Hi minna! I hope you like it guys! I have interesting news for all the puppets!
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Chapter 12
"Sleeping? But puppets don't sleep." Mayu said.
"I know which is why I wonder what exactly it is that Minami was doing." Atsuko said.
"Let's go find Mariko maybe she'll know." Yuki said.
Mayu, Yuki, Minami and Atsuko all walked to Mariko's home and knocked on the door. The door opened and Miichan was there in a apron covered in flour. Minami and Atsuko said they were looking for Mariko and so she let them in. They found Mariko in the kitchen stirring a bowl of chocolate. Mariko saw the others and told them to wait in the other room while she changed. She then came out and Miichan brought out some tea.
"So how may I help you?" Mariko said.
"I think Minami slept last night."
"Eh?"
Mariko paused and looked up at Atsuko with a disbelieving look. She was surprised and shocked and made Atsuko repeat herself. She heard it again and then leaned back to sip her tea. She thought about it for a while and then said,
"Let me see what happens."
Mariko had Minami lay on the couch for a while and try to recreate the scene that caused her to sleep. They waited twenty minutes before Mariko decided to try something different. She had Atsuko lay down with Minami and see if that worked. Atsuko held Minami close to her and stroked her hair. Minami felt very relaxed but not sleepy. After a while Atsuko passed out but Minami was still awake. Minami didn't feel anything and Mariko was about to give up. Then suddenly it happened and everything changed. Minami froze where she laid and her eyes opened wide. It was then Mariko and Miichan moved in and carefully carried Atsuko out of the room. They set her down and then watched Minami from a distance. Nothing was happening but Mariko did admit the sight was strange. Mariko had Mayu walk over and touch her to see of she'll come back. When Mayu touched Minami though, Mayu went into the same state as Minami. The two were completely still with their eyes open and bodies like stone. Yuki quickly grabbed Mayu and shook her waking her up.
"Mayu what happened?"
"I don't know but it was weird..." Mayu said.
"Like what?"
"Like I saw flashes of different scenes. I saw flowers and the sun. A clear sky and a lake. Everything looked so peaceful and it was flashing before me. I never got a clear view but at one point I thought I saw Minami sitting by a tree."
"So you saw everything Minami sees?" Atsuko said.
"Yeah.."
"Hmm I think I know what's going on."
Mariko walked over and pulled out a notebook and flipped through the pages. Then she walked over to Atsuko and unbuttoned some of her shirt. Atsuko yelped and stepped back.
"Mariko what are you doing?!"
"Checking something now hold still."
Atsuko stood as Mariko unbuttoned the rest of her shirt revealing her mark. Mariko looked at it and then said,
"I thought so."
"What is it?"
"Puppet evolution."
"Evolution?"
"Yes. You see when as a puppet and master bond and battle, they start to change and grow. This process is called puppet evolution and in a couple days Minami will evolve into a stronger form of herself. It's a good thing really. What's happening now is in order for the process to complete, the puppet has to store as much energy as possible. Therefore when the puppet is extremely relaxed, it goes into a temporary state of unconsciousness. They're not asleep because they can still hear everything but their mind is totally somewhere else."
Atsuko paused for a moment to try to figure out what Mariko just said. All the information took a while to process and then she understood and nodded her head. She asked when the evolution will happen and Mariko said that it would be during a battle. Atsuko was a little curious to see what would happen so she knew she wanted to get into a battle soon. However Mariko said that Minami needed at least a couple more dream stages and then she could battle. Atsuko agreed and then took Minami home. She set her down and then walked into the bathroom. She took off her shirt and then looked at her mark in the mirror. There she saw the two bulges sticking out of the side. Atsuko wondered what was going on but she'd find out soon enough. Atsuko walked back into the room and saw Minami still in that same state. She wondered what Minami was seeing so she decided to try to look in.
Atsuko leaned and pressed her forehead against hers. Nothing happened at first but as Atsuko was about to pull away Minami suddenly grabbed onto Atsuko and pulled her close. Then there was a flash and Atsuko could see everything Minami saw. She saw the sun and the sky, the lake and the trees. Flowers were everywhere and the air was cool. The place looked like a paradise fit for someone like Minami. She looked around saw a really big tree. There sitting under it was Minami who was staring out at the lake. Atsuko was about to walk over but then something happened. Minami stepped out and walked into the sunlight. Her body started to glow and the sky slowly grew dark. Minami glowed brighter until Atsuko started to see something. There on her back were two balls that had started to glow. The elongated into slits on her back that split open. Then slowly, something unfolded out of the slits. They stretched out and turned into something similar to wings. Was that what Minami evolved form would look like?
Atsuko continued to watch when suddenly everything turned dark and she woke up to the sound of Minami calling her name. Atsuko opened her eyes and saw Minami looking at her. Looks like she was back to normal which was a good thing. Atsuko hugged Minami and said,
"I can't wait for you to evolve."
"Evolve?"
"Never mind~ let's just go play some games ok?"
"Ok!"
(Over with Mayu...)
Mayu and Yuki were sitting on the couch when suddenly Yuki felt something strange coming from Mayu. She looked down and saw Mayu was in the same state as Minami was before. She looked at her mark and actually saw it starting to change. There was something coming out from above that looked like two round circles. Yuki had knew what was going on and then suddenly she got a phone call from Sae.
"Oi Yuki! Something is wrong with Sayaka! She's all frozen and my mark is changing!" Sae said.
"I know Mayu has it too what it is is- hang on I'm getting another call."
Yuki hit a button and saw it was Jurina.
"Yuki what's wrong with Rena?! She's all stiff and won't move!"
"I know Jurina listen meet at Atsuko's place tomorrow ok? Call Sae and tell too."
"Hai!"
Yuki hung up and then looked down. She stroked her hair and looked at her mark. She patted her head and then said,
"Looks like everyone is gonna evolve.. This will be interesting."
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Things are gonna happen guys!! Big things! Hope you like it!