"Hey, Cleo, I have something exciting to tell you. "

"Yes, Laurie? What is it?"

"We've just been invited to participate in a contest for best dolphin show."

Cleo was ecstatic. Ronnie was excellent when it came to contests!

"When is the contest?"

"A week from now."

"That's excellent! I have plenty of time to train Ronnie! I still remember what Mrs. Geddes told me that other time when Ronnie was in a contest and I was unsure as to whether or not he would win."

FLASHBACK

It was the big day for Cleo's first dolphin show contest she would be participating in. Cleo was really nervous. She hadn't known Ronnie that well, and feared that Sea World would lose. Unfortunately, the wager at the time was that whoever lost had to shut down. Cleo began to cry. She didn't want the marine park to shut down because working here was her dream job. Mrs. Geddes was just checking up on things when she saw Cleo crying in a corner of the room. Mrs. Geddes walked up to her and said "Cleo, what's wrong?" "I don't want Ronnie to lose because if this place shuts down I'll have lost my dream job!" Mrs. Geddes left to get Cleo a tissue and when she came back, she told Cleo something she'll never forget. "Cleo, Ronnie has never lost a contest for as long as I can remember. And that's something coming out of me. Especially if you keep in mind that I grew up with your mother in elementary school. If you ever get worried near a future contest again, just remember my words." Cleo dried her eyes and went out there more confident than ever. Fortunately, Ronnie won and saved Sea World! Cleo would never forget this for a long time.

"You should train Ronnie. We don't want his perfect record getting smudged."

"I'll do that. Bye, Laurie!"

"Bye, Cleo!"

TIME SKIP-CLEO IS DONE AT WORK AND HEADING HOMEWARD

Cleo unlocked the door to her beautiful house. Setting her bag down, she yelled "Dad, I'm home!" the minute Donald Sertori heard his eldest daughter calling him, he was over there faster than Lewis could do a scientific experiment. "We need to talk, Cleo."

"About what, Dad?"

"About the fact that you refuse to do the dishes!"

"Dad, if I could tell you, I would've told you long time ago, but it's a secret!"

"There are no secrets in this house in this house, young lady. Tell me!"

Cleo made some water float, and splashed herself. She counted with her fingers, and when she got to 10, she fell down, a golden tail behind her. Don picked Cleo up and placed her on the couch. "How did this happen?"

"Dad, I don't want to get in the way of anything business related that you have to do, because it's a long story."

"I have time, Cleo. The business can wait."

FLASHBACK-CLEO'S POV

"I was just helping Emma time herself for an upcoming swimming competition, when Zane made me go in his boat, even though it was broken at the time. I wasn't a good swimmer, so I thought I was doomed, that was when I met Rikki. She jumped in the boat and fixed it. Then, she drove the boat over to where Emma was. She was going home after swimming. After some convincing, Rikki and I got Emma to come along with us. Rikki was steering the boat, when all of a sudden, it stops! When we found out that the boat was out of fuel, we used the oars we found to paddle to Mako to call for help. Emma pulled out her phone, only to discover there was no signal! We decided to move to higher ground to catch a signal, when we reached a point where we had to jump to get across! I was hesitant to jump, but Rikki and Emma convinced me to try. I jumped, but I fell down a hole! Emma jumped down after me, and told Rikki to find a rope. Then Rikki fell down the same hole. After looking around, we saw the moon pool. Emma pointed out that we could use it to get back home. I didn't want to risk it, because I couldn't swim, after some convincing, we jumped in holding hands. Then, the full moon passed over the pool, making the water bubble. Something about the full moon was really mesmerizing. We couldn't help but stare at it until it passed. Then, we dove and made our escape. Thankfully, someone had called the water police, and they let us aboard. Rikki and Emma swam to the ship, and shortly after, I did too! 12 hours later, I took a morning bath, when I felt my legs fusing together, only to discover I had become a mermaid! I called my friends to see if the same had happened to them, and it did, Emma was going for a swim, and Rikki walked through a sprinkler. Then, Emma and I discovered we had powers. Rikki hadn't discovered hers yet, so she thought she didn't have any. A few days later, she accidently heated up Lewis' drink, discovering her power!"

"And the rest, as you know, is history!"

Just then, Kim, Cleo's little sister, and Sam her stepmom, walked in the door after going grocery shopping. Cleo dried off and filled everyone else in on her secret. Then she explained it.

1 EXPLANATION LATER

"And that's why I can't touch water, or look at the full moon. Would anyone like to see what I can do?"

"Of course we would, Cleo! Show us, please!" Sam replied.

Cleo found a cup of water on the table and twisted her hand. To everyone's amazement, the water began to float! Cleo put the water back, and turned to her family. "I can tell you liked what you saw, but you can't tell anyone about this. Especially not you, Kim! I had a feeling you knew all along!"

"I did"

"What was your first clue?"

"I was making myself a sandwich when I saw you doing your homework. I didn't think much of it 'till I saw you make water float! From then on, I knew you weren't an ordinary girl anymore."