Maldora played around with her hands as red sparks left her fingertips. She stared through her crystal ball at various Luna Nova students sleeping soundly. "Which of these is the least emotionally unstable?" she whispered. Her eyes flew wide open when they landed on the perfect victim. "Daisy Eaglenest," she smirked, "the poor thing hasn't been able to get over her granny's death!" she snickered, "This will be so fun!" from the red sparkles, a worm emerged, squirting and trying to bite Maldora. "Uh-uh! Bad boy!" she laughed, then sent it through the crystal ball. The worm appeared in Team Navy's dormitory--Maldora observed patiently how it crawled up Daisy's bed and into her ear. "This worm will make Daisy act erratically," she said, "her emotions will go out of control. She'll end up killing her classmates and teachers! And once she's expelled from Luna Nova, I'll make sure I make her my little puppet again..." she then left out a soft, evil cackle as she left the chamber.
By the following morning, Akko, Sucy, and Lotte walked down the hall and into Professor Oxford's class. "Today we are learning about voodoo!" Oxford explained, "For many years, it has been seen as a forbidden practice," she threw ingredients into a cauldron; the smoke projected images of good and evil witches practicing voodoo, "however, not all aspects of voodoo are evil. Some are used for harm, but others are--" her lecture was interrupted by loud sobbing. The entire class then turned around to see Daisy sobbing. She tried holding back her tears and sobs. "S-Sorry," she stuttered, "t-this came out of nowhere..."
--"Daisy? Are you alright?" Professor Oxford asked concerned. Daisy struggled to talk, but the knot in her throat was so tight she couldn't speak. "Babe, are you okay?" Andrew asked. "I'm fine," Daisy replied, opening her tearful eyes. Andrew noticed they were not the usual brown but were instead an empty bright blue. "You can leave the class if you're not feeling well, Daisy," Professor Oxford said softly, "you can always ask--"
--"I swear I'm fine!" Daisy insisted, "this just came randomly."
--"If you insist," Professor Oxford sighed concernedly, then returned to her lecture. After class ended, Daisy continued sobbing loudly. "Hey, Daisy!" Akko approached her, "What happened? What's wrong?"
--"For the last time, I'm fine!" Daisy answered, "I don't know why I'm even crying!"
Akko gasped slightly when she saw Daisy's eyes had somehow turned blue. Concerned, she walked away with the rest of her team. "What happened?" Lotte asked. "I've never seen Daisy randomly crying before..." Sucy said. "Does it have to do with... the thing?" Frank asked. "Who knows?" Akko shrugged, "It was indeed random." During lunchtime, Team Navy entered the cafeteria. Andrew noticed Daisy's eyes had gone back to normal, her eyeliner-infused tears had left black stains down her cheeks. "Daisy, you have eyeliner running," Alice said, pointing at her cheeks. "Huh? Oh, wonder how that happened..." Daisy then used her sleeve to wipe the eyeliner from her face. "You don't remember what happened?" Andrew gasped. "No, what happened?" Daisy asked anxiously. "You were crying in Professor Oxford's class, remember?" Megumi replied. "I was? Huh, weird," Daisy shrugged carelessly. As she walked to the table, Michael Richards stood in her way, making her lose balance. "Hey there, my lovely flower," he smirked. "Keep walking, Michael," Andrew scoffed, "today isn't Daisy's--"
--"You stay out of this, Hanbridge!" Michael shouted, "Seriously! Why are you still with this guy--"
All air left Michael's lungs when Daisy grabbed him by the neck, choking him as his face slowly became blue. Andrew noticed her rabid eyes had turned bloodshot red, even redder than her hair, the same way they had turned blue when she was sad. "Somebody stop her!" Hannah England cried. "She's going to kill him!" added Barbara Parker. "Good! One less pervert to worry about!" Daisy laughed. "Daisy! Put him down!" Andrew wrestled her until she let go of Michael, who gasped dramatically for air. "I was about to delete him from this world!" Daisy hissed, "He's a pervert and perverts are the earth's scum!"
--"Calm down, Daisy!" Andrew said, "There is no need for murder!"
--"You better run, Richards! Run for your miserable life!" Daisy bellowed. Michael got up and ran as fast as his short legs could take him when he saw Daisy whip out her pocket knife. "Calm down! You'll get in trouble!" Andrew shouted as he struggled to keep Daisy at bay, grabbing her from the waist. "Let me go!" she hissed, "I gotta go kill him!"
