The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (also known as The Little Mermaid III) is a 2008 American animated direct-to-video fantasy film produced by DisneyToon Studios, and a prequel to Disney's 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid. Directed by Peggy Holmes, the film's story is set before the events of the original film and acts as a pilot to the television series, The Little Mermaid: The Series, when Ariel is still young, and where all music has been banned from the underwater kingdom of Atlantica by King Triton, and Ariel attempts to challenge this law. Jodi Benson and Samuel E. Wright reprise their roles as Ariel and Sebastian respectively, while Sally Field voices the film's new villain, Marina Del Rey, and Jim Cummings replaces Kenneth Mars as King Triton, as Mars had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was unable to reprise the role. The film was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on August 26, 2008. The film contradicts certain events of the television series, implying that it is an independent installment of Disney's The Little Mermaid franchise.

Genre: Animation, Family, Musical

Director(s): Peggy Holmes

Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Jim Cummings, Sally Field

Production: Walt Disney Home Entertainment

2 nominations.


IMDB:: 6.4
Rotten Tomatoes:: 33%

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Marina Del Ray:
Can you feel it, Benjamin? The sweet taste of power! Filling, yet oddly minty!

Queen Athena:
Oh the waves roll low,/and the waves roll high;/and so/it goes/under a bright blue, endless sky;/Waves try to measure/the days that we treasure;/wave hello, and wave goodbye

Marina Del Ray:
Benjamin! Tear out those puny windows, rip down those narrow walls! This is just the beginning. I want a balcony, so I can wave down at the adoring crowds, but high enough that they can't see the disdain on my face.

Delivery Fish:
So how long has she been in charge?

Benjamin:
We're going on seven minutes.

Sebastian:
What about Ariel? You just gonna abandon her, leave her to deal wit all dat we tangled her up in? You tink that small, weak, helpless little girl can do anything by herself?

Sebastian:
[Ariel smashes open door] Ariel?

Ariel:
Come on Sebastian, let's go.

Marina Del Ray:
As you can see Your Majesty, I - [raises chair to Triton's level]

Marina Del Ray:
I'm a self starter, Your Majesty. Here to anticipate your every need! Not like that last guy, what was his name? Sooner we forget about him, the better. In fact! Let's make a vow, never to mention his name again. Here, I'll start!

Marina Del Ray:
[claps hands over mouth] There! Wasn't that easy?

Benjamin:
Let's think about what we've learned here. You just can't hurt people. Hurting is mean. We don't wanna be mean, do we?

Marina Del Ray:
[blows her nose] Maybe you're right.

Benjamin:
[pinches her cheek] That's my girl. Samba?

Swifty:
Do you promise to jump, jive, wail, groove, rock steady, and at all times lend a helping hand to your fellow music lovers?

Sebastian:
Guys that ain't kelp!

Marina:
Surprise!

Sebastian:
Marina! [sees her strange outfit] What are you wearing?

Marina:
I thought I'd dress for the occasion

Sebastian:
What's the occasion? (Marina brings out a net) Go go go go!

Marina:
Sic em boys!

Marina Del Ray:
[about being the girls' governess]

Marina Del Ray:
I hate this job!

Marina Del Ray:
[about Sebastian being the king's advisor]

Marina Del Ray:
Oohhh that Sebastian! I despise him! I LOATHE him!

King Triton:
It seems that Marina can use some help. [to Sebastian] I want you to look after Ariel. [Marina shrieks] No offence Marina.

Marina Del Ray:
[displeased] None taken. [to Sebastian] Soft shell!

Sebastian:
[to Marina] Tardy girl!

Marina Del Ray:
Stick eye!

Sebastian:
Fish lips!

Marina Del Ray:
Back stabber!

Sebastian:
Fashion disaster!

Marina Del Ray:
BOTTOM FEEDER!

Sebastian:
BABYSITTER!

King Triton:
[to Sebastian and Marina after hearing them argue] Dismissed.

Andrina:
OK, bedtime, outta my way. [to Alana] Don't look now, but dinner exploded on your face.

Alana:
[putting a face mask on] It's plankton extract and sea salt.

Andrina:
[disgustedly] Pretty.

