H2O: Just Add Water, Season Two

[Swimming into the Moon Pool]

Emma:
You swam like a turtle! What kept you?

Rikki:
A few more seconds and I would've had you!

Emma:
[Laughing] Please! I beat you easy!

Cleo:
I'm starting a protest! You guys cut me off!

Rikki:
Cleo, you were so far behind me I forgot you were even there!

Cleo:
Winning isn't everything, you know!

Rikki:
And that is why you're third! [To Emma] I'll beat you on the way back!

Emma:
You'll try!

[When the full moon rises]

Rikki:
[to Lewis] It's important, Lewis. Check on us.

Emma:
In case something happens.

Lewis:
[seems distracted] Yes. Yes. I am hearing you.

Rikki:
[to Lewis] We're gonna go upstairs and have a pillow fight in our jim jams. Wanna come?

Lewis:
[distracted] Mhmm. Mhmmm. Sure. Sounds interesting.

Rikki:
[throws her hands up in the air] Hopeless!

[When the girls find Lewis on Mako Island]

Rikki:
[to Lewis] Your pants will take ages. I'll just dry them.

Lewis:
[seeing his pants on fire] Ahh! Why are my pants on fire?

Rikki:
[puts out the fire] Uhh...

[brings the pants over to Lewis]

Rikki:
Slighty charred, but still wearable.

[To Emma when Zane comes back]

Rikki:
Stop worrying! Last time Zane saw me I was perfectly normal!

Emma:
And the time before that we were mermaids! He's not gonna forget that!

Rikki:
Then we'll just have to keep clear of water around him, same as we do with everyone!

Emma:
Zane is not everyone! If he wants something he doesn't give up. Like...

Rikki:
Like what?

Emma:
Like you, for instance! What's he gonna do when he finds out we're mermaids? Are you sure you can trust him?

Rikki:
Emma, I don't have to trust him! We broke up, that's where it's at!

Emma:
I just thought it might be hard seeing him round again.

Rikki:
Well, it won't be. If Cleo can handle breaking up with Lewis, I can handle keeping clear of Mr Self-Absorbed! Ok?

[Mako Island:
Rikki is leaning against the ledge of the Moon Pool, staring at the cave walls and the sand covering the cave floor. She hears footsteps, prompting her to turn around and see Zane entering.]

Zane:
[Jabs his thumb towards the pool entrance] I knew I'd find you here. It's okay. [Lowers his arm] I'm alone. [Walks towards the Moon Pool]

Rikki:
So now you know.

Zane:
[Slowly walks closer to Rikki] Yeah, you're still... [Gestures to Rikki's tail] You're still a, uh...

Rikki:
A mermaid, Zane. I'm still a mermaid.

Zane:
[Stands in front of Rikki, then bends down in front of her in the sand] That's what I meant.

Rikki:
[Looks up at Zane] Thanks for covering for me with Nate.

Zane:
No problem. [Beat] You should have just told me.

Rikki:
[Raises her eyebrow] Really? [Takes her arms out of the water and crosses them on the rocky ledge, then rests her chin on her arms] And what would you have said? What would you have done?

Zane:
Look, I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused you, but this time it's different. [Rikki glances away for a second. He gives her a small smile] Come on, Rikki, just risk it. I don't care... [Gestures to Rikki's tail] ...about this. About everything. [Rikki looks up at him] Let's get back together. [Rikki glances away, thinking about his words. He glances down, then looks back up at Rikki] Look, for a long time, I was the only one around here who believed in mermaids. I can handle it.

Rikki:
[Shrugs, then shakes her head] I wish I could believe you.

Zane:
[Leans forward on his elbows so he could be at Rikki's level, his face inches from hers] Listen carefully. I can handle it.

[Rikki and Zane slowly lean in and kiss, then pull away.]

Zane:
[Smiles and nods at Rikki] Believe me now?

[Rikki slowly smiles.]

[Rikki and Zane are walking side by side down the path toward the entrance ramp, the latter pushing his motorcycle.]

Rikki:
Okay, there's two conditions to us getting back together. Number one: You have to keep our mermaid identity a secret.

Zane:
No problem. What's the other catch?

Rikki:
We don't let Cleo and Emma find out we're back together. Promise?

Zane:
Promise.

Rikki:
Seriously.

Zane:
Okay. I promise.

Rikki:
And we can't be seen together in public. You'll have to say goodbye to me here.

Zane:
[Kicks the stand out for the motorcycle and turns to Rikki, smiling] You sure make a lot of rules, don't you? Okay... okay. I'll play it your way. [Rikki smiles] You know where to find me. [Glances at the track, then turns back to Rikki] Whenever you want to see me, just call. Okay?

