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26 Episodes 1997 - 1997
Episode 1
25 mins
Brett and Jason are out testing a new diving suit when Jason encounters a strange bright light deep underwater. Spooked, the brothers quickly leave and head off to see Neri on her island. Back on ORCA, Winston is puzzled by a magnetic anomaly on his scans of the ocean floor. Even more strange is that the anomaly is in the shape of a perfect square. Dianne announces to the boys that she is thinking of pursuing the vacant position of ORCA Commander. Jason matches the location of Winston's magnetic anomaly to where he saw the strange lights. Neri is also intrigued by the region prompting a closer investigation of the site. Neri swims out to the location with Jason and Winston following in the Minifin, ORCA's new submarine. What they find surprises everyone - a huge underwater pyramid. Meanwhile, at the headquarters of Praxis (Preventative Response And eXtraterritorial Intelligence Service), agents Jake Shelby and Elly Hauser are dispatched to Egypt where reports suggest signals from outerspace are being received. In Egypt, Professor Malakat and his young assistant continue their search for the underwater entrance to the Pyramid of Mystery.
Episode 2
26 mins
Visiting ORCA Pacific headquarters for her job interview, Dianne is surprised to discover the interviewer is her ex-husband who is the new CIC of ORCA Pacific. She is even more surprised to learn the job of ORCA Commander is hers if she wants it. A return visit is made to the pyramid by Neri, Jason, and Brett. Neri finds a way in and the boys follow in the Minifin. While exploring the pyramid's interior, Neri activates a holographic recording which relays a cryptic message about a quest. A doorway is opened revealing a swirling vortex which pulls the trio in. They emerge inside another pyramid, and upon exiting, discover that they are in Egypt. Meanwhile, Agents Shelby and Hauser begin their search for the receivers of the alien transmissions while Malakat and Shersheba continue their own search.
Episode 3
25 mins
Neri, Jason, and Brett wander into an archaeological dig and meet Professor Malakat and Shersheba. Finding the minifin abandoned, Winston tracks the signal from Brett's vid-phone to the Middle East, but discounts his findings as a phantom signal.
Episode 4
25 mins
Using a DNA sample obtained from a strand of Neri's hair, Praxis identifies Neri as an alien and make her capture their top priority. Wandering in the desert looking for the Pyramid of Mystery, Neri, Jason and Brett get a ride from two Bedouins who bring them back to their camp. Although concerned they've only been picked up for the reward, after Neri rescues a young Bedouin girl from a well, the trio become honoured guests. The kids are told a curious story about an ancient Bedouin man who was abducted by people who "live like fish." The next morning the chieftan takes them back to the well that holds the entrance to the Pyramid of Mystery but they are spotted by Malakat and Shersheba who, after summoning Shelby and Hauser, pursue them into the pyramid. Inside, Neri locates a golden ankh and opens the water portal allowing her, Jason and Brett to escape. They emerge on the other side to learn they've been transported to a cave in the Outback. Back on ORCA, Dianne is forced to tell Jason and Brett's father the entire truth about Neri and what has happened to their sons.
Episode 5
25 mins
Leaving the cave to seek help, Jason is found by Jakamarra, a young Aboriginal guide. He drives Jason back to the cave but he won't take them with him citing a legend about a "whale woman" who was pursued after leaving the very same cave. Tracking faint signals from the vid-phone, Winston locates the kids in the Outback. Hauser and Shelby arrive on ORCA where Louis is more than happy to help the agents. After intercepting Winston's transmissions to the Outback, Hauser and Shelby set out to capture the trio. They soon meet up with Jakamarra who is able to lead the agents astray long enough for Jason and Brett's father to arrive in a helicopter to rescue Neri and the boys. Before leaving, Neri gives Jakamarra the golden ankh for safekeeping.
