Turquoise Beneath The Silver season 2

Chapters

The Winds Of Change
Recovery
Diva Debut
Revised Justice
Works In Progress
Progression
Paws Fur Thought

The Winds Of Change

6/15/22

Turquoise, Autumn, and Serena were having lunch at a local fast food place in the mall called Cosmic Burger. They were currently discussing their plans for the summer since Sylvia was away in Quebec and Haruka was dragged to Hokkaido for her Aunt’s wedding.

“Thanks for inviting me girls, you have no idea how lonely I was,” Turquoise said.

“I’m guessing Sapphire and the others were busy too?” Autumn asked.

“Sapphire and her family including Pettilite are on vacation in Orlando for the summer, Sapphy even asked me about some hot spots to visit like Disney World,” Turquoise said before continuing. Amber and Moonstone are also out of town but they didn't mention where they were going.

“In any case ladies, I think we should do something special too since it's just the three of us,” Autumn said.

“What do you have in mind?” Serena asked.

“There is an amine convention coming up next week at the Beverly Hills Convention Center and I managed to get three passes,” Autumn said before showing them.

“I like that idea,” Turquoise said.

“Glad you're on board, Now I know this may sound like a selfish request but would you mind doing our cosplays for us? Serena and I are not that good at sewing like you are,” Autumn asked.

“Not a problem tell me what Characters to do and I will get on it,” Turquoise said. Autumn showed her a picture of Miku Izayoi from Date A Live while Serena showed her a picture of Natsumi in her adult form also from Date A Live. “I can do those no problem.

“Any idea who you are going to cosplay as?” Serena asked.

“Since you two are going with Date A Live I will be doing Tohka Yatogami,” Turquoise said.

“Awesome we will all match,” Autumn said. “So what will we need to begin?

“Well first we need materials and luckily my Mom and Dad are going away for the week so I have free reign over her sewing room.

“And your sure your mom won’t mind us borrowing her supplies?” Autumn asked.

“Positive,” Turquoise said. As soon as they finished their lunch the girls decided to go to Turquoise’s place to get started. Before they could leave a boy who looked to be around Pettilite’s age with blue eyes and short brown hair approached them.

“Excuse me but is one of you Turquoise?” The boy asked in a shy tone.

“I am and who are you?” Turquoise asked.

“I’m Chrono,” Chrono said while keeping his nerves in check.

“And why do you want to see me?” Turquoise asked as gently as she could since Chrono seemed to have social anxiety.

“I’ I loved your Boa Handcock cosplay back at Los Angelos,” Chrono said while shouting it out loud nervously.

“Aw thanks I worked hard on it,” Turquoise said.

“Let's just cut to the chase. what is it you want?” Autumn asked while trying to remain sensitive.

“I was wondering if you take commissions for cosplays?” Chrono asked.

“I never thought of doing it before since it's just a hobby to me,” Turquoise said.

“Listen Chrono I'm afraid you will need to find someone else to help you,” Serena said. Chrono was now desperate and pleaded with them.

“Please I'll do anything my sisters recommended you to me and they are too busy to help me,” Chrono pleaded. Turquoise could not refuse since she could tell Chrono was desperate.

“Very well what character are you going for?” Turquoise asked. Suddenly Chrono pulled out what looked like a picture of Yoshino from Date A Live.

“You do know that is a girl right?” Autumn asked.

“I do and she is my favorite spirit because she is a lot like me,” Chrono said.

“Let me see if I got this straight. You want us to make a girl out of you?” Serena asked.

“I’m sorry if I’m coming off too strongly, I’ll leave and never bother you girls again,” Chrono said before leaving only for Turquoise to stop him.

“Wait, we are not saying no to your request. we just want to be sure if this is what you want to do,” Turquoise said.
“If it's possible,” Chrono said.

“Very well,” Turquoise said. Before they could talk more two girls who were twins with long brown hair one styled in a braided tail and the other as twin tails approached them.

“There you are Chrono we've been looking for you everywhere,” The twin-tailed one said.

“Are you two the sisters Chrono was talking about?” Serena asked.

“We are,” The Braided one said. “I’m Fey,”

“And I’m Joy,” The Twin-tailed one said. “I’m guessing our little brother asked you to make him a Yoshino Cosplay.

“He did,” Turquoise said.

“Why didn't you ask us to do it?” Fey asked Chrono.

“Because after seeing what you did to your boyfriends I was afraid you would do the same to me,” Chrono said nervously.

“That was to teach them a hard lesson about respecting us ladies we know you would never act that crass and offensive towards anyone,” Joy said.

“Parden the interruption but are we still doing it or can we go now?” Autumn asked.

“How much do we owe you?” Joy asked.

“You don’t owe me anything I'm happy to do it, all I ask is that if you're entering a contest with it, please credit me for it since it will be one of my creations,” Turquoise said.

“Thank you,” Chrono said. The girls left the mall with Chrono and his Sisters behind them. As soon as turquoise reached her mansion she told the guard to let Chrono and his sisters in. As soon as they went inside Bullet and Ruby were in the Foyer with their luggage.

“Hi girls,” Bullet said.

“Are these three new friends of yours?” Ruby asked.

“More like clients. Their little brother wants me to make a Yoshino cosplay for him,” Turquoise said.

“Is this for one of those conventions you like so much?” Bullet asked.

“It is and then I have to work on our cosplays as well,” Turquoise said.

“Whoa slow down Turquoise. You are stretching yourself a little too thin,” Ruby said.

“I know but with you and dad going away for the week I’m the only one that can do it,” Turquoise said.

“Autumn, Serena, How good are you two at sewing?” Ruby asked hoping she could convince them to help out since she didn't want Turquoise to work herself to death.

“We have some knowledge but we are nowhere as good as Turquoise is,” Autumn said.

“It doesn't matter what your skill level is if you help her out then you can finish faster,” Ruby said before having the girls and Chrono follow her to the sewing room. As soon as they got there Turquoise began by taking Chrono’s measurements which were not that different from Pettilite’s. She then began gathering her materials for the dress which was simple to make. Twenty minutes later Turquoise finished the first part of Yoshino’s spirit dress which was a simple white dress with pink lace by the bust area. Next was the raincoat which took longer to make with the bunny ears and tail. Turquoise decided to have Chrono try it on to see how it fits. The dress and raincoat fit perfectly.

“Now what to do about the boots and Yoshinon?” Turquoise asked.

“I already have Yoshinon back home,” Chrono said.

“And as for the boots you can use these,” Fey said before pulling out a pair of ordinary green rain boots. After making the necessary changes Chrono’s cosplay was now complete.

“Thank you,” Chrono said.

“Your very welcome,” Turquoise said before moving on to her Tohka cosplay next.

“Do you intend to make Sandalphon too?” Autumn asked.

“That would be too much, especially since a sword that size violates the rules regarding props,” Turquoise said.

“Fair point,” Autumn said.

“Anyway pass me that pink chiffon,” Turquoise said to Autumn who did so. After cutting out the patterns for the dress she moved on to assembling it which took about ten minutes. Next was the rest of the outfit which took another five minutes to make.

“Hang on I need to get some things from our treehouse,” Autumn said before leaving. Turquoise used this time to look up what this convention had to do while working on Autunm’s Miku cosplay. As soon as she finished Autumn returned with three wigs that matched the hair colors of their characters closely.

“Where did you get these?” Turquoise asked.

“From my stash of wigs in the treehouse. I want to be a hairdresser so I practice a lot in my spare time,” Autumn said.

“In any case these are perfect,” Turquoise said while working on the adult Natsumi cosplay. As soon as she finished Turquoise put the three outfits on manikins for display.

“Wow these are amazing,” Serena said.

“What can I say I enjoy this kind of thing,” Turquoise said.

“In any case, it's getting late so we must be on our way,” Autumn said before she and Serena left. Turquoise also decided to call it a night since she worked pretty hard today.

The next day Turquoise got dressed and decided to head to her favorite comic shop to see if the new Mighty Mare comic came in yet. Sometime later she arrived in front of a store called Stadium of Heroes which was a corner comic shop in the downtown district of Canterlot City. She looked through the various rows of comics until she found the new one which had an illustration of a woman with blonde hair wearing amazonian armor that was colored in the colors of America and gold bracelets along with a lasso by her waist. As she was grabbing it another customer who was a boy around Turquoise’s age with yellow skin, ice-blue hair, and green eyes. Turquoise was shocked to see who it was.

“Xavier?” Turquoise said in shock seeing one of her childhood acquaintances in front of her.

“Silver? is that you?” Xavier asked in shock at how the boy he knew was now a girl.

“The name is Turquoise now but yes it's me,” Turquoise said.

“My god you spent so much time around girls you have now become one,” Xavier said while trying to contain his laughter.

“I don’t see what's so funny about it,” Turquoise said.

“Dude, or dudette I should say. you practically threw your man card away for good now. What happened to the boy who loved comics and anime that I knew?” Xavier asked.

“I’m still that same person,” Turquoise said only for Xavier to look angry.

“NO YOU’RE NOT! YOUR NOTHING BUT A SPOILED VALLEY GIRL! THE BOY I KNEW WAS COOLER THAN THAT!” Xavier said.

“It's still me I still like the same things I always liked,” Turquoise said trying to reason with him.

“Just shut up you bitch I don’t want to hear it,” Xavier said not realizing his shouting was disturbing the other customers.

“But Xavier,” Turquoise said feeling hurt.

“Leave me alone,” Xavier said before the worker at the cash register kicked him out for being too loud and mean to another customer. The worker could tell Turquoise was still feeling sad and tried to console her.

“Are you going to be all right miss?” The worker asked. Turquoise didn't reply and instead bought the comic she was after and then returned home. Sometime later Serena and Autumn arrived and were surprised to see Klaus instead of Turquoise.

“I’m sorry ladies but Lady Turquoise is in a shall we say depressed mood right now,” Klaus said.

