It happened somewhere in the middle of the night. I was enjoying a good night's rest when I woke up from a tingling sensation in my feet. While still half asleep, I try to make my way to the bathroom to drink some water.

  But just as I'm about to open the bathroom door, I see a blue fsh and the whole room lights up. "Ahhh! What the heck?" It startled me so much that I was wide awake in only a split second. "AAAAAAH! HEEEELP!" Some sort of energy barrier is all around me, and I can't get out!

  Rachel and Amelia rush into my room and switch on the light.

  "Diane!" Amelia shouts.

  "Amelia! I'm trapped!" I'm trying to free myself from my semi transparent blue prison, but whenever I hit against the wall, it only shows a ripple effect. Rachel is trying the same, but nothing happens.

  "Hold still!" Rachel shouted and then tried cutting through the shield with a knife. Unfortunately, it resulted in her getting zapped. Thankfully she wasn't injured and quickly joined other attempts to break me free.

  "It's a monster shield!" Amelia shouted. "Call Thompson! We have a Code 1!"

  Rachel nods once and rushes out of my bedroom.

  Amelia touches the shield while I'm now trying to rip it apart with my nails....but without any effect."Hang in there, Diane!"

  Suddenly I feel very tired....and lose consciousness.

  [ POV Amelia ]

  "Diane!" I shouted, but she has lost consciousness and there's no way for me to reach her.The shield then slowly becomes opaque, settling for a pin white color.

  When Rachel returns, she says "he's on his way with an intervention team. What's going on, Amelia? Why are you so calm now?"

  "Rachel.....the shield is gone. It's just....an egg."

  We both touch the shell and can confirm that it's really an egg shell.

  "Should we break it open?" Rachel asks.

  "No, wait." I put my ear against the shell and listen, but there's only silence. "I think...opening it might kill her. Besides...what if she's a new type of monster after all? It would expin how she ended up between those monsters where they found her."

  "How can such a kind girl be a monster?"

  "I don't know....only trying to make sense of this. She touched the bug stone, she said. Maybe....she already was...or now is becoming one of them?"

  A few seconds ter the egg starts shrinking ever so slowly. Smaller and smaller....until it's about twice the size of a chicken egg.

  We're at a loss for words, but we simply have to accept what we see.

  "Okay....now I'm sure that she's gone. Did it maybe eat Diane?" Rachel asked.

  "You are still half asleep, Rachel. Whatever we just witnessed....it already happened. Go downstairs and lead the soldiers here. Tell them what's going on, or they'll start shooting. Worst case we'll shoot the thing when it hatches. Best case....we might have a lucky break and learn something of value to kill monsters."

  [ POV Thompson ]

  A military team basically lifted me from my bed in the middle of the night and put me in a helicopter. We nded near Amelia Finley's home where a special intervention team already secured the egg. They are under orders to not touch it or harm it in any way.

  When I arrived, I immediately joined the team and witnessed the egg's existence with my very own eyes.I seriously thought for a moment that someone had pranked me, like Diane said multiple times during the debriefing. That thing looks ....exactly.. like a big chicken egg.

  But there wouldn't be 3 armed soldiers in this bedroom if it were a normal egg. And Diane's technology truly is out of this world. Could she be an alien after all? The phone looked human, but that doesn't mean that it was made by humans. Anyway, my job requires me to keep an open mind, and that's exactly what I'm going to do.

  One of the military medics, who was standing by from the beginning, suggested that we should keep the egg warm. But since it formed at room temperature, I advised against it. So the only thing we can do now ....is wait.

  Nothing happened for a long time, so Amelia suggested that I'd take a nap on her couch. Thankfully I got a few hours of rest before I heard people shouting.

  It's slightly past 6 am when I return to the bedroom and hear a cracking sound.

  "CRACK!"

  The egg truly seems ready for hatching. I guess that we'll finally have our answers!"Soldiers, stand ready!" I ordered.

  [ POV Diane ]

  I don't know where I am, but I feel nothing but pure bliss. I'm existing in a state of pure rexation. My thoughts are gone. I only....am. I don't think.....I just am.

  But at some point I hear a few muffled sounds from a nearby room and I return to the waking world.I think it's a male voice, but there are people answering too.

  When my eyelids slowly open, I see a white wall all around me. There's not much light in here, but I can still clearly see the wall.

  It feels like I'm sitting in a bath, but I have never been in a pce like this before. I'm not custrophobic, but I'm slowly beginning to feel exactly that. There's no door...only a single wall all around me.

  I hit the wall once with my right hand, balled into a fist. The wall is sturdy but nobody seems willing to acknowledge my attempts at communicating. Another smash results in a loud cracking sound.

  "CRACK!"

  Oops....I guess that the wall is just made from cardboard? Someone isn't going to be happy, but I have to get out. It's getting warmer here, and I really need some fresh air, so I keep hitting the wall until a hole is created. Fresh air fills my strange bath and lets me breathe easier.

  "Ukama var shiva!" Someone said, followed by more shouting people. What kind of nguage was that? It almost sounded like Klingon!

  Well....I'm telling you, this prank is truly original, but has now gone way, way too far! After one more hit, I fall through the wall onto the floor and feel exhausted.

