Marie shut her bedroom door. She placed down her backpack and unzipped it, and Onda and Costa flew out.
"Here's my room," Marie said. "Pretty much my most private place. Anyone who isn't me knows to knock."
"You really love the ocean, huh?" Costa said, looking around.
Marie let out a small nose exhale, and resisted the urge to say what was your first clue? There was her fishtank, stocked full of colorful fish. Her seashell bedspread, and her favorite stuffed animal, a little blue dolphin she had since she was 4 years old, named Dolphie. Her lighthouse table lamp, sitting on her nightstand. All her wall posters, featuring shark species from around the world to a map of ocean currents. Scattered in various nooks and crannies around her room, sea shells and sea glass and all kinds of treasures from the ocean she had collected over the years.
"Yeah," Marie said, plopping down on her bed. "Look, this is all... Really weird. With that guy, Karkinos, and, that monster..." She unclasped the Soak Locket from around her neck, staring at it in her hand. "And I transformed into some kind of magical girl? I'd just like some sort of explanation for all this."
"We can explain more later, but for now, here's all you need to know," Costa began, "Marie, you are important. You are a Pretty Cure, a legendary warrior. You have been given the power to protect the world."
"And we really need that gem you had earlier!" Onda said.
Marie reached into her pocket, pulling out the gem, her failed lucky charm. "You mean this?"
"Yeah! That's it, that's it!" Onda said.
"Well, here ya go," Marie replied, holding it out.
Onda took the gem, holding it up proudly. "One step closer! That's one down, four to go!"
"What is that gem, anyway?" Marie asked curiously. "And what do you need it for?"
"It's called a Gem of Tide," Costa answered. "There are five in all, and we need to find all of them... Before Abyss can."
"Abyss?"
"A land of darkness, bordering our homeworld, the Kingdom of Waves..." Onda said.
"Karkinos is one of the generals of Abyss," Costa said.
"So... What happens if Abyss finds the Gems of Tide first?" Marie asked.
"Well, don't freak out, but..." Costa began, but Onda interrupted her.
"They'll flood the universe with the power of the tides!" She said.
Marie's eyes widened. "What you're saying is... It's up to me alone to save the universe?"
"Pretty much, but, I wouldn't say alone," Costa said.
"You're not the only Pretty Cure!" Onda said. "The legends say there will be four. We've gotta find them as fast as possible!"
Marie leaned back on her bed. "Having to balance high school and saving the world..." She muttered to herself. "Wow, it's just like a comic book or a TV show."
OP: "Swim! Splash! Precure!"
EPISODE 2:
"Can you keep a secret? Cure Storm strikes!"
"I beg your forgiveness, Lady Ceto," Karkinos said, bowing. "I know my failure is unacceptable, I tried my best, and yet, my best simply was not-"
"Karkinos, get up," Ceto interrupted. "It's alright. I'm not angry at you. You may not have collected much life energy, but even the smallest amount contributes to the restoration of Abyss."
Karkinos rose to his feet. "That is true."
"You couldn't have known a legendary warrior would appear," Ceto continued. "You weren't prepared for it. This time, you will be."
"You're sending me out again?" Karkinos said.
"Would you prefer I sent one of the others?"
"No," Karkinos replied. "I'll do it. This time, I won't disappoint you, Lady Ceto."
Ceto smiled at him. "Good luck. You are dismissed."
Karkinos nodded, and was about to turn and walk out, when a voice rang out.
"Hold on!"
Ceto looked up, and Karkinos turned to watch the smaller figure quickly come into the throne room. "Siren," The two of them said at the same time.
"Lady Ceto," Siren bowed, and quickly stood up straight again. "I'd like to ask if I could take this mission, instead of Karkinos."
"No," Karkinos said, placing a hand on Siren's shoulder. "Absolutely not. We've been over this, Siren. Missions to Earth are too dangerous for you for now, there's plenty to do around h-"
Siren slapped the hand away. "Karkinos, shut up! Stop treating me like a little kid! I'm a general, same as you!"
"I am only trying to keep you safe!"
"Enough!" Ceto boomed. "Here is a compromise: Karkinos, you will take this mission, as I told you before. However, after this, it will be Siren's turn."
Karkinos sighed and nodded. "As you wish, Lady Ceto."