Alana:
it rejuvenates the skin *and* it won't clog your pores.

Andrina:
[plugs her nose and is disgusted] Ugh, whatever!

Alana:
It's your face...

Arista:
[floating into bed with a sleep mask on] Excuse me. [sighs]

Aquata:
[noticing Arista wearing her sleep mask] Uh, is that my mask?

Arista:
[has the mask on] Nope. [Aquata yanks it off her]

Aquata:
It's got my initial on it!

Arista:
It does?

Attina:
All of our names start with "A", Aquata.

Aquata:
[sees Arista stealing her brush] Oh! My brush?

Arista:
I was gonna talk to you about that...

Aquata:
[sees her blue shell top] My lucky seashells?

Arista:
They're not very lucky.

Aquata:
[gasps and sees her favourite soft toy under her bed] Mr Fuzzyfinkle!

Arista:
He's so cute! Look at that, he likes me!

Aquata:
[sees her pillow] AND my pillow?

Arista:
Yeah, that's for Mr Fuzzyfinkle.

Aquata:
[snatches it off Arista] Nice try!

Arista:
[tugging it from Aquata] Give it back!

Aquata:
[tugging on the pillow] Arista, you always do this! It's my stuff!

Andrina:
[watching the girls argue] Finally, some entertainment!

Marina Del Ray:
[finishing the end of her song] After that, who knows? Sebastian's bound to make a mistake right?

Benjamin:
Not likely.

Marina Del Ray:
Dream killer! [she dips her nails into the bowl angrily]

[Marina Del Ray and Benjamin came in the princesses' room]

Marina Del Ray:
Uppy-uppy, my darlings.

Benjamin:
It's us. [The princess groan]

Ariel:
[Groans] Governess! [Then Marina takes the pillow from under Aquata]

Aquata:
Hey!

Marina Del Ray:
Rise and shine.

Aquata:
Why so early?

Marina Del Ray:
Mustn't be late.

Arista:
But it's still dark out.

Aquata:
Uh...

Arista:
[Sees now] Oh. Hi.

Benjamin:
Wakey-wakey.

Adella:
Oh, I was dreaming about a boy.

Marina Del Ray:
Yes. Come on, girls.

Alana:
But I need my beauty sleep.

Andrina:
Tell me about it.

Alana:
Easy for you. No one cares what you look...

Marina Del Ray:
Move it.

Benjamin:
I think you're lovely.

Andrina:
Can't we meet Father later?

Marina Del Ray:
Unfortanily, I don't get to make those kinds of decisions. [laughs] Any decisions, really. [Sees the girls go back to sleep again and anger] GET UP! [The girls rushed up and go to the mirrors] All right, all right, all right. Move your tails. This is our special time with your father.

Ariel:
Special? It's the same every morning.

Andrina:
Ah, she's got a point.

Marina Del Ray:
That's what your father cares about. Predictability, presentation, punctuality.

Ariel:
That's all Dad cares about.

Andrina:
She's got a point.

Aquata:
You've got your own mirror!

Benjamin:
Two minutes.

Marina Del Ray:
STOP PRIMPING! [They get ready as they talk, as Attina goes to Ariel]

Attina:
Come on, Ariel.

Ariel:
Why can't he let us do something different? Just once.

Attina:
Give him a break. He's the king, remember? You try running a kingdom.

Ariel:
I wouldn't run it like this.

Attina:
Don't upset him, Ariel.

Ariel:
Just because you're the oldest, Attina, doesn't mean you can boss us around.

Attina:
Yes, it does.

Marina Del Ray:
Benjamin, if we're late again, I'll never get a promotion.

Benjamin:
Marina...

Attina:
Come on, girls.

Marina Del Ray:
Not that I want a promotion. No, no, no, I love this job. Looking after you is what I live for. Really. [the girls leave and anger again] I HATE this job!

Benjamin:
The less said the better.

King Triton:
Ariel.

Ariel:
[groans] Oh! Yes, Daddy?

Arista:
[Whispering] He sounds grumpier than yesterday.

Andrina:
Time to go. [With Triton and Ariel]

King Triton:
[sternly] A princess does not tickle another princess with seaweed.

