"I knew it, I knew it, I knew it~" the voice sang.

"SHUT UP!" Autumn screamed as she ran into the woods.

"He prefers skinny girls." It taunted.

Autumn stopped and gripped her head. "Stop it, stop it, stop it!"

The voice continued to taunt her, making the redhead bawl her eyes out and curl up in the fetal position. She felt darkness start to surround her, almost like Eclipse's darkness. As the darkness began to overwhelm her something or someone covered her in a warm light.

"I got you my beautiful moonflower," The voice of the prince said. "Be gone you wicked shadow!"

With a loud hiss the feeling of dread lifted from her, and she felt the light get closer.

"Someone as pretty as you shouldn't be on the filthy ground." He said.

Autumn looked up and gasped as she looked at the shinning translucent form of the prince. He was dressed the same as last time she had seen Tàiyáng, only this time she could make out his beautiful dark amber-brown eyes. Autumn said the only thing that came to her mind:

"Please don't tell me you're dead!"

Tàiyáng let out loud music like laugh. "I am not dead, but as you get closer to finding me the more I can show myself to you in the waking world. But you've… changed since the last time we spoke."

Autumn looked down. "Yeah, I've put on like twenty pounds…. I look like a sumo wrestler."

The prince grabbed her hands and squeezed them tightly. "You are beautiful, no matter your size moonflower. When I said you changed, I meant your spirit, it is glowing with power. You have gotten stronger since we have last talked. Although, you do look rather… Attractive like this."

Autumn blushed brightly. "You're joking right?"

The prince shook his head. "I think you look very feminine, like Chang'e, the moon goddess." He said as he placed his hands on her lower and pulled her into a hug.

Autumn blushed more and closed her eyes, wishing more than anything that this was Lin Chung instead of the prince.

"You really love him, don't you?" He asked.

"More than anything… I wish he still loved me…" Autumn admitted.

"But he does love you," The prince said. "Did you consider that he might be under a spell or something?"

The redhead's eyes widened and she smacked herself in the head. "How did I not put that together?! Look, I wish I could talk more but I need to go."

Autumn took off running towards the castle.

"You seem to like bigger women." Tien Khuan chuckled as he appeared next to the prince.

"Only when its Autumn," He sighed. "But she's beautiful inside and out."

"Tempest no!" Sonia yelled as Yaksha held the coyote back.

"I just want to talk to him!" Tempest said as he struggled. "With my teeth!"

"Mauling does not count as talking!" Mr. No-Hands said.

"Hey, there's more than one way to communicate!"

"Biting not one!" Jumpy argued.

"But he broke her heart! I warned him what would happen!"

"I'm kind of with Tempest on this one," Mighty Ray said. "I'm pretty mad at Lin Chung too. I mean did you see how much she was crying?"

"Be as that may Tempest still can't maul Lin Chung to death just for breaking Autumn's heart!" Mr. No-Hands said.

"I don't want to maul him to death, just make sure he can't reproduce with that slutty bitch!" Growled the coyote.

"Tempest, language!" Autumn yelled as she walked in.

"Autumn!" Her friends yelled.

Tempest stopped struggling and ran towards Autumn, tackling her and licking her face.

Autumn laughed, "Tempest stop!"

"I'm just so happy you're okay! Can a tear Lin Chung apart now?"

"NO!" Everyone yelled.

Autumn pushed Tempest off of her and looked at her friends.

"We have a problem, I think Lady Green has Lin Chung under some sort of spell," Autumn said.

"Why would she do that? She's a member of Big Green." Mr. No-Hands said.

"She's probably jealous of Autumn," Tempest said. "Did you say she had a thing for Lin Chung?"

As the others debated if Lady Green had cursed Lin Chung, Sonia began to think if Lady Green had given him a love potion where did she get it from? As far she knew there were only three witches (including herself) who could brew a love potion strong enough to overpower Lin Chung's harmonic energy.

"Okay so how do we break the spell then?" Tempest asked. "An act of true love? True love's kiss? Self-sacrifice? Because I'm not comfortable with Autumn killing herself."

"I need to get her attention off of her and onto me. This means I need to say the words I never thought I'd say," Autumn said and turned to Sonia, snapping her out of her train of thought. "Sonia, will you give me a makeover?"

Mystique Sonia smiled widely and hugs her chubby friend. "I thought you'd never ask!"

Sonia practically dragged Autumn to her old bedroom. The walls were painted a soft blush pink with lilac flowers painted all over. The floor was covered in thick white carpet and big thick pillows. Pushed against the wall was a large vanity, covered with different types of make-up, hair products, and perfume bottles. Across from the vanity was Sonia's old bed. The bed was the size of a king with millions of pillows and stuffed animals. On the right wall was a door to a large balcony that overlooked the garden.

