Rayman Legends Adventures in The Little Mermaid/Transcript

It was a cloudy, peaceful day at the Atlantic Ocean. A small flock of seagulls flew across the big clouds, looking for food and enjoying the nice breeze. Down below them, underneath the big fog of the humid area, a pod of dolphins jumped out of the water as they swam across the waves. The playful mammals were having a great time. It was a great day for a swim. They stopped and gathered together, with a few of the seagulls coming in for a landing. But as they chattered amongst each other, something appeared from the deep fog and scattered them. It was a giant ship. Breaking through the waves, the ship strolled across the water surface. Luckily, it didn't hit any of the dolphins or seagulls. Onboard, the sailors sailing at sea were doing their business, collecting fish and controlling the sail, all while singing a jolly tune.

Sailors: I'll warn you a tale of the bottomless blue

And it's hey to the starboard, heave-ho

Watch out, lad, a mermaid's be waiting for you

In mysterious fathoms below

One special sailor was especially enjoying this special ride. This was Prince Eric, a handsome, black-haired man with ice-colored eyes. "Isn't that great," he asked, "the salty sea air, and the wind blowing across your face?"

Eric's sheepdog, Max, barked in response, agreeing that this was a great day. "Perfect day to be at sea," said Eric.

Eric's right-hand man, Grimsby, was also onboard, but while Eric was happy and enjoying himself, Grimsby was more seasick than pleased. "Oh, yes.  Delicious," he said before starting to vomit.

"A strong wind and the end of a next sea," said one of the sailors as he tied up the mast, "King Triton must be in a good mood."

"King Triton," asked Eric.

"Why, sovereign of the people, boy," said another sailor, "thought any good sailor knew him."

"Merpeople," said Grimsby skeptically, "Eric, don't pay attention to this nautical nonsense."

"But it's not nonsense, it's the truth," said the sailor as he carried a red fish in Grimsby's face, "I warn you, at the bottom of the ocean that they live."

Sailors: 'Heave-ho! Heave-ho!'

In mysterious fathoms below!

As the sailor warned Grimsby about the merpeople, the fish he was holding slipped out of his grip. It was sent flying off the ship and into the water below. It swam a short distance from the surface before looking back up. Relieved to have escaped death, the fish sighed before swimming deeper into the water.

The ocean; a world of mystery, a world full of beautiful wonders, a world with a huge abundance of exotic life; this body of water, covering around 71% of the Earth's surface, was the home to many exotic creatures, some big, some small. Many organisms in this underwater world have amazed the world above. From the small amenones attached to the underwater rocks, to the colorful coral reefs that house millions of life forms, to the hundreds of species of fish that came in many shapes and sizes, to the slow-moving jellyfish, to the majestic and enormous whales, life in the ocean was very diverse. But no species had ever been so dazzling and so mysterious than the most mythological aquatic species on Earth; the merfolk. Half fish, half human, they have been roaming the underwater world for generations, coexisting with other aquatic life. Today, hundreds of merpeople, along with other underwater creatures, were traveling from near and far for a special occasion.

Swimming past the underwater mountains, beyond the underwater caves, and past the many species of coral and anemones, they were traveling to a special destination, the ancient kingdom of Atlantica. A huge, underwater palace, this was the home of the royal family, led by the mighty King Triton. Today was a special gathering and everyone gathered in the palace theater, waiting for a special concert to begin. As a fanfare played, a seahorse herald swam onstage and gave an announcement. "His Royal Highness.....KING TRITON!!"

Three large dolphins appeared overhead, carrying a chariot, where the king of the sea, King Triton, a large, muscular merman with an aqua-colored tail, a white beard and a golden crown, rode in. The crowd cheered for their king as he rode his chariot above them. In his right hand was his gold trident, his magical weapon in defending the kingdom, and his one of his symbols of authority. The chariot rode to an overhead chandelier, where Triton used his trident to light it up. The crowd cheered, finding this a marvelous sight. "And by presenting, the distinguished composer of the court," the herald continued, "Horatio Thelonious Ignacious Crustaceous, SEBASTIAN!!"

A second chariot rode out. This was a much smaller one, and two small goldfish were pulling it. In the chariot was Sebastian, a red Caribbean crab and the Royal family's court composer. He waved to the crowd as his chariot rode next to Triton's. "I'm really looking forward to this performance, Sebastian," said Triton.

"Ohoho, Your Majesty.  That will be the best concert I have ever performed," said Sebastian as Triton's chariot was set on an overhead view, overlooking the stage, "your daughters, they will be spectacular."

The goldfish, carrying Sebastian's chariot, almost swam off in emotion. As Sebastian pulled himself back into his ride, Triton chuckled and replied, "yes, and especially my little Ariel."

"Yes, yes.  She has the most beautiful voice," said Sebastian as he rode towards the stage before muttering to himself, "if only she'd show up for rehearsals once in Hawaii."

The theater went dark as lights simmered down. A spotlight shone on Sebastian as he approached the podium. He came out of his chariot with a music book. He put the book in front of him and caught his baton. Getting the orchestra ready, he raised his claws and directed the music. As the music played, three clams appeared onstage. Out came six beautiful mermaids, and they started to sing.

Mermaids: Oh, we are the daughters of Triton

Great father who loves us and named us well

Aquata

Andrina

Arista

Attina

Adella

Alana

This music was very emotional, even for Sebastian. As the number went on, another clam appeared onstage, ready to open up.

Mermaids: And then there is the youngest in her musical debut

Our seventh little sister, we're presenting her to you

To sing a song Sebastian wrote, her voice is like a bell

She's her sister, Ari…

But to everyone's confusion, Ariel was not there. As the mermaids gasped, Sebastian started freaking out as well. He turned hesitantly to Triton, who at first was eagerly anticipating his daughter's appearance, but was now getting absolutely furious with his daugher's absence, he growled in frustration before shouting out an enraged "ARIEL!!"

This yell was so loud that it echoed across the concert. Meanwhile, in another part of the ocean, several miles from Atlantica, there was a beautiful mermaid with red, flowing hair, aqua-colored eyes, a lavender seashell bikini top and a lovely green tail with lime-colored fins. She was carrying a small, pink bag, hearing the frustrated Sea King shout her name. Ariel looked at the underwater beauty as another voice came from behind. "Ariel.  Wait for me."

"Flounder, hurry up," said Ariel.

Flounder was a young, obese, yellow tropical reef fish with blue transparent fins and stripes. He appeared, having passed out in exhauastion. "You know I can't swim that fast," complained Flounder.

"That's it," said Ariel as she pointed towards the sunken ship, "isn't this fantastic?"

"Yes, sure, that's great," said Flounder as he tried swimming off, "now let's get out of here."

But Ariel caught Flounder's tail and swam closer to the sunken ship. "You're not cold now, are you?"

"Who, me," asked Flounder, "not at all.  It's just…it's, uh…it looks damp in there.  Yes…and I think I may be going down with something.  Yes, I have a cough."

Flounder coughed, but these were unconvincing. "Alright," said Ariel before turning to Flounder, "I'm going inside.  You can just sit here and watch the sharks."

"Alright," said Flounder as Ariel went through a porthole into the ship, "you're leaving…I'm going to stay and..."

But Flounder suddenly turned frantic upon hearing Ariel mention sharks. "What?  Sharks!  Ariel," Flounder said hesitantly before trying to follow her.

But Flounder got stuck in the porthole. He tried pulling himself out, but he wasn't budging much. "Ariel...I can't…I need to," he muttered before realizing that he was truly stuck, "Ariel, help!"

Ariel turned and saw Flounder stuck. Ariel chuckled as she approached her friend. "Oh, Flounder."

"Ariel," said Flounder as Ariel helped pull Flounder into the ship, "do you really think there might be sharks around here?"

"Flounder, don't be so guppy," said Ariel.

"I'm not a guppy," said Flounder as he was pulled into the ship.

But as the pair started exploring the ship, something lurked outside, to Ariel's oblivion. Back inside the ship, the pair started exploring the area. Ariel was fascinated, but Flounder was yet visibly hesitant. "That's great.  I mean…I really love this.....emotions, adventure...danger lurking around every corner," he muttered to himself before spotting a skull and shrieking, "AAHHHH!!!!"

In his panic, he backed off, smashing into a pillar, causing a small cave-in. Overcome with fear, he zoomed forward. "ARIEL!!"

Flounder collided with Ariel as it thundered. "Oh, are you alright," asked Ariel.

"Yes, sure," said a shaking Flounder, "I…agree."

"Csendes," said Ariel as she gestured up.

The pair went up said direction and saw another level of wonders. As they looked, Ariel spotted something that filled her curiosity. It was a small, silver fork. "Oh, my heavens," she said as she approached it, "oh, my heavens!  Have you ever seen something so wonderful in your whole life?"

"Wow, cool," said Flounder, "but, uh, what is this?"

"I don't know," said Ariel as she put it in her pink bag, "but I bet Scuttle will."

As Ariel put the fork in her bag, something lurked outside the ship. It was unseen, but Flounder had the sense that someone was watching them. "What was that," he asked, "did you hear something?"

But Ariel was oblivious to Flounder's increasing fear. "I wonder what that is," said Ariel as she picked up a small pipe.

"Ariel," said Flounder hesitantly as something slowly swam up behind him.

"Flounder, are you going to relax," said Ariel, "nothing will happen."

Flounder turned around hesitantly, and to his surprise, something in the shadows was right behind him. It had its mouth open and it was ready to strike. Realizing what it was, Flounder swiftly swam out of the road as the fact burst into the ship, alarming Ariel. It was a shark. "SHARK!!  SHARK," cried Flounder as he dodged the shark's attacks, "WE'RE GONNA DIE!!"

Seeing a shark after him, Ariel got frantic. Flounder swam to Ariel and they both dodged the shark's attacks. They swam to a higher floor, but before they could get away, the shark burst through the floor, causing the pair to swiftly turn around and swim the other road. They swam for their lives as the shark repeatedly chomped his road through the wooden floor. But as they swam, Ariel's bag got stuck on a piece of wood. But Ariel was able to get it before the shark could reach her. The pair made it to the portholes they came in earlier. "Oh, dear," cried Flounder as they came closer.

Flounder got stuck again, but Ariel pushed him out. With him out, Ariel came out herself. But the shark was yet in hot pursuit. He burst in through the ship and continued chasing the two around the ocean floor. They swam in circles around the old sail post. At the top, Ariel kept swimming, but Flounder got hit in the face by the mast and was knocked unconscious. The shark almost got him, but continued pursuing the fearless fish. Seeing her friend in danger, Ariel swiftly swam to her assistance. The shark was almost at Flounder, as Ariel landed on a hoop and caught her friend. But Ariel's relief turned into sheer terror again as she saw the shark swimming straight towards her. But just before the shark could make a meal out of her and Flounder, Ariel swiftly swam back. The shark, unable to stop himself in time, got his head stuck in the hoop. The pair looked at the shark, seeing him stuck. Seeing an easy chance of getting away, Ariel swam down to get her pink bag. But as she did so, Flounder turned to the defeated shark. "You big bully," he said before sticking his tongue out at him.

The shark tried chomping on Flounder one last time, but missed. But this was enough to make Flounder lose his bravery and swiftly join up with Ariel. Ariel chuckled at Flounder's action. "Flounder, you really are a guppy," she said.

"I am not."

Up at the surface, on a small rock, a seagull was sitting in his spot overlooking the ocean with his telescope. He was relaxing on his old ship mast, under the warm sun, humming a jolly sailor tune. "Mmm mum mee dum, dum dee doo, deed um dee doo dee doo doo," he sang as he played with his telescope, "rum deed um, dee dum dee doo...."

"Scuttle," called Ariel from nearby.

Recognizing the voice, Scuttle swiftly became emotional and looked through his telescope. "WOAH!!  MERMAID OFF THE PORT BOW," he exclaimed as he saw Ariel and Flounder in the distance, waving to him, "ARIEL!!  HOW ARE YOU DOING, BOY?!"

But Scuttle was looking through the wrong end of the telescope, thinking that the pair was far away, as they were right near his rock island. "Woah, what a swim," he said.

"Scuttle," said Ariel before showing Scuttle her pink bag, "look at what we found."

"Yes, we were in a sunken ship," said Flounder, "it was really creepy......"

"Human stuff, eh," asked Scuttle, "hey, let me see."

Scuttle put himself off his mast and onto the rock. He looked into the bag, looking around, before bringing out the fork. "Look at this," he said, "wow.  That's special.  That's very, very unusual."

"What," asked Ariel eagerly, "what is this?"

"It's a dinglehopper," said Scuttle, "humans use these little babies to straighten their hair out."

Scuttle started twirling the fork in his feathers, like he was combing hair. "You see, just a little whirlwind here and a yank over there, and that's it," said Scuttle as he let the fork go, causing his head feathers to shift into an afro, "you have an aesthetically pleasing hair pattern that humans go crazy ahead."

Scuttle gave Ariel the fork. "A dinglehopper," she said.

"What about this one," asked Flounder as he pointed towards the smoke pipe.

"Ah…that," said Scuttle as he observed the pipe, "I haven't seen in years.  That's wonderful!  Abandoned...bulbous…snarfblatt."

"Ooh," Ariel and Flounder said.

"That's right," said Scuttle, "now the snarfblatt dates back to prehistoric times where humans used to live in Atlantica and frown at each other all day…became very boring."

"You almost got us murdered at the sunken ship," said Ariel, "thanks a lot."

"Well, they invented this snarfblatt to make fine music," said Scuttle, "allow me to introduce you to the Company."

Scuttle breathed in and blew into the pipe. But all he got was seaweed and other underwater stuff coming out. But upon hearing the term 'music', Ariel suddenly remembered something that made her feel distressed and frustrated. "Music," she muttered before realizing that she was supposed to be at Atlantica for the concert, "oh, the concert.  Oh, my heavens, my father's gonna murder me!"

