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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.

DON (OFFSCREEN): Morning, princess.

Cleo.

-What?

-Have you been up all night studying?

-Maybe.

-You sure you'll be all right for the exam?

-Dad, it's science.

It's life or death.

I have to be ready.

Is that scrambled eggs?

-Well, I thought it might get you off to a good start.

It was supposed to be breakfast in bed.

-So?

Never too late.

-Here you go.

Buon appetito.

That's French.

-No, it's not.

[beeping]

-Alpha particles are released during radioactive decay.

Alpha particles are either two protons or two neutrons

released by the decay of the nucleus.

Two protons, two neutrons.

Got it.

[phone ringing]

-Bella, why are you calling? you should be cramming.

What?

You went for a swim?

I'm sitting here trying to remember what alpha particles

are, and you're out swimming.

Great.

Rikki's with you too.

Look, you both really should be studying, especially Rikki.

I don't care if it does relax you.

There's no point in being calm in the exam if you don't know

the answers.

Look, just make sure you're both at our

final revision, OK?

-Hey.

Hey, did you hear me?

-Sorry.

Again I'm just positive that they're going to ask us about

signalling molecules and signal transduction.

-Oh, yeah.

Definitely.

-Have you gone over that?

Oh, and DNA code for amino acid--

I'm sure they'll ask us about that.

Have you reviewed that too?

-I will.

The exam's not till two o'clock.

-You're leaving it till today?

-Well, there's a lot of important things.

It's a full moon, you know.

-Hey, guys.

Are you ready for our final review?

-Yes.

[phone ringing]

-No.

I don't even think we should be doing this exam.

-What?

-Hello?

Yeah, yeah.

Zane, I know it's a full moon.

No, I don't need help.

Thanks, bye.

-Rikki, you have really studied for the exam.

You were just joking before, right?

-What's up?

-Nothing.

-Rikki?

What happened?

-Nothing.

-You need to move on.

-Yeah, you're right.

-Maybe we could do something together tonight.

-Yeah.

Maybe.

-I wonder what's happening at Mako.

-Got to be weird, whatever it is.

-Some of us are trying to study here.

-I mean, the history of this molecular

blah-blah is so boring.

But the history of Mako-- now there's an interesting--

-Rikki.

-History of mermaids then?

I know what you mean.

Where did mermaids come from?

-Yeah.

-OK, that's it.

Are we studying here, or are we just filling in time?

-Do you really think we're going to use any of this when

we finish school?

Because--

-Rikki, I don't have time for this.

I've got today's schedule mapped out to the minute.

-Really?

-Yes.

We've got two hours and 20 minutes of study time here,

then we've got to leave.

We've got 90 minutes of an exam, but that's excluding 15

of reading time.

I'm not going to let anything distract me from maximizing my

potential in this exam today.

Got it?

Good.

-Well, OK then.

-Now, I don't want to put pressure

on you guys or anything.

But this exam could influence the rest of our lives.

-Oh, that's great.

I needed that.

So the full moon rises at 3:40 today.

That's five minutes before the end of the exam.

So we're all clear we have to leave five minutes early.

OK?

-OK.

Cleo.

-Five minutes early?

We've got five minutes less than everyone else.

-It's OK.

You've studied.

-No.

I've got this scheduled to the minute.

I've been psyching myself for weeks.

-What's the problem?

It's five minutes.

-Remember to write your name and student number at the top

of the page in the spaces provided.

-85, not 90.

85, not 90.

-No mobile phones or any electronic

devices of any kind.

And no talking.

The multiple choice questions are to be answered using a

lead pencil.

You have 15 minutes reading time.

You can turn your papers over now.

-(WHISPERING) Psst.

-No talking.

-Thank you.

[water gurgling]

[coughs]

-Keep writing.

Someone's just turned the sprinklers on.

Although, I can't see anyone out there.

-What are we going to do?

-Shush.

Just keep writing.

I'll get to the bottom of this.

[steam hissing]

-All right.

Will, what on earth are you doing?

-Sorry.

It was leaking.

-Right.

All right.

Everyone out.

-What about the exam?

-The exam has been compromised.

Everyone out now.

Leave your stuff.

And move out in an orderly fashion.

