SZ: Welcome folks to a chapter of…gigantic proportions!
Z0: Things are about to get weird…not that weird…no more weird…no…you went too far, dial it back a few…no no…you're still too far…Stop! There! That level of weirdness!
SZ: Eeyup…but oh it shall be funny…weird but funny!
Monokuma: You need help…
SZ: …z0, the rat got in again!
Monokuma: What?! Rat?! I ain't no rat!*dragsi n ARgit*He is!
Argit: What am I doing here?!
Z0: *begins to bulk up with muscles while green energy begins darkening the sky*
Argit:...why do I hear boss music?
Monokuma:...*gets behind Argit*
SZ:...welp while those two get beaten…*looks at the readers while hopping into the TV*We own nothing aside from original content!
Argit: *shoots behind Monokuma*What the hell is going on?!
Monokuma: Oh no! You're not using me as a shield, bitch!
Argit: You literally dragged me in here!
Monokuma: Bitch I…!
Z0: RAAAH! *Roars laser that erases both out of this space and destroys the screen*
"Daijoubu, Bluey," Lambda smiled a bit, gently petting her Blupee as he was now sporting a small red collar, "This won't take us long."
"Hai," Noel agreed, Mari resting on her shoulder as she and Lambda were heading to the backyard…with a rather large elephant sized dog-house set up, "Oh Funkfreed~! It's time to go!" a silence followed after, "...Funkfreed you knew this day would come after we got you that big bath back in that one world."
"...Paon…"
"...I'll get you some of your favorite fruits if you behave," She offered before yelping as Funkfreed picked her up, "Heh Heh…good boy."
"Paon~" Funkfreed smiled as he nuzzled Noel against his head.
"...you're still a good boy, Bluey," Lambda whispered as she gently patted Bluey.
"Hey babe, you back here?" The two looked over to see Makoto walking into the backyard, dressed in an orange tube top and a black skirt with black thigh highs and orange sneakers, "Mmm…where is that goober boyfriend of mine."
"Oh. Morning, Makoto," Noel spoke up, earning the Beastkin's attention, "We were wondering when you'd wake up…you and Ben stayed up pretty late for those movies…"
"Hehe, yeah, but now I've misplaced my boyfriend, have you guys seen him?" Makoto asked, "I expected to wake up with him on the couch with me, but he vanished." she explained.
"...ahh. Note," Lambda recalled, reaching into her pocket as she pulled out a folded letter, "Ben wrote this when you woke up."
"Hmm?" Makoto blinked as she walked over and took it from her before opening it up, ""Hey babe, sorry I didn't wake ya. Rook wanted to test his new skills against Ragna and he wanted both me and Grandpa Max to observe. Will see ya once we're done. Love ya my sunny squirrel girl. Ben.'"
"...Sunny squirrel girl?" Noel repeated as Makoto blushed a bit, "Aww~ That's so sweet."
"Well our pet names are always cute." Makoto muttered, "It's why we don't let you spy on us…"
"Aww…come on…" Noel complained.
"Find your own love story to get lost in. This is mine~" Makoto complained.
"...Why has Sister not found her own love story?" Lambda asked.
"I…" Noel began before blinking, "...M…My own love story?"
"...Hey yeah…" Makoto muttered as she rubbed her chin in thought, "When are you gonna find a guy for yourself, Noellie?"
"...m-moving on!" Noel squeaked out, shaking her head to get the heavy blush off her face, 'Don't Noel…don't think about it…'
"...Fine," Makoto shrugged as she crossed her arms a bit, "So whatcha girls up to?"
"Taking our pets to get checked on," Lambda replied.
"...c…checked on?" Makoto blinked, "Checked for what?"
"Fleas or ticks," Noel replied, finally calmed down as Funkfreed put her down, "We're hoping to go see Gundham-san in Japan about our pets for any fleas or ticks."
"...fl…flea….and tick check?" Makoto repeated, her fingers curling up as a shiver went up her spine.
"Correct."
"ASAP because Robotboy wants to see Jenny and Kibo-kun," Noel added as Robotboy poked out from her backpack and waved.
"S-So…the fluffies m-might have…t-things living on their fur…in our house…where I also live?" Makoto asked, her ears rapidly twitching.
"We hope not," the two sisters said in unison.
"...excuse me. I need to go freshen up again," Makoto smiled nervously as she began to step backwards.
"But…didn't you just get out of the shower?" Noel asked.
"Yes. But…uh…" Makoto looked around before grabbing a nearby cup of lemonade before pouring it on her head, "Whoops! I just spilled my drink!"
"Eto…that was m-" Noel began as she caught Funkfreed in his Sword Form.
"No time to worry, we have other things to deal with." Lambda cut her off, "Sooner we finish, the sooner we can get snacks."
"Oh! Right!" Nol nodded, sheathing Funkfreed before pulling her Badge out, "We're ready."
=Good then. Opening a Groundbridge to Japan now= Kajun replied as a portal appeared next to the two sisters.
"We'll be back by dinner." Noel cheered into the badge.
"I left snacks for anyone who's hungry…" Lambda added.
"Th…thanks," Makoto chuckled a bit as the two sisters left through the portal, "..." she began to creep inside before quickly rushing back in, running straight for her room before bolting into her bathroom, "FLEAS AND TICKS?!" she panicked, turning the shower on as she immediately took her clothes off, "AHH GEEZ! I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THAT! Oh god…what if those stupid space fleas are back and they're in my tail!?" she opened the bottom of her sink as she began to looked through multiple shampoo bottles, "Come on..where's that special Shampoo I made with Gundham's recipe?! I know I got it somewhere!" she exclaimed, reaching deep in before grabbing something, "Ahh ha! Found…" she began as she pulled out a tall black bottle, "...huh. I don't remember…screw it. Need the whole thing!" she shouted as she stood up and zipped for the shower, her undergarments floating in the air for a moment before falling down the the floor….and covering a warning label that read 'WARNING: DO NOT USE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES AND DO NOT GET WET'.
"So…" Ragna began, popping his neck as he and Rook stood in the training room back at Plumber's HQ, "I heard you got some new moves, greenhorn."
"Oh believe me, they are most impressive." Rook smiled, adjusting his new armor…which looked perfectly like his old armor.
"Heh….I'll believe it when I see it," Ragna smirked as he popped his knuckles next.
=Just remember boys. No weapons for now= GrandpaMax spoke up form the PA system =Rook's been gone for a while and I want to see what he and the others picked up while they were away=
"Right, right, let's see what weirdness you brought back besides that weird koala thing Ben keeps turning into…" Ragna sighed.
=Careful...I might do that= Ben spoke form the PA system.
"Kid you…!" Ragna began before quickly blocking an overhead kick from Rook, who was already before him, "?!"
"Do not take your eyes off your opponent," Rook smirked a bit before he became a blur when Ragna threw a punch.
"...huh…so you can go super fast now," Ragna noted, while shaking his arm a bit, "And can kick like a fucking iron truck…"
"I will be showing you more techniques as this day goes on. You may even ask to learn a few by the end of it." Rook smiled, raising his arms and taunting Ragna to go next.
