The Little Mermaid II Return to the Sea. Here are some movie stills from The Little Mermaid II Return to the Sea DVD. Click on the pictures for a larger version. The Little Mermaid II Return to the Sea DVD 2. ObS7AMsVF0Q/hqdefault.jpg' alt='The Little Mermaid II: Return To The Sea Movie On Dvd' title='The Little Mermaid II: Return To The Sea Movie On Dvd' />The Little Mermaid II Return to the Sea Disney Wiki. The Little Mermaid II Return to the Sea. Produced by. Leslie Hough. David K. Lovegren. Written by. Elizabeth Anderson. Temple Mathews. Elise DHaene. Eddie Guzelian. Music by. Danny Troob. Michael and Patty Silversher. The Little Mermaid II Return to the Sea is a 2. Disney animated feature film and direct to video sequel to the 1. The Little Mermaid. Directed by Jim Kammerud and Brian Smith, the story takes place over a decade after the original film, and focuses on Ariels and Erics daughter Melody, a human princess who longs to swim in the ocean despite her parents law that the sea is forbidden to her. This sequel stars the voices of Jodi Benson as Ariel, Tara Strong as Melody and Pat Carroll as Morgana, the films new villain. Plot. Set some unspecified time after the events of the original film, the film begins with a celebration for Ariel and Erics newborn daughter Melody on a ship at sea, watched by merpeople and Ariels six older sisters, Aquata, Arista, Attina, Andrina, Adella and Alana, Melodys maternal aunts. Ariels beloved father, King Triton, presents his newborn granddaughter with a magic seashell locket, which is meant to remind her of her half mermaid heritage. The party is interrupted by Morgana, the younger sister of the late Ursula, who threatens to cause Melody harm, using her as leverage to get Tritons Trident. Ariel and Eric work together to foil Morganas plan. Fearing Morgana and remembering what happened with Ursula, Ariel decides to withhold all knowledge of the sea world from Melody, while deciding to keep Melody from going into the sea for her safety. The locket is tossed into the ocean, and a massive wall is built to separate the royal castle from the sea. In the meantime, Sebastian is tasked by Triton to watch over Melody. Flounder and King Triton return to Atlantica. Twelve years later, Ariel and Eric are celebrating Melodys 1. However, Ariel is having trouble as Melody is missing and begins searching for her. Meanwhile, in the ocean, Melody, now a young pre teen, is revealed to be regularly sneaking out into the ocean to swim without her parents realizing. Melody has inherited a lot from her maternal heritage, including a few mermaid abilities and has developed a deep love of the sea. However, Melody still remains unaware of her mermaid heritage and is banned from ever going into the sea, without an explanation. Due to the ban, she and Ariel have a rather rocky relationship as Ariel appears to strongly disapprove of anything related to the sea. As she continues to explore the ocean, she soon finds the locket and shows it to Sebastian and Scuttle. Meanwhile, in the cold oceans of the South Pole, Morgana and Undertow have been in hiding, ever since Melody was introduced to the undersea world. Over the years, Morgana has been trying to turn Undertow back into his original form, but always fails. She again tries to turn him back and is almost successful, but the power of the trident is too strong for Morgana to overcome. When Undertow openly expresses his opinion that Ursula would have been able to break the spell, it is revealed that Morgana has always been jealous of her and is tired of living in her sisters shadow. Undertow and Morgana then start to argue more until Morganas magical crystal ball reveals that Melody has found her locket, revealing that Morgana has been keeping an eye on Melody ever since her birth celebration. She takes this as the perfect opportunity, as when Melody uncovers the secret of the locket, she will want answers, which will lead Morgana to finally succeed at something her sister never could Total control over all of the oceans. Sebastian tries to warn Melody that if Ariel were to ever find out about her sneaking off and swimming in the ocean she would be very angry and disappointed. At their very best, DisneyToon Studios has never come too close to Disneys main feature animation division in art, ambition, complexity or effort. The Little Mermaid II Return to the Sea is a 2000 Disney animated feature film and directtovideo sequel to the 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid. Melody, however, doesnt understand her mothers hatred of the sea and longingly wishes she could tell her how she feels, but believes that Ariel would never understand. Melody then remembers about her birthday party her parents are planning and gets back to the castle without Ariel noticing. As Melody sneaks into the castle, she comes across some of the guests, but quickly leaves them, however shortly after she leaves, the guests begin to talk about Melody behind her back revealing they believe her to be strange as they have heard of her ability of speaking with sea creatures. However, unknown to them, Melody overheard everything they have said about her and sadly walks back to her bedroom. Later, Ariel and Max are in the front garden of the castle, close to the wall. Ariel is upset that her father couldnt be here to celebrate Melodys birthday with them. Ariel then gains an idea and after checking to see that no one is around, she puts her feet into the ocean, to remind her of home, much to her happiness. However, Melody sees her mother from her balcony and asks what she is doing. Ariel makes an excuse and assures Melody shes coming. Melody then quickly prepares for her mothers arrival while hiding the shells she collected, while unknowingly tying Sebastian to her body as he helps her dress. Ariel then soon arrives. In her dressing room, Ariel helps Melody prepare for the party. Melody confides in her mother that she doesnt really want to attend, revealing how she overheard some of the guests making fun of her. Ariel tries to reassure her daughter saying that everyone has trouble fitting in, but realizes that this is more than about the party. Ariel tells Melody that if she has anything troubling her, she can always tell her anything. Melody, now believing her mother will understand her true feelings is about to tell her her deep love of the sea, but are interrupted by Eric who takes Melody and Ariel into the ballroom for the party. Arriving at the ballroom Melody is introduced and soon meets a young prince who asks for her first dance. It starts off beautifully, however it soon turns into a nightmare when Sebastian accidentally ruins the dance and destroys Melodys birthday cake. Melody checks to see if Sebastian is alright, but soon everyone at the party starts to laugh at her for talking to a crab. Louie then notices Sebastian and, remembering him from their last encounter, a chase ensures. Humiliated, Melody runs out of the ballroom. In her bedroom, Melody is in tears over what happened while Ariel comes in to comfort her daughter, Melody picks up the necklace and sees her name on the locket. Furious, Ariel confronts Melody and learns that she has been sneaking out into the ocean without her permission. Melody tries to learn why she isnt allowed into the sea and asks about the locket. Ariel however doesnt answer Melodys questions, forbids her from going into the sea and warns her that the sea is dangerous. Angry at her mothers refusal to answer her questions, Melody runs out of her bedroom, but not before she takes back her necklace. Eric then soon arrives and sees Melody run off. Funny Comedian Videos Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure. Ariel feels awful as she has now made things worse, Eric comforts Ariel and tells her that its time that Melody finally learned the truth. Realizing that Eric is right, Ariel agrees and they both go and search for her. However, upset with her mother and seeing that she wont get answers by staying home, Melody takes a boat and sails away, despite Sebastians protests. Sebastian then soon returns to the castle and informs Ariel and Eric that Melody is gone. Melody is lured to Morganas lair by her manta rays Morgana acts courteously to Melody and explains that the locket shows her heritage and she can help her become part of it. Undertow believes that Morgana is lying again, but finds that she has a bottle of Ursulas magic. A drop from the bottle lands on Melodys foot and she is lifted into the air in a green vortex that transforms her into a mermaid, filling her with joy. Melody jumps into the water and begins swimming around to her hearts delight.