Chapter 4 - Colorful
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A month after Fox had moved in he had changed his name to Dantillias and was now being portaled and he also settled right down to a routine, most of the time he spent with Ragdonly going over training tricks and battledome
weapons that were best suited for each opponent. Right now he was a grey Doyle and Rags found it funny when he got confused on how to work his two tails. Most of the time when he was with her, he kept one wrapped around her waist it kept him from getting tangled up.
They had been given the news about two weeks ago that the elite gym was opening. They both joined but Dan being so busy with battling challenges and school and training he didn't make it to the elite gym as often as Ragdonly did so she got ahead of him fast but that was ok with him, he enjoyed her for more than her beauty. The fact that she was one tough cookie was a big part of it.
He loved going to watch her during her battles. She had morphed herself last week and was an angel quell now.

When she battled she flew as much as she could to get use to her wings.
It also gave her an advantage to since most creatures that used air attacks couldn't effect her while she was flying being she was now an air creature.

Lila became aware of Ragdonly and Danny's relationship about 3 weeks after she had rushed out of the door, she had spoken to Rags letting her
know that she trusted her to be responsible and sensible being that Rags was technically older than Dan by about 6 human months. Rags assure her things would be ok and to not worry. Ragdonly always was responsible and usually level headed (not including her lapse when she first met Dan) Others that knew Rags and Dan though they suited each other perfectly, and Tisha, Rags sis was thrilled to know that Rags had finally chosen someone.

"See told you; you had a crush" she giggled.
Tisha was trying on some of the old outfits that Ragdonly no longer wanted considering now that she was a quell she was taller and her tail base was larger
than when she was a fassie.

"I'm excited he's doing his morph tonight! He's going to be a skater Snookle, I bought him a new board for it to!" she hauled it out of the closet and showed her sister.

"Oh WOW Rags! That's a WICKED board"
Tish said picking it up. It was a black Mara-celtic board with a funky design on its deck and the wheels were a bright red orange.

"He's really gonna love this you know."

"That's what I'm hoping for." she said with a smile.

Lila came home with a ton of food and Dan dragged his tired butt through the door not long after. He plopped down onto the coach and turned on the TV.
Ragdonly heard them come in and her and Tisha came down stairs. Tisha hugged Lila and said she'd love to stay but Tiggs would want her home soon, she hugged her sister good bye and left for home. Rags gave her mom a hug and then helped her unpack the groceries.

"Wow you got a lot today." she said as she placed a frozen fish in the freezer

"Yeah I had more website orders today and made nearly a million MP."
She said she put away some chard and then looked at Rags.

"I think Dan is in the living room, he morphed in the portal tonight so don't be shocked when you see him ok."
She shooed her out the kitchen and towards the living room.

Rags peeked around the corner expecting something scary...like a zombied Dan but that wasn't the case. He was a cute tiny ADORABLE Murfin.
Rags walked over to him and sat down beside him and picked him up and gave him a hug...

"HEY!" he squirmed "lemme go!"

Rags giggled and kissed him on the cheek "You're so CUTE!"

"I won't be this way for long I hate being this tiny." He said all huffy.

"I think you look wonderful no matter what" she said as matter of factly.

"Either way in about 20 minutes I won't look like this much longer, just waiting for Lila to get done" He mumbled something and slid off the coach and went to find Lila.

It was 30 minutes before Lila called her to Dan's room. He was sitting on his bed with his Snookle potion. She knew that the transformation wouldn't hurt but it did take some energy out of the pet being transformed so having someone around to watch over them was always a good idea.

Dan smiled and looked at Rags, winked and said "Bottoms up!"

He drank down the potion and in about a minutess time he started to transform. His tiny Murfin tail grew and proofed out and gained stripes. His main torso went all yellow and his mousey ears shrunk. She watched his colors morph into the Snookle right before her eyes and was amazed at his fluid movements as he watched himself morph. He didn't say a word but his eyes told a story of bewilderment and fascination at what his body was going through at the very moment. When it was all done he laid there gasping and smiling. Rags went to his side and looked down into his handsome darkly masked red eyes.

"Hey there stranger. New in town?" she joked.

He reached up and brushed a stray strand of her hair from her face and tucked it behind her ear. Something that was still a breath stopping gesture for her. He grinned.

"I'm finally me now" he whispered. He tapped the tip of her nose and smiled again. "Can I bother you for a soda please? I need sugar to get me moving after that morph" Rags looked at Dan and nodded her head yes and scooted to the fridge.
She grabbed a Coffee Mara pop from the fridge figuring the caffeine and the sugar would help get his sapped energy back faster. She took a detour to her own room and grabbed his gift before heading back.

When she got back to the room he was sitting up and laughing with Lila who had given him an outfit that made him look very distinguished.
A burnt orange t-shirt and a pair of grey skater shorts and a pair of green cargo pants as well, a black and red ball cap and some new sneakers.

"You only need one more thing to top off your ensemble" Rags said grinning, and then passed him the board.

He was speechless when he seen the Mara-celtic board. They were the most expensive and hardest to find in Mara. He went over to her stood in front of her and just stared into her violet eyes not saying a word. She blushed...it was what he was waiting for.

"I love it when you blush, it makes your eyes sparkle" with that he kissed her and said "Thank you, it's one of the best things anyone has give me"

She chuckled "I'm glad you like it, now let's go see you test it out I want pictures."

He looked at Lila who nodded her ok's and both Rags and Dan headed to Slater Park a perfect place for him to test his board.

He skated around that park till his knees were about to give out,

then they headed towards Candyland for a treat, He was already tired from school and the morphing but being with Rags made him forget his tiredness, but even he had to take it easy. Ragdonly got quite a few picks of him to. She said a few shots make him look like he was glowing with the sun slowly setting,
they scrambled to the top of chocolate Chibs falls and watched the sun set snuggled up against one another.

The splashes of reds and yellows and oranges made the end of the day so colorful, a perfect end to a perfect day.