This document is part of the Ocean Girl Archive — Last update: 2011-10-23 — source — meta
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| Father: | There was a third member of our family. Your sister. Mera. You must search for her. |
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| Neri: | Mera. |
| Zoe: | There must be some way we can find Neri’s sister. |
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| Brett: | Maybe we could put an ad in the paper under missing persons. |
| Vanessa: | Yeah. “Wanted – girl who fell to earth in space pod.” Great. |
| Brett: | Well, I don’t know. |
| Jason: | Holidays coming up. At least we can get to the mainland. |
| Froggy: | Yeah, check out the locals. |
| Zoe: | Talk to people. |
| Brett: | Somebody must have found that pod. |
| Vanessa: | And HELEN could help us do a records search. |
| Froggy: | If we can get her to access them. |
| Vanessa: | You can if anyone can. So what are you waiting for? |
| Froggy: | Come on, HELEN. |
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| Mick: | Hey, buddy! How’s it going? |
| Froggy: | Busy. |
| Mick: | You must get pretty hungry doing all that brain work. |
| Froggy: | Thanks. |
| Mick: | Maybe you could do me a favour, too. |
| Froggy: | Like what? |
| Mick: | You and that computer – I heard you can make it do just about anything you want. |
| Froggy: | Her, Mick. Her name’s HELEN. |
| Mick: | Yeah. What if someone wanted to see their school report? |
| Froggy: | They’re coming out today anyway. |
| Mick: | Yeah, I know. I just want to see it. |
| Froggy: | Well – I can give it a try. Michael Byrne. Wow, you really messed up this term. |
| Mick: | Bad, huh? |
| Froggy: | Real bad, look at that. |
| Mick: | Yeah, I’ll take your word for it. What if someone wanted to – fix a report like that. |
| Froggy: | No way. |
| Mick: | No way. Too bad, ’cause – my mom’d get really mad. And you know what’d happen then? |
| Froggy: | No. |
| Mick: | No? I’d get really mad. |
| Froggy: | Sorry, Mick. |
| Mick: | Remind me never to do you a favour, Froggy. |
| Brett: | Mum, Neri’s sister has to be out there somewhere, doesn’t she? |
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| Dianne: | I’m not sure, sweetie. I hope so. I am still just trying to convince myself this is all actually happening. |
| Winston: | The incredible is never easy to believe, Dianne. But we did see it with our own eyes. |
| Sam: | You guys ready? |
| Dianne: | Yep, won’t be a minute. |
| Winston: | I shan’t be joining you today. I’m taking some sonar equipment on one of the shark cats to run some tests. |
| Sam: | So, it’s just you and me then. |
| Dianne: | Yep, I can stand it if you can. |
| Sam: | Let’s go then. Sooner the better. Who knows, we might even find something on the way. |
| Dianne: | I’m sorry? |
| Sam: | Ah. I’ve got a little deal going with one of the mining companies. If I find any good mineral deposits, I’m on a percentage commission. |
| Dianne: | And – does commander Byrne know this? |
| Sam: | No. I’m certainly not on ORCA for the pittance she pays me. And I’m certainly not here for the social life. This way I can get the extra cash I need for my own new boat. And when that happens, you won’t see me for dust. |
| Dianne: | And you expect me to cooperate? |
| Sam: | Well, it’s not going to kill you, is it? It’s all in the line of your work. |
| Dianne: | What sort of things do you expect to find? |
| Sam: | Oh, I don’t know. But I’m due for a bit of luck. This going? |
| Dianne: | Yep. |
| Sam: | What’s that thing? |
| Brett: | Nothing. |
| Sam: | Why are you hiding it behind your back? |
| Dianne: | Come on, captain, if you want to earn that new boat by the end of the century. |
| Rocky: | The guy’s got a uranium super-charger on his rocket. Only he doesn’t realize that the bad guy’s got a plutonium super-charger. Or was it the other way around? |
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| Jason: | Rocky – |
| Rocky: | Yeah? |
| Jason: | I don’t want to know. |
| Rocky: | What’s eating you? |
| Jason: | I’ve got to get out and about. |
| Rocky: | What for? |
| Jason: | I’ve just got to get off ORCA sometimes. You know what I mean? But it’s getting hard since the commander cancelled our boat access. |
| Rocky: | Well, what about the old zodiac? The one round the back of the pontoon. |
| Jason: | That old thing? That was decommissioned ages ago. |
| Rocky: | I could fix it. |
| Jason: | Yeah. |
| Rocky: | No, dead set. My dad taught me to strip all kinds of motors. And hey, we could get off ORCA as much as we wanted. |
| Brett: | Hi, Rocky. |
| Rocky: | Hi. |
| Jason: | What’s up? Rocky, why don’t you go and have a look at that new boat now. I’ll be up in a minute. |
| Rocky: | Alright. |
| Brett: | You’ve got to get rid of this thing. Everyone’s asking questions. |
| Jason: | Okay. |
| Rocky: | It’s pretty beat up but there’s not too much wrong with it. Gonna give me a hand? |
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| Jason: | Sure. But first I want to take one of those wave runners out. A final fling. We don’t need them any more do we? |
