Hi! This a H2o Semi Horror Story that I wrote for an English assignment. It explains a lot about H2o, and is basically an introduction for the things I had to explain for my teacher. I couldn't be bothered editing out the 'intro' so I've decided I'll put up Chaps 1 & 2 at the same time because Chap 2 is where the real story begins.

Feel free to read the introduction it's got a bit of amusing commentary over the happenings of Series 1, 2 & 3.

The whole story is going to be from Rikki's POV, except the Epilogue which I'll explain when it gets to that!

Enjoy! CheddarFetta :)

Disclaimer: Like all other FF writers, I DON'T OWN H2O JUST ADD WATER!

Introduction

Rikki's POV

BEFORE YOU BEGIN READING THIS, PLEASE READ AUTHORS NOTE

Life is hard as a mermaid and little did I know it came at a cost too.

Don't get me wrong, having a tail is pretty awesome, but it does have its challenges. Firstly, you have to be fearful of every single drop of water you see, then you need to trust some but, you also need to know who not to trust in fear of exploitation, and trust me it's not easy.

Myself and two of my best friends Bella Hartley and Cleo Sertori are mermaids. Bella has been a mermaid since age nine, but Ruby and I along with our other friend Emma (who is now overseas), 'transformed' or developed a tail about three years ago.

It all started when I stole my -then enemy, now boyfriend's- boat and my friends and I took it out to sea. Then we ran out of petrol, (which was kind of my fault for not checking the gauge) so we paddled the boat to Mako Island because it was closer than the mainland and we had mobiles.

Once we got to the island, we couldn't get reception, so we kept travelling higher up. Cleo then slipped down a steep hole which lead to an underground, dormant volcano cave with a pool of water (which we now call the Moon Pool and we hang out their quite a lot). Cleo couldn't get up so Emma firstly went down to get her and then I followed her down, not thinking about how the hell we were going to get back up again. After getting a lecture from Emma about stupidity, we realized there wasn't any other ways to get out until Emma saw tidal rings in the pool. She then decided to jump in and swim to see if there was a way out underwater. Emma was right (as always) and Cleo and I jumped too, the next thing we knew, the pool was bubbling and at the cone of the volcano the full moon was glistening overhead, and some of small bubbles rose up towards the moon. This lasted for about 10 seconds before it ended. Then we all agreed it was slightly spooky but no one was hurt (yet), and we swam out of the cave to the ocean which separated the island from the mainland.

We were then found by the water police and they took us to mainland, and we went home to our families (and beds).

The next morning I took a walk through a park, and up ahead there was a sprinkler. I tried avoiding it not really feeling like walking around in soggy clothes, but a few drops of water hit me. I groaned thinking about my clothes; little did I know that wet clothes would be the least of my worries! Then 10 seconds later there was a weird bubbling noise and my legs went tingly before I fell to the ground. I tried getting up not realizing that my legs had been replaced with an orange, scaly tail! As soon as I saw the fishy sight, my mouth hung open and my mind filled itself with infinite questions.

After 5 minutes of shock, my tail replaced itself with my clothes, exactly as they had been before the transformation.

I walked to Cleo's house gaping at what I had just seen, to find out that both Emma and Cleo had the same experience, just in different situations.

Anyway, here we are, and the rest as they say is history!

In those 3 years we found out that we need to steer clear of full moons (yes, we are mermaids, not werewolves!), as it can have different, but dangerous effects on us, all of which control us, our bodies and minds until the full moon set's in the morning. Also, if we get 'moonstruck', as we call it, you can never remember what happened or what you did the night before.

We also learned that we have some super cool powers too. I can boil water and create lightning and heat by clenching my fist and focusing on heat. Cleo can morph and move water as well as create wind, Bella can turn water hard or into a jelly substance and Emma can freeze things and create blizzards.

In the 3 years we have had many mermaid mishaps and disastrous full moons, but nothing was even half as bad as what was going to happen in the near future…..

Okay now that you've read that... this is where the real fun & story begins!