One sunny Friday afternoon, Sawyer Nelson rode his bike over to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, where he worked with his best friend, Hazel Haskett and her father, Clay. He started working there a few years ago. He was riding his bike to get to summer school when he found a dolphin named Winter, washed up on the beach with her tail badly damaged and tangled up in a crab trap. He went to see Winter every day after school. Sawyer went there so much that he eventually started skipping summer school just to see Winter recover. Winter and Sawyer became best friends over the years. Sawyer and Hazel never gave up on her through the tough times. Sawyer walked into the building to see Hazel run over to him and give him a big hug. "Sawyer, you're back!" Hazel exclaimed. "Relax Hazel, I've only been gone for 24 hours." Sawyer said with a faint giggle. "I know but it feels like it's been forever." She replied. "Oh, and all the staff at CMA are going on a camping trip to find some islands or other places that some healthy animals can be released at, but all of us have to get separate areas." "Are we going to the same place?" Sawyer asked. "Sadly, to make the camping trip short, no. Hazel sighed. "But luckily I know who you were paired with since you missed the last staff meeting." Hazel showed him a piece of paper that said who he was going with. "Chris and Mimmi?" He asked. "The people from the Gold Coast?" Sawyer knew that Chris and Mimmi were transferred from the Gold Coast to Clearwater Florida to help dolphins and other animals like Winter. He thinks they seem very nice, but he's never seen Mimmi go near the water. Sawyer helped Hazel pack for the trip when Chris walks over to them. "Hey, you must be Sawyer Nelson." He said. "I'm Chris and that's my girlfriend Mimmi over by the sea turtles." "Well it's nice to finally meet you guys, and I can't wait for the camping trip today!" Sawyer replied. "Oh and one more thing, you and I are going by boat." Chris said. "Why is it just the two of us, isn't Mimmi coming too?" Sawyer asked looking concerned. "Yeah she's coming, she'll just meet us there." He lied. "Hi Chris, how are you liking Clearwater Florida?" Hazel asked. "It's amazing, a little different from the Gold Coast, but still cool," Chris replied. "I think Mimmi grew up around here." Mimmi had a secret she had her whole life. She was born a mermaid. Growing up in the Northern mermaid pod with a mother she never met growing up. She had reunited with her brother, Zac and had eventually found their mom cursed as a water dragon that could take away a mermaid's powers. A year later, Mimmi works on land with her boyfriend, Chris at CMA, where they were transferred to help animals like Winter and see how she stays strong living without her tail.