03x22 - Mako Masters

[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.

DON [OFFSCREEN]: Morning,
princess.

Cleo.

-What?

-Have you been up all
night studying?

-Maybe.

-You sure you'll be all
right for the exam?

-Dad, it's science.

It's life or death.

I have to be ready.

Is that scrambled eggs?

-Well, I thought it might get
you off to a good start.

It was supposed to be
breakfast in bed.

-So?

Never too late.

-Here you go.

Buon appetito.

That's French.

-No, it's not.

[beeping]

-Alpha particles are released
during radioactive decay.

Alpha particles are either two
protons or two neutrons

released by the decay
of the nucleus.

Two protons, two neutrons.

Got it.

[phone ringing]

-Bella, why are you calling?
you should be cramming.

What?

You went for a swim?

I'm sitting here trying to
remember what alpha particles

are, and you're out swimming.

Great.

Rikki's with you too.

Look, you both really should be
studying, especially Rikki.

I don't care if it
does relax you.

There's no point in being calm
in the exam if you don't know

the answers.

Look, just make sure
you're both at our

final revision, OK?

-Hey.

Hey, did you hear me?

-Sorry.

Again I'm just positive that
they're going to ask us about

signalling molecules and
signal transduction.

-Oh, yeah.

Definitely.

-Have you gone over that?

Oh, and DNA code for
amino acid--

I'm sure they'll ask
us about that.

Have you reviewed that too?

-I will.

The exam's not till
two o'clock.

-You're leaving it till today?

-Well, there's a lot of
important things.

It's a full moon, you know.

-Hey, guys.

Are you ready for our
final review?

-Yes.

[phone ringing]

-No.

I don't even think we should
be doing this exam.

-What?

-Hello?

Yeah, yeah.

Zane, I know it's a full moon.

No, I don't need help.

Thanks, bye.

-Rikki, you have really
studied for the exam.

You were just joking
before, right?

-What's up?

-Nothing.

-Rikki?

What happened?

-Nothing.

-You need to move on.

-Yeah, you're right.

-Maybe we could do something
together tonight.

-Yeah.

Maybe.

-I wonder what's happening
at Mako.

-Got to be weird,
whatever it is.

-Some of us are trying
to study here.

-I mean, the history
of this molecular

blah-blah is so boring.

But the history of Mako-- now
there's an interesting--

-Rikki.

-History of mermaids then?

I know what you mean.

Where did mermaids come from?

-Yeah.

-OK, that's it.

Are we studying here, or are
we just filling in time?

-Do you really think we're going
to use any of this when

we finish school?

Because--

-Rikki, I don't have
time for this.

I've got today's schedule mapped
out to the minute.

-Really?

-Yes.

We've got two hours and 20
minutes of study time here,

then we've got to leave.

We've got 90 minutes of an exam,
but that's excluding 15

of reading time.

I'm not going to let anything
distract me from maximizing my

potential in this exam today.

Got it?

Good.

-Well, OK then.

-Now, I don't want
to put pressure

on you guys or anything.

But this exam could influence
the rest of our lives.

-Oh, that's great.

I needed that.

So the full moon rises
at 3:40 today.

That's five minutes before
the end of the exam.

So we're all clear we have to
leave five minutes early.

OK?

-OK.

Cleo.

-Five minutes early?

We've got five minutes less
than everyone else.

-It's OK.

You've studied.

-No.

I've got this scheduled
to the minute.

I've been psyching
myself for weeks.

-What's the problem?

It's five minutes.

-Remember to write your name and
student number at the top

of the page in the
spaces provided.

-85, not 90.



-No mobile phones or
any electronic

devices of any kind.

And no talking.

The multiple choice questions
are to be answered using a

lead pencil.

You have 15 minutes
reading time.

You can turn your
papers over now.

-[WHISPERING] Psst.

-No talking.

-Thank you.

[water gurgling]

[coughs]

-Keep writing.

Someone's just turned
the sprinklers on.

Although, I can't see
anyone out there.

-What are we going to do?

-Shush.

Just keep writing.

I'll get to the bottom
of this.

[steam hissing]

-All right.

Will, what on earth
are you doing?

-Sorry.

It was leaking.

-Right.

