Hey guys! I'm back! This is an answer to Irishdanceringrulz1776's question. Mako Mermaids will only air on Network Ten, which is an Australian network, and on Netflix at least to my knowledge. Once again, the release of Mako Mermaids is on July 26th. Thanks for the reviews guys! You all are really awesome! Honestly, I didn't think my story would get this popular! Enjoy the chapter! I do not own H2O: Just Add Water.
Once again, I was awoken by the sound of my phone buzzing. "What?" I asked with annoyance in my voice.
"Wake up sleepy head!" Lauren laughed.
"Okay, I'm up," I smiled. "What's up?"
"Um, we have school today," Lauren reminded.
"Oh yeah," I said unenthusiastically.
"C'mon Will, the summer holidays are almost here! Surely, you can make it through school until then."
"I'll try my best," I laughed.
"Well, hurry up and get ready," Lauren said. "Cause I'm coming by your house soon and we're supposed to meet up with the guys at school."
"Yes ma'am," I replied.
"Okay, see you soon," Lauren said as she hung up the phone. I stood up and began rummaging through my closet for clothes. After what felt like ages, I found black shorts and a red t-shirt. I threw them on and grabbed my Jordan's. When I made it downstairs, I saw Kyle getting ready to leave.
"Hey," I said. "What's the rush?"
"Oh, I'm meeting up with some friends to grab some breakfast before school," Kyle replied.
"Cool," You know, other than the full moon, something else had been bugging me last night. "Hey Kyle, why were you near Mako yesterday?"
"We just happened to end up there Will," Kyle shrugged. "It's no big deal."
"Well, just be careful, cause one of us could be swimming there sometime and I don't want one of your friends to see us."
"Okay, I get it." Kyle sighed. "I gotta go. See you around school." And with that, Kyle walked out the door. I went onto the kitchen and snagged myself a granola bar. As I continued to eat it, I put on my shoes and walked out to the front to wait for Lauren. Minutes later, Lauren appeared around the corner. I shoved the wrapper into my pocket.
"Hey," I said as I approached her.
"Hey," she replied giving me a quick hug.
As we started to walk to school, I spoke up. "So, are you ready for tonight?"
"Yeah," she replied. "Luckily, we can crash at Emma's tonight because her parents are gone."
"Cool, so then we can moon proof the house," I nodded. "I have a really bad feeling though."
"What? Do you think one of us will get moonstruck?"
"I don't know," I replied honestly. "I just have this feeling."
"It's probably nothing," Lauren reassured.
"Yeah, you're right," I smiled. We then finally made it to school. We saw the gang sitting on one of the benches. "Hey guys," I said.
They all spun around. "Hey," they all said at the same time.
"We'd better get going," Emma announced. "We don't want to be late."
"Aww, quit being such a stress head Emma," Rikki rolled her eyes.
"I've never been late in my life," Emma bragged. "I'm not about to break that streak."
I chuckled a bit at Emma's attitude. "Let's go before Emma blows a gasket," I said. We all shared a laugh, and then made our way to our classes. For once in my life, biology was actually uneventful. Carrie didn't even pester me that much, which made me extremely happy.
My next class was math with Mr. McLaren. I had his class with Rikki and Lewis. Midway through the class, Mr. McLaren wrote an equation on the board. It wasn't a normal equation. It was one of those problems where there's only like one number and ten variables. I shot a confused look to Rikki. In return she just frowned and shrugged. When I looked to Lewis, I saw that he was already solving the problem. "How do you understand this?" I whispered over to him.
"Are you kidding me?" Lewis laughed. "This is baby stuff!"
I rolled my eyes and stared back at the board. I'm never going to understand why all of this crap was even invented. I still have the rest of the day to get through anyway.
After another agonizing couple of hours, the school day was finally over. When I left my last class, I met up with the rest of the guys in the courtyard. "So, are you guys ready for another round with the full moon?" I asked as I approached them.
"As ready as we'll ever be," Cleo said nervously. "Let's head over to my house real quick. I need to grab a few things before we head over to Emma's."
"Will and I will go and help you," Lewis suggested.
"No, Lewis," Rikki said. "You and Will don't to do anything. We're big girls, so I think we can grab a few things without your help."
"If you say so," Lewis said with his hands held up in surrender. "Wanna come back over my house for a bit Will?"