Episode 6
25 mins
With Jason and Brett back on ORCA, agents Shelby and Hauser arrive soon after in search of Neri. Shelby locks down the base hoping to trap Neri inside but Dianne orders an evacuation of the base to countermand the lockdown order and with the base reopened, Neri is able to escape. She returns to the underwater pyramid and, after activating the hologram, learns that the image is that of Shalamorn, her mother. In Egypt, Malakat and Shersheba's true natures are revealed. Shelby subjects Jason and Brett to a lie detector test but Winston is able to use H.E.L.E.N. to allow the boys to safely deny all knowledge of Neri. Jason, Brett and Neri are flown by the boys' father to a farm on the mainland for their safety but unbeknownst to them, Praxis looks on.
Episode 7
25 mins
Praxis moves in and apprehends the kids at the farm. Jason and Brett are returned to ORCA while Neri is transported, by boat, to Praxis headquarters. En route however, Charlie jostles the boat allowing Neri to jump overboard and escape. Cass locates the bug Praxis used to track Jason, Brett, and Neri to the farm hidden in Jason's watch. Jason, Neri and Brett return to the underwater pyramid, placing the Praxis transmitter on Charlie as a decoy. Inside, the holographic image of Shalamorn informs Neri of a crisis on the Ocean Planet and tells her that she is a princess destined to lead her people. Meanwhile, Malakat and Shersheba have arrived in Australia to begin their search for the underwater pyramid.
Episode 8
25 mins
Shersheba makes a surprise visit to ORCA and Dianne gives Jason the task of showing her around the station. Louis pesters Winston about the magnetic anomaly and threatens to tell his father - ORCA's second in command - until Cass brings up the matter of Louis' excessive use of his father's credit card. After intentionally missing her shuttle off of ORCA, Shersheba asks Jason to give her a tour of the reef which he reluctantly agrees to do. While watching Shersheba dive, Jason jumps in to save her when she appears to be drowning. Jason is unable to find Shersheba but she is pulled to safety by Neri who Charlie called away from the pyramid to help. Back in the boat, Malakat suddenly appears and Shersheba quickly recovers. A struggle ensues between Neri and Shersheba but Jason is able to force Malakat and Shersheba overboard. As Jason and Neri make their escape, Neri comes to the realization that Malakat and Shersheba are also from the Planet of the Oceans. Back in their seaside residence, Malakat is able to discover the location of the underwater pyramid using information Shersheba acquired while at ORCA.
Episode 9
25 mins
The return of Praxis to ORCA prompts Cass and Brett to seek Winston's help to delete all of H.E.L.E.N.'s records of Neri from her database. Louis observes them while hiding inside an airduct and informs Shelby and Hauser of what is happening but by the time the agents can act, all of the records have been erased. Neri and Jason dive to the underwater pyramid where Neri once again activates the Shalamorn hologram. The pair are told about a rebel faction on the Ocean Planet that is opposed to a peaceful migration to Earth. Soon after, Malakat and Shersheba arrive and tell Neri and Jason of their own plans: as part of the rebel group, they plan to use the power of the pyramid to melt Earth's polar icecap to prepare the planet for their people's arrival. Malakat also reveals that he caused the spacecraft that Neri and her father were on to crash to earth. Malakat demands the Golden Ankh be tuned over to him, but Neri and Jason refuse and are able to escape through the water gate. They emerge in the Outback cave where Jakamarrahas been waiting for them.
Episode 10
26 mins
Jakamarra takes Jason and Neri to where he has hidden the Golden Ankh. Malakat discovers the location of the Outback cave and informs Praxis of Neri's whereabouts after the two sides agree to cooperate. Brett interrupts their meeting with an anonymous phone call to Agent Shelby informing him that Malakat and Shersheba are aliens themselves. Shelby and Hauser track Neri and Jason through the Outback, and after being joined by Malakat and Shersheba, they find Jason, Neri and Jakamarra and close in. Agent Hauser pursues the kids up a cliff face but she slips at the top. Neri sees Hauser about to fall and goes back to save her allowing Agent Shelby to apprehend her. Shersheba takes possession of the Ankh but Jakamarra grabs it from her and tosses it to Jason. Jason's father arrives by helicopter and Neri implores Jason to take the Ankh and escape. Reluctantly, Jason boards the helicopter and must watch as Neri is taken away by Praxis.
