Part 22 A New Home

Story by BLDR on SoFurry

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#22 of The Changing of Times and People

The next day Danielle was still bloated with Danica's ...


The next day Danielle was still bloated with Danica's and Lindsey's sleeping forms when the orange Tabby showed up at the door. "You girls packed up?"

Steph nodded. "Yeah, We just are going to need help getting Danielle to the helicopter."

Cat smiled. "That is the easy part." she said as she went to help Danielle. The girls moved Danielle to the helicopter, Shaun was there with the still resting Kyah. The hatch into the helicopters interior was barely large enough for Danielle to fit through but with a little effort they loaded up the gravid Tigress who sat down next to the hatch.

Shaun sat down in the pilots seat once the girls and their belongings were loaded. "Waiting on you Techy." He said into the radio.

Techy radioed back. "Just setting up a few things I'll be there in a few minutes." Shi said as shi finished setting up a few remote connections so shi could connect to hir systems from the house. Once finished shi grabbed hir bags and headed for the helicopter. Once onboard and hir stuff stowed Shaun quickly lifted off and headed for Okinawa.

Once there they switched over to a small private jet, the pilot was waiting at the top of the stairs. "So... these are the people who are so important..." He spoke with a heavy Russian accent. "Welcome aboard, we leave shortly," he said as he headed for the cockpit, "I am Ivan, we shall be in the air for few hours, we shall be heading right for town you live in from now on."

Launi looked at Danielle, "I hope he isn't drunk..."

Ivan laughed from the cockpit. "Drink is for when on ground, father forgot that once, never did again!"

As the plane approached a small airport at a coastal town, the girls got a good view of the town off the planes wing. A small village with farms and houses scattered in the countryside. On one hill looking down on the town was a large stone house.

"See large house, that is yours." Ivan said as he lined up for landing. The plane touched down smoothly, the wheels chirping as they contacted the ground. Ivan quickly taxied inside a hanger. Waiting inside of it was a van. Helping the girls with their luggage Ivan sat down in the drivers seat and drove them through the town, showing the girls where the stores were before driving up a long dirt road, ending at the houses front door. The old stone manor had vines climbing its front. Stopping he smiled. "Your new place. I leave now, need to get plane to Kabul." He said after dropping their things off on the front porch. "Have nice life, maybe we meet again, if we do let us."

Danielle grinned as she walked towards it. "Very nice, but why give this to us?"

"Because the cap doesn't want it anymore. This place was his house, but lately he hasn't been staying here. When Steph's dad needed a hand, he decided to give this place to you. Techy is going to be setting you up with computers and anything else you might want." Cat said smiling.

Claus smiled. "I want a humungous TV and a computer with all the games in the world on it!"

Techy smiled. "I'll see what I can do for you." Shi said as she headed for the door, opening it for Danielle.

Danielle walked in and looked at the main hall, it had a large marble table with flowers on it. Above the table was a large chandelier. To the right was a Library fully stocked with books, to the left was a den. In the back of the hall on the left side of the stairs was the kitchen, full of stainless steel appliances and a black granite counter tops. On the right side the Dining room.

Launi headed up the stairs. "On the right you'll find Clauses room on the end of the hallway. Your room is to the left. You'll find it should be set up for you already. If anything isn't to your liking, you can order it and the Cap will pay for it. Lindsey is going to be staying in the guest room on the left and Kyah in the one on the right. Techy will be staying in the basement, and I'll be in the pool house." Cat said as she stood in the hallway.

Danielle looked at Cat. "You sure you want to be there? I am sure that we can find a room for you."

Cat shrugged, "I'll be nearby if you need me, and I'll be sure to be sociable."

Launi had gone to their new room. "Oh... wow..." She was greeted by a large room, one of the walls was the round turret seen from the outside, There was a bench along the curved wall, its windows provided a view of the town at the foot of the hill the house was on. In the center of the room there was a large pile of cushions set into the floor, several blankets lay folded up near the cushions. She moved over to the master bathroom, its walls and floor were granite the shower large enough to fit several people. The multiple nozzles pointed so that if several people were in the shower they could all clean up easily, or one person could be washed from all angles. After a quick check she saw they were already stocked with a full supply of shampoos and soaps.

