Due to national ambiguity, Prince Eric was aboard a Spanish ship amidst the Spanish armada heading for the coast of England. He was simultaneously mopping the deck and singing latin pop music with his manservant Grimsby and his sheepdog Max. But out of the three of them, only one had a crazy outrageous name, so Prince Eric shoved Grimsby overboard.
This selfish act of jealousy saved the manservant's life for it was at precisely that moment when a school of loose lipped fish loosened up their lips and sunk the entire Spanish armada.
Neglecting to learn proper swimming techniques from Ariel when he had the chance, Prince Eric floundered around as he plunged deeper and deeper into the ocean. Down and down he went gasping for air and drinking down gallons of seawater like a thirsty basking shark that just ate a barrel of chili peppers instead.
So Prince Eric was dying when he totally (like a moron) forgot that he had a beautiful redheaded mermaid for a wife... and then he remembered. Figuring he'd be saved in no time, his panic turned to smug assurance as the current of the ocean stole him away. Relaxing and waving to all the fish in the sea as he zoomed on by, Prince Eric was surprised to find himself drifting further and further into the blue. He watched as the lights of Atlantica came and went and still onwards the water took him. That's when he started to panic again.
Waving his arms against the current like a turkey against the wind in a tornado, Prince Eric continued on an on until he was eventually found by a school of pharmed fish. Rescued, he ate as many as he could reach in order keep his strength up to continue fighting the current.
But the pharmed fish were notorious for causing cancer and Prince Eric had already eaten so many. He died some time later from heart failure after he exhausted himself against the current.
Unaware of all of this going on, Roo simply found a pooh stick that had once been part of a Spanish ship and returned it to the Fellowship of the Pooh.
The End.