\u201cH-How-?!\u201d spluttered Ruby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThose feelings we told you to focus on,\u201d explained Wilma, \u201cgave the magic of your Transformation Seeds a focus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe magic then read your minds as to what weapons you preferred,\u201d continued Grace. \u201cRuby, you imagine yourself as someone with a sword, the symbol of a leader.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYazmyn, you and your grandfather use firearms as a precaution to defend your farm, yes?\u201d asked Wilma. Yazmyn nodded in confirmation as she looked over her guns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd Bethany,\u201d finished Belinda, \u201cyou tend to use physics and are a great admirer of that Captain America person in your comics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow, we\u2019ll need to somehow teach you all how to-.\u201d Wilma\u2019s remark on their further education was interrupted as the gold compacts on each Cosmic Rose\u2019s waist flashed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s that?\u201d asked Yazmyn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur Comms Compacts,\u201d replied Grace. \u201cThey\u2019ve detected trouble.\u201d The Cosmic Roses opened their compacts. \u201c\u2026The local fire station\u2019s caught fire!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd all their fire suppression systems are offline!\u201d yelped Grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere isn\u2019t enough time for another fire crew to get them out!\u201d said Bethany. \u201cThe nearest one\u2019s on the other side of town! It\u2019ll take an hour for them to get here!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026We have to save them!\u201d declared Ruby. \u201cWilma, I can control fire, yes?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot at a masterful degree!\u201d replied Wilma. \u201cNone of you are at the beginning rank of Lady yet!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe can\u2019t just let them die!\u201d protested Yazmyn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYaz is right,\u201d agreed Ruby. \u201cWe need to save those people!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026We\u2019ll guide you as best we can,\u201d sighed Belinda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut-!\u201d argued Wilma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBelinda\u2019s right!\u201d interjected Grace. \u201cThis is their only chance to demonstrate their skill in magic! Girls, which way is the fire station?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The girls and the Cosmic Roses arrived on the scene before anyone else did. \u201cRight then, Ruby,\u201d said Grace, \u201cThat warmth you felt when you first bonded with your Transformation Seed, you\u2019ll need to tap into it and try and mentally reach out with the fire. It won\u2019t put it out, but it CAN bring it under control.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGot it!\u201d replied Ruby. She concentrated on that feeling as she gripped her sword, the feeling of a fire in a chimney on a winter\u2019s day. She could imagine the warmth\u2026then she thought about the fire raging and imagined it lessening to a fireplace fire. The fire DID shrink some.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRight, Bethany,\u201d directed Belinda, \u201cwhile Ruby\u2019s shrinking the fire, I need you to make your shield spin over the station like a flying saucer and make it spread water. Like Ruby, you need to think about that feeling you felt when you bonded with your Transformation Seed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRight,\u201d said Bethany. She flung the shield and thought to that feeling of swimming in water and not needing air, then stretched her arm out to try and mentally hold the shield in place above the fire station. The shield stopped, then Bethany thought about a rotary sprinkler watering the lawn. The shield spun, but then sprayed water everywhere. The fire shrunk some more, but there was still the inside to contend with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey, the generator\u2019s over there!\u201d called Yazmyn as she pointed out the generator for the fire station. \u201c\u2026Dang! Someone\u2019s cut the power!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYazmyn, this is your chance,\u201d directed Wilma. \u201cAs you tap into the feeling you felt when you bonded with your Seed, I want you to restore power to the generator.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I think I can do it through one of my guns,\u201d decided Yazmyn. She thought back to the slight tingle she felt when she bonded with her Seed, then channeled that feeling into the gun in her right hand. She aimed at the power cable at the generator\u2019s base and imagined the shot going straight into the generator and restoring power to the firehouse\u2019s fire suppression systems. She pulled the trigger and fired a continuous stream of electricity. The sprinklers and fire retardant foam sprayers then detected the smoke and fire and unleashed their contents, finally dousing the fire. The firefighters trapped inside thought the smoke they had inhaled made them delirious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s it, girls!\u201d called Wilma. \u201cWe\u2019ll take it from here!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHere!\u201d called Belinda as her scarf split into three. The Cosmic Roses wrapped their scarves around their noses and mouths, then Grace used her spear to break the door down. Wilma then lit her lantern and the three of them rushed inside. It took a few minutes, but the Cosmic Roses got the firefighters outside. By then, the police and paramedics arrived. The Cosmic Roses backed off and let the paramedics tend to the firefighters. They and the girls stood by in case they needed to give information. The police took statements and looked in the directions of the Cosmic Roses and the girls. One of the police officers arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAre you the ones that put out that fire?