Danielle lumbered into the room and laid down in the cushions nearly sinking in to the point she wasn't visible. "Ohh... comfy..."

Launi looked at her and shook her head. "Why do you think we prefer them over beds?"

Danielle just looked at her daughter-in-law and shook her head. "Because you can fit more people on them." She said as she looked at Henrietta and Steph who where in the doorway.

Nicole was with Cat who was setting herself up in the basement. "So, you going to stay like this?" She asked as Cat finished getting the hide a bed in the pool house ready.

Cat shrugged. "I don't know, it is kind of nice. I mean it isn't as bad as I thought it might be, and I am also enjoying what Launi gave me." She flicked her tail and grabbed it with her hands. "I mean I never did like having that short stub of a tail. And this does seem to suit me better." She said as she let go of her tail and stretched herself out, her breasts pushing out as she stretched out."

Nicole smiled. "Yeah, it is kind of fun. I didn't quite like it when I was as big as when I first changed. Though Danica seemed excited to help me."

Cat looked at her and turned her head slightly. "Was that when she still had to have you in her?"

Nicole nodded. "Yeah, I was pretty big at the time bigger then the Doc thought Danica could take, and I don't blame him, I wasn't just big but pretty spiny too. But Danica didn't care, she helped me, turned that big dragon I had become into the Dragoncat I am today. And I have to admit, it was kind of nice, sleeping with those two under my wings, their bodies pressed against mine as we slept. That and being able to fly is quite nice."

Cat smiled. "Seems like you really enjoy your life with them."

Nicole nodded. "Yeah, me and Danica were close back in grade school, but when my family moved, I didn't see her again until that day back at the compound. Its been nice staying with them for so long. I'd love to spend the rest of our lives together, the five of us."

Cat smiled and pounced on Nicole. "Well if you like them so much, why are you with me?"

Nicole picked her up. "Because I wanted to get to know you better." She said as she started walking for the stairs.

Cat just held on tight. "So we going somewhere?"

Nicole smiled. "I thought I saw a pool in the back yard, I wanted to soak for a bit, figured I'd take you with me."

Cat smiled. "I think that sounds like a splendid idea."

Nicole put Cat down and the two of them headed through the french doors in the den and walked out to the pool, there was a small pool house next to it. Nicole looked at Cat and smiled. "You know you could stay in there probably, be nicer then the basement."

Cat shrugged. "I'll take a look later." She said before slipping out of her clothes and jumping in the water. The water was nice and warm, Cat immediately moved to the bench in the shallow end. Nicole followed suit, enjoying the water as she laid floating on her back, her wings spread out under the water a gentle movement of her wings and a twitch of her tail had her gliding towards Cat.

Danielle smiled as she looked out the window, having discharged her passengers, she left Danica to sleep in the pile of cushions and had dropped Lindsey off in her bed. She was checking on Kyah when she saw the two outside in the pool. Claus and Techy were off somewhere playing.

Danielle went back to the room she was sharing with her daughter and found herself a bathing suit, she quickly slipped into the simple blue and green one piece, having to get rid of her tail because her suit wasn't made for it, and grabbed herself a towel before heading for the pool. Before either girl new it they were both splashed as Danielle cannonballed into the water between them.

After sputtering slightly Nicole stood up and looked at Danielle. "Was that necessary?"

Danielle just smiled as she sat down next to Cat. "Skinny dipping eh? What about Claus?"

Cat paused to think before her facial fur fluffed. "Sorry, forgot about him.."

Danielle smiled as Steph walked out with Henrietta, both already in swimsuits. "Don't worry, someone is here who can rectify the situation."

Steph saw the two and smiled. "Oh, they forgot their swimsuits?"

Danielle nodded. "Yep, think you can hook them up?"