"...heh. Getting cocky now?" Ragna noted with a grin, "Fine…let's see what I can 'learn' from ya, greenhorn."
Rook just smirked as Ragna charged, reeling a fist back as he began to throw a punch, Rook's body tensing up as the fist hit. A grin grew on Rook's face before he was suddenly grabbed by Ragna, surprising him before he was swung around a few times before being thrown clear across the room.
Ragna smirked before tensing as Rook closed the distance once again making him take the defensive. The two clashed back and forth for a while as Ragna was left stunned by the new levels of speed and power Rook, who comparably is just a normal person surrounded by super powered friends, was now fighting even with Ragna. It was actually rather exciting in a way.
Rook and Ragna grunted as they clashed blows, knocking the other back a good distance. The two stared each other down for a few moments...before they bolted at one another as they clashed blows once more, sending out a shockwave that shook the room a bit as they were sent skidding back once more.
From up in the observation area, Ben and Grandpa Max watched while sipping down their prefered drinks. Deciding to take it easy and let this be their work day while everyone else handled the regular hustle and bustle. Ben grabbed his phone and wrote a text to Makoto to let her know what was going on, before his attention was grabbed and him and his grandfather focused on the fight as Rook and Ragna cross-countered one another and sent each other flying once more.
"Ahh…that took forever," Makoto muttered, currently drying her hair as she wore a white top and a pair of blue jean shorts, "No flares or ticks…thank the gods and Celestialsapiens above. I…" she paused before seeing her phone going off, prompting her to pick it up from her dresser, "'Hey babe. How's it going?'" she read before she began to text him back, "'Just got out of the shower…ended up spilling something on me just as Noellie and La-chan were leaving for Japan. How are things with you, my emerald hero?'"
After a moment she got a reply: Eh, pretty lazy day with Grandpa, we're watching Ragna and Rook beat the snot out of each other. Think we'll take our time watching this play out, catch up with you later, love ya, PS: I'll record the highlight reel for ya!
"Aw babe…" Makoto smiled a bit before texting back, "'Can't wait to see it…will meet up with ya later for lunch…Burger Shack sounds good to you?'"
Ben: Perfect! See ya in a few, gotta go, Rook just busted out the fancy stuff. HAHAHA! Your gonna love the face Ragna makes, I'm dying of laughter! XD
Makoto giggled a bit as she put her phone away, "Ahh I love that man…now then…let's see what to wear for today since my other cloths got wet from that stunt I pulled…" she whispered as she knelt down a bit, opening her dresser drawers as she began to look through her clothes., "Hmm…let's see….no…no…oh ho no…that will be for special dates…" she paused before quickly pushing a set of clothes underneath a pile, "Save that for a special night…"
"Oh ho….kinky."
"..." Makoto took a deep breath through her nose as she closed the drawer, "Can I help you…Kagura?"
"Ah not much…just heard from my buddy Alf you and Benji are back in town," Kagura stated…currently resting an elbow on her windowsill.
"Soka….and praytell...why are you hanging off a ladder leading to my room?"
"...Would you believe it's for an 80's style comedy bit?" Kagura replied in a neutral tone.
"..."
"I assure you it was for a bit," Alf added as he poked up next to him, "It's something you'd see out of those ol' 80's sitcoms ya know."
"...oh….n-noted…" Makoto whispered as she blushed a bit in embarrassment, "...sorry…"
"Eh…it's fine," Kagura shrugged a bit, "Was mostly bored and wanted to see…" he stopped when he took notice of something, "...hey uh…Alf. Does she look…a bit taller to you?"
"How should I know? I only just met her."
"No I'm serious…" Kagura muttered, holding his chin in thought as he looked at Makoto, "She looks a bit taller right now…"
"Taller?" Makoto repeated as she stood up, "...wait…are you checking me out?!"
"No no. Just taking note of something is all," Kagura defended.
"Then why do I feel you're 'scanning' certain parts of me?" Makoto frowned as she turned.
"...I swear it's not inte-" Kagura began before a book beamed him in the face, making him stagger back before he fell off the ladder, "Ahhh!"
"Next time you peep I'll toss more than a book at ya!" Makoto snapped with an angry yet embarrassed blush, Alf quickly taking notice that she seemed to almost reach the top of the doorway to her room.
"Hmm…Makoto, random question…but when you walk through your door, do your ears brush the top of the frame?" Alf asked, cupping his chin.
"Huh?" Makoto blinked at that, her blush dying down as she looked at him in confusion, "Uh…no. Normally my ahoge just brushes the door on occasion."
"Like when you walk around in heels I take it?" Alf asked, "As I notice it's regular for Earth women to be just ever so shorter than men. But…humor me for a moment will ya? Go walk through your door." he motioned with his fingers in a 'shoo-shoo' manner for emphasis.
"...o…kay….?" Makoto muttered in confusion, but decided to follow his instructions anyway as she walked through her door, "...huh?" she blinked as she walked backwards, her ears folding down a bit before going back up once she passed the door, "...ok. I swear that's never happened before…"
"Alright so two options…one: The house is shrinking and you should get out of there…or two: You're growing at an unnatural rate and should still get the heck out of there…preferably in some super stretching clothing just in case." Alf explained.
"Oh come on…don't…be…" Makoto trailed off before blinking…putting her hand on top of her head before moving it to the doorway, seeing how close her hand was to it, "...ok yeah. I better grab my workout equipment then…and a few back ups just in case….and my hero outfit."
"Thinking ahead…smart," Alf noted as he put on a military helmet, "I shall go do the same…" with that, he jumped off and, after a second, Kagura could be heard grunting in pain, "It's okay! He cushioned my landing!"
"He's heavier than he looks…ahh…" Kagura groaned in pain.
"...just ignore it for now, Makoto…" Makoto sighed as she picked up a pile of clothes to change into.
Back in the training room at HQ, Rook and Ragna panted as they stood across from each other, a few bruises evident on their faces as sweat dripped from their faces…all while the training room looking like a big battle just took place.
"Heh….not…not bad…" Ragna panted a bit with a grin, "Caught me…by surprise…with that last trick…greenhorn…"
"Heh…well..you certainly caught me by surprise…with that one move…you pulled…" Rook panted back, "Tired yet?"
"Hell no…" Ragna grinned a bit, "I'm actually working up a sweat here…"
"How long do you think it will take them to knock eachother out?" Ben asked his grandpa.
"I give it another hour tops." he shrugged.
"I give it half an hour," Skurd spoke up, "Because I get the feeling Ben would like to…ugh. Exchange tongue with his significant other."
"Hey….that's private time…" Ben complained, "Besides, I'm gonna be meeting her at Burger Shack later once Rook and Ragna are done sparring. Just us doing normal couple things."
"Oh yes. Just gorging down on greasy food is romantic," Skurd rolled his eyes before nuzzling the Omnitrix, "Not like you, my precious…"
"...and you call us gross," Ben deadpanned.
"Look, they're going back at it." Grandpa Max cheered as the sparring continued.
"GH!" Ragna and Rook grunted as their fist sashed into each other's faces, causing them to stagger back from each other as they quickly spat out some blood.
