As it turned out in the weeks following Cam's transformation, Ondina's fear was seemingly misplaced. Cam simply ate up every lesson that he was given in magic and even Rita was forced to admit that he seemed to have an excellent hold on his powers. However, that is to say that there were not setbacks. There were some powers that Cam simply did not have that the others did. He could not replicate objects, and he could not levitate objects. Water manipulation however was something that he excelled at. He was so adept at that magic that he could actually walk through a rainstorm without letting a single drop of water touch him. Cam was extremely happy with his new powers, a fact that he remarked to Erik about. "I'm telling you mate," He said excitedly, "I was born to have these powers."

Erik barely spared him a glance. "I'm glad you are having so much fun."

Hearing the venom in Erik's words, Cam recoiled slightly. "What's wrong with you?" He asked, annoyed that his good mood was ruined.

"Well, maybe it's just me but I thought that we had a deal?" Erik shot back. "Or maybe not?"

"We do have a deal." Cam said. He leaned in close and muttered, "I haven't even been brought before the pod. As far as they know I had my ability to become a merman stripped from me. If I showed up with a tail they might leave again, and this time they won't come back."

"Cam, it's been a month since you were transformed." Erik told him, suddenly tired. "If you aren't going to help me then just tell me."

"No, I will." Cam told him confidently, standing up from the bar and grabbing his juice. "Tonight is the full moon. Ondina wants me to go before the mermaid council tonight to show them I'm not a danger."

"So you will put in a good word for me?" Erik asked slowly.

"Yeah of course!" Cam clapped him on the back and deposited his juice in the trash on his way out. Sitting at a table outside, Evie, Mimie, and Zach were deeply engrossed in a conversation.

Spying his friend, Zach motioned for Cam to join them. "What's up little fishies?" Cam asked as he sat down next to Mimie.

"Cam, we've been thinking." Evie said slowly. "I know you are supposed to go before the mermaid council tonight but it might not be such a good idea."

"Yeah? And why is that?" Cam wondered. He gazed up at the sky, noting that the sun had begun its final descent into the horizon.

"Because we don't know how the full moon is going to affect you." Mimie said truthfully. "Zach only was able to control it after a few full moons and that was with three mermaids keeping a full time eye on him."

"So, what?" Cam asked, his brows furrowing. "You gonna tie me up or something?"

"Lyla tried to tie me up for one of my first full moons." Zach offered sympathetically, patting his friend on the shoulder. "We just want to see how you react to the full moon before we show you to the pod. If you turn out like I did, we need to bring you under control."

"Well you were just going to the chamber right? Because of the trident." Cam reminded him. "The stone was destroyed."

"We're just being careful." Zach said again. "We are going to Rita's so that we can all keep an eye on you."

"You guys aren't going to go with the pod to the full moon thing you guys do?" Cam asked, surprised. "Won't they be angry if you miss it?"

"I'll tell them I had some homework to do or something like that." Evie said dismissively. "Zach still isn't allowed into our circled during the full moon anyways."

"What about you?" Cam asked Mimie interestedly. "How are you going to get out of it?"

"I'm not." She said miserably. "Veridia already said that she expects me there. Only Zach, Evie, and Rita will be there to watch over you."

"Why don't we ask Erik to help?" Cam suggested innocently.

"Him?" Zach asked incredulously. "He tried to take over Mako!"

"Yeah, but so did I at one point." Cam reminded him earnestly. "I just think that we should give him a second chance. Being alone for that long can't be easy. Trust me, I would know." The not so subtle reminder that Zach and the girls owed him for basically abandoning him for several months.

"Fine." Evie said decisively. "He can come. But if he tries anything funny, he is done!"

"That's fair." Cam agreed, getting to his feet so quickly that his chair toppled over backwards. "I'll let him know. When are we meeting?"

"Actually, we need to get ready to go now." Mimie said, shielding her eyes as the sun began to disappear behind the horizon. "The second the sun disappears the moon's power begins to affect us."

Cam jogged inside the bar and quickly ran through the situation with Erik who immediately told David that he had to leave. "What, why?" David asked frowning.

"You know how Sirena is with her… friends?" Erik asked pointedly. "I have to go do the same thing."

"Oh, okay." David said, understanding dawning in his eyes. "Just let me know next time alright?"

"Yeah sure, no problem." Erik promised. "I don't want to get fired again."

Departing the café, Cam and Erik met the other three at the end of the pier. "So are we swimming?" Erik asked cheerfully.

"The last thing we want is for Cam to be anywhere near water right now." Mimie said. She barely spared Erik a glance before she stormed off down the road toward Rita's house.

"She's still angry at me." Erik observed quietly to Cam.

"Yeah, well," Cam shrugged. "They don't really forgive very easy. She still hasn't forgiven me completely for the time that I tried to take over Mako and she wasn't even there at the time."

"Girls." Erik said, shaking his head.

Zach paused and hung back a second to draw even with the other two mermen. "Nope. Mermaids." He said with a knowing wink.

They hurried to follow the pace that Mimie had set, which allowed them to very quickly make it to Rita's house. The older mermaid was waiting by the door when they pushed through her front gate. When she spied Erik she shot a questioning look to Evie and Mimie. "They say he deserves a second chance." Was all Mimie said before she grabbed Cam by the arm and pulled him into the house.

Rita nodded slowly just once before she made a sweeping gesture for the others to head inside. "This is a nice place up top too." Erik said, smiling at Rita.

Smiling kindly she accepted the compliment graciously. "Thank you, I think so as well." She opened the secret entrance to her grotto. "Shall we?"

"So, what's the plan?" Cam asked nervously rubbing his hands together. "Freezing me? Tying me up?"

"I rather thought that we could try putting him to sleep." Erik offered.

The others instantly glanced at him suspiciously, immediately suspecting something. "And why would you say that?" Evie demanded.

"Because it's how I got past my first few full moons." Erik told them. "You forget, I am the only one here who has ever dealt with a full moon completely alone. I know what works." And he smiled a smile so full of saintly goodness that everyone in the room believed him ins