Steph nodded and held out her hands, two swim suits appeared, tailored specifically for the two girl, quickly tossing the suits to them Nicole and Cat slipped into them. Steph slipped in and sat down next to Danielle. "Water is nice isn't it?"

Danielle nodded. "Yeah, think you can fix my suit for me? I kinda miss my tail..." Steph smiled and quickly altered her suit, Danielle quickly regrew her tail. "That is much better." She said as she wrapped an arm around Steph.

"So you enjoying yourself Danielle?" Steph said as she leaned against the tigress.

Danielle nodded. "Of course, getting out of that dump to live here with my daughter and her friends. How could I not enjoy myself?" She said as she wrapped an arm around the pale girl.

Steph giggled slightly. "Well in that case you going to stay with us for a while?"

Danielle nodded. "I don't see why I'd leave anytime soon. I've been having the time of my life thanks to you all."

Nicole looked at her as she moved to the bench on the other side. "Why didn't you leave that guy before Danica came to you?"

"Blind hope for the most part... I wanted to believe he had some good in him, that his love for his daughter would out weigh his beliefs..." She sighed. "Turns out he was just a monster..."

Nicole nodded. "So you don't miss him?"

Danielle nodded. "Yeah, I fell in love with a different person... He was a nice man at one point, but that was years ago... It wasn't till Danica was in middle school that he started to turn sour. I noticed it but I didn't try to leave with Danica, I should of, but well, I hoped it was just a mid life crisis. I stayed with him because I always kept hope, hope his kindness would return, but it didn't. Now from what I hear Kaliash is watching over him, hope she likes dealing with him..."

Steph shook her head. "It is her job after all. She deals with all the sour grapes."

Mean while, in her room Kyah woke up, looking around she didn't recognize the place she was in. She then remembered the scientists, the feeling as her body liquified, she shuddered before grabbing her left arm with her right hand, it felt solid, but the skin felt different, it felt like she was grabbing a chunk of rubber. Looking at her arm it seemed to shine as the falling sun glowed red and orange on the horizon. Getting up she looked at the gown she was dressed in. the simple green hospital gown covered her slight form but it kept her modesty. She got out of the bed and went into the hall. A feeling washed over her as she stepped into the hall, she was cold, but felt warmth coming from one of the rooms on the other end of the hall, half stumbling she walked towards the warmth, she found herself at the door to Steph's room, not realizing what she was doing she pushed open the door and walked in, the warming sensation getting stronger the closer she got to the bed. Without knowing it she was laying down pressed against Lindsey, the leopardess purring as the girl curled up against her.

Henrietta had just finished getting back from the town with a load of groceries, after finishing putting the things away shi went up stairs to check on Kyah. After not seeing her in the room she was supposed to be sleeping in she checked in Lindsey's room. She saw the girl sleeping curled up against Lindsey. Smiling shi pulled the blankets over the both of the girls. Turning shi closed the door to let the girls sleep in peace. Shi went down to the kitchen and started to prepare their dinner.

It was soon after Henrietta left Lindsey woke up and looked over her shoulder, she smiled at the girl. "Hey there..."

Kyah moaned before opening her eyes. Once she saw the leopardess she backed off. "Who... who are you..."

Lindsey sighed, "You came into my bed, I should be asking you."

Kyah blushed. "I don't know... Where am I?"

Lindsey shrugged. "Not sure myself, I kind of passed out after helping you..."

Kyah blinked her eyes for a second trying to remember something, "So it was you... I remember something about melting... but then I saw you then it stopped..."

Lindsey nodded, "Yeah... you were kind of melting... I think they were trying to make you like my friend Steph..."

Kyah nodded then remembered her skin. "So... my skin... Its like this because of that?"

Lindsey sighed. "Yeah... I wasn't able to put you right back to normal... I don't think I can do much more myself... I probably am going to get yelled at by Hariti for pushing myself too hard."

"Hariti? I think... my mom, she told me stories when I was young about some goddess, I think that was her name." Kyah said as she sat up, noticing she was still in that hospital gown, blushing again she tried to cover herself a little better.

