Plot
The year is 1893. Under the iron grip of Napoleon IV, France has extended its tyrannical rule throughout the world, forging a vast Empire that rivals that of Ancient Rome. Only one man stands in defiance against the Empire, roaming at will beneath the surface of the oceans: Young Captain Nemo and his ragtag crew aboard the Nautilus II. France however will not just sit idle as Nemo and his crew roam the seas, they want him hunted down and made an example of so no others will oppose the French Empire. As such the Emperor sends his Vice Minister of Security, Monsieur Bertrand Pierpont aboard Captain Gaucher's ship to help with the hunt. However, while Captain Gaucher is sure Nemo is behind this, Monsieur Pierpont makes it clear that the official French standpoint is that Nemo is ancient history and no longer exists as he was slain and his Nautilus sunk over twenty years ago.
Soon after making this point clear to Captain Gaucher, Monsieur Pierpoint learns that his daughter Camille Pierpont has sneaked aboard the ship, and shows all the signs of a woman that will not be left behind. Her father is less than thrilled with this development, and locks his daughter away, seeming more concerned of becoming a laughing stock than he is that his daughter is now aboard this ship and quite possibly in danger. Meanwhile Camille is showing she is rebellious and doesn't like to be kept captive and even seems to hint at finding the idea of Nemo interesting and possibly romantic as she sneaked on board to watch her father capture Nemo, who she calls a "terrible pirate".
After being trapped in her cabin for quite some time Captain Gaucher, who seems to have a history with Camille, frees her with the idea of her sharing a drink with him but Camille has other ideas and works out a way to be free of her cabins, something that once again her father doesn't like and that reminds him of her mother, her "willful and stubborn" streak. As the hunt continues Monsieur Pierpoint makes it clear he does not believe Nemo exists and agrees with the old stories of that it is merely a sea monster attack ships and not a miracle ship that can travel under the water.
It is after these events, and a journey that Captain Nemo is finally found, or in reality finds the ones hunting him. Seeing her father's attempt to cheat and attack Nemo without warning after having lost Captain Gaucher, Camille stops her father from attacking protecting Nemo. During the attack Sarah Wakely the ships doctor, tries to hit Monsieur Pierpoint for his attempted attack on Nemo and instead hits Camille who got in the way. Camille falls overboard after the attack and Nemo jumps into save her. While this rather bold and daring action seems to get a smile from his first officer, it doesn't seem to please Sarah Wakely, the ships doctor who was the one that injured Camille.
Nemo does end up saving Camille from an untimely death, and to make sure she can have her wounds treated he takes her about the Nautilus too, where she wakes up as a "free prisoner". Thus starts the tale of the new Captain Nemo and his crew aboard the Nautilus II, who along with Camille Pierpoint, who seems to show signs of liking Nemo, even if she doesn't entirely like the way he views her as a work of art.
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