Charm a Relic

Chapter Seventeen: Varnaulk's Virillian Theatre Company

"Hey Sam I've been meaning to ask you about something,"

"Ya know last night something remarkable was happening when you came into contact with the Genetic Harp. We were going to send the results of your scans to the Poladeans before everything went kinda nuts," 

"What was happening?" Sam asked.

"I am no expert in what the device does I just know it counteracts the inhibitors placed on human DNA for a short period of time and within the range of the device," Reegan said.

Sam nodded and allowed Reegan to continue.

"But when we looked at your scans, there was something different about your anatomy," 

"I know. . . . . I have a tail and claws!" Sam said.

"But wait! There was much more. You're anatomy and the light that surrounded you it's. . ." Reegan was interrupted by some splashing in the water he had just heard behind him. 

It was Kenneth who was swimming up from behind making a big scene. He grabbed Sam's swimming cap pulling it off his head. 

Reegan jumped at the sight of Sam's ears "Whoa!" he exclaimed.

Sam was embarrassed he grabbed the cap and placed it back on his head.

"Get lost Ken I was trying to talk to Reegan!" Sam yelled furiously. 

The underlings came close to the pool edge to give Reegan a drink.

 They called it an Astral Colada, Reegan grabbed it and drank some of it.

"You know I think I saw some fur growing on your ears Freak boy!" Kenneth said and laughed. 

Reegan drank another sip of his Astral Colada,  Rufus and Sam knew they were drugging him again. Sam wanted to knock the drink out of Reegan's hands but Rufus shook his head to say no.

"Fur growing on his ears eh?" Reegan repeated what Kenneth had said.

"Furry ears?" He repeated again as though he were trying hard to think upon that subject through the drugging of his mind which he was unaware of at this time.

Reegan found the words he wanted to say and yelled them out loud with a sudden outburst.

"Furry ears just like LyrAndal!"

Upon hearing the name LyrAndal the underlings became nervous, they shrieked and cried, then they huddled together shaking in fear. They looked high and low and all around as if they were prey in fear of a predator.

 These little creatures were so afraid of the name they did not know to run, hide or jump in the water to swim away.

"For thousands of years people from all corners of this Galaxy searched for LyrAndal! He was so very powerful just his roar alone could send the Negatis running!" Reegan yelled again and raised his glass.

The Virillian underlings had enough of hearing that name, one of them pulled out the mind control gun and zapped Reegan many times to try to get him to stop talking.

"And LyrAndal always had the answers to every question if you could find him Sam," Reegan continued as his mind became foggy. 

"You mean I need to find LyrAndal?" Sam asked Reegan.

But Reegan was distracted, something had caught his attention off into the distance.

"Look! Are those flamingos over there? I gotta check em out wow!" Reegan said excitedly.