Damage Control - Claiming Abandoned Property As Is

Story by Serathin on SoFurry

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An anthology series that focuses on themes of futuristic and sci-fi endeavors such as time loops, AI, paradoxes, and other such things. It seems that Serathin's rather reckless endeavors as a SHIFTer, or timeline manipulation expert, has finally caught up with him. Instead of getting fired the SHIFT Institute decided that he needed a taste of the havoc he wrought on others by working in the Damage Control division. Read through ten cases where the draconic sabrewolf tries his best, or maybe not quite his best, in order to rectify problems with rather unusual results in this furry anthology novel.

Serathin is tasked to stop an interdimensional creature from taking over an area, which is centered around an abandoned building. Dan is a property adjuster that finds a farmhouse which was abandoned. The alien creature is in the basement looking for hosts to take over. One of these three will accomplish what they were tasked to do.

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Dan let out a sigh as he looked at the derelict building that he stood in front of. It was an old farmhouse that the previous owner had essentially abandoned and with the property in foreclosure it was his job to look it over and determine the condition. These were the worst houses on his job because they were usually run to the ground before the previous owners left and often he would have to deal with things like the filth and stink of neglected trash while also finding various amounts of graffiti or other such vandalism. The only saving grace was that it was further away from the city and probably hadn’t attracted the usual delinquents or vagrants that might call this place their home.

With the sun starting to set the arctic fox found no reason to stall any further and walked up to the porch, hearing the old wood squeak loudly beneath his feet as he came up to the door. Since it had only recently been abandoned there was no padlock or anything on it and he had been given the keys to open it. It turned easily and the second that it opened he was greeted with the swirl of dust. As he slowly walked inside and looked around he found that true to form it hadn’t been lived in for some time, though other than the thick layer of dust on everything there wasn’t any of the usual neglect or other signs of trouble that he usually found.

On the contrary the house looked like it could almost be lived in right away with all the furniture still intact, if not a little dated. This would make things much easier for Dan but it also made him wonder what caused the previous occupants to leave without their things. There had been several attempts to reach the owner of the property but last he heard they weren’t even in the country anymore despite not having any reason to flee. It made him wonder if he was going to find any dead bodies but as he went through a tour of the first and second floor he didn’t find anything that would cause him concern.

That just left the basement, and with the sun having sunk below the horizon he needed to use his flashlight as he made his way down. As he got to the concrete floor he found a strange odor in the air but it wasn’t one of decay or molding as he began to look around. Even the usual musty smell that he would find in these places wasn’t there and as he went from room to room he mentally began to write the report for this property in his head. An almost completely intact farmhouse on a nice piece of property, the fox thought to himself, this was going to fetch a fine price at the auction as he got to the last room only to find there was a padlock on it.

Strange… Dan thought as he looked at it before going back to the keys that he had been given, there was nothing that would open this one that he had gotten. While part of him just wanted to leave it for the appraiser when he came in he was tasked with inspecting the entire house and as he looked around he found a metal bar that could be used to pop it open. It didn’t take much before he heard the crack of the mechanism breaking and after pulling it off he unlatched the door. Slowly he opened it and peeked inside, the metal bar at the ready in case there was some sort of animal or something that they had trapped in there that was starving.

When Dan shined his light into the room he let out a gasp and dropped his weapon, nearly doing the same to the flashlight as the beam illuminated something shiny and wet that was in the corner. At first glance he thought it was some sort of mold but that was quickly dissuaded when he saw the semi-translucent black blob shift in his presence. The fox found himself backing away a few steps as the amorphous creature seemed to lean towards him, but when it didn’t do much else Dan found himself eyeing it up rather wearily. It was… an alien, there was really no other way to describe it, and when it didn’t leap forward to devour him the initial fear and trepidation he had for this creature was starting to warp into curiosity.

Could it see him? as Dan waved his hand in the air a small tentacle of the gooey alien seemed to form and mimic the movement. Between the lock and the sudden abandonment of the property the arctic fox wondered if this was the reason, though it didn’t seem harmful at all. Of course if a blobby alien creature made of goo randomly showed up in his apartment he might think of leaving also, and after a few minutes of attempted interaction he could see that there were tendrils of the stuff that had started to move about the floor and wall.

Though the vulpine wasn’t about to turn his back to it, the fact that it didn’t seem to move very fast or be mobile brought down his level of concern and his thoughts turned to what he should do with it. The easy best was to just report it, though that potentially meant black helicopters and him being sequestered to some government facility for the rest of his life. He had to know more about it first and as he looked back around the basement he found a few mason jars that still had the metal lids. If he could get a sample of it to a friend of his perhaps they could figure out what to do with it… and potentially if it was worth anything as he grabbed one and slowly went over towards the alien.

While he didn’t want to hurt it Dan wasn’t sure if taking a bit of the goo would do just that, but there were some secretions on the ground that seemed to be safe enough as he got closer. He tried to tell the alien creature that he was just collecting a bit so they could help it but wasn’t sure if anything was getting through. Luckily while the creature seemed to get a bit more animated with how much closer his presence was it didn’t move much more as he went to the base of the alien to try and get something to put into the jar. With his focus on quickly getting a sample he wasn’t aware that a tentacle had shifted around out of his line of sight and began to loop back on him.

