Disclaimer: I don't own H2O. It's still an awesome show though.

A/N: This is the sequel to Next Generation Mermaid. It is recommended that you should first read Next Generation Mermaid to understand what is doing on. It still centers around Emily, Amber and Sarah with Emma, Rikki and Cleo still in minor roles. I'm sorry it took so long to upload. I hope however that you still enjoy it. Here's chapter 1 of Next Generation Mermaid 2.

Chapter 1: Beginning

Amber Bennett looked around her room. Her windows were completely sealed, not letting any light or air in and she had her sleeping bag, that she would soon seclude herself in. "Perfect," the blond smiled. Everything was ready for the full moon tonight.

"Amber, can I come in?" her father, Zane Bennett, asked. "Crap," Amber cursed, silently and replied, "Just a minute. I'm not dressed, dad." Quickly she pulled her bathrobe over and opened the door only a crack so her dad couldn't see anything. "I'm leaving for a business trip now. I'll see you in a week," he told her. "Okay. Have fun. Bye," Amber replied, quickly and closed the door again. "Don't forget to pack all your things. You haven't packed anything, even though we're moving soon," her dad said through the closed door. "I will tomorrow," Amber assured him and she heard her dad leave.

With a sigh of relief, she went on her bed. She had decided to not tell her dad her secret. Amber grabbed her water bottle and opened it. Unfortunately it exploded and she got wet. Before Amber could do anything, she dropped to the ground with a thump. "Great," Amber muttered, annoyed, looking at her bronze tail fin. It hadn't been two months since she and her friends, Emily and Sarah had turned into mermaids. Since then their lives had been turned upside down. Finding out that their mothers had also been mermaids, facing a crazy girl that wanted revenge on them. Now her life was normal. As normal as being a mermaid could get. Amber had decided that it was best not to tell her father. It would cause unnecessary trouble.

"Everything alright, Amber?" her mother, Rikki Bennett asked, coming in and when she saw her daughter, she smiled. "Don't say a word," Amber threatened her. "Okay. I just came to say that the moon rises in a hour," Rikki replied with a smirk. Amber rolled her eyes and balled her fist, drying herself. Soon she stood again. "Then I should lock myself up now," Amber said, "Make sure that nothing happens." "I'll try," Rikki replied and left again.

Amber sat down on her bed. Her mind wondered back to her dad. Although it didn't bother her too much that she was lying to him, she still didn't like it. How had her mother ever been able to lie to her dad? Since Amber's grandpa was the only family her mother had had as a teenager, it must have been really hard for her, but Amber wouldn't dare ask her mother about it. Not to mention that Rikki probably wouldn't admit that she had had trouble with lying to her dad.

Amber flopped onto the bed, staring at the ceiling. What were Emily and Sarah doing right now?


"Can't believe we're moving to the Gold Coast soon," Emily's brother, James said as he and Emily stood in his room, looking at all the boxes. "You'll love it," Emily replied, "It's really beautiful there." "But I'm still not sure why we're moving," James told her. "Mom met her old friends from a long time ago and wants to live where she grew up, I guess," Emily answered, but thought, "Because your sister is a mermaid, like our mother once was, and they believe we shouldn't be apart. They think it's risky just being apart during this full moon. That reminds me. I should get going." "I'll go finish packing my stuff," Emily lied. "But didn't you already finish?" James questioned. "Just a few small things," Emily answered and left. James shook his head. His sister had been weird ever since she returned from camp.

Walking past the living room, her father, Ash, asked, "Could you bring me a glass of water with ice cubes, Emily?" "Sure," Emily answered and walked into the kitchen. She took a glass from a cupboard and went to the sink. Emily turned on the water and filled the glass. "I can't believe we're moving to the Gold Coast. It'll be a bit annoying that I have to go to a new school, new home and such, but I'm glad too. Then I finally get to see Amber and Sarah again. Even though we talk on the phone every day, it's not the same as it was in camp. It's as though a piece of me is missing," Emily thought.

Suddenly she felt water run down her hand, causing her to come back to reality. The water was running over the edge of the glass onto her hand. Emily quickly dropped the glass in the sink and grabbed a towel, drying her hand. "8,9,10," she counted, silently and gave a sigh of relief when she didn't transform. "Everything alright, Emily?" her father asked from the living room. "Yeah," Emily answered as she dried the glass with the towel. After she had filled the glass again, she opened the freezer. There she saw that the plate with dents that is used for making ice cubes was empty. Emily sighed and took it out. It must have been James. Although he was very organized, he sometimes forgot stuff like this. After she had filled it with water, Emily looked around to make sure nobody was looking. Then she put her hand out like a stop sign over the tray and used her power. A second later the water was frozen. Smiling she put some ice cubes into her father's glass and the rest back into the freezer.

