Uma and the group walked through the door and were immediately overpowered by the smell of sea water and fresh air, As they walked they looked down at the sand they were walking on and in the distance a sign that read Ariel's Grotto in big bold letters.

"Well, I guess we know where we are…" Jay commented receiving a dirty look from Uma who bit her lip nervously. She didn't know if she was ready to face her mother but all of that changed when she heard the cries of a child, Uma looked around and saw a little girl about eleven or twelve hiding behind a rock in the water. The girl had long black hair and seemed severely frightened, She blinked as she looked down at the water below the girl, she wasn't stuck on anything but she definitely was in distress. Uma took off running down the beach as her friends ran after her,

"Uma wait! Uma!" Ben and the other two boys called out but they were too late, Uma jumped into the water and swam over to the girl. As Uma swam to the girl she noticed a dark purple cloud covering the sky over the ocean and she knew that was her mother but she had to help the kid first.

"Hey, you! Are you okay?" Uma said as she swam up to the child who looked at her with bright blue eyes that were red and puffy.

"The sea witch has my mother, I tried to swim out to help but I couldn't… please you gotta help her!"

"What's your name kid, and who's your mother?" Uma asked as she looked out to sea

"My name is Melody and my mother is Ariel… I can't lose her please! Help me…" The child's eyes reminded her alot of herself whens he was the girls age and it broke her heart.

"Let me get you back to shore, I will help your mother.. but you need to be safe, and I'm sure your father's worried."

"I heard him calling me but I couldn't yell back cuz I didn't want the sea witch to find me…"

"I know, you're safe now, take my hand" she had expected the girl to have a fin but when she came from behind the rock she kicked her legs.

"Your not a mermaid?"

Melody shook her head "I thought I could just go in the water and become one like my grandfather had said, but the witch took all the magic and his Trident…" the child began to cry again as she wrapped her arms around Uma.

"Don't worry, I got you… I wont let her hurt your family." Uma said softly as she swam back to shore with a glance back at the storm clouds overhead. Once they were back on land Ben,Carlos, Jay and Prince Eric ran over to the two. Eric lifted his daughter into the air and held her tightly

"Melody, thank goodness you're alright.. I thought we lost you.."

"I'm sorry father, I just wanted to help mom."

Ben,Jay and Carlos looked at Uma but said nothing as the young daughter of the sea witch tied her wet hair back with a ribbon "I won't let her harm anyone…" Uma said with a low growl before taking off and jumping back into the water.

"Uma!" Ben yelled but the girl had already vanished.

"Lets all go back to the castle where it's safer" Eric said as he held Melody close, she didn't understand who the girl was and how she was planning on fixing the problem but she didn't care she was just grateful to be saved.

The group walked back into the castle as Ben glanced at the rough ocean behind them, "Stay safe Uma…" he whispered as he walked off.

Meanwhile Uma swam against the waves as she got closer to the center of the ocean, she spluttered as a wave crashed over her head but she kept going forward. Uma stopped swimming once she saw what she was looking for, the sea witch…Ursula… her own mother was about six stories tall and screamed with a bellowing voice as she cackled loudly

"ALL OF THE SEA IS NOW UNDER MY COMMAND!"

Uma couldn't believe her ears, she was putting people in danger real danger.. of course Uma always said she would have loved to see destruction and revenge but now that she was actually seeing it for herself she didn't want that at all. She needed to stop her mother before she destroyed all that was good in Atlantica and Auradon,

"Mom!" Uma yelled over the roar of the waves around her which made her almost choke on the water, she had to somehow get her attention but how. Thats when she saw it, far off in the middle of where her mother was sat Queen Ariel sitting unsteadily on a rock clutching the trident tightly, Uma began to swim towards the mermaid,

"Ariel! Queen Ariel, don't.. don't worry I'm here to help…" Uma said as she dodged one of her mother's tentacles. Ariel looked at the young girl who swam to her and gasped, "You're Uma, Ursula's daughter aren't you…" Uma climbed up onto the rock and nodded

"I'm so sorry for what my mother's done, I am going to stop her."

"Sweet Uma, you cannot stop your mother… she is far to powerful and bent on destroying the kingdom of Atlantica but I won't tell her it's location."

"I at least have to try, this isn't fair or right.." Uma took a deep breath and grabbed the trident from Ariel just as her necklace began to glow brightly, this was the best way to get her mother's attention and she knew what she had to do.