“What happened?” Serena asked.

“I can’t say she never told me or anyone,” Klaus said.

“Leave it to us to find out,” Autumn said.

“Good luck ladies,” Klaus said before taking his leave. As soon as the girls arrived in front of Turquosie’s room they tried to open the door only to find out its locked.

“Go away,” Turquoise shouted.

“Come on Turq it's us your BFFs,” Serena said.

“I’m not in any mood to talk right now,” Turquoise shouted before a steel shutter was activated.

“Since when did she have that installed?” Autumn asked.

“That’s always been there,” A maid said. “It’s a part of master Bullet’s security system.

“And Turquoise is using it to shut us out,” Serena said while being metaphorical.

“Can you tell us what has her so distant and upset?” Autumn asked.

“I don’t know all the details but what I can tell you is this morning she went to the comic store to pick up the latest issue of Mighty Mare and when she got back she looked like a crying wreck covered in chocolate sauce and sprinkles,” The maid said.

“Hold on did she and Dan break up?” Serena asked.

“Of course not. our love is stronger than ever,” Dan said. “Why would you think that?

“Because when a boy breaks up with a girl she tends to drown herself in ice cream and lots of it,” Serena said.

“Anyway what are you doing here?” Autumn asked.

“I called him,” Klaus said. “I figured if anyone could penetrate the iron gate around Lady Turquoise’s heart it’s Master Danial. Klaus then initiated the override command for the security system thus withdrawing the metal shutter.

“Babe I'm coming in,” Dan said before using the master key Klaus loaned him to unlock the door and entered. She was shocked to see Turquoise’s mascara running and her clothes covered in chocolate sauce. “What has you so down like this? She pointed to the Mighty Mare comic along with an old photo of her when she was still Silver. What Dan noticed in the photo was another boy who looked like Xavier. “Who is this in the picture with you?

“His name is Xavier and he was my childhood friend until today that is,” Turquoise said while avoiding eye contact.

“What happened?” Dan asked.

“I ran into him at the comic shop and he was not happy to see what I have become,” Turquoise said.

“I was afraid this would happen,” Dan said before continuing. “Listen babe you know no one will love you more than I do and you have lots of friends who will stick by you no matter what. But there will always be people who don’t like the LGBT community and I can guess Xavier was not expecting his friend to be a girl.

“Yeah well he didn't have to be a complete jerk about it,” Turquoise said.

“Listen just give him some time he will probably learn to accept it,” Dan said as he was walking towards the door. “And I think you may need it too. Come on girls let's leave Turquoise alone for now.

“Are you sure that’s a wise idea?” Autumn asked.

“She needs time to process all her emotions. She will come out when she is ready until then all we can do is wait,” Dan said.

“How do you always know what to do?” Serena asked.

“I have three sisters back home and I have seen them go through some ordeals similar to what Turquoise is going through right now,” Dan said. After returning the master key to Klaus, Dan and the girls left with the hopes that Turquoise will bounce back from this ordeal of hers. “Hang in there my love.

Author's Note

after reading the review for season 1 I'm doing things differently for this season hoping to do better. I know this is a tragic way to end a chapter but I think this is what you all want to see.

Recovery

It has been three days since Turquoise had her feelings hurt by Xavier and within that time Serena and Autumn have been trying to find him so they could force him to apologize but had no such luck. Today their search brought them to where it all started which was Stadium Of Heroes. Autumn approached the cash register and spoke to the lady behind it.

“Excuse me but have you seen a boy named Xavier?” Autumn asked.

“You mean that disruptive loudmouth jerk from a few days ago?” The lady asked before continuing. “After I gave that guy the boot He hasn't returned here since.

“Darn well there goes that lead,” Autumn said. Just when they were ready to leave a boy with White Skin and Blue and Violet hair stopped them.

“If you're Looking for Xavier I can take you to him,” The boy said before introducing himself. “I’m Zack.

“Nice to meet you, Zack, I’m Autumn,” Autumn said.

“And I’m Serena,” Serena said.

“Now that introductions are out of the way tell me why you want to find my friend Xavier?” Zack asked.

“He hurt the feelings of our friend so we want him to apologize to her,” Serena said.

“I’m afraid getting him to do anything is impossible right now since he has been in a very foul mood for the past few days,” Zack said.

“Regardless can you just bring us to him?” Autumn asked.

“Ok but don’t say I didn’t warn you,” Zack said.

Sometime later the girls and Zack were now in front of what looked like a simple two-story house. Zack knocked on the door and less than a minute later a woman who looked to be in her late forties answered the door.

“Hi Zack,” The woman said.

“Hello, Mary is Xavier still home?” Zack asked.

“He hasn’t left his room since he came back from the comic store fuming,” Mary said.

“May we see him? this is important,” Serena asked.

“Go knock yourself out but I can’t promise you will get anything out of him,” Mary said before inviting them all inside. They went upstairs and were in front of a closed-door that had a custom sign that had Xavier’s name on it hanging on it. After knocking Xavier sounded mad.

“Go away,” Xavier shouted. Suddenly Serena opened the door.

“Listen you, we are not going anywhere until we resolve our grievances,” Serena said in a threatening voice.

“Fine, what is it that you want?” Xavier asked.

“We want you to apologize to our friend Turquoise,” Autumn said.

“You mean that freak of an ex-friend Silver, not going to happen,” Xavier said.

“Wait is Silver here too?” Zack said feeling happy to hear his old friend’s name.

“You knew him too?” Serena asked.

“Sure did, we all met in Middle School,” Zack said. “He was wickedly talented when it came to anything art or craft related.

“We know we saw her in action,” Serena said.

“Connections aside, You will apologize even if we have to knock you out and drag you to her,” Autumn said.

“Whoa let's all cool down before someone does something they will regret later,” Zack said trying to defuse the tension in the room.

“Your right violence will get us nowhere,” Serena said.

“Xavier? Why do you hate the fact that Silver is now a girl?” Zack asked.

“Because boys and girls are different,” Xavier said.

“And just how are we different?” Serena asked.

“Boys like action figures, girls like dolls, boys like video games, girls like makeovers,” Xavier said.

“Your right we do like those two things but this is the twenty-first century that line that defined us is no longer there,” Autumn said.

“And Turquoise still loves video games and besides she told us everyone ignored her because of what she and Haruka loved so much,” Serena said.

“He told us about it,” Zack said.

“But did he tell you how much he enjoyed it and wanted so badly to do more?” Autumn asked.

“He never told us that and based on what is going on now I can see why,” Zack said before looking at Xavier like he was trying to drop a hint.

“Fine I’ll apologize but you better not feminize me,” Xavier said.

“Now why in the world you would assume that?” Serena asked.

“Because I read about it in stories and in cases like this women do this to men as an act of getting revenge,” Xavier said.

“Those are just fiction and besides we didn’t force Turquoise to do it she asked us to,” Autumn said.

“Either way do not try anything with me and don’t try hooking us up as a couple,” Xavier said.

“We promise not to try anything and Turquoise already has a boyfriend,” Serena said.

“Are you telling us Silver also reduced himself to being someone slut?” Xavier asked.

“Dan is not that kind of guy, he is a very kind and caring person,” Autumn said.

“We can continue this discussion on the road right now we need to check on Turquoise,” Serena said before all four of them left. Sometime later they were at the front gate of Turquoise’s Mansion.

“This is where Silver lives?” Zack asked while feeling impressed.

“That’s right Ruby and Bullet are wealthy,” Autumn said.

“Strange when we knew him it was just Ruby and their place was just a simple one-story house just like ours was,” Xavier said.

“Well just wait until we get inside,” Serena said before she parked in front of the entrance. As soon as they went inside Klaus was waiting for them.

“Welcome back ladies and who are these two gentlemen with you?” Klaus asked.

“This is Zack and Xavier the latter is here to apologize to Turquoise,” Serena said.

“Well your in luck she calmed down a little but she still refuses to leave her room,” Klaus said before guiding them. As soon as they got there Serena knocked on the door.

“Turquoise we are coming in,” Serena said before opening the door. As soon as all four of them entered they noticed that Turquoise changed her clothes at least but her room was a bit of a mess.

“Why did you bring him here?” Turquoise asked while referring to Xavier.

“Because your our friend and we want to resolve whatever is hurting you,” Autumn said before looking to Xavier. “Now is there something you need to say, Xavier?

“Look Sil I mean Turquoise I’m sorry for what I said a few days ago,” Xavier said before continuing. “Truth be told when I saw what you did to yourself it felt like I lost one of my close friends again.

“Well you didn’t have to act like such a jerk about it,” Turquoise said before continuing. “When I saw you I was happy to see another old friend but then you verbally attacked me.

“Listen you told us about that time when you dressed as Sailor Neptune and these two mentioned how you wanted to do more girl stuff, Was that true?” Xavier asked.

“It is true,” Turquoise said before explaining further. “I had a lot of fun with Haruka that day and I wanted to do more but I was too afraid to ask since the other boys were ridiculing me and I didn’t want that to happen again.

“You didn’t need to be afraid to tell us,” Zack said. “Your our friend even if you did dress like this I would have defended you.

“Me too,” Xavier said which made Turquoise feel better.

“I missed you two so much what are you doing here in Canterlot City?” Turquoise asked.

“Our families moved here about a week ago and we have been settling in,” Xavier said.

“My mom was transferred to the Canterlot City branch of Pennington Hotels,” Zack said.

“And my Dad was chosen to head up the new Canterlot City branch of Satomi Motors,” Xavier said.

“So does that mean we will be seeing each other at school too?” Turquoise asked.

“Depends, do you go to Crystal Prep?” Zack asked.

“I most certainly do,” Turquoise said.

“So does this mean you forgive me?” Xavier asked.

“Of course it does,” Turquoise said.

