This is my second chapter of my Little Mermaid story.

Chapter 2: The Princess and the Street Rat

Eight years have passed since Barry lived on his own and his mother gone about a year later, but Barry kept his promise of staying of who he is, no matter how hard it was for him. Barry now twelve years old, with his black hair reach to the back of his neck, he wore a blue shirt and white pants that reach to his knees, he still is barefoot. He ran to a roof of a house with a loaf of bread in his hand as a voice said "Stop, thief!"

The yell startled him as he turns around to see three guards coming towards them one of them has blonde hair and blonde beard with green eyes as he said, "I'll have your hands for a trophy street rat."

As Barry ask, "All this for a loaf of bread, Roberto?"

He then jumps off then he lands on two ropes strung between buildings with clothes drying on them. He skids down them, collecting bits and pieces of clothing on him as he went.

Barry skids towards an open window, the women saw him coming towards her letting out a scream, reaches out and closes her shutters. Barry slam into the shutters and falls to the street, his fall being broken by numerous awnings and the pile of clothes around him.

He caught the bread as he heard a guard saying from above "There he is!"

Barry looks up seeing the guards looking down at him as another guard said, "You won't get away so easy!"

As Barry ask holding up the bread "You think that was easy?"

He then heard two women giggles as he turns to see three elderly ladies giggling at him he just smiled nervously while shrugging as he then saw Roberto and three guards nearby.

As Roberto said pointing to one direction "You two over that way! And you follow me we'll find him!"

Barry grabbed a yellow sheet that fell from the washing line warping around himself as he ran towards the woman and joined them as he said, "Morning ladies."

As one of the women ask, "Getting into trouble a little early, aren't you, Barry?"

As Barry said "Trouble? No way. You'll only in trouble if you get caught."

As Roberto said grabbing roughly on Barry "Gotcha!"

Roberto made Barry turn around to face Roberto as Barry said, "I'm in trouble."

As Roberto said, "And this time–"

He didn't get the chance to say anything else as Barry pulled Roberto's hat down over his eyes letting go of Barry as Barry said, "Sorry about that Roberto. But gotta go. Better get out of here."

He then ran off as he sang "Gotta keep."

He bumps into one of the guards as he sang "One jump ahead of the bread line." He jumped onto a nearby barrel, the guard swung his sword vertically towards Barry.

Barry jumps of the barrel and lands behind the guard, which makes the guard cut open the barrel, which contained fish as Barry sang "One swing ahead of the sword."

He then grabbed the guard's belt causing his pants to fall down as he sang "I steal only what I can't afford."

He ran from the guard who use a fish as a pair of pants as he sang "That's everything!"

He was then stop by another guard as he sang "One jump ahead of the lawmen."

The guard lifted his sword, Barry hide behind a wooden post as he sang "That's all, and that's no joke."

He dodges the slice as the sword jammed into the post as Barry ran up on a tower of barrels standing on the top as he sang "These guys don't appreciate I'm broke." He accidentally kicks down a barrel causing to fall on a guard causing him to fall dragging the other guards down with him as the barrel broke open releasing water around them.

As one of the guards sang "Riffraff!"

As two guards sang "Street rat!"

Barry stood on a shaky wooden tower as a guard sang "Scoundrel!"

As a guard sang "Take that!"

Barry dodge a barrage of vegetables as Barry sang holding up the bread "Just a little snack, guys."

He then hid behind a pole as a bunch of weapons were thrown at him impaling on the pole.

As the guard sang shaking the tower "Rip him open! Take it back, guys!"

As Barry sang "I can take a hint, gotta face the facts." He then jumps off the tower then grabbed onto a bar then jump into a window as he sang "I could use a friend or two."

Three girls with long blonde hair sang "Who? Oh, it's sad Barry's hit the bottom."

Barry just nervously waved at them standing up as the second girl wrapped a veil around him.

As the girls sang "He's become a one–man rise in crime."

The third girl rip off the veils, making him spin and crash in into their mother as she sang "I'd blame parents except he hasn't got 'em."

Barry waved at the mother before dodging a swing from her broom then caught the bread that was in the air as Barry sang "Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat."

He then sat on the window as he sang "Tell you all about it when I got the time!"