--"Hang on! Let me help!" Amanda ran to help Andrew weigh down Daisy so she struggled to move. Finally, Daisy calmed down, taking a deep sigh. Her eyes returned to their usual brown and looked at how the other Luna Nova students stared at her in horror. "Why is everyone looking at me?" she asked. She noticed the knife in her hands and let it fall to the floor with a cling. "Wh-Who did I kill?!" she gasped. "Nobody," Andrew replied, "you had another weird emotional burst!"
--"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Daisy asked. She looked back at her classmates--they all muttered things between each other. Without saying a word, Daisy headed to the nearest exit as fast as she could. "Jeez, do you think she'll be okay?" asked Amanda. "I hope so," Andrew sighed. The tension in the cafeteria then vanished as everything went back to normal. "Hey, Andrew!" Akko called, "What's wrong with Daisy? She's been worrying me..."
--"I don't know what got to her," Andrew sighed, "I am very concerned. Especially because I noticed a pattern."
--"A pattern? What do you mean?" Akko asked curiously. "I saw Daisy's eyes change color," Andrew replied, "when she was sad, they turned blue. When she was angry, they turned red."
--"Change color? How is that possible?" Akko wondered, "I've never heard of that before."
--"Neither have I," Andrew said, "I was just heading to the library to do some research. I might have to skip tutoring--"
--"Hey!" Andrew and Akko turned around to see Daisy stomping her way towards them. "Hey, Daisy! How are you--" Akko was then pushed away from Andrew by Daisy. "Why were you talking to her, huh?!" she asked. Andrew noticed that once again her eyes had changed color--they were a bright shade of green. "Hey! That wasn't nice!" Akko shouted. "You stay out of this!" Daisy shouted back, making Akko notice her weirdly green eyes as well, "Why were you so close to my boyfriend, huh? Were you trying to steal him from me?"
--"I'm with Diana! Why would I do that?!" Akko gasped offended. "That's what they all say!" Daisy growled. She then took Andrew by the wrist and pulled him away. "Stop looking at my man! Stop looking at him!" Daisy roared as she walked down the hall. Her shouting attracted Amanda's attention, she also noticed Daisy's eyes seemed like two green headlights. "What's wrong with her?" she asked. "I don't--" before Andrew could reply, Daisy grabbed his chin. "Stop looking at her and look at me!" she hissed, "You have eyes for no other witch than me! Am I clear?!" she then stared at Jasminka's bag of chips. "So you have snacks and won't share with me?" she hissed, "It doesn't matter! I have my own and they're better! And I won't share them with anyone!"
As Daisy walked away, pulling on Andrew's arm, Jasminka let out soft sobs. "I gotta stop Daisy right now!" Akko said, "Nobody shouts at Jasminka!" she took a deep breath, then stomped her way towards Daisy. "Excuse me, Daisy!" she said. Her heart skipped several beats at once when Daisy turned around aggressively. "What do you want?" she asked, "Are you here to flirt with my boyfriend again?"
--"I'm here to put a stop on you!" Akko replied. Daisy gasped, then felt a sharp pain in her head. When she opened her eyes, Akko and Andrew noticed how her eyes had regained their usual brown tone. "What happened?" she asked, "Why are you two staring at me? Do I have something on my face?" she let go of Andrew's arm--her strong grip had left red spots on his pale skin. "Daisy, you're scaring me..." Akko replied. "Whatever," Daisy rolled her eyes, "Professor Croix's class is about to start. We should go."
As Professor Croix delivered her lecture on Magical Statistics, the silence of the class was then broken when Daisy tried to contain her giggles. Andrew leaned in carefully to gaze upon Daisy's now yellow eyes. "As I was saying," Croix returned to her lecture, "the answer is that 76% of witches--" she was interrupted by Daisy's loud laughter. "She said 76%! Isn't that funny?" Daisy snickered. "Do you have a different answer, Miss Eaglenest?" Professor Croix asked. "Nah, I just think 76 is a funny number!" Daisy giggled, "Even saying it is fun! Seventy-six! Seven and six together! Haha!" she wheezed. Croix noticed her oddly yellow eyes and immediately knew something was wrong with her. She then continued going on with her lecture which was often interrupted by Daisy's loud giggles. When her lecture ended and the class was dismissed, Croix waited for Daisy to leave. "Mr. Hanbridge, may I have a word with you?" she asked, "Of course, professor," Andrew stuttered nervously. "I need to ask what is wrong with Miss Eaglenest," said Croix, "her behavior today was very unusual."
