"I-I don't like this... What-what's going on...?" Sonia worried fearfully. Feliferi said no words, but only used her magic to point the amulet's shining crystal towards Sonia and her accompanying animals. With the way the amulet aimed at Sonia, it looked as if the goddess was going to kill her! Suddenly, Sonia turns to run away but is stopped by a wall of psychic energy. She beats on the psychic wall in a vain attempt to escape. Sonia quickly turns around in fear and hugs Matthew, while the cat hugs Sonia tightly, and closes her eyes so she does not see the blast.

The amulet then lifts Sonia and the animals in the air. Rings of mystic energy surround her and the animals. Shines of bright light pierce through their inner sanctums as a collective of supernatural magic enter their souls. Sonia receives the most as she lightly shakes from the impact of this energy thrusting into her body. Once the transformation was complete, Sonia suddenly falls to her feet, and the two animals follow along as well.

"Ugghhh... I feel a lil' dizzy...." Sonia queered, "What did you do to me...?"

"What did you do to ME? More like what did you do to us?" A voice exclaimed with a New York-like accent. Sonia slowly turned her head to see who spoke in such a tone.

"If you ask me, I feel like we were watching another segment of The Yellow Submarine while I was out in an alley suckin' up catnip that fell out of a moving van." The voice snarked yet again. Yet, this voice was coming out of... the cat?! Sonia's eyes bulge out in shock as she sees the cat moving her lips and speaking. She then turns her pupils to Matthew and calls to him, "Matthew....?"

"Master, are you alright? You are about as pale as an ox within the blue moonlight," the dog spoke in a British accent. Sonia sits down on the grass with her eyes still bulged out. Staring at the grass, she tried to process all of what's going on. Was this even real? Is she still dreaming?

"I think I need to go home and take a shower..." Sonia thought to herself. Feliferi gently pats Sonia's shoulder and softly speaks, "'Tis nothing, my child. I only gave you special powers that will assist you in your challenge. And I gave your pets the ability to speak to you and give out any important information that you may need." Sonia's eyes narrowed when she heard the word, "pets."

"Wait, pets? But only Matthew is mine. I don't own a-" Sonia's mouth is instantly covered by the scruffy cat's furry paws. The cat speaks up to the goddess, "Ohhh... Yes, yes, yes. Why this goi'l here has two beeyoooooooootiful pets, I say. Why I adore living amongst this lovely child and his fun-loving mongrel mutt." Matthew didn't take kindly to the cat's words and appropriately bites her tail, causing the cat to jump up high, squishing her face onto the top of the energy barrier until fall down onto Sonia's lap. The cat then looks at her with puppy-like eyes, a cute face, and cutely paws her chest. 

Sonia was unfazed by the cat's cute looks... That is until the cat began to whine a somber, yet overly dramatic tone, "Oh, pleeease adopt me!" The cat sobbed, "I don't wanna be aloooooone! I lived in an animal shelter for seven years, and I hated every single moment of it... Nobody wanted to adopt a mangy cat like me! Oh please... Please, please, please, pleas,e Ple-Eee Aase take me...!" Sonia looks at Matthew, who shakes his head, but looks at the goddess who looks at her with a smile. Sonia sighs and responds, "Okay, little kitty... I'll take you with me." The cat jumps up and down and kisses Sonia in happiness. Sonia spits on the grass in disgust then replies, "Ohhh, gross! That tasted like salmon, old tuna, and cat hair.."

"Hey, just watch out for my hairballs, okay? They shoot out like a gun with the safety off," the cat commented. Sonia spat the taste out of her mouth as the goddess proceeded to giggle. Sonia then throws the goddess a, "What are you laughing at?" look. The goddess cutely apologizes and walks to Sonia with the amulet in hand. Feliferi holds the amulet to her and explains what it is.

"This amulet is a dangerous artifact. This is the source of all of your power. Some of my scholars dub this amulet as Mystica: The Amulet of Unlimited Power. It is very dangerous, and contains beauty so alluring that anyone will succumb to greed in order to retrieve it," Feliferi explained, however, her happiness slowly died as she is about to bring up a certain dark, devilish overlord, "My... enemy... will do anything to retrieve it..."

