graceful swan and your father a wise owl.” Gabe was taunting Candy. Even he wasn’t above dishing out some payback.
“I think you’re bad mouthing some nice spirit animals, Gabe,” Morgan said.
“All you have to do is feel the energy inside and focus. You’ll notice that it builds up very quickly, then the shift happens. It will be hard to control at first, but eventually you’ll master it. When you get to that point, you may never shift again if you don’t want to.”
“I can’t wait!” The professor closed his eyes and held onto the cage bars. “Come on, Candy. Let’s see if we can shift.” Candy copied her father’s actions. Together, they gritted their teeth and grunted.
“Don’t hurt yourselves!” I couldn’t help but laugh. It really served them right for knowingly capturing Gabe, planning to take his blood, tranquilizing Ezzy, and of course, pulling a gun on us. “Show them how it’s done, baby.”
Gabe stretched and feigned a yawn. “Easy.” He blinked and the change occurred. It’s a sight that never ceases to amaze me. One second, Gabe was there in all of his sexiness. The next second, a bear was in his place. I never realized the American black bear can have a variety of color phases. Other than jet black, they can be chocolate colored or white and of course my favorite, cinnamon—Gabe’s color. He leaned forward and became the majestic jumbo sized furball of my dreams.
“Aw, what’s wrong, Professor? You guys aren’t changing.” I was perhaps a little over the top with sarcasm, just a tad, but it was too fun not to. “Try harder people! I know you can do it!” They both gripped the cage so hard their knuckles turned white and they grunted like constipated gorillas. “What do you think, ladies? Can they do it?”
“I say we run some experiments on their conniving asses,” Ezzy said as she rubbed her swollen thigh. “That fucking dart was no joke. Morgan, hand me that dart rifle. Time to light their asses up.”
“No, no. We can’t stoop to their level.”
“Speak for yourself, sister. I’m not above turning them into pincushions. Ugh! I guess I did promise to stick with your plan.” Ezzy climbed onto Gabe’s back like she was a cowboy getting on his horse. “Don’t get too excited, big boy, this is only until I find my broom. Your bear thinks my broom is up by the spring. I don’t even remember going there.” Just before they disappeared down the corridor, she shouted, “I’ll be back with your special order. Ciao.”
“Thanks, Ezzy. Be careful, Gabe.” I gave them a little wave, then my attention returned to the prisoners. “While they’re out taking care of something, there is someone I want you to meet. I’ve called her in here to help you get through your first shift. You could say she’s a specialist in paranormal creatures.” I called over my shoulder, “Oh Gerr-tie! You’re up!”
Gertie donned one of the white lab coats and approached the cage. “I hear you two are having a difficult time shifting? No worries, it’s normal to experience some anxiety your first time. Sometimes that anxiety can cause some serious performance issues. I’ve got just the ticket for shiftile dysfunction.” Gertie took a small velvet bag from the pocket of the coat. “Oh, I nearly forgot. You’ll never guess who I ran into when I arrived in town tonight, a group of very talented and likeable grizzly bears.”
“No! Don’t tell me you brought them here! Not with us locked in a cage like this. Dad, tell her how bad they are!”
Gertie feigned surprise and concern. “Really? Because I had a very interesting conversation with them. They were very grateful for being set free from that cruel circus life and were quite surprised when they saw Candy in the town square. I believe they said when they rushed toward you, they were trying to greet you. Or maybe they said they were trying to eat you. Ah, you know how hard translating Bearish can be. Anyway, they
“I think you’re bad mouthing some nice spirit animals, Gabe,” Morgan said.
“All you have to do is feel the energy inside and focus. You’ll notice that it builds up very quickly, then the shift happens. It will be hard to control at first, but eventually you’ll master it. When you get to that point, you may never shift again if you don’t want to.”
“I can’t wait!” The professor closed his eyes and held onto the cage bars. “Come on, Candy. Let’s see if we can shift.” Candy copied her father’s actions. Together, they gritted their teeth and grunted.
“Don’t hurt yourselves!” I couldn’t help but laugh. It really served them right for knowingly capturing Gabe, planning to take his blood, tranquilizing Ezzy, and of course, pulling a gun on us. “Show them how it’s done, baby.”
Gabe stretched and feigned a yawn. “Easy.” He blinked and the change occurred. It’s a sight that never ceases to amaze me. One second, Gabe was there in all of his sexiness. The next second, a bear was in his place. I never realized the American black bear can have a variety of color phases. Other than jet black, they can be chocolate colored or white and of course my favorite, cinnamon—Gabe’s color. He leaned forward and became the majestic jumbo sized furball of my dreams.
“Aw, what’s wrong, Professor? You guys aren’t changing.” I was perhaps a little over the top with sarcasm, just a tad, but it was too fun not to. “Try harder people! I know you can do it!” They both gripped the cage so hard their knuckles turned white and they grunted like constipated gorillas. “What do you think, ladies? Can they do it?”
“I say we run some experiments on their conniving asses,” Ezzy said as she rubbed her swollen thigh. “That fucking dart was no joke. Morgan, hand me that dart rifle. Time to light their asses up.”
“No, no. We can’t stoop to their level.”
“Speak for yourself, sister. I’m not above turning them into pincushions. Ugh! I guess I did promise to stick with your plan.” Ezzy climbed onto Gabe’s back like she was a cowboy getting on his horse. “Don’t get too excited, big boy, this is only until I find my broom. Your bear thinks my broom is up by the spring. I don’t even remember going there.” Just before they disappeared down the corridor, she shouted, “I’ll be back with your special order. Ciao.”
“Thanks, Ezzy. Be careful, Gabe.” I gave them a little wave, then my attention returned to the prisoners. “While they’re out taking care of something, there is someone I want you to meet. I’ve called her in here to help you get through your first shift. You could say she’s a specialist in paranormal creatures.” I called over my shoulder, “Oh Gerr-tie! You’re up!”
Gertie donned one of the white lab coats and approached the cage. “I hear you two are having a difficult time shifting? No worries, it’s normal to experience some anxiety your first time. Sometimes that anxiety can cause some serious performance issues. I’ve got just the ticket for shiftile dysfunction.” Gertie took a small velvet bag from the pocket of the coat. “Oh, I nearly forgot. You’ll never guess who I ran into when I arrived in town tonight, a group of very talented and likeable grizzly bears.”
“No! Don’t tell me you brought them here! Not with us locked in a cage like this. Dad, tell her how bad they are!”
Gertie feigned surprise and concern. “Really? Because I had a very interesting conversation with them. They were very grateful for being set free from that cruel circus life and were quite surprised when they saw Candy in the town square. I believe they said when they rushed toward you, they were trying to greet you. Or maybe they said they were trying to eat you. Ah, you know how hard translating Bearish can be. Anyway, they
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