Main Article: Jungle Hunt
Sertori house[]
Don knocks on the bathroom door
Don: You don’t want to be late on your first day back
Cleo: (brushing teeth) Coming, dad
She is scared to rinse her brush
School outside[]
Rikki: You can’t be scared of water your whole life
Cleo: Ah, tell that to the water tentacle
Lewis: Well, I thought we agreed that it was only a full moon
Cleo: No, you agreed on that
Lewis: Yeah, well, try and get it out of your mind. Concentrate on your final year
Bella: I like the look of this place
Rikki: Yeah? Give it a week
Lewis: Hey Bella, looks like you’re not the only newbie
They spot Will
Bella clearly is attracted to him
Bella: Oh, Will’s starting here too?
Cleo: Hey, do you reckon he remembers anything from the Moon Pool?
Rikki: doesn’t matter, the less we see of him the better
Cleo: Come on, I’ll show you around
Rikki’s locker[]
Will: Nice to see a face I recognise
Rikki: Oh, you’re talking to me
Will: I remembered something about that cave
Rikki: Oh, that was you!
Will: Something weird knocked me out
Rikki: Look, Will I’m really not interested
Will: Oh, so you do remember me?
Rikki walks away, Will chases after
Will: Look, the thing is, I need to get back into that cave
Rikki: Why? You swam in, you slipped, you hit your head, we found you. That’s it!
Will: What were you guys doing there?
Rikki: We like exploring
Will: In party clothes?
Rikki: Well lucky for you we found you when we did
Will: How did you get there?
Rikki: Obviously we found another entrance
Will: Oh, will you show it to me?
Rikki: I’m not going back there
Will: At least point me in the right direction?
Rikki: I don’t think I could find it again, even if I wanted to
Rikki walks away
Girls outside[]
Cleo: He’s going out to Mako?
Rikki: I couldn’t talk him out of it
Cleo: We need to go with him
Rikki: I don’t think we should be encouraging him to go out there again
Cleo: Rikki, he’s seen the water attack us. We need to find out what he knows before the next full moon
Rikki: And how are you going to do that?
Bella: One of us could distract him
Cleo: While the others re-examine the moon pool?
Bella: She’s got it!
Rikki: Oh, has she?
Bella: If you don’t wanna do it, I’ll go out there with him
Rikki: He wants a guide! You’ve been there once, that was underwater at night
Bella: Ah, but who better to lead him astray than someone who has no idea where they’re going?
Will at the beach[]
Bella: So, I hear you’re going to Mako Island?
Will: Where did you hear that?
Bella: Oh, it’s all over school. Not really, but seriously, when are you going?
Will: Why do you want to know?
Bella: Cause I’m coming with you. I love it over there, and I know it really well and I can help you. We all need help sometimes, it’s part of being human. Besides, I can take you to that cave
Will: The underwater entrance?
Bella: No way, no, no. Too soggy, and I’m not a very good swimmer. No, no, we’ll go to the other entrance, which comes from above. So Saturday’s best for me, about 10. I’ll see you on the beach?
Will: How about more like 9?
Bella: Better. See you then
Bella runs off
Will looks after, confused
Rikki's Café[]
Cleo: And he didn’t think it was suss, you just invited yourself along?
Bella: Why would he?
Rikki: The fact that you’ve only just met, the fact that I was the only one he told he was going, and now suddenly you know all about it
Bella: He didn’t mention it
Rikki: Well, I think it’s too risky. We don’t know anything about him
Bella: That’s the point
Cleo: Maybe we should go with you and keep you company
Bella: No thanks, I’ll be fine on my own. See ya
Gets up and leaves
Cleo: Bye
Rikki: You really think she can do this?
Cleo: Sure, why not?
Rikki: I really wish I could be that sure
Cleo’s kitchen[]
Lewis: Hmm
Cleo: I know it’s irrational, I just, I don’t feel safe anymore
Lewis: Mm hmm
Cleo: Hey, I do really appreciate you helping, especially since you don’t believe what Will saw
Lewis: Yeah, well, we know all about Mako, there’s no surprises left
Cleo turns his laptop around
Cleo: Ah, this is what you’re doing!
