Ever since she was little, Liv's father always told her to stay away from Mako Island, especially at night. Zane should have known better, his daughter did have his rebellious personality. When he discovers his only daughter is now a mermaid, the recently widowed father reaches out to an old flame to help his daughter adjust to her new life.

Her ex-boyfriend gave her a pink iPod when she was sixteen, already loaded with a playlist. When Rikki rediscovers the iPod a few years later, she is hit with a wave of nostalgia. All of the songs Zane put on Rikki's iPod and the meaning behind them.