Disclaimer: I don't own H2O: Just Add Waters.
Author's note: Rikki's daughter Abi is 15 years old in this story.
Black waters
Rikki, Cleo and Emma walk along the beach.
"Em, are we still havin' dinner at your place on Saturday-night?" says Rikki.
"Yes, of course. You'll be there I hope..." says Emma.
"Sure, Em! You always make really good food." says Rikki.
"What about you, Cleo?" says Emma.
"I'll be there for sure. Few things could keep me away." says Cleo.
"Perfect!" says Emma.
"Zane and Lewis can come too. If that's okey with you, Em..." says Cleo.
"Sorry, but Saturday-night's a girl-dinner. No men!" says Emma with a smile.
"That's cool too." says Cleo.
"I agree." says Rikki.
Suddenly the sky become dark as if a big storm was on the way.
"Look, out there in the water!" says Cleo.
Out in the water is a small bright light.
"Maybe it's just the reflection of the sun..." says Rikki.
"How the hell can it be the sun when the sky is so dark...?" says Emma.
"Strange stuff's happened before. Mermaids shouldn't exist and yet we know for a fact that mermaids are real." says Rikki.
"Good point!" says Emma.
The light move fast towards the beach.
"Watch out! That thing's comin' right for us." says Cleo.
"What the fuck is that...?" says Rikki.
"I don't know." says Emma.
A wave of water strike the beach and it knocks Rikki, Emma and Cleo off their feet.
As they look up there's a mermaid in the water. She's the same age as Emma, Rikki and Cleo, but she's not like any other mermaid they have seen before. Her hair's black and her tail's black, she has dark skin like an african woman and there's no bra-like object that cover her boobs. She wears silver arm-bracelets and her eyes are green.
"Who are you?" says Rikki.
"My name's Gloria and I'm a master-mermaid." says the strange dark mermaid.
"What do you want from us?" says Emma.
"I want you and your powers." says Gloria. "You're goin' to help me take over the world. Mermaids are forced to hide who they are because of how mortals feel about them, but I'm gonna gather all the mermaids on this Earth and together we'll rule with iron-fists and make the mortals our slaves."
"You're crazy! That could never work. By the way, we're not mermaids anymore." says Rikki in a hard tone, showing no fear in front of the enemy in typical Rikki-style.
"I can make you mermaids again." says Gloria with a smile. "Follow my light and you'll be my strongest warriors in a world where mermaids are in charge and never need to hide ever again."
"Rikki, are you all okey?" says Zane as he and his and Rikki's daughter Abigail come running down to the beach.
"We're fine, Zane!" says Rikki.
"You will be working for me!" says Gloria, now her voice is suddenly not the soft sweet voice it was earlier. Instead it's dark and roaring like thunder.
A longbow made of metal appear in Gloria's hands. She pull out an arrow from behind her back. She fire the arrow towards Abigail. The arrow glow with a red light.
Zane try to push Abi to the side so the arrow won't hit, but it's too late. The arrow hif Abi right in the heart. Abi disappear.
"Abi, no!" screams Rikki.
"Rikki, here, take this!" says Zane as he draw his big revolver that he wear on his belt an throw it to Rikki.
Rikki catch it with one hand.
"Where's my daughter, bitch?" says Rikki as she point the gun at Gloria.
"Weapons like that can't hurt me! Your daughter's safe...for now." says Gloria with an evil smirk. "Do as I say and you might get her back."
"Never!" says Rikki as she fire a few shots, but the bullets just bounce off Gloria's skin.
"I'm gonna kill you!" says Rikki as she draws her big combat-knife.
Rikki jump onto Gloria and try to stab her in the heart.
"Pathetic, bitch!" says Gloria as she swing her hand and a lightning-bolt send Rikki flying.
Rikki land on the beach. She's knocked unconscious.
"Nobody does that to my wife!" says Zane in a deep hard tone as he run up to Gloria and punch her in the chest.
Zane put all of his strength behind the punch, but Gloria doesn't seem to even feel it. On the other hand, Zane feels as if he had smashed hs fist into a hard steel-wall.
"Fuck, that hurt!" says Zane.
"None of you can hurt me!" says Gloria as she summon a spinning tower of water that keep Emma and Cleo away before she dive back into the water and swim away at high speed.
"Zane, are you okey?" says Emma as she sees that Zane's right hand is full of blood.
"I'm fine, don't worry about me, Em." says Zane with a casual voice.
"Don't act like some macho-guy, Zane. Your hand's a mess. It looks like all the bones in the hand are broken. We need to get you to a hospital." says Cleo.
"Trust me, ladies. I'm okey. We gotta worry about Rikki. She's still unconscious. She need help or she might die." says Zane as he walk over to Rikki.
Zane pick up his gun and put it back in the holster and he goes down on his knees and look at Rikki with sadness on his face.
"Rikki my sexy one. I'll do anything I can to make you okey and get Abi back again." says Zane in a low calm mature tone as he kiss Rikki on the forehead.