One of the girls push him out of the window as he landed on a curtain bouncing off it as he sang "One jump ahead of the slowpokes."

The guards ran looking for Barry as a muscular man was showing off his muscles as Barry sang "One skip ahead of my doom."

Unknown to anyone, Barry was behind the man coping him trying not to get caught but the man took a kneel exposing Barry causing the crowd to gasp as Barry sang tip toeing away "Next time gonna use a nom de plume."

As Roberto said pointing at Barry "There he is!" The other guys stop bumping into Roberto.

Barry hop over a few sheep as he sang turning around "One jump ahead of the hit men."

The guards move the sheep around as he sang "One hit ahead of the flock."

He then jumps off the sheep as he sang "I think I'll take a stroll around the block."

He then jumps over a man who was laying on a bed of needles as Roberto and another guard jump over him then the fat guard tried to jump landing on the man causing him to groan in pain as a man sang "Stop thief!"

As a seller said, "Vandal!"

As an elder woman sang, "Outrage!"

As a woman sang "Scoundrel!"

The guards corned Barry on the doorstep of a person's house as he sang "Let's not be too hasty."

The door to the person's house slammed opened revealing a really large woman with big lips then she picked Barry up and rocked Barry back and forth as she sang "Still I think he's rather tasty."

Barry roll out of her arms as he sang "Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat." He then stops between two guards leaning an elbow on one of the guards as they surrounded him as he sang hiding the bread behind his back "Otherwise we'd get along."

As the guards said "Wrong!" They pounce on him releasing clouds but the clouds disappeared revealing Barry is gone as they fought each other than Roberto notice a vase with legs walking away as he said, "Get him!"

Barry toss the vase then jump onto a man who was standing on a flaming pit then landed on the other side as the guards and Roberto ran through the flaming pit who hop up and down, screaming in pain as they cross the rocks.

Barry then ran to a corner tripping on a broom then accidentally caught the broom just as the guards came in then they retreat in fear as one of the guards said, "He's got a broom!"

Barry look confused before looking down at the broom he's holding before realizing why they look in fear as Roberto said, "You idiots!" He drew out his sword as he said, "We've all got swords!"

The others smirk and drew out their swords. Barry drop the broom then ran off.

Barry turn around seeing guards following behind him then stop seeing more guard running towards him then saw a rope with a man playing the piper then grab onto the ropes and climb up as the guards crash into each other along with the man then Barry landed behind the wall as Barry sang running forward "One jump ahead of the hoof beats."

Then saw guards running towards him as they sang "Vandal!"

As Barry sang trying to take another route "One hop ahead of the hump."

But the guards blocked the way too as they sang "Street rat!"

Barry then took the stairs as he sang "One trick ahead of disaster."

He saw Roberto and his man block the way as they sang "Scoundrel!"

As Barry sang "They're quick, but I'm much faster."

As Roberto and the guards sang "Take that!"

They tried to cut him but he jumps into a door as they cornered Barry ran catching a carpet standing over to the only window as he sang "Here goes, better throw my hand in, wish me happy landin', all I gotta do is jump!"

He jumped out of the window gliding with the wind with the rug underneath his knees. The guards foolishly jumped out of the window as well, and landed straight into a pile of smelly fertilizer.

Barry then used the carpet as a parachute as he gently floated to the ground as he said, "Alright it's feeding time."

He was about to take a bite but he stops as he saw two children an older sister and a brother looking for food then they saw him holding the bread.

Barry then look at the bread then sigh as he stood up as he walks towards them as he said holding out the bread "Here,"

The kids took a step back as Barry said softly "Go on, take it."

The kids took the bread and smiled as they began to eat as Barry rubbed the little girl's head as he said, "Now get going, your parents are probably worried."

The kids nodded and ran off to go find their parents. Barry then walked ahead and saw the two kids running up to their parents hugging them as they all laughed happily causing Barry to smile remembering being happy with his mother, the family then walked away to their home.

Barry then gain a sad look, he really misses his mother so much, he just sighs sadly, he then walked away to his home, people in the village knew he's poor and an orphan as Barry sang "Riffraff, street rat. I don't buy that."

