Mermaid Magic (2024) s01e01 Episode Script

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Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
The Mermaid magic power
Lights the world ♪
Oh, yeah! ♪
-In moments lost at sea ♪
-Oh! ♪
-My friends are there for me ♪
-Yeah! ♪
Together we can do anything ♪
You can do anything! ♪
-With courage, love and friendship ♪
-Hey! ♪
-Believing deep in your heart ♪
-Ah! ♪
We're making waves ♪
There is no stopping us ♪
We'll swim together till forever ♪
We're sparkling on our way ♪
We've got the mermaid power ♪
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
[grunts]
Ha! You think you can slow me down
with your Electro-Magic?
Oh, I know I can.
Ha! Electro-shock.
I'm gonna reach that bell
before you do.
Yeah? We'll see who's faster.
-Excuse me. Coming through.
-Huh?
Merlinda, you know
the portal is off-limits
to everyone but the elite guard.
I know. Danger!
Please don't tell my dad!
And, since we're using our powers,
how about a little Ocean Wall?
[chuckling] Nice one.
-Sasha?
-You're doing great, Merlinda.
Just ask my followers.
[barking]
Beau Jr and I are getting this all
on my live feed.
-Say hi, Merlinda.
-Hi. Huh?
Bye.
Merlinda is going for a personal record,
but Nerissa is closing in.
Huh? Ohh!
There's the bell.
-Huh?
-I see you, Sparky.
It's time to get soaked.
Huh? Ohh!
[laughs]
[clangs]
Well, it was messy,
but that was your best time yet.
You were fantastic, Merlinda.
Thanks, but I need
to do better than "messy".
Someday I may have to step up
and protect Mertropia,
like my mother did.
If that day comes, you'll be ready.
And you won't be alone.
You'll have us.
[all] Mermaids swim together forever.
Oh, the water bomb
at the end? Genius!
Haha! This mer-squad is going viral.
[alarm goes off]
Oh, we better hurry.
We're gonna be late for class.
I am going to be the queen
of social media one day.
Do I really need to know math? Hmm
[Nerissa] Sasha. Let's go.
[Sasha] Okay.
[laughing]
[kid] Look, Mom!
It's the princess!
Hi, Merlinda!
Hi, Sasha and Nerissa!
Hi! Sorry, we're late for school.
Oh, let's take our shortcut
through the market square.
It's not a shortcut
when you window-shop.
-Oh, you look so wonderful.
-I bought these new clothes.
Would you like to see them?
Hey, Mr. Goby!
The statue is looking really great.
Thanks, Princess.
Aren't you late for school?
-Hi, Mrs. Sand Flea.
-I have a new book for you, Princess.
Oh, great.
I'll be back later, I promise.
You've outdone yourself, old friend.
It looks as good as new.
Oh, the proudest day of my life,
Your Highness,
was the day
Queen Corelia first wore this crown.
And soon the princess will wear it.
What's the occasion, sire?
No occasion. Sometimes a father
just wants to give his little girl a gift.
-Oh!
-Daddy.
Merlinda. What are you doing here
in the market on a school day?
Well, I could ask you the same question.
I definitely did not come
to pick up a surprise for my daughter.
And I definitely am not coming back
from a thing I wasn't supposed
to be doing between classes.
[chuckles]
Is that so?
Your dad follows me on Merstagram.
Nerissa, you know I don't want
Merlinda training to be a warrior.
Don't be mad at Nerissa, Dad.
I begged her to train me.
And, you know how persuasive I can be.
She can be persuasive, Your Highness.
Yes, I'm fully aware.
Great. I'm glad we cleared all that up.
[rumbling]
Huh?
[merperson 1] Oh. What's happening?
[merperson 2] What's going on?
Ohh!
Dad, what's happening?
I need to get to the palace.
You stay here.
Something is really wrong.
I have to know what it is.
Wait here.
[both] Huh?
Your Highness!
-Uh Oh.
-You did it!
The four remaining pearls have stabilized.
How long this time?
How long before they all lose their power?
At this rate, a month, maybe less.
