Mako Mermaids (2013–2016): Season 1, Episode 13 - Betrayal - full transcript
Rita and the girls worry about the upcoming full moon's effect on Zac. Nixie thinks they should let Zac find the trident so they can take it from him and hide it. Lyla thinks they should come clean with him so he'll in hopes that he'll understand and stay away from it. While Lyla warns Zac to keep away from Mako Island during the full moon, Evie sees them holding hands and breaks up with him. Cam discovers that the girls know Zac's secret but feels uneasy about them helping him. Under the light of the full moon, Zac goes after the trident with the girls close behind. They prevent him from attaining it but he sees them in mermaid form, causing him to become angry.
♪ In this world
We're all alone ♪
♪ You know I love
My island home ♪
♪ We'll make this right ♪
♪ Find our way
Through this mystery ♪
♪ I just wanna be
Swimming in the sea ♪
♪ Now it's just you and me
Forever, ever, ever ♪
♪ I just wanna be
With you feeling free ♪
♪ It's my destiny
Forever, ever, ever ♪
♪ Together forever ♪
♪ Together
Lying in the sun ♪
♪ Together and ever ♪
♪ Together
Just be you and me ♪
♪ I just wanna be ♪
SIRENA:
♪ Though I'm far away ♪
♪ Across the sea ♪
♪ This moon keeps
Haunting me ♪
♪ As I spread my wings ♪
♪ And soar above ♪
♪ It's you ♪
♪ You're guiding me ♪
♪ And the morning sun ♪
♪ Still shines on me ♪
♪ I feel your power too ♪
What do you think
you're doing?
Aquata and I
always sing that song
the night of a full moon.
There's no time
for sentimentality now.
Come on.
I just want things to go back
to the way they used to be.
We all do.
[♪♪♪]
NIXIE:
So, what are we gonna do
about Zac tonight?
We keep him out
of the moonlight.
If he goes
into a Moon Spell,
he'll head straight for Mako
and the trident.
And you can't
let that happen.
Like we stopped him
last time.
This time we know
what we're dealing with.
What about next month?
And the month after that?
And the month after that?
Okay, okay.
I'm sick of being a babysitter
for a land boy, okay?
I say...
I say we let him
take the trident.
What?
Nixie.
You can't be serious.
Yeah?
Well, why not?
He'll still be in the
Moon Spell. It's like a trance.
He'll grab the trident,
we take it off him.
Boom, problem solved.
It's too dangerous.
No mermaid has ever dared
touch the trident.
Why? What'll happen?
No one knows.
Well, there's only one way
to find out.
Say we did get it.
Then what do we do?
Well, we'd put it in a place
he doesn't know about.
But that's insane.
He's being drawn by the trident,
so he's going to find it.
Yeah, but not
straightaway.
And while he's doing that,
we work out a way
how to destroy it.
Like I said,
problem solved.
The important thing
is to keep Zac safe.
Think about it.
If the trident's so powerful,
why hasn't anyone claimed it?
Maybe because no one who took it
lived to keep it.
Perhaps the trident
doesn't just have the power
to destroy land and sea.
Perhaps it has the power
to kill as well.
NIXIE:
Perhaps.
Maybe.
Nobody knows.
Not sure.
Just level with us, Rita.
You don't actually know,
do you?
No.
No one knows for sure.
This hasn't happened
for a thousand years.
I say we do it.
No way. There's only one way
to stop Zac.
We tell him the truth.
What part
of the truth, Lyla?
That we're mermaids and just
never bothered to tell him?
That we know
how he transformed?
And that we've been
lying to him ever since?
Yeah.
All of it.
Wow, he's gonna
love that.
Well, he's bound to find out
sooner or later.
And when he does,
he's gonna hate us anyway.
Us? Or is this really
about you, Lyla?
I don't care
if he likes me or not.
This is about
making him see
that he mustn't
go to Mako tonight.
No way, Lyla. Can you forget it?
We're not telling him.
So we just let him grab
the trident and be killed?
Remember what Rita said.
No one knows.
It's probably not gonna happen.
I don't care. We're not putting
his life at risk.
Can we have a reality check
for a second?
