You felt the prodding of psychic fingertips in your mind, a surging of power, as Josh spoke up.
"Oh, my queen? If I could have a word in that, a wish? Please leave her human. I would be grateful!"
The Forest Queen didnīt even looked at him. Instead she hold eye contact with you. "Now, that one thing is not an option", she said. "She is just too much of an oddity. I wanna see what happens."
You laughed with surging hysteria at those simple words, those childlike curiosity. "As long you get what you want, oh Queen ... Itīs okay, Josh! You tried. At least you tried. You gave it all, right?" You began to babble, to tremble.
"Lucy, hold on tight. I make you one of me."
The power surged further, like a syringe being jabbed in a not at all professional way! You stiffed up. Images dropped by, the feeling of insectile wings soon sprouting out of your shoulder blades ... It is just a game. Just a game! You might lose here, you can start again, right?
No. Annie was stuck in this game until you chose her as your first Beastie. What might have happened, had you taken the turtle boy? Or the one with the flower power? And who would rescue you as a BeastMon, or better capture you? You panicked.
Then, your Crest burned up. Once again, a pulse sprang out! It blasted out the psychic fingertips, and the Queen backed away in shock. She even fell down on her feet, her psychic powers out of balance.
As for you, you aged up. At least you knew what was going on, as supple breasts ballooned out of your chest, your hips snapped wide and your rear swelled considerably. But more important was the Queen! You watched her intensely. She shrunk. But just a little, she was not babyfied. She didnīt even devolve. Shit.
Her frustration, meanwhile, was growing fast! "You bitch! What - why -"
She got no answers, as behind her Josh shot a Poison Sting from the inside, the projectile punching through his own cocoon. He fired more, and a barrage of Stings hit the strings of silk which hold you up. The bindings ripped, and you were free!
The Forest Queen were still not the wiser. Her shocked face was downright hilarious.
You stood up. "Looks like my Crest has a word or two in this", you said. "It seems to think that I own you." You guessed, it was the telepathic link which irritated the Crest. Of course, to say that would have been spoiler. "Maybe I will, who knows!"
Josh meanwhile was swiveling like a bottle on a slumber party. He used his Poison Sting to propel himself forward and spun over the clearing with immense speed.
"I did it! I tried, and it worked!" Every enemy on the clearing and nearby took cover, Bird-Man and the Queen taking flight.
"Hopefully", you replied, "this works too." You picked up the shards of the BeastCube.