If the pearls of Neptune die,
the kingdom will soon follow.
Every time you use your power
to replenish the pearls,
you become more depleted.
This is your life force.
It's not an infinite source of energy.
One more effort like this
could be your last.
Our only hope to save Mertropia
is to send another elite team out
into the open ocean to find more
Enough!
I will not send another team
through the portal
to be wiped out
by Barbarossa's sea-monster army.
No. I can make the pearls last longer.
I can outlast him and his siege.
I can go.
I'll find the pearls.
Hmm.
Dad.
How could you not tell me
about the pearls?
About how you're using
your life force to
-It's not your concern.
-I'm the princess.
It's my responsibility
to help my people, and you.
I am king.
They're my responsibility.
Your responsibility
is to go to class and study.
I'm more than just your little girl, okay?
I'm 16 now.
It's time for me to step up.
I can fight. I'm good at it.
I can take on these sea monsters.
You have no idea
what you're talking about
or what waits
on the other side of that portal.
-But, Dad!
-I don't want to hear any more of this.
I have to do something.
I can't just sit here
and watch you risk your life.
You haven't seen what I've seen.
Not one merperson
who has passed through that portal
has made it back alive.
I've already lost your mother.
I will not lose you.
I lost Mom too, Dad.
I can't lose you.
Merlinda?
How long until the other pearls
are like this one?
A month.
Maybe less.
Okay, I think it's time
for a doom-and-gloom intervention.
Let's turn these frowns upside down.
Hmm.
Haha!
I have a better idea.
I'm going to sneak out of Mertropia,
find a new set of pearls,
and bring them back.
Oh, there you go!
-Good plan.
-Terrible plan.
Have you forgotten
what's on the other side of that portal?
-Sea monsters.
-[Nerissa] Hundreds of them.
I can find a way past them.
Argh. It's not just them.
The pirate, Barbarossa.
Ooh, scary.
Barbarossa is an evil pirate.
All surface dwellers are evil pirates.
[Nerissa] 400 years ago,
Barbarossa and his pirate armada
waged war on the merfolk
to conquer us and steal our powers.
At his side was a sorceress,
the sea witch.
So scary.
Are there no puppy pics in this book?
Or maybe a kitten?
The sea witch created for Barbarossa
a talisman full of dark magic.
With it, he could steal
the life force of any merperson.
But the merfolk,
harnessing their magic and the sea,
fought hard and were able
to defeat Barbarossa.
The pirate armada was destroyed
and Barbarossa was imprisoned by magic
in the blade of his own sword.
Yes, but somehow
Barbarossa broke free
and 15 years ago
I know what happened 15 years ago.
Even if you made it
past the creepy monsters
outside the portal,
how would you find the pearls?
My mom.
Um, I don't want to be that girl,
but don't we need permission
to enter the royal archives?
I am that girl, and yes, we do.
It's okay. I know the king.
My mom was the last keeper
of the pearls.
Before she disappeared,
she would go out into the ocean
and tend to the magic oyster beds
and
she kept a map.
This map is mer-mazing!
And Merlinda is right. Look.
It can take us
straight to the pearls.
That map is not supposed
to leave the archives.
Nerissa, my dad is using his life force
to keep the pearls working.
If he keeps doing it,
he's going to die.
I have an idea for
the "sneaking past the monsters" part.
Merlinda, you can control water
with your magic.
Nerissa can generate
an electrical charge.
You can camouflage yourself.
And if you hide behind me,
I can make you invisible too.
Sasha, that's genius.
-Really?
-Yes.
Sneaking-past part solved.
Merlinda, as a member
of the royal guard,
I cannot let you go.
Nerissa, we're talking
about my father's life.
Just this one time.
Please! Forget the rules.
Alone. I cannot let you go alone.
If you're gonna go through the portal
to save the king's life,
I'm going with you.
Yay, Nerissa! I'm in too.
The three of us are going to save
my dad and Mertropia together.
Definitely, but first we'll have
to get past your boyfriend.
Alex Dorselfin is not my boyfriend.
