H2O: Just Add Water X 5.5
Summary: Emma, Cleo, Rikki, Jenna, and Eric have stopped Dr. Denman from revealing their existence to the world. Now with their tails back, the five face new obstacles. New powers, love, heartbreak, and a new mermaid who is bent on destroying the five of them. Can they win? Or will they fail? Season 2 of H2O but with my two OC's added in.
Author's Note: Here it is! The very first chapter of H2O Just Add Water X 5.5 Enjoy! Follow/favorite if you like and send me some reviews. It helps feed the sharks.
Chapter 1: Stormy Weather
Location: Mako Island, Time: One Day After Summer Vacation, Early Morning
Eric's POV
It had been three months since Dr. Denman left and we got our tails back. Me, Jenna, Emma, Elliot, and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert went on vacation in the desert, trying to keep as far as possible from water. Within those three months, I began calling Emma and Elliot's parents mom and dad once more, though it wasn't easy for me. Meanwhile, back home, my other mother, was patrolling Mako Island once more with Cleo and Rikki until we returned. When we did return, I immediately went swimming off to Mako Island to meet up with my mom.
The day after we returned, I went to visit my mom to have breakfast with her. I swam along, Emma, Cleo, Rikki, and Jenna zoomed by me, seeing who was faster. I flicked my tail and zoomed after them. Soon, we entered the moon pool, and surfaced. I saw my mom was setting up a small place to relax by the edge of the pool. She thought it would be best to stay here on Mako Island, so she could keep watch for intruders. She even built a small home on the beach with an access tunnel to the moon pool, though she sealed it with her magic, so no one could enter it.
"Hey, mom," I said as I pulled myself out of the pool.
She tossed me a towel, so I could dry my tail.
"Hi, son. How was your vacation?"
Emma surfaced.
"It was great."
Then Rikki and Jenna surfaced.
"You two swim like turtles. What kept you?"
"A few more seconds and we would have had you."
"Please, I beat you easy."
Cleo surfaced.
"I'm lodging a protest. You guys cut me off."
Rikki chuckled.
"Cleo, you were so far behind me I thought you were in a net."
"Winning isn't everything, you know."
"And that is why you're fourth."
She turned to Emma.
"I'll beat you on the way back."
"You'll try."
The three girls dived under leaving me, Jenna and mom behind.
Jenna pulled herself out of the water as my mom tossed another towel to her. She quickly dried off her tail as did I, our legs returning.
"So, how have you been, mom? Any sign of my evil fish dad?"
She shook her head.
"I'm afraid not, son. He's in the waves. He could be on the other side of the world now. Come on. Into the access tunnel. We're having breakfast."
She waved her hand and a part of the cave wall vanished, revealing the tunnel. She quickly headed into the tunnel, and me and Jenna followed. The tunnel sealed itself behind us. Soon, we came up through a trap door of the small house, and into the kitchen. The house was very simple. It had a small table in the main part with a small hammock off to the side for sleeping. The kitchen had a few cupboards a mini fridge for ingredients or on the go food, a small sink, and a single burner stove.
"I hope you two like omelets," Mom said. "I tried my best. I'm afraid I'm not that good at making a human meal. I suppose I'm used to living off of shrimp."
I smiled.
"It looks good, mom."
I took a small bite. It was delicious.
"Wow. This is really good, mom."
Jenna nodded after she took a bite.
"This is really good."
After we finished eating I turned to my mom.
"Listen. We got to go meet up with Lewis for lunch. Apparently, he's been tracking the moon positions and has found something."
Mom nodded.
"Alright. Be careful, you two."
"We will. Bye, mom. Love you."
I kissed her cheek in goodbye before climbing down into the tunnel. As we traveled down, the exit opened for us, and we dove into the pool, racing away back to the mainland.
Location: JuiceNet, Time: Late Morning
After we returned to our homes, and changed, we headed over to the JuiceNet to find Emma, Cleo, Rikki, and Lewis sitting at a table. We went over to them.
"Hey, Lewis."
Lewis turned to us.
"Eric. Jenna. Welcome back. How was your vacation?"
Jenna smiled.
"It was good. Did you see Shona's home?"
"Yeah. I helped her build it."
I was shocked.
