Greg gets an uneasy feeling the second his teacher looks at him, that weird smile on his face, “um… s-sir,” the boy says, “y-you are kinda creeping me out.”
“He…,” Mr. Huff says, “I guess old habits die hard. Sorry, my bad! I was just thinking.”
“Um… th-thinking about what, sir? If you don’t mind me asking.”
“Oh… just what I would have done to that asshole of a father, if such a program would have been available back then,” the man says, “on the other hand, I am thinking about what might make me happier.”
“L-like what,” Greg asks.
Mr. Huff shrugs, “well, I never had luck with women, because of my intimidating appearance,” he says, “I also think a dog would do me good, I’d have a companion and wouldn’t feel so lonely. It is really hard to decide,” just then his phone gives off a “ping”. Mr. Huff looks down and grins, “the App is installed,” he says, he then looks over at Greg, “so, how does this work?”
“Um… if you open the App, there should be a scan function,” Greg says, “I think it is titled “scan new subject”, or something similar to that.”
Mr. Huff looks back down at his phone, “well, there is a Tab labeled “scanned targets”, when I open it, I only see a black background. On the right side there is a field with a symbol of a camera.”
“May-maybe you need to press on that, the App should then ask for permission to access your camera,” Greg responds.
Mr. Huff presses on the camera symbol and as Greg had said, a message appears, asking for permission to access the phone’s camera. The man clicks on “okay” and the screen changes to the camera, a message appears with four options for Mr. Huff to choose from:
1. Himself
2. Greg
3. Everything In Range
4. Selecting The Preferred Targets Out Of A List
Mr. Huff thinks for a while, ‘I think I’ll use the fourth option,’ he thinks to himself, ‘that way I can select myself, Greg and his brother-turned-car.’ The man clicks on the fourth option and a list with items and people in range of the App appears:
1. Greg Davis
2. Ryan Huff
3. Blue Jeep Wrangler
4. Cat In Garden
5. Squirrel In Tree
6. Flower In Pot On Windowsill
7. Portrait Of Great Grandfather
8. Mouse Under Floorboards
9. Spider On Ceiling
10. White Mercedes W223 S-Class
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The list goes on and on, Mr. Huff decides to select and store the files of himself, Greg, Greg’s “Jeep” and his white Mercedes W223. “Okay, I think I am good to do a test,” Mr. Huff then says, he opens Greg’s file, he finds a function that disables the target, preventing “it” from moving. So, Mr. Huff freezes Greg in place, before looking over at the boy with a grin, “thank you for volunteering, Greg!”
Greg’s eyes widen, “wh-what,” he says, “wh-why me? Why not test is on yourself?”
Mr. Huff grins, “I might do THAT later,” he says, “IF this really does work. In order to see if you and this program are full of bull or not: I need to test it on the person who had the idea first!”
Greg is terrified, “pl-please, sir,” he says pleadingly, “pl-please don’t… .”
Mr. Huff cuts Greg off by saying, “you have no word in this. You are merely a tool for me to test this App on!”
“Wh-what have I done?”
Mr. Huff smirks, “nothing really,” he says, “to be honest, Greg, I hate kids. I hate being a teacher, sadly it is the only thing I seem to be good at. The real reason I became a teacher is so I can continue to bully and intimidate kids!”
Greg is shocked at what he is hearing, “s-so you lied to me? Only to get your trust?”
“Not really,” Mr. Huff says, “everything I told you about me is true. My dad really was a Tyrant and my mom a stupid bitch.” The man grins, “I was getting bored with bullying students, always the same, BUT thanks to YOU and this App… IF it really works… will make bullying so much more fun!”
“Wh-what have I d-done?!”
Mr. Huff grins, “you gave an evil man the power to do anything he wants,” he says, “now, let’s see if this really works!”
“Wh-what are you going to do?”
Mr. Huff grins, “that will be my little secret,” he says, “if it really works what I have planned, your life will be so much more interesting and you’ll be so much more useful than you are at this point.” Mr. Huff looks down at his phone, “you will love and enjoy what I have in mind for you,” he says, “oh, don’t worry, you will still be yourself, I don’t want anyone to get suspicious.”
“Wh-what do you mean,” Greg asks.
Mr. Huff smiles, “you will have a second personality,” he says, “let’s keep it at that,” the man then starts to edit Greg’s file. He keeps everything as it is, but adds an extra field titled “animal mind” and types in “dog” next to it.
When Mr. Huff taps the added field, a list opens, the man adds a few basic commands, such as, “sit”, “stand”, “heel”, “speak”, “quiet” and “stay”. Next he adds a name, so that the animal-mind knows when it is time to take over, the name Mr. Huff chooses for his “dog” is “Rex”.
Mr. Huff looks over the settings and nods, “I think that should be all for now,” he says, he then looks up at Greg and grins, “time to see if this really works,” and presses the confirm button.
Greg feels a pins and needles sensation course through his brain, and he feels something foreign seeming to settle in.
Mr. Huff unfreezes Greg, “okay, Greg,” he says, “you can move again.”
Greg feels his strength returning, he is about to run, but thinks better of it, instead he looks fearful at his teacher.
“How do you feel, Greg,” Mr. Huff asks.
“I f-feel, okay,” Greg says, “my mind feels a little weird though, as if it is split in two. There are some sensations which feel weird to me and confuse me.”
“Like what,” Mr. Huff asks.
“W-well,” Greg blushes a little, “my clothes… they feel kinda wrong. I am getting the feeling I need to… to be naked in order to f-feel better. Wh-what have you done to me?!”
Mr. Huff grins, “I added the mind of a dog to your brain,” he says, “since a dog normally does not wear clothes and your new mind knows that, it makes you feel this way.”
“A DOG!?”
“Hehe, yep,” Mr. Huff says, “I always wanted a dog and I thought a human-dog would be something far more fun than transforming you into an actual dog.”
Greg stares at his teacher in disbelief, “b-but, I don’t want to be your d-dog,” he says, “wh-what about my family and friends? What if I act weird around them? They’ll send me to a lunatic asylum!”
“Haha,” Mr. Huff laughs, “don’t worry. Your dog mind will only take over when I ALLOW it to, whenever I say the word “Rex” you will become my dog “Rex”. Whenever I say “Greg”, you will return to being the boring human boy you always have been. Don’t worry, your body will stay the same, only your mind will change.”
Greg is dumbfounded, he can’t believe what this evil man has done to him, the boy fidgets, trying to ignore the feeling of discomfort.
Mr. Huff notices this and grins, “hehe… this is really fun to watch,” he says, “I can tell you’d just love to tear those clothes off of your body, but your human side prevents it!”
Greg scowls at his teacher, “y-you evil… .”
Mr. Huff cuts him off, “quiet, boy,” he says and Greg finds his mouth clamp shut, his eyes widen, Mr. Huff smirks, “I see the commands work, even when your mind is set to “human”. Haha… this is really going to be fun!”