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Everything that could go wrong, did go wrong. Jane Doe returned home as soon as the city deemed it safe enough. That didn't mean much since trash still littered the streets. She was away on a business trip when a dam collapsed causing a tidal wave to surge through the area. The wind felt cold against her flimsy floral dress. There was the stench of decay all along the formerly flooded district. Someone stole her mate's cell phone so she had no idea where he was for the past few days. Any attempts to locate him proved inconclusive.

Her home still stood with the roof partially caved in. It could've been worse. She took a cautious step inside the foul-smelling home, half expecting it to collapse on top of her. The house was a mess with furniture and various items scattered around. There was a body when she tried to use the stairs. She recognized her mate John Doe immediately. His chest had several bandages that weren't present before. Someone assaulted him before the disaster.

"No!" she cried. She had held on to the hope that he might still be alive. At least, she was still pregnant with his fawn.

There was a lamp that she didn't recognize in his hooves. It was rather ornately decorated. Her mate acquired it somehow, for a moment she dared to hope that the ancient tales were true. She rubbed the lamp, hoping that something would happen.

An ethereal red fox appeared in front of her naked.

"Can you grant a wish?" Jane knew foxes were untrustworthy but this one was magical even so she looked away from his figure. As fast as she was, she still caught a glimpse of his well-endowed figure. She didn't want to look at a naked fox.

"What do you want?" the fox said. "You're my last one."

"Can you bring him back to life?" She pointed to the nearby corpse.

"Why do you care?" the fox asked. "It's a waste of a wish."

"He's my mate." Jane felt apprehensive when she disclosed her relationship.

"You can do so much better than him."

Jane launched a hoof at the fox. She passed right through his intangible form. "No one disrespects him."

"Whoa, there. I didn't mean to offend you. He's not exactly strong. There are better bucks. Easy, Ma'am."

"Fix my house?" Jane asked hopefully. If she didn't have to fix her house, it would do much to allay her concerns for the future.

The fox rose into the sky before coming back down. "In this sorry state? Not possible."

"Well, what can you do?"

"I can win anything and..."

"Tell me the numbers of the lottery. Tonight," Jane said. The fox was smiling when she interrupted him. It quickly vanished when she finished talking.

"Sorry, that counts as seeing the future, and you didn't use I wish." The fox took delight at her displeasure. He was cruel like the rest of his kind.

"I wish for money."

The fox started looking around. "How hard is it to find a nickel?" He tried to shift items around. "Oh right, I'm intangible still. Joy."

"Hey, everything here belongs to me!" She couldn't believe the fox was trying to grant her wish by stealing from her. Other foxes at least showed some tact.

"Did you know that on average mammals find fifty dollars around the house? No, it's not yours. Just give me a few minutes." The fox stuck his head into the furniture.

"Wait! I take it back. I wish for a million dollars."

"Yea and I wish that I wasn't here too. We can't always get what we want." The fox was delighted by his lack of ability.

"What wishes can you grant? You worthless fox." Jane didn't care if the fox was magical or not, he was beyond infuriating.

"If you cared about my other skills maybe you shouldn't have interrupted me. I did tell you that I can win anything."

Jane had to think. She was stuck with a fox that could potentially grant a wish if she chose her words right but wishing for him to win, would probably leave her just as broke. "I wish to win a lawsuit for a million dollars."

"Your wish is my command. You can call me Arioch." The fox conjured up a business suit out of thin air for himself. He grabbed a nearby dirty chair and made himself comfortable. "Are you aware that the court system can take a very long time? Sometimes to the tune of years. This place smells awful, how can you stand it?"

"But I need the money fast. Isn't there something you can do?" Jane cried. "Not only did I lose my house, but I also lost my job and my mate. They fired me while I was on a business trip."

"That will cost extra," Arioch said.

"Extra? How much extra?" Jane hoped for the fox to take pity on her.

