One thing was for sure. Ariel was getting sick and tired of her bedroom, but she didn't have any choice in the matter. She hadn't even been allowed to leave for meals, one of her sisters always spiriting away some dinner for her and bringing it back, but she barely could touch what they brought her. After human food, it all seemed so bland and ( Read more... )

But Ariel had the benefit of friends, Sebastian and Flounder, who saw her struggling and were able to drag her up to shore. It wasn't easy, but they did it, and she rocketed out of the water with a splash, gasping in that strange new need for air. Once she got used to it, she settled in a shallow area, and the wonderment of what had happened ( Read more... )

Knowing Ariel had needed a really big pick-me-up, Flounder had found something really good and couldn't wait to show her. She went in blindly, spirits already lifted by the promise of a surprise. "Flounder! Why can't you just tell me what this all about ( Read more... )

Sebastian scurried out of the palace, muttering, "How do I get myself into these situations? I should be writing symphonies, not tagging along after some...headstrong teenager ( Read more... )

King Triton was flustered; he was upset and distraught, but that was never really nothing new when it came to dealing with the youngest of his seven daughters. He heaved a heavy sigh. “I just don’t know what we’re going to do with you, young lady!”

( Tough Love. )

Scuttle the Seagull sat perched on his nest on a rock in the middle of the ocean. It was a good rock, great for doing productive things like inspecting the latest thing to wash up, a long, tubular thing with glass in it that you looked through. He was having a great time inspecting things like his webbed feet, or the water, or his tail, singing a ( Read more... )

Ariel poked her head up from behind the corroded masts of one of the many ships littering the bottom of the sea floor, a sweet, excited, oblivious smile on her face. Her long red hair drifted like anemones in the water as she looked longingly forward. She was just about to settle into a wistful state when a voice came from behind. "Ariel! Wait ( Read more... )