01x11 - Bad Waves

[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 ♪

You might as well give up.

I'm gonna be the winner.

Only in your dreams!

- [all cheer]

- [Bernie] Come on, Bobby!

You're the best!

Bobby's pulled into the lead.

Come on,

we're rooting for you!

You really think

you can beat me?

I know I can beat you.

[high-pitched whining]

[both yell]

They're sure

taking their time.

They should have been here

by now.

[laughs] Did you see

that cannonball? Amazing!

Come on, Lewis, your serve.

Cleo, this is match point.

It's super important.

Let's not blow it.

[high-pitched whining]

- [girls yell]

- What's going on?

What's happening to you?

[noise stops]

Maybe it was some kind of

interference.

You know, like from

a cellphone tower.

Then why didn't you

hear anything?

I'll have to run tests

at the lab.

I'm not in the mood.

Anyway, the noise has stopped.

Have you seen the time?

I'm gonna be late at the

Oceanic Center.

It's just next door.

But I've got to go home first

to grab my notebook. I write

down everything Mr. Lambert says

- so I can review it.

- So I can review it?

I guess she's really serious

about becoming a veterinarian.

Dad, you're here.

Yes, I was on a rescue mission

all morning.

A weekend sailor

got swept out to sea.

- Luckily...

- Sorry, I'm really late.

I've got to run

to the Oceanic Center.

If you really want to learn

some important skills

you could join me on

some of my rescue missions.

Because working at the Oceanic

Center isn't important?

Nursing turtles isn't quite

the same as saving lives.

And what if

I wasn't interested

in being in the Coast Guard?

And what if I just

found it boring?

Everything OK, honey?

Was it like... [whines]

Or maybe more... [yells]

Or even... [beeps]

I don't remember, so stop!

You're even worse

than what we heard.

[Emma] Watch out, Lewis.

[coughs]

Can't he watch where he's

walking, the big galoot?

He didn't do it on purpose.

What are you doing here?

We need your help. Bobby

and Robby have disappeared.

The dolphins? I don't think

there's any reason to panic.

They probably decided

to go exploring.

In the middle of a race?

In front of their fans?

You're right. They'd never

let down their fans.

What's the little crab

telling you?

That a new mission

awaits the super mermaids.

They took the big bend

over there

and nobody has seen them since.

I've always wanted to explore

the deep waters out here

so today is my lucky day.

Well, we'll leave you to it,

then.

[gasps] Emma!

I've found Bobby!

And I just found Robby.

He doesn't look too good.

Neither does Bobby.

Bobby, can you hear me?

Bobby, wake up!

What happened to you? Everyone

has been looking for you.

Watch out for

the giant octopus.

[screams]

[Emma] Rikki!

[Rikki] Quick.

Let's get out of here.

And then we heard

a horrible noise.

Coming from way out at sea,

like someone screaming.

And it completely

knocked us out.

We didn't know

what was happening.

A horrible screaming sound?

That sounds just like

what we heard.

And I'm starting to find it all

more and more...

[gasps] Look out!

Where are you going? You're

gonna crash into the rocks.

Wait!

Poor guy. We've got to help him.

Another one.

Look, isn't it pretty?

A whale! Oh, no, it's beached.

What do you think

we should do?

We're going to call in

our expert, obviously.

[phone rings]

Hello? Emma? Yes.

No. No way. I'm already late.

I don't believe it. You've

absolutely got to keep it wet.

I'm on my way!

Poor thing.

How did it wind up here?

It just jumped

right onto the beach.

He was acting weird

so we followed him here.

Well done, you've kept it wet.

If it gets too dehydrated,

it'll be game over.

- Did you call your dad?

- Why call him?

Because he's with

the Coast Guard.

He'll be able to get it

back in the sea.

No, that's a bad idea.

What's going on? You have

a fight with him or something?

[Cleo] No.

Kids, I've been looking

everywhere for you.

Daddy!

We're busy saving a whale.

These girls showed us

how to do it.

Good work, kids.

Hey, we better phone

the Coast Guard

and get this whale some help.

None of us has a cellphone.

Anyway, we can handle this.

No problem. I've got one.

I'll call him.

[dials phone]

Hello. Is that the Coast Guard?

It's an emergency.

A whale has beached itself.

Look out!

[girl] Whoa!

That was weird.

[both cheer]

Daddy, look, the baby whale

is back in the water.

[man] Huh?

Hey, where's she going?

She's really acting weird today.

And look, here comes her dad.

I guess she didn't want

to see him.

I was right, she must

have had a fight with him.

- Hey, wait for me.

- My mommy.

