The Reef 2: High Tide

Troy is revealed to be alive and imprisoned by the marines, locked in a cage where he endures painful vaccines. The revelation signals that the threat to the reef is personal, not merely territorial.

Ronny the con artist shark smuggles Troy out of captivity with a daring escape and pledges revenge on Pi. The escape unsettles the reef as trust begins to fracture.

Word of Troy's return ripples through the underwater community, turning fear into a personal vendetta. The reef senses that the danger could strike any family or friend.

Troy and his marauders arrive at the reef wall and deliver a grim forecast: in four days the water will rise high enough for sharks to swim over. The reef braces for the looming disaster and the possibility of invasion.

Nerissa urges Pi to defend the reef, testing his leadership and resilience beyond traditional training. Cordelia offers support even as she becomes entangled in Ronny’s fragile allegiance.

Ronny presents an underwater extravaganza where every fish showcases a skill, hoping to attract humans and fortify the reef. Nerissa hints that Ronny might offer the reef a new path to prove itself rather than simply imitate Pi.

Pi asks for resources to craft a shark trap designed to catapult Troy out of the sea. He and his son Junior set the trap in motion while Bart and Eddie guard the cave.

Ronny overhears Pi’s trap and Troy orders him to crush it. He deceives the reef by claiming he needs a clamp for a talent show, drawing attention away from the trap toward a misguided spectacle.

In a sunset showdown outside the reef, Troy exposes Ronny’s disguise and Cordelia is horrified. Troy discards Ronny as a liability, and Pi must reckon with the betrayal. Troy's fury culminates in him swallowing Ronny in a single gulp.

Pi lies wounded in Nerissa's shipwreck as Bart and Eddie capture Ronny when his disguise is revealed. Ronny expresses remorse and vows to help retrieve Cordelia.

Nerissa descends into a volcano to summon the Sea Dragon, and the dragon's ancient glow envelops her. The reef senses a power shift as the legendary creature nears the battlefield.

The Sea Dragon arrives on the scene as the battle intensifies, and Pi answers with a Water Ball to draw Troy’s attention away from Nerissa and toward the final confrontation.

Pi, Cordelia, and Junior trigger the shark trap to hurl Troy out of the sea toward the ship, where humans administer another vaccine to him. Ronny blocks the Hench-sharks’ path and urges them to stand up to Troy, proving his loyalty to the reef.

Troy is defeated and the reef celebrates the fall of their foe. Nerissa quietly acknowledges her part in the events, and the reef begins to honor Pi as a true leader.

Ronny returns to the sea, redeemed by his courage and loyalty. He is welcomed back into the community as survivors continue to rebuild and celebrate their hard-won peace.