“Bwark! Bwark…. what the?” Lyra felt her head clear up as Mika succeeded in dispelling the effects of the chicken hypnosis potion. Looking around, she saw that the fireboar had managed to escape from Jak’s claws and was about to gore the giant chicken’s soft underbelly with its vicious tusks.
“Here piggy piggy piggy….” Lyra taunted as she pulled out a pink handkerchief from her pocket and waved it around vigorously. The fireboar’s eyes narrowed, and abandoning Jak, it turned and charged headlong at Lyra. At the very last moment, she bolted aside and swung her mace with full force at its skull.
“NOW!” she shouted at Mika, who immediately launched a spell at the stunned creature. The monster fireboar started shrinking, and before long had been reduced to a helpless little piglet. Shaking its head, it let out a tiny squeal and scurried away in panic.
The entire party now surrounded the giant grizzly, which continued to claw at them ferociously. Suddenly, it let out a ear-splitting roar and lunged at Yvana’s throat, baring its teeth. Terrified, she fell back, and the bear took the opportunity to break out of their encirclement and escape into the woods.
“Luka, are you okay?” Mika was aghast to find his lover bleeding from multiple wounds.
“Don’t worry, I’m fine, they’re just little scrapes.” Luka replied with a smile. “How about we go for another bath? Worked up quite a sweat back there…” he winked.
“Are you guys serious?” Lyra glared at them. “I’ve got a healing kit in my pack, you can use that to fix him up quick. You need to go rescue that little girl you were with, who knows what terrible things her captor is doing to her…”
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Erik hopped away in terror, a pack of wolves chomping at his rear end. How could that harmless-looking little girl he had captured have turned him into a bunny rabbit? Just as he was about to be eaten alive, the wolves suddenly stopped, and a small pair of hands picked him up.
“Oh Mister Erik, you’re SO adorable like this!” the young fawn cooed as she stroked his soft fur.
“Amber!” the beastmaster cried out in relief at the sight of his apprentice. “You’ve got to find some way to turn me back!”
“Silly Mister Erik. You know as an animagus I can only change my own form. And besides, why would I want to turn you back? With you out of the way, now I control all the beasts in this sanctum.”
“But… but Amber, you can’t do this!”
“And why not? May I remind you that since you’re an animal now, I can control you too. You’ll be my pet rabbit! I’ll dress you up in a cute little waistcoat…” She proceeded to hug and cuddle the former beastmaster with extravagant affection, making Erik silently wish that his wolves had devoured him.
Amber turned as she heard footsteps. “Will you play with me?” she smiled when she saw Tobi approaching.
“Oh YES, I’ll play with you…”
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“Now what shall I do with you?” Marge thought to herself as she looked down the unconscious innkeeper that she had knocked out cold. Robin had been a great partner back in his prime, but since retiring and getting involved with Esmeralda, he had regressed into a useless, lazy slob. It was high time for her to take control. Raising the transformation stone, she…