--"I am fully aware of that, professor," Andrew said, "I am very concerned about her. Every time she has an emotional outburst, her eyes change color."
--"That is not normal," Croix said, placing her hand on her chin, "at sundown, take her to my lab. I would like to make an analysis."
--"I will, professor," Andrew nodded before walking away. When the sun came down and Luna Nova ended its classes for the day, Andrew approached Daisy, who was sitting all by herself in the courtyard. "Hey, Daisy!" he touched her shoulder slightly. Daisy jolted forward with a high pitched shriek. She turned to face Andrew with horror in her eyes, which Andrew noticed were a pale shade of purple now. "Daisy, Professor Croix asked me to take you to her lab," Andrew sighed. "W-What? Why? I don't wanna go up there!" Daisy asked. "It's for your good," Andrew replied, "everyone is concerned about you. These emotional outbursts are getting out of hand!"
Daisy shook her head, then her eyes returned to normal. "What's getting out of hand?" she asked. "Come on, let's get you with Professor Croix, she wants to examine you," Andrew took her hand. "Examine me? Andy, I'm fine!" Daisy protested. "No, you are not!" Andrew shouted, "Daisy, let me help you!" he then gasped when he saw Daisy's eyes turn red before his own. "I said I'm fine!" she hissed. Akko, Sucy, and Lotte were passing by when Akko heard Daisy's roar. "You are not fine!" Andrew shrieked, "There is something wrong with you and we have to see what it is!"
--"You're not taking me anywhere!" Daisy protested before running towards the entrance. "Akko! Don't let her reach her dormitory!" Andrew shouted. "Arae Aryra!" Akko whipped out the Shiny Rod--a white rope wrapped Daisy's body, making her fall to the floor. "I'm sorry, Daisy," Andrew sighed, "but this is for your good. Akko, help me take her to Professor Croix's lab."
Akko nodded as she helped him pick a rabid Daisy from the floor. She struggled and wrestled the rope around her body, throwing bites at Andrew and Akko as they dragged her towards the New Moon tower. "Professor Croix!" Akko called, "We brought Daisy! But careful, she's a little rabid..."
--"Place her on that table," Professor Croix commanded. "No! Let me go!" Daisy hissed. Croix then whipped her wand and aimed it at Daisy, chanting a spell that knocked her out. Andrew caught her in his arms just inches before she hit the floor. Gently, he carried her up to the table Professor Croix had pointed. "What will you do, professor?" Akko asked as Croix placed her machinery over Daisy--the white rope around her had vanished. "I am trying to get an analysis of her head<" she replied, reaching for a small flashlight from her pocket. She lifted Daisy's eyelids a little to see her eyes were still red. "Something's not right," Croix whispered. "What? What is it?" Akko asked anxiously. Croix remained silent, then headed back to her computer. Akko and Andrew observed how she took an x-ray of Daisy's head. "Professor? What is going on?" Akko asked again. "We need answers, what is wrong with Daisy?" added Andrew. The three then gasped when they saw something that moved inside Daisy's brain. "What is that thing?!" Akko gasped. "It must be some kind of magic parasite!" Croix replied. "Is that causing all of Daisy's breakouts?" Andrew asked. "Judging by the position on her brain, it must be," Croix answered as she closely examined the x-ray, "Removing it with surgery will be quite hard, and it could even be harmful to Daisy's brain. We must get it out of her head the non-traditional way--I'll have you two transported into her subconscious."
--"What?!" Akko and Andrew gasped. "If we do not get that parasite out, Daisy will be brain dead in just a matter of days, maybe even hours," Croix said sternly. "Br-Brain dead?!" Akko stuttered. "How will that be possible?" Andrew asked. "Do you wish to stay around and see by yourselves or save Daisy before it happens?" Croix asked back. Between nervous stutters, Akko and Andrew both agreed that they did not want to stick around to see Daisy become brain dead, so they decided to accept Croix's plan. Andrew and Akko laid down nervously on the same table as Daisy as Croix placed wires on their heads. "Are you ready?" she asked. "I am ready, professor," Andrew replied. "R-Ready," Akko answered nervously.
--"Close your eyes," Croix commanded. Andrew shut his eyes immediately while Akko hesitated to do so. She took a deep sigh and closed her eyes.