Main article: Big Ideas
Full moon
Cleo swimming
Tentacle comes out
It wraps around Cleo and drags her down
Cleo wakes up screaming
Comes downstairs
Lewis in living room
Lewis: What happened to you? You’re going to be late for school
Cleo: Huh?
Lewis: Are you okay?
Cleo: A water tentacle did this to me
Lewis: What? It’s not a full moon
Cleo: Okay, it was a dream. But it was really disturbing
Lewis: Nightmares are often caused by rich food, what did you eat last night?
Cleo: No, this was caused by fear, Lewis. The next full moon’s really close
Lewis: Well, don’t worry, because I’m going to get to the bottom of this whole attacking water thing
Cleo: You sure?
Lewis: Absolutely. I’ve got to do something about it and I’ve got to do something about it now
Cleo: Not just you Lewis, we
Lewis: No, no, I can do this. Let me
Cleo: No, I wanna help
Bike outside the café
Zane: Well, you’ve got to admit it man, when I’ve got an idea, I’ve got-
Rikki has just come outside
Rikki: You’re supposed to be working
Zane: I am. Look, my new investment
Gestures to the dirt bike
Rikki: Our business is a café
Zane: Yeah, we’re diversifying. We now we run a dirtbike hire business as well
Rikki: And how much is that gonna cost?
Zane: I paid cash. I got a good deal. They’ll generate enough cash flow to pay themselves off
Rikki: Oh, really?
Zane: Really. Hey, look at me, hey. You know I’m a whizz with deals. And wait till you hear my bigger idea
Rikki walks off
Will bumps into a bike
Zane: Hey, hey, you want to watch the bikes? I paid a lot of money for them, I don’t want them damaged
Will: I’m planning to
Bella: Just ignore Zane
Will: I already do. After you.
They go in
Zane: A motocross race. The café is sponsoring it. And first place a thousand big ones
Someone: Sweet
Zane: I’m putting up the prize money, and just so you know, I’m entering too
Rikki: Zane!
Zane: Uh, just a minute, babe, Nate’s got a question
Nate: Yes, can anyone enter, Zane?
Zane: Thank you. No, entry is restricted to those who can pay the $200 entry fee
Crowd groans
Nate: Oh, well we can’t have 100 idiots on bikes, that would be chaos!
Zane: Exactly. The fee is high to weed out the pretenders and troublemakers. But the big time rewards go to the big time players. Now who’s in? I wanna see some hands.
Begins to hand out leaflets
Goes up to Will
Zane: You should enter
Will: Can’t afford it
Zane: Can’t afford to win
Will: I don’t have a bike anyway
Zane: Not a problem. (Loudly) Bike hire is included in the entry fee, everyone!
Bella sipping drink, thinking
Bella meets Will outside
Bella: You’re entering?
Will: I would, but, 200 bucks? Bit much. I’m trying to save for new dive gear
Bella: If you win $1000, you’ll get there even quicker
Will: Even so
Bella: Well, what if I helped you with the entry fee?
Will: I couldn’t
Bella: Why not? What’s a little loan between friends? We are friends, aren’t we?
Will: Sure
Bella: What’s the big deal then? You can actually ride, can’t you?
Moon Pool
Lewis experimenting
Cleo appears
Cleo: You’ve started already!
Lewis: Hi! Hey, this waterfall is the only new thing here, so it must be part of the problem
Cleo: You think?
Lewis: Yeah, I figure if we trace the water to its source, we’re one step closer to nailing this water tentacle
Cleo: Good theory
Lewis: The only problem is. It has no source
Cleo: What?
Lewis: It’s flowing straight out of rock. Solid rock
Cleo sighs
Office
Zane walks in
Zane: Hey, what are you doing?
Rikki: Thought I’d take a look at the accounts. I like reading. Especially fiction
Zane: Yeah, this stuff’s complicated, you wouldn’t get it
Rikki: I get that we’re in debt up to our ears. I get that we’re virtually broke. And you’re giving out money for motocross races, money we don’t even have. Have you completely lost it?