He then climb onto a ladder as he sang "If only they'd look closer."

He then walk into his home as he sang "Would they see a poor boy? No sire."

He then walks over to his bed sitting down and lifted a pillow revealing his mother's ring which she gave him, he held it up as he sang "They'd find out there's so much more to me."

He pulled his curtain back revealing the sea as he sat down looking at the beautiful ocean as he said, "Someday, things will change. One day, I'll become more then a street rat."

At the castle, 11 years had passed and there was a big wall all around the palace and Melody was now turning 12 and people from everywhere in the kingdom was getting ready for Melody's birthday all the servants were decorating and cooking and Scuttle saw all the commotion and did the smart thing in going into a window that was still closed he shook it off and went around Carlotta had towels in her hands and went down stairs were a worried Ariel was there looking for her daughter, she now wore periwinkle gown with an up–do decorated with a golden tiara with green and white gems on her necklace and earrings with her hair being shorter due to adjusted.

As Ariel ask, "Melody? Melody?"

Carlotta came up to her as Ariel ask, "Oh, Carlotta, have you seen Melody?"

As Carlotta said, "Not since this morning, Your Majesty."

Ariel went into the kitchen as Louis was preparing the cake as she asks, "Louis, Melody's not in here, is she?"

As Louis said, "No, Your Highness, but her birthday cake is. Twelve petite candles. Sammanific."

He almost fell off the ladder but he caught himself before he could then Ariel closed the door smiling to walk away,

Scuttle flew in the window as he said, "Whoo–eee! This is gonna be some kind of shindig. Yes, sir, a real swanky soiree, as they say. There's just one thing missin': The guest of honor!"

On the other side of the ocean, Sebastian is out there looking for Melody as he said, "Sebastian, you watch over her, he said." He jumps onto the rock while Scuttle flew down next to him.

As Sebastian said, "I'm too old for this! A crab my age should be retired, getting a tan… playing sea golf… sipping a tuna colada!"

He then jumps into the water as he said, "Not baby–sitting another teenager." He started to swim and look for Melody and then saw her.

Melody now twelve years old she had her hair tied in a ponytail by a green hair tie wearing a separate pair of white pantalets and a white camisole; the pantalets cover the bottom half of her stomach, she was dancing with dolphins.

Sebastian gasp happy as he said, "Melody!"

He tried to get Melody's attention but she didn't hear him then Sebastian's happy face turned into an annoyed face then he went to go follow her. Melody jumped out of the ocean to get air then she started swimming to a rock then she climbed on top of it Sebastian was out of breath when he got to the rock but he finally caught up to her.

As Melody ask happily "Hey, Scuttle. Hey, Sebastian. What's kickin'?"

As Scuttle ask scratching his belly "Uh, what's kickin'?" As he said knocking his noggin "Hmm. L–Let me see. Don't rush me."

As Sebastian said, "Ha! You know perfectly well what's kicking! Now, come along. You gonna be late for the–"

Melody jumped back into the water and made water get all over Sebastian and he coughed the water back out Melody was giggling seeing this as she said, "Sorry, Sebastian."

She swam up to Sebastian then rested her arms on the rock as Sebastian said, "Melody, child, how many times do I have to tell you? It is expressly forbidden for you to be swimming… beyond the safety of the sea wall." While Melody began copying Sebastian's accent as she said smiling "Beyond the safety of the sea wall. Any such swimmin' is a reckless disregard of da rules… don't ya know?"

As Sebastian said, "Stop dat."

Melody giggled as she said, "Oh, Sebastian, I can't help it. I just love the sea!" She jumps back into the water yet again making water go all over Sebastian again.

As Sebastian said, "Hey! Come back here!" He jumps into the water as he said, "You're just like…" As he said calmly "…like your mother."

Melody went deeper into the sea then she came to a labyrinth and was looking at everything upside down then a tiny fish came up to her as he said chuckling "Hi, Melody."

The fish swam away as Melody smiled then kept swimming then she found a shell and put in her bag then the dolphin that was dancing with her had a shell also Melody looked at it carefully then gave a thumbs up and the dolphin put it in her bag so Melody kept swimming then she swam pass a trench and something caught her eye so she swam down to get it, it was a locket covered in sand and dirt.

