03x17 - A Magnetic Attraction

[bunniefuu]

THEME SONG: I've got a special
power that I'm

not afraid to use.

Come on, this is my adventure.

This is my fantasy.

It's all about living in the
ocean, being wild and free.

'Cause I'm no ordinary girl.

I'm from the deep
blue underworld.

Land or sea, I've got the
power if I just believe.

'Cause I'm no ordinary girl.

I'm from the deep
blue underworld.

Land or sea, the world's my
oyster, I'm the pearl.

No ordinary girl.

-Do you think she's OK?

-I'm sure she'll show up.

[door opens]

-Sorry I'm late.

What's so important?

-OK, I want your opinion
on something, and I

want you to be honest.

And I don't just want you to
tell me I look fabulous

because you think that's
what I want to

hear, 'cause it's not.

-You brought us here to give
you fashion advice?

-Not quite.

Ta-dah!

-You look great.

-You look gorgeous.

-What do you think, Rikki?

-Yeah, they're nice.

They suit you.

-So weird.

I can see everything
so much clearer.

Look at this.

-What?

It's like it's magnetic
or something.

It's never showed that
property before.

CLEO [OFFSCREEN]:
It's changing.

That's impossible.

-Nope, it's definitely
magnetic.

CLEO [OFFSCREEN]: Wow,
this is huge.

-The whole moon pool cavern's
made up of this stuff.

-So it's magnetic.

Big deal.

-Rikki, this is a big deal.

-Yeah, it might help us figure
out what's going on out there.

-Maybe some things can't
be explained.

CLEO [OFFSCREEN]: Well, how else
are we going to destroy

the tentacle if we don't
know how it works?

-I have to go.

I'll see you guys later.

SAMANTHA [OFFSCREEN]: Hey.

Nice rock.

[clank]

-Wow.

That's some seriously
strong magnetism.

-It's for a school project.

-A school project on rocks?

-Yeah.

Boring.

Um, what's up?

-Just wanted to let you know
dinner's in 15 minutes.

-Cool.

SAMANTHA [OFFSCREEN]:
And don't be late.

We've got company.

-Anyone I know?

-Not yet.

-Why are we using
the fancy forks?

-Because we've got company
for dinner.

Ryan's a work colleague
of mine, and I

want him to feel welcome.

I'm sure you'll do your
best to be nice.

[doorbell rings]

-If you think I'm gonna wait
hand and foot on some wrinkly

old science freak,
you're wrong.

DON [OFFSCREEN]:
Right this way.

RYAN [OFFSCREEN]: Oh, thanks.

SAMANTHA [OFFSCREEN]:
Hi, Ryan.

Welcome.

RYAN [OFFSCREEN]: Oh, thanks
for the invite.

-OK, you're welcome.

Come in.

-You must be Kim?

And you must be Cleo.

-Can I interest you
in anything else?

-Uh, no, thanks.

-You sure?

A--

-No, I'm fine, really.

-OK, well, if there's
anything I can get--

anything I can get you--

-Cheers.

-So Ryan, where were you before
you started for Sam as

a park ranger?

-Um, I spent most of last year
in the outback, studying

ancient rock formations.

-Oh, what a coincidence.

Cleo's doing a school
project on rocks.

In fact, you might find this
particular rock really

interesting.

-Really?

-Oh, it's pretty boring.

-Oh, mind if I take a look?

[splash]

-So this is that special rock.

-Yes.

-May I?

Oh, interesting.

Looks volcanic.

Where exactly did
it come from?

-I don't know.

We just all were given
one at school.

-Oh.

Sam said it has magnetic
properties?

-Watch.

-Wow, that's really quite
a strong pull.

-So what makes this
rock magnetic?

-It's hard to say for certain
without analyzing it.

-Not even an educated guess?

-I wouldn't want to risk
misleading you.

-Well, I'm a big girl.

I can handle it.

-[laughs]

Well--

-So, Ryan, what else
do you do?

You know, for fun.

You must get bored talking
about rocks all day.

-No, not at all.

I love studying them.

And this one looks really
quite unique.