Zane: I’m doing it to make money, Rikki
Rikki: By giving away $1000? Zane, we don’t have $1000. Maybe we should work our way out of this by doing what we do best, which is the café and the band
Zane: Sometimes you have to spend money to make money. I’m from a business family, I know how this works, believe me
Rikki: Oh, I get it. Because I’ve never had any money, you think I can’t even add up?
Zane: Babe, I’ve been riding for years. I know everyone who I’m competing against, and believe me, I’m gonna win this race. There won’t be a payout, there’ll be a huge profit. You’ve got to trust me on this
Moon Pool
Lewis: The thing is this water appears normal. And according to this it is normal
Cleo: Just plain water?
Lewis: Yes
Cleo: So why did it attack me?
Lewis: I wish I knew
Cleo: We’re missing something
Lewis: Cleo, this is frustrating me too. I don’t think we’re going to find anything else here
Cleo: Well that’s easy for you to say, you’re not the one getting attacked
Café
Will: Zane around?
Rikki: I don’t know, have a look
Zane: Will. So you in?
Bella: Yep, he’s in
Nate: Is she paying for you?
Bella: You got a problem with that?
Zane: Money is money, it all smells sweet to me. Can you count this?
Rikki: Do it yourself
Zane: Let me give you a tip. Your average motocross bike isn’t a scooter
Bella: Zane
Zane: I’m just saying it can be tricky, so if you need some advice-
Will: Oh, it’s okay. Done a bit when I was young
Nate: Ah, yeah, kiddy bikes are totally different, man
Will: No, it was a trail bike. My family was sailing through the South Pacific, we stopped off at Santiago. Went biking through the Andes for six months
Zane: Mountain range?
Will: Pretty steep drops out there, so you pick up a few tricks
Will walks off, Rikki looks pleased
Zane: I need to win this thing
Nate: Anything can happen in a race, Zane. Especially if I’m watching your back
Zane: Nate, that is so true. So true
Moon Pool
Lewis: Cleo I’m sorry, I may have drawn a blank here, but I promise you, I am going to get to the bottom of this
Cleo: I’ve had a thought
Lewis: Yeah?
Cleo: Well Will was in this place when it was at its most weird, so maybe we should talk to him
Lewis: What? No! Been there, done that! Besides, aren’t we supposed to be keeping him off the mermaid trail?
Cleo: But if he can help
Lewis: Cleo, no, okay. It’s too dangerous. Besides, I can figure this out by myself
Café stage
Nate: Hey, you want to come along to see me race?
Bella: Oh, yeah, you reckon you have a chance?
Nate: Oh, you know, you don’t have to be a winner, to be a winner
Bella laughs
Bella: Actually you do
Nate: I mean, winning isn’t everything
Bella: You think like that you’ll never win anything
Nate: No, just, it’s like the band isn’t it? I mean if someone else wins, but you’ve done your part to help that along, then the team’s won, right? Hm?
Bella looks confused, makes a face at Rikki
Office
Rikki: You’ve been a busy boy
Zane: Yeah, well, you’ve gotta stay one step ahead of the opposition
Rikki: Knowing you, you’d do anything to stay that one step ahead. Am I right?
Zane: Yeah well, that’s just business. We are talking about business, right?
Rikki: You tell me
Zane: Well, what else would we be talking about?
Rikki: You tell me
Zane: Have I just stepped into a parallel dimension here?
Rikki: Maybe. But in this dimension, Nate can’t keep his mouth shut
Walks out
Zane: Whatever Nate said is rubbish!
Sertori kitchen
Cleo: I’m really glad you could come to dinner, Will
Will: I’m surprised to be invited
Cleo: Oh, you know. You’re the new guy at school, and you did me that favour at the Marine Park, and I thought ‘hey I haven’t even asked you to dinner yet!’
Kim: She’s after something
Will: The meal was great, by the way
Kim: It’s mainly just heat and serve when dad’s away, Cleo’s hopeless
Cleo: Kim, don’t you have work to do?
Kim: See, she’s worried I’ll embarrass her, but it’s always the other way around
Lewis runs in the front door
Lewis: Hey Cleo, I just had another thought about-
Notices Will
Lewis: Hey Will
Cleo: I invited Will to dinner
Lewis: Oh really?
