Silver Discoveries
by Tal Greywolf

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   The human resources person sighed at the individual across the desk
from her.  "Miss Waters," she said in a slight monotone voice, "I will
admit your resume is impressive.  However, at this time we simply do not
have any vacancies."
   Rebecca Waters let out a sound of disbelief.  "I can't believe you
don't have any vacancies, not when you have notices posted on the wall
right outside."
   "I'm sorry, but there are no vacancies."  The tone in her voice made
it clear she was in no mood to argue.  "Whatever is on that board is in
error."
   Rather than argue, Rebecca reached down and picked up her crutches,
and proceeded to stand up.  "We'll see," she said simply.  "I wonder how
the EEOC will feel about that announcement when I send them a letter of
complaint."  Leaving the person sitting there blinking in stunned
silence, she proceeded to head out the door, balancing on her one good
leg and slowly made her way down the hall.
   "Damn stupid idiots," she muttered to herself.  It wasn't just that
person in HR, but the idiot that slammed into her last year, forcing her
to suffer an amputation.  For a year she struggled to relearn how to
walk, to take care of herself, and get off of disability.  She still had
a mind, she still had her teaching certificate, she could still program
computers.  But no one was hiring.
   She was so deep in thought, she didn't notice the hallway ahead off
to the right.  Suddenly someone came around the corner, and looked
startled as he slammed into her.
   >OOOF!<
   They both fell to the floor, her crutches clattering on the tile.
There was a moment of silence, then he shook his head and looked at her.
   "Are you ok?"
   Rebecca gave a wan smile.  "I'm fine, just my ego that's bruised."
She worked herself into a sitting position, then reached for the
crutches.  "I wasn't watching where I was going."
   "It's ok, I get that way myself on occasion."  He smiled warmly and
offered his hand to help her up.  She accepted, and blinked at how
strong he was, lifting her easily to her foot.
   She looked him over, and liked what she saw.  Tall, but not too
tall, with sandy hair and green eyes that peered over a smile.  He
didn't look like he was as strong as he hinted, but hidden strengths
were something she was used to now.
   He smiled again, and she relaxed.  "Dare I ask what you are doing
here?  From the look on your face, I'd guess that you just came from
personnel."
   The sour look on her face said it all.  "I take it the Lizard Lady
told you we weren't hiring, eh?"
   "Even though they have notices on the board in the office, yes."
   "Figures."  He looked a bit sour at that himself.  "They couldn't
hire competent people if they tried."  He gave her a lingering look, and
gave a slightly cryptic smile.  "So what were you applying for?"
   "Systems analyst and programmer."
   He nodded and smiled.  "Well... hrmmm."  Again, he looked at her
closely, then narrowed his eyes a bit.  "I've got a project, and have
been needing someone to help out with."
   Rebecca looked suspicious.  "What sort of project is that?"
   Rather than answer, he looked around.  "I'd rather explain somewhere
more secure.  Would you mind coming with me to my office?"

   His name was Todd Blake, and he was a researcher at the university.
The office was indeed located in a secure spot, surrounded almost
literally by computers on that floor.  "Most of them are used for school
projects, some for other research," he explained, finding a chair for
her to sit on.  "Most of my research is in computer theory and some
systems development.  But I have one project that's special, and I need
some help with it in particular."
   Rebecca nodded slowly.  "Just what sort of project is it?"
   "Call it a project in robotics," he said simply.  "Let me ask you
this question: would you like to walk on two legs again?"
   The way he phrased his words caught Rebecca without an answer.
Would she want to walk again without the crutches?  Ever since the
accident, she had resigned herself to never being able to walk again
unaided, not even a prosthetic leg would help her.
   "It's not a mechanical leg I'm speaking of," he added, breaking into
her thoughts.  "If I do explain it, you'd have to agree to keeping this
totally secret.  What I say stays here in this room."
   She nodded slowly.  "I think I understand, you don't want anyone
else to catch wind of what you've come up with, right?"
   "Right."  He nodded and smiled gently.  "Call it a procedure that
would give you a leg again, along with other enhancements to your body.
Essentially, you'd become a new person."
   Rebecca bit her lip.  It seemed too good to be true.
   "It sounds too good to be true," her voice echoed.
   His smile was warm.  "I know, but I swear to you, I'm speaking the
truth here.  What I've discovered has the ability to revolutionize more
than just simple disabilities," he said, watching her face closely.
"But, it has to be your choice.  Just from what I've seen from you, you
seem to be the sort of person I can trust with this as well."
   She flushed a bit at that.  "Thank you," she stammered back.  Then
after a cough, she looked at him.  "So when do you want me to start?"
   He reached for a card, and wrote an address out in the country.  "If
you can get there tonight, we'll start then.  The process will take a
total of 72 hours, so you'd better tell folks you're going for an
extended weekend."  He gave her a wry grin, and smiled.  "And yes,
you'll be paid as well."
   Rebecca actually laughed at that.  "Man, if you manage to give me a
leg back, that's payment enough."

