♪ Forget what you thought ♪
♪ About who we are ♪
♪ Oh-oh-oh ♪
♪ Mermaze Mermaidz ♪
♪ You gotta la, la, la, la, la-ah ♪
♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la-ah ♪
♪ Laaa ♪
- Bravo, girls! - Rock on, Harmonique and Riviera.
You girls rock!
Whoo!
Mystic City. Welcome to-- [microphone screeches]
- [Orra groans] - Ah, sorry, Orra.
I was so fired up about that big bubble, I think I forgot to...
Yep.
Check one, two, one, two.
Check, check, check, check. All good.
Thanks, Zuna.
- Guess this is why we rehearse. - [Orra laughs]
Back to the top?
- Mystic City. - [she chuckles]
Welcome to Mermaid Day.
For 100 years,
Mermaid Day has been the biggest party of the year,
a time to celebrate the power of working together.
[mermaids cheer]
- Exactly! - Go, Orra!
- Yeah, yeah! - You've got this.
Jordie, we've got a problem.
Have you seen Harmonique and Riviera?
They just finished practicing their set.
What's up?
The mermaid who's been taking the color is here.
We saw her sneaking around backstage,
draining color.
She must be planning something for tomorrow.
What did she look like?
Oh, okay, you know that eccentric mermaid Saria was with?
It was her. But also not her? It's hard to explain.
She's a shapeshifter.
Okay, maybe not that hard.
Sorry, did you say shapeshifter?
That's a thing? What did it look like?
It was pretty amazing, honestly.
But also, she was acting pretty sus, so kinda scary.
But aesthetically? Ten out of ten.
- Do you see her? - [Shellnelle and Jordie] Uh...
Umm, is that?
And that is what today is all about,
being surrounded by the ones we love
and celebrating everything we can do together.
- Orra, you're in danger! - What?
- That mermaid! - My sister, Morra.
[Both] Your sister?!
Yes. I can't believe you're here!
Oh, I'm so excited you all are finally meeting.
Though I'd be even more excited
if it was after I finished rehearsing my big speech.
- Hi. - [she recoils]
I hate to be the one to break it to you,
but your sister is the one who's been taking all the color.
- [Orra chuckles] - What? How? Morra, is that true?
I have no idea what she's talking about.
I just got here.
That's some pretty serious shade
to throw at someone without any proof, Kishiko.
But I do have proof!
That's not Morra.
That mermaid doesn't even look like me.
Wait for it.
[Kishiko] See, I told you.
Well, that's--
I mean, there's a simple explanation.
- Okay, maybe there isn't. - [mermaids exclaim]
It's true, I've been taking the color, but I had to. I--
Morra, how could you?
The city has been in a total panic.
Oh, of course you're so concerned about everyone else,
you don't even let me tell you why.
- [mermaids gasp] - Morra!
- What? - Oh!
No!
I'm taking the color from your stupid celebration
and then you'll never see me again.
Morra, what are you talking about?
- You can't. - Watch me.
[Morra groans]
- Oh! Morra, no! - She's using the stars!
Stop! No!
I can't let you destroy Mermaid Day. Everyone's worked too hard.
[she groans]
Agh-ah!
This time of year,
everyone loves to say how mermaids rely on each other
and lift each other up.
But I'm living proof that's a lie.
I've always been on my own.
That's not true, Morra.
Isn't it, sis?
Where were you when this happened to me?
Off touring the ocean, meeting your adoring fans,
being there for everyone except for me.
I didn't know.
That's the problem.
You were so focused on everybody else,
you didn't even know that I, your own sister,
had a secret that forced me to hide all the time.
I never meant to hurt you.
[Kishiko] Oh, oh, no.
- [Jordie gasps] - Oh, no.
[Orra] Morra, please!
We have to help Orra. Come on!
- [she groans] - Please change.
[they groan]
Ahh!
We have to do something.
She's too fast!
There's no way we can keep up.
How can we help?
Take one of our hands and focus everything you've got
on the object you're trying to give color back to.
Oh! A transfer of energy through friendship?
Fascinating theory, Kishiko.
Save the theories for later, Crystabella.
It's go time.
Typical.
The whole world lined up behind my sister and me on the outside.
It doesn't have to be like this.
No-one ever wanted to exclude you, especially not me.
But you did.
Morra.
- Oh! - Oh, no, my tail!
It won't change.
- No, Orra! - My fins!
Oh, no!
What did you do?
I... I didn't mean to.
Are you okay?
I don't know.
My color change, it's just gone.
Look what you made me do.
I didn't want to hurt anyone.
If you'd just given me the color-changing ability
the way you gave it to these randos--
Orra never gave us anything.
She just helped unlock the power that's been inside us all along.
Yeah, well, she never unlocked anything inside me.