Ariel:
You saw that? [beat] I was just trying to have some fun.

King Triton:
You disrupted your sisters.

Ariel:
Well, they laughed

King Triton:
Well, I didn't.

Ariel:
But Daddy, why can't...

King Triton:
[interrupts] Is it too much to ask that you simply walk with your family?

Ariel:
[frustrated] That's all we ever do.

King Triton:
[threateningly] Ariel...

Ariel:
Can't we do something different?

King Triton:
ENOUGH! [Ariel is shocked at her father's behavior] You have to learn to respect the way I run this kingdom. [holds out a seashell-shaped tool] Barnacles.

Ariel:
[shocked] What? That'll take all day.

King Triton:
[hands her the tool] Well, then you'd better get started, young lady. [Ariel is angry at her father as he swims inside the building]

Ariel:
I hate this place. [She swims off to where she will get all the barnacles off]

[We fade to stacks of meat and are picked up by a stick, which turns out to be Benjamin uses it to feed the locked up creatures]

Benjamin:
Mm-hmm. Snacky-snack. [animals growling] OK. [moaning as the creatures ate the meat] No manners.

Marina Del Ray:
This job is killing me!

Benjamin:
Oh, dear.

Marina Del Ray:
????If I have to watch over these spoiled princesses one more day, I'm gonna BEACH MYSELF!

Benjamin:
Mm-hmm.

Marina Del Ray:
You should've heard that little clawboy Sebastian today. "You're late." [gibbering] IF TRITON WASN'T LOOKING, I WOULD HAVE SQUASHED THAT CRUSTACEAN INTO A CRAB CAKE!

Benjamin:
Mm-hmm.

Marina Del Ray:
[inhaling deeply] Maybe I'm just too sensitive?

Benjamin:
Dip.

Marina Del Ray:
Did you feed them today?

Benjamin:
Yes. Twice.

Marina Del Ray:
And the key? [He shows her the key around his neck, and he continues to shorten her nails] OOH! That Sebastian! I despise him! I LOATHE him!

Benjamin:
Never heard that one.

Marina Del Ray:
How did that little invertebrate get to be chief of staff?

Benjamin:
Chutzpah?

Marina Del Ray:
I want that job. I deserve that JOB! So what if I'm late every once in a while and the girls are miserable?

Benjamin:
Nobody's perfect.

Marina Del Ray:
That's right. Nobody's... perfect. -

Benjamin:
Oh... my.

Marina Del Ray:
Everyone makes mistakes, even... him! [singing] ? Benjamin, I need to find a clue ?

Benjamin:
Or a good cuticle cream.

Marina Del Ray:
[singing] ? To get myself Sebastian's job. To stage a little coup. A straw to break the camel's back. A teeny dent, a tiny crack. A quiver or a quake. What I need is one mistake ? Ow!

Benjamin:
Oh, so sorry!

Marina Del Ray:
[singing] ? Just one mistake ?

Benjamin:
Now, color? Sardine Silver?

Marina Del Ray:
No, thanks.

Benjamin:
Orange roughy?

Marina Del Ray:
Not in the mood.

Benjamin:
Rainbow trout?

Marina Del Ray:
Just paint them the shade of clarified butter! [singing] ? Sebastian, Oh, better be on his guard. ?

Benjamin:
So much for my samples.

Marina Del Ray:
[singing] ? Cause I have some electric chums. And they'll be looking very hard. A straw to break Sebastian's back! A teeny dent, a tiny crack! A dowdy double take! What I need is one mistake! ?

Benjamin:
Uno error.

Marina Del Ray:
[singing] ? Just one mistake Then... Hello, world! ?

Benjamin:
Oh, my.

'Marina Del Ray:
[singing] ? It's Marina Del Rey! ?

Benjamin:
That's right. Three names.

Marina Del Ray:
[singing] ? I'm the new attach ?

Benjamin:
Ooh, French!

Marina Del Ray:
[singing] ? Or maybe more Oh, I want so much more ?

Benjamin:
Big surprise.

Marina Del Ray:
[singing] ? Hello, world! I'm the belle of the ball! ?

Benjamin:
I'm feelin' it. Big wave!

