#ohtheclevernessofme1972
Scuttle flew back to Ariel and informed her of the dastardly deed Ursula had done. Ariel dove into the ocean after the ship, swimming as fast as she could without her powerful tail, Sebastian swam for the sea queen’s help, and Scuttle and Flounder gathered every creature they could to stall the wedding.
Max growled at her.
Max whimpered and retreated.
Vanessa reached the end of the aisle to a bewitched Eric, and the ceremony began. SQUAWK!
Suddenly, a flock of gulls and pelicans descended on the woman, picking at her hair, tugging at her dress and veil, and the ceremony descended into chaos as sea creatures flopped onto the deck, all attacking the bride.
Just then, Ariel reached the hull of the ship and began to climb.
Scuttle went in for the final attack on the bride.
Scuttle yanked. The shell necklace crashed to the deck, shattering, and the light within it floated toward Ariel.
But it was too late… the sun had reached the horizon. The third sunset had come.
Ursula dragged Ariel down into the depths, leaving Eric horrorstruck.
—
Triton blasted the contract, but to no avail.
And so, Triton took the place of her youngest daughter, the crown falling from her head, the trident falling from fingers, as she withered into one of Ursula’s seaweed creatures.
“At last, it’s miiiiine… .”
Ursula cries out in pain as a harpoon strikes her. She whips around to see Eric, having thrown it at her.
Flotsam and Jetsam easily capture the prince, holding him under water as Ursula aims the trident at him.
And Ursula’s blast instead hit the eels.
“N o ! ! !”
Ariel quickly swam Eric back to the ship and to air and urged him to get back to shore, but he refused. Suddenly, the entire sea around them began to roll and tumble fearfully as a massive Ursula emerged from the depths, now the size of a Kraken.
The waves rolled and circled around her, creating a maelstrom and flinging Ariel and Eric to the depths.
The maelstrom surged around them, dragging shipwrecks from the depths of the sea, jagged and broken circling around the Sea Witch. Ursula aimed her trident at them.
Ursula was suddenly skewered by the bow of a wrecked ship, the momentum from the maelstrom of her own making propelling it through her.
And the Sea Witch was no more, her desire for power becoming her own undoing. And the sea became still at its surface once more.
Meanwhile, beneath the sea, in Ursula’s cavern, the withered souls returned to their original state, and Queen Triton took up her crown and trident once again. But her heart ached, for she saw how heartbroken her daughter was to be separated from the Prince and the land.
—
Eric had refused to move from the shore since he had washed up there, determined to wait for the love of his life, without knowing whether he would ever be able to see her again.
Triton summoned the magic of her trident and the current began to twist around Ariel.
THE END
Directed by:@egdramaqueen
Producers:@egdramaqueen,@asklilyluna,@askjamessirius
Special Effects: @egdramaqueen
Cast:
Ariel:@jenlizrose
Eric:@astroboletos
Vanessa/Ursula:@ohtheclevernessofme1972
Triton:@egdramaqueen
Sebastian:@devilwearsmadammalkins
Scuttle:@pighmypuff
Flotsom/Jetsom:@cheapenigma and Amita
—
Dmitri looked at his feet a moment, a serious look crossing his brow. “It was more a change of heart.”
He began his descent to the exit.
“Young man,” a Court Attendant lectured, “you will bow and address the Princess as ‘Your Highness’.”
But Dmitri raised a hand in compliance.
—
—
That night at the ball, Anya stayed hidden behind the curtains awhile, her eyes scanning the crowd for a certain face.
“…brings me joy I never thought I could feel again.“
Anya turned and saw a green light emanating from the center of the hedge maze and curiosity, as it so often did, got the better of her.
To be continued…
Directed by:@egdramaqueen
Producers:@egdramaqueen,@asklilyluna,@askjamessirius
Cast:
Anya:@redhairforreasons
Dmitri:@anarrayofwits
Vlad:@astroboletos
Empress:@desi-cosplays
Rasputin:@polyjuice-personas
Bartok:@demiguiserp
The next day, Eric took Ariel on a private tour of the kingdom as promised. Ariel couldn’t help but stare in wonder at everything, intrigued by the slightest detail. And in turn, Eric could not stop staring at her in wonder as she looked at the world, mesmerized by her curious spirit. He showed her every one of his favorite sights, his favorite places to go when he needed to be alone, and that evening, the most charming place he could think of… a nearby lagoon.
Ariel’s friends were never far away, more than ready to lend a helping hand.
