Welcome to Atlantica from; The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea (2000)
It starts a very quiet night, where a young girl was sneaking out of her castle without her mother noticing her absence. She's upset and wants to know the truth what lies beyond the Sea, with Sebastian following her.
Sebastian follows her to the boat and asked, "Melody! Where are you going?" Melody replied as she went to the rowing boat, "I gotta figure this out." Sebastian jumps to the boat where Melody is at, then she said as she's looking at her Locket with her name on it, "This necklace means something. And if no one is gonna tell me," she grabs the rows and then said, "I'm gonna find out myself." She then accidently starts rowing the boat which accidently pushed Sebastian off the boat into the ocean. Sebastian shouted, "Melody, please! You're making a big mistake!"
A couple of minutes later, Roxas and Xion arrived at the Denmark castle, where walls are blocking the ocean. Roxas and Xion looked around and see this place of familiarity. Roxas said, "Hmm…something feels…familiar." As he questioned, he then said, "I don't remember being here, but it feels as if I have." Xion then said, "I kinda feel that too. But we still need to find that Keyhole."
As they start looking around, a bunch of Ninja Nobodies showed up infront Roxas and Xion. They summoned their keyblades as they start to attack. And after a couple of minutes later, all were destroyed, except one who was right behind Roxas, to jump for a sneak attack…until, BOOM! A fire magic hit right on it until it was destroyed. Roxas and Xion looked up to the air realizing a Ninja nobody was killed in the air and are confused as to who attacked it.
"Hyuck! Hey there, Roxas! Hello Xion! How's it going?" As Roxas and Xion turned to Donald and Goofy who was assisting them as they arrived at the world as well. Roxas shouted, "Donald? Goofy?" Then Xion asked, "What are you two doing here?"
Donald replied, "Oh us? We were invited!" Xion asked, "Invited?" Goofy replied, "Yeah! Princess Ariel invited the us for a party of her daughter." Roxas then act a little strange as to think the name 'Ariel' sounded familiar to him, "Ariel?"
Then a voice from a distance calls out, "Melody!" Roxas, Xion, Donald, and Goofy then heard Ariel's call to Melody, and decided to run to investigate.
Meanwhile, Sebastian was walking to castle and on the garden panicking and saying to himself, "Alright Sebastian, you must remain calm. This is not your fault. All you have to do is go in there and calmly explain that Melody has run away. No reason to lose your head. Whatever you do, you 'absitively,' and 'positutely' must not panic." As he continues walking, Ariel and Eric walked out from the entrance of their home, and Ariel shouted, "Melody!"
Sebastian then starts screaming and shouted, "MELODY'S GONE! MELODY'S GONE! MELODY'S GONE!" Ariel then acted confused and said, "Sebastian? What's wrong? What's going on?" Sebastian then walks to Ariel's legs and shouted, "It's all my fault! I tried to stop her! I don't deserve to live!" Prince Eric then asked, "Gone? But where?"
Sebastian replied as he's sobbing, "Out…out…to the sea…" Ariel then replied, "Wha-what do you mean? Where could she be going?" Sebastian replied, "I'm not sure where…" Ariel then replied, "Well, whatever she could be going. We have to find her!"
Then an unknown voice calls out, "Not if we can help!" Ariel, Eric and Sebastian then looked out to Roxas, Xion, Donald and Goofy who's walking towards them. Ariel shouted, "Donald? Goofy?" Donald and Goofy then replied, "Hi Ariel!"
Ariel then walks towards Roxas and acts concern and strange as she sees him, "Excuse me…I may not know you, but you look familiar. Who are you two?" As she questions to Roxas and Xion. Roxas replied, "My name is Roxas. This is Xion." Goofy then said, "Roxas is a nobody to Sor-" Donald then hits Goofy in the head and shouted, "ORDER!"
Ariel then feels confused as to think, and later asked, "Are you…are you related to Sora?" Roxas and Xion then looked each other, then they looked to Ariel smiling and Xion replied, "Sora is a really good friend of ours. He told us the story about Atlantica and told us about mermaids and how beautiful they can be, and you are the Princess of Atlantica. Sora would also told us that he would love to come here to swim and hang out." Ariel then smiled and said, "Aw! That's sweet. Sora is always welcome to visit. I don't see why can't he."
