Hold On

Chapter 4

A/N: hey guys. I hope you're enjoying the story. I just got a Quotev account today and you can find me at www.quotev.com/Allygator98 I will have this posted when I finish putting up Wishing You Were Here. I figured it'd get more views there, even though it's only been six days I still figured why not, after a friend of mine told me about it so I made one. Anyways, I hope you enjoy the chapter. Please comment and vote! -Allygator98

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"Then we'll just have to make her.", he responded with an evil smirk.

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Mr. Hill nodded to the orderly and the burly man walked over and picked up my cage. I wobbled around inside, losing my footing every now and then from being in the air like that. The man carried me out through the metal door into another room where the other hybrids' cages sat on the floor. In one corner sat a vanity with brushes and combs. It was small and really plain but I wouldn't suspect it to be any different. In another corner sat a tub of water with a bar of soap on the floor and then there was two other doors.

I have no idea where they went to. I assume one of them would go to the stage but I don't know. I can't believe I'm a hybrid! I can't believe I didn't notice my transformation... You would think you'd notice something like that but I guess not. Before the man could put my cage on the floor, Mr. Hill stopped him, "No. Put her in the transformation room. She needs to see herself in animal form."

The orderly nodded and walked towards the door on the right. When he walked in, the first thing I noticed was the walls. They were covered in mirrors. The orderly put the cage down and let me out. I hesitantly climbed out and watched as he walked out with the cage and closed and locked the door. There's a reason why I'm in here..but why?

He said something about 'transformation' but what's that? Suddenly, Mr. Hill's voice sounded from around the room, causing me to look around startled, "Alright mutt. You're going to go through some tests until you change into your other form. Let's start with the more..settle approach." Next thing I knew, a toy ball came bouncing towards me. How did that get here? My ears perked up as the ball came towards me, I had the urge to go after it but I resisted it. I'm not a dog.

I refuse to act like one. "Hm. Stubborn little thing, aren't you? Guess we'll have to take a more violent approach.", Mr. Hill's voice rang out one again before a burning pain went through my hands, knees, and legs. I yelped and looked down at the ground, seeing it lit up in bright red. What are they trying to do???? Kill me??? I hopped up and tried to get away from the burning floor.

Suddenly, the burning seemed to stop but it didn't end the pain. Mr. Hill sighed before his voice began to sound through the room again, "Guess we'll have to bring in the fear tactic." The orderly walked back in with another cage and sat it down before coming over to me and forcing me back down to my knees. I glanced up at him then at the cage to see the lizard hybrid. Oh no. She was always really violent...

Is she going to attack me? The orderly walked back over to the cage and opened it before going into a corner in the room. "Attack her and you'll get sold another day.", Mr. Hill said finally before his voice clicked off. The hybrid looked at me and hissed, showing off her sharp teeth. I immediately backed off, not wanting to get attacked at all. What?

I'm not stupid. I know what fights I'll win and what fights I'll lose and this fight I'll lose for sure. She lunged towards me and landed on top of me, causing me yelp in pain and shock from the pressure of her weight. She certainly was a big lizard hybrid. Not a small one. Her teeth ripped into my flesh in my arm and I screamed in pain.

Out of adrenaline, I threw her off and rushed over to where the orderly was. I officially like the orderly better than her. As I breathed heavily I noticed something odd. My tongue was hanging out. I looked down at my hands and saw..paws? Oh my God.

Is this what he meant by transform??? "Good job mutt. Why don't you look in the mirror and see how you look.", Mr. Hill praised as he entered the room with another orderly. The orderly and the one I ran over to walked over to the lizard hybrid and forced her into her cage. Once they carried her out and one of the orderlies came back in with my cage, I looked up at the mirror and gasped when I saw my appearance...well...yelped. I looked like a black lab dog. This is what happened to the hybrids when they shifted.

That's why that Dalmatian hybrid next to me looked like a Dalmatian. When you shift...you look like the animal you are.