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It was a beautiful peaceful day in Tetha. The leaves were changing with the help of the seasonal shift to cooler temperatures, people were going about their business in the often ghosttown like city.
And at the Funbari Onsen Tiffany and Sandy were in the kitchen, the latter helping the former with her homework. The smell of fresh cooked baked goods was drifting through the air and both girls had cups of fresh apple cider to sip from as they...well as Tiffany worked.
"And you promise if I sit through this you'll pay me?" Sandy asked again. She wasn't very comfortable with the idea of what they were about to do but she was keen on helping and even more keen on making some extra money. Ryu paid her to do chores around the Inn, a sort of allowance. But a little extra couldn't hurt.
"Of coarse." Tiffany smiled warmly trying to give off an air of confidence she hardly ever had. She had to have a human test subject for her transformation spells today and Sandy was the best candidate.
Phascomon and Gottsumon were sitting on the other side of the table, mostly as spectators, Phascomon had the video camera out ready to record the test of Tiffany's abilities. "Ready when you are Tiffany." Phascomon smiled encouragingly.
Tiffany stood up sliding her chair back and Sandy did the same pushing their chairs back into place.
Pink Digisoul danced along Tiffany's fingertips as she took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "OK, let's begin."
The first spell was to give Sandy the appearance of age. As Tiffany muttered the incantations Sandy blinked and felt the world shrinking around her. Her stomach did a flip and her clothes began to pull tight against her developing form. Tiffany stopped after having advanced Sandy by several years.
"Success!" Phascomon and Gottsumon applauded while Sandy wheezed. The shirt she had been wearing was now stretched so high and tight it might as well have been a sports bra for the barely developed chest she had.
"S-sorry." Tiffany apologized her face going red as she realized that Sandy's Jeans were practically digging into her legs and bottom. She hurried to reverse the spell and just as smoothly the girl was returned to her prepubescent original form.
"Rookie mistake~" A mocking voice called from the doorway. Fifi was leaning against the frame with a superior self satisfied smirk. "Anyone with more brains then bust could have told you that when performing body manipulation magic you have to spread your focus to the clothing as well!"
Tiffany's face fell as did her confidence but Sandy just called out, "Oh yeah? Then who told you boobs for brains?" Gottsumon laughed at the simple insult but Fifi just tut tutted, "No one asked you lab rat. The real people are talking." And with a flick of her wrist Sandy was turned into a rat that clung to the edge of the table scrambling desperately to not fall off.
"S-sandy!" Tiffany squeaked and caught her friend gently setting her on the table. "Fifi that was rude! Turn her back!"
"She kind of looks like Petey." Phascomon noted with an idle yawn.
"Change her back yourself~" Fifi sing song'd mockingly as she sauntered over to the fridge to get some juice.
"H-hold on Sandy." Tiffany focused herself again and began to undo the spell. It took only a minute or two before Sandy was sitting on the table looking utterly baffled. "I'm hungry now." She remarked and slid off the table to raid the fridge.
"Pathetic little half baked she-witch" Fifi crowed approaching Tiffany and towering over her, "Just give up now, you'll never be as powerful or amazing as the great and glorious Fifi! You have those pesky morals and things getting in the way of your potential."
"T-that's not true." Protested Tiffany weakly she hated getting into arguments with Fifi because the purple haired witch never just let something go. Even if she was absolutely wrong she would argue till they were both blue in the face, or destroy something and walk away.
"At least Tiffany doesn't have to share the guy she likes with someone she hates." Sandy called with her head in the fridge showing complete disregard for Fifi by not even facing her when mocking her.
Fifi's face turned red and her golden eyes narrowed into dangerous slits. "The Great and powerful Fifi allows the wretch of a Succubus near her Shu only because Fifi's Shu finds her an amusing plaything."
"Uh huh. More fun then you." Sandy came out of the fridge with a bottle of milk and a large piece of cheese in her mouth.
"Yeah! Meggy is WAY more fun then you!" Gottsumon spouted off and then instantly cowered as Fifi seemed to loom in the entranceway of the kitchen. The little rock digimon had something of a crush for the Red haired succubus but he was much too young and shy to go farther then that.
"O-OK guys maybe lay off..." Tiffany mumbled trying to cool the tempers in the room.
"She started it." Sandy countered chewing on the cheese thoughtfully. "If she's really so "Great and Powerful" why hasn't she done any of that stuff she talks about? Destroying Meg, taking over Tetha and the Digital world. Face it Fifi, you're comic relief."
Instantly Tiffany knew that Sandy had gone too far and threw her hand up at the same time Fifi did.
"Maybe Fifi should have turned you into a Popsicle instead!!" Some cold blue magic crackled at her wrist and sparked forward but was cut off sharply when a puff of pink magic engulfed Fifi causing her to cough and choke on the doorway on the sweet smelling air.
Sandy hadn't even had thought to turn to stoneform and looked surprised at Tiffany who looked frustrated, but didn't turn to glance back at her trash talking friend.