Marina Del Ray:
[singing] ? I'm the greatest of all the loyal royal big shots! ? [shouting gleefully, grunts] - [moans] - Mmm... ? Work it, Marina! Pouty, sassy! ?

Benjamin:
Pouty. Sassy.

Marina Del Ray:
[singing] ? From the engine to the chassis! ?

Benjamin:
[singing] ? Oo-wah oo-wah ?

Marina Del Ray:
[singing] ? Got to, got to! ?

Benjamin:
[singing] ? Oo-wah oo-wah ?

Marina Del Ray:
[singing] ? Get it, get it! Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta HAVE IT! A straw to break the camel's back. A teeny dent, a tiny crack. A mini mighty break. What I need is one mistake. ?

Benjamin:
Mmm.

Marina Del Ray:
after that, who knows? Sebastian's bound to make a mistake, right?

Benjamin:
Not likely.

Marina Del Ray:
Dream killer! [she dips her nails into the bowl angrily]

Flounder:
My name is Flounder.

Ariel:
Oh, I'm Ariel. (Sees something) Oh, no! [That was Sebastian as he stopped until her land on Sebastian]

Sebastian:
Princess Ariel! What is the meaning of this?!

Flounder:
Princess?

Ariel:
Um... We weren't doing anything.

Sebastian:
No? Then why were you trying to get away? [both growing]

Flounder:
Um... 'Cause they were chasing us?

Swordfish Guard:
We heard music, chief.

Sebastian:
[shrieks] MUSIC! THE PRICEESS WAS MAKING MUSIC?!

Swordfish Guard:
The princess wasn't making music. He was.

Flounder:
[whimpers]

Sebastian:
MUSIC IS AGAINST THE LAW! TAKE HIM TO THE DUNGEON!

Flounder:
I can't make it in the slammer!

Sebastian:
NOW!

Ariel:
Wait! This is all a big misunderstanding. Huge. You are gonna laugh when I explain. Which I'm about to do.

Sebastian:
In this century, please.

Ariel:
Right. You see, I was just cleaning the coral tubes, and my friend here [chuckles] were helping me.

Flounder:
That's right. Best friends helpin' out. Makin' it happen.

Ariel:
But not making music. [He make nervous smile] See?

Sebastian:
Guards! Escort the princess back to the palace.

Ariel:
But Sebastian...

Sebastian:
[To Flounder] And YOU!

Flounder:
[whimpers]

Sebastian:
Consider this your first and only warning, mon [The two guard goes on to escort the princess back to the palace]

Ariel:
Humph! [Sebastian sees that Flounder is still here and he give him the angry look that scares and he swims off]

Sebastian:
Oh! Intolerable, I tell you. That girl is working on my last claw!

[In the morning, Sebastian crawls up to King Triton in his throne room]

Sebastian:
Good morning, Your Highness.

King Triton:
Sebastian. Marina.

Sebastian:
[gasps]

Marina Del Rey:
Good morning, Your Majesty.

King Triton:
I have a problem. [Sebastian is shocked] It's Ariel.

Sebastian:
Ariel? I...

Marina Del Rey:
Finally! So you see it, too? Oh, yes. She's rebellious, insubordinate, headstrong. We need to immediately implement a series of checks and balances designed to CRUSH her spirit. What? Too harsh?

Sebastian:
Absolutely! Your Highness, she is young, going through a phase.

King Triton:
I don't remember having this much trouble with any of her sisters.

Marina Del Rey:
I do! They're all a handful. We should shave their heads.

Sebastian:
[yelps]

King Triton:
[clears throat]

Marina Del Rey:
Just kidding.

King Triton:
Alana wasn't difficult at all.

Sebastian:
Yes, Your Majesty. But Arista and the blowfish incident, remember?

Marina Del Rey:
Oh! It took weeks to clean up the palace.

Sebastian:
And how about Aquata and that stingray?

Marina Del Rey:
Oh! I can still feel it.

King Triton:
Well...

Sebastian:
Or the time Attina got her head stuck in the conch shell.

Marina Del Rey:
That was me.

King Triton:
Well, perhaps you're right, Sebastian. Still, it seems Marina could use some help. I want you to look after Ariel.

