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Near the edge of the city there was a strip mall that was always changing stores; someone would go in and take advantage of the cheap rent that was on offer for the first few months to try and start a business, only to be out of there a few months after the deal had expired. When the new gym had opened people had expected the same thing and after six months it looked like it would go through the same pattern considering the lot was mostly empty. Then a month after that a most peculiar thing happened where a number of people began to frequent the establishment, and while it started with just people from the nearby office building there started to grow an even bigger crowd that was going in and out to the point where the busy nature of the gym had caught the attention of those nearby.

Phase was one of those people, as the Pegasus lived in the nearby area he had been one of those that were able to watch the parade of businesses come and go so seeing one actually stick and get popular had caught his eye. He had been one that was looking to perhaps work out a little and with how many people were utilizing its services he decided that a quick look in couldn't hurt. The online presence had rave reviews and from what he could see there was a trial period that was being offered as well. It was also a nice walk to get to the gym and as he made his way across the parking lot he could see a few others filing in and out, most of them in work clothing as he made his way inside.

The inside was pretty much what Phase expected to be in a gym; past the small reception desk where a bunny sat reading a book and drinking lemonade there was the main workout area where people were lifting weights. It wasn't a big space that he could see but there was an area for cardio and when his eyes continued to scan the area he noticed an area for a locker room that was in the inner space. As he walked in he noticed that those who were working out weren't like the usual gym bunnies that hung out in areas like that, most of them just staring ahead while focusing on their workouts without making the usual grunting noises. Everything seemed rather chill and relaxed though and that was something Phase was all for as he went up to the receptionist desk.

As soon as he was seen the one that was behind the desk almost immediately looked up and smiled at Phase. "Welcome," the bunny said as she quickly stood at attention upon seeing a customer. "Are you here for our introductory offer?"

"Oh, uh, I was mostly just wondering about how things worked," Phase said with a sheepish grin. "I do know that you guys have some sort of trial period but is there some sort of tour or something that I could get in order to see if I would want to go here? Not that this is a bad place or anything, but gym memberships are one of those things..."

"We can certainly understand," Aster said with a chuckle. "Why don't you go ahead and have a seat over there and I can get someone to show you around?" Phase nodded and walked over to the seats that were indicated, unaware of look of pleasure that came from the rabbit as the tentacle slithered around the fur of her leg and pushed into her tailhole. With no one looking and Phase checking through the magazines that were on offer it gave the bunny a chance to have per pussy clam around the phantom cock that she felt while the appendage spreading out her insides.

All this was lost on the one that was waiting and as Phase had started to look on his phone it wasn't long before he had a shadow loom over him. "Are you Phase?" the horse said, Phase looking up to see a very muscular horse standing there in front of him with a smile on his face. "I'm Tanner, I'm here to give you the tour of our humble little establishment."

"Yeah, that's me," Phase quickly replied, trying not to make eye contact with the rather large bulge that was in the shorts of the trainer. When he looked up he saw that the guy had a physique that came from someone that lived at the gym as the horse offered a hand to get him out of the chair. "Thanks for taking time to giving me a look of the place."

"I'm happy to do so," Tanner stated as he put an arm around his shoulder and let him into the gym where people were working out around them. "Let's get you to the locker room first."

"Oh, um, I don't have any clothes to change into," Phase admitted. "I wasn't expecting to actually work out."

"Relax, merely showing you the amenities," Tanner reassured. "Trust me, once you see what we have to offer it'll change your life."

Phase just nodded and continued to follow the horse towards the area marked as the locker rooms. Along the way he continued to walk past people that were methodically lifting weights or using the equipment that was out there. While he wasn't someone that knew the intricacies of how a gym worked but the way everyone was doing their exercises were almost mechanical in nature. It was like they were just going through the motions of using the various equipment, save for a rather buff shark that had gotten up and followed the two a few feet behind the two.

As soon as Phase was brought to the door he noticed something at the front on the carpet that had caused him to pause. At first it looked like some sort of shiny anti-slip material, but the more he looked at it the more it looked like someone had spilled some sort of black paint or liquid rubber. He looked up to ask the horse what that was about but when he did he found that the horse's face had fallen, the grin that had been on his face replaced with a featureless expression that was almost creepy in nature. When he asked if there was something wrong Tanner just said that everything would be explained and Phase found himself practically being pulled forward as the horse swung open the door.

The second that he saw inside Phase let out an audible gasp, his hands going up to his face as the Pegasus found that the locker room was anything but what he expected. The same rubber that he had found on the floor had spread throughout the entirety of the entire room and as his jaws dropped to the floor he found that instead of the typical lockers there were larger spaces that had people in them. Those that were in there were standing completely motionless with a blank look on their faces as he could see shiny black tentacles not only wrapped around their legs but also lodged firmly in their backsides. The occasional moan could be heard as the entire open room was dominated by these tentacles as the room had an alien feel to it.

