Down into the ethereal whirlpool they all go. As in full velocity, Ariel and her friends holds hands with Abzû while they're following Duncan from behind. The whirlpool took the adventurous group to a downward spiral, until they all has entered at what appears to be the other side of the ethereal oceans. With the strong velocity in their new powers, Ariel, Abzû, Travannus and Thomas, alongside with Tickallo Flounder and Sebastian in their arms, all shoot out of the surface. Thus they all made a huge leap before diving into the waters below.
Ariel couldn't believe how strong her tail was when she swims at high speed. So does Travannus, Thomas and Abzû whom too were amazed by their godlike speed of their fins. With Duncan by their side, they know what they have to do. They must destroy the machines taking over the seas. The remains of the mechanical god. This time, nature will fight and take back their rightful habitats. Only with the little mermaid's help and some of the others beside her. They each take turns destroying the triangular buoyants connected to the ruins. Thus the sea plants grew from within the ruin and seas risen to higher grounds.
Along the way, all the other sea creatures that they have helped on their journey, have join them in their rebellion against the mechanical god. The more remnants of the machines they've destroyed, the more they restored the oceans habitats. Not even the mines can stop them. Travannus uses his raw power to crush the other machines in his wake. Thomas use his strength along with his new powers of the ethereal dragons flame to blast a few mines connected to the mechanical particles. Ariel uses her tail to do the same as she goes. Flounder joins the other fishes to aid the rebellion as Tickallo leads them to battle. Sebastian cuts the wires carefully with his pinchers, along with other different species of crustaceans. Abzû rides with Duncan and they carry onward with the mission. The big blue whales jumps out upon the surface once again.
Now what is left is for them to finally confront the machine god inside of it's triangular temple. They leap across the surface like a pod of dolphins, all the way to where the temple is residing. Once they've made it at the entryway, it appears that there is no turning back for everyone now.
"You all must go ahead into the temple." says Duncan as he swims off into the unknown. "I'll meet ya on the other side!"
"You got it, Duncan!" Thomas complied strongly.
Ariel, Abzû and Travannus agrees to this as well. Tickallo, Flounder and Sebastian will stay behind with the other sea creatures. Ariel turns to her friends. They all must screw their courage to the sticking place and they venture onward inside the temple.
Once they have made their way through the ruinous corridors, Duncan joins them from the other side as they pressed onward through the abyss. Travannus leads the way by punching the mines one by one. Abzû helps Duncan thrust themselves through the mines whilst Thomas shields Ariel from all of the harm. With all the mines out of the way, they all have finally come face to face with the mechanical god.
"This is it!" bellowed Duncan. "We're taking back our ocean!"
"Heck yes! I've been waiting for this!" snickered Travannus with a grin. "I'm going to punch a big hole into the thing, so it has something to remember me by!"
Abzû turns to Ariel and holds her hand.
"Are you ready for this, Ariel?" asked Abzû.
"Of course, Abzû." says Ariel, smiling. "I'm ready."
He then turns to Thomas, holding his hand firmly.
"And are you ready, Thomas?" Abzû asked him.
"I sure am." Thomas replied with an magical hero's smirk.
"Then here we go!" Abzû shouts out his final battle cry.
"We will destroy you, metal monster god!" yelled Duncan with Ariel and her friends by his side. "WE WILL DESTROY YOU! NEVER AGAIN WILL YOU AND YOURS CREATE AN ANOTHER RAGNORAK!"
Ariel, Abzû, Thomas and Travannus holds onto Duncan as they all swam in high speed, to deliver a powerful blow. Alas they have finally destroyed the machine god, causing it to explode. During the explosive resolution, they swam through the tunnel launch in which leads them to the outside. Where Flounder and Sebastian, alongside with the other sea creatures, was waiting for them.
They were happy to see that everyone is okay. The temple is now being covered by growing botanical sea plants. Alas the mechanical god is no longer a threat to the environment ever again. All of the creatures of the sea cheered for the aquatic heroes for their bravery and courage. Flounder and Sebastian swam to their side for they are happy to see them again.
"Yes! Y'all did it, mon!" cheered Sebastian. "You show dat metal thing who is boss!"
Heck yeah! That thing is outta here!" shouted Tickallo joyfully.
"Yeah! I bet that mean scary machine thingy won't be horrifying all of us anymore." says Flounder.
"Aww you were all very brave, you guys." said Ariel as she hovers to them. "If it weren't for your help, we couldn't have done it all. Not only by saving our homes, but we save our world."
