The Little Mermaid Hyotei Style Part 5

Summary: What sort of deal does the Sea-Witch have for Choutarou?

Rating: T

Disclaimer: Prince of Tennis © Takeshi Konomi, Little Mermaid © Disney, Lyrics © Disney

Yays, another chapter! I'm high on fair food and I'm in the fanfic writing zone! Besides this part, I might even post the next chapter today…it depends on when I finish my homework … I added more lyrics from the movie 'cause I didn't feel like trying to explain it all in plain words, but I changed some of the words to fit. I hope this chapter pleases you all!

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"Choutarou!" Gakuto yelled, swimming up in front of him. "Where are you going? And with these…eels?"

"I'm going to meet Hiyoshi," Choutarou said matter-of-factly.

Gakuto gasped, "NO! You can't do that! That Sea-Witch is evil! A demon!"

"How about you just go tell daddy? You seem to be good at it…" Choutarou shot at him before continuing to swim on.

Jirou came up to Gakuto, "Come on! Let's follow him!"

Deep, Scary Waters

Choutarou had swum for a long time with the eels before coming to the mouth of a very scary looking giant fish skeleton shaped cave. He was scared and held back for a moment.

"This way…" the eels whispered.

They swam inside, and Choutarou gasped at what he saw. On the floor of the cave were hundreds of disturbing looking kelp-like monsters. They stretched out towards Choutarou as e passed over them. He gasped and pulled away as one began to wrap around his wrist.

"Come in, little prince," a voice called. "It's not nice to just hang in the doorway…" a huge octopus creature slid out from a giant hole in the wall onto the floor. It made it's way over to a stool and sat down.

"So, you've come about the human prince. Well, I don't blame you, he is quite a looker. Haha." He picked up a little creature that had been on the wall and popped it into his mouth. "The answer is simple…if you want to get what you want, you just have to become a human."

"Can…can you do that?" Choutarou asked.

Hiyoshi smiled; he had the little mer-prince in the palm of his hand.

"But of course, my sweet little child. It's what I do! I live to help poor unfortunate mer-people like you," he began before breaking out in song.

"I admit that in the past I've been a nasty. They weren't kidding when they called me well, a witch. But you'll find that nowadays, I've mended all my ways. Repented, seen the light
and made a switch.

And I fortunately know a little magic. It's a talent that I always have possessed. And here lately, please don't laugh; I use it on behalf of the miserable, lonely, and depressed-Pathetic!

Poor unfortunate souls, in pain, in need. This one longing to be thinner, that want wants to get the girl, and do I help them? Yes, indeed!

Those poor unfortunate souls. So sad, so true. They come flocking to my cauldron crying spells, Hiyoshi, please! And I help them, yes I do.

Now it's happened once or twice, someone couldn't pay the price, and I'm afraid I had to rake 'em 'cross the coals. Yes, I've had the odd complaint, but on the whole I've been a saint. To those poor unfortunate souls."

"No here's what's going down," Hiyoshi said, pulling Choutarou closer. "I'm going to make you a potion that will make you a human and last for three days; no more, no less. Now pay attention! Before the sun sets on the third day, you have to make your prince fall in love with you! But not just fall in love, oh no, you have to have him give you love's true kiss. If he does kiss you before that time, you'll stay a human forever. But if he doesn't then you'll go back to being a merman. And you'll belong to me."

Gakuto and Jirou silently gasped. "No, don't do it!" Gakuto yelled, but the eels appeared next to them and squeezed themselves around Gakuto and Jirou.

"So, how about it?" Hiyoshi asked.

"But…if I stay a human…I'll never be able to be with daddy or my friends again…"

"Oh no! That's right," Hiyoshi stated sarcastically. "Life is so tough to decide on…but you'll have your prince! Heh heh…oh I almost forgot! We haven't talked about pay…"

"But, I don't have…"

"I'm not asking for much…I just want your voice! No more singing or talking and all the perks."

"My…my voice?! But without my voice…"

Hiyoshi began to sing again, "You'll have your looks, your pretty face. And don't underestimate the importance of body language, haha! The men up there don't like a lot of blabber; they think someone who gossips is a bore. Yes, on land it's much preferred
for people not to say a word, and after all, dear what is idle prattle for?

Come on! They're not all that impressed with conversation. True gentlemen avoid it when they can. But they dote and swoon and fawn, on a person who's withdrawn; it's the one who holds their tongue who gets a man.

Come on, you poor unfortunate soul. Go ahead, make your choice. I'm a very busy wizard and I haven't got all day; it won't cost much, just your voice! You poor unfortunate soul. It's sad, but true. If you want to cross a bridge, my sweet you've got to pay the toll. Take a gulp and take a breath, and go ahead and sign the scroll. Kite and Niou, now I've got him, boys! The boss is on a roll! This poor unfortunate soul!"

Hiyoshi had produced a scroll and pen out of thin air. Choutarou took and pen and hesitated. Hiyoshi whispered something to the eels before pushing Choutarou closer to the contract. Choutarou closed his eyes and signed.

Hiyoshi laughed in a very possessed manner as he grabbed bottle and vials off of shelves and threw them into his cauldron. He began chanting in a foreign tongue.

"Sing!" he yelled at Choutarou.

Choutarou gulped and began to sing. As he sang, the potion became a giant smoke hand and crawled towards Choutarou. The cloud wrapped around Choutarou's throat and pulled back; taking Choutarou's voice with it.

Hiyoshi collected the voice in a small round pendant around his neck. He laughed again as he threw the potion over Choutarou. The potion covered Choutarou and surrounded him in a giant bubble. His fins split into two and his body began to change to that of a human's.

The bubble disappeared, leaving Choutarou flailing for air. Gakuto and Jirou quickly swam up to Choutarou and grabbed on to him. As fast as they could, they led him to the surface of the water.

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Yays. Sorry for all the lyrics…I hated adding them, but I thought they would fit…I might be wrong…Also, sorry if this chapter is, like, exactly like the movie almost. Please forgive me. I promise to mix things up in the next chapter. :) I hope you liked it though.