The Subconscious Miki shifted about in her chair, tapping on the table. "Well.. we're physically identical now. You're learning to let go of your attitude ... " She quivered slightly. "You're going to finally absorb me soon... Which means the ends of our chats."
Miki sighed. "You're scared."
"Guess I'm the part of you that's also a hypocrite. I've been telling you not to be scared. Not to worry. That you aren't going to go poof with a stranger with your memories... But here I am. I exist only because you kept pushing away the magical girl you... But now you're on the brink... Almost anything will trigger it, it's inevitable now. You'll be a tried and true magical girl, inside and out. Which means I'll go poof. Which is dumb. I spent all this time reminding us that we're the same person anyway. Yet, right at the finish line, I'm the one turning chicken."
Conscious Miki hugged her. "You don't have to be afraid. Because I'm here. I promise, I'll protect Sammie, Rosa, all our friends, our family. I'll be there for them. And you will too... we're the same person, am I right?"
Unconscious Miki looked at her, wiping away tears she didn't know she'd been shedding. "Right." She hugged herself.
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Professor Penumbra, the black cat, asked, "So, we're letting them go free range now?"
Dean Sally said, "After winter break, I'm pretty sure we'be filtered the remaining draft dodgers. The rest after being supercharged from spending Christmas time with their families are going to be charged up and ready to begin their formal training. They're going to be eager and willing agents of justice against evil. I've hired out and zapped some extra security. And we're now 100% staffed by magical girls and Advisors."
"After what happened at Bear Burgers, we're going to NEED the security. We're government sanctioned. But that's not going to stop us from making powerful enemies."
"Then we better get these girls whipped into shape."
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Miki skipped along. They admitted, they'd taken a peak at an adult magazine at a book store... and their body had felt nothing. In fact, they felt a bit ashamed at looking at it. It wasn't what good Magical Girls did.
'I guess I really am a child now,' they thought.
They knew they should have been upset or worried, but they hadn't weren't. They still loved Sammie, and that was the point after all.
They did see someone they'd seen once at a support group, go into the backdoor of the book store. The fugitive way they looked about, suggested something was wrong. They should have minded their own business, but they was a curious child now.
As stealthy as they could, making sure herself none was looking, they followed.
What they say surprised them, and what they heard.
"And this'll make me a real woman?"
"We promise," said one of two men. "No one will ever claim you're a man ever again!"
"How does it work?"
"Just slap the valve on you and turn it, and all your manliness will just leak out."
"Thank you!"
They took the pink rubber over their belly button, and turned the valve themselves... And the pink rubber began to spread like a drop of ink across paper.
"Is... Is this supposed to happen? I... I feel empty... kinda, light headed. Is... is it working right?"
The person's clothes were dissolving as the change spread, on their rear Miki saw a barcode, and mold lines form on their side.
"Yeah, everything is working just right, just give it a minute."
"Just... give it a minute..." The person stood up straight, their finger tightly together with their arms at this side, their knees and elbows slowly bending.
Miki realized what was happening, even if the innocent victim didn't.
White hot fury click inside them. A dam had been burst, and they could not hold it back. They didn't want to. They knew what this was. What it would mean. What the price was. But they didn't care. The wicked would be punished, and the innocent protected.
Miki entered a universe made of shards of blue and silver light, her clothes scattered into nothing. Armored boots and gauntlets formed on her, black shorts were next, followed by a metal half skirt around her body, and an armor top that showed off her shoulders. A sword much heavier and bigger than her practice weapon appeared, but she grabbed and swung it around like it was nothing.
She returned to the physical world.
"VILLAINS! MONSTERS! PARASITES! Surrender or know justice's fury!"
"SHIT!" Cursed one of the men, reaching a gun he'd had hidden in his coat. Miki was faster, crushing his hand.
"Light Blade!" Miki shouted and with a slice, cut through the two men, it didn't kill them, and didn't leave a mark, but left them falling to the ground like puppets with their strings cut.
Miki saw the love doll transformation still spreading on the victim... she tabbed the victim on the forehead with the pommel of her sword. In a flash of light, the victim was restored to normal.
"You... I... thank you!"
"I... I was just doing what I had to do, no what I needed to do! You're welcome." s