"The Kite Monster" is the first segment of the fourteenth episode of Ariel. It premiered on October 4, 2024 alongside "The Spooky Mirror Trick".
Plot[]
Ariel, Fernie, Lucia, and Flounder are flying their kites during the spooky season. Flounder states that the best part is that they get to have spooky fun all day and tell spooky stories. Fernie mentions that in other spooky parts of the ocean, creatures call their season Halloween and they dress up. They then come across the spookiest cave in Atlantica. Ariel and Flounder hold their breath, as the kite monster would've took their kites. Ariel mentions that it is part fish and part eel, and will take their kite if they don't hold their breath while crossing the entrance. Flounder tells Fernie and Lucia that the kite monster works in mysterious ways.
After Lucia heads to Ariel and Flounder, Fernie states that none of his fish facts mention a kite monster, meaning he can't be real, but he does remember a ghostfish living in the cave before. That's their name because they have see-through, jelly-like skin. They don't live in the cave anymore, and Fernie doesn't know why. Flounder assumes that the kite monster scared them away. Ariel mentions that the kite monster is a spooky story she and Flounder believe in, and they always talk about it during the spooky season, as per tradition. Ariel tells Fernie that just because he doesn't believe in the kite monster doesn't mean he isn't real. Flounder mentions that the monster wants to keep hiding, as well.
Fernie decides to cross the cave's entrance. Just as he says everything's okay, the current blows his kite into the cave. Flounder assumes the kite monster made the current, and Ariel and Lucia mentions that monsters can do all kinds of spooky things during spooky season. Fernie then goes to get his kite back with the others following. However, he doesn't see the kite, and Flounder assumes the kite monster took it. Fernie assumes the kite got pushed farther inside the cave by the strong current. However, the others assume the kite monster is real, as Lucia mentions that they're not in fish fact books.
Ariel, Flounder, and Lucia sing about the kite monster's characteristics and spooky season being their favorite time of the year. Ariel and Lucia then lose their kites to the current, which pulls Flounder and his kite away. The others help Flounder, but the current is strong and pulls them in different directions. They're okay, and Ariel, Flounder, and Lucia will find Fernie, who is in another tunnel. Fernie then sees a light in the distance, which is coming from ghostfish. He apologizes to them for scaring his friends. The ghostfish reveals to have taken the kites just as Ariel, Flounder, and Lucia arrive. Fernie proved that there is no kite monster. The ghostfish are no longer in the cave, and Ariel wonders where they are. Fernie claims that there were lots of ghostfish and scared all but one away, and he had all of the kites. The others believe him, and Fernie apologizes for telling them the kite monster isn't real. What matters is that they believe.
While heading home, they find their kites, and Flounder assumes that the kite monster gave them back. Fernie assumes the ghostfish gave them back, and assumes that it could've been the kite monster. Fernie then tells them about the ghostfish's characteristics while flying their kites. The ghostfish then heads out of the cave with kites, and reveals himself to be the kite monster.
Cast[]
- Mykal-Michelle Harris as Ariel
- Gracen Newton as Flounder
- Elizabeth Phoenix Caro as Lucia
- Cruz Flateau as Fernie
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Kite Monster
Song[]
- "Spooky Season"
