Road to Recovery

Story by Xialdeim on SoFurry

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This is a squeal to Fun In the Sun. The story won't make as much sense without it. Soot and Snow deal with the aftermath of being shrunk.


I tap my fingers as we wait. I look over to Snow, and he smiles. Nerves were starting to get the better of me. I wasn't sure if he was just putting on a brave face, but I was glad he was here with me. Even if it took hours to be found by that fox.

"SORRY FOR THE WAIT." A voice screeched out on the intercom. "WE WERE JUST ANALYZING THE TEST RESULTS."

"Yeah? So what is the problem?" I ask.

"IT WAS FOUND THAT A HIGH LEVEL OF ENERGY WAS DEPOSITED INSIDE THE BOTH OF YOU. THIS WAS CAUSING YOUR BODIES TO COMPRESS WHEN YOU WOULD UNDERGO A STRONG HORMONAL RESPONSE."

"Are you saying what I think you're saying?" It felt like a dumb question, but I wanted to hold onto hope that it wasn't all our fault.

"MOST LIKELY. I FEEL LIKE I MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT YOUR SHRINKAGE WAS TIED TO YOUR EXCITEMENT."

I put my face in my hands as Snow takes over. "So, what does that mean for us?"

"WELL, WE HAVE TWO PATHS WE WOULD SUGGEST: NUMBER ONE BEING A JOB CHANGE TO A TEST SUBJECT."

"No, no, no. We aren't doing that. I've heard rumors of the kind of stuff you get up to down here." I piped up.

"A PITY, BUT IT IS YOUR CHOICE. WE ALWAYS NEED BOTH MORE TEST SUBJECTS AND WORKERS. SO YOU WILL NOT BE FORCED INTO THE ROLE. THE NEXT PATH IS TO TRY TO REVERSE THE EFFECTS OF WHAT HAPPENED."

Some kind of drone popped out of the wall. It zips around the room searching for something before hovering next to us.

"NOW HOLD STILL AND TREATMENT CAN BEGIN." The drone emits some kind of light that covers Snow. "I WILL EXPLAIN THE PROCESS. WITH A REVERSAL OF ENERGY AND STIMULATION OF THE BODY, IT SHOULD RESTORE YOUR SIZE."

The drone has pincer-like arms that it grabs Snow with, trying to stretch out his body.

"Snow, are you okay!?" I watch in horror as to what is happening. His body was expanding, but that had to hurt.

"It's not as bad as it looks." He says, still perky as ever.

"THIS TREATMENT WAS MADE TO NOT HARM THE ONE THAT UNDERGOES IT. THIS WOULD BE POINTLESS IF A WORKER WOULD HAVE PERMANENT DAMAGE. JUST TRUST THE PROCESS."

It was all I really could do. After working here for a while, I've seen so many things I couldn't really explain, and this was just one more for the pile. The worst part was I couldn't help him myself as much as I wanted to. The process repeats over and over until finally he is back to normal... Somehow.

"Wow! Look how small you are!" Snow says as he picks me up. "Sure, you don't want to stay like this for a while longer? We did have some fun last time. I-"

"SNOW, PLEASE PUT SOOT DOWN SO WE CAN DO THE SAME THING. I HAVE ALREADY WASTED ENOUGH TIME WITH THIS." Snow does what he was told while looking like the wind was knocked out of him. As much as he annoyed me sometimes, I didn't like seeing him like this.

Still it was my turn to be put back to normal.

The drone does the same thing to me, and Snow was right; I could feel the pressure of me being stretched out, but for some reason, it didn't hurt. I couldn't explain it even if I wanted to. Soon I was back to my full size, and we got up and stretched, feeling somewhat sore after it was all done.

"I'm just glad we are cured." Snow says.

"CURED? IT SEEMS YOU MISUNDERSTOOD. THIS WAS JUST A TREATMENT. YOU ARE STILL VERY VULNERABLE, AS WE COULD NOT REMOVE WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN INFECTED WITH. WE JUST MADE IT WEAKER AND MORE DORMANT. THERE WAS NO WAY TO REMOVE THE EFFECTS WITHOUT CAUSING MASSIVE HARM TO YOU."

"Now just hold on! You mean to say we did all that, and we still are in the same spot!?" I yell.

"MAYBE YOU SHOULD HOLD ON INSTEAD. WHAT YOU WERE CARRYING WERE UNSTABLE ARTIFACTS THAT WE WERE PLANNING TO DISPOSE OF. WE ARE AWARE THAT BECAUSE THEY WERE IN THAT STATE, AN ACCIDENT WAS VERY LIKELY. WE DID HAPPEN TO SEE THAT IT BROKE BECAUSE OF SNOW BEING IRRESPONSIBLE." Snow looks down.

"That isn't fair! He was trying to get the job done quickly!" I fired back.

"THIS IS TIRING AND NOT THE POINT. THE POINT IS, WE ARE WILLING TO OVERLOOK WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE IT IS DEALT WITH AND WE GOT TO ADVANCE OUR RESEARCH. EVEN TRYING TO HIDE THE DEED WHEN YOU YOURSELVES ARE EVIDENCE OF IT. WE WILL BE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON YOU BOTH IN THE FUTURE AND WILL NOT BE AS FORGIVING IN THE FUTURE. YOU ARE DISMISSED AND MAY RETURN TO THE LIVING QUARTERS. I HAVE TOO MUCH WORK TO DO TO SPEND ANYMORE TIME WITH THE BOTH OF YOU." A loud click can be heard.

