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(Camera zooms in to Shannen, who is sitting on the grass, in a park. She is reading a book, and leaning on a tree. Her book-bag is lying on the grass next to her. Suddenly, the tree starts swaying. Confused, Shannen looks up from her book, sets it down, and stands up, using the tree as a support. When her hand touches the tree, new branches start growing, and all the leaves that had a slight yellowish tinge turn green. Startled, Shannen leans down, grabs her book-bag and book, and runs away. Scene fades.)

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(Juicenet café. Emma and Ricki are sitting in a booth. Cleo walks over with some smoothies. She sets them down in front of Emma and Ricki and sits down herself, with a juice.)

Emma – So, have you guys got a handle on your new powers?

Ricki – Don't tell me you're going to start giving out homework now!

Emma – (looking at Ricki) I just don't want us to get out of control.

Cleo – I don't think that's really a problem, Emma. We've always managed to gain control over them, sooner or later.

(Lewis comes into the café, sees the girls, and hurries over)

Cleo – Hello Lewis! (moves over so he can sit next to her)

(Lewis sits. Cleo looks at Emma and Ricki meaningfully.)

Emma – (to Ricki) So, Ricki, do you want to go for a swim.

Ricki – (knowingly at Cleo and Lewis) Oh! All right. Have fun you two! (waves at Cleo and Lewis)

(Emma and Ricki get up and leave the Juicenet café)

Lewis – Well, I think I'll go get a juice. Do you want one?

Cleo – I've already got one.

Lewis – Ok.

(Lewis gets up and walks to the counter to order a juice. He orders it, then leans against the counter, waiting. He sees Shannen at a table outside, she's touching a small flower. Suddenly, the flower opens. Shannen quickly drops it and runs away. Lewis stares after her, and then his stare gets interrupted by one of the workers who tells Lewis his juice is ready. Lewis takes it and goes back to Cleo.)

Lewis – I just saw the weirdest thing. (to Cleo)

Cleo – (curious) What?

Lewis – I just saw Shannen make a bud open up.

Cleo – (confused) A bud?

Lewis – A flower.

Cleo – Lewis, that's impossible. (her cell phone rings, she takes it out of her pocket and puts it to her ear) Hi Dad…no…I'm at the Juicenet…what, now?...oh, all right. (hangs up her cell and turns to Lewis) My dad needs me to go home. I'm sorry Lewis.

Lewis – Don't worry, it's all right.

(He gets up so Cleo can leave. She gets up and gives Lewis a kiss on the cheek, then she leaves the Juicenet. Lewis looks after her, then impulsively leaves also. Scene changes)

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(Lewis is walking down the harbor. He sees Shannen in the distance.)

Lewis – Shannen! Hey! Shannen!

(Shannen doesn't hear, and she runs to her boat. She unties it and starts the engine. Lewis starts running to her, but she has already floated away. Lewis reaches the edge of the dock, and looks after her. Then he turns back and runs to his boat. Scene changes)

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(Shannen arrives at Mako Island, and gets out of her boat. She pulls it up on shore, and walks into the woods. Lewis is close behind, he also pulls his boat up on shore, and runs after her. Scene changes)

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(Shannen is standing in the middle of a small clearing. She goes to the edges and softly touches a tree. The tree starts to sway. Shannen closes her eyes, and branches come out of the tree. Shannen opens her eyes, and smiles while examining the tree. She touches it again, and starts making a large branch grow on the lower parts of the tree. Lewis suddenly runs into the clearing at the other side. Awestruck, he watches Shannen slowly make a branch grow into a hammock. Shannen giggles slightly. Lewis starts walking back, but he bumps into a tree and startles a bird. The bird caws and flies away. Startled, Shannen turns around and sees Lewis. They stare at each other for a moment, then Shannen runs away from Lewis. Lewis runs after her. He gets closer and closer, then grabs her arm. Lewis stops, and forces Shannen to stop too.)

Lewis – (breathless) Don't worry, I won't tell anyone.

(Shannen, surprised, turns around and looks at him. Lewis lets her go.)

Shannen – What?

Lewis – About your power, I won't tell anyone.

(Shannen, stunned, sits down on a fallen tree. Lewis stands next to her. Shannen rests her hand against the trunk, and it starts shaking. She quickly gets up.)