I've lost my mommy.

What happened?

I heard this

really loud scream

and I couldn't see anymore

and I got really, really scared.

Mommy! [sobs]

Scream? OK.

We'll find your mommy,

but first we've got

to fix up your injury.

Come on, follow me.

I know a place.

Wait here, OK?

All clear. Hurry.

You'll see. They'll take

good care of you here.

Don't be afraid.

I'll be back to see you soon.

Oh, darn!

Well, I never.

Hey there, little fella.

How did you get in here?

Isn't it bizarre? At first

I just thought he got lost,

but he seems to be injured.

Cleo, where have you...

I've been trying to get hold of

you. You're very late.

Actually, I've been here

for the past hour.

- I just forgot my cellphone.

- I didn't see you come in.

No? That's weird.

Anyway, about the whale.

Mommy! Mommy!

Mommy!

Mommy!

Mommy!

Hmm?

Hello, Emma?

The beached whale calf.

I think it heard

the same noise as us.

What? The dolphins, too?

You should have seen them.

Just like us,

totally wiped out.

So that means there might be

other victims.

But where could that

crazy sound be coming from?

It must be from the ocean.

We were on the beach,

that's probably why

it didn't affect us as badly.

There's still something

I don't understand.

Why didn't Lewis or

anyone else hear the noise?

- Echolocation.

- [Rikki] Echo what?

Echolocation. It's what

dolphins and whales use

to know where they are.

They emit ultrasonic waves...

OK, OK, I remember all that

from biology class.

You can spare me the details.

So what you heard were

ultrasounds, powerful ones.

But something is still wrong.

It'll have to wait.

We've got an emergency.

Girls, what do you say

we do a little investigating?

Good idea.

- Cleo.

- Yes?

Do you have a minute, sweetie?

Actually,

we're kind of in a rush.

Why didn't you call me

about that beached whale?

I know you were there

with Emma and Rikki.

Yes, but my cellphone,

the battery was dead.

I didn't have time

to recharge it.

[phone rings]

You really don't think my work

is very important, do you?

- Hello?

- Hi, Cleo, it's Mr. Lambert.

I looked over the whale calf.

Its injury isn't serious.

In a day or two we can

release it back to the sea.

- Are you pleased?

- Yes.

Thanks for calling,

Mr. Lambert.

Come on, Cleo. I'm sure

everything will work out.

Of course it will.

The father-daughter thing

- is always love and hate.

- Maybe you're right.

Oh, yeah, that's better.

Come on, faster. I'm dying here.

[sings]

Oh, the poor things.

I didn't realize

they were doing so badly.

Don't make me laugh.

They're fine, Cleo.

They just love

being fussed over.

Luka!

My baby!

[sobs] Luka!

[Luka's mommy] My baby!

Mommy! Mommy!

I'm right here.

Actually, do we even know

what we're looking for?

That's a good question.

Up there, look!

What about it? It's a boat

floating in the water.

Pretty normal, no?

[high-pitched whining]

[all yell]

Oh, man, my head.

[Emma] Is that a fishing boat?

That you, Dad?

- [phone rings]

- Hello?

[Emma] Hey, Cleo,

you feeling any better?

Can you meet us

at the Juicy bar?

- It's an emergency.

- I can't.

I've got to

look after the whale calf.

OK. How's it going

with your dad?

We've stopped talking.

No good news.

Things are still rough

between Cleo and her father.

- What's she doing right now?

- Going to the center. Why?

You'll see.

- [video game music]

- [yells / laughs]

I win again!

- [phone rings]

- Daddy! Telephone!

Hello? Mr. Lambert?

Your voice sounds strange.

Do you have a cold?

What problem? The water

in your tank is polluted?

OK, I'm on my way.

I promise you it's true.

I heard my mommy

and she answered me.

It's still too dangerous out

there with that horrible sound.

My friends and I are

gonna get rid of it first.

After that,

you'll see your mommy.

Hello, Captain.

What brings you here?

- Uh... You.

- Me?

Didn't you just call me with

pollution in your tank's water?

- It wasn't me.

- Huh?

And it seems your cold

has cleared up, too.

My cold?

Are you alright, Captain?

Do you have a fever?

Sometimes I get

a little distracted, too.

But I'm glad you're here.

I wanted to talk about Cleo.

- Is there a problem?

- On the contrary.

Cleo just loves her work here.

And she's a quick learner.

I think she's found

her vocation.

That's what she was

trying to tell me.

I think she made

the right decision.

[both chuckle]

Come on, answer.

Emma, meeting in my workshop.

I figured it out,

and I found a solution.

