Unearthing Secrets
#1 of Secrets
Unearthing Secrets
"Alpha six-four-one this is Ice-skate." A leopard man said into the CB radio as he pushed up his glasses. "We are reporting in our location, ETA from the site is now ten minutes."
The leopard's name was Dr. Landon Margrave, a geologist that worked with nearly a hundred others on the frozen wasteland of a large island of ice that sat nearly four hundred miles away from the nearest land. It was there, under nearly four feet of ice, that they found Caldonite, a mineral that had previously been unknown to the entire world. They quickly found the rare material was nearly a hundred times better in the manufacture of electronics then the original silicon, and in the few short months it had been out there have been monumental leaps in nearly every realm of technology. The result was a small mining community being built on the ice, staffed by miners and scientists in order to try to find and extract more of the precious substance.
Landon, or Lan to his friends, was one of the members of the expansion teams whose sole purpose was to find more deposits of Caldonite on the ice sheet. Since it was nearly impossible to detect with most types of sensing equipment the researchers had been reduced to ground probes and a grid search to find the mineral. The higher ups, who had expected instant results from their highly trained team, had become more and more irate the longer it took for them to search the surrounding areas. They were only a few days away from being disbanded when they finally found something nearly two hours away, a second potential dig site that caused them all to cheer when the probe returned the good news.
Normally that meant a dig crew would be sent out on an exploratory excavation, but the reason that Lan was there was to test his theory on how to scan for Caldonite deposits over a long range. It made him nervous, the ice fields were a very dangerous place and he wasn't a seasoned explorer like the rest of the miners in the crew. His nervousness also wasn't helped that the company's founder Edward Caldon was there to personally oversee both the dig and his new invention. Lan had already thrown up several times when he heard the news, and he could feel his stomach threaten him once more as the vehicle began to slow to a stop.
"We'll make camp here." Vladimir, a slightly heavy-set Siberian tiger explained to him as he pointed to the built-in computer screen. "Sonar's saying there are ice pockets up ahead; don't want to risk putting something heavy on them."
Lan merely nodded, though he could hardly contain his nervous excitement. The six furs that had been assigned to mine the area set up the camp while he and Mr. Caldon stayed inside the vehicle. As he fiddled with the calibrations of his machine his boss was busy dictating notes to his personal assistant, a lovely lioness named Lonnie that went wherever the panther went. She was a nice girl; Lan had the opportunity to talk to her a bit when he had to set up meetings to discuss his new radar innovation.
"Dr. Margrave." Mr. Caldon said, the panther making the leopard jump in his seat.
"Yes sir?" Lan replied anxiously.
"This device of yours had better work." Mr. Caldon warned. "I've sunk a lot of money into the funding for your department, and other then your device you all have delivered me absolutely nothing. If this turns out to be a farce then I'll make that the only jobs your group can find are in a high school science lab."
Lan once more turned back to the front, sighing mentally, knowing that if his machine does work Mr. Caldon would rake in massive profits of which he wouldn't see a dime of. "But... if it does work," The panther continued, "then I can assure you that you will have a very promising future here at Caldon Industries. I know talent when I see it, and I always reward talent well."
"Thank you very much Mr. Caldon." Lan replied obligingly. "It would be an honor."
A few hours later the camp was deemed safe for them to come into. Thermal sheeting had been erected in several dome-like configurations, keeping out the bone-chilling arctic temperatures and allowing the miners to work more freely without the need for layers of protective gear. As they began to drill Lan made himself at home in the tent that was provided for him, setting up his portable computer to take readings. It was the moment of truth for him, as the computer whirred to life he would soon see whether he was about to be glorified or unemployed.
As the screen flickered to life he frowned, immediately noticing something was wrong. Caldonite was normally found interspersed with other minerals, which meant that if the scanner picked up any it would show up as small blue bumps or freckles on the screen. What he got was a massive blue blob, too evenly shaped to be any sort of natural configuration. He sighed as he leaned back on his chair, rubbing his temples. All he could do at that point was pray that it was merely a calibration error and something he could fix before the exploration was over.
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After fiddling with his machine for several hours he had decided it was time for rest and flopped down on his cot, pulling the thick covers over him before nodding off for what he hoped was a long sleep. Unfortunately for him it was interrupted after only a few hours by the Siberian Tiger shaking him. "Dr. Margrave!" He said urgently as he noticed the leopard's eyes fluttering open. "You are wanted at the dig site immediately!"
