Shuffling out of the woods, Derrick made his way back to the villa. A few of the animals veered away from him as he approached, but he didn't see his family around. He found Circe in one of the many gardens, talking to an orangutan holding clippers. He sat and waited as she gave what must be a groundskeeper instructions in Greek, and then turned to look at him with a smile. "I'll have to assume you must be the boy. Derrick. isn't it?"
He grunted in acknowledgement, unable to speak. She looked him over appreciatively. "Very nice! I've never had a guest choose to be a bear before. You must have met Lydia. She's the female, and rather insistent on getting attention." Circe reached up to lay a hand on the side of his head - Derrick hadn't realized quite how big he was. "You are very impressive. But I am sure those pesky human memories are annoying. I'll take them away so you can really be a bear. Lydia will like having a permanent playmate."
Derrick felt confused for a moment, and then realized that his identity as a human boy was being sucked out of his head! He snarled and jerked back from Circe's hand. Her only reaction was a laugh. "Ah! So you want to be a boy again? I can do that just as easily. But I will extract a minor price. You will remain unclothed, human or animal, as long as you are on this island. Agreed?"
Although he wasn't sure how happy his Mom or Sister might be to see him naked, Derrick nodded his head. He tensed as Circe stepped closer and took his bear's skull in both hands, but she started to look bigger. In just a minute he was his old self again. Well, almost. The sheathed cock and black testicles of the male bear remained. Circe grinned. "A memento of your first conquest, at least any time you are human. Don't worry - any other animal form will include the correct equipment."
The ursine sexual equipment looked rather oversized on a young teenager, but Derrick found he didn't really mind. "Um, thanks?" He wasn't sure how to address their hostess. "Um, this will go back to human when we leave, right?" Circe raised an eyebrow. "I told you it was a memento you would keep any time you are human. Question is, will you be human in two weeks? Or enjoying a much more extended stay as part of the island's menagerie?"
"But...!" Derrick stepped back from the woman, alarmed. "You said none of the animals would harm us! That we were safe here!"
Circe grinned. "And so you are. Perfectly safe for the next two weeks. You can go anywhere as an -almost- human boy, explore life as anything here, from bear, to tree, to a trout. However, if you happen to stay a trout after the two weeks are up and one of the animals gets a hankering for fish? " She shrugged.
"After two weeks?" Derrick shuddered at the idea of Lydia snapping him up as dinner. "We'll be gone!"
Circe smiled and shrugged again. "Perhaps. But for now you might as well enjoy the flexibility of being my guest." She gestured towards the guest rooms. "Your parents are enjoying the pool in their room, rather sadly treating this extraordinary opportunity as if they were at a Holiday Inn. Your sister, on the other hand, is currently swimming in the ocean as a dolphin. I expect this vacation will be far more eye-opening for the two of you, and possibly life changing in a very real way."
Derrick thought a moment, then asked "You mean that we might end up really becoming whatever we choose to be during the vacation?"
Circe nodded approvingly. "Exactly. It will be your choice, of course, but if you find a form you like better and want to keep it after your vacation ends, you can become a part of my island. Quite a few of my guests never leave, or leave as something different. The last family came with two boys and left with a boy and a Great Dane."
Frowning, Derrick tried to picture that. "Wouldn't everyone ask what happened to the brother?"
"Not at all." Circe smirked. "What happens here becomes normal in the outside world. They went back to friends and family who remembered them only having one child and the pet. Just as you will find that you always had a bear's sexual parts due to a freak birth defect. Assuming you go back as a boy."
"What!? You mean I will always have this animal cock?" Derrick looked down in horror.
"Not to worry." Circe waved a hand dismissively. "It will be normal to you as soon as you leave the island."
That was hardly better, but Derrick decided not to pursue the matter further. "I guess I should see what else is out there? Anything to suggest?"
Circe nodded. "There is a large lake on the other side of the trees there that offers fish, frogs, all sorts of marine life. Cattle, horses, sheep, goats, and pigs are located around the villa. Wild animals in the forest, of course. And any good spot allows you to dig your feet into the soil and become a tree."
Derrick fidgeted. "Um, yeah. But what would YOU like me to be?"
That got him a surprised look. "I've never had anyone ask me that before!" She thought a moment. "I've never really done this before, but it would be fascinating to turn you into..."