"We can talk about her later, you need something to wear I take it." Lindsey said as she went to her bag and started looking for something for the both of them, she quickly pulled out two pairs of jeans and a pair of t-shirts one blue the other black with ACDC on it. "I don't think I have anything really in your size..." She said pulling out a pair of simple leather belts "We'll have to go out shopping for you tomorrow. I think Steph can make you something for tonight though if you ask nicely."

Kyah looked at her. "Umm, I probably should know who you are..."

Lindsey smiled. "Well my name is Lindsey." She said smiling tossing the clothes and a pair of panties at Kyah. "We are somewhere in Australia I think... The boss never did tell me the town's name, we'll figure that out later."

Kyah looked at her taking the clothes. "So why am I here?"

Lindsey shrugged, "I don't know, I figured you would of stayed with your dad..."

Kyah sighed. "I miss him... He left years ago... then the other day some guys grabbed me... Next thing I knew you were over me..."

Lindsey sighed and went over to the rooms bathroom and got dressed. "Go ahead get dressed." She said closing the door and getting dressed herself.

Kyah got dressed, the clothes too large for her slight frame, barely topping out at 5'2" she was much smaller then Lindsey, the belt barely had enough holes for her to cinch the pants around her waist, the shirt hung off her like a tent. Sighing she tried to mess with her curly hair to get it to look neater. She looked at her exposed skin, her natural olive colored skin shinned in the light. She sighed as she looked away, she was a freak, she couldn't be turned into a leopardess or fox or any other species out there, she was a shiny skinned freak. Frowning she walked out of the room and looked around, not seeing anyone she went for the den, collapsing on the couch she turned on the TV some random sitcom was on the channel the TV had been left on, so she just left it on and watched it without watching.

Lindsey had come out, her jeans and shirt fitting her tightly. She walked out of her room and went to find the girl who had woken her up. Hearing the TV she went to the den, as she approached she heard a quite sobbing coming from the couch. Lindsey walked over and sat down next to the girl. "You okay?" She asked putting her hand on the girls shoulder.

Kyah looked at her, "You are lucky..."

Lindsey sighed. "Why?"

"You are pretty... me, I'm just a freak..." She said as she curled up on the couch.

Lindsey sighed. "I was lucky, Launi helped me become what I am today. I'll help you as soon as I can. Just give me a few days."

Kyah looked at her. "You mean you didn't just get turned into that?"

Lindsey smiled. "Nope, just a few days ago I was a normal girl. Well normal if you call living on a ship and working for a bunch of ex CIA people to infiltrate areas normal..."

Kyah sat up. "Really?"

Lindsey nodded. "Yep, just a normal girl. Danica and Launi they put me on the path I am on now."

Kyah seemed to forget her woes listening to Lindsey. "What path is that?"

"I'm a priestess, for Hariti." She said grinning, "Its why I was able to help you. But I am still pretty new to it, and I did push myself kind of hard too soon." She said putting her hand on Kyah's shoulder. "So tell me, something small I can do for you, other then your skin."

Kyah sighed, "Well I am not a big fan of my hair... too curly."

Lindsey closed her eyes, having to concentrate harder to change just the hair of this girl then she did to reshape Cat just a few days earlier. But a minute later it paid, off Kyah's hair grew out while straightening. "There..." She said out of breath.

Kyah felt her hair and smiled. "That was amazing."

Lindsey nodded, "yeah, still weak..." She said as she collapsed onto the couch, sinking into its overstuffed leather cushions.

"You okay?" Kyah asked as she looked at the panting Lindsey.

Lindsey nodded. "Yeah, just pushing too hard. As I said, helping you yesterday was a little too much for me..."

Danica and Launi walked down the stairs, both in one piece swimsuits tailored for their bodies. "Hey girls, going to go swimming?" Launi asked as stood behind the couch.

Kyah looked at them... "Uh..."