Hey, Alex.
Princess Merlinda.
What?
What are you doing back here?
Uh, yeah. Pretty night, isn't it?
It sure is. The stars are out.
Do you love the stars, Alex?
Well, I sure do. Um
How are things
on the other side of the portal?
Quiet?
Those sea monsters aren't causing
any sea-monster trouble, are they?
Uh, you really shouldn't get
too close to that.
You're right, it is quiet.
Although it's hard to tell in here
exactly what's going on out there.
Maybe you should open the portal
so we can check it out.
Wait. What? No! Merlinda
You know perfectly well it's dangerous,
and your father forbids it.
Okay, Alex, you got me.
This was a test.
And you aced it, Captain.
-So now I can tell you the truth.
-Which is?
Which is me, Sasha and Nerissa
are on a secret mission
for the king.
It's an urgent matter,
so we should get moving.
You just need to use your key
and turn that wheel thingy.
Your father has no idea
about this, does he?
By no idea, do you mean?
Nerissa!
-I had this under control.
-We're not supposed to be here.
The longer it takes,
the better the chance we get caught.
I moved things along.
Well, fine.
Good job.
Princess Merlinda.
Sorry, Alex.
Ha! I knew it.
-Boyfriend.
-Not boyfriend.
There's danger on the other side.
Sea monsters and who knows what else.
But we've got one thing
they don't have.
Us.
Are we ready?
Pearl power.
Come follow me ♪
Under the sea ♪
Merfolks will always be free ♪
There is no fear ♪
When we are near ♪
Oceans are calm and so clear ♪
I am strong, I stay true ♪
I feel the pearl, the miracle ♪
I have the power of the pearl ♪
Pearl power ♪
You got the power to love ♪
You got the strength to be tough ♪
You got the magic
when the pearl's by your side ♪
Under the moon down below ♪
Mermaids will shine and glow ♪
We got the magic
and we dance all night, yeah ♪
Pearl power ♪
Pearl power ♪
You got the power to love ♪
You got the strength to be tough ♪
You got the magic
when the pearl's by your side ♪
Strong as the ocean's spirit
We unite ♪
For Mertropia.
And for you, Dad.
[Sasha] Time to disappear.
There is something
I should have shared earlier.
Sometimes, when I'm nervous,
I have trouble staying camouflaged.
Sasha.
-I think he sees us.
-You think?
Lightning Bolt!
Ocean Shield.
Argh! The map!
No!
Merlinda!
Argh! Merlinda!
I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
[Baby Merlinda crying]
-What's happening to her?
-Huh?
[Nerissa] Merlinda!
Ah!
Avast, matey!
Some scurvy dogs
have dumped more trash ahead.
[Celia on radio] Good eye, Tyler.
Also, can we not use
all the clichéd pirate words?
Stellar idea, me sister Celia.
We'll make the polluters
walk the plank. Aye!
And more pirate words!
Still with us, Petey?
I just hope we can make a dent
in all this floating trash today.
It would be so great
to see some of the species
that abandoned Morton Bay
come back and make it home again.
Don't worry, sis, they'll come back,
because they've got us
and Operation Deep Clean
looking out for them.
You said we were calling it
Operation Bash The Trash.
Uh, I changed my mind.
You had me print flyers!
[beeping]
Celia.
Something big just got stuck in the net.
I'm on it.
Huh? Something's coming
straight for the boat.
Gotcha.
Huh?
Whoa!
Hey.
Hey!
Are you okay?
-Celia, you're not gonna believe this.
-Hold that thought. Tyler.
I'm trying to find our hitchhiker.
[through radio] Oh, there.
Looks like the poor guy
is all tangled up in plastic trash.
I'll get you free.
-Tyler, I'm being attacked.
-What are you talking about?
Huh? What is that?
Tyler? Whatever you do,
stay out of the water.
Yeah, that's what I'm trying to do.
Ohh
[panting]
[screaming]
Uh
[straining]
-[Celia] What were those things?
-She needs air.
We need to get her up to the
Wow.
Give me that. What is this?