- Let me guess ... John began as the patrol took the trophy in a soccer game ... the next thing you say is " it's impossible! We should be better!"
- It is impossible! We should be better! The moment the words left his mouth, Hunmdiger knew he was in total trouble.
John's face spoke more than words
He did the only sane thing left for him.
He escaped, saving life.
He lost his hat and ran into the woods, not caring where he was going, only that he was away from this man.
He forgot about his companions, his position, his race, his name, and even the very time he ran away to save his life.
The next thing he realized was the sound of the puppies arguing as he lay facedown in the bushes.
- You always be a mommy! You have to be a puppie this time, otherwise it's not fair!
- It's fair, I'm older than you, so I can be a mommy.
- You're only a year older, that's not fair. I'm not going to play house if I'm going to be a puppies again!
- Maybe we can find someone else who wants to play, and our house will have two mums.
Hunmdiger tried to crawl away from them silently, but their attention was caught by the rustle of bushes.
Suddenly John spread his arms wide and faced him.
He spread his hands in surrender.
John lowered his guard and grabbed his arm.
- You are perfect! They needed someone to be a puppie, and here you are!
Puppies beamed and pulled him to the tree trunk.
- We are playing at home! We call you Eli!
Frightened, Hunmdiger barely paid attention when he noticed that the surrounding forest turned into a cozy home.
Images of adult dogs were superimposed on the puppies and then became a reality.
Humdinger tried to scream, run, do anything, but his body was unresponsive.
He realized that he himself had been reduced to a puppy body, cooing and pampered by two female dog.
His mind was overloaded with information as the knowledge of this other life flooded into him.
Then he was lost as time jumped back and forth, his mind filled with days at school, family dinners, birthday parties, outings, five lifetimes as a dog filled his mind when ten minutes later they stopped playing.
Humdinger was brutally thrown into its adult human body.
And then he ran and screamed and no one saw him again.