Mako Mermaids (2013–2016): Season 1, Episode 23 - Zac's Choice - full transcript
Zac enlists Cam's help in his search for the trident. Rita gives the girls a lesson in camouflage. A worried Lyla goes to check that the trident is still hidden and watches as Zac and Cam find it. She attempts to wrestle it away from Zac but the trident zaps her into unconsciousness. Zac brings her to Rita's house where she, Nixie, and Sirena try to use Moon Rings to heal her but the rings are spent. Zac uses the trident to recharge them so they can save Lyla. Now realizing the extent of the trident's danger, Zac must make a choice.
♪ 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 ♪
[♪♪♪]
LYLA:
He's searching everywhere
for it.
Yes, but was he
anywhere near it?
No.
There you go.
Okay, there's
nothing to worry about.
It's a big ocean
and it's a pretty small trident.
We just need to keep an eye
on him, that's all.
He's not going to find it
before the next full moon.
And it's weeks away.
Let's hope so.
He's smarter
than you think.
I doubt that.
He won't give up.
Kind of sounds
like you're a big fan of his.
We just need to be careful.
Okay?
CAM:
What if it is hidden in that
secret little pool of theirs?
Too easy.
CAM:
They're pretty smart cookies.
Particularly Lyla.
So you're just gonna search
the whole ocean?
Not quite.
Check this out.
Do you remember
how the trident affects them?
It sort of drains their energy
or something.
Yeah.
So when Lyla grabbed it
she couldn't have taken it
very far
before it started
affecting her.
She would have had
to stash it somewhere.
Maybe.
ZAC:
I figure they've got about
a five-minute window
after they touch it.
And I know what speed
they can travel at underwater,
so the trident should be...
Somewhere along this line.
It's a long shot.
If we keep searching,
we'll find it.
But I need your help.
Me?
I'm not a fish.
EVIE:
Why are you suddenly
so keen on diving?
Just wanted to ease
back into it.
Cam offered to buddy me.
Here's a list
of the equipment we'll need.
We really appreciate this.
So where are you diving?
Somewhere out on the reef.
Near Mako?
Maybe.
I'll go with you.
[♪♪♪]
Not a good idea.
Why not?
I just wanted
to get my confidence back first.
And you've got to work.
Can't sell much stuff
if you're not here.
I can get Carly to cover.
Not this time, okay?
I guess so.
I'll line up the gear with Dad
and I'll meet you down
at the pontoon.
Thanks.
RITA:
Today's lesson,
the power of the moon ring.
Sirena, can I use your ring?
Mine?
I want to demonstrate its use.
But you've got a moon ring.
Can't you use that?
I don't like to.
I never wear my ring.
I took it off when I left
the pod and came to live here.
Well, can't you just go and--?
It's just a lesson.
Thank you.
So it takes years to master
the power of the moon ring.
Look at the aquarium.
Now focus on the seaweed.
I'm sorry,
is this about the moon ring
or about seaweed?
Mermaids have the power
to become invisible,
but we can't hold it forever.
Sometimes nature can provide
a little bit
of instant camouflage.
Okay.
Let your energy
focus on the ring.
Meld your thoughts with it.
Above all, be positive.
Unleashing positive energy
is crucial.
[♪♪♪]
SIRENA:
Wow.
That's incredible.
Wow. I could completely
disappear if I was a goldfish.
A mermaid
that can use the moon ring
can increase the size
of a kelp forest the same way.
Here. You try.
Me?
Yes. Come.
Okay.
Hold the ring up and focus.
Now, let your energy
focus on the seaweed.
You killed it.
Okay, okay.
It was my first try.
Like I said,
it takes years of practice.
Wait, so this can
destroy things too?
You have to use the power
with great responsibility.
The trident has the same stone
as the moon ring,
but it's so much bigger.
Yes. It shares the same
power source. Moonlight.
No wonder it's a hundred times
more powerful.
That's why the danger from it
is immense.
[♪♪♪]
Get that front rope for me?
Where's Zac?
He, uh, had to get
an ocean chart.
I'm picking him up
on the way.
[♪♪♪]
LYLA:
We should be out
looking for Zac,
not just waiting for him
to turn up.
Will you relax?
Hey, Sirena.
Hey.
I was wondering
if you knew where Zac was.