---

   Todd was sitting on the porch of the house when Rebecca drove up,
sipping a cool glass of water.  He waved as she slid out of the car, and
made her way to where he was.
   "Thanks for coming," Todd said, taking the small bag she was
carrying.  "I was hoping you wouldn't back out."
   "Not on your life," Rebecca replied.  "If you really are serious
about what you're offering, you think I wouldn't accept?"
   "Honestly?"  Todd's face wore a wry smile.  "I think a lot of folks
would think I was crazy, and if I showed them the truth, they'd likely
freak out."  He sighed gently, although it was one tinged with
frustration.  "I don't think folks are ready for this."
   Rebecca looked at him as he opened the door into the house for her.
"Ready for what you've discovered?"
   He nodded, and led her down the hall.  "Let's just say if the
military ever learned of it..."  He shook his head as his voice trailed.
"Let's worry about you right now, instead."
   He opened a door, and Rebecca blinked at what was inside.  There was
a table, much like an examination table at a doctor's office, only with
what looked like circuits all along the top.  A series of cables led
from the bed to a series of computers, all displaying information
rapidly on the monitors.  A definite sense of energy filled the air, and
Rebecca looked back at Todd, clearly puzzled.
   "What is this?" she asked, the curiosity and wondering in her voice.
   "This is what I was talking about," Todd replied.  "This is the
project."  He walked into the room, lights brightening as he entered.
"Come on in, and settle down on the table."  He laughed gently.  "You
don't even have to take your clothes off," he added.
   Rebecca was torn in two, part of her wanting to leave now, but the
desire to know what he was up to won out.  She moved to the table and
sat on the edge, surprised by the soft feeling.  It wasn't plastic or
metal, but it was firm, very firm.
   Todd keyed in some instructions, then smiled at her.  "Just lay
down," he said, "and let me get this first bit over with."
   She settled on the table, and blinked as a tingle washed over her
body.  Turning her head, she could see on one screen a computer
representation of herself forming, going from bones to muscles to true
image in seconds.  "Wow," she whispered.  "that's really fast."
   Todd smiled and winked.  "Needed to start with a template," he
explained.  Rebecca looked blankly at him, and he shook his head.
"Don't worry about it."  He stood up and walked over to her, then placed
a small metal tab on her forehead, pressing firmly.
   "I hope you're ready," he said to her, and tapped a key.  The
tingling feeling came back underneath her, and before she could say
anything, her entire body seemed to stop responding to her.  It was like
every motor nerve was turned off at the same moment.  Along with the
tingling, the tab on her forehead started to feel warm, spreading out
from where he placed it.  There was another wave of energy that surged
through her, and every thought suddenly stopped, and she blacked out.