As he stood there in shock he heard Tanner describe that they had to knock down a wall to expand the locker room from all the clients they were getting, though his voice had become a monotone as he gestured for the pegasus to go inside. Phase found himself doing the opposite and taking a step back, only to find himself running into a slab of muscle that had come up behind him. He spun around and saw the huge shark was standing there with the same blanked-out look on his face, and as he could feel the hand of the horse grip his shoulder more tightly he tried to spin out and escape from their grasp. Though the two weren't fast they had put Phase in a position that allowed them to grab him easily by the arms and lift him up from the ground.

"Help!" Phase shouted as the two men used their strength to drag him into the infested locker room, the pegasus looking out in shock as he saw the others in the gym not move a muscle. "Someone out there help me!" It was clear that his pleas fell on deaf ears and soon he disappeared with the other two into the gym. As the door slowly closed behind them none of the gym members moved an inch, save for those that were shifting in position and rotating around to a different piece of equipment that they methodically started on.

Phase continued to squirm in the grasp of the two men as they brought him into the locker room, seeing the rubbery tentacles practically gravitate towards him as they continued to drag the pegasus. There was no reaction from the others as he was brought towards one of the locker room cubicles, his feet kicking out as the horse had shifted and locked his arms underneath him and lifted him. "Let me go!" Phase shouted as he struggled uselessly as his pants were taken off by the shark man, leaving him completely bare by the two. "What the heck are you doing to me?"

"You will be assimilated by our master," the shark said with the same blank monotone that he horse had. "It will be much easier for you if you relax and allow yourself to be put into the embrace of our master."

The eyes of the pegasus widened shock at how surreal and absurd this situation was. Without his pants on the tentacles that had sprouted up from the rubberized floor of the locker room wrapped around his ankles, slithering up his limbs and bringing them down to the ground while the horse allowed him to slip out of his grasp. Once the surprisingly strong appendages had gotten him on the floor Tanner took him and pushed him back into the shallow space, Phase still squirming as the two men stood there. When the pegasus attempted to push back out he found that one of the tentacles had already slithered around his waist and pulled him inside while the horse leaned in and pinned his shoulders to the wall.

Those eyes... Phase found himself shuddering as he looked into the eyes of the horse as he continued to keep him there. There was no emotion in those eyes, nothing that sparked in there as he stared straight into them. It didn't take long before the reason for his pants being removed became known as he began to feel something tickling against his thigh. He could only assume it was another tentacle and this one was much thicker then the others while still trying to figure out how to potentially get out of this, though between the bindings on his legs and the two motionless men standing there it wasn't looking good.

Suddenly the back of the pegasus arched as the tentacle on his thigh began to push back, sliding up against the light brown fur of his backside before the tip pushed its way between his cheeks. It was just like all the others that were in the locker room with the only difference being that he was still attempting to wiggle his way out of their grasp. He tried to think of something to say in order to possibly get the horse and shark to let him go instead of whatever they were about to do to him but when he saw their vacant expressions he had a feeling in the back of his mind that it would fall on deaf ears. As they continued to stand there he saw a shiny black tentacle that wrapped around the base of their tails and as soon as it did they went to the old locker room bench and bent over.

There had been no words put between them but as he began to feel the tentacle start to push past the ring of muscle of his rear Phase could see that there were two more tentacles that rose up from the floor and slid into them. Even with both of them being quickly penetrated and the pegasus able to see the appendages slithering inside of him the two remained completely still without their faces changing at all in expression. There was a large groan that came from each of their mouths as their stomach started to bulge out, though he didn't have too long to dwell on it as he began to feel his own tentacle spreading him open. Phase found himself letting out a loud groan despite himself as the tapered tip easily managed to get past the ring of muscle and start to slide into him, causing his breathing to become heavy pants as he was penetrated.

Any hope that he was going to escape this fate was lost as the two men in front of them continued to stare blankly ahead while they had several feet of tentacle pushed into them, and as the door to the locker room opened with someone coming inside they had the same blank, vacant expression on their face. They had all been taken over by this creature, Phase realized, and had likely undergone the same process that was happening to him as he could feel tendrils of thought starting to drift into his mind. Even with only a few inches of the tentacle currently inside of him whatever this alien was doing to the others started to happen to him, Phase's mouth open wide in shock as an alien presence could start to be felt at the back of his mind.

But it was hard to focus on anything with the pleasure coming from his backside that was causing him to huff and pant. Thoughts of how to escape or the means to resist whatever was happening to him were slipping away like a leaf on a river. Which each thrust of that tentacle getting deeper inside of him it made it harder for him to think on anything except for his inner walls being stimulated and his own maleness becoming completely erect just like everyone else in the locker room. He tried not to join them but as he looked at the vacant expressions on their faces there was a stray belief that they were happy in that mindless, blissful existence.

An existence that he would join them in.

An existence solely centered around the creature that had taken over this gym.

A creature that was his new master...

