Lifesaving Possumbilities

Story by Summercat on SoFurry

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A woman takes a chance on an online alchemist who offers a cure for her disease. It has some side effects.

Found this sitting in my 'to be polished' folder and aside from some small things I smoothed out, don't know why I didn't just post it. Oh Well!


Today was the day, she knew. It had taken her some time but she managed to get to the living room and wait on the couch for the delivery. She avoided looking at the mirror in the hallway - not wanting to be reminded of the fat bloated form her body had become due to the disease.

The doctors said she didn't have much longer. The disease would progress rapidly, and there was no known cure. Not for this stage. Sunk deep in despair, she eventually heard a rumor -- an alchemist had a potion that could cure all diseases, at the cost of your humanity.

Her friends and family told her it was snake oil, that alchemy wasn't real, that the charlatan should be ashamed to give people false hope, but she kept looking into it. Preposterous claims she would not have believed had she not been desperate and at death's door, but she couldn't take her money with her. The potion was expensive, but she had high hopes as she ordered it.

Her heart skipped a beat as her doorbell rang. She got up too quickly and started coughing, and by the time she opened the door she saw the delivery truck driving away. Down at her feet was a small package. She took care to pick it up and bring it inside. Opening it revealed something glowing, the light rippling like reflected water. Removing more of the packaging revealed a small vial, which she picked up.

She considered the small vial in her hands, the cool glow of the blue liquid reflecting in her eyes. If this worked, if this was real, there was no going back if she drank this. Everything she had read during her investigation said there would be no turning back. .

Her contemplation was interrupted by yet another fit of coughing wracking body, the familiar pain accompanying the outward symptom of the sickness ravaging her body. The coughing eventually faded, and slowly so did the pain, leaving her only with resolve. She couldn't live like this any more. She was out of options, and nearly out of time.

Removing the stopper from the vial, she brought it to her nose. The potion smelled like nothing she had ever encountered in her life, but while strange and unfamiliar the scent was also not unpleasant. Closing her eyes, she brought the vial to her mouth and tipped it, draining glowing liquid down her throat. Then she waited.

And waited some more. One heartbeat. Two heartbeats. As time stretched on, her last hopes diminished. She was truly taken in by a scam, and she began to feel angry, her heart racing and body starting to flush with shame.

Then an electric shock ran through her entire body. The vial fell from her hand, tiny drops of the potion spilling from it's opening. Her nerves felt like they were conducting lightning. Waves of heat washed over her, her body flushing as each wave only receded a little.

Gasping, she stumbled forward, legs weak and shaky, and grabbed onto the back of her couch. She felt her chest tighten from the gasping and another coughing fit upon her, but just as she started to be ready, the tension in her chest eased, replaced instead a feeling of strength. Her breathing became easier than it had in years, the rise and fall of her chest steadying, becoming deep and slow.

The heat across her form flared even hotter, leaving her gasping and screwing her eyes shut. Her legs, already weak, gave out from under her as she landed on the floor, her butt hitting the carpet and knocking the wind out of her. It felt like she had been placed inside an oven, and was baking from inside, or even melting.

The fire danced along her skin, leaving a curious tightening feeling behind while her pants felt somewhat looser. Forcing herself to open her eyes, she gasped as her belly, flabby from years of being unable to exercise, shrunk down, the fat feeling like it was melting away. A similar sensation spread across her entire body. Her legs and rump slimmed down, leaving her pants a size or two too large, while her somewhat form fitting t-shirt similarly grew in size. The skin itself was tightening as the bulk melted away, as she saw on her arms.

The heat hit her breasts hard. She put her hands on them and felt them shrink, her bra becoming loose as her mammaries dwindled in size, the hot feeling of changing roiling in them as they somehow felt fuller as they shrunk down to b cups.

The sensation touched her face, leaving her crying out and closing her eyes again, feeling her neck contract, her unfortunate double chin shrinking until it vanished, and the pudge of her cheeks melt away.

The fire on her skin faded, and she shakely got up to her now more petite feet. Using the back of her couch for support again, she turned to look at the mirror in the hallway, gasping at the reflection.

It was her, but she could barely tell, looking like her features had been pulled in. Her body was trim, rather than bloated from the disease. Her pants were barely staying up, sagging everywhere, her t-shirt loose and billowing from her movements.

A feeling of contentment built within her as she considered her healthy body, enjoying the feeling of the weakness long plaguing her gone. She closed her eyes and breathed in deeply, then let out a slow exhale, enjoying the simple freedom to do so without coughing.

She opened her eyes and looked at herself in the mirror again, allowing herself to smile. She wasn't athletic, but her slim petite form pleased her. She felt her pants starting to sag, so let go of the couch to pull them upwards. She looked back up at the mirror and wondered for a moment why her potion had left her relatively unchanged?

Almost on cue, the fading warmth in her body flared, and another electric shock hit inside her torso and spread out along her nerves. The sudden sensation made her stumble, tripping over her loose pants and back down onto the floor.

Her entire body felt like it was on fire, her blood was lava being pumped by the volcano of her rapidly beating heart. She gasped as the fire merged with an electric feeling that settled deep into her muscles and bones, her guts and innards churning, feeling like they were moving around.