"As the saying goes, time is money, so I feel that charging a cent for every second is the lowest that I can go. But, let me give you a time estimate first. I have to look up a ton of stuff and prepare everything. Where will I find you tomorrow?"

"Oh, thank you!" Jane hadn't considered where she would lodge for the night either. "How about here?"

The fox wrinkled his nose. "I'd rather not. This place is depressing."

"You can call me tomorrow." She gave him his number.

"Just give me the address."

She explained how a cell phone worked.

"Too complicated."

"I'll be staying at the nearby Skyridge Hotel." Jane chose the only memorable part of this city.

"What room?"

"We'll meet at the entrance."

"Is noon a good time?"

"Yes, it is."

Arioch walked out of the building, leaving her alone.

Jane had so much to do as soon as Arioch left. She had to decide how to honor her mate. It was standard for deer to have taxidermy wall mounts of their family so they would always have a place to roam. The safest thing would be finding a good deer taxidermist but she was short on funds. A loan could be an option but she also needed to fix up her house.

Either way, she needed to move his corpse into her car that couldn't drive in the formerly flooded district. It wasn't safe to do so with so much garbage in the streets. He was rather heavy for her to carry on her own.

She walked out of her destroyed home while dragging the corpse of her mate along.

"Do you need help with that?" a friendly deer asked.

"Yes, please." Jane was thankful.

The neighbor assisted her by helping her carry the corpse. "I'm sorry for your loss."

They hefted the body between them as they slowly traveled down the ruined street.

"What do you plan to do with him?" the deer asked.

"I'm thinking of having his body frozen. I can't afford a good taxidermist right now," Jane said.

"I wish I could help you more. Just don't forget about him."

"I won't," Jane said. Deer that didn't receive the treatment, didn't pass on into the afterlife. Their spirits were forever bound to their corpse.

They placed the corpse in the backseat.

She drove to the nearest frozen storage service. Stepping inside, she couldn't even figure out how much she would have to pay for this service. There were so many numbers for different services.

"Hi, I'd like to purchase some space." Jane stepped up to the counter and rang the bell.

It took some time before the polar bear arrived.

"What do you need?" the shirtless polar bear asked.

"My mate John passed away recently. I would like to preserve his corpse. How much would that be?"

"What are his measurements?"

"Maybe I can show you? He's in the back of my car."

"Fine." The bear walked outside while wearing only his boxers to inspect the corpse. That showed how generous he was since he was willing to leave the comfort of the store. "Two hundred dollars a month."

"Can you lower the price?" Jane knew what the bear might request, and she didn't know if she would take it. She was prey after all.

"No. Take it or leave it."

"I'll take it." She filled out some paperwork and swiped her debit card. There were only three hundred left in the bank for her to spend, and she needed so much more.

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"You stink," Arioch said. "What did you do? Spend the entire night in that house?"

"Yes." Jane averted his gaze, looking away. Her clothes were dirty from a night of work. "I'm struggling financially."

"Come on." Arioch motioned for her to follow him inside the hotel.

"In there?" Jane thought she would be out of place at the hotel.

"That's where I'm staying." Arioch led the nervous deer inside.

She averted her eyes from the naked eagles that owned the place. Clothing got in the way of flight so they didn't have to wear anything. It still made her uncomfortable seeing them as such.

Her scent attracted the eyes of many unfortunate animals. She was ashamed at how bad she smelled in such a public place. They went into the elevator, and the fox pressed the button for the highest floor. It had to be the most expensive room in the hotel.

"How did you pay for all this?" Jane asked.

"A lion introduced me to this." Arioch held a black credit card in his paw. "Filed some paperwork, and they just give you everything that you ever wanted. It's really cool."

"How are you going to pay for this?" Jane knew the lions were merciless in getting their due. Foxes wouldn't stand a chance, and she stood even less of a chance as a deer.

"I already did." Arioch scratched his head in confusion. The elevator reached the very top floor.

