Heck Yeah!

I mean, it was Friendly Paws! Inviting us to go and hang out! How could I call myself a true superfan if I said no?

“Absolutely!” I blurted out, giddy and excited to hang out with one of the Legendary 12!

“And what about you, sweet tits?” Regina asked, turning her head over to Rose. “I’m sure we could definitely make some room.”

Rose looked over at the bit of carnage caused by the fork villain, then to Friendly Paws, who was very clearly staring at Regina, then to the two of us. “You know what? I think it would be good for you two to go and hang out with her.” She gave both of us a pat on the shoulder and a smile.

“Huh? Are you sure?” I asked, coming out a bit of my fangirl state.

Rose leaned in towards the two of us. “I know we just met yesterday, but you also gotta remember that we met because I stole some old lady’s purse. I might be on the up and up now, but that won’t just erase my past actions.” Man, I REALLY had a bad first impression of her. “Plus, the heroes might not know I’m on the straight and narrow now.” She gave us both a wink. “Metaphorically.”

“I guess that makes sense. Alright, Regina, go tell Friendly Paws that it’ll just be you and me,” I said. Regina nodded, gave my ass a little slap and walked her way over to her.

“Besides, I don’t think you’ll want me cramping your chances to get with her,” Rose said, elbowing me in the side and pointing over at Friendly Paws.

I quickly tensed up and nervously tucked my hair behind my ears. “What are you talking about?”

“Oh come on. Who wouldn’t want to get in bed with one of the 12?” Rose said with a hearty chuckle. “Plus, Regina’s probably your best bet of that happening.”

“I- I don’t want to sleep with Friendly Paws!” I said in a hushed tone, but I couldn’t deny that as soon as she had come onto the scene, my thoughts had begun to notice just how lovely her voice was, how gently her hair flowed down, and how tight her costume was. I gulped a bit at the sudden rush of thoughts again.

“Well, whatever,” Rose shrugged. “But, something tells me if you don’t, Regina probably will.” The two of us looked over at the two of them, where a small crowd was beginning to form. “Plus, she could give you some pointers on hero work.”

“Alright, I guess I’ll see you around then, Rose,” I said, starting to head off to meet up with Regina and Friendly Paws. Rose also gave my ass a little slap, but I let it slide this once.

The crowd was really focused on getting autographs from the two of them, much to my heroic pride. It took a few minutes of signing and photos before the crowd finally had gone back to their daily lives.

“Ah, there she is,” Regina said once I finally managed to worm my way past everyone. “Thought you got lost.”

“There was a lot more people around than I expected,” I said, huffing and puffing a little. “But, Friendly Paws! It’s so wonderful to meet you in-person! I’m a huge fan!”

She reached one of her paws out and I happily shook it. “Always great to meet a fan. So you’re Regina’s friend?”

I looked over at Regina, unsure of what our relationship exactly is. I mostly thought of her like a mix of a mentor and a sidekick, but right now I was feeling more like the sidekick. “Yep, that’s her,” Regina said, “The one and only Ringmaster.”

“The one and only what-!?” I exclaimed, still shaking Friendly’s paw.

“Ringmaster, huh? So, you’re a hero too?” God, her smile was too cute!

“Ah, well, yeah, I’m Ringmaster.” I chuckled, but under my breath, I was cursing Regina out. “I’m a hero, but I haven’t been one long. Only, like, a few days,” I said, tucking my hair more behind my ears and nervously looking at the ground.

“So, why are you- Oh?” Friendly’s gaze was turned away towards the stirring villain still on the ground. “How about we finish dealing with him, and then go somewhere more private to chat?”

We took the fork villain to the police and then Paws brought us to the west side of town.

“Huh, I usually don’t come over this way,” I said, looking around.

“This area seems kinda run down,” Regina said, being the curt one, keeping her head on a swivel.

“Yeah, it’s a little rough, but it makes for a great area to get away from the public and get some private time,” Friendly Paws said, stretching her hands up above her head. “Being a big time hero can get pretty exhausting at times. Besides, I don’t actually live over here.”

“I totally get it! I thought that you lived somewhere near the center of the city.” I kept looking around, wondering where Friendly was taking us. My fingers were twitching a little with excitement until I couldn’t hold it back any longer. “So, what’s it like working as one of the Legendary 12? Who’s your favorite of the 12? Who is the roughest to get along with? Is it true that Land Shark once raced across an entire desert? What can I do to be a great hero? How does someone get to be part of the 12?” My fangirling was reaching its peak.

“Oh my, someone’s quite the excitable kitten,” Friendly Paws said as she gently patted my head. “Ah, we’re here.” She had led us into a small suburban neighborhood and stopped us in front of a house that looked like a bunch of others.

“Did Copypaste make these?” I asked, admiring the details.

“Well, she copied them, but Core built them,” she said, unlocking the door and Regina and I went inside.

“Whoa!” I said, looking around at the photos and furniture. It seemed like a cozy suburban house, but it had a special aura of relaxing after hero work to it.

“Now that we’re in privacy, why are you called Ringmaster?” Friendly asked, taking a seat on a chair. Regina splayed out onto the couch and I sat at the foot of it.

I looked over to Regina, who gave me the go ahead nod. “Well, it’s because of this,” I said, holding out the ring for Paws. “It lets me change people.”

“Women specifically,” Regina added.

“Yeah, women. I can magically change them, but I can’t really do big changes,” I said, rubbing the back of my head sheepishly. “At least not yet, but I’m building myself up. Literally! I gave myself super strength yesterday to try and stop a tiger.”

“Didn’t quite work,” Regina said with a bit of a frown, “but that’s more of the tiger’s fault than Ringmaster.”

“Really? It can alter women?” Friendly Paws asked, taking a closer look at the ring. “Is it alien?”

“I think it’s just magical,” I said, realizing that I didn’t know as much about it as I thought. “I just found the ring and put it on.”

“Interesting,” Friendly Paws said as she gently held my hand. “Well, since you shared something with me,