James stared in disbelief at the pretty, red and yellow bird staring back at him from the mirror. Surely that couldn't be his own reflection? Yet as he flapped his wings and opened his beak to let out an alarmed squawking sound the creature in the mirror in front of him made exactly the same motions.
James could hear Kayla giggling in a mocking tone from up above him.
"Turn...me...back!" James found he was able to squawk back, though it took more effor than if he were speaking as a human.
"And why would I want to do that?" Kayla taunted "A parrot with human intelligence and a full vocabulary will be great for my show. Help me out tonight and I may consider turning you back to normal. What do you say? Do we have a deal?"