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The spotted hyena awoke with a strange taste in his mouth as his eyes slowly opened, though every so often a flash appeared and caused him to close them with a slight hiss. He tried to shield his eyes from the strange light, and as he did he noticed with some surprise that his fur stood completely on end. When he ran his other arm down his hand he heard the crackling of static electricity discharge, something that sobered him up very quickly and caused him to take stock of his surroundings.

As the lights continued to flicker Perry pushed against the chicken wire that surrounded him, looking up to see a giant copper coil above him that arched electricity onto the ground. "What the hell?" He said to no one as he looked out across the cylindrical room. "Where am I?"

"I can answer that for you." A silver dragon said as he appeared in front of the hyena's face. "My name is Argos, you are in what scientists call a faraday cage, which is the only thing that is keeping you safe from the energy that is coming out of that tesla coil that is on top of it. Your goal is to get to the other faraday cage that is located on the wall, there you will find the switch to shut the whole thing down. Quite the ineffective and dangerous means of engineering a safety switch I know, but what can you do. Oh, you only have thirty seconds to complete the task as well, though I'll give you ten seconds to plan out your means of attack before the doors open. Any questions?"

"Yeah, this seems dangerous." Perry said as he looked outside the cage as a bolt of plasma struck the ground just a few inches from his body. "Am... am I going to die from this?"

"Oh no, of course not." Argos replied with a chuckle. "I'm under strict orders not to kill, maim, or otherwise harm any of the contestants that are under my care. This tesla coil releases a completely different kind of energy, something that I think you'll rather enjoy. Enough questions I think, good luck Perry."

Before Perry could get another word in the viewscreen turned to black, and Perry looked from it to the other faraday cage on the other side of the room. "Well, at least it's sort of a straight shot." The hyena said as he watched the arcs of purple lightning hit the metal floor. As though to contradict him the outside cage began to rotate around the other wall, which caused Perry's jaw to drop slightly at the added difficulty. "This certainly will be a challenge."

In the ten seconds that subsequently ticked down he looked through the holes of the faraday cage, trying to get a sense of timing for when the goal was right in front of him. As the hyena watched he also seemed to notice the frequency of the tesla coil followed a logical progression as well, the lightning stuck the floor at intervals that he could actually follow. As the last few seconds drained away from the clock he studied the pattern as best he could before the actual time for his competition began and the door to the cage opened. "Now or never!" He shouted as he darted out into the lightning-filled room.

The second he jumped forward he was stopped short as an arc of electricity lanced across his path. All the fur on his body poofed out slightly from the plasma discharge and he backpedaled slightly. He remembered that he had to go left and was relieved to see that the lightning had hit further to his write. Unfortunately he had to make a hairpin turn and couldn't quite make it, his paws slipped slightly and before he could correct it his vision filled with purple light.

The canine let out a yelp as his shoulder was hit, though it wasn't painful like he thought it would be. Instead it was a strangely pleasurable sensation as the electrified fur melted like wax over his shoulder and down his chest. The liquefied fur didn't stay that way for long, in the next second it turned shiny and solid like rubber. His hand grasped against the strange skin as he dodged another blast of plasma, and as he touched it he couldn't help but shudder in pleasure from the caress.

There was nothing he could do but continue though, and after the initial blast he seemed to have found his rhythm and began to roll with it. The arcs of electricity almost made a rhythm that he tried to time it so that he could jump into the revolving cage in one swift move. He still had twenty seconds to go though, so the hyena kept to a pattern that would allow him to keep to one side of the room while still avoiding the electricity. Unfortunately things did not go to plan as he took one particularly large leap back and tripped over himself, stumbling and falling to the floor.

"Uh oh." Was all he was able to say before he felt the surge of energy cascade into his body, the plasma bolt nailed him right in the small of the back and it caused the hyena to nearly jump to the ceiling from the jolt of pleasure. Despite his focus on the game he couldn't help but notice his cock throb to life as he stood back up just in time to avoid a second bolt, looking backwards for just a second to see his fur meld into a solid purple rubber that covered not only his back but also half his tail and his butt. He felt like his entire lower body was being caressed as it was covered even after the strange electricity had dissipated from his frame, his muscles trembling as it felt like the rubber had started to push inside his tight tailhole.

