02x01 - Reported Missing

[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 ♪

[chuckles]

[diver breathing]

Huh? [whimpers]

[Cleo] No! How many times

do I have to tell you?

I promise,

I'll be careful with it.

No way.

Every time I lend you something

you either lose it

or wreck it. No more.

Get out of the way.

I can't see.

This season,

when it comes to swimsuits,

the most popular motif

is animals.

Last season's trendy stripes

couldn't possibly be

more yesterday.

Yeah!

Ooh, I wonder what this is.

"Dear diary." Well, well.

Isn't this interesting?

Kim, you've got

to clean your room!

[Cleo] Don't forget!

It's my turn

to start counting.

And you go hide, OK?

- Let's go!

- One, two, three, four,

five, six, seven,

eight, nine, ten...

Oh, no. Help!

[screams]

Ziggy! Ziggy! Help!

[Ziggy] ...15, 16,



Ready or not, here I come.

Gus? Gus?

Where could he be? Gus?

Come out, come out,

wherever you are!

I'm gonna find you!

Where is he? Gus? Gus!

Where are you?

[Cleo] Kim? Kim, are you there?

Oh, alright,

I'll lend it to you,

but promise

to be careful with it.

OK, I promise. Thanks!

Hmm?

Why lend it to her if you

think she's gonna ruin it?

I don't know. I felt guilty.

If I don't give her a chance

then she'll never learn.

- That's true.

- I say you're being too nice.

I bet you'll never see

your scarf again.

- You think?

- What the heck is Bernie up to?

I'm tired of waiting.

Let's go get him.

[Emma] There you are.

We've been waiting forever.

- What's going on, Bernie?

- It's Gus, Ziggy's buddy.

They were playing around

the wreck and Gus disappeared.

What do you mean he disappeared?

We were playing hide and seek

and when I looked for him,

I couldn't find him anywhere.

He disappeared.

I've been hearing

a lot of stories

about disappearing clownfish

lately.

Let's head back to the wreck.

Maybe we can figure this out.

My sister's a mermaid?

Rikki and Emma

are mermaids, too?

This is unreal.

OK, OK. If I was a clownfish

playing hide and seek,

where would I think of hiding?

If I was looking

for a place to hide,

I'd hide in that old wreck,

obviously.

Hmm... Interesting.

This is pointless. I don't even

know what we're looking for.

- Look!

- What?

- What do you think this is?

- I don't know.

Looks like part of

a scuba outfit.

Do you think that Gus...

Captured? Oh, how horrible.

From this moment on I forbid

you to go swimming alone.

- Understood?

- But, Mommy!

Don't you worry, Ziggy.

We'll find Gus, I promise.

Easier said than done.

[chirping]

I'm home!

Is anybody there?

[phone rings]

What, you're spying on me now?

Hello?

Ziggy! Ziggy, get back here.

- It's not safe out there.

- [Ziggy sighs]

Oh.

What? Why are you

looking at me like that?

Hey, are you crazy?

Kim! What's gotten into you?

[yells]

[mother] Out of the way, Kim.

Cleo, are you alright?

Yeah, I'm alright.

Just drying myself off.

I mean drying off my clothes.

Go and finish lunch.

I'll be right there.

Would you explain

what's going on?

Cleo is a mermaid.

She turns into a mermaid

whenever she gets wet.

It's true. Don't you believe me?

Kim, sweetie,

you watch too much TV.

Come on,

let's go back downstairs.

Having a vivid imagination

is very good,

but not when you start tossing

glasses of water at your sister.

Oh, the little brat!

Kim, apologize to your sister.

But she is a mermaid!

Do you see a mermaid's tail

anywhere?

Gus!

Gus! Gus!

Huh? [yells]

We'll just see who's got

an overactive imagination.

[alarm clock beeps]

[yells]

There you go.

[chuckles]

Nobody's seen him

since last night.

His mom is worried sick.

Poor Ziggy.

Do you think he's been...

First Gus and now Ziggy.

This is serious.

We've got to kick this up

a notch.

It's time to launch

a search and rescue operation.

Rikki's right. Let's go.

The more time we waste talking,

the less our chance

of finding them.

[alarm clock beeps]

[screams]

Ziggy! Gus!

[Zita] Gus! Ziggy!

- [Emma] Gus!

- [Cleo] Ziggy!

Come on, we're wasting

our time here.

Let's head back to the wreck.

[Bernie] Marcel! Hey, Marcel.

- What? Who is it?

- What do you mean?

