A new chapter: Part 3; On the run
#3 of Becoming Tygriss
Hot off the heels of the 2nd chapter we run straight into chapter 3 where Tygriss and Tygon are sleeping in a barn courtesy of a kind farmer. But what will happen when he finds a bloated tigress and a missing pup? And what of Tygon who will eventually fail? Read on to find out. ^.^
Tygriss's sleep went relatively undisturbed until the sun began to poke over the horizon, around the time the farmers would be waking up to tend to their cattle. Whistling to himself, the fox morph farmer who had offered them shelter, walked down to his empty barn, his cap and working clothes on but first deciding to check upon his strange guests. The poor pup the woman carried looked almost dead to his eyes when they returned from whatever business they had.
Opening the door, quieting his tune so as not to wake them, his curiosity became a cry of alarm. The chrome cat jerked its head up in annoyance, glaring with its eerie red eyes as the tigress stirred. The sun struck Tygriss's orange fur, making her look more like she was wearing a coat of fire as she stirred from sleep. As she uncurled, more and more the farmer could see she had a noticeably round bulge in her abdomen. "Holy fuck you-you monster! You ate that poor pup didn't you?!" He said, his voice entering hysterics.
As the dawn light stabbed at her eyelids, helping her come round Tygriss cracked her green eyes open before struggling to sit upright, pulling a strand of red hair out of her face with one paw. "What? No no, you got it all wrong," she said in a bleary, half panicked tone, her eyes half lidded as she tried to shake lethargy from her head.
"Then where is it? Answer me!" By now the terrified farmer had hold of a pitchfork, seeming to have forgotten about the dangerous looking metal feline by her side.
"Well...I didn't eat him as such, please don't be frightened. I took him into me to save him," Tygriss was cut off as he lunged at her with the sharp fork.
With a roar, Tygon sprung in front and sliced the wooden handle to splinters, sending the fox over backwards before scrambling to his feet and streaked towards the city gates of Seven Tails city, crying about children eating monsters.
"Oh fuck..." Tygriss cursed, wishing they had better thought things through, but nothing could be done now. "Tygon, I think we had best move whilst we can," Tygriss said, staggering to her feet and nearly falling back on her rump if not for Tygon reflexively grabbing her old, worn vest now straining around the pup in her as he pulled the woman to her feet.
"On my back Tygriss, quickly," Tygon growled to her. She was about to open her mouth to argue when he bumped into her side, making her fall sideways onto him before he sped off through the large doors, the tigress holding tightly around his neck, mindful of the passenger in her womb.
As arrows started flying at them, Tygon had to zig-zag to avoid potential harm to Tygriss before they were out of range, having to beat a retreat back into the woods. "Well that's just great," the orange female feline growled as she held on, "now we'll be wanted cannibals."
*
Panting as they reached the edge of the wooded cover, Tygriss slipped from the cold, metal back of Tygon before straightening her back. "One thing about being pregnant, it really puts a burden on your body," she groaned before seeing a nipple poke out of the cheap, old fabric. With a sigh, she took the cloth off and tied it best she could around her chest to cover her breasts up, leaving her belly bulging in full view.
"Tygriss, we have to keep moving. They will be after us unless cannibalism is no longer a high ranking crime?" As if in answer, the sound of pounding hooves and churning mud sounded faintly from off in the distance.
"Fuck, and with you made of metal they will easily spot us," Tygriss growled lowly, her spotted ears flattening to her skull.
"Tygriss...you may not have to...worry much longer about that," Tygon's voice grated out forcefully.
Whipping her head around she saw the red lights in his eyes flicker, gripping between her breasts she felt as though something was trying to force its way back into her heart. "No...please don't," Tygriss said, fear and dread beginning to take a hold. If she lost him now it would all be over, for herself and the life she was trying to bring back. But more than that she just didn't want him to leave her. "Tygon, you've been the truest companion I have ever known, please you can't go," she growled in frustration, her tail lashing in anger. She felt as though life was playing her and using all the cheats it could against her.
Leaping forward he grabbed her by the scruff and gently placed her on his back. "Don't...worry...you will...have company...soon," he grated, sounding as though his voice was packing in.
Lurching into action as the sound of the horses drew closer, Tygriss had to wrap her arms tight around him to avoid been flung off. Running with uncanny silence and swiftness through the woods, only the glint of his body from the rising sun gave them away to their pursuers.
Although on horseback, the guards had a hard time matching their speed as they fled deeper and deeper into the woodland as the larger horses had to dodge and weave in between the thicker trees, giving the pair somewhat of an edge.. However as they put distance between their captors, Tygriss noticed he was starting to slow down, the city guards catching them with increasing speed.
