Ariel's Tall Mer-Tale

"Ariel's Tall Mer-Tale" is the first segment of the twelfth episode of Ariel. It premiered on September 6, 2024 alongside "Remy, the Houseguest".
==Plot==
King Triton serves Ariel and her friends kelp noodles, and they thank him. Ariel notices one extra plate, and Triton mentions that it is for marine biologist Tantie Chantale, who then arrives. Ariel is delighted to see her, and Chantale states that she just finished a trip where she was learning all about a new kind of kelp, and decided to stop by at the palace and eat noodles. Fernie wants to be a marine biologist just like Chantale, and he mentions one of his fish facts, followed by Chantale.
Chantale and Fernie share more fish facts. Ariel is about to tell one, but she can't remember. As Fernie shares more facts, Ariel tells Flounder and Lucia what's going on with them and about Chantale liking fish facts more than anything. Fernie and Chantale then sing about the different creatures in the sea and what they do. Ariel tells them about a sea creature they've never heard of, a jellystar chomptafish, which is a sea creature that's part jellyfish, part starfish, part electric eel, and part of another fish. Lucia and Flounder agree that Ariel is making it up, but she states that she sees them all the time. Ariel then leads them to the creature.
Ariel tells Lucia that she made up the jellystar chomptafish because she couldn't think of any good fish facts. Ariel tells Fernie that the jellystar chomptafish likes to eat seaweed and blow lots of bubbles. She will try to find one, although Lucia and Flounder warn him that the creature is not real. Ariel then decides to tell Chantale and Fernie the truth, but states that the jellystar chomptafish loves to hang out at the Soca Sands, which is where they go next.
Once there, Ariel eventually finds a jellyfish, a starfish, and an electric eel. Ariel tells them to squeeze up next to each other and pretend to be a jellystar chomptafish. They do so, and Ariel states that another fish is needed, that being Flounder, who accepts the offer. Ariel then shows Fernie and Chantale the jellystar chomptafish. Chantale is proud of Ariel, as she discovered a brand new sea creature which everyone will talk about. However, Ariel is nervous, and after Lucia gets angry, Ariel finally tells the truth, and states that there is no such thing as a jellystar chomptafish. That creature was a jellyfish, starfish, an electric eel, and Flounder squashed together.
Chantale knew Ariel made it up, as she is an amazing marine biologist and knows a lot about sea creatures. Chantale didn't say anything before because she knew that Ariel would realize sooner or later that not telling the truth is wrong, and thought it was important for Ariel to realize that on her own. Ariel did, as she saw how excited Fernie was and felt so bad that she made it all up. Ariel apologizes to Fernie for that and to Flounder for asking him to be a part of this. Ariel tells Chantale why she had to make up a sea creature, as she wanted to be a part of the fish facts and be able to talk to her. Chantale states that she loves talking to Ariel about lots of other things, like music, or land treasures, or kelp noodles. Ariel will remember that next time, and takes Chantale to her crystal cavern so they can talk about land treasures. After Lucia mentions it, Flounder decides to stop pretending to be the jellystar chomptafish.
==Cast==
*Mykal-Michelle Harris as Ariel
*Elizabeth Phoenix Caro as Lucia
*Cruz Flateau as Fernie
*Gracen Newton as Flounder
*Danni Washington as Chantale
*Taye Diggs as King Triton
==Song==
*"Did You Know?"
Category:Ariel episodes