Ah!
Ah
Hello!
They're gonna drive us crazy
Oh!
- Look at him, Claire
I'm looking at him, Hailey
Sitting up there
being gorgeous
Looking for someone to rescue
He should so be rescuing us
What's wrong
- with this picture? - Well, all these articles say
we've been way too available
We need to be more coy
We are so coy,
he barely knows we exist
Okay
Ray pop quiz
Favorite song, favorite food,
favorite drink?
Go, go, go
Weezer's "Island in the Sun," um, Dr Pepper, oranges?
Very nice
I'm trying to read
Fine, then the least
you can do is read me the latest on boy-bagging technology
Oh, okay, this one is called "Fluff and Retreat"
"Fluff his ego
"then walk away
"Not only is he left wanting more,
but he's under the impression that it's his idea"
Nice
That's really cool
Claire, do you realize
that summer's almost over,
and you haven't gone in the water once?
Once would be way too many times
Mm Excuse me
Do you realize we've got less than five days
till you have to move?
I don't want you moving
halfway around the world
Claire, you're such a ruiner!
I'd gone, like, a half hour without thinking about it
Hailey, I'm sorry, but
Besides,
I haven't kissed Raymond yet
So I'm not going anywhere
Whoo!
Incoming
Oh
Hello, hottie
It's Raymond
Hail, did you order a sand witch?
Cecilia's back from camp
Don't worry He won't fall for yuck
He's way too smart for that
- Hey, Cecilia - Hey!
Whoa
Did they get bigger?
She could poke an eye out
We just we have to decode his body language
- Look, it's fine
I mean, if he's into her,
he'll shake his hair,
stretch his arms
- and flex those muscles - Yeah?
Wha-What was that?
Fingers That was fingers through the hair
I mean, technically, that wasn't shaking
Right?
Please, gods of love, no shake,
no stretch, no flex, no
- No!
You guys okay?
- Yeah, we're fine, thanks - Yeah, fine
- Thanks - We're good
Baby-sit much?
I can't take it anymore
As long as he doesn't
flip his sunglasses up and down, we're fine
Hey, Ray, think fast!
- Oh!
- Yo - I can't look anymore
- You - Sorry!
I figured you could catch
- Right - My bad
Oh
What? Did he flip them?
You know, it's really sunny out
- It doesn't count - Yeah
Say something
You're never gonna get a tan wearing all those clothes
Or skin cancer
Please, we don't even smoke
- Mm-hmm
Such losers
The perfect end to a perfect day
Claire! Hailey!
We need your help!
Hey What?
Oh, we've decided to fire Raymond
- What?! - What?!
Mm
You should've seen your faces!
That is so not funny
Oh, you girls... you're too wound up
Help bring in
the "Last Splash" decorations, please
Weatherman says a big storm's coming
We'll put them up again after it clears
Ray will still be there
when you're done
- Grandpa!
Supper's at 6:00, Claire
So you'll come back after dinner, right?
We can hang out in the rec room
No, I have other plans
What?!
But you-you promised
God, chillax Your grandma's right
- But Hailey, I'm
- Sorry! - Geez, Leonard
"M" or "W"?
Right, nice to see you, too
"W"
He knows what you did last summer
Down!
Mom, I'm home!
Hey, kiddo!
Hailey, your boxes won't pack themselves
Don't put this off until the movers come
Come on, Moby,
don't play me like that
I haven't seen you in days
Hailey, you can unpack as much as you want
We're still moving
Yeah
How was the club?
And maybe I could get more than one syllable this time?
- It was fine - Mm-hmm
That was three
I'm sorry, sweetheart,
but you didn't want to leave
Boston, either, remember?
And look what happened
You met Claire
Australia could be another amazing adventure for us, Hails
So how about we start packing your room?
So how about I live here with Claire till I'm 18?
How about we go back to fewer syllables?
Cool
That was one
A storm warning is in effect
So that's where Cecilia Banks gets all the drama
Just look at her dad
Well, as you can see... whoa!
Hailey, how am I supposed
to face eighth grade without you?
My locker is right next to the boys' bathroom
And I have coed PE class by myself
We have to dance with Raymond at The Last Splash
We'll be such great dancers
that he'll realize that he has to marry one of us
And we'll be so happy
that one of us got him,
that we won't even be jealous, you know?
Unless he picks you
That wouldn't be okay
- Joke - What if this is our last movie campout?
- What if this is it?
O gods of hurricanes, makers of thunder and lightning
and majestical waves
useth your power to keep my mom from moving to Australia
Maketh her to see the error of her ways,
and keepeth us in Baybridge!
Ameneth
You're insane
That's what they tell me
Ameneth
Oh, my God!
The vending machine's possessed
Looks like we got free
- Hailey! - Soda?
Where are you? Are you dead?!
- Don't die - I'm not dead
I'm right here Follow my voice
- Oh, God!
Something's out there!
I just want you to know that if Leonard
comes in here and chops us up
into a million pieces,
that you were totally, completely, and eternally
my best friend
You're my best friend, too
And I broke your iPod
What are you girls doing out here
- in this weather?! - Oh!
Come on!
Grandma, you scared me!
Let's get the two of you tucked up in bed
Oh, Mrs. B,
if I have nightmares tonight,
- I'm blaming you
O gods of hurricanes
O gods of hurricanes, makers of thunder and lightning,
Please useth your powers to keep my mom
Maketh her to see the error of her ways
and keepeth us in Baybridge!
Oh, my God
Come on, man
- On three, ready? One, two - Okay, yeah
Raymond's out! Come on!
Yeah, bring it up
He's beautiful Okay, stay calm
Come on!