I'd love to help you with your
project-- that is, if you'd

like me to.

-Hey, stranger.

I've hardly seen you lately.

-I've been busy.

-Doing what?

You're never here.

You're never at home.

Where have you been hiding?

-Well, if you must know, I've
been at the moon pool.

-What, all day?

-Yeah, all day.

-Well, I don't get it.

What's so special about the
moon pool all of a sudden.

-You wouldn't understand.

-Try me.

-Well, I--

I guess since the last full
moon, I've just felt really

connected to it.

I don't know, I feel like
I really belong there.

-[scoffs]

What's next?

I mean, you-- you're becoming
a full-time fish.

-This isn't a joke.

-Then what is it?

I mean, 'cause you
got me beat.

-You know, for a second there,
I actually thought you cared.

How could I be so wrong.

-Rikki--

-Forget about it.

-Look, I don't know what's
going on with you lately.

You've changed.

I--

I don't know how, exactly,
but, well,

you've definitely changed.

-You told a complete stranger
about the moon pool?

-No, I just showed
him the rock.

And he seems to know what
he's talking about.

He's offered to let me use
some of his equip--

-Wait, so now you're
involving him?

-I wouldn't say that
I'm involving him.

-I'd say that's exactly
what you're doing.

-Rikki, we're just trying to
find out why the water attacks

us.

-I guess you've told him
about that, too?

-No, of course not.

RIKKI [OFFSCREEN]: Why don't you
just take him for a swim

and let him see you in
all you fishy glory.

-Rikki!

-Take it easy.

-I'm being careful.

-It doesn't sound
like it to me.

-The tentacle is powered by
something in those rock walls.

We're just trying to understand
it so that we can

destroy it.

-You don't have to destroy
something just because you

don't understand it.

-Hey, don't take
it personally.

-Whoa, I know she
can be a bit--

-Feisty?

-Yeah, but I'm never been
on the receiving

end like that before.

It hurts.

-I'm sure she doesn't
really mean it.

-Well, it felt like she did.

BELLA [OFFSCREEN]: Something
does have her fired up, but it

is not you.

It's like she doesn't want us
to work out what's really

going on or something.

BELLA [OFFSCREEN]: It
can't just be you

that's making her distant.

There has to be more to it.

-I want answers, and I'm not
going to let Rikki bully me

into dropping it.

[doorbell rings]

KIM [OFFSCREEN]: I'll get it.

Hi, Ryan.

I had a dream last night
about rocks.

Can you believe it?

RYAN [OFFSCREEN]: Really?

-Yeah, and today I found a
really, really cool one.

I've never actually realized
how completely amazing they

are.

-Yeah, that's a really
nice rock.

Oh, I hope I'm not interrupting
anything.

-Oh, no, not at all.

Bella, Ryan.

-Hi.

I've got to go.

-No you don't.

-No, I have to meet
up with Will.

I'll talk to you later.

Nice to meet you.

-You too.

-[laughs nervously]

-Um, I thought you might
be able to use

something for your project.

It's a magnetometer.

You can use it to measure
the magnetism of rocks.

-Thanks.

-Want me to show you
how to use it?

-Let's measure the magnetism
of my rock.

-Kim, this is serious.

-Uh, well, basically, your rock
generates a current which

goes through these sensors, and
if you change the settings

down here--

BELLA [OFFSCREEN]: It's
like Rikki doesn't

trust us all of a sudden.

-I'm sure it'll all blow over.

-I just--

I've--

I've never seen them
like this.

We didn't have secrets.

-They'll work it out.

-You think so?

-Yeah, I really do.

-Sorry for dumping all
my problems on you.

-No, it's OK.

I don't mind.

-What is it?

CLEO [OFFSCREEN]: Hello.

Thought I might find
you guys here.

Look what Ryan lent me.

It's a magnetometer.

-Awesome.

-Huh?

-I'll explain later.

-Guys, don't you think we should
involve Rikki in this?

CLEO [OFFSCREEN]: Don't you
think Rikki made it pretty

clear she didn't want
to be involved?

