"Welcome to our humble abode!" A voice like none ever had I heard. She gave a calming feeling yet the voice cut into me as a knife.
"Good Day, my lovely woman, I am here on business. I am atempting to find these four people who disappeared....."
Her hand reached out and touched my face and soul. "Lee Chu Haun!"
I was stunned that she knew my name!
"Sit we can talk about your friends, drink, eat, today is the first day in the rest of your life."
I started to sit, and then stood up. "Excuse me but my work comes first. Please tell me if you have seen this man, John William VanderKlok?"
"Huh, business, business, yes I've seen him and his three son's. Yes they came here to our Lotus Lodge. The man came here and the boys went to our reorientation pavillion."
"Ahh good, are they still here or can you direct me to where they might be, I asked boldly?"
"If I must, the man was very sad to leave his son's. The boy found adventure to be fun and a good learning experiance."
"Come Lee, I will show you Mister John Willam VanderKlok!"
She struted out of the pavillion's side door and into a garden area. I followed, watching what was around me and suspecting trouble.
She stopped at the end of a stone porch overlooking a pasture. Pointing out into the field, There is that worthless specimen, and good riddence!"
I looked down over the edge of this high point, below was a group of donkeys. Six jennys and one stud male, who was in full enjoyment of one jenny. Humping away he was deep in her body with his very male organ. "Where is he, I asked almost knowing?"
"There, there he is that almost worthless man. He now has some worth as the farm stud. As a man he failed me and as a donkey his cock gives some value."
I made notes as if all this were normal. "And the boys what of them, I asked in a calm manor?"
She turned and walked back into the pavillion, down a long hall and into a modern feed lot barn. "Here is the oldest, Kenneth Lee! As you can see his puberty was all but over and has aided his rebirth into a fine boar swine. See the beginning of tusks and the early swelling of those boar testicles! A year from now and he would have lost all connection with humanity. His mind and body would be boar!"
I made some notes as she walked further along.
"See here Gerald the 17 year old, he was the best of the lot! Gerald, she called," and out from behind a hay wagon sauntered a very spainish young bull. Brownish to black he was of fine animal form. His soon to be curving horns just six inches out of his skull. Walking, swinging his thick boney tail he walked up to where we were standing.
The beautiful beast let out a bellow and it almost knocked me on my ass. The woman smiled, " He will run through the streets next year during the bull chase, your looking forward to that too Gerald!'
I made more notes and again we walked on.
"Steven Richard was a very disobiedent child and ran as if to kill me with the knife from his placesetting. I felt it nessesary to have him calmed and broken to obey my commands. He has therefore become one of my young Mustang Indian Pinto ponies. Over the next six weeks he will be saddle broke and readied for one of the park's pony rides."
"Now Lee Chu Haun what do I do with the likes of you? I can't let you leave, that notebook so loaded with trivia of my new friends. Tell me what fantasy would you care to live out as one of the many beasts in this world?"
"Not interested, came my quick reply!"
As I turned to exit and head for my safe boat she reached and laid her hand on my shoulder. My police reflex's were quick as I turned and spun her around. My hands ended up on her smooth throat, and I began to squeeze.
"LET GO OF ME!" She demanded, as her handmaids came closer. I knelt down about choking her evil neck. The maids came closer yet and then I saw one swing a stick of fare size at my head. I ducked and scrambled away from the lot of female trouble.
I was filled with fear as I scoopped up my camera case and ran for the entrance to this weird Lotus Lodge. As I ran the sound of a runner coming up from behind. I turned to see the muted young girl who led me into the strange pavillion.
At the waters edge she stopped, motioning me not to go but follow her instead. I waved a good bye and powered up for the run toward home.
As I powered across still waters the personal report was filled in, yet I was sure nobody would believe it accept Misses VanderKlok.
August 24
Visited Lotus Lodge at Pleasure Island Park.
Interviewed manager of pavillion
She reports, John W. VanderKlok, 51 transformed to stud donkey without chance for parole or reprieve. Visually atested, L.C.H.
She reports, Kenneth Lee VanderKlok, 19 transformed to a Berkshire boar hog, he has accepted his new role as a prime boar. Visual L.C.H.
She reports, Gerald Gene VanderKlok, 17 transformed to a Spainish fighting bull, he has accepted his role in next years' 'run with the bulls' Visual and Verbal interview L.C.H.
She reports, Steven Richard VanderKlok, 11 transformed to a Pinto pony yearling, due too early puberty the boy has lost all human thought process. He stands being broke for saddle and has no chance to regain human form. Visually atested, L.C.H.
Additional: Suggest the authorities be contacted locally. Charges laid and arrests made for unwilling incurred transformation without prior consent of both father and mother. No legal papers for containment to animal bodies. Also suggest Mrs. VanderKlok be told and shown photo's of present husband and children's forms.
Signed: L.C.H. senior agent in charge
I sat back in the boat seat, my report finnished and that damning place far to the east. I opened a bottle of filtered water and sipped away.
As I neared the dock, the manager was frantically waving me in to shore. "A call, Lee, take it in my office!"
I jumped out of the boat and ran into the boat rental office, picking up the phone I said, Oh My Hello!"
"This is me, I'm affraid that we could not say good bye in a considerate manor. To which I have sent along a momento of my hate for all bold men like you. In your camera case is a bottle of spring water. The water is tainted with some of my most charming potion. I hope that during your coming change you shall think kindly of me, as I you. Good bye, Lee!"
I looked at the small plastic bottle still in my grasp. The contents all but drained, I began to shake. The curse she put upon me of thinking about her as I change gave a deep horror in my soul.