as soon as I think of proper names for the stories, the boring titles are gone, I promise. 

Now, I'm going into this one completely blind - no ideas at all. 

Let's see what happens!

Scar wandered down the streets of his magical village. A smile lit his face as he admired his work. It was one of the best bases he'd made on Hermitcraft. 

Jellie trotted loyally behind, her little paws creating a trail on the soft path. The grey cat mewed a little, and Scar paused, picking up his favorite feline. 

'You lazy thing...' The mayor chuckled. Jellie pawed at his monocle, entertained for a moment, before Scar paused. 

Larry the snail had been overwhelmed by items in the past - namely chests - but nothing could prepare the poor creature for the prison of crystals he was trapped in. Scar ran forwards, almost dropping Jellie. This was bad. Really bad. 

Thunder grumbled in the air, and a few drops of rain began to fall before it started pelting down. Lightning flew across raging skies, and Jellie fled. 

Sodden and scared, Scar looked around for shelter. He should his cat before he saved himself. Jellie came first when it came to thunderstorms. 

Another bolt of lightning hit a tree nearby, setting it on fire. thankfully the flames didn't spread, but it shocked Scar enough to hurtle for where Jellie was sheltering. 

'Jellie! Jellie! Come here! Come to Scar!' The mayor called nervously. The dripping grey cat returned sheepishly and Scar held her close, looking around for where to hide from the storm. 

Another bolt of lightning struck nearby, and Scar turned to see the crystals buzzing with electricity, and a mess of color joining the steely skies. 

'This is bad...' the wizard murmured. 'Really bad...' He held Jellie even closer, if that was even possible, and ran for the nearest house in his magical village. 

Before he reached it, a third bolt struck the ground inches away from the mayor, but the power still coursed through him. Scar dropping Jellie with fright, staring at his hands which spiraled with lightning and magic. A strange sensation, like falling, overcame him and the world grew larger. His hands covered with fur and new ears grew in his head. Scar tried to scream for help, but his voice was lost. Fatigue overtook him and he fell unconscious...

Grian woke early the morning after the storm. He felt weird, tingly, but nothing looked any different. 

As he looked for a clean sweater, his eyes found Iskall, asleep on the floor. The swede had come over quickly from his Omega tree, knowing that foliage was prone to being struck by lightning.

Grian found a private spot and dressed, yawning. The tingling hadn't faded, so he ate a couple of golden carrots to see if it would affect anything. It didn't. 

Iskall woke with a prominent yawn, stretching into a sitting position. He turned on his diamond eye and looked around, focused on chat. 

'Apparently Cub was struck by the lightning... I hope he's ok...' The swede stated. Grian nodded. 

'Do you feel any different this morning?' The former architech asked tentatively. 

'Not really... Just the static electricity from the storm yesterday.' 

'We should check on some of the other Hermits, make sure no one was affected by the storm... I'll see how Scar is, you can check on Mumbo.' Grian changed the subject suddenly, flying off. As the hermit left, Iskall rubbed his eyes, confused.

Grian's elytra was still on the ground. 

Outside the magical village, the only creature affected was Larry, who was covered in crystals. Grian gave the snail a long, hard stare, before continuing into the village. 

His wizard friend was nowhere to be seen, but two cats lay in the dust. Jellie snuffled the second worriedly - a cat Grian had never seen before but still looked oddly familiar. 

The second cat woke up, saw it's paws, and pounced into a standing position, absolutely terrified. Grian stepped carefully forward, and the cat turned to look at him with green eyes and a scarred, scared, face. The hermit stepped back. 

'Scar?' He asked incredulous, sitting down. The cat tried to speak, but only a meow came out. Instead, Scar nodded. 

'How did... How did this happen?'

Scar scratched in the dust, making pictures. A lightning bolt, a spiral, a random polygon... It only confused Grian further. Scar hissed with frustration.  

'I'm sorry... I don't understand...' 

At that moment, the two were greeted by Ren and Stress, the former looking jumpy. Grian greeted them with a smile.

'Hey Grian...' Ren replied. Suddenly, he changed into himself, but covered in flowers and completely chilled out. 

'Greetings, fellow hippie!' Ren-Bob began, but before he could finish, Ren changed again into a reaper with a dramatic cloak and scythe. Grian leapt back in shock.

Ren turned back into himself, trembling.

'I can't control it... I just switch between them. And stress can speak to animals...'

Scar ran forwards to his translator. Stress picked up her now-feline friend. 

'Hey, Scar. What happened to you?' 

Before the cat could reply, he turned into a roaring lion, then a python, then an eagle, then a badger then back into the cat form. The other hermits ran for safely, except Stress. 

'He can't control it!' The former ice-Queen yelled. Scar mewed sheepishly. 

'Right! Iskall went to see Mumbo. We should tell him what happened, and then head straight to Xisuma.' Grian explained. The others nodded, even Scar. 

Grian flew off to his friend's base, still oblivious as to what his power was. Ren called him back.

'Grian, dude... your elytra...' 

'What about it?'

'You're not wearing it.'

Grian looked at his back, and seeing no wings there, beamed.

'I can levitate! That's awesome! Now, let's get going!'

Stress picked up Scar, who was meowing stubbornly. With a sigh, the translator told Ren to take Jellie with him, before the group flew to Mumbo's base after Grian. 

Inside, Iskall ran over to Grian excitedly. He lifted the hermit easily off the ground, laughing. 

'I have super-strength! Isn't that omega cool? And Mumbo can start up redstone without doing anything!' The swede babbled excitedly, placing his friend on the ground again. The other hermits arrived a moment later.

'Hey, Iskall.' Stress smiled. The swede smiled back, mostly focussed on Scar.

'Don't tell me that's...'

'Yep! GoodTimesWithScar, now a cat.'

Scar hissed with fake annoyance and Stress put him on the side. 

'Only I can understand him... my power is talking to animals.'

'That's helpful! Now, let's tell Xisuma, he needs to know what's going on here.' Iskall suggested. The others nodded again, except Mumbo. 

'I don't know... he's probably busy...' the moustached man responded. 

'Come on! X won't mind!' Grian replied. Iskall grabbed Mumbo, pulling him along with ease and into the air. The group flew off, going to find their friend...

To be honest, this did turn into one I'd already planned a lot of... still fun to write!

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