As the car ground to a halt, Nicola and James looked at each other nervously, not knowing if they were about to transform and what they might become if they did. Instead the blacked out panel between them and the driver wound down to reveal that their chauffeur was dressed not in a suit and tie but a blue uniform with the name of an exotic sounding pet store on his chest. She turned around to address them, revealing herself to be an attractive red haired woman in her early thirties.
“Greetings, I’m Agent Walker, I will be taking you both into the target's mansion soon for your surveillance mission. Before that I need to debrief you both as you are entering a potentially dangerous environment. This may seem like a run of the mill dog show but we think there is some serious criminal activity going on behind the scenes. We need you two to get as much intel as possible without raising any suspicions.”
“So who is going to be the dog?” Nicola asked nervously. Agent Walker grimaced a little, not appreciating the interruption, before answering.
"It will be James"
"What?!" James asked in a panic as Nicola clapped her hands and giggled with delight.
“Nearly all of the human participants are female so it just makes sense. Actually most of the dogs are female to so..."
"You are making him a bitch?" Nicola squealed "Oh, this is going to be so much fun!"
"You have to be shitting me!" James exclaimed angrily.
"I'm sorry, it wasn't my call"" Agent Walker answered "Obviously James won't be able to communicate with any of us in dog form so Nicola, you tell him whatever needs to be done and James you follow her instructions."
"Like an obedient little dog!" Nicola taunted. Agent Walker glared at her before continuing.
"Remember, this isn't about winning the show, though you will need to take part in all the events and perform competently enough to reach the later rounds and retain access to the area we are investigating, Other that that you need to get yourself into positions where you can see and hear any information that might be pertinent to us. Nobody is going to suspect a dog of eavesdropping.”
"But what..." James began, but Agent Walker raised her hand to silence him.
“Okay, I think we are good to go!” Agent Walker smiled slightly as she spoke into her radio before turning back to James “You’ll be just fine. But to be aware, the transformation technology implanted in you isn’t quite as top secret as we would like. You will need to act convincingly as a dog at all times so as not to raise suspicion. It might mean eating a few gross things, but nobody said this job would be easy, right?”
James was about to attempt his question again, but it would have to wait as he began to shrink into canine form.