AN: Three things: first, i LOVED the Green Twist Tie, it's so Zane that i would consider it canon, that's why it's in here.
Second: the story just started, dont go whining about it until you see it flesh out
Third: this is based off of an Australian kids show, there is such a thing as being too into it, loved the show, don't get me wrong.

I OWN Nothing (except Takura, he's mine)

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 the 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 little details of the conversation.

"She arrives next week, her name is Dr. Denman, 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, overjoyed that Lewis wouldn't be leaving, 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…"

Takura cut her off "That's great, now maybe we'll have a little more warning on her."

Now it was Cleo's turn to be confused "Wait, what?"

"Think about this, if we have Lewis on Denman's boat, he'll know Denman's schedule, so we'll know where she will be every day, and if it comes down to it, I have a GPS tracker we can put on Lewis or on the boat itself."

Lewis just sighed at that point, just got home, 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. 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 was out at Mako, trying to clean up the Moon Pool after his sister's little excursion. Her tunnel vision was unnerving sometimes, but Sophie would be Sophie he supposed, after the rocks had been moved away all will had left to do was put the little crystals back up into the exposed sections of wall.

"This place is so wrecked, I'm not going to be able to pick it all up…" Will muttered to himself, picking up crystals as he walked across the room. After he gathered a handful he dumped them into the hole that Ryan had cut into the wall. Bella had said her rehearsal was over when he called, so he decided to head over to the café, then maybe the two could go swimming, or maybe something else. Will didn't care, he just enjoyed spending time with her. He headed back and jumped in his boat, heading back 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 get Rikki all flustered. 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.

AN: See it's good not to hate on the first chapter of a story when NOTHING has happened yet. aren't you glad you kept reading?