Eventually he slowed before coming to a halt. "No...Tygon no," Tygriss sobbed, a tear trickling down her furred cheek. She could feel it, the feral spirit that used to be a part of her was slowly trickling back into her body. She could feel his body growing hot and heated as though he was been destroyed from within.
Clinging hard to him, he gave his body a shake to dislodge the stubborn feline. "No, I won't leave you alone," she sobbed. "I would have died if not for you, I can't, I won't leave you!"
She got an image of a hand slapping her upside her head from him, seeming to still have some form of communication before the image of the folf she rescued flashed in her mind followed by an image of a cabin. Somehow she got the message he detected a dwelling that would offer her a chance.
Clambering down off of him, she threw her arms around him, his metal body, almost too hot to touch but she didn't care. She would say goodbye properly to him. "Tygon...you'll always be a part of me, you'll never truly be dead," she whispered into his metal ear.
A gentle lick of his hot metal tongue answered her, followed by a nudge in the direction he wanted her in. Stumbling forward, her arms hefted her pregnant bulge as she ran a few paces before stopping and turning around. Seeing Tygon take a defensive stance, she knew he would defend her from the guards until he fell to pieces. "Goodbye...my friend," she whispered before fleeing at the sound of hoof beats, followed by a loud, metallic roar.
*
A fire crackled and spat under a stove just outside of a lone cabin, the heady aroma of wild herbs and mushrooms filled the air along with cooking meat. "Ahh, this is the life of a retired soldier, just peace and solitude. And to get away from seeing too much," an old bear morph said, stretching out a hand from his reclined position against a log to scritch a feral grey wolf behind the ears.
He was typical of his kind. Broad built as all bears were though a little shorter on height than most. But that was more than made up by his muscled body, his biceps well toned and on proud display even at his age. Brown fur covered most of his body, though slight patches of grey were beginning to show that were not covered in hide clothing and a grey streak was slowly making its way down the middle of his black head fur. One brown eye looked to the sky lazily as he let his thoughts drift, the other glazed over, blinded in the line of duty.
A sudden rustle sounded through the foliage; with trained reflexes he rolled and grabbed for his bow and drew an arrow, notching it at the ready, his well worked muscles standing out in his arms with his pet wolf crouched at the ready.
The last thing he was expecting to come stumbling through was a half nude, seemingly heavily pregnant tigress in tatty, worn gear. Collapsing on the ground on her hands and legs, her stomach was just short of touching the ground and looked to be one of the prettiest tigress's he'd seen in his life. "Uh miss, what are you doing way out here?" he said as he approached her, one hand on the neck of his wolf as it growled at the stranger.
"Please...I need...shelter. Whatever you have heard isn't true, I've been wrongly accused," the tigress panted, lifting her head up to stare at him through tearful emerald green eyes, distress written all over her face.
"Easy," the bear growled lowly at his wolf before turning a cold gaze to the pregnant tigress. "I don't know if you noticed, but I live out in the woods for a reason, to get away from the worlds problems. And yet here I find someone bringing trouble onto my doorstep," he said before the growing sound of hooves could be heard coming closer his way.
With a heavy, reluctant sigh he grabbed the tigress as gently and firmly as possible, minding her rounded stomach, dropped her in his cabin and whispered, "Stay put and don't make a sound," before closing the heavy wooden door shut on her.
As the horsemen rode up to the clearing and upon the short and stocky bear, seemingly just going about his business of attending his fire pit, the company came to a halt.
Looking idly up, the bear saw there were quite a few empty saddles and more then one horse had flecks of blood and injuries. "Well hello there, and to what pleasure do I owe the countess's men?" he said in a gruff, casual tone.
One of the guards lifted his visor up, revealing a handsome black leopards face, stern and judging as he glared with yellow eyes at the bear. "A female tigress came in this direction. Bright orange fur and green eyes, tatty clothing and dark red hair. Did anything of that description come by your way?"
"Nope," he answered simply, poking the pit in a disinterested manner before looking at the sorry assembly. "This female, she did all this to you lot? My. The knights must be on their way out if that is the case.
"How dare you!" The panther growled, drawing his sword before the bears wolf emerged from behind them and growled, hunkering low to the floor and ready for action.
Standing up, Olvan reached his bow and arrow. "Now now, I may be old but I have seen more than my share of battles and wars young cub. Though no longer in the kings service I am still more than a match for you sorry lot. And I got the kings blessing to live the rest of my life out in peace. You lot won't be missed if you go missing, but I'm sure the king will have something to say to you for killing one of his finest. Or as you may also know me as Olvan the Siege-Breaker."
