HypnoBishoujoLand: Black and White - Part 1

Please note, this story is set at the most recent point in the HBL Timeline and references many stories and characters. For the full experience, knowledge of those characters and events will help. But regardless of your familiarity with the series, I hope you enjoy the story.

Lucia answered the door. It was a little odd that someone was knocking on the door this late but it didn't matter once she saw who was at the door. "Kitty!" The angel embraced the neko tightly.

"H-Hello, Lucia," Kitty gasped as Lucia squeezed her. Stop please."

"Oh, sorry," Lucia said as she put Kitty down. "Why are you here so late?"

"Diana hasn't come home yet and I was wondering if she was here."

"Oh, she is upstairs with Mina and Yuta."

"Okay, thanks, Sweetie," Kitty replied and headed upstairs.

Feeling good for helping someone, the angel skipped back into the living room where Jake sat, watching TV. "Who was that?" he asked.

"It was Kitty, looking for Diana. I told her she was upstairs with Mina and Yuta."

"Oh, that's nice of- YUTA!?" Jake leapt over the couch and sprinted upstairs.


Kitty knocked on the door to Yuta's room. "It's open," Yuta called in a sultry tone. Kitty entered the room and was stunned by what she saw: Mina, Diana, Yuta and Katia were in naught but their underwear and making out in pairs, Mina with Katia and Diana with Yuta. Yuta was the only one of the four whose eyes weren't spinning spirals. "Hello, Kitty," said Yuta, looking up. "Did you come to join in the fun?"

"F-f-f-f-fun!?" Kitty stuttered, barely able to comprehend what she was seeing.

"Yes, fun," Yuta replied as her eyes shifted into spirals like those of the other girls. "It's so much fun. You should relax and go to sleep so you can join us."

"Relax... sleep... join..." Kitty droned as her eyes closed and her head slumped.

"Open your eyes and take off those uncomfortable non-underwear clothes," Yuta commanded.

"Yes, Mistress Yuta," said Kitty, whose eyes now matched those of her mistress. She began to pull her top off when Jake arrived. Jake grabbed her wrists and stopped her from stripping.

"Hi, Big Brother," Yuta greeted cheerily. "Are you here to join us too?"

Offer... too... tempting... "Y-Yeah, that sounds-" he slapped himself in the face. "No, bad Jake. Now's not the time. Yuta, I want you to stop this now."

"Aww, but this is too much fun." The robot girl's eyes shifted to spirals again. "You should look into my eyes and see how fun it is." Jake slammed his eyes shut and held up a hand mirror he'd borrowed from Fawn on the way. "Pretty..." Yuta said as she stared into her own spiralling eyes.

"That's right, Yuta. They are pretty, aren't they?" Yuta nodded slowly. "They're so pretty, you should give in and obey them."

"Obey them."

"That's right. But if you're hypnotized, you can't tell yourself what to do, can you?"

"No... wouldn't make sense..."

"No, it wouldn't. Which is why you should let me tell you what to do instead. Does that sound reasonable to you?"

"Yes... that sounds... good..."

"Then close your eyes and obey."

"Obey..." Yuta whispered as her eyes closed.

Jake lowered the mirror once he was certain the danger had passed. He kneeled in front of Yuta and said, "Yuta? You obey me now, right?"

"Yes, Master Jake, I obey you," she replied in a monotone.

"I want you to wake Diana, Mina and Kitty up. It's time they got home. But make them calm when they wake up."

"Yes... time they got home... Diana, Mina, Kitty, wake up and be calm..." On command, the three's eyes changed back to normal and they quickly gathered their clothing.

Agitated despite her calmness, Diana approached Jake and whispered a request.

Jake nodded. "Yuta, next time you try to hypnotize either Mina or Diana, you will have the irresistible urge to obey a command from them. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Master Jake."

"Thanks, Jake," said Diana as she quickly put her clothes back on. Once she and Mina were dressed, they said good night and left with Kitty.

As Jake was about to wake up Katia and Yuta, he realised he didn't much want Katia's inevitable, loud, destructive revenge going on when everyone was trying to get to sleep. "Katia, I want you to forgive Yuta for hypnotizing you tonight."

"Yes, Master Jake. I forgive you, Mistress Yuta."

"In fact, you should show her how much you forgive her with a kiss."

"Yes, Master Jake." The princess did as she was told and started making out with Yuta.

"Ah, life is good."


Kitty and Diana walked Mina home before heading back to their own home. Kitty spoke first. "So... that happens often, does it?"

"Uh, yeah. More than I'd like. But it's okay, really! I-I don't mind being made to-"

Kitty stopped and took Diana's hand with both of hers. "Sweetie, you don't have to worry; I'm not as impulsive as Lilly. I'm fine with you staying with your friends if you're happy, but I would like to know a bit more about what you usually get up to. Okay?"

Diana smiled and hugged her mother. "Okay, Mom. I love you."


* * *


Felicia Mezzanotte lay on the bed in her prison cell, trying to get to sleep. She was finally going to get out tomorrow, having spent roughly nine months in prison after Captain Anime had stopped her Black Cat Gang. She was actually somewhat grateful for that, as she'd realised the error of her ways while serving her time and she planned to get out of her life of crime and turn over a new leaf. For now though, she needed some sleep.

Her neko ears picked up a light tapping, somewhat like high heels on concrete, approaching from down the hall. She assumed it was just the night patrolwoman making her rounds and thought nothing of it; that is, until the footsteps stopped in front of her cell. She opened her eyes to the sight of a woman in a business suit and that dragoness cop no one knew the name of looking into her cell.

"Open the cell, Delilah," said the businesswoman.

"Yes, Mistress," replied the cop lifelessly. 'Mistress'? What, was this woman her dominatrix? The cop had a collar on, so it seemed likely.

The businesswoman entered the cell and stood over Felicia. Curious, Felicia sat up. "Felicia Mezzanotte, yes?" the woman said. Now that she was closer and largely bathed in the moonlight shining through the window, Felicia could just about see that the woman had dark hair and green eyes behind a pair of glasses.

"Who's asking?" Felicia asked, on her guard. She assumed this was some trick the guards were playing for her last night here.

"Just someone who heard you were getting out tomorrow and came to make you a proposition. You can call me Ms. Violet."

"Okay, Ms. Violet. What kind of proposition?"

"I want you to reform your Black Cat Gang and work as my enforcers."

"Sorry, but I'm not interested in going back to a life of crime."