"Let's get her to the car." says Cleo.
"We can't go to a hospital. How are we gonna explain what happened...? We can tell them that some evil mermaid almost killed her with a magical lightning-strike." says Zane.
"You're right, Zane." says Emma.
"Let's get her to Lewis. He might know what to do." says Cleo.
The sky slowly goes blue again.
Emma and Cleo take Rikki to Emma's car.
Later at Lewis's house.
"Lewis, she's not dead, is she?" says Zane.
"No, but this is beyond my skill to heal. She needs a real doctor." says Lewis.
"Lewis, what are we gonna say when a doctor ask us why she's unconscious, huh?" says Cleo.
"I understand, but if Rikki doesn't get help soon, she'll die. The lightning almost burned her brain and heart. As a matter of fact she got lucky. If the attack had been only a little bit stronger she'd be dead already." says Lewis.
"Isn't there anything you can do?" says Zane in an angry tone.
"I'm doin' the best I can. I've been giving her strong drugs to try to bring her out of the coma, but it doesn't work." says Lewis.
"I'm gonna kill that damn mermaid-bitch!" says Zane.
"Easier said than done, Zane. Gloria seem to be invincible." says Emma.
"There's gotta be a way to kill that damn thing." says Zane.
"Em, Cleo...help me take Rikki to the hospital." says Lewis.
"I'm goin' home. I need to think. Call me when you get to the hospital." says Zane.
"You're not goin' anywhere before I take a look at your hand." says Lewis.
"Lewis, come on, dude! I'm fine! Rikki is the one who's important now." says Zane as he leave Lewis's house.
At the same time in a Moon Pool similar to the one on Mako Island.
"Let me go!" says Abi, who is crying. She's in mermaid form and trapped with heavy iron chains in the middle of the pool.
"Only when your mother and her friends agree to work for me." says Gloria, now in human form as she look at Abi with an evil smile.
Gloria laugh as she open her bag and pull out a bottle of brandy and start to drink.
Gloria look much less dangerous in her human form. She's wearing a black tight t-shirt, dark jeans and white leather boots.
"My mom would never help someone like you!" says Abi through her tears.
"Shut it, kid!" says Gloria as she slap Abi in the face.
"That hurts!" says Abi.
"And I don't care whatsoever." says Gloria.
Two women enter the Moon Cave through a tunnel.
"My lady, we've found the fourth mermaid." says one of the two unknown women.
"Good, Liz! Bring her here, alive." says Gloria. "And don't fuck up. She's worthless to me dead. I need her alive so she can tell me her secrets."
"Yes, my lady!" says Liz.
"Leave me! I'm gonna torture the kid." says Gloria.
The next day Zane arrive at the hospital.
"Zane, this way." says Emma as she show Zane to a room.
Inside is Rikki on a hospital-bed, still unconscious, hooked up to life-support.
"Is she gonna be okey?" says Zane to a doctor who's standing next to Rikki's bed.
"Hard to say, mr Bennet. Your wife's seriously hurt. She doesn't respond well to treatment, but we're doin' all we can. Thank God your friends took her here before it was too late." says the doctor.
"I hope she'll make it. My life would be empty without her." says Zane.
"We're here for you, Zane. Rikki is a strong woman. Don't give up." says Cleo.
"Cleo's right, Zane. Rikki is probably fighting inside to get out of her coma." says Emma.
"Thanks, ladies. You're probably right." says Zane.
At the same time in the unknown Moon Cave, Gloria is trying to force Abi to reveal Rikki's secrets.
"Tell me what your mother's mermaid-power used to be!" says Gloria as she hit Abi with a leather wip.
"NEVER!" says Abi.
"Tell me!" says Gloria.
"No!" says Abi.
"TELL ME, NOW!" screams Gloria as she use her powers to heat up the water around Abi.
"Aaahhh, that hurts..." says Abi. "Please, stop!"
"Stupid kid!" says Gloria as she stop heating the water.
Gloria climb into the water and 10 seconds later she transform into her mermaid form. She dive deep into the pool and swim away.
At the hospital, Cleo and Emma try to comfort Zane.
"Rikki is gonna be okey." says Emma.
"I hope so..." says Zane.
"Your Rikki's a powerful lady. She wouldn't die without puttin' up one hell of a fight." says Cleo.
"I know, but she's hurt bad. She might not make it..." says Zane.
"Doctor Hawkins and the other doctors are doing everything they can to help Rikki." says Emma.
Later the same day Gloria enters what used to be Rikki's café, but now is called Stenton's.
Emma and Cleo sit at a table, drinking tea.
"Look!" says Emma in a low voice as she sees Gloria. "That woman over there, she look almost like Gloria."
"Maybe that is Gloria...in her human form." says Cleo.
"Do we know she even have a human form?" says Emma.
"I believe she does. Like any other mermaid." says Cleo.
