It took the doctor a few minutes to check out Garret. Needless to say, out of all the checkups Garret had been in, this was by far the weirdest. Especially since it was a large talking squid that was checking him out. However, he stayed calm and let the doctor do his job, even thought it was strange.

"Alright then," said the doctor as he finished. "Everything seems perfectly fine. You're a very healthy merman."

"Thank you very much sir," Garret said. "I must admit, I've never been checked out by a squid before."

"Well consider this your first then," chuckled the squid. "Anyway, I must go now. For the moment, I want you to take it easy and take your time and considering the fact that you can't swim for some reason, I want you to try and learn how to use that tail."

"Alright then," said Garret. "Thank you very much doctor."

"You're quite welcome," said the doctor. "Now I must go. See you later."

And with that, the squid left the room.

As soon as the squid came out of the room, Ariel, Flounder, and Sebastian who were still waiting outside went up to him.

"Excuse me doctor," said Ariel. "Is everything alright with that boy?"

"He's doing just fine," said the doctor. "However, it's clear to me that he has no idea how to swim or use his tail."

"Does he have amnesia or some'ting?" asked Sebastian.

"Most likely," said the doctor. "Although I can't recall ever hearing of a merman who's forgotten how to swim."

"Is there anything we can do for him?" asked Ariel worriedly.

"Well..." said the doctor thoughtfully. "The only thing that you can do for now is to teach him how to swim. If he does have amnesia, then I think it would be best to take his time trying to remember."

"T'ank you very much doc," said Sebastian.

And then the doctor left leaving the three by themselves.

"Well at least he's OK," said Ariel. "That's good news."

"I still don't like dis," said Sebastian. "Dat boy is not a normal merman. He suddenly appears out of da blue and then we find out dat he doesn't know how ta swim? How do we know dis isn't some kind of trick?"

"Well... he seemed like a nice guy," said Flounder. "And we can't just leave him all alone."

"Flounder's right Sebastian," said Ariel. "You heard the doctor. He doesn't even know how to swim or use his tail. We have to help him."

Sebastian sighed. "I know Ariel, I'm just being cautious, dat's all. Well... now dat da the doctor's done checking him, I'm gonna go get his majesty. You two keep an eye on him and make sure if he does anyt'ing."

Sebastian then swam away to go find the king.

Garret was now sitting in his room all alone. He was glad that he was OK in regard to his body, but he was still feeling overwhelmed with everything that had happened.

"OK. Let's recap for a second," he thought. "One minute, I'm in my room sleeping in my bed, the next minute I'm hearing a strange noise coming from a room in the attic which turns out to be coming from a mirror, and then I wake up to find that not only that I'm talking to a mermaid, a talking fish, and a talking crab, but my legs had mysteriously transformed into a large tail fin?"

Garret looked down at his red and black fin. He touched his now smooth and scaly surface. The sight of seeing his legs now into a tail still freaked him out, but at the same time it started to grow on him.

"I may have been freaked out before, but... now that I've calmed down it's actually pretty cool," Garret said to himself. "Although... I wish I knew how to use this thing."

Garret then lifted his tail making the end of it hang in front of his face. He then touched the tips of his fins to see if they were actually real. To his surprise, he could feel his hands touching the fin. It was like he was touching his own feet.

"Wow... it really feels like it's a part of me now," Garret mumbled as he carefully felt his tail fins. "It's actually kinda cool."

He then played with his fins like he was testing the texture on them. They surprisingly felt just was smooth as his scales, only they were webbed and more flexible. At this point, Garret was like a child trying out a toy for the first time. The more he played with his fin, the more curious and interested he became in it. Then he shook his head as if he was snapping out of his childish curiosity.

"What the heck am I doing?" he asked himself. "What am I? A kid? I gotta stop fooling around and try and find out what the heck is going on and how the heck am I supposed to get home. I gotta try and look around. But... how am I gonna look around when I can't even stand up right?"

Garret looked at his tail and then on the floor. An idea then came into his mind.

"Maybe if I can use my fin like I would with my feet, then maybe I can walk... probably."

He then stood up from his bed and then made an attempt to stand on his fin. He unsteadily stood up and tried to keep his balance, but without his feet all he had to keep his balance was his fins. His tail couldn't keep him up and he ended up falling flat on his face.

"Rrrghh. I'm getting really tired of falling," he grumped.

Then he heard the sound of giggling which caused him to look up. Ariel and Flounder were at the doorway having to have seen everything. Garret couldn't help, but blush for looking so silly.

"Hey! There's no need to laugh at me!" he pouted.

"We're sorry," giggled Ariel. "We couldn't help it. Here. Let me help you up."

Ariel then helped Garret up and back onto the bed.

"Wow. You really don't know how to swim do you?" said Flounder.

"I think I just demonstrated that," said Garret flatly. "Man... this stinks. It's all because of this lousy thing. I can't get it to do what I want it to do."

