01x03 - The White Mermaid

[bunniefuu]

♪ On the Isle of Mako ♪

♪ Under the moon's

silver glow ♪

♪ The night is calm ♪

♪ But suddenly ♪

♪ There's a change

in the sea ♪

♪ Three mermaids,

magic and brave ♪

♪ True beauties

under the waves ♪

♪ Their secret will always be

mystery ♪

♪ In the depths of the sea ♪

[sonar beeps]

[beeping gets faster]

- I knew it. I could sense it.

- I wouldn't get too excited.

Two weeks diving and all

we've got is a single gold coin.

We'd find more in a flea market.

Imbeciles.

This proves we're getting close.

Keep searching!

It's weird, but I'm really

enjoying going to classes.

Must have stayed

too long in the sun.

I swear, math, history, physics,

it's all so incredibly boring,

but when it's finally over

it's total bliss!

- [phone rings]

- Hmm?

[gasps]

Hello? OK, we're coming.

Cleo, what are you doing?

We've got work to do.

Hey, Lewis. Couldn't we

do this at the beach?

With everybody around?

Are you completely nuts?

Oh, yeah, that's true, what

if someone discovered our powers

and locked us up in a laboratory

to try to experiment on us?

[all laugh]

I don't see what's so funny.

It's not exactly an experiment,

it's more of a test

to learn if you all transform

at the same rate.

Because if not, that indicates

that your power derives...

OK, OK, enough already.

My head's gonna explode!

- So what do I do, dive?

- Wait for my signal.

Go!

- [laughs]

- Coming in?

Hey, I haven't started

the timer.

- Uh, what's that?

- Well, I'm not sure.

A necklace. It was in my bag.

Somebody put it there.

- Do you like it?

- It's kind of silly.

- Looks like a heart.

- That's what it looks like.

- OK, my turn, I'm all set.

- OK, go.

[laughs]

What are you doing?

Lewis is waiting for us.

Doesn't he have

experiments to do?

I'm not somebody's lab project.

I'm a real mermaid.

Cool necklace, is it new?

Yeah, it's strange,

I found it in my bag...

Ooh, it looks like a heart.

Yeah, but it's kind of cheesy,

no?

- Well...

- [both laugh]

[Berny] Zita, look,

there they are.

Hey! Hey, girls!

- Hello, Zita.

- Hi, Berny.

This is crazy. Completely crazy.

Another mermaid. There's

another mermaid in the area.

[all gasp]

Is it much further, Berny?

We're almost there.

Huh? But she was there,

she was right there.

That'd be so cool, it'd mean

we weren't the only ones.

Lewis will be pleased. A new

subject for his experiments.

Ooh, is that a new necklace

of a heart?

That's so romantic.

Who is it from, hm?

Nobody. It was just in my bag.

But somebody put it there,

some secret admirer.

What the...

Look! It's amazing.

A statue of a mermaid like us.

Does that mean there were

other mermaids before us?

I don't know. But it looks

to me like a figurehead.

[Rikki] Come on,

help us get it out!

Relax, Lewis, it's not as if

the place isn't a mess already,

and we couldn't just leave it

at the bottom of the sea.

I'm dying of curiosity

to know where she's from

- and why she was there.

- You'll finally be able

to put your big brain to work

on an interesting challenge,

finding out

where our friend is from.

Because I haven't

anything better to do.

Then again,

it could be interesting.

But it'll take

at least a week,

because between

the cartography and...

Here we go,

he's starting again.

A whole week?

For a genius like you?

- Come on, Lewis.

- Uh...

It'll at least take all night.

But who needs sleep, right?

[Cleo] A whole week?

For a genius like you?

Come on, Lewis.

Wow, I slept in past 10am

but I'm still dead tired.

- Yeah, me, too.

- Weird, because...

Ta-dah!

What is it?

- It's the White Mermaid.

- The statue?

No, the pirate galleon.

The White Mermaid was

the name of a three-master

feared by sailors

around the globe.

Its captain was the most

ruthless of pirates.

The infamous Edward the Cruel.

No one could defeat him.

- So claims the legend.

- What legend?

Mm-hmm!