“Now that we have that settled I have something for you Turquoise,” Autumn said before giving Turquoise her pass for the upcoming anime convention. “I have been meaning to give it to you a few days ago but then all this happened. Turquoise filled Zack and Xavier in on everything that has happened over the past year.

“So let me get this straight you got your worst enemy suspended and then someone who caught on to your plan got her two friends suspended only to get all three of them shipped to Alaska and then they come back all friendly?” Xavier asked as he and Zack tried to grasp all of it.

“I know all of it is unbelievable but sometimes people receive second chances and I'm very glad those three decided to take the high road instead of going lower,” Turquoise said.

“In any case where are the rest of your friends?” Zack asked.

“They are all out of town right now except for Dan who is most likely back at his place working on his top-secret project,” Turquoise said.

“Top-Secret Project?” Serena asked.

“When I visited him last I noticed a tarp in his room and when I asked about it he told me it was a secret and that he will reveal it once he is certain whatever it is 100% safe to use,” Turquoise said.

“All of that aside may we see your cosplays?” Zack asked.

“You boys are actually interested in seeing them?” Turquoise asked.

“Of course, your still our friend and we want to see your work,” Xavier said. Turquoise showed them to a room in the mansion she never showed anyone outside her family and staff. This room was full of mannequins a lot of which were naked while a few had Turquoise cosplays on them including the ones she just made.

“This is my display room I put all of my cosplays here for display and storage,” Turquoise said.

“What anime is this one from?” Zack asked referring to the Scarlet Thornbolt outfit.

“It's not from an anime it's from a manga a group of students at Crystal Prep made and had me star in,” Turquoise said.

“What kind of manga involves an outfit this cute?” Xavier asked.

“It’s called BladeLolies and as the title said it's about a group of lolita girls,” Turquoise said.

“And let me tell you it's pretty good,” Autumn said.

“We may have to read it sometime but for now we need to get going,” Zack said before he and Xavier took their leave.

“We have to go as well since we drove them here,” Autumn said as she and Serena left too. And so with the crisis now averted Turquoise called it a night.

The next day Turquoise woke up feeling much better than she was a few days ago. Everyone was happy to see her up and happy again including her parents who she was talking to over the phone.

“We are glad you are ok now, sorry we could not come home,” Bullet said.

“It's ok, I know your company is very important to you,” Turquoise said.

“Not as much as you and your mom are,” Bullet said.

“By the way how is your trip going?” Turquoise asked.

“You know same old boring business stuff I always deal with,” Bullet said while laughing before Ruby took the line.

“We have to go now have fun at your convention and be safe,” Ruby said before hanging up.

Author's Note

I hope you all enjoy this chapter

Diva Debut

It was now the day of the convention and the girls were in Turquoise’s display room changing into their cosplays while helping each other with certain parts.

“So what are you girls most excited about at this convention?” Turquoise asked While making sure her armor was on right.

“I’m excited about the anime idol contest,” Autumn said while making sure her wig was properly secured.

“Is that why you wanted to be Miku Izayoi for this convention?” Turquoise asked.

“Exactly I even wrote my own translation of the lyrics for My Treasure while working on my choreography,” Autumn said while showing them the sheet with the lyrics.

“We can’t wait to hear it,” Turquoise said while brushing out the helm of her skirt.

“As for me I guess what I look forward to is just hanging with you girls,” Serena said while making sure her big witch hat was on right.

“I’m mostly looking forward to the cosplay contest and the tasty food,” Turquoise said.

“Already getting into the mindset of Tohka I see,” Autumn said playfully.

“What can I say I just want to send my Shido some cute pics,” Turquoise said while referring to her own blue-haired lover which was Dan.

“Just remember to dial it back, We girls tend to watch our figures and I’m sure Dan wants his Princess to still look presentable,” Serena said hoping Turquoise does not lose herself to the character as some cosplays do. As soon as they finished getting dressed a knock was heard on the door.

“Come in,” Turquoise said before Klaus opened the door.

“Ladies your luggage is packed in the car and it's waiting out front,” Klaus said.

“Thanks, Klaus,” Turquoise said.

“Have fun girls,” One of the maids said as the girls left for Turquoise’s car. Turquoise was driving while Autumn and Serena played rock, paper Scissors for the right to ride shotgun.

“Rock, Paper Scissors, Shoot,” Autumn and Serena said in unison before Autumn played rock and Serena played scissors which meant Autumn won. Autumn took her seat next to Turquoise while Serena got in the back before taking her hat off so Turquoise could see behind her. Luckily for Turquoise, she was used to driving in heels so armored boots were no different. As they were driving Autumn decided to give Turquoise and Serena a sneak preview of her singing voice.

“♫ Let me sing you a song and let's sing-along, the greatest gift of all is the stars up in the sky♫” Autumn sang in a melodic voice that made Turquoise and Serena weep tears of joy.

“That was beautiful,” Serena said.

“Thank you,” Autumn said.

“Think you can teach me to sing like that?” Turquoise asked.

“Oh, you wish to be an idol too?” Autumn asked.

“Maybe but mostly because I noticed a lot of girls enjoy doing it,” Turquoise said.

“I think you can do it so sure anytime you want,” Autumn said.

“Hey Turquoise? What is it you always wanted to do as a girl the most?” Serena asked.

“I think I have pretty much gone through most of my list, But the one thing I always wanted was to know what it felt like to be a girl who was loved by someone special,” Turquoise said.

“And would you say you have that with Dan?” Autumn asked.

“More than you know,” Turquoise said before going into more detail. “When I first started my journey to womanhood that was the one thing I was worried I would never have since most men only care about sex and would have been repulsed when they learned the truth but Dan was different, he was not only accepting but also willing to help me along the way.

“You know a lot of girls think the first hot guy they see will be the one but are often disappointed when they find out they are not the kind of guys they wanted,” Serena said.

“It's the same with guys too,” Turquoise explained. “When we find a girl we like and want to hook up with we sometimes make complete fools of ourselves and even get our words mixed up which either ends badly or makes them laugh.

“Aside from Haruka were there any other girls you loved?” Autumn asked.

“There was one other I met in Highschool who I thought was the one because she liked anime as I did,” Turquoise said.

“Who was she?” Serena asked really enjoying the deep conversation.

“Her name was Norma Kobayashi,” Turquoise said. “She was not just a good artist but a good fashion designer too, But I could tell her feelings for me were not mutual so I just gave up.

“Did you at least say goodbye to her before moving?” Autumn asked.

“I wish I could have but she transferred to another school halfway through 10th grade,” Turquoise said.

“Well don’t give up on her completely because you will probably see her again,” Serena said. “By the way thanks for sharing your past with us it was quite the tale.

“I completely trust you girls plus it felt good to talk about it,” Turquoise said.

“I wish Sylvia and Haruka were here to hear this too,” Serena said.

“Do you feel confident enough to let them in on it too when they get home?” Autumn asked.

“Of course I do, When I moved to California you girls gave me a place I felt like I belonged,” Turquoise said.

“Give yourself some credit because you are one of the most popular girls at school and will probably still be once school starts again,” Autumn said.

“I have you, girls, to thank for that by showing me the way,” Turquoise said. Before the conversation could continue Turquoise’s GPS informed them they arrived at their destination which was the Beverly Hills Ritz which was across the street from the convention center. Luckily the girls arrived thirty minutes ahead of time to pick up their badges.

“Enjoy the convention ladies especially you Miku,” The guy at the desk said showing his love for Miku Izayoi.

“We still have time before our events what do you girls want to do first?” Autumn asked. Before they could think someone dressed as Erika from Pokemon approached them.

“Sorry to bother you girls but I really like your cosplays, especially you Tohka,” The girl said while looking at Turquoise like she had a crush on her.

“Um thanks,” Turquoise said feeling slightly weirded out by this girl hitting on her.

“May I get some pictures of you three?” The girl asked.

“Sure,” Autumn said. First Erika took some individual pics of the girls before doing a group one. After taking her pics Erika left. Little did Turquoise know was that Erika just made her individual pic of Turquoise her new wallpaper.

“Until we meet again princess,” Erika said to herself. The girls decided to check out the vendor hall first with Turquoise still trying to get her mind off of the weird feeling she was having.

“Hey these conventions can attract a few weirdos, it happens,” Serena said helping Turquoise relax.

“Hey girls check this out,” Autumn said getting their attention. What she showed them was a booth that sold custom keychains of famous girls from anime including Tohka Yatagami and Miku Izayoi.

“By any chance do you also have Natsumi?” Serena asked.

“I’m afraid we sold our last one but we also have Kurumi if you still want a Date A Live one,” The vendor said. Autumn bought one of each for her and her friends. Turquoise took the Tohka one while Serena took the Kurumi one. The girls enjoyed the rest of the convention while also getting many requests for pictures.

“You really are a great cosplay designer you know that,” Autumn said to Turquoise.

“You flatter me but it's your wig styling skills that made all the difference,” Turquoise said trying to be modest.

“Let’s not forget Serena's freaky knowledge of makeup,” Autumn said.

“We all brought out the best in each other,” Serena said.

“Anyway it's almost time for the cosplay contest wish me, luck girls,” Turquoise said before heading off to registration. After she was all set she went backstage with the other contestants one of which included the girl cosplaying as Erika.

“Darling! I was hoping we would see each other again,” Erika said before forcefully hugging Turquoise which made her uncomfortable.

“I don’t know who you are but please back off,” Turquoise said while feeling slightly afraid.

“Aw come on now, surely I can be a better lover than Shido and besides I want you to join my Entarouge,” Erika said refusing to back off. Luckily one of the other contestants who was dressed as Erza Scarlet from Fairy Tail saw what was happening and decided to intervene.

“Leave her alone Erika, can’t you see how uncomfortable you are making Tohka feel,” Erza said before Erika looked a bit upset.

“Fine but mark my words she will be mine,” Erika said before leaving to wait somewhere else.