"That's all?" Ragna grinned a bit, "I can do this all day, greenhorn."
"...you intend..to keep calling me greenhorn until I defeat you…correct?" Rook questioned.
"Correct."
"Then...I may as well…end it then…with something I have been practicing," Rook smiled a bit as he stood straight, quickly becoming a blur before he was instantly before Ragna, his fists held out towards them as he held his right fist above his left in a horizontal manner.
"?!" Ragna tensed, about to jump back before he grunted, feeling the air knocked straight out of him as he was sent flying back into the walls of the training room.
"...mmm…" Rook winced as his arms became limp, "Still hit with that recoil…"
"Rook?" Ben blinked as he turned the PA System on =You alright man?=
"I am. Just…when I was practicing the Six Skills, I noticed there was a seventh one written down in there...the Rokuogan," Rook explained, "It is powerful…but every time I have tried to use it, it renders my arms completely useless for a while."
=Oh yeah that one…yeah it was kind of a busted move in the manga…ironically the only guy who could used it…spammed it like three times…and had a stronger variant of it too=
"...Lucci?" Rook guessed.
=Lucci=
"...that makes sense…" Rook muttered as he looked down at his limp arms, "...may need to save this in case I go in for a quick win…"
=Plus to be fair he was super human…and on top of that had the power to turn into a giant buff cat man…and big cats are scary strong…=
"Indeed…especially the lion, the king of beasts," Rook nodded before looking ahead at Ragna as he began to slide down the now dented wall, "Are you alright?"
"...damn…knocked the air out of me," Ragna whispered, coughing a bit as he tried to get up, "You really improved…you win this time, but just know…next time I won't hold back…Rook," he grinned as he pushed himself up.
"Well they will be fine," Ben chuckled.
"Probably take more than that to put them down," Grandpa Max added
"I'll help them to the medical office, and head on out to meet Makoto." Ben sighed, "Need anything while I'm out Grandpa?"
"Nah I'm good. Today is thankfully a slow day. Your homecoming roundup of all your villains has cleaned out the streets for a bit." Grandpa Max smiled.
"Ok cool. That means I won't have to worry about anyone disturbing my date," Ben grinned a bit before taking his phone out and began to text, "'Hey babe. Just about done here...got to get Rook and Ragna to the medical office then I'll meet ya in a few.'"
A moment of silences passed before Makoto responded with: Sweet. Can't wait to see ya…though…quick heads up. My choice of attire is rather…different than normal today.
"...'Different how?'"
"'You'll…see…'" Makoto muttered in her text, sitting at a lone table as she was dressed in an orange and black sleeveless top with an opened boob-window in the shape of an acorn on the front, a pair of orange and black shorts that hugged her waist a bit, thigh high black socks with a pair of orange boots covering her feet, and a pair of long orange gloves with the fingers colored black.
"Okay…so let's recap…you're growing…despite puberty more or less being over for you." Alf spoke, marching around the room, "Is this a thing for your sub-set of Earthling?"
"It….depends…" Makoto muttered, "But seriously, I know I've stopped growing…and yet I'm a bit taller right now! Like what the hay!?"
"Hmm…" Alf muttered as she scratched his chin in thought, "...what do you remember doing this morning?"
"Well…I just got up, got in and out of the shower, talked to Noellie and La-chan before they left for Japan, found out where my Boyfriend is, heard the reason why Noellie and La-chan were heading to Japan was because they wanted to get their pets checked for fleas and ticks…poured lemonade on myself to try and avoid talking to them about it, immediately bolted for the shower again, grabbed this unlabeled black bottle th-"
"Wait wait hold up," Alf held his hand up, "You grabbed…an unlabeled black bottle?"
"Yeah…it was just there amongst my shampoo," Makoto shrugged.
"Kid…say that last bit in your head a few times till it clicks where exactly you done goofed…" he sighed, "I'll be right back. You keep thinking about it, it'll make sense." he walked into the bathroom.
"...what does he mean? It was just an unlabeled black bottle I grabbed in my…rush…" Makoto began to trail off, her ears flicking as she blinked a bit in realization, "...oh god…did I end up grabbing some unused experiment of Kajun's…and she…ah geez…" she groaned as she covered her face in embarrassment, only to tense when she heard a groaning noise, "..."
"Okay…I am back a-" Alf began as he stepped out…only to blink slowly when he looked at Makoto, "...you uh…might want to get up from that chair."
"..wh-AHH!" Makoto yelped as the chair she was sitting in suddenly fell apart, "Itai…I landed on my tail~" she groaned a bit as she rubbed her sore rump...only to yelp when things suddenly started getting smaller for her, "?! Um...Alf….!"
"Calm down! Breathe, kid, breathe. I think…and this is just my best educated guess….but I think you grow when you have emotional reactions!" Alf stated, "Think happy, think…uh…oh think about Ben!"
"Oh! Right, right!" Makoto quickly nodded as she closed her eyes, "Think Ben…think of that adorkable smile of his…his short…handsome hair…his…slightly built physique from all that training we do together…"
"Okay, whoa girl. Let's keep things PG around ol' Alf, 'kay?" he waved his hands, before pulling out the bottle, "Okay this…this is sketchy as heck, also maybe this went with it." he pulled out a label he found on the floor, "Given it looks like it fits here…" he slapped it on the bottle, "Yep…that's a warning sign…" he sighed.
"...what does it say?" Makoto cautiously asked.
"Hmm…let's see…" Alf muttered as he looked at the label, "'Warning…do not come into contact with H20…will result in the person growing in size each time they have an emotional reaction to something, such as embarrassment, surprise, anger...ect.'"
"Oh…is that all…hahaha…ah…is that all…WHAT!?" Makoto shouted.
"Who puts this in the bathroom?" Alf asked, shaking his head, "Hang on. Let's call a genius…who…is also a stupid genius…" he dug around in his fur as if it where a pocket and pulled out a phone, "Seriously...these beauties are a life saver," He whispered as he dialed in a number.
=Hello?= Kajun spoke up.
"We…have a problem…" Alf spoke, "Someone…put a bottle of formula that says: Warning…do not expose to H2O…unless you want your fuzzy tailed friend to grow to over 7 feet tall!" he shouted into the phone.
=Beg pardon?= Kajun blinked at that.
"Oh don't you act all confused, Kajun!" Makoto snapped, "You snuck some dangerous experiment in my shampoo!"
=...Dangerous….oh dear…I was wondering where that went= Kajun muttered in realization =It was while you guys were gone, but…..well my curiosity got the better of me while I was trying to make something to communicate with you all. It was supposed to be an experimental growth elixir that would make you grow to the size of a To'kustar if needed for an emergency…however, it proved unstable as the test subject would keep growing and growing until they reach the atmosphere=
"...you're telling me…you had…a dangerous growth elixir…in my bathroom?!" Makoto snapped as she shot up, only to wince when she hit her head on the ceiling, "Ite!"
"I think that's about 8 feet now…" Alf spoke.
=Well that's my bad…I am so sorry I never meant it to be a prank or anything. It was just…left there…sorry…= Kajun sheepishly muttered.
