Chapter 26: Finally A Part of Your World

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN "THE LITTLE MERMAID" OR "HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL".

The next morning, Chad and Troy were still asleep on the beach exhausted after killing the evil sea witch Darbus the night before. With her death, all of sea polyps on the floor of her lair were turned back into merpeople once again. Also with her death, King Adonis had transformed back into his original merman form. Taylor was staring at both men while sitting on a rock that's far away from the beach. Not too far behind her, her father King Adonis and Kelsi were staring at her. After everything that's happened to him, his family, and his kingdom, King Adonis starts to think about his long-standing hatred for humans.

"After everything that's happened, it was two humans that saved our kingdom from that evil Darbus." Kelsi said.

"Taylor is staring at both men very hard. The curly haired one is the one she's in love with, right Kelsi?" King Adonis asked confused at who Taylor was in love with.

"Yes, your Majesty. His name is Chad. Prince Chad Eric Danforth of Hansland, to be exact." Kelsi said as she points her claw at Chad. "The blond boy is his best friend and his name is Troy." Kelsi points to Troy.

"OK. She really does love him, doesn't she?"

"You're right, your Majesty. Princess Taylor really does love him." Kelsi said nodding her head.

"She was probably happy when she was a human." King Adonis sighs before he continued. "I love her with all of my heart and I only want what's best for her, just like I do with my other daughters."

"I know that, your Majesty. But if you really love Taylor very much, I think you might have to let her go. My father always said if a parent loves their children, they have to let them go so they can lead their own lives."

King Adonis didn't like what Kelsi just said. "To be honest with you Kelsi, I don't agree with what you just said. I actually don't agree with it at all." But deep down, he knew that Kelsi was telling the truth. "However, I realize that you're right, Kelsi. If I truly loved Taylor, I have to make her happy. Well, I guess there's just one problem left."

"And what's that, your Majesty?"

"How much I'm going miss my little Taylor." Sighing deeply, he heated his triton staff to a glow as bright as the sun itself. He pointed it towards the rock Taylor was sitting on and his powers instantly swam towards her. Taylor looks down at her fins and smiles at what was happening to her. Her green fins turned into lean, muscular, cellulite-free chocolate legs. Tears were flowing down Taylor's face like a mini waterfall. She mouthed out to her father 'Thank you' once her human transformation was complete. King Adonis had turned his daughter Taylor into a human again. This time, it was permanent.

As Chad and Troy woke up from their sleep, they slowly opened their eyes and saw a shadow coming out of the water. That shadow was that of a young woman; she was wearing a sparkling gold short halter dress. Her arms opened up as she moved closer to both men. "Prince Chad!" The young woman called out Chad's name. Chad's brown eyes couldn't make her out as she emerged from the ocean.

"Taylor?" Chad opened his eyes a bit wider to get a better view of the woman. When he realized who the woman was, he grew a huge smile on his face. "TAYLOR!" Chad shouted as he got up from the sand and ran towards her. He grabs her and picks her up and spins her around in joyful happiness. Taylor laughs very loudly as he spins her around. After he sets her down, Chad turns to his best friend Troy, who was looking at the happy reunited couple.

"Um, could you please give us a few minutes alone, Troy?"

"Yes, your Highness." Nodding his head, Troy got up and left the area, but not before Chad had something else to say.

"And Troy?"

"Yes, your Highness?"

"Please tell my parents to set up the wedding ship...again. It'll depart at 5:00pm, on the dot." Chad said while looking at Taylor the entire time.

"Alright, your Highness." Troy said before he finally left the area. Now, Chad and Taylor had the beach to themselves. Her arms were wrapped around his neck while his arms were around her small waist. They looked at each other with love in both of their eyes.

"I love you, Taylor."

"I love you, Prince Chad."

"I told you, just call me Chad. You can cut out the 'Prince' part."

"Okay, Chad." Taylor giggled. "Now, what were we trying to do before the sun set yesterday?"

"This." It was all Chad said before he lowered his head and placed a soft kiss on her lips. Taylor immediately returned the favor and kissed him back. They stayed that way for a few seconds before both of them needed air and separated. Taylor felt like she was on cloud nine. She has just experienced her very first kiss.

"That was the best feeling I've ever had in my entire life." Taylor sighed. "I don't want that feeling to ever end."

"And it won't, starting right now." Chad said before he lowered his head down and kissed her again. This time, he stuck his tongue in her mouth and she did the same in return. They continued to kiss each other on the beach for hours on end. Until...

Later that day,

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to proudly present to you for the first time: His Royal Highness Prince Chad Eric Danforth and Her Royal Highness Princess Taylor Ariel Danforth!" Pastor Fulton happily announced in front of the large crowd on the wedding ship. The newlywed couple was still kissing until they were broken apart by the royal pet collie Zac.

"Oh, Zac!" Taylor giggled while Zac playfully licked her face. Zac responded by barking happily; he had liked Taylor since the day he lay his fur-covered eyes on her. He was very happy his master picked a wonderful girl to marry instead of the fake monster he almost married the day before. He hadn't even liked biting the butt of that nasty witch. This was definitely the perfect girl for him.