Marina Del Rey:
[shrieks]

King Triton:
No offense, Marina.

Marina Del Rey:
None taken. [They bow down as King Triton leaves] Soft shell.

Sebastian:
Tardy girl.

Marina Del Rey:
Stick eye.

Sebastian:
Fish lips.

Marina Del Rey:
Backstabber.

Sebastian:
Fashion disaster.

Marina Del Rey:
BOTTOM FEEDER!

Sebastian:
BABYSITTER!

Marina Del Rey:
[gasps]

King Triton:
Dismissed. [That got them to stop fighting. Meanwhile, we go to Ariel humming "I Remember" in her sleep, but then she and the gang wake up to see her sister staring at them]

Ariel:
What? [looks at her sisters being suspicious] What?

Attina:
Uh... You were humming.

Ariel:
[gasps] I was?

Arista:
Out loud.

Ariel:
Don't worry. [swims to her mirror] It was just a dream.

Alana:
I'll tell you what wasn't a dream. We woke up at midnight.

Aquata:
And your bed was still empty.

Ariel:
Really?

Andrina:
Yeah. That is two hours past curfew.

Ariel:
Oh.

Andrina:
Ooh, was it a boy?

Adella:
If it's a boy, I'm gonna die.

Andrina:
Ugh... Drama.

Adella:
I mean, I'm happy for you, Ariel. It's just that I'm two years older than you, and the only one I've come even close to kissing is Stevie.

Andrina:
Ew! Squid-Lips Stevie?

Adella:
It was on a dare.

Andrina:
Whatever.

Attina:
Guys, let's stick to the subject.

Ariel:
Well, it wasn't a boy, OK? We were just helping a friend. Out past the kelp forest.

Aquata:
Ooh! Past the kelp forest. It wasn't a boy. It was a bad boy.

Arista:
[gasping] Oh, Ariel.

Aquata:
Simmer down there, sister.

Attina:
So you were just helping a friend?

Ariel:
Um... Yep.

Attina:
Then, where'd you get... THIS?!

Ariel's Sisters:
[all gasp]

Attina:
Can you imagine what'd happen if Dad found it?

Ariel:
He's never here.

Attina:
Don't get cute with me. This is serious. Where were you? [Andrina looks at her, Alana, Aquata, and Arista both looked at Ariel]

Ariel:
I was just... listening to music in an underground club.

Attina:
OK, where were you really? [Ariel give them the look]

Sisters:
[gasping] Listening to music?

Aquata:
No way.

Arista:
What was it like?

Andrina:
Come on. Spill it.

Ariel:
[laughs] Oh, it was amazing. The energy, the dancing, the music... Just makes you feel like...

Aquata:
Like what?

Ariel:
Like when Mom was here.

Arista:
Ariel, I wanna hear it, too.

Ariel:
You do?

Aquata:
Me, too.

Adella:
OK. Me, too.

Alana:
Me, too! Me, too!

Andrina:
Not without me.

Arista:
Yeah. Everybody does. Please, Ariel. Please?

Ariel:
Well...

Attina:
Oh!

Ariel:
We'll go tonight.

Arista:
I'm so excited!

Aquata:
Music!

Alana:
What should I wear?

Adella:
So you think there'll be boys?

Andrina:
One way to find out.

Attina:
THIS IS NOT HAPPENING! You go again and I...

Andrina:
Oh, lighten up.

Ariel:
Come on. [all]

Girls:
Mmm?

Attina:
OK. [The girls cheer as Marina and Benjamin arrives]

Marina Del Rey:
Come on, girls. Uppy-up.

Andrina:
Morning.

Benjamin:
They're early.

Marina Del Rey:
Yes. [grabs Benjamin] But WHY?! [Leave at princesses' room]

[King Triton and his Royal Guards smash his club and anger at Sebastian]

King Triton:
This is how you watch over my DAUGHTER?!

Sebastian:
Sire, I...

King Triton:
I trusted you.

Sebastian:
Sire. [Marina looks at this in pleasure]

King Triton:
Guards! LOCK him away.

Ariel:
What? No!

King Triton:
LOCK THEM ALL AWAY!

Sebastian:
But, Your Majesty, please!