"Mmm~" Makoto muttered, rubbing her sore head as she crouched down a bit, "...Seriously though, how did it end up in my bathroom of all things?"
=That I am honestly unsure…I may need to ruminate about this, but for now…I'll see if I can procure an antidote for you, Makoto=
"Please hurry…" Makoto sighed as Alf turned the phone off, "Well…this is certainly a fine pickle indeed."
"You will grow to the size of a Kaiju if left untreated…you need to avoid any and all emotional overreactions. I recommend hiding in your room 'till she finishes a cure." Alf offered, "I'll bring you food, and you won't grow to the size of Godzilla." he paused, "Wait…would you even survive growing that large?"
"I hope!" Makoto exclaimed before yelping as the back of her head was against the ceiling, "..."
"Right, right...that was my fault entirely…" Alf muttered.
"Ya think?" Makoto deadpanned, "...wait…I still need to meet Ben at Burger Shack!" she realized as she picked her phone up…in her thumb and index finger, "...oh..oh joy. My fingers are too big for my phone…"
"Look…let's just be calm about this. I will unlock your phone and press call for you, then hold the phone up to your ears…after I get a ladder…" he offered, "You just stay calm and try not to She-Hulk your way out of this."
"...you did not just say that," Makoto deadpanned further.
"What? It was the only apt comparison I can think of," he shrugged as he took Makoto's phone from her.
"...wonder what's keeping her?" Ben pondered, standing outside the Burger Shack as he held a pair of bags in one hand and a pair of drinks in a cup holder in the other, "Makoto's never late for lunch…especially if it's ours usual spot when we eat out."
"Mayhaps try and give her a call then," Skurd offered.
"Probably a good i-" Ben began before his phone went off, "...talk about timing," he muttered as he pulled his phone out and answered, "Hey babe. Wh-"
=Woah now. Easy there, pal= Alf spoke on the other end.
"...Alf?"
=It's me alright…hold. I'll put your squirrely gal on speaker= Alf stated.
"...the heck's going on?" Ben whispered to himself before speaking into his phone again, "Babe, what's going on? Why does Alf have your phone?"
=Uh well Babe…that…that is a difficult to explain and weird circumstance…it's uhm…it's a 'you need to see to believe' kind of weird…=
"Hey is everything okay?" he put the food down at an outdoors table as he began scrolling through the Omnitrix, "I'll be home in a few, don't worry about a thing." he stated in a concerned but determined tone.
=...yeah….worry…= Makoto nervously chuckled as Ben quickly turned his phone off.
"Now what was that about?" Skurd pondered.
"Don't know, but I need to head home fast," Ben replied as he found the alien he was looking for, pressing down on the raised dial as he quickly changed into FastTrack, "Don't worry babe! I'm coming!" he shouted, grabbing the food before he dashed off in a blur, shooting through a few corners and alleyways for shortcuts. After a few more minutes of running, he stopped before the team home before rushing into side, "I'm here Mak-woah~!" he yelped as he tried to skid to a halt..only to end up crashing into Makoto's stomach with his head caught in the underside of her cleavage, "Mmmph!"
"...well…" Skurd began, slithering out from his spot on the Omnitrix as he looked up, "She was right…this is a 'need to see to believe' kind of weird…"
"Told ya…" Makoto muttered as a flash went off, followed by Ben gasping a bit as he staggered out, "Eh heh….hey babe…"
"Okay…this…this is a little…new isn't it?" Ben muttered, putting the food and drinks down on the table before he could drop them, "I mean…not in…" he looked Makoto over a few times "Certainly not in a bad way…" he trailed off before smacking himself, "Not the time…I should know that, come on brain…"
"So…" Skurd began as he rubbed his 'chin', "What brought out this…unique change?"
"Well…" Alf began as he walked over to Ben, "Turns out the local 'genius' ended up making an experimental growth elixir that-when wet-makes the poor unfortunate person who uses it grow every time they have an emotional reaction."
"So you get embarrassed you grow into Giganta?" Ben summed up, "...Okay yeah this is a weird one even for us isn't it?"
"It really is…" Makoto sighed, "And Kajun's working on an antidote right now, so…I'm pretty much stuck in the house…can't even fit in my own doorway too…"
"Well I'm here, I'll help however I can." Ben offered, "If I know you as well as I do…I imagine you're probably already starting to feel hungry right?"
"...Maybe…" she muttered with an adorable pout.
"Well I brought us lunch, you just relax till Kajun gets back," Ben offered, "Though since I know and love you so much…I'm just gonna go make a quick snack run…just in case your regular isn't enough at the moment."
"...fair enough," Makoto sighed before smiling a bit, "Thanks, Ben…you're a real life saver…though…just between us three and Kajun…can you not tell the others this?...please?"
"Sure," Ben smiled, "Anything, just chill out here and I'll be back in no time." he walked out the door before a green flash was seen.
"I'm gonna chain Kagura to the basement just to stay safe." Alf walked off while dragging heavy chains.
"...hoo…" Makoto sighed in relief as her ears drooped, "That…went better than expected…but man was it…"
"Eh, try thinking positive," Alf added, pausing in his leave.
"How?"
"Well, keeping it at PG here…More of him you can hug at one time and more of you for him to hug."
"..." Makoto slowly blinked at that, "...huh…never thought of that…"
"Exactly! Just think happy thoughts," Alf grinned, "Now if you'll excuse me, I have a Kagura to chain up in our basement and remember to fill the water bowl this time."
"...pfft!" Makoto began to snicker at the thought, holding her hands over her mouth as she suddenly grew again, "Too…funny….of an image…!"
"Aw geeze! Uh…old grandma taking a skinny dip!" Alf shouted.
"Gah!" Makoto shuddered in disgust as the growth stopped, "Ew…" she grimaced as she noticed she had to curl up to avoid touching anything, "This…is gonna be a challenge…What's taking that cure, Kajun?"
"I guess now we know any emotion can trigger it. Just stay calm," Alf spoke, "I'll be right back…" he walked out, he then stopped at the window, "Are you calm?"
"Yes…I am calm…" Makoto replied in a neutral tone.
"...you sure?"
"Alf just go." she sighed.
"Okay!" he ran off.
'...don't say anything…don't think anything…just sit…perfectly…still…' Makoto thought as she laid there, keeping her tail close to her as she cautiously eyed the area, 'No accidental steps…no violent reactions…or embarrassed…or funny…just…normal…'
"No, that only accelerated the effects…" Kajun groaned as she ended another simulation.
"What effects?"
"GAH!" Kajun yelped as she spun around to see Tsubaki and Jin.
"What has happened?" Jin sighed.
"..."
"...Kajun what did you do?" TSubaki sighed.
"...so remember how I told you I had a host of failed experiments for contacting other realities that I stored around the lab and home…" Kajun muttered.
"No…No you did not…" Tsubaki replied.
"Well okay…someone…took and hid one of them in Makoto's bathroom…and she mistook it for her special shampoo…"
"Special Shampoo?" Jin blinked.
