Sitting down on the grass and then shifting about because of the feeling of the pad, I watched as Maddi rejoined the group and the three of them began to talk about what they would do next.
After a bit, the three decided that a swim contest would be a good way to decide and thinking about, I decided that I to would also like to go swimming. Standing, I brushed off the bits of grass and what not and flagging down Maddi, I asked her a question about my period and swimming.
Talking in a low whisper, Maddi explained a bit to me as we walked back to, first, Liz's house, then Amanda's, mine and finally Maddi's.
Afterward, dressed in a one-piece blue and pink bathing suit and a pair of shorts, the four of us went down to the beach and looking about, we eventually found a cove that was really private and we could continue our game.
"Can swim out to the finish line," Amanda asked me when it became apparent that I wouldn't be participating.
Nodding, I asked where it was and after a bit more discussion, we settled on the location of the finishing line...and taking to the water, I swam out to a location that came up to my chest.
Standing in the water, I watched as Maddi, Amanda and Liz each removed either her dress or shorts and then assumed a ready position. After a bit, Liz hollered, "Go," and all three either jumped in or waded in.
Cheering, I moved about, encouraging all three on, curious to see who the winner would be.
The moment they took to the water, Liz easily took a head start, but almost lost it to Maddi. Neck and neck the two paddle out to where I was standing and just at the last moment, Liz put on a burst of speed and pulled ahead of Maddi.
Cheering, we waited for Amanda to catch up and then wading back to shore, we all looked at Liz, waiting to see what her wish would be. After a bit, she explained...
"I've always been kind of curious about this, so I am going to wish that, for one day, I would become a dog. Everybody in this group will still know me as Liz and can understand what I am saying, but people outside of our group will only think of me as Duchess and only hear a dog barking when I speak. This wish, I stated, will only last one day."
The moment Liz stopped speaking, she immediately dropped forward onto all fours. With a weird popping noise, we listened and watched as the bones in her arms, legs, hips, waist, hands and feet began to rearrange themselves. As this happened, she shrunk down a bit, while her hair regressed slightly, took on a lighter shade of blonde and then started to grow all over her body. As her nose and mouth bloomed outward into a dog's muzzle, Maddi and I reached down and gently pulled off her bathing suit.
Within moments, Maddi, Amanda and I were staring at a yellow lab bitch. Barking, we immediately understood that she was asking what we wanted to do now and if we were going to continue.
Looking at each other, we began to discuss amongst ourselves if we wanted to continue or wait till tomorrow when Liz would be back to her normal self. As we talked, I put in the option that I wanted to continue swimming and then waited to see what the others wanted to do.