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[center][h1][b]Part II[/b][/h1][/center]

[center][color=DeepPink]Starring Magical Dream Princess~! (giggle!)[/color]

[color=888888]-Magical Dream Princess[/color]

MDP too OP. Plz nerf.

[color=888888]-People[/color]

[color=DeepPink]Golly wolly, you silly willies~! (giggle!) Magical Dream Princess isn’t the original poster~! Ari-wari-amis is~! (giggle!)[/color]

[color=888888]-Magical Dream Princess[/color][/center]



✩✩✩[b]Last time on Magical Dream Princess’s Adventure in Silverburg-[/b] Our heroine arrived at the top-secret testing facility of Demiris Defense Systems late at night, where she played several incredibly fun games with some new friends. After tiring them out, she made her way to DDS’s even more top-secret laboratories, unaware that she was being watched by three mysterious figures. Who are they, and what startling secrets will our heroine discover within the labs? Read on to find out!✩✩✩

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[b]Shortly before Magical Dream Princess’s arrival…[/b]

This late at night, most of the R&D center’s numerous gifted scientists had long since gone home, but deep in the heart of the vast facility, [url=https://imgur.com/2G0xLx9]Dr. Nikki Kannis[/url], head researcher of Demiris Defense Systems, was hard at work on her greatest invention. Or, more precisely, was hard at work [i]repairing[/i] her greatest invention…

[color=DarkMagenta]“You really put this thing through the wringer…”[/color] she noted as she worked. [color=DarkMagenta]“Thankfully, the basic functionality’s still intact, so you shouldn’t have lost any pictures you took. What didja say you were fighting again?”[/color]

[color=Red]“Slendermen…”[/color] Nikki’s friend, [url=https://imgur.com/0lG49Z8]Kate Carson[/url], replied with a shudder. [color=Red]“Man, those things were creepy… I was on an assignment from the Arcane Observer, ‘low-to-moderate risk’ they said. Yeah, right…”[/color]

[color=DarkMagenta]“Yeesh… Not something [i]I’d[/i] wanna run into, [i]that’s[/i] for sure… Welp, it’s all fixed,”[/color] Nikki declared, handing what looked like an ordinary camera to her friend. [color=DarkMagenta]“Try to take a bit better care of it this time, huh?”[/color]

[color=Red]“I’ll do my best, but no promises,”[/color] Kate replied with a grin. 

The next moment, the two girls were startled by the sound of a thunderclap. Whirling around, they saw a [url=https://imgur.com/Q6ywCRx]smiling girl[/url] standing in a swiftly dissipating cloud of smoke.

[color=RosyBrown]“Oh my gosh! Nikki!”[/color] the girl squealed as she rushed over to glomp the scientist. [color=RosyBrown]“I’ve missed you so much!”[/color]

[color=DarkMagenta]“K-Karen?!”[/color] Nikki stammered. [color=DarkMagenta]“W-What are [i]you[/i] doing here? Also, couldja not squeeze so tight? I’m kinda getting crushed here…”[/color]

[color=RosyBrown]“Oh! I’m so sorry!”[/color] she exclaimed, loosening her grip on the scientist and taking a few steps back. [color=RosyBrown]“Sometimes I forget how strong I am… Anyways, darling had some business in town, so I asked if he could drop me off to visit you, and he said yes! Isn’t he the sweetest?!”[/color]

[color=DarkMagenta]“I guess you could say that…”[/color] Nikki muttered. Then, noticing Kate’s confused, but also somewhat amused expression, she added, [color=DarkMagenta]“Here, let me introduce you two. Karen Coleman, meet Kate Carson, freelance photographer, and an old friend of mine. Kate, this is Karen. She’s just your average ditzy tentacle-loving teenage girl. She tagged along with me on an expedition to Antarctica a few years back, got herself married to some lesser eldritch horror or another, and decided to stay down there for the rest of her life. So, yeah, nothing too special.”[/color]

[color=RosyBrown]“It’s so nice to meet you!”[/color] Karen cheered, rushing over to give Kate a hug.

[color=Red]“Y-Yeah, l-likewise…”[/color] Kate replied as she struggled to breath.

[color=DarkMagenta]“So, now that I’m done working, you guys want me to give ya the tour?”[/color]

Before they could answer, a blaring alarm drowned out all other sound.

[color=DarkMagenta]“What the shit?”[/color] Nikki swore as she pulled up a holographic display. [color=DarkMagenta]“Intruder alert? Who the hell could get past all the security? Present company excluded, of course,”[/color] she added after a moment. 

[color=RosyBrown]“She looks really pretty!”[/color] Karen observed as the trio watched the frilly intruder cheerfully begin remaking the gray and gloomy primary testing chamber into something far more cute and whimsical. [color=RosyBrown]“Oh! And she can do magic too! Let’s go down and say hi!”[/color]

[color=DarkMagenta]“Not yet,”[/color] Nikki told her firmly. [color=DarkMagenta]“This is something completely unprecedented, and it provides an unparalleled opportunity for data collection,”[/color] the scientist added as a grin began to spread across her face. [color=DarkMagenta]“Look! Team Alpha was on security detail. They’re engaging her now. Let’s watch and see what happens…”[/color]

And so they did, growing increasingly more awed and/or horrified with each passing second.

[color=DarkMagenta]“Fascinating…”[/color] Nikki breathed once the cute intruder had finished having her “fun” with the members of Team Alpha. [color=DarkMagenta]“She defeated them all single handedly… Hmm… But now she’s moving on to the labs… We certainly can’t have that… Okay, ladies,”[/color] she said with a grin. [color=DarkMagenta]“I think it’s time we introduced ourselves…”[/color]

[color=Red]“Are you serious?”[/color] Kate asked, clearly taken aback. [color=Red]“You saw what she just did to those—”[/color]

[color=DarkMagenta]“[i]Those[/i] were just my crudest beginnings,”[/color] Nikki informed her, [color=DarkMagenta]“barely more than beta-testing prototypes. They can’t hold a candle to the three of [i]us.[/i] At least, not when we’re at our full potential,”[/color] she added with a grin.

[color=Red]“Aw, crap. You’re talking about transforming, aren’t you?”[/color] Kate asked in a sullen voice.

[color=DarkMagenta]“Of course I am. We’re certainly not going down there like [i]this.[/i]”[/color]

[color=Red]“Okay, but… Can I nope out this time? I really don’t need to be transformed to record stuff with this thing,”[/color] she said, gesturing to her camera.

