02x12 - Imminent Danger

[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 ♪

Come on, guys, a lunar eclipse

doesn't happen every day.

We'd come, but we've had this

girls' night planned for weeks.

Just reschedule it

for another night.

Impossible. It's the only night

I've got the house to myself.

Sorry, Lewis, but girls' nights

are sacred.

Ugh, girls!

Choosing a girls' night

over a lunar eclipse.

Unbelievable.

"It's the only night I get

the house to myself."

"Sorry, Lewis,

but girls' nights are sacred."

- [Teddy] Come on, Bernie.

- I said no.

All you want to do is play.

Don't you see I'm busy?

Bernie, just one little

game of hide and seek.

No, no and no.

I don't have time.

But you're not doing anything.

Exactly. It takes time

to do nothing, trust me.

- So just scram, would you?

- [whines]

I'm bored.

Nobody wants to play with me.

Hey, Carlotta!

Hey! Carlotta, you've got

to get out of here.

There's a g*ng of vicious

sharks hanging around the bay.

A g*ng of vicious sharks

hanging around the bay?

Oh, Barnabas, patron saint of

mollusks, pray for us!

- [she shrieks]

- [Teddy chuckles]

That is not funny.

You scared me half to death.

You've been warned about

these idiotic practical jokes.

[Emma] I absolutely did not.

Yes, you blushed.

He complimented your hair

and you lit up

like a traffic light

- in the cafeteria.

- No, I did not.

I went red because I was

choking on a piece of bread.

Oh, give me a break.

It's just that when he...

When he looks me straight in

the eyes like that

- I get all tongue-tied.

- Oh, Byron, you're so cute.

That's the last time

I confide in you two.

- [both laugh]

- OK, it's getting late.

- Time for bed.

- OK.

Sounds good, but...

[Rikki] But we just need

to find the bed.

[all laugh]

[Emma] There.

And we're done.

Great.

How about if we go join Lewis?

The eclipse looks super...

[gasps] Oh, no!

- It isn't working.

- Hold on. Let me try.

I don't understand. Do you think

I've lost my powers?

Awesome!

Too bad the girls aren't here.

[phone rings]

Hello? What?

I'll be right there.

So, to conclude,

you can still transform,

but you've lost your power.

And for you two

everything's normal?

- So far, yes.

- It doesn't make any sense.

- Are you sure?

- I tried a thousand times.

Do you see the water moving?

Something peculiar

must have happened.

You were all in here together

tonight?

Yes. All of us were together

from start to finish.

I left the others for a minute

to empty the garbage.

You went outside? For how long?

I watched the eclipse

for a couple of seconds

and then I came back inside.

Do you think the full moon

caused the change?

It wouldn't be the first time

the moon played tricks on you.

But it wasn't a full moon

because there was the eclipse,

so it shouldn't have

done anything.

I'm just not sure. I really need

to study the whole thing.

Ah!

Delicious.

Oh, Bernie!

You've got to come see.

The Vandal g*ng

is destroying your cave.

What? Quick, Zita!

- [snoring]

- Murray!

Hey, you've got some nerve,

messing with my cave.

What?

Leave me alone, you old crab.

- Come on, put them up!

- [laughs]

- Take that and that and that.

- Oh, brother.

Listen, knuckle brains,

nobody laid a fin

on your dumb old cave,

so just settle down.

I got you, Bernie! [laughs]

If you'd seen the look

on your face!

[Bernie] What? It was a joke?!

This really isn't funny.

Hey, come on,

it was just for a laugh.

[Murray] Come a bit closer

and we'll have a laugh, too!

I couldn't care less that he's

young and wants to have fun.

I've had enough of these jokes.

Yes. Me, too.

I've had my fill

of Teddy the jokester.

Well, speak of the devil.

Hey, Teddy, come here.

We've got something

to tell you.

Huh? Yes, what's up?

We've had enough of

your stupid jokes.

How many times do we have

to tell you to stop?

What? But it didn't hurt

anyone...

Teddy, laughter is like

a grain of sand in an oyster.

At first it might tickle, but

after a bit it starts to itch.

It's pointless trying

to reason with him.

He needs to be punished!

He should be sent away

from the bay

for one whole day.

That'll teach him.

I completely agree.

I second the motion.

[Sue] Alright then.

Use the time to think over

what you've done, Teddy.

Oh, it's just not fair.

Ooh, what's that strange rock?

Hello.

Do you want to play with me?

Aw, nobody wants

to play with me.

Lunar influence...

Gravitational pull...

[hissing]

Oh! A mountain!

What is it?

[screams]

Carlotta! Carlotta!

Over there, I saw a volcano!

Have you forgotten

your punishment?

Now go away.

- But it's true!

- Oh, it always is.

Bernie! Bernie!

Bernie, you've got to come.

What are you doing here?

You're being punished.

Do you want the punishment

doubled?

What? A three-headed octopus?

An albino shark?

We told you to get lost.

I don't want to see you

- for the rest of the day.

- But I... Oh!

I've got to get my power back.

I've got to.

Tell me what to do, please.

When the octopus

reveals the fish,

the idiot looks at

the suction cup.