As soon as the moonlight
hits him,
he's going
to do it anyway.
Not while I'm around,
he's not.
ZAC:
I'm a bit nervous about tonight.
You should be.
Promise me
you'll be careful.
You mustn't go to Mako.
You sound like
you know something.
It's just...
I've seen what the full moon
does to you, okay?
I really wanna see the trident
again.
Not when I'm like that,
when I'm all spaced out.
I'm gonna fight
the pull of the moon.
By yourself?
I was hoping
you'd be there with me.
Make sure I stay inside
this time.
Try to stop me.
Thanks.
You've been awesome
through all this.
It's been rough lately, and...
and I-- I don't know how
I'd have made it without you
You're special, Zac.
More than you give yourself
credit for.
I trust you, Lyla.
LYLA:
Let's just get through tonight.
Hey.
Hey yourself.
Are you okay?
You were with her again?
Sit down. We can talk.
If you've got something to say,
you can say it to me here.
It's not what you think.
Right.
You were holding her hand,
looking into her eyes.
What's there
to think about?
She's just a friend.
She was just...
giving me some advice.
About what?
An assignment.
You don't even
go to the same school, Zac.
You never used
to be like this.
You're hiding something
from me.
What aren't you telling me?
Fine.
I've had enough.
I'm not doing this anymore.
When you're ready to be honest,
you know where I am.
Are you breaking up
with me?
Yes.
[SIGHS]
CAM:
Zac.
Whatever you're gonna say,
just forget it, all right?
You can't blame Evie.
I don't.
I always said you should've
told her the truth.
And I said
I didn't wanna hear this.
It's probably
for the best,
with your interesting
lifestyle.
About tonight.
The full moon.
You okay?
Yeah, fine.
You don't need someone
to hold you down or anything?
It's under control.
I just don't want you
to go through it alone.
I won't be alone,
okay?
What?
Just forget it.
I've got it nailed.
Wait, who's helping you?
Just drop it.
You don't need to know.
Not Lyla and those
other two chicks?
Catch you later.
Oh, so Evie's right.
There is something
going on with you and Lyla!
Of course not!
Then why do you wanna hang out
with them tonight of all nights?
It's none of your
business.
How will you explain why
you've gotta stay locked inside?
What if you start
going weird?
What are they
gonna think...?
You told them.
You haven't even told Evie
you're a fishboy,
and you told them?
I didn't tell them.
They found out.
Thanks to you, pushing me
in the pool. Remember?
And you trust them?
Are you nuts?
You hardly know them.
I've got it under control.
If Zac's sent you
to talk to me,
I don't care
what he's got to say
or how sorry he is--
Chill.
He didn't send me.
So how long's it been going on
with Lyla?
He still reckons it's not.
I saw them holding hands,
and he's always
hanging around those girls.
There could be
another reason for that.
Such as?
So, what can you tell me
about Lyla?
Nothing.
Zac's never said anything,
I swear.
What does he know
about her?
Not much, I reckon.
So he has no idea what he might
be getting himself into?
That's insane.
Anything could happen.
You're right. It could.
[♪♪♪]
CAM:
Thought I'd find you all here.
So you know
about fishboy.
You told him?
He guessed.
I thought you tried all this
last time.
I'm in a different
head space now.
Right, Lyla?
That's right.
With our help,
Zac can get through this.
It's okay.
You can just leave it to us.
And what makes you
such experts?
You know nothing about him,
and he knows nothing about you.
Cam, just drop it.
If Zac thinks he can trust us,
then that's his choice.
It's not yours.
You need a mate here.
Not strangers.
We're not strangers
anymore.
Okay, then,
where are you from?
Why did you come to visit?
ZAC: Hey!
That's enough.
Back off.
No, they haven't answered yet.
I wanna know why.
Because it's none
of your business.
The full moon's rising
and Zac needs to keep
in the right head space.
You're breaking
his focus.
You wouldn't know a thing
about what he needs.
She's right.
If you've just come to pick
a fight, you can leave.
You can't be serious.
I don't want you here.
I hope you know
what you're doing.
NIXIE:
Did you get the message, Cam?
We've got it covered.