The entire ship cheered and applauded the newlywed couple. Tears started to flow down the women's faces like tiny waterfalls. Both Martha & Lady Lillian Bolton were so emotionally overwhelmed, they grabbed Troy & Lord Jack Bolton's shoulders and cried into those. As Troy tried to push Martha off of him, Queen Yolanda wiped tears from her face with her handkerchief. King Charles wrapped his arms around his wife & cheered 'yes' to himself. His only son & heir to the Hansland title is finally married. He can feel it in his heart that Chad's late mother is smiling down in heaven watching this. He lowered his head to Yolanda's ear & whispered, "Next stop: grandkids."

Back in the ocean, merpeople from all over Pacifica were also cheering for Princess Taylor's wedding. There still in an ecstatic mood after being freed from Darbus' evil doings from the night before. Taylor's sisters waved to her from the side of the ship. They would have never expected their baby sister to be the first to marry, let alone marry a human. But not only was this the human that saved their family and kingdom, it also happened to be the one that Taylor loved and they couldn't be happier for her.

"Visit us in Pacifica soon, Taylor!" Thalia called.

Tocarra shook her head, "She won't be able to breathe underwater, Thalia."

"Well we could still see her!" Thalia argued.

"And by the way, shouldn't it you have gotten married first?"

What do you mean by that?"

"I mean, you ARE the oldest one!" Tamika added.

"My time will come just like yours will. It's just that Taylor's time came first." Tocarra shot back at Tamika.

"Liven up, girls. At least she picked a good man. I like him." Tiana said.

"And cute." Teresa observed.

"I wonder if he has a brother." Tanedra added dreamily. She turns her head & looks at a blond-haired boy standing next to her new brother-in-law. "If not, that human can do. He's REALLY cute!"

"Heads up, best friends coming through!" Jason squawked. He flew right past the girls and lifted Gabriella out of the water, carrying her up towards Taylor.

"We did it, Tay." Gabriella told her best friend.

"Thank you for everything, Gabriella. I couldn't have done it without you." Taylor replied hugging her. She kissed her friend's cheek and added, "I'm gonna miss you."

"What about me? I stalled the wedding." Jason whined.

Taylor giggled and ran her hand through his brown feathers. "You were amazing too, Jason. And our bedroom window will always be open for you. You're always welcome to visit."

"Aw, thanks Taylor." Jason said before he flew back down to the ocean. Gabriella waved to Taylor as Jason brought her back into the water. It may have been good-bye for the friends for now, but it definitely wouldn't be the last time they'd see each other.

At the top of the wedding cake, Kelsi sat teary-eyed as she watched the happy scene in front of her, clutching onto the mini replicas of Chad and Taylor on the cake. The crab was quickly snapped out of it when she heard Zeke's voice.

"I'm not finished with you, you damn dirty crab!" the angry chef yelled.

Kelsi screamed and jumped off the 7-layered cake. Zeke lifted his knife and angrily sliced the cake in half, and then began chasing Kelsi across the ship. Kelsi quickly found herself back in front of the cake; she turned around and saw Zeke trailing right behind her. Kelsi climbed back onto the table in front of the cake. As Zeke jumped and was about to cut Kelsi in half, Kelsi jumped out of the way and sent Zeke flying face-first into the cake. Kelsi cheered as she dove back into the ocean. Jason and Gabriella congratualted their friend with hugs and handshakes. Kelsi proudly curtseyed and gave a bow of her head.

"Thank you, thank you. It was nothing, really." she smiled.

But the celebration wasn't over yet; there was still one person left to say his good-byes. Taylor looked over the edge of the ship to King Adonis. The merman smiled at his daughter and lifted himself up to the ship with the help of his triton. He looked at her lovingly and then wrapped his arms around her in a big bear hug.

"I'm so proud to be your father, Taylor." he told her.

"Thank you daddy." she said.

"And I'm sorry about everything. I just wanted you to be happy. You are now, and that's all that matters. I'm so proud of you, baby girl. I love you." he said.

"I love you, too, daddy." Taylor whispered before separating from him. She looked over to Chad, who smiled at his wife and bowed to King Adonis. The king smiled and nodded in approval at Chad and then turned back to his daughter. He kissed her forehead and then lowered himself back into the ocean.

Now we can walk
Now we can run
Now we can stay
All day in the sun
Just you and me
And I can be
Part of your world

King Adonis waved his triton in the air and a large rainbow formed over the wedding ship. The newlywed couple looked at each other lovingly and wrapped their arms around each other.

"I love you, Prince Chad."

"I love you, too, Princess Taylor."

Taylor giggled. "You know you can cut out the 'princess' part."

"I know." Chad smiled. With that, the couple reunited with a final, passionate kiss.

And as cliché as it sounds, they lived happily ever after!

THE END!

FINALLY, I'M DONE WITH THIS STORY! I can't believe this took me longer to do than the "Titanic" one I did last year, and that had more chapters in it. I guess that's just a part of me being lazy and I deeply apologize for that.

Now that I'm done with "The Little Mermaid", I'm now thinking about doing another story. I might do another crossover story between HSM and another movie, I don't know. I have so many in mind that I don't know which one to do. I might even start doing the story I adopted last year from EndlessDreamer1024 entitled "Intertwined". Whatever I decide to do, PLEASE continue your support.

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