"Alright you sit here," Sonia said as she made Autumn sit in front of the vanity. "And I'll be right back."

She ran off and left Autumn to look at herself in the mirror. She ran her fingers through her hair, grimacing as she felt her fingers hit some knots.

"Ugly." Lin Chung's voice said in her head.

Autumn closed her eyes.

"You're not Lin Chung so shut up."She said aloud.

"You sure about that?" It asked. "Just look at you. Why would I ever love you? You're fat."

"Stop," Autumn growled.

"Ugly."

"Stop it!"

"Scarred."

"I said stop it!" Autumn cried with tears running down her face.

"You should have let Wu Fan take you because I will NEVER LOVE YOU!" It screamed.

Out of rage Autumn punched the mirror of the vanity, shattering it and cutting her hand. Sonia came running in and dropped the bottles she was carrying. She went over to her friend and pulled her into a tight hug, surveying the damage when she noticed that one of the mirror shards was still reflecting something. When she picked it up, she saw the face of Wu Fan smirking. Sonia gasped and threw the shard across the room.

"We're going to need more help than I thought."

"Sonia, I feel really silly, can't I just stay at the palace?" Autumn asked as they walked through Shīqùle Hěnjiǔ.

The two had gone into the village to see out Sonia's old friend Ah Cy, one of the only three practicing witches in the village. Ah, Cy was a specialist in beauty and love potions, as well as the village's matchmaker and wedding planner. If anyone knew anything about how to help them it would be her

"You look fine Autumn," Sonia said reassuringly. "You're beautiful no matter what."

"But guys keep staring…." She said self-consciously.

It was true, a lot of the guys in the village were staring at the pair as they walked. Some were staring at Mystique Sonia while a majority were staring at Autumn. Some guys were talking about them loud enough for them to hear.

"Damn, Sonia blossomed. You think she's still single?"

"Forget Sonia, check out her friend. Damn, look at those hips!"

"Man, Sonia's friend is hot, wonder if she's betrothed yet."

"If she that beautiful then I don't care what her dowry is."

Autumn felt even more nervous. All she wanted to do was crawl in a hole and die at this point. What she didn't know was that someone was watching her from the shadows.

"Sonia?! Is that you?!" Someone yelled.

Over by a fruit stand stood a young woman around their age waving at them, who Autumn guessed was Ah Cy.

Ah Cy had long jet black hair, similar to Sonia's but her hair was pulled into a bun that was held up by two golden butterfly hair sticks. The young woman wore soft pink lip gloss and rose pink eye shadow that complimented her dark blue eyes. Ah Cy also wore the most beautifully crafted outfit she had ever seen: A ruby red silk tunic with golden butterflies sewn into the sides that went all the way down to the ground with a black hem that was also stitched with golden flowers. The sleeves were short, just above her elbows with black hems.

What caught Autumn a bit off guard was the fact that Ah Cy looked to be seven months pregnant! Her swollen stomach pressed against her garment, making the bump extremely noticeable.

"Ah Cy!" Sonia said as she ran to her friend and gave her a big hug. "Its been so long! You never mentioned you were pregnant in your letters!"

Ah Cy giggled. "I was going to tell you after the baby was born but yes, Fu and I are expecting our first child, and with luck, it'll be a boy."

Sonia smiled and gestured to Autumn. "This is Autumn Moon, the moon soldier I told you about."

Ah Cy smiled. "It is nice to meet you, Autumn, how far along are you?"

At that moment the little piece of sanity that was keeping Autumn's anger in check exploded.

"I AM NOT BLOODY PREGNANT YA DOPE!" She yelled, her Irish blood not only fueling her anger but also making her slip into an accent.

Ah Cy and Sonia were a bit taken back. The red head's outburst also knocked Yaksha off of Sonia's head in surprise. Autumn stormed off, red-faced muttering Irish swears.

"I didn't mean to offend her," Ah Cy said softly.

"It's not you, both Autumn and her boyfriend Lin Chung are under some pretty heavy spells," Sonia explained. "Lin Chung is under a love potion and someone has put a spell on Autumn making her not only put on weight but I suspect they're trying to destroy her self-confidence as well."

"Oh dear, do you have any idea on who?"

"A guy by the name of Wu Fan. He 'bought' her from the orangutans a few days ago but Autumn didn't want anything to do with him."

Ah Cy nodded. "Is there anything I can do to help?"

