Chapter Five:
King Ansem sits on his throne, thinking about Roxas.
Ansem: *thinking* Oh, who could the lucky mermid be?*sees Donald* Come in, Donald.
Donald: *says to himself* I mustn't overreact. I must remain calm.*goes to the king* *says with squeaky voice* Yes? *he quickly clears his throat* Yes, Your Majesty?
Ansem: Donald, I'm concerned about Roxas. Have you noticed he's been acting peculiar lately?
Donald: Oh! Uh, peculiar?
Ansem: You know, mooning about. Daydreaming, being nicer, picking flowers, singing to himself. *looks at Donald* You haven't noticed, hmm?
Donald: Oh, well, I…
Ansem: Donald?
Donald: Hmm? *looks at the king*
Ansem: *gives him a weird look* I know you've been keeping something from me.
Donald: *acts like he doesn't know a thing about it* Keeping something?
Ansem: About Roxas?
Donald: *shaking* Roxas?
Ansem: *goes closer to him, pointing his sword like key into a Donald* In love, hmm?
Donald: *panicking* I tried to stop him, sir! He wouldn't listen! I told him to stay away from humans! They're bad! They are trouble!
Ansem: *confusedly* Humans? *angrily*What about humans?
Donald: *realizes that he just tell something that he shouldn't * Humans? *slowly moving away* Who said anything about humans? *gets picked by king*
Somewhere in the ocean, Goofy is leading Roxas to their cave.
Roxas: Goofy, why can't you just tell me what this is all about?
Goofy: You'll see. It's a surprise.
Roxas enters the cave and sees a statue of Namine, right in the middle of it.
Roxas: *happily* Oh, Goofy. *hugs Goofy* Goofy, you're the best! *goes to the statue* It look just like her. It even has her eyes. *starts talking with a statue* Why, Namine, run away with you? *imitates Namine's voice* Oh, this is all so… so sudden. *starts happily dancing around, until he spots someone else in the cave, he becomes scared* Dad?
Donald is peeping, behind the king and Goofy quickly hides.
Ansem: *angrily* I consider myself a reasonable merman. *comes closer to Roxas* I set certain rules and I expect those rules to be obeyed.
Roxas:*scared* But, dad, I…
Ansem: *before Roxas could finish* Is it true you rescued a human from drowing?
Roxas:*tries to say* I had to…
Ansem: Contact between the human world and the mer world is strictly forbidden.*says loudly when he sees that Roxas is looking down* Roxas, you know that! Everyone know that.
Roxas: *angrily* But, she would have died!
Ansem:*shouts* One less human to worry about.
Roxas: *angrily* You don't even know her! She isn't dangerous and she loves the sea.
Ansem: Know her? I don't have to know her! They're all the same. *shouts* Spineless, savage, harpooning fish – eaters incapable of any feeling…
Roxas: *shouts as he never did in his live* Dad, I love her! *quickly hides behind the statue*
Ansem: *surprised* No! *even more angrily * Have you lost your senses completely? She's a human. You're a merman.
Roxas: *in tears* I don't care.
Ansem: So help me, Roxas, I am going to get through to you. *his key sword starts glowing* And if this is the only way, so be it!
He starts destroying all human stuff Roxas and Goofy collected for so long. Roxas watches in horror, until everything is destroy except Namine's statue.
Roxas: *he tries to protect the statue with himself* Please dad, don't do this.
Ansem: Step aside, Roxas! *merman shakes with his head* Step aside, I say!
King loses his temper and sets a blast on the statue. Roxas dodges in time, but his shoulder is wounded. The blast completely destroys the statue, leaving only some pieces. When Ansem realizes that he just harmed his son, he tries to find words to say.
Ansem: Roxas, I…
Roxas: *grabs the piece of the statue and leaves in tears* Just go away! *shouts* I hate you. *swims away*
Ansem: *tries to follow Roxas, but Donald stops him*
Donald: I think you said enough. He needs some time alone, then I'll try to speak with him.
Ansem: *thinks* Right then, I'll return to the Palace. Report me back as soon as you talk to him. *swims towards the palace*
Donald: Hope, he'll listen to me. After all if I wouldn't be so stupid, things might turn differently. *starts looking for Roxas*
Meanwhile Roxas sits on rock, looking on the piece of Namine's face. Every time when he looks in her eyes, a teardrop slides down to his cheek. Goofy who followed him here, tries to cheer him up.
Goofy: Don't worry… we'll find… other human stuff for our collection.
Roxas: *sadly* It's not just about that. Dad… he… he hates humans so much, even though they're not so dangerous. And he almost killed me, when he wanted to destroy the thing, made by them. I don't understand him at all. *hides his head behind his arms*
Goofy: How's your shoulder by the way? *looks on it*
Roxas: I don't know… it hurts a bit, but only if I move it.
Suddenly something wraps thigh around Roxas's arm. Goofy tries to help, but the other thing knock him down.
Roxas: *scared* Goofy!
The thing that attacked Goofy, wraps around Roxas's other arm and moves it roughly. Roxas feels pain in his shoulder. Now he realizes that he was attacked by two evil looking eels.
Xigbar: Try not to struggle kiddo or we will break that arm of yours. *pulls him somewhere along with the other eel*
Roxas: Where are you taking me? And what did you do to my friend?
Xaldin: You'll see. It's for your own good.
Roxas: But, if you'll just let me go…
Xigbar: Not a chance. After all don't you have something you want to do, huh?
Roxas:*sighs, when two eels are pulling him into a darker part of the ocean*
Eels bring him to the scary looking cave. Roxas looks on the ground, but quickly looks up when he sees a bunch of plant like creatures on it. Eels pull him to the room where a large cauldron is. Suddenly an octopus like person comes in the room.
?: So you'll finally showed up.
The light shines on person and reveals his long white hair.
Roxas:*shouts* The Sea Sorcerer Riku?
Sorcerer: The one and only yeah. So, I heard you got a problem kid. How can I help you?
Roxas: You can help me?