H2O: Just Add Water X 5.5
Summary: Emma, Cleo, Rikki, Jenna, and Eric have stopped Dr. Denman from revealing their existence to the world. Now with their tails back, the five face new obstacles. New powers, love, heartbreak, and a new mermaid who is bent on destroying the five of them. Can they win? Or will they fail? Season 2 of H2O but with my two OC's added in.
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Chapter 3: In Over Our Heads
Location: Rikki and Jenna's House, Time: A Few Months After The Events Of "Control"
Jenna's POV
It has been a few months since the five of us learned control over our powers. Zane returned, and found out my sister was still a mermaid, and well...they were dating again. I was okay with it. Sort of. In the days since then, Charlotte started dating Lewis and Cleo wasn't too happy about it. As me and Rikki were heading back home, our dad was on the back deck looking through bills.
I smiled.
"Hi, dad."
Rikki noticed the bills.
"Don't tell me. More bills? Maybe we should skip town."
"Yeah, maybe we should," replied dad.
I turned to him.
"Why? Dad, is everything okay?"
"To be honest with you two, we're struggling. Can't even make the rent on this joint. We might have to sell it and look around."
Rikki sighed.
"You mean we have to move."
"Somewhere cheaper. Maybe up the country. I know you like this town and you made some good friends, but...I'm sorry, you two.."
Then I noticed Rikki with a look on her face.
"It's okay," she said. "Don't worry, dad. Things will work out. Come on, sis."
Rikki pulled me inside and smiled.
"I have a plan. And you're probably not gonna like it. It has to deal with Zane. He showed me this idol that was on board this yacht that was lost at sea a couple weeks ago. He says it's worth a fortune. We can get some cash out of this."
"Okay."
"Just okay? No arguing. No plans or anything?"
"Look, I want to stay here as much as you do, sis. We have Emma, and Cleo. You have Zane, and I have Eric. Let's see what Zane has to say."
Location: JuiceNet, Time: A Few Minutes Later
Rikki and I went over to Zane so he could tell us about the reward.
I crossed my arms.
"Okay. Tell us about the reward."
"You told your sister?"
Rikki nodded.
"Yeah. I'm not leaving my sister out of this. So tell us."
"I knew you'd come around. The owners of the yacht are friends of my dad. They're offering ten thousand dollars to anyone who can bring the idol back in one piece."
"And you think we can find it," I asked.
"Do I think two mermaids can find something at the bottom of the ocean?"
Zane pulled out a map.
"So the yacht went missing somewhere near Mako. If we search the area grid by grid, we're bound to find it."
My sister turned to Zane.
"So what's in it for you?"
"The glory. I'm hero. You know that. Help me out, and I'll split the money with you. 50/50."
My sister and I looked at each other, smirking.
"60/40," we said in unison.
"Ok. 60/40."
I glanced at the map.
"It's a big area."
"And there's another problem," replied Zane. "They're announcing the reward this afternoon, so by tomorrow that whole area will be swarming with divers."
I frowned.
"So we only have today? It can't be done."
"Not by two mermaids."
My sister shook her head.
"They'll never go for it."
"Don't underestimate yourself, Rikki. You can be very convincing."
She nodded.
"Okay."
Location: Emma and Eric's House, Time: A Few Minutes Later.
Later that day my sister and I were explaining the situation to Emma, Eric, and Cleo.
I smiled.
"It's very rare, one of a kind, Tibetan statue."
"It's beautiful," replied Emma.
"And it's been lost off the coast," added Rikki.
Cleo frowned.
"That's terrible."
Rikki nodded.
"Yeah, Zane knows the general area which it was lost in, but now he's just gonna leave it there."
"Zane," asked Emma.
"Yeah," I replied. "Friends of his dad's lost it overboard."
Cleo was shocked.
"And it's just going to stay there? At the bottom of the ocean? It should be in a museum or something."
Rikki nodded.
"That's what I said, but Zane thinks it's lost forever. One hundred scuba divers could never find it."
Eric spoke up.
"What about the five of us? We could do it?"
"It's a very big search area," I replied.
Eric shrugged.
"Never bothered us before."
