Chapter 8: Being Human

Jack's POV

I was out on the beach near my castle. Abby was with me.

"I can't get her out of my head. That beautiful girl."

I had been looking everywhere for this girl. Every corner of the kingdom. Yet nothing came up.

I knelt down next to Abby. "I've looked everywhere, Abby. Where could she be?"

...

Elsa's POV

I woke up on the shore. I moved my brown hair…

Brown hair!

I looked down at the reflection of the water. I had brown hair.

"What is this?" I whispered. I leaned against the rock. I looked down. I didn't see a blue fin. I saw two knees under a kelp skirt. I gasped in amazement.

"Is it true?" I lifted one of the legs. I then wiggled the toes.

"She did it. I'm human!"

"Wow, look at what the catfish dragged in." Scuttle flew over. He landed on my new leg.

I smiled. "Hey Scuttle."

"Look at ya. Look at ya. There's something different. Don't tell me I got it. It's your hairdo, right? You've been using the dinglehopper?"

I looked at my hair. "Well, yes, the hair is different. But is there anything else?"

"Oh, there's more?" Scuttle leaned against my foot. "Umm new seashells?"

I looked at my blue seashells. "Nope." I said as I started to shake my leg to help him out.

"I got to admit I can't put my foot on it right now. If I stand here long enough…"

"She's got legs, you idiot!" Sebastian yelled. "She traded her center to the sea witch and got legs. Geez man. We went through this with Ariel."

"I knew that." Scuttle said.

"Elsa has become a human." Olaf said. "She's going to make Prince Jack fall in love with her and he's got to kiss her."

"And she's only got three days!" Sebastian said.

"Guys, don't worry. I can do it." I said as I tried to stand. But I tumbled over, splashing the others.

"Come on, Elsa. You don't know what you're doing!" Sebastian shouted. "Just look at her. On legs! On human legs! I'm so stressed. Why do I get myself in these situations? Mermaid wants to be a human. Human wants to be a mermaid. Now I'm right back at the beginning!"

"What are you talking about?" I asked as I picked him up.

"Never mind. Maybe we can get you changed back."

"No, Sebastian. I don't want to!"

Sebastian looked at me. "If we can get that witch to give you back your center, we can go home with all the normal fish and just be…"

I gave him a sad look. I couldn't go back. My father destroyed my purpose. It killed me that Sebastian wanted to get me to go back. He then looked depressed.

"Just be miserable for the rest of your life." Sebastian shook his head. "All right all right I'll help you find your prince."

I smiled. "Thank you, Sebastian." I kissed on the head and set him down.

"I can't believe I'm going through this again." Sebastian said.

Just then, a familiar red haired mermaid surfaced.

"Hey Olaf, have you seen Elsa? She never came home last night." Anna asked.

I tried to stop him. I really didn't want Anna involved in this. But Olaf opened his mouth.

"Yeah, she's right here." He presented me to her.

She looked me over. "Ha, funny Olaf. Now tell me where she is."

"Hi Anna." I said with a wave.

Anna gasped. "Elsa! What did you do?!"

I smiled. "I basically sold my powers to get legs so that I could be with Jack."

"That doesn't explain the brown hair." Anna said.

"I guess that my powers kept my hair blonde."

Anna nodded. "Well, count me in."

"Anna, that's not the best idea."

Anna laughed. "Look, Dad is going to be worried sick. I can make sure he doesn't find you."

I smiled. That would be a relief.

"Ok, Anna."

"Ok Elsa." Scuttle said. "First we need to get you walking."

"Oh, but it so hard." I said.

"Please, if Ariel can do it, so can you."

"But Scuttle…"

"What's this? You giving up so soon? You gotta have a little gumption. Yeah! A can-do kinda attitude. Take it from a gull who knows."

Now look at me

You see this face

In terms of beauty I'm a basket case

And as for style and savoir faire

Well I guess there ain't

A whole lot there

Yup, although perhaps

It makes no sense

I strut my stuff

With lots of confidence

Cause though I lack

And awful lot

There is one thing I got!

I got positoovity!

I got positoovity!

It gives me the zam

And the zow

And the yaddle laddle laddle

That's why I walk

With a wiggle in my waddle

Cause once you've heard that word

There aint nothing you can do

So let that positoovity

Work for you

"Positoovity? Why there's no such word." Sebastian said.

"Course there is in the dictionary right between popsuckle and prehysterical.

Believe you me I seen it work miracles!" Scuttle whistled. Three more seagulls appeared.

Now he's a shmoe

Yo!

And he's a shlep

Yeah?

And this one doesn't

got the sharpest rep

Squawk?

In fact all three

without a doubt

Missed the day the brains

were handed out

But if he's no sage

And he's no wiz

The whole world thinks

That we are geniuses

Cause all our screws

May be unscrewed

But dig our attitude

We got positricity!

