New Zoo (Original Series by Wallace111)

New-Zoo-Elephant Seal

Noah looked up towards the stone archways of the New Zoo that had opened recently.

"Seems unremarkable...what could have possibly happened?" thought Noah, confusion entering his mind. However, this was quickly replaced with frustration and anger as he recalled why he was here. He took a moment to adjust his grey glasses, continuing to look up at the archways encase he was missing something.

Noah was a single father. Just over a week ago, he had allowed his daughter Polly to come to the zoo for a school trip alongside her friends. Unfortunately, they had somehow disappeared alongside their teacher.

"How could they just...vanish?" wondered Noah. He faintly recalled earlier in the week when he got together alongside the other parents of the children who had disappeared. They had all become close over the years as their children had become friends. The current situation meant they needed each other more than ever.

"Alyssa seemed really concerned, I can't blame her," thought Noah, empathising with her. They had both had their only child seemingly vanish into thin air. "I can't imagine how scared Polly must be right now" continued Noah, his anger returning as he remembered why he was here.

It was a well-known fact that Noah was rather hot-blooded among the other parents. Combined with difficulties controlling his anger and how protective he could get of Polly resulted in him being a force to be reckoned with when angered. This had proven detrimental on more than one occasion. The meeting from earlier in the week became stronger in Noah's mind, and a small feeling of regret began to come over him.

Their earlier meeting intended to form a plan for their investigation since the Zoo's Management seemed apathetic to the current crisis. Noah was the first to leave the meeting, ultimately having lost his patience. Despite Petra calling back for him, he had ignored her. When she had followed him, he had given her a few choice words.

"I need to apologise to Petra next time I see her...she didn't deserve that," said Noah, kicking himself for what he said. He still needed to work on his temper...and his impulsiveness. Noah imagined the others had continued since he left but he had felt unable to contact them after what he had done.

Therefore, he decided to take action on his own. Noah had decided to come to the Zoo in person to file an official complaint. He had tried to contact local authorities but no one had answered his calls.

"Honestly...it's rather disappointing," thought Noah, calming himself as he entered the Main Hallway of the New Zoo. Noah filing a complaint with the local authorities would have to wait for another time.

Noah had come in his usual casual attire. He was wearing an orange t-shirt that clung to his somewhat pudgy frame. His brown hair was pulled back and tied back into a ponytail. He was wearing a pair of brown shorts which were somewhat tight around his waist. His shoes were fortunately comfortable, a nice shade of brown which complimented his shorts.

As Noah continued to walk down the Main Hallway, he couldn't help but reminisce about better times. He recalled his wife, having passed away years ago due to the disease that had ravaged her body. It had left her weak by the end, suffering horribly as both Noah and Polly had been rather broken by the ordeal.

"I still can't believe she's gone," said Noah, staring down at the floor. His thoughts couldn't help but go back to Polly, his one and only daughter.
"At least Polly managed to pick herself up again," thought Noah, eyeing his somewhat pudgy frame. He hadn't been taking the best care of himself since his wife's death...but he pushed on for Polly, knowing he had to put himself back together for her.

With that though, Noah stayed strong. He needed to be strong for his daughter. He felt determined to find her, not let her disappear like his wife.

"Don't worry Polly...I'm coming" thought Noah, continuing to press on with his investigation, finding his daughter and perhaps the other children as well.

Maybe then...he could earn Petra's forgiveness.

Within the Security Room:
Unknown to Noah, he was being watched. Rebecca eyed Noah, noticing him on one of the monitors from within the newly installed Security Room. She eyed him with confusion, wondering who he was.

"We weren't expecting anyone today, especially after recent events," said Rebecca, continuing to glance into the monitor. She didn't know how to react to the situation. Rebecca especially didn't want to risk having to answer questions regarding the recent disappearances. However, the more she thought about it, the more she couldn't risk him snooping around and finding something he shouldn't.

"Guess I should go confront our guest" mumbled Rebecca to herself, getting up from her chair as she prepared to depart the Security Room. Despite the current circumstances, she couldn't help but be excited at the possibility of a new addition.

The Plot Thickens:
Noah was still looking around the Main Hallway, oblivious to the fact that Rebecca had been watching him. He noticed a nearby sign, indicating he was within the 'Big Cats' section. He looked around, noticing the panthers in particular.