Kim: I’d be a bit jealous too if I was you, Lewis. He’s cute
Cleo: It’s not like that. Will and I, we were just having a chat
Lewis: Um, Will, could you please excuse us for a second?
Gestures to Cleo
Will: Sure
Cleo and Lewis leave
Kim: So while they’re busy fighting, you can tell me a bit about yourself
Lewis: What are you doing?
Cleo: I need to find out what he knows
Lewis: Cleo, this is really dangerous
Cleo: Well, so are the tentacles. I’m not just going to wait around for them to come after me
Lewis: You think that I don’t get that?
Cleo: What’s your problem? Why won’t you let me help?
Lewis: It’s not that
Cleo: Then what is it?
Kim: Well, there was this one guy, Corey- you know Corey, right?
Will: No?
Kim: What? Really? No? Anyway
Lewis: Okay, so first Rikki was attacked, you might be next, I get it. I’m just trying to protect you, I’m your boyfriend, it’s kind of my job
Cleo: So that’s what this is about
Lewis: Yes
Cleo: Why didn’t you tell me?
Lewis: Because it’s a little bit, you know, it’s a little bit-
Cleo: Oh, well, that’s very sweet, Lewis. But we’re a team, okay?
Lewis: Always
Cleo: Well let’s start working like one
Kim: Word around the school is that you’re an unreal diver. Maybe you could teach me one day
Will: Maybe
Cleo: Kim, if you go upstairs, I’ll give you 10 bucks
Kim: Hmm, make it $20
Cleo: Done
Cleo herds Kim off, Lewis sits at table
Lewis: So, Will. Cleo tells me that you’ve been finding it a little bit difficult since your accident at Mako Island. Just thought it might help to talk about it
Will: Yeah, I don’t really like to. I’m beginning to think it was all a dream
Lewis nods
Lewis: So what happened?
Will looks put out
Will: I remember the full moon was starting to rise. There was this shimmer. Then suddenly out of nowhere there was this waterfall. These bands of pulsing energy going through it
Lewis: How’d that happen?
Will: I can’t explain it, I’m just telling you what I saw
Lewis: Now the waterfall
Cleo: What did it do exactly?
Will: Fired bolts of water into the pool
Lewis: Oh man
Will: Sounds pretty freaky I know, but that’s what I saw. That’s when the column of water rose up. It was some kind of creature or something, Don’t ask me why I was stupid enough to try and touch it. I don’t remember any more
Lewis: The water you said it was shooting from the waterfall into the pool
Cleo: And that’s what made the thing you saw
Will: Yeah
Cleo: Wow
Will: So, uh, what’s for dessert?
Cleo and Lewis: Dessert?
Lewis: Oh
Cleo: Dessert
Lewis: No (looks at Cleo meaningfully)
Cleo: Uh, don’t you have a big motorbike race tomorrow?
Lewis: Yes you do
Cleo: Shouldn’t be eating dessert
Lewis: Will, you should get an early night if you want to race
Cleo: Thank you for coming
Will: Well, thanks for inviting me
Cleo: Anytime. See ya, good luck tomorrow
Will leaves, Cleo closes the door
Cleo laughs
Motorbike track
Getting ready
Zane hooks up his earpiece
Zane: Is this thing working?
Loud in Nate’s ear
Nate: Ow! Yes!
Zane: Too loud?
Nate nods
Rikki: Now you can always stay in touch. How cute. May the best man win!
Zane: You know what you have to do
Nate: Yes, Zane don’t worry about it
Rikki: Contestants! Start your engines
Bella walks up to watch
Rikki: Ready, set, go!
Race begins
Zane: Okay Nate, keep him back there
Nate: No problem
Will: Hey, look out!
Nate: Whoops sorry!
Rikki looks annoyed
Racing
Zane: What happened to slowing him down?
Nate: Watch it!
Nate: I can’t hold him back
Zane: On the next corner, cut him off. Cut him off
Nate: I got him, I got him
Zane: Well just take him out
Bella and Rikki nod at each other
Bella makes a puddle into jelly
Zane: Knock him off now
Nate goes through jelly, falls, shouting
Zane: What happened, you get him?