"It's alright. You just need to learn how to get used to it that's all," said Ariel. "Anyway, how are you feeling?"

"A lot better than before, but still pretty overwhelmed to be honest," replied Garret. "Not to mention I'm still feeling confused being in a strange place like this."

"Don't worry," said Flounder. "You're gonna like it here. The people here are nice, and the king would love to meet you too."

"If you're feeling up to it, we can take you to see my daddy," added Ariel. "He did want to talk to you when you were awake and check out."

"I... don't know," said Garret shyly and hesitant. "I mean... how am I supposed to get around if I can't even swim or move?"

Ariel and Flounder thought, then Flounder had an idea. "Maybe I can drag you and help you swim?"

Ariel shook her head. "No. Flounder you're way too small to carry him and it would be too much for you," she said. "I'll help him." Ariel then held out her hands. "Come on. Take my hands."

Garret did so, and Ariel pulled him along as she swam out of the room with Flounder following. Ariel swam while pulling Garret along until she led him to the throne room King's Triton's subjects were busily at work with their duties. Garret was amazed to see the dozens of species of ocean life in one place.

"This is Daddy's throne room," said Ariel. "He's usually here, but he said that he had to take care of some things, so I think that he'll be back soon."

"I'll say this much, this certainly is the first time I've ever been in a throne room," said Garret. "It's pretty large."

Then another mermaid swam up to them. It was one of Ariel's elder sisters, Attina.

"Hey Ariel. I was looking for you," she said. "I was wondering what you and-" Then she saw Garret. "Oh! I see that somebody's awake."

"Yes. This is Garret," introduced Ariel. "Garret, this is one of my big sisters, Attina."

"It's a pleasure to meet you Attina," said Garret.

"The pleasure's all mine," said Attina. "It's very nice to meet you, Garret. So, where did you come from? I've never seen a merman like you before."

"Well... you see..." Garret began to say, but then he was interrupted.

For right then, Ariel's other sisters came swimming in. The moment they all saw Garret, they immediately swam up to him.

"Hey girls look! That merboy's awake!" said Adella.

The next thing Garret, Ariel, and Flounder knew, Ariel's sisters swam towards them and immediately surrounded Garret and pelted him with questions.

"Are you a foreigner?" asked Alana.

"Do you have a girlfriend?" asked Adella.

"Do you like rock n' roll?" asked Aquata.

"Is red your favorite color?" asked Arista.

"Are you good at telling jokes?" asked Andrina.

"Take it easy you guys!" said Ariel. "You don't want to overwhelm him! He just woke up!"

"Um... uh..." stammered Garret. "Yes, no, sometimes, yes, and probably not." He felt a little overwhelmed being bombarded by all the questions, but he managed to answer all of them. Ariel's sisters oohed and ahhed from his answers.

"Wow! I like this boy already!" smiled Adella. "He seems to be perfect boyfriend material."

"Geez Adella. Take it easy, would you?" chided Attina. "You just met this boy and you're already jumping the gun. Besides, I don't think this boy is the right guy for you."

"He does seem like he's a bit young," said Arista. "In fact, I'd say that he's about Ariel's age."

"That's makes him even cuter then!" said Adella brightly.

"Come on now guys, you don't want to freak him out," chided Ariel. Then turned to Garret. "Garret, these are rest of my sisters; Alana, Adella, Aquata, Arista, and Andrina."

Garret was surprised. "Whoa... they're all your sisters?!" he asked. "Man... you sure have a lot of sisters."

"I know," said Ariel rolling her eyes.

Then Ariel's sisters then admired Garret's unique colored tail.

"Wow... I'm really loving the color of this tail, now that I can get a good look," said Arista. "The black really compliments the red."

"I know right? And look how it sparkles," said Aquata. "I've seen many merboys tails in my life, but none like this one."

"Hey Garret, have you always had this tail?" asked Aquata. "Or did you somehow change the color of your original tail?"

"Well... I've always had it," said Garret. "I guess you could say I was born with it."

As Ariel's sisters continued to admire his tail, a couple of the other sea creatures who happened to be swimming couldn't help, but admire his tail too. Garret couldn't help, but feel a little embarrassed. It wasn't every day that he would be looked at by a bunch of people and apparently creatures like this.

"Sorry about this, whispered Ariel. "It seems that my sisters are pretty fascinated with you."

"So, it would appear," Garret whispered back.

Then there was the sound of trumpets that rang throughout the throne room. Garret was so surprised, that he almost fell over. The trumpeting was coming from three fish who appeared to be like swordfish, but they had trumpets on the end of their noses. Then a small orange seahorse with a purple ruff swam in.

"Hear ye, hear ye!" he said. "His royal highness, King Triton has returned!"