| Rocky: | Nope. This’ll get us anywhere we want to go. |
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| Jason: | This is yours. You’d better put it somewhere where no one can find it. Neri – about Mera. It was a long time ago. Anything could have happened to that pod. A storm – |
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| Neri: | I know you will find her. |
| Jason: | We’ll do everything we can. |
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| Jason: | Any luck? |
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| Brett: | No. |
| Froggy: | HELEN’s tried the navy and the coast guard. Nothing. |
| Vanessa: | It doesn’t look good, Jason. |
| Jason: | Let’s just keep trying. |
| Vanessa: | What next then? |
| Brett: | The newspapers. |
| Jason: | Yeah. If she was found there would have been reports. Froggy? |
| Froggy: | Not bad. Access newspaper records, HELEN, for previous subject reference. |
| HELEN: | Yes, Froggy. |
| Vanessa: | What are we going to do if this doesn’t work? |
| Jason: | Search me. |
| Brett: | Mum’s going to hate me. No, first she’s going to kill me. Then she’s going to hate me. |
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| Kimberley: | Sometimes bad school reports aren’t as bad as you expect. |
| Brett: | Yeah, well, mine are always worse. |
| Vanessa: | I’m not worried. I studied. |
| Mick: | Oh, listen to the genius. |
| Vanessa: | You think you’ve got problems. Froggy saw his results on HELEN. They’re so low, you’d need a sonar to find them. |
| Brett: | Yeah? |
| Vanessa: | Can’t wait to see what commander Byrne says about her sweet little boy then. She’ll probably feed him to the sharks. |
| Kimberley: | You know, it couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. |
| Joanne: | Has anyone seen my brother? |
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| Vanessa: | Rocky was with Jason. Maybe they’re in the lab or something. |
| Joanne: | Thanks. Fingers crossed for this afternoon. |
| Brett: | Oh, I think I feel sick. |
| Joanne: | Oh, sorry. I was looking for my brother. |
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| Winston: | I don’t think that’s me. |
| Joanne: | No, I didn’t mean to interrupt. |
| Winston: | Oh, no, no. Oh, please! Please! I need an extra hand. Could you hold this? |
| Joanne: | Sure. |
| Winston: | There. You are most kind. Perhaps one day evolution will catch up and provide an extra hand for more complex tasks. |
| Joanne: | More arms. More legs. Where would it stop? |
| Winston: | Suction pads for our fingers? |
| Joanne: | Like an octopus with a fashion problem. |
| Winston: | You have a twisted sense of humour. |
| Joanne: | Thanks. |
| Winston: | You’re also an excellent assistant. |
| Joanne: | Thanks. So, what are we working on? |
| Winston: | A portable side scan sonar unit. Very powerful. For our geological survey of the ocean floor. |
| Joanne: | What do you have to do next? |
| Winston: | Hook it up to a boat and see if it works. |
| Joanne: | Can I go with you? |
| Winston: | I thought you wanted to find your brother. |
| Joanne: | No hurry. If I wouldn’t be getting in your way I – |
| Winston: | You’re hired. Perhaps you could expand your theory on octopus fashions while we go out there (laughing) |
| Forsyth: | Ah, Dr. Hellegren. I have something for you. Enhance and synthesize the image. |
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| Hellegren: | This creature looks human. |
| Forsyth: | Not only that, from the bone structure, we can safely say – it’s female. |
| Hellegren: | It is the girl. The girl from the sea. |
| Joanne: | Are you all right? |
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| Winston: | Yes. But I’ll let you into a little secret. I’m not very good on boats. |
| Joanne: | Really? |
| Winston: | I’m a land creature. The swiftestazelle on the beach has no legs at all on the ocean. |
| Joanne: | Well, it doesn’t matter. You’re so good at everything else. |
| Winston: | Thank you. Now, we’ll just give this a test run and see if it works. It’s all right, Joanne. It’s just a whale. Beautiful, isn’t he. |
| Joanne: | Yes. He’s not coming up. |
| Winston: | Oh, they can stay down for a long time. We’ll let the towed array out now. |
| Joanne: | I’ll give you a hand. |
| Winston: | Thank you I’ll check the monitor. |
| Joanne: | Aaah! |
| Winston: | Joanne! Joanne! Joanne! Joanne! Joanne? Hey, Joanne! I can’t see you. I can’t see you. Joanne. Ah, Neri. Thank goodness. She’ll be all right. Thank you. |
| Joanne: | What happened? |
| Winston: | You hit your head. You’ll be okay. |
| Joanne: | I was in the water. You saved me. |
| Winston: | Oh, no. I, I – well, you see – |
| Brett: | Yes! I don’t believe it! I’m having this framed. |
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| Mick: | That good, huh? Give me a look. Ohhh. |
| Brett: | My report! |
| Mick: | Gee, sorry. |
| Byrne: | Michael! I’ve just read your report. And I must say I got a shock. |
| Vanessa: | This is gonna be heaven. |
| Byrne: | It is extremely bad. |
| Mick: | I’m sorry, mum. I tried. |
