"We could do anything!" Josh exclaimed! Ric jumped a little. He had been exploring Mr. Mendes, peeking under the clothes which were still normal.
"Like what?" Ric asked to cover his embarrassment. This caused Josh to think.
"We could get back at the bullies at school!!" Josh said excitedly.
"But, what about Mr. Mendes?" Ric asked. He had gone back to exploring the stone man, this time tugging the shorts down.
"We'll have to leave him here until we can figure out how to change him back." Josh said. "If anyone asks, we can just tell them he got a new statue for his garden." The two agreed and worked together to get the statues clothes off and out into the garden. They were about to make plans when the doorbell rang. It was Mendes' boyfriend, Marco. The boys let him in.
"Where's Francisco?" Marco asked. He was about 6' 4", dark skinned and well muscled. The tight t-shirt he wore showed of his pecks and abs, the nipple ring showing. The boys just looked at each other, unsure of what to say. "Well?"
"He's, uh, out in the garden...." Ric began. Josh panicked and, grabbing the book, said the spell from before. Soon, Marco was a statue to match Mandes. Once again, they stripped the statue and placed it in the garden to wait to be changed back. Josh and Ric took the book when they left to go into town. Josh was flipping through the book.
"Uh oh...." Josh murmured.
"What?" Ric asked.
Before Josh could answer, he was pushed to the ground. They had run into Jason.
Jason was tanned, well muscled, and well into puberty. His blond hair was up in spikes, and small tufts of hair peeked out from under his bare shoulders. He liked going out in just shorts and sandals to show off his body.
"Hey, twerps," he sneered at them tauntingly. "What'cha got there?"
"A book that will help us get rid of you!" Ric said boldly. This just made Jason laugh.
"Like some moldy old book could help you!" Jason started towards Ric. Josh grabbed the book and read a spell, aiming at Jason. The bully froze, a cruel look on his face, as his skin hardened and turned grey. Soon, a stone statue stood, still wearing Jason's clothes.
"Good job!" Ric said. "One bully down!" Josh, however, wasn't too thrilled.
"Ric, we only have 24 hours to change them back before it becomes permanent...."