They had been quick to get the two men to the healing mage before they went to meet with the Wizard King. Though they had a bit of difficulty getting Prism to cooperate as it seemed as though she had been trying to take in the new scents all around her. Fortunately, they found a way to make it work.
Noelle had been putting only a little magic in what was a piece of apple, before setting it on the floor. Prism followed the trail as she had happily munched on each one before going to the other as the little spirits looked to be shifting from one bright color to another.
"And you're sure we can't use any other method besides this?" Noelle asked as she continued on, "Couldn't we use a toy instead?"
Yami had replied, "No. Until we figure this out, you and sword boy will have to infuse your mana on any food. Like a parent to their child"
"The mana infusing food part I get." Pluck said before pointing to Noelle "But don't lump me with her."
"Don't worry guys!" Asta said, "I know you two will be able to get along, because you have a lot of trust in each other!"
"Do you really need my sister and the Barbados' mana?" Nebra asked, "Seems like she takes someone else's if she wants."
"She won't take mine." Feodora said, "Don't know why, but she refused when I tried to infuse a drink with mana."
"And mine just hurts her." Yami added, "Plus out of all of us, Pluck and Noelle have a high mana count. So they won't tire easily."
Solid had said with a huff, "feh, so basically they're fodder."
"Unless we let someone take the job." Yami said casually, "If you want to be my guest."
Solid growling before Pluck gave a smirk, "Who knows maybe you can do some work for one, Royal!"
Solid turned to Pluck as he said "why you--"
They had soon gotten near the Wizard King's office where they had gotten a view of Captain Jack, along with the rest of the group. Adrien had been seen in the comfort of Aidan's bag as he let out a bellow. "Hey bro!" Jubei said with a wave, "How's duck life treating ya?!"
"Shut up." Pluck growled
"Did you guys find Pri--Whoa." Karasu said before his words trailed off. Most of the others jumped at the sight of Prism as she had been munching on a last piece of apple Noelle had placed on the floor.
"Is her entire arm made of scales?!" Vandy said as his eyes sparkled.
"CAN I GET ONE?!" Jubei exclaimed with glee.
"JUBEI!" The Triple A's exclaimed.
Jack had told her, "KEKE--DO YOU WANT TO DIE!?"
Brenin stepped towards Prism as she looked at him with a curious look in her eyes. "The scales she told me about--" Brenin said as he recalled, "--She really wasn't dreaming it up."
"Okay, that's definitely a new one." Karasu said.
"You mean she didn't have this when she entered this Trance?" Aisling asked.
"No--" He replied, "--All she had was a set of claws and fangs but that was about it. It was nothing like this."
"Prism, what in the world is happening to you?" Aine said with worry.
"We're gonna try to find that out." Yami told them. He soon took Prism by the scruff of the neck as he lifted her up off the ground, "For now just stay put out here till we're done--Except you cat girl. Would you mind tagging along? The Familiars too."
Feodora, Brenin, Liam and Saorise had been taken back by this sort of thing as they looked to one another.
"Huh?" Feodora said confused, "Okay I guess."
"Same goes for you Sword Boy--" Yami said to Pluck, "--Knowing Goldilocks he's already with Julius with the antidote to change you back."
Pluck had flinched before he had said with a sigh, "It's best he doesn't see me in that state....knowing him he'll do his usual stick."
Pluck had been taken back as Yami had grabbed him by the neck while the spirits had been startled but remained relaxed; he soon had a death threatening aura to him as he said, "Hey, whose fault is it when he took the totem in the first place?"
Pluck had said as he gagged, as he looked fearful, "Ri-Rght..."
"KEKE--Let's not waste anymore time then." Jack said.
"Are you sure we shouldn't come with you?" Asta asked.
"Trust us, we can handle it from here." Yami told him, "Just wait out here, while we settle this."
Thus Yami brought Prism towards the Wizard Kings office which had just been close by; Nebra and Solid followed behind along with Jack who had picked up Pluck by the neck as it had caused him to gag again.
"Oh come on!" He choked, "Can't we tone down the violence?"
"NO." Jack said
"Quack!" Addeline said before charging at Jack. She went to give his foot a good whack which made Pluck's face pale when she hit him hard in the ankle.
"Addi no!" Pluck exclaimed.
Jack turned as he said with a death threatening aura emitting off of him, "KEKE--Want me to slice you up, duck?"
