Skye Prower

"No magic anti-transformation talismans or something like that?" asked Harmony. "Hmm, maybe it was just because you got changed as the pool was enchanted, so it is just slower than the others." ----------- 'Yay! Going in blind then," thought Melody, changing her attack to a heavy kick.

"Hmm," pondered Harmony. "You didn't change physically right away either, unlike Skye and Ziona. Maybe you're resistant to magic so the changes are happening gradually?"

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"Well, uh..." Harmony thought how to put it. "You're freaking out because you now think of yourself like this," she said, holding up the drawing he'd done, but making sure he only saw the blank side. "But think how you'd feel if you didn't? You'd freak out every time you saw your reflection, or even glanced at yourself." She looked at Dylan and tried to give a reassuring smile. "And once you get back to your old self, you think your old self is you again. That's how these things work." -------------- Melody blocked the bat but still took some damage. She tried to respond with a flurry of rapid strikes. 'What can that guy do aside from the bat?' Melody thought to Hope. 'And should we switch too?'

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(Agreed!)

"Shall I try to explain?" asked Harmony. ------ Melody waited until the cyborg got a bit closer, then the martial artist did a leaping attack from the ground, attacking and getting to its feet at the same time. She then leapt over the cyborg, hoping that would dodge a counter-attack. ------ "Yay, thanks Glen," said Ziona, ruffling the top of his head. "At least, until I grow up again and we have kids of our own. Then they'll get this spot!"

"You... didn't understand a word of what I just said, did you?" said Harmony with slight smile.

Melody didn't quite manage to dodge the cannonball, and went flying back across the screen. "Ooops!"

No! Don't sleep Dad! Party! C'mon Seviper, jump on!

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"Not always," said Harmony. "But you've had bad experiences with them. But... if it wasn't changing your personality for the duration, would you have been able to cope? Maybe its a way to stop you becoming completely depressed."

"I... I did.." said Harmony. "But transformations shouldn't happen to people who don't want them. It takes all the fun away. Especially when it messes with your head" -------------- "Got it," said Melody, not hesitating and immediately doing a leaping charge towards the cyborg.

"I so sorry Dylan," said Harmony, hugging him. "You didn't deserve to have this to happen to you." -------------- Melody chose the same martial artist she'd been practicing with.

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"I'm sorry Dylan," said Harmony, suspecting she was part of the reason he felt so bad. The an idea occurred to her. "Dylan, I'm... I'm not sure it will help, but I do know a few illusion spells. I might... be able to create an illusion so you look like a porcupine again," she offered, ------------ "I guess we could try that Hope," said Melody. "What do you think?"

And here we Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

"This time I might actually get a hit in!" joked Melody, downplaying her practice, but she doubted such tactics would work with Shadow.

"Seeing you?" asked Harmony. She picked up the paper, looking at it but making sure Dylan couldn't. "You don't like... looking at yourself now?"

Hurry! You're almost too late!

Harmony went to where Dylan had called from, surprised he'd answered as if to a school roll-call. She sat down in a chair next to him. "Talk to me," she said. ------------ "Yeah. Ready for round two Shadow?" asked Melody

Harmony reached the kitchen, and found it empty. "Dylan?" she asked, looking around.

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