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The beginning of a new Normalcy

Written By: Sylas and Indigo Graves

Chapter One

I was setting at my desk working when I heard the commercial come over the radio. Another one of those advertisements for one of those "We pay you for your time" scientific experiment things. Though this one was a little more eye catching, they were offering high pay for little to no effort and it was about the latest DNA break through. They were offering to combine Human DNA with animal DNA to create one of the first "Hybrid" life forms. This "job" would be 8 hours a day 7 days a week that would be nothing but sleeping basically. I figured I would call them when I got home and see if it's really worth looking into.

I couldn't wait for the clock to hit Three. While I enjoy my job within the tech industry, I was finding it harder and harder to get through the days recently. I was losing my job to the overseas teams faster than I could say the name of their country. No matter anymore though if this little "job" pans out. I've always felt kind of awkward in a human body, like I was meant to be something different or maybe just something more. I had a long day to think about what I was going to pick as my animal of choice for this experiment and I think I settled on an Alaskan Malamute.

I gathered up my things when three rolled around and dashed out the door with a quick nod to my co-worker. I didn't want to be there any long than I had to now that I saw this opportunity on the line. I had barely gotten to my car before I had my phone out and was dialing the number.

"Hello and thank you for calling Tundra Technologies and Genetics!" A rather perky receptionist answers the phone.

"Hi, my name is Chris and I'm interested in one of the experiments I heard about on the radio." I stopped and looked at the note I had written down. "Project 3759 the one with the animal DNA?"

"Ah! You're one of the first callers for this. Please hold and I will send you to the head of that project." She said happily and put me onto hold.

"Sure!" I said cheerily, though I knew I was already on hold. I plopped down in the driver seat of my car and started it up, waiting for the AC to get going in the summer heat.

"Hello! This is Doctor Caleb I am the head of the DNA Combination project. I understand you're interested?" The manly voice on the other end startled me out of my day dream.

"Yes I am. I understand the risks and everything and am very interested in the project for both the research and the money. " I babbled quickly.

"Oh good! We haven't had much interest in this project yet. Only one other patient has stepped forward and she's going to be getting started here in a few days. Hopefully we can get you both on the same injection cycle to help keep things quick and easy." The doctor typed something into a nearby computer from the sounds on the other end. The next 10 minutes or so were filled with the basic medical questions and such, he then gave me the address to the labs and an appointment time which was about an hour away.

"Alright, I will grab a quick shower and a bite and meet you there." I nodded as I spoke, even though he couldn't see me.

The next hour seemed to drag on as I showered and grabbed a crappy fast food burger. I changed from my semi-casual work wear into my usual outfit; Tripp pants which were zipped open at the knees but the leggings still attached, a random video game t-shirt and my favorite Nintendo Red Collar. While most people thought I was a freak like this, it kept people at a good distance from me. I never really was a people person, mostly because people seem to always be so cold and calculating. People are willing to take you out at the slightest chance to better themselves. No, I'd prefer to hide behind a pair of ear phones and sunglasses to keep people a good distance away so they don't bother me and drag me into their mess.

As I set in the fast food place down the street from the lab, I think it was called Artic Circle or something, I couldn't help but notice a human I wouldn't mind interacting with. She was a thicker girl, about five foot seven inches with long red ringlets in her hair and very pretty in her own way. Most people would probably call her fat, however I don't see that when I look at thicker girls. Thick used to mean a woman was healthy back in the older days, I don't know when our society became obsessed with skinny little twigs with nothing enjoyable on their body. Lest we say I was interested in the girl but kept my hiding place behind my glasses and earphones. He body language gave a few things away that's for sure. She didn't seem to care what other people thought about her. She was well dressed in a pair of denim Capri pants and a dark purple tank top that hugged her breasts but left her belly looking less round. Maybe she did care what people were thinking of her since the shirt didn't contour to her belly. She had her make-up done and her lips looked full and kissable. Geeze, Look at me commenting about her lips when she's some random girl I just saw, what am I a pervert? You know what? Let's not go into that because the answer is very likely yes.

The girl ordered a full meal and sat down across the restaurant from me. As she walked she had a sway to her hips, that sway that a cat on the prowl has. I finished my meal and looked down at my smart phone and nodded. It was time to get moving to the labs.

I was met at the front door by Doctor Caleb who immediately ushered me off to the basement to have me weighted, measured and everything else he would need for his records before we got started with things. As he did all of this he spoke to me about the project.

"This project was actually started a few years back and we are only now getting approval to do the testing." Caleb spoke in that deep manly voice. "It's not that the process isn't safe, just that we haven't ever been able to get approval from the government to begin human testing. Everything we have done so far has shown positive results with nearly zero drawback depending on the animal chosen in the experiments. Usually humans take on the temperament of the animal they select so you can imagine where some issues have cropped up." I simply nodded as I listened to him speak. "The process is very simple, we put you into one of those tubes over there that seals shut and puts you into a sleep like state." He motioned out a window in the wall to a bank of large capsule like tubes that had computers and tubes hooked up to them.

"Once we verify your brain is in a state where it won't register pain then we begin with the injections of the genetic material that will begin your change. You've selected a very specific breed of dog so we are hoping to find the top of the line canine with no genetic defects for you. This process is meant to be very slow and take a number of weeks or months before you even begin to feel the change. You will most likely not even know your body is undergoing the changes until we enter stage two which is a bit more robust and meant to bring on physical changes to your body. In stage one you will most likely see increased muscle mass, increased sensitivity in hearing and smell along with the possibility of the loss of your color vision. With canines it's hit or miss if they lose it or not. Hopefully you will keep your color vision and get all the benefits with none of the major draw backs."

"Wow, alright." I nodded in approval. "Stage two you said is Physical changes?"