"Don't pry into that right now Jin!" Tsubaki snapped, making him flinch, "...Continue…"
"Well…this…experiment may…or may not be causing Makoto to grow…to…To'Kustar levels if she doesn't stay calm…" Kajun muttered.
"WHAT!?"
"Well…let's hope she doesn't…hahaha…she doesn't have a specialized body frame to survive being so big…unless we immerse her in the ocean…gravity might…cause…damage to her if she gets too tall…" Kajun sheepishly replied.
"..."
"...I'm still in trouble, aren't I?"
"...Lab restrictions….for a week."
"Shoot," Kajun groaned, her head drooping in defeat.
"Where is she?" Jin asked.
"She's possibly still at home. Let me check the cameras and…"
"Wait. Cameras? Kajun, were you recording us in our home for an experiment and never took them down?" Tsubaki asked in disbelief, "Did you put any in our bedrooms?!"
"...Nooo...? Nooo... Of course I did... n't," Kajun assured after an awkward pause.
"...Better up it to two weeks," Jin softly suggested as Kajun pulled up a live feed and blinked a few times.
"Ohh…She's already at sixteen feet," she cringed.
"WHAT?!" Tsubaki shouted in her ear.
"She should be fine. With her strength and durability, she can last out much longer than a normal person," Kajun muttered.
"How is this even happening?" Jin asked.
"She triggers her pituitary gland to go into a hyper accelerated active state through the…"
"English!"
"Strong emotions make a giant squirrel girl," she dumbed down.
"Strong emotions? Like say her excited at a loving boyfriend bringing in a large sack of her favorite snacks?" Jin asked, pointing at another feed.
"AH!" Kajun and Tsubaki panicked as they scrambled to get their phones.
=Hey babe, I'm back!= Ben called out as he walked in =And I got….woah…=
=...neutral….=
"..." Tsubaki slowly blinked before she turned her badge on, "BEN STOP!"
=GAH!= Ben yelped as he tripped, tossing the large bag of food into Makoto's face.
=...OH COME O-=
*CRASH!*
"And that was your ceiling…" Jin deadpanned.
"You just had to shout…" Kajun groaned before looking at the screen, "And that was your bedroom that lost part of their floor, too."
"Mou~" Tsubaki groaned as she facepalmed while Kajun took her badge.
"Ben, please use an alien and extract Makoto from our abode. Her tail is close to breaking down the wall to my bedroom which, um…may have more of that particular product…"
=Why?=
"...Potential cure for world hunger if I made it work on just plant life?"
=WHY DO YOU KEEP THIS AT HOME!?= Makoto snapped…as she ended up growing again =...OH COME ON!=
"Ben…!"
=Going Ghostfr-=
=No! That'll only make it worse!= Skurd snapped.
=Oh I'm sorry but Big Chill can't make other things intangible…do you have a better idea!?=
"Doesn't he have a teleporting one?" Jin asked.
"Of course! Ben, use Portaler!" Tsubaki ordered, "Take her to the outskirts. Less to break there."
=...I grew through Tsubaki's bedroom, didn't I?=
=How do ya guess?=
=She's the only girl in this house that wears this pattern of underwear on my nose=
=I'm covering my eyes for most of this!=
"What's the-GAH!" Jin cried as Tsubaki poked both his eyes, making him fall over while clutching his face in pain, "AH!" he cried, rolling on the ground, "Why?!"
"Sorry…" Tsubaki blushed, "I-it was a reflex! Ben please…hurry!" she hissed.
=I'm working as fast as a blind alien can okay!=
At that Portaler opened a portal as Makoto fell through, though in the process a few things were destabilized…leaving a mess in the living room. After a second, Alf walked in, looked around, and threw his hands up in exasperation.
=I knew she wasn't calm…= he sighed before pulling his phone out and dialed…before Kajun's phone rang =Hopefully she put that tracking chip in like she was gonna…=
"..." Kajun slowly blinked as both Tsubaki and Jin gave her an annoyed glare, "...no….no of course….not…" she quickly answered her phone, "She's in the outskirts thanks to Ben using Portaler. Current height is twenty-nine feet."
=Wow. …They must really love each other a whole lot. But, uh…= he looked up in the hole =Tsubaki is gonna kill everyone later. I think she went through her bedroom= a chocolate wrapper fell on his face =...And she's been sneaking chocolates!=
"No I haven't. I've never seen that wrapper before," Tsubaki quickly denied.
"...Tsubaki…" Jin began with a frown.
"...it was Bavarian chocolate…" Tsubaki whined as she cried small tears.
"I wish I could cry…oh wait I can't! You stabbed my tear ducts!" Jin shouted.
"Well I'm sorry, but..!" Tsubaki began…before sighing, "Just hurry and make that antidote, Kajun…."
"I am, I am!" She assured, "Alf, anything else in there?"
=Yeah. A big hole with tail fur to your bedroom. You, uh…you have got quite the mess=
"..." Kajun facepalmed.
Makoto grunted as the ground broke apart from her landing on her back on the desert ground. She groaned as she kept her eyes shut from the sudden fall and landing. Protaler then fell out of the portal, bounced off her chest, and landed on her nose.
"...well…I'm finally out of the house…thank god," Makoto muttered as she laid there, "...And thank god I went with the wrestling outfit I ordered…"
"Da one you got for wrestling with Rath or sparring with Akane to get her acclimated with her Appoplexian Genes?" Portaler guessed.
"Bingo…"
"Ah…still this is one heck of a pickle…" Portaler sighed, "I blame Kajun for making such a stupid thing…" he paused, "Hmmm…" he began thinking, "I don't get it though…You're normally not that messy to need another shower so soon in the morning…"
"Ah…That…" she began as she opened her eyes to look at him before pausing.
"Hm? Oi, Makoto? You okay?" he waved his arm to get her attention, "I know Portaler is small, but that's just 'cause my form is still young."
"Ah! Uh, r-right. I knew it was you," Makoto sheepishly assured, "A-And like I said, got some lemonade spilled on me when Noel and Lambda were getting their pets ready for a trip to Kibougamine for a vet checkup."
"Well if ya say so…still seems like an accident you could have avoided…eh you were probably just distracted." he flailed about and rolled off her nose and down to the ground, "Still…we are at problematic levels…you're almost as big as a Gundam…"
"Which one?" Makoto asked, turning her head to look at him, "And don't say Devil Gundam."
"I was thinking the girl one…but don't joke like that…" Portaler muttered, "Ah…Well this last growth spurt is kinda my fault, so I'll think of some way to help." he muttered, trying to reach for the Omnitrix dial on his head with his stubby arms, "Grrr…I…hate…this…ah…why can't my version be the big adult mode…"
"Allow me," Skurd offered before covering one of Portaler's arms and changing it to Rath's…that punched Portaler in the face and made him fall over, "Oop! Sorry!"
"Oh just for that you're going in the pickle jar next time I get pickles…right in the brine!" Portaler shook his normal arm, "Give me a normal hand, ya dingus!" at that, it changed to Spidermonkey's, "There…was dat so hard, ya mook…" he tapped the dial a few times before turning back to Ben.
