[MockingRabbit]

Quinn was in pain. It was like nothing else he had ever felt, but he was pretty sure it was pain. His back arched, deeper than he had ever arched it before. His legs hurt, his feet! They were on fire! The teenager opened his mouth to moan, to scream. Anything, but no sound came out. Now his bum hurt. Something was wriggling about between his legs. A snake! He tried to leap up, to get out of bed, anything to get away, but his body would not function properly. More pain. It must be the venom! Working its way around his body, causing him such pain! It rose over him like a blanket being pulled over him from his toes to the tip of his head. Finally, a gargled, choking noise forced past his lips. He couldn't take any more of thi-
It was gone. No more pain. Quinn lay still, taking deep breaths. What had happened? He kicked away the sheets and rolled out of bed. Still. Frozen with shock. Thick, sandy-blond hair covered what used to be his hands. Not hair, he realised. Fur. And yes, they were still his hands, just deformed. He felt his chest start to heave. No, no this couldn't be true. But a glance in the mirror told him it was. He was some cross between a human, and a fox.