The mason jar and lid were suddenly dropped as Dan felt something slither around his neck, catching him by surprise as he let out a sharp gasp. That shock and fear from first finding the creature returned with a vengeance and as he brought his hands up to try and get the tentacle off of his throat he found himself unable to grasp it properly enough to pull free. When that didn’t work he tried to back away but slipped as the alien pulled him forward, and as he found himself pressed against the gooey creature he saw another appendage emerge that was similar to the one around his throat. Instead of wrapping around him though the tip spread open and before he could back away it latched onto his ear!

Dan let out a cry of surprise at feeling the thick goo pressing against the inside of his ear and with his head thrashing about trying to escape he failed to notice something slithering inside the tentacle. It wasn’t until he felt something touch against his inner ear that caused him to freeze. Almost immediately there was a pressure there and the fox’s eyes went wide as he could feel the hole start to stretch open by the intrusive creature. No way… there was no way this was happening to him, and as Dan managed to find his footing again he tried to pull back once more and managed to break free of the alien’s grasp.

But even as he tumbled to the ground Dan could feel something wiggling around inside of his ear, pushing itself into his skull despite the physical impracticality. When he regained his senses his trembling hands tried to reach up to grab the slug-like creature but it was already too late. His grunts began to turn to panting as the creature slipped inside of him, the last vestiges of it wiggling around the white fur before it pulled itself inside. While there was no pain, the sensation of suddenly having something wiggling inside of his head caused Dan to try and scratch at the ear in order to pull it out even though there was nothing left there.

Stop.

It was less a word than the feeling, but as Dan continued to sit there panting he found his hands falling to his side. His eyes twitched as he sat there and continued to press his hands against his head while he could feel its presence inside of him. It was growing, or multiplying, or doing something to him, and the longer that he sat there the more the alien entity seemed to intrude on his thoughts. After the first command told him to stop he could start to sense more intrusive feelings, and though his heart was racing and his adrenaline was pumping he couldn’t find the ability to run.

When he looked at the alien Dan could almost feel what it was thinking, and while the blobby creature seemed harmless there was an intense and calculating intelligence behind it. He knew because he could feel it in his mind, its alien presence infesting his thoughts just like the tendrils spreading through his brain. The second that the parasitic creature had entered into him the fox belonged to the alien, it was just a matter of the vulpine’s mind needing to be brought up to speed. Soon the groaning and swaying of his head stopped and was replaced by a stillness as Dan brought down his hands from his head and slowly sat up.

“Yes… I understand now…” Dan said as he slowly got up and moved towards the alien. “You’ve been down here so long, no one to help you. What can I do to serve you?” Though the words were Dan’s the fox felt like his mouth was moving of its own accord, like there was a second version of him that had started to look at this creature more than just the thing that had put something in his brain. This second part of him was growing more dominant and as the alien creature inside fed him more information he realized that there was one thing he needed to do in order to help this entity grow.

The fingers of the arctic fox found themselves drifting towards the waistband of his pants, undoing the button and unzipping them while taking off his shoes. It… the alien needed to have direct access to him, to his body and mind so that it could finally learn about this world. The parasitic infestation of his mind was only the first step and kept him compliant, making sure that any thoughts of escape or violence were erased and replaced with compliance. It didn’t take long before the vulpine had taken off not only his pants and underwear but shirt as well, exposing the white fur of his lean body as his eyes stared ahead as if entranced.

Even though Dan still felt in control of himself he wasn’t anymore; the creature in his brain was pulling the strings and bending the fox to his will. Tiny tendrils occasionally poked out from the ear that the creature had infested as it moved him into position, getting on all fours with his back facing the alien. While there was still a small part of him that was screaming to resist and that he needed to go get help that part was silenced by the parasite, rewarding the growing persona of the subservient fox as another tentacle of goo began to form out of the creature. Even as the tip began to probe underneath his tail Dan didn’t move an inch, his mind filled with the alien’s words telling him to serve and that such obedience would soon be rewarded.

A soft gasp escaped from Dan’s mouth and as the infested fox felt the ring of muscle get stretched open the only thing that he did was shudder from the pleasure that was coming from it. That’s it, the voice inside his head said, let your master enter you. As the entity continued to push into his tailhole the gasping of the fox intensified as the taste of the sheer force of the alien’s will he had gotten from the parasite didn’t prepare him for the coming typhoon of mental energy. His body trembled as the tentacle slowly pushed deeper inside, the gooey appendage making squishing noises as it got deeper into the alien’s new host. Dan didn’t know how many inches of the goo had slithered inside of him but as the small of his back bulged and the alien corruption ran up his spine his eyes went wide before they rolled into the back of his head.

As the fox was kept in the haze of pleasure the alien got to work. The parasite had given the creature access to the mind of this creature, opening up everything for him to take once he had gotten integrated. The tentacle in his tailhole pulsated and wiggled while the fox twitched as he began to feel his entire mind get copied and downloaded into this creature; everything from his thoughts, his memories, his knowledge… it was all being taken by this creature and replaced with new commands and directives. This creature was no longer the fox who worked as an inspector, as the man remained completely motionless his mind was being reshaped into the drone that would help get the alien exactly what he wanted…

Eventually Dan’s eyes once more came back into focus as the alien tentacle slid out of him, once more causing his body to shudder before he was completely disconnected with a wet pop. As his tailhole closed back up the fox silently got to his feet and made his way over towards his clothes. There was no more need for words, at least not for the moment. His master had given him everything he needed in order to carry out his will as the fox drone took his half-hard cock and tucked it into his pants before zipping them back up.

