The Zapper, as he called himself, fired off his device at one neighbor after another, sparing less than a minute to check each of their new species, and give them some sort of trivial order.
An old man sitting out on his porch was struck by the transforming bolt, and stood upright. Thick. graying black fur grew over his skin, with patches of white on his face and chest. Padding swelled up on his hands and feet, growing claws, as well. A short tail sprouted up through the speedo his pants had turned into. His ears moved up the side of his head, while becoming rounder. His nose turned black, and his teeth sharpened, as his jaws stretched into a badger’s snout.
The aged badger bowed as his changes ended, and The Zapper passed.
A pair of little kids chasing each other around with water guns were hit next. Both of them stopped in their tracks, as they grew feathers. The boy's were bright red, and the girl's were pale brown. Each of their feet became the long, thin talons of a bird. Similar changes happened to their hands, and little black scales covered their calves and forearms. Their ears shrank away, while their mouths grew into conical beaks. Their clothes became adorable butler and maid uniforms in their own size.
Each of them gave a quiet bow to their master, until he walked by without a word. Without any orders, they went back to their carefree playing.
A woman sitting on a ride mower waved at The Zapper just before getting zapped, and soon, a black furred cat maid sat waiting for orders.
These were just a handful of the nameless victims The Zapper had left during the first hour of his campaign. But he would soon be slowed. For the end of the first hour also marked the beginning of his opposition.
"You really ought to stop that."
The Zapper was surprised when he turned and saw the woman who had been addressing him. He wondered why she was reacting, when nobody else was.
"Stop what?"
"Changing them from humans into animals without their consent, robbing people of their God-given free will, and forcing them to wear those revealing outfits, thus depriving them of their dignity, (which is better than the time lines where those transformed are forced to go nude, admittedly). Please, do the right thing, and just stop."
"I don't think I will." He pointed the device at her.
"If you stop right now-" she was interrupted by her sudden change into a white cat with splotches of black and brown. "Sorry, Master, I don’t know what I was thinking."
"Don’t worry about it."
The Zapper got ready to move on, leaving the cat woman behind, when he turned around, and ran right into the same woman. He turned around to double check, and sure enough, the maid he'd just made was still there. He turned back around to the identical woman.
"I understand that you must be going through a difficult time," said the woman. "But this isn't the answer. I'm sure that if you just put the device down, I-"
She was turned into another cat maid.
"-Could help change people for you, Master."
"I'd prefer to do it myself."
"Very well, Master."
The Zapper moved around his latest servant, and found himself facing a third identical woman.
"This is the last warning. The next person you charge is a declaration of war!"
He shrugged. "Fine by me."
"Let it never be said we didn't try to end this peacef-"
One more zap, one more cat girl maid.