01x13 - La Sirenusca/Substitute Sebastian

[bunniefuu]

[♪ opening theme song playing]

[chorus] ♪ Ariel, oh, oh, oh ♪

[Ariel] ♪ Come along with me ♪

♪ To my corner of the sea ♪

♪ Atlantica has so much in store ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

[Ariel] ♪ Music never ends ♪

♪ We're surrounded
By our friends ♪

♪ There's always something
new to explore ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ We'll use our voices swimming free ♪

♪ Imagine what we'll find ♪

Come with me!

[chorus] ♪ Ariel, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ There's so much adventure ♪

[chorus] ♪ Ariel, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ We'll dive in together ♪

♪ In this sea full of wonder ♪

♪ Who knows what we'll discover ♪

[chorus] ♪ Ariel, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ With Ariel ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

[chorus] ♪ With Ariel ♪

Let's go!

[chorus] ♪ With Ariel ♪

[Flounder] La Sirenusca.

Okay best fins, who wants to hear a story?

Oh, I do, I do!

I love stories.

It's kind of a spooky story.
Are you sure, Flounder?

Oh, I'm sure,
I won't get scared. I'm no guppy!

[both laugh]

We're all fins, Lucia!

Fintastic!

So this story is about
a fish monster called La Sirenusca.

She has a mermaid tail, octopus tentacles,

and not one, but two shark fins.

Tentacles?

Two shark fins? [laughs]

And she likes to snack
on little blue and yellow morsels!

-[giggles]
-What's a morsel?

Little pieces of food.

Wait a minute.

I'm blue and yellow.

I'm little!

[squeals] Like a morsel.

Don't worry, Flounder.
It's just a story my abuelita told me.

It's not real.

Yeah, some stories are real
and others are pretend.

And this one is definitely pretend.

Yup! It's okay, Flounder.

Flounder?

Flounder, you don't have to be scared.

I'm not scared. I was just uh...

Making sure Lil Wally wasn't scared.

[chuckles nervously]
You okay, buddy? Yeah?

How about we stop
telling stories for today

and check out
my new land treasures instead?

Totally tails, let's do it!

Great! They're in the Crystal Cavern.

Huh?

Aren't you coming?

Oh... Uh... I'm going to go
to the kitchen to grab snacks for us.

I'll meet you there.

Oh, thanks Flounder!
Come on, friends. Let's paddle!

[humming and chuckling]

La Sirenusca is not real. [giggles]

-[♪ eerie music playing]
-Huh? Hmm?

Mermaid tail? Tentacles?

[gasps]

La Sirenusca!

I gotta tell Ariel La Sirenusca is real!

I call this one a binkie-scootle.

Binkie-scootle...
I wonder what humans use it for?

Human stuff is so fin-teresting

[Flounder] Ariel! Ariel!

Ariel! I just saw La Sirenusca!

-You did?
-You did?

You did? Uh, where exactly?

Just outside, and she looked
really hungry!

I'm just so glad she didn't see me,

because I'm blue, and yellow,
and snack-sized!

Are you sure you saw her?

Well, I didn't exactly see her.

But I saw a shadow
of a mermaid tail with tentacles,

just like in Lucia's story.
So it must be her!

But La Sirenusca is just
a story that's pretend, remember?

Yeah. It's not real.

Why don't we go to the open market

and see if anyone else
has seen La Sirenusca?

Okay.

Delfino says he hasn't seen
anything fishy going on around here.

Maybe the shadow you saw
was of something else.

Maybe...

Let's grab a juice at Ravi's.
That'll make you feel better.

Good idea. I can ask him
if he's seen that fish monster!

-Let's paddle!
-Huh?

What are we gonna do?

He really thinks he saw La Sirenusca.

We have to figure this out or else
he's gonna keep thinking she's real.

I know. Come on!

Hey Flounder! Want your usual?

Hi, Ravi! Yes please.

One Ocean Berry Blast-Off coming right up.

Thanks. Did you see
a fish monster swimming around here?

A fish monster?

Yes.

She has a mermaid tail, tentacles,

two shark fins...

and likes to eat little blue
and yellow things that look like me...

Oh, you're talking about La Sirenusca.