Though Phase tried to shake his head of the new alien thoughts that were being introduced into his psyche it was like waves constantly eroding the rocks of a beach. More than once he found himself slipping and his expression of pleasure and determination becoming vacant just like those that were in the gym. When he was able to reclaim himself he found that there was a little less there then before, his emotions towards the situation dampened while the pleasure in his body only grew stronger. Even with the powerful sensations of lust coursing through his body his moans and gasps were becoming less pronounced as well while the tentacle pumped into him.

The alien seemed to sense Phase's weakening resolve and with nearly a foot of the tentacle already inside of him the tip of it suddenly pressed against his prostate, causing the pegasus to arch his back and gasp loudly from the surge of pleasure. It was getting so hard to think, so hard to stay focused as his eyes immediately began to droop. With each throb of the tentacle inside of him it caused another wave of intense sensation to flood his body and erode his own independent thought. The whispers that he had been hearing started to make their presence even more known and gave him a simple mantra for him to obey.

He was bound to the master.

He was an extension of master's will.

There was no more Phase, only another tentacle in the shape of his body.

He would do everything to continue to spread the master's influence.

All previous thoughts and memories were being pulled out of his mind and a disconnect was forming from them, becoming nothing more then information to him as his expression grew increasingly vacant. Things like his past became like a book on a bookshelf that he had never read; while he knew what was inside of it he didn't have the details, nor did he really care. He was merely a vessel to form his master's will through, Phase's corrupted mind said, and with the spark of emotion slowly fading away his body wiggled less and less from both the stimulation and his need to get out. It didn't take long before the tentacles that had been coiled around his legs retracted back into the ground, the restraint no longer needed as Phase just stood there with the shiny black alien appendage wiggling and throbbing hard inside of him.

With his independence and individualism washed away the alien imprinted new needs and desires into him, ones that were shared with the entire hive as information was downloaded directly into his brain through the tentacle in his backside. The entire time pleasure washed through his system to reinforce the thoughts and show just how good it felt to be a drone to the entity, cementing its control over him while also making sure that he came back in order to gain new directives and orders as well as feed in any sensory information of his own. As his own eyes became glassy he felt like he could see from those that were connected, finding his mind's eye wandering from one place to another until he eventually saw himself from what he guessed was the shark. If he had the capacity he would have been shocked to see how he looked, his body slumped forward just like all the others as the rubbery tentacle pushed up further into his backside while still hitting his prostate.

While he could feel his very essence draining into this creature Phase still had his sense of self, but it was being tugged at by some unseen force. It had already taken his emotions, his mind, his memories... but this alien creature was not content with just that. It wanted all of him, to assimilate him into the amalgamation of creatures that he had already taken through this gym. He had the very last piece of himself left and the emotion that clung to it, but there was a pressure that was building up around it that was very familiar. With each throb and pulse against his prostate he could feel his need growing until finally with one last loud cry he orgasmed, seed spilling onto the rubber floor that was absorbed by the organism as Phase's psyche was dragged out of him and into the tentacle that rooted him to this hivemind.

The pegasus was unsure of how long he had been there, probably hours as the waves of pleasure crashed over him, but while the creature that stood in that stall still reacted to the name Phase it was no longer him. The shock and terror that had been on his face, even the pleasure that was displayed on it later, had been reduced to the same placid, neutral look as all the others. He wasn't sure when the two drones that had led him into this place left but it didn't matter, nothing mattered to him anymore then serving this creature and making sure that he carried out his will. After the orgasm that had turned him into the drone it had spent the rest of its time infesting his mind and burning not only the new mantras to continue to deepen this body's obedience but also the orders that it had for him.

For the moment it was merely acclimation; as a brand new spawn of this creature it would have to get used to taking the mask of its former self and putting it on so that he wouldn't be discovered. It was paramount that the entity remained safe and therefore Phase was given a facsimile of his old self in order to do so. This was no longer him though, the alien made sure to drill that into the drone's mind, like all the others he was a piece of it that would serve and be its eyes, ears, hands, and whatever else it needed to be. For the moment though all Phase needed was to be himself as the tentacle finally slid out of him and retracted back into the floor.

There was much more that the Phase drone needed to learn and do, its body still new to the fold, but it had seen that it couldn't stay at the gym for very long and it had already pressed the creature for time. The numb look on his face was starting to twitch and his body convulsed slightly as though a puppet on new strings being tested as he walked slowly out of the locker room and back into the gym. As he did so he was just in time to see that there was another who was about to join the fold, stepping aside as the muscular cougar brought in another convert. For a few moments as they passed Phase brought up his muzzle into a smile but considering he was so close to the locker room door he didn't have to hold it for long.

The surprised gasp and look of shock on the creature's face stirred something in the drone as he continued to pass by, ignoring the cries for help as he was dragged into the embrace of the entity. The memory that it brought up was merely an echo, a lost and forgotten part of himself that was neither needed nor necessary. As he slowly made his way out of the gym he knew only one thing for certain and that was he would be back as soon as he could in order to get plugged in once more and experience the euphoria of his master's embrace. When he passed by the bunny that was still at the counter there was no expression on her face either, there was no need for two drones to show such things when they knew that there was nothing behind it.