Then Roxas, Xion, Donald and Goofy went from smiling to depressed and looked down to the ground, Ariel asked, "Wha-what's wrong?" Roxas replied, "Yeah…about that." Xion replied, "He's…"
Ariel starts to act shocked and asked, "Gone?" Roxas looks up and replied, "Yes. But we don't know where." Ariel replied, "Aw! I'm sorry. I do hope he's ok." Prince Eric then asked, "Ariel?" Ariel then freaked out and looks to Eric, "Come on! We gotta go find Melody before Morgana does!" She then turns to guardians and asked, "Will you all help us?" Roxas then summons his keyblade and said, "Don't worry! We'll get her back before you know it!" Then they all start running to head off to Eric's ship.
Meanwhile at Morgana's lair, Melody was gifted the magic potion, that was designed from Ursula to become a mermaid. She jumped into the ocean and starts swimming in excitement, "I'm a Mermaid!" Morgana replied, "Well darling. There wasn't enough potion for this to be a forever spell." Melody then asked, "What? But, I don't want to go back to being an ordinary girl. Isn't there some way I can stay a mermaid?"
Morgana replied, "Well…I'm not sure there's a possible way. BUT!" Melody acted shocked, and asked, "Yes? What is it?" Morgana replied, "I'm afraid it's too risky." Melody then asked, "What? What's too risky?" Morgana replied, "Well, I could make the spell last longer if I had my magic trident. It was stolen from me, years ago by a deranged kleptomaniac, and there's no one to get it back for me."
Melody then said, "Maybe, I'll get it back for you!" Morgana then asked, "You? You would do that for me?" Melody then swims near Morgana as she's right below her tentacles, "If I did, would you make me a mermaid forever?" Morgana then bends her tentacles down to Melody and replied, "Even longer, if you like." Morgana then grabs a map that she had on her shelf and said, "Now, here is where the scoundrel lives."
Melody asked, "Atlantica? You mean…it exists?" Morgana then replied, "Of course, my dear! Who else would told you otherwise?" Melody looks down upset and replied, "My…mother." Morgana soft gasped and said, "I'm sure she wasn't that cruel." Melody then shouted, "Ok. I'll bring back your trident. You can't count me in!" As she starts swimming away. Morgana shouted, "Be careful, dear! Enjoy the fins!" As she secretly evil cackles, "While you can…"
Undertoe swims to Morgana, and questioned about Ursula's magic potion, "You had this thing, all along?! You could've changed me back!" Morgana replied, "Oh relax! Keep your scales on, small fry. I'm still reeling her in." As she walks into the ocean, she then said, "She's the perfect key to Triton's undoing. We needed her to get the Triton. And then, I'll succeed at the one thing my sister never could." She starts cackling alongside Undertoe who laughs along with her. While on the top on ground standing to where her lair is, a corridor appears as another Org member watches as how excited she is and hoping to succeed.
Meanwhile somewhere infront of the walls of Denmark; on Eric's ship. Ariel and the others are waiting for King Triton's return, until then he finally arrived.
"Ariel?" Triton asked, and Ariel replied, "Oh daddy. I'm so worried." As she's still depressed after Melody left. Triton replied, "Everything is going to be alright, Ariel. We have search parties scouring the ocean. I'm going to join them now myself." Donald and Goofy walked to King Triton and start saluting and Donald said, "You can count on us!" Triton acted surprised and said, "It's good to see you two!"
Roxas and Xion then walked to King Triton, which he acted confused to ask, "Who are you two? And where's Sora?" Roxas then replied, "I'm Roxas, and this is Xion. We are good friends of Sora. But sadly, he's not with us anymore." As he and Xion looked down, Triton asked, "What happened to him?" Xion replied, "It's a long story." Roxas then said, "But we don't have time."
Donald and Goofy then start jumping into the ocean as the magic then turns them into their Atlantica looks. Donald and Goofy swam up to the surface and Goofy chuckled and said, "It's great to be back!"