No, I haven't seen him.
I did see Cam
just before though.
We can't afford to relax,
Nixie.
You didn't see him
searching the reef.
It was like he had a plan.
Oh, come on.
You hid it in the ocean.
There's no way Zac,
of all people, is gonna find it.
Right?
Yeah, I'm pretty sure.
Well, pretty sure, or are you
sure? Where did you hide it?
Well, I was trying to swim
with it to Mako,
but then it started
affecting me,
so I couldn't hold
onto it for long,
so I hid it in this small cave.
It's tucked away pretty well.
Well, there's your answer.
If it's hidden,
how's he gonna find it?
Thanks a lot.
What?
You almost took my head off
with the anchor.
Oh, sorry.
Are you sure
this is the right spot?
It's part of my grid.
Lyla would have headed
in this direction.
David saw Cam heading off in
a tinny with some scuba gear.
Was he with anyone?
No, he was by himself.
That doesn't make sense.
They don't dive alone.
So?
What, it's not like he can
stay down there very long
with those silly tanks.
What if he's meeting someone?
What if he's meeting Zac?
You worry way too much.
[♪♪♪]
Lyla...
Look, even if Cam
is meeting Zac,
there's no reason to think
he's anywhere near the trident.
It'll be weeks
before they find anything.
What if he is onto something?
What if he's figured out
that I didn't make it
the whole way there?
What if he's figured out
that it's somewhere
between here and Mako?
Okay, okay.
You might have a good point.
He might be a lot smarter
than I think.
Maybe we should check it out.
No, I'll do it.
I know where it is.
You don't want us
to come with you?
I'll be fine.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
Help!
Anyone!
Help!
What have you done?
I don't know.
I found the trident.
We fought over it
and then there was a flash.
You did this?
Just help her. Please.
We need to move quickly.
Can you get me that shell box?
This is going to require
that we all work together.
Take this.
Okay.
Hold your hands over her.
Focus on the rings.
They have the power to heal.
But remember what I did
to that seaweed?
I don't want to...
You have to trust yourself.
RITA:
Now, let your thoughts
focus on Lyla.
[♪♪♪]
Is it working?
Keep trying.
What happened?
The rings are spent.
It's been too long since they've
been exposed to the full moon.
Where's Zac?
I already dropped him off.
He wanted to jog home.
What a fitness freak.
Did you find anything
interesting?
No, no. Just boring old coral.
What's that?
Uh, wet towels.
Gotta hang them up.
Aren't you forgetting something?
What?
Scuba gear?
Oh, yeah. Thanks for the loan.
I need help to unload it, Cam.
Yeah, sure.
I'll be back in a minute.
You start without me.
Thanks a lot.
You see how stupid you've been?
And all for what?
There must be something else
you can do.
Without the power of the ring--
We don't have time to wait
till the next full moon
to charge them.
There might be another way.
The trident, it stores
the power of the moon.
You've got the trident.
You have to let us use it.
We have to save Lyla.
It's the only way, Zac.
I knew we couldn't trust him.
Why would he care?
[♪♪♪]
Where have you been?
Where is it?
Don't worry. I was careful.
I'm taking it.
Where?
I need it to help Lyla.
You're taking it to
the mermaids? No way.
They'll take it off you again.
It doesn't matter.
Lyla is more important.
This doesn't matter?
Are you kidding me?
It's got
nothing to do with you.
It's got everything
to do with me.
I'm the one who helped get it,
remember?
That means I get a say
in what happens to it.
No, it doesn't.
Be reasonable, Zac.
Let's talk about it.
Think about
what you're giving up.
If I don't do this,
she might die.
Zac!
[♪♪♪]
What do I have to do?
Hold your rings out.
Nixie.
But this isn't seaweed.
I mean, how do we know
what he's gonna do with it?
I just want to help Lyla.
Like you just did?
Nixie. We have to do this.
The trident stores the power
of moonlight.
You need to use it to fuel
the rings with that light.
But last time it took
the moonlight from the rings.
How do I make it give it back?
Focus your mind on it
and what you want it to do.
So I just aim at them?
You're in control.
Remember that.
[♪♪♪]
That's it,
you're doing it.
That should be enough.
Remember your lessons.
[♪♪♪]
Lyla.
Are you all right?