Beginning to shake uncontrollably, she cried out as what could only be described as pressure built up within her, starting from her chest and flowing down her limbs, then up her neck into her head. Her body began to faintly glow blue as the heat built up even higher. The pressure mounted, leaving her feeling like a giant balloon that was about to burst.

She felt something inside her give way as her shoulders popped, the shuddering causing a rippling effect down her spine as she involuntarily arched her belly upward. The movement made each of her vertebras pop as her spine and torso grew longer, the hem of her shirt riding upwards and exposing a flat belly. Her muscles relaxed, leaving her flat on the ground again.

The pressure in her hips was the next to give, making her cry out as they ached and popped. Her pelvis shifted wider and thicker, filling out her loose pants until the fabric became taut. She shuddered as it felt like her pelvis split in two in the back, fire and lighting racing down the length of her spine to her rump, her eyes opening wide as she felt it continue past, feeling something bulge, then surge outward.

Chest heaving, she managed to turn her torso to see what had happened. Her shock at seeing a long thick hairless tail was short lived as the pressure in her legs felt like it burst. The bones of her thighs and calves ached and grated as they grew slightly longer, the muscles feeling like they were roasting as they thickened. Her toes tingled and twitched as they shifted on her changing foot, the flesh swelling as the digits lengthed, nails shifting into thin claws.

Before she could react, the same feeling of giving way broke through her shoulders and down her arms, similarly lengthening. Strength surged as her biceps showed definition, her hands shook as they too shifted and adjusted, looking more animalistic than human, but she noted with relief she still had a thumb.

Her heart beat faster and faster as the change progressed. Her skin began to itch as it reddened slightly. She writhed as the itching grew worse and she was unable to scratch, suddenly feeling relief on her forearm as dark hairs started sprouting, thickening into fur. The itching sensation burst into relief as patches of dark and light grey fur sprouted all over her body and spread, washing in a wave up her spine to her neck, letting out a soft cry as it covered her head.

The wave of fur pulled her at her ears, and she felt them stretch longer and wider, positioning higher on her head. As it washed over her jaw and face, the pressure in her head gave way, her mouth stretching longer and further, growing into a pointed muzzle a feeling of relief settling as her nose reshaped and whiskers popped out.

The relief was short lived as her stomach cramped, the skin reshaping, matched by a wrenching of her innards as her inner anatomy reshaped. She hazard a look at her belly, now lightly lined with muscle, and saw that there was some sort of opening or fold there.

The feelings of change faded from her body and she weakly sat up, looking over her transformed form. Her once loose clothing was tight again, but from the natural build of her form and not from fat. She was taller, too, and more athletic.

She got up to her new feet, shaky and unfamiliar, and looked once again at the mirror. A strange beast looked back at her, an athletic fur covered one. Light grey fur covered her head and muzzle, darkening around her eyes. Possum, she thought, and confirmed as she used her new paw to explore her pouch.

The magic of the potion wasn't done with her yet as a bright blue glow returned, shining through her shirt. The heat and sensation of pressure returned, small electric shocks tingling at her nipples and making her moan in soft pleasure. The change concentrated in her fur covered breasts, the feeling of them growing denser, the sensation of skin stretching as they swelled larger almost erotic.

Her breasts continued to grow, swelling up round and pert her old bra size, then continued. Her bra strap tightened, then stretched. The cups of her bra started digging into the swelling flesh, mixing in the first bit of actual pain she had felt since she drank the potion with the erotic pleasure of the growth.

Just as she felt she couldn't take any more, her bra snapped and fell from her chest to her feet, leaving her breasts wobbling and free. She panted a moment as a tingling in her back adjusted her posture and allowed her to more easily carry the large bosom she now had. The tingle then moved to her innards as the heat of the transformation finally faded.

She opened her eyes and looked at herself. Despite being inhuman, she looked sexy. Wide hips, big breasts, and a strange growing sense of self assuredness made her feel sexy. She struggled with her tight shirt for a moment before just ripping it off, then doing the same to her pants, and underwear, letting herself feel free and examining her nude form.

The tingling from her insides moved to her crotch, then gave her a small jolt of energy - but it felt different than when she transformed. As her body began to feel flush and warm, she realized this was just arousal.

With glee at the sudden energy and strength she felt, she bounded onto the couch. She closed her eyes as she explored her new anatomy, the growing pleasure building up alongside with an unnoticed blue glow around her.

Her imagination ran wild as sexual fantasies ran through her head, the mental image of her form shifting from her old sickly human one to the sexy possum she had become. Shy kisses and gropes where she let the men take charge turned into passionate embraces where she was equally in power took over, her preferences in men turning from shy and young to older and more mature.

A wave of pleasure built up and washed over her as she orgasmed, but the arousal only built higher, her thoughts growing wilder, instincts in her body shifting and adjusting to match her new form. Another wave of pleasure washed over her, erasing her shyness, and another washed over her, leaving her feeling confident.

She nearly screamed with pleasure as the heat peaked and she gushed over the couch, leaving her flopping loose and relaxed on the couch. The heat in her loins had been satisfied for now, but she knew her fingers would only satisfy her for so long. She would have to make plans to find some man to quench her thirst.

Eventually, she thought to herself as the blue glow faded for the last time and she grew tired. But first, a nap.