Addeline herself seemed to have paled up as she dropped her stick. She immediately dashed towards Yami as she hugged his ankle while he walked.
Pluck couldn't help but say shocked, "Bime i elena… That was quick."
It hadn't been that short of a walk as the next thing they had known, they had been in the office of the Wizard King once again. They weren't at all surprised to see that William had been present within the room with materials, though they were a bit taken back when they saw a set of three familiar people from the research department. The three had been Hannah, Ringo, and Samlet.
"Captain Yami, Jack!" Julius said relieved, "You managed to get the Princess, thank goodness." He soon said to Pluck as he gave a wave, "Hello Pluck, it's nice to see you again. Though I wished the circumstances were better."
"Cousin Ringo?!" Pluck said, shocked, "What are you doing here?"
"You have a cousin?" Feodora said, surprised.
Ringo had replied as he gave a wave, "Same reason Captain Vangance is here. I'm to help with getting the reverse spell ready." He soon turned over to Feodora, "And you must be Pluck's comrade in the Black Bulls. I appreciate you looking after him."
"No problem I guess." She said with a shrug.
Hannah had said as she was trying real hard not to laugh, "Sorry, but I can't take you seriously, Pluck."
Pluck had puffed his cheeks as he said, "Thanks a lot."
The Familiars looked shocked as they looked to the young researcher. "Ringo?" Brenin said.
"Is that really you?" Saorise said, astonished.
"Hey guys." Ringo said to Brenin, Liam and Saorise, "It's good to see you."
"The feeling's mutual, nerd." Liam said with a click of his tongue.
Ringo had only sighed, though couldn't help but smile, "Good to see you too."
"So that fox am I to assume--" Samlet had said.
Yami soon said as he held up Prism, "Yup. It's the Lizard girl. The Sword Boy here bought the totem that changed her into this."
"This Trance of hers kicked in while she was asleep." Jack added.
"Again, I'm sorry." Pluck said.
Ringo only sighed as he said, "And you're supposed to be the smart one of the family, how am I related to you?"
Pluck couldn't help but shout as he raised his feathery fist, "OH BITE ME!"
"This is definitely a rare sight indeed." Samlet said as he looked to Prism with curious eyes, "I know you said she grew scales but her entire arm is filled to the brim with the one you presented to us."
Yami had told him as he set Prism on the table, as she laid on her stomach, "Trust us, we were surprised too."
"This is the other reason why I asked you here." Julius said to Samlet and Hannah, "Do you think you can take a look at her for us?"
"It would be helpful if you did." William said.
"Of course!" Hannah said.
"We'll be more than willing to help get the princess to normal." Samlet said as he put on a set of glasses, "Now let's take a look."
As Samlet reached out to Prism's scale arm, she suddenly growled as her eyes seemed to have changed. Samlet's hand immediately retracted as she showed teeth which made most of them jump as some of the spirits turned white again as they were ready to attack. "My goodness--!" Samlet said in shock.
"Well, this could be a problem.." Hannah said.
"Whoa Prism hey!" Feodora immediately said, as Prism seemed to have frozen up, "You don't have to do that, they just want to take a quick look that's all." And just like that, they saw that she had gone docile as she started to wag her tail at the sight of Feodora.
At this most of them had looked shocked; Feodora especially as she had been to process what she had just seen.
"You--Just listened to me?" Feodora said.
"She can understand you too?" Liam said.
"What in mana--" Nebra asked.
Solid had commented, "huh, so the Princess is docile...to a Black Bull nonetheless."
"At least they know how to take care of animals unlike you Silvas." Pluck said.
"Be nice, Pluck." Ringo told him.
"It's the same as Asta from before." Saorise said, "He told her to do something, and she did it without hesitation."
Jack had said, "KEKE--perhaps she sees you and Cat Girl as non threats compared to Sword duck and Noelle!"
Pluck had said, offended, "HEY! I'm not a food supply you know?!"
"No, there has to be something more to that." Marx said, "It shouldn't be that easy."
Julius soon had his own thoughts before he stood up from his seat. "Feodora--" He soon said, as approached Prism, "--Tell her to do something else, if you don't mind."
Feodora looked to Prism before a certain thought came to her head, "... Lay on your back?"