As Phase began the walk home to his apartment his stride and demeanor suddenly changed, the zombie-like look and shuffle that he had been doing while in the gym disappearing as he went back to prepare for a brand new day...

The next morning Aster came in as usual, the parking lot mostly empty save for a few other cars that were from other stores that were opening. It was her turn once more to open the gym and get it ready for the newcomers and as she passed by one store in particular on her way to it she was greeted by a panther man putting out his open sign. "Hey Aster, you working the morning shift again?" the panther asked, a surprised look on his face as she nodded with a smile on hers. "I think I see you more out here during the opening and closing hours then I do the other people that run actual stores here!"

"You know how it is," Aster replied with a chuckle. "Gotta make that money somehow! Not to mention the store owner and everyone else is super nice to me, really makes the hours fly by when you're a part of something that's such a close knit community. You should really come by sometime and get the tour, I would take you around myself."

"Hey now, I don't need any more reminders that I could lose a few pounds," Marcus replied with a chuckle. "If I can find some time to stop on by I will, but until then you make sure that boss man of yours doesn't work you to the bone. Last thing you need is to get burned out and have to go somewhere else like tend my shop and finally give me a break."

Once more the two had a laugh and with the usual morning banter finished Aster went next door to the gym and opened it up. As soon as she stepped inside she could hear the moans and groans of the more audible drones that were able to stay overnight, allowing them to be more properly programmed. As one of the first to have been converted when the gym first opened she had started to get almost in tune with the ebb and flow of how this entity felt to the point where she could almost tell how many drones were in the back just from the feel of it. The entity was her everything and as a result of her dedication and service she was allowed to be constantly connected to it unlike the others that were active in the gym.

It hadn't taken much for it to find a small hole that it could squirm a tentacle through from the lockers, keeping itself wrapped around the reception desk that had been built to help hide it. She purposefully no longer wore panties and had a skirt on so that it would have easy access to her, and with there being about an hour before the posted time that they were supposed to open she was allowed to remain in her passive drone state and allow the entity to work its way through her. It knew every inch of her body and as the tentacle slowly slithered up it coiled around her furry leg to make sure that it wouldn't be seen by any potential customers. As long as she stayed behind the counter she would remain connected and as she got into position it already had been waiting for her.

The cheerful and sunny expression that had been on her face when she was outside disappeared as once more the entity effortlessly made its way up her calf and into her tailhole. With how many times it had slipped into her at this point she could practically feel her insides pulling it in, welcoming it into her body as she let out a soft gasp. the second that the alien rubber flesh made contact with her inner walls she could feel the connection with it and everything else that was plugged in, feeling the information that had been gained while the alien pulled her own experiences and thoughts into it. Everything that had happened in the night after she had locked the doors to when she opened them again became open to the creature, and as a reward for her obedience and submission to it she was given intense pleasure.

Even though she was already pushed into the throes of ecstasy not an ounce of it showed on her face, not even when the creature made it so that it felt like she was also getting plowed in her pussy. There was no need for a tentacle to push into there as he was so integrated with her mind that it could make her body feel anything that it wanted. More than once she stood there in front of someone waiting to see if they would go on a tour with her nipples feeling like they were being sucked on or her clit was being stimulated, not showing anything other then the facade that had been programmed into her. There was only one other person that had such a deeply ingrained level of devotion and as she stood there with her mind being soaked in bliss she saw his car pull up in the front space.

A few moments later the rain dragon stepped out of the car, Teryx getting out of the car and looking at himself in the reflection of the window while smoothing his golden mane back. As soon as he made sure that his impromptu preening was complete he started to make his way towards the gym while waving to anyone that happened to be in the area of the mall. With it being still very early that was not a lot of people, but he wasn't there for a meet and greet as he continued to beam at anyone that might be looking. When he reached the doors of the gym the rain dragon once more took a second to adjust his suit as he grinned at his reflection but as soon as he made his way inside and those doors closed around him the emotion on his face drained away.

"No new clients this morning, right?" Teryx asked as he went towards the other drone.

"No one scheduled at least," the bunny drone replied. "This is earlier then your usual time to stop in, is something wrong?"

"Concerns for the mall that I want to make known to master," Teryx replied as his voice quickly dulled to a monotone. "You'll find out soon enough, for now just man the door and make it known if anyone decides to come in early. At this stage I would say turn them away for now and tell them we need to open in an hour due to some sort of maintenance issue."

Aster merely nodded in response and allowed the rain dragon drone to make his way towards the back of the gym to the locker room. If anyone had seen Teryx that knew him outside of this place they would have been shocked at the demeanor of the confident creature as they walked into the back area. The feel of his master's presence beneath his feet had caused the drone to feel content, chemicals in his alien altered brain releasing to keep reinforcing the notion of him coming back. While the businessman had been one of the first to become infested with this creature after it had been transplanted into this building, originally the businessman was scouting to bulldoze the entire lot and sell the land to contractors when he had stumbled upon the entity, the alien continued to keep evolving and reinforcing the command he had over the particularly free-spirited and dominant creature.

