I began to chase Darren, when I felt funny. I looked at my paws,and the toes were growing -- into fingers! I was changing back!
In a little while, I was myself again. Before anyone came by to see me, I put on my pants. Then I gathered up Dr. Von Hauser and the rest of my clothes, and went
around the corner where I had last seen Darren.
There, sitting in Darren's clothes, with a miserable expression on his face was a puppy. Just the kind of puppy I had been! It looked up at me in despair. And, by it
and the pile of clothes, was my ring.
"Well, whaddaya know?" I said with a laugh as I put the ring back on my finger. "Apparently, if someone else tries to use the ring against me, they eventually turn
into what they tried to turn me into!"
I set Dr. Von Hauser down by her fellow dog-morph and whispered to both her and Joe "Both of you stay there! If you run away, you may be wearing flea collars
for the rest of your lives!"