Rikki:
[Smiles, then nods] Okay.

[Zane leans in for a kiss. Rikki leans in slowly. However, with his arms around Rikki's back, Zane raises the helmet that he is holding and puts it on his head, blocking the kiss. Rikki looks at him in slight surprise. Zane raises his eyebrows at her before turning around to run down the entrance ramp, rolling his motorcycle as he does so. Rikki shakes her head in amusement, then walks away. Zane turns on the motorbike, then hops on, speeding off down the track as he does so. Rikki watches him go as she walks away. Zane continues down the track, speeding up, dirt flying everywhere as he goes.]

[At the moon pool]

Rikki:
Show off.

Cleo:
I thought we were coming here to relax.

Emma:
You can relax at my place, for the whole weekend. My parents are going away

Cleo:
Where to?

Emma:
A crystal-ware convention. My mum collects figurines.

Rikki:
You know the worst part about that is that I'm not even surprised.

Emma:
Well, how about it?

Cleo:
I can't stay over. Dad's working, and I have to look after Kim. What about you, Rikki?

Rikki:
A sleepover in my jim-jams, you're kidding, right?

Emma:
Yeah, it's not really Rikki's scene.

Rikki:
Then again, you've got cable, wide-screen TV, hot and cold running snacks. Why not? I'll be there.

Cleo:
Excellent, all fixed. What?

Emma:
Rikki was so right about Charlotte! She's way out of line!

Cleo:
Out of line!? She's just really mean!!

Charlotte:
(to Cleo) Look at you. You call yourself a mermaid. You're pathetic. (takes Cleo's necklace) You don't deserve this. It was my grandmother's. And now it's mine. Just like it always should have been.

Cleo:
(leaving voice-mail for Lewis) Lewis, you really let me down. I always thought that you, um, you were on my side and I was on yours. I thought deep down, that you, um, still cared for me. I guess I was wrong.

Lewis:
Did she really just give you that? (looks at Cleo's necklace) Be honest with me.

Charlotte:
(scoffs) Of course not. I made her.

Lewis:
Well, what's that supposed to mean?

Charlotte:
It means she's lost, Lewis. In more ways than one. (Charlotte smirks) (Lewis angrily goes over to the boat) Don't do this, Lewis. If you leave, that's it. Understand? You know you can't have it both ways, Lewis. Your going to have to choose: it's her or me.

Lewis:
There really is no choice, Charlotte. I never want to see you again.

Charlotte:
What, so you're dumping me?

Lewis:
Absolutely.

[Lewis walks over to Cleo, who is sitting on the sand, and sits next to her.]

Cleo:
Why'd you come after me, Lewis?

Lewis:
Why do you think? I made a big mistake. I never should have agreed to not seeing you. You mean everything to me.

Cleo:
What about Charlotte?

Lewis:
I broke up with her. We broke up. That was never gonna work.

Cleo:
No?

Lewis:
No.

Cleo:
Took you long enough to realize.

Lewis:
Sometimes I'm little slow. But... I realized that you were right. In your message, I let you down, and I am so sorry. I never want to do that again. It's just us. You and me... if you want it.

Cleo:
You mean as friends?

Lewis:
I mean, a lot more than friends.

[Cleo and Lewis smile at each other before kissing.]

Lewis:
Any mermaid in that pool when the full passes over tonight, loses her powers. Forever. So how did you find out?

Charlotte:
That's how my grandmother lost her powers. Tonight is the first time in the fifty years when all the planets have aligned with the moon. When you warned me about the strength of this full moon, it all made sense.

Charlotte:
What's happening!? Where is she!?

Rikki:
Don't get all steamed up.

Emma:
We're here to cool you down. (Cleo hydrokinetically creates an orb of water, Emma freezes it and Cleo hurls it at Charlotte who uses her own mermaid abilities to throw it right back)

Charlotte:
Did you really think you could beat me? (Uses her strengthened hydrokinetic abilities to conjure three water snakes. Cleo attempts to push them back, Rikki boils them, Emma partially freezes them)

Lewis:
Don't mess with magic, Charlotte. It could get out of control.

Charlotte:
Who wants to be the first to lose their tail!? How 'bout I chose- Cleo! What's going on!? (the thunderstorm gets stronger and the girls' utilize their combined abilities to hold a screaming Charlotte over the Moon Pool as the full moon passes overhead. They let her fall as the full moon's immense power causes her orange-and-gold fish tail to vanish)

Rikki:
Nice legs.

Lewis:
Fine, I admit it. You defeated the full moon without my help.

Rikki:
No, Lewis. We defeated the full moon despite your help.