Ty grinned evilly. "OK, Mike. You want to start over? Fine. You are gonna start life all over - as a donkey foal!" Mike whinnied in alarm, and shook his head violently. No! He didn't want to be reborn as an animal! But it wa already too late - He felt himself start to shrink rapidly, and the world grew moist and dark. He was floating in a warm, safe place. Thought was slow, thick, and fading.
Sudden pressure stirred him out of his stupor, and he felt himself being squeezed. Pushed. And then he slid out suddenly into air. He gasped, taking in his first breath as a donkey. Human voices talked around him, and he strained to make out what they were saying.
"Oh, she's beautiful! Help clean her off."
She?!?!? Mike had an overwhelming urge to stand, to nurse, but he still felt shock at discovering that he was now a she!