"The concert was today," asked Flounder, who was also hesitant.

"Perhaps you could make it into a little planner or something," said Scuttle as he looked to the pipe.

Ariel swiftly packed her things and started leaving. "I'm sorry, I have to go," she said, "thank you, Scuttle."

"Anytime, darling," said Scuttle, "anytime."

Back underwater, Ariel and Flounder rushed across the ocean floor, trying to get back to Atlantica. But they were unaware that they were being watched. Lurking underneath some rocks, eyes spying on the two friends were two blue-green moray eels; Flotsam and Jetsam. These were two menacing eels with glowing eyes. The two eels watched face-by-face, allowing their boss from a lair far off to see from a magic projection bubble. This was the lair of Ursula, the sea witch. Sitting in the shadows, she observed Ariel's activity. "Yes, hurry up from the house, princess.  We don't want to miss the old father's celebration now?  Ha!  Celebration indeed.  Oh, well!  In my time, we had fantastic parties, if I lived in the palace," she said as she took a little shrimp and gulped it down.

While speaking to herself, she laid herself in the light, revealing herself as an overweight half-woman half-octopus figure. "And now…look at me...wasted off for practically nothing.  Banished and exiled and practically hungry…while he and his fragile fish are celebrating.  Well, I'll give them something to celebrate soon enough," she said before turning to the bubble, "FLOTSAM!  JETSAM!!"

The two eels, having heard Ursula's voice, listened to their boss's instructions. "I want you to keep a close eye on this pretty little girl," instructed Ursula, "she may be the thing to Triton's loss."

Back in Atlantica, Ariel was before her father in the throne room. As anticipated, this wasn't very pleasant for Ariel, for Triton and Sebastian were furious with her for skipping out on the concert. By now, Flounder made it to the kingdom and waited outside as Triton continued admonishing his daughter. "I just don't know what we're going to do with you, young lady."

"Daddy, I'm sorry, I just forgot," said Ariel, "I…"

"As a result of your careless behavior," said an unhappy Triton.

"Careless and reckless behavior," added an equally unhappy Sebastian.

"The whole celebration was…"

"Well, it was broken," said Sebastian as he approached Ariel, "that's all, completely destroyed.  This concert used to be the pinnacle of my distinguished career…now thanks to you, I'm the laughingstock of the entire kingdom!"

In an attempt to defend Ariel, Flounder swam in and said, "but it wasn't her fault."

Unwilling to frustrate Triton any further though, Flounder tried explaining their absence. "Ah…well…first, uh…this shark chased me.  Yes…yes, and we tried...but we couldn't....and…grrr...and…we…woah…and then we're safe.  But then this seagull came, and it was this, and that's it..."

"Seagull," asked Triton.

Flounder, seeing that he spilled the beans, hid himself in Ariel's hair. Ariel frowned at Flounder as Triton said, "you came to the surface again, didn't you?  No?"

"Nothing happened at first," said Ariel, trying to keep facts calm.

But Triton was yet not happy. "Ariel, how many times must we go through this," he asked, "one of these barbarians could've been sent by one of these humans."

"Daddy, they're not barbarians," complained Ariel.

"They're dangerous," said Triton, "do you think I want to see my youngest daughter caught by a hook?"

"I'm sixteen years old," complained Ariel, "I'm not a girl anymore."

"Don't you take that tone of voice with me, miss," scolded Triton, "as long as you live under my ocean, you'll obey my rule."

"But if you only listen…"

"THAT'S NOT ANOTHER WORD," shouts Triton, "and I will never, EVER hear again that you return to the surface.  IS THAT CLEAR?!"

Ariel tried arguing, but couldn't think at what to say. She looked to her stern father as she started getting distressed. Unable to carry on, she swiftly turned around and swam off, with Flounder right behind. Now with his advisor, Triton sighed. "Teenagers," said Sebastian, "they think they know it all.  You give them an inch, they swim all over you."

"Do you…think I…I was too hard on her," asked Triton.

"Certainly not," said Sebastian, who didn't feel sympathetic, "why, if Ariel were my daughter, I'd show her who's boss.  None of this will surface and order such nonsense.  No, sir.  I'd keep her under strict control."

Having an idea, Triton grinned and said, "you're absolutely right, Sebastian."

"Of course."

"Ariel needs executive supervision."

"Constant."

"Someone to take care of her, where she doesn't have problems."

"All the time."

"And YOU are just the crab to do it."

Sebastian looked at his boss, realizing what he put himself into. Slowly, he left the room to find Ariel. "How do I get into these situations," he asked himself, "should I write symphonies, not follow a stubborn teenager?"

Sebastian spotted Ariel and Flounder. They didn't see Sebastian nearby. Thinking that they were in the coast, they started swimming off together. Sebastian watched them and immediately became suspicious. "What is this girl up to," he muttered as he swam after them.

A distance from Atlantica, Ariel and Flounder kept swimming across the ocean floor. Sebastian continued swimming after them, unnoticed. He stopped at a rock, shivering for breath. As he sat on his rock, he noticed Ariel and Flounder approach a cave. Ariel silently moved a giant boulder out of the road, allowing Flounder to get inside. As they swam inside, Sebastian resumed swimming and tried getting in there as well. He managed to get in, but one of his legs was stuck underneath the heavy rock. He tried pulling himself out, but it was no use. He caught hold of a nearby underwater plant and pulled himself forward. The leg eventually became unstuck, and this sent Sebastian flying forward. He bumped into an hourglass and landed on his back. After pulling himself together, the crab rubbed his head before noticing something above him. It was an enormous collection of human items and tools. This was Ariel's secret grotto. But Ariel was yet mournful about her father's confrontation. "Ariel, are you alright," asked Flounder.

"If only I could make him understand," said Ariel as she looked at her fork, "I just don't see facts like him.  I don't see how a world that does such wonderful things…could be bad."

Sebastian, having heard everything, kept himself hidden from Ariel, but stayed suspicious.

Ariel: Look at this stuff, isn't it neat?

Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?

Wouldn't you think I'm the girl?

The girl who has....everything

Look at this trove, treasures unwarned

How many wonders can one cavern hold?

Looking around here you think,

Sure…she has everything

I have gadgets and gizmos of plenty

I have whozits and whatzits galore

As Ariel continued singing, Sebastian stayed hidden and continued listening. Ariel showed Flounder some of her collections of human items.

Ariel: You want fact-a-ma-bobs?

I have twenty

But who cares...no big deal

I want moooooOOOORE!!!!

Sebastian continued listening carefully what Ariel was speaking about.

Ariel: I wanna be where the people are

I wanna see....wanna see them dancing

Walking around on these......what do you call them?

Flounder showed Ariel one of his fins.

Ariel: Oh…feet

Flipping your fins, you don't get too hard

Legs are required for jumping

Dancing, strolling along down the......what's that word again?

Street

Up where they walk, up where they run

Up where they stay all day in the sun

Wandering free....wish I could be

Part of that woooooOOOORLD!!!!

Ariel swam alongside Flounder as she sang this part. As for Sebastian, he was yet unnoticed and he kept listening to Ariel until getting spooked by a giant reflection of his face. He backed off, incidentally getting trapped in a canteen. As for Ariel and Flounder, they slowly sank down to the bottom of the grotto.

Ariel: What have I done

If I could live out of these waters

What have I done

To spend a day warm on the sand

Betcha on land....they understand

That they don't reprimand their daughters

Bright young women....sick of swimming

READY TO STAND!!

Facts started getting more active in the grotto as Ariel swam back up again.

Ariel: I'm ready to know what the people do

Ask them my questions and get my responses

What's a fire and why does it, what's the word?

Buuuuurn!

If's it my turn, wouldn't I love

LOVE TO EXPLORE THAT SHORE UP ABOVE?!

Ariel started getting mournful again as she sank again. Flounder started feeling bad for her at this point.

Ariel: Out of…the sea

Wish I…could be

Part of that...woooooOOOORLD!!!!

Flounder looked up to where they could see the ocean surface. They imagined what it would be like for Ariel to be among the humans. Surely it would be a dream come true for Ariel, but would she be able to do it without her father scolding her and forbidding human contact? Suddenly, the silent atmosphere of the grotto was interrupted by a loud bang. The canteen that Sebastian was trapped in broke apart, sending Sebastian smashing into a jack-in-the-box toy and flying towards a towel. He caught ahold, but fell to the ground, taking a lot of items with him. This caused a lot of smashing that spooked Flounder and caused him to hide in a knight's helmet. Ariel swiftly turned and saw Sebastian underneath them. "Sebastian," said Ariel.

Sebastian swiftly pulled himself together and sternly said to Ariel, "Ariel, what did you...how could you...what is all this?"

"It's, uh…it's just my collection," said Ariel hesitantly.

"Oh…I see…your collection," said Sebastian happily and calmly before suddenly throwing a tantrum while getting the stuff off him, "IF YOUR FATHER KNEW ABOUT THIS PLACE…"

"You're not going to warn him, are you," asked Flounder.

"Oh, please, Sebastian," begged Ariel, "I would never understand."

But Sebastian did not retaliate with an argument. Instead, he calmed Ariel down. "Ariel, you're under a lot of pressure here," he said before guiding her out of the grotto, "come with me.  I'll take you home and bring you something hot to drink."

But as this happened, something appeared above the grotto, leaving it in darkness. "What do you suppose," asked Ariel.

Consumed with curiosity, Ariel swam out of the grotto. "Ariel," asked Sebastian, "Ariel!"

Ariel swam up to the surface. She came above water and saw something marvelous. It was a human ship. There were fireworks flying off into the heavens and exploding in midair. It was a beautiful sight. Flounder and Sebastian also appeared. "Ariel, what are you…" Sebastian asked before spotting the ship, "jumping jellyfish!"

Overwhelmed with curiosity, Ariel started swimming towards the ship. "Ariel?  ARIEL," cried Sebastian, "PLEASE COME BACK!!"

Overwhelmed with curiosity of the ship, Ariel approached it. Using a ladder, she climbed up the ship. A couple feet above the water, she came to a stop upon seeing what was going on. She saw several humans jumping around and dancing to a happy tune. Some of them played accordions and violins while the others danced. This was a magnificent sight for Ariel to see. These humans weren't acting like savage fish-eaters as her father perceived them as. Instead, they were having a great time together, enjoying music. Ariel grinned as she watched these guys dance. This was truly something she had never seen before. Among these humans was Max the sheepdog. He was equally enjoying the time on the ship and he bounced along with the music. But as he did this, he caught the whiff of a scent that caught his attention. He sniffed in the air before kneeling to the ground and sniffing the ground. He started approaching the area where Ariel was hiding. Concerned that she'd get caught, Ariel gasped and hid for cover. But as it seemed something was going to happen, nothing bad did happen at first. Ariel turned around again and saw Max looking right at her. He licked in her face before hearing Prince Eric's voice. "Max!  Here, boy!"

Max became emotional and swiftly turned around to meet his boss. Ariel peeked and watched Max run off. This dog wasn't savage either and his lick wasn't all that bad. She watched the dog run off and grinned. "Hey, c'mon, sucker," said Eric as Max met up with him, "what are you doing here, right, Max?  C'mon, Max."

Ariel's attention suddenly shifted from Max to Eric. Ariel watched in awe as Eric played with his sheepdog. "Good boy, good boy."

This human caught Ariel's interests, for he was a very handsome young man and he was having fun instead of acting ruthless. Overcome with awe, Ariel stared at the prince, being having never seen someone so beautiful in her life. But as she stared, she heard Scuttle's voice from below. "HEY THERE, DARLING," a voice called.

Ariel turned and saw Scuttle approaching her. "GOOD SHOW, RIGHT?!"

"Scuttle, be silent," said Ariel, "they'll hear you."

"Ooh, got you now, now I have you," said Scuttle as he met up with his friend, "we're being intrepidacious.  WE'RE OFF TO DISCOVER......"

Ariel shut Scuttle's beak. Ariel turned back to Eric. "I've never seen a person so close before," she said as she watched the prince play his flute, "she's so handsome, right?"

"I don't know, he looks kinda hairy and rebellious to me," said Scuttle as he watched Max.

Ariel chuckled before saying, "not this person," before directing Scuttle towards Eric, "the one playing with the snarfblatt."

"Silence, silence," Grimsby announced to the crowd of people onboard, "it is an honor and a privilege for me to offer our respected Prince Eric a very special and very expensive birthday gift."

The sailors cheered as Grimsby showed them something hidden underneath a blanket. Eric approached his old friend. "Ah, Grimsby," he said, "you old jelly bean, you shouldn't have."

"I do," said Grimsby, "happy birthday, Eric."

One sailor removed the blanket, revealing a large statue of Eric, standing like a brave knight. Everyone looked in awe of this statue, but Eric wasn't sure what to think. Even Max wasn't taking an immediate liking to this. "Sheesh, Grim," said Eric hesitantly, "it's, uh…it's…it's really something."

"Yes, I cost it myself," said Grimsby, "of course, I was hoping it would be a wedding gift."

"Aw, c'mon, Grim, don't start," said Eric as he took Grimsby's telescope and walked towards the area where Ariel and Scuttle were hiding, "look, you're yet painful because I didn't fall in love with Princess Glowerhaven, right?"

Eric tossed the telescope back to Grimsby, who continued expressing his opinion on what Eric should be doing. "Oh, Eric, I'm not alone," he said, "the whole kingdom wants to see you happy with the right girl."

"Oh, she's out there someplace," said Eric as he looked out at the sea, oblivious to Ariel and Scuttle, "I just…haven't found her yet."

Ariel grinned at the prince, thinking at what it would be to like to be with him. He was single, looking for the perfect girl and he seemed very nice, everything that wasn't what Triton proclaimed humans to be. "Well, maybe you weren't looking hard enough," said Grimsby.

"Believe me, Grim, if I find her, I'll do," said Eric, "without a doubt, it'll just…bam, hit me…like lightning."