Roxas and Xion looked down as to think if they can go in as well. Triton asked, "Well? Are you two gonna tag along?" Roxas then replied, "I-I would like to, but…" Donald shouted, "Ah phooey! You can do it! If Sora can turn into a Merman with magic," Goofy then interrupted and said, "Then I don't see why neither of you can't."
Roxas and Xion then acted surprised and looked at each other smiling. Then Xion said, "Alright! We'll go!" Roxas then said, "Yeah!"
Prince Eric then said, "Ariel, maybe you should go with him." Ariel replied, "But Eric," Eric replied, "I need to stay here and lead the search on land. But you know these waters, and you know our daughter. You have to go." As he stared down to Ariel. King Triton then said, "It may be dangerous." Ariel replied, "He's right, daddy. I should've known I couldn't keep Melody from the sea. It's a part of her. And a part of me. I'll go with you." She then stands on the deck before Triton uses his Trident to cast Ariel and turned her back into a Mermaid where she was once before, Ariel jumps into the ocean.
King Triton then looks at Roxas and Xion asked, "Well? You Keyblade wielders coming or what?" Roxas and Xion then looked at each other and smiled, then they start holding hands together while closing their eyes. Then they start jumping into the ocean.
As they jumped in, the magic as they went in changed them into Merman and Mermaid looks. Roxas then opens his eyes as he can breathe just fine and freaks out as he's a merman as he never seen his look even though he's been in Sora before. Roxas then looks at Xion, as she looks at her new Mermaid look. Roxas and Xion looked at each other surprising and later freaked out and start blushing too much.
Ariel then looks at them and asked, "First time?" Roxas and Xion blurred out while blushing, "Uhh-uhhh-YES!" as both say it at the same time. Ariel giggles and said, "You two look cute when you're nervous." King Triton then said, "You two can have fun swimming around with us. But right now, we have work to do." King Triton then leads off with Ariel and Sebastian, while Roxas, Xion, Donald and Goofy followed along.
After 20 minutes of swimming. They were about to reach to Atlantica, until they were interrupted by a pack of Sea Neon Heartless. Roxas and Xion summoned their Keyblades as Roxas shouted, "Oh great! Just what we need!", then they go in rage to attack, with Donald and Goofy by their side. King Triton then said, "There must be more in the palace! I better get in there!" As he starts taking off to swim in the palace to make sure.
After several minutes of fighting, they are defeated. Ariel swam to Roxas and said, "So, the Heartless are back. And now Morgana is taking control? Does that mean?" Roxas replied, "Yes, another keyhole is somewhere in this world." Donald and Goofy shouted, "WHAT?" Ariel then swims to Roxas and Xion and said, "But how is this possible? We thought that…" she stops as she sees a guppy fish swimming in nowhere and Ariel acted excited and shouted, "Flounder!" She swam to the guppy fish as he acted confused and shouted, "DADDY!" Then he swam fast to his father, which he responded, "Now what?" Ariel replied, "I'm…I'm sorry."
The father shouted, "Ariel?" Ariel replied, "Flounder?" Flounder then shouted, "ARIEL!" As he and Ariel start hugging and she said, "Oh, I've missed you! And wow, you're sure not a guppy anymore." Flounder replied, "Well, you can say that again." Flounder then looks to Donald and Goofy and shouted, "Donald? Goofy?" Then looks to Roxas and mistaken him as he said, "Sora? What's with the new look?" Roxas then replied, "Oh I'm Roxas. And this is Xion. Sora is a good friend of ours." Xion also said, "It's really nice meeting you." Flounder then chuckled and replied, "It's really nice meeting you too."
While all this was going on, Flounder then swims to Ariel and said, "I'm sorry about Melody." Ariel then replied, "Flounder, I really need your help." Flounder replied, "Wild sea horses couldn't stop me." Then they start hugging and they, alongside Flounder's kids, and Sebastian start swimming. Leaving Roxas and Xion with Donald and Goofy alone.
Donald asked Roxas, "A keyhole? Here?" Roxas replied, "Yes." Goofy then asked, "But why would there be? Who could've caused the wrong things?" Xion replied, "There were 8 worlds that were opened. 4 are already sealed, but now there's one here. Jafar and the Organization are the ones responsible." Donald and Goofy shouted, "THE ORGANIZATION?!" Donald shouted in anger, "Ahh Phooey! There's no way they're back!" Roxas replied, "Well, Xigbar faked his defeat back at the Keyblade graveyard and brought most of the members back, but with Jafar to help out as well." Donald replied, "But Jafar is dead!" Xion replied, "Not anymore. It seems as someone brought him back. And we assume it must be Xigbar who's been responsible."