"Your enemy...? Who is that..?" Sonia slowly wondered, causing Feliferi to look down as she waves her magic amulet to show her a vision of her true enemy. Feliferi continued to explain, "He is one of many names... but I knew him as... Solaria. Solaria is a colossus, brooding, terrifying beast. A true essence of Hell and all things devilish. He spends centuries punishing souls for all their misdeeds through both life and death, causing trouble in his path when he feels is too pure... He was also my..." A silence overtook the moment... Until Sonia asked, "Your what...?" Feliferi, holding back any tears she was going to release, and responded with a soft smile, "Do not worry about it, young one... For now, allow me to fit the amulet on you." Feliferi then used to her magic to allow the amulet to descend onto Sonia's collarbone. A black band forms around her neck while the amulet shrinks in size so that it could fit onto Sonia like a necklace. The amulet gleams in beauty, shining upon Sonia and the others. Sonia eyes widened, gratified of this amazing gift, thus urging a smile from the humble goddess.

"You may remove the necklace anytime you wish, but be warned. Your powers will not activate once the necklace is removed. Protect it with your life," Feliferi explained, "This amulet is dangerous that even without an owner can create unknown circumstances. Do you understand?" Sonia, Matthew, and the scruffy cat look up at the goddess and nods slowly, agreeing to the goddess's terms and conditions.

"Say, uh.... is there anything else you want to give us, oh, almighty goddess?" The cat asked, making Feliferi laugh, "No, kitten. But you do deserve a name though." Sonia happily agrees and gives out test names such as "Rita," "Mary-Ann," "Buttons," and "Waffles." Each of these names made the cat respond with snide sounds, and disgusted responses. Sonia attempted many names... until she took notice of her scruffy fur.

"Hmm... How about Scruffles?" The ginger girl asked. The cat thought it over for a bit. She always did enjoy how scruffy her fur can be, then responds, "Scruffles... I like it!" Sonia giggles as she welcomes Scruffles as a part of her family. Sonia is then about to thank Feliferi, but suddenly, she was gone. In fact, she's gone, the crater is gone, and time is suddenly moving again.

"Where in the bloody world did she go?" Matthew queried. Sonia scratched her head, then takes off her necklace. As she took off the necklace, her powers slowly die down and enter the amulet as she reverts back to normal. 

"Wait, hold on!" Scruffles spouts, "I saw something in your hair when you had that necklace on!" Scruffles wraps the chain back around Sonia's neck, bringing her powers back. What they hadn't noticed were the three little crown-like antennae were sprouting out of the back Sonia's hair. Sonia finally notices as they wave within the wind, and asks, "What are those strange things coming out of my head?"

"Heh. Maybe they get the good radio stations or something," Scruffles commented. Sonia just rolled her eyes and took her pets home. Sonia was able to reach at home just in time for dinner, as well as introducing her new cat to her father. Somehow, he didn't seem to mind Sonia bringing home a mangy, old pussycat. It could be how adorable and attachable it is. 

After a hearty meal of dinner and watching TV, Sonia slogged up to her bedroom and sat on her bed. There she began to read some more of her fantasy comics while her pets get comfy sleeping with one another, even after a few fights. As she read them, the situation that the hero encounters a powerful being, yet is also blessed with a macguffin of extraordinary powers, somehow alluding to the situation Sonia just had a few hours ago. Sonia slowly put down her book, attempting to piece it together, but decided it was just better to go to sleep. 

In the dead of night, Sonia twisted and turned in her slumber. With every passing minute, she pulled out the amulet and continually observed it. Was she really the one? Is Sonia truly the 'champion' that would wield the  power to victory? However, the real question is... What is the consequence for wielding such a magical artifact?

In the midst of her questioning, a dark force from the skies above spies on the young girl, and her coveted jewel.

"It seems that the goddess has found her supposed 'champion,' my lord..." a crotchety, vile voice spoke, "A rather young one, I might add..."

"Excellent..." Solaria replied in his wicked tone, "So this is the champion who will one day slay me? Bahhh... sometimes I feel that fool goddess struck herself in the head. This girl will not stand a chance against the power of Eternal Darkness." Solaria, from his evil kingdom in the depths of space, erupted a vicious laugh... A wicked laughter... A laughter so vile, disgusting, wicked... so evil that it could echo across the galaxies. Solaria's laugh was one so wicked that even the faintest of souls shivered from its mirthless tone. A cold wisp flutters through the earth, causing even Sonia to shiver. Sonia covered herself deep in her bed sheets, thrusting herself into a world of dreams. At least a dream world, there is no fear of corruption. But sometimes, even dreams can become nightmares....