"Siren, as for you, for now I'm assigning you to watch Thalassa. And most importantly," Ceto said, "Karkinos, Siren is correct. She is my general, as you are. She is deserving of respect as much as you are. I understand your relationship with her, and your desire to keep her safe, but there is no need to stop her from doing things you deem too dangerous, and I forbid you from doing it again."
"...I understand, Lady Ceto." Karkinos replied. He glanced over at Siren, and a smug, satisfied smile was blooming on her face.
Marie swore it felt like her alarm went off earlier and earlier every morning.
She quickly pulled her clothes on and dragged a brush through her hair. She glanced at her Soak Locket where she left it on her nightstand. She went over to it and picked it up. "Should I take it with me or not?"
"You never know what could happen, take it!" Onda said.
"Right. Better safe than sorry!" Marie put the locket on. "You know, I've been thinking..." She said, absent-mindedly running her fingers along the engravings on the locket. "So, I'm the Cure of bravery, right? But that doesn't make any sense. I'm not brave at all. I'm shy and nervous."
"Who said you weren't brave?" Costa said.
"Well, I mean, it's obvious," Marie said. "Do you remember yesterday? When I confronted Karkinos, I was so scared... I was stuttering and my voice kept cracking, not to mention the crying! I'm a coward."
"Being brave doesn't mean not being afraid at all," Costa said, "Being brave means doing things despite being afraid."
"Even though you were so scared and wanted to run away, you didn't!" Onda said.
"I don't know, I just saw my family in danger, and..." Marie said. "Wouldn't anyone have the same?"
Just then, Marie heard the familiar call of her mother. "Marie, come on! Natasha's already here!"
"Just a second, Mom!" Marie called, quickly grabbing her backpack.
"We'll come with you!" Onda said. She hopped into Marie's backpack, and Costa followed.
"Are you sure you'll be fine staying in there all day?" Marie said.
"How bad can it be?" Costa replied.
Marie shrugged and zipped up her backpack, just before hearing her mother call for her again. She called back, "I'm on my way!"
She dashed out of her room and down the stairs, pulling her backpack along behind her, already forgetting Onda and Costa were inside. As the backpack was pulled down the stairs, the fairies were shaken and tumbled around inside.
Natasha waved as Marie arrived at the kitchen. "Yo."
"About time," Anne said, pointing to an empty spot at the table where a plate of food waited. "French toast today, and you had better eat it up quick!"
"Thanks, Mom," Marie said, taking her seat. She reached for the bottle of maple syrup. "So, Jack, what movie did you see with Charlotte yesterday? The Revengers, right?"
Her older brother nodded. "What else?"
"You know, I've never understood the name of that franchise," Natasha said. "What are they trying to get revenge for?"
Jack shrugged. "Lottie's probably the person to ask instead of me."
"By the way, Marie," Natasha said, "How'd your folks react to your algebra test grade?"
"Much better than expected, actually," Marie replied. "How'd your mom react to that B plus?"
"Oh, man, she was psyched," Natasha said. "Even put it up on the fridge like a little kid's drawing. Being an underachiever is weird. Nice to see her so happy, though!"
"I can imagine her now, going crazy over it," Marie said.
"Hey, hold on," Natasha said, "I just noticed that necklace you're wearing."
Marie almost choked on her french toast.
"I didn't see you wearing it yesterday, and I definitely haven't ever seen you wearing it before," Natasha said. "Is that new? I really like it, where'd you get it?"
"Uh-um, t-that's, w-w-well, it's..." Marie stammered, before Jack spoke up.
"Hey, we'd better get moving," He said.
"Right!" Natasha said, getting up.
Marie breathed a sigh of relief. Natasha probably wouldn't give up, but at least she was safe for now.
Natasha didn't say anything at all on the car ride to school, or as she and Marie were walking to classes together. Marie was surprised. Had Natasha actually given up on something for once? Marie's hopes were dashed, however, when she met up with her best friend at lunch.
Both Natasha and Ruth were already at the table when Marie arrived. Natasha's first words upon seeing the light brown-haired girl were "So, Marie, you never told me anything about your new necklace this morning."
"Marie has a new necklace?" Ruth looked up. "Oh, wow, that's so cute!"
"I know, right?" Natasha said, grinning. "So, I just wanna know where she got it so I can get one, too!"
"Me, too," Ruth said. "Where did you get it, Marie?"
