Kidnapped (Monster Falls Book 1)

Crystal Ball

Ford stepped forward, the spotlamp casted distorted, jagged shadows across his face. My eyes flickered rapidly between him and Soos, who oozed out the way.
Ford put a hand out - or paw - which was covered in thick, downy auburn fur and had five long, hooked talons protruding from the ends of his fingers.
"G-Grunkle Ford?" I uttered timidly.
"Dipper..."
He pulled down his hood to reveal a pair of lion ears on the side of his head and a face that gracefully stretched into a stumpy muzzle.
"Oh hi Mr Pines!" Soos yawped, waving one slimy arm through the air.
Stanford abruptly ignored Soos and approached me. I panicked and backed into the corner against a large object covered in an old muslin sheet. As I trotted backwards, one of my back hooves slipped on the cloth, tripping me up but also allowing the cloth to tumble to the ground.
"Dipper!"
A chirpy voice rang out from behind me. I turned to see a large glass sphere filled with water and inside was a girl with long chestnut hair and a large coral coloured tail that arced elegantly round her. Mabel.
Mabel swam up to the glass, nearest to where I had fallen, and placed her webbed fingers up against the surface.
"Hey brobro!" She exclaimed excitedly, clearly happy to see me.
"Mabel! I-I..." I trailed off.
Ford suddenly scared the living daylights out of me by placing a paw on my shoulder.
"Hi Grunkle Ford!" Mabel bubbled.
"Yes, yes hello Mabel!" He laughed in response.
I tensed up underneath the pressure of his paw.
"Dipper," He said with bated breath, "I'm sorry this happened to you."
"B-but..." I stopped. I couldn't think of any witty or clever comebacks.

((20 MINUTES LATER))
My hooves ached like hell. I was hooked up to some machine and was told to remain silent. I hated this.
"And...done!" Ford smiled, revealing a set of sharp fangs.
"Finally!" I sighed with relief.
Ford studied the data from his machine as I unravelled myself from the tangle of cables that were connected to my body. He look confused. I trotted up to look myself.
And I couldn't believe what I saw.