The Secret Daughter

Chapter 2

~On the surface~

Fireworks are in the sky around the ship. Ariel looks on, amazed. Sebastion and Flounder arrive. Sebastion: "Ariel, what - what are you- jumpin' jellyfish! Ariel, Ariel! Please come back!" Y/n pops up. Y/n: "Er-Ariel?!" Ariel: "What are you doing here?" Ariel swims to the ship and watches a party until Max finds her. Eric: (Whistles.) "Max, here boy. Hey, come on, mutt, whatcha doing, huh Max? Good boy." Y/n swims up to them. Y/n: "Hey, Max." Max barks causing Y/n to pet him. Eric: "Y/n." Y/n: "Eric." Ariel sees him and is stricken. Scuttle: "Hey there, sweetie! Quite a show, eh?" Ariel: "Scuttle, be quiet! They'll hear you." Scuttle: "Oooh, I gotcha, I gotcha. We're being intrepidatious. WE'RE OUT TO DISCOVER!" Ariel grabs his beak. Ariel: "I've never seen a human this close before. Oh - he's very handsome, isn't he?" Scuttle: (Looking at Max) "I dunno, he looks kinda hairy and slobbery to me." Ariel: "Not that one - the one playing the snarfblat." Grimsby: "Silence! Silence! It is now my honor and privilege to present our esteemed Prince Eric with a very special, very expensive, very large birthday present." Eric: "Ah, Grimsby - y'old beanpole, you shouldn't have." Grimsby: "I know. Happy birthday, Eric!" A giant, gaudy statue of Eric is revealed. Max growls. Y/n winces, almost falling into the water. Eric: "Gee, Grim. It's, err, it's, err - it's really somethin'. . . ." Grimsby: "Yes, I commissioned it myself. Of course, I had hoped it would be a wedding present, but . . ." Eric: "Come on, Grim, don't start. Look, you're not still sore because I didn't fall for the princess of Glauerhaven, are you?" Grimsby: "Oh, Eric, it isn't me alone. The entire kingdom wants to see you happily settled down with the right girl." Eric: "Well, she's out there somewhere. I just - I just haven't found her yet." Grimsby: "Well, perhaps you haven't been looking hard enough." Eric: "Believe me, Grim, when I find her I'll know - without a doubt. It'll just - bam! - hit me - like lightning." Lightning and thunder appear and the sky grows dark. Sailor: "Hurricane a'commin'!! Stand fast! Secure the riggin'!" (Storm hits.) Scuttle: "Whoa! The wind's all of a sudden on the move here." He is blown away. Y/n drops into the ocean. Scuttle: "Oh! Ariel..." The ship crashes through the storm. Lightning starts a fire. A rock looms ahead. Eric: "Look out! . . ." Ship crashes and all are thrown overboard except Max. Eric: "Grim, hang on! (Sees Max.) Max! (Goes back to save him.) Jump Max! Come on boy, jump! You can do it, Max." He saves Max but is trapped on board. Grimsby: "ERIC!" The ship explodes. Ariel finds Eric near-drowning and pulls him away. On beach. Ariel is sitting next to an unconscious Eric. Ariel: "Is he - dead?" Scuttle opens Eric's eyelid. Scuttle: "It's hard to say." He puts his ear against Eric's foot. Scuttle: "Oh, I - I can't make out a heartbeat." Ariel: "No, look! He's breathing. He's so, beautiful. What would I give to live where you are? What would I pay to stay here beside you? What would I do to see you smiling at me? Where would we walk? Where would we run? If we could stay all day in the sun? Just you and me And I could be part of your world" Sebastion and Flounder have washed up and are watching the scene. Max and Grimsby's approach. Ariel hurries away. Grimsby: "Eric! Oh, Eric. You really delight in these sadistic strains on my blood pressure, don't you?" Eric: "A girl - rescued me. . . . She was - singing . . . she had the most - beautiful voice." Y/n pops up. Y/n: "Hey, Grimsby." Grimsby: "Ah, Eric, I think you've swallowed a bit too much seawater. Y/n, lovely seeing you again." Eric: "Do you know who rescued me?" y/n: "Hmmm. Hard to say Riv left to go hang with our other friends earlier after the whole statue being revealed. Said it hurt her eyes. I was trying to find anyone stuck in the wreak and didn't see you. Maybe one of my sisters helped but it's unlikely." Grimsby: "Thank you, Y/n, but I believe that if you don't start heading back, you'll be caught by someone you don't want to be." Y/n: "Oh! Right. Bye!" Grimbsy & Eric: "Bye!" Grimbsy: "Off we go. Come on, Max." Sebastian: "We just gotta forget this whole thing ever happened. The sea king will never know. You won't tell him, I won't tell him. I will stay in one piece." Ariel: "I don't know when I don't know how but I know something's starting right now watch and you'll see some-day I'll be part of your world."