Tell me that
in the morning.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[♪♪♪]
[GASPS]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[WHISPERING]
Look.
[IN NORMAL VOICE]
It's starting.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
The power of the moon
versus a land boy.
He's got no chance.
Are you losing
your mind?
Why are you helping him?
It's not me.
He's fighting the power
of the moon by himself.
And that's a good thing?
Maybe it is.
Maybe something
way down inside
is making him
stay away from Mako.
So his powers are getting
stronger?
So the trident will stay there,
waiting for him?
But he's safe tonight.
Lyla...
do you not care
about Mako or the pod?
It's not just your mind
you're losing.
Lyla!
Yes. I'm here.
Be strong.
What is she doing?
Maybe Lyla
can stop him going.
No way.
You can do this.
[SIGHS]
I'm sorry, Lyla.
LYLA:
What have you done?
No. Zac.
Don't go.
Zac. Come back, come on.
Zac, please.
Listen to me.
It could kill him.
[WATER SPLASHES]
[♪♪♪]
Zac!
[♪♪♪]
You stay here.
This was my idea.
No way.
I'm coming with you.
[♪♪♪]
[ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]
Zac, I can explain.
Now we know what happens
when mermaids touch the trident.
ZAC:
What are you?
NIXIE:
We're mermaids.
Same as me.
Well,
wouldn't exactly
call you a mermaid.
Shut up, Nixie.
Yes.
What happened to you
was an accident.
I leveled about me,
but you've been lying
this whole time?
You've known
from the start.
And all that stuff
about keeping me away from here.
You knew I'd come,
and you followed?
We had to keep you away
from the trident.
So I wouldn't get it?
You don't know what it can do.
Forget it.
Zac.
[SIGHS]
I trusted you.
I trusted all of you.
They're fish chicks.
[SIGHS]
You were right.
I shouldn't
have trusted them.
You know now.
All I need to know.
The moon
weirded me out,
but when I touched the trident,
I snapped out of it.
Like...
it drew me there.
Like it was meant for me.
That's why all this
has happened.
I'm meant
to have this power.
To do what?
To use any way I want.
Haven't you ever
wanted something like that?
Sometimes.
Well, stick with me,
then.
Look, I know I messed up.
Yeah, you did.
And I should've trusted you.
Yeah, you should have.
Are you gonna keep giving me
a hard time over this?
Yeah, I am.
So we're mates again?
You bet.
I'll wait outside.
I know you don't
wanna talk to me.
But I just want you to know
that you're right.
I made a huge mistake
and I'm sorry.
I have been
kind of absent lately.
But I promise you
there's nothing going on
between me and Lyla.
We're not even friends
anymore.
I just hope
you can forgive me.
We did what we thought
was right.
We did what you
thought was right.
Face it, Lyla, if we'd done it
your way and told him the truth,
it probably wouldn't
have worked out, either.
I know.
I just can't forget
the look on Zac's face.
I'm sorry.
At least he's alive.
It didn't kill him.
I told you
it wouldn't.
SIRENA:
We still don't know.
We can't let him get it.
Well, there's just...
one small problem.
We've lost his trust
forever?
We have to get it back
somehow.
[♪♪♪]
Well, well, look what the net
dragged in.
Zac.
Yeah?
I'm sorry.
Forget it.
Now would be a good time
to leave.
What's this got to do
with you?
I'm on his team.
LYLA:
We were trying to save you.
We thought the trident
would kill you.
SIRENA:
It's true.
ZAC:
I don't believe you.
You want the trident
for yourself.
No way.
Because you want
the power.
I saw how
you grabbed at it.
Well, here's a flash:
I'm going back to Mako
and I'm gonna get it this time.
And there's nothing
you can do to stop me.