"I don't see why not," I smiled. "See ya," I said to the girls as Lewis and I began to leave.
"Bye!" all four said. While Lewis and I were walking, I couldn't help but think that Rikki was being a little too headstrong. Well, that's Rikki for you.
Rikki's POV
I can't believe Lewis would think that we would need him and Will's help just go to Cleo's house. "Lewis can be so stupid sometimes," I say to the girls.
"Don't you think you went a little over the top?" Emma asked.
"No," I reply. "Lewis needs to realize that we can handle things on our own."
Emma just shrugged. We then arrived at Cleo's house. Once inside, we went straight to Cleo's living room. "So do you guys really think we can make it through tonight?" Cleo asked.
"You'll be fine," I said. "You two just need to control yourselves a little better this time."
"You're not immune to it you know, Rikki!" Emma shot at me.
"I'm pretty sure I can resist the big bad moon," I boasted. "Even if you can't."
"Look, I'm pretty sure we can all resist the 'big bad moon.'" Emma said. "I would just rather be prepared."
"Prepared?" I questioned. "All we have to do is avoid the moonlight and water." It's not rocket science.
"Still, I'd feel better if Cleo tracked down Miss Chatham. She seems to know how to deal with the full moon stuff."
Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Cleo ran to the door. "If she'd stop talking in tongues," I muttered.
"Zane!" Cleo said in surprise. Ugh, if that boy comes any closer, I swear he will never see the light of day again.
"Uh, is your dad home?" Zane asked. "I need a word."
"Yeah, hold on," Cleo said. "Dad?" she called. "Zane's here for you!" Mr. Sertori then came down from upstairs and led Zane into the kitchen.
"What do you think Zane wants?" Emma asked.
"No idea," I replied. "But the sooner he leaves the better. I couldn't really hear that well, but it sounded like Zane was talking about the 'sea monster' he saw when he almost drowned. Why can't he just drop it?
"Okay Emma, let's head to your place," Cleo said.
"Okay, let's go," Emma said.
Will's POV
Lewis and I were on our way to Emma's house to help the girls moon proof it. We bought heaps of stuff to fortify the house with, so we were ready. When we finally arrived at Emma's house, Lewis opened the front door. We arrived just in time to hear Emma say, "So, we're on our own."
"Not quite," Lewis said as he stepped into the room.
"Lewis, Will, what're you doing here?"
"Well, isn't it obvious?" I smirked.
"You guys wanna risk it here," Lewis began. "So we're full moon proofing the house."
"I don't really think that's-" Emma started.
"Just stop," Lewis cut off. "Don't go all independent female on us. Will and I just spent forty dollars at the hardware store." The girls were speechless. Lewis shrugged. "It's okay, you can thank us later."
We then got to work. We sealed the windows, covered the cracks, and made sure the curtains were closed all the way. In record time, we finished moon proofing the house. "There," Emma smiled. "That's everything."
"See?" Lewis said as he finished his part. "I should've been a tradesman! We can all sleep easy now!"
"We?" All of the girls asked at the same time.
"We're up for a girl's night in," Lewis said. He then pulled some food from his pocket. "Snacks anyone?" he asked.
"Forget it guys," Emma said. "You can't stay. I promised my parents no boys."
"So this is the thanks we get?" Lewis sighed. "I gotta say it hurts, it hurts right here," Lewis said as he patted his chest. "Okay, I will call you every hour, on the hour."
"Okay," Emma said. "Now go, it's nearly moon time."
Before Emma pushed us out the door, I turned to them. "Guys, be really careful, I have a bad feeling about tonight."
"Will, you need to chill out!" Rikki yelled. I was shocked at her sudden outburst, and so was everyone else.
"I'm just trying to-" I began, but was cut off by Rikki.
"Will, you can't help us! There is nothing you can do to help us, so just back off and go home! We don't need your help!"
"Rikki, I think you're being a bit too harsh," Lauren whispered.
"Oh no, it's okay, Lauren," I said flatly. I understand completely. If Rikki doesn't want my help, then fine. But if one of you becomes moonstruck, don't expect me to get you guys out of your mess!" I yelled, then stormed out of Emma's house and began to make my way home.