[color=DarkMagenta]“Request denied!”[/color] Nikki snapped, while dramatically pointing a finger at the photographer. [color=DarkMagenta]“Your camera’s data collecting abilities are astronomically increased while you’re transformed. Besides…”[/color] she added after a moment. [color=DarkMagenta]“If that girl is as strong as she seems, we may need you to provide some offensive support.”[/color]

[color=Red]“Fine…”[/color] Kate said with a weary sigh. [color=Red]“Let’s get this over with…”[/color]

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Meanwhile, Magical Dream Princess was making her way through the labs’ various rooms. Each was filled with a staggeringly eclectic array of super-scientific paraphernalia, in every style imaginable, from steampunk to cyberpunk. Some of it looked as if it came straight out of [i]Tron,[/i] while other items looked like they had been taken off the set of [i]Frankenstein.[/i] There were tesla coils, bubbling beakers of every size and shape, neon-covered machinery, dozens of screens, gages and displays, both holographic and physical… and [i]buttons.[/i]

LOTS of buttons…  

Magical Dream Princess’s eyes lit up at the sight of them. For buttons, after all, existed to be [i]pressed…[/i]

[color=DeepPink]“Ooooh… What does [i]this[/i] button do~?!”[/color] she asked in childish wonderment, as she stood on tiptoes next to a particularly prominent button on a wire and tube covered pedestal.

[color=DarkMagenta]“Why don’t you press it and find out?”[/color] a voice asked.

Whirling to face its source, Magical Dream Princess let out a startled gasp.

[color=DeepPink]“G-Golly wolly! W-Who are [i]you?![/i]”[/color]

[color=DarkMagenta]“I’m Dr. Nikki Kannis, the head researcher here. But [i]you[/i] can call me…”[/color] 

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[color=DarkMagenta]“Nyahahaha!!!”[/color] she cackled manically upon making her [url=https://imgur.com/Pm1kE81]grand introduction.[/url]

[color=DeepPink]“Wowie zowie~!”[/color] the ditzy magical girl exclaimed, her eyes glittering with excitement as she darted around Nykannis’s massive form, looking at it from every angle. [color=DeepPink]“Magical Dream Princess thinks you’re, like, so super duper cool looking and stuff~! (giggle!) Golly wolly~! You have so many crazy wazy thingie wingies all over you~! It’s totally wotally like you’re some kinda mad scientist type-persony worsony~! (giggle!)”[/color]

[color=DarkMagenta]“Uh… Yeah… That’s what I just said…”[/color]

[color=RosyBrown]“Hi! I’m Karen!”[/color] [url=https://imgur.com/ZQ3QGL3]the eldritch girl to Nykannis’s right[/url] said with disconcerting cheerfulness as she enthusiastically waved one of her tentacles. [color=RosyBrown]“No title, though!”[/color] she added with a giggle. [color=RosyBrown]“It’s really nice to meet you!”[/color]

[color=Red]“Kate,”[/color] [url=https://imgur.com/tX4jf9O]the blushing girl in the extravagant wedding dress to Nykannis’s left[/url] deadpanned, while flashing a peace sign. [color=Red]“Ditto on the title thing.”[/color]

[color=DeepPink]“Golly wolly~! Like, Magical Dream Princess thinks your dress is, like, so super duper pretty~! (giggle!)”[/color]

[color=Red]“Uh… Thanks… I guess…?”[/color] Kate replied, clearly uncomfortable with the interest the strange girl was taking in her extraordinarily embarrassing outfit, along with how [i]close[/i] she was getting… Still, Kate had never been one to miss an opportunity when one presented itself. [color=Red]“Y-Your outfit’s really pretty, too,”[/color] she told the ditzy magical girl. [color=Red]“Say, uh, do you mind if I take a picture?”[/color]

[color=DeepPink]“Wowie Zowie~!”[/color] the adorable girl squealed. [color=DeepPink]“Magical Dream Princess would, like, totally wotally, super duper [i]wuv[/i] to have her picture taken~! (giggle!)”[/color] the childish magical girl replied, striking her most cutesy of poses, while winking at Kate.

[color=Red]“O-Okay, cool,”[/color] the photographer said, happy that the girl had agreed, but slightly taken aback by the sheer intensity of her enthusiasm. Holding up her camera, which appeared far more ornate now that she had transformed, Kate snapped a few quick shots, with Magical Dream Princess switching to a new pose after each one. [color=Red]“Alright, that should do it,”[/color] Kate said after she’d finished. [color=Red]“Thanks a lot.”[/color]

[color=DeepPink]“You’re, like, totally wotally welcome, Katie Watie~! (giggle!)”[/color]

[color=DarkMagenta]“Nice work,”[/color] Nykannis commended the photographer as she and her friend exchanged grins.   

[color=DeepPink]“Goody woody~! That was, like, so much fun~! (giggle!) It’s, like, so super duper nice to meet you girls~! (giggle!) Oh~! But, Magical Dream Princess should, like, probably introduce [i]herself,[/i] now~! (giggle!) Magical Dream Princess is—”[/color]

[color=DarkMagenta]“Oh, we all know who [i]you[/i] are,”[/color] Nykannis said dryly. [color=DarkMagenta]“What we [i]don’t[/i] know is why you decided to break into my lab and START SCREWING WITH THINGS!!!”[/color] the mad scientist roared.

[color=DeepPink]“Oh gosh! Magical Dream Princess would, like, totally wotally wuv to tell you, but it’s, like, a super duper special wecial secret~!”[/color]

[color=DarkMagenta]“Don’t wanna tell us, huh? That’s fine,”[/color] Nykannis said, her massive technomagical form making the approximation of a shrug. [color=DarkMagenta]“We’ll just have to [i]beat[/i] it out of you… Karen! Now!”[/color] she snapped, at which point the eldritch girl surged forward with surprising swiftness to wrap herself around the intruder. 

[color=DeepPink]“Wowies~! (giggle!) Your tentacle wentacles are, like, really tickly wickly~!”[/color] Magical Dream Princess squealed in delight as Karen tried to hold her squirming body down.

[color=RosyBrown]“Oh! Um, thank you!”[/color] Karen said, somewhat surprised at the compliment. [color=RosyBrown]“Darling really likes them too! In fact, we tickle each other almost every day!”[/color]

[color=DeepPink]“Golly wolly~! (giggle!) Tickle wickle sharing is, like, the bestie westiest~! (giggle!) Here~! Magical Dream Princess will tickle wickle you too~! (giggle!)”[/color] 

Reaching out with her wand, she waved one of its feathery wings back and forth across the underside of Karen’s tentacles, causing the eldritch girl to emit a high-pitched squeal.

[color=RosyBrown]“Oh! (giggle!) W-Wow! (giggle!) Y-You’re (giggle!) r-really (giggle!) g-good a-at (giggle!) t-this! (giggle!)”[/color] Karen managed between giggling fits, her tentacles writhing so furiously that they loosened their grip on Magical Dream Princess enough for the playful magical girl to escape.