Lewis: Just while I’m talking to you!
Cleo looks annoyed
Lewis: I need a new tackle box!
Cleo leaves, Lewis chases after
Lewis: No, Cleo! Cleo, come on, I know this Mako thing’s got you spooked
Cleo: Do you, Lewis? Because I don’t think you realise how much. That water attacked us!
Lewis: And you guys beat it off
Cleo: It came from the Moon Pool. That’s our place, we’ve always felt safe there
Lewis: It was a full moon, Cleo. There’s no reason to assume why it would ever happen again
Cleo: And no reason why it won’t
Lewis: Okay, so we’ll look into it
Cleo: When? Look, I can’t just sit around waiting to be attacked again. Something changed out there and I want to know what
Mako Island, beach[]
Will dragging boat to shore
, Bella is waiting on the beach
Will: You haven’t got a boat?
Bella: I had some friends drop me off earlier
Will puts on a big backpack
Bella: Wow, you’re really serious about this
Will: Yeah, I need to know what happened to me. Anyway, thanks for coming. It’ll be a big help having somebody who knows the island
Bella: That’s me! Oh, I can help with that if you like
Gestures to the backpack
Will: Thanks
Hands her the backpack, Bella drops it in shock at how heavy it is
Will: You alright?
Bella: Yep, yep! Um, this way
Points off into the trees
Rikki watches from the trees
Cleo and Lewis come up behind her
Rikki turns around
Rikki: What?
Cleo: I thought you didn’t approve of this
Rikki: I don’t. I’m worried about Bella
Lewis: With good reason, she’s leading him in the wrong direction
Cleo: That’s the point, now we get to check out the moon pool. (Turns to Rikki) We’ll leave you to it
Bella and Will, forest[]
Rikki hiding behind a tree, watching
Will: You sure we’re heading in the right direction?
Bella: Yeah, yeah, it’s over here somewhere
They come to a stream
Will: After you
Bella: Oh, no, you go first, I’ll just take my shoes off
Will: A little bit of water won’t hurt
Bella: I don’t wanna wreck them
Will crosses, then turns back
Will: I thought you were taking your shoes off
Bella: I need a minute alone
Will: What?
Bella: There isn’t a bathroom around here is there?
Will makes a smirk/confused face
Bella: Yeah, you just keep walking and I’ll catch up with you. No looking!
Will walks off into the forest
Bella makes jelly stepping stones on the water
She starts to walk across them but she slips into the water
Will hears the splash
Will: Bella, you okay?
He keeps walking
Bella starts to transform
Will hears the next splash
Will: Bella! Bella can you hear me? Did you fall in?
Bella hides behind some rocks
Will can’t decide if he should go back or not
Will: I’m coming back, okay? Okay?
Rikki walking on rocks
Will: Bella, can you hear me? Bella! Bella, are you okay?
Rikki spots him, then Bella
Will: Bella! Bella! Bella, where are you?
Bella spots Rikki coming up behind her
Bella: What are you doing here?
Rikki: I don’t know, saving your tail?
Will: Bella!
Bella: You don’t trust me, do you?
Rikki begins to heat up the water
Bella: Careful! Okay, that’s good.
Will: Bella!
Walks about
Will: Bella!
Bella emerges with Rikki
Bella: Hey
Will: What are you doing here?
Bella: I asked her to come
Will: Why?
Rikki: Hey, any excuse to come and hang out in a bug infested jungle
Will: Where did you go to before?
Bella: I got a bit wet, so I went and dried off
Will: So why didn’t you answer when I called?
Bella: Oh, were you calling me? I was like, way back in the jungle
Will looks unbelieving
Rikki: Well, that’s that solved then, so what’s next?
Will: I’m still looking for that cave entrance
Rikki: Which is this way (points)
Will: Bella said it was on the other side of the island, and that’s uh, that’s this way, right?