Ariel shouted, "Roxas! Xion! Donald! Goofy! Are you coming or what?" Roxas and the others then start swimming to help out.
Meanwhile inside, King Triton left his throne room after everything was a-ok. But left his Trident in the room to make sure Ariel and the others are ok. After several minutes, he reached to Ariel and the others and said, "Ariel! Are you alright? Ariel replied, "Yes Daddy. Thanks to Roxas and Xion, the Heartless have been stopped. Where there more in the palace?" Triton replied, "I checked, I even went to your sisters' rooms. They're ok as well." Ariel then asked, "And? Is Melody in there?" King Triton replied, "I'm afraid, not. But let's check."
As they swim along, Ariel is still depressed as since there isn't any sign of Melody, Xion swam to Ariel and said, "Don't worry, Ariel. We'll find her. I'm sure she's gonna be alright." She then looks up and acted shocked, "Daddy! The trident!" Roxas and Xion were shocked alongside the rest.
Roxas then looks down to the locket and swims to it, "Ariel! I found something!" Ariel then swims to Roxas as she sees the Locket, "Melody. But…how could she have gotten here?"
King Triton replied, "Morgana. If she gets her hands on my trident, then…" King Triton called out to his army and shouted, "DOUBLE THE SEARCH PARTIES! I want every creature in the ocean on patrol!" As he and Sebastian left with the army.
Meanwhile Ariel and Flounder looked up to the surface as to see Cloak and Dagger swimming above them, Ariel said, "Wait a minute. I know those two." As she alongside Flounder, Roxas, Xion, Donald and Goofy followed the two sneaky Manta Rays.
An hour later, they followed them right to the entrance to Morgana's secret lair. Roxas, Xion and the others stopped as Ariel said, "OH! So, there it is. We need to come up with a plan." As they thought about coming up with good ideas. After awhile, the decision has finally been made, as Ariel said, "Donald, Goofy. Swim back as fast as you can and tell my father. The rest of us will try to find Melody." Goofy then said, "Hyuck! You can count us!" As they decide to head back to find Triton.
Meanwhile, as they swim along. Xion looks up at the ground level at the surface, she sees an hooded Organization member running in the tunnels near by the entrance. Xion shouted, "Roxas look!" Roxas then sees that Org member running, then he and Xion summoned their Keyblades. Ariel looks to Roxas and Xion and asked, "Where are you two going?"
Roxas replied, "Split up! We saw someone running and must be working with Morgana. Go find Melody! We'll handle this! Then Roxas and Xion jumped out of the Ocean and transformed back into their regular selves in their black coats and start running to chase that mysterious Organization member inside. Ariel and Flounder then swam inside the entrance to Morgana's lair.
A couple of minutes later, Roxas and Xion went inside of Morgana's throne room as she was nowhere to be seen, and the Org member they've been chasing disappeared. Both have been reading Ursula's old reports on how she was able to control the Heartless and cast spells. As they were reading, a corridor opens as the same Org member they've been chasing shows up behind them, and takes the hood off, revealing to be Larxene. She shouted, "EWWW! You two are in this together? I think I just puke in my mouth!"
Roxas and Xion then turned around and summoned their keyblades as they shouted, "LARXENE!" Larxene starts to laugh and said, "Wow! You two sure got tempered. How cute!"
Xion shouted in anger, "Why are you here?" Larxene replied, "Please! You think I'm the only one doing this? I was just messing with you guys like how others would be in other worlds. Even though I'm still not a fan of the eye patch idiot or ugly sorcerer mustache man. Also! Melody was just a tool, and will be a perfect tool to become one with Darkness." Roxas replied, "That's not true! Melody is a princess!" Larxene laughs and said, "Yeah, right! She stole a powerful weapon from her own ancestor. That's being a criminal!"
