gets out then falls asleep on the soft sand. The next morning Will gets up, dusts himself off, and decides to go for a swim to see if the sea has accepted him like it did the others who are no longer here. Will dives in the pool, surfaces, and ten seconds later Will transforms into his wet form which confirms that he has become a Sea Child like he thought he would. Will swims out the passage way, and starts exploring the sea. Will is having the time of his life playing with the dolphins, gliding over the beautiful reefs, and looking at all of the colourful fish takes his breath away.
Rikki is swimming to Mako when she sees Will swimming around with a tail. Rikki swims up to him, and points toward Mako signalling that she wants him to go to the moonpool. Will nods, but Rikki can see how sad he is so she decides to hear him out before deciding whether or not to be mad. When the two Sea Children get to the moonpool Rikki surfaces after Will waiting for him to say something. When he takes to long Rikki starts the conversation saying.
"So you turned yourself into a fish?" Rikki
"Yeah." Will
"Well go on then explain yourself." Rikki
"I've been taking the loss of my friends, and the sister I thought I had really hard so I decided to fully embrace the sea. I thought that the sea would soothe away all my trouble, disappointment, and grief." Will
"Is it working?" Rikki
"It is certainly helping a lot, but I know that it won't help everything. Rikki I know you hold me partially responsible for what happened to Zane, but please believe me when I say that I had no idea that Sophie was planning on using me to get rid of Zane so she could take over the café. Your my friend, and I would never dream of hurting you like that." Will
Rikki thinks about everything Will just told her, and decides that he is telling the truth. Rikki sighs, and says.
"Will I believe that you are telling the truth, and while we will never be as good friends as we used to be I am willing to give this friendship another shot." Rikki
"Thanks Rikki you won't regret it." Will
Rikki nods, and swims out of the moonpool to make sure she opens the café on time.
After Will had gotten used to his tail he finds Bella swimming around enjoying a reef that Will had yet to examine. Bella sees him, and even though she is surprised she waves happily at him. Will and Bella start swimming together, and an hour into their swim Bella realizes that she has band practice so she returns to shore leaving Will all alone. As soon as Bella is finished with band practice she meets up with Will, and they continue their exploration of the reef. Just as they finish looking over the reef they hear a voice coming out of the sea that they don't recognize saying.
Will son of the sea my name is Ulmo. I have come to offer you a chance to come live in my ocean, and reunite with your friends who have gone before you.
Can Bella come with me?
Do you love her?
Yes I do with all my heart.
Then she can come with you.
Ulmo I have request.
What is it Bella daughter of the sea?
Can Will and I say goodbye to our only friend left on Earth before we leave?
I have no problem with that. Take all of the time you need to settle your affairs, but the next time you go into the sea I will take you to my ocean.
Thank you Ulmo.
With that Ulmo's presence disappears from Earth's oceans, and the couple goes to shore to talk to Rikki about what has just happened to them.
Will and Bella return to the shore to find Rikki and tell her what has just happened to them. They find Rikki working really hard on her job as manager of the café. They sit down at a booth, and try to think of how they are going to tell Rikki about their imminent departure. Rikki comes over to their booth, and says.
"What can I get ya?" Rikki
"I'll have a Strawberry Beach smoothie." Bella
"And I'll have a Banana Beach Box smoothie." Will
"Anything else?" Rikki
Will and Bella shake their heads not really in the mood for any unnecessary talking, and Rikki says.
"I'll be back with your order, and then you can tell me what's bothering you." Rikki
Will and Bella try to smile while nodding, but it comes across as more of a wince. Rikki walks way determined to find out what is bothering her friends, and fix it if it is something that has gone wrong. Rikki watches her friends talk in hushed tones obviously upset about what they are discussing. As soon as the order is finished Rikki takes it to their usual booth, and says.
"Here's your order. Now what's bothering you?" Rikki
"Can you meet us at the boat shed after work, and we'll tell you then since this talk should be held in private." Will
"Yeah I have some things to discuss with the Band as well so after the café closes will be better for me as well." Bella
"Fine, but I expect answers when I get there." Rikki
Will and Bella nod, and start enjoying the last smoothie they will likely ever have.