"Sorry, That is Launi, and Danica. Launi being the taller of the two." Lindsey said smiling. "Girls do be nice to her, she is still getting used to everything."

Danica grinned, "Oh... is that so?" She said leaning down and looking at Kyah in the eyes. "Well anything we can do to help you along?"

Kyah looked down, her eyes locking on the tigresses cleavage realizing that she blushed, lowering it to her own body.

Danica smiled, she noticed that and put her hands on the back of the couch, pushing her breasts together. "So, nothing? Not a word?"

Kyah shook her head, seeing the tigress pushing her breasts together made her pause, shaking her head she looked up. "Uh... I don't really have anything to wear..."

"We can fix that soon. Steph is out there already, she'll make you a swim suit."

"Umm, make me one?" Kyah shook her head. "How can she do that?"

"You'll see." Launi said as she moved around the couch and grabbed the girls hand. "Lets go meet her."

Kyah stood up and walked with Luani.

Danica grabbed Lindsey and smiled. "Still tired?"

Lindsey nodded. "Yeah... I think I pushed myself too much."

Danica nodded. "Yeah you did... Tonight you sleep with me, that girl too." She said as she watched the girl walk out to the pool with Launi. "I'll help you both."

Lindsey shook her head. "Not her... not yet, she is still pretty shaky."

Danica sighed. "Alright. Just you, Launi and me in your room."

Lindsey smiled, "I think I can handle that."

Danica smiled and grabbed Lindsey's hand and pulled her outside. "Then for now we relax."

Lindsey looked at the girls outside, Launi was already in the pool, Kyah was staying quiet sitting in a chair by the pools side. Steph was getting out and heading for Kyah. Lindsey got loose from Danica and went to where Kyah was sitting, getting there at the same time as Steph. Danica just walked into the pool and sat down by Nicole and Cat.

Kyah looked at Steph. "You... your like me... Did they do it to you to?" She asked as she looked at the lithe girl.

Steph smiled. "Nope. But it is because of me that you are like this." She said putting her hand on Kyah's.

Kyah shook her head. "W-what, you mean..."

Steph nodded. "Yeah, they wanted to make you like me. I think they got part of it right." She said as she sat down next to Kyah. "That guy who had your dad, he wanted an army of people like me. Don't know why, if he succeeded they would have had to of been bound to someone..."

Kyah looked at her. "What do you mean bound?"

"I'm a guardian. Danica and Launi's guardian. Without them I am just a girl with funky skin. Kinda like you are right now."

Kyah looked at her. "What is a guardian?"

"Exactly what you'd think, I am their protector, as long as I am with them I can do a whole lot of things. I leave them, and I can do nothing." Steph said. "So, you want to get in the water? Its nice and comfy."

Kyah looked at the others in the pool. "Are they all your friends?"

Steph nodded. "Yeah, well Cat, the tabby girl there I just met her the other day, but she is nice. You've met Danica, Launi and Lindsey already. That white tigress there is Danica's mom, Danielle, that girl with the wings is Nicole."

Kyah looked at them sitting up straight. "So... Danica said you could make me a swimsuit?"

Steph smiled. "Yeah, one of the things I can do is that, though its one of the less spectacular. I'll show you some of them later, but for now I need to put my hand on your shoulder and waist, is that okay?"

Kyah nodded and Steph moved in, putting her right hand on the girls shoulder and the other on her waist, Steph's eyes widened for a second set to work, quickly changing the girls panties into a bathing suit bottom and forming a top for her. "There you go. Do enjoy it."

Kyah shivered, the girls hands weren't cold, just slick, and the feeling of that swimsuit forming on her was something else. "Thanks..." She said as she undid her jeans and took off her shirt, revealing a simple green top and bottom. The girls in the pool noticed but quickly went back to talking, Danielle and Cat had paired off and were talking to each other, Nicole was floating around on her back still. Danica and Launi were just lounging.

Steph moved over to Lindsey, quickly forming a swimsuit for her as well before returning to the water.