Episode 11
25 mins
Neri is taken to Praxis headquarters where she is interrogated. Neri's captures prompts Jason to put the Ankh out of reach of Malakat and Shersheba; he drops it into the deep ocean. Neri's deteriorating condition and Praxis's uncaring treatment of her results in Hauser developing a sympathetic attitude towards her. Showing Jason footage of Neri from Praxis' security cameras, Shersheba convinces him that she and Malakat have Neri and offers to return her in exchange for the Ankh. Jason and Brett arrive at the transfer location but Shersheba, disguised as Neri, grabs the Ankh and runs back to Malakat at which time they discover the Ankh is a fake. Knowing the boys would need to have the real Ankh to be able to make a copy, Shersheba sneaks back onto ORCA and, with help from Louis, is able to learn where the real Ankh is hidden. Retrieving it from the ocean depths, Shersheba returns triumphantly to Malakat.
Episode 12
25 mins
Malakat and Shersheba attempt to unleash the power of the pyramid but are told by the Shalamorn hologram that the Ankh must be "prepared" first. Praxis resorts to using an experimental procedure to keep a deteriorating Neri alive. Paul bates locates the blueprints to the Praxis bunker and a rescue plan is devised. Malakat figures out that the secret to re-energising the Ankh lies in the Outback cave. Using H.E.L.E.N., Winston and Cass are able to hack into Praxis computers and flood the facility forcing an evacuation. In the ensuing confusion, Agent Hauser helps Neri escape and turns her over to Jason and Brett who were able to enter the bunker through the flooded aqueduct.
Episode 13
25 mins
Rescued from Praxis, Neri is taken back to ORCA but she cannot be revived. Back at the Outback cave, Malakat and Shersheba successfully charge the ankh. At Praxis headquarters, all records of Operation Sphinx are destroyed and Agent Hauser hands in her resignation. Louis calls Agent Shelby to tell him that Neri was brought back to ORCA but with the project over, Shelby dismisses him. Jason and Brett take Neri's body back to the underwater pyramid and Malakat and Shersheba arrive soon after to use the charged ankh. Shersheba uses the Ankh to activate the pyramid but as she is about to place her hand on the sacred stone to complete the process, Jason places Neri's hand there first. The pyramid comes to life and Neri is miraculously revived. In anger, Shersheba destroys the ankh bringing about a large seismic event. Jason and Brett escape with Neri and watch as the pyramid slowly sinks into the ocean floor. Neri returns to ORCA for a reunion with Dianne and Winston before returning to her island where Neri and the boys speculate about what happened to Malakat and Shersheba. Meanwhile in Egypt, two familiar faces reappear.
Episode 14
25 mins
Jason and Winston climb the mountain on Neri's island to install surveillance equipment. While making their descent, Winston is bitten by a snake and falls the rest of the way down. Back on ORCA, technicians are preparing to upgrade H.E.L.E.N. but when they shut her down improperly, the entire station loses power. Neri and Brett trek across the island for a rare flower that can counteract the snake venom while Cass leads the effort to get H.E.L.E.N. back online. On the distant Planet of the Oceans, a fast-acting virus has ravaged the world's oceans and Malakat, as the leader of a growing rebel faction, is planning an invasion of Earth. Back on ORCA, a signal from deep space has been picked up by the receiver on Neri's island - it is Malakat scanning for signs of the underwater pyramid.
Episode 15
25 mins
Jason and Brett return to their father's farm with Neri for Jason's birthday but soon after arriving Paul is called away on business. While at the farm, Neri has a series of fleeting encounters with a mysterious young girl. Emma warns Neri of a coming danger while Neri helps Emma overcome her fears. Later, a story told by Paul and a new farm hand about the history of the property reveals the girl's true identity. Back on the Ocean Planet, Mera faces an angry crowd of people demanding answers to the problems facing their planet. The installation of the ORCA's new H.E.L.E.N. 6000 computer is completed, but not without some growing pains.
