Chapter Seven (c)- Alive Again
Jasmine lunged for Aladdin. The hero leaped aside and swept a leg across the floor, knocking her down. Jasmine leaped back to her feet far faster than Aladdin anticipated.
Snarling, she lashed out and struck his left arm. Aladdin cried out as her claws left three deep marks in his flesh. Breathing deeply, he launched a vicious kick to her stomach. She doubled over, giving him a chance to hide behind a pillar.
Jasmine was acting like a true fiendish vampire. There was only one way to stop her that didn't involve slaying her. He had to take the potion. He didn't hesitate. Pulling the vial out, he uncorked it, and drained it in one gulp as the full moon shined on him.
A burning sensation coursed down his injured arm, the marks disappearing. He stared at his arm as gray fur started to grow on it. The fingers shrank away as the hand conformed into a paw, sharp claws concealed within it. His right arm also slowly changed into a foreleg. More fur began to grow, slowly covering his chest, shoulders, and legs. His feet conformed into paws as his legs elongated into hindquarters.
His face and ears began to burn in pain and he tried to resist screaming. If he screamed, it would tell Jasmine where he was and he would probably die in this half-changed state.
His ears grew long and pointed and covered in fur before traveling to the top of his head. His face became covered in fur before his nose and mouth pushed out of his face, merging into a muzzle of sharp teeth. His brown eyes turned yellow. As his tail began to push out, Aladdin couldn't contain his scream any longer. He opened his muzzle and howled as he dropped to all fours. His transformation was complete.
"Found you!" Jasmine cried, her voice sounding from behind him. Aladdin leaped away before whirling around, flattening his ears, baring his teeth, and growling at her.
"Nice try Aladdin. But it doesn't matter what form you take. Only becoming a vampire would save you from my bloodlust and I assure you I don't intend to turn you."
"And I don't want you to." Aladdin dodged as Jasmine swiped at him. He jerked back his head as he avoided another slash. He was amazed at his increased agility. Jasmine's slashes looked like they were coming at him in slow motion. And that gave him an idea.
He stood perfectly still as another swipe came his way. He waited until the last second and then he zipped behind the vampire, and firmly bit her leg.
Jasmine gave a blood-curdling scream as Aladdin released and backed up. Jasmine whirled around and snarled at him. "How dare you! You bit me!"
"I did it because I love you. Come back to the living, Jasmine. Come back to me."
Jasmine gasped as her heart began to beat again. Her skin flushed to a healthy shade as her wings, claws, and fangs faded away. She gasped again as she fell to her knees and lost consciousness.
Jasmine groaned as she awoke. She felt strange and looked herself over. Her wings were gone and her body was covered in gray fur! She leaped to her feet and realized she had four legs and a tail! She wasn't a vampire! She was…
"I'm a wolf!" she said in shock and disbelief.
"No. You're a wifewolf," Aladdin corrected. "It was the only way to save you from being a vampire."
Jasmine reeled at this information. Her mind thought back over the last few weeks of her vampiric life and felt sick, guilty, and ashamed. She hung her head as tears leaked out and hit the carpet. "I'm so ashamed. What have I done?"
"Hey. That wasn't really you. You were consumed by the evil nature of vampires."
"How could I ever atone for what I did?"
"You can start by not blaming yourself anymore and rule Agrabah as you were born to do."
"I will, but only if you rule by my side."
"Of course I will. You're back to your old self again."
Jasmine continued to blame herself for a few more months before she was able to move on. Agrabah flourished under its new rulers and was a model city to all who visited.
The End
I want to point out that I received a review for Howl of the Night that stated that a female that turns into a wolf is called a wifewolf and not a werewolf. I thank that reviewer for pointing this out so that I could make that correction in this story.