"Yes, that's correct. Stage two is when your anatomy will actually begin to change and will require you to be under pretty much constant surveillance." He led me down a hallway to an area where they had private suites set up for use. "Each patient will be assigned a suite where they will live until stage two and possibly three is over. The only reason we want to watch over each of the patients is due to how violent the changes can be in some people. Our first few experiments ranged from a very slow transformation of a man into a Dalmatian half breed to a very sudden change in a young woman to become a snow leopard. In both cases they experienced physical pain as their bodies changed, the young man complained of aching bones and muscles for some time especially when his muzzle was forming. The young woman felt fine until late one night when we heard her screaming and her body literally just tore itself apart and reconstructed itself into her beautiful new form. In either case we have medications on site to help with pain and other issues that may arise."

"I am still ready." I looked at him seriously. "I've spent too long feeling like an outcast in human society. At least if I were to become a dog or a tiger or something I would feel that the feral side of me finally fit with my body."

"You would be surprised at how many people have said things like that in this project so far Mr. Taylor." Caleb smiled at me. "We are more than happy to work this out with you and figure out how things need to go. We are hoping to start you and the young lady that has applied at the same time but keep you separate to see how each different genus changes."

"So she hasn't chosen a canine then?" I looked at all the equipment as we walked by it.

"No." He shook his head. "She's taken a different route but one that seems to fit her quite well. I am not going to tell you what she chose as to keep patient privacy."

"Right, sorry." I rubbed the back of my head nervously.

"The only thing we really have to tell you about is the one..." He paused for a moment obviously trying to find the right word for what he wanted to say. "Side effect." He did the air quote thing.

"Side effect?" I couldn't help but give him a curious look.

"Yes, you see for some reason this procedure seems to unlock whatever powers lay dormant in people." He couldn't seem to look me in the eye as he spoke. "In the last few test subjects we have seen range of powers unlocked in the subjects that they didn't have before. Psychokenesis, Magic, super strength and more have cropped up in the latest bouts of testing. We are not sure how it happens as it isn't something we genetically program in, but something that is latent and already there. Scientifically it's a side effect and unexplainable, especially the thing the researchers have dubbed magic."

"Well, we will just see what happens then!" I smiled and laughed, thinking he was teasing me.

"I suppose we will Mr. Taylor." He nodded. "I will give you a call when we have your genetic specimen in and when we can begin working on your injections."

That was the end of that meeting. I was shown out of the labs and sent on my way with my first "paycheck" for the project which more or less was a sign on bonus for $10,000. I was ecstatic and ran off to spend my hard earned money and excuse myself from my current crappy helpdesk job. Since the pay was nearly $2,000 a week plus benefits and transportation provided by the Tundra Research Group I didn't need to stress about working at a desk anymore.

About two days later I got a call from the lab to come in and check out my sample specimen. I was taken to an office and greeted by a huge Black and White malamute named Jack whom took an instant liking to me. I was told he was to stay with me whenever possible since he was an animal that could be kept nearby and we could bond. So I ended up going home with a new pet.

Life after that took a rather normal curve to things. Once daily I would go to the labs for 8 hours and get an injection in the tubes. I really didn't know or care much about the procedure as long as it worked and I was getting paid to be honest. They would lock the door to the pod closed, I would lay naked on the comfy red padding of the pod and then drift off to sleep, waking up 8 hours later a little stiff and achy but feeling just as fine and energetic as I did when I went in. Jack and I would then head on our way home and go about our normal life.

After about three weeks of the procedure I began noticing my hearing and smell increasing. I could smell food a good distance away, I could smell out chemicals or animals nearby or even my own scents and such. My hearing was amazing. I could hear across the park without a problem and pick out tones well beyond the human spectrum. The doctors were very excited that the process was going so well for me and told me that I would be ready for phase two along with my counterpart, the girl that had applied.

So after a bit of paperwork on things I was soon moving a box of my things into my suite in the lab to prepare for phase two of the process. The first day of the phase two I was awoken to a knock at my door telling me it was time for my treatment. I patted Jack on the head and climbed off my bed and headed with the lab assistant towards my usual tube. As I was heading down the hallway from the suites I thought I caught a glimpse at my test subject partner. From what I could tell she was a curvy girl with her hair pulled back in a ponytail. She had a swagger to her hips as she turned a corner and I couldn't help but be curious if a possible run in with her could mean a possible ending in someone's bed. Ah, right one of the other "effects" on me had been a rather large increase in my libido. The doctors weren't worried about it but said it's not too surprising seeing as all animals, including humans, have an instinct to breed and continue their gene pool. Apparently Malamutes just have a much larger instinct to bury the bone so to speak.

As they opened the pod door I couldn't help but stop myself and notice a feeling of hesitation. I'd been doing these treatments for a month now and I had never felt this. I don't think it was hesitation over the treatment but something else. The assistant smiled at me and motioned for me to undress and get into the pod. I had long since lost my sense of modesty and pulled off my robe and stepped into the pod and got comfortable. The assistant gave me a flirty smile like she always did and closed the door.

I laid there and stared at the pod door and wondered why I had never noticed the flirty smile before. I could have been burying the bone with the assistant probably. I suppose that's what I get for cutting myself off from humans. While she wasn't my preferred chunky girl she was a cute blonde with green eyes and a friendly demeanor. Soon I felt the pods vents begin emitting the sleeping gas and I closed my eyes, giving myself up to sleep as quickly as I could.

Little did I know that would be the day the world changed and a new beginning would be started for the entirety of the world. While I slept safely sealed away in a pod deep underground, hidden away from the world above, chaos had broken out and humanity was going at the beginning of its end.

