Chapter 2K: Shapeshifting class shenanigans.
Meanwhile in another part of the school, Professor Evilhumor paces his empty classroom. “Their only students” the Professor nervously says to himself as he paces, “nothing to be afraid of…” he mumbles under his breath.
As the winged grey wolf paces, the sound of the classroom period bell is heard, and the upper class students of his shapeshifting course begin to funnel in. William is among them, still humming a tune as he goes to find his seat.
Blinking as he sees the class begin to funnel in, the Professor steps to the front of the class and begins to speak “Ok, before we begin, I would like to do a role call please.” He says, and pulls out the attendance clipboard. As he is beginning the roll call, a green cat by the name of Zavier stops in front of the doorway, looks at the room number, and walks inside, going to his seat and sits down.
Noting the cat, Professor Evil winces, having fumbled over many of the names "Sorry, little nervous students. Ok, before we begin-" He beings to say, before he stops and stares at the door, where an Island Fox student by the name of Draykin had appeared.
Running in as he appears at the door, Draykin stops and meets the professor’s gaze "Uh... H-hi... Sorry for being late..."
Professor Evil smiles at the two tailed fox as he runs past him. "Not a problem at all, just try not to let it happen again.” He says as he looks at his attendance chart. “Take a seat next to…a mister William.” He remaks as he points to the seat. As this is said, Zavier quietly sighs in relief, realizing this is a more lenient professor, and Draykin with a quick nod goes to the seat next to William, although looking still a bit nervous.
As the students settle down in class, Professor Evil clears his throat with a smile. "Before we begin, let me ask you a question. What is magic?" Professor Evil points to the green cat as he asks "What is your name again?"
Blinking at the response, Zavier replies "My name is Zavier, professor."
"Thank you, Mister Zavier.” The Professor says with a noted nod. “Now please tell us what is magic."
Zavier quickly replies. "Magic is the manipulation and controlling of arcane energy."
"Good." Professor Evil says as he looks at the class. "Does anyone disagree with Mister Zavier here?" he then scans the room and looks to William. "Tell me, what is magic?"
William thinks for a minute before simply replying. "I think Zavier got it mostly right, although I would say more it is the manipulation and controlling of an energy, although this energy can be different depending on technique and purpose."
Professor Evil grins hearing the response before he begins to say "You are right, in the regards concerning Mister Zavier." Professor Evil holds out his paw and brings a fire ball out. "Magic is the manipulation of energy." As he finishes, the professor focuses on the ball within his hands, and sudden it changes from a ball of fire to a floating ball of water. "But there are traits they all hold to together. Something." He says as he changes the ball of water to a ball of steel and lets it land in his wolf-like hands. "Important."
The Professor starts to continue his explanation when he hears a stifled yawn. Annoyed, Professor Evil stares at Draykin, and hits him with a sudden burst of magic!
Before the Island fox can even react he feels himself shrinking, and his fur bleached in color to a bright yellow. Draykin’s tails then fuse into one and his ears graw upward, as he becomes a young fennec fox. Blinking at the change, Draykin stares back at the professor rather annoyed.
"Can anyone tell me how I did that? Both are the same answer." Professor Evil tasks the class as the transformation finishes. Hearing no answer, the Winged Wolf looks back at Draykin “You, the fennec, please tell me, if you can.” He says with a smirk.
Grumbling, Draykin replies in his now high pitched voice. "You disrupted the flow of the arcane energy around my being, then deformed it and reformed it until it fit your necessary requirements, then caused my form to shift into a different one. Now change me back."
"That would be correct, if I wished to use that type of 'magic." Professor Evil says he changes the fennec back into a two tailed island fox.
Draykin growls a bit more, and then backs off, not wanting to be changed unwillingly again. As he calms down, Professor Evil continues. "Magic, in the simplest form, requires you take the energy flow and change it to your whim." Professor Evil says as he walks down the desks. "Different objects have different amounts of energy, yet," he stops as he holds out a single finger and quips "They all have traces of one another. Once you learn how to reach them, you can” and he stops for a moment in an open space and focuses raising his hands high. As he does his back seems to pull backward, and bend horizontal, and his bottom end becomes more attune to something that would be seen on a quadruped. As it does, two large paws form below the bend of his waist, as he shifts himself into a taur, before finishing with "Do all sorts of things." William raises his eyebrow as he looks up from his notes. He had done some simple things with shifting, but the quick change of stuff is fairly interesting.
"Some are easy to reach." The professor continues as he takes Zavier's bag and turns it into an apple, causing Zavier to blink. "People, however." He says as he turns the apple back into a bag "Are very hard." Professor Evil then walks back to the front of the classroom and asks "Can anyone tell me why this is so?"
"Because living materials have different properties than inanimate objects?" Draykin replies.
"Exactly Mister....”
"Draykin."
"Ah, thank you Mister Draykin." Professor Evilhumor coughs as he walks behind his desk. "Living materials, people in focus, have many different internal-" he stops for a minute snapping his fingers as he comes up with the word, before he blushes a bit. "Internals systems! Because we need lungs to breath and our heart, changing a person's energy without being able to take care of these organs can hurt them."
Finishing his discussion, the Professor puts a basket of apples on the table and talks to the class “Your homework is to turn these apples, which I left my energy signature on, into muffins. And don’t try to cheat and bring a cheap knockoff in instead, else you might find yourself being a moose till the end of next class."
Seeing the muffins, William asks curiously with a raise of his hand. "What type of muffins?" to which the Professor replies. "Well William, chocolate is a good way to butter me up."
As the Professor is answering the question, he spies Draykin frantically trying to attempt the homework immediately, only to make him look like a fool from flailing around. "Do you need some help finding the energy, mister Draykin?" He asks, to which Draykin quibbles "Err... Maybe..."
"Not a problem, Mister Draykin." Professor Evil remarks as he leaps over his desk and walks next to the two tail fox. "Now I want you to close your eyes please."
"Whyyyyyyyy?"
"Personally, I found it easier the first time to visualize the energy with my eyes closed."
"Okay..." Draykin says and closes his eyes.
"Ok, I want you to hold the apple in your paws, please."
Draykin paws around for the apple a bit, before picking it up in his paws.
"Good, now imagine it in your head." Professor Evil continues.
"I am doing so, Professor."
As that is said, Professor Evil secretly creates a link to Draykin's apple. "Good, now imagine it slowly changing into a muffin. Make the leaf into the cap of the muffin.”
Draykin tries doing so, hoping it will work, as he does Professor Evil makes the leaf slowly change into the cap of a muffin. "Now open your eyes."
The fox opens his eyes and blinks at the apple/muffin thing he held in his paws. "D-did I do that?" he stammers in shock.
"Now change it back Mister Draykin, and don't close your eyes, Mister Draykin."
Draykin focuses and tries changing it back without closing his eyes. As he does Professor Evil chuckles and watches the chocolate muffin cap turn green, to which Draykin lets out a chuckle of his own.
Smiling the Professor says. “Mister Draykin, no one can change the energies on their own for the first time." Professor Evil then makes a chocolate muffin out of a pencil and continues "Everyone needs a little push, or someone to guide them the first time. After that, their control over the energy grows with practice. You are well on your way." He then turns to the class. "Everyone, I expect apple muffins thingies next class. Class is dismissed, but if you have some questions, I will be here for a little while longer."
William nods at this from his seat, remembering that for his Gryphon friend after school, before getting up and stepping into the hallway.
(William is me, and the others are themselves of course. At this point Im gonna put my character on standby, although if someone wants to use him for something before the after school tutoring, just lemme know)