Both Digimon had rose from the table and were facing the cloud as it dissipated. Phascomon scratched his claws on the floor lightly ready to spring into action. Like many of the more mature members of the household he had been waiting for the day the volitile and powerful witch decided to lash out. Would today be the day?
As the dust cleared the room fell dead silent...and then burst out with laughter!
Even Tiffany was turned away with her hand over her mouth trying to stifle the laughter at what her haste fueled spell had done to Fifi.
Fifi looked at all of them with a deadly glare...and then down to herself.
And realized she could see her feet.
With a gasp she turned and caught her reflection in the a glass serving dish set out to dry. Tiffany had transformed her into a man!
"Change me back!" She hissed lightning crackling from her fingertips as an idle threat.
"Why can't you just do it yourself?" Sandy asked inbetween gasping for air and laughing again The fact of the matter was that Fifi may have been a beautiful woman...but she made a goofy looking guy. Like a scrawny scarecrow with long hair.
"It wasn't a controlled spell." Tiffany explained regaining composure. "It wasn't fully formed so it takes more effort to undo, and it's easier for the original caster." She prepared a dispel magic spell taking a few moments to remember exactly how the finger movements worked. "I'm going to dispel all magical effects, it should be faster then trying to undo exactly that spell.
Fifi had exactly half a seconds time to look worried and go "No wa-" before a twinkle of pink sparkles filled the room.
It really was a beautiful thing, but all eyes were on the purple haired witch as instead of plumping out and becoming curvy once more...she shrank.
And shrank.
And shrank some more. She looked horrified as instead of returning to her usual form she became...a little girl.
Big yellow eyes looked shocked and scared...and then angry. Like a cornered cat as her body began to tremble.
"Tiffany you made her..." Phascomon gaped in shock at how cute Fifi had once been.
"Little." Gottsumon and Sandy finished also surprised but more amused.
Tiffany let out a squeak of confusion, "B-but I don't understand I just removed the magical effects you should have returned to...your..." And the light of realization appeared in her eyes. "Your natural form! This...this is what you really look like?!"
Fifi snarled and in a puff of purple smoke she was back to her busty, taller, sexy self, but with a glare that could set fire to flowers.
"You use cosmetic spells to enhance your appearance!" Tiffany declared sounding so pleased with herself for figuring out that mystery, "I never detected them before because...because..." She paused as she hit that stumbling block in her explanation.
"Because..." Fifi began her words carefully measured as normally hidden muscles began to flex and strain in her arms. "Fifi's spell is to bring out her true beauty from within. The ultimate perfection of Fifi's form. Not a cover up."
"Fascinating!" Tiffany squeaked and then cringed realizing now was probably not the time to be admiring her counterparts spell crafting.
"And now...that you have all see Fifi's true form." Dark Digisoul began to swirl around her arms with the lightning and flecks of snow. "You have to die." She brought both hands up and light filled the room.
The explosion was deafening. Sandy barely felt the impact of the wall as she was blasted through it. Stone form took the damage for her so all she felt was the ground when she bounced an skidded across the street painfully. It was barely anything though compared to the ringing in her ears.
Shoving herself to her feet she looked around. A massive hole had been blown in the wall of the kitchen and the Inn's fence, smoke was pouring from it obscuring the inside.
"Sandy!" Gottsumon came scrambling over with Phascomon tucked in his arm. The little bear Digimon's eyes were crossed and he wasn't pulled together yet.
"I'm OK but where is..." Before Sandy could finish her question another CRASH shattered the air and a pink orb went spinning out of the hole in the kitchen.
The orb bounced twice and popped dropping Tiffany in a heap on the grass on the other side of the road where Sandy and Gottsumon ran to join her.
She didn't look all that bad, her shield had taken the hit for her. She was just dizzy. "I think we may have touched a nerve." She muttered taking Sandy's cool cement hand and pulling herself to her feet. Her heart was hammering away. All four of them turned back to look at the smoke which was now clearing.
Out of the Inn Fifi hovered, two feet off the ground with fire in her eyes and dark Digisoul swirling around her like a dust devil.
"This has been a long time coming you impostor!" Fifi cried in a voice that sounded like her own but echoing inside her somehow. "You and your gentle heart, your weak soft pathetic ways! Fifi will NO LONGER allow you to tarnish her namesake anymore!"
"But you changed your name!" Sandy pointed out and a bolt of lightning scorched the Earth at her feet in response.
"I'm sorry Fifi, I didn't mean to...to reveal you like that. But you really shouldn't be so ashamed of your body." Tiffany tried to reason with her desperately, though in the back of her mind knowing it was a wasted effort. If they couldn't reason with a cheerful Fifi what could they hope from an angry one?
"SILENCE!" Fifi roared and cold northern winds blasted from her sweeping Tiffany up into the air.
"Tiffany!" Sandy sprang and clawed at the air to try and catch her but she was lifted out of reach.
"Fifi must admit your parlor tricks were amusing!" She called as she took off after Tiffany in the air. "Fifi bets you have a bunny under your hat!" And with a clap of both hands together a monstrous rabbit made of snow and ice came to life springing for Tiffany and swallowing her whole.