As the door to my pod unlatched itself with a noisy hiss and the rusty metal groaned as it was forced open by the pneumatic hinges I took my first deep breath of pure oxygen. I opened my eyes expecting to see the cute lab assistant and to ask her to dinner or something, but instead I was welcomed back to the world by a destroyed lab. I wanted to set up and try and get out but I found my muscles were having issues. My limbs felt heavy and my body must weigh a ton!

After a moment of rest I finally felt my body getting it's strength back. I suppose it must be a side effect of Phase two because that didn't happen before. I raised my paw to my face and moaned slightly, running my paw back through my hair and ears. Suddenly I stopped and took that thought process in, hair AND ears. I reached up with both my paws and grabbed my pointy malamute ears and gave them a tug! OW! Ok they are real and that REALLY hurt! Then it dawned on me as I held out my paws in front of me, handpaws. It's kind of hard to explain handpaws to a person when you haven't seen them before. They look like normal canine paws but have longer digits like a humans hand and an opposable thumb so they can operate almost anything I could have before. My feet had taken on a similar shape and I found walking on them very comfortable as I stepped out of my pod.

I looked around at the facility that had one looked so shiny and new. The entire place looked as though it had been abandoned decades ago, rusted out and decrepit. It's not possible is it? I shook my head and stumbled naked besides my fur towards the exam room. The room was empty and the lights in the ceiling flickered, trying to keep themselves alive.

I quickly padded over to a scale nearby and weighed myself, I don't really know why that was my first reaction and was probably force of habit, 200 lbs. on the dot. I then stepped towards a full body mirror, not yet sure what to expect. What stared back at me took my breath away, there was no way this was a single treatment worth of the DNA right?

My ears stood tall rimmed with grey fur and the insides lined with what I can only describe as Nintendo Red. Looking at the backs of my ears they were lined with black fur and each had a letter in the same Nintendo Red on the backs, the right marked with 'A' and the right with 'B'. Somehow my two titanium rings I wore in my ears before remained in my now pointy ears. My once dark brown hair and turned black and was highlighted with red streaks in it, it had grown longer over my eyes but not horribly long like I would have thought.

I moved down and inspected my eyes which were still a dark chocolate brown but I now had large circular patches of red around them and strangely a large red nose as well. Otherwise my face was painted with grey fur which continued down my chest, crotch and legs. I turned to inspect my back which was lined with black fur which dipped down my upper arms to my elbows and the outside of my thighs to about my knees and covered my rear end until about the small of my back where it split and was once more becoming grey over my butt. I kind of laughed at the next markings I found in the dim light. The first were a pair of "button" markings just below my collar bone and were in the shape of the black 'Start' and 'Select' buttons from the old NES gamepad. There was also a black 'D-pad' marking right over my belly button that kind of made me reminisce for a moment of my gaming past.

I flipped over my handpaws and found red pawpads in the middle of the sea of grey fur there and on top of each handpaw was what looked to be a bass cleft from sheet music. One of them was reversed though and when I put them together they formed a heart. I also couldn't help but notice my nails were bright red as well, poking out of the grey furred pawtips.

I once more looked up to the mirror and blinked finding myself looking at my profile and finding a large curly tail nestled against my lower back. The top of my tail was furred in the same black as my back but the underside was the Nintendo red color. My tail seemed slightly larger than your average malamutes and seemed to curl almost twice, making my tail look like a large red and black swirl. On my right cheek of my butt was yet another video game reference marking and looked like the controller port for the old NES console, I found another one of these controller port symbols just above my crotch area which was now shaped like a canines sheath, my bits hidden within the furry protection.

I wasn't quite sure what to think at the moment. In a single dosage of the treatment I changed to something I had always wanted to be! I spun around on my pawpads and laughed to myself. I felt stronger and lighter than before. The world was still in color and I could smell and hear things like never before. It was like the world had opened up to me and finally accepted me as one of its children. I laughed out loud and wagged my new tail as I headed over to a computer, not really caring about the state of the world around me. I logged into the computer, which seemed to have a hard time connecting to its network for some reason. After a bit of basic troubleshooting I got it going and what I saw next stopped me dead.

The computers screen lit up with its usual welcome screen. "Welcome back Mr. Taylor it's been X amount of days since your last log in." This screen usually never read more than 1 day unless I had to make a change to my schedule. This time thought it read a new name "Sylas Graves" and said it had been 7589 days since my last log on. I did the math quickly and fell backwards into the dusty computer chair. Twenty years, I had been asleep for twenty years and no one woke me up! I sat there trying to figure out what could have happened. It made a bit more sense now that everything looked old and run down, because it was!

My thinking was cut short as my sharp nose caught scent of something or someone else nearby. Pinning my ears back I could hear someone scuffling down the hall as well. I wasn't alone and would have to be on my guard. Cupping my paw slightly I could feel my claws expose themselves and knew at least I wasn't defenseless. I ran my tongue across my teeth, no I certainly wasn't defenseless with the canine maw full of fangs. It was time to confront whatever was in the lab.

Steeling myself against any fear I was feeling I walked towards the heavy door that leads to the hallway. I thanked the goddess for these new paw pads under my feet as they made my footfalls completely silent. Placing my hand on the steel door latch I could feel adrenaline throbbing through my veins, my heart racing with every agonizing second I waited to see what was coming towards me. I pressed the handle down and winced at the high pitch squeal of the rusty latch knowing I just gave away my position. With a quiet huff I pushed the door open very slowly and stuck my head out into the hallway and squinted into the murky darkness of the empty halls. Letting my eyes adjust for a minute I slowly stepped out into the hall and snuffled the air, whoever they were they were close but hiding out of sight.