It's me, Bernie. Your sight

is not getting much better.

What are you yapping about?

I can see fine.

We're looking for Ziggy, our

friend, the little clownfish.

Have you seen him around

anywhere?

- Who's talking to me?

- It's me, Emma.

- Oh, Emma! How are you?

- I'm fine.

- So, did you see Ziggy?

- Oh, yeah.

Actually, no,

I didn't see him.

But I did see a strange

character yesterday.

He was all in black,

breathing bubbles.

A scuba-diver!

Which way was he going?

Well, no idea. Oh, darn.

If I'd known it was important,

I would've asked him.

Right, we've got work to do.

We're never going

to find Ziggy and Gus.

Apart from that mysterious diver

we know nothing about,

we don't have

a single good clue.

And the more time passes,

the slimmer our chance

of finding them.

- I hope nothing's happened.

- This is depressing.

Dinner with my great aunty

is more fun than this.

You don't believe me?

They transform when they come

into contact with water.

No way. If my sister was

a mermaid, I'd know about it.

I can't prove it on my own.

But if you help me,

we can unmask them.

Or are you too much of a wimp?

I'm not a wimp!

So you've got it?

Just walk along,

suddenly trip

and spill the water.

Come on, what are you

waiting for? Go for it!

[girls talk]

Elliot? You OK? What's going on?

- Um...

- I can't believe it.

- What an idiot!

- Well, uh...

Hi, everybody.

[Elliot] Hey!

[seethes]

Are you crazy, Elliot?

What did you do that for?

It was her idea.

You're a meanie and a liar!

That was over the line.

This nonsense has got to stop.

- Leave me alone.

- Cleo, no. Leave her.

- Let her cool off a little.

- Thanks. That was close.

Why did they do that?

Have they both gone crazy?

- Actually, it's...

- Hey! Hey, girls!

It's Bernie.

What's he trying to tell us?

Glasses? What?

Diver? Sinking?

You found glasses

on the sea-bed?

Bernie's found the diver's

trail. Let's go! Later, Lewis!

But wait, where are you going?

[sighs] What the heck?

Cleo, please tell me your sister

doesn't know about us.

Well, she accidentally

got a hold of my diary

and apparently she read it.

You wrote about us

in your diary?

Are you out of your mind?

It's hard keeping this

secret all the time.

I didn't think she'd go

snooping through my things.

We're talking about Kim.

You should have known better.

What's done is done.

We'll deal with it later.

For now, we've got

to find that diver!

Help! Help!

What are we waiting for?

Are we gonna watch him

kidnap all our friends

without lifting a finger?

No, but if we step in now,

we'll never find Ziggy.

Our only chance

is to follow him.

Alright then, let's follow.

- It's Zane!

- It doesn't make sense.

- Why would he do that?

- We've got to dry off!

Hmm?

Careful, you'll give us away.

Look! He's sold

all the clownfish.

- What do we do?

- We've got to rescue Ziggy.

- Excuse me, sir.

- He's over there!

[Rikki] In the second aquarium

on the left.

And there's

his little buddy Gus.

- This is the one I want.

- [man] That one? No problem.

He's gonna sell Ziggy!

We've got to do something.

Cleo, create a diversion!

Oh, no, one of the aquariums

is leaking.

Quick, he's almost done.

- What about Gus?

- There's no time.

We'll come back later.

We've got to go.

Hang on, we need a bag.

Hang in there, Ziggy.

We're taking you home.

- Oh, Ziggy!

- Oh, Mommy!

[both laugh]

Oh, thank you so much, friends.

You're just amazing.

This'll prove

she's a mermaid.

How are we gonna free

Gus and the others?

We can't leave them

in that pet shop.

We've got to go back

and free the rest of them.

It's a start,

but Zane will keep catching

clownfish and selling them.

If we want to stop this for

good, we've got to stop Zane.

Lewis is right. As long as

it's making him money,

Zane isn't about

to stop doing it.

If we want him to stop,

we've got to convince the buyer

to stop buying his fish.

Sure, agreed. But how?

Hmm... We just need

to convince the buyer

that Zane isn't

a reliable supplier.

Isn't that a little risky?

All you need to do

is stay in the aquarium

for a few minutes,

so will you help us out?

Yes, sure, why not?

[man] Sure.

Let me just check on that.

All clear, let's go.

[man] I stock

everything you need

to maintain water pH levels.

It's very important for the

health of your fish, you know.

[Lewis]

And what about a clownfish?

[man] A clownfish?

An excellent choice.

You won't be disappointed.

