Eventually the peppermint scent lead Laura to an old, abandoned looking warehouse a few streets away from the shop. There were a few props lying around as if in preparation for an upcoming event.
At the back of the room a familiar figure was squatting patiently in a cage. At least it was roomier than the one she had been trapped in before. At the top of the cage was a sign:
Name: Sophie
Age: 22
Species: Human/Chimpanzee
Reserve Price: £50,000
Woah. No wonder the owner was so keen to transform young women into pets if that was the sort of money they could fetch. It all started to come flooding back to Laura. She wasn't a rabbit, she was human but...why couldn't she turn back into one like before?
Ignoring that issue for now at least Laura hopped over to her friend.
"Sophie, are you alright?" Laura asked. Sophie looked confused.
"I'm sorry? Are you *ook* bidding on me? The auction isn't until tomorrow morning *ook*"
What? Maybe her friend didn't recognise her as a rabbit.
"It's me, Laura" the bunny girl whispered. She barely had time for explanations "The owner did this to me!"
Again, Sophie looked blank "I don't know anyone called Laura *ook* I'm afraid I don't know what you are talking about"