"I can see strong magical energies in this collar. Do you have any ideas as to what this could be?" Kamui said, his hand hovering above the collar.
   "Hmmm...," Lina picked up the collar. "I'll try a spell of identify." She closed her eyes and cast the spell. "These are some pretty powerful spells. If one is deactivated, two or three would pop up in it's place."
   Kamui frowned in thought.  "But what are the spells supposed to do?"
   "Well they are mostly to nullify any magic used by the wearer and to make sure the wearer doesn't take it off. There's also another one that I can't even tell what it does," Lina frowned in concentration.
   Suddenly, Gourry popped in above Lina's head and fell on her. Incidentally, when he fell on her the collar latched itself around Lina's neck.
   "Get off me you idiot!" Lina screamed at Gourry while Kicking him across the room. Then she noticed what happened to the collar. "Uh-oh..."
   "What is it Lina?" Kamui asked, not liking the sound of that "uh-oh" one little bit.
   "The collar's around my neck," Lina squeaked.
   The collar started to flash a little and then engulfed her in a ball of light.
   "Lina! What's going on?" Kamui yelled as he frantically tried to despel what was happening.
   The light subsided until it dissapeared. Lina just sat there and blinked.
   Kamui stood there staring with his mouth hanging open.
   "What's wrong Kamui?" Lina asked why Kamui was staring. "Do I have something on my face?"
   Kamui snapped his mouth shut. "You... turned into... a... CAT!!!"
   "WHAT?!?" Lina screamed, her eyes the size of basketballs.
   "I think we now know what that other spell does," Kamui said with his eyes shut.
   "It's kind of obvious you moron!" Lina said in an annoyed tone with her arms er... forelegs crossed over her chest.
   Gourry got up and said "Somebody called? ...Huh? What happened to Lina?" Gourry looked perplexed. "Wasn't she here?"
   Lina jumped up and smacked Gourry on the head. "I'm right here you idiot."
   "Woah... That's a real neat trick Lina," Gourry said with a smile. "I didn't know you could control cats."
  "I can't! I am the cat!" Lina's voice rose with every word, claws extended.
   "Yeeeeee.... How did that happen?" Gourry said while inching away from her with sweatdrops all over his head.
   "I think it's this collar around my neck that's causing this." Lina pointed to the collar.
   "Hmmm... We know why you're a cat but I'm wondering why you're a fluffy pink cat," Kamui said with his hand on his chin.
   Lina's eyes widened. "What? ...Pink? ...Fluffy?" Lina fainted on the spot.
   "I think we should go to the inn," Kamui said as he picked up Lina. What could have caused this? Sorry to say this but you'll have to wait until next time to find out.

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