02x05 - A Strange Phenomenon

[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 ♪

[yawns]

Huh? What the heck is that?

[TV] That's the correct answer.

Well done!

But... [gasps]

What in the world is it? Oh!

But what's it...

What's it doing?

It's headed straight for

Dolphin City!

I'm heading out for a bit, Dad!

See you later!

[father] See you later!

[Rikki] Emma! Emma!

Rikki, what are you doing here?

Emma, come quick!

What do you mean a huge ball?

I don't understand

a thing you're saying.

Take a look.

It'll be a lot simpler.

[Emma] I don't see anything. Oh!

[Rikki] See it now, Emma?

What is that crazy thing?

[Rikki gasps]

It's heading right into town!

[Emma] Quick, let's follow it!

[both gasp]

[Emma] Where do you think

it's going?

It's headed straight for

Cleo's house.

- [growls / barks]

- Huh?

What the...

Oh, my.

Huh? Daddy, Mommy!

There's a huge ball of water

flying outside!

[father] Quit stalling!

It's time for bed!

[Rikki] We're catching up!

Don't touch it! If it's water,

you'll be transformed.

I'll wake up Cleo.

You keep a lookout.

Be careful

not to wake everybody up.

Cleo. Cleo! Wake up!

Emma! Hurry up, it's coming.

Emma, hurry!

It's coming! Emma!

What do you want?

Cleo! Cleo, wake up!

Huh?

Shh. My dad had to work tonight

but my mom and sister are home.

[Rikki] And all the water

came pouring out.

Hang on, it wasn't me.

That isn't possible.

I can't use my power

while I'm asleep.

I don't see

any other explanation.

Whatever it was

that was levitating the ball

disappeared

the moment that you woke up.

It was pretty cool. Maybe you

should enter a talent show.

[Bernie] Hello! Hey! Yoo-hoo!

- [Cleo] It's Bernie.

- Hey! Quick, girls,

Zita has disappeared.

Come on, Bernie!

[Cleo] Look, all the coral

around here has been damaged.

It's the fishing nets

that rip it up like that.

It's horrible.

Fishing nets so close to

the bay? They're not allowed.

You're positive this is

the last place you saw Zita?

- Positive.

- Then there's no time to lose!

- [Bernie] Over there!

- Thank goodness, you're here.

Zita, how did you get caught

like that?

First it was one net,

then another, then another!

And I got scared.

Suddenly I didn't know

whether I was going

forward or backward.

Shazam-bang! The trap shut

and I was locked in

like some criminal.

Come on, Zita,

come over here.

How am I to get around

if you aren't there to carry me?

It wasn't my fault.

There are traps everywhere.

[Bernie] Aw, you know

I missed you.

[Zita] Oh, yes, me too.

Fishing nets, now traps?

This whole thing stinks.

I wonder if this is why

- my dad was called in.

- [Bernie] What do you mean?

He gets called in

about ill*gal fishing.

He got a call to come in

yesterday morning really early.

Mm-hmm. Yes. You think

they might be dangerous?

Yes, of course, I understand.

I'll handle it personally.

I'll leave right away.

And I'll keep you posted.

- Dad?

- Everything's fine, Cleo.

No need to worry.

Tell your mum

I'll be a day or two at most.

- OK, I'm on my way.

- OK, Dad, bye. See you soon.

Come back safe.

[Emma] He didn't tell you much.

It must be serious for your dad

to rush off like that.

We've got to try

to find out more.

[reporter] For the past few

weeks, a boat has been seen

in the waters around

Dolphin City

using nets that

destroy marine plants

and catch fish in totally

prohibited zones.

The three prime suspects

are considered dangerous,

with a history

of this kind of activity.

- Dangerous?

- They don't look dangerous.

Your dad isn't there

to arrest them.

He'll warn them off,

that's all.

I'm sure he's in no danger.

Emma's right. He said

he'd only be gone a day or two.

Maybe he's already back.

Don't worry, he'll be alright.

Anyway, I think

we could all use some rest.

