A/N: we conclude Hay Lin's capture in this one and we find out something about the Moon Pool you didn't know. The luck of the girls change for the worst (you'll read what I'm typing about. lol). And like seriously when are they gonna find charlotte? Gotta keep reading. Thanks reviewers and all who made this one of your favourite stories.

Disclaimer: I do not own W.I.T.C.H. Or H2o but I wish I did. It would be nice then my name would be on someone else's disclaimer.

The Consequence

"Wake up!" Emma shook Hay Lin awake. She took the blindfold of the stirring Hay Lin. Emma looked in to the eyes of her friends.

"She may want some water." Rikki looked at Cleo and nodded. A ball of water flew through the air towards Hay Lin. In a swift motion she sucked in the water, and cleared her throat. "I kinda choked her, that's how I got her here."

"It was a good attempt. I mean I knew it was gonna happen and I could have stopped you easily. I mean my throat hurts..."

"You could have stopped me? Do you really feel that you're stronger than me?" Rikki stood up, anger flashed in her eyes. "What is your name and what are you? Why do you have Cleo's powers?" Rikki walked towards Hay Lin and looked her up and down.

"I am Hay Lin and I was born with my powers, or destined for them at least. I came here because the Moon Pool called me and my other friends, there are actually five of us but surprisingly the other two weren't teletransported with us." She looked around at their faces. "I need to go I've been here a while." She laughed. "Could you untie me please?"

"The Moon Pool? The pool called you?" Cleo looked at her friends incredulously.

"That's not possible. I say we torture her for answers." Rikki smiled deviously and walked behind Hay Lin.

"I asked nicely, and if you dare touch me I will hurt you. I won't fight you without a reason, so don't give me one." Hay Lin's voice took on a ruthlessness she had never heard herself utter before; she had shocked herself with her tone. The look on her face seemed to transfix the others; Rikki took a step back.

"I'm sorry but I don't know. We need to know if you are a threat." Emma stood and walked towards Hay Lin. Her face was sad and had the worry of someone much older.

"Wrong Answer…" Her smile morphed into a frown.

WOOSH!

The room exploded in a rush of air, everything was blasted apart and the girls were knocked on the floor and Cleo on the overturned couch. The ropes around her hands fell away; she looked about at her destruction, clasped her hands and walked out feeling incredibly sorry.

Taranee paced along the walkway in there room. She looked at the still passed out Irma. She needed Hay Lin and the others. She needed to know what was wrong with the pool. She needed to know why Irma's hair had turned black and grown to her waist. She sat down on the bed staring at Irma.

The door opened, Hay Lin walked in, her face was saddened deep in thought staring at the floor. "There is something wrong here. The pool is affecting my thinking and my powers." She looked up. Taranee stared back then looked at Irma. "Oh my, what happened to Irmy?"

"You guessed it. The pool is affecting my powers but I think it's mentally affecting you and Irma. I never sensed you, telepathically until you entered the room. There is something wrong." She paused momentarily to make eye contact with her friend "there is something alive there and it's doing this to us. I've concluded that my telepathy keeps me from being affected by it."

"What is it?" Hay Lin walked to the bathroom, expecting a reply.

"I don't know what it is. But I have a feeling those girls know." She turned to look at Hay Lin who stuck her head out the door.

"They don't know anything, and I doubt they are gonna want to talk to us. They, well Rikki, you know what… could you read my mind? You'll see what happened and how it went down."

"They attacked you? Well kidnapped you. But they don't seem to know anything. Why did you blow up Emma's house? Wait you didn't, it was, I don't know. It goes blank from their"

(Irma wake up I need your help. You need to see this.)

Irma rose; the long black hair shrouded her face. "Okay? Who is playing the prank?" she pulled back the hair and jumped out of the bed stretching. "Those girls should not have taken you Hay Lin. They're bad news, so I'm guessing this Charlotte chick is good? We need to find her then. She will tell us what is happening."

"How do you know that? Wait Irma where you listening to our conversation? I am confused." Taranee stood and paced the floor.

"I am too." Hay Lin piped in. "I'm gonna go outside, what I did earlier still kinda haunts me."

"You go do that, I'm no longer afraid, if they want a fight they will get it and lose. In the morning we are going back to her house. Hay lin you're taking us." Irma walked into the bathroom and waved her hands around, aware of the stares from her friend. "I'm going back to sleep." The tub filled with water and Irma slipped into the tub and closed her eyes.

(There is something wrong with her. The pool is affecting her more than us, Hay Lin she cannot be trusted like that.)

(Taranee don't say that… We all have our off days, and days where our hair mystically changes length, texture and colour.)

The morning came so suddenly it almost caught them off guard, yet Irma was the first up. She had done everything. The clothes were picked out, breakfast was made and Max was happy with the change in her hair colour, though he was baffled by the length. The girls got ready and left.