The legend of the White Mermaid.

The spirit of the mermaid

dwelled in

the ship's figurehead.

She appeared in Edward's dreams

to warn him of danger.

- How did that work out for him?

- Badly.

Edward's gold

wound up attracting

all the pirates on the sea.

In the end, even the White

Mermaid couldn't save him,

so Edward sank his own ship

to save his gold

and so the spirit of the mermaid

would stay attached to him

for all time.

- That's terrible.

- Treasure hunters have tried

- to find the wreck ever since.

- I've got a strange feeling.

Me, too.

- She's in danger.

- She's not where she belongs.

- We've got to return her.

- Are you guys OK?

Was there something

in your fruit juice?

Lewis, it's important.

Can you find the wreck?

Find the wreck? All on my own?

Impossible!

That statue probably drifted

for miles and miles.

It would take years. Some people

have searched their whole lives.

It's amazing enough

to have even found the statue.

Come on. Please, Lewis,

I know you can do it.

- If not for her, then for us.

- Uh...

OK, but it's going

to take an eternity.

Between calculating the tidal

shift, the satellite arcs...

No, no, no! Can't hear you,

can't hear a word.

Doesn't interest me.

I was just trying to say

it wasn't going to be easy,

but it will be

an interesting adventure.

He's a strange one, Lewis.

Did you notice?

First it's mission impossible

to find the wreck,

and then he's jumping for joy.

You did ask him to help

so nicely. It's obvious.

And that necklace,

know where it's from?

No, I still don't,

but I'm starting to like it.

- As if it wasn't obvious.

- What?

You've got a secret admirer.

Your sweet little face

has claimed another victim.

No way.

What are you talking about?

Maybe it just fell into my bag.

Yeah, I'm sure.

Hey! Hey, Cleo!

- [yells]

- [Cleo laughs]

Cleo, at last.

I was looking for you.

There are some shady characters

around here.

They've got one of those

big boats that scare everybody

and are searching for something,

I don't know what.

[Zita] It's true, I saw them.

[Berny] They might have

injured somebody. Hello?

Is anybody listening to me?

Huh? I'm all ears.

Go easy with all that chatter,

you're badgering her.

What's wrong? It looks like

something is bothering you.

It's this necklace.

I found it in my bag

and Rikki thinks

somebody secretly put it there.

- Well, yes, but who? Hm?

- No idea.

Maybe it's pure luck and the

necklace fell into my bag.

Yeah, it just fell into

your bag, pure luck.

Oh, no, sounds unlikely to me.

Trust my long experience.

These kinds of romantic gifts

don't just fall into bags

by accident.

- Definitely not.

- Then how did it wind up there?

And if it's a gift,

who gave it to me?

It's got to be a secret admirer.

- What?

- Oh! Oh!

No, there's got to be

some other explanation.

- I say it's pure luck.

- You're nuts, it's an admirer.

So why not just pure luck?

Pure luck does explain

a lot of things!

Yep, it's obvious.

Definitely a secret admirer.

- A secret admirer.

- [all] A boyfriend!

Cleo's got a boyfriend.

It's not possible.

I don't want a boyfriend.

I don't have the time,

and who is the secret admirer?

Take it from me, darling Cleo,

it's surely someone who's much

closer to you than you think.

It's always like that.

Anyway, what did you want

to talk to me about?

Some shady types

with a big boat?

Well, it's about time.

[all stir]

[White Mermaid] Follow me.

Come.

This way.

They must be stopped.

[gasps]

[all gasp]

- [computer beeps]

- [exclaims]

[phone rings]

- Hello?

- Cleo, I found the wreck.

Call the others

and get over here.

We've got a meeting

with Edward the Cruel!

When I think that the wreck

is down there,

just a few kilometers from here!

How did you find it?

I thought it was impossible.

I found an army satellite map

which I used in

inverse proportion to...

OK, OK, that's great.

Listen, Lewis,

I know you're excited,

but we've got to get there

- as quick as possible.

- You thought I'd want to wait?

We're heading over right now!

Follow me,

it's all on my laptop.

[man] Let's go!

Hey, stop!