Swordfish guard:
Come on. Let's move it. [The guards escort the band, pushes Flounder] Hey.

Flounder:
I'm with the band.

Swordfish guard:
Sure you are, kid. [As they take them away]

King Triton:
Marina, you will take over Sebastian's duties immediately.

Marina Del Rey:
As you wish.

King Triton:
Attina, take your sisters home.

Attina:
Yes, sir.

Ariel:
Father, you can't do this!

King Triton:
It's already DONE! [Attina and Aquata drags her out, as the princess exit the club, King Triton uses his trident to blasts the rocks and blocking the entrance to the club as the scene fades to the princess in the throne room at the palace.] You are all confined to the palace.

Attina:
Yes, Father.

Ariel:
Why don't you just lock us in jail?

King Triton:
Ariel, you are confined to the palace until you understand what you've done.

Ariel:
What did we do? Tell me, Daddy...

Attina:
Ariel, leave it alone.

Ariel:
No. We haven't done anything wrong. All we did was listen to music.

King Triton:
WHICH YOU KNOW IS FORBIDDEN!

Ariel:
But why? Why can't we have music?

King Triton:
This discussion is over.

Ariel:
Just tell me!

King Triton:
I do not have to explain myself to you.

Ariel:
I don't understand. We love music.

King Triton:
I WILL NOT HAVE MUSIC IN MY KINGDOM!!! [Hearing this, Ariel is angry and distraught by this]

Ariel:
I may not remember much about my mother, but I know she wouldn't have wanted this. [She leaves the throne room, as the king and her sisters watch her leave. Cut to Ariel entering her and her sisters' room, and sit doing crying] [sobbing] [Her sister enter the room as Attina is now 2 feet away from them] Attina? [Ariel tries to comfort Attina, but...]

Attina:
You just don't know when to quit. [Attina gives her the angry look and swims away from her]

Ariel:
What? [Her sisters did the same]

Alana:
It's over, Ariel.

Ariel:
But... we were finally happy.

Attina:
Look around, Ariel. No one's happy.

Marina Del Rey:
Benjamin, tear out those puny windows. Rip down those narrow walls.

Benjamin:
Oh, no.

Marina Del Rey:
This is just the beginning. I want a balcony so I can wave down to the adoring crowds. But high enough so they can't see disdain on my face. Can you taste it, Benjamin? The sweet taste of power! Filling, yet oddly minty! [singing] ? Hello, world! It's Marina Del Rey! I'm the new attach! But I want more! [laughing] And I'M NEVER GOING BACK! Did you get that, clawboy? NO, I'M NEVER GOING BACK... ?

Delivery fish:
Delivery for Miss Del Rey.

Marina Del Ray:
[singing] ? Make no mistake! I'm here to stay! ?

Benjamin:
Oh... OK.

Marina Del Ray:
[singing] ? Meet the new Marina Del Rey! ? [harmonizing]

Benjamin:
She does seem happier. Oh!

Delivery fish:
How long has she been in charge?

Benjamin:
We're going on... seven minutes.

Marina Del Rey:
Ah-ha!

[Meanwhile, at the dungeon. Ray-Ray throws the ball against the wall, as the heroes are sad being in the dungeon, as Ink Spot panics]

Ink Spot:
I got to get out of here. I got to get out. The walls, they're closing in. There's no space! No air! [grunting] I got it! We'll start a riot! Follow my lead. ATLANTICA! ATLANTICA! Join me, guys. ATLANTICA!

Ray Ray:
Hey, Ink Spot.

Ink Spot:
Yeah? [Ray-Ray throws the ball to Ink Spot as he squeezes the ball while breathing]

Ray Ray:
This ain't living. You know what I'm saying?

Sheldon:
And the acoustics are non-good-ular. Listen. Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do

Flounder:
Come on, at least we're hanging out. Can I get a "hoo-yah?"

Sebastian:
Come on, guys. This looks a lot worse than it is. I'll just get an audience with the king and I'll fix it.

Shelbow:
Now, no offense, man, but you had ten years to fix it, and this is where we end up?

Ink Spot:
In jail. [The band gathered around to discuss the plan]

Sebastian:
Well, I... [And the band are done discussing the plan]

Ray Ray:
The band has talked it up, see, and we want you to...

