03x06 - The Beast Within

[bunniefuu]

Come on. We gotta
pick up Sebastian.

Where are those guys?

Aah!

Oh. There you are.

And just in time, too.

Look I need to get to
the palace in a big hurry.

Then you came
to the right place...

or should I say
to the right face?

Why are you in such
a rush, Sebastian?

Well, Ariel, today
is my 25th anniversary

as advisor to the king.

I'm sure he has a great
big surprise waiting for me.

I have to get rid
of that ridiculous thing.

It clutters up
the entire throne room.

Uhhhhhh...

Yes, Dudley, I know

it was a gift from the finleys.

I think they gave it to
me just to get rid of it.

Aah!

Here I am.

Yes, you are.

Now, your majesty,

don't beat around the
seaweed with old Sebastian.

We both know what happened


Oh, yes. I remember.

It's the 25th anniversary

of the great worm invasion.

Yes! No!

That was 24 years ago.

I should know.
I was covered with worms.

The worm invasion was one year

after somebody special
became your chief advisor.

Oh, yes. Why,
of course, Sebastian.

Happy 25th anniversary.

Ha ha! You remembered,
your majesty!

[Blows nose]

[Sobbing]

Sebastian,
I officially award you

this special trophy

for 25 years
of faithful service.

Oh...

[Sniff]

Your majesty, thank you. Aah!

But that's...

Don't be a blabbermouth, Dudley.

I'm just trying
to make Sebastian happy.

♪ Doo doo ♪

So what do you think
of my trophy?

Uh, it's... it's big.

Uh-huh.

Oh, yeah.

[Scat singing]

Urchin, can you believe
the king gave me this trophy?

Yeah, it's pretty hard
to believe.

Let's go look for gemstones
in quaking canyon.

Sounds fun.

Will we be gone
very long, Ariel?

We'll be back in no time.

That long, huh?
Better take my trophy.

You know, Ariel... Every time
we go on one of your adventures,

one of us... and it's usually
me... gets into big trouble.

I know... That's what
makes it an adventure.

[Rumbling]

Look out!

Now I know why they
call this quaking canyon.

Look, Flounder.

There are lots
of gemstones in there.

[Howling]

Sounds like there's
something else in there, too.

Nah. It was just a current

flowing through that opening.

Ariel, you always make excuses

for scary sounds
and spooky caves.

Oh, it's much too dangerous
in there, Ariel.

Dangerous and exciting.

Come on.

Ariel, you're making
a big mistake.

I've told you over and over...

Flounder, if you had a beard,
you could be my father.

Let's live a little.

I'd rather live a lot.

Hey, wait for us.

Oops.

Cave-in!

Sebastian! Did you
break anything?

No. My trophy is o.K.

[Sigh]

The cave entrance is blocked.

We're trapped!

No. Good thing
I brought my trophy.

We'll just go deeper
into the caverns

and find another way out.

Don't worry.

Don't worry, she says.

[Howling]

Oh! Don't worry.

Don't worry, don't worry.

Grrr!

Aah!

Ariel!

If we can make it
into that hole!

Aah!

[Growling and snarling]

Hurry!

A-woo!

Aah!

[Burp]

Oh... does it hurt?

Only when I swim.

What was that big hairy thing?

Aah!

My trophy!

I had to do it, Sebastian.

But couldn't you
have thrown a rock,

a mud ball, anything
but my trophy?

Sorry, Sebastian.

[Sobbing]

The king had it made
special, just for me.

Probably spent weeks,
months, years,

planning just how
to bestow it on me.

And now it's worthless.

[Sobbing]

[Gasp]

Look.

Wow. They sure are shiny.

Not as shiny
as my trophy... was.

I said I was sorry.

I know, I know.

But now I'm a broken crab
with a broken trophy.

It's a way out,
if you happen to be a snake.

Come on. Lend a fin!

Uhhn! Sebastian!

We have to work together.

Well, I've learned a big lesson
on this adventure.

What's that?

I'm never going exploring
with urchin again,

especially if I have a
trophy to bring along.

[Howling]

I'm worried.
I don't know this place.

You're worried? We
must really be in trouble.

What are we gonna do?

[Creak]

I... I feel funny.

Is it your sore tail?

It's my whole body.

It feels kind of...

[Deep voice] Hairy.

Ooh! Ooh! Ow! Ooh!

Rrrr!

Grrr!

A-woo!

Uh, Flounder, come back!

Did you see that?

He... he got bigger and faster.

And much hairier.

Wait. I've heard about this.

If you get bitten
by a howling hairfish,

you turn into
a howling hairfish.

Oh, no.

A-woo!

It's a howling hairfish!

Swim for your life!

Watch your tails!

Aah!

A-woo!

We're gonna hunt down
this here fish

and get rid of him!

Oh, poor Flounder.

I feel terrible.

I know how you feel, Ariel.

I haven't felt this terrible

since urchin broke my trophy.

If you mention that trophy one
more time, I'm gonna scream.

[Gulp]

Trophy.

Aah!

Let's get that hairfish!

We'll wipe the ocean
floor with it!

We'll stop it!

Let's get that hairfish!

Yeah! Let's go!

Wait. Maybe the fortune
teller will give us the cure

for the howling hairfish.

Go see the fortune
teller if you want.