Episode 16
25 mins
On the Ocean Planet, Mera is pursued by the rebels but is able to reach the safety of the Pyramid of the Elders. To distract Neri from her worries about her sister Mera, Jason brings Neri to ORCA to relax. Malakat and Shersheba send a group of rebels to Earth. They pursue Neri as she swims back to her island but are driven off by Jason and Brett in the Minifin. Shersheba leads an assault on the Pyramid of the Elders. Mera is able to escape to Earth with a new Golden Ankh moments before the elders trigger the destruction of the pyramid. As the Pyramid of the Elders is destroyed on the Ocean Planet, the underwater pyramid on Earth returns.
Episode 17
25 mins
Mera's spacecraft splashes down on Earth but as she swims to the surface she is surrounded by rebel commandos. Having watched the craft come down from Neri's island, Brett, Neri and Jason rush out to rescue Mera. Once safely back on the island, Mera tells of the spread of the red virus on the Ocean Planet, the rebels' growing power, and their plans to invade Earth after melting the polar ice caps Malakat makes arrangements to return to Earth with Shersheba while Neri hides the new ankh in the river near the Bates' farm. Winston picks up Praxis radar activity near ORCA. Agent Shelby has monitored Mera's craft as it arrived on Earth and after successfully linking it with previous activity in the area, he is able to get Project Sphinx reopened. Neri observes Shersheba returning to the underwater pyramid with her commandos.
Episode 18
26 mins
Richter talks Elly Hauser into rejoining agent Shelby on the newly reopened Project Sphinx. Winston, Cass and Brett program H.E.L.E.N. to provide "just the facts" if questioned about pyramids. Louis overhears them talking about pyramids and tells Shelby and Hauser what they're doing. After a little prodding by agent Shelby, H.E.L.E.N. reveals the existence of the underwater pyramid near ORCA. Shersheba leads a group of commandos in a search of the nearby islands for Neri and Mera but they are unsuccessful - until Brett is observed in a boat heading towards an island. Shersheba informs Malakat and plans a search of the island. After showing newcomer Ilona around ORCA, Louis challenges her to a race to the galley.
Episode 19
25 mins
Shelby requisitions the Minifin to get a closer look at the underwater pyramid and Dianne assigns a reluctant Jason to be his pilot. Approaching the pyramid they encounter a group of commandos and come under attack causing the Minifin to lose power and sink towards the ocean floor. Jason is able to jump-start the Minifin using the battery from Shelby's GPS receiver and safely brings them back to ORCA. Neri and Mera hide in a cave when Shersheba and her commandos arrive to search the island. Shersheba closes in but she and her commandos are frightened off by a flock of birds. After eavesdropping on Shelby's report to Richter, Ilona reports what she's heard back to Malakat. Hauser interrupts the transmission and becomes suspicious of Ilona. The president of the Global Union gives Praxis the authority to take over ORCA to use as a base from which to attack the underwater pyramid.
Episode 20
25 mins
Praxis begins moving their equipment onto ORCA - including several nuclear weapons. Jason and Brett travel to the underwater pyramid to propose a meeting between Neri and Malakat to discuss a compromise solution to their people's migration. Hauser is opposed to Shelby's heavy-handed approach to dealing with the aliens. Neri meets with Malakat on a deserted beach. During their talk, Malakat reveals that he was responsible for her mother's death. Meanwhile, Mera is captured by Shersheba and her commandos who will only release her in exchange for the Golden Ankh. Cass and Winston realise Malakat has a spy on ORCA. Richter arrives on ORCA and assumes command of the station. Neri is torn over the decision on whether or not to exchange the ankh for her sister but Jason won't help her, telling her it is a decision only she can make.