"Looking good," Makoto noted before sighing, covering Ben in a cloud of sand, "Oh! S-Sorry…"
"Pfftt…pfft…It's okay…It's not your fault…" Ben shook his head, "Ah…this is kinda my bad for that whole accident back at the house," he sighed, "I really messed that up, didn't I?" sufficed to say, the level of guilt the poor dumb boy felt over the mistake was causing more then a little bit of guilt to Makoto who didn't want him to be so upset over HER mistake after all.
"...Hey, it wasn't just you. I thought I heard Tsubaki screaming your name on the comms," Makoto assured.
"Well…we just gotta keep you nice and calm 'till Kajun finishes the antidote…" Ben spoke, "Should be easy, we're miles from people. It's just you and me out here alone. So for the moment, anything you need, I'll get it for you."
"...Thanks," Makoto thanked, giving him a kiss that knocked him over.
"Wow…No matter the size, you sure can knock me over with affection," Ben joked.
"What can I say? I'm a pretty affectionate gal," Makoto giggled a bit.
"...Though now that I'm looking, you are kinda filthy. Want me to help do a quick clean?" Ben asked.
"Eh…Alright," Makoto replied, trying to not look at the dirt, sand, and bits of debris from the house was on her.
"Okay. And I have the best alien for that, too," Ben grinned as he turned into Ball Weevil.
'Gh! O-Oh god…At this size, he looks like a…' Makoto froze up without being noticed by Ball Weevil as he coughed up a ball of slime to roll on, "~?!"
"No worries! I practiced on Funkfreed; this is totally safe and effective!" Ball Weevil spoke up as he rolled it around in the sand to pick up some size, "Shoulda brought some speakers to play Katamari music…"
'It's just Ben. It's just Ben. It's just Ben…' Makoto thought repeatedly, 'Don't freak out…don't freak out…or react to how the cold slime hits you…'
"...you alright, babe?"
"J…just peachy…" Makoto assured with a slightly nervous smile.
"...If you're sure…" he narrowed his eyes before getting to work.
'Mmmm…!' Makoto mentally whimpered, 'Don't freak! Don't freak! Don't panic or react in certain ways!'
"And…done!" Ball Weevil cheered, making Makoto blink one eye open in surprise, "Hehehe…I work fast when it comes to this, baby~" he tapped the slime ball, "Now…I need to get rid of this…" he walked it away, "I shall return!" he shouted once a distance away.
"..." Makoto sighed as she relaxed, 'How does Mt. Lady handle being this size and not freak out and mistake insect-looking Quirks for fleas and ticks?!' she shook her head a few times, 'Relax, just stay calm, Kajun will fix me, I can go back to safe cuddles with my boyfriend…and he will never find out why I was so embarrassed…I mean everyone…wait who am I more worried about finding out? Ah! It's totally Ben! I don't want him thinking things like my tail has bugs in it…that totally kills the mood to snuggle! Why are these thoughts creeping up just now? Why didn't I consider them before…wait…am…am I having a panic attack?' she mentally panicked…which began to make her grow even more, '...ah crap I am!'
"Okay I have re-GAH! GIANT WOMAN!" Ball Weevil panicked as he skid to a halt, "Hubba-hubba…" he muttered before walking over to a rock and bashing his head into it a few times, "Pick your moment, brain! Not the time!"
"..mentally panicked?" Skurd guessed as he looked at Makoto in a deadpanned tone.
"...yes…" Makoto slumped a bit, "H-How bad…?"
"I believe you actually doubled in size," Skurd admitted.
"...d….doubled?" Makoto whispered as her pupils shrank.
"...Hold," Ball Weevil spoke.
"Huh?"
A green flash followed before Makoto was looking up at Humungousaur as he grew to his full size, "Easier to talk to someone you can see better?"
"...hai," Makoto nodded as she sighed a bit, "Better than nothing.."
"Ok. …So what happened?" He asked while she managed to sit up.
"...well…" Makoto paused as she looked away, her ears drooping a bit, "Promise…you won't freak out in disgust…"
"Promise," he assured.
"...okay…" Makoto whispered as she took a deep breath, "Do you…recall those stupid Hulex' that were planted on you back around when we first started going out?"
"Yep. …What about 'em?"
"Well...it's not them specifically. It's…well.." Makoto paused as she rubbed her arm a bit, "Let's just say certain Beastkin tend to keep themselves clean for a reason…"
"...Oh…" Humungousaur realized before chuckling, "Fleas and ticks?"
"...hai…" Makoto sighed, "I ran out of that special shampoo Gundham gave me the recipe for…so I pretty much grabbed what I could in my hurry after Noellie and La-chan told me they were gonna get their pets checked for 'em…"
"And in your haste…you grabbed the black bottle and thought it was another flea and tick shampoo," Skurd noted.
"..."
"...Babe, why would I be disgusted?" She looked at him, "Wildmutt, Blitzwolfer, Spidermonkey, Rath, FastTrack…I've lost count of the times I had to have a flea dip or just go Heatblast to burn 'em away. I even got them yesterday as Cestus," He grimaced, "And I never went Ultimate Wildmutt when I had them after the only time I did. Ultimate Ticks and Fleas…" he crossed his arms in an 'X,' "The fire did nothing."
"...brr...noted," Makoto shivered a bit.
"But my point is babe…no. I ain't disgusted with ya. I can fully understand your troubles with 'em," he assured her as he gave her a soft smile while taking a hold of one of her hands, "Faults and all, I'll always love ya for who you are."
"...ahh Ben…" Makoto smiled softly before she pulled him into a hug and kissing his cheek, "You are literally the sweetest boyfriend ever…"
"Yeah well…I learned to be one for you." he chuckled, sheepishly scratching his cheek, "But anyway, let's focus on staying calm…before you get Godzilla sized on us."
"How tall do you think I am now?" she chuckled.
"I'd say halfway to Ultraman…"
"Aw man…" Makoto complained., "I admittedly had a cool name too…"
"I figured you would," he chuckled, "Anyway, as long as you don't feel a powerful emotion you should be good. Out here just you and me, I'm sure nothing will make you react. And so help me if something does, I swear to be a butler boyfriend for a month." he held his arm up to swear by that promise.
"Careful, Ben-kun. I might hold ya to it," Makoto teased with a wink.
"Just don't start making out," Skurd chimed in, "Heaven forbid you end up making the situation worse."
"..." Makoto began to blush as she glared at Skurd.
"What? Not my fault you can't keep your hands to yourselves," Skurd huffed…before Makoto flicked him off, "My vengeance will be swift and painful!"
"Oh no," Humungousaur realized as he felt her growing, "Babe, Babe!"
"Oh that insufferable little slime ball! That…Ugh!" She growled as she started growing a bit bigger than him, "Everytime! He keeps ruining our moments every time!"
"Ah…I even love that temper of hers…" Humungousaur sighed as he slapped the Omnitrix, "Makoto!" Way Big called out as he was just ever so slightly taller than her, somewhat comparable to their regular height difference now.
"H-Huh?!" Makoto blinked before tilting her head up to see how close his face was, "Oh geez!" The growing slowed to a stop as she managed to calm herself, "...Huh…Uh…pretty tall…"
"You know I love you…but this has gotten ever so slightly ridiculous…and I can't go Ultimate Way Big anymore to keep up with you," he sighed.