Suddenly, as if Eric jinxed himself, lightning flashed in the distance. He and Grim looked in the distance and saw lightning flashing. The wind started picking up as lightning flashed above the sails. Rain started falling from the heavens, falling at a faster and faster rate. "HURRICANE AHEAD," shouts one of the sailors.

"STAND FAST," shouts another, "OBTAIN THE RIGGING!!"

Swiftly seeing that they were in danger, the sailors, including Eric, sprang into action in preparation for the hurricane. Eric caught a pile of rope as lightning continued flashing in the heavens. Now the scene had officially transformed from a peaceful, silent sail at sea, into a vicious storm that was windy and rainy. Eric and a few other sailors attempted to pull the sail up to prevent the ship from spiraling out of control. Max frantically moved around, getting very hesitant of the storm. In the water, Flounder and Sebastian tried braving the rough waves, but found themselves washed underwater. On the ship, Ariel held on tight to one of the ship's ropes, but Scuttle, unable to hold on good enough, was starting to get pulled off by the wind. "WOAH, THE WIND'S ALL OF A SUDDEN ON THE MOVE HERE," he exclaimed before getting blown off, "OHH!!  ARIEEEEEEELLL!!!"

The sailor controlling the wheel was unable to hold on good enough. He was blown off his post as the ship started losing control. The ship made a big splash in the water and this sent a huge wave over the ship, getting everyone wet. Eric swiftly came to the wheel and tried steering the ship back on track. As the fierce storm raged on, Ariel found herself, unable to hold on any further. She was sent flying off the ship and back into the water. Luckily for Ariel, she landed safely in the water and wasn't hurt. But before Ariel could swim to the boat and find her friend, a bolt of lightning zipped down the heavens and struck the sail. This caused a fire to erupt, giving Ariel a fright. But before she could muster, she spotted numerous jagged rocks up ahead. Eric spotted the rocks and warned his fellow soldiers. "WATCH OUT!!"

But it was no use to turn around and avoid impact. The ship smashed into one of the rocks, causing it to tip over and send everyone onboard. The statue of Eric was also sent overboard. Grimsby saw this and tried retrieving it, but he had damage trying to stay above water. "GRIM, HANG ON," said Eric as he pulled his friend out of the water.

Nearby, Eric rode in a lifeboat with the other sailors. Luckily, everyone onboard was in it, except for one. They heard a barking sound and looked. To Eric's horror, Max was yet stuck on the burning ship. "MAX," exclaimed Eric.

Eric dove into the water and swam to the ship. He climbed up the same ladder that Ariel used and came onboard. But this was dangerous, for there was fire and it was running amok. The ship mast cracked and broke apart. Eric jumped out of the road as the mast collapsed to the ground. It landed in a room full of explosives. On the top floor, Eric is right underneath Max and he shouts out, "JUMP, MAX!  C'MON, BOY, JUMP!!  YOU CAN DO THIS, MAX!!!"

Max did so and he landed in his boss's arms. With Max in his arms, Eric turned and made a dash to get off the burning ship. But as it seemed he was home free, his foot got stuck in the ship and this caused Eric to lose his balance and throw Max overboard. Max landed safely in the water and he swam towards the lifeboat. As for Eric, he attempted to get his foot unstuck. "ERIC," cried Grimsby as he helped Max onto the lifeboat.

But before Eric could get his foot unstuck, the fire reached the explosives and this caused a massive explosion. Debris and several pieces of the ship were sent into the air as everyone in the lifeboat watched in complete horror. Ariel was also there and was equally concerned. She swam through the wreckage, dodging falling pieces of the burned ship, searching frantically for Eric. She looked and saw Eric, unconscious and barely hanging onto a piece of wood. But Eric slipped off the piece of wood and started sinking underwater. Ariel swiftly followed him and caught hold of him. Knowing that Eric was in need of help, Ariel agreed and started swimming to the shore.

Eventually, the storm stopped and the following morning, Ariel sat next to Eric's unconscious body. Scuttle landed nearby and approached. "Did he…die," asked Ariel.

Scuttle looked at Eric's eye before saying, "it's hard to move it."

Ariel hesitantly looked at Scuttle walked over to Eric's foot. He kept it up to his head, as if he was trying to hear something. "Oh, I…I can't make my heartbeat," said Scuttle.

Eric started breathing. "Hey, look," said Ariel, "he's breathing."

Ariel continued staring at Eric, overcome by his beauty. "He's very beautiful," she said, before silently singing.

Ariel: What have I done....to live where you are?

What have I done....to stay here behind you?

What have I done to see you…grinning at me?

In the water, Flounder and Sebastian appeared above water and saw Ariel singing to Eric. Sebastian, seeing Ariel sing to the human, stood motionless and jaw-dropped. Scuttle lifted Sebastian's jaw as he watched with a grin.

Ariel: Where would we walk....where would we run?

If we could stay all day in the sun

Just you and me....then I can be

Part of your woooooOOOORLD!!!!

Eric started awakening and, under the bright sun, saw a silhouette looking down upon him. It was a girl, one that was a true beauty, one he had never seen before, and one with a marvelous voice. But as the beautiful moment went ahead, Ariel heard a barking sound and saw Max rushing towards them. With that said, Ariel rushed back into the water as Grimsby called from a distance. "ERIC!!"

By now, Ariel dove underwater, out of view as Grimsby appeared. "Eric," he said as he helped Eric to his feet, "oh, you're really pleased with these......sadistic blood pressure strains, right?"

But Eric, fascinated by what he just experienced, was more focused on the girl who rescued her from the storm. "A girl…saved me," he said as he looked around the ocean, "she was…singing.  She had the most....beautiful voice."

Filled with wonder, Eric stood as if he was daydreaming, but Grimsby held onto his arm and guided him off from the water. "Ah, Eric, I see you've swallowed a lot of seawater.  We're moving away," he said, "c'mon, Max."

Max, who was very curious of Ariel, started following Grimsby as Eric looked out at the ocean one last time. A few meters away from the coast, Sebastian and Flounder watched from a distance, unseen. "We'll just forget this entire fact happened.  The king of the seas will never know.  You won't warn him, I won't warn him.  I will remain in one piece."

Sebastian looked at Ariel, perched on a rock, staring at Eric.

Ariel: I don't know if....I don't know how

But I know something's starting right now

Watch and you'll see....someday I'll be

PART OF YOUR...WORLD!!

On this last lyric, Ariel stood high as waves smashed behind her. Now she was more determined than ever to achieve her dream of living alongside humanity. But as the moment went on, Flotsam and Jetsam silently resurfaced, watching Ariel from behind. The two were unnoticed by the mermaid.

From her lair, Ursula watched in complete amazement. "Oh, dear, oh, dear.  I can't stand it.  It's so easy.  The child is in love with a human, and not just any human being…a prince," she said as she chuckled, "her father will love that."

Seeing that she could use Ariel's voice for Eric to her advantage, Ursula became full of hope. "King Triton's intransigent, beloved girl was making a charming version of my little garden," she said as she turned to a dark room in her lair.

This room was full of frightened-looking polyps. They all had ugly-looking faces on them and were quite terrified to see Ursula swimming above them. Ursula cackled as she stuffed her plan for Ariel. Whatever it was, whatever it would take, and whoever would get involved, it would surely spell danger.

It had been some time since the hurricane and as Ariel saved Prince Eric. Although it was a while ago, Ariel was yet in awe of the handsome prince that caught her attention. In their dressing room, Ariel's sisters put themselves ready for the day. "Ariel, darling," said Andrina, "it's time to leave.  You have been there all morning."

Ariel swam out of her room, humming her song. The sisters watched her swim and were concerned. "What's up with her lately," asked Attina.

Ariel got her hair ready for the day before picking an undersea flower. She started swimming off, but she bumped into Triton. "Oh," she said happily as she placed the flower on her father's head, "good morning, Daddy."

"Well…"

Triton was happy to see her daughter grinning and all happy, but was also confused. Ariel started swimming off, singing her song as Triton and the others watched. "Oh, she has it wrong," said Attina.

"What," asked Triton, "what did she get?"

"Isn't that obvious, Daddy," asked Andrina, "Ariel's in love."

"Ariel," said Triton, "in love?"

Triton looked at his flower and grinned. He was happy to see that Ariel was likely in love with someone, but couldn't help but feel concerned. Who was Ariel in love with and why didn't she warn anyone before leaving?

Meanwhile, not far away from Atlantica, Sebastian paced around. "Alright, so far, so good. I don't think the king knows," he said, "but it won't be easy to keep something like that secret for long."

Nearby, Ariel was picking the petals off a flower. "He loves me...he doesn't love me...." Ariel said as she picked the petals off before coming to the last one, "he loves me."

With that said, Ariel started getting emotional and happy. She giggled as she hugged the last petal. "I knew it," she said happily.

"Ariel," said Sebastian, "stop speaking crazy."

"I need to see him again…tonight," said Ariel before swimming off, "Scuttle knows where he lives."

"Ariel, please," said Sebastian as he held onto Ariel's tail fins, "could you take your head out of the clouds and go back to the water where it belongs?"

"I'm going to swim to his castle, where Flounder will show up to get your attention and then we'll…"

"Down here is your home," said Sebastian before swimming in front of the mermaid, "Ariel, listen to me.  The human world is a mess.  Life under the sea is better than anything they have up there."

Sebastian burst into song, singing a jolly and catchy tune.

Sebastian: The seaweed is always greener

In somebody else's lake

You dream about going up there

But that is a big mistake

Just look at the world around you

Right here on the ocean floor

Such wonderful facts surround you

What more is you looking for?

Under the sea....under the sea

Darling, it's better down where it's wetter

Take it from me

Up on the shore, they work all day

Out in the sun, they slave off

While we're devoting, full time to floating

Under the sea

This song caused Ariel to dance along with Sebastian. This was very catchy and fun. A few other sea creatures joined in, including a blue lobster who was playing clam percussion. Sebastian joined him before they both started singing together.

Both: Down here all the fish is happy

Sebastian: As off though the waves they roll

Both: The fish on the land ain't happy

Sebastian: They're mournful because they're in their bowl

But fish in the bowl is lucky

They're in for a worser fate

One day if the boss gets hungry

Fish: Guess who's gonna be on the plate?

Sebastian: Oh, dear, under the sea....under the sea

Nobody beat us, fry us and eat us

In fricasse

We what the land folks love to cook

Under the sea, we off the hoook

We have no dangers, life is the bubbles

Under the sea

Snail Chorus: Under the sea

Sebastian: Under the sea

Snail Chorus: Under the sea

Sebastian: Since life is sweet here

We have the beat here naturally

Snail Chorus: Naturally-y-y!

Sebastian: Even the sturgeon and the ray

They have the urge and start to play

We have the spirit, you have to hear it

Under the sea

By now, more and more sea creatures were coming in to join in. But Ariel was barely listening, for she was yet thinking about Eric, though she briefly distracted by some playful seahorses. As for Sebastian, he was also caught up in the music number to even notice. He directed towards the multiple band players who were playing underwater instruments.

Sebastian: The newt play the flute

The tarp play the harp

The plaice play the bass

And they're sounding sharp

The bass play the brass

The chub play the tub

The fluke is the duke of soul

Fish: Yes

Sebastian: The ray he can play

The ling's on the strings

The trout rocking out

The blackfish she sings

The smelt and the sprat

They know where it's at

And oh, that blowfish BLOW!!

Haha!

By now, it was turning into a big feast. The aquatic life was jamming out to the awesome song as Flounder appeared on the scene. He looked around him and grinned at all the happiness and joy that was going on. But as much as he would love to join in, he was looking for Ariel. He swam past the feast-goers. While looking around, he got pulled back by a female fish who danced with him. After swiftly getting off, he spotted Ariel on the rock, not paying any attention to Sebastian. Flounder whispered to the mermaid and whispered into her ear. Grinning, Ariel followed Flounder as they swam off from the activity. As for Sebastian, he was oblivious to his departure and continued their song. Sebastian directed towards an octopus that was dancing with multiple fish and then a line of fish that was dancing in a conga line. A shrimp played a big fish's teeth like drums as a turtle juggled with starfish.

Sebastian: YES, under the sea

Chorus: Under the sea

Sebastian: Under the sea

Chorus: Under the sea

Sebastian: If the sardine begin the beguine

It's music to me

Chorus: Music, it's to me

Sebastian: What have we done, A LOT OF SAND!!

WE HAVE A HOT CRUSTACEAN BAND!!

Each little clam here know how to jam here

UNDER THE SEA!!

Each little slug here cutting a rug here

UNDER THE SEA!!

Each little snail here know how to lament here

That's why it's hotter under the water

Yes, we're in luck here down in the muck here

UNDER THE SEEEEEEEAAA!!!

The song rolled into an emotional finale as everyone finished off their instruments. Upon finishing the song, everyone swiftly turned to where Ariel was sitting. But to their confusion, Ariel wasn't there. "Ariel," asked Sebastian.

The sea creatures swam off, leaving Sebastian. "Oh," complained Sebastian, "someone has to nail the girl's fins to the floor."

But before he could finish, he heard someone calling for Sebastian. "SEBASTIAN!!"

He turned and saw the seahorse herald swimming frantically. Upon seeing Sebastian, the herald approached him. "Sebastian, I've been looking for you.  I have an urgent message from the king of the seas."

"The king of the seas," asked Sebastian.

"He wants to see you right away," said the herald, "something about Ariel."

Sebastian immediately gasped. "Who knows," asked Sebastian.

In his throne room, Triton was playing with his flower Ariel gave him. "Ehehehehehe, well, let's see now," Triton said as he happily looked at his flower, "oh, who put the lucky newt be?"

But Triton's little moment with the flower stopped as he noticed Sebastian hesitantly standing outside. Retaining his firm posture, Triton said, "come in, Sebastian."