"How 'bout you, huh?" Scuttle asked. I got the message. I started trying to get up.

We got poositivity!

"Just try it out, come on!"

It gives us the bing

And the bang

And the yippee-dip-doodle

That's why we sounds

Like thers knowledge

In our noodle

And once you learned that word

There ain't nothing you can do

So let that positricity

N-N-No, Positroocity!

Poositrocity

Work for you!

Sebastian huffed "Elsa, don't take advice from birdbrains."

"Birdbrains! Who you callin' birdbrains! We got natural talent, what i like to call Gull-ability!"

So with the vip and the vap

And the ba-ba boo

You can flip any flap

Till your wish comes true

The tip is the tap

Into something that you believe

Cause with the zig and the zug

And the zig-zug-zing

There aint nothing you cant be

You see its really your perogative

You simply cant think nogative

Then there's you just sitting there

Smack down flat upon your dairy air, Hey!

If thast the way you wanna be

Well you might as well be shrubbery

So stand right up, and dust your seat

And walk real tall upon

Your own two feet

And sure you'll trip

And make mistakes

But you've got what it takes!

Scuttle and the other gulls grabbed my arms. The got me on my feet. They tried to keep me balanced. Soon my legs finally felt firm on the ground. I began walking. Then I started dancing. I started to sing along with Scuttle and the Seagulls. Anna clapped as she watched.

And now you know that word

There ain't nothing you cant do

So go get some posilicity

You can bet on positricity

And just let that positrinity

No, positroonity. Poositonity?

Is it? Pardon, hat is it!

Positoovity!

Positively work for you!

I fell over, laughing.

"My gosh, I haven't had this much fun in a long time."

"Good. Now Elsa, I'm telling ya. If you want to be a human, the first thing you do is dress like one." Scuttle said as he and the other seagulls found something to put me in.

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Jack's POV

I walked along the beach. Abby followed behind.

"Jack!"

I turned to see Felicity running up to me.

"Hey Baby Tooth. What are you doing out here?"

"I've come out to walk with you. You looked so lonely."

I smiled. Felicity always knew how to cheer me up.

I grabbed her hand and we walked together.

"Did you find the girl yet?" she asked.

I sighed. "Not yet. She's hard to find."

"Don't worry. You'll find her." She said assuringly.

Just then Abby started barking. She ran around in circles.

"Abby?" I tried to figure out what was going on.

Then she took off on a dead run.

"Abby! Come back!" I chased after her, with Felicity following behind.

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Elsa's POV

Scuttle made me a dress of sorts out of a sail. He took a step back. "You look great, sensational!"

Anna looked unimpressed. "I don't know. Let me try something."

I began to walk over to her. But then I heard a bark.

A dog that looked familiar came running up. Olaf and Anna dove into the water. Sebastian ran over to me. I ran up on a rock.

"Good girl. Nice Abby." I said, remembering her name. She jumped up and licked my face.

"Abby!" Abby turned around. Jack came running around the corner. Abby ran up to him. I quickly started fixing my hair.

"Girl, what's gotten into you?" Jack said as he looked up. "Oh I see."

Abby came running over to me. Jack walked over.

"Are you alright miss?" I nodded.

"I'm sorry if she scared you." Jack said, "She's harmless."

"It's no problem. She's just a big sweetheart" I said, petting Abby.

Jack looked at me. I stared into those dreamy blue eyes.

"You look a little familiar. Have we met?"

"Yes!"

Jack started looking me over. He started to smile. "You don't have ice powers by any chance, do you?"

I wanted to say yes, but I knew that I would violate my agreement with Gothel. So I lied.

"No, I don't."

Jack's smile faded. "Oh sorry. I thought you were someone else."

"Oh." I said with a sigh. If only I could tell him.

Just then Felicity came over. "Jack. Who's your friend?"

Jack turned back to me. "I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name?"

"Elsa. My name is Elsa."

"Oh, where are you from?" Felicity asked.

I quickly thought of the first place except Atlantis.

"Analugha. I'm from Analugha."

Jack perked up. "Analugha? Do you know Prince Eric?"

"No, but I know his wife. We're basically family."

Jack nodded. "Well, it seems like you've been through a lot. Here, come down. We can help you."

"Thank you." I was getting ready to get off, but I lost my balance.

"Whoa, careful!" Jack said as he went to catch me. I landed in Jack's arms. I was so close to him.

"Oops. My bad." I said.

"Right, let's get you to the castle." He said. He picked me up.

I looked behind him. Scuttle gave me a thumbs up. Olaf and Anna smiled.

I couldn't get rid of the smile across my face as we headed to the castle.

So, Jack has offically met Elsa. How exciting.

Stay tuned for the next Chapter

The Song Used in this Chapter is Positoovity from The Little Mermaid Broadway Show.

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