All right.

Everyone out.

-What about the exam?

-The exam has been
compromised.

Everyone out now.

Leave your stuff.

And move out in an
orderly fashion.

Careful of the water
up in front.

-Out the back.

-You said 3:40.

That's when the moon was
supposed to rise.

-Are you sure?

-I'm pretty sure, I think.

-I told you we shouldn't
have done that exam.

-I know I'm beginning to think
you might be right.

So say that it was trying to
tell us something, how are we

supposed to listen?

-Simple.

-We go to Mako, and
we let it take us.

-What?

-Come on.

We should trust it.

We can't keep dodging
water all over town.

We need to face it.

-OK.

Fine, we'll do it.

-Things are going to heat up
when the moon arrives.

-So what do we do then?

-I don't know.

-So what do you fancy
doing tonight?

-Oh.

Um, whatever.

-Maybe a meal, maybe a movie.

It's a good chance for us to get
together away from here.

-What time are we talking?

-I was thinking straight
after closing?

-Um, can you hold
the fort for me?

There's something I need
to check first.

-OK.

-Careful.

It's starting.

-Don't nudge me.

I'm nervous enough
without nudging.

-OK.

Now I'm getting freaked out.

Are we supposed to
do something?

-Hello?

[knocking on door]

-You could have just
called, rather than

making me sweat on it.

-I thought you might get the
wrong idea if I called.

-What do you want?

-Is Rikki around?

-No.

-Well, I need to see
her urgently.

I want know if she's
all right.

-Like I said, she not here.

-Well, do you know
where she is?

You do.

Look, I know we don't
exactly get on.

-That's one way of putting it.

-I really need to find her.

-The thing is, I don't think
she wants you to find her.

-Hold your ground.

-Is this supposed to--

-Shh.

-I think it wants these.

-Zane, are you ready?

[sigh]

-The girls wouldn't have been
dumb enough to go out to Mako

Island, would they?

-They're not dumb.

--I know that.

It's just that the last time
Rikki went out on a full moon,

it was more than she
could handle.

Now is that where she is?

Right.

I'm going out there.

-You can't do that.

-Yes, I can.

-What now?

-This way.

-I know where to go.

-Rikki.

Are you girls all right?

-What are you doing here?

-We thought you guys
needed help.

-What would make you think
we needed help?

-There--

there was this--

there was this light.

Right?

Rikki?

-Just leave us alone, please.

-I thought I was doing
the right thing.

-That fireball thing--

it was a comet, wasn't it?

-Do you think it was here?

-You mean, right here?

-Well, I think that's what
it was telling us.

-But that it happened, or that
it's going to happen?

-Maybe it was showing us how
Mako Island was formed million

of years ago.

It was like a history
lesson, our history.

-So maybe the Moon Pool was
made out of the comet?

-What do you mean maybe?

It was clear.

The Moon Pool rock is connected
to space rock.

-I don't think so.

I get the feeling there was
supposed to be more, like the

boys interrupted something.

I don't think it was finished.

-Maybe.

But what was it showing us?

[knocking on door]

-You awake, Cleo?

-Almost.

-You're not studying?

-Dad, I can't study


And besides, I did enough
last night.

-I didn't even hear you
come in last night.

Here you go.

-Thank you.

[sigh]

-Apologies for the sprinkler
malfunction yesterday.

We're still trying to
find the culprit.

But I want you to put it
out of your minds.

Now don't forget to write your
name and student number at the

top of the page in the
spaces provided.

No mobile phones or
any electronic

devices of any kind.

And your time starts now.

[clock ticking]

-Wow, that was easier
than I expected.

-I just started writing
and didn't stop.

-Me too.

-I might have even
done all right.

-You guys sound confident.

-Aren't you?

-I nailed it.

So you're not still mad at me
for the, you know, last night?

-How could I be mad at someone
who cares about us?

-Guys, about last night,
what does it all mean?

-I think it wanted to tell us
where the Moon Pool is from.

-Doesn't that kind of raise
more questions than it

answers?

-Well, at least we know
one thing, Rikki.

You were right in saying that
the tentacle is not our enemy.

We can rest easy the
next full moon.

THEME SONG: We've got to 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
live 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.