The girls fear their pod will never return. A despondent Nixie gives "advice" to a young boy named Ben. Zac researches tridents online and Cam snoops. Rita tells Lyla and Sirena about the trident and a pod of mermen that rose up eons ago.
Sirena paints a shell for her sister Aquata and shows it to Lyla and Nixie. Nixie tells her she'll never see her again so she shouldn't bother. A despondent Nixie meets a young boy named Ben and gives him "advice" which makes him run away. Zac researches tridents online. Cam looks at the computer's history but Rita catches him. Rita tells Lyla and Sirena about the trident and a pod of mermen that rose up out of Mako eons ago that took an army of mermaids from all five oceans to defeat.—grrlpunk
Fearing they'll never get the pod to return to Mako, a despondent Nixie finds herself at odds with Lyla and Sirena. Zac's research into the meaning of the trident attracts the attention Rita who warns the girls of the danger associated with the trident of mermaid legend. Nixie and a runaway boy lift one another's spirits.