Once Harry and Chi-Chi landed in the dump alongside their Master, the three rested in the garbage and sighed in defeat.

“This is the second-worst day of my life.” Benjamin groaned.

“Yeah, tell me about it,” Harry said as he rolled onto his side to inspect his rumpled fur.

“Um... hello? Are you alright?” Someone’s voice broke through the darkness.

As Benjamin heard the voice, he turned to see a girl standing right beside the dumpster, looking very concerned for him. She adjusted her yellow glasses, which contrasted with her long pink hair.

“Huh? Y-yeah I’m fine. Why do you ask?” Benjamin quickly tried to appear as natural as possible, considering that he just fell out of the air onto a dumpster.

“Well, I did see you fall from the sky not too long ago. What were you doing?” The girl pointed toward the top of the building. Benjamin looked up, and his eyes widened upon finding there was no longer a door there.

“Oh, that. Sorry, but I can’t say why that was the case.” Benjamin straightened his jacket and brushed off his pants, trying to stall for time. He had no idea how he was going to explain this to anyone, much less to this stranger.

“Oh, could it be that you are on a top-secret mission for something important?” The girl inquired, with a hint of intrigue and inquisitiveness in her voice. She seemed to be fishing for more information.

“Yeah, that’s it!” Benjamin exclaimed, then realized that it wasn’t a good idea to make it sound like a secret plan if he wanted to keep it like that. “I mean no, of course not!” Benjamin turned and gazed at the girl. “What do you want from me?”

“Nothing, but who are you?” The girl smiled sheepishly. She knew there was more to this story than what he was telling and wasn’t about to let it go so quickly.

“You want to know, huh?” She nodded in agreement. “I am Benjamin, the all-mighty dark magician, as well as the prophesied overlord!” Benjamin stood up and spread his cape behind him for added dramatic effect. “And these are my deadly sidekicks: Chi-Chi and Harry!” He swung his arm toward his animal sidekicks for their introduction.

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“Cheep!” Chi-Chi replied with her long lashes fluttering for added cuteness effect. Harry did the same thing.

“Aw, but they look cuter than deadly.” The girl stroked Chi-Chi's short soft fur along her neck, then moved over to do the same thing with Harry.

“Well, that’s just what they want you to think!” Benjamin replied, “And we have a goal of conquering all planets and galaxies that we can find and come across.” He announced. “Now, how’s that for a story?”

“I think that’s a cute story, kid.” The young girl commented, glancing up from petting the hamster and guinea pig.

“What do you mean ‘cute’ and ‘kid’? Are you saying you don’t believe me at all?” Benjamin’s blood boiled at the young girl’s disbelief. How dare she not believe his story?

“Hey, Master...” Harry pulled on his master’s pant legs, trying to get his attention without revealing their ability to speak in front of the stranger.

“Well, for starters, I can’t see anyone doing something like that in that weird get-up.” The girl chuckled as she pointed at Benjamin’s clothes and hat.

“What-? How dare you say that!”

Furious from the mockery of his outfit, Benjamin showed off some magic of his own to prove to her he’s not making the whole story up. He tried with all his might; the critters wondered why he wasted his time on this girl. That’s when they noticed something in her bag. They tried telling Benjamin about it, but he was so fixated on trying to show off his magic that he paid them no attention.

As the girl stood there, waiting for him to do or say something interesting, Benjamin continued to try and create magic, but nothing came out of his hands. Eventually, he gave up and didn’t know what to do next.

Why can’t I use my magic here? Do I rely on my stupid wand from now on, even though I still didn’t know how to use it properly?

“Aw man, this stinks.” Benjamin sat down carefully on the ground in disgust. “How am I going to conquer Earth at this rate?”

“The planet you’re on right now is your first one?” The girl asked. Realizing by Benjamin’s expression that he was serious about conquering this world, she added: “How unoriginal.”

“No way, that explains so much!” Benjamin exclaimed, taking a step back.

“Master, look at the bag she’s carrying!” Harry, again, tried to get his Master’s attention quietly.

“My Crystal Sphere.” He whispered, finally seeing it with his own two eyes.

“Well, it’s been fun, but I gotta get going before it gets dark.” The young girl turned and started walking down the alleyway toward the street. “See you; I got some research to do when I get home!”

“No, wait, come back!” Benjamin yelled after her.

“Cheep Cheep!” screamed Chi-Chi and Harry, trying to add their sense of urgency for her to return without revealing themselves.