Prism soon rolled over belly as she let out a happy little noise which shocked them again. "Incredible--!" Hannah said, "--I don't know why, it seems like she'll only respond to you and this Asta fellow I've been hearing so much about!"
"I don't think she'll only listen to me--" Feodora said as she looked over to Yami, "--She took commands from him too. He told her to do a bunch of tricks and she did them without a second thought."
"Really now?" Hannah said, "How interesting!"
"That reminds me--" She soon said as it soon came to her, "--Earlier when you got her to do tricks, how did you even know she would do them?"
Yami replied as he had taken a puff, "Beats me, I was lucky I guess?"
At this, Feodora, Brenin, Saorise, Liam and Pluck had seemingly turned white as they each had a look of realization. It seemed to have hit them as they each had realized what he meant as Yami himself gave them a nonchalant look.
"W-Wait a minute--" Feodora said, "--Are--Are you saying that--"
"--You didn't ACTUALLY know that she would listen to you in the first place?" Liam said as his eyebrow twitched.
"You--You just took a risk?" Saorise said.
"You--Can't be serious about that…" Brenin said.
Pluck had said as his head had been steaming, "SERIOUSLY?!"
Yami had told them with a shrug, "hey, how was i supposed to know she would listen to me right off the bat?"
"WHAT KIND OF A CAPTAIN ARE YOU?!" Feodora, the Familiars and Pluck shouted.
"The best kind." Yami replied as it made them flinch.
"WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN?!" Feodora shouted.
Pluck couldn't help but say, "Why am I in this squad again?"
"We'll figure out why after we give a thorough examination--" Samlet said, "--If you don't mind Miss Helmet, can you ask her to hold still?"
"I mean I guess." Feodora replied, before she told Prism as she patted her on the head, "I need you to hold still for me, okay? They just need to take a quick look at you."
Prism seems to have relaxed as she laid on her side; Samlet and Hannah took the opportunity to exam her arm thoroughly. He felt the scaled arm as he noticed the rough and piercing texture while Hannah examined her claws.
"Very curious--" Samlet said, "--She appears to have some resemblance to a Salamander, and yet the scales are rough to the touch." He soon felt a pinch as he winced slightly, "They're quite painful too."
"Not to mention these claws--" Hannah said as she poked at the tip, "--They feel like a crystal dagger."
"Do you have any ideas?" Julius asked.
"Not so much I'm afraid, your majesty." Samlet replied, "All I do know is she does have a resemblance to a reptile. The scales and claws however, I've never seen anything like it. I could only imagine what these would be worth in the Black Market."
Hannah had added, "judging from the look, and how they shine like any gem, I say it'll be worth a fortune!"
"KEKE--So in other words you have no idea what sort of creature possessed her?" Jack said.
"Well now that we've seen this with our own eyes we know she's not a Salamander or spirit." Samlet said, "It's not much but we'll have to dig around further. And see exactly how much a scale like hers would be worth on the Black Market."
"Why would you need to determine something like that?" Liam asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Magical Beasts are often given to the highest bidder or traded to a collector as disgusting as the profession maybe." Hannah explained, "If we can have this looked at by an appraiser, it'll narrow down the field and lists of Beasts out there in the world. Maybe it'll lead us to what sort of creature is occupying her."
"Alas--" Samlet said as he let Prism go as she sat up on the table, "--We may need to run a series of tests to further determine what it is that makes the Princess like this and what else it can do. We can't do that with just one scale we have."
Yami couldn't help but say annoyed, "Well it's not like she can give you more can she?"
THUMP!
Most of them had been taken back by a sound; they turned over to the table as they saw Prism had started to chew on her arm. As she did however, they noticed some of the scales had started to fall off her arm and onto the floor as she chewed hard.
"What in the world?" Nebra said.
"I don't believe it--" Saorise said, "--She's shedding."
"Shedding?!" Pluck exclaimed. "As in--?!"
"This is extraordinary!" Samlet said as he fixed his glasses as he noticed how fast some of the scales had grown back, "They're growing back just after she sheds them off!"
Julis's eyes began to sparkle as he said "amazing! What a marvelous creature! I wonder what else the Princess can do!"
"IS THIS REALLY THE TIME FOR THAT?!" Pluck and Feodora shouted.
"Your majesty, please try to restrain yourself." Marx said.
They soon heard her let out a whimper; they soon noticed a faint trail of blood on her teeth and saw a small open wound. Though they were a bit shocked when she only continued.