As Dan looked back at his phone he saw that a few hours had passed, and when he looked back at his master he could still see the tentacle that had connected them. The intelligence that had been uploaded into his mind told him that the process would get faster and with his assimilation he could already see that the alien was starting to grow bigger and stronger. But he was going to need more than just one drone, and that was exactly what he was going to get for it. The new objectives that had been imprinted into his infested mind would compel the drone to do his master’s bidding; the master would remain and continue to think and plan, it was his job as the arms and legs of the one that controlled him completely to carry out his will as he got up and left the house with his face still completely blank.

The rest of the night and next day passed, and as the sun was once more setting behind the farmhouse the car of the fox drove up the driveway once again. This time when Dan got out though he wasn’t alone as a wolf man got out of the passenger side and looked up at the building. “So this is the place, huh?” the wolf said as he looked out. “You know, I remember something about disturbances or something that were out in this region, so if what you’re saying is true then it’s possible there was more to the stories then what the papers wrote off as just a meteorite.”

“I can assure you that this is no meteorite,” Dan replied with a grin as the two walked up to the house. “Trust me Reg, this is going to be worth your while. Just don’t get too freaked out when you see it.”

Reggie just smirked and said that if this is some sort of prank that he was going to get him back, to which the fox just smiled more and unlocked the door so they could get in. As soon as they entered Dan could hear his friend remark that the house wasn’t half bad and though he nodded in response the expressions on his face had fallen away. The fox drone was close to completing his master’s will and he could feel his tail twitching in anticipation. After being locked away by the previous owners of the house the alien was physically weak and needed more drones to carry out his bidding, fortunately the wolf that was looking through the kitchen was the extremely curious type and would be more than perfect to be taken next.

After a quick tour of the place Dan showed the wolf down into the basement, his tail twitching in both anticipation and impatience as Reggie continued to get distracted by everything around him. For someone that was looking for proof of alien life the wolf was hard to point in the direction of it but finally they managed to get to the door that the fox had been talking about. Dan could see the wolf’s tail wagging as he slowly peeked in with his flashlight while the fox opened the door for him to look inside. As soon as Reggie laid eyes on it he let out an audible gasp and immediately took out his phone to start taking pictures.

“Dan, do you realize what you have here?” Reggie said. “This is proof of alien life!”

“I know,” Dan replied as he watched the wolf start to take pictures from all sides as the entity began to slowly grow more animated. “This is definitely one of the greatest finds in all of metahuman history, hard to believe the farmer just locked it down in here and didn’t tell anyone. If you get even closer you can see that it’s starting to integrate itself into the room.”

“It’s actually starting to assimilate its surroundings?” Reggie stated in awe as he looked at the creature. “That’s fascinating… are you sure that it’s safe to get up close to it? I want to see if I can get any shots of its internals since it looks like it might be semi-translucent in nature.”

“Go right ahead,” Dan replied, the grin on his face growing wider as he watched the curious wolf start to approach. “It seems to be completely docile; I even went up to try and get a sample and it didn’t really move all that much, so I doubt you taking a few pictures will agitate it. Plus there does seem to be something floating inside that you might be able to make out if you get close enough.”

Though the fox drone could feel his anxiety growing the entity inside his head gave him patience, the infested creature waiting as he saw the wolf continue to take notes and document things. It was a slow process but eventually Reggie had his face nearly up against the creature, which remained mostly motionless as it relied on its creation in order to perform what needed to be done. With the wolf in position and his focus completely on the alien in front of him it didn’t take much for the fox to come up from behind. Just as Reggie was about to comment on the extraordinary physiology of the creature he suddenly felt a hand press against the back of his head, but before he could do anything he was pushed forward into the gooey body of the alien in front of him.

Dan could feel the wolf thrashing as he saw the goo not only stretching out his maw but also pushing into his nostrils as well, and though the fox couldn’t hold the bigger man for long he didn’t need to. As he saw the furry throat of the other man start to swallow involuntarily he was tossed backwards before the wolf through his head back, though as he put his hands to his face the two tiny worm-like tendrils that were inside his nostrils continued to slither into him unabated. The lupine muzzle was scrunched up like he had to sneeze as something black and shiny that was not his tongue also was wiggling outside of his lips, but it didn’t take long before he swallowed it down while the others disappeared inside of him. The fox grinned as he saw the look of shock turn to confusion as he slowly got to his feet, grabbing onto his head with one hand and his stomach with the other.

