A little pixie dust (Disney / YouTube crossover, PhanFluff)

Chapter 3: The Ocean

The sun was reflecting in the beautiful clear water. They decided to take turns to row, so none of them was really exhausted. Phil let his hand dangle into the cold water, barely touching the water's surface with his fingertips. He tried his best to adjust himself into the situation, but he still didn't like to be at the open sea. It didn't matter if it was a Disney creation: Water was still water and it was still able to drown you. Carrie watched the busy life underneath the surface. Colorful fish, and sea creatures tossed and tumbled around; aquatic plants and anemones danced softly in the current. She leaned herself over the railing, until the tips of her locks were almost touching the water. "Phil, did you see that! That was a sea horse! A real living sea horse! Did you ever see something quite like that?" She turned her head to a pale faced Phil. The smile faded from her lips. "Are you okay?" she asked worried. Phil managed a small nod and a pained smile. "He's afraid of the open sea" Dan informed her between huffs (rowing was hard work). "Thanks, Dan" Phil huffed embarrassed. "There's no need to be embarrassed. We are all afraid of something. It's conquering your fears that makes you brave" Carrie grinned, glad all her Disney knowledge finally paid a good use. "Still, we better start looking for this clue. I don't want imagine what those villains are doing to Tyler right now" "Don't worry, Tyler'll talk them into the ground"

"From your lips to God's ears"

Silence fell upon the little boat once again. They could see some islands in close vicinity. But without aclue, they wouldn't know which island to turn to. "Maybe"Louise began to wonder out loud. "The clue isn't above the water-" Phil let out a high-pitched scream. "Well, just hypothetically" "Shhhh" Carrie interrupted them. "Did you hear that?" All of them listened very carefully. There was the soft burble of the water, the breeze in their hair and singing?

"I wanna be where the people are. I wanna see, wanna see them dancin'" They looked at each other. "Ariel" Dan whispered, as if any loud noise made her disappear again. "She's the person...fish whatever the clue lead us to. Maybe she knows something" The singing came nearer and nearer. "Flippin' your fins,you don't get too far. Legs are required for jumping, dancing" Phil, despite all the things speaking against it, dared to look overthe railing to discover a mop of bright red hair. He leaned over the edge a tiny bit, until he saw the whole body of the mermaid princess,swimming only a few meters away from them. Seeing her as a real person hit him very hard; young Phil had had the biggest crush on Ariel! Actually meeting her still made grown-up Phil's heart ponder. She was real! She was there! She was...looking at him? Phil blinked to make sure. But yes, Ariel smiled bright as she discovered their little boat and waved enthusiastically, never breaking her song. She swam quickly to them with delicate movements. The moment her head broke through the waters surface, her voice could be heard loud and clear. "Up where they walk, up where they run. Up where they stay all day in the sun" Phil didn't think, he just reached our his hand a little, not believing his own eyes. "Wanderin' free -wish I could be-" "Part of that world" Phil finished whispering. He felt his cheeks heat up when Ariel took notice of him in great detail. Dan huffed jealous in the background. Ariel's blue eyes glistened when she reached out her hand as well to greet the new visitor. "Well, hello there strangers. What brings you here to my waters?" She touched Phil's hand slightly with her wet fingertips. Phil, being the adorable dork he is, only managed to mumble inarticulate noises- holy shit, real or not, she was pretty. "We're here because we have questions" Dan stepped in. He tried to make himself as intimidating as possible as he pulled Phil back into the middle of the boat. Said Phil looked a bit baffled,while Carrie and Louise tried their best to contain their giggles. Jealous Dan was a sight to see. "I see" Ariel raised her right eyebrow. "We are looking for your friend. He was captured by villains," Louise decided to take over the conversation. Ariel nodded knowing. "His screams were heard through the whole world here. Dreadful thing to steal a person out of their world to bring them to another" "We are looking for clues that lead us to his location. One of them lead us to you. Can you help us?" The redhead's face lit up, for she was always one to help the ones in need.