Return To The Sea

Here on The Lance And The Sea

When Sofia woke up, she felt warmth, and someone carrying her. She opened tired purple eyes and was met with the blue worried eyes of her father.

"Dad?" Sofia whispered softly, Lance let out the breath he had been holding and held his daughter close.

"Oh Sofie," Lance gasped out with a relieved smile. "I was so afraid we'd lost you," Lance said as he sat next to a worried Keith.

Sofia climbed out of her father's arms and grasped Keith in a tight hug. Keith hugged his daughter back with a relieved smile.

"I'm sorry, Mother," Sofia said softly as Keith held her close.

"Oh, no, sweetie. We're sorry," Keith said softly as Sofia pulled away to look at her mother. "We should have told you the truth," Keith said with a soft smile as he placed a hand on her shoulder.

"I didn't mean to hurt anyone," Sofia said with tears in her eyes. "I just hoped I'd be a better mermaid than a girl," Sofia said as she avoided her parents' soft gazes.

"Oh, Sofie, sweetie, it doesn't matter if you have fins or feet," Keith said with a soft chuckle as he wiped her tears away with his thumbs. "We love you for who you are on the inside: Our very brave little girl," Sofia smiled and glanced up as Shiro approached, trident in hand.

"Just like your mother," Shiro added with a smile.

"Oh, Grandfather!" Sofia said as she hugged the sea king, the hug returned just as warm. He had missed his granddaughter. Keith and Lance shared a smile as Keith leaned against his husband, still as a merman.

"Sofie, I don't blame you for wanting to join us merfolk," Shiro said softly as he remembered the same situation with Keith. "And because you're my granddaughter a most precious gift," Shiro said with a smile. "A choice. You can come to Altea with me..." Keith and Lance's eyes widened, though they realized it was Sofia's choice to make, not theirs. "Or you can return to your home on land. It's up to you," Shiro said as Sofia turned to her parents. Keith and Lance nodded with smiles, showing that they were behind her with her choice. Sofia thought for a moment before looking back to her grandfather with a smile.

"I have a better idea," she said.

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Sofia stood outside the wall with Shiro, Pidge, Hunk, Shay(and kids), Matt, and Slav. She was dressed in a blue skirt, purple blouse with blue ruffles, and a blue bow in her hair. Sofia turned to Shiro and nodded. The king handed his granddaughter the trident and Sofia aimed it at the wall. Using the trident's magic, the wall started to melt away.

On the other side was Keith and Lance. Keith was dressed in black capris pants and a light purple blouse with the sleeves rolled to his elbows. Lance was dressed in black pants, a blue blouse with the sleeves rolled to his elbows, and brown boots. Blue at their side, and the other humans behind them. Smiles on their faces.

"Now we can all be together!" Sofia exclaimed as the ocean rolled up to the white concrete stairs.

" Whoo! " Slav exclaimed as he jumped into the water.

" I hear the music playing

It's swinging and it's swaying

Life is a rhapsody "

Sofia jumped into the water with a smile on her face. Shiro watching her with a huge smile on his face as merfolk started to rise to the surface.

" Today we're so delighted

Today we're all united

Here on the land and sea "

The merfolk smiled as they were once again reunited with the humans. It had been a long time waiting.

" I see the sails are sailing

Even the whales are wailing

We're swimming fancy-free "

Sofia climbed out of the water and climbed onto the rock beside Shiro. Shiro didn't notice until it was when Sofia jumped on his back and the two tumbled into the water.

" We're feeling better now

We sing together now

Here on the land and see "

Keith was distracted by seeing all the merfolk and humans happy. Lance picked him up in his arms and jumped into the water. The two surfaced and shared a loving kiss.

" La dee da, pick up your feet

Move your fins and move your feet

Life is sweet

Life is grand

Blowing bubbles with the bass brass band "

Sofia jumped back into the water and met up with Sal and Janka. Pidge, Hunk, Matt, and Keith's sisters swam up to Keith and Lance and the couple found themselves in a group hug.

" Everybody now! " Slav exclaimed to the people who were uncertain to jump in.

Sofia looked up and found the kids who laughed at her at the birthday ball.

"Come on in! There's plenty of water for everyone!" Sofia called out to the trio. The three shared uneasy looks before finally jumping in with smiles on their face. Keith and Sofia smiled as they floated past each other, the pair joining each other on a rock.

" There's no more stormy weather " Keith sang as he gave Sofia back her locket, he had kept it ever since he found it in Altea.

" Now we can sing together " Sofia sang back as she fastened the locket around her neck.

" In perfect harmony " the two sang as they hugged with smiles.

" We're feeling better now

We sing together now

Here on the land and sea "

As the two finished signing, a wave sent them off the rock and back with their family.

" Those on land sing " Slav asked as he pointed to the humans.

" La-de-da-doh " they sang back to the crab.

" Those below sing " Slav asked as he pointed to a fish underwater.

" Do-dee-do-do " the fish sang with a small smile.

" Life is sweet as sweet can be

On the land and on the sea "

Colleen and Coran joined the group in the water, smiles on their faces.

"Come on Blue!" Lance called out to the dog who smiled and jumped in the water as well.

" We're feeling better now

We sing together now

Here on the land and sea "

Sofia swam on her back with a smile. She didn't notice that someone was behind her.

"Woah!" the two exclaimed as they bumped into each other. Sofia turned and found herself facing the mermaid she had bumped into when she was in Altea.

"Sorry," Sofia said with red cheeks.

"Oh, hi," the mermaid said with a smile.

"Hi," Sofia said with a soft giggle. "Didn't catch your name," Sofia said, the mermaid smiled.

"It's Alana," she said as she played with her hair.

Sofia sat on the rock with her family and friends, smiles on everyone's faces. They all sang at once as Shiro created a rainbow over them.

" We're feeling better now

We sing together now

Here on the land and sea "

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Authors Note: Want to see the outfits in this AU? Check out my DeviantArt account under the name animelover8224. The outfits will be under the folder titled Klance Little Mermaid 2 AU in my gallery.