Hey guys! Sorry the chapter is late! Well, here it is. The final chapter of H2O: Just Add A Merman! Thank you guys so much for sticking with me this long! I hope you enjoy reading this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it! I do not own H2O: Just Add Water.
The gang and I were at the marine park. We were talking with Miss C. She was going on about the history of Mako Island. "Mako Island was here long before all of us," she said. "And it'll be here long after we've all gone, and long after this full moon."
That's when it hit me. There was another full moon tonight. How could we have forgotten about that? "Oh yeah," Cleo realized. "Full moon time again. Tonight. Is it gonna be as bad as it was last time?" Cleo asked worriedly.
"The full moon is a powerful force," Miss C. began. "But this time however, it's even more so."
"Really?" Emma asked. "How do you know?"
"I know," Miss C. clarified.
"Not everything can be explained," Lewis spoke up. "Some things need to be taken on faith, right Miss C.?"
"Right Lewis!" Miss C. smiled. I guess Lewis had spoken to Miss C. earlier, because now, he doesn't really argue with magic. Unbeknownst to me and the others, someone was taking pictures of us from the far side of the marine park.
Later, Rikki told us to meet at the cafe because she had something urgent to talk about. "Okay, listen," she said as we sat down at our usual booth. "Zane told me he saw a picture of mermaids," she said bluntly.
"Okay, like a picture of them from like a kid's story book?" I asked hoping it wasn't what I thought it was.
"No, by mermaids, he meant us!" Rikki clarified.
"How did he get the photo?" Lauren asked.
"From Doctor Denman," Rikki spat. "He said she had underwater cameras for counting fish. She must've set them up by the moon pool entrance."
"There was a camera?" Lewis asked incredulously.
"We didn't see it when we were swimming in!" Rikki defended.
"It mustn't have been a very good photo, otherwise they would've recognized it was us," Cleo said.
"Are you complaining about it?" Rikki asked. "Do you want to write a letter to the manufacturer and get Denman's money back?"
Cleo lowered her head. "Look, Emma said. "Maybe we should talk about this somewhere more private." Suddenly, Lewis's phone rang.
"Lewis McCartney," he said as he answered re phone. "Oh it's you," he spat as he looked at us. "Why would- can I call you back? Yeah, okay." He then hung up the phone. "That was Doctor Denman," Lewis said. "She wants to meet up with me and Will."
"You're not gonna go, are you?" Cleo asked.
"Cleo, I don't see why not," he said. "I mean what have we got to lose?"
"You don't have a lot to lose, we have plenty," Rikki reminded.
"Maybe if we talked to her, we can find out what she does know, and what she doesn't know."
"And maybe she'll play you like a cello," Rikki added.
"Well Rikki," I began. "I wasn't there with you when you went to the moon pool, so they don't know about me," I said. "Lewis is right, and besides, if anything goes sour, we'll high tail it out of there."
"I don't like the sound of this," Lauren said.
"It's the best thing we can do," I said. "We need to make sure she doesn't know it was you guys."
"Right," Lewis said as he flipped open his phone and called Denman. "Doctor Denman, we're on our way," he said with a nod, and then hung up the phone. "Let's go," he said as he looked at me. I nodded, and we began to go to Denman's boat.
Once we got close to her boat, two of Denman's goons escorted us the rest of the way. It appeared like she was talking on the phone with someone. When we came near, she hung up. "Come on in," Denman said as she motioned for us to go onto the boat.
Once on it, Lewis spoke up. "Well, you certainly know all the tourist spots," he said.
"I like it here," she said simply. "No one for miles." One of her goons came up and gave her a glass of water. "Thanks Greg," she said. "So Lewis, you don't have that little cell sample anymore?" she asked curiously. "The one that mutates on contact with water?"
"No, actually I lost it," he said as convincingly as he could.
"Really?" Denman asked. "You wouldn't be holding out on me, would you Lewis?"
"Of course not."
"You know, sometimes I think you actually know a little more than you're letting on. Like your friends for example. Emma, Cleo, Lauren, and Rikki."
"What about them?" Lewis asked casually.
"They're interesting girls."
"Yeah, well you could say they're good company," Lewis smiled.
"Not what I meant," Denman said as she handed a folder to Lewis.
When he opened it, inside was a picture of the girls in mermaid form On the inside, I was freaking out, but on the outside, I was keeping my cool. "What this?" Lewis asked. "Oh, it's a fake!"
"That was obviously photo shopped," I added.
"It's nothing personal," Denman said. "This is business and those girls could be worth a fortune."
Lewis glanced at the photo one more time, and then shut the folder. "Well, you know, it's been very nice chatting to you, but we should be getting home." Lewis and I stood up and were about to leave, but then Greg held out his arm, stopping us in our tracks. Two other goons walked out as well.