"Ah, I thought you might say that but I never said I was giving you a choice." Ms. Violet quickly snapped a collar around Felicia's neck and, before she could so much as yelp in surprise, Felicia felt incredibly lightheaded. She fell back onto her bed as her mind was overcome with thoughts that weren't quite her own, yet she felt that they were truer than any thought she'd ever had on her own. Her brown eyes turned block white as she sat up and stared blankly ahead.

"How may I serve you, Mistress Violet?"


* * *


Nothing was reported about the incident as this had all been planned quite carefully. Felicia had operated on post-hypnotic suggestions the following morning as she'd left - so as to avoid suspicion regarding her collar or eyes - while Delilah called in sick as commanded.

Once she was home, Felicia found that her new mistress had taken it over, turning it into her temporary headquarters. Following the final post-hypnotic command, Felicia picked up her collar from the table and placed it back around her neck. She stood, white-eyed and at attention.

Ms. Violet approached and looked the black-furred neko over. "That's a good kitty," she smirked. "I understand you were able to abduct Professor Mato nine months ago."

"Yes, Mistress Violet."

"Good. Because I have a few other scientists I need you to... 'appropriate' for me."

"Whatever you wish, Mistress."

"Good. Once Delilah gets back with word on our new hideout, you can set about rebuilding your gang. Bring in as many former members and new recruits as you can. Anyone who doesn't want to join will follow your example and give up their free will."

"Yes, Mistress Violet."

Ms. Violet's phone started to ring. "Oh, that must be her now." She answered and, indeed, it was Delilah.

"I have procured the new site as you requested, Mistress Violet."

"Excellent work, slave. I'll be there soon." She hung up and turned back to Felicia. "Come along, slave. Our new home awaits."


* * *


Diana entered the Mato House. Since it was Saturday, she and Mina had arranged to hang out at the mall. Mina had gone to meet up with Kylie and Angel while Diana went to pick up Yuta and Katia, despite her not really wanting Yuta along. It was almost nine, yet she didn't see anyone around the house. She entered the kitchen but no one was there either. It was warm out so she was feeling a little thirsty. She opened up the fridge and found that it was filled top to bottom with bottles of milk.

Diana loved milk. Embarrassingly so. It was such a cat thing to like but she couldn't help it. She preferred warm milk as it brought back nostalgic feelings of her mother feeding her as a baby, but cold milk was fine too. She took a bottle and took a sip. It tasted a little funny. It was probably just milk from something other than a cow. She shrugged and downed the rest of the bottle.

Now that she was refreshed, she had two ideas of where to look: the lab and Yuta's room. Given what had happened last night, the latter seemed very likely but she hoped she wouldn't have to go in there for a while. She decided to head to the lab first and hope beyond hope that they were there.

To her delight, everyone was in the lab. They greeted Diana as she entered and she saw that they were gathered around Mato and his new assistant Allison, who were displaying what appeared to be a fighter pilot's helmet. "What's he made this time?" she sighed. "A hypnosis-amplifying helmet?" The others stared at her in surprise. "Please tell me I'm not right."

"Yes, you are," replied Fawn.

Diana facepalmed. "Okay, I'll bite. How does it work?"

"I'm glad you asked, my dear," Mato replied. "It functions in a similar manner to my patented PAT suit, only trading in the damage protection for greater amplification. For example, if Jake were to wear the PAT suit..." Jake started sweating nervously "...he would be able to hypnotize all the girls in the house if he concentrated his powers enough."

"Make sure he never wears it then," said Sarah.

"Are you okay, Jake?" asked Lucia. "You do not look so good."

Jake was looking quite pale and looked like a bucket of water had been dumped over his head.

"Oh, he'll be fine," said Mato, wanting to get back to his explanation. "But, if he were to wear the helmet, he could quite easily enslave every mind on the street in under a minute."

Diana snatched up the helmet and threw in on the floor, where she stomped it into a million pieces. The others just stared on, stunned. "Heheh, sorry, but we can't let Jake have that kind of power, am I right?" The other girls generally agreed. Yuta and Katia got ready and left with Diana while the others cleared out of the lab, leaving Mato and Allison alone to pick up the pieces.

"Um, Professor?" said Allison, sounding concerned. "My calculations said this thing was capable of withstanding a sledgehammer blow without breaking. Were my calculations off?"

"No, of course not, my dear!" the old man replied encouragingly. "Science is a harsh mistress. She will sometimes tell you that you are wrong to test your resolve to push its boundaries. It is at times like this you must push forward and prove her wrong! The assistant of a genius such as I, wrong? Perish the thought! But we will learn the truth behind this or my name isn't Professor Eugene Mato, Genius Extraordinaire!"

"But your middle name isn't Eugene..."

"It isn't? Oh. Well, I'm still 85% sure my first name is Professor and my last name is Mato and I am 1000% sure I am a Genius Extraordinaire!"

"You're more sure about your intellect than your name...? And 1000% isn't even a thing..." Now I see why Barbara left.

"Indeed, I will discover the truth behind this mystery or my name isn't Professor Isaac Albert Mato, Super Genius!"

"That wasn't even remotely close..."

"Shut up!" called Jen from upstairs. "Some of us are trying to sleep!"

"Sorry!" he called back. "Professor Isaac Albert Mato, Super Genius," he whispered. Allison sweat dropped.


* * *


Ms. Violet inspected her new hideout. It was an old underground bunker from the Great War that had been left forgotten for decades. Delilah had found it in the records at City Hall and searched it. Deciding that it was perfect for her mistress' plans, she'd called her and given her directions. The bunker was designed to make life after the bombs dropped quite comfortable and had bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, everything.

What really caught her attention, though, was the silo area. Evidently, this bunker was designed not just for survival, but counterattack too. She smirked wickedly as the final piece of her master plan fell into place. "You have done very well, my pet," she said, stroking Delilah's cheek. "Now, it's your turn, Felicia. Don't disappoint me."

"No, Mistress, I won't." The now violet-eyed Felicia left with the list she had compiled of former Black Cat Gang members as well as a few new recruits Mistress Violet had suggested.

The collar around her neck had been designed to initially make its wearer mindlessly obedient to Ms. Violet and bombard their minds with subliminals until they could be allowed higher mental functions while still remaining loyal to her. Felicia was now in Phase 2, leaving the reformed criminal a willing servant of Ms. Violet and happily carrying out even more heinous acts than she ever had when she was in charge, now believing them to be the right thing to do. Her eyes were also turned violet, a rather vain addition on her mistress’ part.

