Sonya continued to admire herself in her own mirror ‘I think you have made me a stylised version of Mum. I don’t have her crows feet and you’ve given me a flawless make-up….’ She caught sight of the necklace and matching earrings she was wearing ‘My god! You have given me Kate Middleton’s jewellery’ She picked up the magazine and compared the jewellery she was wearing to what Kate Middleton was wearing in the picture ‘These can’t possibly be diamonds! They would be worth a fortune!’ She then squealed with delight when she saw the rings on her fingers. ‘Oh my God! We could sell these and we would never have to work again!’
Sonya removed a ring with a large blue stone apparently surrounded by diamonds from her finger. ‘This was Princess Diana’s ring first, then Kate’s. It would be one of the most famous pieces of jewellery in the world!’ However Sonya’s smile turned to a look of dismay when she went to place the ring on her dressing table. It disintegrated as soon as she was no longer touching it. ‘What just happened?’
‘It literally just disappeared’ Derek responded. There was nothing to show the ring had ever existed.
Sonya experimented with her earrings. She took the diamond pendant from her right ear and it existed so long as she continued to touch it. But as soon as she had no physical contact with the earring it just faded to nothingness. ‘Oh damn! It seems there is a limit to the magic’ she turned to Derek ‘How about you take the other earring out and let’s see what happens’
That earring disappeared as soon as it was no longer touching Sonya. They experimented further. Sonya’s clothing behaved in the same way. She could take her jacket off but as soon as she was no longer in physical contact with it – it just disappeared.
Derek took off one of her shoes. The same thing happened. As soon as it was no longer in physical contact with Derek it ceased to exist.
‘It seems the collar can create clothes but they cease to exist when they no longer are in contact with the transformed person’ Derek declared.
‘So we are not going to be wealthy’ declared a subdued Sonya.
‘I guess not” Derek agreed. ‘Anyway I’m tired of being a 7 year old. How about you change me back to myself’ Derek picked up the transformation collar and held it out to Sonya