Out on the beach the girls basked in the sunlight. They began to wonder if their parents missed them, or if Will and Cornelia weren't coming to look for them.

"I never asked. Taranee when did my hair turn black and grow like a foot?" Irma looked up from the sand and gazed at Taranee her skin ablaze in the light.

"I'm not sure, I went downstairs to talk with Max and when I returned, you were raven-haired Rapunzel." She looked up and saw Hay Lin way ahead of them. She walked onto the road and they ran to catch her up.

"Hey there babe." They turned around to see a guy with a pointed nose and short brown hair.

"Hello, Nate." Hay Lin looked at him and smiled weakly, "guys this is Nate he helped me find Emma yesterday."

"And I am so glad I did, I would have never met your friends. They are all as smokin' as you. " he walked up and tapped Irma's shoulder, swifter than lightening he was on the ground her handprint left on his cheek.

"Don't ever touch me again. Don't ever come near me again." Taranee gripped Irma's hand and pulled her along.

"What was that?" Taranee gaped at the teen. Hay Lin was transfixed staring at Nate. She rushed to his side and helped him up.

"I knew you liked me." Hay Lin blushed when he said it to her.

"I don't Nate, I have a boyfriend." She let go of his hand and tied her hair back into a ponytail, she looked amazing he thought.

Taranee rushed forward and smacked him on the other cheek, grabbed her friends and walked away. "What was that?" Irma smirked at Taranee as best she could without falling.

"I read his thoughts. He is disturbed… that child. Hay Lin I'm sorry you met him."

"Wow. Hay Lin a word of advice let Taranee check your boyfriends for you next time."

Soon Hay Lin took the lead again a little guilty at what had occurred but curious to know what he had thought. "This is the house."

They walked up to the front door and knocked. Emma's mother answered the door and led them to her room. They got a view of the living room and the destruction it had received.

"I love mind control." Irma laughed and followed Mrs. Gilbert as she had introduced herself. She led them to a room, knocked and entered. The three girls lay on Emma's bed.

"Hello." Irma's voice was sharp. The girls jumped up and backed away to the wall. Rikki snapped her fingers. A ball of water flew towards them, it froze in midair. "I'm here to talk." Irma waved her hand towards the window the ball of water dispersed into the air.

"What are you girls?" Rikki looked scared, it seemed new to her face.

"Why did you change your hair? How did you get it so long?" Cleo asked. Two sets of stares shut her up.

"You girls win." Emma stepped forward. "We can't fight you. You're too strong. But you must realise we're afraid." Emma sat back on the bed, Cleo on the window sill and Rikki stood. "My living room and kitchen need extensive repairs, yet we aren't injured. So I know you girls are good. We are too."

"We only tried to protect ourselves." Rikki looked out the window then stared right into Irma's eyes. "I'm sorry I attacked you but please these are my friends. They don't mean you any harm."

"It's too late for that now. You abducted Hay Lin and I'm going to trap you here. I don't trust you girls. Where is Charlotte? Since you followed her into the moon pool the other night." All eyes were on Emma.

"What? I didn't go anywhere with Charlotte, I was here with them…" Emma stood up. "Please no. You can't be serious. If she made another mermaid…" Emma looked down, then at her friends.

"We can't even beat her. And now there is another like her?" Cleo murmured.

(They're being sincere. Except Rikki, she wants to protect her friends at any cost. She is gonna try to heat the air up around us and attack us or something. She is really afraid. Irma maybe you should calm down.)

(Calm down? They attacked Hay Lin. No one attacks Hay Lin. We will find this Charlotte and then we will compare their thoughts. You are a powerful telepath why aren't you're powers picking up anything deep?)

"It must be the connection with the pool. I can only read the topmost of their thoughts." She looked up at Rikki. "Please don't do it," she said louder than her whisper before.

The air around the girls heated. All eyes turned to Rikki. Hay Lin looked at Rikki. The wind whistled around her. The rising heat now surrounded her. Her skin began to redden; her friends stared in horror, afraid they were next. Irma snapped her fingers and it ended.

"I'm sorry but you forced my hand." Irma stood up and laughed.

Thunder boomed and lightening crackled. The rain rushed down upon them as she left the room. Hay Lin remained quiet; Taranee could tell she was still upset, but it was hard for her to remain that way as they followed Irma into the rain.

"Irma don't you think trapping them like this is a bit harsh?" she finally spoke up her black hair plastered her beaming face.

"Harsh? You haven't seen harsh as yet. We need to find Charlotte; now!" The rain about them dissipated and spread elsewhere. "I'll use the water to track her. And then we will get answers. Hay Lin, don't feel sorry for those girls." Irma's eyes grew colder than the water she controlled.

"This is their consequence."