Nerissa and her Knights of Destruction attack Zamballa, a world of purple foliage with a populace of moving trees, disguised as the Guardians. When W.I.T.C.H. arrives to stop them, they are forced to fend off the Zamballians and their leader, Queen Kadma Starlighter, the former Guardian of Earth. Taranee starts to be angry about her mother.

The girls try to protect Yan Lin, the last remaining former Guardian, from falling under Nerissa's control. Hay Lin and her grandma move from one dimension to another, trying to flee from the Knights of Destruction and Nerissa. Hay Lin has bad luck when her Fortune cookies haven't got fortunes in them.