You know, I could've easily blown these guys away with my powers, but I think that will defeat the point of all the secrecy, so I was going to try and get out the old fashioned way. I glanced at Lewis, my eyes telling him what I was about to do. He looked like he was deciding against it. I pushed out my chair and barreled passed Greg. Just as I was about to run off the boat, a goon grabbed me and held me back.
"Let me go!" I said trying to fight my way free.
"We could've done this the easy way," she began. "I guess we'll have to do it the hard way then." Suddenly, she stuck a syringe into the side of my neck. At first, I didn't feel anything, but then I started to feel dizzy, and before I knew it, I was out cold on the ground.
Lauren's POV
"And Lewis could be really gullible sometimes," Cleo explained.
"Lewis will be fine Cleo," Emma reassured. To be honest, I was afraid for Will too. I didn't want anything to happen to him. Cleo's phone buzzed.
"Lewis just texted me," Cleo said. We all gathered around her bed. "He wants us meet at Mako Island urgently."
"What's he doing there?" Rikki asked.
"Will and him are in trouble," Emma said. "I knew it!" We all then ran out of Cleo's house, dove into the water, and sped off to Mako. When we arrived at the moon pool, Lewis was nowhere in sight.
"Lewis!" Cleo called. "You here?"
"Glad you could come girls," a new, but familiar voice said from the back of the cave. The figure moved out of the shadows. It was Denman. We wasted no time submerging under the water and swimming to the exit, but it was blocked by a large steel gate. It wouldn't budge. We resurfaced at the moon pool. "I think it's time we talked," Denman said. "Don't you?"
Cleo suddenly used her powers to create a ball of water. Emma followed and froze it. Cleo then threw it at Denman's henchman. "Before you do something you'll regret, you should see this," Denman said as she showed us a video of Will and Lewis locked in a room. Will wouldn't move. He was out cold. "Needless to say, if anything was to happen to me-"
"What do you want from us?" Emma cut her off.
"Doctor Denman! Doctor Denman!" we heard a voice call from the land entrance.
"Over here!" she said. "You're just in time. And do are you girls. You can meet the man who's been finding this." It was Harrison, Zane's dad.
"Extraordinary," he said as Zane walked in. His grin faded away as he saw us, mostly Rikki.
"What is this?" Zane asked incredulously. "Rikki?"
Will's POV
Ow, my head. My vision was blurry, but it was slowly coming back to me. I saw Lewis trying to find a way out of... wherever we were. Maybe we were still on Denman's boat. "Lewis," I said. "What's going on?"
"Denman is at the moon pool!" he said quickly. "She's trapped the girls there!"
"What?" I asked in disbelief.
"We gotta find a way out of here! We need to get to them!"
Suddenly, the door opened. Zane was behind it. "Why doesn't this surprise me?" I spat.
"I should've known you'd be involved," Lewis flatly.
"Give us a minute," Zane said to the guard as he shut the door.
"Guys, you have absolutely no reason in the world to trust me right now, but-"
"If there was a stating the obvious Olympics Zane, you'd win a gold metal. You're a dirt bag and you always were."
"Look, I've done a really really dumb thing okay, but the girls are in a lot of danger right now and I need your help."
"Then let's hop to it," I said as I stood up. Zane grabbed some nearby rope and duct tape and explained the plan to us. He went into the next room and pretended to be tied up. Lewis and I hid behind the door. Zane started making noise, which attracted the goon's attention. He peeked into our room, but didn't see us. When he looked at Zane, Lewis and I thrust the door against his head, which knocked him right out.
Zane undid the rope and ripped the tape from his mouth and we went up to the deck of the boat. Once off the boat, Zane spoke. "Okay, I'll drive you guys there in my zodiac," he said.
"You guys go ahead," I said. "I'll meet up with you."
"How are you gonna get there?" Zane asked.
I sighed. He already knew about the girls, and they were in trouble, so I didn't care anymore. "Zane, I'm the merman you saw," I admitted.
"You're joking right?" he asked in disbelief.
"Nope," I said simply as I dove into the water. I sped off towards Mako. While swimming there, I thought about what Denman could be doing to the girls, especially Lauren. Thinking about that triggered my anger, and more importantly, the curse. I felt my eyes go yellow. She's gonna get what's coming to her, I thought angrily. I stopped at the entrance to the moon pool, which was sealed off by a steel gate. I rose above the water and saw that Lewis was sitting in the zodiac.
"Where's Zane?" I asked.