[color=DarkMagenta]“Damn it Karen…”[/color] Nykannis hissed. [color=DarkMagenta]“WHY DIDN’T YA HOLD HER ARMS DOWN?!!”[/color] 

[color=RosyBrown]“I-I d-didn’t know I was supposed to!”[/color] Karen stammered as she twiddled her tentacles nervously. [color=RosyBrown]“I-I’m sorry!”[/color]

[color=DarkMagenta]“Ah, forget it…”[/color] the Mad Scientist grumbled.

Meanwhile, something new had caught Magical Dream Princess’s attention.

[color=DeepPink]“Wowie zowie~! (giggle!)”[/color] the ditzy magical girl exclaimed as she ran behind Kate. [color=DeepPink]“Your hair is, like, really, [i]reeeally[/i] long~!”[/color]

[color=Red]“Yeah, I know,”[/color] the photographer grumbled, looking incredibly tired. [color=Red]“You can thank Nykannis for that…”[/color]

[color=DeepPink]“Like, it’s so super duper [i]big~![/i] Magical Dream Princess can, like, hidey widey in it for ever and ever~! (giggle!)”[/color] the childish magical girl said as she proceeded to wrap herself in the thick golden tresses. It wasn’t long before she was completely obscured from view.

[color=Red]“Um, about that?”[/color] Kate remarked, while taking a clump of her monstrous mane and giving it a sharp pull. Instantly, the photographer’s voluminous hair slid off Magical Dream Princess as smooth as silk, leaving her clearly visible once more.

[color=DeepPink]“Golly wolly! Like, what just happened?! Magical Dream Princess was, like holding on really tighty wighty too!”[/color]

[color=Red]“It’s magic,”[/color] Kate stated flatly. [color=Red]“My hair never catches on, and can never be caught [i]by,[/i] anything. It’s the only good thing about it…”[/color]

[color=DeepPink]“Humpf!”[/color] the childish magical girl pouted. [color=DeepPink]“Well, that’s, like, no funsie wunsie…”[/color]

[color=DarkMagenta]“Maybe you’ll like [i]this[/i] better.”[/color] Nykannis suggested, before firing one of the weapons attached to her many mechanical appendages. A small sphere shot out to strike Magical Dream Princess’s hand, where upon it stuck firmly to her skin and began to expand at an alarming rate. Alarming, at least, for anyone [i]other[/i] than Magical Dream Princess…

[color=DeepPink]“Wowie zowie~!”[/color] the ditzy magical girl exclaimed, a gleeful smile on her face. [color=DeepPink]“It’s, like, a big expandy wandy baloony woony~! (giggle!) But, like, why’s it gotta be all icky wicky grey and stuff? Like, whatevsies~! (giggle!) Magical Dream Princess is gonna popsie wopsie it now~! (giggle!)”[/color] she declared, conjuring a shiny pin and driving it into the expanding sphere. [color=DeepPink]“Pop~!”[/color] she shouted, and the sphere did just that.

[color=DarkMagenta]“T-That s-shouldn’t be possible…”[/color] the Mad Scientist stammered. [color=DarkMagenta]“Those grav-globs are made of hyper dense Nythonium alloy… H-How did you…? Oh, forget it… My mistake. I should have FIRED IT ON FULL AUTO!!! NYAHAHAHA!!!”[/color]

As the Mad Scientist’s weapon charged up in preparation of doing just that, Magical Dream Princess conjured a baseball bat and assumed a hitting stance. [color=DeepPink]“Like, okie doki~! (giggle!) Batter watter up~!”[/color]

As the stream of spheroids raced towards her, Magical Dream Princess took a mighty swing and batted them all directly back at Nykannis. Not expecting this, the Mad Scientist had neglected to raise any of her various energy shields, and before she could do so, the spheroids impacted her with enough force to send her flying across the room.

[color=DeepPink]“Yippy skippy wippy~! (giggle!) Magical Dream Princess got a home run~! Weeeee~!”[/color] the childish magical girl cheered as she set off to run the imaginary bases. She was so caught up in her innocent enjoyment, that she ran right into Karen, the eldritch girl taking advantage of Magical Dream Princess’s distraction to tightly wrap her up.

[color=RosyBrown]“Nikki! Look! I’ve got her! I’ve got her!”[/color] Karen called excitedly. [color=RosyBrown]“I’ve… got her?”[/color] Looking at her captive, she discovered that instead of the adorable magical girl, she was actually holding a large pillow with her image printed on it. [color=RosyBrown]“Huh, this isn’t her… Well, it [i]is,[/i]”[/color] the confused girl added after a moment, [color=RosyBrown]“but I don’t think [i]this[/i] is the version of her Nikki wanted me to get…”[/color]

[color=DeepPink]“Nopey wopey~! (giggle!)”[/color] Magical Dream Princess replied, while wagging her finger in a teasing manner. [color=DeepPink]“Karen Waren gives the bestie bestest huggy wuggies, but, like, right nowie, Magical Dream Princess wants to play~! (giggle!)”[/color] 

With that, the ditzy magical girl proceeded to bounce around the various labs, playing with anything that caught her eye, while humming a cute little tune as she went along. For her part, Karen tried her best to chase down the hyperactive girl, but she wasn’t meeting with much success.

[color=DarkMagenta]“Force her back into the testing chamber!”[/color] Nykannis ordered, after she finally extricated herself from the spheroids. [color=DarkMagenta]“There’s too much sensitive equipment in here!”[/color]

[color=RosyBrown]“O-Okay!”[/color] Karen acknowledged, as she set about attempting to guide the ditzy girl’s hyperactive rampage towards the door that Magical Dream Princess had entered the labs through. Once she had finally succeeded in doing so, Nykannis sprung into action.

[color=DarkMagenta]“Kate! Get to the top of that building,”[/color] the Mad Scientist instructed, while pointing at one of the closest ruined structures, [color=DarkMagenta]“and let me know the moment you’re in position!”[/color]

[color=Red]“Roger,”[/color] the photographer replied wearily.

[color=DarkMagenta]“Good job Karen,”[/color] Nykannis commended the eldritch girl who now seemed to be playing “tag” with Magical Dream Princess. [color=DarkMagenta]“Just keep her occupied for a little bit longer.”[/color]

[color=RosyBrown]“Sure thing!”[/color] the eldritch girl confirmed cheerfully. [color=RosyBrown]“This is actually really fun!”[/color] 

[color=Red]“I’m glad [i]someone[/i] thinks so,”[/color] Kate muttered.

The photographer-turned-blushing-bride made quite the comical sight as she headed over to the structure Nykannis had indicated. A pair of tiny robots threw rice and flower petals before her, while an excessively long train trailed along the rubble-strewn ground behind her, its ludicrous length matched only by that of her golden, Rapunzelesque hair. Although neither her hair nor her outfit snagged on any of the rubble through which Kate walked (something the photographer was immensely thankful for), the outfit still greatly inhibited her movement, and she was forced to hold up the hem of her gown in order to proceed at even a moderately unhurried pace. Entering the building at long last, Kate scowled upon noticing how many steps she would have to climb.