[♪♪♪]
♪ In this world
We're all alone ♪
♪ You know I love
My island home ♪
♪ We'll make this right ♪
♪ Find our way
Through this mystery ♪
♪ I just wanna be
Swimming in the sea ♪
♪ Now it's just you and me
Forever, ever, ever ♪
♪ I just wanna be
With you feeling free ♪
♪ It's my destiny
Forever, ever, ever ♪
[♪♪♪]
♪ I just wanna be
Swimming in the sea ♪
♪ Now it's just you and me
Forever, ever, ever ♪
♪ I just wanna be
With you feeling free ♪
♪ It's my destiny
Forever, ever, ever ♪
♪ Together forever ♪
♪ Together
Lying in the sun ♪
♪ Together and ever ♪
♪ Together
Just be you and me ♪
♪ I just wanna be ♪
We're all alone ♪
♪ You know I love
My island home ♪
♪ We'll make this right ♪
♪ Find our way
Through this mystery ♪
♪ I just wanna be
Swimming in the sea ♪
♪ Now it's just you and me
Forever, ever, ever ♪
♪ I just wanna be
With you feeling free ♪
♪ It's my destiny
Forever, ever, ever ♪
♪ Together forever ♪
♪ Together
Lying in the sun ♪
♪ Together and ever ♪
♪ Together
Just be you and me ♪
♪ I just wanna be ♪
SIRENA:
♪ Though I'm far away ♪
♪ Across the sea ♪
♪ This moon keeps
Haunting me ♪
♪ As I spread my wings ♪
♪ And soar above ♪
♪ It's you ♪
♪ You're guiding me ♪
♪ And the morning sun ♪
♪ Still shines on me ♪
♪ I feel your power too ♪
What do you think
you're doing?
Aquata and I
always sing that song
the night of a full moon.
There's no time
for sentimentality now.
Come on.
I just want things to go back
to the way they used to be.
We all do.
[♪♪♪]
NIXIE:
So, what are we gonna do
about Zac tonight?
We keep him out
of the moonlight.
If he goes
into a Moon Spell,
he'll head straight for Mako
and the trident.
And you can't
let that happen.
Like we stopped him
last time.
This time we know
what we're dealing with.
What about next month?
And the month after that?
And the month after that?
Okay, okay.
I'm sick of being a babysitter
for a land boy, okay?
I say...
I say we let him
take the trident.
What?
Nixie.
You can't be serious.
Yeah?
Well, why not?
He'll still be in the
Moon Spell. It's like a trance.
He'll grab the trident,
we take it off him.
Boom, problem solved.
It's too dangerous.
No mermaid has ever dared
touch the trident.
Why? What'll happen?
No one knows.
Well, there's only one way
to find out.
Say we did get it.
Then what do we do?
Well, we'd put it in a place
he doesn't know about.
But that's insane.
He's being drawn by the trident,
so he's going to find it.
Yeah, but not
straightaway.
And while he's doing that,
we work out a way
how to destroy it.
Like I said,
problem solved.
The important thing
is to keep Zac safe.
Think about it.
If the trident's so powerful,
why hasn't anyone claimed it?
Maybe because no one who took it
lived to keep it.
Perhaps the trident
doesn't just have the power
to destroy land and sea.
Perhaps it has the power
to kill as well.
NIXIE:
Perhaps.
Maybe.
Nobody knows.
Not sure.
Just level with us, Rita.
You don't actually know,
do you?
No.
No one knows for sure.
This hasn't happened
for a thousand years.
I say we do it.
No way. There's only one way
to stop Zac.
We tell him the truth.
What part
of the truth, Lyla?
That we're mermaids and just
never bothered to tell him?
That we know
how he transformed?
And that we've been
lying to him ever since?
Yeah.
All of it.
Wow, he's gonna
love that.
Well, he's bound to find out
sooner or later.
And when he does,
he's gonna hate us anyway.
Us? Or is this really
about you, Lyla?
I don't care
if he likes me or not.
This is about
making him see
that he mustn't
go to Mako tonight.
No way, Lyla. Can you forget it?
We're not telling him.
So we just let him grab
the trident and be killed?
Remember what Rita said.
No one knows.
It's probably not gonna happen.
I don't care. We're not putting
his life at risk.
Can we have a reality check
for a second?
As soon as the moonlight
hits him,
he's going
to do it anyway.
Not while I'm around,
he's not.
ZAC:
I'm a bit nervous about tonight.
You should be.
Promise me
you'll be careful.
You mustn't go to Mako.
You sound like
you know something.
It's just...
I've seen what the full moon
does to you, okay?
I really wanna see the trident
again.