The first name on her list was Ralph, the group's treasurer. He'd always been rather weak-willed and pathetic. She doubted that it would take much to coerce him into returning. She found his home easily enough and kicked the door in. She found the place empty and seemingly ransacked. He'd either been abducted by a third party or, more likely, had fled soon after the alleged vampire incident she'd heard about. She cursed her failure and vowed to capture two new recruits for every former member she couldn't get a hold of.

Second was Barbra, the only human member of the gang. Most of the other members had thought the very idea of a human in the Black Cat Gang was stupid and made no sense, but the woman had seemed sympathetic to their cause and Felicia had allowed her admittance. She wasn't sure if Barbra would rejoin willingly but that didn't matter since she had more collars just in case.

She walked up the stairs to Barbra's apartment and hoped she'd have more luck this time. It wasn't long after she knocked that Barbra opened the door. She seemed surprised to see Felicia again. "Boss? I thought you were in prison. And weren't your eyes brown?"

"Contacts. And I was in prison, but I got let out yesterday. But enough about me. I'm actually here with a business proposition for you. Can I come in?"

"Uh, sure?" The apartment was small and gave off the impression that Barbra was struggling to get by. "You want a cup of coffee?"

"Sure. Sounds nice." Felicia looked around while Barbra prepared the coffee. Once she returned and handed her a mug, the two sat down and Felicia, genuinely curious, asked, "What have you been up to since the gang broke up?"

"I've been working as a waitress at a nearby diner, so I've managed to get by okay."

"Why not just steal like when we were in the gang?"

"I tried that but something weird happened and I had a few periods of memory loss for a few weeks. I don't remember much of it but I figure it's better not remembering. And I dropped out of the criminal life to try and be normal."

"Huh. Suits you somehow."

"Thanks, I think? Anyway, what was this proposition you had?"

"Ah, I'm glad you asked. I've just landed a new job and my employer's looking for more workers."

"Oh? What kind of work?"

Felicia suppressed a smirk at Barbra's interest. "She's a scientist and she's working on a device that'll benefit everyone on the planet. All we need to do is act as her security and perform other... not so honest services for her."

"'Not so honest'? You mean stealing? Kidnapping?"

"Yep. What's with that look? You did both of those things in the Black Cat Gang."

"I know I did, but I'm trying to turn over a new leaf. Why don't you do the same?"

Somewhere deep down, a part of Felicia remembered that she had tried. That part also begged Barbra for forgiveness as it was overpowered by the collar's influence. She smirked. "I did try, you know. I had this whole plan. But then I received this." She pointed to her collar. "And now, I'm fully onboard with Mistress Violet's ideals. And you will be too." She produced a second collar and Barbra immediately jumped to her feet.

Barbra ran for the door but Felicia's natural neko agility gave her the edge and she tackled the human to the ground. "Sh-sh-shhhh, this won't hurt, I promise," Felicia whispered as she strapped the collar around Barbra's neck. Barbra's struggles ceased almost immediately as her green eyes turned white like Felicia's had. "That's a good girl. You will obey Mistress Violet now."

"Yes, I will obey Mistress Violet." Felicia noticed Barbra's old neko-ear headband from her time in the gang and placed it on her head, before she ran a hand through the human's blonde hair and found that the feeling of dominating another person like this was intoxicating. She couldn't wait to experience it again.


* * *


At the mall, the girls were trying on new summer clothes. "It's a shame Big Brother didn't come along too," said Yuta.

"Yeah, he could have carried our bags," Washina joked, who had tagged along.

"Making my beloved carry the bags of you commoners? I think not!"

"Katia, that was a joke," replied Washina. "Besides, I'm a princess too, remember?"

"Yes, but you were exiled from your home and lost your princess status."

"That's going too far!" scolded Yuta.

"It's okay, Yuta; she's right," said Washina with a forced smile.

"You want me to make her your slave for the day?" Yuta whispered.

"N-No, it's okay."

"What do you guys think?" asked Angel as she opened the changing room curtain to reveal Mina in a pinkish-red strapless top with a floral pattern, a blue denim skirt and a pair of clear, heeled sandals.

"Cute," said Yuta.

"You look great, Mina," said Kylie.

"You should buy it," said Diana.

"Y…You think so?"

"Yeah. Okay, my turn." Diana took a moment to change into a pair of denim shorts with a hole in the back for her tail and a flower design on the back pocket. "Thoughts?"

"Ooh, those are, like, totally awesome," Angel practically sang.

"They look good on you," said Washina.

"Yeah, whatever. Mina?"

"Yeah, they suit you."

"Alright. I'm gonna buy them." The girls went and bought their clothes while Washina sat down for a moment to think.

Once they were done, they went to get some ice cream. Along the way, they encountered a group of college-age guys. Naturally, the guys started hitting on them.

"Do you know who I am!? I am Princess Katia Gravetree of Elfland! You lowly commoners have the nerve to approach me!?"

"A princess, eh?" one of them said. "Looks like we hit the jackpot."

"WHAT!?" Katia screeched, attracting a lot of attention from the surrounding shoppers.

"Come on, baby, we can show you a good time," another one said to Diana. He was quite muscular and looked to be about twice the weight of the petite neko.

"We've already told you, no," replied Diana angrily. They just wouldn't take the hint.

"Don't be like that, babe," he said, grabbing Diana by the wrist. Reflexively, she turned and pulled harshly on his arm. To her utter amazement, she flipped him over her shoulder and onto the hard ground.

No one made a sound until Diana, without thinking, said, "Who's next!?"

The guys quickly ran off and Diana stared after them, calming her breathing. How in the world had she done that? She didn't have long to ponder this as she was suddenly surrounded by her friends, all praising her bravery and her ability.

"How did you do that, Diana?" asked Mina in awe.

"I... I have no idea," Diana replied. "But it felt good. Really good."


* * *


Upon questioning Barbra, Felicia had learned that she'd had a run-in with Ralph a few months ago. From what she knew, he'd fled to another city after an incident with a succubus and hadn't been seen since. It didn't matter though; plenty of people could do Ralph's job better than he did, given some... coercion.

So far, she'd managed to bring back most of the old gang. Some were still in prison and Ms. Violet had instructed her not to do anything about them and stay under the radar. She'd managed to find a few new recruits though. As she'd promised, two for every one member she couldn't bring back. She hadn't done it alone; most of those she'd brought in had been sent out themselves. They'd mainly gone for people whose absence wouldn't be noticed until after the gang's 'coming out' as Ms. Violet had put it. Her mistress had a thing for theatrics, it seemed.

