Turning around you see a Minotaur standing behind you. You scream and turn to run over the bridge to get away from the Minotaur. You run toward one of the exits but your way is blocked by a Kentauride or female Centaur. "You have nothing to fear from us" she said. "We are all victims of the maze."
"Victims?" you asked in a high pitched voice.
"All of us have come into the maze and this park at one point and eaten the pear" the Kentauride said. "Once we did we fell into a deep sleep and woke up like you see us."
"Why didn't you stop me from eating the pear then?" you asked resentful that they would let you eat the pear and become this.
"We could not do anything as stone statues" the Kentauride said. "We do not become flesh and blood again until the sun sets. During the time we are stone we are asleep."
"So I'll become stone too?" you asked even more afraid now.
"Yes, unfortunately" the Kentauride said. "The worst part is that you don't age or die. I know that it's been many years since I had become this. Bruce, he's the Minotaur, is the most recent one and he told us the year he entered was the Year of Our Lord 1951. I myself came in in the Year of Our Lord 1204. What year is it now?"
You gulped and said "It's 2008. Have you ever tried to get out of this park?"
"We can leave" the Kentauride said. "We seem to be unable to leave the maze though. Many of us have found our way to the exit and have been unable to go beyond. So we are doomed to remain in this maze for all eternity it seems. Most of us have our favorite spots that we like to sleep at. Those of us here consider ourselves to be guardians. Each day we go to sleep we hope no one will make their way here and eat the pear while we sleep."
"So you have been able to stop some from eating the pear?" you asked cursing your luck that they were asleep.
"We have" the Kentauride said. "Those that see us awaken run from this garden in fear."
"Do they ever come back?" you asked.
"We have not seen those people again" the Kentauride said.
You look down at your body and sigh. You were going to be spending a lot of time in the maze in this form. You look up to the Kentauride and say "If I'm going to be here I might as well know your name as well as find a new name for myself."
"My name is Elizabeth" the Kentauride said. "Bruce calls me Lizzy though. Now what are you going to name yourself now that you're female?"
"You know that I was male before?" you asked taken aback a bit.
"There have been a few who have found themselves in your same situation" Elizabeth said. "They tend to stay in the Garden Park."
"How many parks are in the maze?" you asked.
"There are six" Bruce said coming up behind you.
You scream and turn around while backing up. You run into Elizabeth who said "Don't frighten the poor girl more than she already is Bruce."
"I'm sorry" Bruce said. "She seemed to be calming down with you Lizzy so I decided to come over. I can tell you the names of the parks in the maze if you wish."
"I would like that" you said your heart slowing down to a more normal rate.
"Well I'll start with the ones you may have heard before" Bruce said. "There is Garden Park where most of the transgendered like to sleep. Then there's Statue Park where many sleep. Animal Park is where most of the animals like to sleep. Fountain Park where the more aquatic ones like to sleep. Stone Park where the bigger creatures like to sleep. And finally we have this park. It doesn't have an official name but we call it Transformation Park because this is where the transformation happens. I could show you one of the other parks if you would like miss. We should have enough time to get to one and back here before the sun rises and we sleep. Of course that is if you want to come back here."
"You can think about it on the way to the other park" Elizabeth said. "So what will your name be?"
"I think I'll go with Nancy" you said.
"So which park do you want to go to Nancy?" Bruce asked.