Mine are superb.

Take your pick.

Hang on. Aren't they

supposed to be orange?

Look at that one.

It looks weird.

- It's almost all black.

- I don't understand.

They looked fine

when I bought them.

Please don't take this wrong,

but I think somebody

might have cheated you.

I breed them myself usually,

but the young man who came in

had such fine specimens,

and clownfish are among

the hardest to breed.

I don't want to stick my nose

in where it doesn't belong,

but I think your fish

might have a skin disease.

She works at

the Oceanic Center.

Fish are no mystery to her.

I believe it's crow-fish-itis.

Are you sure?

That's a strange name.

That's true. It should have been

called something less strange.

Yes. Naturally that isn't

its scientific name.

Either way,

it's extremely contagious.

The other clownfish

must have already caught it.

What is taking them so long?

[Rikki] If I were you,

I wouldn't want my clients

to see it.

Fish turning all black. Not

ideal for your store's image.

But what can I do about it?

If you want, I can bring them

over to the Oceanic Center.

Maybe they'll be able

to treat them there.

Alright, wait here. I'll go get

a container from the back.

[girls] Yes! We did it!

A job well done!

How are you doing, mermaids?

- Hmm?

- Oh!

Kim, I can't believe this.

I've absolutely had it.

What's the matter with you?

Don't you have

anything better to do?

- [Emma] Oh, no.

- Look at me when I'm talking.

This is really bad.

I don't know

what you're playing at,

but this mermaid stuff

has got to stop.

[Lewis]

Behind the counter, quick!

Rikki, you're up.

OK, I'm on it.

Hey! What's going on?

- Why did you shut the door?

- Must have been the wind.

Hold tight. I'll dry her.

It won't be much longer.

I've had it with

all your nonsense.

I just told you to look at me

when I talk to you.

What's the matter

with this darn door?

- Keep trying!

- [Rikki] Done.

OK, Lewis.

[crashing]

If I was you, I'd have

that lock checked out.

It seems a little sticky.

If you're not a mermaid,

then prove it.

Alright, you want proof?

I'll give you proof.

A glass of water, please.

So if I touch water, I turn

into a mermaid, is that it?

- Mm-hmm.

- Thank you.

OK, let's test it out

right now.

Oh, no, look.

So, do you believe me now?

Then what was all that stuff

about mermaids in your diary?

Uh... It wasn't my diary.

It was... something

I was writing. A story.

Yeah, a story for

our literature class.

We had to write

a fantasy story

using ourselves and

our friends as characters.

Come on, did you really believe

that Cleo was a mermaid?

You've got even more

imagination than your sister.

[Kim whines]

- [all sigh]

- [Zane] What do you mean

you don't want to do business

anymore?

You were perfectly satisfied

with my fish yesterday.

I don't understand.

A disease? What kind of disease?

My fish were in perfect health.

Looks like Zane

is going to have to

earn his pocket money

some other way.

- Problems?

- No, nothing.

A plan that didn't work out.

A part-time job I'd found

- to put aside some extra money.

- A job?

I thought your dad

could buy you anything you want.

Actually,

it was for his birthday.

I wanted to give him something

special, jewelry or a watch.

I wanted to prove

that I can make it on my own,

without his money,

but I can't do anything.

Don't say that.

My only other option

is to check over the beach

with a metal detector

and hope to find some jewelry.

Hmm...

[all cheer]

[Emma] Go on, you're free.

You're back home.

It's so nice

to see them all together.

OK, I'm off. I've got something

I've got to do.

Oh! Oh-oh! This looks promising.

- So, have you found anything?

- Yes, hang on a minute.

Here. Do you think

this will do the trick?

Yes, it's perfect.

You're sure I can have it?

You know I can't refuse you

anything.

You're the best! I owe you one!

OK, and now who's left

to put everything away?

Yours truly.

Wow, it's incredible!

- But I can't accept this.

- What? Why not?

- Take it, come on.

- Why would you do that for me?

You want something in exchange?

No way. A gift is a gift.

If I give it, well, it's...

For once you wanted to do

something nice,

so I thought I'd help you out.

You drive me nuts!

Take it, end of story!

Thanks, Rikki. I've got to admit

that without you

I don't know

what I would have done.

You really are amazing.

Where did you find

such a beautiful ring?

It comes from

an old fisherman friend

who collects things

he finds on the seabed.

And he just let you have it?

Yep. He's a bit of

a crab at first,

but when his friends need help

he's always there for them.

[both laugh]

[Bernie laughs]