"Y-Yeah…" Makoto nodded, "...Heh-heh. If I had my old uniform with the right mask, I'd be UltraSquirrel right now."
"Alright, now…now we need to stay perfectly calm, mostly 'cause I'm not sure how much charge I have left…and I'll just revert to tiny normal Ben. When that happens, please watch your step…"
"Promise," Makoto assured, "...Ya know…this is a bit of an opportunity."
"What?" Way Big asked before Makoto kissed his cheek.
"Huh…So that's how you taste. Not bad," Makoto noted.
"Ah…Gosh I love you, weird ideas and all." he sighed, "At this point, I wonder what we haven't crossed off your bucket list?"
"It's on my phone," Makoto replied.
"So…any luck?" Alf asked as he entered the lab to see Kajun repeatedly hitting her head on the desk, "...No luck then?"
"Every single experiment…FAILURE!" she cried out, "I've done it…the one thing everyone taunted me about…I've doomed one of my best friends!" she shook a fist at the sky, "Curse you, cockroach DNA!"
"...Wait. Cockroach DNA?" Alf asked, utterly confused as to how that related to literally anything going on at the moment.
"I found this strange cockroach that I used as the basis because it actually grew no matter what was used on it," Kajun explained, "That was the basis of the serum she used while the actual thing is in cold storage until I try using a black hole."
"...Can you show me a picture?" Alf asked in his more serious tone of voice reserved for when he had an actual solution.
"Right here," Kajun replied, showing a photo, "Poor P'Li…his comics shall be missed."
"...I know that bug!" Alf shouted, making her jump at the volume of his voice.
"...y…..you do?"
"Of course I do! I've seen them all the time back on Melmac!" Alf explained, "I've killed millions of 'em!"
"Wha…I'm sorry, what?!" she gasped in shock.
"Oh yeah, our planet was pretty slobby. I mean, we ain't no Atrocian…but we have tons of these things…..had…sadly unlike Atrocians…our bugs didn't evolve into super neat freaks…damn lucky blobby freaks…" he shook his fist, "So we invented dozens of ways to kill them." he sighed.
"You…your race invented means of killing them?" she blinked.
"Oh right…my race was actually pretty clever." Alf added, "Computers, tech, etc…We weren't Galvan smart, but hey we invented interstellar travel easy enough. Among them was a sort of bug spray that shrank them down…so we could grab the boot and…squish!" he chuckled, "One got in my old ship and I am so glad you humans made the spray by pure accident!"
"We did?" Kajun blinked.
"Yup. You girls like to put it on all the time when you go somewhere fancy too."
"...P…perfume?" Kajun whispered as she blinked a few times, "The spray…that could shrink Melmacian cockroaches….was perfume?!"
"The expensive kind, too. Willy was ranting about it for weeks!"
"..." Kajun said nothing as she slowly pulled her phone out, dialing in a number before putting it on speaker, "Tsubaki? Yes it's me…do you by any chance still have that very expensive perfume you bought while you and Jin were on vacation in france?"
=...why…?= Tsubaki cautiously asked.
"Good news! We have the antidote!" Alf cheered.
"Y-you see…the formula for the antidote…is in your perfume…" Kajun muttered, "Uhm…don't tell Makoto this…but the formula was derived from…an insect's DNA from Alf's world…"
"An Alien Cockroach!" Alf shouted, making Kajun flinch, "Your human perfume has a perfect replica for the formula of the bug spray we used to shrink them down."
=R-Really now? …But why that specific one?=
"The expensive stuff works best. And, uh, we may need more than one bottle," Alf admitted, looking at a screen.
"You heard him…" Kajun chuckled, "It's for Makoto's sake afterall…"
"If it's such a big deal I'll pay you back…the US Government still pays me to keep their secrets…" Alf spoke, "Also my overseas investment add to that."
=...Why multiple?=
"Turn on the TV," Alf replied.
=...ok…but I don't s-EH?!= Tsubaki exclaimed on her end =Sh…she's already that big?!=
"Ya missed her and Way Big kissing before he timed out. Look! There's Ben on her shoulder!" Alf beamed.
=KAJUUUUUUUN!=
"..." Alf hit mute on the phone, "Okay so she's gonna need an ice pack and some aspirin later…and a chocolate malted milkshae for Tsubaki so you don't get flayed."
"Agreed…" Kajun muttered.
"So this is what it's like to be the small person on the giant one's shoulder…" Ben spoke, "Man I don't know what Kevin complained about. This is kinda cool."
"Me neither," Makoto whispered, "And the view is just so cool."
"Right?" Ben chuckled.
"Think I could guilt Kajun to make something that does this?"
"...but more controlled?"
"Yup."
"Maybe. But I think she's gonna be banned from Science for a bit," Ben noted, gesturing to Makoto.
"...fair enough," Makoto muttered, "Still…can't wait for this to be over…as much as I like my workout equipment, I'd like to wear some normal clothes…"
"I'm honestly surprised it hasn't torn yet," Ben admitted.
"Apoplexian fabric…it's REALLY durable and adjusts to fit the wearer's sizes," Makoto explained, "Malice gave me the fabric as thanks for stopping you from blowing up."
"Huh…neat," Ben noted before the Omnitrix went off, making him blink as he replied, "Hello?"
=Ben, we are approaching your current location right now= Rook spoke up =We have the cure for Makoto's….current condition=
"Hah…finally…we've gotten kinda bored just watching the view…" Ben admitted, "It's not as fun if we can't enjoy it the normal couple way."
"Totally agreed!" Makoto nodded.
=Then stand ready…also apologies in advance for the incoming headaches, Makoto=
"...wait…why does that have me worried?" Makoto blinked before her ears twitched, making her look over to see the Proto-Truk flying towards them…with what looked like a large bottle of perfume attached to the top, "...oh….oh no…"
=I call 'Au de Kajun is Grounded'= Alf joked.
"...Babe…" Makoto began as she held up a hand to Ben, "You might want to get down…things are gonna be painful for me…"
"Oh no…" Ben muttered as he jumped into her offered hand.
"Oh no…don't help me or anything," Skurd deadpanned, currently hanging off a cactus as Makoto gently put Ben down before she began to stand up at full height.
"Okay…" Makoto took a deep breath, before giving them the okay hand sign, 'At least Ben-kun is my butler for a month…Love it when a bet is won!' The first spray went off and tears came to her eyes, 'Ack! No! Regret! So much regret over victory! My nose~!'
"Keep it going. Nice and even spread," Alf ordered, sitting in the copilot seat, "...Yeah, that's the way! Cat burgers are on me tonight, bo-oops. Sorry. Flashback from Melmac."
"Yeah…I'm gonna have to spoil her after this…" Ben sighed as he picked Skurd off the cactus, "Full fancy Victorian era butler suit and the Mistress Makoto bit…the works…"
"Don't forget she likes when you wear the fez for that slight bit of amusement," Skurd added.