"Prism, wait!" Brenin said as he tried to pull her off her arm, "Stop it!"
"You're hurting yourself!" Saorise said as she had tried to assist.
"You gotta stop!" Liam said.
"Prism please!" Fedora said "Stop!"
Prism didn't appear to have listened as she continued to bite down. "She's not listening now?!" She said shocked, "Why?!"
"Hey, cut that out." Yami told her.
Prism soon froze up before she released her jaw. She laid back on her stomach as the Familiars let go of her, though she let out a few pained whimpers. "Well that was--" Hannah said, "--A little scary."
"It seems as though the first layer of scales she had made her uncomfortable." Ringo said as he examined the scales on the floor, "That or it could be stress that caused her to shed these so quickly."
"Nevertheless we can use these for testing!" Samlet said as he saw the dozens of silver scales on the floor. He used his magic to levitate them up off the floor before putting them in a sack, "How lucky! Even with the young Princess like this, she's gracious enough to provide us with the means of helping her."
"Still her behavior doesn't make any sense." Pluck said as he thought about it, "I mean, her attacking me and Noelle is one thing but she went after innocent people for their mana. It's almost like--"
"--She didn't know any better." Julius finished for him which shocked, "I thought you had a reason for bringing the Familiars with you Yami. As always your perspective."
"You're damn right." Yami said as he took a puff.
At this the teens looked confused. "What are you talking about?" Feodora asked.
Pluck added as he had been confused, "Wait what do you mean he's perspective?! You mean he knew?!" he turned to Yami as he asked "WHY DO YOU HAVE TO KEEP THINGS IN THE DARK FOR US?!"
"You three--" Yami said, ignoring Pluck completely as he turned to the Familiars, "--You're more connected to nature or what not. Any of her behaviors look familiar to you?"
Pluck shouted angrily, "WHY ARE YOU IGNORING ME?!"
"They are." Brenin replied as Pluck only seemed to get more angry; he soon turned to Feodora, "Karasu said she was teething the last time she fell in the Trance. Is that true?"
"Ye-Yeah." Feodora said, "She left dents in anything metal she could get her hands on."
The Familiars seemed to have a look of realization. "That confirms it in this case." Brenin said.
"Though it makes sense why she would attack people at random." Liam said.
Pluck yelled, with rage still in his voice, "HELLO STILL HERE!"
"Calm down, Barbados." Nebra said, "It's not like anyone can take you seriously when you are a duck."
"QUACK QUACK! QUACK! QUACK!" Addeline exclaimed before she went to bite her.
"Wait Addi, don't!" Pluck exclaimed
"Mist Restraining Magic--Mist Spider Thread." Nebra said as she had gotten her grimoire out.
Before Addeline could attack her, a mist had appeared as it wrapped around Addeline, trapping her and swiping her stick.
"QUACK! QUACK QUACK!" Adeline exclaimed as she trashed about.
"Hang on--" Feodora said, "--What are you three talking about here? Do you know what's wrong with Prism?"
"No, but we know what's taken over her at least." Brenin said, "This Beast in Prism--It's nothing more than a baby."
Feodora and Pluck had taken back this as well as most of the people in the room, except for the Captains and Julius. Even Addeline seemed to have frozen up at this sort of thing.
"A-A baby?" Feodora said, "This thing in Prism is a baby?!"
Pluck had said shockingly, "you're kidding!"
"Think about it!" Liam said, "The teething, her attacking people at random, hell a few moments ago she got scared because she knew she did something wrong."
"That's why she's going after people at random." Brenin said, "That's why she attacked you and Noelle. She or rather this beast in her doesn't know the difference between right and wrong. She can't even tell who's her friend or her enemy unless someone tells her. All she's doing is relying on her instincts"
"That would also explain why she tried to attack Julius without hesitation." Marx said.
"A baby? A goddamn baby?!" Feodora said, still trying to process it.
Pluck had said as he had been hitting himself in the head, "HOW DID I NOT KNOW THAT?! IT WAS ALL RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME!"
"You mean to tell me we've been scared of a baby?" Feodora said.
"She only attacked because she was hungry." Saorise said, "The only problem is on the other hand, she only went after the nearest source without considering anyone she knew was trying to help her. The only exception being Asta and Feodora it seems like."