---

   Conscious thought returned to her instantly.  Without thinking about
it, she knew some 14 hours, 27 minutes, and some odd seconds had passed
since she passed out.  But... how could she know that, she couldn't see
a clock or anything.  For that matter, she couldn't hear, taste, touch
or smell anything.  It was if she was floating in darkness, alive, aware
but with no physical form.  Yet there was no fear, the state seemed
natural to her.
   Another two hours passed as she floated there, her mind able to
think more rapidly, clearer, able to look at her thoughts and memories
with precision.  Whatever he had done to her, he hadn't affected her
thoughts or her sense of self.  At least, she couldn't find any sign of
tampering in that respect.
   Her senses snapped on, assaulting her thoughts with their strength.
Lights were strong enough to blind her, sounds made her want to cover
her ears, the smell of the air alone made her mentally shudder.  Her
mind worked in rapid succession, getting all of her senses back under
control as she tried to see what had happened to her.
   Her body remained beyond her control.  She couldn't move her head,
a leg, an arm, nothing.  Yet she was aware of it, odd surges of power
and peculiar sensations that felt like fluid flowing inside of her.
   Todd's face came into view, a smile gracing his lips.  "Good, you're
at least aware now.  Everything is progressing nicely, in case you're
wondering.
    she mentally
thought.  A beep came from a monitor, and Todd glanced at it, then
laughed.
   "I'm sorry, I really didn't explain what was going to happen to you,
did I?"  Here, let me show you what's happened so far."
   He moved a mirror on a stand towards her, and let her see the
reflection.  Mentally, she let out a gasp at the sight, wondering just
what he's done to her.  Her entire body was silver, pure silver from the
tips of her hair to the toes, an android form.  The image of the T-1000
from the old Arnold movie came to mind, and Todd nodded.
   "In many ways, yes, you're like that form.  It's a bio-metal, made
up of nanites that have changed your body completely.  Instead of flesh
and blood, you're now living metal, able to control it just like your
old form."  Todd tilted his head and smiled.  "Right now, you're still
learning to adjust to the increased mental state you're in, since your
mind is now a living computer.  Everything from thoughts to reactions
have increased inside of you.  But you still need to learn about your
form, and what you're able to do now.  And that's step two."
   He started keying in information, readying a download.  "The bed, as
you can probably guess, is an interface as well.  As you're laying
there, the circuits where you're touching will act like a channel,
sending information into you.  This is where it takes time, as once the
information is downloaded, your mind will work to take it in and process
it, so you can use it later on at your leisure."  He gave her a wink,
and pressed the enter key.  "Get ready, you're going for a strange and
wonderful trip now."
   The tingles underneath her turned into powerful surges, her mind and
body both shuddering from the information flow.  It was, she noticed,
oddly erotic in some way, the energy and knowledge entering into her.
Her mind kicked into overdrive, and she felt time slowing down
tremendously as she worked to absorb what was being sent to her.

Physical breakdown of her body.  No organs, fluid energy source that
provided power to her.  Altered structure to enable her to go from solid
to liquid state.  Operational states, enhanced senses, cybernetic mental
structure.  Understanding of physical limitations involving alterations
to the form.  Defensive and offensive abilities.  Structural viabilities
in other forms.

Physical shapes, beginning with base human form.  Her original body,
only whole and complete, and a few years younger.  Dark skinned.  Light
skinned.  Blond.  Redhead.  Brunette.  34A.  38C.  44DD.  Heightened
sensory and sexual reactions.  Enhanced desires.  Male version.  Animal
forms.  Cat.  Tiger.  Wolf.  Horse.  Winged.  Tail.  Claws.  Inorganic
forms.  Powered forms.  Theoretical limits on shapes.

   The information flowed into her for hours and hours, her mind
spinning at the sheer volume of data.  That she could remember and
recall all of it amazed her, every bit accessible with but a thought.
She knew now what Todd had done to her, turning her into a living
machine, a living robot.  With so many abilities, so much she was
capable of doing.

   She noted warnings implanted inside of her, and mentally smiled.
They were reinforcements of things she wouldn't have considered to begin
with, committing crimes in this condition, using the form for power or
gain.  Others were more difficult for her, odd codes that didn't mean
anything to her at all.  Those didn't worry her, instead, she gave more
attention to what she was capable of now.  Such flexibility and
capabilities...