Jane took in the sights. The room had a computer as well as a television in addition to the standard bed. It even let them see the sky since the roof was open.

"Come on, clean yourself up. They even gave me a whistle so I can summon the eagles to carry me where I want to go."

"Travel by eagle, are you crazy?" Jane said. If an eagle carried someone away, the authorities didn't care if that mammal lived or died. Some mammals used that for roleplay, others had debts to pay and some were simply taken away for food. Dead mammals told no tales. "That's a death sentence."

"Your scent is making me nauseous," Arioch said.

"Right, sorry." Jane went to the bathroom for a shower. She couldn't believe this fox, and, she still held on to the hope that he could grant her wish for a million dollars. He didn't even understand how credit cards worked. Credit was a way for predators to maintain their dominance in society. Everyone knew credit was way easier to obtain than a loan.

There were ten different pleasant-smelling soaps for her to use. Never before had she experienced such luxury. After a minute of deciding between them all, she opted for coconut, hoping that she would get on the fox's good side. He was here to grant her wish allegedly, but there could be other benefits until then.

She walked out of the shower completely rejuvenated. Never before had she experienced such luxury. When she came out, she found the fox lying lazily on the bed.

"Right, I just realized the issue. You're still wearing those rags," Arioch said.

"That's my dress! I don't have anything else to wear," Jane said.

"Well then, we'll have to go shopping, won't we? Get rid of that foul-smelling junk."

Jane followed him as he made his way elevator.

"Take those off first." Arioch covered his nose.

"I can't walk around naked."

"Why not?"

"The police will arrest me."

"You are wrong. Nothing will happen to you."

"I don't want to walk around naked." Jane couldn't believe that she believed that the fox was sincere.

"Fine, take those off anyway. We'll just stay here." Arioch relented.

"I don't want you to see me naked." Jane wasn't comfortable exposing herself, never mind to a predator nonetheless.

"What's the big deal? You already saw me," Arioch said.

"I'll just leave." Jane made her way to the elevator. "Sorry to be a burden."

"What if you went back in the bathroom and we talked while I stand outside?"

"Fine." Jane went back inside the bathroom while the fox stood outside of it.

"So, I did some digging, and it seems the earliest date that we can have the case heard is a year from now."

"A year? But I need the money now," Jane said. A year was so far away considering her immediate concerns. Her fawn was also due before then.

"Did you forget that you can pay a cent for every second you wish to speed up?"

"I want the trial as soon as possible," Jane said. "Tomorrow if you can." She was going to receive a million, what was a few dollars compared to that?

"I'm sorry, you can't afford that," Arioch said. The fox sounded delighted at her plight.

She needed to see him to talk properly, so she stepped outside. "What do you mean? I'll have a million dollars. Stop lying! I'll take out a loan if I must."

"Did you know there are 31536000 seconds in a year?" The fox tried to hide his distaste for her scent.

"You're wrong!" Jane knew that a million was a lot of money.

"All right, get back inside or lose those rags," Arioch said. "I don't do stuff for free."

Jane tried to point out holes in his argument. "What about taking me shopping?"

"That hasn't happened," Arioch said cheekily.

"Are you unwilling now?"

"Take them off then." The fox was challenging her.

"Have it your way." Jane was going to go back into the bathroom to undress.

"No, no, right in front of me."

"Pervert." Jane knew there was a catch.

"I simply don't want to waste time."

What was she even doing by attempting to seduce this fox? She slowly took off her dress. The fox didn't appear interested.

"Hurry it up, will you?"

"No, I will not," Jane said. She was going to take her clothes off piece by piece and he was going to watch and like it. Her pants were next. With her eyes fixated on the fox's face, she watched for any sign of reaction. Even when she took them off, she didn't see anything noticeable.

"Will you hurry up?" He started tapping his foot.

She flung her bra at his face, only to see revulsion and annoyance.

