Mako Island

**Mako Island** is a location in *H2O: Just Add Water*, and its spin-off, *Mako: Island of Secrets*. It is located approximately 50 km off the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Around Mako there are the largest population of Mako sharks and sea turtles, some of which cannot be found anywhere else on Earth.

Off-shore there are coral reef sands and a number of wrecks, including Louise Chatham's former boat, the Lorelei. On the northern side of the island there is a place called Triton's Reef, its a known as place where sharks breed. Throughout history, there have been peculiar happenings around Mako, such as a whirlpool and numerous ship wrecks and disappearances, giving Mako an eerie reputation.

If a human being comes into the Moon Pool when the Full Moon passes over, they will undergo Metamorphosis into a merperson. He or she will be also gifted with special powers over water. Those merpeople native from the sea are born with all Merpeople Powers, including the standard water-based and weather powers. It is also known that if a land person somehow absorbs Moon Water, they will get those standard powers but as long it remains inside his or her physical system.

## Story

Part of the island was formed from an impact of a celestial object millions of years ago.

A pod of Southern merpeople took over Mako. They established their residence on the island's large, shark-infested reefs and still rules over Mako, and used the Moon Pool for their rituals.

## Pre-Series

### History

One thousand years ago, a merman pod tried to took over Mako Island from the Mako Pod, and initiated a war in order to achieve their purpose. It was by this time that the Trident was created, and the mermen originally planned to use it to destroy and kill any mermaid who appeared in their way. Armies of mermaids from the five oceans battled with them, however, they almost perished until a merman (that was Zac's ancestor) knew what they were doing was wrong, and betrayed his fellow mermen pod members and joined the mermaids. They eventually won the war and the Trident was sealed away in the Trident Cave to prevent a similar situation to happen again. Afterwards, all mermen became enemies to mermaids worldwide due to this, were exhiled and forced to flee on land by them and went through adoption into a foster human family as hatchlings.

In the 1950's, humans Louise Chatham, Gracie and Julia somehow found trapped themselves at the sea cave where the Moon Pool is located. Once they got into it, the Full Moon rised and bathed the pool in light, undergoing the teenagers into Metamorphosis. Some time later after becoming mermaids, they all were almost exposed when Karl, Julia's boyfriend, snapped some photos of Julia's true form while she was swimming, however, Louise threw his camera into the sea and their secret was protected once again. Despite this, Karl still tried to convince the townspeople that the trio were mermaids, but humans didn't believe him and the girls were once more safe.

Julia angrily broke up with Karl, never forgiving him, and her friendship with Gracie and Louise was re-established. It is unknown what happened to him afterwards. Years later, in 1957, Gracie became tired of her boyfriend, Max Hamilton's obsession with her true identity and his theories, that she intentionally gave up her life as a mermaid forever at the Moon of Fifty Years. She tossed away her locket and broke up with Max, however, it is unknown if it was before or after the dangerous power-stripping Full Moon. However, when Gracie was an ordinary girl once more, she and her best-friends Louise Chatham and Julia ended their friendship and Max was left behind as well.

## Trivia

* An island similar to Mako Island is seen in *The Bureau of Magical Things*. It is described to be part of Lemuria.