"Wait..you helped build my mom's house?"
"Yep. Why?"
"I just...never took you for a house builder, Lewis."
Lewis chuckled.
"Well..you will find that I am full of surprises. Check this out. I downloaded this astronomy program from the internet. It shows the night sky from any place on Earth. I can track when the moon will rise and when it will set. The girls will be safe from it's pull."
The girls groaned as Lewis dived into his explanation once more.
Location: The Gilbert's, Time: Evening
Later that evening, Lewis called Rikki, Jenna, and Cleo over to Emma's to talk about the moon, and the program.
"What's the story, Lewis," asked Cleo.
"Well, I have been examining the data, cross-referencing gravitational pull, lunar tidal effect..."
Emma sighed.
"And...?"
"And I'm still working on it."
Jenna spoke up.
"Lewis, how much did this program cost you?"
"Like I said, I downloaded it off the net."
"But how much did it cost you?"
"Twenty four ninety five."
Rikki scoffed.
"Lewis, you got ripped off."
"Oh, come on. Guys I'm on to something here. I'm just...not sure how the moon force works on you the way it does. It's weird."
"It's weird? Thanks, Lewis we walked all the way here for nothing."
Cleo checked her watch.
"Anyways guys. It's getting late. We should go home and lock ourselves away."
Lewis sighed.
"Relax..We got..at least an hour before the moon rises."
Cleo sighed.
"Look, I can't just sit around and wait. I'm going home."
Rikki nodded.
"Me too. Jenna?"
"I'm coming, sis."
I pulled Jenna over and kissed her goodbye.
"You'll be okay, alright? Remember, I'm just a phone call away."
"I know. I love you."
"I love you too."
Soon, the girls headed to the door as I went over to Lewis to read the charts on the computer.
"Lewis...the time."
Lewis checked the time.
"It's not right. Ah, I get it. It's Korean software. It's set on Korean time. So the night sky here is an hour earlier..."
I gasped.
"That means the moon is up already."
Lewis and I quickly went to the front door, only to find it was standing wide open.
"Girls?"
I called for Jenna, but there was no response.
"They must have been moonstruck. They're probably heading to Mako Island. Since I don't get affected by the moon easily, I'll swim out there. Get your boat and meet me out there."
I quickly ran out the back door, onto the dock and dove into the water. My tail quickly formed and I raced away towards Mako. Soon, I reached the pool, and found the girls.
"There you four are."
Jenna turned to look at me.
"Why are you here?"
I smiled, trying to keep calm. The girls were slightly dangerous when they were affected by the moon.
"I've come to hang out with you guys. You know, we're all friends here, right?"
Emma, Cleo, and Rikki turned around.
"Yes. We are friends."
Suddenly, the pool began to bubble, and the four girls stared up at the moon. I couldn't help, but look too. When the pool stopped bubbling, the girls went under the water, and swam out. Jenna stopped before she went under.
"Are you coming?"
"I will. I just want to stay here just a bit longer by myself."
She nodded silently and dove under. Then Lewis entered the cave and four of the girls returned.
"Ah, there you guys are. I was worried about you."
Cleo swam forward.
"You have to leave Lewis."
Rikki spoke up.
"We told you, Lewis. We don't need your help."
"I take full responsibility for everything that's happened. Let's go home."
Cleo swam closer to Lewis as he kneeled closer. She spoke quietly.
"We are home."
Lewis looked around before nodding.
"I know. But I'm thinking you'll be more comfortable in your own bed. Let's go."
Lewis stuck out his hand.
"I'll get you all out of this moonlight."
I spoke up.
"Lewis be careful..."
But it was too late. Cleo shoved her hand forward as a strong wind entered the cave. The wind pushed Lewis back, and launched his flashlight up and out through the top of the volcano.
"What's going on?"
Emma spoke up.
"You can't take us."
She raised up her hand as did Rikki, and Jenna. Rikki then moved her hand down as a bolt of lightning shot next to Lewis. I put myself in front of the girls.
"Girls, stop now!"
All four girls moved their hands towards me, and forced me out of the pool. I hit the wall with a loud smack, and everything went dark.
Location: Mako Island, Shona's House, Time: Late Morning
I groaned as I heard a voice in my head.