Lewis – Did you try to do that?

Shannen – (shaking her head) No, it just happens. I don't control it most of the time, I don't know how.

Lewis – So, when you touch a plant, any plant, you can make it grow?

Shannen – Yes, I guess so.

Lewis – When did this start?

Shannen – This morning, actually.

Lewis – Are you sure?

Shannen – I think so. Why?

Lewis – (thinking) I think I know why it happened. (Turns to Shannen) Come on!

(Lewis runs into the woods, Shannen hesitates for a minute, then follows him. Scene changes)

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(Lewis and Shannen are standing on the beach. Lewis pulls out his cell phone, and dials a number. He puts it to his ear, then frowns and hangs it up. He calls another number, then hangs it up again. Shannen looks at him curiously.)

Lewis – Their phones are turned off.

Shannen – Whose phones?

Lewis – Trust me, they can help you.

(Shannen starts looking afraid. Lewis sees.)

Lewis – Don't worry, they're not scientists or anything. They're just friends.

(Shannen looks slightly more relaxed, but is still tense. Lewis dials one last number, and hangs the phone up again, frustrated. He thinks for a moment, then looks at Shannen.)

Lewis – Will you do me a favor?

(Shannen nods slightly, but she is still tense.)

Lewis – Will you meet me at the Juicenet café tomorrow?

Shannen – All right. (comes out as a question)

Lewis – I've got to go, I'll see you tomorrow. Don't forget! (walks to his boat, then sails away)

(Shannen watches Lewis, then sits down on the sand and rests her head on her knees. Scene changes)

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(Ricki, Emma, Cleo and Lewis are all waiting at the entrance of the Juicenet café, Ricki looks bored, Emma and Cleo look impatient, and Lewis looks excited.)

Ricki – (annoyed) Lewis, just tell us who you asked here already.

Cleo – Why did you even ask someone to meet you here?

Lewis – You'll see.

(Shannen walks nervously up to the entrance of the Juicenet. She's holding her book-bag tightly. Lewis smiles.)

Lewis – Hi Shannen.

Shannen – (shyly) Hi.

Lewis – (turns to Emma, Ricki, and Cleo) To whose place can we go?

(Emma, Ricki, and Cleo look at each other, confused.)

Cleo – We're not staying here?

Lewis – No, we have to go somewhere else.

Emma – My parents are away for the day, and Elliot went out with some friends.

Lewis – Ok, good.

(Emma, Cleo and Ricki start walking toward Emma's house. Shannen hangs back. Lewis motions her forward, she follows the girls, and Lewis follows her. Scene changes)

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(Cleo, Emma, and Ricki are sitting on the couch in Emma's house. Shannen is standing nervously in the corner. Lewis puts his bag on the floor and looks around. He sees a small vase with a flower in the kitchen.)

Lewis – May I? (he asks Emma)

(Emma nods, confused. Lewis takes the small vase and puts in on the table. He motions Shannen over.)

Lewis – This is what I wanted to show you.

(Shannen walks forward slightly, then hesitates.)

Lewis – (reassuringly) Come on.

(Shannen walks to the vase, and slowly reaches out. Cleo, Emma and Ricki watch curiously and confused. Lewis looks really excited. Shannen's hand lingers slightly over the small flower, then she touches it with her index finger. The flower starts to grow, and leaves bud out from the stem. Shannen stops touching the flower, and draws her hand back. Lewis looks triumphantly at the girls on the couch. All three are awestruck.)

Lewis – (proud) Well?

Ricki – What just happened?

Cleo – (to Lewis) This is what you were talking about yesterday, wasn't it?

Emma – How did it happen?

Lewis – Just a little magic.

Ricki – (to Shannen) What? Are you a mermaid too?

(Shannen looks extremely confused, she looks at Lewis.)

Lewis – Well, no. Not exactly.

Emma – Then how do you explain that? (she motions to the grown flower)

Lewis – I think I know how it happened.

(All four girls look expectantly at him.)

Lewis – I think, that when you, Ricki, struck Shannen with your lightning…

Shannen – (interrupts) Your lightning?! You mean you can control lightning?! What is going on here?

Lewis – (to Shannen) I'm sorry, Shannen. I didn't explain this to you. These are Emma, Cleo and Ricki. They're mermaids, and they have special powers.