“I… something’s inside of me…” Reggie said in complete disbelief as Dan came over and rubbed his head, which prompted the wolf to look at him with unfocused eyes. “It’s… in my thoughts… inside…”

“Shhh… just let him in,” Dan said as the wolf let out another groan, the fox watching as the neck of the lupine once more swelled out. This time it was from the back and as the two smaller parasites made quick work of killing the fight or flight reflex that prevented Reggie from running out screaming the bigger one was getting ready to completely infest him. “You can feel it now, the master’s will…”

There were a few moments where it looked like the wolf was resisting but as the bulge traveling up into his head disappeared Reggie twitched a few times and shook his head before he stared forward and his jaw dropped slightly. “I can hear him,” Reggie said in awe. “He wants me… to let him in…”

“That’s it, just let the infestation take hold,” Dan said, though it was more the alien that was talking through him at this point. “You can feel the need, the desire to be his drone. Let him take your body as his, let it become an extension of him so that we can continue to do his work.”

Though the wolf swallowed hard he found himself nodding and the two could move on to the next phase, this time Dan undressing the other man while the parasite continued to weave its way into the fresh mind. Already he could see the alien creature shifting and undulating with the prospect of another falling under his influence and with the fox drone taking care of things soon there would be two. It didn’t take long before the wolf was completely naked and as a reward for his actions Dan slowly stroked the half hard cock while taking him over towards the creature. Already the tentacle that would take Reggie had formed and as the wolf got on his furry knees it already started to play around with the ring of muscle.

As the tip of the tentacle began to push into the wolf it was clear that Reggie belonged to the alien now, and as a reward for the drone the fox could feel something new bubbling into his mind. With their initial goal of getting a second to convert finished his master must give him new orders, and as he went to strip down as well he could see his tentacle reforming once more. There was also something else that was coming up along with the need to be reconnected, which mainly focused on Reggie himself. With the wolf’s tailhole being stretched out and his eyes rolled back into his head while the entirety of his mind was being copied it left his open maw for the taking.

The alien knew that creatures such as these could be easily conditioned with their base sexual desires and that was no different for these two, which as soon as the fox got on his knees he was already caressing the head of the wolf while waiting for his connection. In the information that was being absorbed from the wolf these two preferred the same sex, which meant each other, and that this wouldn’t be the first time the fox’s cock would be in the other man’s muzzle. The tentacle that was inside Reggie thrusted forward and caused his mouth to open even more in pleasure as he was being conditioned, turning into a wolf drone just like his vulpine counterpart as his maw was suddenly filled with throbbing flesh. Almost instinctively he began to suck on it as Dan let out a moan, the white-furred fox bending forward as a tentacle was pushed inside of him as well.

Soon the backs of both men swelled and pulsated with the alien goo integrated into it as the one they were connected to started to grow larger. As the fox drone was penetrated from behind he could feel the essence of his master present into a set of new orders being written into his psyche. From the knowledge that had been processed from him the entity knew that this house would soon be sold and that public attention might be brought upon him if the new owner didn’t succumb like they had. The fox drone and the wolf drone being created alongside him were given new orders; they would either stop the sale of the house or find the means to bring it under their name. Once they had done that they could bring new people in so that the alien could bring under his thrall, just like he was doing with the wolf whose mind was pulled into the creature whose tentacle stretched open his insides.

The process was much faster for Reggie then it was for Dan and with his muzzle being stretched open the wolf actually orgasmed while being stimulated, which seemed to please the alien greatly. Though it took the fox drone much less time to get his orders and have his obedience to the creature reinforced he remained with his fellow thrall, letting the presence of his master fill his mind just like the tentacle inside of his body. With facing the creature he could see it quivering as its mass began to grow, and as he watched blankly he saw something that looked like it was pushing up. At first he thought it was a tentacle but as he saw the lupine face identical to the one he was humping emerge briefly a smile crossed his face as he knew that Reggie had been completely assimilated, his body merely an extension of the creature that was stretching open their tailholes before the tentacles retracted and allowed them to stand up.

As the two started to get dressed both the wolf and the fox felt something that caused them to pause before they put their shirts on. “Our master has gifted us with the means to spread his influence without having to bring them here first,” the wolf drone said as he pressed his hand against his stomach, which the flesh bulged slightly as the parasite within shifted about. “The only question is who we infest first, and how do we use this in order to get this place under our name?”

“Trying to stop the foreclosure auction is too risky,” the fox drone said as he felt his own parasites gestating inside of him, furthering his own infestation while getting ready to spread it to someone else. “Our master is still weak from being left down here and it will probably take both of us to infest someone enough to get them down here to be integrated into master. What we need is someone that we can manipulate enough to get alone who has the resources to get this place in our name to protect it.”

The two became silent as they tried to figure out how to do what their master wished of them. Both drones knew that the sale of this place was coming up within the week and if they were going to avoid having to get the appraiser in on this they would need someone to buy it as is. It would be too risky to try and bring someone to sell them on the place and then infest them and they didn’t have the necessary funds between the two of them to get it either. But as they got to the car Reggie made mention that there was someone that they could go to that had the cash to buy this place, which was an ex-boyfriend of Reggie that the wolf drone said would be easy enough for them to grab given his proclivities…

The next day the fox and wolf drones made their way to the nightclub that used to be Reggie’s primary hangout, the sound of the music thumping in their ears as they made their way inside. Though the bouncer initially stopped them the muscular lizard man seemed to recognize the wolf and allowed them inside. On the other side of the door was the main stage where there were a few men all working the pole while others hooted and tossed money at them. None of this concerned the two though, their target was the one that was making the big cut of that money as they went to the back area where the wolf whispered into the ear of the one that guarded the entrance.