Felicia had requested Barbra stay with her and Ms. Violet had obliged. She wasn't sure what it was but she felt an odd connection with this woman. Maybe because she was her first conquest. Maybe because she reminded her of herself. Or maybe a part of her felt guilty for what she’d done to her… Regardless, they'd been sent by Ms. Violet to find one last member of the gang; one she’d contacted beforehand, who had agreed to join on the condition that she bring back at least 70% of the old gang.

Given Ms. Violet's personality, Felicia and Barbra had concluded that she desperately wanted this man, since she expressly forbade them from attempting to use a collar on him. And if Mistress wanted him, Mistress would get him.

They arrived at a rundown apartment complex downtown. Graffiti covered almost every spot on the walls and random garbage was littered about around it. The site was well known for its drug addicts and homeless people so most of the general populace avoided it. Delilah, acting as a mole inside the YPD, had informed her mistress that a big sting operation was being planned so the two didn't have long, even with her sabotage of the operation.

They managed to avoid most of the pushers and reached an apartment on the sixth floor. They knocked and the door was opened by its occupant. Upon seeing him, the two understood Ms. Violet's orders much more clearly.

Standing before them was Gatto Nero, a member of the Black Cat Gang, who had led a number of crime sprees for the gang before its downfall. He had apparently become a mercenary since then, though he'd told Ms. Violet that bringing back the gang was all the payment he needed, so long as he could keep what he stole. Despite her initial desire to leave it all behind, Felicia understood his nostalgia for the good old days in the gang.

He had scruffy black hair that came down just above his brown eyes, the right one bearing a pair of deep scars that the two didn't recognise. His black fur was messy and not well maintained. Felicia had never known a whole lot about Nero, aside from the fact that he was an anarchist; he enjoyed breaking and/or stealing things and he didn't particularly look after himself, preferring to live for the moment and not worry about the consequences, which was likely the cause of his scars.

"You the ones Violet sent?" he asked.

"Yeah," Felicia replied. "The cops are planning a sting operation here so we need to get going fast."

"He's a cop!" came a call from the floor below and a gun fight broke out.

"Too late," said Nero, quickly heading back inside and grabbing his gear. He told the other two to barricade the door and they did so. Once he had his equipment, Nero had the two follow him through the window onto the fire escape. Nero headed down to the third floor before jumping down into the alleyway and landing on his feet.

Not wanting to risk hurting her, Felicia ran down to the first floor and had Barbra hold onto her as she jumped down too. The three quickly headed through the alleys, leaving the car behind to draw less attention.


* * *


Diana couldn't get what had happened off her mind. How had she thrown a man twice her weight over her shoulder with no problem? She was a little worried. But the others were amazed and they'd immediately told everyone once they'd returned to the Mato House. Jessica suggested that, like how a parent can summon superhuman strength to protect their children, Diana may have summoned superhuman strength to protect her friends. Mina and Yuta were touched by the idea but Diana wasn't so sure.

She shuddered as she realised that Professor Mato was her best option of finding out what was happening to her. However, Jen informed her that the old man and Allison had been locked inside the lab since she'd destroyed his helmet. Great, so it's my fault. She decided to go home for now and hope he'd be back in the morning.

She said goodbye to her friends and walked with Mina to her house. "Really, Diana, you were so cool," Mina gushed. "It reminded me of that security footage we saw of you fighting Rosemary. You were like some kind of comic book hero."

"Thanks, but I'm really not cut out to be a hero," Diana replied self-deprecatingly.

Mina put a hand on her friend's shoulder as they reached her front door. Diana, you can be a hero. You saved us all from Rosemary that time. Okay, sure, you don't save us all very often but you have done it and that was one of the most perilous and dangerous situations we've ever been in." She hugged Diana tightly. "Just believe in yourself and you can do anything." She released her friend and bid her good night before entering her house.

Diana returned to her own home, pondering Mina's words. Somehow, she felt really good about herself after hearing those things from Mina. Her mother seemed to notice her goofy grin as she entered the living room. "Hey, Sweetie, what are you so happy about?"

"Huh? Oh, nothing really. Where's Dad?"

"He went to bed already. He's got a business trip tomorrow and he needs his rest."

"Oh, yeah. I remember him mentioning that. Hey, Mom, there's a show on in about ten minutes that I really wanna watch. Can I stay up and watch it?"

"Sorry, Sweetie, but it's really late. You need to get to bed."

"But, Mooom, it's only a half hour show. Come on, pleeeeeeeease."

"Diana, I've already told you-" Kitty stopped mid-sentence as she turned to her daughter. Diana's eyes were large and innocent. As she stared into these wide, teal orbs, she couldn't resist her daughter's wish. "Of course you can stay up and watch it."

Diana, in her excitement, didn't notice how out of it her mother sounded. "Really!? Oh, thanks, Mom! You're the best!" Diana hugged Kitty thankfully.

Kitty was unsure why she'd refused at first. It was a simple request after all and Diana really wanted to watch it so there really was no reason not to let her.

The show was a late-night special on neko biology. Diana had recently become curious in the subject, though she had no idea why. She assumed it was because she didn't learn a whole lot of neko specifics in school - aside from the basics like heat cycles - and not that she was interested in the neko reproductive cycle for any particular reason.

Kitty stayed and watched the program with her daughter. She smiled, having an idea why Diana wanted to watch it.

Diana stretched as the credits came up. "Aaah, that was really interesting. Don't you think so, Mom? Hm? What're you smiling about?"

Kitty couldn't help herself. "Oh, I just think I've figured out why you wanted to watch this so much."

"Huh?"

"Oh, just a certain someone who's got you thinking about your body... and how it works..."

"W-w-w-what are you implying?"

"Oh, nothing," Kitty replied knowingly. "Night, Sweetie." Kitty headed up the stairs, leaving Diana alone to ponder her mother's words. Diana didn't know what it was but she didn't feel too good. She felt a little sick, in fact. She decided to head off to bed and hope she would feel better by morning.


* * *


Ms. Violet congratulated her two slaves on a job well done and welcomed Nero to her now renovated hideout. The once cold, lifeless grey walls were now covered with light green wallpaper that matched her eyes, and the floor was covered with a nice violet carpet. The rooms had been assigned for the gang, with her closest minions in the rooms closest to hers, mainly so she could more easily call them up in the middle of the night. Among these rooms were Felicia and Barbra's room and Nero's room, the former being right next to hers.

