The next morning Noah woke up earlier than everyone but Tulip.
"Couldn't sleep?" he asked pawing over to her.
"More like can't sleep at all. Why are you up anyway it's going to be a long day."
"Well, I was hoping I could ask you something."
"What?"
"I want you to answer honestly."
"Noah I can't lie. I would have to Miley, but I just couldn't. Last time I lied it torn me completely up inside. I didn't care for it one bit."
"Maybe it has to do with the fact you have to be pure."
"Maybe. Anyway, what did you want to ask?"
"Tulip, do you trust humans?"
"No. Not even a little. Humans don't deserve to be trusted by anyone different than they are."
"I agree."
"Really? Why?" Tulip rolled her eyes in Noah's direction.
"When I was younger, my mother was killed by humans."
"You poor thing."
"Yeah. She was the reason I kept going on every day. Even after her death, I kept going knowing she would be mad if I gave up so easily."
"I bet your mother would be proud of you."
"I know she is. Becoming pack leader is very important. She would be proud of me. I just don't know about my father."
"Why wouldn't he be proud?"
"You helped me."
"What's wrong with that?"
"He always says I should do things on my own. And because of you, I've beaten the alpha. But it doesn't count. It had to be on my own."
"You know what, why should you care? You are respected by your pack and you're doing what no other African Wild Dog would do. You're going to travel the ocean. What dog could say that?"
"Any dog on a boat."
"But that's with humans. You're not traveling with a human you're traveling with-" Tulip put her hand on Noah's back, but then blacked out. Noah was in a panic that woke the others.
"Oh no! Oh no! No no no!"
"What happened?" Miley asked running over to Noah.
"I- I don't know! We were talking and then she collapsed!"
Tulip began to glow. Soon she was too bright to look at. Everyone turned away since they were blinded. The flash sustained. Everyone looked back and Tulip was gone. An African wild dog took her place. Then it hit them. She changed her form.
Tulip woke dazed. She had no idea what just happened. She turned her head and everyone was looking at her.
"What happened? Why are you staring at me like that?" Tulip looked at her hands. Only they weren't hands, they were paws. She looked herself up and down. "I'm in Animal form."
Tulip stood. She was wobbly since she was on four legs for the first time. She knew she would get a new form, but Tulip hadn't expected it would happen this soon.
"Tulip, are you alright?" Noah asked.
"I guess. I really didn't think I would change Animal this soon."
"You mean you knew what your new form was?"
"No. No, I didn't. I just knew that I was going to get a new form."
"Still the fact your first animal form is an African Wild Dog though. It's flattering."
"It's not the first. It's the only."
"How can you tell?"
"I feel whole. Like I've found all my forms."
"So, you're done looking for your forms? That's amazing!"
"Yeah. Now I have a reason to go back there."
"Back where?"
"To where it all began."