Nox's POV:
"Sup, my fellow magical girl compatriots! I have returned with good news! After many battles across the stars against the evil cyborg empire, I have attained stardom all across the galaxy for tonight's great show! Be ready for the performance of a lifetime!"
"YES, MA'AM! I MAGICAL ALCHEMIST RIRI, IS READY TO GO AT ANY TIME!!!" My fiery apprentice said with surprising seriousness in his eyes, before almost perfectly executing one of his signature poses.
"Nice posture, the heart shape you made with your hands is okay, but your face is too serious! Relax your expression and try again!" My magical teacher's assistant spoke as he started grabbing Riri's beard.
We were currently in the waiting room on the 2nd moon, preparing for my return to the stage as I claim vengeance and right the wrongs of the past by getting that bag of cash on my wish list. I have prepared everything perfectly, but just to be safe I'll go over the mental check list of things to do.
-Put on a disguise to ghost my many, many stalkers. Check!
-Make sure the new persona is original just in case I run into someone I know. Check!
-Never break character unless absolutely necessary, in case of perverts peeping. Check!
-Pick up kids from camps. Check!
-Commit to act, even if it freaks out your kids. Check!
-Make your kids camp out in dark hole wearing cosplay while you have fun at festival. Check!
-Bribe royalty with fanfiction. Check!
-Make up stories to throw off suspicion. Check!
-Win competition and grab money before shit goes down. I'm working on it!
-Have scapegoats in case they flop. Can't have my name on something that sucks! What would my future employers think?
-Have meat shields in case things escalate.
I looked at my teacher's assistant baby-face 2.0 and apprentice magical girl Riri now with pigtails respectively.
Check and Check!
-Have escape plans for when shit goes down. Check!
"Okey dokey! It's time to karaoke! Now, you've memorized the songs and dance for the opening ceremony, right?" I asked my future magical patsies.
"YES MA'AM!" My fur-beard replacement, Riri said, while saluting with his annoyingly serious pose.
"You can expect nothing less than perfection this night, my magical lady Su!" Baby-face 2.0 said as he tipped his hat to me with a knowing grin.
"Okay good! Now forget everything aside from the opening ceremony!"
"…?"
"It is unfortunate, but we got sidelined for most of the festival, but fear not, for I negotiated with these burly brutes and secured us the opening and closing acts!" I said to give them some hope for the future.
Riri seemed to take the news like a champ perfectly hiding the river of tears I'm sure is behind that relieved expression. Baby-face 2.0 however, …
"WHAT! SINCE, WHEN? THERE WERE NEVER ANY SUCH THINGS PREVIOUS YEARS! LET ME TALK TO THE MANAGER!"
Baby-face 2.0 was throwing a tantrum over not getting to go on stage and left before I could hand him the script for the final event.
"Oh well! Mind giving him the script for the finale my elegant apprentice who is in no way expendable!" I said as I handed him the stack of papers detailing the big bonding experience I have been planning.
"Uh! Yes ma'am!"
I then left to give my wand some much needed maintenance with this magical thing called glue.
*BANG*
*THUD*
*BANG*
Unfortunately, some blind schmuck and his friend ran me over because he was too busy tasting the toast in his mouth to look at the road. And when I say ran over, I don't just mean your regular shoulder bump in passing or an accidental direct collision resulting in the smaller person's butt hitting the floor. No, I mean, knocked to the floor and stomped face first into the pavement kind of run over, cause that's just the kind of accident you can expect on the 2nd continent, where your kind neighbors are just wrecking balls disguised as people eating fried bread.
"*much* Oh, shorry! *gulp* Are you oo… Shit did I kill her?"
Oh good, it's talking to me. Must be the footprint shaped depression in the back of my skull.
"Silly baka yusha! The powers of toast powered shoes are nothing before the power of magical girls! Now away!" I said, as I pulled out my crooked star wand as a fountain of blood came spurting out of the back of my head.
I then started walking towards the stage and hey floor, long time no see!
*Thud*
How's the kids! Oh me! Just returning for a quick dip in hell! You know how it is when your vision fades to black from a head injury! Well, this is my stop see you later!
*Screaming hellscape*