"Hey. Get up. Your mom's worried about you. Oh, in case your wondering I'm your mother's pet fish. Congrats on the upgrade."
My eyes snapped open and I sucked in deep breaths. Mom came over to me.
"Eric! You're awake. I'm so glad your okay. What happened to you?"
"The girls...they...I can't..remember...the last thing I do remember...the girls were moonstruck, and me and Lewis went after them...and...where's Lewis?"
"I don't know. He wasn't with you when I found you."
"I have to find him. Come on."
My mother and I hurried outside, though I was a bit slower as my head was pounding, but was slowly getting better. Soon, we found the girls, and Lewis by a campfire. Lewis was hiding in the trees, using it as coverage while his clothes dried.
I raised an eyebrow.
"Is he...?"
Rikki nodded.
"Yep."
Jenna came over to me.
"Eric. Oh my god, are you okay."
"I'm fine. I've had worse.
"You're bleeding."
Shona came over.
"He'll be okay. I gave him a healing tonic. He'll be better in a couple hours. What happened last night?"
Lewis spoke up.
"The girls seemed possessed."
Cleo sighed.
"The full moon does horrible things to us."
Emma nodded.
"And we couldn't do things like that before, like creating wind or storms."
"Or lightning," added Rikki. "Or even plant growth."
I was confused.
"Plant growth?"
"Jenna has powers over plant life. Possibly more," Mom said.
Jenna nodded.
"All I accomplished so far is killing plants...I haven't been able to make one grow."
I gently hugged her.
"It's okay."
Lewis sighed.
"You four used to be in control."
Rikki sighed.
"These shorts are going to take ages. I'll just dry them."
She stretched out her hand, and suddenly the shorts burst into flames.
"Ah," gasped Lewis. "Why are my shorts on fire?"
Rikki dumped the shorts into the sand, and doused the flames. She picked them up with a stick and carried them over to Lewis.
"Um, slightly charred. Still wearable."
Lewis nodded.
"Thank you. No, really, thank you."
Cleo came over.
"Lewis, you know we would never hurt you intentionally."
"Yeah. I know. But something's changed."
Emma shrugged.
"Yeah, but why?"
Lewis sighed.
"I don't know. You were in the pool too, Eric. Did you get anything?"
"I think I can talk to fish now."
Lewis blinked.
"Oh."
All four girls mouths dropped in shock.
Location: Cleo's House, Time: Early Afternoon
As we entered Cleo's house we discussed what we should do about our new powers.
Cleo sighed.
"It's too dangerous."
Emma nodded.
"We can't use our powers until we know what's going on."
Rikki agreed.
"Especially not in public."
"Or near me," said Lewis.
"Or near our families," added Jenna.
Cleo looked around.
"Oh, no. Kim, I was supposed to take her to a concert all day. She must have gone on her own. We got to find her before my dad.."
Then the door opened revealing Mr. Sertori.
"Hello. How was it, Cleo? Hi guys."
"The concert?"
"Yeah, was it fun? Did Kim have a good time? Where is she?"
"Well...dad."
Just then the door opened. Kim entered the living room.
"Hi, dad."
"There's my little muffin. How was the concert?"
"It was the best, daddy. They played all their hits. And the crowd just screamed and screamed."
"Sounds like you had a great time. See? It wasn't such a bad time having your big sister there, was it?"
Cleo gave Kim a look, and she nodded.
"Right."
"Well I'm glad you two finally worked things out. Nice top, Kim."
Mr. Sertori headed upstairs as Kim walked over to us.
"The way I see it, I keep this top, and we never mention this ugly incident ever again."
Cleo was about to protest, but Kim stopped her.
"Let's not debate this, Cleo. Let's be adult about it?"
As Kim walked away, Cleo raised her hand, and all five of us stopped her. Lewis spoke up.
"I don't think that is a good idea."
I sighed worriedly. I had a feeling that this was only the start of our troubles.
And that's a wrap for chapter 1 of H2O: Just Add Water X 5.5 Want to know what happens next? Stay tuned to find out. Also small Author's Note here. All of my currently stories will be on hiatus until the end of May as I'm going on vacation very soon. I may not have time to write or upload a chapter, but I will see if I have time. Until next time!