Not when I'm like that,
when I'm all spaced out.
I'm gonna fight
the pull of the moon.
By yourself?
I was hoping
you'd be there with me.
Make sure I stay inside
this time.
Try to stop me.
Thanks.
You've been awesome
through all this.
It's been rough lately, and...
and I-- I don't know how
I'd have made it without you
You're special, Zac.
More than you give yourself
credit for.
I trust you, Lyla.
LYLA:
Let's just get through tonight.
Hey.
Hey yourself.
Are you okay?
You were with her again?
Sit down. We can talk.
If you've got something to say,
you can say it to me here.
It's not what you think.
Right.
You were holding her hand,
looking into her eyes.
What's there
to think about?
She's just a friend.
She was just...
giving me some advice.
About what?
An assignment.
You don't even
go to the same school, Zac.
You never used
to be like this.
You're hiding something
from me.
What aren't you telling me?
Fine.
I've had enough.
I'm not doing this anymore.
When you're ready to be honest,
you know where I am.
Are you breaking up
with me?
Yes.
[SIGHS]
CAM:
Zac.
Whatever you're gonna say,
just forget it, all right?
You can't blame Evie.
I don't.
I always said you should've
told her the truth.
And I said
I didn't wanna hear this.
It's probably
for the best,
with your interesting
lifestyle.
About tonight.
The full moon.
You okay?
Yeah, fine.
You don't need someone
to hold you down or anything?
It's under control.
I just don't want you
to go through it alone.
I won't be alone,
okay?
What?
Just forget it.
I've got it nailed.
Wait, who's helping you?
Just drop it.
You don't need to know.
Not Lyla and those
other two chicks?
Catch you later.
Oh, so Evie's right.
There is something
going on with you and Lyla!
Of course not!
Then why do you wanna hang out
with them tonight of all nights?
It's none of your
business.
How will you explain why
you've gotta stay locked inside?
What if you start
going weird?
What are they
gonna think...?
You told them.
You haven't even told Evie
you're a fishboy,
and you told them?
I didn't tell them.
They found out.
Thanks to you, pushing me
in the pool. Remember?
And you trust them?
Are you nuts?
You hardly know them.
I've got it under control.
If Zac's sent you
to talk to me,
I don't care
what he's got to say
or how sorry he is--
Chill.
He didn't send me.
So how long's it been going on
with Lyla?
He still reckons it's not.
I saw them holding hands,
and he's always
hanging around those girls.
There could be
another reason for that.
Such as?
So, what can you tell me
about Lyla?
Nothing.
Zac's never said anything,
I swear.
What does he know
about her?
Not much, I reckon.
So he has no idea what he might
be getting himself into?
That's insane.
Anything could happen.
You're right. It could.
[♪♪♪]
CAM:
Thought I'd find you all here.
So you know
about fishboy.
You told him?
He guessed.
I thought you tried all this
last time.
I'm in a different
head space now.
Right, Lyla?
That's right.
With our help,
Zac can get through this.
It's okay.
You can just leave it to us.
And what makes you
such experts?
You know nothing about him,
and he knows nothing about you.
Cam, just drop it.
If Zac thinks he can trust us,
then that's his choice.
It's not yours.
You need a mate here.
Not strangers.
We're not strangers
anymore.
Okay, then,
where are you from?
Why did you come to visit?
ZAC: Hey!
That's enough.
Back off.
No, they haven't answered yet.
I wanna know why.
Because it's none
of your business.
The full moon's rising
and Zac needs to keep
in the right head space.
You're breaking
his focus.
You wouldn't know a thing
about what he needs.
She's right.
If you've just come to pick
a fight, you can leave.
You can't be serious.
I don't want you here.
I hope you know
what you're doing.
NIXIE:
Did you get the message, Cam?
We've got it covered.
Tell me that
in the morning.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[♪♪♪]
[GASPS]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[WHISPERING]
Look.
[IN NORMAL VOICE]
It's starting.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
The power of the moon
versus a land boy.
He's got no chance.
Are you losing
your mind?
Why are you helping him?
It's not me.
He's fighting the power
of the moon by himself.
And that's a good thing?
Maybe it is.