"That's right! When something like this is threatening to take away what we have, we are going to fight for our rightful place!" says Travannus. "So from now on, don't you ever be afraid to make a stand."
"Just like tyrannical monsters that tried to push us to extinction, but we always push back!" said Thomas, adding his speech in. "Which is why I never stop fighting for those I love, and for those I've never met. That I can promise ya!"
All of the marine creatures cheered for them. As they all applaud for a moment, Ariel turns to only find that Abzû is slowly fading into transparency. This sight of Abzû vanishing worries Ariel for she doesn't understand what is happening to him.
"Oh no! Abzû! You're fading!" cried Ariel as she swam to him. "What's happening to you? Why are you disappearing? What is going on!?"
Abzû calms Ariel by patting her shoulder.
"It's okay, Ariel." says Abzû. "You don't have to worry about it. This is a good thing."
"What do you mean?" questioned Ariel, feeling puzzled. "I don't understand."
"Don't you see? My part of the journey is over." said Abzû as he went on. "I have fulfilled my destiny."
Travannus and the other friends swim to the little mermaid's side. They were concerned about him as well for they did not know what is going to happen with him. Abzû ensures them that he's not going to disappear forever, but to go to an ethereal plain with Duncan by his side.
"Now that my time here has finally come to an end, I must go with Duncan." said Abzû as he pets the shark's side. "I am going to join him in the twilight realm. The gods are calling out to us. We can't stay here for too long."
"But you can say your goodbyes while you have the opportunity." said Duncan as he then turns to Abzû. "Whenever you're ready, my friend."
Abzû acknowledges his words and he swam over to give his final farewell to the little mermaid and her friends. He first starts with Travannus, the mutant merman.
"So you're really going, huh?" says Travannus.
"Yes. I'm afraid I am." said Abzû. "But I will never forget the very moments I have ever made with you. I truly am happy that I get to meet you, Travannus. You are an amazing friend."
"Yeah. Likewise, Abzû." said Travannus.
He turns to Flounder the fish.
"I'm really going to miss you, Abzû." said Flounder, feeling a little sad.
"As do I, Flounder." said Abzû, petting the fish. "As do I."
He turns to the Jamaican crab.
"And you, Sebastian. There's no words to express how thrilled I am to have you as a friend." Abzû said to the crab. "I'm definitely going to miss you as well."
"Why it's a pleasure of mine to swim alongside you, Abzû." cried Sebastian. "Although we may have encountered quite a lot of scary endeavors. And I mean, scary endeavors. But then again, I do enjoy the sightseeing from time to time. I sure won't be forgetting about you alright."
"I know you won't, Sebastian." says Abzû, chuckling. "And neither will I."
He turn to the the little merman's sea pixie next.
"And goodbye to you too, Tickallo." said Abzû, petting the pixie's head. "I bet you had fun going on this adventure with all of us."
"I sure did, Abzû..." cried Tickallo quietly. "Most of it was pretty scary, like Sebastian said. But overall, I enjoyed every minute of it. Besides, I'm bonded with Thomas. So wherever he goes, I go with him too.
"I know very well about your sacred bond together." said Abzû as he then turns to Thomas afterwards. "And Thomas, thank you so much for coming with us. There's no other words to express how I feel about getting to know you along the way.
"Same here, Abzû." says Thomas in a softer tone. "And thank you back for inviting me and Tickallo along with y'all as well. I can definitely use an adventure out of the ordinary every once in a while."
"I know what you mean." chuckled Abzû.
Then he turns to the little mermaid Ariel for the last time.
"Goodbye, Ariel." cried Abzû as he hugs her. "It's been fun to go exploring the sea with you. We've discovered so much things together. Not only about myself but the entire history tied to my origins. I have you to thanks for that."
"You're welcome, Abzû. "said Ariel as she got misty eyed. "And I've learned a lot about your history too. Even if it's horrible on some parts of the story, but I get to see something so wonderful. The city, the murals and a lot of other things I've never seen before. Only to save the world from a monster. I'm grateful that I have you as a friend."
"Me too." said Abzû. "I'm grateful to have you as my friend also."
The light appeared from behind them. The gods are waiting for them from the twilight realm. Duncan swims to the group.
"It is time to go, Abzû." says Duncan. "The gods are awaiting for our arrival in the twilight realm."
Abzû nods at the shark with strength. And they both swim to the light to vanish into the twilight realm. But before he can leave, Abzû has one more thing to say to the aquatic group, especially to the ombré fiery red dreadlocked mermaid princess.