"Mother! Look at me! You have to stop, you cannot win like this please stop this madness!" Uma raised the trident in the air sending a lightning strike to the sky, Suddenly the storm seemed to freeze in place as Ursula looked around whipping one of her massive tentacles around with her, Uma watched the tentacle come towards her and while Ariel ducked Uma took a deep breath as it hit her sending her flying into the cold water.

"Uma!" Ariel called out but Uma knew exactly what she was doing, until moments later she was being swam back to shore by two mermaids.

"W..what happened?" Uma said as she looked out to the clear sky and the water in front of her, she wiped her eyes and hissed in pain as she moved her left arm.

"Careful dear one, your arm may be hurt..

"yes, yes what you did was the noblest and bravest thing ever" The mermaid said as she floated in the water "I am Arista and this is my sister Aquata… our sister is Queen Ariel."

"Ariel!" Uma shouted as she scanned the water for the mermaid, "Where is she.. and my mother."

"you defeated her Uma, and Ariel is returning the trident back to our father as we speak." Arista spoke calmly.

"I thought my mother would have saved me, I thought perhaps….. she loved me like a parent should…." Uma pulled her knees up to her chest and sighed letting a tear roll down her already wet face. "I always wanted her to be so proud of me, to show her that I could actually do something worth while but I couldn't…"

Arista and Aquata looked at the young girl and frowned before looking behind them to see their father and Ariel swimming toward them. The two princesses bowed as their father came forward,

"Uma, daughter of Ursula…" King Triton spoke firmly as he held his trident tightly, his face was not angry or upset but more relieved especially once he saw the girl who saved his daughter and granddaughter. Uma looked up at the King and bit her lip, "I'm..I'm sorry…" before she could say anymore Triton wrapped the girl in his arms and held her tightly.

"Don't ever apologize, you my dear did nothing wrong… you were just dealt a wrong deal with the gods.."

"what am I going to do now, my mother is gone and I know she doesn't really care about me… I'm all alone…"

"You are definitely not alone Uma, you have great friends most of whom are actually coming this way right now." Triton smiled as he pointed towards the three boys that were running down the beach,

"Uma! Thank god you're alright" Ben said as he hugged her tightly, Carlos and Jay also joined in the hug because no matter how horrible she was before they understood how she was feeling. Ariel looked at her father and whispered in his ear causing him to smile

"I agree.."

Ariel opened her mouth to speak when her attention was taken by the sounds of a familiar voice,

"Mom!"

"Ariel!"

Ariel's eyes filled with tears as she ran onto the shore, her tail becoming two legs once more. Melody ran to her mother and wrapped her arms tightly around her causing Ariel to collapse to the ground, She ran her hand through her daughters hair and smiled up to her husband. Jay helped Uma to her feet and smiled,

"your a hero now Uma, how does it feel.." Jay smirked and Uma rolled her eyes.

"C'mon, we need to go.. we don't have much time left" Ben said while the four of them ran off towards the door to take them back to the underworld.

Ariel looked up to see that the four teens were gone, "wait.. Uma?" she looked back at her father "where did she go?" Triton shrugged "I don't know Ariel, but we will find her… I promise and when we do…"

"I will never let her go." Ariel said quietly as she held Melody closely in her arms.

Meanwhile back in the underworld the four walked through the same door they came through and weren't at all surprised that Hades was there waiting for them but this time he tossed Uma a vial marked Hans' Soul, the vial was clear and had a blue shadowy figure inside it. "why are you giving me this?"

"You completed your task, it's only fair I keep my end of the bargain… and besides…"

"What you just did was hard even for the bravest of people." Maleficent said as she walked out from where she had been sitting. Uma looked at Maleficent and smiled sadly, she now knew what it felt like to lose a mother and she had to be sure Mal knew she would always be there from now on.

"Okay, so whats next?" Uma said but soon regretted as he looked at Jay and Carlos who stood in front of the door that was meant for them.

"oh, right…" Uma said as she walked up to them, "Ben and I can go with you if you want…"

"No, our parents and us have to have this conversation in private.. just stay here and make sure Mal and Evie's lights don't go out.." Jay said firmly as the door opened for the two boys. Carlos remained quiet about the entire thing, he didn't know what choice to make nor was he ready to make a choice but it was the only way to get out of the underworld for good, this choice had to be made or it would remain an unanswered question forever. The two boys walked through the door as the light once more engulfed them and closed behind them.