"And that would explain why she listened to him earlier." Liam said as he gestured to Yami, "As much as it pains me to admit."
"What do you mean?" Solid asked.
"It's a little system packs have in the wild." Liam clarified, "In packs, like wolves they have someone who is dominant over the rest, and basically tells everyone what to do, and where to hunt. Not to mention they keep the pack safe. My father called them an alpha."
"It doesn't matter if the alpha is male or a female." Brenin added, "If they display strength, stronger then whoever is in the pack, then they'll do whatever they want with no hesitation."
"What does that have to do with Captain Yami?" William asked.
"Prism in this state of mind must've at some point recognized Yami as an alpha-male." Saorise said, "That's why she took his commands so easily." She soon scratched underneath her chin, "I wonder how that could've been."
Feodora's eyes soon widened slightly as did Pluck's before they exchanged looks to each other. "Dark magic!" They both said in unison.
"When she tried to absorb it--It hurt her!" Feodora said, "She hasn't tried to attack him since!"
Pluck added, "That's right! It's because of the nature of his mana! I don't know how it could've hurt her, but Dark Magic is the only thing she can't consume!"
Yami soon said with a confident smile, "Heh, and you captins said having the Princess in my care is a bad idea."
"It still is.." Nebra said.
"Better here than a Silva." Pluck said.
"That's it!" Solid said as he had gotten out his grimoire, "I'm frying this pest!"
"Now, now, hold on, let's not start to get violent." Julius said, "The way I see it we have an advantage on this if she ever enters this state of mind again." He soon turned to the Familiars, "Now, if I remember correctly, a beta can exist in a pack of wolves, right?"
The Familiars looked confused at this question. "Yes--" Brenin replied, "--What of it?"
"Well--" Julius said as he started to scratch Prism's ears which seemed to have enjoyed, "--Since the Trance awakens the baby we can teach it what she can and can't do. For that however we'll need all hands on deck. If we can get her to recognize one of the captains as a beta then in the event if Yami is unavailable, they'll be able to keep her from attacking anyone."
"What the hell is a beta?" Feodora said.
"It's a second in command." Pluck replied, "Basically he's the second important animal of the pack and follows the Alpha's commands and relays it to the other wolves. In the event an alpha dies, they take the reins and become the new alpha of the pack."
"In our case however--" Julius soon added, "--Princess Prism will listen to the beta in case Yami isn't in the same room as a lack of a better word."
"Your majesty--" Marx soon said, "--If what you're saying is true, how are we going to get her to recognize one of the Captains as a beta? The only reason she recognized Yami as an alpha was completely by accident."
"Oh way to be optimistic!" Feodora said.
"No, he's right." Saorise said, "We don't know anything about what this creature is, so it's gonna be nearly impossible for her to recognize someone as a beta if we don't know how it behaves."
William soon set aside the materials as he soon had an idea come to his head. "Liam?" William soon said, "You said an alpha has to be stronger then the rest of the pack--Would the same apply if it was a beta?"
"... It should--" Liam said as he gave a quizzical look, "--Why?"
"Feodora--" William said, "--Would you mind if you asked her to do something for me?"
"Okay--" Feodora said, "--What is it?"
"Just--Tell her to attack Jack." He soon told her.
Feodora nearly stumbled at this as Pluck's jaw dropped to the floor, while the Familiars seemed just as surprised as she had been.
"WHAT?!" The teens exclaimed.
Jack seemed to have gotten the idea as he said, "KEKE--Well what are you waiting for cat girl? Come at me!"
"Wait, wait, wait--" Feodora said, "--You want me to tell her something like that?! Why!? He'll kill her!"
"He won't." William said, "All he has to do is show her, he's one of the strongest. When he wins, she'll listen to him without hesitation."
Pluck had said, "Wait, can't we do something else?! Something less painful?"
"Nope." Yami said as he took a puff, "You gotta be the dominant one in the pack."
"No, no, wait--" Saorise said, "--Can't Julius do it?"
Julius had replied, "I can't, I'm afraid. Let's just say they're a number of reasons why I shouldn't."
Feodora had been trying to process this as she looked to Prism who had still been oblivious as to why she looked so panicked. "I--Can't do that!" Feodora said, "Cause this psycho of a Captain will either end up killing her, or she'll take who knows how much of his mana and nearly kill him! They're flaws to this, you know?!"