  But the things I see next....should be impossible! I'm inside a giant's room! Everything is so incredibly big!

  "Amelia....." I said, because I felt terrified. But I'm too exhausted to move.

  An approaching face scared the hell out of me. "Ahhh!!" I shout.

  "Shhh....ukama na bamak shindo." A man said. Ah, now I recognize him! It's a giant Thompson! What is he doing in my bedroom? And why is he talking like that? Now it sounds more like Japanese!

  He keeps staring at me and waves, so I return the wave for a second, too exhausted to keep waving.

  "Thompson?" I said, and I saw him nodding. He keeps talking in a strange nguage, but I have no idea what he's saying so I ignore him. I see Rachel and Amelia too, and call their names. Thompson however keeps talking, apparently not aware that I can't even understand him.

  A strange message appears in front of my eyes, startling me for a moment.

  =======Auto-enabling the transtion skill.=======

  It disappeared after a few seconds, after which I could understand the conversation between Thomspon and a soldier.

  I look up at Thompson who seems to be at a loss for words."Thompson....what happened?"

  "Can you understand me?" He asked, looking surprised.

  I nod, "yes...now I can."

  "Who are you?" He asked, sounding very serious.

  "Diane." I barely manage to whisper.

  "It's her! She's still in there!" He said and then gnced at the others in the room.

  Next thing I see is Amelia's huge face approaching me."Diane, are you okay, honey?"

  Honey? Well....she's probably trying to help me."Amelia....tired."

  "Aww.....you poor thing. Rachel will pick you up and give you a bath. Is that okay?"

  "Yes." What else can I say?

  "Miss Finley, we have to follow protocol here. She might be dangerous." Thompson said.

  I motioned him to move closer to me. When he did, I whispered "Thompson.... what's happening?"

  "We don't know yet. You were trapped inside an egg shell for a few hours. You are....tiny now. And you have wings. I think you look like a fairy....or something like that."

  "Stop...pranking...me."

  A smile appeared on his lips."She at least sounds like Diane. Okay, give her a bath."

  I hear water flowing in the background, and moments ter someone's gigantic hands gently picked me up and put me in the bathroom's sink. Man, that thing is huge now!

  The lukewarm water is soothing and everyone around me stays very calm, nobody speaks.

  "Is the temperature good?" Rachel asked.

  "Fine." Is all I can answer, but I slowly feel my strength returning.

  Moments ter I'm lifted from the 'bath' and end up in the world's rgest towel. Only my head sticks out from this super fluffy thing, while Rachel is holding me on her p. This can't be a prank anymore.

  "You look worried." Thompson said, after carefully studying my expression.

  "I'm scared." I replied.

  "It's okay. Are you....really Diane?"

  I nod. "Yes....but WHAT am I? Huh? I see another message?"

  "What's happening?" He asked.

  "Eh....there are words floating in the air?" I finally feel my strength returning. Still a bit tired, but no longer feeling exhausted.

  "We don't see any. Tell us, what do you see?"

  "Ehh.....you're not going to believe this. It actually says:=======You are a forest fairy. Stats menu is currently unavaible. Tap message to continue...======="

  I look up at Rachel and blink a few times. "I'm a forest fairy? Are you...freakin' kidding me? And did someone actually answer my question just now?"

  Thompson then said "it would seem so, yes. Very....suspicious. But does it say more?"

  "Yes:======Brave hero, you have been chosen to defend the Earth against invading monsters.======"

  "Oh? Now that's surprising. It seems that someone is on our side. Do you know who sent the message?" He asked.

  "No, and I have absolutely no idea what's going on! Is this the moment when I get my medication and a nice comfy room with many plushies? Or did all of this actually happen?"

  "I guess we'll have to figure that out for ourselves." He replied, sounding annoyingly calm.

  "Let me get you a mirror." Amelia said.

  She returned quickly and held a portable mirror in front of me.

  I carefully stand up and free myself from the fluffy towel. What I see absolutely defies logic. First of all, I'm naked, of course. No idea where my PJs have gone...but they are no longer there.

  I have pearlescent wings now, two tall blonde fox ears and a tail as well. The fluff looks and definitely also feels super fluffy and super real. My hair is now blonde as well, but it used to be a dark brown, almost bck. My eyes appear to be a bit bigger than human eyes should look, and they are a very bright blue, even a bit fluorescent. There's not much white surrounding the blue, so it appears that my eyes are truly big, retively speaking of course.

  If I have to describe myself, I would say that I'm a tiny human-fox hybrid with wings. A forest fairy apparently, but at first gnce I look like a miniature human. I have read many books and seen many anime shows....and it seems that I really turned into one of those fantasy creatures. I actually look cute.....but my size is going to be a major issue.

  I touch my ears and see them twitch. They also seem able to track sounds around me. A really weird thing to see. And my tail....it's so incredibly fluffy! It's long and bushy, and can easily be used as a plushie repcement. So warm and fluffy.....I hope nobody is going to watch me tonight when I'll give it a test run. Maybe this isn't so bad after all? I mean, I'm obviously losing my mind here, so who still cares at this point?

  Once more I'm wrapped into the fluffy towel and we all agreed to continue the conversation downstairs while having breakfast.

  One thing bothers me, though. Nobody compined that I was naked...