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♪ On the Isle of Mako ♪

silver glow ♪

♪ Under the moon's

♪ The night is calm ♪

♪ But suddenly ♪

in the sea ♪

♪ There's a change

magic and brave ♪

♪ Three mermaids,

under the waves ♪

♪ True beauties

mystery ♪

♪ Their secret will always be

♪ In the depths of the sea ♪

[chuckles]

[diver breathing]

Huh? [whimpers]

do I have to tell you?

[Cleo] No! How many times

I'll be careful with it.

I promise,

Every time I lend you something

No way.

or wreck it. No more.

you either lose it

I can't see.

Get out of the way.

when it comes to swimsuits,

This season,

is animals.

the most popular motif

Last season's trendy stripes

more yesterday.

couldn't possibly be

Yeah!

Ooh, I wonder what this is.

Isn't this interesting?

"Dear diary." Well, well.

to clean your room!

Kim, you've got

[Cleo] Don't forget!

to start counting.

It's my turn

And you go hide, OK?

- One, two, three, four,

- Let's go!

five, six, seven,

eight, nine, ten...

Oh, no. Help!

[screams]

Ziggy! Ziggy! Help!

[Ziggy] ...15, 16,

17, 18, 19, 20!

Ready or not, here I come.

Gus? Gus?

Where could he be? Gus?

wherever you are!

Come out, come out,

I'm gonna find you!

Where is he? Gus? Gus!

Where are you?

[Cleo] Kim? Kim, are you there?

I'll lend it to you,

Oh, alright,

to be careful with it.

but promise

OK, I promise. Thanks!

Hmm?

think she's gonna ruin it?

Why lend it to her if you

I don't know. I felt guilty.

then she'll never learn.

If I don't give her a chance

- I say you're being too nice.

- That's true.

your scarf again.

I bet you'll never see

- What the heck is Bernie up to?

- You think?

Let's go get him.

I'm tired of waiting.

We've been waiting forever.

[Emma] There you are.

- It's Gus, Ziggy's buddy.

- What's going on, Bernie?

the wreck and Gus disappeared.

They were playing around

What do you mean he disappeared?

and when I looked for him,

We were playing hide and seek

He disappeared.

I couldn't find him anywhere.

a lot of stories

I've been hearing

lately.

about disappearing clownfish

Maybe we can figure this out.

Let's head back to the wreck.

My sister's a mermaid?

are mermaids, too?

Rikki and Emma

This is unreal.

playing hide and seek,

OK, OK. If I was a clownfish

where would I think of hiding?

for a place to hide,

If I was looking

obviously.

I'd hide in that old wreck,

Hmm... Interesting.

know what we're looking for.

This is pointless. I don't even

- What?

- Look!

- I don't know.

- What do you think this is?

a scuba outfit.

Looks like part of

Do you think that Gus...

Captured? Oh, how horrible.

you to go swimming alone.

From this moment on I forbid

- But, Mommy!

- Understood?

We'll find Gus, I promise.

Don't you worry, Ziggy.

Easier said than done.

[chirping]

I'm home!

Is anybody there?

[phone rings]

What, you're spying on me now?

Hello?

Ziggy! Ziggy, get back here.

- [Ziggy sighs]

- It's not safe out there.

Oh.

looking at me like that?

What? Why are you

Hey, are you crazy?

Kim! What's gotten into you?

[yells]

[mother] Out of the way, Kim.

Cleo, are you alright?

Just drying myself off.

Yeah, I'm alright.

I mean drying off my clothes.

I'll be right there.

Go and finish lunch.

what's going on?

Would you explain

Cleo is a mermaid.

whenever she gets wet.

She turns into a mermaid

It's true. Don't you believe me?

you watch too much TV.

Kim, sweetie,

let's go back downstairs.

Come on,

is very good,

Having a vivid imagination

glasses of water at your sister.

but not when you start tossing

Oh, the little brat!

Kim, apologize to your sister.

But she is a mermaid!

anywhere?

Do you see a mermaid's tail

Gus!

Gus! Gus!

Huh? [yells]

an overactive imagination.

We'll just see who's got

[alarm clock beeps]

[yells]

There you go.

[chuckles]

since last night.

Nobody's seen him

His mom is worried sick.

Do you think he's been...

Poor Ziggy.

This is serious.

First Gus and now Ziggy.

a notch.

We've got to kick this up

a search and rescue operation.

It's time to launch

The more time we waste talking,

Rikki's right. Let's go.

of finding them.

the less our chance

[alarm clock beeps]

[screams]

Ziggy! Gus!

[Zita] Gus! Ziggy!

- [Cleo] Ziggy!

