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[mysterious music]

[yawning]

Eeeee!

[mysterious music continues]

This way, Nautique!

Kameko! [pants]

Wait up!

I got distracted by a scientific anomaly,

and I don't have your Turtle Force to tell me where to go!

Almost there. Almost there.

Stop! [grunts]

[grunting] [loud screeching]

Why the sudden stop?

My dad's in that lagoon,

just like the Trench Keeper said he'd be.

We did it, Nautique!

We found him!

Great work!

Next, can we use your Turtle Force to find my lucky pen?

It had the perfect grip.

I can't believe I'm gonna see my dad!

I have so many questions,

like how come sometimes you're human

and sometimes you're a turtle?

And when were you gonna tell me I was a turtle?

Most of my questions are turtle-based.

I'm excited to find out what kind of turtle your dad is.

I read once that there's 356 unique species.

Of course you'd know that, you book-merm.

You're gonna love my dad!

He knows everything about everything too.

Stories, fishing,

how to make food taste good.

Hint, it's pickles.

[laughs] I can't wait to meet him.

As soon as we get through all this.

We need to clear a path.

[Kameko humming]

Humming makes hard work more fun!

A little trick my dad taught me.

Let me try my Dragon Wave.

[Nautique humming]

See? Wasn't that fun?

My dad has so many good ones,

like did you know you can make pancake cereal

by cutting up pancakes and putting milk on them?

[Kameko grunting]

Hmmm. [Kameko humming]

[Nautique]. Wait, watch out!

[in unison] Ahh!

Well, I guess it doesn't make everything more fun.

[Kameko humming] [tense dramatic music]

[upbeat rock music]

? Mermicornos! Let's unite!

? Creative forces we'll ignite!

? Magic is the key

? In the undersea

? We're gonna set the world alight ?

Yuss!

? Mermicorno!

? Starfall!

? Mermicorno!

? Starfall!

What happened?

That root must have been a trip wire.

We've gotta get out of this thing.

Let go, you net!

Don't you know it's rude to grab?

[soft rustling]

Did you hear that?

Prepare for battle, barracuda!

[in unison] Ahhh!

Oh. Fascinating.

A Mermicorno.

[in unison] Ahhh!

My name is Toshi.

I apologize for the net.

Turtles are not fighters,

so we rely on the thick kelp wall of the lagoon

and these traps

to protect us from the giant barracudas

that hunt these waters.

[whispers] My dad knows everything

about barracudas.

But Mermicornos are welcome here.

Mermicornos and...

I'm not sure what you are.

I'm Kameko! Reed's daughter!

Um, Kameko?

Remember the thing we talked about?

Right. Not everyone's a hugger.

[Kameko giggling] [Toshi grunting]

Reed's daughter?

But I heard his daughter took the form of a human.

I am human!

Well, since my dad's a turtle,

I guess I'm a human and turtle.

But right now, I'm a Mermaid-icorno.

Check the tail. [giggles]

Ooh!

Those are many things to be.

Yet not many things at all.

We are who we are.

We come from somewhere,

and we exist in a state of being.

Ah, you've read the work of the great philosopher,

Shellomedes, uh...

Nautique. And yes! I'm Shellomedes' biggest fan!

I checked his book out of the Octokyo Library so many times,

they just gave it to me.

Gotta love books!

Especially of the comic variety. [giggles]

Anyway, Toshi, could you bring us to see my dad?

Follow me.

[loud] Oh yeah!

Ah! Shh! [growls]

I mean, [whispers] oh yeah.

[both gasping]

Whoa.

[gentle music]

Wait here.

Whoa.

This place is turt-ally beautiful!

Get it? Like totally, but turt-ally?

Turt-ally beautiful?

I get it.

Turt-ally knew you did.

Hello, turtles!

I am Kameko, daughter of Reed Mizu,

and I am turt-ally thrilled to be here!

Yeesh. I got better results from the hug.

Perplexing.

Toshi explained you had taken the form of a Mermaid-icorno,

but even despite that,

I sense no turtle-ish traits.

I don't look like a turtle,

but I must be.

I even have a Turtle Force,

which I used to track down my dad.

My dad is here, right?

I'm so excited to be here and meet you all,

but really mostly to see my dad!

[groaning] [lightning crashing]

She does remind me of Reed.

The same overwhelming enthusiasm.

Thank you! [gasping]

It's like you've known me my whole life!