Sebastian took a deep breath and said, "I mustn't exaggerate.  I must remain calm."

The crab slowly walked into the room, hoping to get through this meeting calmly. Sebastian looked at the king and spoke. "Yes," he said with a high-pitched voice before clearing his throat, "yes, Your Majesty?"

"Yes, Sebastian," said Triton, "I'm worried about Ariel.  Did you notice that she's been acting peculiar lately?"

"Oh…uh…peculiar," asked Sebastian.

"You know, thinking badly?  Daydreaming?  Singing to yourself," asked Triton, before turning to the crab with suspicion, "you didn't notice.  What?"

"Oh…well…I…" said Sebastian hesitantly.

"Sebastian," said Triton.

The hesitant crab looked up and saw Triton gesturing for him to come up to him. "I know you're hiding something from me," said Triton as Sebastian met up with his boss.

Sebastian gulped and asked hesitantly, "saving anything?"

"About Ariel?"

Sebastian's legs started shaking uncontrollably. Sebastian covered them up before asking, "Ariel?"

"In love," asked Triton as he pointed his trident to the crustacean.

Unable to keep it in any longer, Sebastian started to break down in tears and hold onto Triton's mustache and beard. "I TRIED TO STOP HER, SIR!  SHE DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR IT!!  I warned her to stay away from humans.  THEY ARE BAD, THEY ARE DANGEROUS, THEY…"

"Humans," asked Triton before furiously getting frustrated and demanding, "WHAT ABOUT HUMANS?!"

Sebastian was alarmed by Triton's frustrated outburst and slowly backed off. Sebastian, on the other hand, realizing that he blew his cover, swam back hesitantly. "Humans," he asked, "who said anything about humans?"

Back with Ariel and Flounder, Flounder was guiding Ariel to her grotto. "Flounder, why can't you just warn me what it's about," she asked.

"You'll see," said Flounder, "it's a surprise."

Flounder and Ariel made it to the center of the grotto. To Ariel's amazement, she saw the statue of Eric that was lost during the storm. Amazed that the statue was in her grotto, she started filling with happiness. "Flounder," she said before hugging him, "Flounder, you're the best!  It looks just like him.  It even has his eyes."

Ariel giggled before speaking to the statue. "Why, Eric…run away with you?  This is all so....so sudden," said Ariel before swimming around with joy.

Ariel gasped upon seeing the silhouette. It was Triton, and he was not happy. "Daddy."

Sebastian hesitantly looked and saw Ariel completely hesitant of seeing Triton in the grotto. Flounder hid himself as Triton spoke to his daughter. "I consider myself a sensible merman," he said as he approached Ariel, "I've set certain rules and I expect these rules to be followed."

"But Dad, I…"

"Is it true that you saved a person from drowning?"

"Dad, I had to..."

"Contact between the human world and the sea world is strictly forbidden," said Triton to Ariel, "Ariel, you know that.  Everyone knows that."

"He would've died," said Ariel.

"One less person to concern about," replied Triton.

"You don't even know him," complained Ariel, who did not like Triton's attitude despair.

"Do you know him?  I don't have to know him.  They're all the same," said Triton as Ariel hid behind the Eric statue, "backbone, wild, harpooning fish-eaters.  Unable to do anything…"

"DADDY, I LOVE HIM," Ariel blurted out.

Swiftly realizing her error, Ariel hid behind the statue again as Sebastian gasped. Realizing that it was a human that Ariel was in love with, Triton got even more furious. "No," he muttered before yelling at his daughter, "have you completely lost your senses?  HE'S A HUMAN, YOU'RE A MERMAID!!"

"I don't care," said Ariel.

"Then help me, Ariel, I'LL COME THROUGH TO YOU, AND IF THAT'S THE ONLY ROAD," said Triton as he activated his trident, "so be it."

With his trident at full power, Triton pointed it towards one of Ariel's treasures and blasted it. The blast was intense and it spooked Sebastian. "DADDY," exclaimed Ariel, "NO, DON'T, PLEASE WAIT!!"

But Triton, in his rage, refused to stop. He continued pointing his trident at one artifact and then another, mindlessly destroying everything in his path. "DADDY, STOP," cried Ariel, "DADDY, STOP THIS!!"

Ariel swam to her frustrated father and tried stopping him, but it was no use. The only treasure left in the grotto was the statue of Eric. Seeing that her father was now focused on that, Ariel cried, "DADDY, NO!!"

But Triton ignored the pleas of his frightened daughter and blasted the statue. Ariel ducked for shelter as the statue cracked apart before blowing up in a big explosion. Pieces of the statue flew around the grotto as the explosion subsided. The trident calmed down as Ariel looked in horror at where the statue was. Her grotto, full of many treasures just moments ago, was now a barren cave with much wreckage. Overcome with despair, Ariel collapsed onto the ground and started sobbing. Triton sternly looked at his daughter. But Triton, knowing that his time in the grotto was over, said nothing and turned to leave. But as he did so, he couldn't help but feel that he went too far in scolding Ariel. He glimpsed at Ariel with remorse before leaving. Ariel, Sebastian and Flounder were the only ones left in the grotto and they were both terrified at what just happened. Feeling horrible for Ariel, Sebastian approached the weeping girl and tried to comfort her. "Ariel, I…"

"Just go away," lamented Ariel, not noticing Sebastian in the face.

Sebastian, feeling awful that he led Triton in the grotto, resulting in the destruction at all of Ariel's treasures, reluctantly left the grotto with Flounder. Because Ariel was now on her own, sobbing over losing her treasures, all that she collected for years and the Eric statue, the newest and most fascinating treasure of them all. But now she was left with nothing.

But as Ariel wept, Flotsam and Jetsam watched from nearby. Seeing that Ariel was alone and in despair, they slowly swam out and approached the girl. "Poor child," said Flotsam.

"Poor little tyke," added Jetsam.

Ariel looked up and saw the two eels swimming around her. "She has a very serious problem," said Flotsam.

"If only we could do something," said Jetsam.

"But there is something," added Flotsam.

Ariel, yet trying to calm down after the chaotic moment, hesitantly looked at the eels and hesitantly asked, "who…who are you?"

"Don't be afraid," said Jetsam.

"We represent someone who can help you," said Flotsam.

"Someone who makes all of your dreams come true," added Jetsam.

"Imagine that," they both said.

"You and your prince," said Jetsam.

"Together...forever," they both said.

"I don't understand," said Ariel.

"Ursula...has great powers," said Jetsam.

The mention of Ursula's name made Ariel remember her; an enemy she faced a few times and tried taking the throne with Triton. "The sea witch," asked Ariel, "why, that's…I couldn't possibly......no!  Get out of here!  Leave me alone!"

Ariel hid her face from the eels and resumed her weeping position. "If you like it," said Flotsam as he and Jetsam started to leave.

"It was just a suggestion," added Jetsam as he flicked a piece of the statue towards Ariel.

This piece was the face of the statue. Ariel looked at it and was reminded at how the statue was destroyed by Triton's frustration. Seeing that there was now no fashion of being with Eric now that Triton knew about him and seeing what Triton did to the statue and the rest of her treasures, Ariel made a decision. "But wait."

"Ye-ee-ee-es," Flotsam and Jetsam asked as they turned back to the mermaid with big grins.

Back outside the grotto, Flounder and Sebastian were both trying to recover from Triton's outburst. "Poor Ariel," said Flounder.

"I didn't mean to warn," said Sebastian, "it was an incident."

But before Sebastian could finish, three shadows appeared above them. They both looked and saw Ariel swimming with Flotsam and Jetsam. "Ariel, where are you going," asked Sebastian as he swam to Ariel, "Ariel, what are you doing here with this rabble?"

Ariel looked at Sebastian and said with a serious tone of voice, "I'll see Ursula."

Upon hearing the mention of Ursula's name, Sebastian gasped. "Ariel, no," begged Sebastian as he held onto Ariel's tail fins, "no, she's a demon, she's a monster...."

"Why weren't you to warn my father," said Ariel stubbornly as she shook Sebastian off, "you can do that."

Sebastian stared at Ariel, serious by what she said. "But I…" Sebastian said, trying to think of what to say.

"You almost got us murdered at the grotto," said Ariel, "thanks a lot."

"C'mon," said Sebastian before swimming off with Flounder to stop Ariel, knowing that she had to be stopped.

Eventually, Flotsam and Jetsam guided Ariel a far off distance from Atlantica and towards an underwater volcanic area. Ahead of them was a giant cave. It looked like a giant, sea creature. It was frightening, and Ariel was unsure. "This way," Flotsam and Jetsam said.

Hesitant of what awaited her, but with nowhere else to go, Ariel swam forward into the cave. Inside, Flotsam and Jetsam guided the mermaid around the area. Underneath Ariel were the several, ugly-looking polyps. Ariel was horrified at what he was seeing. So many frightened-looking facts were looking at her, and she could only imagine what they have done to her. One caught Ariel's wrist and tried pulling her off from the lair. Ariel, terrified, pried it off as other polyps gathered around her. Ariel swam high, avoiding them, before hearing a voice. "Come in.  Come in, my child.  We can't be lurking in doors.  It's rude."

Ariel watched as Ursula came out of her dark corner and looked at her. Ariel hesitantly approached the sea witch. "You could question your upbringing," said Ursula before looking at herself in a mirror and putting on hair cream, "well then, you're here because you have something for this person; that, eh, prince.  Not that I'm blaming you.  He's quite a catch, isn't it?  Well, please.  The solution to your problem is simple," she continued as she put on lipstick, "the only fashion to get what you want…is to become human yourself."

Ariel, though hesitant, was slightly curious. "Can you do that?"

Ursula looked at the mermaid and grinned. "My darling, sweet child.  That's what I've done.  It's what I live for; to help unfortunate people like you.  Poor souls that nobody else can turn into as well," she said as she slowly swam upward.

Ursula: I admit that in the past I've been a nasty

They weren't joking if they called me, well, a witch

But you'll find that nowadays, I've mended all my fashions

Repented, seen the light and made a switch

'True? Yes'

Ursula showed Ariel her cauldron, showing an example at what she was speaking about.

Ursula: And I fortunately know a little magic

It's a talent that I always have possessed

And dear lady, please don't laugh, I use it on behalf

Of the miserable, lonely and depressed.....

"Pathetic," Ursula silently muttered to her eels.

Ursula: Poor unfortunate souls

In vain…in need

This one longing to be thinner

That one wants to get the girl

And do I help them.....yes, indeed

These poor unfortunate souls

So mournful...so true

They come flocking to my cauldron

Mourning 'spells, Ursula, please wait!'

And I help them....yes, I do

During this part, Ursula showed Ariel how she intended on helping merfolk achieve their dreams. The example shown was one of the two merfolk, one male and one female, becoming muscular and handsome and the other perspective respectively. This seemed like a dream come true for the two, but Ursula unfortunately had some saddening news. Sebastian and Flounder appeared at the lair entrance as Ursula explained this part.

Ursula: Now it's happened once or twice

Someone couldn't pay the price

And I'm afraid I have to rake them across the coals

Yes, I've had the odd complaint

But on an entire, I've been a saint

To these poor unfortunate soooooOOOOULS!!!!

The mournful part of this example was that the two merpeople, unable to pay back Ursula, were transformed into the ugly-looking polyps that were surrounding Ursula's lair. Ariel looked at them, realizing that they were all originally merpeople, but were transformed and changed into something devastating. Ursula took Ariel and guided her towards her cauldron. "Well, here's the deal," she said, "I'll make you a potion that turns you into a human for three days.  Do you have that?  Three days.  Now listen, that's reluctant.  Before the sun goes down on the third day, you have to make the dear old prince to fall in love with you.  That means he has to kiss you.  Not just any kiss.  The kiss of true love."

By now, Sebastian and Flounder found Ariel and hesitantly watched as Ursula explained her plan for Ariel. "If he kisses you before the sun goes down on the third day, you'll stay human.....permanently," said Ursula, making Ariel grin, before explaining the downside of the plan, "but if he doesn't, you will turn into a mermaid again and…you will be...mine."

"No, Ariel," urged Sebastian, only for him and Flounder to get silenced by Flotsam and Jetsam.

"Do we have a deal," asked Ursula.

"If I become human," said Ariel, who realized something if she made the deal, "I'll never be with my father or sisters again."

"That's right," said Ursula, who realized that Ariel was right about that, "but…you'll have your husband.  Life's full of hard decisions, isn't it?"

Ursula giggled as Ariel looked at her, agreeing with what she said. "Oh, and there's one more fact," said Ursula, "we didn't discuss payment.  You can't get anything for nothing, you know?"

"But I don't have...."

"I don't ask any," said Ursula as she silenced Ariel with her tentacle, "just a sign, just a little fact.  What I want from you is......your voice."

Ariel was confused. "My voice?"

"You have it, sweet cakes," said Ursula, "you're no longer speaking....singing…zip it!"

"But without my voice, how can I..."

"You'll have your appearance....your pretty face....and don't underestimate the reluctance of a BODY LANGUAGE," exclaimed Ursula as she shook her bottom back and forth, "HA!!"

Ursula: The men up there don't like a lot of blabber

They think a girl who gossips is a bore

Yes, on land, it's much preferred for ladies not to say a word

And after all, darling, what's idle prattle for?

By now, facts were getting intense for Ariel as potions were being thrown into the cauldron.

Ursula: C'mon, they're not all that impressed with conversation

True gentlemen avoid it if they can

But they dote and swoon and fawn on a lady who's withdrawn

It's she who holds her tongue who gets a man

C'MON, YOU POOR UNFORTUNATE SOUL!

GO AHEAD...MAKE YOUR CHOICE!!

I'm a very busy woman and I haven't had already

It won't cost much...JUST YOUR VOICE!!!

YOU POOR UNFORTUNATE SOUL!!!!

IT'S MOURNFUL...BUT TRUE!!!!!

