present for MikaandKuri's Birthday!

Cliff sat in his Pen Sword made home typing on his laptop. Another person entered the room carrying a tray of snacks and drinks for them. The tall individual was Aaron, the one of Many Masks. He was a little older and taller than him, but skinnier than the toned fighter. He sat down on the opposite couch placing the tray down the table between them. He had his own laptop and started to type as well.

“That was a good story idea,” Aaron said as he tossed from blueberries into his mouth, “So far typing it out has only given new ones.”

Cliff nodded getting a bottle of water to drink, “Yeah, I’m sending you my edits.”

Aaron clicked his mouse a few times, “Got it. I can’t wait to see what you added.”

Suddenly, Cliff set aside his laptop and drink so he could jump up cheering! Aaron was certainly surprised, “What is it?”

“Mika is back!” Cliff cheered.

Aaron placed his laptop aside as well and beamed, “Excellent!”

Suddenly, they heard a door open and Mika entered. Cliff ran to her immediately and picked her up twirling her around both enthusiastic about seeing each other. He set her down, and they embraced sharing a kiss.

Cliff broke off the kiss smiling, “I missed you so much!”

Mika nodded, “I did too, and I’m happy to be back!”

Mika looked to Aaron who was trying to stay out of the way and let the two enjoy their reunion.

“Who is this?” Mika asked curiously.

“I’m Aaron, I also go by Many Masks. Me and Cliff have been hanging out for that last bit of December and New Years while you were gone.” Aaron answered, “Nothing too crazy. Just hanging out, talking about writing, and we had a magic duel that was a blast!”

“Who won?” Mika asked Cliff intrigued.

Cliff chuckled, “I’ll tell you later. There were a few handicaps, but it was fun!”

“I turned us into girls- Clara and Erin,” Aaron explained, “I’ll let Cliff tell you all about it. But if you don’t mind my saying, Mika, I am a huge fan of alteration magic!” Aaron said trying to keep from being star struck, “I am a fan of your work. Your brushwand is a work of art in and of itself; it turns the world into real life Scribblenauts!”

“Oh really?” Mika replied with a smirk tapping a finger on her brushwand, “Thank you.”

Aaron nodded excitedly. He marshaled what power he hand on hand without an enhancement with one of his masks and changed his clothes into a classic pirate captains’ outfit (complete with a hat), “Arg! You’re welcome. I can do it some alterations to myself and others in any way I can think of but on the scale that you could do with one stroke!”

Mika waved her brushwand and changed her clothes into a pirate outfit on herself as well! “Arg matey!”

Aaron playfully squinted, “Arg!!”


Mika tried to squint more, “Arg!!!”

“Enough with the Args!” Cliff shouted laughing, “We get it you’re both pirates.”

Aaron smirked and with a snap Cliff’s features grew softer as his clothes shifted into a pirate wench’s costume.Claire blushed as breast blossomed, “Hey!”

Aaron and Mika laughed. Aaron patted Claire’s shoulder winking, “Welcome to the crew mate.”

Mika changed herself into Michael along with more fitting masculine pirate clothes until he looked like a friend of Captain Morgan, “Wench Claire would you mind making a ship for Cap’n Mika and First Mate Aaron?”

Aaron was taken aback when he heard Michael say that he was First Mate. He looked to Michael who was now about eye level with him, “Woah woah woah time out a sec. We can’t have two captains and I dressed like a captain first.”

Michael tapped his cheek, “True.”

Then with practiced ease, Michael swabbed Aaron with the wand making him regress backwards in age and his clothes change with him. Aaron looked up to Michael as he shrank down losing his balance and falling onto his butt, but his pants changed into a diaper fast enough to soften his fall. Aaron ended up as a toddler wearing cute crewmember’s clothes and a bandanna on his head instead of a hat.

Now it was Claire’s turn to giggle. Aaron looked up to Michael dejectedly, “Wha’? Hey!”

Michael twirled his wand victoriously, “I’m biggest, I’m cap’n.”

Tears came to Aaron’s eyes, “Bu… But…”

“Aw,” Claire said taking Aaron into her arms, “It’s okay. Don’t worry, I’ve had this happen to me a bunch of times Mika’ll change you back.”

Aaron crossed his arms pouting, “I wanna’ be da’ cap’n. I cwallenge you two a dwel Meeka!”

Michael giggled and drew a baby bottle into his hand. He then handed the bottle over to Claire, “Maybe later. And Claire, since you have such experience how about you care for our junior crewmember?”

Claire blushed and looked to Aaron as she moved the milk slowly towards the transformed toddler’s mouth, “It’s warm milk, trust me it looks worse than it is”

Aaron squirmed in Claire’s arms defiantly, “Imma not twristy!”

Clare sighed and rubbed Aaron’s cheek gently and his friend's mouth followed the reflex to the bottle. He calmed down as he sucked greedily. Michael d’awed as she watched Claire fed Aaron, “You two look so cute together! Well, let go find treasure!”

Claire giggled as she followed Michael holding onto Aaron tight, “That’s my Mika.”

Aaron suckled from the bottle wondering what he got himself into now that the lazy days were over.