Her pink eyes stared at a necklace on her bed. It was so simply, yet Hope doesn't even remember having it at all. The necklace was gold with a ruby-like gem shaped like a heart, the shape she loves. The pink and white monkey pick it up in her hands and tilted her head a bit to the side. She said to herself, "Why don't I remember having this? It's such a simply design, yet I don't remember having it. I feel like it could do something besides looking pretty. But... I don't feel like wearing it right now."

She toss the necklace on her bed and put on a gold necklace with three emeralds instead, along with a pair of sapphire earrings shaped like stars and many purple bracelets with five pink gemstones on her right wrist, as she leave her room with some books. The red gem necklace seem to shimmer when it touches the sun's light from the open window, making it almost magical-looking.


In Woo the Wise's room, Hope came in and said, "Reporting for duty, Woo the Wise. What do you need me to do?"

Woo blinked at the sudden appearance of Hope, but shook his head and said, "O-Oh yeah, I asked you for help."

Hope skipped over to him and said, "So what can I do?"

"Uh... Just sit there and read until I do need your help." Woo the Wise said.

Hope groaned, but sat on a chair in the corner and read some of the books she brought while Woo try to do his work.

Why did he ask me for my help when he didn't need it? Hope thought, reading some books.

The books weren't mangas, like she sometimes read. These book were about Japan, the country the Vocaloids are from. She dreamed of the day when she can go to that place, but there's one problem. She's a talking monkey, and there's no talking animals in Japan (or at least that's what she believes in). Also, animals aren't as colorful as here. Hope always thought that the people in Japan would freak out at the sight of her.

Maybe... Hope thought with a small smile.

"Woo the Wise!" Hope shouted.

Woo screamed, then his clothes popped up like a umbrella. He put his clothes down and said, "Yes?"

"Do you think there's anyway for a... I don't know if you want to answer... an animal turn into a human?" Hope ask, hoping for a yes, but no. "Is there an way for that to happen in anyway?"

The scientist nearly dropped his test tube that was filled with a green liquid with purple and blue bubbles and gently place it in its holder. Woo turn to Hope and said, "You know there's no way for that to happen."

"There was a way for a human to turn into an animal. First Squad told me of that story." Hope said with a bit of a serious look on her face. "I don't think they would lie to me with a story like that."

"It only works for humans." Woo said.

"How do you know?"

"Uh... Look. Why do you want to be a human?"

"I always wanted to go to Japan, and I can't go there if I'm a monkey. It would be a great adventure for me."

"And not living at a military that's in a war between humans and animals with a demon that wants to destroy this kingdom mix into it is not? That's not a great adventure, Hope? Huh?"

"I've lived in the Hidden Kingdom since I was born and it actually seem to be normal to me. I think I need to get out of here someday. For Pete's sake, it's actually normal to me! Normal! That's what the opposite of what people and animals would think! There's dragons, Twin Masters, Highroller, his cousin who wants to hunt me down, a harpy eagle that wants to eat me, kings and queens of animals, etc, etc. It's not that I'm trying to say I want to get out of here as soon as possible. I'm trying to say that I want to make new friends in an unknown place I never been to."

Woo signed and said, "Hope, you have to get this idea of being human out of your head. It's impossible!"

"And not the idea of humans turning into animals? And dragons? You once believed that they don't exist until now!" Hope said, trying to prove her point. "Why can't you realize the fact that mystical myths can be real?"

Woo slap his forehead and groaned. Hope also groaned as she continues to read her books about Japan, the country of her dreams. It's not that she wants to get out of here, but to have new friends from a different place.

If humans can turn into animals, then why can't animals turn into humans? Hope thought. Only a miracle could make that dream happen for me. I want to find a way to turn into a human.


The sky turn into midnight blue with its silver stars and the golden moon. Hope slowly drag herself to her bed with that thought of being a human. She couldn't stop thinking about that idea, or going to Japan. When the monkey hop on her bed, she let out a "OW!"

Hope took out what hurt her back a little and notice it's the necklace from before. She raise it up and said, "Maybe I should give you a chance. Especially since Woo the Wise won't give me a chance to at least think a little bit deeper about my idea."

She could tell the gem wasn't really a ruby. She looked at gems so much that she could tell what's fake or not, sometimes. This bright red gem was a bit of a deeper shade of red than a normal ruby and was bit of an magical look to it, making it more desirable to wear it around her neck now.

I'm still wishing for that day to become a human and going to Japan. I know Japanese, I know a lot of anime, I know some other Japanese stuff, but I don't look like a human. Why can't Japan be normal with talking animals?! Why can't they understand I want to be friends with them!? Hope thought, putting her face in her pillow. Then she took off her emerald necklace and the other jewelry she wore.

She put on the ruby-like necklace and went to sleep with the blanket covering her whole body and her head filled with dreams of being human and Japan. A smile appear on her lips as she move her body a bit.