Can you hear us?
Lyla.
Zac, you're here.
What happened?
She's gonna be all right.
Hey.
How are you feeling?
Strange,
but getting better.
We were so worried
about you.
Oh.
All I knew is that I was...
I was so weak that
I didn't want to come back.
But then I...
I felt your energy
pulling at me...
urging me to return.
I wanted to fight it
and stay there,
but you guys
are pretty hard to resist.
Thank you.
I didn't mean
to hurt you.
I had no idea
I could do that so quickly.
Yeah. I know.
I should have never brought
the trident in the first place.
At last we agree
on something.
None of this
is what I wanted.
Then you have to put the trident
back where it belongs. Please.
What happened to me,
it's nothing.
It can do so much worse.
[♪♪♪]
Lyla.
It's a mermaid's deepest secret.
He should know.
Hasn't he proven himself
trustworthy today?
If the trident is taken into
the moon pool on a full moon,
it'll destroy the moon pool
forever.
That's why mermaids
fear it so much.
That's why
you have to put it back.
[♪♪♪]
You know we can leave
at any time.
And let the tunnel entrance
close over? Zac's not out yet.
So he gets stuck. Too bad.
Zac helped save my life.
Only after putting it in
jeopardy in the first place.
It was an accident,
I know it was.
Really?
He didn't realize
what the trident could do.
You heard him say that.
So now he does.
Who knows
if he'll put the trident back
or hide it somewhere
where it's easier to get at.
We can trust him.
I'm sure of it.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
What happened to you today?
Huh?
You were coming back
to help me unload.
Uh, sorry.
Got a phone call. Slipped
my mind. You know how it is.
Where's Zac?
I don't know.
I don't care.
What do you mean?
Nothing.
You both went diving,
didn't you?
Of course.
Well, one of those tanks
was completely full,
like it was never used.
How can that be?
I guess he wasn't down
as long as I was.
Are you having me on?
Evie, I've got no idea.
You don't have to worry anymore.
It's now locked away
and no one can get to it.
Except you.
I can't get in there
without you guys.
Except when there's a full moon.
He doesn't need us then.
Zac's kept his word.
I believe him.
Me too.
Thanks.
No, thank you.
For saving me, and doing the
right thing by putting it back.
It was locked away for a good
reason. I can see that now.
It has to be left there.
I don't want to have
anything to do with it anymore.
[♪♪♪]
♪ 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 ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
♪ Just be you and me ♪
♪ 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 ♪
[♪♪♪]
LYLA:
He's searching everywhere
for it.
Yes, but was he
anywhere near it?
No.
There you go.
Okay, there's
nothing to worry about.
It's a big ocean
and it's a pretty small trident.
We just need to keep an eye
on him, that's all.
He's not going to find it
before the next full moon.
And it's weeks away.
Let's hope so.
He's smarter
than you think.
I doubt that.
He won't give up.
Kind of sounds
like you're a big fan of his.
We just need to be careful.
Okay?
CAM:
What if it is hidden in that
secret little pool of theirs?
Too easy.
CAM:
They're pretty smart cookies.
Particularly Lyla.
So you're just gonna search
the whole ocean?
Not quite.
Check this out.
Do you remember
how the trident affects them?
It sort of drains their energy
or something.
Yeah.
So when Lyla grabbed it
she couldn't have taken it
very far
before it started
affecting her.
She would have had
to stash it somewhere.
Maybe.
ZAC:
I figure they've got about
a five-minute window
after they touch it.
And I know what speed
they can travel at underwater,
so the trident should be...
Somewhere along this line.
It's a long shot.
If we keep searching,
we'll find it.
But I need your help.
Me?
I'm not a fish.
EVIE:
Why are you suddenly
so keen on diving?
Just wanted to ease
back into it.
Cam offered to buddy me.
Here's a list
of the equipment we'll need.
We really appreciate this.
So where are you diving?
Somewhere out on the reef.
Near Mako?
Maybe.
I'll go with you.
[♪♪♪]
Not a good idea.
Why not?
I just wanted
to get my confidence back first.
And you've got to work.
Can't sell much stuff
if you're not here.
I can get Carly to cover.
Not this time, okay?
I guess so.
I'll line up the gear with Dad
and I'll meet you down
at the pontoon.
Thanks.
