An Elf Called Fatry

Transformation

A watercolor painting of Fatry/Finral. It's not outlined because I don't own the fine liner pens that I want to use on it... yet.

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"And this is the kitchen," Finral said finishing the tour.

"I wonder where Gordon's at. We just went threw the entirety of the hideout and I didn't see him or sense his mana anywhere," Vanessa said walking to the alcohol cupboard and looking in it. "Dang it. Yami moved it again." She said disappointed.

"You're still not old enough to drink, Vanessa. Technically we still have the basement... I have to feed the beasts so I saved that for last."

"You two go. I have to find the alcohol." She said looking in another cupboard. Every sense Vanessa and Fatry's drinking contest, Yami started moving the alcohol... thinking Vanessa wouldn't find it.... She did. So he moved it again but she continued to find it. It had become a sort of game to Vanessa. She found Yami's irritation with her for finding it so easily rather amusing.

"Alright.... One of these days Yami's going to move it out of the kitchen."

"Knowing him, if he does that, he'll hide it at the bar in the living room. Won't be to hard to find."

"Unless he hides it in his room. He'll kill you if you go in there."

"I won't have to go in. "With your spacial magic I won't even need to use my threads to get it."

"I-I'd really appreciate it if you leave me and my magic out of your scheming."

"Aww don't be such a wuss, it will be fun."

"It would be a good way to get yourself killed by Yami is what that will be," Finral replied opening a portal to the basement where the wild beasts food was kept and he and Grey stepped through it. "Speaking of magic. Mind if I ask what kind you use?" He asked opening the fridge with the meat.

"Not at all!" He heard his own voice from behind him then a high pitched screech and the sound of foot steps scurrying out of the room and slamming the door shut as he grabbed the usual three pieces of meat.

"Grey? Is something wrong?" He asked turning to the door.

Outside the door, the young blue haired girl that stood there, held the door shut, trembling.

"W-w-what w-was t-that?! I-it f-felt s-strang." She muttered in panic. "I-it sh-shocked me out o-of m-my t-transformation...." The last time I felt like that was.... "M-multiple p-personality d-disorder?" Maybe I should ask.... she thought before vigorously shaking her head, no that would be rude. Okay.... now that I'm past the initial shock.... She took a deep breath, stepped away from the door and transformed back into Finral just as the real Finral opened the door.

"Oh! You use transformation magic!"

"Yup!"

"Wow! That's so cool! You look just like me. It's...." Finral cut himself off as an idea came to mind.

You stop that right now Finral! Don't even think about it!

"Would you mind going some where with me some time?"

No! Bad Finral! (Come on, don't look at me like that, I have to bring the doggy Finral joke back at least once! (It's kind of cute!))

"You want to pretend to be twins and try to pick up girls don't you?"

"How did you...?"

"My magic copies a person right down to their personality. It even transforms the cover of my grimoire to look like that person's. But it can't copy their magic."

"That is cool but really scary at the same time. I got to take these to the wild beasts.... You can come see them but they have a tendency to try to eat people they don't know. They're huge and scary but cute too. They're really affectionate once they get to know you."

"What do you mean they try to eat people?"

"I just mean don't get to close to the bars," Finral replied opening a portal in front of their cage. "They'd still be trying to eat me if it weren't for... crap.... Why did I start saying that?" He said stepping through the portal.

"If it weren't for what?" Grey said (wait a minute! Because I took this chapter in this direction I only have to refer to Grey as a boy in dialogue don't I! ...Yes I think I do! Now let's start counting the number of times I mess this up! ...🤨) as she looked through the portal.

"Promise not to tell Yami? He'd kill me. It was a complete accident."

"I won't tell," she promised.

"Well... one day I was feeding them and when the dog looking one stuck his head out to eat the meat... he tried to eat me as well but before he got the chance.... Fa.... I opened a portal between us and the other end in their cage so he couldn't get out.... Thinking about it now...they're not rats so even if their head does fit through the bars... their body won't.... Anyway... I opened the portal to close to the wall on accident and when he stuck his head through he hit his head pretty hard on it. He yelped and pulled his head back through covering his head with his paws. I think they're all afraid of my magic now so they haven't tried to eat me sense then. I feel really bad about it... but I can't say I miss the inside of their mouths.... Their breath really stinks and I had to get a shower afterwards to get the smell off of me... and that doesn't always help. If Yami found out I accidentally hurt one of his 'precious pets' he'd kill me."

"I don't know about that...." Grey said stepping the rest of the way through the portal. "The entire flight here he wouldn't stop complaining," She added before transforming into Yami and began impersonating him. "'I should have brought my wheels.' 'Why didn't I make Finral come?' 'I hate brooms.' 'Where's Finral when you need him?' 'You ever barrow my ride with out my permission and I'll kill you.'" She then transformed back into Finral.

The real Finral was trying to suppress a laugh at how perfectly she impersonated him.

"So I doubt he'd actually kill you even if he said he would. T-these are the beasts?" She said finally looking through the large iron bared door. "You were't kidding when you said they're huge. Do they have names?"

"Not that I'm aware of. Yami's never said anything about it. If they don't, we'll have to fix that quick."