Facts were starting to get frightening for Ariel, for this was a serious decision for her. But as she tried thinking about it, Ursula appeared and gave her a contact and pen.

Ursula: If you want to cross a bridge, my darling

You have to pay the toll

Take a gulp and take a breath

AND GO AHEAD AND SIGN THE SCROLL!!

"Flotsam, Jetsam, now I have her, boys," Ursula muttered to her eels.

Ursula: THE BOSS IS ON A ROLL!!

Ariel, under pressure, but knowing that she could no longer trust her father or Sebastian, and feeling that this was the only fashion for her to be with Eric, took the pen.

Ursula: THIS POOR…UN…FORTUNATE SOUUUUUL!!

Ariel signed her name on the contact as Sebastian and Flounder watched in horror. Their mermaid friend was selling her freedom for her desire. With Ariel having signed the contact, Ursula took the contact and was ready for Ariel's transformation. Waves of magic surrounded the pair as Ariel watched hesitantly.

Ursula: Paluga, sarruga, come winds of the Caspian Sea

Now rings us glossitis and max laryngitis

LA VOCE TO ME!!

Two ghost-like fashions appeared, ready to extract Ariel's voice. "Now…sing," ordered Ursula.

"Aahhhh-aahhhh," Ariel sang as something glowed in her neck.

"KEEP SINGING," exclaimed Ursula crazily as the hands approached her.

"Aahhhh-aahhhh," sang Ariel as the hand extracted her voice, "aahhhh-aahhhh-aahhhh-aahhhh-aahhhh..."

The voice, glowing brightly outside of Ariel's neck, was sucked into Ursula's nautilus shell necklace. Ursula watched menacingly as the voice disappeared in the shell. With Ariel's voice now hers, Ursula sent a magic bubble over Ariel while cackling manically. Sebastian and Flounder watched in complete horror as Ariel was transforming from mermaid, into human. It was absolutely frightening for them. The beautiful, green tail that covered Ariel from the waist down disappeared and was replaced by two legs. Now having transformed Ariel into a human, the bubble disappeared, but now Ariel was left unable to breathe underwater and she couldn't swim either. Sebastian and Flounder rushed to Ariel's assistance and swam to the surface as fast as they could. Ursula cackled evilly as she left her lair. The pair kept swimming and swimming until eventually managing to get Ariel above water. Ariel took a huge breath of air upon reaching the surface. With that problem solved, the pair guided her to the nearby shore. But would they be able to help their friend, especially in this dire time, and without Ariel's voice? This was now a serious problem for them.

On shore, under his castle, yet in awe of the girl that rescued him from the storm, Eric played his flute in hopes that the girl would return. Max lay nearby as Eric played his flute. But there was no response. "That voice…I can't get it out of my head," he said before turning to Max, "I looked everywhere, Max.  Where could she be?"

Not far away, Ariel and her friends eventually managed to get her to the shore. As she did so, she noticed her new legs and was caught by surprise. She moved one of her legs above water and saw a foot and five toes. She wiggled her toes and was fascinated. She had eventually gotten her wish of having legs and being human. As she marveled at her new legs, Scuttle flew overhead and landed on Ariel's leg. "Well, look what dragged the catfish.  Ahehehehehe.  Look at you.  Look at you.  There's something different.  Don't warn me.  I understand.  It's your hairstyle, right," asked Scuttle, "you were using the dinglehopper, right?"

Ariel nodded no, but kept grinning. "No," asked Scuttle, "no, what?  Well, show me.  New seashells?"

Ariel didn't respond, but smirked at Scuttle, hoping that he'd find out the response. "No new shells," commented Scuttle as he stood on Ariel's leg, annoying Sebastian, "I have to admit, I can't set my foot on it now, but if I stay here long enough, I know…"

"SHE HAS LEGS, YOU IDIOT," snapped an annoyed Sebastian, alarming Scuttle, "she exchanged her voice to the sea witch and took her legs.  Sheesh, man!"

"I knew it," commented Scuttle.

"Ariel's been transformed into a human being," Flounder explained to Scuttle while Ariel attempted to stand, "yes, and she must make the prince fall in love with her, and she must kiss her."

"And she's only three days old," said Sebastian.

Ariel managed to get on her feet, but swiftly found herself, unable to stand silent. She collapsed onto the ground, causing a splash that got Sebastian, Flounder and Scuttle wet. "Just look at her.  On legs…on human legs," said Sebastian before getting frantic, "my nerves are gone.  This is a catastrophe.  What would her father say?  I'll warn you what her father'd say.  He'd say that a crab will be placed under arrest, that's what her father'd say.  March right straight home and warn him how I should've done the moment…"

But as Sebastian ranted, Ariel, who didn't let her father find out about what she just did, picked him up and shook her head no in an attempt to stop him from going to warn Triton. "And don't shake your head at me, miss," said Sebastian, "perhaps there's yet time.  If we can convince that witch to give you back your voice, you can go home with all the normal fish and just be…just be…"

Sebastian's hope for Ariel started fading off as he saw Ariel's mournful, gloomy face. Fearing that Ariel would get more depressed than she was as her grotto was destroyed by Triton's frustration, Sebastian started to give in. "…and just be unhappy for the rest of your life," he concluded mournfully before saying, "OK…that's it…I'll try to help you find that prince."

Ariel grinned and kissed the crab before putting him down. "Mine," said Sebastian, "what a soft shell I'm becoming."

"Now Ariel, I warn you, if you wanna be a human being, the first fact you need to do is dress like one," said Scuttle as he looked at a ship sail, "now let me see."

Meanwhile, Eric continued trudging down the beach, unable to take the girl's voice out of her head. But as he walked, Max detected a scent, one that he recognized from before. Suddenly getting emotional, he ran off and tried getting Eric to follow him. "Max," asked Eric before seeing his dog rush off, "MAX!!"

Back with Ariel's group, they managed to dress Ariel up in a dress consisting of the sail. Scuttle whistled as he checked out his friend. "You look great, boy.  You look sensational," he said.

Suddenly, everyone heard Max's bark nearby and looked. They spotted Max running towards them. Flounder got spooked and hid underwater. Scuttle flew off and Sebastian, knowing that Ariel would need her, rushed to the girl and hid in her dress. Ariel tried getting away from Max, but the hyper sheepdog kept intercepting her at every turn. Ariel came on a small rock as Max licked her face. "Max," called Eric from a distance.

Max turned and ran to Eric, leaving Ariel to grin at the dog. "Max," called Eric before seeing his dog, "silence, Max.  What's wrong with you, man?"

As Eric petted his dog, he noticed Ariel sitting on the rock. "Oh…oh, I understand," he said as he approached Ariel, "are you alright, Miss?  I'm sorry if this head of boredom frightened you.  Is he really harmless?"

Eric looked at Ariel, but as he did so, he started having a feeling. "You…you look very familiar to me," he said, "did we meet?"

Ariel nodded yes with a big grin on her face. Max started barking in emotion. "We met.  I knew it.  You are that," said Eric with emotion, "what I was looking for.  What's your name?"

Max turned to Ariel with emotion as Ariel tried speaking. But with her voice gone, nothing came out of her mouth. "What's wrong?  What is this," asked Eric.

Ariel showed Eric her neck, trying to show that she couldn't speak. "You can't speak," asked Eric.

Ariel nodded no. This caused Eric to feel down. "Oh…dear…then you couldn't be what I thought," he said.

Max snorted with frustration. Ariel did the same fact, before coming up with an idea. Ariel moved her arms and hands around as if she was trying to do pantomime or charades. "W-what is this," asked Eric, "y-you're hurt…no…you need help."

Ariel lost her balance on the rock and landed in Eric's arms. "Woah, woah, be careful," said Eric, "easy now, easy.  Damn, you must've really gone through something.  Don't worry, don't worry, I'll help you.  C'mon.  There, you'll be fine."

Eric guided Ariel to his castle. Ariel glimpsed behind her and saw Flounder and Scuttle grinning at her and wishing her a farewell.

Later in the day, Ariel was introduced to the people working at the castle. The first order of business was to clean Ariel up and get her washed for dinner. In her tub filled with bubbles, Ariel played with them, overcome by fascination. Carlotta, the castle maid, was nearby and she helped in getting Ariel cleaned up. "Washed by a shipwreck," she said, "oh, the poor fact.  We'll make you feel no better in no time."

Sebastian, who was hiding in Ariel's sail dress, peeked out, but saw Carlotta overhead, taking the dress and was ready to leave the room. "I'll only wash it for you," she said before leaving.

In another room, the dress was put in a large tub and some of the servants helped wash it. Unfortunately, Sebastian was yet stuck in the dress, and he couldn't get out. "Well, at least you must've heard of this girl," said one of the servants.

"No."

"Well, Patrick says..." said the servant as she washed the dress, causing Sebastian to feel uncomfortable with each scrub and movement, "…since if Patrick did something right.  I mean really, this girl shows up in rags and she doesn't speak…"

As this conversation went on, Sebastian was squished by a presser along with the dress, but he recovered immediately afterward, though he landed on the dress in the laundry basket. "…it's not my idea of a princess," said the servant as she took the dress and hung it in a clothesline, "if Eric's looking for a girl, I know a couple of very available ones right here."

As the dress was hung from the clothesline, it was moved towards the nearby castle. Sebastian jumped out and landed in a room through a window. Relieved to be out of that experience, Sebastian started to get up, but as he did so, he saw something absolutely horrifying; beheaded fish with sharp blades, cooked mollusks in a pan, and worst of all, stuffed crab in plates. This was the castle kitchen, and the sight of so many dead sea creatures was too much for Sebastian to take. He fainted in fear.

Meanwhile, at the dining room, Eric was standing near the window, looking out into the distance. "Oh, Eric, be reasonable," said Grimsby, who sat at the table, "beautiful young girls just don't swim around, saving people in the middle of the ocean and then flutter off into oblivion, like some…"

"I warn you, Grim, she was real," said Eric, "I'll find that girl....and marry her."

"Haha, c'mon, darling," said Carlotta from a nearby hallway, "don't be shy."

Eric looked and saw Carlotta guiding someone into the dining room. Out of the shadows came Ariel, dressed in a pink and white gown. "Oh, Eric, isn't that a vision," Grimsby asked Eric as Ariel approached them.

"Uh…" Eric said as he looked at Ariel, "you're wonderful."

Ariel shrugged her shoulders, appreciating the nice comment. "Come, come, come, you must be hungry.  Let me help you, my darling," said Grimsby as he guided Ariel to her seat, "here we are, ah, that's better, comfortable enough?"

Ariel was comfy in her seat and she looked around her. This was a brand new experience for Ariel, and so far it was turning out nicer. In addition, these humans were very fearful and friendly. Ariel looked at her utensils and upon seeing the fork, she got emotional. Embarrassed, Ariel put the fork down before noticing Grimsby's smoke pipe. Brightening up again, she took it and examined it. "Uh, do you write it," asked Grimsby, "it is pretty good....."

Ariel swiftly blew into the pipe, and out came a lot of black smoke. It covered Grimsby's face. Eric was having a laugh out of this. But he silently calmed down and said, "I'm very sorry, Grim."

Despite the event, Carlotta was actually happy to see Eric grinning. "Because of Eric, it's the first time I've seen you grin in weeks," she said.

Ariel grinned, happily knowing that she made Eric grin with her act. "Very funny," commented Grimsby as he cleaned his face, "Carlotta, my darling, what's for dinner?"

"Oh, you'll love that," said Carlotta, "the chef has been solved his specialty; stuffed crab."

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Sebastian peeked from behind some pottery. He gasped upon seeing someone looking into an oven. This was Chef Louis, the castle chef. "Mmm-mmm-fair-fesque-lair-fontestesake-monteash-yur-pon-tay," he hummed to himself as he took a bowl of fish and putting it on a counter.

With his food ready, the chef started singing.

Chef Louis: Les…poi…ssons, Les Poissons

How I love Les Poissons

Love to chop and to serve little fish

Louis suddenly pulled out a cleaver and he chopped up the fish. This shocked Sebastian horribly. Horrifed that this was going on, Sebastian hid his face.

Louis: First I cut off their heads

Then I pull out the bones

Ah, but yes

It's always delish

Sebastian was on the brink of vomiting out of disgust. Louis was yet oblivious to his watcher. He continued cutting up the seafood and getting it ready.

Louis: Les Poissons, Les Poissons

Hee, hee, hee, ho, ho, ho

With the cleaver, I hack them in two

Sebastian tried getting away, but found himself face-to-face with a fish head.

Louis: I pull out what's inside

And I serve it up fried

Because I love little fishes, don't you?

Sebastian tried hiding underneath a lettuce leaf and sneak off.

Louis: There's something for tempting the palette

Stuffed in the classic technique

First you pound the fish flat with a mallet

Then you SLASH through the skin

GIVE THE BELLY A SLICE!!

Then you rub some salt in

Because that makes it taste nice

As he continued his cooking, he picked up the lettuce that Sebastian was hiding under. "Heck, then, I have missed one," said Louis before picking up the terrified Sebastian.

Louis: Holy blue, what is this?

How on Earth could I miss?

Such a sweet...little succulent crab?

What damage, what a loss

Here we go, in the sauce

Now some flour, I think just a dab

Now I stuff with you bread, it don't hurt

Because you're dead, and you're certainly lucky you are

BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE HOT

In my big silver pot

Toodle-loo, my fish

FAREWELL!!

Louis, after tossing Sebastian into sauce, putting some flour on him and stuffing him with bread, tossed him into a pot. But Sebastian managed to catch hold the side of the pot and jump back out. Upon landing on the table though, Sebastian was noticed again by Louis. Louis stopped his cooking and picked Sebastian up with a fork. He looked at him in closely. "What is this," he asked.

