Elena, who was holding Ariel, said, "Ariel, your kingdom is next."
Ariel was excited. She couldn't wait to show her new friends everything!
Elena tossed Ariel into the portal. Instantly, Ariel was shot out into the ocean in the cave she had been in.
Snow White, Cinderella, and Aurora jumped into the portal. Then the other princesses jumped in, in order.
Ariel flipped her fins. She was so happy to be able to swim again instead of having to be carried by Elena.
The other princesses shot out of the portal. They all started motioning to Ariel. Ariel noticed with horror that since they didn't have fins, they would drown!
Sofia's amulet glowed, and a tail appeared on her. Her dress was turned into a purple tank top. She said to Ariel, "We humans can't breathe underwater! Get your father, quickly!"
Ariel swam as fast as she could out of the underwater cave. She bumped into Melody!
"Melody, get my daddy," Ariel said urgently.
Melody swam off, then reappeared with King Triton.
"Daddy," Ariel said, "come quickly! My human friends are in an underwater cave, and they can't breathe!"
King Triton followed his speedy daughter, with Melody following. They reached the underwater cave and swam in. Sofia was trying to keep the other princesses conscious.
Without a second thought, King Triton pointed his trident at the princesses. A blast of magic shot out, and the princesses were transformed into mermaids!
Snow White's dress formed into a blue tank top, and the sleeves became red straps. Her new tail was yellow and shiny.
Cinderella's dress became a sleeveless top that went down to her belly button. The sleeves formed into blue rings around her blue top. Her tail was light blue.
Aurora's dress formed into a pink top with short white sleeves that went off the shoulder. Her tail was pink.
Belle's dress formed into a multilayered yellow top with the same concept as her skirt, and the sleeves stayed the same. Her legs fused into a yellow-gold tail.
Jasmine's top stayed the same, and her legs fused into a light turquoise tail.
Pocahontas's dress became a light brown leather bikini top that had one sleeve. It looked just like the top part of her dress. Her tail was light brown like her dress.
Mulan's dress became a green seashell bikini with blue short off-the-shoulder sleeves. Her legs became a light green tail.
Tiana's dress became a sleeveless top that went down to her belly button. It looked like the top half of her dress. Her tail was green.
Rapunzel's dress became a short bikini top that was purple. The bottom part of her sleeves disappeared so only the puffy sleeves were there. Her legs became a tail that was purple with a pink fin.
Merida's dress became a bikini top that looked like the top part of her dress. The sleeves disappeared, leaving only the gold trim at the top. Her tail was a dark turquoise color.
Anna's dress became a bikini made of two large sunflowers. Her tail was a deep blue with a hint of green.
Elsa's dress became a green ice bikini with the sleeves the same as her dress had been. Her tail was a green color, and the fin was pink like her flowers.
Moana's top stayed the same, and her legs fused into a tail the color her skirt had been.
Elena's dress became a red top with a pink off-the-shoulder sleeve. Her tail was red with a pink fin.
The water was filled with multicolored sparkles. The sparkles disappeared when the princesses' transformations were complete.
"Wow!" Ariel cried.
"Let's go look for the jewel!" cried Mulan.
Elena moved her tail up and down and said, "The jewel in this kingdom should be green."
Ariel was looking at them. "Everyone, I'd like you to meet two members of my family."
All the princesses turned to look at her.
"This is my father, King Triton of Atlantica," Ariel said, pointing to a merman with a white beard and a blue tail.
"It's good to meet you," all the princesses said simultaneously.
"And this is my daughter, Princess Melody," Ariel finished. She pointed at a young mermaid about 12 years old. Melody had a black ponytail of hair, blue eyes, a white tank top, and a salmon-colored tail.
"Nice to meet you, Melody," all the princesses said.
"Nice to meet you, too," Melody replied. "Who is the mermaid with the purple tail?"
Rapunzel and Sofia said their names at the same time.
"The young mermaid," Melody clarified.
Sofia swam up. "I'm Princess Sofia," she said.
Melody smiled. "I like your tail," she said.
Sofia smiled. "Thanks!"
Sofia's tail was a different shape than the other princesses' tails were. The fin was more dolphin-shaped, and the belt wasn't translucent.