Stop!

Move it, let's go!

[boat horn]

Oh, no, where's Cleo?

Poor Cleo, she'll never get out.

Cleo can take better

care of herself than we think.

- But who were those guys?

- I don't know,

but they're after the gold

from the White Mermaid.

I've seen him before,

the one with the mustache.

At the Juicy bar. I knew there

was something funny about him.

This is just terrible.

Cleo is in the hands of crooks,

and when they open

my computer...

They'll find the wreck?

Worse, they'll know your secret.

- What?

- My work is in there.

And you haven't protected it

with passwords, Mr. High-Tech?

OK, there's only one way

to find Cleo.

And the laptop

and save the White Mermaid.

Find the wreck before they do.

But how?

I will show you the way.

Lewis, prepare the dinghy

and put on your favorite

bathing suit.

We're bringing

the White Mermaid home.

Unbelievable.

Look, they've located the wreck.

We finally hit the jackpot.

I don't get it. We were

out there searching for months.

We didn't find nothing,

and that kid finds

the wreck overnight.

Keep not getting it,

you're an expert at it.

And what's that?

- Man, what a tacky necklace.

- What necklace?

Do you really think

this is the moment

to be wasting time on

this kid's jewelry collection?

Hey, take a look at this.

"Tests and experiments

on the three mermaids."

No! I don't believe it.

- Imbecile!

- Huh?

And yes!

Come here, you!

[Lewis] These are not

nice people we're dealing with.

They could be capable

of anything.

The smart thing would be

to inform the authorities.

No, Lewis, the wreck

can't be discovered.

- We'll do it on our own.

- I'll try Cleo again.

[phone rings]

It's here.

The next time, instead of

putting in hours of research,

I'll just take a nap and wait

for the statue to talk to me.

Of course,

it would have been too easy.

Go on, I'll handle them.

[laughs]

[Cleo] Look out!

I'm not feeling so good.

No!

What is it with kids today?

[all laugh]

They must be stopped.

It's just like in my dream.

The White Mermaid

is showing us the way.

That's it, I recognize it.

- Unbelievable!

- Too cool.

[Cleo] So that's

the White Mermaid.

[all] Wow.

[gasps] There they are.

Quick, hide!

- So what do we do now?

- We've got to scare them off.

Look out!

They're splitting up.

They'll see us.

Quick, this way.

Looks like we might

wind up as sushi.

[gasps]

OK, charge!

[Emma] Berny must have found us.

Your turn, Sue! [laughs]

[muffled yells]

[Berny] One left.

He's all yours, Carlotta.

[muffled yells]

[laughs]

[yells]

Help! Get me out of here!

Thanks for your help, Lewis.

We're bringing them

back to Dolphin city

where the law will handle them.

Please put me in prison

if you want.

Just get me away

from these accursed Waters.

We've been watching them

for months.

Any idea

what they were searching for?

Whatever it was,

they didn't find it.

There were sea monsters.

A ghost mermaid.

Then we were attacked

by sardines!

I think he's been under water

for too long.

She's finally

made it back home.

It's thanks to her

we made it through.

Guys, do you think

she'd mind if we visited?

That'd be so cool.

We're all mermaids, right?

We should ask her.

Did you see that?

She smiled.

By the way, Cleo,

I see you're not wearing your

admirer's necklace anymore.

No, I got rid of it.

If I really have

a mystery admirer,

I'd rather he not see me

with it on.

[both] How come?

Because I've already got

three super friends.

Two slightly crazy mermaids

and one mad professor.

That's more than enough.

[all laugh]

But what would we

do without you?

[fish] See you later, mermaids!

"Tests and experiments

on the three mermaids,

syntax error 203."

e-shop.com. "Your order

has just been shipped."

[girls laugh nearby]

Hi, Lewis. Were you able

to recover anything?

No, nothing at all.

It's all fried.

All those months of research

up in smoke.

It was that or they discover

our secrets. You understand?

Sure I do.

Either way, it's not so bad.

Do you want to know why?

Don't tell me we have to do all

those experiments over again?

You betcha!

And we can get started

first thing tomorrow, girls.

[all laugh]