"S-she's right! Maybe we can ask someone else!" Pluck added
"Come on, you said the beta follows the command of the alpha right?" Yami asked. "And there's no better candidate than me and the Beanpole."
"But she'll listen to Feodora!" Pluck soon reasoned, "And Asta too! That has to count for something!"
"You saw what happened just now?" Yami said, "She'll listen to Feodora only up to a point. Now shut up and watch."
"KEKE--What's wrong?" Jack asked "I thought you wanted to kill me? Don't tell me that all was all talk and no bite!"
Feodora's look changed as she looked to Prism again. "You do know if I tell her to, well what you're asking, I don't know if I can stop her from actually killing you."
Jack had told her, "KEKE! Just try it! Now--Tell her to attack!"
Feodora stayed silent at this as she thought it over as she glanced over at Prism again. The look in her eyes, she thought she had been imagining it, but she could've sworn she saw a pleading look. She took a deep breath as she soon came to a conclusion, "I'm not doing this because you told me to--I'm doing this for her sake. But--" She soon looked over to William and Liam, "--You better be right about this."
"Wait, wait, hold on!" Pluck said, "You're actually going to--"
"Prism--" Feodora soon said, as Prism soon flinched, "--Attack Jack the Ripper."
Her pupils soon dilated as the spirits turned white; with a growl she soon pounced from the table as she went to bite Jack though he had been quick to dodge as she had crashed into a wall leaving a dent. Jack had activated his magic as Prism recovered from the fall before she growled.
"KEKE--Come on you can do better than that!" Jack told her.
"H-HEY! DON'T DO THIS!" Pluck exclaimed.
"It's okay, Pluck. Let them fight." Julius reassured.
Prism soon let out a piercing roar in Jack's direction; as he had been quick to move out of the way the window had shattered as some of the furniture broke apart; It was then Jack made his move.
"KEKE--Is that all?!" Jack asked. "I EXPECTED MORE!" His Grimore began to glow as he used-- "SLASH MAGIC: DEATH SCYTHE!"
Most of the group moved out of harm's way as Jack sent a familiar green beam of light towards her. Prism didn't move rather instead--
"Mana…!" She cried before she thrusted her scale hand towards the blade, catching it with ease. She sunk her nails into the blade before it turned to dust. It sunk into her scales and skin as her veins glowed green. They soon saw some of the fur around her ankle had been replaced with the same scales on her arm.
"They grew?!" Brenin said, shocked.
"Our theories, they were right!" Hannah said, "Any mana she absorbs, helps her body to change!"
Julius' eyes sparkled as he said "Amazing! She grew another set!"
"STOP IT!" Pluck shouted as he took Addieline's stick, as Prism charged at Jack again, "PRISM YOU GOTTA STOP!"
"Don't!" Liam said as he picked him up from the floor with ease, "You can't interrupt this fight! If you do, she won't recognize him as a beta!"
"BUT SHE'LL GET KILLED--" Pluck yelled, "--FEODORA YOU HAVE TO TELL HER TO STOP!"
"No." Feodora said, surprising him, "I made a promise that I would help her and protect in any way I can. I know she'll understand, if she's somehow seeing this."
Pluck had said with disbelief, "I don't believe this...I really don't believe this! You're unbelievable! Fine!" He soon smacked Liam across the face as he got him to let go, "If you won't stop, I will!"
"Pluck you can't!" Brenin told him, "You need to think this through!"
"WHAT'S THERE TO THINK THROUGH!?" He yelled as he went to charge into the battle, "SHE'S GONNA GET KILLED!"
As Pluck was about to dive in headfirst, he was soon met with a familiar black boot.
"Seriously Sword Boy...how stubborn are you?" Yami asked, "I get she's your friend but you don't gotta take it this far."
"DON'T KID AROUND ME!" Pluck shouted. "It's my fault, she's like this! We don't have to make it worse!"
"Who said we were trying to?" Yami said, "Did it ever occur to you that whatever this beast is supposed to be affects her too? And that if she ever knew about it, she would be trying to save it instead of trying to lock it away?!"
Pluck was about to retort but couldn't find an answer as it never occurred to him; though he seemed to snap out of it as Prism let out a yipe as she had been tossed right onto the desk; though she had been quick to recover as she went to charge at Jack again as she let out a roar of some kind.
