This is an AU Fanfiction. All characters of H2O and Mako do not belong to me.

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Going through security at the airport while showing pictures of the missing women, the agents discovered from guards and staff that they had seen these women come through the airport a few weeks back, and that there were people with them. It had happened over time. First, Rikki, Cleo and Emma had gone through, then Rita, Mimmi and Evie. All of them had gone through with at least two different men, and the descriptions of them were pretty generic.

As they currently waited to board, Elizabeth watched as Charlotte continued talking with her father. It seemed that so far, the two were enjoying the others company. Charlotte was indeed enjoying getting to know her father, finally. She wasn't sure what made him finally change his mind in getting to know her, but it didn't matter. She learned much about him and the things that the two had in common.

"...And this is Mako Island. I had a friend take me on his boat out there so that I could paint it. Grandmother Gracie had visited there when she was a young girl and painted also, so I wanted to find all the spots that she did," Charlotte told her father, as she scrolled through pictures with him on her phone of her paintings.

"Wow...these are beautiful! What makes Mako Island so special?" Gregory asked.

Elizabeths' ears perked up when she heard about Mako Island. She had forgotten to search it for any clues as to who could have been there besides the mermaids. Was it that important though to miss her flight? Looking out the window, she could just see the top of the volcano on the Island. She had to look for more clues. She sighed and turned to the others.

"I forgot that there was somewhere that I needed to check for more clues," She announced.

"Where?" Gregory asked.

"A hang-out spot that Cleo and her friends went to. It just occurred to me..."

"Do you want me to come with you?" Joshua asked.

"Or me?" Charlotte chimed in.

Elizabeth shook her head. They would only slow her down. She could cover the whole Island within two hours because of her abilities.

"No, it's fine. You guys head on to Ireland without me. I'll catch the next flight out when I can," Elizabeth responded.

"Alright. We will see you there," Joshua replied.

Charlotte approached Elizabeth before the brunette took off.

"What do you think you're doing?" Charlotte asked.

"I'm just following a hunch. Are you going to be okay without me?" Elizabeth asked.

Charlotte looked over at her father and Joshua. Seeing her dad, she felt a sudden happiness in her heart. Elizabeth trusted her enough to be on her own with her dad.

"Yeah, I will. See you soon," Charlotte said.

Thanking her, Elizabeth tore off back the way she came and made her way past security. Once she was gone, Charlotte returned back to Joshua and Gregory.

"So...what do we expect to find in Ireland?" Charlotte asked.

"Hopefully, the missing women and the people who took them. But I want to know is, why? Why these particular women? They're virtually not connected in any way," Gregory questioned.

Charlotte almost wanted to blurt out what she and Elizabeth found out, but held her tongue. She wasn't sure how her dad would react to mermaids. From what she observed about him, he was a very by the book and serious man. He believed in hard science and facts. Mermaids would be something that he would surely laugh at. Charlotte kept quiet.

"Well, I had a theory, but it's ridiculous to even think about," Joshua spoke up.

Charlotte gave him a warning look, as if to tell him not to say what she thought he was going to say. Did he...did he know?

"What theory?" Gregory asked.

"Well, I just thought that they could have been individual witnesses to some major operation that we know nothing about, so they were tracked down and taken away," Joshua replied.

Charlotte let out a subtle sigh of relief. Okay...obviously, Joshua didn't know. Elizabeth promised to keep that secret from him.

"Hmm, could be."

Silence fell between the three and the announcement finally came that they could board the plane. Boarding on, Charlotte took her seat next to Joshua and she had a window seat. She waited patiently until they were up in the air and she looked down at Queensland, once again leaving. This time, she looked back at Mako Island, still hoping that she can go there when the next full moon were to rise.

Just wanted to make this a short little chapter.

A lot will be happening soon, and I just want to pace myself.

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