Being comfortable with the layout of the lab I began to follow the scent down towards the residential area with all the suites. They had just come down these hallways, their scent was too strong not to be fresh. I'm still not sure how I knew how to use my new extra powerful senses but that didn't stop me from using them to their fullest extent. I slowly crept through the doorways that lead to the residential area and slipped into the shadows of the hallways, trying my best to see into the inky blackness that had absorbed the walkway. The flickering overhead lights would randomly light the hall and ruin my night vision so I ended up struggling far more than I should have.

I continued to try to pierce the darkness with my eyes, ears and nose as best I could but obviously it wasn't enough. As I stared into the vast darkness of the hallways a pair of purple spots suddenly lit up as if glowing and then I heard heavy thudding coming at me. I reacted far too late and was hit square in the chest by a large figure, instantly knocking the wind from my lungs and slamming my back into the ground. Surprisingly I was able to work my hind legs up quickly and press them into my attackers soft belly and fling them over my head. I watched in a bit of awe as the rather large shadow figure twisted and spun around, landing safely on all fours like a huge prowling cat.

Scrambling to my feet I took a defensive stance I had learned from some random study I had done on martial arts years ago. Having no formal training I knew I was in trouble when facing an opponent with that type of agility. I heard a low growling coming from the hulking figure that was beginning to prepare for another pounce. I made my own growl in response, low and rather menacing, and raised my heckles up to show I was serious about defending myself. The standoff lasted what felt like minutes but only seconds had passed before the shadow gave a feline like roar and went for another tackle, this time I caught the glint off some very sharp looking feline claws when the lights above us flickered.

I let out a yelp as I felt five sharp points sink deep into the fur and flesh of my left shoulder. All part of my plan though as I quickly found an opening in the attack and reached out with my right paw and grasped the attackers chest, whirling them around and slamming their back into the tile floor with strength even I didn't know I had. I heard the attacker let out a gasp of air and then groan as I pinned them to the floor, placing my hips atop theirs to keep them from getting away. The two of us laid there snarling and growling at each other for a bit. I could feel blood leaking from around the claws in my left shoulder and my attackers heartbeat under my right paw through a layer of soft furry flesh. I twitched my ears a moment as I realized what I held in my right paw was not a pectoral muscle of a large feline male but a soft fuzzy breast of a woman.

My attacker must have seen the confusion on my face and used my momentary lapse in attention to her advantage. I yelped again as the feline shoved her claws deeper into my left shoulder and used my distraction and pain to slam my back onto the tile floor and straddle my hips, her glowing purple eyes staring down at me as she snarled.

"Who the fuck are you and what the hell happened to the labs?!" The large feline snipped at me with a slight growl to her voice. "Answer me or I swear to the Goddess that I will tear your shoulder clean off with these claws. I'm sure I can do it!"

Shuddering against the pain in my shoulder I kept my paw on her chest to keep her from trying to bite my neck as I know felines are fond of. "I don't know! I just woke up not too long ago and was trying to figure out what's going on as well!"

"Bullshit! You're human!" She snipped at me. "You all lie and cheat to get where you are in life! So stop lying to me and tell me what I need to know so I can get out of here!"

"I'm not human anymore!" I barked back in a somewhat literal sense. "I'm a dog now. I went to sleep over 20 years ago and wake up when my pod opened not too long ago!" I saw the cats eyes go big as she realized that she attacked another test subject. The lights above us flickered to life and managed to stay on, bathing the area in iridescent light, giving us both our first really good view of each other.

Straddling my hips was a feline, I am assuming a snow leopard from the white fur and black spots of color. She had long purple hair falling in ringlets down her back and my right paw was grasping one of her massive soft breasts with dark nipples peeking from beneath her silvery fur. She was a thick woman with a large round belly with a roll or two that hid the charms of her lower body. I could feel her thick thighs on either side of my hips and the warmth of her nether region pressed to my lower belly. She looked down at me for a moment, drinking in my figure and then her eyes followed my paw to her breast.

"Pervert!" She quipped as she dug her claws deeper into my left shoulder causing me to yipe in pain and quickly pull my paw away, letting the massive soft orb of flesh to fall back to her chest.

"I didn't know you were a woman when you attacked I just grabbed where I could get a hold and put you to the ground!" I snapped back. "Not my fault you have double D tits you pussy!"

"Shut up mutt!" She pulled her claws from my shoulder and scrambled off me, her pawtips stained red with my blood. While I know she was just being defensive of her nudity that mutt comment really stung for some reason. "Quit staring at my chest!"

"Sorry." I muttered and got up, quickly looking away. "I didn't mean anything by it." I paused for a moment and stopped in my apology. "Hold on here a minute you Puss! You were the one that attacked me and I defended myself. It's your fault I ended up feeling you up! You shouldn't just jump to conclusions that someone is out to get you much less in your pants!"

"What do you know Mutt?" She glared over at me a moment. "I've been in tons of relationships and the only thing guys ever want is to fuck me and leave. I'm sure you're just the same way, just a horn dog like everyone else!"

"Whatever puss." I growled in reply. "I have other things to think about right now than some thick piece of ass and how to get her into bed since she's already naked. We have to figure things out and probably in the end rely on each other to stay alive."

"Rely on you?" She gave a snicker. "For what? You could barely handle me, much less a real attacker intent on killing you.

"The pussy seems pretty confident in herself." I put my paw to the claw marks which were still bleeding. "I managed to lift and slam you into the ground pretty easy. Throw in the fact that you, like all cats, have extremely powerful night vision and you had a severe advantage over me when it came to surprise attacks."

"Fine." She huffed at me and covered her breasts with her arms. "I can't get the door to my room unlocked. You can start by figuring that out so I can finally put on some panties and a bra."