The entire way up the stairs the two drones didn’t show a drop of emotion, not until they would need to as they reached the objective laid out to them by their master. As soon as they got up the stairs however their faces changed, giving the tiger that was behind the desk a sultry look as they slowly came over. “Oh, if it isn’t my little puppy that got off the leash,” the tiger said with a snort as he went back to looking at his laptop. “If you’re hoping to get back on the payroll I don’t give my collar back to someone who pushed it away, so you’re going to have to find somewhere else.”

“Aw, don’t be sore like that Dimitri,” Reggie said as he and Dan both started to go on opposite sides of the desk. “I’m not here looking for a job, I’m hoping to apologize. I did leave you out in the cold after all the generous things that you did for me and I even brought my friend along so that perhaps we could show you just how sorry I am.”

The tiger raised an eyebrow but as the two got to either side of him they pulled back the coats they had been wearing to reveal bare fur underneath, and when they got to the pants they tore them away to both reveal that they had nothing on but thongs underneath. It had clearly got the attention of the feline and the look of slight surprise and confusion turned to a smirk as his former boyfriend began to rub against his shoulders. “Well you always did know what I like,” Demetrius said with a playful growl as he looked them both over. “You’re friend isn’t bad either, maybe if you show me just how sorry you are I might find a place for you on the stage.”

“Only eyes I want are yours,” Reggie replied as he started to undo the pants of the business suit while Dan moved behind him to do the same for his jacket. “And that’s not the only thing that I want either.”

Though the arctic fox saw a few moments of hesitation the wolf leaned up and kissed the feline on the muzzle, running his hands through his headfur as he rubbed his other hand up the bare chest that Dan had exposed. It was clear to the fox drone that his counterpart knew exactly how to manipulate the tiger and it didn’t take long before they got the striped fur of the club owner completely exposed. Once they were done disrobing Dimitri they moved onto the next phase of their plan, which was to keep him distracted until they could strike. He was a big man and though he was more stocky than muscular he had enough strength that he could pick up the wolf, which was exactly what he did as he reclined in his chair enough so that he could get his cock pressed up against the wolf’s furry rear.

Both the fox and wolf exchanged looks with one another as Dimitri began to groan, rubbing up and down the sides of Reggie while his maleness became fully erect. Dan helped guide the throbbing flesh into the tailhole of the other, and while the wolf moaned in pleasure as well it was more for the fact that they were about to pin the tiger down than being stretched open. With his inner walls clamping down on the lustful man it was dragging him further into the fog of desire, especially as the chair began to squeak as Reggie began to slide up and down. It didn’t take long until he was fully hilted and once he was the chair slid back up and the tiger wrapped his hands around the smaller man and began to pump up inside of him.

That was what the two were waiting for and as Dan grinded his own body between the two he was actually grabbing the pair of handcuffs that were in the desk. They weren’t made for actual restraint but as he deftly clipped them around the tiger’s wrists they hoped that they would be adequate for what the two were about to do next. With his cock stretching out the wolf on his lap it hardly even registered that he had been restrained, especially when the lithe fox that had taken off his thong and pressed naked against their bodies began to lick his ear. Reggie leaned in and began to nibble and lick on the other one and as their tongues darted in and out of the holes something else began to slither up and curl around them before pushing in.

There was no way that they could play off the feeling of the alien parasites that were cultivating inside of them pushing into the tiger’s skull, but once they had slipped them in Dan kept the shocked club owner against his chair while Reggie once more pressed his lupine muzzle against the feline one. The two watched in eager anticipation as the shiny creatures squirmed their way in, slithering down deeper while the tiger tried to buck off both of them. As the last vestiges of the creatures disappeared into the ear holes of the feline he managed to not only break the handcuffs that were around his wrists but break the hold of both of them. Reggie practically slid off of Dimitri’s cock and as the two attempted to regroup the tiger was much faster and in the next moment held a gun he had fished out of his desk.

“What did you do to me?!” Dimitri shouted as he put his hand against his head. “It’s like snakes, they’re slithering around in my brain!”

“Relax Dimitri,” the wolf said as the façade of the sultry lupine dropped away, standing up slowly as he put his hands in the air. While the parasites were inside his mind they were still somewhat weak and it was clear that the tiger had retained control of his faculties still. “Nothing is going on, just take a deep breath.”

“Yeah, just breathe in and out,” Dan chimed in, having Dimitri focus on two targets instead of one as the naked tiger continued to rub against his head. “You’re just confused, give your thoughts time to sort themselves out.”

The two drones looked at one another as they could almost see the infestation happening to the tiger, his anger and fear draining away as the tendrils began to root into Dimitri’s mind. Though the control over him wouldn’t be absolute the parasites would make sure that he didn’t harm the two drones that his soon to be master had, and as they continued to talk him down eventually they saw him drop the gun and start to pant heavily. It was working, the fox drone thought to himself in slight relief as the wolf drone darted forward and grabbed the gun to get it away. He could see even the stubborn willpower of the tiger being bent to their master’s will as he shook his head a few times as though to clear water out of his ears.

“There, much better,” the fox drone said as he patted the head of the tiger. “How are you feeling?”