Unfortunately Perry had little time to admire the new addition as a second bolt struck just a few inches away from him, which forced him to pay attention once more as he started to move again. As he tried to move forward again he found himself within arms-reach of the goal, his hopes rising as he watched the faraday cage circle towards him. He thought he had it timed perfectly and when he reached forward he felt the brush of metal against his skin that signaled another step towards his potential victory. When the hyena began to pull himself in though he realized a second to late one thing that he had forgotten to account for; a pulse of electricity hit the cage and caused him to roll back several feet.

"That was cold." Perry muttered as he looked at his smoking hands, the digits covered in more rubber all the way to half-way up his forearms as he shook his fist in the air while the substance continued down until it had assimilated his arms all the way up to his elbows. "That the best you can do Argos? Give me your best shot!"

A blinding flash and brilliant discharge of energy in the next second caused the hyena to nearly go cross-eyed as one of the plasma arcs ricocheted off the wall right into his crotch. "That was a good shot..." Perry gasped as he held onto his member and crossed his legs slightly. The rubber that had engulfed half his body stimulated his member, the seven inch length completely coated as he absentmindedly rubbed the still-sensitive flesh. All he could do was get back to his feet, especially since the tesla coil had continued to fire and it hit him two more times in the arm and leg. By the time he started to avoid the lightning nearly seventy-five percent of his body was covered in the thick purple rubber, which seemed to vibrate and stimulate him every time the plasma lanced through the air.

Perry still tried to keep to the pattern of the tesla coil but it had started to speed up, down to only ten seconds as he waited for the outer faraday cage to go around again. The hum of the coil had increased in both pitch and frequency since his time began to tick down, which meant that it geared up to make what he could imagine was a catastrophic release of energy. This time he was ready to avoid the shock that knocked him back the first time, and when it finally struck he dived forward into the goal. Even with his rubber encased body he found himself sliding into the cage as a bolt of plasma struck the floor just behind him, the metal clanged loudly as the purple canine rolled in. "Whew, that was close." He sighed as he reached up and pressed the button to win.

As soon as he did the hyena immediately felt the rubber melt away from his body, Perry breathed a sigh of relief as he looked up to see the transformative tesla coil power down and finally shut off. "Congratulations Perry." Argos said as the spotted, sandy-furred canine got to his feet. "For a second there I thought you were going to lose it after that lightning struck you again and again, but I guess it's true that every dog has its day. Or hyena I suppose... I suppose now your kind can just laugh it off?"

"That's speciest." Perry replied as he stepped out of the faraday cage, a wary eye looking up at the huge metal coil as he started to walk towards the opening that had appeared. Before he reached it though he looked at himself in the reflection of the polished metal and nearly did a double take, his hands reaching up the once natural mane of hair he had. "Argos! I have purple hair! And it's made of rubber!"

"A little something to commemorate your victory." Argos replied with a smirk. "I think it adorns you perfectly and it will definitely be appropriate attire for the coming challenge. Why don't you follow the pathway down and you can see exactly what I mean..."

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Temperance awoke to the sensation that he was moving, his bleary eyes opened to see the metal of the nearby walls slowly moved back and forth. When he came more to his senses he found that the reason it felt like he was moving was because he was, his body slowly swung from side to side from the chain that he hung from. The drug induced sleep had quickly given itself away to fear and panic, especially since he found himself with his hands chained behind his back. As the he wiggled against the binds he quickly realized that he also had on a molded latex muzzle, any attempts to open his mouth ended only in muffles as a silver dragon appeared on the wall.

"Ah Temperance, sorry to leave you hanging." Argos grinned. "My name is Argos, and I would like to welcome you to your round of Survival of the Fittest. Now before I begin, I just want to get this straight. Your file says that you're an aardwolf? Like half aardvark and half wolf?"

