This is my first TF story, so it might be a little...odd.

Amin Damoola © Disney
I only own my own imagination and the ideas that come from it.

Searching for an oasis, Alan O’Midamo walked through the deserts of Egypt, lost. He had just collapsed from exhaustion, when he found a blue gemstone in the sand. He touched it and a blue light engulfed him and vanished. Next thing he knew, the gem was part of a necklace that spontaneously formed around his neck. Not only that, but the light had left him rejuvenated, as if he was used to the desert. With his newfound energy, Alan started walking again, when his nose began to twitch and shake. Out of nowhere, his nose surged outward, turning into a massive grey beak. Alan was bewildered, but before he could try to make sense of the sudden “enhancement”, his shoes burst apart, revealing huge three toed paws. Immediately after, a lion's tail tore through the seat of his pants. Then, Alan felt his his hands tingle before morphing into 3 fingered paws similar to his feet. “It must be the gem that's doing this.”, Alan deduced as he examined his huge beak with his equally huge paw. As if confirming his theory, the blue gem engulfed Alan’s body in another flash of light, only this time, before the light dissipated, it, along with Alan, tripled in size. Suddenly, from within the light, a loud screech was heard. Once the light dissipated, in its place stood a powerful griffin. He was tall and muscular with golden fur, a mass of white feathers on its wide chest, and piercing blue eyes. Alan couldn't believe the power he felt. He surveyed his surroundings with his improved eyesight. He felt the oddly relaxing sensation of the wind on his fur. He unfurled his massive wings and smirked, admiring the imposing silhouette of his shadow on the sand. “Something tells me that finding that oasis will be a lot less trouble.”, Alan said in a deep, raspy, menacing voice. Alan flapped his powerful wings and took to the skies, his muscular body expertly maneuvering through the clouds. “I've been traveling for most of my life and yet I never felt such freedom!”, Alan thought as he let out a rapturous screech. He saw the oasis and with his keen eyes he could also see all the people that lived there. “Wait till those villagers get a load of me.”, Alan thought, a smirk forming on his beak as he quickly approached the oasis.