Slowly, she took off her panties, exposing herself to him. To top it off, she slowly slid her hoof into her pussy before licking it clean, tasting herself. "Like what you see?" It was supposed to be erotic, but she grimaced afterward, never having done so before.

"Let's go." Arioch took her by her clean hoof and led her to the elevator.

There was no doubt that the fox didn't care about her figure anymore. The elevator shaft was empty until a rabbit joined them. He didn't say anything, but Jane could feel the rabbit's judgmental eyes. She used her hooves to cover her privates.

A buck stepped in. "What's a pretty doe like you doing around here naked?"

"Is that a problem?" Jane didn't want his pity.

"Sorry."

They arrived at the ground floor. Her troubles only worsened in the lobby where everyone stared at her. Aside from the birds, she was the only one naked.

"Are you sure this is okay?" Jane whispered. "They're all staring."

"Don't worry about it," Arioch said. "If it makes you feel better." He began taking off his suit in the middle of the room.

"That's so much worse! Put them back on."

"You complain too much."

They continued walking out of the hotel. Arioch snapped his claws and became fully clothed in an instant when he deemed it was safe from prying eyes. Of all the mammals she saw, she was the only one without any clothes on. A few mammals stared curiously at her naked form. It was a miracle that they didn't call the police.

"You know, if you don't want them to stare, all you need to do is walk on all fours," Arioch said.

"I don't understand you," Jane said. "They certainly would." There was no way if she walked on all fours that it would attract less attention. What was the fox even thinking?

"I'll prove it to you." Arioch started taking off his clothes again.

"No, you're not doing that again."

A lot of mammals turned their eyes toward her. She didn't receive any respite until they went into the clothing store just around the block.

Upon walking inside Essential Essentials, there was a leopard cashier that appeared uncomfortable but didn't say anything.

"So, what can I choose?" Jane asked.

"Anything," Arioch said.

"Excuse me, you cannot be here. You're naked." A tiger in a security guard uniform walked up to them.

"That's why I'm here to buy clothes." Jane smiled nervously.

"Come now, be reasonable," Arioch said. "How else is she going to buy what she needs? Do I need to mention the flood?"

"Fine," the tiger grumbled. "Don't cause any trouble. I'll be watching you."

"Pervert," Jane said when she noticed that he was admiring her body. At least, this tiger had good taste.

The tiger followed them as Jane slowly made her choices from one aisle to the other. He growled at anyone else that dared to stare at her form.

"This one? Or this one?" Jane took out two different dresses. They both had different flower patterns.

"This one," the tiger said.

Jane took the one that he didn't recommend. As she searched for another item, she decided to shake her butt to taunt the tiger.

"Maybe this was a bad idea." Arioch scratched his head nervously.

She slowly picked out what she wanted. Taking advantage of her sex felt wrong, more so since her mate was dead yet it was practical.

They dropped several items onto the counter. There was a problem when Arioch tried to pay with his credit card.

"I'm sorry, it won't go through."

"And why not?" Arioch said.

"I don't know," the leopard said.

"Who needs junk like this anyway?" Arioch tossed what items they wanted to purchase into the leopard's face. "Come on, we're leaving."

"Was this your plan all along?" Jane turned towards the leopard. "Sorry, I had no idea he planned to do this."

They walked out of the store empty hooved.

"Follow me," Arioch said.

"Where are we going?" Jane followed only because he was magical. If he were a normal fox, she would've ditched him long ago. His next master plan involved the park. The sky began to rain, sending the mammals already there away.

He led her underneath a tree.

"Happy?" Arioch snapped his claws.

His magic wrapped around her, creating the very things she tried to buy and drying her fur in the process. The rain also stopped falling.

"You could've done that all along?" Jane couldn't believe that just happened. "You made me walk around naked while everyone stared at me!"

"I don't see what the big deal is. And not everyone did stare. Whatever."

"Goodbye and good riddance." Jane stormed away while the sky was clear.