Sure enough, everyone immediately stood at attention and a merman entered. He was a lot taller and bigger than the other merpeople, old, very muscular, and had had white hair widow's peaked, with long bushy eyebrows a thick beard and mustache to match. He also had bright blue eyes, wore gold gauntlets with several studs on them on both of his wrists and had a golden, five-pointed crown on top his head. His tail was a shade of dark blue and the fins a greenish-blue color. He also carried a trident that was golden and three-pronged. When Garret saw him, he couldn't help, but gaze at him with wonder and slight fear. Ariel's sisters then went up to their father to greet him.

"Good morning Daddy!" they all said.

"Good morning girls," the king replied smiling.

Then he saw Garret which made the boy gulp. Ariel and Flounder could see how nervous Garret looked, so Ariel gently patted his hand.

"Don't worry," she whispered. "Daddy may seem a little intimidating, but he's a really nice man."

"Yeah. He's the kindest king in the entire seven seas," added Flounder. "Just don't mention humans though. He really hates them."

Garret immediately gulped again and now felt more nervous than before. "He hates humans!? That's bad!" he thought to himself. "If he really does hate human's then I better keep my mouth shut about being more. Otherwise... I'll be on the receiving end of that trident of his!"

King Triton then went over to the three. "I see that our guest has finally awoken Ariel," he said.

"Yes. He has Daddy," replied Ariel. "This is Garret. Garret, this is my Daddy, King Triton."

"Um... h-hello," said Garret nervously.

King Triton then saw Ariel holding Garret's hands which made him a bit puzzled.

"Um... Ariel. Any particular reason that you're holding his hands like that?" he asked.

"It's just to help him Daddy," said Ariel. "After all, the doctor said he doesn't know how to use his tail or swim."

Some of Ariel's sisters giggled while some of them looked at Garret in surprise. The king however raised his brow feeling puzzled, He then turned to Garret.

"Is that true young man?" he asked.

"Y-yes sir," said Garret sheepishly. "I... r-really can't explain it, but... it's exactly as Ariel said."

The king then smiled kindly. "There's no need for you to feel so embarrassed my boy. These things happen. So young Garret, where do you come from my boy?"

"Well... it's really hard explain sir," said Garret. "I... guess you can say I'm from somewhere really far from here. I honestly... don't remember," He was very careful not to mention anything about being a human or where he came from.

"The doctor said that he might have amnesia your majesty," said Flounder. "I don't think that he can remember where he's from."

"I see," said King Triton putting a hand to his chin. "This is a bit puzzling. Well... if you're looking for a place to stay then you're more than welcome to stay here in Atlantica."

"Can he stay here in the palace with us Daddy?" asked Ariel. "After all we were the ones that found him, and I could even teach him how to swim and use his tail."

"That's a great idea Ariel," said Flounder. "And when he learns how to swim, we can get to know him and have lots of fun together!"

King Triton thought about this, but then he agreed. "I think that's a splendid idea Ariel."

Garret was surprised at Ariel's request and at King Triton allowing him to stay. "Wait. Hold on a minute, I... don't want to intrude on you all. I mean... I'm a complete stranger to you guys and..."

"It's no trouble at all Garret," said King Triton. "You're welcome to stay here for as long as you like."

"Th-thank you sir. I-I mean your majesty," said Garret.

King Triton chuckled. "There's also no need for you to be so modest either," he said smiling gently. "In any case, I would like to welcome you to our home as well as Atlantica. Ariel, I'm entrusting him to your care. Make sure that you teach him well and that he is welcome."

"I will Father," smiled Ariel.

"Are you sure that having Ariel as a teacher is best Daddy?" asked Artista. "Maybe that kid should be taught by someone more mature. Like me?"

"Yeah. I don't even think she ever had taught someone anything before," said Aquata. "I don't even know if she can pull it off.

"I can to pull it off!" said Ariel indignantly. "In fact, I'm going to get started right now. Come on Garret. I know the perfect place to teach you how to swim."

"Umm... sure thing Ariel. Lead the way," replied Garret.

Then with Ariel pulling Garret along, they both left the throne room with Flounder following close behind. When they were out of the throne room, Ariel spoke to Garret.

"I'm sorry about my sisters," she said. "Sometimes they can be a little overbearing and can get under my skin."

"It's alright," said Garret. "They're really nice though as your father is too."

"So where are we going Ariel?" asked Flounder. "Are we going outside of the palace?"

"Sure, we are," said Ariel. "It's got lots of wide open space that's perfect to teach Garret how to swim."

"Sounds good to me," said Flounder. "Plus, we can show him our favorite places to play!"

"Alright then," smiled Ariel. Then she turned to Garret. "Don't you worry Garret. Once I'm done with you, you're gonna be swimming in no time!"

"Thanks Ariel," replied Garret. "This really means a lot. Just go easy on me teach."

Then Ariel pulling him along, Garret along with his two new friends went out of the palace on route to the outside of the city.