It had taken much to subdue this asset but once Teryx had fallen it had been a boon for the alien creature as the rain dragon had quickly purchased the store that housed the gym instead of merely renting it, securing the space so that the alien could thrive without being disturbed. But while that had been good enough for the moment there was a development that had warranted the visit by the draconic creature as he moved to a stall in the back where he could be made comfortable by the accommodating entity. Even as a drone there were certain things that the dragon wished and as he went to the shower area that had also been completely infested he pushed open the curtain to reveal the tile walls that were completely covered in a shiny black substance. Normally the entity wouldn't bother with such things but as this drone in particular had the most influence and wealth out of them and was also the most worldly it was a minor thing to acquiesce to as Teryx reached back and loosened the pants of his suit that allowed his thick blue and light blue patterned tail to swing out of.

At this point there was no prompting needed by the entity in order to get the rain dragon to do what it wanted, by this point it had been so branded into his brain that it just took coming in contact again to have them go through the motions. The tentacle that would be interfacing with him quickly slid up into the air and pushed its way into the rear of the suit, the hole for the tail giving the alien easy access as a second one came down from the ceiling. Teryx put his hands against the wall and the rubbery material responded by curling tendrils around it, coating him all the way up to his wrists so that they looked almost as alien as the gym itself. Without even thinking about it Teryx tilted his head back at the mere brush of another appendage against the deep and light blue scales and when it wiggled in front of him the dragon obediently opened his mouth.

Just like with Aster there was no real need for the secondary tentacles, but with Teryx so conditioned it was easier to maintain control of his body with more connections being made to him. Along with the opening for his tail being loosened the front of his pants had been undone as well, allowing his ridged length to be exposed as it throbbed hard. The dragon wouldn't merely undergo an orgasm at the end of his integration with the hive, but rather his body was so in tune with the creature that he would be consistently pumping seed out while his body was leaned forward to make sure none of it got on his suit. Already Teryx could feel what little control he had over himself slipping away as his throat and tailhole were plunged into at the same time, the alien full autonomy over his body while the dragon could only watch as he was used as the alien saw fit.

There was only last thing to do for the alien to plug into the dragon's body, two smaller tentacles sliding out of the walls and moving to the head that was completely tilted back. As his scaled throat began to have a bulge that bobbed up and down his neck the two tendrils made their way to his ears and caused them to twitch at the tips tickled around the outside of them. It was almost like the entity was teasing his favorite toy before they started to push inside, the already augmented ear canals slithering in and pushing their way towards his brain. Once they had gotten into his skull the entire body of the creature convulsed and his cock rose up in the air while his eyes rolled back completely into his head.

Once he had been completely plugged in the entity saw the problem that Teryx had found out about earlier in the day. He had been approached by a contracting company that was looking to do the same thing that he had been planning to do before, which was attempt to buy up the entire building in order to bulldoze the entire thing and sell the valuable real estate underneath. While he had said no he knew of a few others after calling around that had stated they were thinking about selling including the panther that was next door. If they managed to get the rest of the tenants that were in the building then it was unlikely that he could reasonably keep the gym open without it looking strange that he wouldn't take a lucrative buy out offer.

Though the rest of the drones including Aster bristled from the entity that was connecting them all the alien creature used the stockpile of information that it had gathered through the assimilation of others in order to figure out a solution. There were a few that had come into the gym that were slightly knowledgable about such things and combined with the dragon puppet that hung there in an orgasmic high from being used there were a few solutions that bubbled to the surface. The first and foremost was to bring the other owners of the stores to take them before they could sell, and while it had been the plan all along this new development would have to accelerate their plans. Just as Teryx was getting deeper into the entrancement of the alien the phone in his pocket suddenly started to ring, causing one of the the tentacles in his ears to withdraw as well as the one in his mouth.

With how quickly they pulled out Teryx managed to answer the phone on the third ring, putting it to his vacated ear as droplets of the shiny alien rubber continued to drip down his maw. "Hey, you got Teryx," Teryx said his voice becoming upbeat even as his face remained completely devoid of all emotion that was a stark contrast. "Yeah, I know that the deal was sent to my office, I'm currently looking at the property right now to make sure that I'm not getting swindled. This guy seems shifting and the fact that he's trying to do what I was going to do under my nose is not something I'm going to abide by."

The voice on the other side of the line informed him that there had been a time limit placed on the deal, causing Teryx to make a scoffing noise as the information was relayed directly into the alien that had a tentacle still slid completely up inside of him. If it wasn't for the tentacles inside of him and the lack of any semblance of emotion in his face anyone that looked at him would have thought he was just having a bad day as he continued to field the phone call. Once he was done with the call and got more detailed information on the deal being offered to him for the space he thanked his assistant and told him to keep him updated before hanging up the phone. It was a concerning thing for the dragon to hear but in the time that he had fielded that call the entity had already come up with a plan, one that was started with the fact that there was someone talking to Aster at the front desk at that moment...