Knowing that he had to get out of there, Sebastian pinched Louis' nose, causing the crazy chef to shout in pain and drop the crab. Sebastian landed on the pot again, but now he was in huge danger. Louis tried catching him, but he missed and he ended up touching the hot fire underneath the pot. Louis exclaimed in pain as his hand burned. The knife slashed on Louis' foot, giving him some big scratches. After bouncing in pain over his foot injury, the enraged chef caught several knives and blades. Sebastian hid in a hole in a table like a mouse. Louis looked in and tried seeking him out, but Sebastian appeared on top of the table and incidentally pushed down a bowl of sauce, causing it to land on Louis' head. Going more insane, Louis lifted his cleaver and brought it down. But all he managed to chop up was the table. He saw Sebastian fleeing for his life. The cleaver landed right in front of him, stopping him from running that fashion. He swiftly made a mad dash underneath Louis and hid underneath a cabinet of glasses and pottery. Louis came charging towards him and he was ready to strike. Sebastian hid for cover as the psychotic chef jumped and was ready to assault the crab.

Back in the dining room, everyone heard loud smashes coming from the kitchen. "I think I'd better see what Louis is doing here," said Carlotta before leaving.

Back in the kitchen, the insane chef was tearing apart the cabinet, mindlessly throwing facts out of the road, trying to find Sebastian. "C'mon out, you little pipsqueak and FIGHT LIKE A MAN," he shouts crazily.

"LOUIS," shouts a frustrated Carlotta, causing Louis to stop his mindless assault, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!"

"Well…I, I was just...uh…uh…I'm sorry, ma'am," said Louis hesitantly.

Furious at the chef, Carlotta turned and stormed out with the required food. Back in the dining room, everyone continued the conversation together. "You know, Eric, maybe our dear guests might like to see some of the kingdom's presentations," said Grimsby, "something in the fashion of touring."

Eric and Ariel, who were both staring at each other with grins, weren't paying attention to Eric. "I'm sorry, Grim, what was that," asked Eric.

"You can't spend all your time brooding," said Grimsby, "you have to go out, do something, have a life, divert your mind from....."

As Grimsby complained, he opened his dish and Sebastian was huddled inside. Ariel noticed Sebastian and became concerned. Sebastian silently hushed the concerned girl, who opened her dish and urged for Sebastian to swiftly hide in hers. "Easy, Grim, easy.  It's not a bad idea, if you're interested," said Eric.

As the two chatted, Sebastian swiftly and silently dashed across the table and hid in Ariel's dish. With Sebastian safe, Ariel swiftly turned to Eric. "How about that," asked Eric, "would you like to join us on a tour of our kingdom tomorrow?"

Ariel nodded yes. "Wonderful.  Now, let's eat before this crab leaves my plate," said Grimsby, only to find out that his crab was gone.

Later that night, Ariel was in a special room for her and she watched Eric play with Max in the yard below. "Come here, boy," said Eric as Max ran to him and licked his face with excitement.

Ariel grinned at the prince, happy to have met him in person and see him have a fun time with his dog. Eric noticed Ariel looking down at him and waved at her, happy to have met her as well. Ariel, slightly embarrassed, waved back before going back to her room. Eric continued gazing at the woman, happy to have made a new friend. In her room, Ariel combed her hair with a fork as Sebastian complained about his experience in the kitchen. "This must be the single most humiliating day of my life," said Sebastian.

Ariel patted Sebastian on the head as she walked to her bed. "I hope you appreciate what we're going through, miss," said Sebastian, "now, we have to make a plan to get that guy to kiss you.  Tomorrow, if he accompanies you on that ride, you have to look at your best."

As Sebastian discussed his plan for tomorrow, Ariel lay in her bed. It was very comfy and warm. It was a nice place for her to sleep for the night. "You have to blink....like this," said Sebastian as he batted his eyes and puckered his lips, "you have to purse her lips…like this."

But by now, Ariel had fallen asleep in her bed. Although he was ignored again, Sebastian grinned at the girl and shrugged his shoulders. At least, Ariel was safe and now he was standing behind her side. He blew out the candle on the nearby table and jumped onto Ariel's pillow. "You are hopeless, child.  You know it," said Sebastian before he started getting settled in for the night, "completely hopeless."

Meanwhile, back in Atlantica, it was late at night and Triton, having heard of his daughter's runaway, had ordered several search feasts to find her. The seahorse herald reached the throne room as Triton paced back and forth, concerned about his daughter. "Any sign of them," Triton asked the herald.

"No, Your Majesty," said the herald, "we searched everywhere.  We've found no trace of your daughter, or Sebastian."

Saddened that they hadn't been found, but not giving up on them, Triton said, "well, keep looking.  Don't leave any stone unturned, no unexplored coral.  Don't let anyone in this realm sleep until she's safe at home."

"Yes, Father," replied the herald as he bowed.

The herald turned and started to leave the throne room to resume the search. Now on his own, Triton sat in his seat, expressing regret about what he did in the grotto. "Oh…what have I done?  What have I done?"

The following morning, Ariel and Eric were ready for their tour of Eric's kingdom. Ariel and Eric came in a chariot after waving a farewell to Grimsby and Carlotta. The gates opened and thus began the tour of the kingdom. A horse pulled the chariot towards the kingdom as Ariel looked around. She marveled at everything in sight. For years, she had dreamed at what it would be like to be in the human world, and now she was eventually getting the chance to experience it. Eric watched Ariel and grinned. He was glad that she was enjoying herself. Ariel was also fascinated by how the horse was pulling the chariot. As the chariot rode down a bridge, Flounder jumped out of the water and saw Ariel riding with Eric. "Has he kissed her yet," he asked Sebastian.

"Not yet," whispered Sebastian.

Flounder moaned. Eventually, the chariot came to a stop as Ariel and Eric had a chance to walk around. Today was a busy day and everyone in the kingdom was up and moving. One person carried a cart full of chickens while someone put on a show with hand puppets. Ariel was amazed by everything around her. Facts got even more emotional for Ariel as she saw some human couples dancing together. Ariel and Eric did a little dance together while some happy music played nearby. The tour continued once again on the chariot. Nearby, Scuttle flew overhead and landed on a stone ledge. "Hey, Flounder," he asked, "anyone kissing?"

"No," replied Flounder, "not yet."

"Huh…well, they should be crackers," said Scuttle, who was getting impatient.

The chariot rode out of the kingdom. By now, Ariel had gotten some souvenirs and was having a great time. During the ride, Eric let Ariel get a chance to drive the chariot. But under Ariel's control, the chariot rode much faster than if Eric was in control. The chariot went wildly in many directions. After ducking from hitting a tree branch, the pair looked ahead and while Ariel was yet emotional, Eric gasped in fear. The chariot was riding right towards a cliff. But the horse jumped and made it to the other side. The chariot landed with a bump before getting back under control. This was a thrilling action, but as Eric pulled himself together, he saw that Ariel was yet enjoying herself. Happy for Ariel, he relaxed and let Ariel continue driving.

Later that evening, Ariel and Eric rode in a rowboat down a silent lagoon. By now, the two of them had enjoyed a wonderful time while doing the tour. However, Eric yet didn't kiss Ariel out of love, where there was now Ariel was close to one day remaining. Nearby, Flounder and Scuttle watched from a safe distance. "Move over," whispered Flounder to Scuttle, "move your big feathers.  I can't see a fact."

"Nothing happens at first," said a concerned Scuttle, "just one day left, and that boy hasn't picked up once.  OK…that's it, this requires a little singing, romantic stimulation," before flying up to an overhead branch, "stand back."

Scuttle landed, scattering some birds who were enjoying Ariel and Eric being together. After clearing his throat, Scuttle started singing, but his singing wasn't very good, nor was it romantic like he perceived. "Wa-wa-wa-wa-wa-wa-wa…"

Below him, Ariel and Eric continued their ride in the boat. Eric heard Scuttle and said, "woah.  Someone should find the bad animal and put it out of his misery."

Ariel saw Scuttle singing above them and felt embarrassed. Scuttle winked at Ariel, but Ariel didn't feel comfortable at all with the seagull's singing. Sebastian was also on the boat and he didn't like Scuttle's singing either. "Sheesh, man, I'm surrounded by amateurs," he complained.

Annoyed with Scuttle and knowing how to handle romantic music, Sebastian came into the water and caught a small petal of underwater grass. "If you want something done, you have to do it yourself," he said to himself to some ducks and turtles, "first…we have to create.....the mood."

Knowing what to do, the turtles flipped on their backs, allowing the ducks to tap their bellies like they were playing drums. "Percussion," said Sebastian, "strings," as he directed towards some crickets, "winds", to some of the grass petals, "words."

With everyone ready and playing the silent romantic tune, Sebastian started singing.

Sebastian: There you see her

Sitting there across the road

She don't have a lot to say

But there's something about her

Eric was oblivious to Sebastian singing, but could feel that he was being watched. Ariel, on the other hand, saw Sebastian singing and became concerned.

Sebastian: And you don't know why

But you're dying to try, you wanna

Kiss the girl

Sebastian swiftly disappeared into the grass. "Did you hear anything," asked Eric.

Ariel shrugged her shoulders as the peaceful song continued.

Sebastian: Yes, you want her

Look at her, you know you do

Possibly she wants you as well

There is one fashion to ask her

It don't take a word

Not a single word

Go ahead and kiss the girl

Sebastian, on a lily pad, poked his head underwater and directed towards some underwater locals. "Sing with me now."

Some frogs, riding on the boat oars, sang along as well.

Frogs: Sha-la-la-la-la-la

My, oh, my, looks like the boy too shy

Ain't gonna kiss the girl

Sha-la-la-la-la-la

Ain't that mournful?

Ain't it a disgrace, too bad

He's gonna miss....the girl

As the tune went on, Eric spoke to Ariel. "You know, I feel really bad about not knowing your name," he said, "perhaps I could guess.  Is it…uh…Mildred?"

Ariel didn't agree. From seeing her disgusted face expression, Eric could see that Ariel didn't like that name. "Alright…no," he chuckled before trying to guess more, "how about...Diane…Rachel?"

"Ariel," whispered Sebastian, "her name is Ariel."

Although Sebastian wasn't seen, Eric could hear his voice and the name he was trying to warn him. "Ariel?"

Ariel swiftly grinned and agreed. "Ariel," asked Eric, who was happy to have guessed her name alright.

Ariel nodded yes. "That's pretty," commented Eric as he took Ariel's hand, "OK…that's it."

The rowboat rode under a willow tree as two storks pulled some of the vegetation out of the road where they could get into it.

Sebastian: Now's your moment

Floating in a blue lagoon

Boy, you better do it soon

No time will be better

She don't say a word

And she won't say a word until you

Kiss the girl

By now, Sebastian was getting involved in this music number. From fish, to turtles, to fireflies, to pelicans, to flamingos, to even Flounder, everything was getting more emotional. Ariel and Eric continued gazing at each other as everyone sang along.

Sebastian: Sha-la-la-la-la-la

Don't be afraid, you have the mood be ready

Go ahead and kiss the girl

Chorus: Woah-woah

Sebastian: Sha-la-la-la-la-la

Don't stop now, don't try to hide it now

You wanna kiss the girl

Chorus: Woah-woah

Sebastian: Sha-la-la-la-la-la

Float along and listen to the song

The song says "Kiss the Girl"

Chorus: Woah-woah

Sebastian: Sha-la-la-la-la-la

The music play, do what the music say?

You have to kiss the girl

By now, Ariel and Eric slowly started moving towards each other. "Kiss her, kiss her, kiss her…" whispered some frogs.

Sebastian: You have to

Kiss the girl

Some birds chirped emotionally as the two came closer.

Sebastian: You wanna

Kiss the girl

Some frogs and flamingos puckered their lips.

Sebastian: You have to

Kiss the girl

Some ducks waited anxiously for the two to kiss as Sebastian watched with much anticipation. "Go ahead and..."

Sebastian: Kiss the giiiiirl!

But just as it seemed the two were going to kiss, the boat suddenly flipped over, sending the two into the water. The romantic moment, along with everyone's hopes suddenly shattered as they became confused. Why did the boat tip over in the middle of the night? The local animals scattered as Eric helped Ariel onto land. "Woah, hang on, now I've got you."

But what everyone was unaware of was that it wasn't just anyone who tipped over the boat. It was Flotsam and Jetsam. They looked at the tipped boat and congratulated each other on stopping the pair from kissing. From her lair, Ursula saw the entire fact. "Nice work, boys," she said, "that was close...too close.  The little tramp....ah, she's better than I thought."

Getting frustrated at a good chance of failure, Ursula swam to her potion shelf, took one and hit it into her cauldron. "Well, in this case, he will kiss her at sunset for sure," she complained, "WELL, IT'S TIME URSULA TO READ FACTS IN HER OWN TENTACLES!  Triton's daughter will be mine…and then I'll make him turn.  I'LL SEE HIM SQUIGGLE LIKE A WORM ON A HOOK!!"

Ursula started cackling evilly as her potion started taking effect. As she laughed, her voice started to change, along with her appearance.

Meanwhile on the foggy beach, Eric was playing his flute, in another attempt to find the girl who rescued him from the hurricane. There was no response and Eric started feeling disgraceful again. Grimsby, worried for his prince, approached him and said, "Eric…if I may say, much better than any dream girl is one of flesh and blood.  One warm and caring.....and right in front of your eyes."

Eric grinned at Grimsby before looking up at Ariel's room. He saw Ariel combing her hair again and thought about the day he just had with her. Like Grimsby said, she was a warm and caring girl, one that was a wonderful person for Eric to be friends with. But Eric couldn't help but wonder if this should the right girl to be with. If she didn't have a voice, she couldn't have been the girl who rescued from the hurricane. Believing that Grimsby was right about being with Ariel, the girl without a voice, Eric sighed before looking at his flute. He tossed it into the ocean and started heading towards the palace. But before he could go inside, he heard something in the distance, something familiar. It was a beautiful voice, one that sounded familiar. Eric looked down at the beach and saw a silhouette slowly walking down the coast. This shadow had long, blowing hair and a dressing dress. She looked strangely familiar and had a familiar voice, but before he could comprehend who this was, much less listen carefully to the voice, something started glowing from the silhouette's chest. It was a wave of light and it shone across the beach before going into Eric's eyes. Eric stood silent and stared at the shadow.