“I feel… happy,” Dimitri replied as he looked down at his hands. “It’s like I’m feeling these hands for the first time, and I don’t have to be the one in control of them. What is this unusual feeling?”

“It is the feeling of dedication and service,” the wolf drone replied, keeping things vague in order to make sure that the fragile hold over the tiger’s psyche by the parasites wasn’t disturbed. “If you would like we can show you where you can get that feeling all the time, you just have to follow us to a little place outside of the city. And if you happen to really like it we know that it’s for sale…”

Less than a week later the foreclosure notices all over the property were taken down as the tiger signed the papers to make the property his, though for the three that were involved they knew that wasn’t the case. It really belonged to the master, and after they had gotten the tiger properly presented and his mind absorbed by the entity in the basement it continued to grow and plan. While it could just continue to have the drones bring others there and spread that way it was a slow and arduous plan, not to mention hinder its growth now that it had acres of which to spread on. The first thing he needed was far more power and fortunately there was someone that had quite a few new potential drones that he could bring into the service of the master.

A few days later the dancers at Dimitri’s club were all given the same message, that the club had purchased new property outside the city and that their boss wanted all who could to come out and help with some basic refurbishing. While a number of the dancers decided that they didn’t feel like sucking up to the boss there were about half a dozen that had answered the call, which once they did the tiger had divided them into groups of two for coming up to the house. For the cobra and cheetah that were last to come up it was just fine for them, it meant less work for them to do and they could still score the same amount of points with the boss.

At the end of the weekend the two drove up to the farmhouse together, and when they did they were surprised to see that the other four were still there. The tiger had said once their day of work was done that they could go back and made them wonder why they would still be up there hanging out with him. While he was known to sleep with the dancers from time to time neither could imagine that this place would be a great setting for it, though that hadn’t been their plan anyway as they walked up to the door and knocked.

When the door opened it was an arctic fox that greeted them, which was yet another surprise for the two as he walked out and hugged them both. After being greeted so warmly the two were welcomed inside and as they made their way into the house they could see that it was almost homey inside. Aside from the vulpine that greeted them there was also a wolf that the two recognized as Reggie, who had been Dimitri’s boyfriend, and then the tiger himself. Dimitri seemed to be more cheery than usual and said that he was hoping that they were ready to get to work, though he had a big surprise for them once the sun went down.

The rest of the day went as the two strippers had expected; they were responsible for helping to take out the old dated furniture and help clean up, though as the two worked the second floor they continued to talk about how surprising it was for their boss to have bought the place. Dimitri wasn’t exactly the rustic type and when they looked out the window they saw that the three were working on the large barn that was further back on the property. They also were building some sort of fire in a big pit, no doubt for whatever party they were planning in the evening. As they continued to work they saw the other four eventually, all of them out by the barn as well and in the same cheerful mood that their boss was in.

It didn’t really matter to them, as soon as they were told that they were done they would scoop up whatever food and hopefully expensive drinks that they could grab and get out of there. As day turned to night the two were eventually called out from their duties as they finished painting one of the upstairs rooms and were brought to the backyard. The fire in the pit had already started and all of the guys that they had seen before were out there with a table of food and drinks that were waiting for them. They filled up their plates and tried to eat as fast as they could, though as they did the others would come up to them and ask them what the rush was and had them get another drink or another snack.

Finally once most of the food was gone the cobra and cheetah said that they needed to go and went to Dimitri to thank him for the food. “Oh, but there is one more thing that I wanted to show you before you two went,” Dimitri said as he gestured towards the barn. “It’s not quite well developed yet but I showed the others and they were so ecstatic about it that they stayed to help, and though everyone is going to be leaving tonight I wanted to show you the progress that we made so far.”

“Uh, of course,” the cobra said, elbowing the feline in the ribs to prompt him to say the same thing. “Lead the way.”

The tiger smiled and nodded before heading into the barn, the two dancers giving each other weary looks before following. Whatever project they were about to see it seemed to be something important for Dimitri, or at least that’s what it sounded like considering the other dancers stuck around to help with it. Both the cobra and cheetah prepared themselves to feign awe and wonder at whatever it was, but as they continued to walk into the shadows of the barn the only thing they could see was darkness. They also heard a squishing sound underneath their feet, both of them looking at one another in disgust as it seemed the concrete had some sort of black rubbery surface that hadn’t quite dried yet.

“Hey Dimitri, we really got to go!” the cobra called out as they tried to see where the tiger had gone as he had disappeared into the shadows.

“Just give me a few seconds while I find the light switch!” Dimitri replied. “Meanwhile, why don’t you take a look back out by the fire, I think that your fellow co-workers are really enjoying themselves!” When the two turned back around they saw that the other strippers had taken off all of their clothing and were dancing with one another, something that gave them both pause since the last thing that most of them wanted to do on their off-time was dance. But the arctic fox and wolf were also enjoying it at least as they had gotten naked as well and started to stroke themselves off and it made the two wonder if perhaps they were trying to get them to start some sort of weird hippie commune or potentially a cult.