In high heels…

Giving a weary sigh, and mentally cursing Nykannis for designing such a humiliatingly impractical outfit, the blonde bride slowly made her way up the stairs… She had only taken a few steps, when she heard Nykannis’s enraged voice in her ears.

[color=DarkMagenta]“Come [i]ON,[/i] Kate! WHAT’S TAKING YOU SO LONG?!!”[/color]

[color=Red][i]I don’t know, maybe this ridiculous gown you’re making me wear?[/i][/color] Kate grumbled to herself.   

Still, she knew it wouldn’t be wise to anger her friend further. She [i]also[/i] knew that what she was about to do would in no way be pleasant… Gathering her strength, she took a deep breath, before rushing up the stairs like Cinderella in reverse. By the time she had reached the top, the poor girl was utterly exhausted.

[color=Red]“F-Finally… M-Made it…”[/color] she declared between needy gasps of air as she leaned her weary body against the door frame. Her heart was pounding like a jackhammer, and her ankles were absolutely murdering her. [color=Red][i]N-Nykannis owes me… one [i]hell[/i] of a foot massage after this…[/i] “Okay,”[/color] she called over the comm after she had caught her breath. [color=Red]“I’m in position.”[/color]

[color=DarkMagenta]“Great!”[/color] Nykannis commended. [color=DarkMagenta]“Start recording, and whatever you do, don’t stop! I want to examine every nanosecond of that footage in exquisite detail…”[/color] she added, while gleefully tapping her fingers together. While still in the lab, Nykannis had surreptitiously scanned Magical Dream Princess with a spy ray. The data gleaned from it had revealed that the ditzy magical girl boasted a MAG stat even higher than Kate’s, along with a not inconsiderable amount of luck. Yes, she was certainly formidable, but the Mad Scientist knew that no matter how powerful their whimsical adversary seemed, she still had only a finite amount of mana. Once it was gone, she was finished, and Nykannis already had an idea of just how to expedite that process…  [color=DarkMagenta]“All right!”[/color] she declared as her body thrummed with ever-increasing power. [color=DarkMagenta]“Now I can [i]REALLY[/i] cut loose! Hey, panty shot princess! EAT THIS!!!”[/color]

With that, Nykannis unleashed the full might of her super-scientific arsenal: neutrino particle cannons, polyphasic penetrator beams, polycyclic plasma blasters, mega magitech magneto cannons, multiphasic transdimensional hyper homing lasers, ultradimensional gigga blasters, ultraetheric negaparticle projectors, hyperphasic disintegrator cannons, transaetheric flux arc coils, techno arcane quantum singularity cannons, transphasic turbo obliterators, and hyper voltaic lightning guns, along with dangerously overcharged neutron star drivers, gigga transphasic cataclysm cannons, zero point aetheric oscillators, omni-spectrum hyperwave disruptors, ultra atomic disintegrators, and a plethora of other bizarre technomantic death rays. These were supplemented by salvoes of Nythonium/antimatter fusion missiles, transwarp vortex missiles, hypergravitic pulse missiles and megaphasic super destructo rockets. Last, but by no means least, in an attempt to match Magical Dream Princess’s apparent reality warping powers, Nykannis brought her [i]own[/i] reality editors into play: chrono cannons, hypermetric dischargers, omnitemporal exotic matter manipulators, polymorphic paradox projectors, and the like. Simultaneously, an array of weapon-covered drones detached from the Mad Scientist and floated into position to bombard Magical Dream Princess from every angle.
 
But despite the sheer volume of firepower directed her way, not a single part of the frightening fusillade actually managed to hit the ditzy magical girl, who stared at the impressive light show with wide-eyed wonderment.

[color=DeepPink]“Wowie zowies~! Sooo many pretty lights and colors~! (giggle!) Magical Dream Princess feels like she’s some kinda winda pretty witty idol widol~! (giggle!) Oh~! Magical Dream Princess knows~! She’ll, like, totally wotally singy wingy a song for you girls~! (giggle!)”[/color] Gleefully hopping atop a pile of rubble, she transformed it into a glittering stage with a sweep of her wand. It possessed no lights, or smoke, or fireworks, but that was okay. [i]Those[/i] would all be provided by Nykannis’s all-out barrage. [color=DeepPink]“Like, all righty~! Here~! We~! Gooooo~!

If you can dream it, you can do it~!
So step right up, there’s nothing to it~!
When there’s a problem, just dance right through it~!
You can go so far~!
You can be a star~!”[/color]

And so forth. 

Predictably, Nykannis took a rather dim view of the performance, and as Magical Dream Princess continued to sing and dance, the Mad Scientist’s fury grew stronger with each passing second. Enraged beyond reason by the childish magical girl’s playful flippancy, Nykannis decided it was time to break out her [i]big[/i] guns…

Dense clouds of nano assemblers emerged from the Mad Scientist’s technomantic form and immediately set to work transforming and combining Nykannis’s existing weapons into larger and even more staggeringly powerful versions of themselves: Polycyclic transwarp infinity beams, omnispectrumatic gigga cyclonic quantum annihilator rockets, hyperquantum chrono vortex projectors, omniphasic ultra atomic supernova lances, omniaetheric zero-point hypertachyonic wave motion cannons, turbo-charged polyphasic quantum singularity gigga blasters, ultraetheric polyparodxical chronometric coil guns, and other weapons too incomprehensible to describe. 

[color=DarkMagenta]“Nyahahaha!!! Now this is what I call [i]FUN![/i]”[/color] Nykannis exulted as her massive magitech bombardment produced an array of brilliant explosions along with several tears in the very fabric of reality. [color=DarkMagenta]“[i]I’m[/i] the one who [i]built[/i] this place, princess, so I’m the only one who gets to blow it up! Nyahahaha!!!”[/color] she cackled in manic glee. [color=DarkMagenta]“Come on, Magical Dream Princess, SHOW ME WHAT YA GOT!!!”[/color]

For her part, Magical Dream Princess was only too happy to oblige. The Dream Barrier she had placed around herself turned any attacks that got even remotely close to her into whimsical, and completely harmless, caricatures of themselves. If anything, the hail of fluffy fuzz balls, cuddly centipedes, and flying fishies they became served only to [i]accentuate[/i] her performance.

[color=DarkMagenta]“Holy Heisenberg uncertainty principle!”[/color] Nykannis swore in amazement. [color=DarkMagenta]“How much mana does this girl [i]have?![/i] Oh well, guess I’ll just have to crank things up EVEN FURTHER!!!”[/color]

With a high pitched whine, the Mad Scientist’s entire massive technomantic form began to shudder and spark as it surged with unimaginable power. An entire pocket dimension filled with magitech energy generators of the most esoteric sort, from vita-voltaic cold fusion dynamos and hyperbaric antimatter crucibles, to omniphasic zero-point infinity colliders and quantum singularity hyperflux cores transmitted raw, technomystic power of every conceivable (and inconceivable) kind to the already dangerously overcharged power accumulators protruding from the back of Nykannis’s gargantuan cybermagimechnical body. 

