

In their time together, Ariel exposes the spell placed by Ursula by uncovering Carlotta's buried memories. Fortunately, she is spotted by Carlotta, who hides her, only to reprimand her for her sudden disappearance five years earlier. As she is unfamiliar with the rules in the castle, Ariel is discovered in an out-of-bounds area by a guard and is pursued. When Eric returns to his kingdom, Scuttle and Jona cause enough of a distraction to allow Ariel to use the Trident to provide herself legs and proceed into the castle to search for her father.


In the process of her return, Ariel sees Eric, reproducing the song Ariel had sung to him when she'd rescued him on an ocarina while just offshore with Max, leaving Ariel stunned. Furthermore, the number of guards on the beach had lessened, making it an ideal opportunity to return to the surface. Though Ariel had attempted to pursue revenge against the sea-witch, Ursula's postage of the guards along the shoreline prevented her from doing so.Īfter receiving word about a gull that wanted to talk to her, Ariel is informed about Triton's survival. After investigating with his great-grandgull, Jona, Scuttle discovers that what Eric has written is true, spying Vanessa speaking to the imprisoned Triton.įollowing the supposed death of Triton, Ariel returned to Atlantica, voiceless, and was forced to take the position of queen by her sisters as punishment for everything that had come to pass because of her actions with Flounder, Sebastien, and Threll acting to interpret Ariel's signage in Mer runes. Scuttle views "La Sirenetta" and realizes that Eric vaguely remembers, but also that - rather than King Triton having been killed by Ursula as everyone had believed, he'd been transformed into a polyp. Eric, not remembering what had happened due to Ursula's spell, distracts himself by composing operas, with his work "La Sirenetta" becoming especially popular, as it was inspired by his diluted memories. But when Ariel discovers that her father might still be alive, she finds herself returning to a world and a prince-she never imagined she would see again.įive years after marrying Prince Eric, Ursula - as Vanessa - spreads her command on land by conquering surrounding kingdoms. Ariel is now the voiceless queen of Atlantica, while Ursula runs Prince Eric's kingdom on land. and took King Triton's life in the process. It's been five years since the infamous sea witch defeated the little mermaid.