Back in town, Barry jump over a roof then slide down on stairs on the streets looking around before he went to a wall near the castle as he opens one of the stones revealing a hidden door, he then went through it before closing the stone as he crawled through to the end once he was out he saw the ocean as he let out a sigh as he sat down with his legs in the water said, "I love seeing the sea, it reminds me of when Mom sing me a song about the ocean."

He looks down at the water seeing his reflection as he said, "One day, I know things will change."

He hears a loud splashing nearby. He turns towards the direction of the sound and sees someone swimming in the water. Hiding behind a rock he peaks over and sees Melody emerging from the water. Barry look stunned at the beautiful girl in front of him. He doesn't know why, but this girl has left him speechless as he said "Wow."

He moves closer to get a better view of Melody. He gets near some rocks that are by the water. Looking over he gets a better look at Melody who swam up to a rock with a seagull.

Barry couldn't help but stare at Melody. He has seen lot of pretty girls before, but there was something different about this one. He can feel his heart beat fast and forgot what he was doing before.

Suddenly Barry's wet feet slip and fall off the rocks and into the water.

Melody heard the splash and sees a young boy around her age appear from the water. She giggles quietly and swims towards Barry.

Barry noticed that his locket is floating. He goes to reach it, but as soon as his hand grabs it another hands land on his. He looks over and sees it belongs to Melody who is smiling at him as Melody said "Hi."

As Barry said "Uh, hi." He pulled away.

Melody giggled as she gave him his locket as she said, "I believe this is yours."

Barry nods nervously while trying to find the words to respond.

Melody could see he is nervous so she decides to do the talking as she ask, "I'm Melody, what's your name?"

As Barry said "I'm, uh, Barry."

As Melody said, "Nice to meet you, Barry." She climbs up the rocks and helps Barry up too as she asks "So, what are you doing here? And how did you fall in the water? Where you spying on me?"

As Barry said "No, of course not. I was just walking around, I heard some noises, I went to check them out, and then I slipped."

As Melody said "Oh okay well I guess that was my fault then. Sorry about that."

As Barry said "It's okay. It was my fault for not knowing how slippery the rocks were." As he asks, "So, what are you doing out here alone?"

As a voice said, "She's not out here alone."

Barry looked around until he saw Sebastian.

As Barry ask, "Uh did that crab just spoke?"

As Melody said, "Uh yes he did."

As Barry said "Huh, just…wow…a talking crab…" As he asks looking at Sebastian "So what's your name Mr. Crab?"

As Sebastian said "I am Sebastian me boy. It's a pleasure to meet your acquaintance." He then held out a claw to Barry then Barry took it and shook his hand.

As Barry said, "You didn't answer my question, Melody."

As Melody said, "I was swimming collecting shells." As she asks "What about you? What were you walking around to?"

As Barry said "Nowhere, I just like coming out here to look at the ocean." As he asks, "By the way isn't against the rules to go out to the ocean outside the wall?"

As Sebastian said, "It is, Barry."

As Scuttle said walking next to Barry startling him "But Melody thinks that its wrong."

As Barry said "Wow! A talking seagull."

As Scuttle said, "Names Scuttle kid nice to meet you."

In Morgana's lair, Morgana is trying find a spell to turn Undertow back as Morgana said, "Trust me! This time I'm sure I've got it right."

As Undertow said, "Yeah, that's what you said last time, and I was sore for a week."

As Morgana said, "Oh, stop your carping and stand still." She tried to make a half frame facing Undertow with her hands.

As Undertow said, "Oh, this is gonna hurt."

Morgana started spinning around and green lightning came up around Morgana then went straight to Undertow then he started getting bigger and bigger almost back to his regular size as Morgana said, "Yes! Yes! Yes!"

As Undertow said, "Uh oh." He was shrinking again but this time into a shrimp then Undertow had an annoyed look on his face so Morgana tried out every single spell from her cabinet but they all failed, Cloak and Dagger were laughing at him.

As Morgana said, "Oh, it's just no use. The power of the trident is just too strong for me to overcome."

As Undertow said quietly "I bet Ursula could've done it."