"Well, uh, I, um, I got it from..." Marie tried to think up a good lie.
"Did you get it from a boy? Did a boy give it to you?" Natasha speculated. "I hate men. They're disgusting and will always, always stab you in the back in the end. But I guess I could still be your friend if you got a boyfriend, so as long as you keep him away from me. Ooh, or maybe you got it from a girl! Even better!"
"Uh, I was feeling sad yesterday, so I decided to get myself something nice just to cheer myself up!" Marie quickly said. "That's it, that's all! Nothing special about it!"
"Woah, calm down, I just wanted to know where you got it from," Natasha said.
Marie frowned. "S-Sorry."
"There's still another question that needs to be answered, though," Ruth said. "What store did you get it from? We need to know that if we want to get our own."
"Oh, I don't know, one of those souvenir shops along the boardwalk," Marie made up, "I don't remember the exact name of the place, sorry."
"I didn't think anything down on the boardwalk would be open this time of year," Ruth said.
"Yeah, I was pretty surprised to see it open, too," Marie said.
"Ah, it's fine if you don't remember the name of it," Natasha said. "Ruth, you and me should head down some time and look for it together. Shouldn't be to hard to find the single open store on the boardwalk!"
Ruth smiled. "Sounds great, I'll try and find some time we can go together."
"Oh, and Marie," Natasha said, "I'm sorry for pestering you so much. Is there any way I can make it up to you?"
Marie smiled. "I've got an idea," She said. "You can carry my backpack to my next class for me."
"I can do that!" Natasha grabbed Marie's backpack, but struggled a bit picking it up, not expecting it to be so heavy. "Wow, it's heavy! What have you got in here, a bunch of babies?"
Marie's eyes widened. "It's nothing, just some books! That's all, just books!" She exclaimed. "W-Why do you ask?"
Natasha blinked. "Oooooooooooo-kay." She said. "I was just joking, you need to calm down."
Marie looked away. "Y-Yeah."
"You know, Marie, you've been acting kinda strange." Natasha said. "You seem really wound up about something. Is there anything you wanna get off your chest?"
Marie took her backpack from Natasha. "I-I need a moment." She got up, turned, and began to walk off.
"Hey! Where are you going? I thought you wanted me to carry that!" Natasha called to her, but Marie ignored her.
Eyecatch 1: Marie, Natasha, Talia and Ruth are all in beachwear, chasing Onda and Costa along the beach. Marie, however, trips on a rock and falls right on her face. The others laugh and help her up as the Precure Ocean Splash logo appears in the corner.
Eyecatch 2: Standing in a line, the girls all hold oyster shells in their hands. One by one, they open them up. Marie opens hers up, nothing, Natasha, nothing, Ruth, nothing, but when Talia opens hers up, inside is a sparkling pearl. The others look at her while she proudly smiles, and the Precure Ocean Splash logo appears.
It was a well-known fact that the cafeteria bathrooms were the dirtiest, least maintained bathrooms in the whole school. No one would bother Marie here. But just in case, she entered one of the stalls, closing and locking the door. She unzipped her backpack, letting Onda and Costa free.
"Look, can't I just tell Natasha about this whole Pretty Cure thing?" Marie said. "She already knows something is up with me, that there's something I'm not telling her, and with how bad I am at keeping secrets, it's only a matter of time until she founds out, anyway. I think just telling her outright would be the best thing for me to do right now."
"No, no!" Onda said. "You don't want to involve her, do you? It's too dangerous!"
"Besides, if enough people find out you're a Pretty Cure, next thing you know, you're famous," Costa said. "It'll be so much harder to do your job when everyone knows Cure Coral is Marie Mason! It might be hard, but you have to try your best to keep your identity a secret."
Marie sighed. "I guess you two are right," She said. "I'd better go back out there. I can't hide in here forever. Not that I want to. Why am I even in here at all, really? This place is disgusting." She zipped her backpack back up, opened the stall door, and headed out, back towards where Natasha and Ruth were sitting.
Natasha waved. "Hey, Marie!" She called. "Now I understand why you ran off so quickly. If you were desperate enough to use the cafeteria bathroom, it must have been a serious emergency."
That got a chuckle out of Marie.
