Sakura watched as the ball of light flew inside her. There was a sudden shiver as it felt like all her muscles were contracting at the same time, but she soon went back to normal. [i]Huh. Weird.[/i] And then she was off, wheeling herself on the heels of the rest of the faculty.

Still tail-end as they entered the cocoon, Sakura snickered at Lux's instructions. [i]God, could this possibly get any cheesier?[/i] Still, she tried to imagine herself as a heroine, fighting evil and protecting people. There was a bright flash and then Sakura stood there, transformed. Lightning crackled around her, and the new magical girl smiled.

Wait. Back up a minute. She [i]stood up?![/i] Realizing what was going on, she took a step forward, and another one. Pure schoolgirl joy erupted from her mouth as she did a little pirouette... and promptly overbalanced and landed on her face. Evidently there were still some bugs to be worked out...