Pluck soon argued to Yami as he kept blocking his path, "SEE?! LOOK WHAT YOUR DOING! THIS HAS GONE ENOUGH!"
"Are YOU trying to get yourself killed right now?!" Yami asked. "Look at the state of yourself, you're small!"
"So!?" Pluck asked.
"Think about it," Yami said. "Even before we found Lizard girl you took unnecessary risks that could end your life. Lizard Girl and your family already lost their village, hell she lost her parents! Now what would happen if you lost your life right now when she turns back to normal..what then?!"
Pluck froze as he couldn't believe it; he turned back to the fight as Prism had been trying to attack Jack on all sides as Jack himself had been quick to counter despite getting a few cuts and grazes from her attacks. "KEKE--Now we're getting somewhere!" Jack said as Prism went under him to dodge his attack.
She went to get him from behind as she had aimed for his neck. She had been taken, however, when she was suddenly grabbed by the neck and pinned to the floor roughly as she let out another yipe. Most of the group jumped at this before freezing.
"PRISM!" Pluck exclaimed.
"Tha-That's it!" Saorise said, "He did it!"
She started to thrash and kick her legs though found herself freezing the moment she looked in Jack's eyes. He soon told her as he kept a firm hold on her neck, "KEKE--Remember this, girlie! I'm in charge in case Yami here messes up as usual! GOT IT?!"
"Hey Beanpole. Keep my name out our mouth." Yami said as a vein appeared on his head.
Jack ignored this as he told her as he noticed the docile look in her eyes, "Looks like you understand the situation! Good on you!" He let go of her neck as she shook herself out.
"So that's it?" Feodora said, "Did it work?"
"Looks like it." William said with a smile.
"KEKE--Let's test it shall we?" Jack said. "Hey! Play dead!"
Prism made no hesitation as she seemed to have gone stiff, before she fell on her side and rolled over on her back which put most of them in shock.
"Holy crap it actually worked!" Ringo said shocked.
"It really did--!" Saorise said as her expression brightened slightly, "--She sees Captain Jack as the Beta now!"
Jack had said, "KEKE--It was nothing!" he turned to Pluck as he said "you see sword duck! Nothing to worry about!"
Pluck had said while stammering and processing, "i-I-how--Who--what--"
"Oh no...you broke him." Brenin said.
"Good." Solid said.
"Hphm, no more of his remarks, that's for sure." Nebra added.
"QUACK!" Addeline shouted as she charged and bit Solid's finger before she whacked Nebra's foot as they let out a shriek.
"OW!" Solid shouted
"Oh that infuriating--" Nebra said "Mist magic--"
Addeline flew up and ruffled her hair as she shrieked. "QUACK! QUACK QUACK!"
"Addeline!" Pluck exclaimed.
"Seriously...where did she even learn to put those two words together?" Liam asked.
"What did she s--" Feodora asked
"Don't--ASK." Liam said.
Julius couldn't help but smile, "That was some good thinking there Captain William. Now handling this should be easier if she falls into the Trance again. And this way, you, Asta and Yuno will have an easier time keeping her from hurting anyone and herself."
Feodora looked to Julius shocked, "What does Yuno have to do with--"
"Hey!" Ringo soon said as he had cut her off. They looked over to him as they noticed that the vials and jars had been steaming, "I got the reverse spell working! I just need one more thing to make it work!"
"And that would be?" Brenin asked.
"Uh cuz--" Ringo said, as he stepped to him, "--I apologize in advance for what I'm about to do."
"Huh, why--" Pluck asked before he screeched when Ringo took a tail feather, "OH MANA! ANA LATTA AS ME, THAT HURTS SO BAD!"
"I did warn you." Ringo said, before he went over to Prism, "Okay Prism, if you are awake in there, you might feel a slight pinch." Prism only tilted her head, before she let out a yipe when he had gotten a small strain of fur from her tail.
"Right--" William said as Ringo handed him the fur, "--That should do it."
The two of them went to the pair of vials of jars before they dropped them into the liquid. With a puff of smoke the vials of liquids became clear though it possessed a funny smell which made the Familiars cringe in disgust as even Prism cringed; the Spirits soon turned a sickly green. Even Pluck looked ready to throw up as well as Addeline.
"Bime i elena!" Saorise exclaimed, "That is the most horrible scent I have ever smelled!"
