90% Human by M.C. Berkhousen

Author:M.C. Berkhousen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Progressive Rising Phoenix Press, LLC
Published: 2018-08-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven—Swimming Lessons

The three of us met that evening on the beach. It was the supper hour so everyone else was busy. Megan and Austin were in swimsuits. They walked into the water until they were about chest deep. I sat on the pier to watch.

“Megan, have you changed into any other animals besides the death adder?” asked Austin.

Megan shivered slightly. “No. I was afraid to try.”

“You have two changes left, then. If you turn into an animal that swims, you can learn how at the same time. It will be fun.”

“What kind of an animal?” asked Megan.

“A frog, maybe,” said Austin. “Or a turtle.”

“Or an otter,” I added.

“An otter would be fun,” said Austin. “I wish I had a change left.”

“Maybe you do,” I said. “I think we were wrong about that. I think it’s the number of animals you change into, not the number of times you change.”

Austin frowned at me. “Um, I have to think about that.”

I knew why he was frowning. I’d only turned into three animals at the zoo; a Komodo dragon, a hippo, and an eagle. I still had animal traits from both the Komodo and the eagle. I nodded to Austin. “We’ll figure that out later. Meanwhile, Megan has to decide what kind of swimming animal she’d like to try.”

“It should be something that’s common around here,” said Austin. “That way no one will notice you when you’re practicing.”

Megan closed her eyes. “Let me see. I guess I’ll be a frog. They’re good swimmers. How do I change? We aren’t having a geomagnetic storm. Or even an ordinary storm.”

“We don’t need one because we’ve changed into animals before,” said Austin. “Just close your eyes and focus. Then get down under the water and picture yourself as a frog.”

Megan took a deep breath and sank into the water, letting her head go under. Austin stood in the water near her. Seconds went by. Then a minute. It was very quiet.

“Can you see her?” I called out. “Is she okay?” Austin gave me a “thumbs up” signal.

More seconds ticked by. After another minute I saw circles forming on the top of the water. The water churned and bubbled, swirling as if a giant hand had reached down and pulled the plug on the lake. The bubbling stopped, and the water turned green and cloudy.

“Uh oh,” said Austin. He hurried in to shore and waved for me to come with him. We ran toward the steps at the base of the hill together. “I was afraid of this,” said Austin. He was panting as he pointed back to the lake.

“What?” I cried. “What’s wrong?’

Up through the murky water rose two bulging eyes, about eight feet apart, on the sides of a curved mass of green skin. The skin stretched out to form a flat nose, covered with dark spots. A wide mouth stretched beyond the eyes on both sides. Beneath the mouth, a pulsing yellow throat blended into the fat, green body of an enormous frog. It was bigger than a Volkswagen Bug.

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