Chapter 14
"I can't believe they caught me off guard like that!" Amelia said "I guess this will require more planning than I thought."
At Jake's mansion…
"Guys. I did some research and found that the same person who wrote our favorite book about me people also wrote a book about magical beings besides merpeople that also has info on witches. I bought a copy and downloaded it. It's already yielded some good results." Jake said "Well? Out with it! What did you find?" Rikki said "It says : Unlike the werewolves in classic fiction real werewolves are not effected by the full moon. Instead a werewolf can take on their wolf form at any time they wish. Also being bitten by a werewolf doesn't turn you into one because in order to be a werewolf you need to be born one." Jake responded "Is that all? I don't know how much money you spent on that Jake but it seems like a waste." Rikki said "Ah but I wasn't done yet. I took a look at the witchcraft section and it says : any being can be a witch and many witches can move objects with their minds or manipulate the elements using dark magic. Merpeople have a separate magic that is considered light magic but also allows control of the elements along with a few other abilities. It seems our werewolf is also a witch." Jake said "Okay I guess that book isn't a total waste." Rikki said "Okay so if we're gonna be fighting a witch we're gonna have to step up our game. Nobody goes anywhere without another merperson present. It's too dangerous right now to go anywhere alone. Lewis, Ash, Will, we have to assume the witch is after you guys too especially you Ash. She seems to be going after Emma's friends and we have to assume that she doesn't care if she kills a human or merperson which means we're all in danger." Jake said then Lewis, Ash, and Will went into a corner and started whispering and soon Rikki said "Oi! What are you three whispering about?" and the guys announced that they want to be merpeople and everybody said "WHAT?!" and soon everybody was shouting and once again Jake whistled and brought silence then he asked "Are you three sure about this?" "Yeah. We've all wanted this ever since we met you and found out it's possible for guys to become mermen. The fact that we get powers and can help protect our girlfriends during this crisis has only made matters more urgent. We'd like to become mermen." Lewis said "Okay then. Tomorrow night is a full moon. I suggest we stay together until the day after the full moon. We're lucky tonight is a Friday night cuz it means tomorrow and the day after are on the weekend which means that we'll have all day on Sunday to practice whatever powers you get. Does that sound good?" Jake said and everybody agreed.
The next night…
"Alright girls you stay here and we'll be back in just a few hours. Rikki, try not to get in any trouble and if that werewolf drops by don't let her get the best of you." Jake said "Okay sure. I'll see you in a few hours." Rikki replied and Jake gave her a nice long kiss then said "I'll be back soon." and they left with the rest of the guys having said their temporary goodbyes.
At the moon pool…
"Whoa!" "Ow!" "Ugh" each guy except Jake said as they clumsily slid down the hole leading to the moon pool then Jake slid in and as he hit the ground he rolled to his feet and said "Well guys now's the time. The moon is close to moving over the moon pool. We'd better get going." Jake said and so they were off. A few minutes later they got into the cavern where the moon pool was and Ash said "Now what?" "You jump in. the moon is almost overhead." Jake said then all three guys got in the water. After a couple minutes the moon went overhead and the pool started to bubble and glow and Will said "So this is what it was like when the girls became mermaids? Cool" so then the moon went out of view and the bubbling stopped and the guys got out and went to Jakes mansion and when they got there Ash asked "So how long until we're mermen?" "When you first touch water tomorrow morning you'll get your tails. They should be the same color as mine, Blue and Green."
The next day…
Jake woke everybody up and then everybody went outside to Jakes private beach and the guys got in the water and each guy transformed and saw blue and green tails instead of their legs and smiled then before they had a chance to go deeper Jake said "No you guys will have plenty of time to swim later. You said you wanted to be able to protect your girlfriends so now's the time to figure out what your powers are and get acquainted with how strong you are now. Right now you literally don't know your own strength and that can be dangerous if you aren't careful." "Okay then I guess we should get dry right about now." Ash said then Jake dried them off and they went to the rock pools to test the guys powers and found that will has Cleos water power and Bellas jelly power. Ash had Cleos water power and Emmas freezing power while Lewis had Cleos water and air power and Rikki and Jakes lightning powers. So then they spent the rest of the day practicing their new powers and soon all the guys had mastered their new powers and strength and they all celebrated with a swim.