“Thanks for saving me,” Turquoise said.

“Not a problem,” Erza said before introducing herself. “My name is Sandra what is yours?

“I’m Turquoise,” Turquoise said.

“Well Turquoise let me give you some advice,” Sandra said before continuing. “Don’t be afraid to push back when people invade your personal space because you don’t need to let it happen, You are no one property.

“I know but what can I do? I don’t want to come off as mean,” Turquoise asked.

“Just tell her you are not interested and if she refuses to leave then I promise to save you,” Sandra said. The contest was about to begin and each contestant went out one by one including Erika who really nailed her character by pretending to fall asleep near the end. After Sandra, it was now Turquoise’s turn.

“And now for our next contest, you all better hide your Kinako bread give it up for Tohka Yatogami,” The announcer said as Turquoise strutted down the runway doing her best despite the unease she was feeling from Erika. Everyone could tell something was wrong since some of them saw Turquoise at her last convention and could tell this was not like the charm and appeal she showed last time. She managed to finish her turn and after that Sandra came up to her.

“You did great,” Sandra said.

“Thanks but I wish I could have done better,” Turquoise said.

“It's not your fault,” Sandra said before glancing back at Erika who was still swooning over Turquoise from a distance. Before they could talk more it was time for the award ceremony.

“We had some pretty amazing cosplayers this year and now it's for the awards, so first up in third place is Sandra Meadows as Erza Scarlet. After Sandra accepted her award the announcer continued. “Next up are runner up is Turquoise Dusk as Tohka Yatogami. Despite being a bit disappointed she accepted it and waited for the winner. “And finally the winner of the competition is Chloe Pennigton as Erika from Pokemon. Turquoise kept her guard up as Chloe accepted her award. As soon as the contest was over Turquoise made it back to her friends who noticed she was acting like she was on edge.

“Relax girl it's us your two besties,” Serena said which calmed her down.

“Sorry it's that Chloe that has me on edge, She just won’t leave me alone,” Turquoise said. The rest of the convention went by with Chloe still stalking Turquoise but luckily Sandra had her back. It was now four in the afternoon and it was now Autunms turn to do her contest.

“Good luck Autumn,” Turquoise said before she and Serena took their spots in the audience with their batons. Sometime later the lights in the room turned off and the MC spoke.

“Welcome ladies and Gentlemen to our biggest event Anime’s next top idol where many girls will perform for a chance to enter the finals that will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, “The Mc said. Many girls went up and gave it their best. “And now making her debut here today is our newest contestant doing a full English cover of My Treasure from Date A Live is Autumn. The instrumentals began to play and as soon as the singing part came Autumn began to sing.

“♫Singing in the shower, make believing I am on a stage, Hearing my voice resounding the room, Lalala Lalala I sing on, Reverbing waves bouncing off each wall around me, Every echo sounds so special and astounding, Even though I am happy that I hope that I Don’t forget how I felt once before, Let me sing you a song and let's sing-along, the greatest gift of all is the stars up in the sky, Millions sparkle up above and light the night♫” Autumn sang. As Autumn continued her song a girl dressed as Kikyo from Inuyasha bumped into Turquoise and suddenly felt like they met somewhere before.

“May I speak to you in private?” Kikyo asked.

“After this song, that is my friend up there,” Turquoise said while enjoying the rest of Autumn's singing. As soon as Autumn finished her song the crowd went nuts for it as indicated by the sea of glowing pink lights. Turquoise used this moment to follow the mystery girl outside the venue where they could talk.

“I know that is you Silver,” The girl said which surprised Turquoise.

“How did you know who I was and do I know you?” Turquoise asked.

“Don’t you remember me?” The girl asked before removing her wig revealing her long black hair which Turquoise now recognized along with her face.

“Norma Kobayashi?” Turquoise said in shock.

“I’m glad you do remember me Silver but why do you look like a girl?” Norma asked.

“Because I recently had sex reassignment surgery,” Turquoise said. “And I go by Turquoise now.

“But why? What made you want to do that? You looked fine the way you were,” Norma asked.

“I never told you this but I never felt comfortable as a guy but now I am happy this way better even,” Turquoise said.

“I do admit you do look great as Tohka,” Norma said before putting her wig back on. “Listen I will be in town until the convention ends and then I’m going back to Florida but in the meantime want to hang out? I would love to get to know the new you and your friends.

“Sure,” Turquoise said before Serena arrived.

“There you are come quickly they are about to announce the winner,” Serena said before Turquoise went back inside. Turquoise made it just in time for the MC to get ready to announce the winner.

“And the winner of Anime Idol is,” The mc said before pausing for suspense. “Autumn and her amazing cover of My Treasure. Autumn was happy and felt the exact same way the real Miku Izayoi would in this situation. After accepting her award and invite to the finals in Utah Autumn left to join her friends who were waiting for her outside the venue. She was also surprised to see another girl with them.

“Girls meet Norma Kobayashi,” Turquoise said.

“Hello,” Norma said.

“Turquoise mentioned you on our way here,” Autumn said.

“What did she say?” Norma asked.

“That she had a crush on you but felt the feeling wasn't mutual,” Serena said.

“I kind of had a feeling Silver did but I’m taken but that doesn't mean we still can’t be friends which is why I want to hang with you girls while I'm still in California,” Norma said.

“Then let's get changed and meet in the lobby of the hotel to discuss where we are going,” Turquoise said. Sometime later the girl was in their hotel room and changed out of their cosplays which Turquoise packed in a separate suitcase. Turquoise pulled out her Ice Queen top along with a black mini skirt and some white heeled boots. As for Autumn, she went with a simple orange tank top with yellow shorts and flats. Serena went with a simple white dress with matching heels. As soon as they were ready they returned to the lobby of the hotel. Norma was dressed in a white lace top with matching shorts and shoes.

“You girls look great,” Norma said.

“Feeling great too now that I'm out of that armor,” Turquoise said.

“So where shall we go?” Serena asked.

“There is a karaoke place nearby are you up for that singing lesson now Turquoise?” Autumn asked.

“I’m I ever,” Turquoise said.

“This should be fun,” Serena said.

“I agree,” Norma said. And so the girls left for a place called Otakutunes which was an anime-themed karaoke bar for people of all ages. The girls spend a good amount of time singing and while Turquoise’s singing voice was good it still needed some fine-tuning which Autumn was happy to help with.

Author's Note

Sorry for the wait but despite a lack of sleep I managed to finish.

Revised Justice

It was now day two of the convention and with the competitions out of the way all there was to do was look at the vendor halls and take pictures.

“What say we go somewhere else today?” Serena suggested.

“Anywhere in mind?” Turquoise asked.

“The Beverly Hills Mall is close by want to go there?” Serena asked.

“I’m in, how about you Turquoise?” Autumn asked. Before Turquoise could officially give her answer Chloe was approaching looking lovestruck with Turquoise as before.

“Oh darling,” Chloe shouted with joy.

“Let’s go,” Turquoise said sounding desperate to get away from Chloe.

“Are you feeling alright Turquoise you seem like you are afraid,” Norma asked.

“We can tell why,” Autumn said. “It’s Chloe and her clingy personality isn't it?

“Yes, that is why,” Turquoise said as the four of them were walking towards the parking lot.

“But you are ok with the boys at school fawning over you,” Serena said.

“That’s different,” Turquoise said before explaining. “The boys actually respect the fact I have a boyfriend but this girl just wants me to be a part of her own personal collection of concubines.

“What does that mean?” Serena asked.

“She asked me to be a part of her Entourage as she called it,” Turquoise said.

“Oh you mean like a harem,” Norma said. As soon as the four girls reached Turquoise’s car Autumn took her spot next to Turquoise while Norma got in the back with Serena who said to go straight to the mall.

“Shouldn't we go back to the hotel to change first?” Turquoise asked.

“No need we are just fine like this,” Autumn said.

“If you say so,” Turquoise said hoping she would not regret allowing this. As Turquoise was driving Norma decided to begin some small talk.

“So tell me about your Boyfriend,” Norma asked.

“Dan is a very kind and generous man, He was not only accepting of me, but he also helped me become the girl I am now,” Turquoise said.

“Is that why you picked Tohka to cosplay as?” Norma asked.

“I picked her because I wanted to match my friends but now that I think about it our relationship is kind of similar to Tohka and Shido’s” Turquoise said.

“How did you two meet?” Norma asked.

“We met at a swimwear store in Downtown Cloudsdale,” Turquoise said before going into the story. “Our friend Sylvia and I went to watch a Hockey Game and this was back when I was still getting used to being Turquoise in public. Sylvia wanted to see how I looked in a bikini and while embarrassing hearing how Dan liked it made me feel happy.

“When did he discover your secret?” Norma asked.

“On the same night but don’t worry he didn't get mad in fact he wanted me to be his girlfriend in exchange for keeping my secret,” Turquoise said.

“Turns out being someone's girlfriend was among Turquoise’s list of stuff she wanted to do as a girl,” Autumn said.

“Is that so,” Norma said. Before the conversation could continue the girls arrived at their destination and went to the underground parking lot. As soon as they parked they went to the elevator. A bit late they were now in a three-story mall with many shops.

“So where shall we go first?” Turquoise asked.

“Let's eat first,” Autumn asked.

“Sounds like a plan to me,” Turquoise said. And so the girls left for the food court for lunch. As they were eating they began chatting.

“So tell us why is it important we stayed dressed in our cosplays outside the convention?” Norma asked.

“Because in this mall there is a store that specializes in Anime Stuff and if you come in cosplay you get a ten percent discount,” Serena said.

“I remember seeing a store like that back in the Florida Mall in Orlando,” Turquoise said.

“I can promise this one is different than the one you know,” Serena said. As they were eating the other mall patrons were surprised to see four anime girls sitting out in the open.

“You ladies are aware that the convention is farther away right?” A man asked.

