Fenn returned to the camp to find it deserted, save for one person. Tigris eyed him carefully.

'Where's everyone else?' Fenn asked, gesturing.

'Tory and the others left early, to get far enough from shore for the others to be safe,' he replied, 'I need to know, Fenn - are we still together on this?'

Fenn hesitated. Of all his pod, Tigris was the last one he felt he should trust. But then, Tigris was also the one who had spoken up for him, when he had asked to join the pod.

Tigris arched an eyebrow. 'Well?'

'Sure,' Fenn smiled tightly, 'What am I supposed to do?'

'Just do exactly as I say,' Tigris replied, fixing him with a steely glare, 'We have to get to land,'

'Land?' Fenn hesitated, 'But... it's the full moon tonight?'

'Exactly!' Tigris leaped up, 'What better time to demonstrate our strength, to both our pod and the greentails? We are weakest on land - imagine, the strength and power we exhibit tonight, it will only be increased tenfold in water, and they will know that!'

Fenn hesitated, 'People could get hurt,'

'Every war has casualties,' Tigris told him, slapping him on the back, 'I have... recruited some more followers for you. We are meeting them there. Come on,'

Fenn hesitated, before following Tigris to the beach.

*~X~*

Sirena paused in the doorway to the café, taking note of the amount of people seated there. It had been David's idea to perform tonight, of all nights. She blamed herself, because she hadn't exactly told him about the effect the full moon had on her.

Thankfully, weather reports had indicated an overcast night, which meant she should be safe enough to perform, at least for part of the night.

David waved to her from the stage area, where he was tuning his guitar. Sirena waved back, grinning, and waved to Carly as well. Since she'd started collecting fish for the tank, Carly had warmed towards her significantly.

'Good luck,' Lyla told her.

'Yeah,' Nixie smirked, 'We'll be watching,'

'Thanks, guys,' Sirena grinned at them, before turning towards the stage.

Nixie spotted Charli sitting at the table closest to the fish tank, and nudged Lyla. They made their way over, joining her.

'Can't resist the music?' Nixie teased. Charli had spread papers over the table, and scrambled to tidy them up before the two had a chance to see them. She smiled at the two.

'Or the food,' she grinned, 'The burgers here are the best, you should try them sometime,'

'No, we're on a strict seafood diet,' Lyla replied, sliding one of the papers towards herself as she sat down, 'Charting waters, huh?'

'Yeah,' Charli snatched the paper back, stuffing them into a pile and shoving them in her bag, 'Kelly asked me to copy some info from certain charts onto others,'

'They looked pretty detailed,' Nixie remarked, as she heard David's guitar begin to play, 'It's starting,'

Charli watched the two girls turn to watch their friend perform, taking the opportunity to slip her moon ring off and deposit it into her pocket. She pulled her hair back into a loose ponytail, and threw a cautious glance at the fish tank. She could smell the seawater from where she was sitting. So long as it didn't break, though...

'What are they doing here?' Lyla hissed, spotting the group of males enter, taking seat at a table towards the back. Charli glanced back and recognised Fenn with a jolt. With him were two younger males, and an older one.

'Go ask,' Nixie suggested. Lyla glanced at her, then stood up, crossing to the mermen.

'Hey,' she said softly, sliding in beside Niall, 'I thought you guys were supposed to be doing some sort of ceremony,'

'Around midnight,' Tigris replied, 'We have time to come and watch Sirena sing,'

'But, the full moon-'

'-Is not as devastating to us as to you,' Tigris replied, smiling thinly, 'We can control ourselves under it's influence.'

'What did they say?' Nixie asked as Lyla returned, all too aware that Charli was watching them intently.

'He said they were leaving straight after,' Lyla replied, 'We just have to hope no trouble rises in the meantime,'

Charli looked away from their whispered conversation, noticing Fenn clenching his fist slowly under the table. She heard something cracking slowly, and looked at the nearest glass object - the fish tank.

That was definitely not allowed to happen, she thought, freezing the crack - and the rest of the tank's exterior, just to be safe. As she finished that, she saw Rhys gesturing under the table as well, his eyes on the back room.

'Girls,' Charli whispered to Lyla and Nixie, then nodded her head in the direction of the mermen, drawing the girls' attention to their subtle hand gestures. Lyla and Nixie frowned at each other, then at Charli.

'They're starting a fire,' Charli whispered, suddenly realising the girls must never have encountered pyrokinesis before.

'How do you know?'

'Don't ask me how I know, I just know,' she hissed, 'Distract them, I'll go put it out,'

She slipped away from them, racing into the back storage area, where she saw it immediately.

Lyla slid in beside Rhys, Nixie sitting beside Niall. 'Mind if we join?' she asked innocently. Tigris and Fenn both looked slightly annoyed, but Rhys smiled brightly. Lyla noticed that he stopped the hand movements as soon as she had joined him.

*~X~*

Caleb was pacing, anxious. Zac didn't feel as troubled as he used to, but he guessed that was because he'd had nearly a full year's experience with the full moon.

'Is he alright?' Evie asked Zac softly. Zac nodded.

'He'll be okay,'

'Zac,' Caleb sounded nervous, still pacing, 'I can't do this,'

'Yes, you can,' Zac told him, 'You've got to fight it,'

Caleb shook his head, 'I can't,'

'Cal,' Tyson stood in front of his twin, addressing him directly for the first time in weeks, 'You can. You're strong, you'll be okay,'

Caleb shook his head, Zac sitting bolt upright as he saw the black tarp rippling over the windows. 'I-I can't,' he stammered, squeezing his eyes shut, 'I have to go!'

The black tarps ripped away from the windows, and the room was bathed in muted moonlight. Zac squeezed his eyes shut, expecting to feel the pull grow even stronger, but nothing happened to him. Evie was holding his arm, nails digging into his skin.

'Move!' Caleb roared. Zac opened his eyes to see Tyson standing in front of the door, shaking his head.

'You're not leaving!' Tyson told him, 'Fight it!'

Caleb responded by raising his hand, flinging Tyson aside and pulling the door open. He took one look at Zac and Evie, who were scrambling to their feet, before running outside.

'Make sure he's alright,' Zac told Evie, gesturing to Tyson as he ran after Caleb. He followed the kid onto the dock, just in time to see him dive into the water. Zac didn't even hesitate, diving in after him.

Evie helped Tyson to his feet, noticing the cut on his cheek from falling against the coffee table.

'We have to follow them,' Tyson said. Evie shook her head.

'I don't know where they'd go,' she replied, then a thought hit her, 'But I know where to find someone who will,'