Shannen – (amazed) Powers… Like mine?

Lewis – Um, no. (he turns to the girls.) Do you want to show her?

(Cleo stands up and puts up her hand. A drop of water appears midair, then slowly grows larger. Emma stands up, and freezes the water, then Ricki stands up, boils it, and it evaporates. Shannen looks awestruck.)

Lewis – (to Shannen) There's more.

(Cleo raises her hand higher, and a wind starts swirling around the room. Emma puts her hand up, and it starts to snow inside the room. Ricki raises her hand, and thunder is heard outside. Shannen runs to the window, and sees lightning flicker against the sky. All at once, the girls lower their hands, and all the magic stops. Shannen looks amazed.)

Lewis – One more thing.

(Emma, Cleo and Ricki look at each other.)

Cleo – (to Lewis) Aw, Lewis.

Lewis – Come on, it's only fair. Shannen showed you guys her power.

(Cleo raises her hand, and a drop of water appears. It turns into three drops of water. Cleo makes the drops land on all three of them. They quickly sit down. Shannen looks confused as nothing happens, but a few seconds later, Emma, Ricki and Cleo turn into mermaids. Ricki quickly dries them off and they turn back. Shannen looks even more amazed than before.)

Lewis – Now I think I'll continue. When Shannen was struck by the lightning, I think she gained her powers.

Ricki – But why don't all the people struck by lightning get powers then?

Lewis – Because it was magic lightning, and Shannen was struck on Mako.

(Emma, Ricki, and Cleo look at each other doubtfully.)

Lewis – Come on! We all know by now that the island is strange! I think it contributed to Shannen gaining powers.

(There is a short silence while everyone thinks about that.)

Emma – (to Shannen) Can you control it?

Shannen – (shyly) Well, no. I don't know how. I just touch it, and it grows, and I can't stop it.

Emma – All plants?

Shannen – Yes.

Lewis – But she's gained some control. She's able to control how they grow.

Shannen – But I can't stop it altogether.

Emma – We can help you, if you like. I mean, (motions to Cleo and Ricki) our powers are different than yours, but maybe we can help you learn to control it. It must be similar to how we do it.

(Ricki looks at Emma, her eyebrows raised.)

Ricki – Um, I really don't want to go over that again with you. So, sorry, Shannen, but I'm not staying for lessons with Emma. Besides, you couldn't learn much from me anyway. I like letting my powers reign free. (Gets up, and looks at Cleo) Coming, Cleo?

Cleo – (looks at Lewis) I'm sorry, Lewis, but I promised my dad I'd help him today again. I'll see you tomorrow?

Lewis – Ok.

(Cleo kisses Lewis lightly, then she and Ricki leave. Emma and Lewis turn to Shannen.)

Emma – So, let's get to work.

(Emma starts walking upstairs, and Shannen follows. Lewis grabs his book-bag and starts walking upstairs.)

Lewis – Oh, and Shannen?

Shannen – (looking back at Lewis) Yes?

Lewis – Could I run a few tests on you?

(Shannen hesitantly looks at Emma, who rolls her eyes.)

Emma – We all went though that, trust me.

(They continue up the stairs. Scene changes)

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(At the Juicenet Café. Emma, Ricki, Cleo, Lewis, Zane and Ash are all standing at one side of the Juicenet. Shannen walks toward them, confused.)

Emma – (to Shannen) You could call this an initiation.

Shannen – To what?

Ricki – To our crazy lives.

Shannen – Huh?

Emma – We need you to promise never to tell anyone about us.

Shannen – Not anybody? Not even my family?

Cleo – Not even your family. It's our secret.

Emma – But you could always talk to one of us.

Zane – Hi, I'm Zane.

Ash – I'm Ash.

Shannen – Hi.

Lewis – We're the only ones who know, and we want to show you that you can talk to any of us whenever you want to. We'll understand.

Shannen – (whispers to Emma) Are they mermen?

Emma – No.

Shannen – Then why do they know?

Emma – Oh, um.

Shannen – Oh! I get it now. So someday, I might be able to tell someone.

Emma – Yes, someday.

(The guys go to get drinks, and the girls all sit together. They're talking and laughing as the scene fades)

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