"I feel like her view on British Culture amounts to Black Butler and Doctor Who…" Ben groaned as Makoto coughed and gagged while she shrunk with each spritz, "Though any guess why the perfume bottle shape?"
"Probably heard about the bet," Skurd shrugged.
"I feel like I'm gonna have to spook some answers out of Kajun later…when Tsubaki's done bashing her IQ score down a few points with her war fan…" Ben sighed as he walked closer to the perfume cloud in anticipation of Makoto returning to normal.
"Ack! Ack! Tell me…ack! About it!" Makoto gagged within the perfume cloud, her figure being seen within it as she was already half-way back to her regular height, "Perfume! Why?!"
"Oh come on, it's not that bad…" Skurd sighed.
"Says you! I can't stand the smell! My nose works unlike your nonexistent one!" Makoto complained, her eyes watering from the reaction her nose was having, "It's why I don't use the stuff!"
"Well..look on the bright side," Ben began as the perfume cloud began to die down, "Least you're back to your original height."
"Even..!" Makoto began before blinking, patting herself over a bit before noticing how the cactus looked...normal to her and not the size of ants, "...oh thank God, Kami, Buddha, and the Celestialsapiens…I'm back to normal…"
"Yep." Ben smiled, holding his arms out, "Back to normal huggable size."
"Yup," Makoto smiled a bit before she walked over and walked into his arms, wrapping her tail around him as she hugged him back, "And back to staring you in the eyes…"
"Yeah," Ben chuckled.
"And now…I vomit," Makoto declared before letting Ben go, ran behind the cactus, and bent over, "BLARGH! HURP!"
"Ah…I guess that's to be expected…" Ben sighed while turning away, "Don't worry, Babe…we'll buy you all the snacks you want on the way home…" he muttered sheepishly as he saw her lift a thumbs up of acknowledgement at least.
"Really…the shame sign!?" Kajun complained, sitting in the corner with a sign around her neck reading; 'Not allowed to store dangerous experiments in the house ever again.'
"No talking in the shame corner. Resetting your timer," Tsubaki scolded, resetting the timer on the counter.
"Mmm…"
"You don't..." Makoto began, sniffling a bit as she sat in the living room with an ice bag on top of her head and a blanket over her shoulders…all while Ben stood by while dressed as a butler, "...get to be complaining…ahh~ my poor nose…"
"Could be worse," Ben noted, thumbing at the coffee table…where Skurd was floating in the brine of a pickle jar.
Skurd's eyes narrowed at that, his expression practically saying 'I will get back at you for this…'
"...fair enough.." Makoto muttered before blowing into another tissue.
"Again I'm sorry Makoto, but it was the only way to shrink you back down," Tsubaki sighed.
"Couldn't you guys have…I don't know, use a shrink ray?" Ben asked.
"Ohohohoho! Shrink ray he says," Alf chuckled a bit, "Well sure…but that would have just been a reset…"
"Right…wouldn't get rid of the thing that was making her grow…" Ben muttered.
"And eventually she'd become immune because she got shrunk too much," Alf added.
"...still why perfume?!" Makoto groaned.
"Oh…well…" Tsubaki paused as she looked away, "Well…one of the ingredients Kajun used in the growth elixir…well…"
"It had Melmacian cockroach in it," Alf bluntly stated.
"...I used…what I assumed was shampoo at first…made from COCKROACHES?!" Makoto exclaimed before wincing, "Ahh…bad idea bad…"
"Ah…it's okay, Makoto…" Ben sighed, patting her shoulder.
"Hmmm…" she pouted.
"Mistress Makoto." Ben corrected.
"Mmm…" Makoto smiled a bit.
"We'll punish Kajun further…I'll go touch stuff in her lab." Ben offered.
"Wait now…I don't think we need to go that far!" Kajun panicked.
"You spoke…" Tsubaki sighed as she resetted the timer again, "Reset."
"Mmm….!"
"Well…that's a start…" Makoto sighed, "But can we also find all her other…experiments before we end up with something like a Giant Noellie?"
"...search the house." Ben spoke very seriously.
"We'll be right back." Tsubaki spoke as they ran off and began ransacking Kajun's room and basement lab.
"I…y…." Kajun tried to get a word out, only to tense when she saw the timer…not to mention Skurd shaking his head in disappointment from inside his glass prison, "...mmmm~!"
"You deserve this…" Makoto muttered before blowing her nose again.
"Well…I'm sure I'll have all of you in for a group meeting about feelings and work and home separation later. But first things first…I need to let Kagura out of the basement…I think that horse tranquilizer I got him with should be wearing off." Alf spoke.
"Knowing him, he probably enjoyed it," Makoto deadpanned.
"Oh come on…who could…know what probably shouldn't tempt fate there…" Alf walked off, "Take care kids!"
"Take…" Makoto began before sneezing into her tissue, "Dake care…" 'Ugh…thank god this nightmare is over…'
"Well gee…this was one day we won't forget now, huh?"
"Yeah…at l-" Makoto began before blinking…before slowly turning to see her tail had a pair of cartoonish eyes, a mouth…and a small green ribbon, "..."
"Hello again! It's me, Ms. Tail!"
"B-babe! I need you to confirm what I'm seeing!" Makoto called out.
"Be right with ya, Mistress Makoto!" Ben called from the basement, "Just please give me a few minutes…this is gonna take a few trips! After that promise, butler boyfriend, undivided attention!"
"No I'm serious! You need to see…!"
"Sorry. I forgot some…thing…" Alf began as he walked in, only to blink when he saw Makoto's tail looking at him.
"Hello~!" Ms. Tail greeted.
"...nope," was all Alf said as he walked out, "I saw nothing!"
"AHA! SHE'S REAL!" Makoto shouted.
'Oh, so that's what happened when her tail broke into my bedroom….' Kajun thought with a cringe.
"Makoto seriously what's…" Tsubaki began as she and Ben ran up the stairs…and soon saw Ms. Tail, "..."
"Hi~!"
"..."
"..."
"..."
"...why are we all si-" Ms. Tail began.
"KAJUN!-!-!-!-!-!"
'Maybe…I shouldn't bring work home…' Kajun thought with another cringe.
SZ: Ahh Kajun…just can't help yourself now, can ya?!
Z0: See this is why I leave my dangerous projects at work. *Baby Godzillasaurus breaks the wall down* Hey! Go back to your room! *ducks as it spits atomic breath at us*
SZ: oh geez!*ducks under the breath*WHY?!
GT: *pokes head in with a night cap on head* WILL YOU KEEP IT DOWN IN HERE?! SOME OF US WITH SEASONAL COLDS ARE TRYING TA SLEEP! *gets blasted with atomic breath, leaving a skeleton* Huh…my cold is gone. *collapses into a pile*
Z0: He's adorable! Look at that cute little face as he spits atomic death fire…*ducks another beam* Also an example of work left at work…I'd never take him home…no no…much too big a mess!
SZ: Even still man! I…ugh…*looks at the readers*Hope you all enjoyed this chapter folks…please read and review wh-*ducks under another atomic breath*OH COME ON!
Z0: Down Junior down! It's bad enough I gotta revive GT…but I can't be bothered to undo the damage to the place!