Me: I finally have time to update! It's not gonna last, but I might as well use it, right? I own Sam, Sera, and Ivy.

Sera came back into Princess Peach's room shortly after making sure that her friend was safely in her room. She sat down on the edge of the pink-colored bedspread and turned to the blonde.

"What was that about?" Peach asked curiously.

"Sam has this thing where she needs to rest after using a lot of magic in one day." Ivy explained. "It's got something to do with her magic coming back to her when she's sleeping."

"Huh?"

"You see," Sera took over the younger girl's explaining. "The world that Sam learned her magic in has two ways of recovering magic within a person. One is drinking an ether." She held up a sealed bottle of the clear liquid. "And the other is sleeping. I think that since the magic on this world is so different from her own, she needs to get used to it before staying awake for long periods of time."

"She's gonna be really hungry when she wakes up, though..." Ivy mused. Sera stared at her young friend, and then slapped her forehead.

"I knew I had forgotten something..." She muttered. "I'll be back in a minute." The brunette left the room, taking her messanger bag with her.

"What's in the bag?" Peach asked.

"All sorts of stuff. There's potions, ethers, food, extra clothes, a mirror-"

"Why would Sera need a mirror?" Ivy shrugged.

"I dunno. Sam told me that it was a souvenir from Castle Oblivion."

"Castle Oblivion?"

"It's a place where Sera went for a while. I've never been there, though. It's in another world." Peach raised a blonde eyebrow.

"You've been to other worlds?"

"Not me, but Sam and Sera have gone to all sorts of places."

"Like what?"

"Like places that you can't even imagine." Sera cut in as she reentered the room. "Unfortunatly, they're so amazing that I can't even begin to tell you about them." Her lie was smooth enough to convince the princess (for now). Ivy, on the other hand, narrowed her eyes a little. "And I think it's about time for our little juvenal delinquent to go to bed."

"It's not that late!" The green-haired girl cried and looked at the convenient clock in the room. The time was about 10:30. Peach also looked at the timepiece and agreed with Sera.

"I think that it's time for you to sleep too, Ivy." The youngest girl in the room pouted a little, and then went to bed without saying another word.

"I'm just gonna go and keep our promise to Bowser before he suspects something. G'night." With that, Sera left the room and called a random guard to stay by the door. She entered her own room soon afterwords. After getting ready for bed in a long nightshirt, the teenager took out a worn paperback book and sat down on top of her bed to read. There was a while when Sera was at peace and nothing seemed to matter more than the plotline of the story. That's when she felt a familiar sensation start at her fingers and toes that wasn't the cold. "Uh-oh...I knew I should have gone to bed earlier..." She muttered and closed her eyes as what was happening in the book suddenly stopped being important.

The feeling was like pins and needles going up her arms and legs. They moved up into her torso before shooting into her neck and head, causing bursts of red-orange to show up underneath Sera's closed eyelids. After a minute or two, the feeling left just as quickly as it had come. She opened her eyes slowly. A glance to her right caught a reflection that wasn't there an hour and a half ago. Sera's hair was now a firey red, not unlike Bowser's, and sticking out as if it hadn't been brushed through in about 2 days. Her irises were an unnatural blood red, as well. With a sigh and a slight shiver in the suddenly chill air, Sera turned out the light and curled up under the covers. How I'm gonna explain this to everyone, I have no idea...

Me: Yes, it's short. I know that. Unfortunately, I'm afraid school's just sapping away my extra time to write.

Sera: And the will.

Me: -glares- Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter! Actually, it's the first time I've ever described what happens when Sera changes, since she's usually asleep by then.

Sera: I always try to be, since the process only goes on at midnight and I really don't like going through it conciously if I don't have to.

Me: Please review!