I'll catch you later, man
Look at this
What a wreck
It's Ray Don't look
Get down
Hello, little freaky blue crab
Claire, look
Ray, hope you're ready to clean
Wow
Think you'll have to call off Last Splash?
- No! No, Mr.. B! - No!
No, no, no, no, no, Mr. B!
You can't... I'm sorry, but you can't do that!
Mr. B, me and Claire
have been planning for this for, like, ever
It'll be all right
Grandpa, are the pool lights still on?
Claire!
Hold on, you're okay
There's a shark in the pool!
You're okay, you're okay Shh I got you
Here, somebody get the chair!
- Calm down
- There you go - Here
She may be in shock Take a deep breath
Claire, are you all right?
She gets scared in the water
- Her parents drowned
You all right, honey?
I saw something It's in there,
and I don't know what it was!
Half the ocean washed up in there last night
Hailey, take Claire inside
Leonard, lock up the patio
I don't want anyone else falling in
Okay, clean it, lock it Got it
That was, that was tight, Ray
Thanks, Ray
- Hey - Come on!
- Hey! - Oh, my God
Raymond totally jumped in there to save you,
with his actual biceps
Did you feel them around you?
Were they flexed?
Oh, God, they must've been flexed
If you had stopped breathing!
You were, like, this close to mouth-to-mouth
There's something in there
I'm serious!
It looked like I can't even say it,
but I swear, it just stared at me with its eyes!
You're in shock from touching Raymond!
Hailey, I know what I saw
Fine, then we'll just go back
when no one is looking, and we'll check it out
No way, Hail
I didn't mean to get in the water in the first place,
and I'm not going back there again
Something bad could've happened
Come on, Clairedy cat
Put on your big girl pants and meet me at 9:00
Be careful!
Grandpa'll be super mad at us
- It's Leonard
Come on
Hey, maybe we should get fishing poles out or something
Shh, shh, shh No
I don't want to catch it
I want to feed it
Fish sticks?
Maybe it was an octopus
With blue hair
- and a tail? - It could've been blue seaweed
or kelp
It was not an octopus, and it wasn't kelp!
You want one?
I saw hair!
God!
Listen,
if you're gonna ignore every single word I say,
- I can hang out alone - I'm not ignoring you
I bet I know what it was
I'm guessing
it was a mermaid
Mmmm
Boo
- It's a
Uh, you're a
- Am
I can see we have to take this slowly
Mermaid
- What?
Fabled marine creature, half woman, half fish,
best known for sitting on rocks,
staring into mirrors, and obsessively combing
our long, beautiful hair
Blah, blah, blah
Wha What is going on?
- Stop shrieking
like a couple of gulls
For shrimps, you're awfully loud
You speak English?
Yeah Mermaids speak every language known to man,
fish, crustacean
and several varieties of sea fowl
What can you speak?
I got a C in Spanish
Hmm
Wait
What if she's, like, bad or something?
Why would she be bad?
She's a fictional sea creature They could be bad
We are not fictional!
We're discreet Hm
I've never been this close to a human before
Yeah Must be weird for you
What?
Nothing
You're staring at my tail
Well, yeah, I was
Do you want to touch it?
Okay
Aah, it's slimy!
Thank you
I rub it with kelp and jellyfish twice a day Hm
Wow!
Please don't eat us!
The thought!
It's okay
I just want to see what feet feel like
Give it!
Can you pick things up with them?
No, but
I can kick with them if you don't let go!
Hey, get back here
Mm!
How-how did you do that?
Oh, that's nothing
You should see my father
He can make some serious waves
Like last night, for example
Your dad made those waves?
Yeah
He's mad at me, because I swam away from home
three days before I'm supposed to get
married off to this merman
who's about as deep as a tidal pool
Hey!
Leonard! We have to go
- He's a total psycho - You have to hide
Wait! Where are you going?
- We'll be back tomorrow morning - Promise?
Promise!
Someone over there?
- Run! - Don't get seen
Hailey
- Hailey, wake up
What in the world?
- Oh, no - Oh!
- This is bad - Oh, my God
This is so bad
Come on
What have you done?!
I drained the pool
She's not in there
- But how could she just get out? - I don't know
Come on
- Oh, it's you
You scared the salt out of me
I thought you were that man
with that awful sucking machine
I just about got turned inside out
How did you get in here?
I used these
Whoa
My very own pair
Oh, and check this out
- Whoa - Whoa
Wow
Isn't it cute?
- Very cute
And I can sit on it
Hey, we've got to get you out of here Come on
You're going to get seen
You need to give her your T-shirt
No My bathing suit is like boy repellent
What if we see Raymond?
It's your bathing suit or her birthday suit
Come on
Oh, no
That's not what you do
- You have to - No
- Put your arms through them - Put your arms through the
- You know what I mean? - Oh
No
No, no Oh
Wow
That looks amazing
- I know
I don't understand how you can sleep on these
when they're so jumpy
I could just do this all day
Claire, what on earth are you doing up there?
You really need to stop
Gram's gonna be really mad at us
We're gonna get in huge trouble
You worry too much
I rest my case
This is so much fun
Oh! I love legs
So
do you get to keep them?
Technically, we can only have legs when the sun's out
And we have to keep them dry,
or at least that's what I've heard
I've never had the guts to come out and try them
So this is your first time ashore?
First time on land, first time with legs
Can you believe it?
Oh, you'd never know
But I've got to be careful
Add moonlight or water, instant tail
Look what I can do Eh!
Ow Stop that
- Hmm? - Hmm?
Oh! Crabs!
They found me
With a shell?