Swallowing suddenly, the entire group of knights backed off as the panther seemed to lose his composure. "S-Sir Olvan. I-I am sorry, I should have known it was you from the portrait in the castle. Please excuse my bad manners but today has been...distressful," he said in a much more subdued tone.
"Don't worry about it. Tell me, what did this feline do that warranted such forceful action?"
"She...devoured a poor pup, ate the poor thing whole. The farmer lodged her and a pup she was carrying then next day it was just her with a huge belly and her mechanical pet," he said, his voice growing into a growl with such a heinous thought.
"My my, that is something isn't it?" Olvan said, scratching his neck with the tip of the arrow. "Tell me, did they find his skeleton, this poor pup? Or did hysteria grip everyone?"
"Well...no. Not exactly." The young knight said in a small voice.
"Well then, maybe you should start there. If she HAD done such a thing I am sure she would not be able to eat the bones. So start with there before jumping to the excited babbling of a probably bored farmer."
Flinching at his rebuking tone, the young panther pulled on the reigns to back his horse up. "Yes...yes sir. We'll do that. And if you see her, please inform the guard at Seven Tails city. Don't worry, she'll not come to harm until proper proof has come to the fore." With that he pulled his horse around, signalling for the rest of the troop to depart.
*
While all of this had been happening, Tygriss had gone into labour. Of course never having been a female before she was completely unprepared for birthing as she wanted to moan and scream out as the form within her kicked and thrashed about, clearly awake and wanting out.
She muffled her muzzle with her own arm, biting down and drawing blood from her thinly furred arm to take her mind off the intense combination of pleasure and pain wracking her body. Having torn her cheap pants off she placed her hands on the moving bulge within her, willing for him to be still whilst her body did the work before the door swung open.
"Okay miss, some answers..." he paused as his face fur went white at the scene. "Oh shite, what the hell do I do?!" He growled, grabbing his head before his wolf growled and glared at him. "Okay you're right I should start with not panicking. Um, place your paws on either side of her little one to help guide it down but be careful, I'll go heat some hot water up," he said before quickly dashing off outside to fill the pot up.
"Oh fuck! Ngh," Tygriss grunted as she squeezed her eyes tight, her contractions increasing in strength as she pushed the form within her out. Despite her vagina had an elastic quality about it, birthing seemed to be harder than taking someone in for her altered body. Her head snapped back, making her body arch with her muzzle open in a wordless scream of agony and maternal bliss before she found a furry form in front of her face.
Seeing the almost smiling form of the feral wolf, she wrapped her arms around the wolf tight and buried her face in, screaming loud into the wolf's fur as with one last, final push, she gave birth to the pup she had taken inside not so long ago.
"Coming, coming!" The old bear soldier said in a panicked tone, sloshing some water about as he came jogging to the worn out tigress to find his companion already helping out as the wolf had set about licking some of the birthing fluid from the wriggling mass.
The bear paused though when he saw her cub. It wasn't a cub at all, but a pup, sporting a long, matted tail, shapely fox ears and a fox face that seemed to carry a hint of wolf about the pups features. And its fur was patterned with orange and black striped fur. The strange pup's breed wasn't what made the big bear pause however, it was the fact it looked a good bit older than a new born. Its eyes were already opening. Turning on the tigress, the old bear growled softly out, "Missy; you had better start explaining what in the hell is going on here."
When he got no response he jerked his head up to shout at her, threaten to turn her over before he saw her peaceful expression as she slept. His muzzle closed shut slowly before looking down at the strange pup, seeing the little thing slumbering as well before the wolf butted in, licking the pup clean and seemed ready to take the snoozing new born. "Nuh uh girl, she's that ones, not yours. Sorry," he smiled, ruffling her head as she whined when he placed the pup on its mothers stomach.
*
The sound of a fire crackled, a curious sensation could be felt on Tygriss's chest. "Mmh?" she mumbled before her green eyes widened as she looked down on what the source was. Curled on her belly a tiger patterned folf, its orange and black striped coat the same as her own brilliant coat of fur. And its little muzzle was sealed around one of her bare, fat nipples as it suckled her creamy milk. "What...it changed in the unbirthing?" she said softly to herself, a hand gently stroking along the pups small head as her mind flicked back to the birthing before she had passed out from exhaustion.
Her hand drifted absently towards the breast he was suckling from, noticing how it had grown a little when it was already a good size to start with. "How did I end up with my top off...or for that matter how did you get cleaned up?" She said with a head still lost in a haze before all the events seemed to click into place before a voice spoke through the wooden door.