- [Emma] Gus!

our time here.

Come on, we're wasting

Let's head back to the wreck.

[Bernie] Marcel! Hey, Marcel.

- What do you mean?

- What? Who is it?

is not getting much better.

It's me, Bernie. Your sight

I can see fine.

What are you yapping about?

friend, the little clownfish.

We're looking for Ziggy, our

anywhere?

Have you seen him around

- It's me, Emma.

- Who's talking to me?

- I'm fine.

- Oh, Emma! How are you?

- Oh, yeah.

- So, did you see Ziggy?

I didn't see him.

Actually, no,

character yesterday.

But I did see a strange

breathing bubbles.

He was all in black,

Which way was he going?

A scuba-diver!

If I'd known it was important,

Well, no idea. Oh, darn.

I would've asked him.

Right, we've got work to do.

to find Ziggy and Gus.

We're never going

we know nothing about,

Apart from that mysterious diver

a single good clue.

we don't have

And the more time passes,

of finding them.

the slimmer our chance

- This is depressing.

- I hope nothing's happened.

is more fun than this.

Dinner with my great aunty

You don't believe me?

into contact with water.

They transform when they come

a mermaid, I'd know about it.

No way. If my sister was

I can't prove it on my own.

we can unmask them.

But if you help me,

Or are you too much of a wimp?

I'm not a wimp!

Just walk along,

So you've got it?

and spill the water.

suddenly trip

waiting for? Go for it!

Come on, what are you

[girls talk]

Elliot? You OK? What's going on?

- I can't believe it.

- Um...

- Well, uh...

- What an idiot!

Hi, everybody.

[Elliot] Hey!

[seethes]

What did you do that for?

Are you crazy, Elliot?

You're a meanie and a liar!

It was her idea.

This nonsense has got to stop.

That was over the line.

- Cleo, no. Leave her.

- Leave me alone.

- Thanks. That was close.

- Let her cool off a little.

Have they both gone crazy?

Why did they do that?

- Hey! Hey, girls!

- Actually, it's...

What's he trying to tell us?

It's Bernie.

Glasses? What?

Diver? Sinking?

on the sea-bed?

You found glasses

trail. Let's go! Later, Lewis!

Bernie's found the diver's

But wait, where are you going?

[sighs] What the heck?

doesn't know about us.

Cleo, please tell me your sister

got a hold of my diary

Well, she accidentally

and apparently she read it.

in your diary?

You wrote about us

Are you out of your mind?

secret all the time.

It's hard keeping this

snooping through my things.

I didn't think she'd go

You should have known better.

We're talking about Kim.

We'll deal with it later.

What's done is done.

to find that diver!

For now, we've got

Help! Help!

Are we gonna watch him

What are we waiting for?

without lifting a finger?

kidnap all our friends

we'll never find Ziggy.

No, but if we step in now,

is to follow him.

Our only chance

Alright then, let's follow.

- It doesn't make sense.

- It's Zane!

- We've got to dry off!

- Why would he do that?

Hmm?

Careful, you'll give us away.

all the clownfish.

Look! He's sold

- We've got to rescue Ziggy.

- What do we do?

- He's over there!

- Excuse me, sir.

on the left.

[Rikki] In the second aquarium

his little buddy Gus.

And there's

- [man] That one? No problem.

- This is the one I want.

He's gonna sell Ziggy!

Cleo, create a diversion!

We've got to do something.

is leaking.

Oh, no, one of the aquariums

Quick, he's almost done.

- There's no time.

- What about Gus?

We've got to go.

We'll come back later.

Hang on, we need a bag.

We're taking you home.

Hang in there, Ziggy.

- Oh, Mommy!

- Oh, Ziggy!

[both laugh]

You're just amazing.

Oh, thank you so much, friends.

she's a mermaid.

This'll prove

Gus and the others?

How are we gonna free

in that pet shop.

We can't leave them

and free the rest of them.

We've got to go back

It's a start,

clownfish and selling them.

but Zane will keep catching

good, we've got to stop Zane.

If we want to stop this for

it's making him money,

Lewis is right. As long as

to stop doing it.

Zane isn't about

If we want him to stop,

to stop buying his fish.

we've got to convince the buyer

Sure, agreed. But how?

to convince the buyer

Hmm... We just need

a reliable supplier.

that Zane isn't

Isn't that a little risky?

is stay in the aquarium

All you need to do

so will you help us out?

for a few minutes,

Yes, sure, why not?

Let me just check on that.

[man] Sure.

All clear, let's go.

everything you need

[man] I stock

to maintain water pH levels.

health of your fish, you know.

