After letting Richie thrash for ten minutes, Jeff and Cody decided to play a bit with Richie by acting as if he was normal like he was. So they moved out to where he was on the grass. Richie looked at them in a mix between panic and hope.
“What´s the matter, Richie? To exhaust to finally come in? Did you need our help? I don´t get how you slithered out and overestimate yourself so much.” Jeff said, looking concerned.
Richie´s face turned to shock. If Jeff thought this as normal, how was he able to return to normal? The only thing he could do was nodding at him, even if he didn´t want to. Alone he wouldn´t be able to get in, let alone change back.
“You know Jeff, he isn´t able to call us for help, that’s why you look out for him so much, like the good big brother you are” Cody said while he moved along Richie´s long tail.
Jeff moved down his brothers body as well, looking for a point he could lift him from. “Yeah, without a mouth life is hard, I guess. I think I couldn´t life without being able to talk. On the other side, Richie had never been able to talk, so I don´t know if he could miss it exactly.”
Richie begun to panic at their words. “The think that this is normal? Is that why Jeff still has his cow features because he think its normal?” he thought. Was he trapped like this now?
On the count of three, Jeff grabbed Richie around the base of his grown tail, while Cody took it around four feet behind him, and lifted him up. “You have grown quiet heavy, little brother. Lucky for you Cody is here, I wouldn´t be able to get you in alone.” Jeff said as they started to move inside slowly.
Richie would have protested being called heavy if he could, but he was still in shock. About ten minutes later Jeff and Cody laid him down in his room, resting his head on his beds pillow while his tail laid mostly on the carpet.
“I don´t get why your parents haven´t gotten him a longer bed, this looks kinder uncomfortable.” Cody said as he looked down at Richie.
“Can´t answer you there, Cody. Maybe my brother didn´t want them to and shook his head when they asked. Well, get some rest Richie, we will be in my room.” Jeff replied before they head over to his room, leaving Richie alone. As soon as they have closed the door, both start to laugh over all this. “Have you seen his face? He believes we didn´t know.”
“Yeah, he is in shock. Let´s see if he tries to get here later. Or do you want to change him back now?” Cody asked.
“Not right now, I want a bit more fun before changing him back. For now we let him rest.”
Meanwhile Richie was crying. How was he able to return to normal now? He couldn´t operate a computer without limbs. The end of his tail was to big to hit single keys on the keyboard or move the mouse accurate enough, and on his face wasn´t a way to move it at all. He didn´t hear them laugh next door.