Temperance let out a muffled noise as a response. "Ah, thank you for that clarification." Argos replied. "Well as you can see your challenge is pretty straight forward, all you have to do is escape from your bindings before you get completely coated in the liquid below you. Hmmm, I suppose you can't see very well in that head restraint, it's a very special liquid latex that I personally think you'd look absolutely stunning in. That's not to say that I hope you lose, but... well... there you go."

The arrdwolf attempted to say something, but one more it was completely incomprehensible as Argos tapped his chin. "Not to self, next time you do something like this make all the contestants wear masks, it is so much easier to get through the explanation." He mused to himself. "In any case, you'll have thirty seconds to get to the top platform that's right behind you, and ten seconds before that to plan your mode of attack for this challenge... or if you want you can get started right away in which case your thirty second round will begin right away. Well I don't want to suspend your disbelief anymore, your challenge starts now!"

Temperance balked as the dragon disappeared, his mind unable to think of how he was going to get out of the bindings much less escape the room all the way to whatever exit Argos had mentioned. As though in answer to his thoughts he suddenly felt the chains that had bound him break away, his stomach leapt into his chest as there was suddenly nothing holding him to the suspension behind him and his body went into a free fall towards the black, bubbling substance below. Less than a second after he had been released he twisted his body around and grabbed onto the chain, the metal links clanged loudly as he held on tightly to arrest his decent.

When the Aardwolf was finally satisfied he would not take any more plunges he looked around the room, the more he observed the more in awe he was. About twenty feet above and thirty feet away was the exit that Argos had mentioned and below him was a viscous, tar-like substance that he could only assume was the liquid latex. As he hung there he realized why he was given time to plan, every so often a black geyser would burst upwards and completely coat a chain with the substance. He wasn't sure what would happen if he touched it then, but what he did know was that if he got caught in one of those he would probably be done for.

As the ten seconds reached their end Temperance came up with a plan that he thought would work well enough. The outside chains seemed to take less blasts from the latex geysers, even though it meant a bit of a roundabout he knew it was better to be safe than sorry. Plus he knew that he was a good climber and that would certainly give him an advantage, even while he just hung there he knew the proper way to do so that would conserve energy as he schemed. Finally in less time then he would have liked the end of his prep phase was over, the real clock began to countdown as Temperance began to climb up the starter chain.

The first swing that Temperance made was rather smooth, though it also helped that the chain was rather close to him to start. The metal rattled as his body settled on it, though it was muted by the layers of latex that had coated it. The aardwolf was relieved when he found the chain solid and not sticky, it would have made his journey exceptionally difficult since almost all the chains were coated to varying degrees. As his lifeline swung lazily he waited for the liquid latex to gush up the next chain, and then once it had passed for a few seconds he jumped to that just before another rush of the thick substance went up to his former hangout.

The third time he swung from chain to chain though he had not waited as long after the geyser in order to swing to it, his own perch threatened to the point he had to move fast. As he grabbed on tight he immediately felt the difference, the thick substance squished against his fur as he clung to the chain to prevent himself from slipping down. He watched as instead of drying on the surface of the chain it seemed to seep over his body, covering a significant portion of his arms, chest, and legs with the black substance. At first he feared that it would stick to his fur and hamper him further, but instead it coated each individual strand as the thick liquid spread across his body.

Temperance kept the affected parts away from each other in case they would stick together, but in turn it loosened his grip on the chain he held onto. Still he managed to keep a tight enough hold that he stayed where he was, the exit only three chains away now as he swung to another one of the outer chains.

As he latched on once again he was thankful that the latex on his hands didn't cause more problems, though as the material rubbed against the similar substance on the metal he couldn't help but begin to grow aroused by it. It was like wherever the chain met the affected area it was like the area was electrified with tingles of pleasure. Even though he tried to remain focused on the game Temperance was unable to stifle a muffled moan as he jumped to the next chain in order to expedite his trip to the end.