We're going after the hairfish!

Follow me!

Yeah! Yeah! Come on!

[Growling and snarling]

Oh, Ariel, you've really
done it to me this time.

Ariel,

if we do get a cure
for the howling hairfish,

I hope urchin
doesn't break it...

Like he broke my trophy.

Sebastian,
Flounder is in trouble!

I'd appreciate it if you'd stop
complaining and help out.

Well, I'd appreciate it if urchin
didn't break every trophy I win.

If you don't stop blaming
me for breaking your trophy,

I'll never forgive you.

Fine. Fine.

Aah!

Yaaaah haaaah.

A-woo!

There he is!

After him!

Don't let him get away!

Uh-oh!

Don't let him bite you!

We've got him now!

We'll put an end to his howling.

Ariel!

That'll hold him.

If he turns back into
a howling hairfish,

we'll just push the whole
thing into the bottomless pit.

Flounder will never forgive me

for turning him into
a howling hairfish.

You know, I'm glad urchin won't
forgive me for not forgiving him

for breaking my trophy.

I'll have less broken
trophies and more free time.

No more urchin bugging
me to play with him,

saying things like,

"how's my favorite
crab, Sebastian?"

And stuff like that.

Well, I sure won't miss
Sebastian going,

"boop-ba-da-bap,
zap-dap-zoo-zap,"

trying to cheer me up
all the time.

I vill never
forgive the village.

You called me a fraud, a
witch! You chased me away.

Those villagers sure like
to chase things, don't they?

I vill never give you the cure.

The village will live
forever under the curse

of the howling hairfish!

Yeef. What a grouch.

Uh... hello?

What do you vant?

Vait! Don't tell me.

You are here
to learn your future.

Uh, no, we, uh...

Vait! You are here to contact
someone from your past?

Well, sort of.

Vait! You are here
to find a cure

for the howling hairfish.

Yes.

That's why everyone comes here.

See the future, the past,

cure a hairfish.

This job is very predictable.

The problem is, Flounder...

Vait! Don't tell me.
This is the one

who has been turned into
a howling hairfish, right?

Right. We followed
that villager here

and overheard what you said.

Villagers. They are fools!

Because of their
treatment of me,

I have denied them the
treatment for the howling hairfish.

It has a certain
balance, don't you think?

But we aren't from the
village, and Flounder is...

Well, he's our...

Vait!

He's your friend.

All of you are friends, no?

Yes.

Except me and the crab.

Right.

I had friends... Once.

Then you understand.

The villagers chased
them out of the village, too.

Please help us.

Who knows what they'll
do to poor Flounder

if they catch him?

I know what they will do.

I vill help you...
Just to spite them!

Gather round,
friends of chowder.

Flounder.

Vhatever.

Long ago, an evil sea witch

cast a spell upon the village.

A-woo!

Dere is only one cure.

You must bathe your friend

in the magic mist of silver.

Only den vill the curse
of the howling hairfish

be lifted.

Hmm. You got any cures in there

for broken trophies?

Aah!

Let's just push him into the
bottomless pit and go home.

I have things to do.

Yeah! Let's do it!

Come on!

Oh, no. Please, don't. I... I...

The fortune teller said we need
that magic mist to cure Flounder.

In her crystal ball,

it looked like some magic spell

or maybe a rare ocean current.

No, it moved more like it was...

Alive.

You are right, Ariel.

There was something
familiar about it.

That silver mist moved
like a school of fish.

We aren't going to cure
Flounder with a school of fish!

The fortune teller said
the magic mist was silver.

Exactly. Silverfish!

[Grunting]

That howling hairfish
will never hit bottom.

[Rrr]

That's why they call it

the bottomless pit!

A-woo!

Wait! I have the cure.

These silverfish can magically
turn that howling hairfish

back to normal.

[Distant howling]

Come on!

If we can return him to normal,

he might be able to squeeze out.

She did it!

Yes! Flounder is okay!

Ha ha ha!

Ariel, I'm so mad at you.

We see a cave, and I go,
"I don't wanna go in there."

Then you go, "oh, there's
nothing to worry about."

Then I go, "okay,"

then, "rrr, aaar, grrr!"

Heeeeelp! Aaaaah!

I'm sorry, Flounder.

Do you forgive me?

Of course.

Don't I always?

Hey, what's wrong
with those guys?

Don't tell me.

Yep. Still arguing over...

The trophy.

Doncha see?

See what?

How easy it is to forgive.

But... my trophy.

I turned Flounder
into a howling hairfish,

and he forgave me.

Hmm. Well...

A trophy don't mean much

if you lose a friend over it.

Hmm... I guess I have
been just a little...

Crabby.

Urchin...

I...

I forgive you.

That trophy
was no big deal anyway.

It was just a junky old
present from the finleys.

The king wanted to get
rid of it, so he gave it to you.

Ohhh! Whaa? Huh? Huh?

Your majesty,

what's this about a certain
present from the finleys?

Hmm?

I... we...

Are we caught red-handed?

[Sighs]

Yes, Dudley, we are.

Well, your majesty?

I'm sorry, Sebastian.

Do you forgive me?

Well... I don't know.

I'll have to tink about it.

Hmm.

Okay, your majesty.

I feel better now. Don't you?

I certainly do, Sebastian.