Tomorrow we'll look for them and

figure out a way to stop them.

- Sound good, Cleo?

- Uh-huh?

[man] Hey, look,

what's that over there?

[man 2] It's some kind of

giant ball of water

coming out of the sea.

[man 3] Whoa, dude, it's

heading right for downtown.

[Rikki] It's got to be Cleo.

Oh! Hmm...

[dials phone]

Cleo, pick up.

Hi, this is Cleo. Leave me

a nice message. Thanks.

Oh, stupid voicemail!

Why does she have to go

and turn her phone off?

Hello, Emma,

it's started again.

Yeah, I see it.

I'll go wake up Cleo.

You follow the ball,

just in case.

Wake me up in

the middle of the night.

Thanks, Cleo! [yells]

[yells]

[all chatter]

- [man] Alien!

- Aliens? It's not aliens.

It's not aliens! It's just...

It's just a ball of water.

[screaming]

- No, no!

- It's just water.

- Just water!

- Don't hurt me!

I don't want

to be kidnapped by aliens!

- Stop!

- [screams]

Oh! Oh, no!

[Emma] Cleo. Cleo! Wake up.

Cleo!

[Rikki] Safe and sound.

And nobody saw me.

Cleo, wake up.

Huh? What's up? What's going on?

It's over.

- Oh, no!

- Where am I?

What happened?

Cleo is a sleepwalker.

But isn't a sleepwalker someone

who walks around in their sleep?

It depends.

Some walk around, some talk,

and others use their powers.

How do we stop her?

Because at the Juicy bar

things could have

gone even worse.

If it weren't for Rikki,

a girl might have drowned.

Hmm... Perhaps your mind

is troubled

by some unresolved

psychic concerns, Cleo.

What do you mean?

Are you worried about something?

Well, yeah, a little.

[Rikki] Your dad, huh?

Is that it?

As long as your worry remains,

your mind will create

aquatic spheres while you sleep.

I say we look

for your dad right away.

Yeah! And maybe

we'll spot those crooks

your dad's trying

to track down, too.

Whoa, it's morning already?

How many hours have

we been searching?

Too many. Sorry, but I don't

think your dad is in the bay.

If he headed out to sea

we'll never find him.

We've got to ask for help.

What do you want us

to look for?

Check out all the boats

in the area.

Sure. Of course. The Bernie

squad at your service.

- Zita!

- Yes? Here I am!

Alert everybody. We're

organizing a search party.

[Zita] Alright. I'm on it!

OK, everybody! Listen up.

This is urgent.

There's an ill*gal

fishing boat in the bay

and we've got to track down

all the boats in the area

to find those fishermen

and Cleo's dad.

- [Bobby] We're on it.

- [Robby] You can count on us!

OK, partner. We're off.

Oh, no, not you, Teddy.

You can't come along.

- Why not?

- You're too little.

- So long! See you soon!

- It isn't fair!

Nothing.

Not here.

Hm? Hmm... Hm?

[laughter]

Too little, too little.

I'll show them who's too little.

A boat! And it might

even be Cleo's dad's.

Huh? A net!

No!

[screams]

Cleo! We've found the fishermen.

They've got Teddy

and lots of others.

[Cleo] Quick!

- [fish scream] Help!

- [Cleo] Teddy?

[Teddy] I'm in the middle

of the net.

We've got to cut the net.

Come on!

We need something sharp.

These shells should do. We've

got to break them on the rocks

to sharpen them.

It's working!

- Let's go.

- Alright!

[Emma] Hold on, guys.

We'll get you out of there.

There!

[Cleo] Oh!

They're pulling at the net.

[Teddy] Help! Help!

Get us out of here!

[mermaids] We're coming.

[all cheer]

[exclaims] I thought that net

was brand new.

Fix it right now!

Now do you understand

why we didn't want you to come?

- It's too dangerous!

- You're bleeding! Oh, no!

- I'm fine.

- We've got to get that fixed.

No, I want to keep

looking for my dad.

Don't be silly. We've got

to take care of that wound.