Just as they'd hoped, she called Felicia and Barbra into her room that night and had fun hypnotizing the two and bringing them out in various circumstances. A recent event had awakened an incredible fascination in hypnosis within Ms. Violet and she did what she could to satisfy her new need. But it wasn't enough; controlling people was one thing but being controlled herself was another. The feeling of going into a trance and just obeying another was exhilarating for her. Unfortunately, she was too smart to risk jeopardising her entire plan just to feel that again, so she settled on domination.

Once she'd had her fun, she sent them back to their rooms to dream of obeying her, a method of deepening her control that had worked wonders thus far. She told them to prepare because they had a big day ahead of them tomorrow.


* * *


When Diana awoke the following morning, she found that her muscles were strangely sore. She assumed it was from exerting herself so much at the mall yesterday. She struggled to pull herself out of bed and down the stairs. She found her mother already making breakfast.

"Are you okay, Sweetie?" Kitty asked as she saw Diana slowly lower herself into a chair at the table with a grimace on her face.

"My muscles are aching, Mom," Diana explained.

"Alright, give me a minute and I'll be right there," Kitty replied, continuing with breakfast.

"But it really hurts, Mom," Diana whined. "Can't you do something about it now?"

"I'm sorry, Sweetie, but I'm finishing up breakfast. Your father's going to need it for his trip."

"But I'm hurting nooow. Pleeeeease?"

Kitty put the wooden spoon down harshly and turned around. "Diana, I'm serious, you-" Just like last night, Kitty's eyes met Diana's and she found herself incapable of denying her daughter's wishes. "You're in pain." She stopped what she was doing and rushed over. "Tell Mama where it hurts."

"All over," Diana replied. She looked up at her mother with big, hopeful eyes. "Can you do something to make me feel better please?"

"Yes. Of course I can, Dear. This way please." She helped guide her daughter to the couch and laid her down on her front. She began by massaging her shoulders and Diana immediately started to feel better. Kitty would often give her daughters massages if they were hurting and she was pretty damn good at it.

Diana recalled one particular incident of leg cramp that had left her unable to go to Mina's birthday party. Kitty had given her leg a massage and she'd felt well enough to go within twenty minutes, even able to run and jump there. And today was no different. Kitty had a definite talent and Diana was feeling better already.

"Morning," said Diana's father as he entered the room. "Is something wrong, Diana?" he asked concernedly, knowing what his wife giving a massage meant.

"Our poor little kitten's hurting all over, Salem," Kitty explained, speaking as if talking about a baby. This irked Diana a little but she appreciated that her mother cared so much.

"Need any help?" he asked.

"No, I’m fine on my own."

"Okay then. You get better, kiddo," Salem added encouragingly before heading into the kitchen. He returned soon after. "Uh, Honey? I appreciate that you're looking after Diana but didn't you say last night that you'd 'absolutely make sure' you had breakfast ready before I was up?"

"I’m busy tending to our daughter, Salem," Kitty replied slightly agitatedly.

"Well, I can see that, but you said-"

Diana caught a glimpse of her mother's face as she turned back to her husband. She hadn't seen that expression on Kitty's face since that one kid called her sister fat. Kitty turned to her husband with a fierce scowl, like that of a lioness protecting her cubs. "She's in pain, Salem! How could I put anything before my precious little girl's wellbeing?"

Salem was as surprised as Diana was at this outburst. Evidently, so was Kitty from the looks of it. "Salem, I... I'm sorry. It's just... Diana... She’s in pain…"

"N-No, it's okay. You just wanted to make sure Diana's okay, right? I'll, uh... I'll just finish making breakfast myself. Shouldn’t take too long anyway, you know. You just make sure Diana’s feeling better, okay?"

"Y-Yeah. Sure." Salem left the room and Kitty and Diana were left in silence.

This event got Diana thinking. She thought back to how adamant her mother had been that she finish making her father's breakfast before suddenly doing a complete 180 and attending to Diana's needs. In fact, she'd done the same thing last night with the TV.

"Mom?" Diana said, breaking the silence.

"Yes, Sweetie?"

"Are you feeling alright? You're not under a lot of pressure or anything?"

"No, of course not. But what about you, Dear? You're not still hurting, are you?"

"N-No. My body doesn't hurt anymore."

"Good," Kitty sighed before kissing Diana on the forehead and standing up. "In that case, I should get back to-"

"One more thing?" Diana interrupted, needing the test something.

"Yes?"

"Could you stand on one leg?"

"Stand on one leg? Why?"

"Pleeeease?" Once again, staring into Diana's big, round eyes, Kitty found herself wanting to fulfil her daughter's wishes.

"Sure thing. How's this?" She stood on one leg as asked but this didn't really prove anything. Diana needed something more random, more out of the blue. Something her mother was less likely to do.

"Will you act like a chicken?"

"A chicken? Wha-?"

"Pleeeease?"

Kitty tucked her arms in and flapped them like wings as she clucked and buckawed for her daughter.

Diana's theory seemed almost confirmed. But her mother could simply be playing along to make her feel better. "Okay, Mom, you can stop now. I said you can stop now. Mom?" Kitty merely clucked in response, Diana's words having no effect.

"Oh, my gosh." Diana covered her mouth with her hands. "Please, Mom, go back to normal. Please?"

As soon as their eyes met again, Kitty lowered her arms and smiled. "Will that be all, Sweetie?"

"Y-Yeah. That's all."

Kitty returned to the kitchen, where she hugged her husband from behind as he finished his breakfast. Diana's mind raced with thoughts. She had some kind of power over her mother. It seemed to happen when she pulled her cute little kitten routine. It had usually worked when she was a kid, but Kitty had stopped falling for it once Diana had reached her teens. The question was: would it work on anyone else?

Diana quickly changed into her new shorts, along with a pair of sandals and a t-shirt (all of which felt a little tight but she didn't care) and headed over to the Mato House.

"Where’s she off in such a hurry?" Salem asked as he prepared to leave himself.

"Probably to see her friends at the Mato House," Kitty replied as she adjusted her husband’s crooked tie. "Salem, I-"

Salem kissed his wife on the lips to stop her. "It’s okay, really. You’re just stressed. Look, how about I book some time off and we can go to that spa you like, huh? You and me."

"Really?" Kitty perked up at the suggestion.

"Yeah. Really."

"Oh, I love you!" Kitty leapt into her husband’s arms and kissed him deeply.