Episode 21
25 mins
Paul and Brett Bates are given an audience with the President of the Global Union to voice their opposition to Praxis' adversarial stand against the aliens and are granted an immediate suspension of all attack preparations. Malakat tells Shersheba and Mera that he was responsible for the creation and release of the Red Virus on the Ocean Planet. Hauser discovers that Ilona is a spy from the Ocean Planet when she walks in on her making a report back to Malakat. Realising its potential for good, Neri retrieves the ankh back to her island. Hauser tells Cass and Winston about Ilona and asks for their help in 'understanding' the aliens. Mera locates a hidden passage in her cell inside the pyramid which gives her access to a source of water. Shersheba rebukes Malakat for his arrogance and controlling behavior reminding him that she will be the one in power when Earth is conquered. In response, Malakat stops advising her on what actions to take. Feeling the need to do something, Shersheba takes a vial of the red virus and releases it into the ocean.
Episode 22
26 mins
As the red virus spreads through the ocean, Jason must restrain Neri from going to Charlie's aid. Through the secret passage from her cell, Mera gains access to the central core of the pyramid and uses its power to send a telepathic message to Neri.
Episode 23
25 mins
With an attack against the aliens pending, all non-essential personnel are being evacuated from ORCA. Louis informs agent Shelby that Hauser has kept Ilona of the evacuation list which leads to Praxis discovering that she and her mother are both aliens.
Episode 24
26 mins
With the melting of the polar icecaps well under way, Malakat prepares for the invasion of Earth with seeming ambivalence towards the red virus in the oceans. Shersheba challenges Malakat to create of cure for the virus immediately and he does using the power of the pyramid. Shersheba releases the cure into the ocean but the red virus begins to mutate and grows stronger, surpassing even the pyramid's ability to stop it. Unaware of Malakat's efforts, Neri goes to the pyramid to plead for him to stop the virus. Malakat orders her to be killed but Shersheba intervenes saying that he cannot kill the Chosen One and Neri escapes as they argue. As Neri, Mera and Jason walk along the beach pondering their next move, Neri wonders if perhaps Charlie may hold the answer.
Episode 25
26 mins
Convinced Charlie holds the key to defeating the red virus, Jason and Neri obtain a blood sample from him for testing. As Praxis once again prepares to launch their nuclear torpedo at the pyramid, commandos storm ORCA allowing Shersheba and Malakat to seize control of the station. Jason returns to ORCA to find Shersheba in command. Suspicious of him, Shersheba asks Ilona to find out what Jason is up to. With all ORCA personnel confined to their quarters, Cass and Brett sneak through the air ducts to the lab so that they may test Charlie's blood for antibodies to the virus. Ilona overhears their plans and tells Shersheba who bursts into the lab and seizes the cure to the red virus. Ilona and Shersheba return to the pyramid to tell Malakat of the cure. Crazed with power, Malakat reveals his true colours forcing Shersheba to flee with the cure, taking it back to the Ocean Planet. Ilona joins Neri and Mera back on the island where Neri has resolved to sacrifice herself in order to destroy the pyramid.
Episode 26
25 mins
Asleep on her island late at night, Neri has a vision of her mother. She tells Neri that it is "her time" but Neri admits that she is afraid of what is to come. After arriving on the Ocean Planet, Shersheba is taken prisoner by Garron acting on orders from Malakat. Shersheba tells Garron that she has brought the cure to the virus but will only release it if she is recognized as their leader. Neri stops at ORCA to discuss with the Bates family her plans to go to the pyramid. Neri asks H.E.L.E.N., who has been in contact with the underwater pyramid, to ask it to allow her to enter the pyramid undetected. Through H.E.L.E.N., the pyramid directs Neri to the "Cave of Light" in the Outback. In the underwater pyramid, Malakat orders the pyramid to destroy ORCA, but Neri and Jason arrive and start the process to destroy the pyramid. Just as they are about to finish, Shalamorn enters the central chamber and retakes control of the pyramid. It is revealed that Malakat did not kill Shalamorn but kept her in a state of suspended animation on the Ocean Planet as he schemed to take over. Upon returning to the Ocean Planet, Shersheba discovered this and set her free. For their actions, Shalamorn exiles Malakat but pardons Shersheba since she brought the cure back to Ocean Planet and releases her from Malakat's hold. In a ceremony in the underwater pyramid's central chamber, Neri is crowned princess and heir to the thrown by her mother.