"That's actually why we're here, you're the only few witches in town that knows anything about these kinds of spells. Please, we need your help."

Ah Cy nodded and took the sticks out of her hair and turned them into a long golden wand with a butterfly on the end.

"Let's get to work."

Autumn had walked deeper into the village, still fuming with anger. She only stopped when her stomach growled, stopping her in her tracks.

"I forgot to eat today, didn't I?" Autumn asked herself aloud.

Sighing, the redhead looked around for something to eat when she noticed a small cart selling shrimp dumplings (Why some fish were sentient and others weren't confused her but she didn't dwell on it). As she walked up the hairs on the back of her neck stood up as she felt like someone was watching her. She turned around, but no one was there. Warily, Autumn proceeded to buy some dumplings from the vendor and went to sit on a near-by bench to enjoy her lunch. When she sat down it dawned on her on how much her body had changed since the day before.

While Autumn still had all her muscles from all her training and missions, she felt awkward and slow with her new weight. True she had never been anything close to a size 0 but now that she was this chubby she felt like she was in someone else's body. Looking down at her thick legs, wide hips, and chubby stomach, she doubted even if Lin Chung wasn't under a spell he would still find her attractive. How the men in the village did she'd never understand.

"What am I doing?" She said. "I need to stop feeling sorry for myself! I'm a member of First Squad! I didn't get where I am today by feeling sorry for myself!"

She quickly ate her dumpling and went to find Sonia and Ah Cy. As she walked, she failed to notice the old woman watching her.

"Looks like we'll have to try something else to get her to be yours, won't we Wu Fan?" Heiken asked.

Wu Fan nodded as he watched Autumn walk away. "But how? The spell isn't working."

"I have my ways. As long as Lin Chung stays away from her, I can guarantee she'll be your wife. Hopefully Lady Green is faring better."

Lin Chung was fighting himself within his mind. The part of him that was under Lady's Green spell was trying to take over his mind. The part that was still loyal to Autumn was fighting back but losing ground quickly.

"We were meant to be with Lady Green! Who cares if we die?" one part of him asked,

"Autumn cares," the other said. "We love her even if at one point we did have feelings for Lady Green. Besides, LADY GREEN IS TRYING TO KILL US!"

"Lin Chung? Are you okay?" Mighty Ray asked as he came up to his friend.

Lin Chung rubbed his head. "I'm fine, what's up?"

"Snow Leopard Queen and Ram King will be here in the morning. Hopefully, they'll know something about the prince," He said. "By the way, I think you threw this in the trash by accident."

Mighty Ray took out one of Lin Chung's sketchbooks out of his pocket. This particular sketchbook was full of drawings of Autumn.

Lin Chung glared at the book. "It's full, I don't need it anymore." He said, even though the part of him that still loved Autumn wanted nothing more than to take the book back.

"Okay," Mighty Ray said. "Maybe I'll keep it and send it to Charging Bull or Kowloon. They both said Autumn was pretty cute."

Lin Chung's eye twitched. "T-That's fine."

Mighty Ray sighed, he was hoping for a bigger reaction. On to plan B.

"So, are you taking Autumn to the Dusk Festival tomorrow?" He asks.

The older teen shook his head. "I'm going to take Lady Green."

"Oh, okay. I guess Tempest will take her then."

"Someone say my name?" Tempest's voice said.

Lin Chung turned around and expected to see their coyote friend, instead, he saw a young man dressed in dark green pants and black boots.

"Tempest?!" Lin Chung in surprise.

"S'up Lin?" he said in a cocky tone.

Human Tempest was not at all what Lin Chung had expected. The humanized coyote had short neatly cut dark brown hair that was spiked up in the back but gave off a wild vibe. Tempest's skin was darkly tanned with tribal tattoos on his arms and sides. His dark green eyes were still animalistic but were also soft and kind. Tempest was now taller than him by a good foot or so. Along with his new height, Tempest had some rather imposing muscles with arms that could snap full-grown trees in half, legs that could destroy stones with one kick (not to mention his impressive six-pack that made him feel a bit inadequate). Overall he had expected someone who looked more like a hermit or High Roller, not some sort of demigod hunk!

A seed of jealousy planted itself in his stomach, right under his slowly freezing heart.

"When did you turn into a human?" Lin Chung asked.

"Oh when I realized Autumn needed a real man to protect her," Tempest said while stretching/flexing. "And not some flower painting priss."

Lin Chung's eye began twitching again as the part of him that still loved Autumn wanted nothing more than to punch Tempest in the face. Repetitively. With his staff.

"Well, I better find Autumn. It's dinner time and I made her favorite: fried rice with eggs." Tempest said. Lin Chung only then noticed the box in his hand.