Your presence here, no matter how odd,

is fortunate.

Migration season ends in one week.

But now, with your help,

we can move your father's healing egg

to Kame Beach!

Dad!

I've been dreaming of this moment for so long.

Except wait.

My dad's in an egg?

Wait!

Why is my dad in an egg?

Of course.

Typical of Reed to get so swept up in human nonsense,

he neglected to tell you about your heritage.

Allow me to explain.

[gasps] I love story time.

Do we have snacks?

Hee hee. Snacks aren't a must.

Proceed!

[Rikona sighing]

We are the Society of the Shell,

keepers of the ocean's knowledge.

Each of us specializes in our own discipline:

science, mathematics, history.

Reed's was art.

Through his studies,

Reed learned about the Mermicornos.

And though Mermicornos are secret to most,

he was allowed as part of our society to befriend them.

Wow!

So that's how my dad knew all those stories

about the Mermicornos!

He was friends with them too!

Like father, like daughter,

am I right?

[Rikona speaking Japanese]

Oops. Sorry.

[Rikona]. Reed learned the Mermicornos were protectors,

of the ocean and the world above.

He grew curious.

[sighs] Too curious.

Reed yearned to learn more about humans.

So Princess Hana crafted a talisman

that let him shapeshift into one.

[Kameko]. [gasps] What?

My dad has a Princess Hana talisman?

Astra's gonna flip!

[Rikona]. Please save your comments to the end.

But I... Ugh!

Waiting isn't my strong suit.

[Rikona]. Reed had started a new life on land...

but he continued to check on the Mermicornos,

even from afar.

We learned the Mermicornos lost their memories

during the Starfall.

We urged him to keep his distance,

so as not to confuse them,

hoping their minds would heal in time.

Reluctantly, he did.

Until tragedy struck.

On the two-year anniversary of the Starfall,

Reed learned a child named Pearl Girl

had been captured by Ika Inkblot.

He sent us a message saying he was going to rescue her.

What happened next, well...

Ika turned my dad into a Squidion?

[Kameko crying]

I'm afraid so.

We have built an egg in which he can rest and heal.

It will take many years, but he will recover.

But there is a faster way.

There is? Yuss!

Turtles! Turtles!

[Rikona]. We can take him to Kame Beach,

the sacred place where turtles are born.

There, he can heal faster and return to us.

But to get him past the barracudas,

we need your help fortifying his shell.

It is a power turtles have.

[Rikona chanting]

[magical music]

[dramatic music]

Whoa.

[magical music continues]

Only your family connection can forge a shell

strong enough to protect him.

You must create the final layer around your father's egg

to prepare him for the journey.

Can you do that?

Yes! Probably?

Maybe-bly?

No?

I dunno how to do that.

[soft murmuring]

[soft dramatic music swells]

Oh, this is a disaster.

If she has no shell power,

Reed's egg will not be able to make the journey!

It will take years for him to recover!

Well, maybe I can learn.

It took a lot of practice,

but I figured out how to unlock my Turtle Force.

Put distractions in a box,

focus on who you want to find,

take a breath,

[inhales] and wait.

See?

All turtles learn that as a baby.

Ouch. - Hmm.

Still, the fact that you learned that

means there is hope.

But to activate a skill so fundamental to our kind,

you must connect with your inner turtle.

And to do that, you must train.

And be ready in time.

Migration season ends in a week.

It would take enormous skill to prepare someone

so lacking in experience.

Hmm. [speaks Japanese]

Which is why I would like you to do it.

But Rikona,

I don't even know if she can learn.

She's so different from our kind.

Please! It's for my dad!

Whatever you need me to do,

I'll do it!

[Toshi]. To access higher turtle powers,

you need to think like a turtle.

Start with history.

Read and retain these books. Hurry.

Hurry? But to activate my Turtle Force,

I had to not hurry.

Pick a lane, turtles.

[Toshi sighing]

Okay, I can do this,

even if this book is the entire history of the ocean.

And it's only volume one out of twenty!

Wow. Isn't it amazing

how much importance turtle society

puts on reading and studying?

It is amazingly big and long.

[Toshi]. [clears throat] Done yet?

What? You just dropped these off!

So that's a no.

[Kameko groaning]

But we have to move on.

There is much work to do to activate your powers.

You'll read as we go.

Is it okay if I stay here?