Back on Arda Zane is getting tired of having nothing productive to do with his time so he goes to the market district of the city to remember a time when he ran a successful business. As he is wandering around Zane sees a building that looks exactly like Rikki's Café right across from the new clothing store. Zane gets the idea to re-open Rikki's here in Númenor, but he doesn't have any of the supplies that he would need to do this. Zane swims around the area always staying in sight of the building where he is going to open his café thinking about how to solve this problem, and then Zane remembers what Charlotte told them about the Valar. Zane wonders if one of the Valar would be willing to help him with his problem. After some more thinking, and planning Zane decides to swim to Valinor. Once Zane arrives at the shores of Valinor Zane pulls himself out of the water, and dries himself off before walking toward the nearest city. When he gets there he sees a male elf walk by, and decides to ask him for directions saying.
"Excuse me Mr. Elf. Can you tell me where I can find the pastures of Yavanna?" Zane
The elf looks at him, and says.
"Yes I know where the pastures of Yavanna are, and not only can I tell you where to go, but I can take you there if you like." elf
"That would be helpful thank you." Zane
"Follow me." elf
Zane is relieved that being polite seems to be paying off, and he knows that he will have to be both polite and respectful to Yavanna if he wants her help.
When they get to the edge of the pastures the elf departs with a friendly wave leaving Zane to approach the Valir by himself. Zane collects himself in a way that is most likely to get good results, and walks into the pastures looking around for Yavanna. Yavanna sees him, and says.
"Why have you come to see me Sea Child?" Yavanna
Zane turns to face Yavanna, and says.
"Yavanna I need your help." Zane
"Tell me your issue Sea Child, and I shall see what I can do to aid you." Yavanna
"For the last while I have been bored having nothing productive to do with my time, and so I started to wander around the market district of Númenor remembering how I used to run a successful business on Earth. I found a building that looks exactly like the café I used to run right across from the new clothing store that just opened. After much thought I decided to open the café in Númenor to give me something productive to do with my time as well as provide a service to my people. The only problem with that plan is that I have no supplies, and no way of getting them. Without supplies I have nothing to use to make anything to serve my customers. I remembered what Charlotte told us about the Valar so I decided to come here, and ask you for help." Zane
Yavanna thinks about the Sea Child's situation, and makes the decision to help the Sea Child become a productive member of the community they are building in Númenor. Yavanna smiles at him, and says.
"What kind of things did you serve at your café on Earth?" Yavanna
"Various kinds of fruit juices as well as coffee and tea." Zane
"I can grow adapted varieties of those plants around Númenor, and I will also grow adapted varieties of the different vegetables enjoyed by the other Free Peoples so you can serve food to your customers as well as drinks." Yavanna
"As long as it's not in the nesting grounds no one should have a problem with that." Zane
"Where are the nesting grounds so I will know to only grow grass there." Yavanna
"There is a large open area west of the city with bowl like holes in the ground that our women use as nests to lay their eggs in." Zane
"I will make sure to put a soft carpet of grass in that area. The fruits and vegetables will grow abundantly everywhere else around the city. I will also grow a white tree like the one growing in Gondor in the centre of the city as a sign of your peoples friendship with the Valar." Yavanna
"Thank you for everything Yavanna." Zane
"My pleasure Sea Child return to your home, and I shall do as I have said from the shores of the sea." Yavanna
Zane nods, and leaves Valinor returning to the sea happy that things are starting to look up for him and his people.
Back on Earth Rikki is meeting Bella and Will at the boat house, and she gets the feeling that what they have to tell her is a very serious matter. Rikki walks into the boat house, and finds her friends sitting on the bed waiting for her. Rikki walks up to them, and says.
