This was written by guestsurprise. Thank you, Amiga!

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A/N: Both guestsurprise and I know that there was a third movie made called "Ariel's Beginning", but as that was actually a prequel, guestsurprise came up with this one to take place after "Return To The Sea", so please, don't be mean in the reviews. If I see any mean reviews on this story or any other story from guestsurprise, those reviews will be removed and reported to the site (I'm not joking about this).

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The Little Mermaid III: The Legend Of Octavius

Melody felt that now her family was together, nothing else could ever go wrong in the ocean! It had been 5 years since the family had to bind together and fight against the evil Morgana. Now the dreaded Morgana was gone and they would never have to worry about anything or anyone else! But was there really peace in the ocean? Everyone believed so until a messenger fish swam up to Ariel's castle in a big hurry!

"ARIEL! PRINCE ERIC! YOU ALL NEED TO COME TO ATLANTICA!" The fish chirped!

"How can we get there?! I don't have a tail anymore!" Ariel gasped. "What's wrong?! Is Daddy alright?!"

"King Triton is well, but he is concerned! There is a new threat in town! IT'S OCTAVIUS!" The fish said almost in a scream. Ariel gasped and held her chest; her blue eyes widened in horror and Eric held her close to him.

"Ariel?! What's wrong?! Who is this Octavius?!"

"He was only a legend, honey, nothing to be concerned about…," Ariel said, trying to calm herself.

"A LEGEND YOU SAY?! Octavius is real and he has been spotted!"

"Who is Octavius!?" Eric asked again, now getting frustrated.

"I will explain later, honey. Right now we need to get to Atlantica," Ariel said. "Eric please run upstairs and get Melody. We need to go now!"

Eric did as he was told. He ran and got Melody and they ran outside near the water. The messenger fish each gave them a vile of liquid.

"Drink this! It will turn you all into mer-people. Only King Triton will be able to change you back," the fish said as he waited for the transformation to happen. Eric was truly shocked! He had never had a tail before so he needed both Ariel and Melody to guide him through the waves. But now he could see why his wife and daughter were so in love with the sea. The waves were beautiful and the animals were truly breathtaking. This underwater world was truly one of the most gorgeous places he had ever laid his eyes on! He was so busy taking in the scenery, that he didn't know that they were almost to Atlantica.

"Enjoying the view, honey?" Ariel smiled.

"Yes dear. It's…amazing…," he grinned. He never knew the underwater world could be just as beautiful, if not prettier, than the surface. Ariel giggled and leaned over and gave him a kiss on his cheek when Melody jumped in.

"We're here! Grandfather will be so happy to see us!" Melody smiled as she swam ahead to greet him. King Triton was right there to greet them and he grabbed his granddaughter and spun her around.

"Welcome, my beautiful Melody! I have missed you," he smiled warmly.

"I've missed you too!"

"What's going on, Daddy?" Ariel asked as she planted a kiss on his cheek.

"Hey, honey. Ariel…let's talk about this in the throne room," Triton responded as he gave Eric a firm and friendly hand shake. Once they swam in the throne room, he motioned for them to have a seat. Once everyone was comfortable he began to speak. "Ariel, when you were young I told you about the sea witch Ursula and I always told you to avoid her. We always knew that she had a sister Morgana, whom you all have met. But we are facing an even greater threat. They also had a brother. His name is Octavius."

"Octavius the Vicious!" Sebastian added as he came crawling in. Melody smiled and picked him up and held him on her lap.

"He is even more dangerous than his sisters. His power is of legend and no one knows where he came from. He and his sisters have proven to have great power and rumors have been spread that he is heading this way!" Triton continued.

"Wait a minute! If his story is of legend, then shouldn't he be super old and too ancient to fight?!" Melody asked. Triton placed a hand on her shoulder gently.

"Remember that magic flows through his veins. His power keeps him young and energetic and he would not age as the rest of us would."

