It wasn;t long after that Derrick saw someone walking through the pasture towards him. His bovine heart sank. Of course they would always know where to find him. Sure enough, the being, which he vaguely recognized to be a minotaur, slipped a rope around his neck and began to tug him towards the pasture gate. Resigned, Derrick plodded behind. He could easily fight the minotaur off and return to his herd, but they would just change him into a boy out in the middle of the cows. Besides, he had pretty much finished with all the females in his herd - it would be a while before a bull's services were needed again.
They exited the pasture, but to Derrick's surprised they headed away from the Resort complex down a dirt path. A familiar scent teased his nostrils, getting stronger, and he felt his loins stir again. The minotaur was taking him past another herd of cows, so many that would have appreciated his presence. This was cruel. He was about to be stuck as a weak, puny human boy again after two weeks of...
The minotaur opened a gate into the new herd and removed the rope about Derrick's neck. "Go on! There are enough cows in here to keep you busy for a good month, and then you can go back to the first herd." When Derrick hesitated, the minotaur said "Unless you want to come back tot he Spa with me and be a human boy again. If you stay here your family and everyone out in the real world will forget Derrick the human ever existed. And when that happens, you will really be a normal bull, an animal in all respects for the rest of your life."
Derrick had to struggle to think about that - he was being offered the chance to stay a bull! On the surface that sounded perfect, but there was something nagging at the back of his mind about being a bull. Something that wasn't as good as if you were a human. He vaguely remembered beef, and also that cattle had shorter lifespans. Abstract concepts such as time were really hard to focus on. They wouldn't eat a guest. But the minotaur said that Derrick the guest would cease to exist and he would be a normal animal.
The minotaur waited patiently while the massive bull pondered what to do. Finally, Derrick snorted and...