"Anyway, so, while you were in there doing your business, me and Ruth were talking it over," Natasha pointed between herself and Ruth, "And she made me realize that, whatever's going on with you today, you obviously don't want to talk about it. And you don't have to!"
"That actually really means a lot, thanks," Marie said.
"No, don't thank me," Natasha said, "Thank Ruth, she made me come to the conclusion!"
"You deserve as much credit as I do, Natasha," Ruth said. "I just told you to try and understand her feelings, you came to the conclusion yourself."
"Yeah, whatever, I still think you're some kind of magic advice-giving guru," Natasha said. "Anyway, Marie, what I do want to do is try and help you unwind today, if you want to, I mean. I don't have a swim meet today, but why don't we head to the swim center today, the two of us, just for some fun? Or you can pick something else you want to do."
"No, that sounds great, actually," Marie said. "I'd love to go!"
"All right, awesome!" Natasha said. "After school, we'll head home, grab our swimsuits, and head out!"
Marie and Natasha high-fived, giving each other a grin.
Shore City's swim center had two pools- An indoor pool and an outdoor pool. The outdoor pool was only open from Memorial Day to Labor Day, while the indoor pool was open year-round. Being early April, the outdoor pool was still closed this time of year. Marie and Natasha rented lockers, changed into their swimsuits, and dived right into the indoor pool.
"Yes!" Natasha said when she surfaced. "This feels great! Man, I love being in the water."
"Me too," Marie said. "I prefer the push and pull you get from the waves when you go swimming in the ocean, but this is still pretty nice."
"Yeah, yeah, we get it, Marie, you love the ocean!" Natasha laughed to herself. "How old were you when you first learned how to swim?"
"I honestly don't remember ever learning," Marie answered. "My dad claims I learned almost as soon as I learned how to walk."
"Wow."
"I know, I'm undrownable."
"Are you sure you want to be a marine biologist, and not a competitive swimmer, like me?" Natasha said.
"It just isn't for me, I'm much more of a recreational swimmer," Marie said. "So, how old were you?"
"How old was I when?"
"How old were you when you first learned how to swim?"
"Oh, duh," Natasha said. "I was... 7, I think? Maybe 8. I don't remember it perfectly."
The two of them spent a while in the pool together, splashing each other, floating around, and occasionally dunking each other's heads underwater. Eventually, they climbed out of the pool and began to wrapped themselves up in their towels.
"Hey, I'm gonna head back to the locker room and get changed, okay?" Natasha said.
"Okay," Marie said. "I think I'll wait around a bit longer. I might get back in the pool, I might not. I'll relax for a bit and see how I feel."
"Got it," Natasha said, before heading off back to the locker room.
Marie leaned back in the pool chair, before hearing noises coming from her backpack. Onda and Costa were trying to get her attention. Natasha wondered why Marie had chosen to bring her backpack into the pool area instead of leave it in the locker room, but Marie couldn't tell her why.
Marie bent over and unzipped her backpack. "Hey, you two, what's up?"
"A general of Abyss is nearby," Costa said.
"We can sense them!" Onda added.
"That's not good," Marie said. She had taken off her Soak Locket to go swimming and had put it in her backpack, so she grabbed it and put it on. She got up and scanned the pool area, looking for any sign of an agent of Abyss, and over on the far side of the pool area, she spotted him.
"Karkinos," Marie said.
Karkinos looked around the pool area at all the swimmers, eyes full of disgust. "Human beings are so puzzling. Not very far from here, there's a big, wide ocean, free for anyone to use. Yet, they all decide to swim here, even though it costs to swim in. Why? Human beings are truly wretched." He held up a Hadal Vial. "At least your life energy can be used for a far greater purpose: Helping the people of the great kingdom of Abyss."
He uncorked the Vial and waved his free hand over it, a few drops of the dark liquid containing within coming out and floating around his fingers. "Rise from the depths... Hadalis!" He pointed his fingers towards an inner tube, and the drops flew toward it, transforming the inner tube into a monstrous Hadalis.
All around the pool area, people suddenly froze in place, as their life energy began to be sapped by the Hadalis.
"Not so fast, Karkinos!" Marie said. She placed her hand on her Soak Locket, and thought to herself, Well, here goes.
"Pretty Cure, Tidal Power! The defender of the sea with an ocean of bravery... Making a splash, Cure Coral!"
