Destiny Islands, and on the beach the three teenage friends Sora, Riku and Kairi were playing in the water. Sora went on the pier said and was ready to jump into the water when he shouted to his friends "I bet that I can make the biggest splash ever!" Riku and Kairi watched in amusement as Sora jumped off but were unprepared as there seemed to be a big wave coming.

They got up asking how Sora managed to pull this off but then they saw the real cause of the splash, "Oh my goodness! Riku, Kairi are you alright? Sorry about this." said apologetically a 16 year old redheaded mermaid girl in a seashell bra who was now holding the startled and embarrassed Sora in her arms. "You're not hurt, are you Sora? I'm so sorry, I was just so excited to see you that I wasn't paying attention." The mermaid asked Sora in concern as she carefully put him down.

"Just fine Ariel, don't you worry. I was jsut startled and it's great to see you." Sora replied to her as Riku and Kairi smirked to eachother. A long while ago Ariel had discovered upon the Island and ended up befriending the trio and their other trio, sneaking off to visit. She said that she was a princess from an undersea kingdom called Atlantica much to the ire of her human hating father King Triton, they would end up teaching her a lot about humans and their stuff including telling her that forks were called forks not 'Dinglehoppers' and that they were not for brushing her hair.

Sora had embarrassed himself when he told his two best friends that he is amazed that Ariel's hair looks as good as it does if she had been brushing it with a fork. Despite Ariel being two years older and the species difference, it was obvious that they had grown to crush hard on eachother and Riku and Kairi were just fine with it.

After Sora was put down, Riku and Kairi then decided to get back at Ariel by splashing at her direction but advantages of being a mermaid was that going back down in the water (even at the shallow part that they were in) was as easy as simple walking so instead Sora was splashed instead. Even though they had gotten the wrong targets the two friends then laughed at the glare on Sora's face but then came in Ariel frowning as she then began splashing them with it becoming a 2 on 2 splash fest with Sora and Ariel easily winning.

"How about we help you go to the waterfalls?" Riku asked as Ariel sighed.

"Wish I could have feet and legs so I could go myself..." Ariel sighed as they did feel sorry since they knew that Ariel not only marvelled at humans but wished that she could walk like one to be part of their world.

"I am sure that you will find a way someday Ariel." Sora reassured her as he then picked her up bridal style with them having red in the faces as Sora carefully walked out of the water and onto the beach.

"Be careful carrying your girlfriend Sora!" taunted Kairi embarrassing the two more as they all began walking to the waterfall. The two friends of Sora didn't know how but they were certain that fate would help Sora and Ariel with the obstacles in their way.

History repeats in a way as the original game had so much chemistry with Sora and Ariel that it led to them being shipped together popular. Tangled world in KH3 does it with Sora and Rapunzel to the point where she has more chemistry and scenes together than her actual canon love interest.