Unlike ultrasound waves, which

can rise as high as 200,000 Hz,

infrasound waves are very low,

registering under 20 Hz.

- [yawns]

- And that's what you heard.

You and the dolphins

and the whale calf.

Very powerful infrasound waves.

What does this have to do

with the boat?

I've researched that.

They seem to be using

a very low frequency sonar.

Military equipment

that's completely ill*gal.

Not to mention dangerous.

You saw the shape it left us in.

But what's it for?

To locate schools of fish

from far away.

Infrasound waves

travel further through water.

That's horrible.

If we let them go on using it,

they'll hurt other

whales and dolphins.

- And mermaids.

- You said it.

The sonar hurt you because you

have the same hearing range

- as the dolphins.

- Like a new power?

This new power

just gives me a headache.

When are we gonna

get to the solution part?

Allow me to present my reverse

counter polarity emitters.

The scourge of sonar.

All you need to do

is attach them to the side of

the boat and switch them on.

[emits loud noise]

[all scream]

Lewis, turn it off!

[noise stops]

That's horrible!

Well, obviously.

My emitters use 10,000 Hz.

Dolphins and fish won't be

bothered by the vibrations,

- but humans will.

- And mermaids, too.

What luck being

half human, half fish.

We get the worst of

both worlds.

Back to your emitters. How are

we supposed to use them

if we can't stand

being around them?

- Hmm, well...

- I know! Follow me!

Can't you help us with it?

It's a really important mission.

It's just that we're sick, Cleo.

Really, really sick.

Ooh, my head, it really hurts.

- Oh, let me help out.

- Keep it up, that's good.

Tell me I'm dreaming.

That's alright,

it's no big deal, guys.

We'll ask the dolphins

we ran into on the way here.

- [both gasp]

- What dolphins? Where?

[all laugh]

So the migraines

and the vertigo,

the whole thing was just an act?

I feel so betrayed!

OK, so where is this mission

taking place

and what do you need us to do?

OK, it's quite simple.

The emitters are magnetic,

so all you need to do

is attach them to the hull

and then slip out

of the harness.

Are you ready? Let's do it!

[emits loud noise]

OK, let's do this.

It's showtime.

Last one there

is an elephant seal.

[both laugh]

We've already taken on



Fine, but still not enough.

With this sonar, we can track

schools kilometers away.

Get ready for another

fishing rod.

[high-pitched whining]

Huh?

[high-pitched whining]

Hang on, it'll stop soon!

Look at that!

There are thousands of them.

[malfunction beeping]

Dang! What's going on?

This is impossible. Everything

was working a minute ago.

[Luka] Mommy!

Mommy!

Luka!

My baby!

- It worked.

- We don't hear anything.

[laughs] I really am brilliant.

The sound vibrations

sent out by the emitters

sabotaged the sonar.

Way to go, twins!

You're our heroes.

By the way, Lewis,

I just thought of something.

Your gizmos,

how do you turn them off?

Uh, it's complicated.

No, it's actually quite simple.

The genius forgot

that one little detail.

[all laugh]

[emitter makes noise]

[yells]

By Poseidon, what's going on?

So that's how

they're turned off?

- That wasn't in my plan.

- The boat, it's sinking!

Jump!

Hey! Over here!

We've got to help them.

What can we do?

- Well, I've got a suggestion.

- OK, got it.

I'll call my dad.

Help! Over here. Help!

I read an article about this.

He was using a military sonar.

It's very dangerous.

I'm really glad you thought of

calling me, sweetie.

You just happened to be

in the area?

Yeah. We were here with Lewis

when we saw the fishing trawler

and wondered if it had anything

to do with the whale.

Then something exploded.

It was probably their

experimental equipment.

Lucky for them you were there.

You saved them.

Those fishermen committed a

crime using that type of sonar.

It's extremely harmful

to dolphins and whales.

I'm really super glad that

you care about the animals.

They really need us.

Ever since I saw you

caring for that whale calf,

I've understood a lot of things.

At the center? When?

What were you doing there?

Ask your pals.

I'm sure they can explain it.

[both laugh]

It's the right place for you,

Cleo.

And if you work hard, who knows?

You might just become

a veterinarian one day.

It's my dream!

[phone rings]

Hello?

Cleo, about that whale calf.

I think it's ready

to be released.

Someone's here to pick it up.

[Luka's mommy]

Oh, my, this is wonderful.

You've healed my little Luka

and you've stopped the noise.

I can never thank you enough.

I'm just glad we could help.

Goodbye! And thanks again.

Bye-bye, mermaids!

Bye, Luka!