"Holy--" Brenin said as he tried not to gag, "--And I thought moldy cheese was bad!"
"And I thought Addi's pen smells!" Pluck said
"Quack..." Addeline sais as her face turned green
"Ana latte as me!" Liam said as he covered his mouth, "Forget moldy cheese, that smells like a rotten egg got up, threw up and died!"
"Do you have to describe it like that?" Solid asked.
"That was my censored version." Liam said nonchalantly.
"Are you even sure this reverse potion is gonna work?" Feodora asked as she covered her nose.
"It will." William said as his own nose had been covered, "The smell may be bad, but all that means is progress."
Pluck said as he tried hard not to throw up, "the sooner the better....oh mana..it smells."
Pluck soon had been taken back as William had detached his red cape from his shoulders before setting it over Prism, just as he dumped the liquid onto her body causing her to let out a yipe. Pluck said confused, "hey, what are you doing?"
"Sword Boy--" Yami soon said, "--Ready your birthday suit."
"The what?" Pluck asked. It soon hit him as he noticed Feodora, Nebra and Saorise had turned their backs to him and as he looked down to his webbed feet, when he realized he lacked even a shirt, "Oh no."
He had soon been taken back when he felt the liquid dump on him as he let out a surprised squawk. "OH GOD THAT'S GROSS!" He exclaimed.
Suddenly he felt his body tingle and oddly, vibrate?
He started to say gibberish and other things that had been incoherent before he could see himself getting taller and his line of vision returned to normal. He didn't even feel the feathers on his body seemingly fall off nor his webbed feet return to normal.
Soon enough he had been back to his usual elf self as they could see a few scars had been on his body; though not much to anyone elses surprise… He and Prism both lacked clothes. Thankfully as Prism recovered William kept his cape wrapped around her body like that of a blanket.
"By the Gods it worked!" Samlet said, relieved.
Hannah said as her face had been red, "Worked too well if you ask me."
Pluck immediately let out a shriek as he quickly covered a particular area she had been staring at as he yelled, "HEY! I'M 15! LOOK AWAY!"
"Technically your 515 years of age." Ringo corrected, earning a look from Pluck.
Solid gave a laugh as he said "NOW THIS IS TRULY ENTERTAINING!"
"SHUT UP, YOU STUCK UP SILIVA!!" He yelled as he jumped behind Julius's desk, "GO KICK ROCKS, WARG KISSER!"
"Language!" Saorise told him as she still had her back turned.
"Well thankfully the potion worked wonders." Julius said, "In the meantime, Marx would you mind getting clothes for them and securing the totem so it doesn't happen again?"
"Of course your majesty." Marx said before he quickly left the room quickly making sure no one was around.
"Oh quit being such a whiner, you nudist." Liam said, as he soon had a teasing smile on his face, "This isn't the first time a girl has seen that sword you know?"
Pluck immediately shrieked as he turned red. "To be fair, he's not wrong." Brenin said with a shrug.
"Oh yeah that's right--" Saorise added, "--There was that one time when we found the hot springs--"
"NO!" Pluck shouted "I'M GONNA HAVE TO STOP YOU RIGHT THERE!"
"Huih? You mean you don't--" Brenin asked,
"NOPE!" Pluck shouted "Not another word."
Yami soon bursted out laughing as it made Pluck turn even more red, "man! And people say you're the serious one!"
"IT'S NOT FUNNY, STOP LAUGHING!" Pluck shouted as he flailed his arms as he removed himself from behind the desk.
Immediately Hannah turned even more red as she had a nosebleed, "Oh goodness!"
"Pluck--Lack of clothes, remember?" Ringo said.
Pluck immediately shrieked before he ducked back behind the table as he yelled, "WOMAN I AM A TEENAGER! THIS IS ILLEGAL!"
Yami only laughed even harder as he even went as far as slapping his knee before saying, "OH MAN! THIS DAY JUST GETS BETTER!"
Pluck groaned as he only shouted "WHY AM I PART OF YOU GUYS AGAIN?!"
William only laughed softly before he noticed Prism started to chew on the cape currently covering her body. He couldn't help but give her a pat on the head as she let out a purr, "You have your way of timing things, don't you Prism?"
She could only tilt her head at this as she let out her own curious noise while the little Spirits turned to a yellow color.
"Just what are we going to do with you?" Was the only thing he could ask as he still had a smile.