Chapter 61

"Do you want to go out and watch the stars for a bit, Jake?" Aaron asked.

"It's a bit cold isn't it?" he replied unconvincingly. Aaron gave him a weird look.

"It's not like its winter! Look, if you don't want to, just say so."

"I'd rather not," Jacob lied. The truth was he loved the stars. He could point out most constellations – living on Mako where there weren't street lights allowed the stars to be really clear. It was because of that darn full moon.

"Alright then," Aaron said. "What would you rather do?"

"Another round of chess?"

"So you can win again? No." Aaron smirked, "How about snakes and ladders?"

"But there's no strategy!" Jake protested.

"Exactly," Aaron grinned. They were inside – exactly how Jake wanted it to be.

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Meanwhile, Eric was experiencing a strange phenomenon. He had just frozen his juice to make a Popsicle but now somehow he was in the kitchen by the freezing box.

How on earth? He looked around himself. There was ice all around him on the floor. What had just happened? He bent down to touch the ice when he noticed that his arm was encased in ice. No - his whole body was icy. He couldn't even feel it. He ran out the door and back to his house. Emma had seen her son vanish into thin air and was standing there in shock.

"Mum!" Eric called as he ran into the room – still slightly icy. The run had melted a lot of it off.

"What on earth…" Emma began.

"I don't know!" Eric exclaimed.

The ice was now so melted it was mainly water.

"Oh great!" He toppled over as a merman into his mother's arms.

"I should have thought that through." Emma said as she too toppled over as a mermaid. "Ash, honey," she called out, "Could you bring us a few towels?"

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Ten minutes later, Jennifer was turning the tap off, enjoying her bath. Suddenly, she found herself falling into the moon pool.

"What the -!" she submerged before floating back up. An enormous splash had made the sand completely wet. A mermaid tale makes for an enormous bomb. As she took in her surroundings, the moon took hold of her for the first time. She stared up at it and a creepy grin spread across her face.

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Rikki and her girls were still examining the cloud, making it bigger and smaller. Charlie decided to try and make it encompass the room. Instead, a stream of fire flowed from the centre of her palm and lit the mug and table on fire.

"Oh my goodness, oh my goodness, oh my goodness!" she exclaimed. Rikki focused intently, closed her eyes, and using both her hands and experienced powers, she began to ebb the fire away. Soon there was just smouldering wood and an empty cup. The cloud had disappeared.

"My hot chocolate!" Leila said sadly.

"Now that was dangerous." Rikki said, "No more using your powers tonight. Maybe the full moon is doing something to them."

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"Explain what happened." Emma told her freaked out son. They were both in their human forms again.

"I was just making myself an ice block when I found myself in the kitchen of the dining hall. I was covered in ice but not feeling it and it wasn't hindering my movement. Then I ran back here – back to where I started. See, there is my popsicle melting."

"You head to bed now Eric and don't use your powers again tonight. We'll sort it out in the morning."

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Cleo had just finished tucking Andrea in. Cleo came into Jennifer's bedroom expecting to see her reading. Jennifer was always onto it and Cleo found she never had to remind her. Until now.

"Jenny?" she went over to the bathroom door. It was locked. "Jen, are you in there?" she knocked. Cleo tried to communicate with her daughter via mind speak. All she reached was a mental wall. Why would there be a wall? Unless…

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Meanwhile, Aaron and Jacob were settled in their sleeping bags in the hut they made between couches with sheets. Aaron was already asleep.

'Come outside Jacob.' A voice said inside his head.

'Jen? Why? You know it's a full moon.'

'I'm outside, waiting.' She replied.

'What are you doing?'

'You must see the light. Come with me! It is much better with our kind.'

'Our kind? Jen are you pranking me?'

Jacob sat up and slowly moved the sleeping bag off his body. He crawled out of the hut and began to walk to the door.

'Cleo? I think Jen is moonstruck.' Jake said.

'Just what I thought. This is bad. Ah, don't go outside and I'll get Lewis there immediately.' Cleo was relieved to have information on her daughter's safety. Jacob told her all the details.

Jennifer was constantly there in Jacob's mind urging him outside. He was smart enough to know what the moon influenced Jen was trying to do. Suddenly, water began to pour into the house. What was she doing?

The moon crazed mermaid was standing outside the Phillips' house as water shot from her palms under the door.

A/N: Hello everybody! WHAT? A chapter update so soon!? :P I'm feeling very generous so here is another chapter. I was going to publish it in a few days but anyway, I hope you enjoy it! The plot thickens! I'm still working out where I'm going with this but it will become clear soon enough.

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