Xion then growls while Larxene said, "Well I guess I'm off to a jump start." As she snaps her fingers to summon more Ninja nobodies, surrounding Roxas and Xion. The black corridor opens and Larxene shouted, "Catch you later, LOSERS!" And starts laughing before teleporting away.
After several minutes of killing all the Ninja nobodies. Roxas and Xion heard and feel an earthquake. Outside of the lair, Morgana rises from her lair on a giant platform, holding Ariel with her tentacles, "ALL HAIL QUEEN MORGANA!" As she shouted, Prince Eric with his ship alongside King Triton and his fellow army marched to assault an attack, with the help of Sebastian, Donald and Goofy. "MORGANA!" As King Triton shouted.
Morgana replied, "King Triton? Prince Eric? Oh please! Is that the best you can do?" Triton shouted, "Release my daughter, surrender my granddaughter, and I shall spare you." Morgana replied, "Ooooh! What'd you gonna do? Throw the crab at me?" She then starts to cackle. She then shoot a single blast at Undertoe, before he turns into his true form, from being a small anchovy to a large shark. "OH YEAH! HA-HA! Look out fools!" Of course, then he swims back into the lair since Morgana senses more intruders in her lair.
Eric then jumps from his ship to the ground while grabbing his sword out. "You witch! Where's Melody? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH HER?" Morgana then replied, "Oh, you want to join your daughter? Well, I think that can be arranged." While all that is happening, the tails of both Cloak and Dagger grabbed Eric by the legs before drowning him into the ocean. Ariel shouted, "ERIC!" Donald then jumps out to attack and distract Morgana.
Ariel of course got out of Morgana's grasp before diving in to save Eric from the two manta rays, while Morgana got the upper hand smacking Donald to the ground. Her and Sebastian swam deep dive as they can to save Eric. Sebastian of course uses his claws the snap at Cloak and Dagger's tails which cause them to let go in pain before they got away, while Ariel and Sebastian get Eric out of the ocean.
Meanwhile inside, Roxas and Xion heard Melody's crying for help. And they swam along to save her. Flounder and Melody, who were trapped in an icey prison by Morgana are stuck and can't break through. Roxas and Xion finally made it to save them, Roxas shouted, "Flounder!" Flounder looks up to see Roxas and Xion, "Roxas! Xion!" But then saw something behind and shouted, "LOOK OUT!"
Out comes from behind and right infront of the ice prison is Undertoe. He chuckles and asked, "What are you two think you're up to?" Roxas and Xion then summoned their Keyblades ready to attack.
After several minutes of fighting all that Rowdy Rumble, Melody felt hurt on the inside and shouted, "What's happening?" She looks to her fins as they're changing back into legs and she's in her human form. Flounder shouted, "HURRY! SHE'S LOSING OXYGEN!" As they're still trapped.
Roxas then looks to the chamber and gets an idea, he swims right infront of it and shouted, "Hey!" Undertoe turns to Roxas as he was mocking him and and making weird faces. Undertoe gets angry and swims fast to attack and opens his jaw to eat him. Of course, Roxas avoid that attack which caused Undertoe to break the ice prison and go unconscious and his teeth shattered into pieces.
Roxas and Xion then swam to Flounder who's been holding an unconscious Melody, Roxas asked, "Are you guys ok?" Flounder replied, "I'm fine, but we need to get her out of here." Xion then carries Melody while they both swim up to find the surface. And before they can, they're about to be charged by Cloak and Dagger.
Xion, who's been carrying Melody, summons her Oathkeeper Keyblade and shouted, "Watch out!" She blasts magic at Cloak and Dagger and they suddenly disappeared and were completely destroyed. After that they made it out.
Melody wakes up and looks up to Roxas and Xion, "Th-Thank you…" Xion and Roxas smiled at her as she's getting up depressed, "It was all my fault! I should've known that-" she was then interrupted by Morgana shouting from a high distance, "FOOL! I have the trident now. And all the creatures of the sea…ARE IN MY POWER!" She then cackles as she wails the Trident to blast anyone to be forced to bow to her, "I'm the queen of the sea, and you will bow down before me!" And starts cackling again to blast all the armies of Atlantica to bow to her. Donald and Goofy start to summon their weapons to attack, but unfortunately for them, they got blasted and are bowing to her. Ariel and Eric also got blasted and both were forced to bow to her, Melody shouted, "MOM! DAD!"
