The Hammer is knocked down, followed by the other. They tuck back into their shells, and apear out of the fight. Wendy rolls to her feet, recovering her cane. She looks up at the fist above her, and laughs.<br/><br/>"Run? This fight's just getting started. I think I should tell you." She smirks "That Dad was a firm believer in teaching his kids all the Koopa combat disciplines. Including shifting to our Royal form. That which adult koopas switch to when they become rulers" Apparently, Wendy O'Koopa has<span style="font-style: italic">ALL</span>of Bowser Morton Koopa Senior's arrogance; maybe it's genetic!<br/><br/>She twirls her cane, chanting in her natural Koopa tongue. It sounds kinda like a T-rex being put through a blender, or perhaps electrical chaff being thrown into a transformer. Orbs of light surround Wendy, forming a wall that shields her from view, expanding to cover an area twice the size it once was. When it fades, Wendy is much more bestial, and overall, bigger; even with the hunched back familiar to all who saw Bowser, she's a good twenty feet in height Her shell has returned, festooned with spikes and now it appears part of her, like it should. Her bangles have become spiked collars, and now she holds a pair of Chain-Chomps like rottweilers in her left hand. Their name-tags read 'Chompsy' and 'Plumber-Eater'<br/><br/>"I call you out, dragon. Put her down, let's settle this." Her cane has expanded with her, bearing the gem as part of an ornate halberd-head. She stabs it down into the floor and blows a tongue of flame, sweeping her head left and right with a roar. Just showing off- and, hopefully, alerting the others to where they are. "Come on, let's see how you fight a Royal Koopa! Let's see if you can do better than a pair of plumbers from Brooklyn!"<br/><br/>(I always saw it as a transformation sequence to the royal Koopa form)