"Her favorite food is vegetarian sushi," he blurted.

Tempest held back a smirk. He knew the real Lin Chung was still in there.

"Eh, whatever. It's not like she needs the food, she could stand to lose a few pounds."

"She beautiful the way she is!" Lin Chung yelled.

"Who's beautiful?" Lady Green asked as she walked in.

Tempest and Might Ray glared at the evil redhead as she walked in.

"You are my love." Lin Chung said with a smile.

Mighty Ray gagged while Tempest planned Lady Green's slow and painful death. The sea-loving redhead kissed Lin Chung on the cheek.

"Hey I saw some paintings down the hall, do you want to check them out?" She asked.

"Sure."

As they were walking away Mighty Ray noticed Tempest making some sort of gesture with his fingers.

"What are you doing?" He asked.

"Its called 'giving the bird'," Tempest said walking off.

"Bubble, bubble, now make it double!

Golden silk and thorn so rosy

With thunder make it rumble

With these ingredients three:

Basils, violets, and lavenders

Break the spells that divide two lovers!"

Ah Cy chanted the spell over a boiling caldron, making it flash with purple and pink lights. Sonia took out one of Lin Chung's paintbrushes, Autumn's hair and a piece of Lady Green's dress.

"With this brew, we have made

Let no illness, battle or blade

Break the bond my friends create

Restore my friend's confidence

Send her some guidance."

Sonia finished the spell and watched it turn blue.

"Is it done?" Sonia asked.

"It should be-"

BOOM!

The potion exploded all over the two women and Yaksha in a blue potion.

"GODDAMMIT AH CY!" Ah Cy's husband, Fu, yelled as he entered the room.

Ah, Cy's husband was not a very tall man; in fact, he was only a foot taller than Mighty Ray! Fu had no hair on his head but a very well-kept black mustache and goatee. Like his wife, he dressed in red and gold clothing, but his tunic was of a much lower quality than his wife's.

"Those ingredients are expensive! What were you making?!" he yelled.

"Sorry, my love. We were making a potion to break a love potion and restore Sonia's friend's confidence," Ah Cy said.

Fu sighed and handed the two girls mops. "You two meant well but we don't have the money to screw up like this. We haven't had any customers come in to get married since Twin Masters reared his ugly face and we're barely making enough with our potion sales."

"Things will get better. The stars foretell it." Ah Cy said hugging her husband.

"Yeah as if the answer to all our problems will come walking through that door…." He grumbled.

At that moment Autumn ran in out of breath.

"This… Place…Is hard… To find!" she panted.

Sonia ran up to her friend. "Are you okay?"

"This weight is making it hard to run…. Did you make an antidote yet?" she asked.

Ah Cy shook her head. "Something went wrong and it exploded. I'll have to go to the market and get some more ingredients."

Autumn sighed and looked outside just as the sun was starting to set. "We should head back. With this weight slowing me down it will take us long to get back."

"I will go with you. Perhaps I can find some wild lavender on the way."

The three girls left, leaving Fu alone.

"Wait! Who's going to clean this up?!" He yelled, but the girls were out of earshot.

The short man grumbled as he began mopping the blue goo off the floor. Soon he heard the door open again.

"We're closed!" He yelled angrily.

"I require your services," A young man in a cloak said. "I'll pay you two hundred gold pieces if you can help me."

Fu perked up at the sound of so much money. He ran to the front desk and pulled out a large book filled with various women. Some had 'X's painted over them to signify they were already married.

"We have a fine selection of potential wives right here in our cataloged," Fu explained. "We have women of all ages, shapes, and sizes!"

The cloaked man laughed. "I think you misunderstood me. I already have a bride in mind, but she doesn't want to marry me. She's very stubborn, reckless, and just not proper wife material yet. I figured you could do something about that and make her see that she was meant to be mine."

Fu frowned. "You mean like brainwashing? Sorry, buddy but no deal. I've done a lot of things for my clients over the years but I draw the line at that."

The young man hoisted a large sack filled with gold coins. "I'll pay a thousand gold pieces if you help me."

Fu almost fainted with the amount of money he was offered.

"Deal! It'll take about two days for me to work my magic but I can guarantee this girl will be yours and yours alone!" Fu said. "So how do you want her to act?

"I want her to see that her only purpose in life is to be my loyal and submissive wife, mother to my children, to be lady-like and all around the perfect wife."

Fu wrote everything down. "Alright, I just need her name and yours."

"My name is Wu Fan and her name is Autumn Moon, soon to be Fan Autumn."