* * *


Once inside the Mato House, she knocked on the door to the lab but no one answered. "If you're looking for Grandfather," said Yuta as she approached from the stairs, "he's still in his lab with Allison. It's not fair, hogging Allison to himself."

Diana smiled at her friend's pouting.

"Hey, you wanna play a game, Diana?"

These words gave Diana a great idea. "Actually, I have a new game."

"Really?" asked Yuta giddily. "What kind of game is it?"

"Let's go to your room and I'll show you."

"Okay!" Yuta led Diana up to her room, passing Fawn along the way. They entered and Diana found, to her not surprise, that Washina and Midori were already hypnotized and making out, and it wasn't even nine yet. "So? What is this game? Tell me, tell me!" Yuta's enthusiasm knew no bounds.

Diana knew she was taking a risk here but it seemed the best way to test this. She took a deep breath before she explained. "Okay, this game is called 'Role Reversal'. You know how you always hypnotize us to make out and other stuff against our will?"

"Uh-huh." Yuta wasn't even slightly put off by the suggestion.

"Well, in this game, I have to do that to you. First off, if I asked you to... make out with Dawn, would you?"

"Yep."

"..." Okay, new idea. "If I... asked you to make Washina hypnotize you and have her and Midori wake with full memory of what you've had them do, would you?"

"What? But then they'd get mad at me. I don't want them to be mad at me."

"Great. My goal in this game is to make you do that."

"But what if you can't?"

"Huh?" Diana hadn't thought of that.

"If you can't do it, do I get to hypnotize you and have you join in?"

"Uh, sure?" Diana felt like her brain had broken and replied without thinking.

"Yay! Alright, give me your best shot."

Diana sighed as she realised that she now had something riding on this. She steeled herself and looked directly into Yuta's eyes, hoping she wouldn't try to cheat. "Look into my eyes." Yuta did so. "Will you make Washina hypnotize you and wake them up with full memory of what you had them do? Pleeeease?"

At first, nothing happened. Diana assumed that it had failed and she'd be spending the rest of the morning in her underwear. But then Yuta smiled. "Sure thing. If that'll make you happy, I'd love to." Diana sat in amazement as Yuta walked over to her two hypnotized housemates. "Washina? I'd like for you to hypnotize me and then for you and Midori to wake up and remember what I've had you both do. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Mistress Yuta," replied Washina.

"Hai, Yuta-sama," droned Midori.

Washina pulled her pocket watch out of her pants pocket and dangled it in front of Yuta's eyes. As per Diana's request, Yuta followed the watch intently and allowed herself to become hypnotized. A few minutes later, Yuta was sat on the bed with glassy eyes.

"We must awaken, Midori," said Washina.

"Yes," the samurai girl replied. "Yuta-sama commands it." Washina snapped her fingers and the two woke. Once they realised what had happened, Midori immediately went for her sword. Knowing this would happen, Washina grabbed her to hold her back.

"Let me go," she demanded. "Yuta-chan- no, Yuta, has taken advantage of me and must be punished!" Diana had learned from Midori that dropping the honorific was a sign of either close intimacy, or utter contempt. This was clearly not the former.

"Calm down, Midori," said Washina, trying to figure out how she could get her pocket watch in front of Midori without letting go of her. "She does this to everyone. It's, uh... her way of showing she cares."

"No, she has gone too far! She must be-"

"Stop, Midori," Diana said assertively as she stood between the half-naked samurai and the entranced robot girl. "You always react to every little thing with violence. It's completely uncalled for. You need to mellow out and relax." Her eyes grew wide, yet authoritative somehow.

As she stared into Diana's eyes, Midori found herself trusting her and wanting to do as she said. "You are right, Diana-chan. I do resort to violence too quickly. I am calm now."

"Good. Why don't you vent your frustration with some training?"

"Yes, that is a good idea, Diana-chan. Arigatou." Midori quickly redressed and left the room. She could be heard calling Jake's name before a window was smashed and Jake could be seen fleeing across the lawn from Yuta's window.

"Wow, that was amazing, Diana," said Washina. "How did you do that?"

"Do what? I didn't do anything. You saw nothing."

Washina looked into Diana's big, round eyes and the memory of what had just happened drifted from her mind. "Huh? What just happened?"

"You were just telling me how pretty my eyes are," Diana replied, getting the hang of her eye power.

Again Washina was compelled to obey. "Yeah, you're eyes are the prettiest things I've ever seen. They're like Dawn's orbs, only much, much prettier."

"How do you feel when you look into my eyes, Washina?"

"I feel... like your eyes are just so... beautiful. Like you're some kind of Goddess and I should listen to you and do as you say."

"Goddess? I like it. Eye of the Goddess."

"What are you talking about?" Washina asked, confused by Diana's mumbling.

"Nothing! But making my eyes big and cute like this is just so tiring, so I'd like you to feel that way any time we make eye contact, not just when I'm doing this. Is that clear?"

"Yeah, sure."

"Let's test that, shall we?" Diana disabled her power, but maintained eye contact and said, "You think you're a dog."

Washina dropped to her knees and started barking. She hopped onto the bed and started licking Yuta's cheek. Diana took a quick picture with her cellphone.

"Oh, Washina?" After getting her attention, Diana said, "You're not a dog any more. But you want Yuta to hypnotize you and for both of you to fall under my control."

"Yeah, sounds good," replied Washina, unable to resist. "Hey, Yuta? Hypnotize me then fall under Diana's control, 'kay?"

"Yes, Mistress Washina." Yuta's still glassy eyes shifted into spirals. Fascinated, Washina stared until she was thoroughly hypnotized.

"I am ready to obey, Mistress Diana," said Washina.

Diana smirked. Now she was truly the one with the power. She suddenly had a fun idea. "Yuta, I want you to go fetch me... a milkshake, a bowl of cereal and... a flower. And bring one in each hand."

Diana was surprised when Yuta uttered, "Yes, Mistress Diana," and left the room. She'd expected her to stand around, confused.

Oh, well. Now, I have Washina here alone. "Washina? My muscles have been a little sore lately. Massage me."

"Yes, Mistress Diana." For the next few minutes, Washina moved her hands all across Diana, soothing her sore body with her delicate touch.

"I have returned, Mistress Diana." Diana looked up but she didn't expect what she saw.

Yuta had indeed returned with the milkshake in one hand, the cereal in the other and the flower in the hand of an entranced Katia by her side. Diana fell off the bed when she saw this.

"Yuta? Why did you hypnotize Katia?"

