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Chapter 4: The Transformations

Vix awoke in a bright room similar to the hospital from the day before. He wasn't sure how exactly he got there, but he knew that it wasn't the bed in which he had fallen asleep. He stretched his arms and rubbed his eyes with his paws, clearing his blurry vision. Before him stood two striped cats wearing uniforms of what he assumed were medics, one on each side of the bed. Jasper stood at the foot of the bed with a paw on Vix's leg.

"Did...something happen to me? Where are Max and Kuda?"

Jasper gave Vix two pats and smiled. "You're just fine, and they are too. We figured if you knew too much about where and when the transformations would take place you'd be reluctant to participate."

"Is it...going to hurt?" Vix curled his paws up close to his body and began breathing faster than usual. Jasper clicked his tongue and cupped his mouth with his paws. "Listen, between you and me, you're going to be just fine. The other two? They're going to wish they were dead." The lynx motioned to the doctor on Vix's right, who began prepping his arm to receive an IV. "We're going to fill your head with all sorts of stuff."

"What kinds of stuff?"

"We're going to increase the capacity at which you can retain and process information. Everything you see, hear, and touch from now on will be more easily logged in your memory banks and used to counter our enemies."

Vix considered this. "How exactly are you going to do that?"

Jasper motioned to the medic on the left. The medic produced a metal headband from a table behind him. "The last one who tried this bad boy went crazy. You're different, though. I just know it." Jasper casually waved his hand towards Vix and crossed his arms. The fox closed his eyes as the headband was placed over his head.

Jasper climbed over the foot of the bed and straddled Vix. "Have a nice trip."

He gently tapped the side of the headband. The band illuminated a bright blue color, causing Vix to grip the bedsheets and curl his toes. His breathing accelerated violently, and within moments he blacked out.

Kuda stirred in his sleep, the scent of disinfectant permeating his nostrils. The wolf had a long night, working out to his heart's content and passing out in his giant bed afterwards. "Ngh...five more minutes." He reached up to scratch his nose, but stopped when his paw was prevented from reaching his face. "What the hell?" He pulled his paw across his body and was greeted by the sound of chains. His all too familiar white shorts sat tight against his hips.

"Good morning Kuda. I hope you slept well." Kuda strained against the chains, the muscle rippling across his chest. "I hope you don't take this the wrong way. We needed to get the transformation underway as soon as possible, and we thought you might protest. You see, you're the muscle of the group, but the changes you're about to endure are going to hurt."

Kuda snickered. "I'm no stranger to pain. Give me whatever you've got."

Jasper clapped. "That's what I like to hear! Your type of transformation is always my favorite to watch. I'll be overseeing it myself." Two masked medics entered the room with mysterious equipment. "You're going to become the biggest, baddest wolf you've ever seen."

"Bigger than the two you keep outside your office?"

"Of course. They'll be under your paw before you know it."

Kuda's eyes grew wide with excitement. "What are we waiting for?" Both medics checked Kuda's restraints and took one of his paws in each of their arms. They lifted large syringes containing a fluorescent blue liquid to the light and flicked the vials with a single claw.

"The first vial will promote immense muscle growth. The second vial will repair the damage done from the strain of such a strenuous procedure. Are you ready?"

"Ready as ever!" Kuda bared his teeth in a wide smile. "Give it to me."

Jasper waved a paw, prompting one of the medics to insert the first needle into Kuda's muscular arm. Within seconds, Kuda went limp against the bed. The medics backed away and immediately left the room, leaving Jasper and Kuda alone.

"Kuda, can you hear me?"

A soft moan came from the wolf's mouth, who slowly began squirming against the sheets. He held his paws in front of his face as the sensation of adrenaline filled his body, burning his limbs and coursing through his veins like acid. His paws, forearms, and biceps began to pulsate in coordination with his heartbeat that had accelerated to an alarming rate. New muscle slowly formed over old muscle, replacing his toned structure with firm, sculpted tissue. It wasn't long before the chains began to bend the sides of the bed inward and eventually snap from their hinges. Jasper looked on in excitement, knowing exactly what would happen next.

The wolf's moans grew louder as the rest of his body adjusted to the size of his arms. He rubbed his paws up and down the length of his torso, feeling the skin stretch and mold under his own touch. Kuda's shoulders and chest grew thicker and wider with deep cuts of accompanying abdominal muscle to compliment. Small ripples of oblique muscle under his ribcage formed little by little, something no amount of workouts had ever blessed him with.

Kuda's legs throbbed under the weight of his own body, stretching the skin tighter with solid growth tissue. His paws curled and flexed over and over while the pads grew larger, thicker, and tougher. Jasper climbed onto the bed and sat at the edge by Kuda's legs. "How does that feel, ya big dog? Ready for the second shot?"

Kuda sat up and stared at the shredded shorts that rested over his groin. The growth serum had affected just about everything on him. "Ohhh fuck I'm huge." He rubbed his hand over his shorts and grabbed onto the rest of the fabric, tearing them off.

Jasper grew red in the face, climbing on top of his rigid abdomen with the second needle. "I need to give you this, dumbass! Hold still!" The wolf smacked the needle out of Jasper's paw and sent it shattering across the floor. "You stupid mutt! Why do I have to do everything?" The lynx clasped his paws over Kuda's ears and looked into his eyes. "Sleep."

Max awoke staring at the same ceiling under which he had fallen asleep, video game controller still in his paw. A knock on his door startled him, causing him to fall off the bed and onto his tail. "Kari, I said I'm not in the mood!"

The door swung open to reveal a large dragon similar to the first the group had seen inside the operations base. The raccoon immediately changed his disposition to one of reverence. The dragon tried his best to force out a smile. "No need for formalities, Max."

Max relaxed and returned the dragon's smile with an outstretched paw. "What brings you to our suite this fine morning?"

The dragon enveloped Max's paw in his own clawed hand. "Jasper uhh...is having some complications at the moment, and he sent me to initiate your transformation. He figured you wouldn't be much of a hassle."

"What do you need from me, captain?"

The dragon swished his long tail and produced a briefcase from behind him. "Your transformation is simple. Your eyesight in the dark is impeccable, and you're fast. We need to enhance your stamina so that you can maintain the skills you already possess. Oh, and add a few more to your repertoire." His claws clicked over the briefcase until it popped open. "I'm going to need your arm now."

Max produced his arm for the needle. "Any side effects I should know of?"

The captain was silent. "It wont last long."

"That's not what I asked." The needle entered Max's arm, and he immediately tensed up. The raccoon started gasping for air, sliding to the floor beside his bed and reaching out to the dragon for help. "Can't...breathe..."

"It will be over soon. Patience."

Max rose to his feet, his lungs inhaling and exhaling faster than his heart was beating. As he took short breaths, his heart began to catch up to the rest of his body. He took one step towards the dragon, then another. Before the captain could react, Max reached out and grabbed his clawed hand. "I think I'm getting the hang of this."

The raccoon was moving much faster than before. "Good, it seems the serum took a liking to you." He closed the briefcase and started to exit the bedroom, but stopped in the doorway. "One more thing, Max. Your martial arts and acrobatics trainer will be here shortly. I think you two have met before?"

Once the dragon had left the doorway, Max's blurry vision could make out a small feline standing in his place. "Oh hell no."

Kari smiled her usual seductive smile and planted a small kiss on Max's cheek. "Let's get started, shall we?"