"Daddy," Ariel asked, "do you know if there is any green jewel in Atlantica?"
"Probably there is," King Triton said. "You should ask your sisters. They are interested in that sort of thing, so they might know."
Ariel smiled. "Thanks, Daddy!" Then she turned to the princesses. "We're going to Atlantica!"
"Is Atlantica the mermaid kingdom?" asked Belle.
Ariel nodded. "All the mermaids live in Atlantica."
Ariel swam deeper under the sea. The other Disney Princesses followed. King Triton and Melody followed behind all of them.
Ariel neared the kingdom of Atlantica. All the princesses gasped at its beauty. "This is my home," Ariel said.
Suddenly, six mermaids swam over to Ariel and the Disney Princesses. "Ariel!" they exclaimed.
"Attina! Alana! Adella! Aquata! Arista! Andrina!" cried Ariel. "I've missed you!
"Who are the mermaids with you?" asked Attina.
"Oh, these are my friends, the Disney Princesses," Ariel said. "Sisters, meet Princess Snow White, Princess Cinderella, Princess Aurora, Princess Belle, Princess Jasmine, Princess Pocahontas, Princess Mulan, Princess Tiana, Princess Rapunzel, Princess Merida, Princess Anna, Queen Elsa, Princess Moana, Princess Sofia, and Princess Elena!"
"So many princesses," Arista said.
"Princesses," Ariel said, "meet my sisters. This is Attina." Ariel pointed to a mermaid with an orange tail and an orange seashell bikini. She had green eyes and brown hair piled on her head. She wore an orange tiara.
"This is Alana," Ariel went on, pointing to a mermaid with an orchid pink tail and a violet seashell bikini. She had violet blue eyes and black hair that was curled. She wore a pink tiara.
"This is Adella," continued Ariel, pointing to a mermaid with a light olive-colored tail and a lime-green seashell bikini. She had teal green eyes and brown hair in a ponytail. She wore a pearly headpiece that matched the color of her tail.
"This is Aquata," Ariel said, pointing to a mermaid with a blue tail and blue seashell bikini. She had brown eyes and brown hair with curly bangs. She wore a ponytail tied with white pearls.
"This is Arista," Ariel continued. She pointed to a mermaid with a red tail and a red seashell bikini. She had blonde hair with bangs that covered one side of her face. She wore a ponytail tied with a red band.
"And this is Andrina," finished Ariel, pointing to the last mermaid. Andrina had a pinkish-purple tail and a pink seashell bikini. She had blonde hair in a high ponytail, with a pink decoration on top. Her eyes were hazel.
All the mermaid sisters had light skin. They all hugged Ariel and were very excited to see her.
"I haven't visited in a while," Ariel explained to the Disney Princesses.
"We're all princesses too," Attina, the oldest, said. "We are the daughters of King Triton. Ariel is our youngest sister."
"Attina," asked Ariel, "do you know of a glowing green jewel anywhere in Atlantica?"
"No," replied Attina. All of Ariel's other sisters shook their heads.
"Wait!" Andrina cried. "I had one like that once. It was the same color as your tail! I gave it to Melody."
Melody turned to look at her mother. "Oh, yes, I remember it," she said. "I hid it in a cavern, but then I gave it to Daddy."
"Eric!" Ariel exclaimed. "He has the jewel!"
Melody nodded.
"Daddy," Ariel said, "my friends and I must go on land. Could you turn us into humans when we get to shore?"
King Triton nodded. "Of course, dear," he said.
"Can't we explore Atlantica first?" Jasmine asked.
"I'm sorry," Elena said. "We have to get the jewel."
"Maybe you can explore next time," Ariel said.
The mermaids swam to the surface. Ariel's sisters, her daughter, and her father escorted them.
"Now, swim right in front of me," King Triton ordered.
"Wait!" Sofia cried. Her amulet lit up and her fin became legs. Her original dress appeared on her.
Sofia walked away from the other princesses so she would not be turned back into a mermaid by the trident. She stood by Melody, and Ariel's sisters.