"Hey! We aren't done here!" I say growling. I get no response as whoever we were on the line with most likely hung up

"Soot... Let's just go home." Snow grabs my arm, and I snap to him before starting to diffuse as I look at him.

"Alright." I huff out as we slowly walk back.

"I know it's bad, but you know we don't really have a choice but to go with it." He starts.

"I know, and that makes me so mad. We won't ever even learn what they just did to us, and now we are on thin ice."

"Maybe we can quit?" I look into his striking blue eyes and happy face and let out a sigh.

"You know it isn't that easy. We are under a huge contract, and they want to keep their secrets above all else. Besides, the pay is pretty great for a job that is mostly just hauling crates. Even if they keep us on site most of the year." I fish out my key and open the door to our living space. It was like a large apartment with 3 bedrooms, one for each of us.

"I think we have had enough about that; let's focus on something else." Snow flops on the couch, and I sit in a recliner next to him. "In two weeks is our holiday break. We got a plan to see your family this time, remember?"

"Yeah, it's going to be nice to see everyone again." I couldn't help but smile a bit when I was reminded of that.

"Are you sure you want to see everyone or just your favorite nephew?"

"What? Of course, I want to see everyone!"

Snow laughs. "I know I'm just teasing, but I know he is your favorite since you talk about him a lot."

"Well, we have been through a lot together."

"I think it's sweet, but maybe you should be more sweet with me."

I head over to him. "Oh? I think I can be sweet enough." I lean down and kiss him. I feel something a little strange. A tingling that I felt before, but this time, nothing seems to happen.

"You know, we never did get to finish what we started on that job..."

I chuckle and shake my head. "Is that all you think about?"

"Come on, I know you can't wait to get a hold of these again." He points to his feet. "Maybe we can find a way to get you to shrink again so you can get more up close and personal time." He laughs. I felt a tingling inside again.

"You really know how to push all my buttons. I-" I'm interrupted as the door unlocks and our last teammate enters, the short fox; we were both pinned under his paws just a few hours ago.

"Hope I'm not interrupting anything. Not that I care, since you lovebirds need to get a room." He barks before entering.

"You still complain when we do." Snow chimes in as the moment passes, but he gives me a knowing look about what will happen later.

"Hey, someone has to keep you two in line. I didn't hear a thank you for finding you stuck to my paws, either." The fox cackles

The memory of getting pinned under his titanic paws is still very fresh in my mind. As well as working with Snow to try to get his attention.

"Well, thank you, Fuse. Are you happy now?" I say it with a bit of a mocking tone. Most got a codename based on what they looked like, while some, like Fuse, were more based on his personality. A bit of a firecracker.

"I don't drive big machines all day to get sass from you or Snow. Now get me a beer or get out."

"You heard the man." Snow said. We take that as our cue to leave and head to my room.

"Hey! What about my beer!?" We slam the door as Fuse yells curses.

"Now I think we were in the middle of something before Fuse came in. A black bear was going to go to town on my paws, I think." Snow said.

I had a long day and was about to just go along with what he said, before snow pulled me closer to him looking at something.

"Is something wrong?" I asked.

Snow lets out a knowing smirk. "Looks like I got you." He puts out his hand above our heads, and I am shocked as I notice. "I'm taller than you again! Not but much, but it seemed to be enough to push you over the edge." Snow plops on my bed, pleased with himself.

After everything I have been through. It does feel strangely appealing to be small again. I get excited and can feel the tingling get stronger as I shrink more. "I think the treatment is starting to wear off the more I push it." I was most likely going to get scolded if I had to get worked on again shortly after, but at this moment I no longer cared.

I go over to his paws and focus my attention on them. Touching and rubbing them as I try to spark this more. I want to be in control of it at least. Snow just sits back and watches as I touch and stare at his paws intensely. I can feel the tingling get stronger the more I work.

"It's really working..." Snow says amazed. I have to stand on the tips of my toes to reach his paws. I can still feel myself getting even smaller. I think I'm starting to learn how to trigger it on my own. I get a little giddy as I think about all the fun uses for this power.

As I was lost in thought, Snow started to move. I'm snapped out and realize how small I've gotten when each step of his is like an earthquake. He lifts his huge paw and looks down.

"Hello there." He says, smirking.

"Uh-" I'm cut off by him setting his paw down on top of me. I struggle a bit as the paw smothers me. I shrink down a little more as I soon reach what feels like the minimum size again. Just like how we were found the first time.

"You really seem to like this. I'm glad because it's fun to take charge. Even better when you enjoy it so much. I think I have a better plan for this." He moves to sit down next to me. He then slams his paws together, sandwiching me in between them and rubbing them back and forth. I can hear him fiddling with something, and I think his pants were pulled down. "That is better."

He starts to work on me more until I finally give and climax. That gets a laugh from him, as he seems to notice what happened.

"Don't say anything." Is what I get out. I don't think he can hear me under here, but we both know where this is going.

"Alright, I won't mention a very funny related story to this. Now it's time to finish up." He starts to grind his cock on his own paws. I can hear his breath get heavy as he was working. "Okay, here it comes!" He then opens his paws and blasts them and me with cum. Washing me away on the floor as I feel sticky.

***

We get cleaned up, and I notice Snow's clothes starting to get saggy.

"Snow?"

"Yes?"

"I think we need a check-up."

He looks at himself and notices he has been shrinking too.

"Shit!" He grabs me and rushes out the door. "Bye, Fuse, we need to get help again." He shouts as he runs down the hall, worried about making it with the limited time he had left.