[Marina Del Ray and Benjamin came in the princesses' room] [first words]
Uppy-uppy, my darlings.
[first words]
It's us. [The princesses groan]
[groans]
Governess! [Then Marina takes the pillow from under Aquata]
Oh, I was dreaming about a boy.
A Alana
But I need my beauty sleep.
A Alana
Easy for you. No one cares what you look...
Can't we meet Father later?
Unfortanily, I don't get to make those kinds of decisions. [laughs] Any decisions kingdom, 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.
Special? It's the same every morning.
That's what your father cares about. Predictability, presentation, punctuality.
That's all Dad cares about.
A Aquata
You've got your own mirror!
STOP PRIMPING! [They get ready as they talk, as Attina goes to Ariel]
Attina Come on, 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.
I wouldn't run it like this.
Attina Don't upset him, Ariel.
Just because you're the oldest, Attina, doesn't mean you get to boss us around.
Attina Yes, it does.
Benjamin, if we're late again, I'll never get a promotion.
Attina Come on, girls.
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!
The less said the better.
[At the throne room, Sebastian arrives, and his chariot is going crazy] [panting]
WHOA! WHOA! Good morning, Your Highness.
[clears throat]
Unfortunately, the sprat and the... smelt were still... [shrieks] squabbling. No worries. I told them I'd sic the salmon on them. [chuckles]
Sebastian, what would I do without you?
You'd be negotiatin' with the sprat and the smelt, that's what.
[The princesses arrive before their father]
Good morning, girls.
G Girls
Good morning, Father.
Good morning, Your Majesty.
I... uh... [chuckles, groans]
Well, I presume you've all been attending to your royal duties this week.
Attina Yes, Father. We've been working diligently.
But, we're always done early.
Attina Shh!
And the coral is in bloom.
[swims to her father]
So I thought maybe we could go for a swim on the reef?
But it only happens once a year. It could be fun.
I was thinking we could just skip the morning walk.
[sternly]
Ariel! Your father said "No."
Yes, sir. [swims back to her sisters]
Attina Nice job.
[They begin to swim out]
Be on time tomorrow.
Attina Great.
[They swim to go on their walk with their father]
[Meanwhile, we go to Ariel humming "I Remember" in her sleep, but then she wake up to see her sister staring at her]
What? [looks at her sisters being suspicious] What?
Attina Uh... You were humming.
Don't worry. [swims to her mirror] It was just a dream.
A Alana
I'll tell you what wasn't a dream. We woke up at midnight.
A Aquata
And your bed was still empty.
Yeah. That is two hours past curfew.
If it's a boy, I'm gonna die!
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.
Attina Girls, let's stick to the subject.
Well, it wasn't a boy, OK? I was just helping a friend. Out past the kelp forest.
A Aquata
Ooh! Past the kelp forest. It wasn't a boy. It was a bad boy.
A Aquata
Simmer down there, sister.
Attina So you were just helping a friend?
Attina Then, where'd you get... this?
Ariel's Sisters: [all gasp]
Attina Can you imagine what'd happen if Dad found it?
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]
I was just... listening to music in an underground club.
Attina OK, where were you really? [Ariel gives them the look]
S Sisters
[gasping]
Listening to music?
[laughs]
Oh, it was amazing. The energy, the dancing, the music... Just makes you feel like...
Ariel, I wanna hear it, too.
A Alana
Me, too! Me, too!
Yeah. Everybody does. Please, Ariel. Please?
Attina Oh!
A Alana
What should I wear?
So you think there'll be boys?
Attina This is not happening! You go again and I...
Attina OK. [The girls cheer as Marina and Benjamin arrives]
Yes. [grabs Benjamin] But why?! [Leave at princesses' room]
[After King Triton and his Royal Guards storm the club] [angrily]
This is how you watch over my daughter?!
Sire. [Marina looks at this in pleasure]
But, Your Majesty, please!
SG Swordfish guard
Come on. Let's move it. [The guards escort the band, pushes Flounder] Hey.
SG Swordfish guard
Sure you are, kid. [As they take them away]
Marina, you will take over Sebastian's duties immediately.
Attina. Take your sisters home.
Attina Yes, sir.
Father, you can't do this!
It's already DONE!
[Attina and Aquata drag Ariel out. As the princesses exit the club, King Triton, in far more rage than before, uses his trident to blast the rocks to block the entrance to the club]
[After the club is destroyed, the princesses in the throne room at the palace]
You are all confined to the palace.
Attina Yes, Father.
[bitterly]
Why don't you just lock us in jail?
Ariel, you are confined to the palace until you understand what you've done.
[angrily]
What did we do? Tell me, Daddy.
Attina Ariel, leave it alone.
No! [swims up to Triton so she can try to reason with him] We haven't done anything wrong. All we did was listen to music.
[outraged]
Which you know is forbidden!
But why? Why can't we have music?
I do not have to explain myself to you.
I don't understand. We love music!
[losing control of his rage and yelling at Ariel]
I WILL NOT HAVE MUSIC IN MY KINGDOM!!!!!
[Hearing this, Ariel becomes heartbroken and devastated by this.]
I may not remember much about my mother, but I know she wouldn't have wanted this.
[Ariel leaves the throne room, as the king and her sisters watch her leave. Triton becomes saddened while watching Ariel swim away]
[Ariel entering her and her sisters' room, and sitting while crying] [sobbing]
[Ariel watches her sisters enter the room as Attina is now 2 feet away from them]
Attina? [tries to comfort Attina, but...]
Attina You just don't know when to quit. [glares at her and swims away from her]
What? [Her sisters did the same]
But... we were finally happy.
Attina Look around, Ariel. No one's happy.
[At the palace, King Triton is sitting on his throne, as Marina arrives]
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]
[Remorseful]
I think I was too hard on them.
Nonsense, Your Highness. Not possible. [Her seat went down to Benjamin]
[angrily turning around with her chair and yelling at Benjamin]
WHAT?!
Attina [off screen]
DADDY!
Huh? [Attina arrives with the flower Ariel left behind]
Attina Ariel is missing.
[grabs Benjamin]
Why didn't you tell me?!
Attina We can't find her! We've looked everywhere!
Don't worry, I'll find her. Get me Sebastian!
What, what No, no, no! No, I'm in charge here! [swims to Triton, but stops when he gives her the look]
Guards! Search the palace. Search every inch of Atlantica! FIND MY DAUGHTER! [Leaves along with Attina as the guards gone off to find Ariel]
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.
[At the courtroom, the merpeople gathered in] [clears throat]
To my daughters, and to all the citizens I hereby decree that music will once again ring clear from one end of my kingdom to the other!
Therefore, I hereby present Atlantica's first official Court Composer.
Thank you, Your Highness. Uh.... Not that we don't trust you, Your Majesty, but...Swifty, Hit it, Sing it, mon.
S Swifty
[clears throat]
Raise your right hand, fin, claw, tentacle, or whatever the case may be. [Triton raises his hand] Very good. Do you promise to jump, jive, wail, groove, rock steady and at all times lend a helping hand to your fellow music lovers?
Attina [hugs her sister]
Thank you, Ariel.
