When they got back to the castle Eric said that he wanted to be alone so he when to the room in the castle that he was staying in and sat down on the clam bed to think alone.
"What am I going to do I have an idea but I don't know if it really is a good idea. I mean I can't give up everything that I have worked so hard for, but I also can't give up the love of my life Ariel. I wish someone could just help me."
During the same time as Eric was thinking alone Ariel and King Triton were in the throne room talking.
"Daddy, I am worried about Eric, I mean it is not like him to just swim away like that and not tell me. I think something is wrong."
"Ariel my dear I think all of this is pretty shocking form him to handle. He has to realize that he might be a merman forever and that he can't go back to his kingdom. He is leaving his life and his kingdom all for you. He does not know what to do, and he probably is scared. Ariel you always knew even as a human that if you really wanted to you could come home, but for him the sad thing is that he can't go home. So I think the best thing to do for him is to go to him and comfort him in his time of need."
"Oh my poor Eric!" And with that she swam off to talk with Eric. When she got to their room Eric was lying on the bed confused and crying. Ariel saw this and rushed over to him and gave him a hug. When Eric felt that Ariel's arms were around him he sat up and turned to face her.
"Eric what's the matter why are you crying?"
"Oh, Ariel it is just so hard to imagine that my whole life that I knew if suddenly gone. All that I have worked for is not here anymore. I have failed my kingdom, my parents and even you Ariel. I just wish there was some way that we could go back and be on land with my people."
"What do you not like my people or being a merman?"
"No Ariel I love being a merman and your people are so nice to me. I have never felt so alive and free for once in my life. My dream of being able to live in the ocean has finally come true and I get to share my dream with the love of my life."
"Then Eric why were you crying if you are so happy that your dream came true."
"I just don't know how I am going to tell my people that I can never be their king anymore and that they will have to find someone else. I f I don't tell them then they will send out search parties looking for me and not ever be able to find me. I just wish there was some way that I could tell my people that I am alive and ok."
And right during all that a black cloud was forming and when Eric finished speaking then out of the cloud came Morgana who was looking very pleased with herself that everything was going according to her plan.
"Morgana what are you doing here. Haven't you caused enough trouble for us all ready?"
"Well isn't that not a polite thing to say to someone who can lift the curse and send you home. I mean it's what you want after all to be able to go back onto the land and be with your precious people."
"Why would you lift the curse?"
"Wait Eric this is just like what Ursula did to me she gave me what I wanted but it came with a price. I had to give her something in return."
"So, yes I am a little like my sister and I do want something in return. I mean I can't do it for free. It takes time to get all the ingredients and make up the right potion that with lift your curse. I will lift your curse but only if you bring me the trident."
"What are you insane I will never hand over my daddy's trident to you. We would rather die than do that."
"Fine if you will not hand it over to me then you will all die. Oh and your time as merman and mermaid is almost up. Just to give you a fare warning that in three days your ability to breath underwater will end and you will die. HAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!! "
"Oh really well Morgana your plan will not work because when the curse lifts we will be back up on the surface and that way we will not die. So I can't see how you plan is going to work now."
"Oh you silly human because when my curse on you lifts you both will turn back into human but still this time you will not be able to break the surface for air so you will slowly and painfully die. Oh but like I said if you bring me the trident you will both live it is your chose. I will be back to collect my trident as I can figure that you both don't want to die anytime soon. Bye my darlings. Hope you have had a good life. "
And with those last words Mroagana vanished just like she came with a cloud of smoke. When she left Ariel and Eric wrapped their arms into each other and Ariel started to cry.
"Ariel it's ok. We will figure out an away to defeat her. I will not let you die, I promise I will do everything I can to keep us both alive ok. Now stop that crying and let's go tell your father what has just happened here."
"Your right Eric this is no time to be crying. We need to think of a plan as to how we can force Mrogana into letting us go."
So with that said both Eric and Ariel swam out of the room and the throne room to talk to the King.
"Daddy can we talk to you about something that just happened to us?"
"What are you two ok? You're not hurt are you?"
"No your majesty, but we just encountered Morgana just a minute ago and she talked to us and told us that if we did not bring her the trident in three days that she would turn us back into humans and we would die. You might be thinking that we could make it back to the surface for air but she has a way to block us from getting back to the surface. So in three days we will die. She is coming back and then we must have the trident for her."
"Ariel my little girl is going to die then I will give up my powers and my trident to her if it means that you live."
"No daddy that is not what we want you to do. We will find another way to stay alive don't you worry me and Eric here will find a way."
"Oh right I won't give her the trident, but Ariel if you do not come up with a plan soon as to how you will lift the curse then I will give her the trident ok."
"Ok daddy. We are going to go back to our room now ok and talk for awhile before we go to bed ok. So good night daddy"
"Good night Ariel, Good night Eric."
So off they swam back their room to talk but all at the same time that all that was happening down below, there was a lots happening up on the surface back at the castle. By now the King and Queen were not back and the people were starting to get worried so they were sending out search party, but with no luck after a week they still could not find them. They were all starting to give up hope that they would ever come back. Only two people really knew where they were and they knew that they were not dead and one of them even new that the King might not want to come back that he was happier down below the waves. So sitting out on the beach the man sat there thinking to himself.
"Oh Eric you have finally got your dream. I am so glad that you are truly in the place that you want to be. I have known you all your life that you you're happier out there in the sea then here on the land and now that you can become a merman and live life down below then I am glad for it. I just wish you could have told me goodbye and your kingdom goodbye because they all think of you as dead, but I guess it is better that the see you that way. I hope one day you can you can come back to the surface to see me. Eric you always leave me with a headache of troubles because now I have to find someone to replace you as king. Hum maybe your cousin John will make a good king. I will send him a letter tomorrow."
And out of nowhere walking down the beach is Carlotta.
"Hey what are you sitting out here all alone for? You must get back inside and tell the people that Eric and Ariel are now dead and that we need a new king. Yes, I know that we both know that they are not dead but we still got to take care of things up here. I just hope that they are happy together."
"Me too. So ok what are we doing sitting around here. We got work to do."
With that said they both walked back into the castle to make plans for finding a new king. And still down in the ocean Ariel and Eric have their own problems to worry about.
"Eric what are we going to do. "
"I don't know my love but right now you look really tired so I suggest that we both get some sleep and we can think about a plan in the morning ok."
"But Eric I can't sleep knowing that in only three days from know we will die I don't want to waste my time sleeping."
"I don't want to waste my time either but we can do nothing if we are really tied so the sooner we get some sleep the sooner we can wake up and come up with a plan."
"Ok Eric I guess you are right."
So with that Eric and Ariel swim into bed give each other a kiss and fell asleep.
Author's Note
Sorry that I have not updated in so long, but with school and such I hardly have had any time. I will try to update my story from now on for my readers. Ok hope there are people out that still reading my story and I would love to hear from you all with reviews. Cool
Dream, so one day they may come true.
