie finally arrived at Tearcrown with P/N following close behind.
"Crimson Coral Cookie? Are you here? I need to see your sister, White Pearl Cookie!" Y/N S/C Cookie called out, sounding a little bit desperate.
"Y/N S/C Cookie?" The familiar voice of Crimson Coral Cookie rang out through the water as she approached the waiting Cookie. "Yes, I'm here. You needed to see White Pearl Cookie?"
"Yes, yes I do! I... brought her a present to congratulate her on finally becoming a Gem Mermaid!" 
Crimson Coral Cookie smiled. "Of course, as always! Why am I surprised? She should be in her chambers, preparing for the Sea Foam Rite."
Y/N S/C Cookie thanked her and immediately swam off, her tail swishing to the rhythm of the ripples in the water.
"Oh, White Pearl Cookie! My dearest friend!" Y/N S/C Cookie sang out, her voice sweetly floating in the water towards White Pearl Cookie.
"Y/N S/C Cookie! You're here at last!" Her friends form materialised from the water in front of her and held her hands. "I was wondering when you'd arrive! I was beginning to think that you weren't going to see me get my powers at all!"
Y/N S/C Cookie laughed. "Why in the sea would you think that? I always visit every single Sea Foam Rite that has ever happened since I was allowed to leave Shinewave! Especially yours! You're my friend, and I'd forever hate myself if I never got to see your time to shine, just like-"
"'Just like the Moon,' I know. You always say that." White Pearl Cookie smiled softly.
"Aww, my Lady!" Frilled Jellyfish Cookie swam towards us. "You look so happy whenever you're with Y/N S/C Cookie...." She sighed as she glanced at the two, then at their hands, which were still linked together.
"Of course I look happy! She's one of my closest friends, just like you."
Y/N S/C Cookie lightly tugged on White Pearl Cookie's hand. "Let's go! You wouldn't wanna miss out on your own Rite, would you?"
P/N rolled their eyes and let out a tiny snort.
White Pearl Cookie dramatically let out a fake gasp. "No, how dare you say such a dreadful thing! That hurts my poor soul!"
The two laughed together as they swam off, Frilled Jellyfish Cookie right behind them, smiling at the young girls. Nothing could possibly separate them!
《At the Rite》
"Are you sure you're ready?" Y/N S/C Cookie asked for the fifth time.
White Pearl Cookie rolled her eyes playfully. "For the last time, yes! I am. You really don't have to worry."
"Agh, I know! But I can't help thinking, 'What if something goes wrong, and it's all my fault?'"
"You won't need to! Nothing will go wrong, I promise you."
All the other Mercookies were talking loudly to each other about White Pearl Cookie's Rite, so Crimson Coral Cookie had to quiet them down. She then nodded to me to begin.
Y/N S/N Cookie sighed as she made her way to her position, clearing her throat.
"Almighty Sea!" She began. "Today, I once again call out for you to gift another young Mermaid but a fraction of you power! Please hear my calling answer to this Mermaids purity in her heart!"
Just then, a deep rumble shook the sandy floor, and there rose the very being of the Sea itself!
Holding White Pearl Cookie in her hands, she... spoke?!
This had never happened before! Only ever to Y/N S/C Cookie!
"Finally, the time has come for me to pass on this power to you..." The Sea said. "To you, who resembles the Moon, I give the blessing of the Sea..."
White Pearl Cookie smiled brightly in excitement. "Ahh, Almighty Sea! Does this mean I can finally become a real Gem Mermaid?"
Y/N S/C Cookie felt the ripples around her beginning to falter; time was limited every Rite. They'd have to hurry up before it was too late!
"Yes." The Sea replied. "And with this power I am giving to you all... The Sea is sure to be safe and calm...."
Y/N S/C Cookie became confused. Such words were never spoken like that before... Was something happening to the Sea? She'd have to talk about that topic with the Sea later, when she had time.
"Small Moon, who shines brightly from within your shell... You shall shine the brightest when there is no moonlight... And I will...."
Y/N S/C Cookie sighed. Time had run out. The Sea would boy be able to complete that sentence.
"The Sea spoke directly to you..." Crimson Coral Cookie swam over to her little sister. "This is unheard of..."
She then smiled. "White Pearl Cookie, can you feel anything? Do not fear, dear sister! It's time for you to unfold your strength, your Sea, just like all your sisters before you!"
White Pearl Cookie looked... distressed...
"... Ah...." She murmured.
"...White Pearl Cookie?" Crimson Coral Cookie seemed to match her expression.
"...Crimson Coral Cookie, it's strange... Is it normal to feel... nothing...?"
"Nothing?!" Y/N S/C Cookie joined them. "How could you possibly feel nothing? I could feel the strength drawing from the Sea directly to you!"
Crimson Coral Cookie nodded in agreement. "So what could you possibly mean?"
"I-I'm not... sure..."
"I don't know how this happened, but I can speak to the Sea myself. After all, it's a connection I've had for as long as I can remember." Y/N S/C Cookie frowned to herself, thinking of where to start... and when she had the time.
All the residents of Tearcrown began swarming over to White Pearl Cookie, talking about her powers.
They all began to chant her name, clearly causing serious distress.
Crimson Coral Cookie had already told them to calm down, but they weren't listening.
"I said, I can't feel anything at all...!" White Pearl Cookie exclaimed, and immediately swam away, towards the outer borders of Tearcrown.
"Ah, My Lady!!!" Frilled Jellyfish Cookie called out to her.
Crimson Coral Cookie sent soldiers after her.
"Oh, Almighty Sea..." Y/N S/C Cookie whispered. "What am I to do..?"
And she went right after her.