Morgana then looks to Xion ready to blast her. Roxas looks at Xion and shouted, "NOOOOO!" He pushed Xion out of the way and he got blasted and dropped his Oblivion Keyblade. The Oblivion dropped near Xion's feet as she looks to Roxas in tears, "ROXAS!" Roxas, who is now under the bowing command by Morgana looks slowly to Xion, "Don't bow to her…take…my…Keyblade! ARGH! STOP HER!" She then grabs the Oblivion Keyblade and then summons her Oathkeeper and starts looking up to Morgana as she's still blasting the Trident to anyone near her, "Pathetic fools! Watch and see how utterly powerful I can be! The end begins for all of you with fins!" And she cackles again, and Xion in anger starts running up on the walls, and with Melody watching Xion as she goes up, decides to follow her and climbs up to the tower to stop Morgana as well.
After a couple of minutes, Xion is near to attack Morgana, Morgana shouted, "It's over, Triton! I sentence you to…OBLIVION!" Then Xion jumps in and said, "Not when I'm sticking here!" Morgana shouted in anger, "What! A Keyblade wielder?" Then she growled and then she and Xion start attacking each other.
After 10 minutes of fighting, Morgana and Xion are equally matched. Morgana then said, "I will break you!" But then outcomes Melody who climbed up to the tower jumped and grabbed the Trident. Morgana was shocked and looks to Melody, "YOU! Just what do you think you're going to do with that?" Melody then pointed the Trident in the wrong end, "Stay back!"
Morgana laughs and said, "Wrong end, sweetheart!" She grabs Melody by the leg, but then Melody used the Trident to stab one of Morgana's tentacles, Morgana screamed in pain. Melody then shouted, "Grandfather? I think this belongs to you." She throws the Trident out to make sure King Triton catches it, Morgana screams, "NOOOOOOOO!" As she pushed Melody from the top, and as Melody falls, Xion then starts jumping down to save Melody.
Xion, of course, was able to catch Melody, but are still falling. Until Roxas, who finally got in his control, catches both Xion and Melody before landing safely.
King Triton of course, catches his Trident and shouted, "Never again will you or yours threaten my family. There will be no escape for you…EVER!" He then blasts lightning from his Trident towards Morgana which ultimately met her end as she turns into an ice cube. Then, she in that ice cube drowned into the ocean, and her lair with the tower start collapsing.
After it was all over, the sun starts rising. Melody went to her parents, and starts hugging them. But when all this was going on, a Keyhole shows up into the sky. And as everyone start looking up, Donald and Goofy shouted, "THE KEYHOLE!" Roxas and Xion both start walking towards it and used their Keyblades to seal it.
After that, Melody looks to her parents and said, "Mom? Dad? I'm sorry…" Ariel replied, "No, sweetie. We're sorry. We should've told you the truth." Melody replied, "But, I didn't mean to hurt anyone. I just…hoped I'd be a better mermaid than a girl." Ariel then replied, "Oh Melody, sweetie, it doesn't matter if you have fins or feet. We'd love you for who you are on the inside. Our very brave little girl." King Triton then swims to Ariel behind and said to Melody, "Just like your mother." Melody then runs to Triton, "Grandfather!" And starts hugging him.
Roxas and Xion start looking at how happy they all felt. And as they alongside Donald and Goofy start walking, Ariel shouted, "Roxas! Xion!" They start looking to Ariel and the other. Ariel responded to them, "Thank you! Thanks for everything." Roxas and Xion start smiling and Xion said, "It was a pleasure. And getting to experience as a Mermaid is fun. Wasn't it Roxas?" Roxas replied, "Uhh sure." Then they looked to Ariel and said, "Well, we'd best be going." Ariel and Melody shouted, "Goodbye!" and start waving.
Roxas and Xion are later followed by Donald and Goofy as they're walking. Donald said, "Roxas! Beat up the Organization for us!" Roxas then smiled and said, "Oh, we will!" Then all four of them start teleporting away from each other and into their own Gummiships.
TO BE CONTINUED…