"Oh, hello again, Cure Coral," Karkinos said. "Why don't we make this quick? I won't lose to you again. You're not the only one with someone they need to protect."
"I won't let you hurt all these innocent people, Karkinos!" Coral yelled. "I've already beat you once, I can beat you again!"
"What the heck!?"
Coral froze when she heard that familiar voice behind her, and turned around to see Natasha standing there, her eyes wide.
"N-N-Natasha," Coral said. "Uh. This is. Really hard to explain."
Onda and Costa looked on. "Oh, no," Costa said. "She's doomed."
"I had just, come back out here to see if you were ready to go yet, and, you, you like, transformed, and, there's this, weird guy and a, big monster, and, these, penguin things!" Natasha said.
"We're fairies!" Onda said.
"Whatever," Natasha said. "Most importantly, you lied to me! There's no way that's a normal necklace! I doubt you bought it from some souvenir shop on the boardwalk."
Coral frowned. "Really, Nat? Really? That's what you're concerned about?"
"Ahem," Karkinos spoke up. "Weren't we in the middle of something?"
"Right," Coral turned back around. "Natasha, just stay back, okay? Let me handle this! I'll explain everything later!"
Natasha looked upon her nervously, but nodded. "Whatever you say."
Coral leaped over the pool, bringing her foot down hard against the Hadalis' head. This stunned it for a few moments, and Coral unleashed a volley of punches. The Hadalis tried to crush her with its fist, but she caught it, and pushed back, sending it back a few feet. Coral jumped and kicked it hard with both feet, sending it crashing straight into a wall.
"Had enough yet?" Coral said.
"Oh, no," Karkinos said. "We're only just getting started."
"Huh?"
Before Coral realized what was going on, the inner tube Hadalis opened its air valve. A sudden blast of wind came at her, blowing her across the room and causing her to hit the wall, hard.
"Cure Coral!" Onda and Costa yelled in horror, flying over to where she lied on the ground.
"You almost had me there. But as I said before, I won't lose to you again," Karkinos said.
The Hadalis walked over to where Coral lied. Natasha had had enough. She knew what was coming next. She ran over as fast as she could and stood in front of Coral, taking a defensive stance. "Hey, knock it off!"
"Natasha... No..." Coral choked. "Don't get yourself involved..."
"Listen, I really have no idea what is going on here," Natasha said. "But from what I can tell, you're hurting all these innocent people, and you're hurting my best friend! Now, let me tell you something, Karkles, or whatever your name is, I am Natasha. And I don't let anyone mess with my friends!"
A bright light suddenly shined. Coral's eyes widened as she mouthed 'No way'.
Natasha looked around. "Huh? Where did this light come from?" She looked down at her hands, and she noticed in them was now a locket, just like Coral's, engraved with the image of a sea shell, but while Coral's was pink, this one was blue. "And where did this come from?"
"It's another one! Another Pretty Cure!" Onda said.
"Natasha, that is called a Soak Locket," Costa said.
"Just put it on and say the magic words, 'Pretty Cure, Tidal Power'!"
Natasha put on the locket. "Let's do this!"
"Pretty Cure, Tidal Power!"
Waves of light came out of the Soak Locket and surrounded Natasha. She was underwater, surrounded by blue and gray bubbles. Colonies of bubbles began to form around her, starting with her shirt and hoodie. When the bubbles popped, she was now wearing a blue shirt with a dark blue sailor collar with long ties in the front. A few more bubbles appeared, and a gray starfish brooch appeared on her chest.
The bubbles moved down to her jeans. When they popped, they revealed a bright blue wrap skirt with a scale pattern, made of shiny fabric, almost as if the skirt were actually covered in scales. The hems of the skirt were lined with sheer gray fabric, while underneath the skirt, she wore dark blue bike shorts.
The bubbles finally moved to her sneakers, and when they popped, she now wore sandals, with dark blue soles and gray straps. She raised her hands above her head, and on her wrists, fine pearl bracelets appeared. She brought her hands down on top of her head, and her dark blue hair became a lighter blue and grew slightly longer, a small section of it being pulled up into a small side ponytail on the right side of her head, held up by a gray seashell hairclip.
The transformation was complete. The new Precure grinned. "The defender of the sea with an ocean of strength..." She planted her feet firmly on the ground and posed, her right hand on her hip and her left hand in a fist, raised high above her head. "Making waves, Cure Storm!"
