"If you want to become a magical girl... you simply have to tell me! Say 'I want to be a Magical Girl'! I've already determined you have the potential, that's all I need!"

She had the potential... that was all she needed. Hikari took a deep breath. This was all crazy, and apparently there was something happening soon, something dangerous and frightening that involved magical girls as a whole... but that wasn't something she was going to let discourage her.

The brunette couldn't just sit there and watch any longer, and there was no way she could ever pass up the opportunity to become a magical girl. And...

"That girl made me so angry, she's so irritating... But I... I can't let her fight alone, and I can't pass up the kind of opportunity I've been hoping for... So... I want to be a magical girl!"

"That's great!" chirped the fairy, cheerfully, "Now hold still..."

She raised one small hand to Hikari's chest, and...!

Naoko grinned as she saw the elbow crashing towards her, and raised her arm defensively. The blow from the monstergirl clearly rocked her entire frame, but as a testament to the strength Steel Rod Naoko was renowned for, she didn't falter. Nearly any other magical girl would be knocked flat, but the oni girl stayed on her feet, her grin becoming only slightly less strained.

"Heheh, this is a pretty good matchup for me! Two girls with a monster theme, duking it out-that's pretty kickass, right? Even if you're not really a magical girl 'n all!" she declared, raising her kanabo back for another blow as she stepped back. Even if her arm did hurt, it was clear she wasn't letting it distract her!

"Tesl-"

Tsukimi's eyes widened in surprise when the bolt of electricity fired, and she was barely able to summon a circular barrier between herself and the electrical blast, and when it slammed into her it still immediately shattered the crimson shield and sent her flying back, slamming into the wall at the end of the alley, where two alleyways intersected. Smoking slightly, the spear-wielding magical girl slid down the wall and lay still...

... For a moment. Wincing as she slowly raised herself to her feet, giving a wavering smile, the girl used her spear to help herself get up.

"Heh... I might not be too s-strong... but I'm good at getting back on my feet!"

She spun her spear in her hands, taking a ready stance once more.

"If that's your game, I'll just have to respond in kind!"

Her strained smile turning into a somewhat vicious grin, the visage of the spear suddenly shattered.

And what was underneath...

The description of the spear as a needle suddenly became far more accurate. It was a huge, unusually-shaped needle, with strange inscriptions on the side, balanced in Tsukimi's hands.

"This is my Killing Needle, Frankenstein-sensei!" she asserted, still bearing that vicious grin, "Of course, it won't kill another magical girl, but it'll sure hurt!"

As she spoke, a red light began to build at the needle's tip, slowly spreading across it...

But then...

Magical energy flowed through Hikari's body, as the fairy ignited the dreams in her heart.

A brilliant light flashed, concealing her within a defensive barrier as she began to undergo her first transformation as a magical girl!

[@Anza][@A Lowly Wretch]