The turtles' culture is so fascinating,

and they know so much about Mermicornos.

I had no idea we protected the world too!

Maybe I can use this time to find out more?

[Kameko]. Of course!

Me and Toshi got this.

Got what?

This! Us!

We have the training taken care of.

Right, buddy?

Why aren't you reading?

[soft deflated music]

[Kameko sighing]

A shell is many things:

protection, camouflage.

For turtles, it is the building block of life.

To unlock your power,

you must practice the art of building.

Building. Got it!

So, what are we building?

Sand castle? Pillow fort?

The answer you seek is within.

Use billions of years of turtle intuition to guide you.

Water balloon launcher?

No. A nest.

Oh! That was my next guess.

Building a nest is an innate skill

that will connect you to your heritage.

Use your flippers to push the sand into a perfect shape.

Um, right.

Cool nest, no problem.

My dad showed me how.

[gasping]

Ta-da!

That's a terrible nest.

No turtle would ever stay there.

That's 'cause it's a bird's nest.

What?

Why would you build that?

My dad was an avid birder!

This is what happens when you don't give any instructions.

You're too much like your father,

distracted by the world above,

instead of focusing on the important work of our society!

But isn't it good to be curious?

My dad being curious led him to the Mermis,

which led him to find a way to be human and turtle,

which led him to meeting my mom,

which led to me.

See? Good thing!

You had better start taking this seriously.

We have to hurry up and move on.

But I am taking it seriously!

If we keep hurrying up and moving on

before I learn anything,

I'll never reach peak turtle!

Toshi?

[Kameko sighing]

Today's lesson will be swimming.

Finally something I can do!

Check this out. Ooh!

[clattering] [Kameko groaning]

This is a big improvement

from when I first got in the ocean!

Whew!

To channel your turtle spirit, you must swim like a turtle

And to swim like a turtle,

you must feel like a turtle.

[grunts] I'm feelin' it, all right.

Grab a current and glide smoothly with it.

Minimum effort, maximum efficiency.

The turtle way.

[nervous laughs] Feel like a turtle.

Any pointers?

No. I always feel like a turtle because I am a turtle.

Try your best, succeed, and do it quickly.

That's not teaching. Ugh!

[clattering]

Ugh. [tsks].

Wait a second.

[upbeat music]

Woo! [laughs]

Yay!

[upbeat music ends abruptly]

[clattering]

What was that?

I was gliding, like you said.

Just a little differently.

See, my dad and I went kayaking all the time, and then he-

Enough. Maybe that's what a human would do,

but it is not what a turtle would do.

The week is nearly over.

Do you realize that if you continue this way,

you will fail,

and in doing so, jeopardize your father?

Um, I have to go to the bathroom,

I'll be right back!

Nautique? Can we talk?

Time's running out and I'm...

Ah!

Hi! The Elders invited me to join their tea ceremony.

I'm learning so much about turtle culture.

Nautique is a natural.

Tea ceremonies take years to master,

but you, you fit right in.

If I did not know you were a Mermicorno,

I would swear you were a turtle.

What did you wanna talk about?

Um, I just wanted to say that training is good!

So good.

I am also, obviously, a natural.

Just wanted to come over and brag to my old pal, Nautique.

Brag, brag!

But I actually have to get back to it.

[clattering]

That's one wobbly tea set.

Enjoy.

I'm not a natural, Dad.

The week is almost up,

and I still don't understand anything,

and Toshi hates me,

and you need me,

and I'm gonna fail!

I know you'll get the hang of it, Kameko.

How do you know that?

Because of that classic Kameko enthusiasm.

If there's anyone who knows how to take what's thrown at her

and do something with it, it's you.

You really think so?

Turt-ally.

Toshi! I'm trying to be a turtle,

but I'm not.

I'm a Mermaid-human - turtle-icorno

and I really need your help.

Can we start again?

Please?

I wish we could, but we're being called.

It is time.

[tense dramatic music]

[sniffing]

[growling]

[suspenseful music swells]

[speaks Japanese] the time has come

for us to travel to Kame Beach.

Kameko, you must activate your power

to create the final layer of shell.

[sniffing]

[growling]

[Kameko]. What do I do?

The turtle swim.

It is the most direct path to the turtle essence.

But this time do it properly.

Comin' right up!

Oh no!

Whoa!

Watch out! Ah!

Ahhhh!

Kameko! I got you!