"He's letting the girls know what's about to go down," Lewis said. "You have to attach this hook to the gate, and I will yank it off with the zodiac. I nodded, and then grabbed the hook from Lewis. Before I dove back under, Lewis spoke up. "Will, your eyes! They're..."
"Yellow," I finished for him. "There's no time to worry about it now. We gotta stop Denman," Lewis nodded and I dove under the water and swam up to the gate. I placed the hook on one of the barbs on the gate. I swam to the surface and gave Lewis a thumbs up. He checked his watch and revved up the zodiac. I went back under and saw the gate budge, but not enough for it to break off. Lewis then increased the power which eventually, made the break off of the entrance.
Not long after, the girls swam out. They saw me and smiled in relief and thanks. They then noticed my eyes. I waved them off and motioned for them to leave. They got the message and sped off. Time to fry the doc; I smirked to myself as I swam into the moon pool. Zane saw me, and a confused look surfaced on his face. "Denman," I said flatly.
"So, you're the merman," she guessed.
"That's right," I nodded. "And you know, I'm pretty upset that you tried to experiment on my friends. I think I just might have to beat everyone in this room, except Zane." Zane grinned.
"Oh, you and what army?" Denman laughed.
"Wrong move," I smirked. I then leaped out of the moon pool and steam dried in midair, then landed on my feet. "I don't think you'll like me when I'm angry," I said as I stared directly into Denman's eyes.
"Get him," Denman ordered Greg and Harrison. I then made lightning form around my hands.
"I don't think you want to do that," I said as I held my hands out to them. They both immediately backed away. I stuck my hand in the air. My trident formed in my hand, with lightning circulating around it. "You see, there's a couple ways this can go down," I said as I admired my trident. "I can either freeze you all like a popsicle, I can fry your brains out, or I can just pierce you with this," I said motioning to the trident. "Which will it be?"
"Wait!" Denman pleaded. "We can work this out!"
"You see, I just don't think we can. You locked my friends in here like they were animals and tried to experiment on them. Plus, you stuck a syringe in my neck. You put yourself in a very bad position," I said as I placed the tips of the trident mere inches away from Denman's neck.
"Please! Don't!" she screamed.
"Then leave my friends alone," I said. "Or I'll be very very angry. Understand?" I asked. She nodded frantically. Suddenly, I felt my eyes turn back to their normal color. I made my trident disappear. "Good," I said as I walked to the edge of the moon pool. I took one last glance at Denman, then dove into the water and sped off. As I was swimming, I thought to myself. What had just happened wasn't me at all. It was the curse. I thought I actually would've killed Denman, but I didn't. Did this mean I could control the curse?
I met up with the girls back at Emma's house. We were in her room along with Miss C. "Those people are never going to let you alone, even after what Will did," she said. When I first got there, I told the girls and Lewis what had happened. They were surprised to say the least.
"So it's hopeless," Emma said.
"I don't believe that," Rikki said. "If we can fight, we should fight."
"Or, maybe you should just give up," Miss C. said. "Your powers that is, and being mermaids."
"They can do that?" Lewis asked in disbelief.
"Only at special times, very special moments like tonight. As I said, it's not just any full moon."
"Tonight's a lunar eclipse," Lewis realized.
"Exactly. The full moon is one thing, but the lunar eclipse makes it very special," Miss C. explained. "If you were in the moon pool during the eclipse it would draw away your powers."
"No way," Rikki said. "That's not an option. We haven't gone through everything we have just to throw it all away."
"I understand," Miss C. said. "But without your powers, you're of no use to those people are you?"
"She's right," Lewis agreed. "You don't have a choice."
"Being a merman is pretty much my life now," I said. "I can't do it."
"Will, if your powers are gone, so is the curse," Miss C. said. "And I know you don't want it." I slowly nodded.
"Then let's get it over with," I said.
We walked in through the land entrance, which was a first for me. "I'd much prefer swimming in," Cleo frowned.
"And if Denman had set more traps underwater?" Rikki asked.
"Looks like she's given up," Cleo said hopefully.
"She's not the type," Emma said. "C'mon." We all stood at the edge of the moon pool. "The moon is spilling overhead," Emma said as she looked up to the sky. "Funny, I thought this would last forever."
"What'll you miss most?" Rikki asked.
"I'll miss surfing without a board," Emma said.
"I'll miss how I could make water do anything I wanted," Cleo said. "That was great."
"I'll miss being able to hold my breath for a long time," I decided.
"I'll miss swimming with the dolphins," Lauren added.
"I'll miss how cool it all was," Rikki finished.
Suddenly, bubbles appear at the entrance of the moon pool. "Is that supposed to happen?" Cleo asked with surprise. Denman appeared with her goons.
"Stay right where you are," she said as she got out of the water. "We don't want to have to hurt you."