Back in the front of the gym the bunny had once more put on the mask of personality as he talked to the panther, Marcus leaning over while he talked to Aster. The man had come in from the other shop a few minutes ago complaining that his air conditioner had gone on the fritz and was wondering if they were experiencing the same problems. Though he wanted to go back to see their vents, which had numerous tentacles of the alien entity within them to keep the monstrous creature cool, Aster continued to stall for time. Just as she finished explaining how the club memberships worked the panther was about to ask again to go back and take a look only to find a familiar face walking up towards him, Teryx adjusting his tie before going over and shaking his hand.

"It's great to see you again Teryx," Marcus said as they went to sit over in one of the benches. "Are you here because of the busted AC?"

"Seems to be running fine on our end actually," Teryx replied, his expression one of both concern and also aloofness as the inside of his head raced with alien thoughts implanted at the last second. "I'm actually here to do an assessment of the property, though I do have to say in another life I was somewhat handy around an HVAC system. Perhaps I could take a look inside of your shop and see if there's anything wrong on your end?"

"Oh, you would be a lifesaver," Marcus said as the two got up. "It's hard to run a candle store when everything is nearly a hundred degrees, I fear at that rate I would melt before the candles did."

As Teryx chuckled and patted him on the back he led him out of the door, though as he did he turned to Aster and his expression immediately fell away before giving her a nod. The reaction took mere seconds but it was already clear on what the plan had been as they were given an opportunity to try and solve this problem with the land acquisition. When he went over to the other shop next to theirs the dragon was immediately greeted with a wave of heat that rolled out of it even with the doors open. It felt more like the furnace had turned on then the AC was off as it was warmer inside the shop then it was outside.

Teryx asked Marcus to show him where his branch of the system was and as they walked the dragon inquired if he knew about the sale that was going on, which Marcus sighed and nodded his head while explaining that he didn't want to. This was part of his retirement and with the low rent there was no real need for him to make too much of a profit, but he couldn't deny that the money offered to him would make sure that he was set for life. It appeared to Teryx that there was some sentimentality that the panther had to this place and if he could convince him to not sell it was possible they could hold off on the land buy, though as they got to the storage room that was filled with shelves of candles he realized there was also another way that would further their plans in multiple directions. Even without being connected to the entity he could sense that the wall that they shared with this store was right there, and from the information that had been downloaded from Aster during her connection Marcus was single and didn't really have anyone waiting for him which was why he tended his store.

As Teryx pressed his hand against the wall his entire body suddenly stiffened, feeling the will of the master start to influence him even without the connection. With his mind and body so conditioned to allow it to happen there was little in the way of resistance from the dragon as he could feel someone staring out of his own eyes. As they scanned the environment and landed on the panther in front of him a devious grin formed on his muzzle, one that quickly dripped when the feline turned around with the tool bag he had stashed away when he built the shelves and offered it to him. The face of Teryx flashed with his usual easy smile and as he looked up at the unit that was suspended above his head he looked to Marcus and suggested that perhaps they don't work in their current outfits, especially since it was still very, very warm inside the area.

When Marcus replied that he didn't have an extra set the dragon held up a finger and disappeared out of the storage area for a while, returning twenty minutes later with two pairs of workout shorts and tank tops from the gym. "Here, I took a guess at your size and I think this should work," Teryx replied as he began to undo his suit coat. "You want me to find somewhere else to change or are you fine with just having our backs to each other?"

"I haven't been that modest in quite some time," Marcus replied with a chuckle as he turned back and began to take off his own button down shirt. As the panther got changed he couldn't help but sneak a peek back at the dragon, blushing slightly and turning around once more when he saw the other man standing there naked while carefully putting his suit on one of the shelves. Though he hadn't realized it Teryx was mostly attempting to distract him and keep his gaze away from the wall that they were about to work next to as cracks began to form in the drywall.

Once they had finished changing the panther turned back around and noticed that while the shorts were fairly comfortable they were a bit short, though when he saw the dragon he realized that it was a feature and not a size problem. "Alright, time for a work out that involves fixing your heating system," Teryx said as he slung the tool belt over his shoulder. "I'll go up there and have a look on the ladder, all I need you to do is hold me steady and make sure I don't break my neck so I have to sue you."

Marcus chuckled at that until he saw the dead serious look in the dragon's eye before Teryx turned and started to climb up the ladder. As soon as he got high enough Marcus quickly went up and held the ladder from the back, though as he did he was told this would probably take a while and to lean against the wall while holding it. Though the panther had never heard of doing it like that he shrugged and shifted his position before putting his hands back on the warm metal once more. As the feline rested his back against the wall he was unaware that the paint he had applied several months ago was starting to bulge and bubble, eventually the coating popping with black liquid streaming through the crack that had formed underneath.