“We know we just came from that direction,” Serena said. Turquoise was now beginning to regret letting Serena talk her into this with all the questions everyone was asking. Luckily the store they were looking for was not too far. After about five minutes of walking and ascending to the third floor, the girls were now in front of a store called Tokyo Lite which was the store Serena was talking about. As soon as they went inside a woman behind the register greeted them.

“Love your cosplays girls, very well detailed,” The woman said.

“Thanks,” Turquoise said. The girls looked around and were intrigued by everything including the music that was playing which was I swear by sweet ARMS. What drew Turquoise’s attention was a Full-scale figure of Sailor Neptune doing her water attack as indicated by the waves around her.

“I see Turquoise found something she likes already,” Norma said.

“Considering who it is we are not surprised,” Autumn said.

“I never knew Turquoise was into Sailor Moon,” Norma said.

“We did,” Serena said. While Turquoise bought her figure the other three girls looked around some more and then bought their own things. As soon as they left the store a couple of men who were looking at them grabbed Turquoise and Autumn.

“Let go of me you pigs,” Autumn demanded.

“Not a chance Diva, you and Princess here will fetch us a king’s fortune when we sell you to the Sex Kingdom,” The man holding Autumn said. Turquoise was beginning to look very afraid after hearing the name of that place from her nightmare. Serena and Norma were scrambling for ideas when suddenly someone from the sidelines who was passing by shouted.

“Kikyo heads up,” The stranger said before throwing a bow and quiver to Norma who caught it.

“Where did these come from?” Norma asked.

“The Greg’s Sporting Goods on Floor two, now do you want to save your friends or not?” The stranger asked. Norma took the bow and readied an arrow.

“I wouldn't do that if I were you Shrine Maiden because if you fire at me I will have Princess here take the arrow for me,” The man holding Turquoise said while using her as a human shield.

“I’m a priestess and really? using my friend as a shield just how much of a coward are you?” Norma asked.

“Shut up, we have all the power here you ladies have nothing,” The man holding Autumn said. Suddenly the guys had their heads smashed together by someone who crept up behind them which caused them to release their grip on Turquoise and Autumn before passing out. As soon as Turquoise got a good look at who saved them she was shocked to see who it was.

“Solomen? What are you doing here?” Turquoise asked.

“When I saw you ladies were in danger I had to fulfill my heroic duty and save you,” Solomon said.

“Your the one who tossed me that bow,” Norma said.

“You're not the only ones who watch anime you know, I knew if Kikyo looked ready to pin these two to the wall they would focus on trying to protect themselves from the front to not notice an attack from behind,” Solomen said.

“But back to my question, What are you doing here?” Turquoise asked.

“I came here to buy some sporting equipment so I could practice for the Friendship games coming in the fall when I noticed you, girls, in danger, Especially you Turquoise,” Solomen said.

“But why rescue me? I thought you would have hated me for what I did to you?” Turquoise asked.

“Because I owe you for showing me the error of my ways,” Solomon said before explaining. “When you called me out for defacing school property and pinning the blame on a couple of underlings when I had no right to do so you showed me that there was such a thing as going too far and my new friends at Canterlot High helped me realize what it takes to be a true hero.

“So you forgive me?” Turquoise asked.

“There was never anything to forgive because I didn't hate you at all, I was the one who was blinded by my former ideals of justice and went too far,” Solomon said. As they were talking mall security along with some real officers arrived on the scene to apprehend the two crooks that were laying on the ground.

“We are very sorry you girls had to be victims to these two,” The mall cop said.

“Let me assure you that these two will be getting the maximum sentence for this,” One of the officers said as he and his partner slapped the cuffs on the two felons and dragged them off. As for the girls, they bid farewell to Solomen and decided to return to the hotel before some other creeps come after them. Turquoise was still in shock from what was said so Autumn took over the driving.

“Is Turquoise going to be ok?” Norma asked.

“I hope so because that place they mentioned was from her nightmare,” Serena said.

“I never want to do that or give everyone a reason to abandon me,” Turquoise said.

“We already told you that no matter what we will never abandon you,” Autumn said.

“It was that scary?” Norma asked.

“Far worse if you consider ended up with cartoonishly large proportions scary,” Turquoise said.

“How cartoonishly large?” Norma asked.

“By my estimate about 48V sized breasts with an ass the same size,” Turquoise said.

“Yikes and I thought the woman who held the Guinness World Record for that size had it rough,” Norma said. As soon as they returned to the hotel Turquoise decided to spend the rest of the day in the room along with Autumn who was also feeling some trauma from today’s attempted kidnapping. As for the incident it was reported on the news and after hearing that the two criminals were given a life sentence with no chance for parole it managed to bring some relief to both Turquoise and Autumn.

The next day the convention was now over and it was time to say goodbye to Norma who was glad to see Turquoise again. As soon as the goodbyes were exchanged the girls set off on the road back to Canterlot City.

“Well that was interesting three days,” Autumn said.

“It sure was and even though there are some parts I would like to forget it was fun,” Turquoise said.

“I hope that nasty experience didn't ruin your choice of becoming a real girl,” Serena said.

“I knew what I signed up for and that was a possible thing I knew might happen so no I don’t regret my choice,” Turquoise said.

“By the way Turquoise, I have a request for you,” Autumn said.

“What is it?” Turquoise asked.

“Do you think you can make me a new idol outfit for the finals?” Autumn asked.

“I’d be happy to, I will sketch out the design when I get home and have time to do so,” Turquoise said. Hours later the girls made it back to Turquoise’s Mansion safely. As soon as they went inside not only were Turquoise’s parents waiting for them but two other people as well. These other two people were Sylvia and Haruka.

“How was the convention?” Ruby asked.

“Quite eventful,” Turquoise said trying to summarize everything that happened into a single response.

“When did you girls come home?” Serena asked.

“Both of our flights arrived yesterday,” Haruka explained. “We rushed over to see you girls but you were not here and after Ruby told us you three were in Beverly Hills for an anime convention we waited.

“What did we miss?” Sylvia asked.

“Turquoise managed to get very deep with us about more of her past,” Autumn said. Turquoise filled Haruka and Sylvia in on the way to the display room. As soon as they arrived Turquoise, Serena, and Autumn changed out of their cosplays and helped Turquoise put them back on her mannequins. As soon as they left the room the girls decided to return to their homes while Turquoise decided to return to her room and crash since these past few days have been quite eventful.

The next morning Turquoise woke up and got dressed. While she was changing her phone rang. After seeing it was dan she answered it.

“Morning Dan,” Turquoise said.

“Morning love I have some great news,” Dan said.

“Oh, what is it?” Turquoise aksed.

“My secret project is finally finished and I want you to be the first to test it,” Dan said.

“I can’t wait to see it,” Turquoise said.

“I just know you are going to love it,” Dan said.

Author's Note

I hope you all enjoy this chapter

Works In Progress

Turquoise arrived at the address Dan gave her which looked like an upscale apartment building for rich people. She entered the building and spoke to the receptionist at the front desk.

“How may I help you, mam?” The Receptionist asked.

“I’m Turquoise Dusk and I’m here to see Dan Skycroft,” Turquoise said.

“Mr. Skycroft is on the twenty-second floor in room 2210, “The receptionist said before Turquoise went to the elevator. The Elevator took a while to arrive which made sense considering the building had twenty-five floors. After about five minutes the elevator arrived and Turquoise got in. After pressing the button for the twenty-second floor the doors closed and the long ride up began. After about five minutes of waiting, she arrived on her floor and got out.

“Finally that took almost forever,” Turquoise said while walking. She soon found the room and knocked on the door which Dan answered.

“I been waiting for you love,” Dan said before inviting Turquoise in. She was impressed by the fact the inside was bigger and had more rooms than your average apartment.

“I didn't know you and your family lived in such a nice place,” Turquoise said.

“Only I live here, My parents live seven blocks from here,” Dan said.

“You live on your own yet you're still in college?” Turquoise asked.

“My parents wanted to give me my space so they sprang for me to have my place,” Dan said before getting right to business. “But you will meet them another time right now let me show you what I have been working on. Dan showed Turquoise to his gaming room which was where his secret project was.

“What is this secret project of yours?” she asked.

“Behold,” He said before pulling a sheet off of what looked like a table that had a helmet-like device on it. “This is my invention, The Neurosphere.

“Neurosphere?” She asked.

“Tell me are you familiar with the anime Sword Art Online?” He asked.

“It's the one where the characters get trapped in a death game isn't it?” She asked.

“Correct based on that idea I invented the world’s first real-life full-dive device along with the world’s first VRMMO,” He said.

“Impressive but why do you want me to test it?” She asked.

“Because I have a surprise I prepared just for you and once you dive in I’m sure you're going to be amazed,” He said. Turquoise put the headset on and the visor said it was in calibration mode which meant the device needed to be calibrated for Turquoise to use it. She was instructed to feel herself so the device could construct a digital blueprint of her body which would serve as the base for her avatar. After the calibration was finished it was time to begin the real test. “Now lay down in my recliner and say LINK START when I give the signal,” She did as told and was given the ok to begin.

“LINK START,” she said before a bunch of colorful lights and checks played in front of her eyes. Suddenly she found herself in what looked like a town but what was more surprising was that Turquoise was now a woman with long red hair with matching fox ears and two fluffy red tails wearing what looked like the kind of dress Nero from Fate/Last Encore wore but in indigo instead of red. Suddenly she heard Dan’s Voice.

“What do you think? I designed that avatar just for you,” Dan asked.

“I love it, How did you know I loved foxes?” Turquoise asked.

“I have seen your room and you had many things center around certain fox-like pokemon so I put two and two together,” Dan said. “Hang on I'll be in there shortly,” Seconds later a yellow pillar of light formed before disappearing, and in its place was Dan who now looked like a human/fox hybrid wearing a black samurai outfit with two katanas by his side. “So what do you think of my world?