In reality it was just a distraction as several tentacles began to rise upwards while the alien substance began to engulf their shoes. As the two began to feel something press up against their ankles it was already too late; the tentacles that had formed up behind them struck like lightning and coiled around their wrists, and with the goo around their feet hardening the only thing they could do was wiggle about in position as the six that were in front of the fire turned towards them at once. Their momentary hopes that perhaps they were about to come to their rescue were quickly dashed when they saw the naked creatures start to come towards them with grins on their faces as they licked their chops. As they continued to try and squirm out of their bindings they felt the presence of another behind their back and were able to see Dimitri with a knife cutting away their clothes.

It also allowed them to see what was deeper inside the room when the other strippers pushed the bar door open more, the two of them screaming as they saw the pulsating alien mass that was in the middle of the barn. Tendrils of the gooey flesh had already started to spread over the support columns and even a bit on the wall, the creature growing with each new creature that it assimilated into itself. As the cheetah shouted for Dimitri to let them go a sudden groan from the restrained male behind him caused him to look over and see the cobra with his back arched, and as his terrified gaze looked down he noticed that along with the thick serpentine tail there looked like a second one that he had. It was actually another one of the alien’s tentacles and before the feline could say anything he let out a gasp as he felt something start to slide up into his tailhole as well.

The alien had been evolving so quickly with their cultivation, the fox drone thought to himself as he watched the two that they had just brought in start to groan as their stomachs began to bulge out with the parasites being pumped into them. With bringing in the other four they had managed to get the creature moved into the barn where it would have a little more space to grow, and it had also evolved to be able to hold in any new drones that they brought to it. As they watched the fur and scales of the two bulge out with the creatures that were sliding their way into their brain they could see that even without their minds infested their master had started to pull all the information it could from their minds. Such weak wills… they probably could have put a parasite in their food and they would have succumbed, though that wouldn’t have been nearly as fun to watch as he saw their cocks start to stiffen while the tentacles inside them stretched their abdomens.

With the two properly infested and their master downloading them into himself the other four began to play with the newest drones, which would be mostly their purpose. They would be mostly used for pleasure, at least for the moment, and as they licked on the erect shaft of the cheetah and cobra he could see more tentacles rising up to connect them. Unlike the other two they eagerly accepted their master into them, groaning loudly as the infestation that lurked inside them connected with the alien appendage in order to get any new information out of them. With the two new converts they could see their master’s influence influencing them even more, which only pleased the drones more as they saw the eyes of the two being inducted roll into the back of their head while their faces and heads shifted and swelled slightly from the creatures slithering into their brains.

As the others had their fun, all six of them with tentacles inside their tailholes, the other three decided to wait to connect themselves while Dimitri went out to the fire and burned the ruined clothing of the strippers. “This was not a bad haul,” the wolf drone said as the three watched the clothes burn. “But we are going to need more than the strippers from the club in order to get master to grow big enough to really start interfacing with the rest of the world.”

“The club is a good start in general,” the tiger drone replied. “Once we have infested the rest of the dancer’s with master’s will then we can use them to spread to the patrons, and once they have the parasites passed to them than they can come out here and become a drone like us. As for this place… with a little work we might be able to turn this into something that would warrant having a steady stream of traffic for it, though I’m sure eventually we’re going to want to move him elsewhere.”

The other two nodded and continued to discuss until they saw the six drones walk out of the barn. All of them had blank looks on their faces as they had no reason to keep up the façade, not when the only creatures that were in the area were other instruments of the alien will. The three drones made their way inside of the barn where they would receive new instructions, and with master having enough power they could just stand as the tentacles of the alien coiled up their legs in an embrace and slid into their relaxed puckers. As the fox drone could feel the presence of the master in their mind he found that he was very pleased with all of them, something that caused the drone to fill with pride as they were informed that they would be moving to the next phase to construct the hive.

As the fox drone heard a groan he turned to see that the wolf had his hands on his stomach and was looking up at the two of them. “The master… has chosen me,” the wolf drone said as he looked at the two of them. “I will be the first of the hive protectors, we have given him enough power to evolve me into a stronger drone. Oh… I can already feel it happening…”

The other two watched as the wolf was slowly pulled backwards into the gooey core of the alien, and as his back touched against it they could see an electric jolt of pleasure go through his body. Several more tentacles began to emerge from the creature and as the wolf began to pant it was clear that something more was happening to him than just more mental manipulations. As his cock throbbed harder the two could see his sack begin to swell and as it bobbed up and down it began to leak a liquid similar to what the alien was made of. It was really starting to change them, and with the two drones still connected via the thick tentacle that was inside their own tailholes they could feel the mutations occurring as if it was happening to them.

The wolf let out another cry of pleasure before one of the tentacles pushed into his maw, an inner one sliding down quickly into his throat while the other one formed a seal around it. Reggie’s eyes had rolled all the way back into the head of the creature as two more tentacles pushed into his ears, all of them filling his body with the same parasites that had infested all of them. His entire body quivered as his stomach began to stretch out, though as the goo began to crawl up his feet they were starting to twist and morph. A muffled snarl came out from the lupine muzzle as his toe talons began to stretch and sharpen, the goo tightening around the expanding paws like rubber as his quivering legs started to swell with new alien muscle.

