"I see you got my present, Chad! Now to see if it works!" Karl said as the metal door clanged shut behind him.
He was holding an iPad in his hand, and he touched the pad, and suddenly Chad's entire body tingled.
"Oo,uh,og," mumbled Chad unable to move his body. The rubber paint seemed to become steel sealing him in.
"Oh, yeah. No, Chad, you're not a black statue for my garden. Though you could be. First, I need to save your
body and genetic code as a template. Then I can use my iPad to overwrite your DNA and reshape your body as I
please. How'd ya like to be a poodle?" Karl said licking his lips. Then he shook his head, "Nah, I can't have
a pet poodle. It'd be bad for my image. Maybe a pit bull or mastiff or rottweiler? I bet you'd like that. You
could lay around all day. Walk around naked except for your collar and leash. Maybe I could send you to guard
dog school and rent you out to warehouses at night? Or maybe I'll turn you into a colt? In a year or two, I
bet you'd make a fine stallion. Maybe a race horse. How'd ya like to win the Kentucky Derby and be put out to
stud? Still it might be more fun to take you to your dad's office. He is a veterinarian, isn't he? Have him
give your shots and maybe geld you or do you prefer fix?"
Chad's fixed lips issued a guttural growling noise.
"You keep up that attitude and you're definitely getting fixed, boy," snapped Karl.
Chad was silent.
"That's a good boy."
The iPad chimed.
"Ah, all your data is now stored in the Cloud. So I can get to work reshaping you into...hm, let's see what
should I do first?" Karl said with his fingers hovering over the iPad.
"Should I give you a small push of the evolutionary ladder? Maybe make you a gorilla or chimp? Or should I
give you a bigger push and turn you into a snake or lizard or possum? Who says you even have to be an animal?
I always wanted to string a hammock in my backyard between two trees, but darn if there isn't only one tree
there now."
His finger touched the iPad and Chad could feel a growing burning sensation in his abdomen. Karl couldn't?
Could he? Would he?