You go with Emma. I'll keep

looking for your dad.

And besides, now that we've

found the fishermen's boat,

your dad isn't in any danger.

There. You take it easy.

I'll go fix you

something to eat.

OK, but make it quick.

I want to head back out there.

No problem.

There.

[yawns]

[chatter / laughter]

- [man exclaims]

- [man 2] Check it out.

- [man 3] Look over there!

- [woman] What is it?

You see, Mom, I told you.

[woman] It's coming toward us!

[screaming]

There we go.

Huh?

What?

Oh, no, Cleo!

She must have fallen asleep.

Cleo! Cleo!

Cleo!

Cleo, open up!

[screaming]

Huh? But it's only seawater.

It's just seawater!

It's only seawater!

[whimpers]

[barks]

But...

- But my magazine!

- Don't panic. It's only water.

Are you scared of water?

[screams]

[Emma] Cleo! Cleo!

Cleo. Cleo!

- Wake up!

- What?

[screams]

[screams]

Don't tell me

it started again.

At least a dozen this time!

[Rikki] Emma. Cleo!

[Cleo] It's Rikki.

Girls, bad news!

Bernie's found your dad's boat.

Come quick! Hurry!

OK. Almost there.

The boat's this way.

- There, it's over there.

- [Emma] OK, guys, let's go.

Dad.

The boat, it's sinking!

[Cleo] My dad's still on board!

[Emma] The boat's really

taking on water.

We're just in time!

I'll handle the net.

I'll plug the hole.

I'll help him bail. Let's do it.

There.

OK, I'm done. It isn't perfect,

but it's better than nothing.

Bernie, we need your help.

Oh, what now?

Well, that's weird.

The water's gone down.

What in the name of...

What the heck is going on?

Well, I'll be. It's working!

I can't understand why

he didn't radio in for help.

I don't know. But I do know

that the hole in the hull

and the netting in the

propellers were no accident.

Let's follow him, just to make

sure he gets to shore safely.

What's going on?

Where have you been?

We've been trying to reach you

by radio since yesterday.

[Cleo's father] I was attacked

by the poachers.

I couldn't contact you

because they destroyed my radio.

What's going on?

Don't move if you know

what's good for you.

[poacher] Let's go. [laughs]

And have a nice trip,

Mr Lost-at-Sea!

[laughs]

I did everything I could

to free the propellers,

but it was impossible.

The net was too tangled up.

Then, all of a sudden,

as if by a miracle,

- they were free.

- We better warn the police.

I'll meet you back up

on the boardwalk!

No need to call in the police,

is there?

No need at all.

[poacher] Back to work.

We ain't leaving

until there ain't a single fish

left in Dolphin City bay.

We certainly won't be having

any more trouble

from the coastguard.

- [all laugh]

- [bang]

- What was that?

- It came from the hold.

Huh? We've got a leak.

Boss, we sprung a leak!

There's a hole in the hull.

- But that's impossible.

- [chuckles] Good luck, boys.

[poacher] We can just make it

into port before she sinks.

[poacher 2] But if we pull into

port they'll catch us.

[poacher 1] You'd better

be able to run fast.

They were in a blue and white

fishing boat.

There were three of them.

That's the boat there!

It's them. Over there!

Arrest them

before they get away.

[officer] Roger that!

[officer 2]

You, on the dock, police!

Run for it, lads!

- You take that guy.

- Roger!

[screams] It's burning up.

Alright, son, I've got you.

Come on.

You're under arrest,

you greasy weasel.

[officer] Stay down!

It's your turn. This is what you

get for trying to hurt my dad.

What's going on?

Got you!

- How about that?

- [reporter] The shark,

which mysteriously made its way

into the center of town,

will be released

into the wild tomorrow.

And as for the numerous

amateur videos

taken of the giant

floating ba*ls of water,

they have gone viral

around the world.

This phenomenon will surely

remain a scientific mystery

- for a long time to come.

- Where's Cleo?

She was a little tired,

so she headed up to her room.