RITA:
Today's lesson,
the power of the moon ring.
Sirena, can I use your ring?
Mine?
I want to demonstrate its use.
But you've got a moon ring.
Can't you use that?
I don't like to.
I never wear my ring.
I took it off when I left
the pod and came to live here.
Well, can't you just go and--?
It's just a lesson.
Thank you.
So it takes years to master
the power of the moon ring.
Look at the aquarium.
Now focus on the seaweed.
I'm sorry,
is this about the moon ring
or about seaweed?
Mermaids have the power
to become invisible,
but we can't hold it forever.
Sometimes nature can provide
a little bit
of instant camouflage.
Okay.
Let your energy
focus on the ring.
Meld your thoughts with it.
Above all, be positive.
Unleashing positive energy
is crucial.
[♪♪♪]
SIRENA:
Wow.
That's incredible.
Wow. I could completely
disappear if I was a goldfish.
A mermaid
that can use the moon ring
can increase the size
of a kelp forest the same way.
Here. You try.
Me?
Yes. Come.
Okay.
Hold the ring up and focus.
Now, let your energy
focus on the seaweed.
You killed it.
Okay, okay.
It was my first try.
Like I said,
it takes years of practice.
Wait, so this can
destroy things too?
You have to use the power
with great responsibility.
The trident has the same stone
as the moon ring,
but it's so much bigger.
Yes. It shares the same
power source. Moonlight.
No wonder it's a hundred times
more powerful.
That's why the danger from it
is immense.
[♪♪♪]
Get that front rope for me?
Where's Zac?
He, uh, had to get
an ocean chart.
I'm picking him up
on the way.
[♪♪♪]
LYLA:
We should be out
looking for Zac,
not just waiting for him
to turn up.
Will you relax?
Hey, Sirena.
Hey.
I was wondering
if you knew where Zac was.
No, I haven't seen him.
I did see Cam
just before though.
We can't afford to relax,
Nixie.
You didn't see him
searching the reef.
It was like he had a plan.
Oh, come on.
You hid it in the ocean.
There's no way Zac,
of all people, is gonna find it.
Right?
Yeah, I'm pretty sure.
Well, pretty sure, or are you
sure? Where did you hide it?
Well, I was trying to swim
with it to Mako,
but then it started
affecting me,
so I couldn't hold
onto it for long,
so I hid it in this small cave.
It's tucked away pretty well.
Well, there's your answer.
If it's hidden,
how's he gonna find it?
Thanks a lot.
What?
You almost took my head off
with the anchor.
Oh, sorry.
Are you sure
this is the right spot?
It's part of my grid.
Lyla would have headed
in this direction.
David saw Cam heading off in
a tinny with some scuba gear.
Was he with anyone?
No, he was by himself.
That doesn't make sense.
They don't dive alone.
So?
What, it's not like he can
stay down there very long
with those silly tanks.
What if he's meeting someone?
What if he's meeting Zac?
You worry way too much.
[♪♪♪]
Lyla...
Look, even if Cam
is meeting Zac,
there's no reason to think
he's anywhere near the trident.
It'll be weeks
before they find anything.
What if he is onto something?
What if he's figured out
that I didn't make it
the whole way there?
What if he's figured out
that it's somewhere
between here and Mako?
Okay, okay.
You might have a good point.
He might be a lot smarter
than I think.
Maybe we should check it out.
No, I'll do it.
I know where it is.
You don't want us
to come with you?
I'll be fine.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
Help!
Anyone!
Help!
What have you done?
I don't know.
I found the trident.
We fought over it
and then there was a flash.
You did this?
Just help her. Please.
We need to move quickly.
Can you get me that shell box?
This is going to require
that we all work together.
Take this.
Okay.
Hold your hands over her.
Focus on the rings.
They have the power to heal.
But remember what I did
to that seaweed?
I don't want to...
You have to trust yourself.
RITA:
Now, let your thoughts
focus on Lyla.
[♪♪♪]
Is it working?
Keep trying.
What happened?
The rings are spent.
It's been too long since they've
been exposed to the full moon.
Where's Zac?
I already dropped him off.
He wanted to jog home.
What a fitness freak.
Did you find anything
interesting?
No, no. Just boring old coral.
What's that?
Uh, wet towels.