Lindsey didn't get in but sat on the edge after discarding her clothes.

Kyah sighed, looking around she was the smallest in every way possible. From Cat's bust to Nicole's height, not to to mention only one of two who were still mostly human. Then Steph decided to let her wings and tail out, Kyah's full attention went to looking at Steph. 'So I'm was supposed to be like her...'

Kyah sighed, 'all I can do is look shiny...'

Danielle noticed Kyah's attention to Steph and moved over to her. "So you are the new girl." She said quietly.

Kyah jumped at Danielle's voice, "yeah... I guess... You're... Danielle, right?"

Danielle nodded, "Yep, So your Kyah, I talked to your dad for a bit."

Kyah looked at her. "What did he have to say?"

"He was sorry you got pulled into this." Danielle said, "He also wanted you to stay under the radar in case some one from that group wanted to restart what they were doing."

Kyah lowered herself until she just had her head above water, "So I am to stay with you girls here..."

Danielle shook her head, "Not with us persay, but somewhere out of site. Higgs was saying that this town has taken in a bunch of people who were kidnapped. You'll be safe here."

Kyah nodded, "So just stay here..."

Danielle smiled, "If you stay here though, you'll be among friends."

Kyah looked at her, "But... what about my dad?"

Danielle sighed, "He has work to do. He wants to help fix what he caused."

Kyah nodded, "You are Danica's mom... right?"

Danielle nodded. "Yeah... she's my daughter. Though lately we've been more friends then mother daughter." She said before putting her arm around Kyah. "So, where is your mom?"

"She passed, a few years back..." She said, unknowingly leaning into the tigresses side.

Danielle closed her eyes, "That's not right..."

Kyah nodded. "We weren't close at the end... wished we were... But the rebels, bombed the town square, mom was there. I still remember when I was young, she'd tell me stories about the old gods. Stories her grandmother would tell her. About Hariti, Kaliash, Diony, and Him..."

Another arm wrapped around Kyah, "It is good to hear someone still knows of me." Hariti said as she looked at the girl.

Kyah looked over at the lioness. "Umm... you are..."

"Hariti." She said simply. "You've been told about me, or at least that was what you were just saying."

Kyah just passed out, Danielle quickly grabbed her and kept her above water. Hariti just sighed and stood up, taking the fainted girl from Danielle she brought her to a lounge chair. Lindsey, who had been talking with Nicole, saw what happened and went searching for a few towels in the pool house, finding a few oversized towels she came back and put them over Kyah. "Just had to sneak up on her didn't you?" Danica said sitting on one of the other lounge chairs.

Hariti looked at Danica, "I thought she would of reacted better, I guessed wrong."

Lindsey had taken to making sure Kyah was alright. Hariti sat down next to her. "Don't get too far from her Lindsey, what happened happened for a reason." Hariti said before taking Lindsey's head in her hands and kissing the leopardess on the lips before backing off. "Take good care of her." She said before disappearing.

Launi smiled. "Sometimes I think she appears just to confuse us." She said as she put her hand on Kyah's shoulder, the olive skinned girl started to shiver.

Lindsey sighed. "I'll take her inside..." Kyah's eyes fluttered open. "Maybe not... You feeling okay there girl?"

Kyah groaned, "Was that..."

"Yeah, Hariti pops in every once in a while. You'll get used to it."

"She felt nice... Just surprising..." Kyah said as she started to push the towels off. Danica looked at Kyah, getting her first good look of the girl, the girl was short, and slight, her face was beautiful, her dark brown eyes and raven black hair framed her sharp jaw line and slightly upturned nose.

Kyah slipped into the warm water, relaxing. Danica sat down next to her. "So you enjoying the pool?"

Kyah nodded, "It is nice. Haven't had a chance to swim much."

Danica smiled. "You know things happen for a reason, right?"

Kyah nodded. "Yeah... destiny or something..."

"I know its kind of strange, but stay with us. I think you'll like it here." She said smiling. "And the perks are kind of nice." She said winking at Kyah.

