“Jeff, no, please no,” Ben cries looking down at his friend. David just stands, “Come on, there’s nothing we can do for him now.” Ben starts to get up, “But we can’t just leave him here,” Ben says trying to cowboy up, “We have to-“ Ben is interrupted by a loud whistle. A large door at the bar level opens up and some of the donkeys start walking through it. David walks through the door behind the balcony and it over looks a set of stables. The donkey’s exit the bar and are herded down a corridor to the man in White.
“And what’s your name,” the man asks one of the donkeys. “HEE HAW,” was the reply. The man just smiles and nods to one of his associates who takes the donkey away. “And what’s your name,” he asks the next one. The donkey looks around nervously, “my name’s Bobby, Bobby Lewis. What’s happened to me.” The man just pats him on the head. “Well Bobby, looks like you’ve had a good time, but now you have to pay for all the food you’ve eaten, and the rides you taken, and all the…” Another associate brings the Man in White a stein of beer. “The beer you’ve had. In fact, here, have a little bit more.” The Man in White puts the glass in front of Bobby the donkey, but he won’t drink. “No, I want to be a boy again.” The Man in White just shakes his head, “you had your chance to be a boy, but you chose to be an ass instead, now drink, you’ll feel better if you do. You won’t be burdened with all your thoughts and memories.” The donkey Bobby steps closer and takes a few licks from the stein. “There, you go, drink up,” the Man laughs.
Bobby stops drinking for a moment and tries to speak, but all that comes out is a bray. One bray after another. “There, he’s ready to go,” The Man calls and signals for the next donkey.
Ben and David just watch quietly. “But we drank the beer too,” David starts, “why aren’t we-“ David turns and looks at Ben and gasps. Ben’s ears have grown longer and have started to grow brown fur. “Ben,” David stammers, “your ears…” Ben reaches up to his long ears and pulls on them. “No, this can’t be,” Ben whispers in a panic. David just feels the panic in his own heart as he starts to feel a strange feeling in his…