Uh... What?

Ponder well these words,

for in them lies the answer.

But wait!

What should I do until then?

Hey, girls!

Girls, you've got to come.

I've found a volcano.

It's going to explode soon.

Yeah, right. Whatever.

We don't have time

for your jokes.

This isn't a joke.

It's really true this time.

- Of course it is.

- I swear it's true.

Please come with me. I'm really

telling the truth this time!

Do you think it's really

about to erupt?

Well, I'm no expert,

but it sure looks like

it's waking up.

Look at all the lava

oozing out of it.

If Cleo still had her power,

she could move those big rocks

to block the crater.

What if you tried

to freeze it?

Oh, it isn't working.

The heat's too strong. We'll

never be able to stop it.

Maybe we're panicking

over nothing.

Maybe the lava will just flow

and not cause any damage.

- Or maybe...

- Or maybe what?

Underwater eruptions

sometimes trigger tidal waves.

That could do some real damage

to Dolphin City,

not to mention underwater.

What about Bernie?

They won't have time

to get away.

We've got to stop

that eruption.

- It's the only way.

- But how?

You tried and it didn't work.

Only Cleo can fix this

and she's lost her power.

- [Lewis] Actually...

- You found some way

to restore my power?

I've researched

the whole thing

and I think the eclipse

triggered a change

in the moon's gravitational pull

and that threw everything off.

OK, so what's the solution?

If I put Cleo under

an artificial gravitational pull

it could reset

the original balance

and she'd go back

to how she was.

How are you gonna do that,

Einstein?

I admit, it's a tad complicated.

I'll have to cobble together

a machine.

The hardest part will be

finding superconductive magnets,

and a way to create

sufficient centrifugal force

to generate the magnetic field,

obviously.

Obviously!

So you see,

Teddy was telling the truth.

Seems to me you owe him

an apology.

But it's his fault, too.

If he wasn't always

playing practical jokes...

I'll never do it again,

I promise.

Because when you lie, after,

nobody believes you anymore.

Right. Well then,

lesson learned.

[Carlotta] A tidal wave?

What are we going to do?

[Robby] We've gotta

get out of here.

It's too late.

If you leave now,

you risk being caught by

the wave,

not to mention the predators

in the open sea.

So what are we supposed to do?

Wait for the wave

to carry us off?

If you'd listened to me,

we'd have had time to leave.

We might have listened to you

if you weren't always playing

stupid practical jokes.

Listen!

The only solution is for you

to take shelter in the wreck.

If we reinforce the hull,

you should be protected

from the wave.

Take shelter in that

moldy old wreck?

Over my dead body!

[Bernie] Come on, you've got

to pull out all these nails.

Come on!

Come on! Hurry up.

Let's move it!

- Ah, there.

- C-C-C-Careful!

[laughs]

[Carlotta] We need

another one over here.

[Robby] OK, come on, bro.

- Do you guys need some help?

- Very funny.

What are you gonna do?

Tell us a joke?

Come on, let's go.

[all talk]

- Hey, Dany, need some help?

- Very f-f-f-funny. No!

- Oh!

- Don't you worry, Teddy.

They won't stay mad at you

forever.

[yawns]

[phone rings]

Hello? Right now?

Lewis?

- You've been working all night?

- Yeah.

Is this what you've been

working on?

Yeah. I set up a superconductor

magnet in here.

It'll spin around you and create

an electromagnetic field

that'll simulate

a gravitational pull.

Are you telling me

I have to sit in there

while your machine spins around

me at super speed? Is it safe?

Relax. It'll only be

for a couple of minutes.

The isolation rods

will concentrate

the magnetic field on you,

compensating for the loss

that occurred

during the eclipse.

Well, it doesn't

really look reliable.

Are you sure

it won't just turn me

into some kind of

mermaid protein shake?

It's just a big magnet.

And I checked my calculations

ten times.

If we start with

the Newtonian scale,

- postulating over gravity's...

- OK, fine. That's great.

Forget it.

I trust you completely.

- It'll be fine, Cleo.

- Mm-hmm...

There. You ready?

Three, two, one.

And we're rolling!

OK, the moment of truth.

It isn't working.

I just don't understand.

It should have worked.

I went over the calculations



Get real, Lewis. Did you really

think you could create

an artificial gravitational

field just like that?

That's what the enemies

of science always say

- before we prove them wrong.

- Really, Lewis?

Well, prove me wrong,

because I don't see any evidence

that your

gravitational field...

[Cleo] Ow!

What the heck's happening?

Cleo, why is the spoon

stuck to your... Whoa!

I don't believe this.

Talk about annoying.

[man yells] What...

Who did that?

- [woman] This is inexcusable.

- [sighs]

- Cleo, what's going on?

- Good question.

Why don't you ask Lewis?

Let's say it's a minor

side-effect of the experiment.

Cleo has become

magnetically charged.

But it should wear off

in a day or two.

A minor side-effect? I'll say!

I was supposed to regain

my power

and instead I've been turned

into a huge magnet.

[laughter]

[all complain]

Burke, could you

shift over a little?

You're taking up

too much space.

