ana . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁pan ic , ▁Sebastian ▁conf esses ▁to ▁A riel ▁and ▁Eric ▁that ▁Mel ody ▁went ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁sea . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Mel ody ▁meets ▁M org ana , ▁who ▁reve als ▁that ▁Mel ody ' s ▁background ▁is ▁marine , ▁and ▁uses ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁Urs ula ' s ▁magic ▁to ▁transform ▁Mel ody ▁into ▁a ▁mer ma id . ▁T rit on ▁prepar es ▁search ▁parties , ▁and ▁is ▁convinced ▁by ▁A riel ▁and ▁Eric ▁to ▁use ▁his ▁tr ident ▁to ▁transform ▁A riel ▁back ▁into ▁a ▁mer ma id ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁help ▁in ▁the ▁search ▁for ▁Mel ody . ▁A riel ▁searches ▁the ▁sea ▁for ▁Mel ody , ▁reg rett ing ▁not ▁sharing ▁her ▁her itage ▁with ▁her , ▁while ▁Mel ody ▁expl ores ▁her ▁new found ▁ab ilities ▁as ▁a ▁mer ma id , ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁strong ▁feeling ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁sea . ▁ ▁Mel ody ▁vis its ▁M org ana ▁to ▁thank ▁her , ▁only ▁for ▁M org ana ▁to ▁tell ▁Mel ody ▁that ▁the ▁spell ▁was ▁only ▁temporary , ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁can ▁only ▁make ▁the ▁spell ▁permanent ▁if ▁Mel ody ▁retr ieves ▁the ▁tr ident ▁from ▁her ▁grand father , ▁which ▁M org ana ▁claims ▁he ▁st ole ▁from ▁her . ▁Mel ody ▁dec ides ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁tr ident , ▁and ▁during ▁her ▁search ▁be fri ends ▁T ip ▁and ▁D ash , ▁a ▁p engu in ▁and ▁wal rus ▁du o