Unfortunately for the aardwolf he had once again jumped far too early, droplets of the black latex rained down on his fur as he once more bound himself to the sticky chain. This time it was his groin, which had already grown partially erect from the previous experience, to be coated with rubber along with the entirety of his legs and arms all the way up to his torso. As the enticing latex crept towards his center the coloration changed subtly and seemed to suction itself tighter to his skin. Had he not known better he could swear that he wore a pair of form fitting latex long gloves and leg warmers that became striped as it assimilated his flesh. He couldn't help but stroke his fingers over the strange material, which in turn caused the suspended aardwolf to shudder and nearly lose his grip on the chain as his erect latex-coated cock throbbed from the sensation.

Nevertheless he remained resolute, and with another well-timed swing he made it to the last chain, the only thing that stood between him and the exit platform was a wall of the liquid latex that erupted and blocked his path every few seconds. Temperance knew he didn't have much time before his own chain was engulfed as well, so he timed his jump as quickly as he could and made the leap when the opening presented itself.

Temperance was almost completely over the last obstacle when his legs were clipped by the wall of black latex, which caused him to roll across the platform and nearly fall off the other side. Luckily he managed to grab on at the last second, though it was hard since the blast of latex that coated him from the waist down writhed and squirmed on his body like it was alive before it began to crawl up his body and tease his still bright green member. With a mighty grunt he pulled himself up as best he could, knowing if he didn't make it this time he would most likely be going down instead of up...

Thankfully for him he was able to push up enough to get himself over the edge, flopping onto his back as his latex green cock throbbed from want. For a second he almost wished he had taken a dip in the pool, he could only imagine what sort of lustful incarnation he would have become if he had allowed himself to fully change. He was in it to win though, and once he regained his breath he got up and got into the exit area which caused not only the latex that covered him to flake off but for Argos to reappear as well.

"Well done Temperance, you're certainly a credit to... er... aardwolves everywhere?" Argos said.

"Thanks?" Temperance replied in confusion, though it quickly turned to happy surprise as he felt his mouth able to open. "Hey, I can talk! But the mask is still there... and the leggings, and the arm warmers..."

"Something I thought you would enjoy." Argos replied. "I think it looks very good on you, very 'punk rocker'. Let's not tarry here though, there are some people that I want you to meet and they're getting very anxious to meet you..."

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"I can't believe I have to wear this hood." Temperance said as he once more raked his fingers over the supple material, the sensation of his latexified skin being rubbed caused him to shudder for a second before he regained his composure. "I know it's extremely well made... and sexy... and the sensations are amazing... I should probably stop talking out loud."

As the aardwolf continued to make his way forward he began to hear a noise further head, the dimness of the lighting made him unable to discern anything ahead even while he squinted. Suspecting a trap he kept to the walls, staying as silent as possible as the hallway he had gone down opened up into what felt like a large room. By now it was easily discernable that the sounds he had heard was cheering, and the further he walked into the room the louder it become. At first he thought it would be a problem until he realized that no one could hear him in the darkness as long as the roar of shouts and cheers continued on.

All hopes of such stealthiness were quickly dashed when a large spotlight suddenly shined down on him, his hand jerked up in response to try and shield his eyes from the brightness as his eyes were quickly forced to get used to it. To his left he saw a second spotlight shine down on a similarly shaped canine as him, though the shiny purple mane was certainly different as Perry turned to look at the other revealed contestant. The spotted hyena was surprised at the aardwolf's changes since he had last saw him at the party, though he remembered the bright green mane and eyes he certainly did not remember the black and green attire that seemed to adorn the other contestants arms and legs or the mask that covered most of the aardwolf's face.

The other thing that the light revealed was what appeared to be an entire crowd of anthros that were the source of the cheering, the appearance of the throng of extremely handsome males and beautiful women that filled the floor. Behind them in a viewscreen Argos appeared wearing a backwards cap as he spoke into a microphone he held. "Give it up for Perry and Temperance!" He shouted, which caused the crowd to cheer even more. "For their head to head challenge they're going to do something special for you, they're going to play a round of Guitar Hero!!"