Careful of the water up in front.

-Out the back.

-You said 3:40.

That's when the moon was supposed to rise.

-Are you sure?

-I'm pretty sure, I think.

-I told you we shouldn't have done that exam.

-I know I'm beginning to think you might be right.

So say that it was trying to tell us something, how are we

supposed to listen?

-Simple.

-We go to Mako, and we let it take us.

-What?

-Come on.

We should trust it.

We can't keep dodging water all over town.

We need to face it.

-OK.

Fine, we'll do it.

-Things are going to heat up when the moon arrives.

-So what do we do then?

-I don't know.

-So what do you fancy doing tonight?

-Oh.

Um, whatever.

-Maybe a meal, maybe a movie.

It's a good chance for us to get together away from here.

-What time are we talking?

-I was thinking straight after closing?

-Um, can you hold the fort for me?

There's something I need to check first.

-OK.

-Careful.

It's starting.

-Don't nudge me.

I'm nervous enough without nudging.

-OK.

Now I'm getting freaked out.

Are we supposed to do something?

-Hello?

[knocking on door]

-You could have just called, rather than

making me sweat on it.

-I thought you might get the wrong idea if I called.

-What do you want?

-Is Rikki around?

-No.

-Well, I need to see her urgently.

I want know if she's all right.

-Like I said, she not here.

-Well, do you know where she is?

You do.

Look, I know we don't exactly get on.

-That's one way of putting it.

-I really need to find her.

-The thing is, I don't think she wants you to find her.

-Hold your ground.

-Is this supposed to--

-Shh.

-I think it wants these.

-Zane, are you ready?

[sigh]

-The girls wouldn't have been dumb enough to go out to Mako

Island, would they?

-They're not dumb.

--I know that.

It's just that the last time Rikki went out on a full moon,

it was more than she could handle.

Now is that where she is?

Right.

I'm going out there.

-You can't do that.

-Yes, I can.

-What now?

-This way.

-I know where to go.

-Rikki.

Are you girls all right?

-What are you doing here?

-We thought you guys needed help.

-What would make you think we needed help?

-There--

there was this--

there was this light.

Right?

Rikki?

-Just leave us alone, please.

-I thought I was doing the right thing.

-That fireball thing--

it was a comet, wasn't it?

-Do you think it was here?

-You mean, right here?

-Well, I think that's what it was telling us.

-But that it happened, or that it's going to happen?

-Maybe it was showing us how Mako Island was formed million

of years ago.

It was like a history lesson, our history.

-So maybe the Moon Pool was made out of the comet?

-What do you mean maybe?

It was clear.

The Moon Pool rock is connected to space rock.

-I don't think so.

I get the feeling there was supposed to be more, like the

boys interrupted something.

I don't think it was finished.

-Maybe.

But what was it showing us?

[knocking on door]

-You awake, Cleo?

-Almost.

-You're not studying?

-Dad, I can't study 24 hours a day.

And besides, I did enough last night.

-I didn't even hear you come in last night.

Here you go.

-Thank you.

[sigh]

-Apologies for the sprinkler malfunction yesterday.

We're still trying to find the culprit.

But I want you to put it out of your minds.

Now don't forget to write your name and student number at the

top of the page in the spaces provided.

No mobile phones or any electronic

devices of any kind.

And your time starts now.

[clock ticking]

-Wow, that was easier than I expected.

-I just started writing and didn't stop.

-Me too.

-I might have even done all right.

-You guys sound confident.

-Aren't you?

-I nailed it.

So you're not still mad at me for the, you know, last night?

-How could I be mad at someone who cares about us?

-Guys, about last night, what does it all mean?

-I think it wanted to tell us where the Moon Pool is from.

-Doesn't that kind of raise more questions than it

answers?

-Well, at least we know one thing, Rikki.

You were right in saying that the tentacle is not our enemy.

We can rest easy the next full moon.

THEME SONG: We've got to stick together 'cause the best

things come in three.

I want it to last forever, all the magic and fun at sea.

So come on, this is our adventure.

There's no telling where we'll go.

But all I want is just to live amongst the H2O!

'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.

Come along, it just gets better.

So much to do and just so little time 'cause it all

depends on whether you want to live the land above behind.

'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.