Nate: Not quite
Zane: You idiot
Will wins the race
Bella looks proud of herself
Nate: Agh
After the race
Rikki: Face it, Zane, you lost
Zane: What was that out there?
Rikki: Some people have a way of attracting accidents (to everyone) We’ll have the official presentation in a couple of minutes, everyone
Zane: Will, hey Will. Well done, just a quiet word. It was a great race today, you did really well
Will: Thanks
Zane: It’s just, there’s been a bit of a technical hitch, and we won’t be able to pay you the full prize money today
Will: How’s that?
Zane: What I can do is make it up to you with a voucher for the café. Free coffees for a year, something like that
Will: I get it. That’s why your idiot mate was trying to cut me off
Nate: What?
Will: It was a set up. You don’t have the money, do you?
Zane: Oh I have the money, alright, it’s like I said
Will: You’re a liar!
Zane: What did you say?
Will: You heard me
Bella: Come on, it’s not worth it
Will: Yes it is. He can’t just get away with it. He’s going to pay me, right now. You must have the entry fee at least
Zane: It’s already kind of committed
Rikki: Here it is. $1000 courtesy of Rikki’s Café
Zane: Rikki, we can’t-
Rikki: Well, what’s the alternative?
Zane: Fine, take it, it’s yours. I hope you choke on it
Will: Thanks Zane, I’ll enjoy it
Zane: Well I hope you’re happy. You’ve made your point, we are officially bankrupt
Cleo’s room
Lewis: Okay so this beaker has water from the moon pool. I’ve checked it again. Nothing unusual
Cleo: And this just has water from the waterfall. I checked it, it’s just water. Nothing special
Lewis: And now I- I-
Goes to grab the test tube and Cleo backs off
Lewis: We are going to combine these. Are you sure about this?
Cleo: We need to know
Covers her eyes as Lewis mixes
Cleo: Nothing’s happened
Lewis: We don’t know that yet
Cleo: Yes we do, look
Lewis tries to pour the mixture into another beaker, but it is resistant
Lewis: What?
Cleo puts it out aggressively and it floats in the air
Lewis: That is definitely something
Cleo: We did it!
Laughs
Cleo: We did it! Is that a tentacle?
Lewis: I’m not sure. Maybe because it isn’t a full moon it’s in a dormant state
Cleo: Okay, so, why does it attack us?
Lewis: I don’t know. But now that we know this Cleo, we’re going to find a way to stop this
Cleo: You know what? I feel a little bit better already
Lewis: Oh you do?
Cleo: Yeah, we are a pretty good team
Lewis: Yes we are
Kiss
Café
Rikki: Stopped sulking?
Zane: More a brief pause. I’ve never seen any of the guys from the club here
Rikki: New customer base, that’s the idea
Zane: I should sulk more often
Rikki: Or not
Zane gestures to the bikes
Zane: That’s a nice look. They suit the place
Rikki: Oh, well don’t get too attached, we’re auctioning them off tonight
Zane: Uh, no you can’t
Rikki: (snaps) Just like that
Zane: Hang on, wait, the takings will be-
Rikki: Oh they’re up, way up. But even so
Zane: Do you think we’ll pull through?
Rikki: Well, we’ll pay back the suppliers so we’re back in business, and then we’ll play to our strengths. The café, the band
Zane: Okay, okay
Stage
Bella: Oh, hello
Will: Hey, hey, I forgot to thank you for your help today. I wouldn’t have been able to enter if it wasn’t for you
Hands back money
Bella: Oh yeah, that. Yeah, any time. I should probably…
Will: Yeah sure, don’t keep your fans waiting
Bella: Right-O
Cleo and Lewis kissing
Rikki: Oh, young love. Showtime.
Nate enters in neck brace
Bella: You okay?
Nate: Fine, I’m fine. Can we just- One two three four!
Band plays Come Back To You
Rikki comes up behind Zane drapes a tea towel over his shoulder
Rikki: Corner booth, spilled drink!
He goes to sort it
Rikki and Cleo smile at each other
Rikki and Cleo dancing
Song ends
Applause