Cheeks:
Slip through the bars.

Sheldon:
Use your claws to pick the lock, man.

Ink Spot:
And open that door! [They have each other about that being a good plan]

Flounder:
Liquid! [the gang looked at him] Just kidding.

Sebastian:
NO! BAD PLAN! If we break out of this jail, there ain't no coming back here, mon! We'll be fugitives! [The pause at that, but they agree on being fugitives]

Flounder:
What's a fugitive? [Ariel arrives and heads to their cell]

Sebastian:
What about Ariel? You just gonna abandon her, leave her to deal wit all dat we tangled her up in? You tink that small, weak, helpless little girl can do anything by herself? [Ariel smashes open door] Ariel?

Ariel:
Come on Sebastian, let's go.

Shelbow:
I'm with her.

Sebastian:
If we run away from Atlantica, it will break your father's heart.

Ray Ray:
She got to do what she got to do.

Ariel:
I'm sorry. I just can't live here.

Ink Spot:
Yeah, let's go.

Sebastian:
[closes the cell door] Listen, I will not be responsible for taking you away from your family.

Ariel:
[opens the cell door] I'm leaving! With or without you.

Cheeks:
All right!

Sebastian:
[closes the cell door again, but this time he is out of the cell] NOBODY'S LEAVING! [gasps]

Shelbow:
Except you.

Ray Ray:
Mmm-hmm.

Ariel:
Look, Sebastian, without music, this place just isn't home.

Shelbow:
You know she ain't lying.

Ray Ray:
Ain't no comeback to that!

Ink Spot:
You got that right.

Sebastian:
[Tries to think] Ha! Oh, no, no, no. [gasps, grumbles] Never mind. [screams]

Ariel:
Are you OK?

Sebastian:
Ariel, you're right! Without music, this place just isn't home. I know just where to go!

Band:
FREEDOM! [They go through the cell door ramming Sebastian against the wall]

[At the palace, King Triton is standing from his window, as Marina arrives]

Marina Del Ray:
And thanks to my bold new initiatives, second only to my fabulous day wear and dressy evening separates, productivity in all sectors is up 20 percent. [The king ignores her as he swims away] Squids are producing more ink, kelp more oxygen, and the coral reef is just churning out the plankton. Chuga, chuga! [laughs] I do so enjoy fresh plankton on my salad, don't you? [He didn't answer] I'll take that as a yes. Ohh. As you can see, I - [raises chair to Triton's level] I'm a self starter, Your Majesty. Here to anticipate your every need! Not like that last guy, what was his name? Sooner we forget about him, the better. In fact! Let's make a vow, never to mention his name again. Here, I'll start! [claps hands over mouth] There! Wasn't that easy? [Benjamin appears]

Benjamin:
Marina.

Marina Del Rey:
Busy!

King Triton:
I think I was too hard on them.

Marina Del Rey:
Huh?

Benjamin:
It's about Ariel.

Marina Del Rey:
NOT NOW!

King Triton:
Perhaps I went too far.

Marina Del Rey:
Nonsense, Your Highness. Not possible. [Her seat went down to Benjamin]

Benjamin:
Marina.

Marina Del Rey:
WHAT?!

Attina:
[Off Screen] DADDY!

Benjamin:
Huh? [Attina arrives with the flower Ariel left behind]

Attina:
Ariel's missing.

King Triton:
What?

Marina Del Rey:
[grabs Benjamin] Why didn't you tell me?!

Benjamin:
I just... did.

Attina:
We can't find her! We've looked everywhere!

King Triton:
Don't worry. I'll find her. Get me Sebastian!

Marina Del Rey:
What, what! No, no, no! No, I'm in charge here! [swims to Triton, but stops when he gives him the look] Well...

Benjamin:
Sebastian's gone, too.

King Triton:
Guards! Search the palace. Search every inch of Atlantica! Find my daughter! [Leaves as the guards gone off to find Ariel]

Marina Del Rey:
Your Majesty. Whoo-hoo! Your Majesty, Your Majesty. [growls] [She turns to look at the flower as she goes to pick it up and squeezes it in anger.] Sebastian.