Displaced Fairy Tail... Can you guess which one it is?

James, John, and Edward were triplets born into a wealthy family. Though their mother had passed away many years ago, their father was a great mentor to them. As a young man, their father had started with nothing and slowly built his fortune as a successful commercial fisherman off the coast of Alaska. Shortly after the brothers turned 22 years old, their father fell victim to a mysterious accident in which his fishing boat sunk, drowning the entire crew. After his death, the family fortune was divided evenly amongst the brothers. In his will, their father made but one request: that they continue on his legacy.

Though James, John, and Edward were all brothers, they did not see eye to eye. Each brother was determined to carry on their father’s commercial fishing business, but on his own terms. The first brother, James, spent the majority of his inheritance on a long backpacking trip to Europe to “find himself”. When he returned, he could only afford a small fishing boat that had already been used for many years. The second brother, John, saw his newfound fortune as an opportunity to propose to his long-term girlfriend and he spent about half his inheritance on an illustrious wedding and a luxurious honeymoon vacation. When he returned from his honeymoon, he spent the remainder of his inheritance on refurbishing one of his father’s old fishing boats. The third brother, Edward, was determined to become successful and spent his entire inheritance on a brand-new, state-of-the-art fishing boat.

At the beginning of the fishing season, each brother set off in efforts to carry on their father’s legacy. Little did they know, an extreme environmentalist named Ralph was determined to foil their efforts in order to combat the commercial fishing industry. James was having a beer at the local pub one afternoon, when Ralph walked up and took a seat next to him at the bar.

“Did you have a good catch this afternoon?” Ralph asked.

“Not today,” said James, taking another sip of his beer. “Haven’t had a good catch for weeks actually.”

“That unfortunate,” answered Ralph. “Say, if you drop your net about 10 miles south of the bay, I bet you will have better luck. Just look for a bright green buoy.”

The next day, James set off feeling confident that he had received insider information and hoping for a large catch. Just as the sun was rising, he spotted the electric green buoy in the distance. He started full-speed ahead toward the buoy when suddenly, his boat was impaled by a large stake resting just below the surface of the water. The boat quickly filled up with water and sank, drowning James.

That same day, John was walking along the pier when Ralph came up to him as well. After talking for a while, Ralph gave John the same advice he had given James earlier that day. That afternoon, before John was able to hear the unfortunate news about his brother, he also set off in search of the green buoy, feeling equally confident with the newfound advice he was given. When he finally reached the buoy, his boat was also impaled by the same large stake and sank into the ocean, drowning John.

The next morning, just before sunrise, Edward was getting his boat ready to cast off for the day. He noticed neither of his brother’s boats were parked in the marina, but he thought little of it. They may have just gotten an early start, after all. As he was untying a rope from the dock, Ralph appeared as if he had been there for hours, waiting for Edward to arrive. Ralph approached him with a friendly greeting, “Good morning. Are you heading out soon?”

Edward stood up and hesitated for a moment. He had heard about Ralph before and some of the extremes he had gone to in order to foil the fishermen’s business.

“Pretty soon,” replied Edward. “Can I help you?”

“Oh just taking a morning stroll. Say, why don’t you try catching something about 10 miles that way?” He lifted his hand and pointed a finger to the south. “I bet you’ll have a good catch. Just look for a bright green buoy.”

Edward knew he was up to something. Quickly, he devised a plan to hold Ralph accountable for his actions.

“Hey, before I head out, come take a look at this rudder here. I think it may be bent…” exclaimed Edward.

Ralph climbed into the boat and walked to the other side so he could inspect the rudder. When he was securely in the boat at a point in which jumping to the dock would be futile, Edward pushed off and the boat drifted out to sea.

“What are you doing!?” cried Ralph.

Edward chuckled. “Oh have a little fun. You aren’t sea sick, are you? Now let’s go find that buoy…”

Ralph panicked, but he could not bring himself to reveal that they were about to enter a trap. He curled up nervously at the edge of the bow. Either he would fall victim to his own trap or he would be forced to confess and be prosecuted for the murder of Edward’s two brothers. Instead of suffering either of these fates, he thought, perhaps, he could swim back to shore. Edward watched as Ralph threw himself out of the boat and swim recklessly into the distance. Before Edward could even react, Ralph could no longer be seen.

By this point, the boat was slowly approaching the electric green buoy. Despite his better judgment, Edward was curious and wanted to know what he would find at this mysterious site . As the boat reached the buoy, a large bump shook the vessel, but it managed to stay afloat. Edward peered closely into the water and could vaguely make out a steak resting just below the surface of the ocean. He had hit the steak, but his boat was too strong and the steak was unable to penetrate it.

                Relieved, Edward sighed and headed back towards shore to explain to the authorities what he had discovered. A few days later, it was reported that Peter’s body was found washed up on shore, having drowned in the ocean a few days prior.