"NO!" Sandy, and Gottsumon called in shock.
The Rabbit too looked shocked and then burst as flames flickered in the air around Tiffany who actually looked...annoyed?
"But if you're not convinced Fifi is invincible, put me to the test! I'd love to lay this rivalry to rest!"
Tiffany's face fell for a moment but she complied and shot a ball of energy at Fifi hoping to at least snap her out of whatever sort of madness had been brought on.
"Oh come on!" Fifi crowed and backhanded the ball away. "You can do far better then that! Perhaps you just need...motivation!" She grinned a sharktoothed grin and suddenly dove for Sandy and Gottsumon who took off running.
She was faster then Gottsumon though and whipped a bolt of Lightning at him which struck his back and sent him crashing to the ground. Phascomon flew from his arms and Sandy had to dive to catch the bear and save him another rough landing on the sidewalk.
"Fifi stop!" Tiffany begged flying after them (And Sandy noted with surprise that Tiffany was flying skillfully without her broom for once)
But the purple haired Witch just crowed with cruel laughter and continued after Sandy who took off at a sprint down the block.
"I SAID STOP!" A shriek the echoed through the mid day streets as Tiffany suddenly burst forward with a surge of magical energy trailing behind her and white Digisoul. Fifi turned too slowly and the two witches collided in mid air and went crashing to the ground digging a deep trench in the yard of some unfortunate homeowner.
"You're Loud!" Tiffany cried as the two of them forgot all pretense of magic and began to bite and scratch and pull at one another's hair, "You're rude, your selfish, you have no respect for anyone but yourself!"
"You're a whiny crybaby!" Fifi spat both figuratively and literally right in Tiffany's face. The blond witch shrieked in frustration and surged off the ground aided by a kick of magical energy.
"GET OFFA HER!" Sandy and Gottsumon yelled at the same time as they threw themselves at Fifi tackling her. Fifi vanished mid flight and the duo hit the ground rolling.
Fifi reappeared behind a panting Tiffany and wrapped an arm around her neck. "You're only second rate!" She snarled in Tiffany's ear.
The blond witches blue eyes burned white for a moment and a pink bubble of energy forced Fifi's body off of Tiffany knocking her back a few steps. She raised her hands to shatter the shield...
When a massive pumpkin fell from the sky and crushed her.
"Pumpmon!" Tiffany turned to see her partner had evolved to perfect form the minute he'd come out of his daze and was now glaring at the pumpkin.
"Don't let your guard do-" Pumpmon began to say before the ground underneath him exploded and he was sent spinning through the air.
Fifi rose from the hole in the ground positively seething and covered in goop and pumpkin guts.
"DIE!" She shrieked and spears of pure magic raced at Tiffany who threw up another shield.
Each shot buried itself into the shield cracking it till the final one shattered it and knocked Tiffany back several steps. Her face was bright red and she was already soaked with sweat. A worried glance from Sandy reminded her that Tiffany was not supposed to stress herself so much with her weak heart.
But Fifi didn't seem to be too considerate when it came to peoples medical conditions. No instead she had levitated the pumpkin and froze it solid preparing to bring it smashing down on Tiffany's head while she was recovering.
Sandy shot between them and imposed herself as sort of a human shield...made of stone.
"You're going to die for her?" Fifi growled in disbelief.
"Would anyone do the same for you?" Sandy shot back coldly.
That sent Fifi over the edge again, Digisoul and fury fueled her strength as the rock solid ice came crashing down filling their vision.
"Cosmic FLASH!" A beam of pure white light shot into the ice covered pumpkin and reflected blindingly in all directions.
As sight returned the projectile was gone...and instead orange snowflakes were drifting down mingling with the regular white ones.
Insekimon stomped over and took his place next to Sandy. "Wanna try that again Bimbo?" He taunted.
Pumpmon joined them once more clutching his Axe in hand, and Tiffany rose to her feet finally catching her breath.
"You insult me, you attack me and my friends. You do nothing for anyone else unless it suits you and claim to have all the power!" Tiffany's voice was deeper, older. No longer just her own but the voice of someone who had lived through hell and come back.
"You are alone."
Fifi sniffed but held her ground. "Fifi has Shu..." she began intending on saying that Shu was all she would ever need.
"And Shu has Megera, and Hana, and her father and grandmother." Tiffany countered coldly.
"And us." Sandy added though less sure and a little confused by Tiffany's sudden confidence.
"Go home Fifi." Tiffany warned.
Fifi shook, clenching her fists as the lightning died down and the black Digisoul grew swirling around her like a blizzard of data.
A roar shook the windows of the area and a beast came crashing out of the sky shattering the street and showering them with debris.
Death-X-Dorugamon had arrived.
"You've got two perfects, and two tamers vs. One tamer and an insane adult level." Pumpmon warned. "Just walk away!"
Fifi wasn't ready to give up either. She knew her partner hadn't arrived for her, he'd arrived simply for the lust of battle and the need to gore someone. Still she wasn't about to refuse any help.