They watched him with interest, curious about the newcomer. Jasmine was feeling particularly needy, wishing she had another mate. She took occasional glances at Derek who nudged his head in response. She 'huffed' as she stared back at her mate, the pair getting into a silent argument.

Noah, oblivious to the quarrel between Derek and Jasmine, noticed that Jasmine seemed to be pudgier around the belly. "I guess she's pregnant?" thought Noah, his eyebrow-raising as he finally took notice of Jasmine and Derek. Jasmine seemed to be looking at him with anticipation. Noah felt a sudden sensation as he felt drawn to her. He couldn't quite describe it but he felt like he belonged with the Panthers.

However, before Noah could act on any of the emerging feelings, he heard a nearby roar. This caught his attention, snapping him out of his daze. He looked away from the panthers as he managed to narrow the sound down to the nearby cheetah enclosure.

"Wait...what was I thinking?" thought Noah, remembering his objective as he forced himself away from the Panther Enclosure.

Once Noah had left, Jasmine snarled, clearly annoyed at having lost her chance to have another mate. Derek purred at her, trying to calm her down to no avail. Jasmine slammed her claws into a nearby tree, scratching deep marks as she headed further into the enclosure to sulk.

Derek only shook his head, this wasn't the first time Jasmine had been like this and wouldn't be the last. He knew she'd come around eventually, she always did.

Noah left the Panther enclosure, still wandering around the 'Big Cats' section as he eventually found himself outside of another enclosure. He noticed a nearby sign, indicating that the enclosure was intended for a cheetah.

Despite this, it still surprised Noah when the cheetah within turned, staring directly at him. He felt slightly nervous as it seemed like the cheetah was trying to convey something to him. It began to progress towards him, Noah becoming further intrigued as it did so.

"Is it...is it trying to communicate with me?" thought Noah, feeling more and more confused about all this. Before he could think further, however, the cheetah looked elsewhere. A look of fear quickly came into its eyes as it fled.

"May I ask what you're doing on private property?" asked Rebecca. Noah jumped slightly at the sudden response. He turned around, noticing a woman in a zoo uniform staring back at him. She had long black hair going to her waist and was carrying a camera around her neck.

"Ah, nice to finally see someone who works here" replied Noah, offering his hand out for a handshake. Rebecca stared at him in confusion for a moment before returning the handshake.

"Who are you?" asked Rebecca, a slight edge in her voice. She was already beginning to get annoyed. She really didn't need this right now.

"I'm Noah, I wished to talk to someone in management regarding my daughter's disappearance" replied Noah as he introduced himself. Rebecca's eyes widened slightly as a realisation came to her mind. Nevertheless, she maintained her composure, not wanting to give anything away which could make her look suspicious.

"I'm Rebecca and I'm the manager of this Zoo," said Rebecca. "May I ask what your daughter's name was by any chance?" asked Rebecca, looking towards Noah. She could sense that he was tense as if the slightest thing could set him off. She placed her left hand behind her magic, ready to cast a trance spell if the situation called for it.

"Her name was Polly '' started Noah, struggling to hold back his growing frustration at how nonchalant Rebecca seemed. "She disappeared last week alongside her friends when she visited the Zoo" continued Noah, getting annoyed at Rebecca's unwavering expression.

"Ah" replied Rebecca in realisation. Inwardly, she was beginning to panic. She hadn't expected the parents to come and investigate themselves, especially not so soon. As Rebecca returned to reality, she realised she must have said the wrong thing as she eyed Noah's unimpressed expression.

"Do you have anything else to say?!" said Noah, his anger beginning to grow out of control. "My Daughter is missing and all you can say is..." started Noah, feeling his mind go blank.

"Well...that was fortunate," said Rebecca. She was pointing her left hand at Noah, magic channelling through it. Noah was now in a trance and would obey Rebecca's every order. "That could have gone worse really fast" continued Rebecca, smiling for capitalising on the opportunity.

Rebecca considered what to do with Noah. She was content with Jacob and didn't wish to risk disturbing the Zebras. In the corner of her eye, she noticed a nearby enclosure as she smiled.

"However, the seals could do with a little disorder," thought Rebecca, blaming Elizabeth for their current predicament. She pushed the thought to the back of her mind, trying not to break her concentration.

Rebecca directed Noah towards the Seal enclosure, and Noah obediently followed her every order. Within the enclosure, Mavis turned her head, looking outside curiously. She barked at the others, Brent and Aaron joining her as they realised what was about to happen.