Mm-hmm
Did you know you can hear the ocean through these?
Yeah, but
Well, it works both ways
The ocean can hear you, too
Hello? Dad?
Aquamarine! Just what do you think you're doing?!
Daddy?
Shell phone
Could you give me a minute?
Sure Sorry
Well, that's your plan,
- not mine - Okay
I don't want to marry some spoiled, rich, squid!
Well, you can make all the storms you want,
but I'm not coming back
No! No!
Love is not a myth, Daddy, it's real!
You think her dad is doing this?
Three days, I'll prove it to you
If you don't come back in three days
Well, if I'm wrong, then I will honor your plans
And I'll call you every night, okay?
So calm down!
I have to find love
We don't have it where I'm from,
and if I can't find it
in three days, I'm sunk
You don't have love?
No
My dad says it's just a myth
We marry who our parents pick
And my dad thinks that I have bubbles in my brain
because I believe in love
He says that the only way
I can get out of my wedding
is if I can prove to him that love exists
But that means I only get three days
Or else I'll be swimming down the aisle with that
that blowfish
But if you don't have love,
how do you know it exists?
I saw it once
- And I want it
Yeah!
With him
Raymond?!
Whoo! Check it out!
- Raymond?
Raymond
Raymond is the one I love
- No! - No!
Raymond!
- Yeah? - Hi
Hi
Do you love me?
Uh no,
but I think you're hot
You're really hot
Come on, man We got to go!
The beach house is going off!
Yeah, I know, I know, I know
Well, uh, I'll see you later
Come on Come on, come on, come on!
Hey, man
- Drop me off at home Can you?
He doesn't love me?
How can he not love me?
I need some salt
- What did you say? - What did he say?
He said I was hot,
but how would he know?
Do I feel hot to you?
- No That is not how you - I think that you mistook it
You have to help me get him to fall in love with me
Yeah, right!
No, no, no No, Raymond's way too popular
You should pick someone else
I mean, all the girls are after him
- Even a few boys - Right
Fine
Then you don't get your wish
- Wish?! - What?!
Wait, wait, what?
What wish?
You know, if you help a mermaid, you get a wish
Any wish you could wish for
I thought that was genies
You you believe in genies?
Uh what if our wish
involves other people?
- Like my mom - Yeah
It's a wish, any wish,
as long as it doesn't violate the laws of nature
Mm, mm, mm-hmm
- We'll help you! - We'll help you!
Yes, yes, yes, yes!
Just to let you know,
this is a humongous sacrifice for us
Yeah
Giving up Raymond?
So you know him pretty well?
Oh, yeah, we're experts on Raymond
Oh, yeah, we know him really well
- We're like Ray-ologists - Mm-hmm
Good
But he has to say he loves me,
'cause I need proof for my dad
Otherwise you don't get your wish Deal?
Deal
My name's Aquamarine
Now, let's go find Raymond
You need shoes!
Yeah, and undies!
Just stick with the pros
- Boys are what we live for
- Creepy, right? - Ugh
My mom collects this stuff
What does your mom do?
Besides ruin my life?
She's a marine biologist
Yeah, she's all scientific
- More like horrific - I know
She's dragged me all over the country for her job
She's been working to clean up the water in the bay here
Well, tell her thanks for me
because it tastes about ten times better
than it did a few years ago
Really?
Huh
Okay, first things first
Uh, Aqua, what are you doing?
He doesn't like this harsh light
Moby!
He came out of hiding
Wow
Can you make boobs come out of hiding?
- What?
All right
We begin where every girl starts with her first crush
- We call him
Call him? What?
What? No, I can't
What am I supposed to say to him?
Nothing
We just call and hang up
We do it all the time
Why?
I don't know It's just what you do
Yeah
Okay
Wait a minute
It's ringing
Hello?
Oh, oh
That was fantastic
Let's do it again
Okay, the next step here is the ride-by
Very important in any crush
Now remember, you have to act casual
Yes, like you didn't even remember this was his street
- That's it
- That's Raymond's house
There he is!
Oh, that hurts
But this will be worth it
Huh?
What the?
Aqua, no, that's the!
- Brake!
- Aqua! Are you okay? - Are you okay?
I saw him Did you see him?
He waved at me
Hey, hey, hey, are you okay?
Hey, Raymond
Hey
Oh, my God!
We didn't even remember this was your street
Yeah All right,
let's see what you got here
Ah nothing too serious
You run it under some cold water,
- you'll be as good as new - No, no, no, no!
Hey, hey, hey
I wouldn't hurt you
All right, let me at least put a Band-Aid on it Yeah?
Lifeguard's always prepared, right?
Here we go
This won't hurt a bit
There you go
- Voila!
Thank you
It's
it's beautiful
Eh
So, um what was your name?
Aquamarine
Cool name
Will I see you at the street fair today?
- I love this song!
Oh, no!
Who ordered broom service?
Hi, Raymond!
I'm here for my driving lesson
Let's get you up
You going to be all right?
Okay, cool
All right, hey, hang on one sec,
I got to grab my keys
So, um I'll see you later?
Oop Rock Watch out Watch out
Who is she?
Cecilia
She thinks she's the shiz 'cause her dad does the weather
Her dad can make weather?
No He just reports it
- Shut up! I know how to drive - And she's a princess?
No, no, no Just a royal bitch
Then why are you so intimidated?
Oh Got it Slow
Whoa
Hey, guys,
does she have something against girl's clothes?
Nice hair
Who are you?
Aquamarine
She's my cousin
Well, that's kind of pretty
Mm! For a crayon
I was named Aquamarine after a rare and precious gemstone,
whereas
Cecilia translated means "dim-sighted"
But your parents know you better than I do
Wow
What did you just say to me?
