I will not keep a Cute Animal Sidekick for it's own
sake. Retaining useful ones will be considered on a
case-by-case basis, but if it can't outperform a
mortal attack dog it goes straight to the animal
shelter.
My Frilly Brightly Colored Outfit will be lined
with Kevlar at the least if at all possible.
If I out power my True Love by several orders of
magnitude, I will not let myself be rescued by him
merely in order to appease my romantic tastes or his
masculine pride.
I will make sure my True Love regularly visits
his doctor and keeps current with his shots. Face
it, with all the times he is mind controlled and/or
ravished away by the Evil Queen he's probably caught
whatever she's picked up from all the Demonic
Minions she cavorts with more than once.
I will endeavor to learn how to tap into my
Innate Powers (at least to some degree) without
initiating my Transformation Sequence.
I will make every attempt to shorten my
Transformation Sequence if it occurs in anything
resembling real-time. If that fails I'll consider
staying powered up 24/7 and changing clothes
conventionally.
I will lose any shyness about my body, as I
_will_ lose my clothing completely whenever I
transform.
I will inform my family and close friends about
my secret identity. It's a security risk, but hiding
it from them is an unneeded additional pressure, my
enemies usually figure it out anyway, and at least
they'll understand why _they_ are the ones getting
possessed/drained/taken hostage/terrorized/etc.
I will prepare contingency plans ahead of time
concerning what to do if/when my Secret Identity is
blown wide open. Face it, you cannot assume that
_everyone_ will be fooled by a Frilly Brightly
Colored Outfit forever.
No matter how much stronger/faster/more nimble
than an Ordinary Girl my transformation makes me, I
_will_ acquire combat skills above the level of
Schoolyard Scrapper.
No matter _how_ unimaginably cute they are, I
will not fall in love with the Dark General (however
if he falls for me I will exploit the situation to
the best of my ability).
I will not presume everyone with Other Worldly
Abilities is a minion of an Evil Queen or Dark
General unless confronted with evidence of obvious
malevolence. It saves time and energy better spent
on recognized Threats to Humanity.
I will not shrink from killing Humans in battle
if they are not controlled by outside forces, I mean
if I can slaughter Demons, Youma, Aliens and other
such sapients by the score I should have no problem
whacking a mortal Homicidal Maniac.
I will, if remotely possible, acquire a firearm
and proficiency in using same. Why burn out your own
life force and devastate a civilization to slay the
Evil Queen if a 9mm HollowPoint between the eyes
works just as well?
I will study multiple works on military science
and personal/small-unit tactics before going forth
upon my Mission for Good; specifically the sections
on surprise attacks, multi-pronged attack, and so
forth.
Not to be redundant; but I will dispense with
the Goofy Speeches entirely, or at least save them
until _after_ the monster is at my mercy.
I will investigate the possibility of changing
or altering my costume while retaining my powers. If
this is feasible I will definitely acquire/create
mission specific outfits (no miniskirts and heels in
the High Arctic please) and possibly ditch the
Frilly Brightly-Colored Getup entirely.
I WILL go the Sailor V route, have my likeness
copyrighted and trademarked, and license it out for
merchandise, comics, videogames, and anything else
that will make me a ton of money. Which I will then
plow back into making I and any followers I may have
a more effective fighting force.
If my Cute Animal Sidekick knows more about my
powers than I do, I _WILL_ demand that it tell me
everything up front, rather than waiting until I or
others are in mortal danger to inform me that I have
an ability that would have allowed me to neutralize
the danger within a few seconds.
When I head off for a Climactic Battle with the
Evil Queen or Dark General, I will demand that my
Cute Animal Sidekick cough up _ALL_ the super-duper
power-ups and tell me about _ALL_ potential allies,
and not wait until after the battle and the start of
the next season to do so.
I WILL use my brains in dealing with enemies,
and realize that if a Bad Guy and a Minion are
standing side by side, the Bad Guy is the one to
take out, and I can fight the Minion after the BG is
down and dead. Unless I have an area-wide attack, in
which case it's open season on both of them. :)
I will find a better way of killing all my
enemies than throwing my headgear at them.
I will try to keep the Sidekick who can shoot
fire and/or laser beams around me at all times. The
one who can shoot bubbles is less important.
No matter how embarrassing they may look, I
-will- keep any and all Magic Trinkets I can get my
hands on. They've got to come in handy sooner or
later. I will keep particularly useful ones,
including my Transformation Trinket, on my person at
all times. The Evil Threat is not about to wait for
me to run home and grab a widget.
When I have defeated the Dark General and he
begins to speak, I will not hesitate to blast him if
I sense a trap. He had plenty of chances to try
diplomacy -before- trying to conquer/enslave/destroy
the world/universe/life as we know it.
I will move out of the fascist town where
everyone is forced to dress in sailor outfits.
I will not shout out the name of my attacks
before I launch them, since this removes the element
of surprise. If my attacks are voice-activated, I
will whisper the attack names.