OCEAN GIRL
A NEW BEGINNING
FORWORD
If you are reading this, you are one of the
many who have watched and enjoyed the television series 'Ocean
Girl'. Although inevitable, following the show's
departure after the forth season, I always had some ideas on
where the show might go.
One of the things that I have tried very hard
to do was to preserve the original intent of the series while at
the same time adding something new. There have been
other good 'fan-fics' written, but I feel many exceed the
boundaries of what could have actually happened in the series. There
is nothing wrong with that, but I wanted to write something that
people could say, "I could see this happening on the show."
That was one of my driving instincts.
Of course the other aspect I had to keep in
mind was that the series was designed and written for a young
audience, and I didn't want to turn it into an adult-level story. I
felt if I did that, it would be taking away part of what made the
show enjoyable.
To a limited extent a person should be familiar
with the series up to this point in order to understand the story
as it develops.
All in all, I hope you enjoy the story. It
may not be much in terms of the 78 episodes that were written,
but if this can add 4-5 virtual episodes onto that, then I'm
happy. Lastly, thanks to Tom for proofreading this
story.
If you have any comments, feel free to contact
me at savant@iname.com
Disclaimer:
Ocean
Girl, and all related characters are copyright Jonathan M. Shiff
Productions Pty. Ltd. and associated parties (Australian Film
Finance Corporation, Film Vicroria & Film Queensland). This
text was written for personal entertainment purposes ONLY, and
should not be used in ANY commercial fashion without the express
written permission of Jonathan M. Shiff Productions Pty. Ltd. and
the author.
This text was created for PERSONAL use only. It
may NOT be posted to any website, newsgroup or bulletin board
without permission. This derivitive work is copyright
to Jonathan M. Shiff Productions Pty. Ltd. and the author Savant,
©2001.
PREFACE
THE
CHOSEN ONE
Five years ago, Neri's life changed in a way
she never dreamed. She had been living on this island
for over a decade, yet never came in contact with any people. Ever
since her father died she lived alone, and her only companion was
a whale with whom she learned to communicate. In the
language of the Ocean Planet a whale is called a 'jali', and she
would come to know her whale friend by the name 'Charley'.
Things changed the day she met Jason. She
remembered how she screamed "NO!" to him when she
thought he was about to hurt Charley. Now nearly 5
years later, he had stood at her side as she was crowned Princess
of the Ocean Planet.
A lot had happened in between. She
had found her sister Mera, collected the pieces of a device
called 'synchronium' to save the oceans of the Opal Planet, and
helped prevent a war from starting between the two worlds. The
most serious of all was the time when she nearly died in the
hands of captors that had taken her prisoner.
She made many friends over the years, but she
also encountered much danger as well. Now she hopes
things will change for the better.
This derivitive work is copyright to Jonathan M. Shiff Productions Pty. Ltd. and the author Savant, ©2001