Then she walked into the living room and handed her dad his drink. "Thanks Emily," he said. "You're welcome," she replied and headed towards the door. "Wait, Emily. Is everything alright with you?" Ash asked, looking at her. Slowly Emily turned back around. Although her family had decided to always tell each other the truth, she couldn't. "Everything's fine," she assured him and quickly left. Ash looked after his daughter. Something was strange about his daughter, but he couldn't place what it was. Ash shrugged. It was probably a girl thing. Emma would know what to do.

In her room, Emily sat down on her bed and sighed. She hated lying to her family, but it was for the best. Although she knew that her dad had known of her mother's mermaid side, she knew he would not take it the same way, since she was his daughter. Dads were always protective of their daughters. That's why Emily and her mother had decided that they would only tell half of the truth. That Emma had met her old friends and that they had made up. They didn't mention anything about their daughters also being mermaids.

Just then Emma came in. "What's wrong, Emily?" she asked, seeing her daughter's down face. "Mom, how were you ever able to lie to your family the whole time?" Emily questioned. "It wasn't easy. I caused a lot of problems for them that I couldn't explain, because I was a mermaid. They took it pretty well though," Emma answered. "Why didn't you ever tell them?" Emily asked, interested. "Good question. I presume like you, I was scared. What would they think? Would they would accept me?" Emma replied. "Should I tell dad and James?" Emily questioned, unsure. "I can't help you with that decision. That's up to you," her mother answered and got up, "Will you be alright tonight?" Emily looked around her room. It was full of boxes with all her stuff inside. Not many things were still in her room. Because of the full moon her room was sealed air tight. "I think I'll be fine," Emily smiled and her mother left, saying, "I'll make sure your father doesn't come in later. Good luck." Emily wasn't sure if what she said was the truth, but she didn't want to worry her mother. "I wonder how Amber and Sarah are doing?" Emily wondered.


"I think that's all," Sarah said as she taped the last part of her window shut, "Thanks for the help mom." "It's nothing. I know what's like to be moon struck. Not such a fun experience," Cleo replied, a bit embarrassed. "The whole siren thing?" Sarah questioned and her mother nodded. The mothers had told their daughters many of their adventures. "Before you lock yourself in will you help me with the dishes?" Cleo asked. "Sure," Sarah replied and looked around her room one last time. Boxes stood everywhere and every crack was covered so no moon light or any light got in for that matter.

In the kitchen Cleo cleaned the dishes and placed them in a rack. Sarah carefully moved her hand and a wind picked up, blowing the dishes dry. Cleo and Sarah had found out that Sarah could use her power that way. She was glad that she didn't have to hide what she was to her family. Sarah couldn't imagine how hard it was for Amber and Emily. "Sarah!" Cleo exclaimed, snapping the brunette back to reality, just in time to reduce her power so that the dishes didn't fly to the ground.

"Sorry," Sarah said, meekly. "What are you think about?" Cleo asked as they put the dishes away. "How were any of you ever able to keep this a secret?" Sarah questioned. "Sometimes I wonder that myself. It's hard, but not impossible," Cleo answered. "I'm just glad I don't have to," Sarah replied. "You can always call me for help and when we move to the Gold Coast you can also ask Emma and Rikki," her mother told her, but Sarah gave her a doubtful look, "Okay, maybe not Rikki, but Emma and me." Sarah giggled. "Okay. You should lock yourself up now. I'll make sure you're okay," Cleo said and Sarah nodded.

After she had returned to her room, Sarah picked up her cell phone and wanted to call Amber and Emily when her phone rang. It was Emily. "Hi Emily," Sarah answered her phone. "Hi Sarah. You ready for the full moon?" Emily asked. "As ready as I'll ever be," Sarah replied. "Wait, I'll conference Amber in," Emily told her and soon Amber said, "Hi Emily, Sarah." "Hi," the others replied.

"How far are you with packing, Sarah?" Amber asked. "Almost done," Sarah answered. "You not going to ask how far I am?" Emily questioned. "Let me guess. You were done a week ago," Amber guessed. "Maybe," Emily muttered and the girls laughed. Amber had hit the bulls eye. "Then let me guess too. You aren't half way done, Amber," Emily retorted. "That's right," Amber confirmed and the girls laughed again. "I can't wait to see Ryan again," Sarah said. "You live closer to them than any of us," Amber pointed out. "I have been very busy, because of the move," Sarah explained. "True, well, anyway, I can't wait to see Jordan again either," Amber agreed.