It's very important for the

And what about a clownfish?

[Lewis]

An excellent choice.

[man] A clownfish?

Mine are superb.

You won't be disappointed.

Take your pick.

supposed to be orange?

Hang on. Aren't they

It looks weird.

Look at that one.

- I don't understand.

- It's almost all black.

when I bought them.

They looked fine

Please don't take this wrong,

might have cheated you.

but I think somebody

I breed them myself usually,

had such fine specimens,

but the young man who came in

the hardest to breed.

and clownfish are among

in where it doesn't belong,

I don't want to stick my nose

might have a skin disease.

but I think your fish

the Oceanic Center.

She works at

Fish are no mystery to her.

I believe it's crow-fish-itis.

That's a strange name.

Are you sure?

called something less strange.

That's true. It should have been

its scientific name.

Yes. Naturally that isn't

it's extremely contagious.

Either way,

must have already caught it.

The other clownfish

What is taking them so long?

[Rikki] If I were you,

to see it.

I wouldn't want my clients

ideal for your store's image.

Fish turning all black. Not

But what can I do about it?

over to the Oceanic Center.

If you want, I can bring them

to treat them there.

Maybe they'll be able

a container from the back.

Alright, wait here. I'll go get

[girls] Yes! We did it!

A job well done!

How are you doing, mermaids?

- Oh!

- Hmm?

Kim, I can't believe this.

What's the matter with you?

I've absolutely had it.

anything better to do?

Don't you have

- Look at me when I'm talking.

- [Emma] Oh, no.

This is really bad.

what you're playing at,

I don't know

has got to stop.

but this mermaid stuff

Behind the counter, quick!

[Lewis]

Rikki, you're up.

OK, I'm on it.

Hey! What's going on?

- Must have been the wind.

- Why did you shut the door?

It won't be much longer.

Hold tight. I'll dry her.

all your nonsense.

I've had it with

when I talk to you.

I just told you to look at me

with this darn door?

What's the matter

- [Rikki] Done.

- Keep trying!

OK, Lewis.

[crashing]

that lock checked out.

If I was you, I'd have

It seems a little sticky.

then prove it.

If you're not a mermaid,

I'll give you proof.

Alright, you want proof?

A glass of water, please.

into a mermaid, is that it?

So if I touch water, I turn

- Thank you.

- Mm-hmm.

right now.

OK, let's test it out

Oh, no, look.

So, do you believe me now?

about mermaids in your diary?

Then what was all that stuff

Uh... It wasn't my diary.

I was writing. A story.

It was... something

our literature class.

Yeah, a story for

a fantasy story

We had to write

our friends as characters.

using ourselves and

that Cleo was a mermaid?

Come on, did you really believe

imagination than your sister.

You've got even more

[Kim whines]

- [Zane] What do you mean

- [all sigh]

anymore?

you don't want to do business

with my fish yesterday.

You were perfectly satisfied

I don't understand.

A disease? What kind of disease?

My fish were in perfect health.

is going to have to

Looks like Zane

some other way.

earn his pocket money

- No, nothing.

- Problems?

A part-time job I'd found

A plan that didn't work out.

- A job?

- to put aside some extra money.

could buy you anything you want.

I thought your dad

it was for his birthday.

Actually,

special, jewelry or a watch.

I wanted to give him something

that I can make it on my own,

I wanted to prove

but I can't do anything.

without his money,

Don't say that.

is to check over the beach

My only other option

and hope to find some jewelry.

with a metal detector

Hmm...

[all cheer]

You're back home.

[Emma] Go on, you're free.

to see them all together.

It's so nice

I've got to do.

OK, I'm off. I've got something

Oh! Oh-oh! This looks promising.

- Yes, hang on a minute.

- So, have you found anything?

this will do the trick?

Here. Do you think

Yes, it's perfect.

You're sure I can have it?

anything.

You know I can't refuse you

You're the best! I owe you one!

to put everything away?

OK, and now who's left

Yours truly.

Wow, it's incredible!

- What? Why not?

- But I can't accept this.

- Why would you do that for me?

- Take it, come on.

You want something in exchange?

No way. A gift is a gift.

If I give it, well, it's...

something nice,

For once you wanted to do

so I thought I'd help you out.

Take it, end of story!

You drive me nuts!

that without you

Thanks, Rikki. I've got to admit

what I would have done.

I don't know

You really are amazing.

such a beautiful ring?

Where did you find

an old fisherman friend

It comes from

he finds on the seabed.

who collects things

And he just let you have it?

a crab at first,

Yep. He's a bit of

he's always there for them.

but when his friends need help

[both laugh]

[Bernie laughs]