Yu-Gi-Oh!presents, "The Little Mermaid,"

Disclaimer---I don't own "Disney's The Little Mermaid," or Yu-Gi-Oh! Don't sue me please!


Chapter 1: Curtain Time

Yugi Muoto heard that his girlfriend Tea Gardner had recieved the part for Ariel from "The Little Mermaid," because he had talked to Joey Wheeler last night on the phone."Tea got the part for a mermaid?" shouted Joey in disbelief. "SHUT UP!" Yugi also told him that he wanted to play Prince Eric because he knew that she was playing Ariel, but someone else got the part instead.

When Yugi came to school on Monday, he read the program for "The Little Mermaid," on the bulletin board:

Tea Gardner...Ariel
Risa Kegeyama...Ursula
Seto Kaiba...Prince Eric
Yami Yugi...King Triton
Vivian Wong...Adella
Rebecca Hawkins...Arista
Chris...Attina
Joey Wheeler...Max, Eric's dog
Tristan Taylor...shipmate#1/ Sebastian
Roland...Grimsby
Mai Valentine...Aquata
Serenity Wheeler...Adrina
Miho Nozaka...Alana
Violet Kegeyama...Vanessa
Yugi Muoto...shipmate#2/ Flounder
Mokuba Kaiba...shipmate#3
Duke Devlin...shipmate#4

Joey noticed the program and his eyes widened in disbelief. "SAY WHAT! RICH BOY IS PRINCE ERIC? GRRRRRR, I'M GOING TO KICK HIS BUTT SOONER OR LATER!" Suddenly, Kaiba appeared behind Joey. "Yes, Wheeler, I got the role for the prince and I'll look forward with you as the mangy mutt." Now Joey was really angry. "KAIBA! YOU KEEP YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF OF YUGI'S GIRLFRIEND! IT'D BE BAD ENOUGH IF MY SISTER WAS PLAYING ARIEL WITH YOU GIVING HER THE KISS!"

Weeks after rehearsing, it was time for the show to begin, and it was being held in the orcha tank in the Domino Aquarium where Joey had dueled Mako.

Tea was in her dressing room along with Violet, Serenity, Risa, Miho, Mai, Rebecca, Chris and Vivian, who were all hustling to get their costumes and make-up on while the audience began filling the orcha stadium by the hundreds. They made jokes here and there and even talked about a few girlish things.

"Oh, my god!" squealed Violet, Risa's sister. "I can't believe you're going to be holding hands with Seto Kaiba!"

"No way!" squealed Serenity, pulling her hair like crazy."You're kidding!"

Tea was now speechless now that she was Ariel and Seto Kaiba was Prince Eric.

"Come on, don't you love Seto Kaiba?" asked Risa as she put her arms on Tea's shoulders. "He's such a tall, dark, and handsome guy!"

"Yeah, he is handsome all right, but he is rude, obnoxious, greedy, selfish and conceited..." said Tea. "I'm not sure if I can get used to him or not."

"Come on, honey. Show me a smile." said Mai. "We don't want those audience to see an unhappy face of our little mermaid, do we?"

"Well...okay, I guess a smile won't hurt." Tea sighed as she showed Mai and the other girls a smile.

"There you go, Tea. Now that's our little mermaid!" said Miho.

"You're right! I haven't forgotten the symbol of friendship!" said Tea, perking up. "You, Serenity, Rebecca, Miho, Chris, Vivian, Yugi, Tristan, Joey, and everyone else is right here for me. Although the ink has faded, our friendship never will!"

"That's the spirit, Tea!" smiled Chris.

"I knew you'd care for me and my friends!" said Tea, hoping this would be the best performance in history.

"Go knock them dead!" shouted Vivian, with her fist pumped in the air.

"You can count on me for the best performance ever!" said Tea.

The girls all got their costumes and make-up on and got ready for the show.

"Attention cast members, the show will begin in 5 minutes, everyone to your positions." announced the voice on the PA.

"That's our cue!" said Mai, as she led the other girls to the orcha stadium to meet Yugi, Yamiand the guys. As they reached the orcha stadium, Mai noticed Joey was wearing the same dog suit that Duke Devlin made him wear in the Dungeon Dice Monster saga. "Joey, what are you?-" Mai began. "Don't ask, Mai." said Joey, in a sitting position. "Don't worry, big brother," smiled Serenity as she gave Joey a hug, "I love your dog costume, it doesn't matter what costume you look like, you are still yourself on the inside," Tea was a bit nervous, but excited. She had never performed at an orcha stadium before, so she took deep breaths and tried to relax.

"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages, welcome to the Orcha Stadium here in the Domino Aquarium. Tonight the orcha stadium proudly presents Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' live. Now the cast put this show together over 3 months and with much hard work. So just sit back, relax, and enjoy the show." the voice on the PA announced. "As a friendly reminder, we may ask you to turn off all pagers, cell phones, and electronic devices at this time. Please no smoking and do not tap on the tank. Thank you."