Lauren's POV
I've never seen Will that angry before. Well, that's probably because usually, he's always happy. I turned to Rikki, who just got herself a glass of water and sat in one of Emma's chairs. "That was completely uncalled for Rikki," I said. As I said this, Emma opened the door to let Lewis leave.
"Hey," Rikki said defensively. "He had to realize that we don't need his..." Rikki trailed off. What I hadn't noticed, was that when Emma let Lewis out, the moon's reflection managed to make its way to Rikki's glass of water, and she was staring right at it. After Emma shut the door, she saw Rikki's blank stare.
"Rikki?" she asked. "Is everything alright?"
"Yeah," she replied. "I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be okay?" She placed her glass on the table. "Cleo, stay away from the curtains," she warned.
"Okay?" Cleo replied hesitantly.
"Hey Lauren, Cleo," Emma said. "Does my butt look big in these jeans?"
"No," Cleo said. "Actually, they're really flattering."
"Yeah," I agreed. "Don't stress about it Emma." I then turned to Rikki, who looked like she was zoned out.
Suddenly, she spoke up. "Got any ice cream?" she asked as she headed to the freezer. "Tofu, tofu, and tofu," Rikki said disappointedly. "Who shops for this family? "Don't you have any ice cream?" She then paused and stared into the freezer. I nudged Emma and motioned to Rikki.
"Rikki?" Emma asked. "Did you find any ice cream?"
"No," she replied. "And there's moisture in this fridge." Well, that was a weird thing to say.
"It's okay Rikki," Emma said.
"No, it's not okay!" Rikki raised her voice. "Can't you see what's happening? "We've sealed up all of the ventilation and it's getting really hot in here!"
"Rikki, are you okay?" I asked.
"I can't stand this heat!" she said as she took off her over shirt. "Can't you feel it?"
"Actually, I am kinda hot," Emma realized.
"Me too," Cleo agreed.
"Me three," I added.
"There's gotta be a reason for this," Emma said. She glanced at Rikki. "You don't think that the moon..."
"No way," Cleo shook her head. "We're sealed in so it can't get us."
"Are you saying this is my fault?" Rikki asked with the anger already rising in her voice.
Emma took a step closer to Rikki. "It's you," she said towards Rikki. "You're hot and you're burning up. Rikki then stared at herself in disbelief. "Okay, I think we need to cool you down." Emma concluded. When she grabbed Rikki's wrist, she pulled away immediately after. "Ah! You burned me!"
"Rikki," Cleo began. "You didn't happen to see a full moon reflection in the water, did you?" Rikki placed her hand on the counter. Seconds later, the bottle next to her hand burst open and liquid shot up to the ceiling. "I'm going to take that as a maybe," Cleo frowned.
Rikki," Emma started. "Why don't you take a seat? I'll get the fan."
As Emma brought the fan over to Rikki, she spoke. "Emma, I'm sorry I burned your hand," she said sincerely. "It was an accident. I didn't mean too."
"Rikki, it's fine." Emma dismissed.
"I just don't know what's wrong with me!" Rikki shrugged.
"Nothing's wrong Rikki," Cleo argued. "It's the moon. We just gotta keep your temperature down."
"And to do that, you need to settle down," Emma said. She then led Cleo and me into the corner.
"What're we gonna do?" Cleo asked. "Her powers are out of control."
"I don't know, but we have to stay calm," Emma replied. "The most important thing is that we stick together, okay?" Cleo and I nodded. "Good. It can't possibly get any worse than this, can it?" Emma asked with a worried look on her face. Suddenly, we heard loud crashes and popping coming from the kitchen. When we entered the kitchen, Rikki was in the middle and everything was bursting around her.
"It's my fault," Rikki said. "It's all my fault! I can't stop this! What is happening to me?" she asked with a fearful look on her face. "We're all in danger and it's all because of me!" Rikki said as she raced out of the front door.
"Rikki!" Emma called after her, but she was already out the door. I finally realized that we're gonna need help and the only one who has enough power to stop Rikki and who doesn't get affected by the full moon is...
Will's POV
When I left Emma's, I came back home and went up to my room. I wasn't doing anything in particular; I was just lounging around waiting for this night to end. And that was when my phone went off. I grabbed it after the second ring. "Hello?" I asked.
"Will!" Lauren said with a worried tone. Rikki's moonstruck and she's in trouble!"
I scoffed. "Like Rikki said, she's a big girl and she can take care of herself. She doesn't need my help."