So the upgraded drone was going to be their defender, the fox drone found fed to him as another tentacle completely suctioned around the cock of the creature that was being created. All three of them were sharing in the stimulation that their new guardian was receiving as a thick layer of the alien substance began to leak out from the tentacles on his growing body, and as more parasites and pleasure were being pumped into him they could feel the sublime joy that was coming from the monster. Fur was assimilated into the rubbery skin that would protect the creature and the parasites that it contained, ready to spread the infestation to anyone that would come close with the intent to harm. While not its primary purpose it was ready to infest the strongest of creatures as the wolf sank more into the goo column and the loving embrace of his master.

Eventually the two could only see the outline of the former wolf, but the two drones were patient and as they watched the goo morph and ripple eventually a rather large hand began to push its way back out. Unlike the former creature that it had belonged to, these were huge and each capped with a large claw that could tear apart anything as the thick muscular arm it belonged to pushed out. The skin was the rubber flesh of its alien master and as it continued to be exposed the two could see the slithering creatures underneath. Next was the chest and the alien had clearly gifted it with strength as the thick pectorals and washboard abs covered with rubbery flesh emerged next with tendrils like veins covering his body.

It wasn’t long until the rest of the new hulking creature emerged and let out a snarl from its toothy maw that dripped with alien corruption. Anyone that would have looked at that creature wouldn’t know that the alien wolf monster was Reggie, which was partially the point as it stepped out towards the fire with the light glinting off his shiny body. Since the wolf didn’t have any real ties to anything he could be transformed first, though both the fox and the tiger drone knew that eventually there would come the time where they would be next to succumb. Both of them looked forward to the time that they could be upgraded in such a way.

But today was not that day; Dimitri still had a club to run and Dan was too useful in his current occupation in order to warrant the transformation. While they could also have done the same to the strippers they were also needed in order to try and spread the alien influence further while in the club. Plus none of them really had the build for being guardian creatures as the alien wolf began to bound out to survey the realm that belonged to their master. As the tentacles inside their tailholes pulsated the two suddenly gasped as they found that new orders were being uploaded into their minds; they were to find new drones just like Reggie, both servants and guardians that would help with the expansion of the hive.

With the ruse over and the fire dying down the group eventually scattered back towards the city. With the new wolf drone to protect the hive they didn’t have to worry as much about someone stumbling upon their secret and they could help cover more area to fulfill their new objectives. As the fox drone drove home though there was one last stop that he wanted to make…

A few minutes later the sound of clanging weights and exercise equipment could be heard as Dan walked inside, looking around at the setup while waiting for the receptionist to get through his usual spiel. “So what brings you in today?” the osprey behind the desk asked. “If you’re looking to sign up I’m afraid that we can’t do that so late at night, but if you come back anytime tomorrow before eight we can hook you up.”

“That’s not quite what I had in mind,” Dan replied as he looked past the avian to those that were in the gym. Well-built… muscular… they would be perfect for what he had in mind, though this was just the first stage of feeling things out as he smiled at the receptionist. “I’m told that this gym is for men only, is that correct?”

“Yes sir, this is a men’s gym,” the osprey replied. “Why is that?”

“Oh, we’re thinking of having a men’s wellness retreat on a little piece of heaven that is just outside of the city,” Dan said as he leaned in on the counter, giving the cashier a flirty smile. “I know that your bosses probably aren’t in right now but if I could get their numbers or possibly just an office number then that would be great. We’re always looking for those in the same field that we can collaborate with.”

“Well that sounds wonderful,” the osprey said with a grin as he handed Dan a card. “What sort of wellness program?”

“Actually, that part is confidential,” Dan replied as he leaned in as though about to tell a secret. “But if you want to pop off to your office for a bit we could talk there and I could tell you a little more.” The osprey found himself also looking around before saying that the juice bar was currently empty and they could talk there. The arctic fox nodded and followed the avian into the shadowy area, where the only thing that could be seen was the shadow of the two creatures as one grabbed onto the head of the other while a loud gurgling sound could be heard…

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Back in the SHIFT Institute Damage Control room Serathin was at his desk watching the goo timer that the former occupant had in his desk when he saw an elven man come over to him. “Hey Serathin,” the elf asked, prompting the draconic sabrewolf to nearly drop the timer before trying to pretend that he was doing his work. “Did you do the timeline preservation on that interdimensional alien incursion?”

“Of course,” Serathin replied. “Made the previous owners run off and basically had the property abandoned, so the creature either has to go back to where it came from or perish.”

“Alright, that sounds good,” the elf said with a slight sigh of relief. “And when you had the property abandoned you made sure that there were no instances where anyone would come back to it, plus set up a mental barrier to make sure that no one would go near it?”

There was a brief pause and Serathin tried to not look at the other Damage Control agent as he racked his brain for the answer. “Yeah, yeah, I totally did that,” Serathin replied as he turned back to the elf with a grin. “What would the point be of stopping an alien incursion from starting when you just leave the property out there for some poor squatter or something to find?”

The elf just nodded and as Serathin waved him off he waited until his coworker went away before immediately turning to the screen and bringing up the case file, his hand going to his mouth as he saw the live feed of the particular zone that he was supposed to quarantine. “Oh…” Serathin said. “Oh I totally did not do that… whoops…”

Serathin looked around as though someone was over his shoulder and began to whistle as he took the file and sent it into the archives, dumping it as deep as he could before taking the goo timer and once more watching it flow downwards…