"Fernie's New Discovery" is the first segment of the twenty-seventh episode of Ariel. It premiered on August 19, 2025 alongside "Grotto of Manners".
Plot[]
Fernie tells Ariel a story about a turtle and running out of pages on his notebook. They come across Chantale, who is getting ready for a fish fact show-and-tell at the band stand. She'll share what she's learned about Wahoo Fish. Fernie spots a seahorse unicorn in the book, and mentions that they aren't real. Chantale mentions that a lot of seafolk don't think seahorse unicorns are real because they've never seen them. However, seahorse unicorns are real and used to live in Atlantica long ago. Chantale recently saw a seahorse unicorn's horn over at Pon de Reef Valley but they swam away and she hasn't seen one since. Chantale is not giving up and while she goes to the show-and-tell, she tasks Fernie to find the seahorse unicorn.
Ariel and her friends then go to look for the seahorse unicorn while singing about exploring the wonders of the sea. They soon make it to Pon de Reef and split up to find the seahorse unicorn. Fernie soon spots a regular seahorse and wonders if Chantale saw a regular seahorse. Ariel tells him that Chantale knows so many fish facts and says that seahorse unicorns are real. Ariel reminds Fernie to never give up, and Fernie states that seahorse unicorns like seaberries, which are located at Soca Sands.
Once there, Ariel and her friends look for a seaberry bush. Lucia spots one and Fernie spots a trail of seaberries. Ariel and her friends follow the trail down the sandy slope and to a grotto. Once inside, they continue following the trail when Flounder eats some seaberries. Later, Ariel and her friends make it deep in the grotto, where it gets dark, and make it to the end of the trail. However, they still don't see any seahorse unicorns. Fernie apologizes for this, and Ariel reminds him that Chantale still hasn't found a seahorse unicorn but never gave up. Ariel decides for them to try another day, and they recap that this was a really fun day and decide to keep searching.
Fernie decides for Ariel and her friends to gather the seaberries and pile them up in the middle of the cavern to lure the seahorse unicorns. Once the seaberries are gathered, a seahorse unicorn arrives and eats them. Ariel is proud of Fernie for not giving up, and Fernie makes a friend with the seahorse unicorn. Ariel and her friends then take the seahorse unicorn to Chantale, who is proud of Fernie for finding it and not giving up. Chantale then gives her marine biologist pin to Fernie. Fernie thanks everyone for their help.
Cast[]
- Mykal-Michelle Harris as Ariel
- Elizabeth Phoenix Caro as Lucia
- Cruz Flateau as Fernie
- Gracen Newton as Flounder
- Gary Anthony Williams as Wahoo Fish
- Danni Washington as Chantale
Song[]
- "Wonders of the Sea"
Trivia[]
- Fernie receives a marine biologist pin in this episode.
