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[b][i]Deuel Akakios[/i][/b]

Deuel, noticing that Niles hadn't reacted yet, walked over to him and said, "Niles, are you okay? I hope you don't think I'm presuming, but are you worried about your parents? If so, there's a nonzero chance that time here might be out of sync with time on earth and we can come back at the same time we left. But if not, well, we can just say that we got kidnapped or something when we [i]do[/i] come back, and if we all get our stories straight, they'll believe us. Either way, let's both focus on surviving this situation, okay? I'm sure whoever dimension-napped us will be here at any moment, and we need to be in shape to get answers from them!"

Bright, sunny, optimistic... And yet unknowing of the can of worms he was opening.

[b][i]Basil the Ermine[/i][/b]

Basil the Ermine had gone ahead from the other 'Animal Companions', deciding to take the lead in finding the 'Otherworlders' they were supposed to be bonded with and allow to become 'Magical Warriors'. Making sure his crown, robe, and spectre were properly clean of leaves and soil, the Magical Animal had found the clearing the Otherworlders had been portaled to, pausing only to try and overhear what drama was happening, then after six seconds (enough time to listen to their initial reactions) of hiding in a shrub, Basil walked into the clearing and shouted in a loud voice:

[B]"HEY!"[/B]

He then followed up with, "Greetings, gentlemen! My name is Basil the Ermine, and I am your designated Animal Companion for this journey into this wonderful world of Magic and Marvels!"

Crawling over to Deuel's shoulder, instictively sensing that he was his chosen 'partner', Basil had a mischievious thought of how to take advantage of the other companions' absence. He then whispered to Deuel, "Oi, hey, you feel a surge of energy when you're with me, right? Try leting that warmth flow through you..."

Basil heard the other human say, "Okay?" then he glowed.

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[b][i]Deuel Akakios (Transformed)[/i][/b]

And there we had it; Deuel was now transfromed, a Magical Boy, and also now in shock as he heard the [i]talking ermine[/i] say:

[b][i]Basil the Ermine[/i][/b]

Basil decided to pull a fast one - Temporarily - in order to punish his fellow animal companions for slacking off, and said, "You see, your friend is the Chosen One and you guys have been tasked with serving as his 'adventuring party' to save our world under our leadership! As for me, I'm his respected animal companion and mentor, here to guide him, and you guys too, in helping save our planet of Arcanum and making sure the forces of evil don't get their way!"

Yes, he was pulling a prank on his fellow animal companions, and also testing the 'bullshit sense' of these 'Outworlders'; if they were dumb enough to believe his crock of shit, then they deserved the consequences of being that... Plus it was fun to see how long he can pull the wool over their eyes...

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