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"Joshua!? Joshua!" Charlotte called out once she arrived.
She searched diligently for her partner, to no avail so far. She should have been worried, but she wasn't. Charlotte knew the real reason why Joshua was all the way out here; General Leblanc did not. Walking along the shoreline, Charlottes little tracking device went off, signaling that Joshua was close by. She ran in the direction that her device took her, and she found him laying unconscious in the sand. She rushed on over.
"Joshua? Hey...wake up," She urged, shaking him.
He stirred and mumbled something before shaking his head and sitting up. He seemed a bit confused for a moment before his eyes went wide with intensity.
"Charlotte! You will not believe what just happened!" He exclaimed.
"What are you doing all the way here? The moon pool is on the other side," She asked.
She helped him to his feet and helped him get to her car. As they walked, Joshua told her all about what happened back at the Moon Pool, and what had become of it.
"I don't know how to explain it except...well...magic," Joshua said.
"Why would the Moon Pool do that? It doesn't make much sense," Charlotte shook her head.
Joshua shrugged. They got to Charlottes car and the two got in their respected seats. Charlotte pulled out her first aid kit from the back seat and pulled out a bandage for Joshua to place on the cut near his head.
"Thanks."
"Do you think that it had something to do with that pillar of light that came from Mako?" She asked.
"Wait...that's what that light was? It came from Mako Island?" Joshua asked.
"That's what news reports determined. Plus, there were many witnesses. There's going to be an investigation starting in two days," Charlotte explained.
"Uh-oh. We've got to do something before anyone else finds out," Joshua replied.
"My thoughts exactly. We've got to protect the others."
Charlottes phone rang and she answered the call through her specially equipped dashboard. It was General Leblanc.
"Did you find Agent Reynolds?" He asked.
"Right here, sir," Joshua called out.
"Are you okay?"
"Yup, just dandy."
"Good. I have a special assignment for you two that comes straight from our government. They want you to investigate the happenings that took place on The Gold Coast. Every agency is going to be working together, but I want you two to get there first," General Leblanc announced.
"We'll get packed as soon as we arrive," Charlotte said.
"Don't worry about that, I've got some agents doing that for you right now. Just drive down to the airport right now. I will meet you there," General Leblanc instructed.
With that, they ended the call and Charlotte drove to the airport.
Cleo, Rikki, Bella, Zane, Lewis and Will were gathered at Wills' boathouse, all very concerned about the news that they heard on television not too long ago.
"Guys, what are we going to do? There's going to be an international investigation on what happened at Mako," Cleo spoke up, her arms folded across her chest.
"There's going to be scientists and all kinds of agents swarming about. The best thing for you girls to do is to stay away," Lewis suggested.
"Yeah but...there's not really anything there anymore, thanks to Sophie," Rikki scowled, looking over at Will.
Will just lowered his head and shook it, still disappointed with the actions of his sister.
"The magic may be gone, but that doesn't mean that there wont' be any other evidences. The Island is full of mystery that we haven't fully discovered," Zane chimed in.
"Zane's right. There may still be magic on the Island," Bella said.
"I think I know who we can ask about that," Cleo added, looking at the girls.
The six of them walked in to the Ocean Café where Cleo then looked around for someone in particular. Giving a smile, she headed over to a pretty brunette girl who was over in the clothing shop.
"Evie, hey," Cleo greeted warmly.
"Oh...hello Cleo," Evie replied, not in a particularly happy mood.
"What's wrong?"
"I think you know,"
"Right, sorry about that. Erm...my friends and I have some questions to ask," Cleo finally said.
"Sorry, but I've got work to do. You may want to talk to Rita instead. If it's about Mako Island, she'll know more," Evie suggested.
"Where can we find her?"
Evie looked at the six of them and sighed before telling them where Rita Santos could be found. They made their way there and Bella knocked on the door. Ondina answered and immediately upon seeing the girls, she scowled.
"What are you doing here?" She demanded.
"We want to talk to Rita, about Mako Island," Cleo explained.
"If I were you, I'd stay away. We're all very upset with you and what you've done," Ondina said.
"Like what...saved the world from destruction? Let us in, before I do something that I'll regret," Rikki threatened.
Ondina, petrified by how scary Rikki was, moved away and let them all enter Ritas' home. Ondina took them down to Ritas' grotto and Lewis gaped in awe when he saw the many different magic potions that were all lined up on a shelf. He had the urge to look at them, when Rita came approaching from down below.
"What are you doing here?" Rita sharply asked the three mermaids.
"Please, Rita, you've got to tell us more about Mako Island. We want to help protect it," Cleo begged.
"I should say not. You destroyed the mermaids home!" Rita said, her voice slightly raised in anger.
"That wasn't their fault..." Will spoke up.
"And how would you know?" Rita asked.
He lowered his head in shame.
"Because, it was mine."
"Will..." Bella began to protest.
"How?" Rita asked.
Sighing, Will sat down and explained how he and his sister were involved with destroying The Moon Pool. He never wanted for it to happen, but by getting the crystals, it had resulted in his sisters greed overcoming her. Rita wasn't sure what to say, and didn't know whether to kick him out or not. She just shook her head and looked at the mermaids.
"Why are you all here again? Is it just to apologize?"
"We just want to know if Mako Island has more secrets," Rikki said, shaking her head slightly.
Rita sighed.
"Well, there's the Trident room, but other than that, that's about it. I don't imagine anyone finding it, since it only opens during a full moon and there's no other access to get there. I think that we're safe, as long as we stay far away from Mako Island," She explained.
"Wow...a trident room? This I must see," Lewis spoke up, intrigued.
"Lewis!" Cleo intervened, somewhat scolding him.
"Sorry," He apologized, a slight grin on his face.
Cleo grinned and rolled her eyes.
"Well, if that's about it, I must ask you all to leave. I've got to be at a meeting fairly soon," Rita announced.
Ondina ushered them all out of the grotto and back to the front of the house, where she kicked them out.
"Great! I really thought that there would be more secrets that they would have known about," Cleo sighed, throwing her hands up in the air.
"Well, she did say that there was the Trident Room, whatever that is," Lewis shrugged.
"Whatever. It can't be accessed unless by the full moon. I guess we really have nothing to worry about," Rikki said.
Little do they know, that there is going to be a lot to worry about fairly soon.
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