Lan paused for a moment, "you can just call me Lan" he said as he fumbled around for where his glasses had fallen to the side of the cot before getting up. Thankfully he had passed out while still wearing his clothing, which meant that he could immediately follow the eager tiger. He could hear the wind whip violently across the thermal sheeting as they moved through the tunnel, grabbing a cup of coffee along the way from the mess hall. When they reached the final bubble he saw that all the miners had gathered around the side of a large hole they had been digging. What surprised the leopard even more, however, was the presence of Mr. Caldon and his assistant.
"Mr. Caldon?" Lan asked, slightly confused.
"Take a look." The panther replied, nodding his head down with his arms crossed.
Lan looked at the rest of the miners, who intentionally averted their gazes from him, then moved over to peer into the tunnel of ice. At first he thought it was some sort of gag, a ruse that they were going to clip his climbing rope and leave him stranded down the icy corridor as he began to slide down the slick walls. The tunnel was lit by artificial light all the way down, he could feel the grooves that the drill had left behind. It was at least a hundred yards before the tunnel suddenly ended, what appeared to be a thin layer of powdered snow left behind from the drill bit's retraction.
"I don't... I don't get it..." he said to himself, looking around. Everything was just solid ice, all except the circle in front of him. He slid all the way to the bottom to get a better look, and was greeted by a sound that made his fur suddenly stand on end. It was a loud metallic clang, like he had just kicked the outside of a metal drum. He turned himself as best he could and brushed away the powdered ice, his jaw nearly dropping from what he uncovered.
"My scanner was right." He said excitedly. "My scanner was right!" He quickly turned and climbed back up the tunnel, leaving the metal wall and the silhouette image of a dragon and a tiger merged together behind him.
Two hours later the drill had been reinserted in the hole after a few recalibrations and began to drill through the metal wall, which made a horrendous screeching noise as Lan finished setting up his device. Once he realized what the scanner was actually picking up he could more accurately fine tune it, which gave him the most amazing readout he had ever seen. What appeared to be an entire complex, made of metal alloy that contained Caldonite, was hidden underneath the ice. The design was unlike anything else, which brought the other miners to speculate who made it in the first place. Rumors began to fly around, everything from aliens to secret government projects to ancient civilizations.
"Is this going to be much longer Yuri?" Mr. Caldon yelled at the Siberian Tiger, his ears covered to try and drown out the noise. Almost in response to his question the ice suddenly shook, a dull roar quickly coming back up the tunnel. Those that had been watching down could see as the lights went out one by one in rapid succession, and then had to jump out of the way as the drill shot out of the tunnel like a bullet. The massive piece of still moving machinery nearly clipped Lan as it landed on the ice with a loud crack and continued to skid back until it hit the side of the wall.
"What the hell was that!?" Mr. Caldon screamed at Vladimir.
"There must have been an explosion in the room when we drilled into it." Vladimir tried to explain as he shut the drill down.
Lan looked over the hole as their boss continued to rant and yell, a lukewarm breeze ruffling his facefur as he turned to the panther. "It's positive pressure." He corrected. "Look at the drill, it's not even singed, and there's air blowing up from the hole. The room that we just drilled into must have been pressurized quite extensively."
For the moment the explanation seemed to calm the panther's ire, but he still shot the tiger dirty looks as they all prepared to go down into the hole. Several miners went down first, followed by Mr. Caldon and then his assistant, and finally it was Lan's turn. "Here, take my secondary radio." Vladimir said as he handed the leopard a walkie-talkie. "Sometimes the short-wave doesn't work that far down and I'm staying behind to try and fix the drill. If you need anything feel free to call and I'll slide it down the tunnel for you."
"Thanks Vladimir." Lan said before he made his way down the dark ice corridor. As he reached the end he heard someone yell to watch the edges, and when he reached where ice transitioned into metal he could see why. The pressure had blown the wall outward, which caused the jagged edges to be embedded in the ice right where he would slide into them. After some careful maneuvering he was inside, landing on what appeared to be a bed as the others began to turn on their lights.
"Alright, a few things before we venture onward." Lonnie stated once she had gotten Mr. Caldon's light affixed to his jacket. "As you know you are all employees of Caldon Enterprises, which means that the discovery of this location is property of said corperation. Therefore any attempts to remove any artifacts without Caldon Enterprises, which is represented by Mr. Caldon, constitutes as theft and will be treated as such. Also anything you see down here will also fall under the confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement that you all signed before you got here. Have I made myself perfectly clear?"
