Absolute Twinkling Authority

A wand. A tambourine. Lipstick and a mirror. A staff. A pair of glowsticks. No, I'm not checking off a list of a things I'm going to sell at a garage sale. Nor is it stuff found in my purse (Well, maybe the tambourine and the glowsticks can be). These are everyday objects, when blessed with the power of magic, can be just as offensive as a sword or a knife.

Every mahou shoujo needs a weapon to fight and defend herself with. Though, these are usually young girls that are doing the fighting, not amazonian huntresses, so and everyday object is a very convenient thing to have. Most times it is a wand or scepter, like Cardcaptor Sakura's Clow Staff or Sailor Moon's Cutie Moon Rod. Other times they're things you would never even think to cringe at, like Angel Lily's (Wedding Peach) Saint Lipliner or Mew Lettuce's (Tokyo MewMew) castanets (I forget what they're called at the moment ^^; ). Sometimes they're things that make you tilt you head and go, "What the heck...?", like Puni Puni Poemi and her fish... wand.. thing.

Aside from protecting the magical girl, the weapon usually serves as a symbol of who she is and what she stands for. Like staffs and scepters of the Middles Ages, these weapons serve as a symbol of authority. When you see Mermaid Melody (no relation) pull her mic out, you know not only is she a an idol, but she'll sing her opponents dead... or deaf; which ever one comes first.

Me? My weapon of choice is a pair of winged glowsticks. I'm a raver after all, so I can't be to far from them. And of course, when you think "rave" you think awesome music, bright colors, and happy ravers; the people I've sworn to protect.

So for you, if you were a magical girl, what would your weapon be and what would it symbolize? I'd love to hear you thoughts!

~DJ Melody