Nothing is created or destroyed in science. There is only conversion... one thing... to another thing. Transmutation.. transfiguration... Even an idea, if distilled to its core, possessed this property. The creation of a single idea can be marvelled as a minor miracle... much like how life can start from nothing at all. Deep inside the transformation machine, 'something' started to awaken.
“I... exist? I am... what?” Confusion came at first... No gender... no physical presence just.. a vague idea. It was clothes... wrapped in essence. The 'gun'... floating next to its hand, taking a position on its right side where the hand 'might' have been...but was just invisible. Experimenting it fired a shot, seeing no bullets. Instead the strange energy field shot out that was... identical to the ones used in transformation pods. The one that created it.
Born from the malfunction, it felt a strange fear that bordered insanity. It shouldn't exist.. yet it did. It had.. desires. A desire to live.. .a curiosity of the changed... and a desire- a strong desire for a purpose. Putting that moment together it suddenly understood is purpose... to create more of the changed... those who were too scared to accept the new world. A world that was coming and had to come sooner, so that humans were no longer afraid... so that it as well need not be afraid of being. Yes.. It all made sense now. That was why it had this gun... the gun that gave a new life, not death...
“I will... transform... others...” it said.
This was its purpose... it had a purpose! It started to filter into the connections of the internet. It had access to travel anywhere in the world now...
.. it had freedom.
Barry had come home quite late. He didn't expect his parents to suddenly rush at him as soon as he was home though.
“Barry!” His mother said wrapping his arms. “Oh God- what happened?”
“What did you do?” His father asked concerned.
“Whoa- uh- what's this about?” Barry said with confusion at the reception. They were looking at him like something was wrong... as if he was doing drugs or something. “I Just... had a little wonder around. It's a free country isn't it?” He pouted.
His mother looked at him sternly. “Barry... we know 'where' you were,” she was almost crying.
“Huh?” Barry made an awkward look back- and soon his father showed an app on his phone... tracking his son through his own phone. They saw that he had spent some time in the transformation clinic. What could he say to this? “Yes? So what? I just went to see what it was like-”
“Are you really unhappy with yourself Barry that you would do this? What did we do wrong?” His mother asked.
“Why the heck do you think this is about you!” Barry groaned. “I'm not unhappy! I was just looking. You wouldn't get it.” he put his bag down getting very annoyed. “How dare you even track me! You said that was in case I got kidnapped or my phone got stolen! You had no right to do that!”
“You were...late. We just wondered where you were-” His father tried to explain. “We didn't know until we saw it-”
“You're the ones in the wrong here! I have the right to do what I want damn it!” He had enough of this and just wanted to go to his room. He marched to his room, slamming the door.
The two parents looked at each other in quiet horror.
“Where the heck did all of this even come from?” Asked his father. “I heard he's friends with this mermaid... she's probably put ideas in his head. They are working on some project together.”
“Hm, maybe,” said Mrs Larson. “I... I suppose we could suggest she's a bad influence. We don't want our son... to suddenly have 'those' issues” she muttered glancing up to where he closed his room.
“I'll call the school tomorrow and explain it to them,” Mr Larson nodded in agreement. Clearly that mermaid has.. put ideas into his head. “I knew this might happen. These transformed people seem to have a superiority complex...”
Mrs Larson wasn't sure she wanted to jump to any conclusions... but it did make some sense. Barry had never expressed an interest in transforming his body before... and now suddenly, he was unhappy with himself? He wanted to change to be... someone- no 'something' else?! They had to protect him, from himself if necessary.
Barry laid back on his bed. “They don't trust me. Idiots!” He kicked slightly against his desk. His parents never trusted him. They were spying on him with the phone... how often did they do that! He was so angry and wanted to unleash it on something. He thought that the only thing right now that would cheer him up was seeing Angel...
… didn't Susan mention she had some kind of Blog?
Remembering, he began to search for it on the internet... and soon enough he found it. There was a public and private setting which she had to approve- he wasn't sure if to send his details though. It would make him one of those many, many followers and then it would feel kinda... creepy. Still... he looked through the public photos and got a better idea of the things she liked.
'She looks after her image very carefully' he could hear Susan still warning him. 'She uses that.. she will use you...'
He ignored that distracting thought. He saw a video of her... flying out the window of her house. 'Joyfully going to class!' she had written underneath. “Wow...” He could even see a bit of her... cleavage at that angle. Was there ever such a more beautiful sight? He sighed in thought as he felt some arousal by observing... the wings on her back, spread outwards. The golden halo giving a bright light... no doubt providing some kind of energy to the flight.
“Perfect... Angel...”
He smiled softly, watching pictures of parties, celebrities with her... she even had lots of statements on the Environment- something which businesses dreaded... she was very successful at stopping any potential disaster. She protected trees from getting chopped down, Oils getting drilled... Nuclear power stations being made...
“She's more wonderful then I ever thought... a hero...” He sighed. “God... why can't I be special to you too!” He groaned finally realising how hot and horny he was getting. Teenage love...
'Hello?' A sudden eye appeared on his phone.
“AH!” Barry gasped as the moment was ruined. “Uh- what?”
“Oh- please. Do not be alarmed.” The strange being said. “I am... digital. A digital changed. I think. I am still working it out.” The picture showed just a silhouette.. a jacket with nobody wearing it, and a floating gun on his side. He then seem to just 'appear' on his computer next to Angel's pictures. “I saw your web history with interest. You are interested in being changed? Correct?”