Yep, definitely dim-sighted
Oh!
There's something very fishy about that girl
Cecilia Banks blew a gasket!
Who cares about her? What about Ray?
I mean
What happened to me back there?
I was such a clam
l-I couldn't think
Don't worry
Everything we've learned about boys
has come from the pages of these magazines
Come on
I can't stop thinking about him
I feel so weird and tingly
- What? - Look at my finger scales
Oh, my
They've never been this color before
They change color with my mood
Whoa, weird
But I don't know what mood this is
- Love - Love
Okay, start reading
We have a lot to cover before we go to the street fair
Mm-hmm
Look at this!
I need some salt
Number 28
Come on Focus!
How do you remember all this?
You have to be flirty, but demure
Yeah
- Devoted but not desperate - Mm-hmm Mm-hmm
Available, but elusive?
And if he calls Wednesday
for Saturday, you have to be busy,
even though you're free?
- It's so annoying - Mm-hmm Mm-hmm
Yet strangely addictive
I think she's on the brink
of a boy data overload Hey
Let's take her out
There he is
- Ray! Ray! Hi! - Shh! No!
Haven't you learned anything?
Let him see you first!
Sorry I just got so excited, I forgot
It's okay, just
Hey, how about if we do what
what Liz D from Skokie suggests?
The "Laugh and Pass"
Casually walk past him
laughing
Good idea
That was so funny!
Okay, look at him
Look away
Look at him and play with your hair
Just kind of twirl it, twirl it
- Arch your back Arch your back - Pucker your lips
and flip your hair
- Flip it, flip it Flip it - Arch your back
Don't look at him No, no, no He's looking at you
Okay,
fluff and retreat
What?
Come on, you can do it, Ray Come on, Ray!
Fluff his ego and retreat Go
- Yeah! Oh, yeah!
Wow, Raymond, you're good! Bye
Wha? Uh, wha
You didn't fluff enough!
Here you go, man
Hey! Hey, where you going?
- Guess she did - Come on!
Hey, guys, I'll catch up with you
Okay? I'm gonna hang out with Aqua
Oh, my God, he gave her a nickname
Hey
Hi
Ar! Ar! Ar!
Are you having a good time?
Yes
Following you around is fun
Okay
Um this guy is for you
- Thanks - Cotton candy!
- You're welcome - Come and get your cotton candy
Hurry, hurry, hurry!
You want one?
- Yeah - Okay
Just one, please?
Thanks
Mmm
Hmm
Um, I just love eating cotton candy
I mean, I love eating it
- Right, Hail? - Right
It's so much fun to eat it
Mmm
It just vanished!
Mm-hmm
Mmm, mmm
Shake
Stretch
Flex!
- He likes her! - He likes her!
Hey, what are those?
Water bikes?
Mm
- What, you've never been on a paddle boat before? - Uh-uh
- Oh, he's so cute - Come on
I'll give you your first ride
- Okay
Do you think she'll be okay out there?
She's with Ray, isn't she?
I guess
Come on
So, um,
how long you in town?
Two more days
Then my dad's making me come home
If he doesn't get his way, it's always a huge disaster
Eh, pretty controlling, huh?
You have no idea
Yeah, I do
My dad, he's all
dead set on me starting college next week
But, I don't know, I want to take a year off and travel
I've never been out of Florida
So we've been arguing about it all summer
And he'll probably win the argument
He always does
They just don't get it, do they?
Sometimes you have to leave home
to figure out what you want
Exactly
You know, you're not like most girls around here
They're so cute together
Claire, how romantic is that?
This is nice
The sun is setting!
Yeah, I know
We timed it pretty well, didn't we?
- I have to get back! - What? Okay
Uh
Okay All right
- Okay, all right - Oh, no!
We're going the wrong way!
We're heading back out to sea!
There we go, we're turning around
Yeah, we're turning around, everything's okay
Hailey! Claire!
- Sunset! - Oh, no!
She's gonna pop a tail!
- Hailey! Claire! - Just add moonlight or water!
I have to get back!
Hey, hey
Here, let's talk about something to, um,
distract you, okay?
Like, um what are you doing tomorrow night?
You've probably heard about the Last Splash?
- We're coming, Aqua! - Paddle!
It's a a party type thing
Wow, you're really in a hurry
It's not your fault I just
I have to be somewhere
Oh
Hey, you've got to help our friend!
She's really sick She's got
- Hydrophobia! Yeah - hypertension!
- Yeah - Yeah Okay
Come on, please This is serious
Faster!
Hey!
Oh, no!
Come on, you're almost there You're almost there
Pardon me Excuse me
- Sorry Pardon me - Ow!
Hey!
Let's go, let's go!
Keep going! Don't stop!
Bikes around the corner!
Run!
- I'm sorry! - Let's go!
It was so much fun
Aqua, go, go! We gotta get you back!
I'll be right back
Hey, Ray
That was too close
I need some water to spend the night in
How about the ocean?
No No ocean... my father would just
manipulate the currents and pull me back home
I know a place
Holy mackerel!
Come on
Come on, let's go
- Claire, you doing this? - Uh-uh
Aren't you coming?
L-I don't do water
On the ground or in the air
Raymond was about to kiss you
with his actual lips!
Stupid sun!
Did Ray say anything?
He asked if I heard of Last Splash
- What?! - What?!
Exactly what did he say?
Uh
I can't remember
So was it "Are you going?" Or "Will you go with me?"
- Is there a difference? - Huge
- Major - Okay,
well, it started with
"What are you doing tomorrow night?"
