Sofia now had dark green hair, and there was a vine wrapped around her head with different colored flowers growing from it. The dress that she wore was like a series of large light green leaves that stood out from her grass-green skin.
She also had become slightly smaller and grown what looked to be a pair of transparent wings. When the moonlight shined in, it made rainbow colors dance across them as she moved slowly.
"How do I look, Papi? Am I even cuter than before?!" Sofia asked as her wings suddenly became a blur, and she lifted off the ground.
"Woah! That's so cool! I wanna fly like that!" I said, not kidding in the least.
[You can edit yourself, but you will evolve over time with your Growth Spurts. We will just have to keep trying to teach you in the meantime! That way, you will for sure learn to fly!]
'You are the worst buzzkill!' I sent to Orphus, but he only cackled at me.
"You really think so?" Sofia asked with eyes that were slightly bigger than before, but the accent was still there.
"Of course, you look beautiful as well! So, since you are this way now, do you think we can get the tree to make some light? I hadn't realized just how dark it was until I saw the moonlight on your beautiful wings," I explained, and Sofia flew at me with surprising speed, but I was still able to catch her.
"Thank you so much for it! I can do something called Fairy Lights, so they should help everyone!" Sofia said excitedly, kissing me and wiggling free of my arms.
I watched as she went over and touched different places that lit up and flew all over the apartment and then down the halls into the other room. The traditional screams, cries, and cheers sounded as all this was happening throughout the Great Tree.
Hearing them all made me smile, but we would need a way to turn them off. I walked over to the wall and placed my hand on the wall, sent what I wanted to it.
Next, I pushed my face into the wall, and all over the tree, my face appeared in every living room. Now was the time to explain some things.
"Hey, everyone! Don't mean to scare you!" I said in my best announcer voice, but everyone throughout the tree screamed like maniacs.
I waited for a bit, and most people settled down.
"Okay, so I have strawberries, walnuts, and some other tree nuts, plus water! You have warmth and light now! One hand claps to turn all on in one room and off, but you can do a soft clap near a single light to turn on and off. We will talk more tomorrow! Have a good night!" I announced and then ripped my head from the wall.
This same effect happened in the other Great Tree over at the hospital. I also ensured that people who didn't belong in a place were not allowed inside unless invited.
The last thing I had asked the tree to do was to be on the watch out for suspicious characters that were overly mean, aggressive and harmful. I gave the trees to deal with them and remove all weapons, but not to kill anyone.
"You did amazing! We better see the girls! What do you think that they are going to think about me?" Sofia asked as I nodded, and we left the room.
"That you are adorable, and then the Queen is sure to give me a good talking to once I explain why you are so cute," I said as I walked, and Sofia floated over and into the open elevator that waited for us.
Once inside, Sofia sat down, and the doors closed as we were lifted back up. Sofia came over, and I hugged her to my chest as we waited.
"You don't think that the girls will hate me, do you?" Sofia asked, looking up at me, and I shook my head.
"Don't worry about it. If they complain, it will be about me and not you. There is no order besides the sleeping arrangements. Plus, we learned something valuable," I said as the elevator slowed down.
Sofia laughed, and the doors opened to a wide-open empty area. I could hear the girls upstairs, but there were none down on the main level.
"Do you want to start spreading lights around? I am feeling like a hot bath, so I plan on getting started with that right away. I will make it like a hot spring for all of us; sound good?" I asked, and Sofia nodded with a big smile.
"Really?! That's a wonderful idea! Maybe you could do it up top, just above the trees? Since you can change things, you could make a pretty place for all of us to relax!" Sofia suggested, and I liked her thinking.
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Melody came running out right then but froze when she saw Sofia flying around the room.
"Where did you find this one?" Melody asked curiously as she ran down the stairs to look at the lights, saying, "Pretty!"
"That is Sofia still," I said, and Melody lifted an eyebrow at me.
"Lab Coat lady? Why does she look like a fairy now?" Melody asked in a confused tone as she walked over to me, with Kitsune coming down the stairs to follow her.
I pulled her over to me and kissed the top of her head. I was actually hoping to cuddle with her tonight, but Amy wasn't that bad either.
"That's because she is one now, sort of. We, uh, did it, and this happened, but it only works eight times, so there are only seven chances left to give you special abilities like my own," I explained, and Sofia flew over beside us.
"I am sorry that I didn't wait," Sofia said nervously, and Melody just cackled.
"Fu fu fu! This is very good, and don't worry, your pretty little heart, my adorable Fairy Girl! Ugh, you're so damn precious! I kind of want something like this, but at the same time, I wanna be an animal tamer or something like that!" Melody declared, pushing off me to dance around Sofia.