Both Perry and Temperance were shocked as a guitar controller suddenly appeared next to them, both of them in a similar style as the crowd went wild. When they picked it up two more huge screens opened up on the walls behind the crowd and began to display a typical game set up, both canines experimentally pressed the keys and watched as the corresponding notes lit up on their side of the stage. Though Perry seemed to have a bit of a grasp on what was going on it appeared that Temperance had no idea about the technology he held, the latex of the mask he wore shaped into a slight frown as he continued to fiddle with the device.

"Alright, looks like our contestants are warming up!" Argos said enthusiastically. "What we have here is a straight points battle, whoever does the best at the end of the song will move on while the other will get transformed into something special! If you're feeling anxious on what that is, the song itself will give you a hint. The only other thing that will cause an opponent to become disqualified is if they draw the ire of the crowd by playing so terribly that it causes them to leave, though if that happens their goose is pretty much cooked anyway. The points will not be displayed and the transformation will happen at the same speed for both contestants, but you can get a pretty good gauge on how you're doing by the crowd reaction, so get them riled up as much as possible! Let's not let this intensity fall, your round begins when the song starts!"

Perry and Temperance looked at their screens as they held their guitars awkwardly, the words 'Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult' flashed across the game for a few seconds before it began to move. "Cute." Perry said as he got ready to play, brushing the purple strands of rubber hair out of his face as they began to play the iconic guitar opening to the song.

Despite his lack of know-how on how the game worked Temperance quickly found himself able to work the mechanics of it out enough to hit the right buttons, the crowd cheering as both contestants started to get into it. The song started out easy enough, both canines able to hit the buttons with relatively few mistakes as the lyrics began to start. As Perry continued to play he felt something shift against his backside and though he didn't want to look away from the screen he did so just enough to see his normally fluffy tail begin to thicken and lengthen as fur gave way to dark green scale. On the other side of the stage a similar effect was happening to Temperance, as his toes tapped against the floor to keep the beat they fused into three scaly digits that became heavier as thick claws pressed out of them.

By the time they reached the first 'Go go Godzilla!" lyric the scales had spread up Temperance's legs and over Perry's backsides, though both tried to shake it off as they continued their song. Perry tried to hide a smile as he heard several sour notes from his opponent in a row, the crowd reacting negatively when he did. He remembered what Argos had said and began to get more and more into the showman side of things, his movements became more exaggerated with the music and the crowd seemed to love it. He bobbed his head up and down as the second chorus came though and made his purple mane bounce, at least until it melted into rubbery green scales as a pair of bony protrusions erupted from either side of his spine.

Though Temperance was keeping up with the technical side of the game he could tell that his crowd was less interested in him then Perry's was. He tried to engage them by going to his knees while playing, but all it did was cause the entire stage to shake as his mutated legs bulked out with muscle while his bright green canine member lengthened and turned into a very long and thick reptilian version of itself. The aardwolf tried not to think about his new erection, but as he strung together a perfect series of notes on the solo the new adulation of the crowd caused his chest to swell almost as much as the transformation as his stomach ballooned out into a ripped eight-pack.

"Go go Godzilla!" Perry shouted with the crowd, which was completely jacked up as he continued to play the best he could. He didn't even realize that his cock had changed liked Temperance's did, the roar of the spectators in his ears had almost hypnotized him into a playing frenzy as his member jutted straight out just under his guitar as he grew in height. Both contestants' transformations had reached a similar point as they got through two-thirds of the song, Temperance's tail followed in Perry's footsteps while the hyena's footsteps became like Temperance's as his feet pushed out into a set of huge reptilian paws.

As the song reached its end only their hands and their heads had yet to transform, though they found that would soon not be the case. For Perry it started as a tickle on the back of his neck as the scales surged up to his skull and caused his already thick back muscles to flex as they grew over his warping skull. Temperance's change came from the front, from the slabs of muscle that had formed into his pectorals the truly monstrous former Aardwolf could feel his lower jaw begin to stretch and flatten as it began to form into a saurian snout.