[color=DarkMagenta]“Nyahahaha!”[/color] the Monarch of Mad Science cackled with wild abandon. [color=DarkMagenta]“You should be honored, your Highness! Just for [i]you,[/i] I’m taking this shit up to 11[sup]23[/sup], out of a possible five!”[/color]

Her hyper-charged, ultra-upgraded arsenal continued to vomit forth streams of inconceivable energy for several seconds longer, before Nykannis’s mana reserves finally ran dry. As she waited for the smoke to clear and the space-time fractures, temporal tears, and various other anomalies to reseal themselves, the Mad Scientist gleefully anticipated the state her target would be in. A moment later, Nykannis got her first good look at the ditzy magical girl, and a sadistic grin began to slowly spread across her face at the sight. Although Magical Dream Princess had escaped the barrage with nary a scratch, she now looked visibly tired, and in a fight like this, [i]that[/i] was a major accomplishment.

[color=DarkMagenta]“YES! Just as I predicted!”[/color] Nykannis exulted. [color=DarkMagenta]“She’s finally running out of mana! Nyahahaha! I’m such a genius!”[/color]

[color=DeepPink]“Wowie zowies…”[/color] the childish magical girl sighed wearily. [color=DeepPink]“Magical Dream Princess is, like, kinda tired after all that singy wingy and dancy wancy stuffy wuffy… But, like, she really had the bestie westiest time~! (giggle!)”[/color] she added, perking up a bit and giving a big smile to her non-existent fans. This was particularly comical, considering her stage now sat in the center of an enormous crater, one that almost presented the appearance of a stadium. [color=DeepPink]“Like, thank you soooo much for watching her show~! She, like, super duper appreciates it, and she wuvs you all very wery much~! (giggle!) Bye bye for nowies~!”[/color] she added, after which she hopped onto a smiling cloud and zoomed off, leaving a trail of sparkles in her wake.

[color=DarkMagenta]“Okay, Karen! Grab her!”[/color]

[color=RosyBrown]“R-Right!”[/color] the eldritch girl acknowledged, using her tentacles to swing from building to building in an attempt to chase down the cloud Magical Dream Princess was flying around on.

In her unsealed, eldritch form, Karen possessed superhuman physical abilities, but even so, the flying cloud still managed to remain just out of her reach. If only she had some sort of [i]ranged attack…[/i] Oh, wait, she [i]did…[/i]

[color=DarkMagenta]“Why the hell aren’t you using your fire spec, Karen?!”[/color] an enraged Nykannis shouted. [color=DarkMagenta]“You need to go all out on this girl!”[/color]

[color=RosyBrown]“Gosh, are you sure?”[/color] the eldritch girl asked hesitantly. [color=RosyBrown]“I really don’t wanna accidently hurt her…”[/color]

[color=DarkMagenta]“Hurt her?! I don’t care if you [i]KILL[/i] her! Wait… No, scratch that. [i]Don’t[/i] kill her. I wanna get the most data outta her that I possibly can, and for [i]that[/i], I’ll need her alive. At least to [i]start[/i] with…”[/color] she added darkly.

At her friend’s instance, Karen activated her fire spec. She might not have been the most proficient mage, but nonetheless, she was still able to cover her body in an aura of sickly purple flames.

[color=DeepPink]“Wowie zowies~!”[/color] Magical Dream Princess exclaimed at the sight. [color=DeepPink]“Karen Waren looks so pretty witty with all those purple wurple flamey waymies~! (giggle!)”[/color]

[color=RosyBrown]“Oh! You really think so?!”[/color] the eldritch girl asked, her cheeks reddening at the compliment. [color=RosyBrown]“Darling likes them too! He always says that—”[/color]

[color=DarkMagenta]“Karen!”[/color] Nykannis snapped. [color=DarkMagenta]“Stop socializing with princess glitter tits and CAPTURE HER ALREADY!!!”[/color]

[color=RosyBrown]“I’m trying! I’m trying!”[/color] the eldritch girl pleaded, flinching at the sound of her friend’s anger and redoubling her efforts to chase down the hyperactive magical girl. Unfortunately, all of the fireballs she was now hurling were being dodged by the staggeringly nimble cloud Magical Dream Princess was riding upon. Even with her depleted mana reserves, it was clear to see that the playful magical girl wasn’t finished quite yet.

[color=DarkMagenta]“Hmmm, this isn’t exactly going as I’d hoped…”[/color] Nykannis muttered. Although she was reluctant to do so, the Mad Scientist realized that she would have to rely on her other friend if she wanted to resolve this in an expedient manner. [color=DarkMagenta]“So, Kate,”[/color] she asked the photographer in an almost casual manner. [color=DarkMagenta]“Take any good pictures lately?”[/color]

[color=Red]“Well, there were those Slendermen I was tellin’ ya about.”[/color]

[color=DarkMagenta]“Perfect.”[/color]

[color=Red]“You sure?”[/color]

[color=DarkMagenta]“I am.”[/color] Nykannis replied. [color=DarkMagenta]“Let’s give our little dream princess some [i]nightmares…[/i]”[/color]

[color=Red]“Alright,”[/color] Kate acknowledged, while trying to suppress a shudder. [color=Red]“You asked for it…”[/color]

Despite her magical form’s ridiculous level of impracticality, it bestowed a major benefit upon the photographer, or, more precisely, upon her [i]camera,[/i] one that made all the annoyance and humiliation worth it. And [i]then[/i] some…

Pressing a button, a blinding beam shot out of the camera to a point directly in front of Magical Dream Princess’s current flight path. There was a flash of light, and when it faded, a pair of strange figures had flickered into existence. They were abnormally tall and thin, and their long, spindly limbs ended in several writhing tentacles. Most bizarre were the black business suits they were wearing and their complete lack of faces… They hovered in the air, calmly waiting for their prey, and when Magical Dream Princess’s cloud made a sharp turn to avoid them, they winked out of existence to appear directly in front of her once more. 

[color=Red]“Okay, I think we’ve got her on the ropes!”[/color] Kate called out.

[color=DarkMagenta]“Nice work!”[/color] Nykannis commended, giving her friend a thumbs up. [color=DarkMagenta]“Okay, Karen, restrain her, and see if you can do it [i]right,[/i] this time!”[/color]

[color=RosyBrown]“B-But… T-Those t-things are s-so s-scary…”[/color] the eldritch girl whimpered.

[color=DarkMagenta]“WHAT?!!”[/color] Nykannis roared. [color=DarkMagenta]“YOU [i]MARRIED[/i] ONE OF THOSE THINGS!!!”[/color]

[color=RosyBrown]“B-But darling d-doesn’t look a-anything [i]like[/i] that!”[/color] Karen protested.  