Not Burke's fault.

Watch where you put that thing!

W-W-What do you want him

to d-d-do?

It's his head.

He's stuck with it.

Listen, suction cups,

nobody asked your opinion.

B-B-Back off!

Stop pushing!

You're not alone in here.

[rumbling]

[screaming]

Ooh, unsettling, but I fear

the next tremors might be

considerably more violent.

This whole thing

is your fault.

If we get out of this, you'll

still have me to answer to.

Ziggy? Has anyone seen Ziggy?

I saw him. He was here

just two minutes ago.

This is terrible.

He wanted to see the crater.

I forbade him, but once he

gets something in his head...

Don't worry, I will save him!

This is my fault,

so it's up to me.

Teddy, no! Teddy!

Oh!

Ziggy? Ziggy!

Where are you?

[coughs]

Ziggy? [coughs]

Where could he be?

- [Ziggy] Yoo-hoo!

- [all gasp]

Ziggy! Where in the world

were you? I was worried sick.

I was starving.

I just went for a quick snack.

What? You should have warned us.

Teddy's looking for you

at the crater.

What? You let Teddy

go to the crater alone?

Teddy? Teddy!

- [Bernie] Teddy! Teddy!

- [Cleo] Teddy!

I don't see him anywhere.

Maybe he's headed

back to the wreck.

- [rumbling]

- [Bernie] Oh, my gosh.

He's not here. We better go.

Wait. I saw something.

There. He's right there.

Teddy! I can't reach.

Oh, no, the lava

is heading for us.

We've got to do something,

quick.

Hold on. I know someone

who might be able to help us.

I'll be right back!

Olga, hey, it's me, Bernie.

I don't mean to bother you,

but I could really

use your help.

[all strain]

He's in too tight. His shell

is jammed up against the sides.

[Bernie] OK, everybody,

here we are.

[all gasp]

No, don't be afraid, it's Olga.

She's come to help us.

Go for it, sweetie.

Get Teddy out of there.

Oh, no! Look!

We'll never free him in time.

That lava flow

is just moving too fast.

If we plug the crater

with boulders,

the flow will be redirected,

the lava will come from

that crack there

- and Teddy will be saved.

- Good idea!

Let's do it. Cleo,

you stay here with Teddy.

[coughs]

It's so horrible.

It's this black steam.

Don't worry.

I'll take care of it.

Bernie, do you think

Olga will be strong enough

to carry the boulders

up to the crater's peak?

If she can't do it,

I don't know who can.

[screams]

Oh, my gosh.

Thanks, Olga. I almost wound up

as part of a grilled platter.

It's up to you now.

See those big rocks?

You've got to carry them

to the top.

Go for it, Olga. You can do it!

Oh! Come on, Teddy.

How's he doing?

If we don't get him out soon,

he's not gonna make it.

[Rikki] Yeah! Alright!

Looks like that'll do it.

Good work, Olga.

- Thanks again.

- Thanks, Olga.

See you soon, Olga.

[Cleo] Teddy, wake up.

I've got an idea.

Maybe if I coat him in ice

we'll be able

to slide him out.

It should work this time.

Come on. Pull!

The crater's been plugged,

but we couldn't stop the lava.

- Oh, no! Pull harder, Cleo.

- Hang on, Teddy.

- Come on, pull.

- Quick! Quick!

- Just in time.

- [Cleo] Oh, no, Teddy.

- They've been gone too long.

- What are they up to?

Oh! Teddy? Teddy!

It's Teddy!

- [all chatter]

- [Carlotta] Oh, no. No! Teddy!

Is he gonna be alright?

This is all my fault.

Poor Teddy. I'm gonna miss him

and his stupid practical jokes.

[Teddy] Really?

[all cheer]

Of course I'm happy that

everything ended well.

I'm just saying that I still

haven't got my power back.

I'm sorry, Cleo. I promise you

I'll keep on searching.

It must be my filling. Sorry.

Pancakes and maple syrup.

- For the lovebirds.

- [Lewis] Ha. Very funny.

This is just great.

Not only have I lost my power,

- but now I'm a walking magnet.

- Don't worry, Cleo.

I'm sure it'll wear off

in a day or two.

At least I won't need to ask

anyone to pass the cutlery.

Did you see that?

My power is back!

Weird. Why would it come back

all of a sudden?

The electromagnetic differential

created by the eclipse

must have naturally worn off.

After all, you've only been

exposed for a few seconds,

so the effect must have

only been transitory.

So we were working

from the premise

that your power

had been lost for good,

but in the end all we had

to do was wait it out.

Well, whatever the reason,

I'm just happy my power is back.

Well, I for one am pleased

everything is back to normal.

Away from that

horrible old wreck.

Speaking of normal,

I hope Teddy hasn't started

- playing practical jokes again.

- Not likely.

I've sent him to cheer up

one of my friends,

- just to keep him busy.

- Really? But who?

[sings]

[Olga] Bravo. [laughs]

- Had enough?

- Keep going.

[sighs] Well, I've had enough.

Playing all the time

is exhausting.

More. More!

[Teddy cheers] Yippee!