see one shape; your changes are making me dizzy. If it's my imagined-parallel-life, then we have to find Vicki!” Paul said with a mixture of temper and exasperation.
"I must change form to keep in practice for Kid Badd's next attack.” They glided in silence until the bear spoke again. “Besides, you will need some of my forms on your quest to find your sister and save the solar system.” Reshape's voice continued its growling effect as it remained annoyingly matter-of-fact. “The lives of you and your companions depend on it."
Isno's purr turned into the whimper of a cat cornered by a pack of wolves. “Badd like no."
"Oh, yes. The save the solar system thing,” Paul sighed. “Yep. Save the solar system. What shape do you need to be to do that?"
"Badd like no,” Isno repeated.
"Isno, okay. None of us likes Kid Badd.” Paul said. “Okay?"
Reshape's golden brown bear form turned upside down.
Isno sank deeper into his cloud, demonstrating his hurt feelings.
Reshape the upside-down bear explained, “There are no accidents, Paul. Everything happens for a reason. I change form to avoid attack by a powerful foe, Kid Badd.” The bear's head turned toward Paul and did a growling bear smile. “Kid Badd is from another solar system known as Vile Extinction. His weapon is from that solar system.” Reshape growled. “You were chosen to save Earth's solar system and that is not an accident.” The bear looked away and pushed out a loud roar from deep inside. “Did you hear Vile's voice before Kid Badd attacked?"
"Is that the voice I heard?” Paul thought over her words. “She said leave or burn.” He frowned. “About this solar system thing, isn't it possible Maken Fairchild sent the wrong guy?"
"Vile Extinction must be stopped and you were available.” Again the bear growled, as if displeased. “Conversely, maybe everything does not have a reason and life itself is an accident."
"Between you... and Dad and Maken Fairchild... and Vicki... and this sky ride... and Isno, I'd say you all got my attention, and that's probably not by accident.” Paul took a deep breath. “Must you show off? Do you have to fly upside down?"
"I beg your pardon? What difference does it make to you if I'm upside down? I understand why you might not want to be upside down; you would fall back to Earth to your death. But why does it bother you if I choose to fly upside-down?"
What did his dad say? ‘Do not worry about what your neighbor does unless it causes harm.’ Thank you Dad . “It's okay, Reshape. If it doesn't make you dizzy, then by all means fly upside-down. You warm in all that fur?"
"That's a fur out question.” The bear roared; its tone different. Bear laughter?
Far off Paul heard the unmistakable laugh of Vicki.
"Before anything,” Paul said, looking at Reshape and then at Isno, “we've got to find Vicki.” He felt his face darken in his effort not to show his guilt over losing his mission focus even for a second. “We save Vicki first, solar system second."
Hurtling out of the sky above Paul, a cloud descended, almost collided, and stopped by the side of Paul's unicorn. Astride a white banana shaped cloud, sat a tall boy, young as Paul, whose skin was a shiny black so deep it made Isno look almost gray. Head held high like a boy full of proud self-assurance, the whites of his teeth flashed a smile so prominent Paul had to beam in return.
Paul waited a proper polite time for the boy to speak first, which he didn't. “Who are you? I'm Paul Winsome. My cat friend is Isno Gravity."
"I'm Will. Willis Dinker. Blimey, I've been hoping to run into someone else up here, don't you know,” he said with relief. “Who's the bear and why is he upside-down, I'm thinking?"
"He's Reshape. I guess he's upside-down because he likes to be upside-down. He keeps changing into other shapes. Before he was a bear he was a beetle. At first he was an elephant. He's been a bear for awhile now."
The bear farted.
Paul waited
"I must change form to keep in practice for Kid Badd's next attack.” They glided in silence until the bear spoke again. “Besides, you will need some of my forms on your quest to find your sister and save the solar system.” Reshape's voice continued its growling effect as it remained annoyingly matter-of-fact. “The lives of you and your companions depend on it."
Isno's purr turned into the whimper of a cat cornered by a pack of wolves. “Badd like no."
"Oh, yes. The save the solar system thing,” Paul sighed. “Yep. Save the solar system. What shape do you need to be to do that?"
"Badd like no,” Isno repeated.
"Isno, okay. None of us likes Kid Badd.” Paul said. “Okay?"
Reshape's golden brown bear form turned upside down.
Isno sank deeper into his cloud, demonstrating his hurt feelings.
Reshape the upside-down bear explained, “There are no accidents, Paul. Everything happens for a reason. I change form to avoid attack by a powerful foe, Kid Badd.” The bear's head turned toward Paul and did a growling bear smile. “Kid Badd is from another solar system known as Vile Extinction. His weapon is from that solar system.” Reshape growled. “You were chosen to save Earth's solar system and that is not an accident.” The bear looked away and pushed out a loud roar from deep inside. “Did you hear Vile's voice before Kid Badd attacked?"
"Is that the voice I heard?” Paul thought over her words. “She said leave or burn.” He frowned. “About this solar system thing, isn't it possible Maken Fairchild sent the wrong guy?"
"Vile Extinction must be stopped and you were available.” Again the bear growled, as if displeased. “Conversely, maybe everything does not have a reason and life itself is an accident."
"Between you... and Dad and Maken Fairchild... and Vicki... and this sky ride... and Isno, I'd say you all got my attention, and that's probably not by accident.” Paul took a deep breath. “Must you show off? Do you have to fly upside down?"
"I beg your pardon? What difference does it make to you if I'm upside down? I understand why you might not want to be upside down; you would fall back to Earth to your death. But why does it bother you if I choose to fly upside-down?"
What did his dad say? ‘Do not worry about what your neighbor does unless it causes harm.’ Thank you Dad . “It's okay, Reshape. If it doesn't make you dizzy, then by all means fly upside-down. You warm in all that fur?"
"That's a fur out question.” The bear roared; its tone different. Bear laughter?
Far off Paul heard the unmistakable laugh of Vicki.
"Before anything,” Paul said, looking at Reshape and then at Isno, “we've got to find Vicki.” He felt his face darken in his effort not to show his guilt over losing his mission focus even for a second. “We save Vicki first, solar system second."
Hurtling out of the sky above Paul, a cloud descended, almost collided, and stopped by the side of Paul's unicorn. Astride a white banana shaped cloud, sat a tall boy, young as Paul, whose skin was a shiny black so deep it made Isno look almost gray. Head held high like a boy full of proud self-assurance, the whites of his teeth flashed a smile so prominent Paul had to beam in return.
Paul waited a proper polite time for the boy to speak first, which he didn't. “Who are you? I'm Paul Winsome. My cat friend is Isno Gravity."
"I'm Will. Willis Dinker. Blimey, I've been hoping to run into someone else up here, don't you know,” he said with relief. “Who's the bear and why is he upside-down, I'm thinking?"
"He's Reshape. I guess he's upside-down because he likes to be upside-down. He keeps changing into other shapes. Before he was a bear he was a beetle. At first he was an elephant. He's been a bear for awhile now."
The bear farted.
Paul waited
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