"Aw, what's wrong puss?" I turned and poked her ribs. "Afraid the doggy might wanna bury his bone if you don't get dressed soon? Your fur is long enough that if you move it right I shouldn't be able to see you nipples and if you do it right, your crotch either."

"Says the guy who has his bits covered by a fuzzy grey sheath of fur and skin." She quipped. "It's still gross to see your balls hanging there and everything."

I rolled my eyes and headed for the computer room down the hallway. "Not like you haven't had your tongue all over a guy before."

"Are you calling me a slut?" I could hear the anger in her voice well before I felt her paws grab my curly tail and tug.

"Ow!" I yelped out as the pain arched up my back. "That really hurts! Let go!"

"No way!" She growled low in my ear, her breasts pressing against my back. "Take it back. I'm not a slut. I haven't done anything more than any other girl in this world would."

"I never called you a slut puss." I snarled in response. "Now let go of my tail so I can unlock the doors." She grumbled something I couldn't understand and released my tail from her grasp. I walked into the computer control room and placed my fuzzy rump in the computer chair and rolled up to the security computer. I saw the feline walk through the door to the security room and lean against the wall, once more covering her breasts and crotch with her paws.

"You think you can unlock our rooms?" She sounded calmer now and maybe a bit more shy about something. A strange and sudden switch in personality but I took it as a blessing.

"I don't know." I shook my head as I worked on the computer, thanking the goddess that this PC was still working. "I'm kind of surprised this place is still running. It's like it was built to be a fallout shelter or something. The computers were built with filters in them to keep dust and stuff breaking them down. Throw in the fact that the power is uninterrupted after all these years. We should just count our blessings I suppose."

"I'm glad you know about computers." She tried to give me a smile as she spoke, though I could see the fear in her eyes none the less. "If I was setting in that seat the computer would probably be melting down by now. I'm not technologically illiterate just not very competent besides the most basic computer work. "

"I work in IT." I smiled up at her, trying to let bygones be bygones. "Though to be honest I've been pretty well known as a hacker in my past too. I'm trying to get the system unlocked so I can unlock our rooms and you can get dressed. The security is pretty thick and I can't get an outside line to my network out there, meaning that there is a good chance the world outside of the lab doesn't have power or internet anymore."

"That's a scary thought." She bit her lip as she looked at me. She really was a beautiful woman, and everything I actually like in a partner. Sure she was on the heavy side for most guys but I like my women curvy and bouncy. "A world without connection. I always dreamed about it to be honest. I read fantasy novels about magic and stuff and always wondered what it would be like to live in a world like that."

"Well, you might get your chance. I'm not sure what is outside yet." I looked to the screen and tried to concentrate on my work. "To be honest I'm a techie, so a world without technology would freak me out. However..."

"However what?" She looked at me curiously.

I looked over at the naked feline whom was still covering herself protectively. I quickly reconsidered what I was about to say. "Nothing kitty." I kept working for some time, my stomach growling with hunger. The going was not easy, they had multiple levels of protection on their security systems and getting through them was taking forever.

I nearly jumped out of my fur when I felt a pair of paws on my shoulder and a pair of breasts press against my neck. "Cmon puppy, I'm getting hungry too and if we can unlock our rooms we can unlock other places right?"

"Yeah, I hope so anyhow." I am glad she couldn't see my cheeks through my facial fur as a blush crept across my muzzle. "If I give myself security admin rights then I can get us into most the places within the lab but I don't know if I can unlock the door to the outside yet. Funny thing is my old files are missing and have been replaced by one with the name of Sylas."

"Oh yeah!" She nodded and pressed closer to me as she spoke. "When I got out of my pod I checked in with the computer like normal and my name had been changed from Shannon to Indigo."

"Both are rather pretty names." I said as I worked on the computer, unconsciously flirting with the feline. I let out a small yip as I felt sharp feline fangs nip my large canine ears.

"Hey now mutt." Indigo spoke with a growl. "Stay out of my panties and keep your mind on your work. I want in my room and some food, not your doggy bits."

"Ow, cmon stop hurting me." I grumbled a bit. "I'm working as fast as I can. Don't want me flirting? Then get your humongo tits off my neck!"

"I was just trying to help you relax!" She grumbled and pushed her body away from mine. She went back to her place by the door though instead of covering herself she just folded her arms under her breasts and supports them slightly.

After a number of minutes more I finally broke through the encryption put on the security system and wagged my tail. I was finally getting somewhere which would lead me to becoming a security admin. I looked around at everything on the desk and noticed a keycard reader and some lanyards. Quickly opening the drawers beside me in the desk I was able to find blank keycards.

"Ok It looks like I can get the doors open with this keycard, but it will only let me create one for right now." I swiped the card through the reader as I spoke. The light on the card reader lit up green signaling the data had been written properly and the key was ready to go.

"Finally!" Kitty huffed. "Took you long enough Mutt."

"Sorry! Hacking isn't exactly an easy thing to do Puss!" I snipped back and pushed myself away from the desk. I got up and walked past her and down the dark hallway, trying to ignore the flickering lights. I stepped up to room number 38. "This is your room?"

"Yeah, number 38." She nodded as she walked up behind me. I slide the card through the card reader near her door and punched in the pin code to go with it. The light on the reader and pin pad went green and with a click and a soft hiss her door unlocked itself. "Oh thank goddess!" She opened her door and scampered in, the motion sensor in the room kicked the lights on and they worked. I looked around the room a moment just to get a feel for her personality if I could. The feline flopped on the bed, her belly and breasts jiggling as she did so, snuggling herself into what looked like a handmade quilt. Her bedspread was dark purple and her room was filled with books and DVDs.

"Nice room." I nodded as I wagged my tail.