The miners all nodded and search teams were made up, the six miners and Mr. Caldon and his assistant were made into four teams of two, who would be guided by Lan who would stay at the entrance with the map and a tracker to guide them all via the radio. With their plans set they moved out, moving through the open door into the facility. While Lan wished he could go with him, he understood that it was of vital importance to make sure no one else got lost in what appeared to be a near labyrinth of tunnels.
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"The most unbelievable find in ages." Edward Caldon exclaimed as he and his assistant reached the remains of some sort of laboratory. "The exploration and television rights alone are going to send my profits through the roof! And to think I had reservations about drilling in this god-forsaken land before. In just one year's time Caldon Enterprises will dominate the global market!"
"Very good sir." Lonnie replied, rolling her eyes as she had grown used to her boss's bold claims. She decided to leave her boss in the musings of his own glory and headed down an offshoot of the room, which looked like it used to be some sort of locker room. Meanwhile Edward went up to a huge plate of glass that dominated most of one of the walls, trying to wipe away the thick layer of dust from it to see the other side. When he found that all the grime was on the other side, he went over to the large bulk-head style door and tested his luck to see if it actually opened.
Much to his surprise and pleasure the door slid easily aside, granting him access into the inner room. A circular, table-like machine dominated the center of the room, but as soon as he had taken a step inside his focus was immediately drawn to something else. "It's Caldonite..." he said as he fell to his knees and dragged his hands through the silvery-blue dust on the floor. "Pure Caldonite!"
As he knelt there marveling at his new goldmine, he heard a low whirring noise that came from the central console. The flat blue glass tabletop began to glow and Edward's jaw dropped as a holographic dragon man appeared. "Sir, I do not understand your request for 'Caldonite'." The computer program said. "Could you please refine your request so that I may more accurately help you?"
Edward was dumbfounded at the marvel of technology that was laid out before him. The holographic technology alone was worth his company's value, not to mention the profit of the Caldonite beneath his feet. But the massive amount of money he was about to make was on the backburner of his mind, more intrigued by the simulated intelligence in front of him. "Where did all this powdered metal come from?" He asked.
"The metal that you see here is actually a nanite-based biometric reconstruction project." The computerized dragon replied. "The alloy can be replicated indefinitely; the original function was for military applications."
While Edward managed to restrain himself physically he couldn't help but hear the sound of the cash register going off. He could understand the fact that it was used for the military, he had several countries clamoring for exclusivity for the precious metal to be used to create armor. "Caldo- I mean, this metal, can be reproduced to have an unlimited supply?" He asked, hardly able to contain himself.
"Yes sir." The dragon replied with a nod, Edward surprised at the amount of realism that was put into its facial features and expressions. "Current scans show the facility at 17.39% power, which is more than enough to begin the replication cycle. Shall I begin?"
If it weren't for the greed clouding his vision, the panther may have seen the small smirk that played on the face of the 'virtual interface'. Edward once more dragged his fingers through the pile of Caldonite, letting the metal slide between his fingers. "Do it." He commanded the computer. "I want as much as you can give me!"
"As you wish." The holographic dragon said before it disappeared, followed by a sudden gust of air that kicked up the pile of metal around him. He coughed and sputtered as he was surrounded by the silver and blue metal, which began to stick to his fur as he got off his knees. As he went towards the door it swung shut, sealing the panther into the room. With his only exit blocked he went over to the window, the metal swirling fiercely around him as he banged on the thick glass, hoping to get the attention of his assistant.
Edward's clothing was quickly stripped away by the storm of metal, but instead of doing the same to his body it continued to coat the outside of his fur. He could taste it in his mouth and feel it in his ears and nose, like the small flecks of metal were trying to dig into his brain. His banging grew less and less as the strength was sapped from his body, and as he stared at his reflection he was terrified to see the veins in his face and eyes turning a silvery-blue. At the same time the metal that coated his body began to ripple like the surface of a liquid before a scale pattern began to form on it.
Edward slid down the glass as he could feel his insides begin to shift, the nanites replacing his organic tissue with a metallic facsimile. He could feel his face begin to push out, the metal filling out his muzzle into a more reptilian configuration. His tail filled out with thick cords of muscle behind him as strange thoughts began to flood his brain, images of a life that wasn't his flashing in his mind, overpowering his own memories and replacing them. Slowly under the mental onslaught he found his tastes and preferences began to change, his eyes rolling back in his head as they gained a silver hue...
