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Level 5: 31/50
Location: Weird Big Tower Thing --> The Maw
Word Count: 901
Points Gained: 2
New EXP Balance--- Level 5 : 33/50 [/center]

	Sakura surpressed a giggle at Bella's modesty. [color=f49ac2]"It's okay, [i]Bella-san![/i] You look great."[/color] Pretty much all of the street fighters she knew liked to show some skin sometimes. Even Ryu went shirtless sometimes. Which- well- try not to get distracted, Sakura. He's not even here.

	Suddenly, she was scooped up in a big hug, when got a laugh out of her. She kicked her legs a few times, her harness digging into her awkwardly. [color=f49ac2]"Hahaha! Congratulations, [i]Bella-San![/i]"[/color] Once she was set down she readjusted her clothes and harness. [color=f49ac2]"Normally, I'm the one that catches people off guard with big hugs, teehee. I don't see what everyone is complaining about."[/color]

	Soon, it was time to see Shippy off. [color=f49ac2]"Bye bye, Shippy-san! [i]Sayonara![/i] Safe travels! Thank you for everything!"[/color] She waved the ship off. 

	[color=f49ac2]"Well- that's good. Now all we have to do is-"[/color]

	And then things got very interesting, very quickly. Blue Team's day was about to get worse.

	Before Sakura knew it, she was being ushered onto the Maw. There was a giant robot, the Sealab was closed, and Blazermate almost got left behind because of some kind of EMP. If no one else got to her, Sakura was strong enough to pick the robot up, even if she was a little gross looking. Fortunately, the Koopa Troop was on it! That was good. Everything was very chaotic.

	Sakura didn't land very gracefully on the inside, her face briefly smeared with rain water. Once she was onboard the Maw with everyone else, Sakura looked around. [color=f49ac2]"Ugh. Oooh. Aw, man. This sucks."[/color] She whined.

	A very creepy lady appeared, and Sakura was held back by Peach's command. The lady looked like she was from feudal Japan. The mask, the outfit, the hair- she looked like a Yokai.
 [color=f49ac2]"I really think we should just- I mean- this lady is horrible!"[/color] She whispered harshly. Two monsters made their appearance, weird kite looking snake things. 
	
	Sakura tensed up, raising her fists. She studied the monsters closely as they approached, getting ready to fight. Unlike, some of the others, Sakura lacked the experience or mental defences to even begin to realse what was happening to her. In a matter of moments, her eyes crossed, her lids drooped, and she fell forward onto her knees. [color=f49ac2][i]"Wuh-ugh..unh..."[/i][/color] With a soft sigh she fell forward onto her belly. Almost immediately she was rendered unconscious by the hyponotic pattern. She was already out like a light by the time the scarlet blast hit her.

	
When she awoke, her eyes fluttered open. She was in a dark room, laying on a bed. [color=f49ac2][i]"Uhm...moshi moshi[/i]..?"[/color] Her voice was cartoonishly high pitched, like she had inhaled helium. She brought a hand up to her neck and realised it was tiny. Tiny, and chubby. Eyes wide, she looked down at herself. She was wearing a floral printed pink dressed, two purple shoes tied with bows. No fighting gloves or bandana, no cat ears or harness. Her hair was still short and brown, and a pink fibre flower was tied within in. She was actually a very adorable child, but, that wasn't exactly what Sakura wanted to be at the moment.

	[color=f49ac2][i]"N-nani?"[/i][/color] She squeaked.[color=f49ac2] [i]"NANDA TEEEE?!"[/i][/color] She yelled. Then she covered her mouth as she remembered where she was. [color=f49ac2][i]"Shimatta!"[/i][/color]

	Uncovering her mouth, Sakura glanced around, eyes wide. Taking a deep breathe, she tested something. [color=f49ac2]"I...can...speak...English. I can still speak English. Oh, phew."[/color] She slapped the sides of her head, but it felt like she could barely reach the top of her head anymore![color=f49ac2] "Oh no, oh no, oh no! This place is terrible!"[/color] She looked down at her arm and flexed. No muscle. No muscle at all!

[color=f49ac2] "Nooo! I worked so hard! This isn't fair!"[/color] She kicked and slammed her fists into the soft bed. Covering her mouth again, she silently chastised herself. But she seriously felt like throwing a temper tantrum. Hopefully that was just because she was a toddler, but inwardly she knew that was probably just how she was without Arashio keeping her a little bit more in check. 

	The little girl hopped off the bed, almost losing her balance. Was she alone? This place was so scary. And she had no strength! Nothing! [color=f49ac2][i]"Uwah--ah! Uaah!"[/i][/color] Sakura yelped quietly. She started to panic, tapping her fingers together. She glanced around. Everyone was much the same- everyone was a little kid! Bowser and Junior and Bella and Nadia- even that Mirage guy.

	[color=f49ac2]"Oh, noo! We're all little kids! Now we're gonna get eaten by monsters!"[/color] Sakura clambered to her feet, clearly panicking.

	[color=f49ac2]"What do we do, what do we do?! We have to- we have to fix this! I can't be a little kid again! I forgot everything I learned in school already!"[/color] She whined.

	[color=f49ac2]"And also- [i]I don't wanna die![/i] We'll never be able to beat the guardian boss like this! [i]Chikuso![/i]" [/color] Defeated, she fell onto her face, landing with a thud on the bed.

	[color=f49ac2]"We're captured. We're sooo captured."[/color] She bemoaned, her voice muffled by the bed. With all of her strength taken from her, now in the middle of a spooky room, Sakura felt totally hopeless. Normally she was something of an optimist, but this was terrible. If she couldn't fight, she couldn't do anything. It was what she had centered her entire identity around and now- it was gone! Who was Kasugano Sakura if she couldn't fight?! Nobody, that's who! Just some dumb kid with a big mouth.

	[color=f49ac2]"Waahh."[/color] Sakura lay motionless on the bed, limp as a sack of potatoes.