Joy let out a cheer as Aika's powerful roundhouse kick hit Momo in the head and then everything went into slow motion for a few seconds.  As the boss fell, there was...something different about her friend now.  As time resumed the normal flow, the blonde blinked a few times.  Had she imagined it?  Looking at Aika now...she didn't really look different.<br/><br/>Then the stage end message flashed across their field of vision.  She looked over at her friend and nodded, "All right, one to go today.  Let's keep this gorgeous train of butt kicking going!"  The fighter nodded and then approached the YES option.<br/><br/>There was that strange sensation of rushed movement, her vision blurring into a tunnel of varicolored light as they traveled to the next stage in the bizarre blend of real world and video game that they had found themselves in.