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Lila here for Island Life.

Today I'm with special guest star Taylor Young,

aka the most amazing sister in the world.

So, what adventures are we doing today?

Swimming shark-infested waters? Abseiling? Karaoke?

Drop and cover, everyone!

Are you OK?

Once I can breathe again.

Oh. Sorry!

Ellis, I think it's over now.

What just happened?

♪ It's a curious situation

♪ A strong case of speculation how

♪ It takes more than intuition

♪ To work the situation out

♪ It's right before your eyes Can you feel it?

♪ It's right between the lines Try to reveal it

♪ So look until you find All of the pieces

♪ Put them together Now you see it

♪ Rock Island Mysteries.

Apparently it was a tremor.

That's what they're saying at work. Thanks.

So, technically, a minor earthquake.

Nothing to worry about.

But I heard there was something strange with the readings.

Strange how, Mum?

Well, it registered 7.8 on the Richter scale.

That's huge!

A quake that size should have decimated the island.

Yes, but it was only a tremor, so no-one's too concerned.

Anyway, I'd better get back to work.

We just took delivery

of a whole lot of new underwater drones.

Oh, before you go, Mum,

any idea where the epicentre was?

So this is where the tremor came from?

Of course Raquel's here with her secret South Section staff.

She's already sent out scuba divers.

I've got my snorkel.

I'll see if anything interesting washed up on shore.

Was there mention of tremors in Uncle Charlie's journal?

Yes, but I haven't figured out which one's at play yet.

Lila's ordering drinks, if anyone has any...

Hello. Excuse me.

Hi.

I want to locate the tourist bus

that delivers me to the stunning attractions

of Rock Island.

Sure. You can catch it just up on the road.

Who is your enigmatic and attractive friend?

Ellis?

Hi, Ellis, my name is Coraline

and I find you extremely handsome.

Drop and cover!

I am here to explore the island

and hope you might accompany me.

Did she just ask Ellis out?

Drop and cover!

He's covering himself with seaweed.

Camouflage! Unknown girl! Camouflage!

The teen years will be long for Ellis.

I acknowledge you are occupied

so I bid you farewell, sweet Ellis.

I may not have understood everything she just said,

but I'm pretty sure she just called you 'sweet'.

-Raquel! - Guys! Quick!

Raquel's diver found something.

Showtime!

We need to get up close and sneak a picture.

Ellis got asked out on a date?

I want you to re-create it for me now.

Nori, you're playing Coraline and...

- I got it! - Yeah, you do!

No, what Raquel's diver found.

Ah, looks like a necklace. An old one.

It's an amulet.

It's an ancient Atlantean symbol.

Atlantis? Cool!

But is it as cool as being asked out on a date

with a mystery girl exploring the island?

Please don't.

Atlantis and the island tremors are connected in the journal.

Uncle Charlie had this theory

that the island's magnetic anomalies

means that a gateway could be created

between here and Atlantis

and that the tremors

were the sound of the gateway opening or closing.

- What is Atlantis again? - An old Greek myth.

It's an ancient underwater city and civilisation

with advanced technology.

That nobody has found, because it doesn't exist.

So are we talking mermaids because I love mermaids!

When I was little,

I used to sit in my bathtub and eat fish fingers

and hope that I'd grow a tail.

I never did.

I'm not promising mermaids

but if we can find the gateway I can...

Well, there's a chance Uncle Charlie could be there.

If there's any chance that Uncle Charlie's in Atlantis,

we'll get you there.

Thanks, guys.

But, remember, Raquel's out there looking too.

So we find it first.

Your mum's underwater drone!

So beautiful.

We'll find the gateway, then figure out how to get in.

What do we think this gateway looks like?

Whatever it looks like, you know I can kick the lid off it.

Where's Raquel gone?

She's probably just running some tests on the amulet.

Or selling it to fund her evil empire's exploitation

of the island's secrets!

Or she's just prepping her staff and equipment.

Hi, kids.

Saw you down here earlier.

Us?

Really?

And you were here too!

What a coincidence!

An underwater drone.

What are you kids looking for, exactly?

We've got a school assignment.

The environmental impacts of sand erosion.

-Mm-hm. - Right.

Well, let me know if you find anything...interesting.

- You bet. - You bet we won't.

She's got access to all The Institute's data.

How are we supposed to compete with that?

Did someone say compete?

Nori, you and Meesha stick to the shallows.

Ellis, we'll use Mum's drone to scan the deep.

Lila, you coordinate. Let's find that gateway!

OK, let's go!

What is that?

What?

I can hear this beautiful song.

You honestly can't hear that?

Must be an earworm.

Like a song you can't get out of your head.