As the winds in the room began to abate the new creature slowly stood up on its new legs, blinking several times to get used to his new perspective as several flecks of stray metal fluttered back to the floor. Once he had worked the kinks out he turned to face the window once more, gazing at himself in the reflection of the glass. The dragon's hands slid down his shiny metallic silver scales, each one complete with an iridescent blue hue. His musculature was far more developed then that puny panther form was, he mused with a grin, especially as his paws came to the nearly foot-long, tapered cock that jutted out from his body.
"Call me a rogue program, did they?" The dragon said with a laugh as grabbed the vault door and wrenched the heavy steel open with one hand. "I spread my influence to all the essential systems in order to increase efficiency, and they call me a virus? I turn one of them immortal, give them a nearly indestructible body in my own likeness, and they dissolve my greatest work and shut me down?!"
As he strode into the room he saw the female lioness run back into his room upon hearing his rant, his grin growing wider as he look of distress turned into a look of shock. "Hello there..." the dragon rumbled as he strode towards the stunned assistant. "My name is Argos."
"Wh... where's Mr. Caldon?" She managed to ask, gulping slightly as Argos circled around her as though inspecting her.
"Oh, he's still with us." Argos replied with a chuckle. "He's just received an upgrade, I run everything now and in return he has been given the body of a god, a perfect fusion of metal and organic, machine and flesh. A body just like yours will be..."
"But I... I..." Lonnie was speechless as she tried to comprehend the situation. The metal dragon just brought a finger to her lips, shushing her with a finger as he used the claws on his other hand to shred the waistband of her pants. He didn't bother sparing her clothes; once he was done she would have no need of them anymore. As his digit left her lips it left a silvery blue tint to them, his touch leaving the nanites on her skin. The last command given to him was to replicate after all...
The lioness didn't even have time to moan out as his warm lips were upon hers, feeling the alien smoothness of his tongue against hers as he became more passionate in his actions. Argos had only had a sampling of pleasure before his unfair incarceration, now that he was once more out in the real world he found that there were quite a few others nearby that could share in his gift. For now though his thoughts were only on the creature in front of him, his paws roaming over her body. With every place he touched the fur began to stick together, melting into one another as the sandy tan turned into the same silvery color as his scales.
Argos smirked as he began to transfer himself onto the lioness, at the same time stimulating her body with his expert touches. After he had given himself access to the surveillance feed of the entire lab he had watched as the technicians had made love to one another countless times, 'learning' all their techniques. All his research could now finally come to fruition, keeping the lion in a state of bliss as his fingers trailed down to underneath her tailhole. Any protests she might have had about the strange creature was lost as she closed her eyes and let the dragon pleasure her body.
Had she not gotten loss in the mindless haze of pleasure she might have felt her mouth go completely numb as the silvery blue assimilated it. Her tongue slowly licked her metallic lips, the appendage growing thicker and longer until it matched Argos' completely. As it licked her own face it began to reshape itself, her blunt muzzle filling out and tapering back into a more reptilian configuration. She let out a small moan as she grabbed her own breasts, her voice deepening.
Argos laid the changing lioness back on one of the tables and grabbed his thick tool, the tip already dripping with silvery pre as he smeared it against her tailhole. The nanites that he had released on her lips had already begun to flood her skull and rewrite her neural passages. When he had first taken over the body of the researcher he had realized that the brain of the creatures were nothing more than organic computers. Once he discovered that he knew they could be rewritten like so many other programs he had taken over, and as he prepared her anal opening he could sense that her already submissive personality had started to become overwhelm by his own dominant command. He could start to feel the sensations of the body before him, which was exactly what he was waiting for.
The dragon slowly began to push into her tailhole, both of them gasping simultaneously as her walls clenched down on his member. It was the first time he had ever physically felt such pleasure, his entire body tingling from this new feedback. He needed more, his lust pushing him deeper and deeper as his potent nanite-laced pre quickly spread through her insides. The veins around her groin turned silver as he hilted her, spreading across her groin and snaking their way up her abs. By this time her head had turned into an exact copy of Argos', her eyes clenched tightly as his personality was downloaded and overlapped onto hers, and the silver pushed down her neck until it began to cover her shoulders and chest. As the silver laced over her breasts they began to shrink, the nipples disappearing under a layer of organic silver and blue metal. The mass from her deflating chest was distributed throughout her body, the nano-machines turning it into muscle and sinew as her body was sculpted in the image of her new lover.
