"I know I wouldn't want to obey someone's will and end up barefoot and pregnant," Jon said. "I ..." As he talked, he imagined himself as an Asian girl, although only for a moment. But it didn't matter, because he suddenly felt himself transform.
His shoes disappeared, making him barefoot. That wasn't so bad. But what was bad came next. Right before Karyn's eyes, her friend changed from a handsome Asian boy to a sexy Asian girl. Jon's clothes also changed, becoming girl's clothes. And then the worst came. Jon's new female belly expanded and expanded, until it looked as if Jon were about to give birth at any day now.
Jon touched her belly and felt the baby inside kick. "Karyn, there's really a baby in there."
Karyn put her hand on Jon's pregnant belly and felt the baby kick as well.
"I have to change myself back."
"Jon, you can't. If you change back, your baby will die. Isn't that murder?"
"But the baby isn't really real. It was just created by the stone. Well, I mean, it was created by me via the stone."
"That doesn't matter, Jon. It's still a person. You can't just wish it out of existence, just because you don't want to be pregnant."
"I don't want to be a girl, Karyn."
"Well, tough," Karyn said. "It looks like you're just about to give birth. Why don't you just wait until the delivery and then change yourself back. The baby won't be part of you by then, so technically it shouldn't vanish from existence. I think."
"Karyn, I'm not going to wait until ... oh ... oh no."
"What?"
"I'm not sure. But ... I think the baby's coming now. What do I do?!" Jon asked, panicking.
Thinking quickly, Karyn ...