Maybe something
way down inside
is making him
stay away from Mako.
So his powers are getting
stronger?
So the trident will stay there,
waiting for him?
But he's safe tonight.
Lyla...
do you not care
about Mako or the pod?
It's not just your mind
you're losing.
Lyla!
Yes. I'm here.
Be strong.
What is she doing?
Maybe Lyla
can stop him going.
No way.
You can do this.
[SIGHS]
I'm sorry, Lyla.
LYLA:
What have you done?
No. Zac.
Don't go.
Zac. Come back, come on.
Zac, please.
Listen to me.
It could kill him.
[WATER SPLASHES]
[♪♪♪]
Zac!
[♪♪♪]
You stay here.
This was my idea.
No way.
I'm coming with you.
[♪♪♪]
[ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]
Zac, I can explain.
Now we know what happens
when mermaids touch the trident.
ZAC:
What are you?
NIXIE:
We're mermaids.
Same as me.
Well,
wouldn't exactly
call you a mermaid.
Shut up, Nixie.
Yes.
What happened to you
was an accident.
I leveled about me,
but you've been lying
this whole time?
You've known
from the start.
And all that stuff
about keeping me away from here.
You knew I'd come,
and you followed?
We had to keep you away
from the trident.
So I wouldn't get it?
You don't know what it can do.
Forget it.
Zac.
[SIGHS]
I trusted you.
I trusted all of you.
They're fish chicks.
[SIGHS]
You were right.
I shouldn't
have trusted them.
You know now.
All I need to know.
The moon
weirded me out,
but when I touched the trident,
I snapped out of it.
Like...
it drew me there.
Like it was meant for me.
That's why all this
has happened.
I'm meant
to have this power.
To do what?
To use any way I want.
Haven't you ever
wanted something like that?
Sometimes.
Well, stick with me,
then.
Look, I know I messed up.
Yeah, you did.
And I should've trusted you.
Yeah, you should have.
Are you gonna keep giving me
a hard time over this?
Yeah, I am.
So we're mates again?
You bet.
I'll wait outside.
I know you don't
wanna talk to me.
But I just want you to know
that you're right.
I made a huge mistake
and I'm sorry.
I have been
kind of absent lately.
But I promise you
there's nothing going on
between me and Lyla.
We're not even friends
anymore.
I just hope
you can forgive me.
We did what we thought
was right.
We did what you
thought was right.
Face it, Lyla, if we'd done it
your way and told him the truth,
it probably wouldn't
have worked out, either.
I know.
I just can't forget
the look on Zac's face.
I'm sorry.
At least he's alive.
It didn't kill him.
I told you
it wouldn't.
SIRENA:
We still don't know.
We can't let him get it.
Well, there's just...
one small problem.
We've lost his trust
forever?
We have to get it back
somehow.
[♪♪♪]
Well, well, look what the net
dragged in.
Zac.
Yeah?
I'm sorry.
Forget it.
Now would be a good time
to leave.
What's this got to do
with you?
I'm on his team.
LYLA:
We were trying to save you.
We thought the trident
would kill you.
SIRENA:
It's true.
ZAC:
I don't believe you.
You want the trident
for yourself.
No way.
Because you want
the power.
I saw how
you grabbed at it.
Well, here's a flash:
I'm going back to Mako
and I'm gonna get it this time.
And there's nothing
you can do to stop me.
[♪♪♪]
♪ In this world
We're all alone ♪
♪ You know I love
My island home ♪
♪ We'll make this right ♪
♪ Find our way
Through this mystery ♪
♪ I just wanna be
Swimming in the sea ♪
♪ Now it's just you and me
Forever, ever, ever ♪
♪ I just wanna be
With you feeling free ♪
♪ It's my destiny
Forever, ever, ever ♪
[♪♪♪]
♪ I just wanna be
Swimming in the sea ♪
♪ Now it's just you and me
Forever, ever, ever ♪
♪ I just wanna be
With you feeling free ♪
♪ It's my destiny
Forever, ever, ever ♪
♪ Together forever ♪
♪ Together
Lying in the sun ♪
♪ Together and ever ♪
♪ Together
Just be you and me ♪
♪ I just wanna be ♪