Except jealousy.
I'm not jealous!
It's just not fair.
Morra, no!
- What's happening? - Make it stop.
She's trying to take our color.
Didn't know I could do that. Neat.
I guess Orra unlocked something in me after all.
Isn't this perfect?
If I can't have your oh-so-special color change,
then maybe no-one should.
I've had enough of this dance.
- Let's cut this off at the source. - Nera, no!
If that touches you, you could lose your color.
Only one way to find out.
Nera, no!
- [she groans] - It's okay.
It was a bit glittery for my tastes anyway.
Morra, please, this isn't going to solve anything.
It's going to solve everything.
I have to do this.
- [they gasp] - [All] Yeah!
- Ah, argh! - This isn't working.
Anybody have any ideas?
I'm all ears.
Saria, come up here.
Everything we've hoped for is about to come true.
Hold up.
Saria's working with Morra?
Not anymore.
Taking away their ability to color change
wasn't part of your "brilliant idea".
Why should they have something we can't all have?
Aren't you all sick and tired of just a few mermaids
having these special abilities?
This is our chance to level the playing field.
How does taking something from us help you get what you want?
- I understand you're jealous but-- - For the last time, I'm not jealous!
I just don't get it.
Why did my sister choose you?
What makes you so special?
For starters,
they're not afraid to put it all on the line.
It's true.
They didn't have to use their color change to help the city, but they did.
And isn't that what Mermaid Day is all about?
Being part of something bigger than yourself,
so you can be your best self.
Aw, let me guess, you just need each other?
Adorable.
[Echoing] You just need each other.
Maybe she's right.
- What? - Maybe we just need each other.
There are way more than seven mermaids here right now.
Orra's powers are gone.
She can't unlock the color change in anyone.
She unlocked it for us,
but what if it didn't have to be Orra?
What if we just needed someone to show us the way?
Someone who inspired us and made us believe in ourselves.
Oh, I like this. Let's do it.
If you believe in us like we believe in you,
we can do this.
It's working!
- [Zuna gasps] - Don't tell me what color mine is!
I want it to be a surprise.
This is even better than I expected.
Let's do this, mermaids.
What?
It's overloading.
Ah-ha! We did it.
Uhh, right?
Uhh, I don't know about this.
Wait, where's Orra?
Morra, are you hurt?
What did I do?
I'm so sorry.
Don't be.
I know you can stop this.
It's too late.
Even if we make it out of here alive,
they'll never accept me now.
It was crazy to think they ever would.
Look at me.
Having a tail that's different from everyone else's
isn't a bad thing.
For a long time,
I was the only mermaid I knew with a tail like mine, too.
Remember?
But your tail made everyone love you.
You got to go off and be a superstar.
It took you away from me.
Oh, I didn't mean for that to happen.
Why didn't you say something?
I felt like the worst sister ever that I couldn't be happy for you.
Oh, I never meant for my spotlight to put you in the shadows.
I'm sorry, Morra. I really, really am.
I am, too.
This isn't what I was promised.
This isn't what I wanted.
So then fix it.
Show everyone who you really are.
[mermaids gasp]
Orra, are you okay?
I am now, thanks to my sister.
Morra, your bracelet.
How will you change back?
I don't know, but I had to do what I did.
This is all my fault. I can admit it now.
The truth is, I was jealous.
- [Orra gasps] - How did that just happen?
To control our color changes we had to embrace our true selves.
And own our emotions, even the hard ones.
Like jealousy.
Yep. Which, by the way,
is a totally normal response to having a fabulous sister.
The key is working through those feelings, not denying them.
Otherwise, it's too easy to get caught up in what you don't have
and lose sight of what you do.
Which in your case is an absolutely incredible shapeshifting tail.
It's not incredible, it's weird.
Look around, Morra.
No two mermaids' fins are alike.
That's part of what makes us all special.
Your tail is beautiful and uniquely yours.
Yeah, your tail rocks.
Gotta say, despite everything, Mermaid Day was a total success.
But wow, what a wild ride.
It's nice to be able to just kick back.
Seriously, Morra, your tail is amazing.
It's like the color-change taken to a thousand!
[Shellnelle laughs]
I'd give my right fin to design looks with you.
Well, every famous actor needs a signature designer,
so feel free to use my fabulous looks for inspiration.
Like this one. Or this one.
Or my personal fave, this bad boy.
[Morra chuckles]
Oh, I don't think I'll ever get tired of doing this.
I've been meaning to ask you,
when everything was going down,
you said it wasn't what you were promised.
- What did you mean? - Oh, about that.
[Shellnelle gasps]
Oh, no. Oh, no, oh, no, oh, no!
Ahh!
This wasn't me,
but I think I might know who's causing it.