"I'll take it you're awake miss, then if you don't mind getting decent I would like to get some things cleared up with you, if I may?" he said in a tone that suggested it wasn't going to be her choice.
Sighing, she withdrew the pup from her bust with a soft whine from him before throwing the old top back on. Her paw drifted inquisitively to her groin that somehow felt clean and devoid of birthing fluid and mess, finding to her surprise that it was just a little damp was all. Her hand drifted next to her stomach which before was as round as a giant melon now was flat as before. She couldn't help but linger, marvelling at her new body's elasticity. Pulling the trousers on she realised how slack they had become since she had lost her baby bulge, glaring at the baggy clothing. "Come in," she said before the door opened as she absently cradled the pup to her chest, the old bear came through, his wolf close at his heels.
He closed the door softly shut behind him before his wolf sat in front of Tygriss and her pup. When he saw her green eyes narrow at the wolf and clutch tighter to her now pup he gave a small, rumble of a laugh. "Don't worry, she is least likely to hurt your little one. In fact when I was absent I trusted her to look after you two and found her with your pup whilst you was asleep, licking her clean like one of her own. Wolf here may not have had pups but she has good motherly instincts."
"Wait, she cleaned him and...me also?" Tygriss said, unsure whether to be grateful or annoyed at having a feral wolf be that familiar with her. "Also...her, you mean him right?"
Olvan stooped down and lifted the pups tail up to reveal a tiny slit, much to Tygriss's surprise. "So, why did you have reason to believe it would be a boy? I did some poking around the castle and the farmer swears blind you had eaten the pup. That you had a very ill looking folf one point then the next day it was gone and you had a bloated belly. He also made mention of a mechanical beast with demonic glowing eyes. Yet here I find you without said beast and having given birth to a pup of similar description but with your markings."
He saw her tense up as if making ready to flee him before with a grunt, sat cross legged on the floor to her. "Relax please. If I had reason to think you was what they claimed you to be I would have you tied up and on the way to the execution block by now. Maybe you can fill in the blanks for me miss, help me see your side to get the militia off your back."
She raked over him with her green eyes, trying to read into his expression for deceit before nodding to herself. "Okay...fine. I doubt you will believe me but I will tell you what happened. It started when I took a normal enough sounding request..."
*
"And that's when I ran out, because I know most would not even listen to me given the situation let alone believe me," Tygriss finished after a lengthy description of events up to this point.
"That's some story I will admit...but I have come across some strange things in my line of duty as well. Can you prove any of what you said though?" He said, having visibly relaxed but the tension not entirely leaving the veteran bears form.
Tygriss shook her head sadly. "This pup here and my words will have to be enough. If Tygon was alive...functioning he would vouch for me as well but as you know he...sacrificed himself during protecting me."
"Hmm..." Olvan murmured in thought before nodding. "Yes...I don't see any signs you are lying to me and it adds up. And if we can retrieve your mechanical friend we might be able to reactivate him...it," he said making Tygriss's eyes light up. "Its a long shot, but I have an escape tunnel dug into the floor here that leads to an acquaintance of mine. She's quite eccentric but she specialises in the study of the monster wars and what was built during that time. But I don't know how we'll transport such a beast," he admitted before Tygriss smiled and put the sleeping pup down on a cushion.
"Oh that, well when Tygon ceased functioning I regained my feral form I told you about. Watch," she said proudly before stripping off.
"Hey hey!" He cried, covering his eyes up and blushing under his fur. She was indeed very alluring and he didn't want to lose control of himself. It had been a long time since he'd got laid after all out here in the woods.
"Oh sorry, I keep forgetting I need to conserve modesty now. But...I can't have the only clothing I have rip," she said before her form started shifting. Uncovering his eyes as he heard the alarming crunch of bone and a growl from her throat, he watched in awe as her breasts receded into her, seeming to shrink from existence, her body bulk out with muscle and her bones realign themselves as before his eyes the female became a wild beast, rippling with power. "Wow...I can't believe it. So the tales about the wild clans were not exaggerated. It's...beautiful," he said as he looked on with envy.
What passed for a cats smile passed her muzzle before she inclined her head to the pup, asking him to look after her before sprinting off out of an open window and into the daylight. Nodding to himself, Olvan knew what she would want before asking his wolf to look after the pup...to much his surprise she took to the role quite willingly as she curled around her and nuzzled the slumbering pup gently.
*
The bear was humming gently to himself, looking out of the corner of his eye at his wolf and couldn't help a chuckle at her maternal instincts as she protected the pup. "Its nice this sort of company...pity it is only fleeting huh girl? You're going to have to let go of her when its momma comes backs," he said softly, gently ruffling her head.