As Morgana ask angrily "What…was that…you said?"

As Undertow said, "Nothin'. I'm just sayin'…"

Morgana throw a glass jar at him but he ducked down before it could hit him then Undertow looked at where she through the jar then looked at her upset as Morgana said, "Stop criticizing me! That's all my mother ever did was criticize me!" She took out a starfish from a jar as she said, "It was always Ursula this or Ursula that… or, Morgana, why can't you be more like your sister… Ursula!" She throws a starfish at a picture of Ursula.

As Undertow said, "Well, it isn't Ursula's fault I got miniaturized. It's yours!" He pointed at Morgana.

As Morgana said, "Is not!"

As Undertow said, "Your fault that we had to hide out here for frostbitten years."

As Morgana said, "Is not!"

As Undertow said, "Your fault that we can never show our faces in polite society again!"

Morgana came right into Undertow's face as she said, "You're really pushing it, small fry."

They both saw something glow and they both looked in the same direction and in Morgana's spell pot showed a picture of Melody holding the locket she found with Barry and Sebastian so Undertow and Morgana got closer to take a better look Morgana gasped as she and Undertow said at the same time "It's the locket!"

As Morgana said, "This is just the kind of break in the ice we've been waiting for. When Ariel's innocent little daughter… uncovers the secret of that locket… she's going to have lots of questions. And who'll be right there with all the answers?" She began to happily dance.

As Undertow said, "We will."

As Morgana said, "Exactly! She'll be the perfect tool for Triton's undoing."

As Undertow said, "And I'll get to be big again."

As Morgana said spinning around "Finally I'll succeed at the one thing my sister never could."

As Undertow said, "Really, really big again!"

As Morgana said grabbing Undertow "Total domination of the seas!" She began dancing with him around the place. As Undertow said, "I'll be huge!"

As Sebastian said, "Melody, please. If your mother ever found out you'd been swimming out here…"

As Melody said "I know, I know. She'll flip." She then dives into the ocean.

Scuttle looked around as he said "I had a thought here. Now, where'd it go?" He then looked under a small rock which made Barry look at Sebastian who just shrugged.

Melody was on her back swimming backwards looking up at the sky as she said "Hey, Sebastian…" She then swam up to a rock as she asks, "What's my mom got against the ocean anyway?" She looks at the ocean were a beautiful sunrise and dolphins were jumping out of the ocean as she said, "I mean, how could there be anything wrong with something so… wonderful?"

She turns to Sebastian who began to think but shrugged, she swam up towards Barry and Sebastian as she said whispering into their ears "You know what? Sometimes, I even pretend…I have…fins!"

Sebastian had a gloom look as he fell to the ground, Barry just smiled at that Melody looked at the castle as she said letting out a sigh "I wish I could tell my mom how I feel. But she'd never understand. I can talk to crabs, but not to her."

As Barry said, "You talked to me."

Scuttle picked up a pebble then thought of an idea as he asks "Wait a minute. It just hit me. How 'bout you tell Ariel… how you really feel?"

As Sebastian said "Oh, yes, by all means. Just waltz right in and tell her you been out here… swimming in the ocean!"

As Barry said "Ariel, that's the name of Queen Ariel the wife of Eric then they have daughter named…" His eyes widen as he said, "Princess Melody…" He slowly turned his head towards Melody as he said, "You're Princess Melody! Whoa!" He then fell into the water again as he resurfaced spitting out water from his mouth.

As Sebastian said, "We could all just have a big party."

Melody gasp as she said, "The party!"

As Scuttle said scratching his head "Say, that reminds me of somethin'."

Barry then let out a sneeze.

As Melody said turning to Barry "You're wet. Come with me. We'll get you into some dry clothes before you catch a cold."

As Barry said "It's alright. I'm fine." He tries getting up from the rocks, but soon falls back again. He appears from the water groaning, feeling bad Melody helps Barry out of the water as she said, "Come on, I insist."

Barry knew the odds of him getting sick is growing as he said, "Okay lead the way."

Melody then leads Barry back to the castle with Sebastian following behind.

Chapter 2 is done and finally Barry and Melody met for the first time.

The voice of Roberto

Roberto: Dan Povenmire