Once upon a time, under the glistening sea, there was a magnificent underwater kingdom known as the Kingdom of Tao. The King of this ocean was named King Tao Yuan, also called King Tao En. King Tao Yuan had a lovely mermaid daughter named Tao Ren. He was a very beautiful mermaid who sang very well.

Out of fatherly concern for his daughter, the King forbid him from visiting the surface of the ocean, where all sorts of perils lurked.

Beautiful and lovely as he was, Ren was also quite disobedient. Despite his father's orders, the young mermaid was fascinated by humans and would always sneak away to see the surface.

Over the years, Ren had collected a cave full of human treasures. Such things included forks, spoons, music boxes, pictures, dolls, statues, and more. He wished very much to be a human himself to see what the world would be like.

One day, King Tao Yuan sent Bason, a rather dignified crab, to supervise Ren. As long as Bason was around, Ren could no longer visit the surface of the sea.

To comfort the mermaid, Bason would often dance with sea creatures and sing annoying songs about being under the sea. This did not please Ren at all.

When Bason was in the middle of a song, Ren fled to the surface. Just as he swam up, he saw a large ship with hundreds of people aboard. Amazed, Ren swam closer.

Aboard the ship was Prince Asakura Yoh, who was returning to his palace in Japan.

Just then, a terrible storm began to brew. Thunder and lightning crashed, and tsunamis rocked the ship dangerously. Horrified, Ren watched as the ship was struck and Prince Yoh was flung overboard.

Ren swam to the prince's rescue. He grabbed the Prince and swam as fast as he could to the shore.

Shortly, he arrived at a sandy beach, where he deposited Prince Yoh. He then began to randomly sing a song while sitting on a large rock. Waves crashed dramatically against the rock. There was no point in this event, but oh well.

Soon, Ren slipped back in the ocean and returned home.

A few minutes later, Prince Yoh began to stir. His good friend, Lord Horohoro, was by his side.

Prince Yoh swore to Horohoro that he had been rescued by someone singing a beautiful song. As the two returned to Prince Yoh's palace, he vowed to find his mysterious rescuer.

Meanwhile, Ren was desperate to become a human so he could go and see the prince. He convinced Bason to take him to the dark grotto of Anna Kyoyama, the most feared witch in the ocean.

Reluctantly, Bason led him to the cave. Ren was a bit scared of Anna, for she had obesity problems, had eight octopus legs, and wore too much makeup.

After some bargaining, Anna agreed to turn Ren into a human if she could have his fins and beautiful singing voice in exchanged. After a brief spell, Ren's fins and voice disappeared, and a pair of legs replaced them. Hurriedly, Bason towed Ren to the surface, where he made his way to the same beach he had been to when he rescued Prince Yoh.

Ren managed to find a simple white dress to wear. He made his way, with Bason following, to the Asakura Palace.

After a while, he miraculously found it. It was a very large estate with many chambers and rooms. Ren knocked on the door, still walking unsteadily on his new legs.

Soon, a butler answered the door. Ren tried to say something, but he remembered his voice was gone. Instead, Bason informed the butler that Ren wished to see the Prince.

Prince Yoh was surprised to see Ren. He thought that he was very lovely, and looked somewhat familiar. Could he be his mysterious savior? He began to doubt though, as Bason explained to him that Ren no longer had a voice.

Even so, Prince Yoh welcomed Ren to his palace. They went for enjoyable horse rides through the Japanese country side, dined by the beach, and went on boat rides during fine weather.

As the weeks passed, Prince Yoh wanted Ren to marry him. Ren agreed, and much celebration occured. Bason even went down back the Kingdom of Tao to inform the Taos about the joyous event and the day of the wedding.

Anna was infuriated for some reason. She decided to be a wedding crasher for the event.

At long last, it was time for Prince Yoh and Ren's long awaited wedding. Hundreds of guests turned up from all over the world, and the whole Tao Kingdom came to the surface to celebrate. The wedding took place on the country's finest ship.

Just as the vows were about to be said, the sky turned grey and the ocean began to churn. Everyone watched in horror as a giant Anna loomed out from under the dark depths. Now THAT was a terrifying sight.

"48 HOURS DOING THE ELECTRIC CHAIR!" Anna bellowed. Terrified, Prince Yoh ran and hid somewhere.

Anna began to wreak havoc, splashing water everywhere and ripping the ship apart. Ren decided to take action.

He took his kwan dao and hurled it straight into the evil witch Anna's heart. She let out a terrible screech of fury, and her bloody carcass sank back down into Davy Jone's locker. The wicked with of the sea was no more.

Everyone rejoiced, and and that moment, Ren realized his voice had returned. He happily began to sing a joyful song, and Prince Yoh realized that Ren was his mysterious rescuer after all.

So they were wed and everyone was happy. Ren and Prince Yoh lived happily ever after.

THE END.