In the worst turn of events imaginable, however, the hydraulics malfunctioned, with the ramp stuck halfway open. As the pair worked to reactivate the...lift, Burke suddenly felt an ominous presence approaching. “Get that ramp working, now,” he warned Kana. She nodded, clearly frightened by his change in demeanor.As Burke stood facing the narrow entrance to the outcropping, he heard a distinctive sound, slowly growing louder. The closer it came, the clearer it was what was approaching. . At that point, Archie started getting really excited."I'm sure the consortium I've been working with will go for the idea, provided the costs are right," he told us, "They've already given me a full contract for the new Bravo." Given our charter experience," Steve remarked, "This should not pose a problem.Anyway, if the rebuilds were done by our people here at Lutz, the capital costs will be far lower." Archie was grinning broadly when I turned to John."What can I do for you, my friend?"John. " The voice was somehow Paul's and then notPaul's at the same time.I turned the chair round fearing for the worst and my mouth droppedopen. What confronted me was not a bloke in drag but a beautiful woman.If Paul was weedy as a man, he was just gorgeous as a woman. Holy shit,I thought."Well, what do you think? I'm Paula, by the way."I realised I still had my mouth open and closed it rapidly. "Hi, I'mJeff and I'm very pleased to meet you Paula. You're absolutely gorgeous.Oh, I'm sorry, I. A faint smile touched his face."Yes, these should do nicely," he murmured, pleased.The change picked up speed again. The scales began to spread, climbing up his chest and back and then down over his arms. He gritted his teeth as something pushed out of either side of his skull, just above and behind his ears. Reaching up gingerly, he found himself to be in possession of two thick, back-curving horns. There came an abrupt and awful wrenching in his shoulders, and he arched his back against the.