"Thank you." She smiled and then blinked as she realized I was naked and so was she. "You can get out now. I don't need any pervy mutts eyeballing me in my own private room."

I groaned slightly and turned to leave. "Yeah, yeah. You're welcome Puss. Don't flatter yourself thinking I would be interested in a girl like you." I walked down to my room, number 6, and unlocked it. I walked into my room which lit up just as quickly as Indigos' room had done. I was welcomed back to the sight of all my old video game consoles and technology laying just as I had left them. The only thing missing was my dog whom just was not there. I'm assuming when whatever happened went down the took him with them. I walked into the bathroom of my suite and began cleaning out the claw wounds.

After cleaning up I went and got my usual outfit out of my drawers only to find my Tripp pants were stupidly uncomfortable thanks to my fluffy tail. Using a claw I cut a hole in them just under the waistband and slipped my tail through, finding them much more fitting now. Things were a bit more snug due to the amount of fur but I found most everything still fit, though I decided to go without boxers due to my sheath holding everything in place better than they ever did. Now that I was dressed it was time to find some food.

I began to wander down the hallway towards the cafeteria that was supplied for people staying in the lab. This of course took me past the door of my neighbor, the angsty kitten, who just so happened to be leaving her room about the time I walked by. Our eyes met for a moment and from the way she was dressed I would say she was ready to go out into the world and find out what was going on.

"If you think you're going to leave the lab you're sorely mistaken." I said as I perked my ears.

"And why is that a problem mutt?" She snipped back, pinning her ears back letting me know she wasn't pleased by my meddling.

"We are locked down in here right now and until I can figure out how to crack the safety lock on the door..." I started. "We are stuck here with each other." She gave a hefty sigh and a small growl. "I was just about to check out the cafeteria for any food that may still be good." She merfed at me and just kind of glared at me. "Sorry puss. I should have said something earlier when i was trying to hack our rooms open. My hacked security badge gives me access to almost anything inside the lab."

"Except?" The feline quipped.

"Except the security doors to get out." I rubbed my ears as I spoke. "I figured after I found food I would get into getting us out of here or getting us comfortable. You know, since I won' be ogling your naked body anymore." I spoke the last line with an edge of sarcasm so she would know I was joking.

"Nope, cuz I'm staying dressed from now on." She snipped back.

"Drat..." I rolled my eyes. "I was beginning to enjoy having a naked feline around." I really was rather enjoying the view of the hefty feline, no lies there. I once more began my short trek to the cafeteria holding my backpack of stuff over my shoulder with the leopard girl a few steps behind

As we entered the cafeteria the motion sensor clicked and the lighting flipped on illuminating the bright room with the harsh white light from the bar lights. I rubbed my ears once more as I walked around, this room was normally bustling with lab workers and it was kind of strange to see it completely empty. A few overturned chairs but nothing out of the ordinary besides that, still no real signs of why everyone was suddenly gone. I set my backpack of electronics down on a nearby table and headed for the kitchen to check the freezer and the supplies to see if anything was still usable.

"It sounds like everything is running in here." Indigo spoke up, hearing the same hum that I was hearing.

"Yeah from what I could tell the back-up generators are running off a 50 year supply of fuel under the labs." I said as I headed for the pantry. "If we really are going to be trapper here awhile, we should always have lights and electricity for things." I began going through the pantry slowly as I spoke. "Plus I should be able to find lights and other things to fix the burned out lights in the hallway. Looks like there are plenty of baking ingredients and dry goods that have survived. Can you check the industrial freezers and see if the meats and frozen goods are still edible?

"Ok." The feline replied, I heard her claws clack slightly against the tile as she walked off.

I scanned through the pantry quickly taking a stock of things on the shelves. There are plenty of dried and canned foods to last us awhile. I padded quietly out of the pantry to check on the progress in the freezer. "Well Puss, it looks like we have more than enough canned and dry goods to last us awhile. This place was stocked for an army of lab workers and there are just two of us. What about the frozen stuff? Is it still good?"

"It looks like everything was vacuum sealed." Her voice muffled from inside the freezer. "No freezer burn that I can see. All we can do is try."

"Well," I nodded in reply "Hopefully one of us can cook?" I rubbed my ears a bit. "It might come as a surprise but I can bake. Cooking though is a whole other problem for me though."

"I can't bake." Indigo said as she stepped out of the freezer. "I can cook though."

I wagged my tail and smiled at the curvy leopard. "This kitchen is huge. Why don't I bake up some bread and sweets and you can make something for us to eat. We can share a meal and then I will begin looking into getting us out of here." While Indigo never responded she seemed to be surprised I didn't suggest we head to bed together or something.

I rounded up the ingredients I would need for a few loaves of bread and some cookies while Indigo headed into the freezer to get meats. I was more than happy to be back in the kitchen baking as it's one of my secret passions. I would do my best to just go on baking but every now and then I couldn't help but sneak a peek at the beautiful woman working across the kitchen from me, I'm fairly certain on more than one occasion she caught me looking at her.

We went about our separate projects but she was having trouble finding spices and getting a recipe in her head from what I could tell. I twitched my ears as I eyeballed all the things she had out and headed back into the pantry. Sure we couldn't have fresh vegetables but I could provide her with cans of vegetables and some good seasonings. I pulled out some pepper, chopped onion and seasoning salt along with some vegetables.

"Will these help?" I asked as I set them down.

"Yeah I think so." She nodded as she grabbed some of the spices. "I'm still trying to figure out what to make."

"No worries!" I smiled and wagged my tail. "My bread is going to take an hour or so to even rise and the cookies will be coming out of the oven soon enough, though they will need to cool. I thought once my cookies come out I may take the chance to look at the indoor pool and a few other things."

"Why look at the pool?" She gave me a face and looked at me.