With both contestants still playing well it was hard to tell who was winning, the transformed players could do little more than keep their focus on the song even as the continued cheers and shouts shot their lustful instincts through the roof. As Perry's ears flattened against his skull and the pupil's of his eyes began to grow slitted he couldn't help but marvel at the power he had been given, a voice in the back of his mind urging him to jump into the crowd and use his new body to ravish as many people as possible, though even with all his newfound strength he still sensed he would submit to the males and females of the room... though that made it all the more hotter.

Temperance underwent a similar mindset change as his thicker tongue licked his scaly lips while he surveyed the audience. His reptilian nostrils flared as the song neared its end, the green of his arms finally pushed their way onto his fingers as the last 'Godzilla!" was sung by the computer. The end of the performance was met by a bounty of cheers and whistles as Perry and then Temperance made a very iconic roar to the pleasure of the audience that adulated them.

"Wow, listen to that crowd go!" Argos exclaimed as he reappeared on the screen as the image of the guitar disappeared from the two main ones. "Well I think we're all winners here... except for one, because we're about to go to the point totals! First is Perry..."

The crowd settled down and both transformed contestants watched as Perry's name appeared on his screen, followed by a chart that gave him five stars. Soon after that came the points, and when the number appeared Perry let out another roar as it showed him his score. "Wow, 445,235 points for Perry!" Argos announced. "That's going to be a tough score to beat. Now if we turn to our other Godzilla, formerly known as Temperance..."

Much like Perry's board, Temperance's lit up with his name and, like the former hyena, scored five stars. The room had fallen into a rare silence as the points tallied up, and once a final number was called a cheer erupted from one side of the stage. Unfortunately for the former aardwolf, those cheers came from Perry's crowd as the number flashed before him. "432,346!" Argos said over the cries of the crowd. "That means that our winner for this leg of the competition is Perry!"

Suddenly the crowd disappeared as Perry began to shrink, the scales on his body cracked and fur poked from them as he began to revert. "A truly commendable effort, I must say." Argos said as Temperance stopped the floor. "But like some things it just fell a little short. Speaking of such, now that you are no longer an eight foot tall Tokyo-terrorizing lizard you have a choice to make, you can either end Temperance's run right now, or you can spare him and let him continue on in the competition."

Perry stared at the fallen contender, his expression unreadable. Closing his eyes, albeit reluctantly, to the shifting, he ran scenarios in his head, playing out all the possibilities of each side of the coin as far and fast as he could. The party was fun, but it hadn't been especially informative: he'd gleaned only surface information from the others, mainly species and names. That was bad, dangerous especially, because with no hard data he couldn't predict them based on personality or power.

When Argos repeated his inquiry, the hyena didn't reply, still calculating, and only responded when pressed a third time. "Mercy," was his answer, eyes finally opening. "There's nothing really to gain in ending him now, is there? No revenge to fulfill, no honor to restore, just my own desire to win and that is not enough for me to end someone else's hopes. He can continue, and he'll have his knowledge that I spared him and I'll have his gratitude. Possibly, at any rate."

Of course, gratitude was secondary compared to what Perry was aiming for: by-proxy elimination. Killing was hardly his motif, and while he could not speak for the other contestants, it was a risk he needed to take. In sparing his opponent, he had another piece on the board, a piece whom he knew and who would draw attention away from the spotted canid. Less attention directed at him, and a greater chance to outwit and overcome, bypassing raw strength or honed skill.

"The pen is mightier than the sword, you know," he told Argos, unconcerned of the A.I.'s comprehension of his choice of words.

"Very well, you may continue on now as I deal with our fallen contestant." Argos said as a door opened on Perry's side of the stage, the hyena taking one last look at the huge anthro Godzilla creature that his opponent had become before leaving. When he was gone and the door was shut Argos turned to Temperance, whose eyes turned a solid yellow as he let out a deafening roar "Well aren't you a loud one... here, go play with this while I figure out where I can put you without you causing trouble."

The Temperance turned Godzilla snorted, though before his eyes the scene changed from a stage to a mini-replica of a large city which caused the huge reptile to smile before he roared once more and stomped into the simulated city...