Lewis

Sitting at the table alone, Lewis wondered what kept Zane after Rikki this whole time. Even now Lewis could see him, green with envy as Cleo and Rikki were talking with the new guy, who was now walking back with them.

"Lewis, this is Takura, Emma's newly adopted brother." Cleo was talking quickly, excited about the new friend, when Lewis' phone started to ring, he pulled it out of his pocket and answered.

"Lewis, this is Mr. Dunbar, I know your on a break right now, but we have an assignment for you," Lewis waited for his professor to give him the details "There's a marine biologist heading to Gold Coast. Instead of coming back, we have asked her to allow you to join her research team. She was delighted to have you, and working with her will keep you in Australia for an additional two months."

"That's great sir, when will she arrive?" Lewis was still winding down from the shock of getting to stay that he failed to pick up on the subtleties of the conversation.

"She arrives next week. her name is Dr. Denman, and she said you two had met before."

Lewis' eyes widened, but he didn't let his emotions show over the phone.

"Yes sir, I'll be ready when she arrives."

With that the professor hung up and Lewis released his withheld fear. Cleo saw the reaction and immediately asked what was wrong.

"I just got assigned to do a fish study with a famous marine biologist, it's going to last at least two months."

Cleo smiled at that, but she noticed Lewis was still frowning, and again asked him what the problem was.

"The marine biologist I'm working with is none other than our old friend Dr. Denman."

Rikki and Takura had been silent the whole time, but Rikki piped up at the sound of their nemesis' name.

"You're telling us you have to spend the next two months working with Denman…"

Lewis just sighed. He had just got home, and been given the opportunity to stay, but he would be working with Denman. She was the reason he had gotten into marine biology in the first place. but then again, she had kidnapped him, held him on her boat, and then almost turned his friends into research specimens.

"I have to go, I'll be back later." Lewis got up and left, leaving Cleo, Rikki and Takura all sitting at the table wondering what to do about Denman.

WILL

Will had spent the past few hours cleaning up his sister's mess. The moon cave took some substantial damage from that laser that Ryan had used to cut into the wall. After moving all of the rock, he put the bigger crystals back into the hole. Will didn't have a good way to cover the hole, so he put a tarp beneath it, in case any of them fell out while he was gone.

He had called Bella before he arrived, she was in the middle of a rehearsal, so he spent some time sitting on the side of the moon pool, thinking. His girlfriend was a mermaid. It was still hard for him to imagine sometimes, but Will liked it. Bella loved swimming as much as he did, and when they were together Will's heart swelled with joy. It was nice, and Will loved it, but he wished he could share this power the three had.

He checked the time on his phone and decided to head back to the mainland. He needed to get cleaned up for the show, and by now Bella had probably long since finished rehearsal. He jumped into the moon pool and swam outside, popping up in the waves. He quickly swam to the beach, pulling his boat into the water and speeding toward the mainland.

ZANE

Zane sat in his office looking over the turnings for the last three months, it was better than it had been, but it was still barely enough to keep the business afloat. The other thing that was weighing more on Zane's mind though was that new guy who seemed to take a fancy to Rikki. Zane got upset at that, Rikki had always been his girl, sure he messed up once or twice, but didn't everyone? The fact that Rikki really meant it this time scared him. He hadn't even been kissing Sophie, she kissed him. But Rikki didn't see that.

"It figures." he muttered to himself. Zane made a decision then, to Win Rikki back, before this guy could get his hands on her and take her away for good.