Their pod would soon be getting bigger.

Rebecca arrived at the door to the enclosure, opening it as she directed Noah inside. She desired to head towards the Security Room, however, she knew she had to contact their Landlord. They were not impressed with the current fallout and Rebecca knew she had to assure them.

"The downsides of being in charge" muttered Rebecca. However, a small smile came to her face, aware that she could enjoy the show from later on as the camera within would record Noah's transformation.

Rebecca began to walk towards the Office, desiring some privacy as she snapped her fingers, freeing Noah from his trance. She'd look forward to watching his transformation later on.

Within the Seal Enclosure:
Noah blinked a few times, the haze occupying his mind dissipating as he did so. He looked around, trying to get his bearings. His trance faded away, leaving only confusion in its wake as Noah continued to look around.

"Where...where am I?" thought Noah. He looked around, trying to work out how he had managed to get inside...wherever he was. He found a door but to his annoyance, there was no knob on the inside. "Just brilliant...now how do I get out?" wondered Noah, taking another glance around the area. He noticed a large swimming pool in the centre and several beach towels were scattered around.

Noah began to become frustrated. To the best of his knowledge, no one knew he was here. Therefore, he was stuck until someone came to let him out. After which he would inevitably be questioned.

"C'mon" murmured Noah, trying to force the door open to no avail. He looked around once more, noticing a nearby camera. With great reluctance, he walked towards it. He put himself in clear view as he waved his arms in the air.

"Can someone come let me out?" said Noah, hoping that there was someone on the other side. He failed to notice that something was rising out of the pool. A glow began to come over the enclosure, a shade of green. Aaron, Brent and Mavis surfaced from the pool, moving on their stomachs towards Noah. Their minds, which were usually curious and playful, were now vindictive as they all had the same thought in their minds.

To add a new member to their pod.

"BARK!" called out Mavis, noticing Noah turning around. He stared at the seals curiously, trying to make sense of what was going on. He noticed the seals moving closer towards him as confusion filled his mind once more.

"What...what is this?" thought Noah, watching the seals continuing to stare at him with intrigue. He glanced towards the door, trying to work out if he could try to escape again. This situation was getting stranger with every passing second.

Aaron stared at Noah with intrigue. Somewhere, faintly in the back of his mind, he remembered being like Noah a long time ago. The thought was immediately dismissed as Mavis barked orders at him and Brent. Aaron began to feel jealous once again, he really wanted a mate of his own!

A second bark from Mavis followed. Aaron dismissed the thought, moving towards Aaron alongside Brent as they all shared the desire to expand their pod.

"BARK!" honked Brent, roaring threateningly at Noah. He moved forward, forcing Noah away from the door. Noah's attempts to get back to the door were thwarted as Brent roared at him once more. Noah stepped backwards as he was beginning to feel intimidated by the large seal.

However, Noah wasn't paying attention, finding himself on the edge of the pool. He went too far back as he struggled to keep his balance. Before he could react, Mavis swiped at his legs with her tail. This caused him to fall back into the pool as the seals looked at it, smugly satisfied with their success.

Now all they had to do was wait. The enclosure glowed a faint shade of green once more, soon to be the beginning of Noah's transformation.

As Noah was submerged in the water, he began to feel a tingling all over his body. It felt cold, freezing his body but it also felt strangely soothing. He began to feel further sensations over his body as it felt as if goosebumps were forming all over his skin. He continued to sink, his thoughts soon giving way to panic as the water surrounded his being.

"I've got to get up...or I'll drown," thought Noah. Finding as much strength as he could muster, Noah forced himself upwards, emerging from the pool. He paddled himself towards the edge of the pool, his limbs feeling strange and unresponsive. As he finally forced himself out of the pool, he found himself having difficulty trying to get up. He felt like he was frozen as his legs refused to respond to his thoughts.

"Someone, anyone!" shouted Noah, ignoring the fact that anyone might notice him trapped. He just wanted to try and find his daughter...why did this have to happen to him.

Noah was occupied by his thoughts so much that he failed to notice that a seal seemed to be answering his call. He was frozen in place as the seal progressed forward.

Mavis eyed Noah, feeling a sense of familiarity herself. She didn't know what for as the thoughts seemed just beyond her grasp. She shook her head, determined to continue. She barked towards Aaron and Brent, coordinating the pair to be ready for the next step.

