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They say never to make a deal with the devil, but 

keep in mind, I'm far from evil. They call me the 

sea witch. I take it as a compliment; I've always 

loved being popular. What mermaids don't realize 

about my trade is that the loss of their poor 

unfortunate souls is their own fault. Never once do 

I lie to them or treat them unjustly. 

Lately, I had been focused on the daughter of the 

sea king, Ariel. The spoiled little brat had found 

herself a new subject of interest. A lovesick 

sixteen year old girl, desperately yearning for a 

human, Prince Eric, would be perfect for my next 

business partner. I would finally be able to take 

my position as the rightful ruler of the ocean if all 

went well. 

So when the king of the sea's daughter finally came 

in need of my help, I had the perfect plan. I sent my 

trusty pet eels, Flotsam and Jetsam, as spies to keep 

me updated. Gazing through my cauldron, I was able 

to witness Ariel rescue Eric when his ship 

encountered a storm. The obsessed teenager carried 

him to a beach, where she sang to him until he woke 

up. Prince Eric, consumed with his thoughts of this 

mysterious savior, started on his quest to find this 

exotic girl with the beautiful voice, as he assumed 

she just must be his true love. 

I knew that her father would not approve of her 

new attraction, and that Ariel would do anything 

to rebel against what he said after their argument 

on the topic. This was when I had Flotsam and 

Jetsam lure her in, and the hopeless girl easily 

agreed to my offer of help.

She came oh so quickly, asking for my magic. I told 

her how it goes, no sugar coating involved. I could 

turn her into a human for three days. However, if she 

hadn’t received a kiss from Eric by the third day, that 

is true love's kiss of course, her soul was mine! But if 

she somehow managed this task, she would get the 

reward of staying human forever. She eagerly nodded 

in agreement, although her crab companion, 

Sebastian, let out shouts of disapproval.  

"All you have to pay of course, is your voice" I 

informed. She seemed startled but I kept 

speaking. “You have your looks to charm him; 

you won’t even need it,” I persuaded. “Such a 

simple price for a magnificent reward.”

I was delighted when she finally signed the scroll 

and her precious voice was right in my hands. I 

quickly produced a potion that gave her just what 

she wanted. Ariel would be turned into a human 

instantly.

"Good luck," I teased as she swam to the surface. 

I watched as the Prince guided her around the 

castle; Ariel observed things she'd never seen 

before with wide eyes. He sat her down to eat 

dinner, and she looked around confused, 

oblivious as to what was going on. I couldn't 

help but let out a laugh as she picked up a fork 

and started brushing her hair at the table. If this 

was how she was going to act for the next few 

days, winning was going to be easy.  

The next day I watched as Prince Eric rowed Ariel out 

on a rowboat. He listed off names as Ariel shook her 

head in disgust at each. Sebastian leaned over to hint 

to Eric as to what her name really was. When the two 

began leaning in, I knew I had to act quickly. 

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