Suddenly a great clattering sound grew in noise, bringing him to his large porthole window in the door to see Tygriss charging towards his hut in her wild form, going as fast as she could with the cart hooked around her neck and a heavy load that was the great metal beast she had described. Bursting through the large door Olvan hardly had a chance to move out of the way. "Quick, I need to leave now! They spotted me as I was dragging the machine onto the cart," she gasped, collapsing as her feral form gave out to exhaustion.
"Wait, the knights? Look they will have my word for it that you didn't eat the pup and a cannibal," Olvan began only for the female to hold a hand up to halt him.
"They...saw me...change. I had no choice, they was going to shoot me on site with their crossbows," Tygriss panted as she took the rope from around her neck, feeling more a noose in her frail bipedal form.
"Oh shit...there is no way of talking them out of the hunt now. Your kind is feared by the kingdom. I know from talking to you that you are no more of a threat then the next decent citizen but I know how stubborn and brain washed the knights of today are," Olvan cursed again before grabbing the cart and hauling it to the back of his cabin.
Opening the closet up he heaved a heavy set of drawers to reveal a gaping dark hole in the floor. "Quickly. It is my sworn duty as a knight to protect the innocent, even if I am retired my honour will not let them lay a finger on you," he growled.
Looking down, Tygriss could see it wasn't sheer through the gloom, the path sloped downwards before levelling off. Turning round to face the bear, her green eyes shimmered with tears. "But...you'll be executed. No, I can't have another suffer through me. I won't stand for it, AH!" She cried out as she was shoved to tumble head over heels down the slope before she had to quickly dodge out of the way of the cart.
"I would do this for anyone innocent, don't think you're that special missy. Don't worry, I don't intend on dying here," he said before gently dropping the pup through the hole for her to catch.
"YOU JEEEEERK!" Tyrgiss screamed before she heard the door open and close as he exited to distract the knights. The pup held tight against her chest began to squirm and whine softly against her bust, causing her to shudder slightly in pleasure.
Looking down at him, it was almost too dark for even her excellent night vision to see her, just a vague outline, "and you. Just what am I supposed to do with you now huh?" she said to the pup, only to receive a yawning whine in response before Tygriss sighed and glanced back at the machine. "I wish you was still here, you'd know what to do I'm sure," she sighed before setting...well what she supposed was now her pup on the cart next to the metal beast. Allowing herself to change back into her feral form, it only just occurred to her that once again she was without clothing. _"I swear someone out there is enjoying all of this..."_she thought sourly to herself as she trotted along the tunnel at a steady pace.
"How long did it take for that old bear to build this. I'd sure hate to get into a scrap with him,"_she thought after half an hours trundling along the tunnel, marvelling at the strength and patience it must have taken to dig this. _"I...hope he's safe," she thought morosely before a speck of light could be seen in the distance. "Finally, almost there," she said with a long sigh of relief. Even like this it became tiring after so long...and she didn't feel quite the same strength she had as a male feral though she figured it was because of less bulk now.
As the light started to grow though, her pup woke up and started to make soft, whining sounds. "Oh come on, what now?" she groaned inwardly before she remembered two mothers chatting about their little ones as she passed through on business. "Oh...darn it," she cursed mentally as she realised it would need feeding just about every hour or two.
Backing out of the rope, she placed her front paws on the front of the cart before mentally slapping herself as the pup looked to her with wide eyes and ducked under the arm of the machine to hide. Letting her form resolve back into its bipedal shape Tygriss gently called out to her, "look, its me. No need to be afraid," she said with a gentle smile.
Poking its head round from a large metal paw, she gave a soft bark out before seeing her mother. A soft growl came from its belly before looking up at her mothers bare, swaying breasts hungrily.
Grabbing her, Tygriss smiled and settled the pup on her lap, surprised at how easily this mothering came to her despite been a former male. Easily finding a large tit, the pup latched on and suckled hungrily for her milk. For her part, Tygriss was unable to stifle a soft moan of pleasure at the sensation, feeling guilty but...same time enjoy the feeling and the emotions it stirred in her.
"I can see why mothers enjoy this..." she sighed softly, stroking a hand over the pups head as she eagerly swallowed her creamy milk. "It's nice this...relaxing and enjoying the new experiences of this body," she smiled, resting her head against the tunnel wall.
Suddenly though, she heard the soft footfall of another person, but before she could even move she found herself looking down the barrel end of some sort of weapon. "Okay you, don't move another muscle," a female, squeaky voice sounded.
"Fuck!" she cursed mentally, "I got careless..."
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