"So you must know that this is not a permanent goodbye." said Abzû for the last time. "Whenever you feel a sea salt tingling on your skin, that's your friend, Abzû, sharing his laughter and his blessings with you. I'll always be watching you from the other side. Always. I will never forget you all. Goodbye everyone!"
Ariel and everyone else bid their farewells to them. Now Abzû and Duncan disappears into the light. And so did the ethereal tails of the little mermaid and the two mermen. Alas the oceans of the earth are peaceful once again.
Several days later, Flounder and Sebastian swam by the colorful reefs. They both met Travannus there. He is doing some daily exercise routines in the early afternoon. Tickallo is also with him during this time.
"Hey, Travannus!" shouted Flounder. "Hey, Tickallo!"
"The merman stops to notice them coming by the reef.
"Hey there! What brings you two here?" Travannus greeted.
"Well we were in the neighboring reefs and we thought we'd stop in to say hello." Sebastian remarked.
"Cool! It's all good." said Travannus as he puts the heavy rocks down.
"Oh mon! The reefs around here are very colorful today." says Sebastian as he hops off of Flounder. "Just look at it. All of the fish and other sea dwellers are having a jolly good time as we know it."
"Yep! It sure is peaceful around here." Tickallo remarked. "It is very nice and colorful."
"Yeah, especially when there's no other scary threats to push us around." said Flounder, swimming in circles with glee. "Ever since we rebelled against the machine god thingy, the ocean is at peace for quite a while."
"And it's all thanks to Abzû for dat." says Sebastian.
"Yeah. Thanks to Abzû alright." says Travannus in a somber manner. "Do you guys still miss him as I do?"
Flounder, Tickallo and Sebastian all lower their heads as they nodded to the merman's question.
"I miss him very much." says Sebastian, feeling a little down. "He is such a good boy. Despite the fact that he kinda has legs, he's more than what he was built for. He is a genuinely good person overall, especially with a good heart."
"He may be created out of Nai'Viqian high tech, but his heart is in the right place." said Tickallo. "Needless to say, Abzû is a really friendly person, or bionic humanoid whatever. And he would always go out of his way to make the oceans a better place."
"And now he's gone forever." cried Flounder. "I can't imagine how Ariel must be feeling right now."
Then Flounder starts to notice that Ariel is not with them all of a sudden.
"Well speaking of which, where is Ariel?" wondered Flounder.
Travannus looks up at the surface with his arms folded.
"She's up there at the surface of the sea. Wherever she is." reassured Travannus. "But she'll be back on her own accord whenever she's ready. So we shouldn't have to worry about her too much. Besides, if anyone is watching over her, it's Abzû's spirit. He is not gone forever. I know as well as everybody else, that we will see him again. And I'm pretty sure that Ariel is feeling the same way too."
"And Thomas is somewhere up there upon the surface as well." Tickallo added. "Wherever he is, he'll be back soon."
"I know he will, Tickallo." said Travannus, smiling as he looks back up at the surface above. "Knowing him and Ariel, I can bet you guys that they're both singing the same tune right about now."
They too look upward to the surface, wondering about the same thing as does he.
Meanwhile, upon the surface, Ariel sat on the rocks and glances at the sky for an hour. She watch the white puffy clouds forming into what appears to be a silhouette of Abzû. And he was smiling upon her. Although in his absence, it never feels like he has actually left the world. Because deep down inside, he will always be there in the little mermaid's heart. The gentle wind blew her long hair as she continues to gaze at the horizon. The waves splashes onto the rocks, dolphins leaping from afar, seagulls squawks whilst soaring in the air and Ariel herself begins to sing her tune once more.
On the other side of the island's rocks, Thomas is gazing at the silhouette of Abzû in the clouds above. And he too start to sing. During the mermaid's song, she remembers the time that she was playing with Abzû. They were both dancing with the manta rays across the ocean floor. Flounder and Sebastian came to join them on the fun. Thomas and his sea pixie Tickallo joins them afterwards. And then Travannus swam by their side with Duncan the shark as the last ones to join the aquatic jamboree. All the other creatures amongst the reefs sang along with Ariel, Abzû, Thomas and Travannus. Then the waves crash behind the rock, making the silhouettes vanish into the waters surface. As The two merfolk finish their song, Ariel continues to relax on the rocks and watch the clouds pass by from above the sky.
This is the end of the most wonderful journey, but only for now. Well Abzû's story has came to an end, but however, the other's story is far from over. The ethereal little merman, Thomas, along with his sea pixie Tickallo, went back home on the dry mainlands. And as for the little mermaid and all of her friends, their stories will still go on. Until then, they would all live happily ever after for the time that'll follow.
The End
