Disclaimer: I do not own the little mermaid 2 or any of its characters. They belong to Disney.

I lay across my bed. Tears stream silently down my face. Tonight was the worst. I wish I'd known that Sebastian was trapped in the ribbons around my dress. It must have been awful for him. Of course I down blame him for pinching that boy I was dancing with. It was just so horrid that all those kids laughed at me. So what if I can talk to crabs. I mean is it so wrong that I was making sure he was ok? Isn't that what friends are for? Their laughter still rings in my head. They were so mean. And on my birthday too. Sometimes I wonder if I could ever truly fit in around here. I pick up the strange necklace thing I found in the sea today and sit back against my pillows. I start to cry again.

"Melody child, I'm ss-" Sebastian starts to say, but he's cut off as the door to my room opens. Quickly he darts off the bed and scurries away as my mother walks in. Queen Ariel sits down beside me.

"Oh sweetheart, I'm so sorry" she says soothingly.

"What's wrong with me" I ask her sadly.

"Oh, nothing's wrong with you." She says, but I'm not convinced.

"Mom, I'm the princess of disaster." I tell her as I lie with my back to her. I examine the necklace again it's covered with sand and algae.

"Being a teenager is hard and uh all kids your age feel….. a-awkward" she explains while stroking my hair. "And…." At that moment I've just finished scraping away the dirt on the necklace. It's a gold seashell shaped locket with something written on the front. *Melody*.

"Melody" I whisper. "What is this, my name's on here." I open the locket and a bright light flashes. A small tune plays as a bubble appears revealing an underwater kingdom, with merpeople swimming around it. My eyes widen.

"That song" I say "where have I heard it?" I think I hear mother gasp quietly behind me.

"It's Atlantica" I realize. "With merpeople and everything. Mother…" I look at her. "You always said it was just an old fish-tale." She takes the locket from me, closing it in the process. "Where did you get this?" She asks her voice cracking.

"I-I found it" I stammer.

"You went over the wall didn't you?" she demands.

"Actually I went under it" I admit. "I hate that stupid wall."

"Melody you know you're not allowed in the sea." She cries frantically.

"But why?" I ask "And why does that necklace have my name on it?"

"Melody, listen to me…"

"You're hiding something from me" I interrupt. Mother looks a little shocked.

"You deliberately disobeyed me. I never want you going out there again. Do you hear me? It's dangerous in the sea." She yells.

"How would you know?" I cry "You've never even been in it." I grab the locket from her and run out the door in a fit of tears….

Ariel

"Melody" I call after her, fear overtaking me. If only she could understand the danger. It's not like I want to keep her from the sea. She disappears as Eric walks in.

"Oh no" I say softly, sitting down on the bed. Eric walks over.

"Ariel, darling, we knew this day would come." He reminds me softly. I hand my head.

"Oh Eric, you're right. Its time I trusted her with the truth." I say softly. He grabs my hand.

"I'll come with you." He offers. I shake my head.

"No. I'm sorry but this is something I have to do alone. Please understand. I have to make things right with our daughter" I hold his stare, a pleading look in my eyes.

"Don't worry, I understand." He says. I rise from Melody's bed and head out in search of my daughter….