"Hi, ladies!" says Gloria as she walk up to Emma and Cleo, pretending to be friendly.
"Eh, hi..." says Cleo.
"I'm Samantha. I'm new here at the Gold Coast." says Gloria.
"Samantha, huh?" says Emma. "You remind me of someone. Gloria, I think..."
"I don't know anyone named Gloria." says Gloria in a casual tone.
"Let's talk outside!" says Emma as she grab Gloria by the arm.
Emma pull Gloria outside.
"Don't you think we know who you are? We're not stupid." says Cleo as she open her water-bottle and pour water over Gloria.
"What the fuck are you doin' you stupid freak...?" says an angry Gloria.
Gloria transform into her mermaid form.
"We knew it! You're Gloria, the evil mermaid." says Emma.
"Evil...? Please! A little upset maybe, but evil..." says Gloria. "Evil is such a strong word. I prefer the term less pure."
"Don't try that sort of bullshit, Gloria!" says Cleo.
"Tell us what you've done to Rikki's daughter!" says Emma.
"Never! Bye!" says Gloria as she disappear in a flash of red light.
"Bitch!" says Cleo.
"Stupid bitch!" says Emma.
"We gotta tell Zane that we've seen Gloria." says Cleo.
"I'll call him..." says Emma as she pull out her cell phone and dial Zane's number.
"This is Zane Bennet."
"Zane, it's Emma. We've seen Gloria."
"Where? Did she say anything about Abi?"
"At the café. She came up to us, pretending to be a woman named Samantha. We had her, but she managed to escape..."
"We'll find her! Stay where you are, I'm on my way. Bye!"
"Bye!"
Later Emma, Cleo, Zane and Lewis are on Zane's big boat.
Lewis put a map on the table. "I've found 10 possible locations where there could be a Moon Pool, like the one on Mako. These 3 are closer than the others so we should look there first."
"No problem, this boat can travel all around the world in two weeks." says Zane.
"Can you drive a boat with that broken hand of yours?" says Cleo.
"Em, you're driving then..." says Zane as he give Emma the keys.
"Okey!" says Emma.
"All systems are standing by, we're ready to go." says Lewis.
"Okey, here we go..." says Emma as she start up the boat.
The big boat leaves the harbor.
4 days later Zane's boat reach the first possible island that might be Gloria's secret hideout.
"Cleo, Lewis and I are gonna see if we can find the Moon Pool, you stay here." says Emma to Zane.
"Abi is my daughter and I am not gonna sit here and wait while she's Gloria's prisoner. I'm goin' too!" says Zane.
"Okey..." says Emma. "Let's go!"
Zane open a metal locker and pull out two rifles and throw one to Lewis.
"Why do we need these?" says Lewis.
"Gloria's dangerous! I wanna be prepared." says Zane.
Zane, Emma, Lewis and Cleo get off the boat and head into the forest.
"Keep your eyes open. Walk slowly. Stealth tactics." says Zane.
"Of course." says Emma.
"Em, you better take this. I'm not a weapons-man." says Lewis as he give his rifle to Emma.
"Are you giving the gun to a woman?" says Zane to Lewis.
"Yes." says Lewis.
"Are you saying that a chick can't use a gun, Zane? You didn't have a problem with givin' Rikki your revolver to fight against Gloria." says Emma.
"Sorry, Em, but you're not exactly an elite soldier. Rikki on the other hand is a badass woman who know how to use a gun." says Zane.
"Oh I can be badass if I want to." says Emma.
"Calm down, guys!" says Cleo.
"Sorry..." says Emma and Zane.
5 hours later Zane, Emma, Lewis and Cleo return to the boat.
"No Moon Pool here. Let's get to location 2." says Zane.
Then Zane's cell phone beeps.
"This is Zane!"
"Mr Bennet..? This is doctor Hawkins from the hospital. Rikki has started to respond to treatment. Things look a little brighter."
"Thanks, doc! I'll call you later. Bye!"
"Bye, mr Bennet!"
"Okey! Are we ready to go?" says Emma to Zane.
"Yeah, let's go!" says Zane.
The boat leave for location no. 2.
"Lewis, do you think we'll find Gloria's hideout...?" says Cleo.
"I hope so..." says Lewis.
"Me too..." says Cleo.
At the same time at Gloria's hideout.
Abi is still trapped in the middle of the Moon Pool.
"Are you going to tell me Rikki's secrets?" says Gloria in a calm serious tone.
"No!" says Abi.
"How dare you saying 'no' to me?" screams Gloria.
Gloria heat up the water in the pool.
"No! Stop!" screams Abi.
"Tell me your mom's secrets!" says Gloria as she freeze the water in the Moon Pool. "Talk or I keep the water frozen and you'll die."
"No!" says Abi as she begin to cry.
"Fine! Die then!" says an angry Gloria.
"My mom's gonna find you and kill you." says Abi.
"No! Rikki is weak." says Gloria.