Mavis looked down at Noah, watching him with intrigue and interest. Noah stared back, surprised at the seal staring down at him as he felt something shifting in his mind. For some unknown reason, he was able to identify the seal. He noticed she was a female, and, to his further perplexion, that her name was Mavis.

"Now...Mavis, let's not..." started Noah, trying to force the words as speech felt lost to him. Mavis continued to watch the strange creature with interest. A faint green glow surrounded the enclosure once more, a thought popping into Mavis's head. She acted on what her thoughts told her to do and bent down, kissing the man on the lips with her muzzle.

Aaron and Brent stared at Mavis in confusion. Brent was particularly confused as he witnessed his mate kissing this strange creature. Aaron watched with jealousy, wishing he had his own mate. Their thoughts were soon cleared as they felt a new thought enter their mind. They obeyed it without question, progressing towards Mavis.

It was time for the next step to begin.

Noah stared at Mavis in confusion as she pulled back. He felt a tingling in his throat. It felt ticklish as it began to spread across his vocal cords. He attempted to force air out of them, trying to speak. To his surprise, he was able to speak but unfortunately, it was short-lived

"What...wha, whark, bark, BARK, BARK!!!, BARK!!!!!" shouted Noah, his speech being quickly replaced by inhuman barking. Noah continued to do so despite acknowledging the futility. Mavis looked on in amusement, signalling Aaron and Brent to come forward.

It was time to shed the strange rags from their new companion.

Mavis barked as Brent and Aaron came forward. They began to tug at Noah's clothes as Noah was still in his stupor. They yanked off his shoes, tossing them into the pool as they went for his socks next. They were quickly disposed of, sinking into the depths of the pool within their home.

"BARK, BARK!" shouted Noah, still producing inhuman barking which was sounding familiar to the seals. They 'smirked' as Brent and Aaron pulled at Noah's trousers, each seal pulling a leg until they were finally off. They moved over to his T-shirt next as they used their sharp teeth to good effect, tearing the material to shreds as soon as the only thing preserving Noah's modesty was his underwear.

"BARK, BARK, ROAR!!!" called out Noah, catching Brent and Aaron off guard as they moved back. They weren't expecting their changing playmate to make that sound...especially not that deep. Mavis stared at Noah with intrigue. Despite that unusual occurrence, she decided to press on with his transformation. She moved forward as Brent and Aaron moved back, letting her through. The faint green glow around the enclosure flashed once more, persuading the pod to continue.

Noah smiled, satisfied at getting Aaron and Brent to move away from him. However, his satisfaction was short-lived as he noticed Mavis heading towards him. He tried to flinch back in fear but still found himself unable to move. He felt anger come over him as he was unable to stop Mavis's advance.

"ROAR!!" shouted Noah, his shouts still the inhuman barks of a seal. Mavis stopped for a moment, sensing Noah's rage. Something clicked in her mind, something she felt would work as she continued to head towards him. To Noah's surprise, Mavis snuggled up to him, moving very close to Noah. Noah had to admit the sensation felt good. He could feel her smooth oily complexion as she moved closer in, not leaving any kind of gap.

"Bark?" said Noah, beginning to feel uneasy as sensations began to occur all over his body. He felt bloated as he cringed. He could feel his body beginning to bubble up, his pudge expanding as it grew soft. He continued to bloat up, barking in discomfort. His barks became deeper as his neck thickened out, becoming something truly animal. His underwear stretched to its limits before snapping, leaving Noah completely naked.

"BARK!" shouted Noah, his barks deeper than anything Aaron, Brent and Mavis were accustomed to. Nevertheless, Mavic felt compelled to continue her handiwork. She moved from her position, heading towards Noah's legs which had become almost invisible in his developing seal fat. She slapped his legs with his tail, causing his legs to vibrate and Noah was able to tilt his head enough to see his legs beginning to merge.

The change felt unusual but pleasant as his legs began the process of merging. It felt as if they were being twisted together as they merged into one singular lump. While this was going on, he felt his smooth buttcheeks disappear into the blob of fat. From the waist down he had the physical appearance of a seal and was beginning to feel like one as his genitals changed to match his new species and his tail emerged as a rather wide fin.

Mavis barked in approval, noticing Noah's changes appeared different to her own. She didn't let this discourage her. After all, she liked what she was seeing. In contrast, Aaron and Brent were confused by Noah's changes. They noticed how Noah was becoming much bigger than them as their instincts began to make them feel uncomfortable. They continued to watch Noah change, curious as to what was happening.