-I know, but shouldn't we avoid
making things any worse?

Well, at least if we give her
the opportunity to be

involved, then we've done
the right thing.

[splash]

-I was hoping I'd
find you here.

-Don't you knock?

-There's no door.

-Well, you shouldn't sneak
up on people like that.

-OK, I'm sorry.

Look, I think we need to talk.

-About Cleo?

-That, too.

-What else?

-What happened here
on the full moon?

How you controlled the
water tentacle?

-You promised you wouldn't
tell the girls.

-I haven't.

And I won't.

But I think you should.

-I can't.

Not until I figure out
what's going on here.

-But that's what Cleo is
trying to do, too.

Why can't you make sense
of it together?

We're all worried about you.

You're spending all your
time out here alone?

-I like it here.

It's comfortable.

-More comfortable than
with Cleo and Bella?

As far as I can see, you all
want the same thing.

[door opens]

-Rikki.

-OK, let's not make a
big deal out of it.

-I'm sorry about before.

I didn't mean--

-Don't worry about it.

-You don't know how bad
I've been feeling.

-It's all right.

We'll just do your experiment.

You can gush later.

-OK.

-Well, are we ready?

-Ready as we'll ever be.

Let's do this.

[instrument chitters]

WILL [OFFSCREEN]: Whoa.

-It's completely
off the scale.

-That's impossible.

-Not according to this.

And I've done everything
by the book.

-What are you doing?

-There has to be some
explanation.

RIKKI [OFFSCREEN]: Maybe
there doesn't.

Maybe it just is.

-No.

Look, we have to find out
what's causing this.

It's the key to everything.

[phone ringing]

-I'll get it!

[phone ringing]

-Hello?

Oh, hi, Ryan.

[IN HIGH VOICE] Yes,
this is Cleo.

Yes it is.

[SHARPLY] Yes, it is.

Fine, try her mobile.

But she's such a loser.

-It should be a scoria or
a basalt, but it's not.

It's--

-Better left to mystery?

-Well, this mystery is
making our life hell.

BELLA [OFFSCREEN]:
And it's got us

fighting with each other.

[phone ringing]

-Hello?

RYAN [ON PHONE]: Uh, hey,
Cleo, it's Ryan.

-Hi, Ryan.

RYAN [ON PHONE]: Um, yeah.

I was just calling to say it was
great to meet you and the

rest of your family at dinner
the other night.

And, um, listen, I wanted
to see if you'd

like to catch up again.

CLEO [ON PHONE]: Catch up?

-Uh, you know, talk about that
rock project of yours?

Give me the readings and I'll
analyze them for you.

-Can you hang on a second?

He wants to help analyze the
results of our tests.

RIKKI [OFFSCREEN]: Say no.

CLEO [OFFSCREEN]:
Will you relax?

He thinks it's for
a school project.

-You're playing with fire.

-We've done all the research
that we can, and

we're getting nowhere.

Ryan is an expert.

He can help us.

What is your problem, anyway?

-Nothing.

-I've kept this secret for a
long time now, and I think I'm

capable of making my
own decisions, OK?

Ryan, hi.

Sorry about that.

How's tomorrow morning?

-Uh, yeah, tomorrow's perfect.

[door closes]

-OK, see you then.

-OK, I'm ready.

-Ready for what?

-To meet Ryan?

-You're not coming.

-You can't stop me.

-Fine, if you want to annoy Ryan
by tagging along, it's up

to you.

-Who said I'd annoy him.

-Uh, Kim, look.

Boys don't like girls
that are pushy.

-[scoffs]

As if you'd know.

-Suit yourself.

-You just want to have him to
yourself so you can make a

move on him.

-That's not true.

-Why can't I come along?

-Because we're going to
talking about rocks.

-I happen to love rocks.

-Kim, I'm only saying this
because I care about you.

Ryan would have to have rocks
in his head to go for you.

[door slams]

CLEO [OFFSCREEN]:
This is amazing.

-Not a bad place to work.

The research facility's in a
separate building, but I still

get the benefit of
the k*ller view.

-You're not wrong.