Emily stayed silent. "What's wrong, Emily?" Sarah asked, concerned. "It's nothing," she replied. "Come on. Tell us," Amber urged her. "Well, Daniel hasn't called me once during the time we were apart," Emily told them. "He must be busy with college stuff. His classes did start," Sarah assured her. "He's too busy to write a sms?" Emily questioned, doubtfully. "Maybe," Amber answered. "Don't worry, Emily. Daniel loves you, nothing will change that," Sarah comforted her friend.

"Listen, I hate to break up this comfort session, but we should hang up. The moon will rise soon," Amber reminded them. "You're right," Emily said, "Are your mothers going to watch over you?" "Of course," Amber and Sarah replied. "My mom doesn't want me to turn into a siren," Sarah told them. "Siren? Right, my mom told me about that," Amber remembered. "I really wish we could be together for this. This'll be the first full moon we're not together and after what happened during the last one I really don't want to be alone," Sarah said, worried. "Don't worry. This will be the only time we're apart for a full moon," Emily assured her. "Besides our mothers will be watching us like hawks," Amber added.

Just then Emma knocked on Emily's door and said, "The moon is rising in 10 minutes." "Thanks, mom," Emily replied and turned back to her conversation, "You hear that? 10 minutes. We should stop. Lets talk in the morning. Good luck." "Agreed. Good luck," Sarah said. "Good luck. Try not to get moon struck," Amber teased. "Very funny, Amber. We'll see who got moon struck tomorrow," Emily retorted and then the three girls said at the same time, "Bye." They hung up and snuggled into their sleeping bags, trying to find sleep.


During the same time a boat had docked on Mako Island. The person getting out of the boat smiled, "Perfect. I should be able to see the stars here well." She looked at the woods that were extremely dark. Getting her telescope out of the boat, she said, "Maybe I'll find a good place in the woods on a hill." With her telescope under her arm she headed into the woods. The full moon that wasn't completely over head yet, gave the only light, casting eerie shadows, but the person kept moving, not at all intimidated by the darkness or the noises made by the wild animals.

She soon reached a river. "This seems like a good place," she muttered, backing up towards the river, "Maybe a bit further away from the trees." Suddenly there was no ground under her foot and she fell into a hole, screaming. She landed in a cave. "Great. How am I supposed to get out of here?" she wondered, looking around as she dusted herself off. The girl saw a hole in the wall and walked through it.

In front of her was a pool. "This is inside the volcano," she said in awe, looking around. Just then the full moon appeared above the volcano, illuminating it in a bright light. The girl stepped back startled as the water started to bubble and glow, stammering, "What the…" Carefully she inched towards the bubbling pool. The girl leaned over the pool to take a closer look.

Suddenly there was an explosion and the earth shook. Losing her balance, she fell into the water. Just as she came to the surface the water glowed even brighter than before, blinding her. "What's going on?" she demanded, scared as the light shone out of the opening of the volcano, illuminating the night sky.


Amber woke up at the sound of her cell phone ringing. As she felt for it, Amber looked at the time. 7:30 a.m. Finding it, she answered, grumpily, "Who dares call me this early?" "It's me," Emily said. "And me," Sarah added, "So did you get moon struck?" "It's 7:30. Call me again in 3 hours and ask again then," Amber retorted, annoyed and was about to hang up, when Emily questioned, "Does that mean you weren't moon struck?" Abandoning her hopes of sleep, Amber answered, "No, I didn't get moon struck. I curled up into my sleeping bag and didn't leave it until now." "That's weird," Sarah muttered.

Now Amber was wide awake. "Wait, does that mean that none of us got moon struck?" she inquired. "Exactly," Emily replied, thoughtfully. "Maybe because we stopped Jessica during the full moon last time, we are now resistant to being moon struck," Sarah suggested, hopefully. "Maybe, but it seems pretty farfetched," Amber objected. "Why don't we discuss this when we see each other in person?" Emily proposed. Amber and Sarah agreed to this and they hung up. Although they all hid it, they were worried. They knew something was wrong.

A/N: What was that explosion? Why wasn't anyone moonstruck? Who was that girl? What will happen in the Gold Coast? If you want to know this and more, keep reading. Please review so I know what you think.