[color=DarkMagenta]“Fine! Then just wait until they’ve finished with her. By that point she should be so catatonic that even [i]you[/i] won’t be able to fuck things up. Meanwhile, [i]I’ll[/i] make the preparations for my… [i]surgical strike![/i]”[/color] 

In addition to her already expended ranged arsenal, many of Nykannis’s various segmented servo-arms and tentacular mechadendrites were tipped with an assortment of bizarre melee weapons, from slipstream swords and biphase buzz saws to quantum hammers and monomolecular blades, all enhanced by shimmering auras of technomystic energy. Now, the Mad Scientist’s nano assemblers brought a new instrument into existence, a wicked-looking energy scalpel, which glowed with malevolent power…

Meanwhile, as Magical Dream Princess continued to avoid the summoned Slendermen, she soon realized that there was no way to outrun the terrifying creatures. She would have to confront them. Bringing her cloud to a stop, she put her hands on her hips and glared at the menacing beings as they drifted ever closer.

[color=DeepPink]“Like, this gamey wamey isn’t fun anymore! Magical Dream Princess wuvs playing with her new friends, but [i]you’re[/i] just icky wicky nightmare thingies! Magical Dream Princess likes cutesy wutesy sweety weety dreamy weamys, so she thinks you gotta go bye bye now! Bye bye~!”[/color] she called playfully, as she waved her wand over the two nightmarish monstrosities. This caused a shower of glittering sparkles to rain down upon them, which caused their bodies to inflate. Before long, the terrifying Slendermen had been replaced by a pair of balloons with cheerful faces. One resembled a star, while the other took the form of a crescent moon. Both were wearing blue nightcaps. [color=DeepPink]“Aww~! You look so cutesy wutesy now~! (giggle!)”[/color] the whimsical magical girl gushed as she gave both balloons a big hug. [color=DeepPink]“Alrighty~! Off you go~!”[/color] she added with a giggle as she released the pair to drift up to the chamber’s ceiling. [color=DeepPink]“Byiiiie~! (giggle!)”[/color]

[color=Red]“Well, can’t say I didn’t see [i]that[/i] coming,”[/color] Kate noted. [color=Red]“On the bright side, she’s now down to only twenty-five percent of her total mana.”[/color]

[color=DarkMagenta]“This is it, Karen!”[/color] Nykannis instructed. [color=DarkMagenta]“Go get her!”[/color]

Unfortunately, despite putting forth a valiant effort, and even taking into account Magical Dream Princess’s steadily decreasing mana, Karen still couldn’t seem to catch the playful magical girl. But she [i]was[/i] getting closer…

[color=Red]“Keep going Karen, you’ve almost got her!”[/color] Kate cheered the eldritch girl on, while watching the chase through her camera.

[color=RosyBrown]“Thanks Kate! But this is a lot harder than it looks! She’s just so [i]fast[/i] on that cloud thing of hers!”[/color]

[color=Red]“Y’know, I think I might have an idea about that…”[/color] Kate said thoughtfully. Brushing some of her long, blonde hair away from her face, she slid a gloved finger over her camera’s display. Scrolling through the various pictures stored within the device, she stopped when she reached the picture she had taken of Magical Dream Princess. Selecting it with a tap of her finger, she was presented with a list of the magical girl’s stats, while several additional holographic displays appeared, upon which could be found several dozen submenus. The photographer tapped on a tab titled “weaknesses”, and after only a few moments, a grin began to creep across her face. [color=Red]“Hey, MDP!”[/color] Kate called out. [color=Red]“You wanna take some more pictures? I got this really pretty parasol you can hold!”[/color]

[color=DeepPink]“Reeeeally~?! Oh, goody woody~! (giggle!) Yaaay~! It’s picture wicture time again~!”[/color] the childish magical girl cheered as her cloud raced over. Once it was overhead, Magical Dream Princess slid down a rainbow to land right next to Kate. [color=DeepPink]“Yippy skippy wippy~! (giggle!) And, like, did Katie Watie just give Magical Dream Princess a cutesy wutsey nickname~?!”[/color]

[color=Red]“Uh, heh, yeah...”[/color] the photographer said tentatively. [color=Red]“Your name’s kinda long, so I, uh, just shortened it a little. Y-You don’t mind, do you?”[/color]

[color=DeepPink]“Golly wolly~! Of coursey woursey Magical Dream Princess doesn’t mindy windy~! She, like, abso-dutly-wutely [i]wuvs[/i] it~! (giggle!)”[/color] the bubbly magical girl declared, clapping her hands enthusiastically, while jumping up and down with delight. [color=DeepPink]“Thankie wankie sooo much~! (giggle!)”[/color] she added as she gave the photographer a big hug.

[color=Red]“O-Okay, cool,”[/color] Kate replied, while mentally breathing a sigh of relief. [color=Red]“So, uh, you wanna get started?”[/color]

[color=DeepPink]“Like, yepperoonie~! (giggle!)”[/color] Magical Dream Princess confirmed, taking the parasol from Kate and striking a cute pose with it.

[color=Red]“Alright, say ‘cheese!’”[/color]

[color=DeepPink]“Cheesy weesy~! (giggle!)”[/color]

A single “snap!” was all it took.

With a click of a button, Magical Dream Princess found herself frozen in place, unable to move, or even speak.

[color=Red]“Sorry about that,”[/color] Kate told her. [color=Red]“This setting is called ‘Freeze Frame’. It’s kinda like a stasis field that has the added benefit of draining your mana at the same time. Pretty cool, huh?”[/color]

What [i]wasn’t[/i] so cool was that it also drained the photographer’s own mana at a frightening rate. This, coupled with the fact that her target needed to be absolutely still for it to work, was why Kate only used the Freeze Frame feature on exceedingly rare occasions. 

[color=Red]“Okay, Karen! Now’s your chance! Grab her before she starts moving again!”[/color]

Wasting no time, the eldritch girl quickly did as instructed, sliding up behind the frozen magical girl and tightly wrapping her up. This time, Karen made triplely sure she had bound Magical Dream Princess in such a way that she couldn’t move her arms, legs, hands, or feet even a single inch. At long last, the whimsical intruder had finally been captured.

[color=RosyBrown]“Yaaay! I did it!”[/color] Karen cheered.

[color=DarkMagenta]“Bring her down here,”[/color] Nykannis instructed. [color=DarkMagenta]“And take Kate along with you. I don’t wanna wait an hour for her to go back down those stairs…”[/color]

[color=RosyBrown]“Okay!”[/color] Karen acknowledged, scooping up both girls and bringing them down to the street below.