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese three are,\u201d replied Wilma as she indicated the girls. \u201cWe just got the people out of there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026You saved everyone, believe it or not,\u201d remarked the officer. \u201cThey\u2019re claiming that the smoke made it look like you girls performed magic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Erm\u2026well\u2026\u201d replied Ruby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou can demonstrate, if you wish,\u201d said Grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGrace-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur powers were still in effect when we made our identities public,\u201d assured Belinda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Well, all right,\u201d sighed Ruby. She then held out her hand\u2026and a tiny fireball appeared. \u201cI was trying to calm the flames down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was using my shield as a sprinkler,\u201d explained Bethany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd I gave the generator enough power to activate the fire suppression stuff inside,\u201d finished Yazmyn. \u201cOfficer, did the firefighters mention that they suspect an arsonist?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026N-No, they said it was an electrical fault,\u201d replied the officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe main power cable to the generator was cut,\u201d explained Yazmyn. \u201cWe think someone wanted those firefighters dead. And I didn\u2019t see any animal corpse near where the cut was.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I see,\u201d remarked the officer. \u201cWell, thank you for informing me of this wrinkle. I\u2019ll need to check with the detectives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe understand,\u201d interrupted Bethany. Yazmyn gave her a look of disbelief. Bethany pulled her aside. \u201cI\u2019d rather not do their job for them and, I hate to say it, we\u2019re too young to be fully believed by anyone outside of our parents and current teachers. Trust me. My grandfather, rest his soul, was a police officer. Let them do that work, we just need to give our statements.\u201d Just as Yazmyn was about to protest, a police officer went flying over their heads! They then heard gunfire\u2026and laser fire!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEntroopers!\u201d gasped Wilma. And she was right. The firearms that the police were using were ineffective against the Entroopers. The Entrooper commander stepped forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll right, who\u2019s the wise guy?!\u201d it demanded. \u201cIt was supposed to be Lord Typhoon saving the firefighters, not anyone else!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Wilma, do you and your friends think-?\u201d asked Ruby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re strong enough to take down the Entroopers, yes,\u201d replied Wilma. \u201cJust stick close to us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRight,\u201d declared Ruby. \u201cGirls, we\u2019re going in!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll right!\u201d Yazmyn summoned her weapons as did her friends and the Cosmic Roses. Bethany drummed on her shield, Yazmyn twirled her guns, Belinda pulled her scarf taut, Grace twirled her spear, Wilma swung her lantern, and Ruby swung her sword. The Entroopers saw who was coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh look!\u201d taunted one. \u201cLittle girls on their way to a tea party!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhich one of you idiots cut the power to the fire station\u2019s generator?\u201d demanded Ruby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey now! That wasn\u2019t a dumb thing to do!\u201d replied another. \u201cBesides, it wasn\u2019t one of us, I can tell you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNor was it our master or his commanders,\u201d said the Entrooper Commander. \u201cIt was one of you humans!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhich human?\u201d asked Bethany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYour mom!\u201d laughed the Entrooper Commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cClassy,\u201d muttered Ruby. \u201cYou\u2019ve got one more chance! Which human endangered those firefighters?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA human called Nunya Bus Iness!\u201d retorted the Entrooper Commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Looks like we\u2019re beating the answers out of you!\u201d declared Ruby. \u201cGrace, with me! Belinda, Bethany, take the left! Yaz, Wilma, the right! Grace-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe center!\u201d confirmed Grace. The six then charged! Wilma used her lantern to blind the Entroopers as Yazmyn lined up the perfect shots, knocking them down and frying them! Bethany frisbee\u2019d her shield like a certain superhero and doused the Entroopers while Belinda used her shadow travel to slam their heads against the ground. Ruby and Grace were a whirlwind of spear and sword swings, knocking their opponents down. The Entrooper Commander backed up in fear as its soldiers fell all around it! The girls met up in the middle and surrounded the Entrooper Commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow, are you gonna talk?\u201d asked Ruby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOr are we pounding the answers out of you?\u201d continued Yazmyn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, and in case you were wondering,\u201d Belinda revealed that she swiped the Commander\u2019s gun and stock of pills. \u201cNo suicide for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026I refuse to say!\u201d declared the Entrooper Commander! \u201cI WILL see you humans tear each other apart! That\u2019s all you\u2019re good at!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou really don\u2019t know humans that well, do you?\u201d scoffed Wilma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI know those monsters better than you realize!\u201d retorted the Commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Officers, the Entrooper is yours to interrogate,\u201d Grace called to the police that were unharmed. A pair of officers snapped the cuffs on the Commander\u2019s wrists and led it to the squad car.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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