"Why haven't we heard of him before? Why didn't he come to help his sisters take over Atlantica when he had the chance?" Eric asked.

"Because he was not interested in taking over Atlantica. No one has even really seen Octo's face. The legend only says that he has the same form as his sisters and no one even knows of his personality, only that he has the charm of a thousand men and the venom of a million sea snakes." Sebastian said.

"That is so confusing! What does that mean?!" Ariel asked.

"No one knows, my dear. We can only be prepared for when he does arrive," Triton said softly.

"This Octavius sounds dangerous," Melody said softly. She cringed at thinking of a male version of Morgana and Ursula. He must have been nothing but a terror! She remembered how Morgana almost drowned her by taking her tail away and leaving her in an underwater cave. Even though it was five years ago, she was still scarred about that experience.

"Melody…you look troubled. Are you alright?" Sebastian asked as he lay a gentle claw on her hand.

"I'm alright Sebastian. I just remember how Morgana almost tried to kill me. And now her brother is coming! He must be out for revenge!"

"Don't fear, Melody. We have each other and we will protect you and our home!" Sebastian said as he crawled more on her lap and let her hug him. He was truly one of her best friends. As she sat there hugging him, they all heard a low singing sound and a menacing laugh that seemed to come from all directions. Suddenly, Flounder came swimming in as fast as he could.

"HE'S COMING! No one has seen him, but he is near!" Flounder gasped. Ariel swam quickly over to her friend and held him to her chest.

"Flounder, relax! You've been swimming so hard you're fin is crooked!' Ariel said softly as she massaged his tail. He groaned in appreciation and King Triton stood up and held his triton at his side.

"Ariel! You and your family need to go back to the surface! It's not safe to be here!"

"Daddy, we're not going to leave you!"

"You have to…I can't bear to see any of you getting hurt. Now go!" He commanded as he gently began to push them out of the room.

"Daddy!" Ariel whined.

"No arguing, Ariel!"

"But…"

"No buts!"

"King Triton, please! We want to help you!" Eric said as he tried to reason with the king. King Triton smiled gently and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"You can help by protecting my daughter and granddaughter. I trust you," King Triton responded. He then waved his triton and the family was placed in a large bubble. Their tails began to slowly disappear as they approached the surface. Once they were in front of their castle, the bubble disappeared.

"Why didn't Daddy let us stay?!"

"Because he wants you safe, Ariel. We can't go back unless he changes us back to mer-people," Eric responded.

"But we have to do something!" Melody said. Her parents unfortunately knew that there was nothing they could do unless King Triton changed them back. They began to walk back inside for the night to discuss another plan, but Melody stayed outside by the water.

"I have to help grandfather. Mom got one witch, I got the second, and now we have to get rid of the third witch!"

"But I am not a witch, Melody…," a smooth voice responded. Melody jumped to her feet and her blue eyes widened in shock. She was face to face with a creature, but she couldn't see him well because he was blending in against a dark shadow near the waters; so he appeared as black as midnight. His piercing, silver-blue unwinking eyes glared at her.

"WHO ARE YOU?!" She screamed. She was about to scream again when a black tentacle quickly raised from the water and shot around her mouth. She squirmed, but she couldn't move it. It was soft like seaweed, but strong like steel.

"So it's true that the great King Triton has a granddaughter that is a human…interesting," he laughed out. He then snapped his fingers and he was gone. Melody belted out a large scream and ran inside the castle.

The legend of Octavius was no longer a legend.

guestsurprise words: I hope you all enjoyed it; this was a treat for you, Goldie! :)

To guestsurprise: I did. Thank you. And I got your messages. I'll gladly do those two requests for you and I took a look at Feelings Of Steel II. I think it might be best if it stay an independent story because there's not only a few reviews, but six users also faved it as a favorite story and I'd hate to take someone's favorite story away from their favorites because they liked it so much they want to read it again and again. Please understand. Thank you in advance and please keep writing stories. You're an awesome writer! :)

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