- Oh, my God! - Oh, my God, he was totally asking you out
- on a date! - He was?
Absolutely
Yes!
Be careful, guys
Thanks
Sure
Why won't Claire come with us?
She's not good around water
- It's kind of a long story - Hm
Wow
I wish I could hide out here with you
Is this gonna be okay?
Yeah
Wow
I almost forgot
Me, too
This is nice
Good
Are you gonna be okay in here?
Are you gonna be okay out there?
Mm?
I'll see you tomorrow
fish butt!
I heard that!
I never realized how big
this room was
Without all my stuff in it
I want this wish so bad, Claire
- Claire? - Hm?
Do you think he'll fall in actual love with her,
in two days?
He has to
l-It's her last hope
Hailey?
- What? - We completely forgot something
What's Aqua gonna wear to the Last Splash?
I mean, she can't
keep wearing your T-shirts No offense
Hey, hey
We'll take the first bus into Tampa tomorrow,
and we'll go shopping
- Wha? No We can't! - No, we have to
Besides, I have $400 saved up from working at the aquarium
Do you know how much trouble we'll be in?
Come on, Clairedy cat
Hm?
Smile
Hello!
What?
Why go through life unnoticed?
- Aqua! - This store is hideous!
This store is for old people!
- Yeah - No, no
This store is kind of lame
- It's all used stuff - Oh, come on, you guys
It's so different from anything else
we saw at the mall
Come on, just give it a chance
Hey, you guys
Hm, hm, hm?
It's old-fashioned, but I think it works
I don't know
I love vintage
Look at these sleeves!
Mm
Ow, ow
Sorry
Okay, we've got three hours till Last Splash,
so, uh, a quick review?
Dresses: Check
Blue highlights: Big check
Are we missing anything?
Wait I don't have earrings!
How could I not have earrings?
I have earrings Don't worry
Hm Pretty
And pointy?
What am I supposed to do with this?
Like, stick it through my skin?
That's what you do
Ugh!
You're so primitive
I wear stick-ons
You mean, clip-ons?
No
You'll love these
They're my favorite aquatic accessory
You see that buoy out there?
I need you to swim out there and find me a couple
of starfish about
mmm, this big
Live starfish?
That's what you wear for earrings?
They compliment me
Seriously, Aqua, I've got some earrings
that'll complement you just fine
No I mean, they literally give me compliments
- In my ear They talk to me - Huh? Huh?
Starfish are notorious suck-ups
They love to give compliments
But it's nice
when you need a little boost
- Okay, guys,
let's go
Hailey, I can't
You've got to do this
Do you see how far that buoy is? No
Don't worry about it I'll get you a ride
No way!
Wow
Oh!
- Hi!
Hi, guys!
Oh!
Watch the legs, guys!
- Claire, look at that! - Hi!
- Hi - Oh, my goodness
Claire, you have to do this with me
You go
Have fun
Okay All right
Are you sure?
Yeah
Ah
Claire! Look at me!
Whoo-hoo! Way to go, Hail!
Hailey!
Hi, guys!
Whoo-hoo! Whoo-hoo!
Don't you just
love love?
What?
It's just
you're so sure of yourself
Well, I've only seen love up close once,
but if you'd seen it the way I did,
you'd feel the same way
Why? What was it like?
It was years ago
Not too far from here, actually
We were migrating through the bay,
just like we always do this time of year, and
I saw this couple out sailing on their little blue boat,
and the way they looked at each other,
it was a look I'd never seen anywhere else in the seven seas
I've wanted someone to look at me that way ever since
I looked for them every year, but I never saw them again
Was there a name on the boat?
Mm, I don't remember, Claire
Oh, the Claire de Lune
That's my parents
Claire, they really loved each other
I don't think they would've wanted you
to be afraid of life
I think they would've wanted you to be friends with it
Yeah
Whoo! Hailey!
It was the most incredible thing ever
It was something I wish I could've done with you
Aqua! Aqua!
- There you go - Oh, Aqua!
And for you
Thank you
Aquamarine is so lovely
Oh, stop
She makes us so lovely just being near
such loveliness
- And she's smart
Smart, yes, like tuna!
Like tuna
We love being near Aqua
Aqua, Aqua, Aqua!
Look who it is
Wow, the blue hair's spreading
You guys look like the grandma brigade
What's next, dentures or Depends?
What's next is I'm going with Raymond to the Last Splash
I've got some advice
You need to separate
fantasy from reality
Ray's going to the Last Splash with Cecilia
She asked him last night at the street fair
What?!
I'd love to stay and chat, but we're late
for Cecilia's pre-party
I've got some advice for you two
Put on a dry shirt
- That was totally amazing! - That was crazy!
It's Ray
I can't believe I was so stupid!
Why would he choose her over me?
You're supposed to know him
He obviously doesn't like me at all!
That's not possible
I never should've trusted you in the first place
Aqua, he's into you!
This doesn't make sense!
Bull shark!
Forget it I'm going home
Aqua, no! Wait!
Claire
this is totally, completely
eternally over
I'm moving
I'm going to be the new girl again
You know what? No
No, we're going to split up
You're going to go stop Aqua, and
and I'm going to go find Raymond, okay?
Meet me back at the club as soon as possible
Hurry!
Go!
Aqua, don't do it!
Don't do it!
Aqua, you can't do this!
Why not? I'm never going to see him again
And you know what? He doesn't care
I'm just going to go home
This was all for nothing
It was not for nothing: It was for love
You know what I think of love?
Love stinks
No wonder we don't have it back home
Please don't give up yet
Why, because of your wish?