Gotta hang them up.
Aren't you forgetting something?
What?
Scuba gear?
Oh, yeah. Thanks for the loan.
I need help to unload it, Cam.
Yeah, sure.
I'll be back in a minute.
You start without me.
Thanks a lot.
You see how stupid you've been?
And all for what?
There must be something else
you can do.
Without the power of the ring--
We don't have time to wait
till the next full moon
to charge them.
There might be another way.
The trident, it stores
the power of the moon.
You've got the trident.
You have to let us use it.
We have to save Lyla.
It's the only way, Zac.
I knew we couldn't trust him.
Why would he care?
[♪♪♪]
Where have you been?
Where is it?
Don't worry. I was careful.
I'm taking it.
Where?
I need it to help Lyla.
You're taking it to
the mermaids? No way.
They'll take it off you again.
It doesn't matter.
Lyla is more important.
This doesn't matter?
Are you kidding me?
It's got
nothing to do with you.
It's got everything
to do with me.
I'm the one who helped get it,
remember?
That means I get a say
in what happens to it.
No, it doesn't.
Be reasonable, Zac.
Let's talk about it.
Think about
what you're giving up.
If I don't do this,
she might die.
Zac!
[♪♪♪]
What do I have to do?
Hold your rings out.
Nixie.
But this isn't seaweed.
I mean, how do we know
what he's gonna do with it?
I just want to help Lyla.
Like you just did?
Nixie. We have to do this.
The trident stores the power
of moonlight.
You need to use it to fuel
the rings with that light.
But last time it took
the moonlight from the rings.
How do I make it give it back?
Focus your mind on it
and what you want it to do.
So I just aim at them?
You're in control.
Remember that.
[♪♪♪]
That's it,
you're doing it.
That should be enough.
Remember your lessons.
[♪♪♪]
Lyla.
Are you all right?
Can you hear us?
Lyla.
Zac, you're here.
What happened?
She's gonna be all right.
Hey.
How are you feeling?
Strange,
but getting better.
We were so worried
about you.
Oh.
All I knew is that I was...
I was so weak that
I didn't want to come back.
But then I...
I felt your energy
pulling at me...
urging me to return.
I wanted to fight it
and stay there,
but you guys
are pretty hard to resist.
Thank you.
I didn't mean
to hurt you.
I had no idea
I could do that so quickly.
Yeah. I know.
I should have never brought
the trident in the first place.
At last we agree
on something.
None of this
is what I wanted.
Then you have to put the trident
back where it belongs. Please.
What happened to me,
it's nothing.
It can do so much worse.
[♪♪♪]
Lyla.
It's a mermaid's deepest secret.
He should know.
Hasn't he proven himself
trustworthy today?
If the trident is taken into
the moon pool on a full moon,
it'll destroy the moon pool
forever.
That's why mermaids
fear it so much.
That's why
you have to put it back.
[♪♪♪]
You know we can leave
at any time.
And let the tunnel entrance
close over? Zac's not out yet.
So he gets stuck. Too bad.
Zac helped save my life.
Only after putting it in
jeopardy in the first place.
It was an accident,
I know it was.
Really?
He didn't realize
what the trident could do.
You heard him say that.
So now he does.
Who knows
if he'll put the trident back
or hide it somewhere
where it's easier to get at.
We can trust him.
I'm sure of it.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
What happened to you today?
Huh?
You were coming back
to help me unload.
Uh, sorry.
Got a phone call. Slipped
my mind. You know how it is.
Where's Zac?
I don't know.
I don't care.
What do you mean?
Nothing.
You both went diving,
didn't you?
Of course.
Well, one of those tanks
was completely full,
like it was never used.
How can that be?
I guess he wasn't down
as long as I was.
Are you having me on?
Evie, I've got no idea.
You don't have to worry anymore.
It's now locked away
and no one can get to it.
Except you.
I can't get in there
without you guys.
Except when there's a full moon.
He doesn't need us then.
Zac's kept his word.
I believe him.
Me too.
Thanks.
No, thank you.
For saving me, and doing the
right thing by putting it back.
It was locked away for a good
reason. I can see that now.
It has to be left there.
I don't want to have
anything to do with it anymore.
[♪♪♪]
♪ 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 ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
♪ Just be you and me ♪
♪ 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 ♪