“O.K. All right, this calls for a little vocal romantic stimulation.”
Under Sebastian’s careful direction, the creatures of the lagoon come together to create the most beautiful, inexplicable music. Eric, so distracted by the beautiful woman in front of him, did not register the oddities at play around him, but was filled with the desire to know more about the young lady
Eric laughed, “O.K., no. How ‘bout - Diana?”
Eric wasn’t sure where the name came from, but one came to him from somewhere,
And a smile broke across Ariel’s face and she nodded.
Sebastian’s music continued on behind the couple as they floated along, and Eric shared with Ariel the concerns he had about taking over his father’s crown.
“I just feel so trapped, he said, “I’ll bet you do, too. Not being able to say what you’re thinking.”
The two slowly came closer and closer together, when suddenly…
The boat flipped over, spilling them into the lagoon water.
Flotsom and Jetsom congratulated each, shaking tails, before descending into the depths, unseen by either of the pair…
—
Ursula’s magic took hold, transforming her appearance into that of a human, but instead of her low, brazen timbre, her laughter became light and melodic… the voice she’d taken from the young princess…
—–
Back at the castle, Eric sat on the wall of his castle, looking out over the sea…. Ariel had retired for the night, and he found himself thinking that perhaps this girl, the one who was right in front of him, warm and caring, was better than a girl who he may have imagined in his water-boggled haze, no matter how hauntingly beautiful her voice may have been…
But just as he’d decided this, he heard something…
A melody floating across the shore…
His eyes desperately searched for the source of the music, and in the distance he could see a figure making its way across the dunes. He strained his eyes to see her better, and in those moments his guard was let down and Ursula’s magic swept over him, warping his mind and entrancing him. This… this was the girl he’d been looking for. There was no doubt of it.
Ariel awoke the next morning to loud squawks from Scuttle, flying in the window and congratulating her on her engagement! The entire Kingdom was buzzing about the news! Prince Eric was to be married that very night. Ariel overjoyed, ran out into the hall, still in her night things.
Heartbroken, Ariel returned to her friends. That evening, she watched from the pier as the ship that carried the couple to their Happily Ever After set sail. Flounder and Sebastian stayed by her, trying to comfort her. But Scuttle… little though he knew about how humans really worked, could tell something was not right… he took flight behind the ship. As he flew about the portholes, he caught sight of the young lady to whom the prince was going to be married, but her meek and mild behavior was gone now.
Scuttle flew back to shore as fast as they could, crying out for Ariel…
Directed by:@egdramaqueen
Producers:@egdramaqueen,@asklilyluna,@askjamessirius
Special Effects:@egdramaqueen
Cast:
Ariel:@jenlizrose
Eric:@astroboletos
Sebastian:@devilwearsmadammalkins
Flounder:@youngwolfchaos
Scuttle:@pighmypuff
Flotsom/Jetsom:@cheapenigma and Amita
Ursula/Vanessa:@ohtheclevernessofme1972
Grimsby:@actinganimagus
Desperate for a solution, any solution, to get to the world Ariel believed she truly belonged, and to the one she believed she belonged with, she allowed the eels to show her the way to Ursula’s lair.
Ursula painted a compelling picture for the young girl of all the merpeople she’s helped, and the price they pay if they can’t uphold their deal of the bargain, and Ariel listened intently.
A long, slimy tentacle uncurled before the princess.
The contract struck between Ariel and Ursula began to glow, and Ariel grasped her throat in shock as her voice continued on, but without her control. It floated like a light in front of her, drifting toward the witch, and then disappeared into the shell strung around her neck.
Ariel’s tail then began to glow as excruciating pain wracked her body, the feeling that her fins were being splintered apart like shrapnel. She felt each scale contract and bend, twisting and transforming instead into tiny hairs scattered across smooth skin. She felt her chest tighten to the point of imploding, desperate for air, and her vision began to fade to black…
—
With help from Sebastian, Flounder, and Scuttle, Ariel made it to shore and was clothed in scraps of sail from the shipwreck. Prince Eric and his dog, Max, happened to be taking a walk along the shore just then, only to find…
“What’s wrong?” Eric asked, “What is it?”
To be continued.
Directed by: @egdramaqueen
Producers:@egdramaqueen,@asklilyluna,@askjamessirius
Special Effects by: @egdramaqueen
Cast:
Ariel:@jenlizrose
Ursula:@ohtheclevernessofme1972
Eric:@astroboletos