Kyah shook her head. "Umm... perks?"

"Anything you don't like about yourself?" Danica said quietly.

"Well... my skin..." She frowned as she held up her arm.

"That is something that can't be changed yet... In time, but for now that is something you'll need to live with. So anything else?" Danica said as she put an arm around Kyah.

Kyah shrunk away slightly but didn't move out of Danica's grasp, "Well... my... I've always been... well..." She looked at Danica's chest for a brief second, but that was all that Danica needed.

"We can do something about that for you, not at the moment though." She said as she saw Techy and Claus walking out from the house. "Meet us in Lindsey's room after dinner."

Claus ran up and splashed into the water next to his mom. "Are we really staying here mom?!"

Danica nodded. "Yep." She said before grabbing her son and lifting him up. Claus squirmed out and moved over to Kyah.

"I'm Claus, who are you?" Claus asked as he paddled around in front of Kyah.

"I'm Kyah, its nice to meet you Claus." She said as she stood up from the underwater bench.

"You're short." He said rather bluntly.

Kyah nodded. "Yeah, always been." She said smiling. "Your kind of stripy for a wolf."

Claus nodded. "Yep, always been." He said before laughing. "So you staying with us?"

"For now." She said smiling. "At least until I can figure out where to live myself."

Techy was wearing a pair of swimming trunks and a tank top "Hey Steph, think you can hook me up?"

Steph sighed. "Alright, tomorrow, anyone I've had to make anything for in the past few days needs to go clothes shopping." She said as she put her hands on hir shoulders, making a top for Techy. As soon as she was done Techy took off the shirt and got in, hir large breasts bouncing slightly. Danica eyed hir, "Did you do something to yourself?" Techy just nodded, shi had pushed hir breasts up past DD cups. Danica sighed, "I know you want to experiment, and its alright for you to do so, just remember, Claus looks up to you, don't give him any wrong ideas."

Techy nodded. "Alright... I'll be more careful..."

Danica smiled. "Thanks."

Nicole moved over to Techy, "We'll have to go for a flight later."

Techy looked at her. "You mean..."

"What you didn't think those wings were just for show did you?" Danica said smiling.

Techy blushed, hir cheeks turning purple. "I... never thought about it really..."

Nicole laughed. "Well how about tomorrow after we go shopping I take you for a flight."

Techy nodded, "Alright. Should be fun, if not utterly terrifying..."

Henrietta opened the door, shi was wearing a bikini, her facial fur fluffed. "Dinner should be ready in an hour... Anyone have anything they'd like to drink?"

Danielle smiled. "I'll get the drinks, you go and relax."

Danica looked at her mom and smiled. "Everyone like Pina Colada's?"

For the most part everyone nodded Kyah and Steph though spoke up. "Maybe just a coke..." Steph said. Kyah nodded to that.

Danielle went to get the drinks while Henrietta got into the pool.

Kyah looked at Henrietta but said nothing.

Henrietta sat down next to Kyah. "Are you okay?"

Kyah shook her head. "I'm still trying to get myself put together... I don't even know anything about myself now..."

Henrietta sighed, calming down talking to Kyah. "Look, I can take a look at you tomorrow. Actually your father wanted me to anyways..."

"You... your a doctor?"

"Yep, he was going to send over what he had on what they injected you with to see if I can come up with anything to fix what they did." She said smiling.

"Really? You think you can?" Kyah said smiling.

Henrietta shook her head. "I can't promise anything, but I will try, I promise you that. But for all we know you might be able to do some of the things Steph can, and if that is true, you might want to stay like this."

Steph floated over to Kyah. "Actually, after dinner I need to talk to you two,there is something we need to discuss."

Kyah looked at Steph. "This isn't I'm going to die in a few days thing is it?"

Steph smiled, "Not exactly, we just need to talk. You'll survive its just something we need to talk about. Henrietta has been through this with me, to extent, so shi can help you."

Kyah nodded. "So you think I am like you..."