"You wanted me to bring three things, one in each hand, Mistress Diana. But I only have two hands and you never said all three had to be mine, so I brought Katia along."

"I am happy to serve Mistress Diana," the elf princess droned.

"N-No, that's okay. You can go back to your room and wake up with no memory of being hypnotized."

"Yes, Mistress Diana," Katia replied before leaving.

"That was... different." Diana took the cereal and milkshake. "Ooh, banana, my favourite. Now, Washina, Yuta, you're both going to become whatever animals I tell you to until I say stop." The two did as commanded, turning into chickens, cows, kittens, birds and even snakes before she had them stop. Diana was having a ton of fun and wanted to continue later. For now though, she felt it best to finish up before anyone found out. "Okay, Washina, you will come over to my house after dinner tonight. And bring a maid costume from Dawn's closet too."

"Yes, Mistress Diana."

"Now, both of you wake up with no memory being hypnotized by me." She snapped her fingers and the two woke up. Diana quickly slipped out of the room before either could realise she was there. She could just about hear Yuta trying to hypnotize Washina and Washina trying to hypnotize Yuta to prevent herself from being hypnotized.


* * *


Everyone gathered in the living room later see Jen off. She'd told them a week earlier that she went on a trip back home the same time every year. That time was now. She'd wanted Jake to go with her, but the others didn't know he was her master, so they decided it was better if he stayed. He promised he'd go with her one day though, which made Jen happy.

"Stay safe," said Fawn as she hugged Jen.

"And be sure to bring back some exotic treasure with you," Dawn added slyly.

Jen chuckled. "Sure. You'll tape the soaps for me, won't you?"

"Of course," Sarah replied. "I'd say we'd wait for you to get back and watch them together, but..."

"I know, I know. You can't wait to see it. I understand."

The other girls all nodded, leaving Jake with no idea what they saw in those shows.

"Well, I'm off then." Jen snapped her fingers and poofed out of the room.

"I will miss Jen," said Lucia sadly.

"I'll miss making out with Jen," said Yuta, equally sadly.

"You're acting like we'll never see her again," said Jessica. "She'll be back. And she'll probably give you some great souvenirs when she does returns."

"Yay!" the two cheered happily, eliciting giggles and chuckles from their friends.


* * *


Later that afternoon, the girls were all in the living room, watching that boring soap opera they liked so much. Strangely, even Lilly and Kitty had joined them today. Jake was amazed at the almost hypnotic power this show had on women. If he could only harness its power- he slapped himself for thinking like Mato.

"Mato-kun, please slap yourself for thinking like your grandfather more quietly," said Midori, not even taking her eyes off the screen. "We are trying to watch our soap."

"I noticed," Jake muttered. He got up and started to head upstairs, wishing he was as hypnotic as the TV, when Sarah suddenly called him back. He rushed back into the living room and saw that the channel had been hijacked by a neko in a black ninja outfit. She started speaking in an artificially deepened voice, and Jake knew it was a she because she had a rather nice bust size.

"For too long, the citizens of Yoto have been sat in their ivory towers, looking down on the poor, the helpless, and the weak. Your greed has turned this city into a putrid, festering hive for the rich and famous to flaunt their status and trample the every man. That time is now at an end. We are the Black Cat Gang and all your stuff are belong to us."

"Yeah, 'cause that reference isn't dated or anything," muttered Jake.

The screen cut to static before cutting to a news report on the event.

Yuta whined about missing the soap while the others were at a loss for words. Sarah immediately headed for her squad car with Jessica, just knowing that the chief was gonna be pissed.


* * *


Felicia removed her mask once the broadcast was over.

Ms. Violet smiled. "Well done, my pet. Now that they think your gang to be some kind of revolutionary movement, we can move on to our real objective. I need other brilliant minds to help me construct my ultimate weapon and you, my dear, will be in charge of 'recruitment'.

"As you wish, Mistress Violet, it shall be done."


* * *


Sarah couldn't have been more right. After spending half an hour being yelled at by that muscle-bound inu for not being able to predict the future, the department was frantic in its attempts to track down the gang and trace the signal of the broadcast through a thousand proxies. The army had been called in too, something only done in extreme circumstances like major crime waves, international incidents and Mato running for office.

"Stupid chief," moaned Sarah as she sat in her office with Jess. "Excuuuuuuse me for not being able to predict the future."

"Yeah, what a douche," said Jess as she took a sip from her coffee. "Still, the Black Cats were stopped once; they can be again. And, hey, their last appearance brought along the debut of a certain, masked-"

"Not. In. The mood."

"Heh, sorry. Couldn't resist."

"Can't resist your own pocket watch either..." Sarah muttered. "...Sorry."

"Nah, we're even now. Besides, I know how much this stuff stresses you out. Speaking of my pocket watch-"

"No."

"Aww, but you look so cute when you get hypnotized by me."

"I hate you sometimes."

"But you love me the rest of the time, right?"

Sarah actually found that one funny and couldn't help but laugh. "Thanks, Jess. I needed that."

"Yep. Now that you're calm and cool, what's your plan?"

Sarah instantly gained blue depression lines. "I have no idea."

Jessica sweat dropped. "I guess I can't fix everything, huh?"


* * *


Felicia and Barbra arrived at their first destination. While their brethren were out causing chaos, they had no trouble getting into the prison, especially with Delilah escorting them. They had two targets: Dr. Slate and Professor Meito. Fortunately, the two were being held in the newly constructed 'Mad Scientist Wing'.

Dr. Slate had found himself in prison after infecting Professor Mato’s systems with a memory-deleting virus a few months previous, while Professor Meito had been imprisoned some time prior to that when he'd been found guilty of abducting a number of mermaids and nekos along with various other crimes. Given that the two were old rivals of Professor Mato, they'd been kept on separate sides of the wing, making this release a little trickier.

Felicia had come up with a plan that would fix so many problems. First, they entered the wing and found one of the officers assigned to guard duty. She was a young woman, likely only a few months out of the academy, with short, wavy strawberry-blonde hair and bright blue eyes. Her uniform was customized a little with her shirt top tied up under her breasts, a pair of short uniform shorts, trooper boots, a belt that hung loosely around her well-formed hips and a pair of sunglasses resting on her forehead.

"Officer Karan," said Delilah as she approached with the two Black Cats.

"Delilah!" Karan greeted happily. The two had worked together a few times in the past few months. Karan had become well-known around the precinct for her role in stopping the Borg Busters with Sarah. "How are you? Are you here for the next shift?"