The light faded. Natasha, now Cure Storm, looked down at herself. "This just keeps getting weirder and weirder, but, I like this."
"There's another one?" Karkinos said. "Fine, this changes nothing. I still won't lose."
"Do you need some help?" Costa asked Storm.
"I think I've learned plenty just from watching Coral back there. Stick close just in case, though, okay?" Storm said.
Storm ran up and threw a strong punch toward the the Hadalis, sending it back several feet. "Woah, I'm stronger than I look!" She threw another, and a third, backing the Hadalis up against the wall. The Hadalis tried to open its air valve again, but Storm saw it coming, jumping out of the way just in time. "Nice try, but that won't work twice!" She brought down both feet on top of the Hadalis, stunning it.
"Finish it off, quick, quick!" Onda said.
"Right," Storm said, pointing at the Hadalis. "Let's end this!"
"Pretty Cure..." Storm snapped her fingers, a spark of electricity forming. She held her hands close together, as the electricity built up, forming larger and larger bolts that jumped between her hands, until they all formed together into one, single, large bolt. "...Storm Strike!" She thrusted a finger toward the Hadalis, and the bolt of lightning shot out of her fingertip toward the monster. The Hadalis was cleansed and turned back into a normal inner tube. A sudden light shone, and when it faded, all the damage done during the battle was fixed, as if nothing had happened. The civilians unfroze, and Coral felt suddenly restrengthened and got up.
"...Lady Ceto won't be pleased." Karkinos formed a dark bubble around himself, and when it popped, he was gone.
Coral and Storm also formed bubbles around themselves, and when they popped, they were normal Marie and Natasha again.
"Well, uh," Natasha looked over at Marie. "That certainly was a thing that happened."
"Nat, you did amazing!" Marie threw her arms around Natasha.
"Yeah, I did, didn't I?" Natasha said. "And you were pretty great too! You would've won if it weren't for that blast of air!" She held up her Soak Locket, comparing it to Marie's. "And look, now we match!"
"Pretty Cure!" Marie said, holding a hand up for a high five.
"Yeah!" Natasha returned the high five. "Pretty Cure! Whatever that means!"
It was strange, seeing the once-proud Queen of Waves reduced to the mess that sat behind the bars before Siren.
Siren placed down the tray on the floor near the bars and stepped back. "Eat."
It was a paltry meal, only a stale loaf of bread and a cup of water. Just enough to keep Thalassa alive. She reached through the bars, picking the items up. She glanced up at Siren. "What is your name?"
"Why do you care?" Siren shot back.
"Simple curiosity."
"Siren."
"Siren," Thalassa repeated to herself. She took a bite of the bread, wrinkling her nose at its staleness. "Those clothes... You must be high-ranked. Do you serve directly under Ceto? Are you one of her generals?"
"Yeah," Siren said. "What's with the questions?"
"I'm simply trying to understand something," Thalassa replied. "How old are you, Siren?"
"I'm 15 years old."
"Why is someone so young serving as one of Ceto's generals?"
Siren crossed her arms. "I'm tougher than I look!"
"That's not what I meant." Thalassa frowned. "What I mean, is that you must have only been an infant during the war, 15 years ago. You don't even remember it. Why do you fight for her?"
Siren scowled. "Don't think that just because I'm too young to remember it, I wasn't affected by it!" She pointed a finger at Thalassa. "You... It's because of you that my birth parents are dead."
Thalassa didn't know what to say in response. "I... I'm sorry."
"Yeah," Siren said, "I'm sorry too. I'm sorry for all the other children of Abyss who don't have parents anymore, all because of you. I'm sorry for the children who never got a chance to grow up, all because of you." She turned her back on the former queen. "You're a murderer."
The words stung. But Thalassa knew them to be true.
"I think we're done here," Siren said, before quickly leaving the cell.
ED: Ride~The~Waves
ON THE NEXT EPISODE:
Natasha: Alright! Let's get looking for our next teammate.
Marie: Hmm... What about... That Talia girl?
Natasha: Really? Her? But she's, like, super spoiled and stuff!
Marie: But you don't really know that! You don't really know her personally, do you?
Natasha: Uh...
Marie: What if I try to make friends with her? Next time on Pretty Cure Ocean Splash: Cure Pearl comes out of her shell! Let the waves rush over you!