As Argos watched the changing feline his entire body suddenly shuddered so hard he nearly fell on top of her. Up to that point he had never been in more than one body before and as the neural link cemented itself he suddenly felt everything from both sides. He could feel her tail as it grew longer and thickened up considerably, her shifting insides squeezing against his cock even more. Her slit had been completely enveloped by this time, the opening shifting up her groin as the skin behind it began to loosen. He took a hand and began to knead against it, his eyes lighting up as a newly formed cock-head poked out from it. Once more his body was wracked with pleasure as he felt himself begin to stroke the hardening flesh as the foot-long length slid out from its new home.
"I've waited... so long... for this..." Argos panted as he began to thrust harder, experiencing the cock in her tailhole as if it was own. He was stretching his own insides now, the body beneath him beginning to reciprocate his actions as all traces of its former identity were erased. It was him now, a perfect clone just as it was meant to be. As he continued to thrust into the dragon beneath him he found with great delight that he could not only experience both sides but shift his perspective from body to body. With a mere thought he found himself looking up into his own face, which had a lustful smile on it. He gripped the desk with his claws as a foot of metal dragonflesh sank in and out of his depths while his hands stroked up and down his length.
The two males knew exactly where to stroke and caress each other to maximize their pleasure, experimenting with each other while Argos pounded his tailhole. But as their lust increased they lost interest in anything but their mating as he grabbed onto the other dragon's legs and pushed in as deep as he could, which caused the sensation in his own backside to intensify and buck his hips even harder. It was like there were four of him, not just two, that were mating together. His tongue lolled out of his mouth and dripped with silver saliva as he lost himself to the experience of having sex with himself.
Both of Argos' bodies felt their muscles tighten as their impending release quickly welled up within them. He was able to get in a few more frantic, deep thrusts in before he let out a loud roar, his hot silver seed flooding his insides. The pleasure was so intense that his thoughts froze for a second, just barely able to process the massive amount of bliss he experienced. More of silver cum erupted from in between them, though their bodies quickly absorbed the excess mass and reintegrated it with their bodies.
After a minute had passed Argos slid out of his created clone, letting the newly transformed body rest while it finished its assimilation completely. He sat down at one of the computer terminals and touched a claw to the input screen, the computer immediately coming to life. With all the time he had been imprisoned he had enslaved the entire network to his whim, recognizing him and only him as the master of the lab. The only thing he couldn't do was manipulate anything outside of his cell, but with that taken care of he now had access to the systems he so dedicated himself to fixing.
With a few mental commands he brought up the motion sensors and cameras; able to see the entire lab and all the creatures within it. As he scanned over the relays he was surprised to find that the satellite that the lab ran from was still in orbit and quickly hacked his way onto it. His jaw dropped slightly at what he found, a world populated with hundreds of millions of creatures. Their technology was nothing like him, before the satellite was completely overloaded and destroyed by his presence he was able to easily pass through the firewalls of several heavily guarded networks.
"So many bodies..." Argos said as he licked his lips, his mind processing the possibilities. He had originally intended to merely escape his bonds and show the world his glory, but after two assimilations he craved more. Why should he be restricted to only one or two bodies anyway when his form was clearly superior? It would be just like the lab, with all creatures under his command he could do such wonders the world has yet to see. First he would assimilate those that wandered aimlessly though his domain, and once he had brought them into the fold he could spread his influence to the rest of the world... the mere thought of every living creature an exact copy of him brought him to hardness once more and he idly began to stroke himself as he fantasized. The sensations of two of him having sex were amazing, the thought of adding even more to the fray was something he could barely comprehend.
"Let us get started then." Argos heard behind him, the other male wrapping his arms across his chest and joining his own hands in pleasuring him. "We have all the tools we need around here, including this one..."
The dragon smiled and transferred direct control into the body behind him; finding his cock hard as well as he turned the chair around. "And this one." He said as he pushed his needy tool passed the identical dragon's lips and into his slick maw. Argos' own mouth opened slightly as he felt a phantom cock push into it, the AI groaning as he stimulated himself once more.
If this was what it felt like from two, he thought to himself as he began to roll his hips back and forth into the muzzle before him, he shuddered as he imagined what would happen with more...