Bella: Absolutely
Rikki: No, I don’t think so.
Gives Bella a look
Will: You said you couldn’t remember where it was. (Continues walking the same way, to Bella) You coming?
Bella: Could you take the backpack, Rikki?
Rikki rolls her eyes, dries off the backpack
Cleo surfaces in the Moon Pool[]
Lewis screams as he drops into the cave
Lewis: Ow. There has got to be an easier way in! Now look, I might think that this whole thing is a waste of time
Cleo: So what do you call that?
They look at the wall, which is different from how it used to be. Pools and rivulets etc
Jungle[]
Bella: So what were you doing diving into that cave at night?
Will: I followed some fish in from the reef
Bella: You really like your fish, huh?
Will: I get sea creatures better than I get people
Bella: Heh. Isn’t it kind of risky, though, diving into caves?
Will: Not for me, I’m a free diver, I can hold my breath for a long time
Bella: Cool
Will: Yeah, it’s part of my training. And I’m very careful where I dive
Bella: But you didn’t know what you would find in there
Will: No, but I saw something strange, some sort of shimmer in the water
Bella: A shimmer
Will: You think I’m weird
Bella: No. Are you?
Will: If you ask me, going to school is pretty weird
Bella trips
Bella: Oh!
Will: Woah, You alright?
Bella: Yes, it’s my first year there too, and it always takes a while to settle into
Will: I wouldn’t know, it’s the first one I’ve been to
Bella: Yeah, right. Really?
Will: Yeah, I mean it. I’ve been at school one week
Bella: You’re kidding!
Will: Rest of my life I’ve been homeschooled
Bella: How did you manage that?
Will shrugs
Will: My parents have always lived on a yacht. My whole life, I’ve never been anywhere long enough to make it worthwhile starting school
Bella: That’s kind of freaky. My dad’s in hotel management, so we’ve lived all over the world, and I’ve never had two years in a row at the same school
Will: Yeah, you never know anyone long enough to make friends with
Bella: Yeah
They smile at each other
Bella: Might be different this time
Moon Pool[]
Lewis touching the water in the pools on the wall
Cleo: Do you think it’s safe?
Lewis: Eh, it isn’t gonna flood the place
Cleo: But it wasn’t here before
Lewis: Yeah, but these volcanic islands crack and move all the time
Cleo: And unleash what?
Lewis: Cleo, there’s nothing unnatural about it, it’s probably just a little bit of storm runoff seeping through
Lewis cups some water in his hand and sips it
Cleo: Oh!
Lewis: See, it’s just plain, fresh water
Lewis chokes
Cleo: Lewis? Lewis?
Lewis falls to the floor
Cleo: Lewis, what’s wrong? Lewis!
Lewis starts to laugh
Lewis: Oh, I’m sorry!
Cleo pushes him gently
Lewis: Oh, come on! I had you going for a little bit there, didn’t I?
Cleo makes water spray in his face
Lewis: Not that funny, eh?
In the forest[]
Will: You sure we’re going the right way?
Bella: Yeah, everything’s fine
Will helps Bella up some parts of the trail
They come to the rocks where the entrance is
Will: I think this is just behind the edge of the crater
Bella: Right
Will: So the entrance to the cave has got to be around here
Bella: It does? It does.
Will: What exactly are we looking for?
Bella: Um, some kind of opening in the ground. It was pretty dark when we found it I-
Bella falls into the hole
Will: You must recognise something
Turns around
Will: Bella?
Rikki: Have you lost her again?
Bella: (shouting) Down here!
Will: You alright?
Bella: Yeah!
Lewis and Cleo hear and start to back up in the cave
Will: What’s it like down there?
Bella: It’s too dark to tell. It’s big though!
Will: (to Rikki) She found it!
Rikki: Great! Don’t worry Bella, we’ll get you out!
Will: Forget that, I’m going in!
Rikki: You okay down there? Will’s coming!