[color=DeepPink]“Golly wolly~! Karen Waren’s tentacle wentacles are, like, so super duper tight~! (giggle!) Magical Dream Princess, like, can’t even move her arms~! It’s likey wikey Magical Dream Princess is all cuddle wuddled up in her beddy weddy~! But, like, Magical Dream Princess doesn’t wanna go beddy bye right nowie!”[/color] 

[color=DarkMagenta]“You’re gonna [i]wish[/i]  you were asleep,”[/color] Nykannis said as she approached, a sadistic gleam in her eyes. [color=DarkMagenta]“[i]Now,[/i] let’s begin the operation…”[/color] the Mad Scientist declared, grinning with maniacal glee. [color=DarkMagenta]“Your ditzy little ADHD wracked brain’s got no idea how much [i]FUN[/i] this is gonna be, but I think the best part will be when you start crying my name in that adorable voice of yours, [i]begging[/i] me to stop tearing out your insides, while I just LAUGH IN YOUR FACE!!!”[/color]

[color=DeepPink]“Uh, super sorries, but, Magical Dream Princess doesn’t thinkie winkie she can do that…”[/color] the girl said, looking somewhat embarrassed.

[color=DarkMagenta]“[i]What?[/i]”[/color]

[color=DeepPink]“Ummm… Like, Magical Dream Princess’s memory wemory isn’t, like, the bestie westiest when she’s Magical Dream Princess, so, she, uh, totally wotally forgot… What was your namey wamey again?”[/color]

At that, the Mad Scientist’s eyes went wide with utter fury.

[color=DarkMagenta]“Why you… Why you little… [i]I’m[/i] the person who created this place! [i]I’m[/i] the person who created those [i]girls[/i] you kicked the crap outta earlier! [i]I’m[/i] the person who finally captured your kitty covered ass! [i]I’m[/i] the person who’s about to [i]slice you open[/i] and [i]pull you apart,[/i] bit by bit, while you [i]scream your pretty little head off![/i] [i]I’M[/i] THE GREATEST MAD SCIENTIST IN THE FUCKING MULTIVERSE!!! [i]I’M—[/i]”[/color]

[color=DarkRed]“Dr. Kannis!”[/color] a new voice bellowed. [color=DarkRed]“What is the [i]meaning[/i] of this?”[/color]

All four girls turned their heads to see [url=https://imgur.com/kodX6XH]an imposing figure[/url] approaching. He was tall, with broad shoulders, and a belly that was a bit on the portly side. A thick, dark beard covered much of his features, while his eyes fixed the group with a piercing gaze. Although such a fortress of a man seemed to have no need for it, he walked with the aid of a glossy, black cane, atop which was mounted a glowing, crimson gem. He exuded a stately, commanding presence, one that caused each girl to reflexively shrink back a little at the sight of him.

[color=DarkMagenta]“M-Mister Demiris!”[/color] the Mad Scientist yelped in horror, utterly shocked by her employer’s sudden appearance. [color=DarkMagenta]“S-Sir, this girl broke into the lab and started wrecking things! Thankfully we were able to subdue her.”[/color]

[color=DarkRed]“And now you’re planning to [i]dissect[/i] her?”[/color]

[color=DarkMagenta]“Uh…Y-Yeah…”[/color] Nykannis said sheepishly. [color=DarkMagenta]“For science!”[/color]

[color=DarkRed]“Release her,”[/color] Demiris commanded. [color=DarkRed]“Now.”[/color]

Karen looked to Nykannis for instruction, her gaze filled with uncertainty. The scientist gave a defeated sigh, then nodded. At once, Karen slid her tentacles off of the whimsically dressed girl, and helped her slowly rise to her feet.

 [color=DeepPink]“S-Super thankie wankies, mister~! (giggle!)”[/color] the childish magical girl told Demiris, while treating him to a brilliant smile. [color=DeepPink]“But Magical Dream Princess still thinks you’re a meanie weanie head!”[/color]

[color=DarkRed]“Charming… And who are [i]these[/i] two?”[/color] he asked, gesturing to Kate and Karen.

[color=RosyBrown]“Karen Colman, sir!”[/color] the eldritch girl said cheerfully, while raising one of her tentacles in a salute. [color=RosyBrown]“We actually met once before, at the start of the Antarctic expedition! I think I said you looked like a younger version of Santa Claus?”[/color]

[color=DarkRed]“Yes… I recall… And you?”[/color]

[color=Red]“Kate Carson, freelance photographer.”[/color]

[color=DarkRed]“Dr. Kannis!”[/color] Demiris roared, whirling around to face the now-cringing scientist. [color=DarkRed]“You brought a member of the [i]press[/i] into my most secure facility?! What were you [i]thinking?![/i]”[/color]

[color=DarkMagenta]“W-Well, ya see, sir, I kinda made that fancy camera she has, and she sorta broke it, and since all my tools are in my lab…”[/color]

[color=Red]“Sir, Dr. Kannis is my friend,”[/color] Kate began, in an attempt to defuse the situation. [color=Red]“I’d never betray her trust by taking pictures of this place. You have my word on that.”[/color]

[color=DarkRed]“As if your [i]word[/i] counted for anything of value,”[/color] Demiris replied disdainfully. [color=DarkRed]“No matter, the real concern is our guest, here.”[/color] He turned to bring his full attention upon Magical Dream Princess. [color=DarkRed]“Young lady, would you care to tell me why you chose to break into my facility?”[/color]

[color=DeepPink]“Weeell, it’s kinda winda a super duper secret wecret, but, like, you [i]did[/i] kinda winda save Magical Dream Princess’s life, sooo… Okie doki~! (giggle!) She’ll totally wotally tell you~! See, Magical Dream Princess’s Da… Uh, s-someone very wery important to Magical Dream Princess has a placey wacey just like this, and a few days ago, some meanie weanie heads broke into it and trashy washied it all up! And since, like, [i]you’re[/i] a meanie weanie head, and you’ve done meanie weanie thingies to this super duper important person before, Magical Dream Princess wanted to see if you had done this thingie wingie too!”[/color]

[color=DarkRed]“I see. And [i]why[/i] am I a ‘meanie weanie head’, to use your incredibly childish vocabulary?”[/color]

[color=DeepPink]“‘Cause you’ve done meanie weanie thingies to Magical Dream Princess’s Da… her very wery super duper most important person in the whole wide world, and it made him very wery upset! Like, this one time, you made him lose a dealie wealie that costy wosty him lots and lots of money! And then this other time you… you… Oh, fiddlewiddlesticks! Magical Dream Princess can’t remember wember…”[/color]

[color=DarkRed]“Ah, so I have hurt this person economically, in the realms of business and finance? Yes, that is not outside the realm of possibility. I have fought and won many battles in the quest to assure my corporation’s dominance, but they have all taken place in the arena of the global marketplace. I have never, and [i]will[/i] never engage in such detestable acts as breaking into a secure facility in the deepest hours of the night with the intent to vandalize it. Of this you have my word as a businessman, as a father, and as Lodovico Demiris.”[/color]

Magical Dream Princess seemed to be deep in thought for a moment, something that was clearly very difficult for her. Then, she flashed a big smile at the imposing businessman. 