The following morning, under the bright heavens of the new day, Scuttle flew towards the palace and into Ariel's room through the window. "ARIEL," he exclaimed as he came on Ariel's bed and shook her hand emotionally, "Ariel, wake up, I just heard the news.  Congratulations, boy.  We did it."

Sebastian, who was half-asleep, moaned, "what's this idiot chatting about?"

"Exactly, as if you don't know, don't you," replied Scuttle, "the whole city's buzzing with the prince getting himself on the line this afternoon.  You know, he's getting married," before giving Sebastian a noogie, "you silly sleepwalker.  I just wanted to wish you luck.  I'll see you later.  I wouldn't miss it!"

Scuttle flew out of the room. Ariel, puzzled by what Scuttle said, thought about it, before getting emotional herself. She realized that the girl Eric was going to marry would most likely be her. She picked up Sebastian and kissed him before rushing to her mirror. She looked at herself, feeling ready for the day and dashed out of the room. Sebastian left the room and rushed to catch up with Ariel. As for Ariel, she continued her run down the stairs, eager to see Eric, but as she did so, she suddenly stopped in her tracks. She swiftly hid herself and watched from behind a pole. She saw Grimsby speaking with Eric, who was standing with a brunette girl. "Well, Eric," said Grimsby, "it looks like I was mistaken.  This mysterious girl of yours does exist…and she's beautiful."

Sebastian saw the scene himself and was shocked. Who was this out-of-nowhere girl and why was Eric standing with her and not with Ariel? "Congratulations, my darling," said Grimsby to the girl, Vanessa.

"We want to get married as soon as possible," said Eric.

Ariel was shocked at what Eric said. He was turning Ariel down for a girl she just met. Sebastian was also horrified. Sebastian looked at Ariel, who was starting to break down as she hid behind a pole. Oblivious to the viewers on the stairs, Grimsby said, "oh, yes, of course, Eric, but these facts take time, you know."

"This afternoon, Grimsby," said Eric, "the wedding ship departs at sunset."

"Oh, um…very good, Eric," said Grimsby, "any fashion you like."

Horrified that Eric was dumping her, Ariel broke down in tears and fled the palace. Sebastian rushed after her and tried to calm her down. But as they did so, Vanessa watched them leave before turning to her glowing necklace. She silently chuckled, happy that her plan was going as she hoped.

That afternoon under the twilight heavens, the wedding ship slowly started leaving the docks with Eric, Vanessa and a few others onboard. On the dock, Ariel, in her same dress from yesterday watched the ship leave. Ariel was absolutely horrified at how Eric dumped her for Vanessa. She didn't know how or why he would do that, especially after the special day he had with her, but with Eric planning to marry Vanessa, and the sun close to setting on the third day, her final day of being human, facts were now hopeless for the girl. She slowly sat on the dock and started sobbing. Sebastian stood behind her side, feeling horrible for the fearless girl. He felt guilty for having failed in helping Ariel win Eric's heart. As Ariel wept, she looked at the ship, heaving headed a distance away from the docks as a tear landed in the water. Flounder, having heard of Eric dumping Ariel for Vanessa, was equally mournful and hopeless. Now he felt that he was going to lose his best friend to the sea witch forever.

Meanwhile above the ship, Scuttle was flying overhead, humming to himself. "Rum, dum, ra, dum, dum, de, dum…"

But as he sang to himself, he heard a familiar voice coming from the ship. It was Ariel's. He landed on a window and peeked inside. But this voice wasn't coming from Ariel. It was coming from Vanessa.

Vanessa: What a lovely little bride, I'll make

My darling, I'll look divine

Facts are working out, according to my

Ultimate design

Vanessa took one of her hair needles and tossed it into the mirror. Scuttle gulped in fear, not liking this girl and how she was acting.

Vanessa: Soon I'll have that little mermaid

And the ocean will be miiiiine!

Vanessa looked into the mirror while cackling evilly. To Scuttle's horror, he saw Ursula in Vanessa's reflection. Realizing who Vanessa really was, Scuttle gasped. "The sea witch," he said in fear, "oh, dear, she's gonna...I have to..."

In his rush, he started flying, only to incidentally bump into the ship. After pulling himself together, he swiftly turned and flew back to the dock as fast as he could. "ARIEL!!  ARIEL," he cried before landing on the dock and attempting to explain the situation, "Ariel."

"You almost got me murdered at the kitchen," said Sebastian, "thanks a lot."

"I was flying, I was…flying, of course…and I…" explained Scuttle, trying to make sense while Sebastian waited impatiently for him to cut to the chase, "I saw…the watch, the witch looked at a mirror…and she sang with a stolen set of pipes," Scuttle continued before picking up Sebastian, "DO YOU HEAR WHAT I WARN YOU?!  The prince is marrying the sea witch IN MASQUERADE!!"

Ariel gasped upon hearing this. "Are you sure about this," asked Sebastian.

"Have I ever been mistaken," asked Scuttle, "I mean if it's reluctant?"

"What are we going to do," asked Flounder.

Ariel swiftly got up and saw the ship heading further out at sea as the sun began setting over the horizon. She could hear Ursula's words in her head as she saw the sun setting. "Before the sun sets on the third day."

This voice was so loud that it echoed across the pier. Realizing what she had to do, not letting Ursula harm Eric and regaining her determination, Ariel jumped into the water and tried swimming to the ship. Sebastian, knowing that Ariel needed support, snapped some rope and some barrels came rolling down, landing in the water. "Ariel, catch yourself," instructed Sebastian, "Flounder, get her to that boat as fast as Hocus Pocus can carry you."

"I'll try," said Flounder as he pulled the ropes attached to the barrel and swam with all his might towards the ship.

"I have to get to the Sea King," said Sebastian, "he must know about this."

"What about me," asked Scuttle, "what about me?"

"You; find a fashion to BLOCK THAT MARRIAGE," ordered Sebastian as he dove into the ocean.

"Postpone the wedding?  What, what am I, what…" asked Scuttle, before having an idea, "that's it!"

Scuttle flew into the air and started squawking frighteningly. Scuttle flew to the lagoon where they were last night and squawked as loud as he could. These noises were getting many creatures' attentions. Some blue birds watched Scuttle and realized that someone needed help. They started flying after Scuttle as some flamingos joined him as well. Scuttle's squawks caught the attention of some lobsters, starfish, dolphins and sea lions. "MOVE IT, LET'S GO, WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY MEETING," said Scuttle.

With their rallied army, the gang flew towards the wedding ship, ready for their assault.

Back on the wedding ship, the wedding was in progress. Vanessa walked alongside Eric, secretly under her control as they slowly walked to the wedding priest. Everyone grinned as the pair walked, but Max, not taking a liking to Vanessa, growled at her, only to get kicked by the woman. "Darling beloved....." said the priest.

Not far away, Flounder was yet pulling Ariel towards the ship. "Don't worry, Ariel," said Flounder as he fought, "we'll make it.  We're almost there."

Back on the ship, Eric and Vanessa listened to the priest. As the priest made his speech, Vanessa peeked over to where the sun was setting and smirked. Her success was just moments away. "Yes, er, do you Eric, take Vanessa to be your lawfully married wife, for as long as you both shall live," asked the priest.

"Yes," replied Eric, yet under Vanessa's spell.

"Um, and do you..."

But before Vanessa could say yes, she heard Scuttle squawking and she turned. She saw Scuttle flying right towards her with an army of birds. Vanessa ducked, dodging the attack, but the bird fleet came back and flew underneath the alarmed Vanessa's legs. Max started barking as the wedding got chaotic. Some sea lions came on the ship and advanced towards Vanessa. As for Vanessa, she was getting assaulted and swarmed with attacks from seagulls and pelicans, before getting a lobster on her face and getting her nose pinched. Vanessa shrieked in pain before getting swarmed by starfish. ".....then by the power....." the priest said, oblivious that the wedding was being smashed.

"GET OFF OF ME, YOU SLIMY LITTLE....." yelled Vanessa upset as she pulled the starfish off her, before getting bounced by a sea lion.

By this time, Flounder eventually managed to reach the ship. The sea lions bounced Vanessa towards the wedding cake as Ariel came onboard. Vanessa growled in frustration as she came to her feet. Some dolphins jumped out of the water and squirted Vanessa with water. Scuttle squawked frighteningly in Vanessa's face, frustrating her further. "OH, WHY, YOU LITTLE..." yelled Vanessa upset as she caught Scuttle and tried choking him.

Max, who willed some of the action, came out of Grimsby's grip and ran towards Vanessa. But as the fight went on, Max came behind Vanessa and chomped on her bottom. Vanessa shrieked louder and fell backwards. She let go of Scuttle and the necklace was sent flying towards Ariel. It shattered into pieces right in front of Ariel and the voice trapped inside started flying out. "Aahhhh-aahhhh...." the voice sang as it flew towards Ariel's neck.

With the necklace broken and the voice free, Eric was free from Vanessa's spell and he watched along with the others as the voice returned to its rightful place. "Aahhhh-aahhhh-aahhhh," the voice sang before officially returning to Ariel's neck.

"Ariel," asked Eric.

"Eric," said Ariel as Max approached her.

"You…you can speak," said Eric, who started getting happy, "you're the one."

"Eric, stay away from her," demanded Vanessa before realizing that she had her original voice again.

But before Vanessa could stop them, Eric embraced with Ariel. "It was always you," said Eric.

"Oh, Eric, I'd love to..." said Ariel as she leaned forward for a kiss.

"ERIC, NO," demanded Vanessa.

But just as it seemed Ariel and Eric were going to kiss, the sun eventually disappeared in the horizon. Ariel's third day was a human was now over. With that said, Ariel started losing her legs as they turned into her green mermaid tail. Eric gasped in despair after realizing that time had run out. Vanessa cackled in victory. "You are late," she said evilly before reverting to her true form; Ursula the sea witch, "YOU'RE TOO LATE!!"

The entire crowd of people reacted with shock and disgust upon seeing the sea witch. But before Ariel could do anything, she was caught by the evil sea witch. With Ariel in her arms, Ursula turned to Eric. "So long, dear boy," she mocked before diving underwater.

"ARIEL," cried Eric.

The third day was up for Ariel and she was a mermaid again. Ursula pulled Ariel with her as she swam across the ocean floor. "Poor little princess," she said, "I'm not chasing you.  I want a much bigger fish to…"

"S.O.S., STOP," demanded Triton, as he appeared with his trident ready to attack.

Sebastian was alongside the frustrated king and he frowned at the sea witch. "Why, King Triton," chuckled Ursula, "how are you?"

"Let her go," demanded Triton.

"It's not accidental, Triton.  She's mine now," replied Ursula as she showed Triton the contact that Ariel signed, "we dealt with them."

"Daddy, I'm sorry, yes…I didn't mean to," cried Ariel as Flotsam and Jetsam pulled her off from her father, "I didn't know."

Furious that Ursula manipulated Ariel into one of her evil deals, Triton powered up his trident and blasted the contact. Ursula was sent flying back towards an underwater rock. But as the firepower from the trident shimmered down, Triton saw that the contact didn't have so much as a scratch from the attack. Triton was horrified as Ursula laughed at their problem. "Did you know?  The contact's legal, binding and completely illegible, even for you," said Ursula before turning to Triton, "of course, I was always a girl with bargained eyes.  The daughter of the Great Sea King is a very valuable community."

As Ursula spoke, the contact zoomed over to where Flotsam and Jetsam were holding Ariel hostage. It circled around the terrified mermaid before shrinking her down to a polyp. Triton tried to save her, but Ursula stopped him. "But…I may be happy for a trade…for someone, it even gets better."

Back above water, Eric came in a lifeboat. "Eric, what are you doing here," called Grimsby.

"Grim, I lost her once.  I won't lose her again," said Eric, who was determined to save his love.

Back underwater, Ariel was nearing her transformation into a polyp as Ursula manipulated Triton. "Now…do you have a deal," asked Ursula.

Triton, knowing the consequences of agreeing to Ursula's deal, but knowing that Ariel shouldn't suffer like this, pointed his trident towards Ursula's contact and wrote his name in Ariel's place. "HA!!  THAT'S IT," exclaimed Ursula.

With that said, Ariel was turned back into her mermaid self and Triton suddenly started shrinking down into a polyp. Ursula cackled evilly as Ariel watched in horror as her father shrunk. "No!  OH, DEAR!!"

Above water, Eric could see something bright happening from the ocean floor. Underwater, the transformation was complete and Triton appeared as an elderly polyp. His crown and trident didn't shrink alongside him. Now he was no longer with his regal status and Ariel, Sebastian was horrified. "Your Majesty," Sebastian said mournfully.

"Dad," asked Ariel.

"Eventually," said Ursula as she put on the crown and took the trident, "it's mine."

Eventually having what she longed for, the witch laughed evilly while Ariel looked upon her father with guilt. But seeing how her father sacrificed himself for her and furious at what Ursula had done, Ariel turned to Ursula and tried to attack. "You…YOU MONSTER!!"

But Ursula easily shoved Ariel to the ground and pointed the trident at her. "DON'T BE FOOLED BY ME, YOU FOOLISH GHOUL," she yelled, "WHETHER OR NOT, I'LL BLAST YOU!!"

But before Ursula could strike, her arm was struck by something sharp. It was Eric's harpoon and it left a scratch on Ursula's arm. She turned to Eric, who was swimming right above the fight. "Boy, are you stupid," said Ursula.

Ariel tried helping him, but found herself shoved against the rock by Ursula's tentacles. "ERIC, WATCH OUT," she cried.