“It's pretty amazing,” Turquoise said before asking for more details.

“This game is called Fenos Online and this is the land of Fenexia,” Dan said before going into more detail. “Currently we are in the town of Kura in the Continent of Vixena, The goal of this game is to collect the eight Tribe Stones from each of the eight Beast Continents.

“What happens when you collect all eight?” Turquoise asked.

“Once you gather all eight you gain entry to the Floating Castle Dysoncrad via the World Tree,” Dan said. “Don’t ask about it because I haven't developed that part yet.

“By the way, why do I have two tails?” Turquoise asked while looking at them.

“I noticed you also had a thing for Tails from sonic so I added that since I thought you would like it,” Dan said.

“Well it does give me some more fluffy fluff to tease boys with,” Turquoise said playfully.

“I got your Fluffy Fluff,” Dan said playfully before pulling on one of Turquoise’s tails which aroused her.

“Ah,” Turquoise shouted like she felt that. “Wait how come I could feel that?”

“The neurosphere intercepts the signals from your brain and transfers them to your avatar in-game so anything you feel in this game will feel real to you like for instance having someone pull on your tail,” Dan explained.

“As your girlfriend, I must ask you to never do that again,” Turquoise said while holding her tails protectively.

“Sorry love just thought you would find the reference amusing,” Dan said.

“Anyway, what is there to do so far?” Turquoise asked.

“Right now not much since the game is still in the development phase and so far all I have is this town and our avatars,” Dan said.

“I noticed you are a samurai but what class am I?” Turquoise asked.

“You're a knight as you can probably guess by your dress,” Dan said.

“So I’m just like Saber from Fate?” Turquoise asked.

“Your design was based on her but not entirely,” Dan said.

“So what kind of weapon do I have?” Turquoise said.

“Knights have three options for fighting styles which determined the kind of gear they have, The first is the one-handed style where you fight with one sword which is usually a broadsword or an epee, The second is the knight-style which involves using a shield and a sword, and the third and most difficult of the three is the heavy-handed style which involves using a buster sword meaning you need two hands to wield it leaving you with zero defense,” Dan explained.

“So which one am I?” Turquoise asked.

“For right now I gave you the single-handed style but once I get the full version of this game going you may change the style of fighting,” Dan said. Dan drew one of his katanas before showing Turquoise how to access the menu by swiping his finger in mid-air. Turquoise copied the motion with her right hand and was told to go into her inventory to equip the broad sword Dan gave her. Suddenly a sword appeared by Turquoise’s side.

“Whoa, how is this possible?” Turquoise asked.

“Like in any video game when you select items they will instantly appear for you,” Dan said.

“So all I do is select something from the list and it will appear?” Turquoise asked.

“Exactly,” Dan said. Before they could go into more detail Turquoise suddenly saw a notification telling her someone was touching her.

“What is this notification about?” Turquoise asked.

“One issue this kind of technology has is that it cuts you off from real life,” Dan said before going into detail. “Let's say your mom yells for you to come downstairs to do something. If you are unable to hear her and she is forced to come into your room she might disconnect the headset and potentially end up killing you. Thus I enabled it so that if the slightest vibration was felt on your body the Nerosphere would alert you to it.

“How do we log out?” Turquoise asked.

“Open up the menu and it should be there,” Dan said as he demonstrated before vanishing. Turquoise did the same and as soon as she returned she noticed she received a missed call from her dad. She immediately called him back.

“Sorry for missing your call, Dan and I were busy with his invention,” Turquoise said.

“It’s fine but anyway we need you to come home and get ready for the party at the Kagami estate,” Bullet said.

“You mean that thing where both companies mingle with each other?” Turquoise asked.

“Exactly and there is someone who wants to meet you so try to look your best,” Bullet said before he hung up. Turquoise bid farewell to dan and returned home. As soon as she got there the maids escorted Turquoise to her room before having her try on many of her dresses.

“Is this necessary?” Turquoise asked.

“Master Bullet gave us specific instructions to make you look presentable for the son of the CEO of the Kagami Corporation,” One of the maids said while styling Turquoise’s hair into a formal style. The maids went with a black slit dress with matching heels for Turquosie’s outfit. As soon as she was ready Turquoise went downstairs to meet her parents who were also ready.

It was now sunset and Turquoise was now by Bullet’s side while he spoke to a man who had the same complexion as Haruka wearing a suit.

“This is my lovely daughter Turquoise,” Bullet said introducing her.

“Pleasure to meet you, sir,” Turquoise said trying to sound polite.

“Pleasure to meet you too,” The man said before calling out for someone. “Hey, Minato comes here there is someone I want you to meet,” Suddenly a boy who looked to be around Turquoise’s age with black hair walked up to them.

“What is it, father?” Minato asked.

“This is your new girlfriend Turquoise,” The man said which struck a nerve with Turquoise.

“Excuse me but what? I never agreed to that. besides I’m already spoken for,” Turquoise said before Bullet covered her mouth.

“Don’t listen to her she is just nervous about dating someone,” Bullet said before pulling Turquoise to a space to talk in private.

“What the hell dad? You know my heart already belongs to Dan,” Turquoise asked.

“Listen I know you love him and he is a perfect gentleman but my company needs this partnership since the demand for military weapons is almost at zero,” Bullet said.

“But what about Dan? I love him and I want to be with him, not this Minato guy,” Turquoise said.

“Either you be Minato’s girlfriend or we lose our mansion and live on the streets,” Bullet said. Turquoise was stuck between a rock and a hard place with this ultimatum.

“I will think about it,” Turquoise said even though her answer would still be no. As soon as the talk was over Turquoise went outside to call Dan. What she didn't know was that her mother was following her. As soon as she was far enough from the noise she dailed Dan. After a few seconds, he answered.

“Hi love how is the party going?” Dan asked.

“Horrible,” Turquoise said.

“How so?” Dan asked.

“My dad is trying to make me be the girlfriend of the son of one of his business partners and if I refuse he said we would be broke and homeless,” Turquoise said not knowing her mom was listening.

“Do you love this other guy?” Dan asked.

“Hell no we just met and I can tell this Minato guy is bad news,” Turquoise said.

“How so?” Dan asked.

“He reeks of weed and looks like the kind of guy who would abuse me like a prostitute,” Turquoise said. “Besides I have you and that is all I want,”

“I’m glad you love me and are being loyal to me, but what about your home and family?” Dan asked.

“Before I had all this wealth I was content with living the life of a middle-class citizen,” Turquoise said.

“I’m sure things will work out somehow but even if they don’t you can always stay with me,” Dan said.

“Thank you, Dan,” Turquoise said.

“Hang in there,” Dan said before hanging up. Suddenly Ruby came up to Turquoise.

“Men am I right?” Ruby said.

“Mom? How much did you hear?” Turquoise asked frantically.

“All of it,” Ruby said before having a seat next to Turquoise. “Do you know why I married bullet?”

“The love?” Turquoise asked.

“Because your grandparents were pressuring me into getting remarried after your real father died and it was the same with Bullet so we agreed to help each other out,” Ruby said. “But over time I learned to love him,”

“But why would he try to set me up with someone when he knows I’m taken?” Turquoise asked.

“Because Silver Corp is not just a company to him. It's his family’s legacy and Bullet will do anything to protect that legacy,” Ruby said.

“Even interfere with my love life,” Turquoise said.

“The company bylaws state only the son or husband that marries into the family may inherit the company. Since you decided to be a girl bullet is doing what he can to keep his company afloat,” Ruby said. Suddenly Mr.Kagami showed up.

“There you are Turquoise, Bullet was looking for you,” Mr. Kagami said.

“Please don’t take this the wrong way Mr. Kagami but I already have a boyfriend and your son is not my type,” Turquoise said expecting Mr. Kagami to be upset.

“I know my son is addicted to drugs but that is why he needs a woman in his life to help him get his life together,” Mr. Kagami said.

“Then why not find someone else?” Turquoise asked.

“Because no one wants to be with him and most of my employees have sons and the ones who don’t are single,” Mr.Kagami said.

“Fine I will do what I can to at least make him more appealing to girls but under no circumstances does this make me his girlfriend,” Turquoise said.

“Domo arigato Turquoise-chan,” Mr. Kagami said. And so the party went on without much incident.

The next day at Cardinals Turquoise and dan were talking about last night’s party over lunch.

“Looks like you found a compromise,” Dan said.

“It won’t be easy, especially since getting someone off drugs is insanely difficult,” Turquoise said.

“The first step is always the hardest,” Dan said. “By the way how did your father take it?”

“Mr. Kagami agreed to be his new business partner in exchange for me helping his son get his life on track,” Turquoise said.

“So what’s he like?” Dan asked.

“Let’s just say he has a long way to go before he can meet another girl,” Turquoise said.

Author's Note

sorry for the wait

Progression

It has been two weeks since Turquoise started helping Minato get his life on track. So far she has managed to get him to kick his addiction to marihuana which was perfect and has been teaching Minato how to be a proper gentleman. now was the final lesson.

“Now listen Minato, The last lesson is listening,” Turquoise said before going into more detail. “We girls can be very talkative about our days and like it when our boys pay attention.

“Got it,” Minato said.

“Do you?” She asked sensing he really didn't mean that. “Repeat what I just said.

“Our first lesson is something about listening or something,” He said which proved to Turquoise they had a long way to go. She decided to try going about this lesson from another angle.

“Let’s try this the opposite way, Are there any girls, in particular, you had your eye on?” She asked.

“Well there is one girl from my school I find attractive,” He said which meant they were now making more progress.

“What’s she like?” She asked as a way of doing some role reversal.

“She is into birds and fashion is a total valley girl, and is an aspiring fashion designer,” He said with Turquoise absorbing all of this information.

“I see, does this girl have a name?” She asked.

“Her name is Lily Lace,” he said with Turquoise ending the demonstration there.