Rikki nodded.
"It could work. Em? You in?"
Emma nodded.
An hour later, we were out in the waters by Mako, searching for the wreck. The idol was in a black storage box, and we were going to get to the surface via a floatation balloon. Rikki and I surfaced next to Zane's boat.
"Still nothing," he asked.
I shook my head.
"Nada. Give us the next grid."
"You two really want this, don't you?"
Rikki chuckled.
"Don't you?"
"Financial reward is one of my favorite phrases."
"Reward?"
Emma, Cleo, and Eric surfaced next to us. Emma turned to Zane.
"There's a reward?"
"Yeah," replied Zane. "So it looks like your three will have to force yourselves to accept some money."
"I knew we couldn't trust you. We're out of here, right?"
Cleo nodded.
"Yeah."
Eric agreed as well.
Emma turned to us.
"Rikki, Jenna, come on."
"Um...we're going to keep looking," replied my sister.
"Why? He conned you."
I shook my head.
"No, he didn't. We knew about the reward the whole time."
Eric stared at me.
"So you lied to us? Why?"
Rikki spoke up.
"It's a lot of money. We're here already. Let's keep looking."
"I don't think so, Rikki," replied Cleo.
"We can't do it on our own."
"Looks like your going to have to," said Emma. "Let's go, Eric and Cleo."
The three of them dived under and vanished the beneath the waves.
Location: Moon Pool, Time: A Few Minutes Later
Eric's POV
I was upset. I'd never thought Jenna would lie to me. Emma's voice broke my thoughts.
"Zane tricked us. It was all about making money."
"That's what I don't get," replied Cleo. "Zane's dad is loaded. Why would Zane need the money?"
"Who knows what makes him tick or what Rikki sees in him."
Cleo nodded.
"That's why I got a bad feeling leaving her and Jenna back there."
I spoke up.
"They might have a good reason why they didn't tell us. And I'm gonna find out why."
I quickly swam out of the moon pool and back into open waters. I surfaced near Zane's boat.
"Zane!"
"Eric. What are you doing back here? I thought..."
"I changed my mind. Where's Jenna and Rikki?"
"They're out searching the next grid."
Suddenly, they both surfaced.
"We found it!"
Jenna looked over.
"Eric..what are you doing here?"
"I'm supporting you. Whatever reason you want the money..it's my reasons too. You are the light in my life. Please forgive me for leaving."
She nodded, and I hugged her.
"Now let's find us the treasure. Zane?"
He nodded and grabbed the balloon.
"Right. Once your down there you'll attach these ropes to the crate. Once the balloon starts to rise, Eric and I will help you haul it up from here."
Jenna and Rikki nodded.
I turned to Jenna.
"You sure you'll do alright by yourselves?"
She nodded.
"Yeah. We'll be fine."
Zane handed the balloon to Rikki, and she looked over at us.
"Jenna, Eric. Come on."
We quickly went beneath the surface, and attached the ropes. I quickly opened the mental link with Jenna and Rikki.
"I'm gonna head up and tell Zane to turn on the air."
The girls gave me a thumbs up and I swam to the surface.
"Alright, Zane. Hit the air."
"I got it. Tell the girls."
I dove back down, and gave them a thumbs before heading back up. Bubbles began to float up as the crate began to rise. I started to pulled the rope to get the crate to the surface, when suddenly the line went slack. The floatation balloon hit the surface.
"Rikki," called Zane.
I quickly opened the mental link with Jenna, but there was no response. I looked at Zane.
"We need to dive. Now!"
I quickly dove under and swam as fast as I could. Zane dove in right behind me. What we saw ahead put fear into us. Rikki and Jenna had been it by the crate and were knocked out. I grabbed Jenna and flicked my tail as hard as I could. Surfacing I turned Jenna around to face me.
"Jenna! Jenna! Come on, wake up."
Zane surfaced behind me, and pulled Rikki and Jenna into the boat. Zane turned to me.
"I'm calling Emma."
He called her.
"Jenna and Rikki are hurt. Eric and I got them out of the water. They're breathing, but they're not moving. I need to you guys to get here, now!"
