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THEME SONG: I've got a special power that I'm

not afraid to use.

Come on, this is my adventure.

This is my fantasy.

It's all about living in the ocean, being wild and free.

'Cause I'm no ordinary girl.

I'm from the deep, blue underworld.

Land or sea, I've got the power if I just believe.

'Cause I'm no ordinary girl.

I'm from the deep, blue underworld.

Land or sea, the world's my oyster.

I'm the pearl, no ordinary girl.

[music playing]

SURFER (OFFSCREEN): Come over here.

Hey, hey.

Come over here.

Scared of the water, are you?

Oh, we'll look after you.

What's wrong with ya?

Snob!

-What are you doing?

-I don't know.

-Ah!

[surfers laughing]

-Don't you love summer holidays?

-Gorgeous, isn't it?

-Not for much longer.

-Hey, hey, hey.

You relax.

School's at least two weeks away.

-No, it's not that.

-Emma?

You should be happy for her.

Not everyone gets to see the world with their parents.

-I know.

I know.

But why'd she have to leave?

It's our last year of school.

Who's going to hassle use into doing our homework now?

-I miss her too.

[phone beeping]

-Ah, where she now?

Paris?

RIKKI (OFFSCREEN): No, it's Zane.

I've hardly heard from him in three weeks, and suddenly he's

got a surprise for me.

-A make up present, hey?

-Oh, lucky me.

-Oh, I should be getting to Lewis.

He'll be wondering where I got to.

CLEO (OFFSCREEN): Hey, I'm home.

-Hey.

-You haven't moved since I left.

-No need to.

-Here's a crazy idea.

Let's do something.

-OK.

Come here.

-Hey!

-Come here.

-Hands off my pizza, my fishing

magazine, and my daughter.

That's the most you've moved since you got here.

Got a roomie, you've actually got your own home.

You ever thought of visiting it once in a while?

-He goes home each night, Dad.

-And he's here first thing in the morning.

-It's the warm reception that I get from

you, Mr. S. I just--

I just can't stay away.

-Maybe you should give up?

-Maybe.

RIKKI (OFFSCREEN): Where are you off to?

-That island.

-Mako?

Isn't it a bit late in the day for that?

-Twilight dives are the best.

-Give it less choke.

WILL (OFFSCREEN): Thanks.

-Ready?

-For what?

-And surprise!

What do you think?

-Uh, it's great.

What is it?

It's my new cafe, starting tonight.

-Yours?

-Well, it's Dad's money, but I'm the manager.

-So that's what you've up all holidays.

-Well, I just thought somebody should do

something with this place.

It's been closed for ages.

-That's what I said.

-Really?

I--

I don't remember that.

[music playing]

-I knew it.

Live music?

-Yeah, once a month or so, and tonight, being opening night.

-You stole my idea.

-Well, that'd be really hard to prove in court.

-I shouldn't have to.

You're my boyfriend.

-Well, so what's yours is mine, right?

Isn't that how it's supposed to work?

So I did kind of lie before.

It's not my place.

It's ours--

partner.

What do you say?

-Hi, guys.

Opening of Rikki's Cafe tonight.

I hope to see you there.

ZANE (OFFSCREEN): Remember JuiceNet?

It's now called Rikki's.

Opening night tonight.

We've got live music, really good juices, the

best shakes in town.

Take that.

There you go.

Come to Rikki's tonight.

Live music, grand opening.

You should be there.

Grand opening of Rikki's.

Be there.

It's gonna be massive.

Live entertainment and live bands.

Take it.

Hey, mates!

-That's good.

-It's fantastic.

Let's go.

[music playing]

RIKKI (OFFSCREEN): So what do you think?

-Wow.

-Does it open tonight?

-Yeah.

Exciting.

-Um, aren't you forgetting something?

-If it's about the cover charge, you guys are our

friends and all, but we kind of need the money.

CLEO (OFFSCREEN): Not that.

It's about tonight.

It's a full moon--

werewolf time.

LEWIS (OFFSCREEN): Oh, come on.

You guys have got that sorted.

-Maybe.

But I mean, there's going to be a lot of people there, and

if we start howling at the moon--

-If everyone isn't howling at the moon by

10:00, then I have failed.

[music playing]

-Whoa.

[music playing]

[phone ringing]

-Well, hello.

How are you going?

-Tell me I'm doing the right thing.

Well, we have been out in the moonlight before, I suppose.

-No, not that.

It's the cafe.

It's just been handed to me.

CLEO (OFFSCREEN): That's not true.

It was your idea, and you earned it.

-Yeah, I suppose.

Don't get me wrong.

I--

I think it's a really nice thing for him to do.

But I've always been my own person.

And now Zane's what-- my boss.

-But he said you're his partner.

RIKKI (OFFSCREEN): I know that's what he said, but how's

it going to work?

Cleo, you're supposed to be telling me I'm being silly.

CLEO (OFFSCREEN): Look.

It's-- it's too late to worry now anyway.

Hey, what do you think I should wear?

I mean, I don't want to be overdressed.

-You look good in anything, just don't outshine me or I'll

never forgive you.

[knock at door]

ZANE (OFFSCREEN): Can I come in to my office?

-I've got to go.

I'll see you tonight.

Come in.

-It's showtime.

[music playing]

CLEO (OFFSCREEN): It wasn't just a splash.

It attacked me.

-Oh, come on.

-Lewis, I'm serious.

-No, it's impossible.

Cleo, that's what it is.

I mean, there is nothing about mermaid magic that we don't

know about.

-Well, you don't know--

-Look-- hey.

Hey, hey.

Well, you call that a professional attitude?

-Oh, no harm in flirting with the boss.