“You see I just learned something about you by listening and engaging in the conversation,” She said before continuing. “Now it's your turn, feel free to ask me anything about myself.

“Ok, Tell me about this boyfriend of yours,” He asked.

“Dan is very smart and very kind, he even helped me in becoming the girl I am today,” She said.

“Help you become the girl you are now? Are you some kind of robot or something?” He asked which kind of offended Turquoise a little.

“Nothing like that, I meant he was constantly giving me the support I needed to become a real girl, You probably might not like to hear it and I really don’t like to say it but I used to be some weak and pathetic boy who was nothing but a target for the bigger and stronger ones,” she said blabbing on about all the ordeals she went through over the school year and before.

“Wait, are you telling me my father tried to hook me up with a dude in drag?” He asked in shock.

“I can assure you I'm a hundred perfect female but yes I used to be a male,” She said.

“Gross, get away from me you freak,” He said before running off. A minute later Mr. Kagami came by to check on the two of them only to see Turquoise all by herself.

“Where is Minato?” Mr. Kagami asked.

“I have good news and bad news regarding that,” She said before continuing. “The good news is Minato passed the first lesson, the bad news is I think he hates me now since I told him about my past as a way of testing him.

“What was the lesson?” Mr. Kagami asked.

“Listening to what girls say when talking,” She said.

“Your father told me everything which is why I wanted you specifically to help Minato, since you used to be a boy I figured you would understand him and know how to instruct him,” Mr. Kagami said.

“Well it looks like I can’t help him anymore since he most likely wants me to stay away from him,” she said.

“Listen why don’t you take the rest of the day off, I will have a talk with him and see if I can convince him to continue the lessons,” Mr. Kagami said before Turquoise agreed and left.

Fifteen minutes later Turquoise was now at Dan’s place watching him type away on his computer while talking with him.

“And he had the nerve to compare me to a robot,” Turquoise said.

“He is completely wrong. you are not a robot like Penny,” Dan said while typing more which caused the landmass on the screen hooked to the Nerosphere System to develop more.

“Penny Polendina?” she asked thinking the Penny he was talking about was from RWBY.

“Exactly. Robots like her can be massed produced while you are my precious one-of-a-kind gem that no one can copy,” he said before finishing up what he was doing.

“Either way I’m still stuck with Minato until he lands himself a girlfriend,” She said.

“You mentioned he had his eye on someone, Do you know her?” he asked while adding the final touches to the landmass he was developing.

“I’m afraid not because we don’t even go to the same school,” She said.

“Well let’s worry about that another time right now let me show you the completed country of Vixena,” He said before both of them dived into the game. Turquoise was surprised to see the town from last week further developed at least on the outside.

“Wow this looks much better than last time,” she said.

“Thanks, I just finished developing the layout for Vixena which makes the first continent about eighty percent complete,” He said.

“What’s left for you to do?” She asked.

“I still need to program the enemies, NPCs, weapons, and gear, not to mention clothes for when players decide not to engage in battle,” He said. “On that topic, I have a request for you. He asked Turquoise to use her drawing skills to create some outfits for his game. “So are you interested? Suddenly Turquoise’s eyes lit up.

“OF COURSE, I WOULD LOVE TO,” she shouted with excitement.

“Thank you, love,” He said.

“I been meaning to ask, besides us foxes what other animals are there?” She asked.

“Right now I have cat, wolf, and dragon as the other options for races,” He said. He also went on about how each of the eight beast continents was based on real-life countries and Vixena was based on Japan because of how they worshipped foxes in their lore. Suddenly Turquoise received a notification she was being touched and dived out to see who or what alerted her. As soon as she logged out she noticed her phone was ringing with her mom on the caller ID. She answered it after a second.

“Hello?” Turquoise said.

“Turquoise where are you?” Ruby asked.

“At Dan’s place,” Turquoise said.

“Well, time to come home because Mr.Kagami and his son are waiting for you,” Ruby said.

“Why are they waiting for me?” Turquoise asked.

“Come home and you will see,” Ruby said not wanting to spoil anything. Suddenly Dan woke up and asked what that was all about.

“My mom asked me to come home because Mr. Kagami and Minato are waiting for me there,” Turquoise said. They kissed goodbye and she was on her way out.

Sometime later Turquoise arrived home and as soon as she went inside she was surprised to see her parents and Minato’s all sitting together.

“Turquoise come here,” Bullet said. Turquoise did so and hoped whatever was going on was not a bad thing like when her grades were down. She sat down and waited for them to speak.

“We heard you shared your secret past with Minato,” Ruby said.

“Was I not supposed to do that?” Turquoise asked.

“Relax none of us are mad or disappointed, it was very brave of you to do so,” Ms. Kagami said.

“Listen Turquoise I'm sorry for how I reacted it was very ungentlemanly of me and Lily wants me to apologize to you before she agrees to date me,” Minato said.

“Apology accepted,” Turquoise said.

“Now that we have that settled we have something for you Turquoise,” Mr. Kagami said before giving her a box that looked like it had clothing in it. She opened it and pulled out an indigo kimono-like dress with a matching obi and light blue flower designs on it.

“It's called a yukata and it's our way of saying thank you for helping our son,” Ms. Kagami said.

“I love it, thank you,” Turquoise said before going to her room to try it on.

“I knew she would love it,” Ruby said.

“Your daughter is quite talented, I especially loved that idol dress she made,” Ms. Kagami said.

“That was a cosplay one of her friends had her make for them, I believed the character’s name was Miku something,” Ruby said trying to remember the full name.

“Miku Izayoi,” Minato finished.

“Yes that girl,” Ruby said.

“May I see it?” Minato asked.

“You're going to have to ask Turquoise since that display room belongs to her,” Ruby said before Minato asked where her room was. “It's up the stairs and the seventh door on the right but don’t go in there. Minato went upstairs and after knocking, Turquoise answered immediately coming out in her new yukata.

“Yes, Minato?” She asked.

“My mom mentioned your mom showed her your work. May I see it?” He asked.

“You really want to see my display room?” She asked.

“I like anime or more specifically Date A Live,” Minato said.

“Sure follow me,” She said before coming out and closing her door. She showed Minato to her display room and he was impressed by what he saw.

“You have Tohka and Natsumi too?” Minato said.

“Yep I made those for the last convention my friends and I went to,” Turquoise said.

“Which character were you?” he asked.

“Tohka,” She said.

“Really because I thought you would have been Miku,” He said.

“No my friend Autumn claimed her first and really pulled off being her, she even sang her own English cover of My Treasure and everything,” She said.

“Mind modeling it for me?” Minato asked.

“I can’t do that, Just like how I have a boyfriend you have a girlfriend now, and having pictures of me would ruin things for both of us,” she said to his disappointment. Before they could continue talking Ms. Kagami came in.

“Well Turquoise it was nice meeting you but we must be going now, hope our paths cross again in the near future,” Ms. Kagami said before she and Minato left.

The next day Turquoise and the girls were all chilling in her room just doing typical girl stuff.

“So Turquoise where did you get this yukata from?” Haruka asked.

“The Kagami's gave it to me as a reward for helping their son Minato get his life on track,” Turquoise said.

“Kagami as in the Kagami Corperation?” Haruka asked.

“Exactly, originally my father’s plan for this partnership was to offer me to be Minato’s girlfriend but luckily we are able to come to a compromise,” Turquoise said.

“Glad you did because nothing is worse than a girl who cheats on her man,” Serena said.

“Did Dan know about this secret arrangement your dad set up?” Haruka asked.

“I told him about it a couple of minutes after I was informed of it,” Turquoise said.

“Did you have any feelings for Minato?” Autumn asked.

“Heck no, to quote Fate/Extra, Why would I trade gold for mud,” Turquoise said.

“I’m assuming Dan is gold and Minato is mud?” Haruka asked.

“Exactly, Dan is everything I wanted in a man, and Minato used to be a weed addict before I helped him,” Turquoise said.

“Let’s change the subject,” Sylvia said.

“Ok, what do you girls want to talk about?” Turquoise asked.

“Let’s talk about Anime’s Next Top Idol,” Autunm said.

“What about it?” Serena asked.

“I been thinking what do you girls think about forming an idol group together?” Autumn asked.

“You mean for the competition?” Turquoise asked.

“No after that,” Autumn said.

“You know i’m in,” Turquoise said.

“So am I,” Serena said.

“Count me out, you all know I don’t like frilly lacy outfits, let alon dancing around in front of a crowd,” Haruka said.

“You don’t have to do it if you don,t want to,” Autumn said.

“Thank you for understanding,” Haruka said.

“What about you Sylvia?” Turquoise asked.

“Count me in since I don’t want to be left out of this adventure like I was the last one,” Sylvia said. The girls looked at haruka hoping she would change her mind and she suddenly caved in.

“Ok i’ll do it, just don’t expect me to be all happy and cutesy all the time,” Haruka said.

“Great, now we have a lot of work to do,” Autumn said.

Author's Note

sorry for the wait

Paws Fur Thought

Turquoise was at Rarity’s front door with her sketchbook of designs. She decided to get Rarity’s input on something since she was a better designer than Turquoise was. She rang the doorbell and was not surprised by the fancy ring she heard. A bit later Petticoat answered the door.

“Hi Turquoise, “Petticoat said.

“Hi Petticoat, is Rarity home?” She asked.

“She is in her inspiration room working on something but feel free to come in,” Petticoat said. Turquoise entered and saw the inside was quite posh as she would expect from her fashionista friend. She also noticed a white persian cat with a bow in her fur sleeping on a cat tower. “I would avoid Opalescence if I were you, she can get quite aggressive with strangers. As soon as he said that, the cat woke up and noticed Turquoise’s new diamond encrusted hair bow which caused her to leap at Turquoise and try and take it.

“Hey, back off that’s mine,” Turquoise said, only for Opal to not back down and lunge at Turquoise with her claws out. The commotion of Turquoise running from Opal drew Rarity out of her room.