[color=DeepPink]“Okie doki~! Magical Dream Princess totally wotally believes you~! (giggle!) Like, if she’s being completely weetely honest, she didn’t really thinkie winkie you were responsible wonsible either~! (giggle!)”[/color] 

[color=DarkRed]“I am pleased to hear that,”[/color] Demiris said with a nod. [color=DarkRed]“Now, so long as this [i]never[/i] happens again, I bid you leave to depart from this place and I wish you luck in seeking out the true party responsible for the despicable affront you described.”[/color] 

[color=DarkMagenta]“B-But, sir…!”[/color] Nykannis protested. [color=DarkMagenta]“She…!”[/color]

[color=DarkRed]“Did she see The Artifact?”[/color] Demiris asked.

[color=DarkMagenta]“No, sir…”[/color]

[color=DarkRed]“Did she see The Prototype?”[/color]

[color=DarkMagenta]“Negative on that too, sir…”[/color]

[color=DarkRed]“In that case, [i]I[/i] see no reason to detain her further. But first,”[/color] he added, turning his attention to Magical Dream Princess once more. [color=DarkRed]“Since I was kind enough to save your life [i]and[/i] let you leave here, free of charge, I should like to ask you three questions in return. Is that acceptable?”[/color]

[color=DeepPink]“Weeeell… You [i]have[/i] been, like, really nicey wicey to Magical Dream Princess so far, and you, like, totally wotally [i]did[/i] answer all her questions, sooo… Yeah~! Okie Doki~! (giggle!)”[/color] she said, winking and giving a playful salute, while striking a cute pose.

[color=DarkRed]“Excellent. Question one: What is your age?”[/color]

[color=DeepPink]“Magical Dream Princess is, like, super duper sweet sixteen~!”[/color]

[color=DarkRed]“Question two: What is your favorite color?”[/color]

[color=DeepPink]“Rainbow~! (giggle!)”[/color] she cheered happily. [color=DeepPink]“Wowies! Magical Dream Princess, like, totally wotally wuvs these questions~! (giggle!)”[/color] she added, jumping up and down like a child on a sugar rush.

As this was going on, Kate raised a confused eyebrow, to which Nykannis responded by leaning over and whispering, [color=DarkMagenta]“Mr. Demiris really loves Monty Python. A [i]LOT[/i]…”[/color]

[color=DarkRed]“Question three: [i]Does Thane Covington possess the ability to create magical beings?[/i]”[/color] 

[color=DeepPink]“Nopey wopey!”[/color] Magical Dream Princess declared emphatically, stomping her foot down in what the others assumed was intended to be a serious gesture, but which looked as adorably ridiculous as the girl performing it. [color=DeepPink]“Daddy Waddy can’t do any thingie wingie like that! He, like, doesn’t even know that magical wagical stuffy wuffy even exists! Only Magical Dream Princess knows, and it’s, like, her super duper special weshal secret~! (giggle!)”[/color]

[color=DarkRed]“I see…”[/color] Demiris said, his eyes narrowing. [color=DarkRed]“Very well,”[/color] he declared after a moment. [color=DarkRed]“You may now take your leave. As far as I am concerned, this was all nothing more than a training exercise, one that provided irrevocable proof of something I have long suspected- Our initial production run is no match for the capabilities of a true magical.”[/color] Then, turning to Magical Dream Princess, he added, [color=DarkRed]“You have my sincere thanks for demonstrating this… [i]Miss Covington.[/i]”[/color] 

Magical Dream Princess gave a sharp gasp and her eyes opened wide.

[color=DeepPink]“G-Golly wolly! L-Like, how did you find out Magical Dream Princess’s super duper secret wecret identity?! She, like, tried to be so super duper careful wareful too!”[/color]

[color=DarkRed]“Let us simply put it down to my supernatural perceptive abilities,”[/color] Demiris said with a small smirk. [color=DarkRed]“Although, I would advise that if you wish to maintain the viability of your whimsical guise, you should refrain from referring to Thane Covington as your ‘Daddy Waddy’ in the future.”[/color] 

As Demiris spoke, Magical Dream Princess began to look increasingly upset.

[color=DeepPink]“Oh golly wolly goodness…”[/color] she sighed, trying and failing to fight back tears. [color=DeepPink]“M-Magical Dream Princess doesn’t know what to do now… Everybody wody knows her super duper special wecial secret, and all because she’s, like, such a super duper dummy when she’s Magical Dream Princess… This is, like, just the worsty [i]worst…[/i]”[/color] For a moment it looked as if she might completely break down, but, all at once, she stopped crying and a big smile spread across her cute face. [color=DeepPink]“Oh~! Goodie woodie~!”[/color] she exclaimed with her usual hyperactive glee. [color=DeepPink]“Magical Dream Princess just thought of, like, the bestie bestest idea~! (giggle!) Magical Dream Princess thinks it’s past your beddy time~! (giggle!)”[/color] the adorable magical girl declared, pointing her wand at Demiris and the three magical girls standing near him. [color=DeepPink]“She’ll make you all go sleepy bye, and when you wakey wakey tomorrow morning, you won’t remember wember any thingy wingy Magical Dream Princess told you~! (giggle!) Golly wolly~! Isn’t she, like, so super duper smart~?! (giggle!) Okie doki~! Time to say night night, everyone~! Night night~!”[/color]

With a wave of her wand, Magical Dream Princess sent a spray of glitter cascading over her four new friends. The instant it touched them, they fell to the ground, unconscious. Thankfully, the sparkling sprinkles eased the slumbering bodies down gently, so as avoid injury when they reached the hard floor. Upon confirming that they were all slumbering peacefully, Magical Dream Princess skipped a short distance away and struck yet another cute pose.

[color=DeepPink]“Like, Magical Dream Princess had lots of super duper funsies with all of you, but it’s time for her to say bye bye now~! (giggle!) Okie doki, mister magical wagical portal thingie~! Ready~? Set~? Aaaand… Onesie~!”[/color] she called out as a pink hula-hoop poofed into existence around her already gyrating waist. [color=DeepPink]“Twosei~!”[/color] she shouted as a second hoop manifested to join the first. [color=DeepPink]“Tha-weeeee~!”[/color] she squealed as a third and final hoop was added. Glowing with mystic power, the three hoops began to spin even more rapidly, until Magical Dream Princess was lost in a blurry whirlwind of magical energy. All at once, there was a bright flash and a mighty “pop!” After the glow had faded, nothing remained of the magical girl except for a few swiftly dissipating wisps of glittery, pink smoke.

And a video recording held within a certain magitech camera…   

✩✩✩What will come of this shocking development?! Probably nothing, but if anything [i]does[/i], you'll have to tune in to Magical Dream Princess's continuing adventures in Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl RP to find out!✩✩✩