Let me tell you something
My dad said he loved me
He said he loved my mother, and then he left us
He left us for some other woman
but I guess that's just the way it is
and love doesn't always work
I don't understand
That's life
That's how it is here
But when you find love,
I guess it's really beautiful,
or at least that's what I've read in magazines
And I don't know as much about it as I say I do,
but I know that there's a reason why everybody wants it so much
And what's that?
It's the closest thing we have to magic
Don't give up yet
Oh, my God!
What's happening to me?
I'm leaking!
Aqua, you're crying
I'm leaking saltwater
I'm falling apart
No, they're tears
Your body makes them when you cry
I guess you wouldn't have them, living underwater
This is crazy
Next you're going to tell me
water shoots out of your nose when you're happy
Only occasionally
Nice bike
Still has tassels
Time for a swim!
Excuse me
How could you do this to Aqua?
Uh, do what?
Take Cecilia to the Last Splash
after you already asked Aquamarine
Yeah, well, that was before I found out
that she has a boyfriend
A boyfriend?
Yeah The one
she practically jumped overboard for
to watch the sunset?
Aqua doesn't have a boyfriend
Who told you that?
Vince!
- Vince! - Huh?
- The little girl wants to go in - I want to go in where?
Into the pool!
No! Put me down!
No! No! No! No!
Hey, hey, hey, Vince, don't, man, don't! Stop!
- Hey, put her down Come on
Okay, okay Whoo!
Geez, relax What's the big drama?
Pfft! Whatever
God, take a joke
"Take a joke"?
Wha-What's the matter with you? She's scared
She was trying to get attention Hello!
No, that's your job, isn't it, Cecilia?
Raymond, I was kidding
Joke? Hello!
Claire, Claire, hold on
Hey, you okay?
Look, um, do you know where I can find Aqua?
I really need to talk to her
Yeah? Is that a nod?
I know I see a nod
This next one's
for the brokenhearted out there
Who needs Raymond?
I found two new men
to love
Their names are Ben and jerry
Mm!
Raymond
Who needs Raymond?
I need some salt
You know, l-I don't know
what Cecilia was talking about
I, uh, think they're in here in my room
- Aqua's right around here
Oh, God!
Hey!
Uh, um, sorry I'm sorry
How's it going?
Bad No, good Fine
Why don't you wait on the balcony,
- Yeah - and we'll be out in a sec
What was he doing here?!
Cecilia told him Aqua had a boyfriend
That that barnacle!
But Raymond wants to talk to you
- Oh, my God! Oh, my God! - Yes! Yes!
Oh, my God!
- Hey - Hey
- Hey, you know what? - And then the fish attacked me
- It attacked you? Really? - Yeah
- Kind of like a penguin, like - Later, guys
- Oh, hey - Thanks for coming
Guess who's got a date to The Last Splash
- Me!
Gently catch it
If you break your balloon, you're out
Okay, now toss it back
Remember to keep stepping back as you go
Come on, people! You can win a date with me!
Oh, good throw, man
You ready for the heater?
- Whoa! Okay
Careful Heavy-handed
You go under, not over
You don't want to drop it
Okay, take a step back
Ray, you're out
Come on, off you go
Oh, I think I feel seasick
You know?
But in a good way
Just be yourself
Minus the tail
Hi
Wow, you look pretty
So do you
Thank you
So what do you say we grab something to eat?
Yes I'm good at that
Okay
Here they come
- Hey - Hi, guys
Hey
What can I get you?
They're there
- Hey - Hi
Hmm
Um is that good?
Yes It's very calming
Okay, I'll try some
No, no
Eh, that's good
To
new things
Sorry
Guess it's an acquired taste, huh?
Looks like they're having a genius time
Hey
You look really pretty, honey
Thanks
Hey
Hi
I see you and Claire
have made a new friend
Yeah, how 'bout that?
Another person I get to say good-bye to
Ginny! Oh, Ginny
I just read about you in the Tribune
You didn't tell me you were one of, what?
200 applicants? What an honor
I've been trying to land
a grant like this for ten years
I just hope we can do some good with it
Only the fish will know for sure
Aren't you happy for your mom?
Ecstatic
Oh, come on
Don't worry, honey
You know how kids are
So, if you could travel anywhere in the world,
where would you go?
Oh, that's easy
I would go to Fiji I hear it's amazing
It is It's unbelievable
You've been there?
Well, I've been to lots of places
But I've learned it's not where you are, it's who you're with
Hmm
You always so sure of everything?
Yes
More people should be like that
Well, some of us are only human
Thank you
Hey How you doing?
Wow, thanks
- Please - Ah
Yeah, sure, we can do that
I love that song
Hi, everyone
We'd like to start things off with a special request
Oh, I love this song You want to dance?
I want to, but I don't know how
What? No, it's easy I'll show you Come on
Come on You can't be worse than me
I told you I was bad
No, you're great, you're great It's okay
Um here
You ever spend any time in the water?
Some You know
Right Okay
So, you just kind of let the music carry you
You know, just like a wave would
Wavy, yeah
There you go
Yeah, there you go Nice
I'll be right back
Back off... don't make a bigger fool of yourself
than you already have
Walk away
- Bye - Walk away
Good job
He's so into her
He likes her
Thank you, Capri Beach Club
Sunset Come on
I think I like dancing with you
better than anything I've ever done on feet
Hey!
Say good-bye It's time to go
Uh-oh I have to go
Wh-What? Again?
Come on, at least stay for the fireworks
- Come on - There's gonna be fireworks?
I can't
I wish I could, I really do
But you leave tomorrow
I want to spend more time with you
What can I say to make you stay?
