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Who: Zatanna Zatara and chibi!Zatanna
Where: Shadowcrest, Gotham, NJ
When: 04/30/10 -- midday (backdated b/c I fail)
Summary: Zatanna meets her chibi counterpart.


Zatanna was sitting cross-legged in the center of her (father's) study meditating when she heard a suspicious sounding pop from somewhere else in the house. Suppressing a sound of frustration, she untangled herself and pushed off the floor.

If she were anywhere else she might've been worried but Zatanna knew that Shadowcrest was quite possibly the safest place (mostly) in this dimension against magic. In fact, the only person who could safely enter without fear of mystical boobytraps or any other reprieves was her.

So it was with utter confidence that she marched through the house in search of the intruder. (Later, she'd chide herself for overconfidence.) What she found was less an intruder and more... confusing. In a tiny tophat and fishnets was floating...

Well, Zatanna wasn't honestly certain what she was looking at. But she did know that whatever it was, it was covering her kitchen in multicolored daisies. Awesome.

"Excuse me?" she said, clearing her throat. "Can I help you with something?"

The tiny whatever-it-was spun around to face her. "Oh! Another giant!" She was brandishing a wand and, if Zee didn't know any better, she'd say it was a miniature version of herself. (But that was impossible. Some mystical a-hole had to be playing a prank on her.) "Good, you can help me. I woke up and the whole world was oversized, so I magicked myself home but home is giant too!" Her nose wrinkled. "Hey, what are you doing in my home?"

Zatanna blinked. "Um... this is my home?" She rubbed her temples. "Who are you?"

The little, er, girl puffed out her chest proudly. "I'm Zatanna Zatara, Mistress of Magic, Princess of--"

Holding up her hand, Zatanna cut her off. "God, I hope I don't sound that annoying when I say that." She took a calming breath. "Okay, so you and I appear to be the same person... kind of."

"Really?" Little Zee grinned widely. "Cool!"

No, not cool, Zatanna thought. But what she said was, "Uh-huh." She ran a hand through her hair. "Okay, so I know that I didn't go anywhere and, since this world is my sized, I'm going to go out on a limb and say you're the one in the wrong place here." She sighed. "Let's try sending you home."

It took a moment to center herself and then, "Nruter ot eht ecalp fo ruoy nigiro!" There was another pop and Little Zee disappeared. Only to reappear a moment later, again accompanied by a popping sound.

Right. So that didn't work.

"That was weird!" Little Zee announced. "My magic doesn't work like that! I just make sparkles and flowers and other pretty things."

As she continued chattering happily, Zatanna buried her face in her hands. Because this? Was not good.