I love that pretend story!

You see, Flounder?
La Sirenusca isn't real.

Yeah. And if La Sirenusca were real,

she'd think you're the coolest angelfish.

Thanks, Fernie. I am kinda cool.

Okay, I guess you're right, friends.

If she were real, someone
would have seen her by now.

Is that?

[squeals excitedly] I think
I just saw La Sirenusca!

[gasps] I see her, too!

[gasps]

-[Ariel] Where?
-[Fernie] Over there!

No one's here.
And it can't be La Sirenusca

because she's just pretend. Right, Lucia?

But I saw her! And she swam that way!

I want to see what she looks like!

But you said you saw here.

Well, we saw her shadow.

Yeah. And it was of a mermaid tail,

octopus tentacles, and two shark fins.

It has to be her!

I knew it!

Ariel, what are we gonna do?

But, wait. You all said
you only saw a shadow.

You really didn't
actually see La Sirenusca!

But we will if we go look for her.

Okay, fine. Let's go in search
of whatever you all think you saw.

But I know that she's just pretend,

and you have nothing
to worry about, Flounder.

Thanks, Ariel.

Oh, I have an idea!

Flounder, how about you stay here
while we figure out what's going on?

Good idea!

Okay. I'll hang out at Ravi's
and wait for you.

But what if La Sirenusca
tries to do something to my friends?

No! I can't let them
go out there and face that fish monster.

What if they need Flounder help?

Come on, Flounder. You got this.

♪ She's a mystery monster yeah
She could have pointy teeth ♪

♪ She might be red as a lobster ♪

♪ And likes blue and yellow treats ♪

♪ She might hide in the shadow
Just waiting to sneak up ♪

♪ A new fish to encounter yeah
We might just be in luck ♪

♪ La Sirenusca ♪

♪ La Sirenusca ♪

♪ 'Cause some stories are pretend ♪

♪ And some stories are true ♪

♪ But you don't have to worry
'cause she's not coming for you ♪

♪ La Sirenusca ♪

♪ She's just made up
She's not coming for you ♪

♪ I hope she never gets me
Hurry, hide me in the sand ♪

♪ We'll never let that happen
Besides she's just pretend ♪

♪ La Sirenusca ♪

-♪ La Sirenusca ♪
-[gasps] Wait!

♪ Some stories are pretend
but maybe this one's true ♪

♪ I think I just saw her
Maybe I believe you ♪

Do you believe us now?

I do! La Sirenusca is real!
But which way did she go?

That way.

The only thing down that way
is the Apothecary.

[all gasp]

What if La Sirenusca tries
to eat Miss Ursula Ma'am?

Nobody eats my tantie!

Come on, friends. Let's paddle.

All right, La Sirenusca!

Show yourself!

[gasps]

Tauntie Ursula? Are you okay?

Senorita Ursula?

Oh, no, what if La Sirenusca...

[gasps] No, I can't say it!

[♪ eerie music playing]

Are those blue and yellow snacks?

[gulps] They sure are.

Mermaid tail?

Tentacles?

Lucia, got any trapping spells we can use?

I sure do. She just needs to get closer.

[Ariel] Is now a good time?

It sure is!

Bubble grandisimo cabubble!

[all cheering]

You did it, Lucia!

Come on, let's get a good look
at La Sirenusca!

Uh oh.

[all gasp]

Hello, merlings! What are you doing here?

We're here to rescue you!

Rescue me? From whom?

The fish monster!

La Sirenusca, Senorita Ursula!

La Sirenusca? [laughs]

But that's a pretend story.

There's no one here but me.

No, Tantie. We saw her!

Yeah!

Did you really? Where is she?

Well, we just saw her shadow.

The shadow was of a mermaid tail,
Miss Ursula Ma'am...

[gasps] Mermaid tail? Hmm.

And it had octopus tentacles.

Tentacles...

With two shark fins!

Shark fins!

Hmm. [gasps]

Jumping jellyfish, that's it!

Friends! I know what's
making those shadows. Look!

It's just my tantie and her
overcoat making that shadow!

[laughs]

I guess the story really is pretend.

Kinda wish she were real though.

