Chapter 1 - A unique looking friend
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With the sun shining bright in the skies, the light emitted from it soaked Atlantica with beauty and sanctuary.
And within the palace walls, King Triton was busy practicing shooting with the trident, with Sebastian acting as his referee.
"How was that, Sebastian?" asked Triton
"Oh, dat was pretty good, your majesty." Sebastian replied
"Pretty good? Not perfect?" asked Triton
"Well, your majesty...de mark on de target shows you didn't 'it the bullshark's eye."
Triton was less than pleased.
"I'm getting lazy." Triton sighed.
Ariel and Flounder swam into the room.
"Hey Daddy!" Said Ariel
"Your majesty!" Added Flounder.
Triton of course, was always happy to see his youngest daughter.
"Good morning, Ariel...planning an adventure today?" asked Triton
Ariel smiled and said "just around the kingdom today, not too far away." Replied Ariel
Sebastian looked at her with doubt.
"Just like de time you went out as far as dat place 'umans call de Mediterreanean?" He asked
(Cutaway)
Ariel was stuck in the middle of the Mediterreanean, talking with 2 Italian lobsters.
"So, If I head in that direction, i'll get back to my home." Ariel asked.
"Sure thing there, sweetheart." said the one lobster, named Little Joe, causing Ariel to laugh. But ariel's laugh wasn't very amusing to the lobster, who was talking in an New Yorker accent.
"What's funny? Am I funny? what, am I a clown, do I amuse you, do I make you laugh?" asked Little Joe.
Then Jimmy the lobster put his claw around Ariel and whispered in her ear.
"Whatever ya do, don't say a word about a shinebox."
(End Cutaway)
"I Promised that I wouldn't do that again!" Ariel protested.
"Oh yeah, just like all de udder tings you said you wouldn't do." Sebastian argued.
Triton of course, was ok with his daughter going off.
"You can go, sweetie, but don't get into trouble."
Ariel had a smile from ear to ear, and wrapped her arms around her father.
"Oh, thank you, Daddy!" Ariel smiled, before swimming away with Flounder in tow. of course, Sebastian felt a bit ignored.
"Your Highness, you're going soft."
Triton sighed in agreement.
"You're right...but not as soft as the producers of the second movie when Disney wanted an Animaniacs crossover version."
(Cutaway)
Melody was bringing the trident to Morgana, and was being hounded by Undertow.
"Give it to me! Give it to me! Give it to me!" Undertow hounded Melody, before being snatched and gagged by Morgana.
"Forgive him, he's got a size issue." Morgana said
Then Yakko appeared on the screen and said "Goodnight, everybody!"
(End Cutaway)
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Outside of the palace, Ariel and Flounder were playing tag.
"I'm gonna get ya!" Ariel playfully taunted Flounder.
"Good luck! I just had a bowl of Sea weedies and i'm on turbo!" Said Flounder
The 2 chased and laughed, and then Ariel had the bright idea to look to the surface, and thats when she saw it.
"Hey! Someone's struggling up there!" Ariel pointed upward.
Flounder looked up with her and saw what she saw.
"Uh...Ariel...your dad would flip if you went up there." Said Flounder
"He flips out on anything - you should see him watch Maury."
(Cutaway)
Triton is sitting on a couch watching the Maury Povich show on a Sea-TV.
"In the case of 6-month old Harmony, Kevin...you are not the father!"
Triton lost his temper.
"WHAT! THIS IS AN OUTRAGE! THESE HUMANS!"
Triton then preceded to destroy his livingroom with the trident.
(End cutaway)
"But Ariel, your dad always says.." Flounder did his 'Triton' voice "It's dangerous up there!"
Ariel ignored Flounder outright and bolted for the surface.
"A-a-a-arieeeeelllll!" Flounder chased after his friend.
Up on the surface, a harpy was caught splashing around in the water, as he had crashed in mid-flight.
"Ah crap! I can't get myself centered!" The harpy continued splashing.
Ariel broke the surface and saw the harpy splashing around.
"Hey, stop splashing, you'll attract sharks!" Ariel rushed over and held up the harpy.
"Hey, what the.." The harpy turned and came face to face with the smiling, red-haired disney princess, Ariel.
"Awww...this is more embarrassing than being Yamcha on Dragonball Z."
Ariel looked at the harpy's wings.
"Wings...you're not a human?" asked Ariel
The harpy looked at her clamshells.
"Clamshells? You're a girl?" Asked the Harpy
"Well, if you can't figure that out, you've got a worse problem than drowning." Ariel laughed.
Ariel continued to carry the fallen harpy, and eventually was able to bring him to a rock where he could get back on his feet.
"Are you ok, whatever you are?" Asked Ariel
"I'm fine...I just crashed in mid-air with some stupid bird." Said the Harpy
"Oh...was he white, short, and really, really, stupid?" asked Flounder, who had broke the surface.
"Yeah, pretty much...he wouldn't shut his mouth." Said the Harpy
"Must have been Scuttle." Ariel concluded.
Meanwhile, over on a nearby shoreline, the bird the harpy had crashed into was busy swearing up a storm.
"Dadgum idiot wrecked my dadgum wing! I'm gonna pluck his dadgum feathers!" Fowlmouth yelled while angry.
"Anyways, Thank you for saving me...the name's Riko." The harpy extended his hand.
"I'm Ariel." said ariel
"I'm honored. no really. I should take you on a ride in the air." Said Riko
"I couldn't...my daddy would kill me." Said Ariel
"But hey, I got no daddy tellin' me I can't go into the water." Riko began to wade back into the water.
"No, wait! You were struggling in there a while ago!" Ariel stressed that Riko stay ashore.
"Hey...I can breathe underwater ya know...i'm an aquaharpy." Said Riko
"But you can't swim?" asked Flounder
"Not well...you'll have to help me if I go under there." Said Riko
Ariel of course was always looking for new friends. the more she had, the better, right?
"OK...hang on."
Riko grabbed hold of Ariel's tail, and Ariel and Flounder went back into the sea.
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