Mavis continued towards Noah, slapping one of his human-like arms with her flipper. Noah watched as the limb began to change immediately. His arm flattened out, his fingers following suit as his arm began to look more like a plank of wood than an actual human limb. It lengthened out, becoming the correct consistency for a flipper.

"BARK?" called out Noah once more, his mind still drifting between human and animal thoughts. He was so focused on his left arm that he failed to notice Mavis had moved. Before he could react, he felt his right arm being slapped by her flipper. A tingling came over the arm as it began to change, mirroring his left. As Noah's arms had been reduced to flippers, he felt a sudden feeling come over him.

"BARK!, BARK!" said Noah, managing to roll over. He landed on his belly, and his upright position began to feel natural for him.

Mavis looked over at Noah, feeling intrigued as she noticed the significant difference between Noah's form and her own. She questioned slightly why this may have been the case but dismissed the thought, her fragmented past memories and her new instincts being in agreement for once that it didn't really matter. She knew what she needed to do as she moved forwards towards Noah who looked back at her in confusion, humanity still present in his eyes.

Despite everything that had happened, Noah was still mentally human. For Mavis, that simply wouldn't do as she moved forward, intending to finish Noah's changes once and for all.

Mavis kissed Noah on the lips. Noah tried to pull away, finding himself unable to as unusual sensations travelled through his body. He felt his hair begin to strip from his head. As each hair fell, he felt his skin change, becoming a dark grey seal hide. The changes started at his tail and began marching up his body, Noah was too distracted to properly focus as Mavis had not stopped holding the kiss. If anything, Noah was beginning to become interested as well.

"P...Po...Polly?" thought Noah, struggling to concentrate as a realisation came over his mind.

The Zoo was responsible for his missing daughter...for all their children!

However, Noah's mind was far too gone to try and escape now. As each of his hairs fell from his head, he felt new instincts begin to take hold...take control. He looked around, identifying the other seals of his pod as his ego swelled. He felt an unusual sense of dominance come over him as the instincts of an elephant seal began to take root in his mind.

By the time Mavis had released her kiss, Noah's hide had finished forming. The only humanity remaining on Noah was his human face which was quickly disappearing. He felt his nose beginning to push out into a muzzle. It stretched out, further and further, becoming the distinctive nose of the elephant seal. He could feel his upper lip push out, puffing up as whiskers grew from it. His teeth began to sharpen, adapting to his diet for the foreseeable future.

"BARK, BARK, BARK!" shouted Noah, his mind clearing as the hide spread over his changed face. His irises became bigger, covering his eyes as they darkened. Noah's mind became simpler, and more animalistic as his humanity was no more.

Noah, now reduced to an elephant seal, looked over at his pod. He barked in satisfaction, Brent and Aaron rolling their eyes as they realised there was a new top dog amongst the pod. Aaron barked back towards Brent and to his surprise, gave him a look that seemed to indicate understanding. Aaron gestured to Brent to move into the pool with him, wishing to cool off after what had just transpired.

Noah blinked, his new seal brain trying to become adjusted to his surroundings. He noticed Mavis not too far off as she moved towards him. She barked softly a few times, trying to soothe Noah as she likewise realised Noah was the new top dog in their pod.

Noah stared at Mavis for a few moments and moved away, curious to explore the enclosure. He barked at Mavis, gesturing to her to follow him. Mavis stared back at Brent and in the best way a seal could, shrugged and headed towards Noah.

Noah settled himself down on a nearby towel, irritating Aaron as Noah now occupied his spot. Mavis wasn't too far behind, settling into Noah as she lay down. She barked softly once more, soothing Noah to minimise the risk of provoking him. She 'smiled' as Noah seemed to be responding positively to her affection.

The pod now had a new leader, one that made the others feel somewhat uneasy for the future ahead.

Within the Office:
Rebecca had just come off the phone. She sighed, rubbing her eyes as she resisted her building frustration.

"Damn it, they've really fucked up this time" mumbled Rebecca, her concern growing as she feared losing her zoo, the dream she had worked so hard for.

And she was at risk of losing it because of her two companions.

"On the bright side, this incident seems to be straining their relationship," thought Rebecca, affording herself a rare smile. As she thought, she felt a slight sensation come over her.

