The Mermaid and The Prince

A Start of Something New

isclaimer: I don't own anything. Everything belongs to Disney, since this is inspired by The Little Mermaid and TOEI. Except any character I made up for this story.

A ship had set sail from the palace; it was to celebrate a very important day in the kingdom. There was only one person not excited about it. Prince Yamato stared at the sea; he just wishes everyone didn't have to make a big deal about his birthday. It meant him choosing a bride, and there was no girl in the kingdom that he has met that was suitable for him.

"Yamato, shouldn't you be off celebrating with the others? "Mario asked Yamato; for once he wasn't dressed as some animal costume. It usually embarrassed him.

"I am just fine. I'll be there in a few minutes" Yamato assured him.

"You seemed depressed. It's about this arranged marriage, isn't it?"

"You know?!" Yamato replies as he looked at him wide-eyed.

"Well that Princess Rika seemed like a nice girl but the fact she's the twelfth girl you have turned down. The whole kingdom is considered, I am considered. We just want to settled down with we feel is the right girl."

"Well, what can I say? I just don't want to settle down with any girl." Yamato confesses. "I am sure there is someone out there for me. For now the whole kingdom will have to wait. Perhaps I will travel a bit. Explore parts of the sea, I am sure they're things I never seen before . . ."

"I nearly forgot. We prepared you're birthday present. In all honest, I thought it would be a belated wedding present." Mario admits.

"Why don't you give up already?" Yamato bellows. As Mario pulls off the large cloth to reveal a statue of his likeness, Yamato wasn't fond of it but he put on a smile. He didn't want to seem like he didn't appreciate it. After all it was a gift.

"A statue . . . in my likeness. That's really thoughtful."

"Do you really like it or you're just saying you do?" Mario questioned, not convinced.

"No, I like it . . ." Yamato he told him. This time more assertively. He didn't want to hurt Mario's feelings. After all he looked after him since he was young.

"I know, you're not being honest your highness." Mario tells him.

"Believe what you will."

"Did you ever here the story about the Mer-People?" Mario asked him, in his attempt to change the subject.

"Mer-People? I thought you like studying animals, Mario?"

"Mer-People, are like animals. Of course, it's only a legend. No one as actually has seen them."

So this is just something you're making up." Yamato tells him. He wasn't convinced though he was interested. He just didn't want to show it.

"I would love to study one. If the existed of course especially the grand ruler King Samu. It's been said he rules the Kingdom of Neptune with a firm-hand and a kind heart."

"You're not just saying this is a metaphor when I become King, right?" Yamato questions to Mario but they were interrupted as they turn around to see a large net of fish being pulled up from the ship.

"That's is quite a load your pulling up there."

"Well, we need to stock up. This is going to last the kingdom a good while . . ." As they finish pulling the net up, they fail to notice a few fish falling out of the net. As one fish dropped to the water as it swam away deep into the depths of the ocean floor. Revealing a kingdom on the ocean floor as Merfolk gathered around inside the palace. Music could be heard as everyone began dancing. Mermaid's had long clear skirts over their tail fins, each in a different color and the men had bow ties around their neck.