Original story line. Veridia attempts to kill Zac and Erik for being mermen after the incident in the cave at the end of the second season on netflix. Carly and Cam get in a huge fight and she throws a pie at him and he tosses a drink at her, which gets caught off course and caused Ondina and Erik to get wet and change in the middle of the cafe where everyone sees them. Then Dr. Denman from H2O arrives and captures Ondina and Erik and takes them to a secret lab. It's up to the others to save them.
Reason for not finishing: not enough time.
Erik woke up the sound of someone shouting for him. He looked around before noticing that Ondina sat next to him. Both of them had their hands tied behind their backs unable to use their powers.
"We were caught swimming from the pier when some fishermen caught us. There's a marine biologist on the boat that's taking us to some secret lab facility. We've been going south for at least an hour. Erik we're going to be experimented on and never seen our friends again—and - and –"
She started to sob uncontrollably on his shirt as he realized what was happening. The one thing merman feared the most was being caught. He tried to comfort her as best as he could but could only rest his chin on her head. What was going to happen to them?
Erik looked around the room taking in what they could possibly use. The biggest piece of furniture was a desk that took up most the room. Doctorates and PhDs were in picture frames on the wall. A bookshelf was filled with books on marine creatures. A map of the world was posted on the wall above half of the desk. He was hoping there would be a fish bowl or something he could use his powers to get back at the guards, but no such luck seemed to be on his side.
Next to him he looked at the guards with a scowl. One of them had dark hair and stupid look permanently on his face. The other was short but thick with a scowl painted on his face.
He was pointed to a sit next to Ondina and he felt his heart skip a beat. They had been long separated while they were in the research facility. Her curly hair was limp and she looked worn out from all the tests. Slowly, as if this was a dream he placed his hand on her shoulder and she jumped in surprise at his touch.
"Erik what are you doing her -"
"Shut up," said the dark haired henchmen. Ignoring the man both of them hugged each other close to each other. He loved the way she would just fit next to him. He had missed her soft touch and the smell of seawater on her.
"Stay with me," she whispered into his ear. With a rush of confidence and a promise in his actions, he swung himself on the chair and her on his lap. Neither of the guards even cared as long as they didn't run. He had kissed her temple before whispering back, "I promise."
He had become suddenly aware that people were watching them. Dr. Denman stood in front of her desk with her arms folded, a cross look on her face. In the corner of the room stood a thin man with blond bowl cut hair and a plaid shirt. A woman stood in front of Dr. Denman with slightly tanned skin and casual clothes like she wasn't supposed to be there.
Uneasiness and silence filled the room like a smelly fart. The blond was reading what looked like a thick contract.
"Well we have our witnesses," said the tanned woman. "What do you say Linda? If you want me on this case, you'll be putting me in charge of it all, and in charge of the mermaid and merman. You said you really needed me a "mermaid expert" you called me. Deal or no deal?" Her hand outstretched to be shaken. Erik only looked at Linda Denman with curious expressions on his face, versus the blank one he had on before. They had not heard the entire conversation and the thought of new people ran across Erik's mind.
The girl looked nice enough but what would it be like without Denman? The girl could potentially be a lot worse. Denman looked trapped at what was being proposed to her. Clearly the girl was desired and could walk out at any given moment. Erik figured they needed her for her knowledge of mermaids. How would the girl know about mermaids though? His head was spinning at what was happening.
Dr. Denman toyed with her ponytail before biting her lip. This was surely going to be difficult decision for her. She wrung her hands together before looking at both him and Ondina. It must look awkward to see Ondina on his lap. His eyes meet Denman's before he let them look at his girlfriend. When he had last seen Ondina she was wearing her favorite pink and white shirt and a pair of shorts. Now she was wearing a white shirt made out of wetsuit material and white shorts. Finally, Denman broke the silence.
"Deal," she said, putting out her hand, "but I am still in charge of you and you must run the tes—"
The thought of more tests only seemed to make Erik be more wary of the new girl. Tests? All his life he was being tested and being a merman should not be tested. He would outright attack both of them if Ondina wasn't sitting right on top of him.
"Crystal clear," said Cleo before looking at Ondina and Erik. "Oh and I get your desk."
He only looked surprised at the sudden proclamation. The woman was quick on her feet and she was soon sitting on the chair.
Denman looked dumbfound for a second and before she knew it, the girl was already sitting in her favorite swirly chair. Bowl cut blond boy only looked at her with a knowing look on his face. This must have been common.
"There's no camera's in here right?" asked Lewis. "Cleo and I like to break in our new offices rather quickly."
Erik snorted and started to laugh at the look on Denman's face. Heat seemed to have rushed to her face making her flush look at little green at the thought. Then his green eyes strayed the others face. The brunettes face only turned dark purple at what he might be implying. Then he looked at Ondina with a coy look on his face. To his dismay she didn't seem to understand what the joke was.
"Therearenocameras," said Denman in a rush before quickly escaping from the room.
"Well she's gone," said the boy watching as she left. He made sure that the door was locked before pulling out a thermos from his bag. It was long and the outside was plaid in color with shades of blue. He had unscrewed the lid and everyone eyed it curiously.
"Well hello," said the girl finally. "My name is Cleo McCartney and this is my husband Lewis. I am lead to believe that you are a mermaid and a merman."
"Well you're the expert," he finally said. "Why?"
With that being said the girl – Cleo – held out her hand. Water seemed to be in the thermos because it was coming out with the wave of her hand. The so called mermaid expert was an expert because she was already a mermaid. He used that power plenty of times to keep himself from getting wet. Finally, she guided the water to land on her body. Her legs had transformed to a long dark orange scaly tail.
"This is how I'm an expert, because I am a mermaid. Seven years ago I was stuck on a boat just floating and I had to paddle the way to Mako Island. My cell phone didn't work and I had to keep climbing to try to get bars. I had fell in a cave and the only way to get out was to swim. The full moon was directly above the cave and when I got out water patrol was waiting for me. Does this sound familiar to you?"
Lewis had given her a towel and she was in the process of drying herself while she talked.
"I know you are real merpeople and Lewis already threw his fit about how science failed him once again. So nothing will surprise us, the reports tell us you have all three powers from the Mako moon pool. The ability to freeze, boil, and manipulate water. Being a natural born merperson I assume is where the telekinesis and invisibility comes from."
Both Erik and Ondina remained silent and Cleo kept talking, her legs now completely dry.
"The moon cycle was and still is difficult for me most of the time, but for you it's easy. The solar eclipse took my powers away for a day but it convinced Denman to stay away. She was convinced that it took away them forever. I've been here and done this all before. The tests that Dr. Denman had already been filed and most of them done. You'll be out to sea in no time."
"You're going to let us go?" asked Ondina finally finding her voice. This was perfect! Erik thought they were going to be stuck in an aquarium somewhere in the world. From the marine biology class he was taking, the largest aquarium was in Georgia in the United States. He would be far far away from all his friends and be stuck as a tourist attraction. At least the girl- Cleo- understood them.
"What kind of tests?" he asked suspiciously. He didn't want to be poked and prodded with any more needles. Run on a treadmill and everything else. Erik so desperately wanted to use his powers but he couldn't do that. If he had killed her, he would have felt guilty for doing such a thing. Dr. Denman was also a scientist and if she died here it would be really suspicious.
"The best kind," said Lewis. "It's all swimming and it's going to be in a big place. After that you'll be free to go. Hopefully, Dr. Denman doesn't try to stop that in anyway. I mean we are now in charge."