SORRY ABOUT SUDDENLY CUTTING OFF LIKE THAT IT LOOKS LIKE THIS FIC IS TO 
LONG FOR ONE LETTER WELL HERE IS THE REST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.	
	For if you thought that just changing them into those creatures 
were cruel enough, the wagons then made a stop at a village of men there 
Sercy held a conference with their leader while the rest of its citizens 
stared at her freaks of nature.  That night she came upon each of them 
with a bucket of cold water and using a ladle, a very special ladle 
preceded to douse each and every one of them. 
	Even then their nightmares have just began.  For the lucky ones 
were those that held the shape of animals or the cross-breeds that they 
were.  Those that were once animal and now a mix between animal and 
human they were not so lucky.  For the six months that they traveled 
there were those who were willing to pay extra for a little time alone 
with the mermaids, the tiger-girl, the roe (humanoid deer or 
faun),fox-girl, bird-girl(or angle), or other animal people.  They had 
the worst of it, for they had to be stared and laughed at during the day 
and fondled and raped at night, always with the collars around there 
necks that prevented them from protecting themselves and could only take 
the pain which the demons drank upon.  
	Molly who became a baby dragon and Jacob and Angie that were now 
unicorns were bleed almost every night.  For their blood was magical and 
many sorcerers were willing to pay top money for the blood of creatures 
that was thought of as dead long ago.  They were living a wasting life, 
enough that they seemed to be in good health but with the knowledge that 
as soon as some one payed Sercy enough she would give them to the person 
to be done with as they willed, at least they wouldn't have to suffer 
any more.
	There were those who were driven insane by all this and insanity 
is the rarest of dishes for demons to partake, and they feed well.  One 
of those who had lost their minds was Susie for when the time finally 
came when they could escape they came for her only to find a creature 
whose eyes no longer held any hint of intelligence in them at all.  
	For six long months John never gave up the idea of escaping.  No 
matter what they did to her they could not break her will.  Mike had 
long gave up hope of ever being free again and would just lay there as 
she was took each night and then crying into John's arms for John always 
came to her after they were left for the evening so that they could 
share each others grief.  
	It was in the last few weeks that John finally came up with a 
plan to escape, it came in the form of a young apprentice sorcerer who 
became smitten with her.  Many was the time that he came for her in the 
night to lovingly caress her body.  How it sickened her but she bore it 
for she knew what would happen if she refused him and word got to Sercy. 
Not for her sake, because she didn't care wether she lived or died but 
for the others.  She knew what would be done to them in her disobedience 
  Soon he started talking to her of love and how he was going to buy her 
from Sercy so she could be with him forever.  Many was the time when he 
would come in to promise that, but truth be told John knew he could not 
afford it for there were many who paid for her services.  Soon she came 
up with a plan.  Since he was a worker of magic he could free her from 
her collar then she would run away with him.  So it was that the young 
sorcerer studied the collar and concluded that he could only turn off 
the pain for a short while.  That was not a problem for John for she 
could easily rip the collar from her neck if not for the pain.  Also all 
the collars are linked so that when one was turned off all would be.  
John had figured that out already, in fact it was part of her plan.  She 
beseeched him to free so that they could run away together.  
	Two nights later during a normal visit he told her he was ready. 
 She had been ready as soon as her plan came to mind always finding out 
where the others of her party were at all times so that when it was time 
to escape it would have to be quick and sudden if she wanted to escape 
Sercy and her demons.   
	"Come my love let me remove the spell of binding that imprisons 
you."  The young sorcerer stated in what he hoped was a gallant voice.
	"Oh yes, please free me of this foul witch", she replied, the 
very image of a damsel in distress.
	He quickly completed the spell and stood to watch for the demon 
guards.
	"Uhh" John grunted as she ripped the collar from her neck, joy 
filling her heart.
	"Quickly my love before the guards re-urk!!"  His voice was 
suddenly cut off as he realized that he could no longer breathe.  
Clutching at his throat his hand came away covered in blood.  Shocked he 
looked for his beloved to help him.  Only to see her clawed hand covered 
in blood and a sad smile on her face.  That was the last thing he saw 
before the darkness over took him.
	Before leaving John bent down and kissed him on his check as a 
single tear flowed down her face.  "Thank you, I'm sorry it had to be 
this way."  And with that she took his cloak and sped to were she knew 
Mike would be.
	Stopping just in front of the door, she listened for sounds 
within.  That was one of the advantages of her new form, heightened 
senses along with the natural weapons and increased strength.  Hearing 
the grunts a man trying to get his rocks off on a totally unresponsive 
girl.  John quickly made her move for there was not much time left.   
With a quick twist of the man's (well boy's actually) neck it was all 
over.  She didn't want to get blood all over Mike for she knew that the 
other couldn't handle it.  Pulling the body off she check on Mike, yep 
still in a trance. [ It was something John showed her to get her mind 
away from her body during those times of pain.  John had use to use it 
when she was a he and he was all alone when hurt while out in the woods 
of something. ] unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your point of 
view) she was not as good as John so it took a whole hour to get out of 
it.  Wrapping the dead man's jacket around her, John put Mike up onto 
her shoulder and then ran for the stables.   That was were the others 
were kept.
	Once making sure that no one was around she freed her friends 
removing their collars before the time of the spell had run out.  When 
she went to the water tank to get Susie she noticed the condition she 
was in.  That wasn't Susie anymore, the look in it's eyes were enough to 
tell you that.  Not wanting to leave the poor creature to the demons 
tender mercies she walk up to it calling out soothing sounds and when it 
was relaxed with it's eyes closed John killed her.  Breaking her spine 
at the base of the neck, she never felt a thing.   With that out of the 
way they mounted up on the unicorns and rode  away from this evil place, 
none heard them leave for the tred of a unicorn is always silent when it 
needed to be.  They had to go slow for Molly to keep up with them, her 
dragon legs not as swift as her friends.  They others never found out 
what happened to Susie for John new they could not handle it and they 
had been through enough.
	They did not stop for two days fearing the Sercy would pursue 
them.  When they did stop they slept the sleep of the dead.  All except 
for John, for she would not leave the others unguarded, besides they 
would need food for when they awakened.  Both Mike and Molly were an 
emotional wreak and needed long periods of healing so they found a place 
to live were few would find them save for a few peasants who they would 
trade with for supplies.  Jacob and Angie adapted to their situation for 
they were both unicorns and in love, so they had each other.  Mike and 
Molly had John to look after them but they would never be the same 
again.  (Oh yes, both Molly and Mike learned how to fly and Molly 
figured out how to talk so that were understood her.  Heh, I guess she 
really was a dragon after all.)  As for John she only had one thing to 
comfort her, once a month she would be gone for a few days sometimes up 
to a week.  None of them knew where she went to or what she did for she 
would not tell them and worried about her often, but she always came 
back, and in a more satisfied mood than when she had left.
	Back at the Madame Sercy's Mysteries there were a few specimens, 
noticeably a tiger-girl, bird-girl, the two unicorns, and the dragon 
that suddenly vanished one night to the dismay of Sercy.  Their collars 
destroyed on the ground were they once were.  Bodies littered the scene 
of the escape, two young men and one female sea-horse.  The men she 
could figure out but why the sea-horse?  It was a riddle for another 
time.   But still she smiled at this, for news soon came back of this 
strange creature that was killing men in towns that they have visited 
before, and so the demons fed on the lives that were stolen by this 
creature. *Oh well, I can always get more next time.* "I'm glad that it 
all work out as I expected it too." she told the cat of blackest night 
that she held in her arms.