Lewis shushes Cleo
Will shoots down the tunnel, bumps into Bella
Will: Oh
Lewis and Cleo awkwardly trying to look normal
Will helps Bella up
Bella: Thank you
Will: You did good
Rikki: (sliding down) Look out below! Thank you for not breaking my fall
Will: Okay, pool oughta be behind there
Bella: Yeah, that’s right
Rikki gives her a look
Will goes through
Will: Is this amazing or what?
Bella: (shouting) Will, be careful up there!
Will spots Lewis + Cleo
Cleo: Hey guys
Cut to later, in the middle of a conversation between Lewis + Will[]
Lewis: And Cleo, she told me about this cave, so I just wanted to check it out for myself, but I can tell you though, it’s a plain-old, everyday, boring volcanic crater
Will: You think?
Lewis: Yeah. Think it probably formed about 70 to 100 million years ago
Will is knocking on the wall with a hammer
Lewis: Hey, is that a 75 hammer?
The girls talking separately
Cleo: This was not here before
Rikki: It’s definitely not what attacked me
Bella: We need to work out what he remembers
Lewis: (stretching out his hand to Will) Lewis
Will: Will
Rikki: So is this what it looked like?
Will: I don’t know. It’s not what was in my mind
Bella: What is in your mind exactly?
Will: Well, I only saw it for a moment
Flashback
Will: The waterfall was massive
Rikki: Yeah, and where was it? Because this is a tiny little trickle
Will: Yeah, I know, but it, it, filled the whole place
Lewis: Um, that’s impossible
Flashback
Will: It felt alive and it had energy shooting off of it
Rikki: What do you mean energy?
Will: It was flying through the air in all directions
Rikki: That doesn’t make any sense
Will: There was a shape in the pool
Flashback
Will: It seemed so real I- wanted to touch it
Flashback
Will jumps back
Bella: Are you okay?
Will: I don’t know
Rikki: You know what I think? I think you hit your head and you had a crazy dream
Bella: Rikki, I think you should-
Rikki: You were delirious, you don’t know what you saw
Will: You think I imagined it?
Rikki: Show me one thing in here that would make me think otherwise!
Bella: Rikki
Rikki: Because it all looks pretty serene to me! And we were there too, remember? Do you remember that? We didn’t see anything! So go on, show me!
Bella: That’s enough
Will: I, I don’t know. I need some fresh air
Will leaves
Bella: Are you happy now?
Rikki: Well, it had to be done
Lewis: Guys
Bella: Using him like that felt awful
Lewis: Guys! Behind you!
Behind them, a tentacle is rearing up
The girls jump back and the tentacle crashes back down
Bella: I’m guessing that’s not normal
Boat on the shore[]
Bella: Will, wait. I was worried about you
Will: I must be crazy. Coming all the way out here to search for something magical? I’m a psycho
Bella: You are not
Will: Did I really imagine all that stuff?
Bella: Look, the truth is when we found you, you were really out of it. You were muttering all sorts of things that didn’t really make sense. I guess you hit your head pretty hard
Will: Sorry for dragging you all the way out here. There’s nothing in that cave
Bella: Don’t be, I- I had a good day
Will: Did you?
Bella nods
Will: I can take you back to the mainland
Bella: I should probably get back to the guys, but. Look if I fall in a hole again, I’ll be sure to call you
Will: Yeah, I’ll see you later
Will pushes off
Bella looks sad but then she smiles
Moon Pool[]
Cleo: What’s going on here Lewis?
Lewis: I don’t know. I can’t believe I was so wrong. I’m sorry for doubting you
Cleo looks at the waterfall
Rikki: Careful
Cleo: I’m just testing. Stand here.
Rikki walks forward
Bella: Well, Will’s not coming back
Cleo: Good work. Bella come here. Closer
Tentacle rears up. Girls jump back
Cleo: It takes all of us to attract it
Rikki: It’s gotta be related to the tentacle
Cleo: I agree
Lewis: You might be on to something
Bella: Might?
Lewis: I think you guys should stay out of here
Cleo: No! This is our place and we’re not going to be chased out of here by a leaky wall, right?
Girls nod
Cleo smiles