Chapter 10
A/N: I only own the non-bolded lines and Percy. I do not own anything that came from Disney's The Little Mermaid. Also, this chapter is super short so I figured it couldn't hurt to have two chapters tonight!
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Cut to dining room. Huge crash is heard.
Carlotta: I think I'd better go see what Louis is up to.
"Trying to kill a crab," Percy chuckled.
Back to kitchen. Louis is trashing the place.
Louis: Come out you little pipsqueak and fight like a man!
"But Sebastian's a crab, not a man!" Melody said innocently.
Carlotta: Louis! What are you doing?
Louis: Well - I - I was just - er, er, I'm sorry, madame.
"Yeah, sure you are," Percy smirked.
Cut back to dining room.
Grimsby: You know, Eric, perhaps our young guest might enjoy seeing some of the sights of the kingdom. Something in the way of a tour?
"Yeah!" Percy grinned. "I want to see more of your home," he told Melody.
"Maybe after this, Grandfather might give you legs for a day and you can actually see it?" Melody suggested. "Maybe you could even meet mom!"
"Maybe!"
Eric: I'm sorry, Grim, what was that?
Grimsby: You can't spend all your time moping about, you need to get out. Do something, have a life. [Grimsby lifts his plate's cover to reveal Sebastian cowering in the salad.] Get your mind off –
"The funny thing is that dad's thinking of mom when mom's at the table with him," Melody chuckled.
Eric: Easy, Grim, Easy. [Ariel lifts her own plate cover and signals for Sebastian to hide there. Sebastian rushes across while no one is looking.] It's not a bad idea. If she's interested. Well - whaddaya say? Would you like to join me on a tour of my kingdom tomorrow?
"If she says no, then Aunt Ariel's an idiot," Percy sighed.
Ariel nods vigorously, leaning heavily on her plate's cover.
Grimsby: Wonderful, now let's eat, before this crab wanders off my plate.
The kids chuckled at Grimby's reaction to his empty plate.
Fade to Ariel watching Eric and Max from balcony.
Eric: Come here boy! . . . Arrr . . . [He sees Ariel and waves. She is embarrassed and goes back inside.]
"Is she still combing her hair with that fork?" Percy asked. "Wouldn't the scene earlier teach her that wasn't the correct use?"
"Probably," Melody shrugged. "But mom's 16. They're weird at that age."
Sebastian: This has got to be, without a doubt, the single most humiliating day of my life. I hope you appreciate what I go through for you, young lady. Now - we got to make a plan to get that boy to kiss you. Tomorrow, when he takes you for that ride, you gotta look your best. You gotta bat your eyes - like this. You gotta pucker up your lips - like this. [He sees she is asleep.] Hm. You are hopeless child. You know dat? Completely hopeless . . .
"Well, that was a waste of a day," Percy grimaced. "She'd better hope that wasn't her first day."
"From what I've gathered from the wall, it probably was," Melody told him with a frown.
Fade to undersea palace. Seahorse swims up to Triton.
Triton: Any sign of them?
"I feel bad for him," Melody sighed.
"So?" Percy shrugged. "I mean, he's my grandfather and everything but he blew up his daughter's stuff. Stuff that she'd been collecting for a long time too from the looks of that cavern. He shouldn't be surprised that she's missing."
Seahorse: No, Your Majesty. We've searched everywhere. We've found no trace of your daughter - or Sebastian.
"Now that should alarm him," Percy continued with his lecture. "Sebastian doesn't blow his nose without Grandfather knowing about it."
Triton: Well, keep looking. Leave no shell unturned, no coral unexplored. Let no one in this kingdom sleep until she's safe at home.
"I feel a revolution coming on," Melody muttered.
Seahorse: Yes sire. [He leaves.]
Triton: Oh, what have I done? What have I done?
"Drove your youngest daughter to look for help from a sadistic sea witch who's only goal in life is to take over your throne and doesn't care about who she has to hurt to get it," Percy said with a smile.
"You know he can't hear you right?" Melody asked.
"Hey, he asked a question. I provided an answer!"