Ty turned around and faced the two others who had been frozen by his will. He began to unfreeze them and planed on wiping clean their memories of this event and their former friends.
However, before he did, he heard Jack whisper in his ear.
“Hey, Ty.” He fell silent for a moment. “I’m embarrassed to ask, but do you think that maybe Sheila could be my…mate.”
Ty was quite taken aback at the request, but realized that Ty truly yearned for such love, and he seemed to admire the girl.
Thus, Ty unfroze her, and began to speak.
“Sheila,” he began, “I can tell you are a good person. I want to know, what you want most in the entire world.”
Sheila was startled by the ability to do whatever she wanted, and after many minutes of thought, responded.
“I would like to have the education I could never afford, and the ability to write many books.”
“Very well, but I ask you something in return,” Replied Ty. “You see, my friend here, Jack, well- he wants a mate.”
Sheila was puzzled. “Your friend,” She asked.
Then he pointed to Jack, who was still sitting on his shoulder.
Jack began to speak. “Sheila, you are a kind person, and I feel that I am a kind fellow. Please consider my offer. I beg of you, we can be very happy together, and if you do so hate this life, I can always let you return.”
Sheila spoke again, after a minute had passed. “Will I be required to live as a weasel forever?”
Ty answered her question, “Not necessarily. Rather, you will take whatever form that Jack does. Indeed, let me show you.”
At that moment, Sheila watched as Jack became an otter. However, no sooner had this occurred than she suddenly felt a tingling sensation all over her body.
Immediately she watched as fur began to grow out of her skin. She felt as her spine curved and her body shrank. As this occurred her vision worsened and became colorless. However, she soon began to smell distinct odors, one in particular that she liked coming from Jack. As she began to walk towards it, she was pulled back by a sudden ripping in her pants as the tail burst through. She hadn’t yet shrunk completely, so the tail shredded most of her garments as it burst out. Soon after, however, the change was complete, and she was again heading towards Jack.
Suddenly she was standing again in her human form, naked, as everything returned to how it was a moment ago.
“So…” Ty asked, “Do you like this? You will become far more intelligent if you accept.”
Sheila pondered for a long time, and finally spoke. “If I will be his mate, must I mate with him at his will?”
Ty responded “Yes, but Jack will not exploit you.”
Sheila then made an ultimatum, as the knowledge and concept of a loyal mate was far too much to put down.
“I will do this, under one more condition. I demand that I be allowed to be human once a week.”
Jack responded to her, and not Ty. “Yes, and I shall be human too. However, I would like to see you in your pure form then as well.”
Sheila tried to recognize what that statement meant, and then realized that she was standing naked. She grasped for her clothes, but they had been shredded.
Sheila, unwilling to let go of her dreams of writing novels, finally accepted.
Ty then transformed Sheila into a very attractive weasel, and also gave her the desire to like Jack. At the same time Sheila gained much knowledge of language and writing, and could now put her ideas into beautiful prose and poems.
Sheila scurried up Ty’s shoulder and tried to speak. Ty, realizing she could not, allowed for this.
She then asked what could be done about Alex, who was still frozen.