While Teryx used the knowledge he had been given from an actual HVAC repairman that was one of the entity's drones he continued to talk to Marcus to keep him focused upwards. The dragon could sense the tentacle of his master pushing through the boundary between their stores and slowly sensed where the feline was through the body heat that was being transferred into the drywall. It was enough for the entity that had been chewing through the barrier to sense where the panther was and as it found open air instead of cheap building supplies it knew that it was between the legs of its prey. Though it could attempt to sprout more out of the connection it had made it was possible the restraint would fail and either Marcus would flee and tell someone or knock over the ladder and potentially damage a valuable host, so it opted for a far more effective and direct route made possible by Teryx slicing a slit in the backside of the shorts that he had given the other man.

The tentacle slithered insidiously up the wall towards the panther and as Teryx stated he found the problem being a Freon leak it caused Marcus to push away from the wall and try to see where the dragon was pointing. It allowed the shiny appendage to push up further and after giving an estimation based on touch and feel of the air darted forward and shoved itself right into the tear in the fabric. Marcus let out a sharp gasp and gripped the ladder tight as the the alien creature pushed in past the tight ring of muscle as quickly as it could. His breath caught in his throat from the sudden penetration and before he could do anything Teryx grabbed onto the sides of the ladder and slid down to the bottom before using it to pin the feline against the wall.

"Shh, just let it in," Teryx said as his eyes sparkled with an otherworldly glimmer, the dragon already seeing that the powerful aphrodisiac slime that the entity produced had already started to soak into the panther's inner walls. "You'll love being tied to the master, he'll make you feel things unlike anything ever before while making you a drone. Soon through you he will flourish and prosper as you become a vessel for him like have once he's been properly... cultivated on this side of the wall."

Marcus was unsure of what the dragon was saying, especially as he couldn't keep his mind off of anything but the thick tentacle that was spreading him open and how horny he was getting. When it was clear the initial fight or flight response had passed and pleasure was replacing horror Teryx took the ladder and tossed it aside, watching as the furry stomach of the panther was already starting to push out. This one was being very receptive to the master and he knew that there were special plans for this one, though what they were he wasn't exactly sure. The only thing the entity had let him in on was the fact that they would be taking the panther in order to expand the enterprise and make sure that there were at least two holdouts for this new venture.

There was the sound of cracking and crumbling as Teryx stepped back and saw that his master had been very busy while he primed the trap. Several more splits formed in the wall and as black ichor oozed out of them several tendrils made their way out and wrapped around the neck and head of the panther. Though it was hard to see with his black fur there were also several that had come out from behind the feline's back and had slithered around his chest and abs. Since this was a brand new drone he would need to be processed, but there was the problem that technically the store was about to open and there was no one here to run it. While he could just close it for the day and blame the air conditioning unit it might be suspicious, especially if Marcus had been talking to others... something he couldn't get access to yet until the alien creature pulled it out of his head.

They were going to need a more direct download, and since it couldn't be him Teryx went back to the gym in order to find someone that could take it for him. Fortunately there was someone that could take it for him and they had the bonus of living close by, the Pegasus walking into the candle store about a half an hour after being called by Aster for some help. By this point Teryx had not only fixed the air conditioning but also got back in his suit as he was found looking into a mirror and combing his mane while staring vacantly ahead. As soon as the pegasus drone came up the dragon shifted and turned to him, looking him over before explaining what the master wished of him and what he was going to do in order to fulfill it.

Even though he was rather new Phase was eager to serve as the dragon walked stiffly out of the candle store, adapting to his normal swagger once he was outside as he made his way to his car. With there still being about fifteen minutes until the candle store actually opened it would give the winged equine hopefully enough time to do what needed to be done as he moved to the back storeroom. When he got there he could hear the muffled groans already as soon as he got past the door and saw the panther pressed up against the wall, his feet no longer even touching the ground as shiny rubbery black fluid dripped from his toes to the ground. It was forming into a puddle where there were already tiny tendrils stretching up, though what Phase noticed even more was the swollen stomach and ichor dripping from the mouth, nose, and ears of the feline.

It was a far more intensive process then what Phase had gone through and as he saw the creature shuddering in pure pleasure he noticed that there were far more tentacles binding him against the wall that was growing shinier by the minute. Whatever was happening to the panther it was causing him clearly intense amounts of pleasure as his cock throbbed hard, the shorts and tank top that he had been wearing torn to shreds around him from Teryx. With time being of the essence the equine needed to learn everything he needed to know about candles and took off his clothes, leaving himself just as naked as the partially cocooned alien rubber covered feline. Once he was ready to go he made his way to the panther and turned around before getting on all fours and presenting himself to the new drone.