| Byrne: | Yes. Well – I know you can do a lot better than this. But obviously, settling in here has been a lot harder on you than I thought. |
| Mick: | Yeah. Really hard. |
| Byrne: | After all, making new friends takes a lot of time and energy. And that’s important, too. So we’ll just forget about it, shall we? And I’m sure you’ll make up for it next time. |
| Jason: | Don’t worry. Guys like Mick, sooner or later, get what they deserve. |
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| Brett: | I wish it was sooner. |
| Sam: | Thanks. |
| Dianne: | Yeah, thank you, captain. |
| Jason: | That bad, huh? |
| Dianne: | Worse. Phillips is an obstinate, pig-headed – I only had to say to him “go to port” for him to immediately go to starboard! |
| Jason: | Well, Rocky’s fixed up that old zodiac. Means we can get away without any hassles. |
| Dianne: | Jason, I don’t want to hear about it, all right? I don’t want to hear another word about boats for the rest of the day! |
| Froggy: | Come on. Yes! Got it! |
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| Winston: | Of course, I couldn’t tell her it was Neri who saved her. So, unfortunately, I’ve become Joanne’s hero. Totally under false pretences. |
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| Dianne: | Winston – have you run through these scans you did yesterday? |
| Winston: | No, not yet. |
| Dianne: | Look at this. How the image suddenly enhances. |
| Winston: | Wait. That must have been the exact time that Neri arrived. She would have been directly – and look how it reduces back again. |
| Dianne: | Are you saying that Neri’s presence enhances the readings? How? |
| Winston: | I don’t know. Perhaps something in her physical make up magnifies the effect of our equipment. But there’s the proof. |
| Dianne: | Winston, you see what this means? If we can get this kind of detail and depth, we could reduce the survey time by half. |
| Winston: | You mean – get Neri to help us? |
| Dianne: | Yes! Why not? |
| Winston: | Why not indeed. Who’s going to ask her? |
| Vanessa: | A baby. A baby girl! |
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| Froggy: | HELEN matched the newspaper article. The right time. The right place. |
| Brett: | What does it say? |
| Vanessa: | Not much. Somebody found a baby floating in the ocean. |
| Jason: | Is there a name? |
| Vanessa: | Johnny Mack. A fisherman from cape tribulation. Hey, that’s just up the coast. |
| Brett: | School’s finished. We can go there tomorrow. |
| Vanessa: | But can we find him? |
| Jason: | We’ve got to find him. This is it! This is our lead to Mera. |
| Hellegren: | There is no doubt about it. She is the thing communicating with the whale. |
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| Forsyth: | But the distances involved – |
| Hellegren: | I know. It cannot be verbal. Perhaps some kind of mental telepathy. |
| Forsyth: | That would be extraordinary, doctor. |
| Hellegren: | Everything about this girl is extraordinary, Mr. Forsyth. That is why, wherever she is, I want her. |
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| Fisherman: | You kids going to say something or are you going to stand there all day? |
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| Jason: | We were looking for Johnny Mack. |
| Fisherman: | What would you say to him if you found him? |
| Jason: | We heard he might know something about a baby girl. She was found floating out on the coast a long time ago. |
| Fisherman: | Why would you want to know about that? Even if it was true. |
| Brett: | It’s important. We promised a friend we’d find out. |
| Fisherman: | Well, that’s different then. Friends have a right to know. Now that you mention it, I did hear Johnny Mack tell a story once. He was out fishing. He used to go out fishing every day just before sun-up. But this day – everything was still. No fish were biting. Like there’d been some big ruckus. He just couldn’t figure it out. And then, out of nowhere, this – thing bumps into his boat. And you know what Johnny Mack found inside? |
| Jason: | A baby? |
| Fisherman: | As beautiful as a frangipani bud. All by herself. |
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| Fisherman: | That was years ago. She was a white girl. The authorities came and took foster family. |
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| Jason: | You never saw her again. |
| Fisherman: | Johnny Mack never saw her again. That’s all I can tell you. |
| Jason: | Thanks. We’d better get going. |
| Fisherman: | Like I said. Friends have a right to know. That little girl. She was a bit different. |
| Jason: | If she met Johnny Mack, she’d want to say thanks for all the help. |
| Fisherman: | If I see Johnny, I’ll be happy to pass on the message. |
| Jason: | Neri! She made it, Neri. She survived the landing. |
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| Neri: | Where is she? |
| Brett: | The authorities took her. |
| Jason: | Well, at least we know she’s somewhere. |
| Vanessa: | And we can start looking for her properly. |
| Neri: | Yes. Now we will look for her. We’ll find her. And then we will bring my little sister home! |