"I hope no one is hurt," Adella said clasping her hands together.
"Or worse" Arista spoke up worry clear in her voice.
"Now girls, your father can handle anything," Rilletta said reassuringly.
Ariel swam into the room just then saying, "Where's daddy?"
"Trouble at mermaid lagoon, he went to go check it out," Adrina said swimming over to her baby sister.
"How are the girls?" Aquata asked.
"Fine, they're napping at the moment" Ariel responded.
A few hours had passed and the mer-princesses were still awaiting their father's return after Rilletta went home.
"Father's home!" Alana yelled as she spotted their father swimming to them.
Within minutes Triton's daughters surrounded him and started asking a bunch of questions about what happened.
"Humans found mermaid lagoon," Triton said.
"Humans in the lagoon? Father, the lagoon is supposed to be protected from humans" Arista said shocked.
"I know, I don't know how humans could have found it," Triton said stumped.
"Ariel, did you happen to tell Eric everything about your mermaid heritage?" Adella accused looking at her.
"I know how important mermaid lagoon is Adella, I would never tell any human about it," Ariel said.
"Girls, that is enough. As of right now, we can no longer trust humans, the surface is once again forbidden" Triton said.
"Daddy, I told Eric that he could see the girls" Ariel protested.
"Ariel, I have a duty to my people as King I have to keep them safe" Triton said.
"Daddy, you don't understand Eric will be so mad that I kept them from him," Ariel said, "They are apart of that world as well"
Sighing not wanting to argue with his daughter the sea king said, "I'll still take you and the girls up there"
"Thank you, daddy," Ariel said happily.
"That is the only time you can go up to the surface though" Triton warned.
"Yes daddy, I don't want to go up to the surface any more than I need to," Ariel said.
"Where's Rilletta?" Triton asked.
"She went home, she said that she would see you tomorrow," Aquata said.
"Alright, well it's getting late. Goodnight girls" Triton said as he retreated to his bedroom followed by a chorus of 'good nights'
The following morning
Ariel was getting the girls ready to go up to the surface with her father when Urchin swam in.
"Hey, Ariel. I know it's probably not the best time to do so, but would you maybe wanna go to the Catfish Club?" the sandy blonde merman asked.
"I'll have to see, Urchin," Ariel said as her father swam in asking, "Are you ready to go?"
"Yes, daddy," Ariel said as she handed Harmony and Melody to her father before picking up Tune and Rhapsody before following her father out of the room.
Once they got to the surface, they saw Eric waiting with Anna. Ariel glared at the couple as they swam to the shore and Triton turned the girls human.
"A week, Eric and then I'll be back up with my father to get them," Ariel said still glaring at them.
"You'll have them back when I say," Eric said as he grabbed the girls from Triton and her.
"Eric, you will give my daughter her children back in a week," Triton said sternly.