Tentacles...

Mermaid tail, shark fins!

Oh yeah. That makes total sense.

I'm just so happy you
weren't eaten, Miss Ursula, ma'am!

[laughs heartily]

Glad that's been solved.

But speaking of eating,

these plantains are going
to get cold fast.

Care to join me in a snack?

Yes, please!

As long, as they're real snacks
and not pretend!

[all laughing]

[Ariel] Substitute Sebastian.

You all sound crab-ulous!

Oh, I'm so proud of you!

I love it when he does
his happy crabby dance.

[all laughing]

Thanks, Sebastian.

Now that we finished the song,
can we jam out?

Oh, yeah!

"Jam out"? What is "jam out"?

Playing whatever we want. Like this.

[♪ playing rock music]

No, no, we won't be "jamming out."

Let's play this song again.

But we already played this song.

Yeah! You said we were
crab-ulous, remember?

I did. And I loved it so much,
I want to hear it again.

Okay, but first,

can I show everyone my new magic trick?

And then can I show you
my new land treasure?

Ooh, and I've got a great
knock-knock joke.

[all chattering indistinctly]

No, no, no. Remember my music class rules?

No magic tricks, no land treasures,

and no jokes during music class.

[groans] Sebastian,

why do we have so many rules?

Ariel, the rules are there
to help your music get better.

Right now, you're in my music class.

So, what do we do in my music class?

[all sighing] Play your music...

Exactly! Now, let's play the song again.

[♪ reggae music playing]

So, how was music class?

[all sighing]

[chuckles]

That great? Don't you like
having Sebastian as your music teacher?

We do, Daddy.
He is so great at music! Right, friends?

Yeah! He can play every instrument!

And he writes the best songs!

And he's got some cool dance moves!

Like his happy crabby dance.
It's my favorite!

[humming tune]

[both chuckle]

But he just has so many rules.

I guess I just wish we could see what

it's like to have
a different teacher for a day.

-[Fernie] Mmm-hmm. Me too.
-Yeah.

Hmm...

Okay, here we go.

Another day of music class.

Another day of Sebastian's rules.

I wonder where Sebastian is?

-Hmm.
-[King T] Morning kids!

Huh?

Daddy, have you seen Sebastian?

That's why I'm here. Sebastian was, uh,

called away on important royal business.

So, his cousin is going
to be your teacher today.

His cousin?

Kids, I want you to meet Henrick!

Huh?

Hi, little fins!

[all gasp]

Wonderful to meet you, Henrick.

Nice to meet ya, Ariel.

Have a great music class.

Wait, wait!

What's the matter, Mr. Henrick?

Were we playing the song wrong?

Instead of playing this song,

why don't we just play
whatever you'd like?

[all gasp]

Play whatever we like?
You mean we get to jam out?

But Sebastian doesn't let us
do that in music class.

Yeah, it's a rule.

What? That's a silly rule.

Come on, little fins,
play whatever you'd like!

[all cheering]

Oh, today's gonna be great!

[♪ all playing rock music]

[all cheering and laughing]

Excellent! Well done, little fins!

Henrick's the best!

Okay now, let's jam out all over again!

You mean you want us to play
whatever we want again?

Yes! But you have to play something new!

Not the same "jam out" song from before.

And then you'll make up
five new jam out songs after that!

That's my number one rule!

-[all gasp]
-Five new jam out songs?

I don't know if I can
make up that many more new songs, Ariel.

Looks like Henrick has rules
just like Sebastian.

Okay, Henrick has one rule,

unlike Sebastian who has a bunch of them.

Besides, we love to jam out.

C'mon, let's make up some
songs and play whatever we want!

Almost there, little fins.

You've made up four songs...
just one more to go!

[♪ playing dreary tune]

[sighs]

Ariel, this isn't fun anymore.

We've been making up songs
for a long time now.

Yeah, and my fins are tired
from shaking my maracas so many times!

Phew! Okay, that was a lot of playing.

But he's only given us
one rule that we have to follow.

I guess that's true.

Oh, I almost forgot.

Here are the rest of my rules!

[Ariel groans]

Okay, so he has a few rules.

But it's not as many as Sebastian.

