Episode 15

**Episode 15** of Forever After is the fifteenth episode in the series.

## Summary

Aurelia's time above the surface goes according to the story, leaving Robin and Tank out of breath as they do their best to keep up.

## Plot

Aurelia asks Robin if they were going to find the prince her statue is based on, and Robin tells her they would look for a person the statue resembles and see if he is nice. Aurelia says she'll take Robin to where the statue fell into the water so they can start their search there, and speeds on ahead. Tank comments on the heavy and sad feelings of the story, wondering if he should have read the original, and Robin tells him that he shouldn't have as he would have been horrified by it.

Robin adds that she forgot how awful the original story was, and the rest group continue towards the surface, right to a large ship, much to her frustration.

The group breaches the surface, Aurelia feeling confused as she gasps for breath, getting more air then she normally would. Robin explains that they are out of the water and only in the air now, leaving Aurelia fascinated at how different everything feels above the water before noticing the boat again, and quickly making her way to it.

Aurelia hauls herself up the side of the boat to look at the humans onboard, intrigued by their legs and the way they're moving. Tank explains they're dancing, and that humans don't always move that way, and compliments Robin on the idea of people-watching. Robin explains that this was actually how the story goes and she would soon see the prince the statue was based on, and Aurelia finds Prince Damir, pointing out how magnificent he is and how everyone there loves him. Robin explains that the party is for the prince, so of course everyone there likes him.

    Aurelia scoots closer, distracted by how clear sound is above the water, and then by the fireworks that explode in bright colors in the sky. Damir has come to the edge of the ship to watch, and glances down to see Aurelia hanging onto the boat, so Robin clears her throat to get the Sea Maid's attention, and Aurelia immediately lets go and disappears into the water.

Robin asks what's wrong, and Aurelia explains that he had seen her, Tank pointing out that would have to happen at some point, and Aurelia explains her father would be angry if he ever found out. A loud boom gets the group's attention, and Robin gets the feeling that it wasn't a firework, so they head back above the surface to see that a storm has rolled in. Robin explains to Aurelia that storms are dangerous for ships, and can cause them to break up.

Aurelia figures that if the ship breaks up, Damir will fall into the water, and he would be able to go to her home with her. Robin immediately stops that thought, explaining that humans can't take air from water like the sea people can, and Tank adds that if the prince stays underwater too long, he'll drown. Aurelia is horrified, and swims back towards the ship as a bolt of lighting strikes the ship and sets it on fire. Tank points out that the people on the ship are evacuating into lifeboats, and helps the prince's dog into a boat as Robin searches for Aurelia amidst the wreckage.

Robin finds Aurelia with Damir, who is on top of a board of wood with another large piece of burning ship on top of him, so Robin cuts the burning beam with her sword to get it off of the prince. Robin tells Aurelia to bring Damir over to the lifeboats, but the sea maid brings him to the nearby shoreline instead. Once there, Aurelia sings to him of her life under the ocean to try and wake him until Robin calls her back to keep her from kissing the unconscious man.

Aurelia wonders if he'll be okay, and Robin assures her that other humans will find him. When Aurelia asks if they could stay until he wakes up, Robin says they've had enough excitement for one night, and as they leave, she says that she should probably explain what consent is.

## Important Events

* Robin and Tank bring Aurelia above the surface for the first time on the eve of her 15th birthday
* Aurelia rescues Damir after his ship breaks up during a storm

## Characters

Robin

Aurelia

Tank

Damir

Kesten (Cameo)

Damir's Dog

## Credits

*Written by Violet Matter*

*Storyboarding by Valery Yu*

*Art by Hannah Patten*

Backgrounds by Megan Roberts

*Lettering by Kylie Hunsinger*

*Copy editing by Kat Vendetti*

*Produced by Quinn Sosna-Spear and Wil Kennedy*