He hung up the phone, and started the boat, racing away to the shoreline. I quickly swam after the boat and pulled myself onto land, quickly rolling around in the sand to dry my tail. Once that was done, I grabbed some towels from a secret stash I had on the island and brought them over to Zane. Just then Lewis, Emma, and Cleo rushed over.
"We need to get them warmed up," said Lewis. "Stand back. I'm gonna try smelling salts. They really stink. Eric take one."
I took one and held in front of Jenna's nose.
"Come on, Jenna..please...wake up..."
Just then Rikki coughed and sputtered, waking up. I heard a cough and a sputter below me as Jenna woke up.
"Eric...?"
"Jenna. Oh, god. I thought I lost you."
I hugged her tightly.
"Don't you ever do that again."
"It's..it's a deal."
Location: The Gilbert's: Time Later That Evening
The seven us sat recovering in Emma's living as Rikki and Jenna explained what happen.
"We saw the crate coming down, and that was it till we opened our eyes and saw you guys."
Zane sighed.
"You really had me worried there."
"Serves you right," replied Cleo. "If you hadn't pressured her into chasing that reward, none of this would have happened."
Jenna spoke up.
"He didn't pressure us."
Rikki sighed.
"We did. He told us to forget about it. But we couldn't. And when I got hurt, he saved me."
"And the lying to us," asked Emma.
"I knew you would believe the story if it came from me."
I looked at Jenna.
"Why?"
"We told you. The money. We need it for our dad. He can't cover the bills or the rent, and we might have to move..."
Cleo was shocked.
"From us?"
Rikki sighed.
"He's thinking of leaving for good."
Zane stepped forward.
"Why didn't you tell me? I can handle any bills you've got."
"That's why I didn't tell you. We don't take charity. And yeah, I know you guys are all going to want to help, and we appreciate that. But we can't take any money. Dad, Jenna, and I will sort this out. I'm sorry I lied to you."
Emma nodded.
"It's okay."
Emma and Cleo went over to Rikki and hugged her before going to Lewis.
"Thanks, Lewis. You were great today."
Cleo thanked him as well. Zane and I went over to him. Lewis looked up.
"Zane, I looked at your plan for raising the crate. Pretty good."
"Except that it didn't work."
I smiled.
"I bet he's got a few ideas..if you're interested."
Zane smiled.
Location: Rikki and Jenna's House, Time: The Next Day Late Afternoon
Me, and Lewis were walking over to Jenna and Rikki's place. There was a small envelope in my hand.
"Hey, guys," called Lewis.
Zane came over.
"Did you get it?"
I nodded and handed the envelope to Zane.
"Yep."
Rikki spoke up.
"Hey, you're late. I said 3:30."
"Sorry," replied Lewis. "We got caught up."
Cleo frowned.
"Let me guess. Charlotte?"
Lewis shook his head.
"She can wait. I wouldn't miss this for the world."
Zane spoke up.
"Rikki. Jenna. This is for you."
He handed them the envelope. Rikki came over.
"Uh, it's a bill for the petrol for yesterday."
"Very funny."
I spoke up.
"It's a check for the reward."
Zane smiled as Rikki stared at the check.
"Lewis, Eric and I salvaged the crate this morning."
Lewis nodded.
"The two of us in scuba gear plus one fish tail, plus an all new floatation device. It wasn't..it wasn't too difficult."
Rikki handed the check back.
"I told you. We don't take charity."
I spoke up with a thoughtful look on my face.
"Well..it's technically your money. You and Jenna found it. It belongs to the both of you. You both deserve it."
Rikki and Jenna smiled.
"Our dad is going to freak. Thank you guys."
The five of us, excluding Cleo group hugged.
I smiled.
"So..what's for lunch? I'm starving."
The six of us laughed in joy. Everything was going great. Though I didn't know things were going to take a turn for the worse.
And that was "In Over Our Heads" I hope you enjoyed. I'm not quite sure when the next chapter will be out, but I will probably we doing these four episodes next. "The Gracie Code Part 1" "The Gracie Code Part 2" "And Then Their Were Four" and "Unfathomable." So until next time, this is Saber The F4U Corsair, signing off!