While Karyn frolicked playfully with the unicorn, Jon was worried. When Karyn eventually changed back to herself, Jon suggested they return to town. They left the unicorn happily nibbling at the grass, put Karyn's bike in the trunk of Jon's car, and headed for town.
As they drove past the convent on the outskirts of town, they saw there was now a large fenced in area with a barn. The fences were 10 feet tall made of steel and electrified. Inside the fence, a dozen unicorns were eating grass. A truck was inside the fence and another unicorn was being led out by the nuns.
"Well, it looks like it wasn't just the campsite that was affected," said Jon.
"Maybe these are appearing because the rock is now in range?" suggested Karyn.
"Maybe. I wonder what the nuns are doing with them?"
Eventually, Jon pulled into the driveway of his house. Next door, he saw Brad and Susan Nelson, teenage twins. Susan looked depressed.
"Hi," said Jon as he and Karyn to out of the car. "What's up?"
"We had to send Bucky to the convent today," said Brad. "The nuns took him away about 10 minutes ago."
"Bucky?" said Karyn. "A unicorn?"
"Of course he's a unicorn!" said Susan. "You've fed him carrots enough times to know that, Karyn!"
"Uh, right. So why did they have to take him away?"
"What other reason is there? Brad here got lucky last night with Heidi Barnes. Now he can't go near a unicorn without it trying to impale him! I'm just glad it was him and not me. I wouldn't want to have to explain that to Dad!"
"You mean the unicorn won't let Brad near him because -- Brad had sex?"
"Duh!" said Brad. "Don't worry, Jon, I'm sure you can still go and pet Bucky without any problem!"
"Will Bucky be okay?" asked Karyn.
"Yeah. The nuns let the little kids come over to play with the unicorns. And the convent makes money every time a parent wants to bring one of their older kids over to make sure he or she --- usually she --- is still a virgin."
"Yeah," said Susan. "It's not one of those places that raises unicorns and then slaughters them for uni-stew or to use the horns for medicine."
"WHAT?" said Karyn. "Uni-stew? Medicine? They do that?"
"Of course they do! What's the matter with you, Karyn. People have always eaten unicorn!"
"And it's a good thing," said Brad. "If the herds weren't thinned out, they'd overrun the continent! And as for what they do when a non-virgin gets too close, ouch! Remember what that herd did that got into Las Vegas a few years ago!"
"Yeah," said Jon. "Yeah! That was awful. Anyway, Karyn, we'd better get in the house. We've got a lot of work to do!"
"What kind of work," said Susan.
"We have a mess to clean up."