-Not boss.

Partner.

-This is so exciting.

-Yeah.

-You're my best friend.

Fake some enthusiasm, please.

-I know.

I'm sorry.

I just--

I still don't think we should be here tonight.

-Where else would we be on the biggest night of my life?

-Inside, partying it up, of course.

-That's what I like to hear.

Party time.

-You heard the lady.

Come on.

-(SINGING) Everything is fine without you.

I just can't think about it now that it's done.

Nothing else to do.

-I knew Nate was a bad choice.

-He's a friend.

And he's really cheap.

-Isn't that telling you something?

[organ riff]

-Thank you, thank you.

Thank you.

-Focus man.

You're here to back me up.

NATE (OFFSCREEN): All right.

Woo!

Where are you going?

Oh, Mum said you wouldn't stick with it.

We're gonna-- we're gonna take a-- a short break, guys.

But we'll be right back, so just keep on rocking.

[cheering]

-What do you mean you can't play?

You have to.

-Not without a drummer, I can't.

-I knew you weren't up to this.

-So he can't construction criticism.

That's not my fault.

-Great place, isn't it?

-Yeah?

-I saw you on the beach this morning.

-I'm Bella.

-Clea.

ZANE (OFFSCREEN): What's happening?

-If he doesn't play, we're sunk.

-OK.

I don't need a drummer.

I'll do it a cappella.

Hello.

Hello.

This one's going out to all the ladies

in the house tonight.

-Change that.

We're sunk if he does play.

-He's not that bad.

-If you ignore his complete lack of rhythm and the fact

that he's tone deaf.

---(SINGING) hit you with the Nate train.

This train runs express to you.

-You sound like you know something about singing.

-(SINGING) Shake that tail like there

ain't nothing to it.

Hey.

-Nate, meet your new singer.

-There is no way I'm sharing my mic with anyone--

[music playing]

---but her.

-Now all we need is a drummer.

-Lewis?

You used to be good--

really good.

-Um, yeah, when I was 10.

-Great.

You and Nate will get along just fine then.

-Him?

He's hopeless.

[music playing]

-Thanks for coming, everyone.

I would like to dedicate tonight's gig to the girl that

I hear is the inspiration for this place, Rikki.

[applause and cheering]

[music playing]

-(SINGING) I never saw what was coming at me.

I didn't hear what was said.

What I held in the palm of my hand--

was it just in my head?

It never worked out that way.

I thought that you meant to stay.

-Whoa.

[music playing]

-(SINGING) 'Cause it's like now or never, baby.

-Nice one, partner.

You saved our party.

-So what's new?

[glass shattering]

-(SINGING) Not the time to tell.

-What's wrong?

-There's something I need to tell you.

-(SINGING) Now or never, baby.

-Water wouldn't attack us.

It's not the way it works.

We're mermaids.

We're supposed to control it.

-I know, Rikki.

But it's what I saw.

And it's a full moon.

RIKKI (OFFSCREEN): Well, I thought we had that sorted.

-Lewis thinks we do.

-Why don't I find that reassuring?

-Is everything all right back here?

-Shouldn't you be singing?

-Thought I should check that you're OK.

-Why wouldn't we be OK?

-Can you please leave us alone for a few minutes?

-No, the-- there's something I need to ask you.

-Well, whatever it is, it can wait.

-The-- there's something going on here, isn't there?

Something magical.

-That's ridiculous.

There is no such thing as magic.

[screaming]

-Help!

Help me!

[music playing]

[rikki struggling]

[gasping]

-Are you OK?

-What was that?

-It's gone now.

-Where?

-Nice tail.

-Likewise.

[will groaning]

-Shh.

-Let's go.

-No.

He sounds like could be injured.

-What if he sees us?

-We can't just leave him.

-I've got a really bad feeling about this.

[music playing]

-Oy, sleeping beauty.

-Rikki.

RIKKI (OFFSCREEN): Whoa.

It's OK.

It's OK.

-What are you doing here?

-I came in here diving, but it's different.

The--

the wall-- the wall was one big waterfall and lightning

or-- or something was coming off it.

Right here, I swear.

Something came for me from the pool.

Water--

it-- it attacked me.

-You must have slipped and hit your head.

-No, it wasn't a dream.

It was like it was alive.

Magic or something.

-You should go, see a doctor.

-What are you guys doing here anyway?

-The sooner you get checked out, the better.

-Are you sure you'll be all right getting back?

-My name's Will.

-Bella.

LEWIS (OFFSCREEN): You've been a mermaid since you were nine?

-Yeah.

Well, we were living in Ireland at the time, and my

parents were working.

And so I took off to the coast and I found this sea cave in

the cliffs.

And I went into a pool and--

-Wow.

RIKKI (OFFSCREEN): Wait, wait, wait.

So when my bike still had training wheels, you had a

tail.

-Well, yeah.

Well, when did you guys change?

-Oh, ages.

We-- we've been doing this for-- for ages.

-Do that again.

RIKKI (OFFSCREEN): Cool it, Lewis.

We're got bigger fish to fry.

LEWIS (OFFSCREEN): So what happened to

you guys out there?

-Forget everything we thought we knew.

We know nothing about Mako--

nothing.

-Why?

What's changed?

-The full moon sent water to attack us.

-I don't get it.

-Neither do I.

-We've got to figure out why before he does.

-Will?

-He was there.

He saw whatever it was.

And that means trouble for all of us.

-Um, all of us?

-You're one of us now, Bella.

-Well, we haven't really discussed it.

Though we'd like it.

I mean, if you want to.

-Yeah, I'm in.

[MUSIC PLAYING

[theme music]