"Ah, Noah should have just finished now," said Rebecca, getting up from her chair. "Might as well go and check the new member of the pod now" continued Rebecca as she left the Office, trying to take her mind off the phone call she had endured.

Within minutes, she had arrived at the Seal enclosure as she looked inside. To her surprise, she noticed the new elephant seal around the back.

"What...why was his change different?" mumbled Rebecca, feeling baffled as she tried to reconcile what she was seeing with how she had set up the magic in the first place. "By all means...this shouldn't be possible," thought Rebecca, finding the situation difficult to wrap her head around. She rattled off a few possibilities in her head but none of them seemed plausible.

"Were they, are they hiding something from me?" said Rebecca, her mind returning to Elizabeth and Charlotte. She found it difficult to concentrate between her growing frustrations. Her mind felt like it was being stretched by everything that was occurring.

Noah noticed Rebecca staring at him through the glass of the enclosure and from some feeling inside, roared threateningly. This actually gave Rebecca pause.

"Wait, why is he being so aggressive?" thought Rebecca, feeling further confused. "Has Elizabeth been tampering with the magic?!" shouted Rebecca, her frustration impossible to hold back anymore.

Elizabeth needed to be taught a lesson!

A calm bark snapped Rebecca out of her mindset as she looked up. She noticed Noah still glaring at her but Mavis was barking calmly at him, trying to calm him down. Noah eventually complied, settling on the towel alongside Mavis.

Rebecca breathed out, calming herself as she focused her mind on her current predicament. "Ok, this shouldn't be possible...but somehow, it's happened" started Rebecca, the physical evidence being figuratively and literally, in front of her. "Now, the enclosure is now too small, since it was never designed to house a seal Noah's size" mused Rebecca. "They'll need to be moved at some point, likely outside" finished Rebecca, choosing to park the idea as her mind wandered back to her current position.

"We're truly in a difficult position," said Rebecca, thinking back to the call with the Landlord. Ever since the disappearance of the school children, John had increased pressure on the Zoo. She feared people would start to ask questions she wasn't comfortable answering.

"John is proving to be much more of a nuisance than I anticipated. Perhaps I've underestimated him" thought Rebecca, sighing as she began to feel trapped. Between John and her Landlord threatening to bail, Rebecca realised she needed to form a plan.

"I imagine more parents will come to investigate their children," said Rebecca. "We need to draw them out on our terms. Maybe then...we'll get back in our Landlord's good graces" finished Rebecca, smiling softly as she felt a plan coming together.

For now, however, she decided she should review the footage within the Seal enclosure. Maybe it would have a clue into Noah's transformation. However, before she left, she took out her camera. She zoomed in towards the newfound seal who was in view in the back of the enclosure and, once she was happy with the preview, took a picture, accepting a bittersweet victory.

"It'll at least be a good addition to the others" admitted Rebecca, staring at the picture that had rolled out of her camera. She felt satisfied with the photo as she placed it in her growing scrapbook. She then decided to depart from the enclosure, leaving the pod to their own devices once more.

Epilogue:
Rebecca was sitting on the chair in the Security Room as she eyed the monitor for the Seal enclosure. She narrowed her eyes in frustration once more as she rewound the tape. She let it play once more, finding it irritating as it only showed the same result.

Somehow, the camera had glitched, resulting in Noah's transformation being cut off by a large wall of static. Rebecca resisted the urge to slam against the keyboard, not wanting to risk damaging what she knew was expensive equipment.

"Damn it...why can't this be easy?" mumbled Rebecca, groaning as she realized the much greater difficulty, if not impossibility of finding out why the enclosure had affected Noah differently from the others. "Of all the times for the cameras to be faulty," thought Rebecca, feeling a need to take her mind off her situation.

"We need to sort this out. We can't afford our Landlord pulling out" said Rebecca, throwing her arms behind her back as she rubbed her temples. "I need Charlotte's help to tie up the loose ends, Elizabeth cannot be trusted right now" continued Rebecca, finding herself less than impressed as she recalled Elizabeth's track record.

"She's out of control and needs to be taught a lesson," thought Rebecca, thinking of what she could do to Elizabeth to get her to be obedient. She was locked in her thoughts as a soft green glow seemed to be focusing on Rebecca. It faded in and out before vanishing completely but that would be a problem for another time.

For now, however, the Managers needed to focus on the current crisis at hand.

To keep the New Zoo open and Rebecca's dream alive.