Erika looked at the invitation in her hand. "Thanks for helping and making the haunted houses magical over the past few years." was all that was written on the card, next to a ticket to the gala happening on the weekend. She asked her brother about, but he just denied knowing anything about it.

He tried to take the ticket, but she was faster. She checked the ticket online, just to be sure. The Gala website proved its authenticity. Till now she had only ever heard of that Event happening once a year, where only the cities upper class was allowed to be.

After promising her Brother to Assist in during his next idea, no questions asked on her part, did he lend her his credit card. Followed by her her shopping a new lovely green dress with matching earrings. Her took a look at her, before driving her over to the gala, already planning what he could do, to make up for this investment.

a cold shower ran across her back, as their eyes met before she left the car. Erika felt a bit small, surrounded by these rich older couples around her. Yet she braced herself. She survived being cut to pieces and losing her head, more than once. A few old people wouldnt break her she thought.

A nice server, guided her to her seat. Looking around did she spot the Stage on the other side of the Room, the ice sculpture behind her did however feel a bit close. Soon, the speeches started, thanking the attendings for their contributions over the last few year. Erika didnt really listen, sure she heard some of the names before and what they wanted to do, it however was super boring and certainly not worth the new dress.

Then the spotlight landed on her. "And finally miss Erika, who sacrificed herself to make the halloweens in her district special." not expecting that, did Erika jump up, hitting the ice sculpture behind her with the chair, shattering it. Now it was clear, that everyone looked at her. "So much to the pretty statue of my old Assistant." the man on stage said.

"It was a little present, since my old Assistant decided to follow a new carrier path. But since you are so touched, Miss Erika and quite used to being an Assistant, would you mind replacing the Statue?" Erika looked at the Man, only now did she recoginze the TV magician. "i dont have the mo-" she started, wanting to run away.

But the man covered the distance to her, way to fast. "thats not a problem." he said and took her hand. Slightly afraid did she let him guide her to the center of the Plattform the Statue was on. He then placed a few of the larger pieces around her feet. Making the girl wish she wasnt wearing open shoes.

"Please give us a proper Pose." the Magician said and pulled the tablecloth of the table she was sitting on. Erika closed her eyes, placed one arm on her hips and used the other to mimic throwing a kiss.. The Magician adjusted her pose slightly. "Okay, just stay like that for a moment." he said and placed the cloth over her.

He snapped his fingers and pulled the cloth away, revealing a Ice statue of the girl now wearing the green dress and earrings. Erika felt herself being frozen solid. After all the things that happed to her before, getting cooled down like that, was rather refeshing.

The magician turned her around her own axis, so that everyone could see. "Well, Statues like that dont usually wear dresses, especially green ones." he said and she paniced. He wouldnt she said to herself only to hear the zipper of the dress move down.

with one swift motion did he not just remove the dress but also her underwear. Leaving a perfectly fromed ice statue. he stepped behind it, to show how transparent the ice was. Even though her skin was now fully made of ice, did she feel him pushing her into the middle of the room. "And now another applause for Erika. Lets just hope, her mind is as cool about standing her like that as her body."

She got so red at the thought of it, that she started to feel herself melt. A new hours latter and the guests started to leave, saying goodbye the mostly melted statue in the middle. Erika would have waved, if her arms werent hadnt melted of a while ago.

Once everyone was gone, did Magician fill her remains into a large box. Erika started to get used to being nothing more than a puddle, as she got sweeped around the box, as the Magician drove her home. Her brother took the box from the magician and brought her inside.

"So, either i cover you with a blanket and turn you back or i can just refreeze you." he said already adding strawberry juice to the water forming her body. she wanted to complain, but there was no mouth she could use.

The next morning did she wake up in her bed, the dress on her chair. as she got up, did she really notice the strawberry smell coming from herself. She sighed, at least thats not the worst her brother could have done she thought.