“What are you another advert?!” He clenched his fists in anger. “Eh, it doesn't matter. My parents wont let me and I probably can't afford it, and I'm just too damn chicken that I might turn into a giant chicken” he muttered.
Digital changed were... a bit of a conspiracy theory. There was a possibility they existed but mostly he was sure it was just a prank. Perhaps a virus got on his phone. “What's your name?” Barry asked curiously to see if it had the capability to answer.
“That didn't come to me.” The creature replied, his coat bellowing in some unseen digital wind on the phone. “Perhaps you can name me? I think it would be of benefit to both of us. I need a name, and you need my services.”
“You want a name eh?” Barry shrugged. “I've never seen... anything like you. You're just a coat..”
“Acoat?”
“Uh... well.. how about Cota? No wait- Koto. Yeah... that fits.”
“Koto... yes I agree,” the strange digital creature nodded. “I appear to have inherited a certain set of skills... skills that nobody else in this world has, skills that I have no idea how they work-”
“... like pop-culture references?”
“Yes.” Koto responded flatly rubbing his gun to the side of his invisible head. “You are curious of the changed? So am I... you seem to like this... Angel? I can go through her web history and see exactly the kind of change she wants... and subject you to that change.”
“R-Really?” Barry gasped. “Wait- what's the catch. How much money is this going to cost me?”
“You gave me a name... I consider this a reasonable exchange.” Koto responded with his invisible arms behind him.
“I don't think I believe this,” Barry groaned. “You're just some... weird very articulate computer program that got into my phone and jumped to my computer. I mean- what you're saying isn't even possible... you can't just transform me unless I go into a booth.”
“I have surpassed that limitation. Please wait a moment.”
Barry held his breath as the strange creature vanished. He laid down on his bed... still not quite believing what had happened.... these companies sure were getting elaborate with their... adverts.
Koto was quite pleased with itself.. or himself? Yes himself felt right even if it didn't really have a gender. Finding out more about these transformed people satisfied its curiosity... and it wanted to spread that curiosity further. He had begun to create a full psychological profile of the subject based on internet searches, anonymous searches, basic desires (they were.. very basic)...
“Subject... Angel. Below average IQ... failing across all subjects. Desires to do a degree in... Horoscopes?” The digital creature had to quickly look at what that even was- before deciding that Angel was simply insane, and further study of her psychology would not yield anything useful. He started a scan of her bedroom, to get another assessment... subject matters here were of Dolls, fashions, magazines... though soon enough Koto had learned everything there was to know about Angel, in approximately three point two seconds... which wasn't bad considering he expected a full ten seconds on someone of her age.
It was time to report back. The travelling time was longer then the actual job...
Koto arrived back at Barry's computer. “Hello. Barry. My mission was successful.” he responded with a cheerful look in that shadowy single eye standing atop a coat.
“R-Really?!” Barry looked with surprise again. “So... you know what form she would like? Another angel.. right?”
Koto seemed to buffer for a moment. “I have estimated that the 'Angel' form you seek, would only yield a highly negative result. She would likely see you as competition. She would not want to socialise with you at all.”
“...oh.” Barry sighed. “B-But she said-”
Koto stopped this meaningless conversation. “Her profile is very simple. It will not be difficult to provide. Do you wish this transformation?”
Barry glanced around in surprise. This... really was everything he wanted. Koto was suggesting he could... really... but what about his parents? Oh right- his parents.. who never trusted him. “Well.. you are one weird... advert but sure I can accept an appointment... uh which company are you-”
“Transformation initiated.” Suddenly Koto pushed out his gun- through the screen! A beam of energy shot out at Barry in surprise.
“Ah!” He gasped. “What- what is-” That.. that was impossible. He had to have been dreaming! Yet suddenly.. everything around him was getting bigger. No wait- he was getting smaller! “Stop- ah- What's happening to me!”
First of all, his ears changed... they elongated significantly, going to the top of his head. He couldn't see this of course as he was pre-occupied with his hands. Snowy white fur was growing all over them, and his hands seemed to be turning very 'paw like', as his thumb decreased in size. He felt a weird shiver as his clothes started to get too big for him to move. His head suddenly pulled inside his shirt- which caused those new ears of his to spring upwards.
White fur was spreading all over his diminutive form. He really was quite small.. no more then 2 feet in size. The horror of this situation became very acute as his pants slipped out showing very... animal-like legs. They were digigrade with very large ankles, and wide thighs. taking up almost the entire length of his leg. He tried to walk- but only waddled slightly as he tripped over them, his new rabbit ears falling into his eyes. “Ow!” he gasped as his voice became... very high pitched. “Uh- ah? Wha?” He started to look in the mirror, trying to process what happened. His manhood had.. vanished. He felt there as best he could, pawing with his.. her..paws. Then suddenly, a small fluffy tail appeared behind her! Looking at the ears.. the tail.. and his size... the white fur covering his entire body... it was obvious he was turning into a rabbit.
“No- no!” She gasped. “I can't- No way!” She looked down aghast a what had happened but then.. it got worse. Soft feminine breasts began to swell, pushing outwards. They were of a sufficient size despite his small frame to cause some... annoyance, jiggling enticingly.
He had turned into some kind of rabbit-girl doll-like thing!
How- why- WHAT! How did this even happen!