“What is all this commotion about, I'm trying to create, “Rarity shouted in a dramatic tone before noticing Turquoise being cornered by Opal and saw why. Fortunately she resolved the issue with something else that was shining. “Sorry about Opalescence darling, she loves shining things like gemstones.

“I did not know you owned a pet,” Turquoise said.

“She keeps me company when I'm stressed,” Rarity said. “Do you have any as well?

“I don’t, to be honest I never thought about having a pet before but it would feel nice,” Turquoise said.

“You should visit my friend Fluttershy at the local animal shelter, she would be more than happy to help you,” Rarity said before changing the subject. “Anyway what brings you to my house darling?

“Right, I almost forgot why I came,” Turquoise said before getting straight to the point. “I need your opinion on something. Turquoise showed Rarity the design for the idol dress she was working on for Autumn.

“Oh what is this?” Rarity asked.

“A friend of mine asked me to make her a new idol dress for a competition and so far this is what i came up with,” Turquoise said.

“Interesting,” Rarity said. After looking at it and thinking she gave her critique. “First of all, I love the shape, it gives off a lovely silhouette but the design looks bland for an idol.

“I know but I have no idea what to do since I want this to capture Autumn’s charm and personality,” Turquoise said.

“I know what you mean darling,” Rarity said remembering the gowns she made for her friends. “Tell me, what is your friend Autumn like and what does she like?

“She is kind, talented, and has the voice of an angel, hearing her sing was like a refreshing fall breeze after a very scorching summer,” Turquoise said referring to how she would describe the first day of fall back in Florida.

“That’s it,” Rarity said before getting a pencil out and drawing the designs for Turquoise for a frame of reference.

“Yay I see it now,” Turquoise said before adding some chiffon to the hem of the dress and to the bust area along with a cute A and a big ribbon bow in the back. “Thanks for the help Rarity.

“Anytime darling,” Rarity said. Turquoise exited the room and like before Opal was staring at her bow.

“Uh Petticoat, a little help with the kitty?” Turquoise asked, a bit scared.

“Oh no, I saw how opal gets and I'm not letting her swipe those claws at me, “Petticoat said.

“Wimp,” A girl with long purple and pink hair said before picking Opal up like it was no big deal.

“Thank you,” Turquoise said.

“It's not a problem, “The girl said. “Say, are you a friend of my big sister’s?

“And Petticoat too, The name is Turquoise,” Turquoise said.

“Nice to meet you, I’m Sweetiebelle, “Sweetiebelle said.

“Well I must be going now, it was nice meeting you, “Turquoise said before leaving.

As soon as Turquoise got home her parents saw her and were surprised to see claw marks on her top.

“Oh my, what happened to you?” Ruby asked.

“Just a chase by a jewel obsessed white tiger,” Turquoise said before seeing the look on their faces. “Kidding, I went to see Rarity for some advice on my idol dress design and her cat Opalescence tried to snatch my diamond bow.

“Are you hurt?” Bullet asked.

“No, luckily it was just the fabric that was torn,” Turquoise said. “Speaking of which, how do you feel about pets?

“I don’t mind, a fur baby would be a nice addition to the family,” Ruby said.

“I will allow it, but keep in mind young lady that it will be your responsibility which means feeding, bathing, and cleaning up after it yourself,” Bullet said.

“I promise,” Turquoise said.

“Good,” Bullet said.

The next day Turquoise and Haruka drove to the animal shelter that Rarity told her about.

“Remind me again why am I coming along?” Haruka asked.

“Because I need someone to help me with my new pet and the others were busy,” Turquoise said.

“That reminds me, do you know what you're looking for?” Haruka asked.

“We will find out once we get there,” Turquoise said. Sometime later they arrived at the local animal shelter and as soon as they went inside Fluttershy was there.

“Good to see you Turquoise,” Fluttershy said.

“Likewise,” Turquoise said.

“So what brings you here today? “Fluttershy said.

“I’m looking for a pet,” Turquoise said.

“I see, what kind of pet are you looking for exactly?” Fluttershy asked.

“I’m looking for something cute, friendly, and suitable for a very large home,” Turquoise said.

“I think we may have just the pet for you, if you two would follow me,” Fluttershy said before showing them to the kennel. There were many dogs of all shapes and sizes there from Chihuahuas to Mastiffs and everything in between.

“Hey Turquoise, how about this one?” Haruka said, referring to a german shepherd with some scars on its face which made it look intimidating.

“Oh that’s General Paws, his previous owner was a war hero who passed away recently and he would make a good guard dog for any home,” Fluttershy said.

“While that does sound nice I’m not feeling it, no offense, “Turquoise said.

“It's ok keep looking, I'm sure your heart will tell you when you find the pet for you,” Fluttershy said. She kept looking and soon her attention was drawn to a small orange puffball with a face. Fluttershy noticed it as well. “Good eye, that’s Ginger, she is a ten month old Pomerainian and quite friendly too. Turquoise could tell by the smiling expression on her face and could also sense a connection with her.

“I'll take her,” Turquoise said.

“Really Turquoise, you really want that thing over a warrior like that german shepherd?” Haruka asked.

“My heart tells me she is my perfect companion and I already love her,” Turquoise said with ginger licking her.

“Excellent, I will get the paperwork,” Fluttershy said. Once the paperwork was done Turquoise and Haruka were off to the nearest pet store to get everything Turquoise would need for Ginger. As she was driving, Haruka was holding Ginger for her.

“I don’t get what you see in something so frilly and fragile,” Haruka said.

“Well she looks cute and i love cute things, plus she is perfect for a rich girl like me,” Turquoise said.

“You're not going to become one of those divas who carries her dog in her purse are you?” Haruka asked.

“Tempting, but I'm sure principal cadence won’t allow pets at school and a lot of other public places as well,” Turquoise said. Soon they arrived at a pet superstore called Petopia. As soon as she stepped out and locked the car Turquoise carried ginger in with her. Once they entered Turquoise was amazed by the size of the store which had sections for every kind of animal along with a vet’s office, a grooming salon, and a training area. Suddenly one of the workers approached them.

“How can I assist you, ms?” The worker asked.

“Yes, I recently adopted a dog and I'm looking to buy some stuff I need for them,” Turquoise said.

“And I assume this little one is your dog?” The worker asked while petting ginger.

“She is,” Turquoise said as the worker showed her to the dog section.

“Well first off you're going to need to get a collar and leash since those are extremely vital for walking her,” The worker said, giving Turquoise time to look while Haruka handled the cart. After some debating Turquoise settled on a cute pink collar with diamonds on it along with a retractable leash. Next was a pet bed. Ginger tried some out and soon settled on a small white one. Next the worker showed Turquoise to the food section.

“So many choices, I don’t know what to get, “Turquoise said.

“That’s what I'm here for, How old is your puppy?” The worker asked.

“About ten months,” Turquoise said.

“Then I would highly recommend this right here,” The worker said, referring to a bag of dry dog food with a pomeranian on it. The worker was expecting Turquoise to hitch a fit at the price which was thirty dollars but was surprised to see she was ok with it. After getting the rest of the essentials like toys, bowls, and grooming supplies it was almost time to check out.

“One last thing,” Turquoise said before going to one of those dog tag engravers. She went with a cute pink heart and after entering the information such as Ginger’s name, address, and the telephone number to call should she go missing and someone finds her the machine starting doing its work. Minutes later Turquoise now had a tag for Ginger’s collar. After paying for everything and bringing it all to the car Turquoise immediately put Ginger’s new collar on her along with the tag. “Now let's head home. They soon arrived home and Turquoise’s parents were waiting to see what kind of pet she got.

“Did you find a good pet?” Bullet asked.

“Sure did, mom, dad meet Ginger,” Turquoise said before showing her to them.

“Aw how precious and so cute, “Ruby said.

“You couldn't get a manly dog like a Lab or a Husky?” Bullet asked.

“Now Bullet the decision was for Turquoise to make, plus do you really want a big dog running wild on our expensive things and possibly breaking them?” Ruby asked.

“Point taken, “Bullet said. “Now you remember what I said.

“I know Ginger is my responsibility and mine alone, I even went to Petopia to get everything,” Turquoise said some of the maids were bringing the stuff in.

“Good to see you ahead,” Bullet said. Turquoise took ginger to her room which was more than big enough for the two of them. She set the pet bed by the foot of her bed along with one of her new toys which was a pink fuzzy squeaky bone. Ginger immediately began playing with it in her bed while Turquoise finished setting everything else up. Once she finished she saw what a lot of people see in owning a pet.

Sometime later at the shelter Twilight and her dog Spike came to visit.

“Hey Twilight, hey Spike,” Fluttershy said.

“Hey Fluttershy, how are you today?” Twilight asked.

“I’m good,” Fluttershy said.

“But more importantly how is ginger today?” Spike asked clearly more interested in the girl dog he was fawning over.

“She is doing great, in fact she was adopted today,” Fluttershy said.

“By whom?” Spike asked, a bit saddened his crush was gone.

“By Turquoise of course,” Fluttershy said.

“She has good taste, I just hope she realizes pomeranians have a complex with how big they see themselves and can handle all the excessive barking,” Twilight said showing her knowledge on the breed.

“She will and I can tell those two were meant for eachother,” Fluttershy said.

“I hope she treats her right, “Spike said.

“Spike, you do know Turquoise is quite wealthy and is possibly treating her like any teenage girl would a cute toy breed,” Twilight said while imagining Turquoise and Ginger together with Ginger in a fur doggy purse.

The day was now over and Turquoise went to bed for the first time with her new companion resting by the foot of her bed peacefully. The rest of the summer was going to be quite enjoyable with the new addition to the family.

Author's Note

this chapter is dedicated to my beloved pomeranian who was also named Ginger who was my best friend growing up until eighth grade.