"Alright speak I want answers." Rikki
"While Bella and I were swimming over the reef we heard the voice of someone named Ulmo coming out of the sea, and he offered me the chance to be reunited with our friends who have gone before me. I accepted, but only if Bella could come with me." Will
"His voice sounded powerful so I had no doubt that he could do as he said, and since I too wanted to see everyone again I agreed to go with Will. The only thing I asked for was to be able to say goodbye to you before we leave." Bella
"This is good news. Why don't you look very happy about it?" Rikki
"The thought of leaving you behind makes us sad." Bella
"Well don't be sad. The time will come when I will see you all again, and until then I will be fine." Rikki
"Are you sure that you are ok with this?" Will
"I'm ok. Now go, and tell our friends Hi for me when you get there." Rikki
"Will do goodbye Rikki." Bella
"Goodbye Bella. I wish you and Will all the happiness in the world." Rikki
Bella and Will stand up and start to leave when Bella starts fingering the crystal on her necklace. Bella stops goes back over to Rikki, takes off her necklace, hands it to Rikki, and says.
"Could you put this with Cleo's on Mako Island that way comet Eva can be stopped the next time it comes to Earth?" Bella
"Of course I will do it. I'll swim straight to Mako as soon as you have left." Rikki
"Thanks Rikki, but in order for you to know that we have left you will have to come into the sea with us." Bella
Rikki nods, and the three of them leave the boat house together.
Rikki has just watched the last of her friends leave Earth forever, and is now swimming to Mako Island to keep her promise to Bella. When Rikki gets to the moonpool she looks around, and sees the jewellery box Cleo left behind when she was taken by Ulmo. Rikki gets out of the pool, steam dries herself, and walks over to the water fall. Rikki opens the jewellery box, and puts Bella's necklace into the box. Rikki closes the box with the utmost care saying her final goodbye to the last of her friends. Rikki looks forward to the day when her necklace will rest in this box as well. Rikki leaves to tell Bella's parents that she and Will have left to start a life together, and then get back to work at the café until it goes under.
Bella and Will arrive on Arda, and see a sunken city surrounded with the same kind of nature that you would find on land. Bella and Will swim into the city, and find Cleo swimming toward what looks like a market. Bella calls out to Cleo saying.
Cleo over here we're over here. - Bella
Cleo looks over to them with a smile, and says.
Bella you're here, and Will too. I'm so happy you're here. - Cleo
I'm happy to be here. - Bella
Me too. - Will
Come on I'll show you around, and then you can pick out a house for you guys to live in. - Cleo
That sounds great; Lead the way. - Bella
Will nods, and they follow after Cleo determined to re-build their lives in this city with their friends.
Bella has gotten her job singing in the café back, and Will has taken it upon himself to tend to the crops that Yavanna has given them. Cleo and Emma are running the clothing store while Ash watches the children, and Lewis is doing a scientific study of the ocean life on Arda. Lewis is even setting up his own research facility on the outskirts of the city. Slowly the city of Númenor is becoming more of a home than just the place they have been staying for the last three centuries. Cleo gets the feeling that Ulmo is going to be bringing more Sea Children to Arda from Earth, but Cleo is not sure when they will get here even if there are any left to take. Everyone's lives have been re-built, and now all the Sea Children must do is wait for whatever Ulmo has in store for them.
Ondina and Erik are swimming over the reef near Mako, and this date is extra special because Ondina would always swim there with her friends. As they are swimming they hear a voice coming out of the sea that they don't recognize, but is filled with so much power that the voice could only belong to a god say.
Ondina daughter of the sea and Erik son of the sea my name is Ulmo Vala of the Sea of Arda; Though men call me a god. I have seen how your souls call to one another. Though you are soul-mates you face insurmountable odds. I am here to offer you the chance to come live in my ocean free of the hardships and temptations that would make a relationship impossible.
All I care about is Ondina, and so I accept this chance to be with her. - Erik
I love Erik with all my heart. I too accept this chance. - Ondina
Very well I shall bring you to my ocean like I did the Sea Children before you.
Ondina thinks of a way to save Mako, and start off in good standing with their new pod, and says.
Ulmo I have a request. - Ondina
What is it Ondina daughter of the sea?
You said that there are other Sea Children living in your ocean. I would like to bring them a gift to thank them for welcoming us into their home. - Ondina
That is an interesting idea I will allow it. As soon as you are swimming in the sea with the gift I will bring you to Arda.
Thank you for everything Ulmo. - Erik
You are welcome Erik son of the sea.