"I wish we could say the same," Rikki said flatly.
Cleo then made a tentacle of water rise out of the moon pool. She then thrust it towards one of the goons, which knocked him over with ease. Greg then got out of the water. Emma and Lauren held up their hands and froze his wetsuit. All five of us then turned to Denman and held up our hands.
"Enough!" she said as she put her hands up. "Okay?" she whispered. "I want you girls to consider an offer."
"It's too late," Emma said. We then turned and saw that the moon was directly overhead. The moon pool started to bubble. "It's time. We're giving our powers up," Emma said glaring at Denman.
"When we get into the water, we're giving up everything," Rikki added.
"But why would you give up being mermaids?" Denman asked.
"Because of people like you!" Cleo said.
"There will always be people like you trying to exploit us," Emma continued. "The only thing left to do is to give this all up."
No, you can't!" Denman argued.
"Yes we can!" Cleo said as we inched closer to the moon pool.
"Please, if we work together-"
"Not interested," Rikki said quickly. We all gave one look at each other, and then all fell into the moon pool at the same time. We surfaced and looked to the sky. The eclipse was happening. As soon as the moon reappeared, I could feel my tail disappearing. I looked down and saw my legs. It felt really weird. I almost forgot how to swim with my own two legs. We all climbed out of the moon pool.
Emma went up to Denman. "It's over. Why don't you just go home?" We then left the moon cave, leaving Denman awestruck. Back on the beach Lewis was waiting for us. We said nothing and he understood. We climbed into his boat and he drove us home.
When I was back in my own house, I said nothing. I was too devastated. My parents gave me a weird look, but I just went straight to my room. I fell onto my bed. I stared up at the ceiling, thinking about everything that wouldn't be possible anymore. No tail, no powers, no adventure. I sighed and decided to face the fact that I was normal again, and now I always will be.
The next morning, I was out sitting on the dock, with my legs dangling over the water. I was talking with Kyle and Kaylie. I told them what happened. "So no more being a fish huh?" Kyle asked.
"Looks like it," I said sadly. "I'm gonna head inside." As I got up, I lost my footing and fell straight into the water. I stuck my head up and spit the water out of my mouth. Suddenly, I felt a sensation that I have grown accustomed to for the last six years. I looked down and saw something that I thought I would never see again. My tail. "It's back!" I screamed in happiness. "My tail's back!" I smiled up at my siblings and lifted myself onto the dock. I steam dried myself. It looks like my powers are back too. Maybe the girls' tails and powers are back as well. Before Kyle or Kaylie could say anything, I raced to Emma's house.
When I got there, the other girls were already there. Emma was swimming in her pool, tail and all. "I guess we all got our powers back," I smiled.
"But Miss Chatham was really clear!" Emma argued. "We gave away our powers."
"Only for twelve hours," I heard a voice say from behind us. It was Lewis.
"What do you mean?" Rikki asked.
"Ah, it's temporary. During a lunar eclipse, the moon pool draws away your powers for twelve hours!"
"She didn't say that," Emma said.
"She did to me," Lewis revealed. "She said that if you guys believed that your powers were gone forever, so too would Doctor Denman." Lewis chuckled a bit. "It's funny, cause she told me not to tell you." We all glared at Lewis. "What's up?" he asked with a nervous smile. Needless to say, that within seconds, Lewis was in the pool being held up by a fountain of water that Cleo created.
"C'mon, you can't do this!" he yelled. "Where's your sense of humor? Whoa!"
"Next time, he better remember who his friends are," Emma smirked.
"Leave him up there for a couple of hours," Rikki said.
"I agree," Lauren smiled.
"No, no, no! Don't you listen to them Cleo!" Lewis pleaded.
"Yeah," Cleo said. "No one messes with mermaids." She looked at me. "And mermen," she added with a smile. That's when I realized that the girls and I are definitely far from ordinary.
Later that day, I was walking on the beach just enjoying the scenery. Plus, I was still thrilled by the fact that I was still a merman. I saw a person flying his kite. I was distracted by it, so I didn't watch where I was going. Before I knew it, I toppled to the ground along with another person. I got up and shook the sand off of my face. The person I knocked down was a girl. I grabbed her hand and helped her up.
"Thanks," she said. Wait a minute; I recognize that voice, the honey blonde hair, and the seashell necklace that dangled from the girl's neck. That's when she looked at me. She recoiled in surprise. "Jay?" she asked.
"Bella?" I replied.
There you go! This story is finished! I hope you enjoyed it! And now Bella finally came! I'm so excited for the next story, which should be up by Thursday at the latest! Thanks for reading! Remember to review! And remember to be on the lookout for the second story, H2O: Just Add A New Tail!
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