You can tell me
- What? Tell you what? - Aqua, we have to go right now
Come on
Tomorrow Tomorrow you can tell me
Come to the pier at 9:00
To tell you what?
You can tell me how that makes you feel
- Come on! - Come on!
Wow
Come on, Hails
Whoo!
Okay, you little freaks
What are you doing here?
Cecilia, I want to go back to the party
They're handing out sparklers
She lives in a water tower
Freak city
This is so lame
And who cares?
I'm tired of sitting here staring at it
Yeah, Cecilia, we already missed the fireworks,
and now we're missing the party
Um, Patty, could you put away the negativity,
sort of like you put away
all those corn dogs at the street fair?
I'm going up If anyone comes
honk
But
But I only I only had two
Who needs this?
Uh
Here we go
- Shh!
What are you up to, huh?
Hailey?
Is someone there?
Uh
Oh, my God Oh, my God
Wait! Cecilia
Okay, okay
Oh
Nice and slow
She's a She's a
She's a, she's a, she's a a a
Wh
You want something done,
you have to do it your
Self!
Oh, I need to see your hand stamp
Thank you
G'night!
Uh, can I see your hand stamp, please?
This is my hand stamp
- Mm
- You know who I am - Sorry, Cecilia
Has grilling burgers fried your brain,
or do you grill burgers all day because you have no brain?
Excuse me
- Girls! - Cecilia
Aquamarine
She's a mermaid
She has, she has scales and everything
She has a big, fat tail
That's why she lives in the water tower
Whoa You need to slow way down
What are you talking about?
You're sounding a little crazy, Cecilia
No, no, no, no No, I'm not crazy
No, I saw it with my own eyes
- You're freaking us out - There's no mermaid
Why are you looking at me like that
when there's a mermaid
in a water tower, you guys?
There's no mermaid
Oh, okay Fine
And by the way, why'd you guys leave me there, huh?
Do you have any idea how far I had to walk?!
- Huh?
- She's crazy - Why is that funny?
A mermaid
Hmm
Huh
40 boxes, was that it?
- No, it's 55 - Fifty-five
And the window's going to have to be dismantled
Bye, Mom
Hey, be back soon, Hails
Daddy! Daddy! Daddy, it's so horrible
I went on my run this morning,
down by the water tower,
and, and I heard this
crying and this poor girl,
I think she's trapped up there
Did you call the police?
Uh, I wanted to tell you first
- Come in
Hey
Will you take care of Moby for me?
You won't have to go tomorrow
Believe me
So, I was thinking, we should meet at the pier
at around 8:45
Hail
- Are you listening to me? - Mm-hmm
Maybe we should think about the wish
What do you mean?
We know what we're doing
with our wish
You're staying in Baybridge
Right, but I was thinking about it all last night,
and
um, my mom has worked all her life for this
Maybe it's not fair
We asked for a miracle, Hailey, and we got it
We're using it
Maybe we could wish for something else, maybe
Something else?
Mm-hmm
Like what? Like a new best friend?
A new person to tell everything to?
Claire, no, stop it
How can you even think that way?
I'm just saying, maybe we'll learn
to stand on our own for a change, you know?
- You mean me, don't you? - I mean I'm not your mom
Please
You act like I need you all the time when
the truth is, you're so mad at the world
that nobody but me even wants to talk to you
Oh?
So you're the one who's lived here your whole life?
How do you figure
that I'm your only friend?
Huh?
WQDA, the coast's breaking news channel
A report just in of a young girl trapped
- in the Baybridge water tower
We're going live to Storm Banks, our man on the scene
This is Storm Banks reporting live from Baybridge water tower,
where an unidentified girl has been trapped
Firefighters are racing against time
- to rescue this girl - Hailey, wait!
From a watery grave
Hailey, wait! Hailey!
So how did you come across this?
I was just out
for my morning run, and all of a sudden
I heard this horrible screaming
I didn't know what to do, and, I mean,
I did the first thing that came to my mind,
which was go to inform the newscast,
and, um, you know, we can only hope
- that we find her - The ladder's gone
- Oh, no - I just did
what any good citizen would have done
And we can only hope that they'll pull her out in time,
so she can be reunited with her friends and loved ones
Hey, he's got something!
- Okay, guys Showtime
Okay, are you getting this?
- We got a floater
No, no, that's not possible
No, she's up there
Yeah, okay, sweetie
No, she's up there
They know what's going on
They know exactly what's going on
Tell them Tell them how she's up there
She's probably still hiding under the water
Go to commercial
Daddy!
You know why?
Because she is a mermaid
- Go to commercial
Mermaid!
Mer-maid
- Go to commercial now
Fins and everything
You've got to be kidding me
Give me your keys
No, Dad
- Cecilia - No
No, no, no, no, no
Cecilia!
- Ooh - Give me
your car keys now!
And while you're walking to school every day,
you can try and figure out why it is
you need so much attention
Where could she be?
I don't know Let's go
It's a wrap
On my career
But, Daddy, my car!
Save it, Cecilia
You know why? Because she is a mermaid
Go to commercial
There's not usually a man with a ladder around when you need him
I can't thank you enough
I guess I could say the same to you
You're probably the first person
who's talked to me all summer
At least nicely
I appreciate that
You're a long way from home, aren't you?
Oh, thank you!
You know,
when you help a mermaid,
you get a wish
It's almost 9:30
and she's not here... where else could she be?
Don't say it like it's my fault
- Shh! There's Ray - Yeah, I can see that Thanks
What is your problem?
I'm not giving up this wish, Hailey
She's here
- Hey!