Remember when I couldn't stop singing Repeat, Repeat

- for like six days? - Don't go there!

♪ Repeat, repeat On the beat, yeah!

♪ Repeat, repeat That's how we be, yeah. ♪

- Anything? - Not yet, but it's there.

- I can feel it. - Taylor!

I found symbols in the sand, over by the rocks.

Can you bring the drone in

- for a closer look? - Yep.

What's up with him?

Ellis!

Is he ignoring us?

You guys stay.

I'll follow Ellis.

Ellis!

Coraline!

Thank you for attending, Ellis.

I have a predicament and I ask you keep it secret.

Of course.

I lost an object that's very special to me.

An amulet.

I only just realised and I can't locate it.

I'm not just beckoning you

because you are exceedingly handsome.

Why, thank you.

But I recall also

that you had an antiquated alloy detector.

I wonder if you located anything?

Only bottle caps but someone did find your amulet...

Ellis!

What's going on? Are you OK?

I heard this song and...

Where am I?

I was hoping you could tell me that.

Why don't you join me for a swim, Ellis?

No way! I hate the water!

Ellis?

Meet me at the Milk Shack in half an hour, just us two.

And do not mention the amulet.

Ellis?

Ellis!

What was all that about?

Milk Shack. Just the two of us.

I think I just agreed to a date!

- Say what? - It doesn't make any sense.

Dates are scarier than spiders and sharks

and the uncertainty of human existence.

But then she smiled at me and started talking

- about her lost amulet and... - Her lost what?

I wasn't supposed to say that. Forget I said that.

I don't know what's happening to me. I need to do my hair.

No, I need to lock myself away and never come out.

I wonder what shirt I should wear?

I have to get ready!

What the...!

I can hear this beautiful song.

Siren song!

The screen's gone blank. That's not good, is it?

Can Meesha see

if Raquel's doing anything with the transmitter?

She's a mermaid!

She's a mermaid!

That Coraline girl we met earlier? She's a mermaid!

Lila, have you been drinking red cordial again?

I'm serious! She was singing a siren song.

It's a song mermaids sing to control people's minds

and lure them places.

Says the girl with the mermaid obsession.

She almost lured Ellis right into the water.

- Ellis hates water. - Exactly!

- Well, did he go in? - Well...no.

But he was going to.

Think about it. Her name is Coraline.

Coral! Get it?

She appeared right after the tremors.

- Well, that doesn't mean... - And she's lost her amulet!

You didn't think to say that first?

If Coraline's from Atlantis,

she'll know where the gateway is.

We'll definitely beat Raquel to it.

You go. I'll try and find the drone.

I thank you for attending, Ellis.

There's nowhere I'd rather be.

I greatly admire the confident way you ordered food.

Most people don't realise

that there's a whole lot of extra items

on the back of the menu.

So, who has possession of my amulet?

A woman named Raquel.

She sent divers out after the tremor

- and one of them... - Hey, Ellis!

Coraline.

I bought hair gel.

My tie is restricting my airways.

- I'm on a date! - We are otherwise occupied.

Ah, Ellis mentioned you lost your amulet.

This is disappointing.

- Words came out. - What sort is it?

It was a gift from my parents. It's very special to me.

You ordered a fish burger! Isn't that interesting?

- Or is it cannibalism? - I don't comprehend.

- Where are you from, Coraline? - Overseas?

Or is it underseas?

I'm from...

..Scotland.

Scotland?

Whereabouts?

One of the islands in the north.

I'll pour water on her, see if she grows a tail.

Oh!

- Oops! - You nearly wet me!

- You need to be more careful. - Here!

Let me pour you some more.

Whoops! Oh.

Excuse my absence, Ellis.

I need to dry myself.

Lila, really?

- I thought it would work. - Why?

Because her being a mermaid

makes more sense than this being a legitimate date.

Ellis is right there.

Ellis? Tell us everything.

Did she say where the gateway was?

Did she mention Atlantis? Has she seen Uncle Charlie?

Does she or does she not grow a tail?

Ah, Ellis, are we way off the mark here?

Too much pressure! So many questions!

Ellis! Look what I found in the restrooms.

I am entirely relieved.

- That's your amulet? - If you wouldn't mind,

I only have a short time before returning home.

We are so, so sorry.

What a waste of time.

I don't know.

I still think there's something fishy about her.

Pun intended.

I need to get back.

Raquel's still out there looking,

and I have to find out what happened to Mum's drone.

Hey, Nori? Tell me you've found something.

No, but I think Raquel has.

Sorry, Taylor, but I think she's found the gateway.

Section this area off.

We're too late.

I followed the patterns in the sand,

but by the time we got here, Raquel had beaten us to it.