King Triton raised his trident and pointed it at the Disney Princesses. A stream of magic shot out and hit the princesses, who regained their human forms and their original dresses. Ariel got a sparkling green dress that was the same color as her tail. A purple seashell was on the middle of the neckline. She had off-the-shoulder puffy sleeves and translucent fabric that hung from the waistline of the dress over top of the green skirt. She also got purple seashell earrings.
Ariel wiggled her toes. The other princesses did so also. Sofia went back to the line of princesses.
"I would like my legs too," Melody said. She wanted to go on land with her mother and father.
King Triton pointed the trident at Melody and fired a stream of magic. Melody's salmon-colored tail split and became legs. She was wearing her cream-colored pants.
Melody raced to her mother and the other princesses. "Let's go find Eric," Ariel said.
The princesses walked to the castle Eric lived in, then went in. Eric was by the doorway, humming a tune.
"Ariel!" Eric called, then, "Hello, what's this?"
Ariel smiled. "These are my friends, the Disney Princesses."
Melody said, "They are looking for that green jewel I gave you a while ago."
"Oh, that," laughed Eric. "I gave it to Grimsby, but I think he put it in one of my drawers."
Prince Eric went to his room, and he came back a few moments later with a green jewel. "Yep, here it is. What do you girls need it for?"
"It's a very important mission, and we need all the pieces for it to work," Elena said cryptically.
"Well," Eric said, "here you go, Ariel."
Ariel took the jewel and planted a kiss on Eric's cheek. "Thank you, sweetheart. But my friends and I must go back to the ocean now. I'll come back soon!"
Eric smiled. "I wish you well on your adventure," he said.
Ariel walked back to the ocean, jewel in hand. Her father smiled. "Back so soon, Ariel?"
"Eric had exactly what I needed," Ariel said.
Sofia's amulet glowed, and she regained her mermaid form. She hopped into the water and swam next to Ariel's sisters.
King Triton pointed the trident at the rest of the mermaids. They were all blasted with magic, and they became mermaids again, with all the same clothes they had had as mermaids before.
"Can I come on your adventure too?" asked Melody.
Ariel nodded. "Sure, sweetie."
The Disney Princesses swam back to the cave, with King Triton and Melody following. Ariel's sisters said goodbye with much hugging, and then they swam back to Atlantica.
"Now, Daddy," Ariel explained as they swam, "we have to be humans to complete the next quests. You will have to give us legs seconds before we jump through the portal. Do this to all of us except Sofia, because Sofia uses her amulet."
"Sofia is which one again?" King Triton asked.
"The little one with the brown hair and purple tail," Ariel said. "And don't forget Melody. She needs legs too."
"Okay," King Triton said.
They had arrived at the portal. Snow White went first. She swam up to the portal. King Triton pointed the trident at her and turned her tail to legs. Seconds later, she disappeared into the portal.
For Cinderella and Aurora, he did the same thing. He also did it to Ariel. She regained the same dress that she had been given the last time she'd become human.
Belle. Jasmine. Pocahontas. Mulan. Tiana. Rapunzel. Merida. Anna. Elsa. Moana. King Triton did the same thing for each of them. He was about to do it for Sofia, when he remembered. Sofia's amulet glowed and her tail became legs again.
Elena swam up, and King Triton pointed his trident at her. Her tail became legs and she was sucked into the portal.
The last one was Melody. King Triton pointed his trident. Melody's tail became legs. She swam to the portal, but instead of falling through, she bumped into the cave wall behind the portal. Holding her breath, she tried again. And again. She couldn't go through. Melody's breath was about to run out, and she pointed to her toes. King Triton understood and pointed the trident at her, transforming her back into a mermaid.
Melody wiggled her fins. "I don't understand why it doesn't work for me! Mom and all the other princesses went through!"
King Triton put his arm around Melody, comforting her.
All the princesses fell into the white room. Ariel wiggled her toes. "I can walk now!"
All the other princesses smiled. "That's great!" Elsa said.
Anna looked at Elsa. "Why didn't your powers freeze the water?" she asked.
Elsa scratched her head. "I don't know. I wasn't thinking about my powers, I guess. Maybe being a mermaid changed it so I wouldn't freeze the water." Elsa made some snowflakes. "My powers still work!"
Ariel was looking around frantically. "Where is Melody?" she asked.