It wasn't one of his master's tentacles that he would be receiving though, instead the one that was wrapped around the waist of the feline slowly guided him forward while another slowly pushed the leaking cock up against the rear of the male in front of him. Normally such a direct transfer of knowledge was unnecessary but if they were going to keep the facade up they needed someone to work there while the alien incubated and spread through the body of the panther. That role felt to the Phase drone and as he knelt there silently eventually a groan escaped from his lips as the tip of the feline member began to push into his tailhole. Though there was a look of surprise and lust that crossed the face of Marcus as he was still being assimilated there was nothing that came from the pegasus beneath him, though that didn't mean there was an intense surge of pleasure that came from the joining of their bodies.

As soon as the panther's cock began to slip inside of him Phase found his back arching slightly. It felt similar to what he had experienced in the locker room but instead of just feeling the presence of the entity there was also Marcus there as well. He was still in the process of being assimilated and he could sense the identity and memories being stripped away from him, turning him into a drone that would be much like Teryx as more of a puppet then a mere drone. But while there would be purpose for that one later at the moment they needed to maintain cover and as the hips of the feline began to pump forward Phase could feel information dripping into his mind that he would need.

The pleasure grew between the two as Phase mechanically drove his hips back to get more of the panther's cock inside of him, spreading open his inner walls and filling him with tainted seed and everything he needed to know about how to make candles. Had anyone come in and seen the surreal sight they might have initially thought that they were just having sex, though anyone taking more than a few seconds of inspection would have seen the blank looks on their faces or the fact that with even more of the alien substance pouring out of the head of the panther it had completely enveloped his head and coated it like a rubber hood. The alien needed Marcus to be completely devoted to the spread of his master's will, and for the moment that meant using his body as a fluid pump as Phase looked down while being pounded into and noticed that the puddle of shiny blackness was quickly spreading. With only a minute or so to spare the tentacle inside the panther hit the prostate of the feline to unleash one last data dump in the form of an orgasm inside of the pegasus in front of him.

Phase let out a loud, long groan as his own climax hit, his seed adding to the puddle that was immediately absorbed as the last of the information was disseminated to him. He could sense that most of Marcus was already gone, sucked dry from his psyche by the alien to add it to its own hoard while the knowledge needed to run the store was pumped into him instead. As he slowly moved forward and let the rather impressive cock of the other man slide out of him he looked around and suddenly all the shelves that were in the area with a new light. He knew exactly where everything was as well as what types were there, standing up and going over to where he put his clothes while also examining one of the candles made out of beeswax.

Since this was the first time that he had such a large amount of knowledge had been given to him it gave Phase a slight sense of vertigo. More than once he had to hold onto the shelves as he was given information that he hadn't even tried to recall, things that the panther knew like the back of his hand were now his. Though the drone quickly acclimated to it he still found himself stumbling more than once as he made his way over to the door in order to flip the sign to open and welcome customers. From what he gleaned in the info dump that he had gotten in his brain there wouldn't be a lot of customers to start the day but there were things that he needed to do, stuff that he hadn't been aware of until he looked around the store.

About an hour later Phase was sitting behind the counter flipping through a magazine, his expression vacant as he merely posed for the moment when a customer would come in. As soon as he heard the bell above the door go off though his body and face immediately became animate and he started to flip through the pages as he watched the elephant come in and look around. He had gotten a few customers like that where they mostly just browsed with only two really making use of his newfound knowledge. As soon as he heard footsteps stomping up to the front counter however he had a feeling that this one might be a different encounter as he looked up just in time to see the lioness practically slam a rather large candle container in front of him.

"This candle is terrible!" the lioness practically shouted at him as Phase looked at it. "I had it lit for four hours and not only did it hardly smell nice but it put a big black streak up on my wall!"

Phase found himself blinking a few times as even his drone mind had a hard time processing what was happening, eventually opening up the candle to see that it was more than half gone with the wicks completely covered in soot. "Ma'am, you had to have burned this for at least twelve hours to get the wicks and wax to look like that," Phase said as he examined the rest of it. "Plus this is a paraffin candle, it's going to leave soot marks if you put it too close to walls or the like. Now if you want a cleaner burning candle then I can get you a nice soy blend, or perhaps a beeswax instead."

"What I want is a refund," the lioness huffed as she took out her card and slammed it on the counter.

"Um, no, you don't get a refund if you burned the candle," Phase replied, though as soon as he said that he realized that he may have said the wrong thing as her face scrunched up in rage. "I mean, if you would like we could swap it out for something different, that would be fine. That soy blend I mentioned before has great scent throw."

"I don't care about your scent throw!" The lioness practically screamed. "That's it, where's your manager! I want to speak with him immediately about these subpar candles!"

At first Phase was about to respond that the manager was out for the moment and he was minding the shop, but as a thought came to his head he found a smirk starting to grow on his face. "Here, let me lead him to you," Phase said as he came around the corner and gestured to the back room. "He's currently in the back helping with some renovations that we needed to get done, but I'm sure for you he'll be more than willing to bring you up to speed..."