It's gotta be the gateway, right?

Why hasn't she gone through it yet?

- It doesn't make any sense. - Believe me, she's tried.

They've been throwing rocks, the lot.

It's like it's got some sort of force field on it.

Hey.

Look at that symbol in the middle of that rock.

It's the same shape as the amulet Raquel found.

So it's like the amulet's the key to the gateway!

Sorry. Another crazy Lila idea.

No. Actually, I think you're right.

Question is, how long before Raquel works that out?

For someone who has the key to the gateway,

she looks kind of furious.

That's why we have security! When was it stolen?

- It was stolen! - We got that!

Lock up The Institute.

No-one gets in or out until we find the amulet.

And check security footage.

I bet it was those kids.

Rude! Verging on defamatory!

- We didn't take it. - If it wasn't us, who did?

Do you like those?

Ellis's little friend was looking at them earlier.

Oh, no, she didn't!

And look at the postcard!

Scotland?

Oh, yes, she did! Girl totally tricked us!

- Gillian? - Hmm?

Have you seen Ellis? He's not answering his phone.

I don't think his date ended well.

Mind if we join?

I'm so sorry, Taylor.

I should have told you but everything's been so hazy,

and Coraline said if she didn't get home

- she'd be in trouble and... - She's a total mermaid, right?

- Well, she's from Atlantis. - I knew it!

But she'd be gone by now.

She said she was going to get her amulet from The Institute

and go home.

Raquel found the gateway.

She's got her people guarding it.

So Coraline won't be able to go home?

Good news for you.

Now she gets to tell you all the best places to go swimming.

No. No, she can't stay here for too long.

Raquel could find her and drag her off to The Institute.

Ellis is right.

Raquel's whole MO is locking things in her lab

and studying them under a microscope.

We have to help her.

Drop and cover!

Actually, just cover!

The gateway!

Raquel!

I thought it would be Coraline. What's she doing?

- Is... Is that a laser? - She's forcing the lock!

Stop! Raquel! It's too dangerous.

We are not stopping now.

This portal could disappear at any moment.

So unless you've found the amulet...

Keep going.

This is bad.

She has no idea what she's messing with.

She could make the gateway disappear.

Then you won't be able to get to Atlantis.

Coraline will be stuck here.

You have to stop her.

She could destroy the whole island.

I should never have visited.

I have caused this problem. I merely wanted to explore.

I know the feeling. And we can help.

We can trust them. They're good people.

We need to get Raquel away from there.

Can't you use your powers?

Draw them into the sea.

There are too many of them.

- So we'll create a diversion. - Ooh! Me! Me!

I've got this. Drama is my middle name!

Also Beatrice but...

Listen, Coraline,

my step-sis needs to go back with you to Atlantis.

Lila, now's not the time...

We think her missing uncle's there.

We just need to look.

Raquel, come quick!

You shouldn't be here.

I just saw five real-life mermaids

around Rock Island Beach.

They had tails and gills and sung the most beautiful song.

Go check it out. Now. Go!

Are you ready to depart?

Really? I can come?

But I cannot guarantee the timing of your return.

It may not be soon.

There were mermen!

And mer...they.

- So many gorgeous colours... - Get out of here!

Lila!

- Lila, are you alright? - I'm fine. Where's...

It is time.

Just go.

Are you certain you won't join me in Atlantis?

Thank you, Ellis.

I will never forget you.

Oh, no! No, no, no, no, no, no.

- Ah, are you OK? - Where did it go?

Where did the portal go?

Portal? Are you OK?

I think you maybe hit your head.

I'm pretty sure that's just rocks.

Raquel's so going to be onto us now.

We're going to have to be more careful.

And Mum won't be happy I lost her drone.

You know, you could have been in Atlantis by now, right?

I can't believe you stayed.

I miss Uncle Charlie so much, Lila.

And it kills me

not knowing where he is or if he'll ever come back.

I couldn't do that to you.

Hey, Ellis. You OK?

I'm going to need to increase

my weekly talk sessions with Dr Pete,

- but we'll get there. - Mm.

It'll be alright. There's plenty more fish in the sea.

Please. Stop. Talking.

- Hey, is that... - Your mum's drone.

You found it!

Oh, it still works! Thank goodness.

Yes!

It's an alert. There's new footage!

I wanted to give my thanks to you all

for aiding my return.

Taylor, I'll ask questions here about your uncle,

see what I can learn.

And, Ellis, if I ever make it back,

I truly hope to see you again.

She genuinely liked you after all.

- Ellis! - Ellis?

- Drop and cover, Ellis. - Drop and cover.

♪ Rock Island Mysteries.