Sofia smiled. "Don't worry, Ariel," she said sweetly. "Melody is still with your father in your kingdom. Only Official Disney Princesses, me, and Elena are able to go through."
Ariel was astonished. "Melody isn't an Official Disney Princess?" she asked.
Sofia shook her head. "No. I think she is a junior Disney Princess, like me."
"Why?" Ariel asked.
"She's too young," Sofia said. "The age limit for Officials is 14 and up, I think."
"Oh," Ariel said sadly. "She really wanted to go on the adventure, though."
"Don't worry," reassured Sofia. "All of the Disney Princesses' kingdoms are connected. They are all in the same world. If the kingdom we go to next is in the same time as yours, Melody would be able to get to it by land, air, or sea."
"What do you mean, "time"?" asked Ariel.
Elena walked over. "I could probably explain it better, since I'm older," she said. "All of the Disney Princess Kingdoms are in times. My kingdom and Sofia's kingdom are in the same time, because Sofia could get to my kingdom on a ship without magical assistance. But Pocahontas's kingdom and Tiana's kingdom are in separate times. They are both in America, but Pocahontas's kingdom is years before Tiana's."
Ariel scratched her head. This was confusing.
"What time are we in right now?" asked Ariel.
"We are in August 2017," Sofia said. "This time is after all the Disney Princess times."
"That doesn't make sense…" Ariel said. "Human stuff is weird."
Sofia and Elena laughed. They were sure the time thing wouldn't make sense to any of the other Disney Princesses either.
"Could you talk to Melody?" asked Ariel.
Sofia nodded. She held up her amulet and spoke into it. "Only an official Disney Princess or Elena or me can go through the portal."
Melody heard a voice coming through the portal. When she heard the words, she looked sad. "I'm not an official Disney Princess?"
Sofia had heard Melody speak through the portal. Sofia spoke into the amulet again. "No, you're not. You are a junior Disney Princess, because you are too young to be considered official."
Melody heard Sofia speaking. "Ah, that makes sense," she said. "But why can you go through the portal? You are quite young!"
Sofia heard Melody, and Sofia picked up her amulet. "Elena and I made the portals, so that is why we can go through them," she said.
Melody smiled sadly. "That's good for you," she said. "I wish everything could go through them."
"That would be bad," Sofia said. "If everything could go through them, the ocean would pour into the little white room and out into the other kingdoms. Soon the ocean would be drained and all the other kingdoms would be flooded."
"Oh, you're right," Melody said.
"Don't feel bad," Sofia replied. "If you venture across the world, you may be able to get to the other kingdoms."
Melody smiled. "Really?"
"Yes," Sofia said.
Melody swam out of the cave as fast as she could. She had made up her mind to swim around the world.
Sofia put her amulet back down. It hung from her neck. Her amulet had once been purple, but now it was red.
Ariel, who was happy to hear her daughter's voice, went to the pedestal. The three other jewels were laying on it, and Ariel put her piece down.
"That jewel, it's muy bonito," Elena said. "Everyone did a wonderful job. I can't wait for the next kingdom!"
Merida sighed. "The kingdoms are not getting easier," she said. "I almost drowned today, and my clothes are all wet!"
"Oh," Rapunzel said. "My dress is wet."
Everyone's clothes were wet from being in the ocean.
Elsa had an idea. "I'll blow-dry everyone!" she cried. Elsa raised her hands and produced an icy wind. Nobody got dry, but now they were covered in icicles.
"E-e-e-e-Elsa," Rapunzel said, teeth chattering, "n-n-now we're f-f-f-freezing!"
"W-w-w-we're still wet-t-t-t-t," Merida added.
"I'm sorry," Elsa, the only one who wasn't cold, said.
"H-h-hopefully we can w-w-warm up," Elena said. "I'm f-f-f-f-frio!"
Suddenly, out of a wall came a huge electric fan. It was blowing warm air! All the princesses were warmed up and dried. Then, the fan went back into the wall.
"The white room has surprises," Merida said.
"Perfecto!" Elena cried. "The room is magical!"
Rapunzel grinned. "I love magic," she said. "I used to have magic hair."
Elena smiled. "Ariel, that was the most fun kingdom yet," she said. "You did a wonderful job!"