Steph nodded, "Yeah, when I made that suit for you earlier, I felt something, we'll find out after dinner."

Danielle came out with the drinks and everyone was enjoying themselves, after their drinks they dried off and went inside for dinner, enjoying a meal of lasagna the girls shared stories with Lindsey, Cat and Techy.

After dinner Steph, Kyah and Henrietta went up to Kyah's room. Steph sat on the bed and looked at Kyah. "Alright, first things first, you are a guardian, of sorts, as such you should be bonded to someone, tell me, have you felt any kind of attraction to anyone today?"

Kyah blushed, "Well... when I first woke up... I was cold, but felt a warmth coming from Lindsey's room... I didn't even realize it, but I went over there and laid down with her as if I was supposed to..."

Henrietta looked at Steph before saying, "It is possible you bonded to her when she healed you, we'll have to check that out later. First though, let us see if you can do a simple change. Think about growing a tail. Concentrate on it." Steph said before letting her tail appear. "It shouldn't be too hard."

Kyah just nodded and started to concentrate, after a few minutes a small tail a few inches long appeared. Kyah looked at it. "I... have a tail..."

Steph smiled. "Yep, I guess this is going to be something for you to work on, but for now you need to rest." She looked at Henrietta. "Wouldn't you agree there foxy?"

Henrietta raised an eyebrow at that remark but said, "Yes, rest is what is needed. Your tail is a sort of energy indicator. The more you have, the bigger it'll get, the same goes for Steph. Though for a while she didn't have a tail in her natural human form. It wasn't until she spent the night as Danica and Launi's bed that she got her wings and tail."

Steph nodded. "Yeah, seems the best way to get energy from them is to have them in ya." Once again she looked at Henrietta.

Hariti appeared on the bed next to Kyah. "It is true, but for now it is dangerous for both you and anyone you spend too much time in intimate contact with."

Kyah looked at her, nearly falling over. "Uh... Who..."

Hariti smiled. "Don't faint on me this time girly. I'm Hariti."

Kyah nodded. "I guess that makes sense... So... dangerous?"

Hariti nodded. "Yes, right now Lindsey is weak, and your bond isn't complete. This has only happened once before, with Vlad the Impaler... You know the legends, how he became Dracula?"

Steph looked at Hariti. "You can't mean..."

Hariti nodded. "A guardian with an incomplete bond is a danger to their charge if they become intimate before they complete the bond. If they do, the drain their charge completely, killing them, then from there it goes on, the failed guardian seeking for people to use to keep their power. While that might not happen with you Kyah, it is not a risk I'd like to see you take."

Kyah looked at the ground. "Oh..."

Henrietta looked at Hariti. "So... how do we fix this?"

"Simply put, Steph has to fix this." She said looking at Steph. "Steph can finish the bond. As Kyah is right now, she is only partly bonded, only partly a guardian." She said before looking at Kyah. "Steph is right, you can do somethings right now, but you can't become a true guardian until Steph finishes what was started."

Kyah shook her head. "What if I don't want to go all the way?" She said as she looked at her lap, "I mean I didn't want any of this."

"I wish we could do that, but this is beyond my control..." Hariti said sighing. "Just like with Steph, Danica, Launi... I didn't want any of this for any of you. But fate has been dealt. I was forced to start the changes. Father is going to start his actions within the next few years and I want humanity to survive. What happened to you was beyond my control, and that stuff they put in you is still working, and I can't reverse it, if it isn't finished quickly by Steph, chances are you won't survive." Hariti looked at the girl. "So please, complete the bond, survive, for your mother, for your father, for your friends, both new and old."

Kyah looked at Hariti, the goddess, the one she heard about from her mother was sitting right next to her, she was pleading for Kyah to take the plunge. "Alright... What do I need to do?"

Hariti looked at her and smiled. "It is simple, a night in Steph, with Lindsey. It'll complete the bond between you two."

Kyah nodded. "I guess I can do that."

"Good. Oh, and I think you'll make a great guardian for Lindsey." Hariti said before disappearing.