Hello! The title says it all, The Little Mermaid played by Tangled. I hope you like it!
IMPORTANT: So everyone knows, not all of the Tangled characters have a role in this fanfic, only the main characters...
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Chapter 1 ~ Fathoms Below and Concert Catastrophe
A cool wind blew through the air and puffy grey clouds hovered above the ocean, and a small flock of seagulls cried as they glided on the breeze. They swooped down closer to the sea, above three dolphins who were leaping in the waves. One of the gulls continued to cry as it rested on the ocean's surface, where the dolphins bobbed in the water, yapping happily to each other. The four scattered as a majestic ship broke through the fog, riding on the crashing waves.
"I'll tell you a tale of the bottomless blue, and it's hey to the starboard heave-ho," some sailors on board sang merrily as they pulled a heavy net full of fish aboard. "Look out lad, a mermaid be waiting for you, in mysterious fathoms below."
A few sailors began to hoist up a sail, with the help of none other than the ruler of the kingdom they called home, Prince Eugene.
"Isn't this great?" Eugene smiled as the wind blew through his dark brown locks. "The salty sea air, the wind blowing in your face."
His faithful grey and white sheepdog Flynn barked cheerfully. Eugene sighed happily and turned to his butler, adviser and friend, Grimsby. "A perfect day to be at sea."
Grimsby stood upright, his face green.
"Oh, yes. Delightful," he replied sarcastically, before leaning back over the edge of the ship and retching.
"A fine strong wind and a following sea," a sailor commented as Eugene ran over to help him with one of the ropes. "King Triton must be in a friendly type mood."
"King Triton?" Eugene asked, a glimmer of curiosity in his chocolate brown eyes.
"Why, he ruler of the Merpeople, lad," another sailor with a bandana tied around his head replied, as he tossed live fish into a barrel. "Thought every good sailor knew about him."
"Merpeople," Grimsby scoffed as made his way towards Eugene, who was kneeling on the wooden deck patting Flynn. "Eugene, pay no attention to this nautical nonsense."
"But it ain't nonsense, it's the truth," the sailor with the bandana around his head argued, holding the fish in his hand up to Grimsby's face. "I'm tellin' ya! Down in the depths of the ocean they live!"
As he finished his sentence, the fish slipped out of his hand, flapped briefly in Grimsby's face, before falling back down into the ocean. The fish swam deeper below the surface, before looking up to where the bottom of the ship cut through the waves and sighing in relief. The fish smiled, and turned to swim towards the kingdom of Atlantica.
Merfolk from all over Atlantica swam towards the castle, and made their way into the grand concert hall. Merpeople, dolphins, fish and all sorts of other sea creatures flocked into the room taking their seats in front of the stage.
A fanfare of trumpets sounded. A small, orange seahorse wearing a purple ruff swam forward and coughed to clear his throat, before announcing, "His Royal Highness, King Triton!"
A thunderous wave of applause and cheering echoed through the room as King Triton entered, riding in a kind of 'boat', pulled by three elegant dolphins. Triton lifted his golden, magical trident, and used it to light an underwater chandelier.
The seahorse continued, "And presenting, the distinguished court composer, Horatio Felonious Ignacious Crustaceous Maximus!"
A fanfare of kazoos sounded and the assembly clapped as Maximus entered, riding in a cone shell, pulled by two orange fish. The fish whinnied, suddenly swimming faster to try and catch up to King Triton.
"Whoa!" Maximus cried, desperately clinging to the reins of the fish. The fish slowed once beside King Triton.
"I'm really looking forward to this performance, Maximus," Triton smiled.
Maximus let out a hearty chuckle, "Your Majesty! This will be the finest concert I have ever conducted. Your daughters, they will be spectacular!"
The fish whinnied again, almost pulling Maximus out of his shell.
"Yes," Triton replied. "And especially my little Rapunzel."
"Yes, yes," Maximus replied as he managed to get properly back into his cone shell, before jogging the reins. "She has the most beautiful voice. Hmm?"
Once he was out of the King's earshot, he mumbled, "If only she'd show up for rehearsals once in a while."
As the fish pulled Maximus down to his podium, the orchestra tuned up and the audience clapped. Once at his podium, Maximus let go of the fishes' reins and climbed out of the shell, before reaching into it and pulling out a thick music score. Max raised his baton and began waving it in front of him, and the orchestra began playing. Three large clam shells rose onto the stage, which in turn opened to reveal two of the seven daughters of Triton.
"Ah, we are the daughters of Triton," they sang sweetly. "Great father who loves us and named us well."
One by one, the mermaids swam up from their clam, sang their name and then vocalised afterward.
"Roberta," a brown-haired mermaid with a light blue tail and seashells sang.
"Rebecca," a blonde mermaid with a green tail and seashells sang.
"Rosella," another blonde mermaid with a red tail and seashells sang.
"Rihanna," another brunette mermaid with an orange tail and seashells sang.
"Ramona," a black-haired mermaid with a yellow tail and green seashells sang.
"Regina," another black-haired mermaid with a pink tail and violet seashells sang.
"And then there is the youngest in her musical debut," the six chorused as another large clam rose onto the stage behind them. The mermaids then swam up next to the clam, pointing towards it. "Our seventh little sister, we're presenting her to you."
Maximus threw King Triton a quick grin before turning back to the girls as they continued, "To sing a song Maximus wrote, her voice is like a bell. She's our sister, Rapun-"
They stopped and everyone in the room gasped when the clam opened, and Rapunzel wasn't there. Maximus's claws flew up to his head, and he turned anxiously to look at Triton.
It was obvious he wasn't happy. An angry look appeared on his face, and he yelled, "Rapunzel!"
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Uh-oh! She's in trouble! Please review and tell me what you think!