-Wait a minute. It's stuck.
-[Ariel] Huh?

Rule number one,

you have to play five new songs every day.

-[all] Huh?
-Rule number two,

clean the band stand while
practicing your singing.

[harmonizing]

Hold that "Ah" 10 times longer please!

[all vocalizing]

Great job, little fins!
And rule number three,

-don't forget all the other rules!
-[all yelping]

[all groan]

Whoo, what a great day!

Well, that's all for today.
So long, little fins! Toodle-oo!

[all sigh]

I can't believe we made it
to the end of the day.

Yeah, I'm tired!

So glad music class is over.

Well, tomorrow Sebastian will be back,

and I'm so happy he'll be our
music teacher again.

Hey, kids! Did you have a good day today?

It was...

Fin-teresting.

Yeah, what Fernie just said.

Good to hear! Especially since Henrick
has agreed to be your new music teacher!

-[all gasp]
-For how long?

Well, forever.

Sebastian won't be coming back
as your music teacher.

[all gasp]

I'm so excited! I hope you are too!

[all laugh nervously]

See you all tomorrow for
another fun day! Toodle-oo!

But Daddy, doesn't Sebastian
want to be our teacher anymore?

Well, he loves being your teacher.

But didn't you say you wanted to know

what it was like to have
a new music teacher for a day?

Well, yes...

Well, now you get to have
a new one forever!

[Ariel gasps]

Isn't that great?

You'll see! It'll be fun!

It won't be fun.

I'm so sad Sebastian's not coming back.

Me too.

I'm gonna miss him
and his happy crabby dance.

[sighs and groans]

What are we gonna do, Ariel?
Henrick has so many rules.

I know. And Sebastian
only had a few rules.

I really thought having
a different music teacher

would help music class be better.

But the truth is, It doesn't matter
whether Sebastian has rules.

What matters is that
he's our music teacher

and we just really miss him.

♪ This one's for Sebastian ♪

♪ 'Cause he taught us how to play ♪

♪ He always keeps us laughing ♪

♪ At the silly faces he makes ♪

♪ We're playing this song
because we miss him ♪

♪ We're so sad that he's gone ♪

♪ And even if he's not here to listen ♪

♪ We're singing his song
This one's for Sebastian ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ This one goes out to you, Sebastian ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ We love you and we miss you
and we wish you were here ♪

♪ Even when he's frantic ♪

♪ We know it's just because he cares ♪

♪ Our love for him's gigantic ♪

♪ And no one compares
This one's for Sebastian ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ This one goes out to you, Sebastian ♪

-♪ Whoa ♪
-[giggles]

♪ We love you and we miss you
and we wish you were here ♪

I wish Sebastian could've
heard us play the song he taught us.

-[Henrick sobbing]
-[all] Huh?

Henrick, are you okay?

Oh, yes, I am.

Your song was so beautiful!

Oh no, he's so upset,
he wiped his mustache off.

Henrick, um... Wait a minute!

[laughing]

Sebastian? Is that you?

-[all gasp]
-It is you!

You were Henrick all this time.

Yes. I was.

I'm so glad you're back as the real you

and not as pretend Henrick!

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Sebastian, we know why you have rules.

It's so our music will get better.

And we'll follow them from now on.
Right friends?

-Yes!
-[Flounder] We sure will!

And I'm happy you all realize
what Sebastian means to you.

We love you, Sebastian.

I love you all too.

But I do have one more rule to share.

[all] What is it?

The rule is...

[all] Yes?

The rule is that I will never
leave you all again.

That's my favorite rule yet.

[all laughing] Ours too!

Could I maybe hear that
fintastic song one more time?

[all] Yeah! Sure.

♪ This one's for Sebastian ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ This one goes out to you, Sebastian ♪

[Ariel] ♪ I'm making waves ♪

♪ I'm swimming to the rhythm
Of my own beat ♪

♪ Playing my song and I keep on singing ♪

♪ Aye, aye, aye ♪

♪ I show the world what makes me me ♪

♪ Turn up the melody like
Aye, aye ♪

♪ I'm making waves ♪

♪ I'm singing aye ♪

♪ I'm making waves ♪