EPISODE 5 – '' I BECAME A MASS MURDERER AND I LOVE IT''

When princess Loo-nah came back to Formika, my toys and I left the building and came to the front part of area around this old, ruined, abandoned place. My little treasures were digging a deep, deep hole in the ground while I was standing nearby and using my little mirror to watch a truly touching scene. The little princess and her mother were hugging each other and crying tears of happiness, glad to be together again. It took about a quarter for the Queen to finally ask her child:

- Why did you come back here? How did you know it was safe now?

- Mom… I need to tell you something. – said Loo-nah in a serious tone.

- Yes, sweetie?

- The person, who brought our freedom back to us, is Solitaire.

- Who is Solitaire?

- She comes from another dimension, she has marvelous magic powers and she's coming to visit us very soon.

Formikans were listening and whispering between themselves, clearly uncertain what to think.

- So she must be the one responsible for those terrifying creatures' supervention. – concluded the Queen of Formikans.

- Probably. – answered the princess. – Solitaire can do amazing things, including turning toys into scary-looking monsters.

- I see. Well – I'm looking forward to meet our saviour.

- Don't worry, Your Highness. – I said, rather more to myself than to her. – I will not let you down.

At that point, my bath was ready. A hole in ground, deep and wide, filled with Irken blood. You see – my toys were not really drinking blood or corpses of the massacred Irken soldiers. They were just keeping all that inside them, the same way they've been earlier kept inside the body of my changeling. They were able to keep my ''trophies'' like thick, tough bags, whether in their monstrous or regular forms. When my temporary pool was finished, they occupied its edges and let out all Irken blood, kinda as if they were chucking up. Dismembered bodies of little green fu*ers were lying around in stacks. I took off my clothes and slowly submerged myself in pond of thick, pink liquid. Feet, calves, thighs, belly, chest and eventually neck. Only my head stayed above the surface. I could feel my magic powers increase within every second I spent swimming in blood of my victims. It felt like becoming Elisabeth Bathory for this short yet exciting bloody bath time. Before I came to this world, I thought I'd never ever do something like that. Well, I guess no one has ever came to know me or my true nature fully, not even myself. I swam up to the edge and reached for my mirror. This time I peeped the Tallest, just to observe their reaction on failed execution. They were floating back and forth, expressing some sort of mixture of shock, fury and terror.

- How could this have happened!? – yelled Tallest Purple.

- What were those creatures that attacked our soldiers!? – growled Tallest Red.

The Almighty Tallest, one after another, grabbed a bag full of donuts and started eating very compulsively.

- We can't let them get away with that! – said Red with his voice partly muffled by some half-fragmented donuts he had in his mouth.

- Yeah! – agreed Purple. – We're gonna make them pay!

Tallest Red swallowed the snacks and added:

- We will send many, many, MAANY more soldiers to eliminate the monsters and retrieve properties of the Irken Empire!

- Oh no! – I groaned. – Dammit! What persistent little sh*s they are! Looks like I must hurry and save the Formikans once again. But this time – I'm coming along.

Few hours later…

All Formikans, including princess Loo-nah and Her mother, were waiting for my arrival, gathered In crowds all around the planet. Much to their surprise, they saw an army of zombie-like beings coming to them. In every recess of Formika, among hundreds of magically-altered toys, there was a special one, with a dictaphone held in their hands. A zombie soldier approached the Queen and did exactly the same thing as the other toys with the aforementioned devices. He pushed the ''PLAY'' button and lifted his hands a little higher. Moth-like aliens heard these few phrases: '' Listen, people of Formika! This is Solitaire speaking. I've recorded this message to warn you. More Irken soldiers will be coming soon. I want you to go hide and not come out until the fight between them and me is over.''

It was not necessary to replay my recording even once. Formikans dispersed immediately, looking for places to hide. My little treasures turned back into their regular selves and went into hiding as well. The Irken soldiers arrived about twenty minutes later. They were standing and looking around in search of any signs of life.

- Where is everyone? – asked one of them.

- No monsters or Formikans around here. – said another one.

- I don't like it. – added third one.

Concentrated on what was in front of them, they haven't noticed what was lurking behind their backs… until it was too late. If you watched ''Ant Z'', you can compare this with the scene where the battle between the ants and the termites begins. Only with one, small difference – my ''termites'' were much stronger, much creepier and what's most important – impossible to kill. Minutes later, I joined my army in second fight for planet Formika. While murdering Irkens one by one, I could feel my power grow stronger with each drop of blood that fell on my skin. But there was also something else. Something equally pleasant. Fighting and killing was bringing me feeling of satisfaction, happiness… and freedom. I could have sworn that at some point, just for a little moment, time slowed down, and there was some kind of heartful, nostalgic tune in the air. I thought: '' If only my favourite fictional characters could see me now, I'd shout to them: ''Look at me! I'm here! Fighting the forces of evil, Just like you!''. The battle was over before I came to realize that at all. I glanced here and there, surrounded by my toys and by dead Irkens.I was so calm, so proud of myself, like I've never been before. Since it went silent, the Formikans must have cottoned on they can come out already. I turned around to see princess Loo-nah and her mom.

- Oh my! – gasped Loo-nah. – Solitaire, is that you?

- Yes, that's me. – I answered.- A little taller, much thinner, fancy like a doll, with wings and tail. But still me.

My physical appearance was different from what the little princess remembered. Now I was slender, long-legged girl with snow-white skin, rainbow-colored irises with no visible pupils, and razor-sharp teeth. My hair were long, light pink and swept in two ponytails. And my clothes – it was light blue dress with pictures of teddy bears, rainbows and hearts, decorated with laces and bows, in sweet lolita style. My hair bows, sleeves and stockings were white with colorful dots on. And last but not east – I had a black devilish tail and black bat wings.

- So, you are Solitaire? – said the Queen awkwardly. – The one who took care of my daughter and sent these creatures here to destroy the Irken representatives not once,but twice, and liberate my planet?

- Exactly. – I willingly confirmed while approaching the Queen by flying about two metres above the ground.

- Well… then… do you want something in return or…?

- I'll need to talk to you. But first, I'd like to help you and your subjects in your planet's revival process.

- What do you mean?

- You know, I mean – Formika's wildlife retrieval and stuff. Aaaand…restoration of your wings.

- Can you do it? Really?

- I do. And about the payment, I'll explain later. In private.

- O-k? – the Queen seemed a little anxious, but I was fine with that. I knew exactly what I was going to do. And this was all I needed.