—————-Caitlyn and Felicity—————————
Felicity was in her room when Choon Hee came in with a teenage girl, she was black with her dark hair pulled into a tight bun. She wore the same uniform-esque outfit as Felicity but worn properly. But the thing Felicity noticed was the kumiho’s face, she wore concealer but Felicity could just make out the telltale signs of brushing on her face.
“What happened to you?” The blonde asked.
“Nothing I could not handle, but that is not why I am here.” Choon Hee replied and guided the proper looking girl forward,
“This is Caitlyn Singleton, recently acquired asset and your newest member of the Dark Garden.” She said proudly.
“It is nice to meet you Miss Monroe, I look forward to working with you.” Caitlyn smiled.
“As if I’d let one of your brainwashed freaks join my team!” Felicity argued.
“She’ll do nicely, chui!” Mokomi exclaimed and bounced towards the dark haired girl.
Felicity huffed and the blue rabbit jumped up and tapped the new girl on her forehead. Suddenly the girl began to glow.
Caitlyn now wore a similar, military-like outfit to Felicity’s magical girl form. Except her outfit was black with purple accents and included pants and long purple gloves and heeled boots. Her hair became braided with the braids forming two buns. She wielded a purple spiked flail decorated with orchids that matched the orchid on the bow of her top.
“Behold! The newest member of the Dark Garden: the Pretty Punisher, Sorrow Orchid!” The four eared rabbit announced.
“Great, but just remember who’s in charge here, and in the future I’d like to have the final say in who joins my team.” Felicity pouted.
“We will take your opinion into consideration but, as always, it is up to The Boss.” The woman smiled.
Caitlyn transformed back with a thin silver necklace with a purple gem now around her neck. The blonde huffed and rolled her eyes.
—————Rick and Camellia——————————
Once Rick and his new guardian angel arrived back at Normal HQ they made their way towards the labs. The newly purified Camellia received confused looks from onlookers but she bid them no mind.
As they walked Camellia’s thoughts turned back to Chenoa, her new, more sensitive and empathetic emotions filled her with regret and shame. But she knew her loyalty was to her charge, Rick. She had to protect and obey him, no mater how cruel his orders or how she felt about them. Rick seemed to sense this and rolled his eyes,
“Stop fussing about some girl, it was just a mission.” Rick said.
“As you wish.” The angel said quietly.
They arrived at Normal Research Division 2, home to the Bio-weapons division and the study of supernatural entities.
“And where did you come across this… angel?” Dr. Eastly asked.
“She’s uh… Camellia. That demoness we recruited. I used my ring to change her into my guardian angel, she’ll be much easier to control now, right Camie?” Rick explained with a smug expression.
“Yes Rick.” Camellia replied dutifully.
“Impressive, truly! The Boss must be proud of you, I’ve only heard rumors that only the catalyst could achieve such a feat. So are you here to get your angel checked out?” The Loli scientists asked.
“Sure, but we also need you to help us transfer the nature magic that Camie here absorbed, into me. I could do it myself but the Boss wants to make sure this goes smoothly.” Rick explained.
“Of course. It’s much safer to facilitate this sort of process with our equipment, don’t want anyone to get hurt.” She replied.
Then she guided the two into a chamber with green tinted glass and three pools of mud. Two large ones and one smaller one connecting the two. She then had them both strip and get into a mud bath, it was warm and full of leaves and even ice that resisted the heat somehow. Rick blushed as he got in but peaked at Camellia’s stunning body, if she noticed she didn’t show it.
“These baths contain a mix of many spiritual waters, allowing the nature magic to flow freely. All she has to do is—“ Dr. Eastly was interrupted by Rick
“—why can’t Camie just give me the magic like that deer girl did with her?” He said impatiently.
“A valid point Mr. Nelson. You see nature magic is inherently feminine, the energy flows easily between women. Transferring this magic directly into you, a boy—“ she was cut off again.
“—A Man!” Rick barked.
“Of course. Transferring this magic directly to a young man such as yourself would lead to…mixed results at best. These pools and this process allows Ms. Camellia to release the nature magic and into the small pool between you. Here my machines will re-adjust and correct this magic into a masculine energy, allowing you to absorb its power.” The small scientist explained.
“Then let’s get this show on the road!” Rick sighed.