- Hi - Hi
I, um
I thought about you all night
Good
Yeah
So what was it that you, um, wanted to tell me?
Or ask me? I wasn't sure
Okay, here it goes
The last couple of days have been
- amazing - Yeah, but wait
Before we get to that, uh,
could you maybe give me, like, a 20-minute warning,
you know, before the part where you run away
Don't worry, I don't have to leave yet
Cool, because I was thinking, um,
maybe we could go kite surfing
Like, there's this really, really awesome place
right down the shore... okay, the waves are small
Uh, wait
it sprays up into the air
and you can, like, always see a rainbow there
We're losing them
I think she's about to ask him
- I can't hear - Shh!
Come on Let's go up top
I mean, that's if you want to do that
- I want to Yeah - Yeah?
Cool, 'cause then, afterwards, um, I know this great little
Uh, actually, it's a total dive,
but they have the best hot dogs ever
- Raymond - Yeah?
I have to ask you something
Oh, right, right, yeah
Okay, shoot
I came here looking for something
I wasn't even sure existed
But
then I met you, and now I have to ask you
Ask me
- Try the binoculars - Don't yell at me
Raymond
Yeah?
Do you love me?
Uh
Well
I mean we've had one date
What's going on?
But don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong
I like you I really, really like you
Wait, I think he's, I think he's reaching out for her
That's a good sign Look
I mean, I think you're smart and beautiful,
and different than anyone I've ever met before,
and I'd like to see a lot more of you
But you don't love me
She's pulling away
- Let me see what's going on - Wait, no
Wait a minute Wait a minute
Wait, wait, wait
Hey are you crying?
Yes Apparently, it's something I do
I don't understand
I mean, why do I have to be in love with you today?
Why can't we just
- work our way there?
I have a better idea
Why doesn't she just go back to where she came from?
- Oh, no! - No!
What the hell's the matter with you?
Oh, my God
Raymond! Raymond!
Just stay calm! Don't fight the current
I'll be right there!
He still chooses her over me?
She's a fish!
Raymond!
Aqua! Aqua!
We're coming!
Her dad's pulling her back
I'm going to get my rescue board!
We can't just let her go
I'm going in
No
Not without me, you're not
Hailey!
- Claire, come on - Hailey!
Claire!
Grab the buoy! We'll meet you there
- I'm right here
- I won't leave you - Hailey, I can't!
Keep your eye on the buoy!
I'm coming
Grab my hand
Hailey!
You can do it
I can't believe you two
It's not safe out here
The storm's too strong
Why is your dad pulling you back now?
He can't just take you away
Yes, he can
That was our deal
Take our wish
- And you can stay here
I can't
Yeah, take it
And you can call off your wedding
But there's no wish
- What?! - Raymond doesn't love me
My father was right
I couldn't prove love exists
I'm so sorry
- Can't we do something?! - Yeah, anything!
What more could you do for me?
You jumped in the water to save me
And now you'd give me your wish?
Why would you do that for me?
I I don't know
I guess it's what I would do for her, and
I know she'd do it for me,
and just because we love you, Aqua
You do?
I didn't know you leak when you're happy, too
Look
Your dad's letting you go
Because of you
What?
Don't you see?
You just proved to him that love exists
I guess you get a wish after all
Any requests?
Can we wish for you to stay here forever?
I'm a mermaid, Claire
I have a family out there that needs me
Yeah
As much as I want to stay,
I belong in the ocean most of the time
Save your wish, okay?
I promise I'll come back to visit
And if I have to swim against the Gulf Stream,
from here to Australia, I'll do it
I'd circle the world for you two
So I guess this is it, right?
Someone's got to go back and return all those wedding gifts
We're gonna miss you, Aqua
You can always call me on my shell
Oh
I want you guys to have these
Thanks
Starfish may be
big suck-ups
but they never lie
Aqua
I love you guys, too
Aqua! Aqua!
- Oh, my God - Keep in touch, fish-butt
We want a full report
I'll see you soon!
Bye
- Race you to the pier - No, wait
Let's just float a while
I want to enjoy this
Has this been the best summer ever or what?
Just wait till next summer
when you guys come to Australia and visit me
I don't if I can swing that with my allowance
Uh, Claire... we still have our wish
Oh, my God
- You know what, Hailey? - Huh?
It's good to have friends with fins
- Hey!
Wait up!
Wow Wow, I ca I ca I can't believe it
Um, they didn't exactly cover this
in lifeguard training
I know
I should have told you
I hope you're not mad
No No, I'm not I'm not mad
S-Surprised, definitely,
and confused about a couple of things...
like for one, the fact that you have a tail
Yeah, I do
A very nice one, by the way
I know
Are you planning to surface any-anytime soon?
That sounds
I don't know what I'm talking about
I'm not sure how to ask a mermaid out
but I'd like to see you again...
I mean, if that's
allowed or-or even possible
Well, I have to swim back for a bit
clear the water with my dad
Would you mind waiting a little while?
Maybe you could meet me in Fiji sometime
Uh-huh
- Leonard? - Leonard?
Good day, ladies
Hey, girls
Hey
Oh, that's really sweet
I'm really happy for them
Hailey! Claire!
Hey
- Hi - Hi
Hi
Look, I just
had to tell you guys thanks
You're both, um
you're both pretty extraordinary
I don't even know
if I could have done what you did
See you
Oh, my goodness!
I'll see you soon?
I'm going to miss you so much
I know
I'm going to miss you, too
Hailey's so beautiful, inside and out
She's the best friend you could ever have
Claire is so courageous
Claire has a true heart
She understands
- a true friend - She will never let you down
She glows from the inside