"Like I told you, we might be down here awhile." I sighed. "I don't know if or when I'm going to crack the code on that door to get us out of the lab. If I can't get us out we might as well have some things to do while we are down here, right?"

"That's just another excuse to get me naked!" She hissed at me.

"What?! Where did that come from?!" I barked back at her as I began to pull out my chocolate chip cookies.

"Why would you want to get naked with me in the pool anyhow." She grumbled at me.

"First off, I never said anything about getting you naked in the pool." I replied, keeping my eyes on my cookies as I pulled them off their baking sheets. "Plus your body isn't that bad to look at."

"Well..." She began, the snippy edge in her voice dulling slightly. "Thanks I think."

"Sorry." I said quietly. "I'm not really that great with women." I rubbed my ears as I spoke. "You think I'm just "After you for your snatch" but really, let me just be honest, We are stuck with each other until I can hack these doors open. And I won' lie that there is a certain level of attraction to you..."

"So you've got a case of "We're the last people on Earth"!" She cut me off.

I picked up a cookie and took a bite out of it even though it was hot, my own way for punishing myself for speaking up. I looked at her a moment and decided it was a lost cause. I began to pad out of the kitchen but before I left I looked over my shoulder and spoke. "No, I've got a case of "You're kind my type and wouldn't mind finding out if I'm yours". Just a polite FYI Puss." I then left the kitchen and headed out to check the pool and pumps.

I couldn't help but give an angry huff as I walked through the darkened hallways. Taking another bite of my rather warm cookie I couldn't help but wonder what the hell made her so defensive about guys. Sure I mean I've thought about her naked once or twice since I got dressed but I'm a guy! It doesn't mean my every waking moment is spent undressing women with my eyes. I have other things to do at the moment than wonder if the plump feline is going to get into the sheets with me...Right?

Indigo looked at the swinging doors of the kitchen and blinked. "Goodness Mr. Pissypants."

Going about her cooking the kitchen was filled with the scent of beef stew. It would never be as great with these canned veggies as it would with fresh but nothing can be done about that at the moment. She sighed as she watched the stew boil and looked over to the chocolate chip cookies the mutt had left behind to cool. Padding over she daintily picked up a still warm cookie and took a bite out of it. Did he really have an actual interest in her? He said she was his type? Do guys really have types? What was his type?

Groaning inwardly at how amazing the sweet cookie tasted and her own stupidity she finished the cookie and decided to go after him. He seems nice enough but she couldn't help but be defensive. If he knew her checkered history he would never really be interested in her right? She's got to be older than him and no young guy wants an older "cougar". She stopped have way to the cafeteria door and rolled her eyes. Calling herself a cougar wasn't fair, she was barely out of her 20s, she still had plenty of time to be a nimble sexy leopard right? Right she nodded to herself and went after the dog.

I finally found the door to the pool and opened it and immediately regretted my decision. The water was a deep green and it smelled of the algae that was running rampant in the water. I shook my head a moment and headed for the pump and chlorinator room. It looked like the pump and automatic chlorinator were clean, the lines must have been cut off for cleaning or something. The heater to the pool looked ok too and there was a pretty massive stock of chlorine sticks for the chlorinator in the back as well.

"Ugh, I could totally clean this but I don't think there is much of a point." I grumbled as I headed back towards my room. "That puss is a lost cause." As I headed back to my room I let my mind wander to a few other things around the lab. The wing we were in had everything to keep patients happy and comfortable; a pool, tennis and basketball court, a full arcade which I liked, a theater room and a few other amenities would entice people to stay in the labs. I would have to check each of those areas and make sure they were ok, especially the arcade for my own sanity.

"Oh! Hi again." Indigo piped up from in front of me.

"Oh hey..." I started. "Sorry about getting snippy back there."

"Sorry I made you mad." She shrugged.

"Looks it's only day one and we already hate each other." I said as I rubbed my ears, the darkness of the hallway hiding the emotion on my face. "I'm just frustrated that we are already at each other's throats, mostly because you labeled me as "Just another guy"."

"I don't hate you." She muttered. "And you are a guy."

I began heading to my room. "At least I was thinking about you when I suggested I clean up the pool." This remark drew a soft merf from the girl as she realized I may have been just thinking of being nice. I stopped a moment and took a breath. "Look I'm bad with women. I've stumbled into my last few relationships. Yes, I was totally staring at your chest and maybe your crotch a little when we first met. And I'm not going to lie, I totally enjoyed the feeling of your tits against the back of my neck when you were rubbing my shoulders but that doesn't make me some huge perv out to just get laid." I sighed and rubbed my ears once more "I'm sorry, never mind. I will just let you be."

Indigo watched as the dog walked away looking mighty dejected. The dog had tucked his tail between his legs and his ears had drooped. Both of them probably came to a similar conclusion at that moment that neither of them was in the right or the wrong during the events of the day so far. This whole scenario was just messed up, she thought to herself as she went back to the kitchen to check on her stew.

The rest of the night was decently awkward for us both I think. She finished her stew and I finished my bread. We sat down in the lit cafeteria and had a meal together even though we didn't speak a word. We then each took a few cookies and retired to our rooms for the night. I spent most of the night laying on my bed playing my Gameboy and trying to figure out my emotions and the plans for the next weeks to come. Obviously the feline and I aren't going to get along because we are both so very different.

Indigo on the other paw returned to her room and stripped down for a shower. Heading into the bathroom she stopped and looked at herself in the full body mirror. She frowned slightly as she saw her round belly. They had promised that by becoming feline this should go away, that she would be lithe and sexy like a cat. She did end up as strong and agile as a feline though, thinking back to the scene in the hallway where she managed to avoid getting flung off the dog with all those acrobatic flips and twirls. She moved her paws through the thick fur and cupped her massive DD cup breasts, sending a soft shiver through her body. Is this what that dog likes? Just her breasts and maybe her round ass? She let her now purple eyes scan over her thick figure a moment more, blushing brightly as she realized her nipples had hardened at her own touch.