"Yes, but I also have something I need to give you."

"A collar?" said Karan curiously as Delilah produced the item in question.

"It's a tracker in case any officers are captured by the Black Cats."

"Hmm, makes sense. Can you help me put it on?"

"It would be my pleasure," replied Delilah, Karan missing the dark tone in her voice as she said it. Delilah walked behind Karan and placed the collar around her neck, making it let off a satisfying click. Karan froze for a moment and Delilah massaged her shoulders soothingly. "Shhhh, just let it happen. Give in to the collar and you'll feel so much better."

"Give in..." Karan droned as her eyes turned white. "I must obey Mistress Violet."

Delilah nodded to Felicia, who took Karan to collect Meito while Barbra joined Delilah in bringing in Slate.

"Professor Meito?" Felicia asked as Karan opened the cell door.

"What do you want?" the old man asked, not even looking up from his magazine.

"My name is Felicia Mezzanotte and this is the mind controlled Officer Karan."

"Hello," Karan said in monotone.

"We have a business proposition for you."

"Not interested," said Dr. Slate when told the same thing.

"But I have something that might interest you, Doctor," replied Barbra. "Our employer is offering you the opportunity to get revenge on Professor Mato."

"Mato!?" both men replied after hearing the name. "I'm in." Felicia and Barbra smirked. They quickly snuck the old men out of their cells and out of the prison before anyone even knew they were gone.


* * *


Washina knocked on the door of Diana's house. She'd felt compelled to come over here suddenly and she hoped she could become friends with the neko girl. Diana opened the door and seemed strangely happy to see her. She stared into Washina's eyes and said, "Come in, Washina. Get changed and become my obedient maid."

Washina couldn't disobey and was soon dressed as a maid. "How may I serve you, Miss Diana?"

"You may start with the cleaning. I want this room spotless."

"As you wish, Miss Diana."

As Washina got to work, Kitty entered the room. "Oh, is that one of your friends?"

"No, Mom, she's the maid. Don't you remember?" She locked eyes with her mother, who soon found herself agreeing with her daughter.

"Oh, yes. How silly of me. How are you today, Dear?"

"I'm doing fine, Miss Kitty. Thank you for asking."

"Aren't you tired, Mom?" asked Diana.

Kitty felt wide awake until her eyes met Diana’s and they suddenly became very heavy. "Uh, yes... I am... Wow..."

"You should go to bed then."

"You're right. I need..." Kitty got as far as the couch before passing out.

"Huh. Didn't expect that. Washina. Go get a blanket for my mom."

"Yes, Miss Diana." Washina left the room and returned soon after with the blanket.

"Good. Now, get on your knees and tell me you obey me."

Washina did just that. "I obey you, Miss Diana."

Diana smirked. "It's not nice, being controlled by someone else, is it?" Before Washina could respond, there was a knock at the door. Diana was tempted to have Washina answer it but she knew it was a bad idea. She instead had her hide in the kitchen while she answered. To her surprise, it was Jake and Mina. "Oh, hi, guys. What are you two doing here?"

"Hey, Diana," said Jake. "Is Washina here?"

"Huh? Washina? Why would she be here? I don't know what you're talking about."

"Hmm, sleepy time!" Jake called out. "Washina? Come here please!"

"Yes, Master Jake," said Washina as she zombie marched out of the kitchen.

"I must obey," said Mina.

"Oh, heheh. Wake up, girls." Washina and Mina awoke, confused. "Not here, eh? And in a maid uniform too. Nice. How did you do it? Yuta?"

"And why did you lie to us?" asked Mina, hurt.

"Not that I mind, but why am I dressed in this cute maid uniform?" asked a confused Washina.

"I, uh... I don't..." Diana had no idea how to explain this.

"Diana," said Jake gently. "Start from the beginning. What's happening?"

Diana sighed, knowing she was going to get in so much trouble but she had no choice. She took the three up to her room and explained how she'd suddenly found that she had some kind of hypnotic power and how she'd practised on Kitty and Washina.

"You hypnotized me?" asked Washina in disbelief. "Well, that's different."

"Why didn't you tell us about this, Diana?" asked Mina. "We could have helped you learn to control it or... or something. You didn't need to keep it a secret. And you've used it on your own mother and Washina? You know how it feels to be mind controlled. How could you do that to them?" The other three in the room all felt incredibly guilty as she said this.

Jake could see how much Mina's words had hurt Diana. He placed a hand on the neko's hand and she looked into his eyes. "Diana, where I'm from, we have a saying: 'With great power, comes great responsibility'. By accident or act of God, you've been given this incredible gift and you can't just squander it by making your friends think they're your maid... even if she happens to look incredibly hot in the outfit."

"Hehe, oh, you," Washina giggled playfully.

"You could do so much more with your power than this."

Pot calling the kettle black... thought Washina dryly.

"Just think about it, 'kay?"

Diana slowly nodded before hugging Jake. She looked over at Washina and said, "I guess I can see why you two can't help yourselves sometimes. That feeling of having total power over someone else is just so... intoxicating. Especially for someone like me."

Jake lifted her chin so she was looking into his eyes again. "I know you think you're powerless but even without this new power you've got, you're strong enough to know when you've done something wrong, and you're strong enough to make it right. Right?"

Diana averted her eyes. "Y-Yeah." She looked back to Washina. "W...Washina? I'm sorry..."

"Meh, I put the whammy on you all the time. I guess this is just divine punishment. And if this is punishment..." she lifted up the hem of the skirt "...I'll have to be a bad girl more often. Can I keep it?" This lifted the mood and the four friends laughed together.


* * *


Felicia's group soon returned to base, where their mistress greeted her new associates. "Professor Meito, Dr. Slate, you can call me Ms. Violet. I'm a huge fan of your respective works. If you'll please follow me, we can get your sleeping quarters arranged."

Once the two scientists were settled in, Ms. Violet inspected her new servant. "Hmm, young, cute, likely rather naïve. No one would ever expect you of being my pawn."

"I live to serve you, Mistress Violet," the young officer replied in monotone.

"Of course you do. I designed that collar you're wearing after all. I am a genius. ...Ugh. I feel dirty using that word. Quickly, I need a new word."

"Expert?" suggested Felicia.

"Prodigy?" said Barbra.

"Virtuoso," tried Karan.

"Hmm, virtuoso. Not bad. Anyway, you two may take your leave for the day. Officer Karan here has some commands to memorize."

"Yes, Mistress."