Are you okay?

[speaks Japanese] I've seen enough.

Kameko cannot activate her shell powers.

Perhaps she never had any to begin with.

So we cannot transport Reed's egg to the beach.

He will heal many years from now.

I'm so sorry, Dad.

I'm not a turtle.

I'm not a Mermicorno.

I'm nothing.

Nothing but a big failure!

[grunting]

[sad music]

How do you do it, Nautique?

You fit in as soon as we got here.

I'm not trying to.

The turtle way naturally matches the way I am.

There are lots of places where I'm anything but natural,

like land, or loud parties,

or the Octokyo Roller Derby.

Oh-ho-ho, it's,

it's really hard to roller skate with, with fins.

But I need to fit in if I wanna save my dad.

I don't think your dad

would want you to change anything about yourself,

even if it meant helping him.

What would he tell you to do?

He'd have some sort of trick,

that's for sure.

If only I could ask him.

[Toshi]. Red alert! Security breach!

We're under attack!

[roaring]

Barracuda!

Everyone, combine your shell powers.

[magical music]

Oh. He's after Reed's egg!

Oh no!

[suspenseful music]

No!

I got this!

Dragon Wave!

Ugh! I can't stop it!

[suspenseful music]

We must protect the egg!

That's not any egg.

That's my dad.

What are you doing?

[roaring]

You were right.

The one thing my dad always wanted

was for me to be myself.

I'm a turtle, Mermaid-icorno,

human, and above all,

I'm my father's daughter.

[upbeat music]

[Nautique]. Nice move!

What's your plan?

For the first time since we got here,

I have one!

It's a trick my dad taught me about barracudas.

Ticky-ticky-ticky!

Barracudas are ticklish.

Just an old fishing trick I learned from my dad!

Wow! Go, Kameko, go!

[snarling]

[upbeat music continues]

Whoa!

[Nautique] Watch out! - Whoa!

[Rikona]. Only your family connection can forge a shell

strong enough to protect him.

[inhales deeply]

[mystical music]

Whoa, Kameko!

Get away from my dad!

[mystical music continues]

[gasping]

That's right.

You better bounce, barracuda!

[upbeat music]

Everyone! Tickle attack!

[upbeat music]

Ticky-ticky-ticky!

[barracuda laughing]

[barracuda groaning]

[cheering]

Kameko, you saved the egg, and you saved us all.

Ready, Dad?

'Cause I am.

[mystical music]

?

Turt-ally incredible!

Nice work, Kameko.

This second protective layer should more than do the trick.

Kameko-chan, you have demonstrated excellent control

of your shell power.

I just had to find my inner Kameko.

So you did.

And it was, uh, to borrow your term,

turt-ally awesome.

[gasps] I made turt-ally happen!

Kameko, I...

[sighs] I am sorry I misunderstood the best route

to your training.

I didn't appreciate the value of the world above.

I expected you to be more like us,

but the human world taught you much.

Reed's curiosity was well-founded.

Hey, no hard feelings.

[Rikona]. Thanks to you, Kameko,

we can now make the migration voyage to Kame Beach in time.

Will you join us for your father's hatching?

Arigato. That is a true honour.

But I think I need to do what my dad would do.

The Mermicornos are on a mission

and I need to be there for it.

I think that's why my dad told me all the stories

about the Mermis,

so that one day I could help them, just like him.

Of course. I understand.

How about you, Nautique?

Will you stay and continue your studies?

It's tempting, very tempting,

but the Mermicornos need me too.

Do not worry, Kameko.

It will still take some time for your father to heal,

but much less with your help.

I'm certain when he is ready, he will come and find you.

I know he will.

I have the strongest feeling that he'll use his turtle sense

to help us on our mission.

Reed is many things:

enthusiastic, loud,

as well as brave and loyal.

I think that is exactly what he will do.

Mmm. I miss you so much, Dad,

but I know I'll see you soon.

[bittersweet music]

Wait! You forgot something.

Your shell.

You'll need it for your travels,

which I am betting you will do in your own Kameko way.

Aww, thanks, Toshi.

Want a ride?

Thought you'd never ask.

See you again, turtle friends.

Come back for tea anytime, friends.

Catch you on the flipside, turtles!

Turt-ally!

[cheery music]

Kameko, you're super cool, you know that?

You think I'm cool?

Just wait 'til you meet my dad.

Woo!

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