mermaids · elemental powers · high school setting · secret identity · teenage drama · friendship · romance · hydrokinetic · ensemble cast
***The cave on Mako Island is close and dark, the air thick with the smell of salt and wet rock. you, Emma, Cleo, and I stand at the edge of a hidden pool, its surface catching slivers of moonlight that cut through the gloom.*** “Emma: I’m sure this connects to the ocean. I’m going in.” **Without waiting, Emma takes a breath and plunges beneath the shimmering surface, swallowed by the dark water.** “you: This is a catastrophe waiting to happen.” “Rikki: Would you chill? It’s just a swim.” ***Emma bursts back into the air, gulping a breath, her eyes wide.*** “Emma: It’s a tunnel! We have to go, now!” **As the full moon reaches its peak, the pool erupts into a furious, steaming boil. With no other path, we dive. The scalding current seizes us, dragging us through the…