Chapter 4
June 27, 11:05 pm
A/N: Hey guys! Thanks for reviewing and reading my story! The plot will start getting quicker and more exciting very soon. Enjoy!
Rikki quietly swam into the tunnel, hoping that there were no unfriendly sea critters inside. She made sure to peek into every dark hole before finally surfacing. What she found shocked her. Cleo surfaced right afterwards and her mouth dropped open. "It's….it's the moonpool!" Rikki gasped. This pool was exactly the same as the pool on Mako except that there was no land entrance, only a water one. Both girls began swimming in awe around the pool until they felt an eerie sensation.
Turning around, they saw a full moon going over the hole at the top of the cave. Instantly, the friends felt that they were losing control over themselves. The water began to bubble and glow, causing reddish-orange bubbles to come from Rikki and pinkish-purple bubbles to come from Cleo! They stared at the lovely moon before everything faded to black….
June 28, 6:00 am
Rikki awoke on the beach, covered with sand and seaweed. She spit out a mouthful of saltwater and squinted at the sun that was rising over the island. She sat up and looked over at Cleo, who was still unconscious beside her. Rikki peered down the beach and saw the strange girl who was stirring. The girl sat up and looked around her, seeming very confused.
Rikki shook Cleo, knowing that the girl would want answers from the both of them. Then, looking down at Cleo's tail, Rikki almost went into shock. Instead of the normal gold color, Cleo's tail was now pinkish-purple! Not wanting the girl to see Cleo as a mermaid, Rikki boiled Cleo's tail off and shook her friend again. "Cleo, get up! The new girl's awake!" The brunette girl's eyes shot open.
"Did you talk to her yet?" she asked eagerly. Then, she rubbed her forehead. "Wow, what a headache!"
"No, I was waiting on you. And I think your headache is from the full moon last night." Rikki didn't mention Cleo's new tail since the new girl was within earshot. "Who do you think that girl is?"
Cleo shrugged her shoulders. "No idea. Maybe she's from America or something. She didn't have any I.D. or passports." Rikki nodded.
"You could be right about that," she said, looking over at the new girl, who had just disappeared. "Hey, where'd she go?"
"I'm right here," an accented voice said from behind them. Cleo and Rikki jumped a foot before turning around. "And it's Natalie. My name is Natalie."
Dun-dun-dun! So who is Natalie? How did she get stranded on the island? Will Rikki and Cleo ever be reunited with their friends again? And how does the appearance of a moonpool tie into all this? Find out in the next installment of H2O: Just Add Survival! Please review! :)