"Will, this is serious!" Lauren yelled. Rikki ran off and we think she's on Mako Island! You're the only one that can help her! She needs you!"
After Lauren said that, my decision had already been made. I was going to Mako Island. "Leave it to me," I said. "I'll find Rikki." I then hung up the phone. I raced downstairs and began to run to my backdoor.
"Will, where are you going?" my mom and dad asked.
"Out," I said as I ran out the door. Before they could run out after me, I dove into the water and sped off like never before towards Mako Island. Instead of going to the moon pool like usual, I went straight to the beach. As I got closer, I realized that Zane's zodiac was anchored on the shore. I'd hate to think of what Rikki would do to Zane if she saw him, especially in her current state of mind. I climbed onto shore and dried myself off. When my legs returned, I followed the trail of fire that I'm assuming was caused by Rikki. After minutes of following the trail, I found Rikki. But she wasn't alone. She was with Zane and she was... kissing him? Okay, my mind is officially blown right now. Rikki must've been in a worse state than I thought because as soon as she and Zane's lips parted, he fainted. He'll feel that tomorrow, I thought.
"Rikki!" I called to her as I made my way closer. "Rikki," I repeated as I knelt beside her. It looked as if she had been crying.
"Leave me alone," she whimpered.
"Not gonna happen," I whispered. "Rikki, I'll stay here the whole night if I have to." She looked at me, and then buried her head in her knees. As she sat there, I held my hand out and slowly cooled her off a bit. Doing so seemed to diminish the fire around us. I sighed. This is gonna be a long night.
I must've fallen asleep at some point because when I woke up, it was light out. By the looks of it, it probably was still very early in the morning. I turned my head to look at Rikki. She had been in that same position all night. I then took a glance towards Zane. He was still out cold, or should I say out hot. Suddenly, I saw figures in the distance, very familiar figures at that. It was Cleo, Emma, Lauren, and Lewis. "Will!" Emma called to me. 'You found her!"
"Is she okay?" Lauren asked.
"What happened to Zane?" Lewis asked. I then began to explain to them what happened. I left out the part where Rikki and Zane kissed because that topic is for another time.
"We gotta get her to the moon pool!" Emma declared.
"What? How?" Lewis asked incredulously.
"Leave it to me," Emma replied.
"Rikki," Cleo began. "I want you to think nice cool thoughts. Visualize them. You're an iceberg! Or an ice ball! Or a... polar bear!"
"Cleo!" Emma scolded. "Rikki, we need to go to the moon pool; you'll be safe there." Emma attempted to touch Rikki but she swatted her hand away.
"Don't!" she warned.
"Rikki, please come with us!" Emma begged. "For your own good!"
Rikki looked up at Emma. "I'm alone for my own good," she said. "I'm meant to be alone! It's just the way things are! Things are never gonna change. Just leave me alone."
"Guys," Lewis spoke. "Zane's breathing but he's really really hot, he's totally dehydrated. We gotta get him outta here."
"Rikki, listen up!' Emma said. "You are not alone. We're part of something that we can't stop or control." Emma moved closer to Rikki. "If we're going somewhere, we're going together." Rikki hesitated, but she finally agreed to go to the moon pool. Once there, the moon pool started to bubble like crazy.
"Miss Chatham said the moon pool's supposed to bring her back to normal," Cleo remembered.
"Normal is a relative term," Emma replied. "Rikki listen to me, you have to snap out of it! You're safe now!"
"Emma the water's heating up!" Cleo warned.
I craned Rikki's head in my arm. "Rikki, you gotta wake up! You gotta calm down!"
"Rikki, come on, wake up!" Cleo pleaded.
Suddenly, the moon pool's temperature started to drop. "It's cooling down," Emma breathed.
Rikki started to come to. 'What?" she muttered. "What are we doing here?" she asked as she looked around. "Did I... get a little too much moon last night?" she asked with a shy smile
Emma nodded. "Yeah, you could say that."
Rikki then looked over at me. An apologetic smile was written all over her face. "I guess we do still need you," she chuckled lightly.
All I could do was show off a cheeky smirk. "Yeah you do," I laughed.
Oh, this is where the fun really starts! I'm getting myself excited! Thanks for reading and on your way out, please leave a review! The next chapter will be up tomorrow or Saturday.
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