"AFTER HIM," Ursula ordered Flotsam and Jetsam.

The two eels chased after Eric. But before he could get in the boat, Flotsam and Jetsam wrapped themselves around the prince and dragged him down the ocean floor. "C'MON," Sebastian said as he and Flounder rushed to his rescue.

Sebastian clamped his claw on Flotsam's tail while Flounder hit Jetsam rapidly with his fins. The two eels released Eric. As the fight went on, Ursula, with Ariel yet in her tentacle, pointed the trident towards Eric. "Say farewell to your lover," said Ursula as she was ready to attack.

Ariel, having been released, swam towards Ursula and pulled her head down. This caused Ursula to lose focus with her blast of power and aim it towards Flotsam and Jetsam. Flotsam and Jetsam were hit with the blast and they exploded. "BABIES," exclaimed Ursula, who swiftly became disgraceful and upset, "my poor little poopers."

Ursula's grief for her two eels swiftly turned into rage as she looked up and saw Ariel swimming to the surface to meet up with Eric. Filled with frustration and having seen enough with Ariel, Ursula started to grow big. Rage started going to dangerous levels as smoke started filling up underneath Ursula. Sebastian and Flounder watched in complete horror as Ursula started transforming once again.

At the surface, Ariel met up with Eric. "Eric, you have to run away from me," she said.

"No, I won't leave you behind," said Eric.

Bubbles started rapidly appearing at the surface, but before anyone could get away, something burst through the ocean and slowly started rising. It was Ursula. Having grown into a massive monster, she was ready for the final showdown with Ariel. Ariel and Eric were trapped on top of the sea witch as he laughed evilly. The pair swiftly jumped off Ursula and landed in the water. Upon resurfacing, they looked in horror as Ursula stared down upon them. Lightning flashed in the distance as Ursula's tentacles slowly rose out of the water. "YOU PATHETIC, INSIGNIFICANT FOOLS," mocked Ursula.

"WATCH OUT," cried Eric, who noticed one of Ursula's tentacles coming down on them.

Everyone came out of the road from the tentacle, but was now in huge danger. With the trident in her possession, Ursula created a violent sea storm as the waves started going intense. "NOW I AM THE RULER OF ALL THE OCEANS," she shouts, "THE WAVES FOLLOW MY EVERY RIDE!!"

The waves pulled Eric off from Ariel. "ERIC," cried Ariel.

Eric was unable to swim to the mermaid and he was sent flying a distance from his friend. "THE SEA AND ALL ITS SPOILERS TAKE ME OFF THE TOWER," shouts Ursula as she creates a whirlpool with the trident.

This whirlpool went down to the bottom of the ocean, where several ships were resting. One ship started rising to the surface as Ursula looked upon the wreckage she was creating. Ariel caught hold of a rock, stopping herself from being pulled off by the dangerous currents. She saw Eric swimming, but the ship from underwater was right behind him. Eric was sent underwater as the ship crashed through the waves. "Eric," muttered Ariel.

As for Eric, he managed to get on the old ship rising from the sea. As for Ariel, she was yet stuck on her rock. The evil witch frowned at her and blasted the rock. Ariel was sent falling into the whirlpool. As for Eric, he attempted to get to the wheel with the roaring waves colliding into it. At the bottom of the whirlpool, Ariel looked up and saw Ursula staring down at her with an evil grin. She turned back to Ariel and unleashed more devastating blasts from the trident. She fired twice, but Ariel barely managed to dodge both shots. On his ship, Eric made it to the steering wheel and steered the ship to the sea witch. But the evil Ursula raised the trident into the air and was ready to deliver the final blow on Ariel. "SO LONG FOR TRUE LOVE," shouts Ursula.

Ariel looked at the evil sea witch in horror. But just as it seemed Ursula was going to finish off the mermaid, Eric steered the ship towards Ursula and the ship's razor sharp bow tore through Ursula's body. Ursula shrieked in pain as the bow dug deeper into her body. As she yelled in agony as lightning struck her and while electricity from the trident started weakening her. Unable to withstand these blows, Ursula started sinking. Her tentacles wrapped around the ship as Eric swiftly jumped off and landed into the water. Sebastian and Flounder hid their eyes from the devastating light as Ursula sank deeper into the water. Underwater, the evil sea witch exploded, causing a huge amount of bubbles to rise to the water surface. On land, Eric managed to crawl his road to the shore, but collapsed from exhaustion. The storm eventually ended as Ursula's evil remains sank to the bottom of the ocean, she growled in frustration before shouting out an enraged "STEELE!!"

This yell was so loud that it echoed across her lair. The crown and trident sank alongside them. Some of the remains sank into Ursula's lair. All the polyps that surrounded the lair saw that Ursula had been murdered and started grinning. They suddenly changed back into merpeople as the effects from the witch's spells wore off for good. As the merpeople left the abandoned lair, the trident and crown landed near the polyp that was Triton. His spell also wore off and he was transformed back into his merman form. He happily took his trident, regaining his royal status as the rightful ruler of the ocean.

Later, the sun slowly began to rise, Ariel looked around her and saw that Ursula was gone for good. She looked at the shore and saw Eric unconscious, hearing the frustrated sea witch shout his name. Triton grinned, happy that he survived as well. But while Ariel was happy to have her father back, she remembered Eric and became concerned. She swam to the surface and came on a surface rock. Eric was yet lying on the beach, but thankfully, he was also alive. But while Ariel was happy to see Eric alive and well, she realized that in being a mermaid, she couldn't be human again. She couldn't be with the man of her dreams like she was during these three days of bonding with him. Triton and Sebastian resurfaced and saw Ariel looking at Eric with despair. Triton, seeing that Ariel was feeling mournful about Ursula's death and seeing that Eric wasn't as bad as he thought, started feeling sympathy for Ariel. "She really loves him," said Triton, "isn't she, Sebastian?"

Sebastian nodded with agreement. "Well, as always, kids are now free to live their own lives," he said.

"You're…always saying that," asked Triton suspiciously.

Sebastian hesitantly shrugged off the comment as he looked at his boss. But Triton didn't get furious and instead sighed. "Then I think there's only one problem left," he said.

"And what is this, Your Majesty," asked Sebastian.

"How much I'll miss her," said Triton.

Sebastian looked at Triton with confusion, but before he could question him, Triton raised his trident and gently dipped it in the water. This created a trail of magic that swam towards Ariel's rock. Upon contact, it started changing Ariel's tail. Upon seeing this, Ariel became emotional and grinned at her father. Triton and Sebastian grinned back at Ariel before she started moving towards the beach. Eric got up and saw Ariel approaching him. To his amazement, Ariel had legs again and this time, she was wearing a sparkly blue dress. Eric embraced with Ariel before the two of them kissed each other. Now they were back together again.

A wedding celebration was swiftly put together on the wedding ship, and everyone was participating. From the people of Eric's kingdom, to the merpeople from the oceans, this was a big feast. The crowd applauded with joy, happy that Ariel and Eric became husband and wife. Carlotta, filled with emotion, wiped her happy tears with Grimsby's scarf. In the ocean, several merpeople, including Triton and the other daughters watched and grinned. Some of Ariel's sisters waved as the people on the ship greeted the merpeople. As for Ariel, she said her final farewells to Flounder and Scuttle. She kissed Flounder before turning to Scuttle and thanking him for everything. Scuttle winked at Ariel as he flew towards the ocean. As for Sebastian, he watched the wedding from the wedding cake and was about to weep tears of joy. But his happiness turned into fear as he noticed Chef Louis nearby, ready to strike with his cleaver. Swiftly jumping off the cake, Sebastian ran, trying to get away from the insane chef. Louis tried striking the crab, but missed. Upon reaching a ship mast, the crab turned back to the chef. But instead of running, Sebastian cut one of the ropes holding up the mast. The mast came swinging down and it hit Louis in the face. Defeated, Louis collapsed to the ground. "Ahahahahaha," cheered Sebastian as he landed in the water, meeting up with Scuttle and Flounder, "YES!!  Thank you!  Thank you all!"

Ariel approached the edge of the ship and saw Triton below her in the water. He raised himself up on a wave and met up with his daughter. The two embraced together with a heartwarming hug. "I love you, Dad," said Ariel.

Triton grinned at his daughter before turning to Eric. He grinned and bowed before the king, bidding him a farewell. Triton nodded back to him, accepting Eric as a son-in-law. He turned back to Ariel and bid her a farewell as his wave lowered him back to the ocean. Ariel blew her father a kiss before waving a farewell with Eric. Triton, in celebration of the wedding, used his trident to create a beautiful rainbow in the heavens. The merpeople waved a farewell as the ship sailed off into the distance. Triton, Sebastian and Flounder happily watched the ship leave, wishing Ariel luck in her new life as a human. The new path in life for Ariel had a lot of potential, now that she was human and with Eric again. New adventures would await her, and a new life with Eric was ahead of her. All the possibilities seemed endless, and Ariel was happy to have achieved her goal. As the ship sailed off, Ariel and Eric kissed once again. Ariel was at long last part of his world.

Executive Producers DENNIS DESHAZER SHERYL STAMPS LEACH

Senior Producer JIM ROWLEY

Producers JEFF GITTLE MARTHA DATEMA LIPSCOMB

Director BRUCE DECK

Writer MARK S. BERNTHAL

Production Designer JESS NELSON

Musical Director BOB SINGLETON

Lyricists/Composers STEPHEN BATES BALTES LORY LAZARUS

Performance Director PENNY WILSON

Educational Specialists MARY ANN DUDKO, Ph.D. MARGIE LARSEN, M.Ed.

Cast: Voice of Barney... BOB WEST Barney's Body Costume... DAVID JOYNER Voice of Baby Bop... JULIE JOHNSON Baby Bop's Body Costume... JEFF AYERS Voice of B.J. ... PATTY WIRTZ B.J.'s Body Costume... JEFF BROOKS

Cast: Shawn... JOHN DAVID BENNETT, II Tosha... HOPE CERVANTES Stella the Storyteller... PHYLLIS CICERO Jason... KURT DYKHUIZEN Kathy... LAUREN KING

Cast: Juan... MICHAEL KROST Carlos... COREY LOPEZ Min... PIA MANALO Kenneth... NATHAN REGAN Julie... SUSANNAH WETZEL

Cast: Barney's Guests... GREG MURRAY JESSICA LARA LAUREN RANDLE RYAN RANDLE AINSLEY SAUDER JENNIFER ZAVALETA

Associate Director ERIC NORBERG

Stage Manager TERRIE DAVIS MANNING

Lighting Design BERNER & BRILL LIGHTING DESIGN, INC.

Editor MCKEE SMITH

Audio Director DAVID M. BOOTHE

Art Director ELIZABETH SAGAN VELTEN

Wardrobe Supervisor/Designer LISA O. ALBERTSON

Technical Operations Supervisor RANDY BREEDLOVE

Video Engineer BINK WILLIAMS

Camera Operators LARRY ALLEN OZ COLEMAN TOM COX BRUCE HARMON

Production Audio RONALD G. BALENTINE DAVID LOWE

Boom Operators DAVID M. ROBERTS DAVID SMITH

Lighting Director CASEY COOK

Key Grip BUZ CANNON

Lighting Board Operator TODD DAVIS

Grip/Electric JAMES EDWARDS

Construction Supervisor CHARLES BAILEY

Craft Shop Supervisor RAY HENRY

Art/Craft Coordinator AMY ATHERTON

Set Dresser AGGIE DAVIS-BROOKS

Draftsperson CHRISTOPHER MCCRAY

Craft/Prop Artist MARK BROGAN

Props/Special Effects DAVID COBB

Carpenters TY M. BURNS DANNY SMITH

Scenic Painter E. (BILL) SLETTE

Swing Crew CARMELO GOMEZ

Costume Shop Manager GEORGIA FORD WAGENHURST

Costume Technician D.J. SEGLER

Costume Sewing NATALIE SERGI-SAARI SUSIE THENNES

Make-Up Designer JEANIE L. D'IORIO

Hair Stylist DEBRA HERTEL HAEFLING

Costume/Wardrobe Assistants BRIAN BLEVINS SANTIAGO MOLENA JANET BUSH SARAH SUNDERMAN

Field Producer SANDY JANTZEN

Post Videotape DUDLEY ASAFF

Dialogue Editor DENICE CROWELL

Post Production Audio CRAIG CHASTAIN

Production Office Manager SUE SHINN

Script Supervisor CATHERINE REYNOLDS

Production Coordinators JULIE HUTCHINGS KELLY MAHER

Production Accountant DEBBIE COTTLE

Production Secretary AUSTIN GRAY

Asst. to Performance Director DAVID VOSS

Production Assistants BRADEN MCDONALD JOEL ZOCH

Barney Music Department JILL HANCE CHARLES KING JONATHAN SMITH ETHEL WADSWORTH

For Singleton Productions, Inc. BRADFORD COLEMAN LARRY HARON MIKE PIETZSCH

Educational Research Staff PATSY J. ROBLES GOODWIN, M.Ed. KIMBERLY THORNTON, M.Ed. JOY STARR

Children's Teacher SANDRA GILPIN

Children's Supervisor MARY EVANS

Barney and the Backyard Gang™ and Barney & Friends® were originally developed by Sheryl Leach, Kathy Parker and Dennis DeShazer.

Vocal Performances Enhanced with Help from Singleton Productions, Inc.

"I Love You" • Lyrics by Lee Bernstein (BMI)

Original Barney, Baby Bop and B.J. Costumes by IRENE COREY DESIGN ASSOCIATES

Produced by THE LYONS GROUP AND CONNECTICUT PUBLIC TELEVISION

For Connecticut Public Television Executives in Charge LARRY RIFKIN SHARON BLAIR

Executive in Charge RICHARD C. LEACH

BARNEY & FRIENDS • Practice Makes Music Copyright 1989 • Lyons Partnership, L.P.