Leaning close to the mirror she inspected her face for the first time. Beautiful purple eyes and hair, something she wasn't expecting from the experiment. Her nose was a soft pink against the grey-white fur of her muzzle. She gave a quick smile and was very satisfied to find her maw lined with sharp feline fangs. She could get to used to this, she thought to herself. Turning around to look at her back in the mirror she gasped at the beautiful spotted coat that cascaded down her back and the massive fluffy tail that was twitching around behind her. From behind she supposed she looked pretty feline and if she had to say so herself, pretty damn sexy from behind. Sure her thighs were still thick but they were also muscular, along with her now rather round butt, which before the experiment was, pretty flat.

She started the shower and was quite pleased to find hot water pouring out of the showerhead. She took one last look in the mirror and remembered what the canine had said, his type. She bit her lip and cupped her large breasts again and then ran her paws down to her round belly and then turned and got in the shower.

The shower was like pure bliss to the feline and she couldn't help but mewl in happiness as she felt her muscles relax and the tension begin to wash away. She soaked down her purple hair and ran her fingers through it, careful not to snag her pawtips on her round ears. For a long time she just sat there and soaked in the hot beam of water thinking about her family and the world outside. What could have happened that would cause this place to lock down and everyone to leave? Finding the topic upsetting she shook her head and tried to find a more pleasant thought to concentrate on.

"Dinner." She said aloud trying to get her mind off the less happy thoughts. "Dinner was very good if I do say so myself!" She smiled and nodded. She had done good with the limited ingredients. Dinner was better because she was with him though. She had to admit, eating alone was not something she liked to do often. Then her mind wandered to the canine lab-mate. He was a nice guy, if obviously a bit pervy. Remembering him naked when they first met she smiled a bit, he was pretty handsome even as a dog she thought to herself.

The feline one more nervously bit her lip but with her mind on the dog she lifted her paws up and grasped her breasts, gently tugging on her nipples. Her body reacted instantly and let out a low soft purr, her nipples once more hardening under her touch. Her mind wandered over the naked dogs body, those cute perky ears, beautiful chocolate eyes and his smile! She absolutely loved his smile even if she won't admit it to his face. The feline shivered as she played with her breasts thinking about the canines smile. Her right paw strayed from her breast and wandered down her belly and between her thighs.

That first touch of her paw to her furry netherlips was like electricity, causing her to let out a low sensual mewl of pleasure. Her mind kept wandering down the dogs body, his strange markings on his chest, that soft belly that hid the power underneath. Shivering she placed her back against the wall of the tub and lifted her right footpaw to the edge, giving herself better access.

"Oh, Sylas..." She panted softly as her paws slipped between her wet fuzzy lips and she began to rub her clit in small circles. Her mind finally reached the place she had been so curious about before. That thick grey sheath and his heavy looking sac. She could only imagine what that sheath was hiding as she had no clue about canine anatomy. She didn't have long to linger on it though as a surge of electricity raced through her causing her back to arch and a deep moan to escape her muzzle. She kept rubbing that sensitive button as her orgasm raced through her, doing her best to bite her lip to muffle the sounds of her climax. "Mmmmph! Sylas... Yes... YES!" Her left paw continues to squeeze and fondle her breast while her right paw furiously rubbed at her slit. She could feel her muscles contracting with each amazing wave of pleasure, her body wanting so much more than just a her pawtips at the minute.

The feline slowly came down from her climax and released a shuddering breath. She gave a small mewl as her left paw held her breast in her palm and her right paw just rested against her spent womanhood. She could feel the blush across her body; her chest, cheeks, and even her belly were flushed from what she had just done. She stayed leaning against the wall of the tub trying to catch her breath again, starting to feel ashamed of what she had just done.

"What am I a teenager?" She sighed as she leaned her head back against the hard tile wall of the tub. "I can't believe I just played with myself thinking about a guy." She closed her eyes a moment as the image of the dog flashed in her mind again and she instantly felt the need to have him rush back into her body. "It's going to be a long night." She groaned to herself.

Quickly righting herself in the tub and fending off the urges of her body the feline quickly washed her hair and the fur on her inner thighs to make sure she didn't reek of sex the next time she was around the dog. She couldn't help but pin her ears back and grumble at the fuzzy mess that had grown across her nether in the past 20 years. Poking her head out of the shower she looked around and perked her ears as she spotted her razor, yes that would do nicely.

Soon the leopardess climbed out of the tub rather happy with her shower for the evening and after drying off her fur as best she could she flopped on her bed. She giggled slightly remembering how when she did this earlier the dog just kind of gawked at her jiggling belly and breasts. Thinking more about it he really DID just kind of gawk like he was in total awe of her thick jiggly body. Going back even further when he was hacking he said both her names were pretty, that brought a flush to her cheeks. He also said he was attracted to her in the kitchen, and said her body isn't too bad too look at. Finally the rational part of her brain started putting things together.

The feline just squealed and little bit and hugged a pillow to her chest as her excitement rose. It could be that the mutt really DOES have a type and this big thick body might just be it! Holy hell a guy that likes big girls? She's never met one before but apparently she's trapped in an underground lab with one now! She giggled a bit as she thought of all the awkward flirting that the dog had done over their first day stuck in the labs. I really am "his type" she thought, a blush spreading across her cheeks again as her paw wandered back between her thighs. Mmm, yes this is going to be a very long night she thought as he began to drift off to sleep.