Look, I used your magneto-thingo
on the rock

sample.

-And?

-This is what it said.

RYAN [OFFSCREEN]: No, you must
have got something wrong.

It's all right, we can
do the test again.

It's easy to make
a mistake, but--

-No, I followed all
the instructions.

-Did you run a comparative
analysis?

-Yeah, I did.

Here it is.

-That's impossible.

-That's what I thought.

And I checked it out, and
there's nothing like it on

Earth.

-Yeah, not on Earth, no.

The--

the only rocks with
this degree of

magnetism came from--

-Where?

-The moon.

[crackling and zapping]

[crackling and zapping]

-Thank you so much for
your help, Ryan.

I really appreciate it.

-Oh, it was my pleasure.

If you want me to repeat any of
the tests, I'd be happy to.

-I don't think that's
possible.

You see, I, um, I gave the rock

sample back to the teacher.

-Ah, that's too bad.

It could be a career-making
discovery.

-I don't think I'm quite
ready for that, Ryan.

-Well, it could at least get you
into a great university.

-You think I could do it?

-Yeah.

I think you could do anything
you put your mind to.

-Thanks.

-Um, well, if you need any help
with any other projects,

you know where to find me.

-Thank again.

-Um, I could give you a full
guided tour next time.

-Yeah, sure.

-Great.

-But right now, I've got
to get back, so.

-Yeah.

-Bye.

[splash]

-Oh, we thought we'd
find you here.

OK, you are never going
to believe this.

Mako Island is made out of
some sort of moon rock.

This ties everything together.

The full moon's effect on us,
its effect on the tentacle,

its involvement in turning us
in mermaids in the first

place.

-Slow down.

-This whole place follows the
cycle of the moon because it's

the same as the moon.

-And I suppose Ryan
told you all this.

CLEO [OFFSCREEN]: As a matter
of fact, yeah, he did.

RIKKI [OFFSCREEN]: I still think
you're playing with fire

by involving him.

-Well, if I hadn't involved
him in the first place, we

wouldn't know that
we're standing on

moon rock right now.

Look, Rikki, we are this close
to finding out exactly what

powers the tentacle.

RIKKI [OFFSCREEN]: Look, if you
want to out with this guy,

go out with him.

But don't use Mako
as an excuse.

And don't put the rest of us
at risk in order to do so.

-Rikki, how could you say
something like that?

-Believe it or not, I'm just
trying to protect Mako.

-Protect it from me?

Look, I don't know what's
gotten into you.

I don't know who you
are anymore.

-She's just in a weird headspace
at the moment.

-She cares more about Mako
Island than she does about us.

BELLA [OFFSCREEN]: There's
got to be more to it.

There's something she
isn't telling us.

-I'm really worried about her.

-OK, guys.

There's something
you should know.

And I don't think
you'll like it.

Ever since the full moon,
Rikki and I haven't been

completely honest with you.

-I don't understand, Will.

-What-- what happened between
you two at Mako?

-I didn't save her from
the water tentacle.

Rikki saved me.

-What?

How?

WILL [OFFSCREEN]: She has some
connection with it, the

energized water.

It's like she could
control it.

Like it was listening to her.

Obeying her.

[crackling and zapping]

[crackling and zapping]

[crackling and zapping]

THEME SONG: We gotta stick
together, 'cause the best

things come in three.

I want it to last forever, all
the magic and fun at sea.

So come on, this is our
adventure, there's no telling

where we'll go.

But all I want is just to
live amongst the H2O!

'Cause I'm no ordinary girl.

I'm from the deep
blue underworld.

Land or sea, I've got the
power if I just believe.

'Cause I'm no ordinary girl.

I'm from the deep
blue underworld.

Land or sea, the world's my
oyster, I'm the pearl--

no ordinary girl.

Come along, it just
gets better.

So much to do and just so little
time. 'Cause it all

depends on whether you want to
leave the land above behind.

'Cause I'm no ordinary girl,
I'm from the deep blue

underworld.

Land or sea, the world's my
oyster, I'm the pearl--

no ordinary girl.