   Time dragged for her, the download taking what felt like days to
her, but was only 20 hours in truth.  She knew right to the second when
the information flow ceased, a soft sigh escaping her.  The sigh made
her blink in surprise, and the blink caught her off guard.
   She raised her head up off of the bed, and looked down at herself.
Her body was still silver, but there were signs that she was more formed
than before.  Her breasts had taken a more pronounced shape, although
she could feel there was nothing present between her thighs.
   Thighs.  She lifted one leg, then the other, marveling at the sight
and the feel.  She had two legs again.  That sight was a shock and
thrill to her, even if they were silver.  She had two legs.  Instantly
she swung around and tried to stand upright.  The feeling was odd, but
with care she stood on two feet.
   Todd walked into the room at that moment, and grinned.  "You're
awake," he said, giving a glance at Rebecca.  For her part, she blushed,
or would have if she could.  He sensed it somehow, and gave her a warm
wink and smile.
   "So how are you feeling this evening?"  Todd tilted his head and
waited, as Rebecca started trying to move, first one foot then the
other.
   "Oh, this is... amazing."  She looked back at him, clearly happy.
"I really have changed?"
   "Totally," he told her.  "You're no longer human, or at least what
others would call human, but a living robot now."  He smiled as she
walked around the table, then gave a small jump, the expression of joy
on her face.
   She came over to him and threw her arms around his shoulders, and
kissed him warmly.  "Oh, thank you, you don't know what this means to
me.  I feel like I'm whole once more, it's just so incredible."
   He kissed her back just as warmly, then winked.  "If you think
that's incredible, just wait.  Access code two-echo-seven."
   Rebecca blinked in surprise as she felt her body suddenly shifting,
altering without her control.  Her breasts grew larger, and her body
clearly became more realistic, a slit forming between her thighs and
taking on full sexual characteristics.  She shuddered as channels kicked
in, extra pathways to carry pleasures through her.
   She moaned softly, unable to resist what was happening to her.  She
moved sensually towards Todd, who was smiling at her, and started to
lightly rub against him.  "Is there anything you wish for me to do?" she
said, surprised at her voice making the suggestion.
   Todd smiled warmly and winked.  "You could start with a blowjob," he
playfully suggested.
   Rebecca nodded, and without hesitation started to undress Todd,
slipping off his pants and shorts.  Once he was free of them, she knelt
down, her head even with the level of his groin, looking at the sight
before her.  She reached up with one hand, and wrapped her fingers
around his shaft, stroking firmly to bring him to full hardness.
   To her surprise, she didn't feel any revulsion or resistance to what
she was being commanded to do.  Instead, she could feel a need, a desire
to please him, and in doing so, please herself at the same time.
   Todd placed his hands on her head, lightly holding on.  His member
was already becoming fully aroused, her hand becoming replaced with her
mouth and tongue, the former molding itself around him as the latter
wrapped like a ribbon.  He moaned gently, and looked down as she started
to move her head in a steady motion.
   "The bed," he said randomly, "is some kind of artifact, able to
convert a person from living matter into a type of living metal.  I
chanced across it one day at some flea market, someone claiming it came
from a unidentified flying saucer.  It took six months to discover how
it worked, and another four to find out how to program it."
   Rebecca listened with a part of her mind, amazed at the story he was
telling as most of her was focused on his cock.  Her head bobbed
repeatedly up and down it's length, creating a firm suckling sensation
and making it fully hard within her mouth.
   "See, you're not the first I've done this to," he continued between
soft moans.  "After all, I had to experiment with it to discover what it
could do to a person."  Another moan came from him, but this one carried
with it overtones of deeper pleasures.  Rebecca watched without
expression as his skin turned silver, spreading rapidly until he was
identical to her in coloration.
   A jolt of pleasure rocked her mind as she felt him suddenly explode
in her mouth, swallowing down the silver juices.  She milked him dry for
the moment, then stood up and kissed him warmly, tongues meeting and
joining together for a brief moment.
   Todd smiled again, and looked at her.  "Access code three-sierra-
seven-four," he said to her.  She rippled and flowed like silver water
into a new position, on her back with her legs spread wide.  Slowly he
moved down next to her, and started to lightly kiss and nibble her
throat, then moved downwards towards a breast.
   Rebecca moaned gently as his tongue brushed across a nipple, an arc
of pleasure making her shudder.  He looked into her eyes and winked,
then dropped his mouth across the nipple, suckling warmly on it.  The
sensation made her nearly black out, the strength of her responses
nearly overwhelming her.  Slowly he worked from one breast to the next,
watching her moan repeatedly from the pleasures, then started moving
down lower, until his head rested between her thighs.
   Instinctively she spread them wide, until they were perpendicular to
the baseboard.  Todd flicked his tongue along the labial lips, then let
the tip brush across her clit.  Rebecca froze up solid for a few
seconds, a wild sound coming from her.  Then again he licked her clit,
making her freeze again and again, a series of climaxes rocking her just
from the brushings.  Her mind reeled from the orgasms, unable to think
of anything else but them, and his tongue doing such a job on her.
   Slowly, he worked his tongue up inside of her, making her respond in
kind by gripping tightly around it.  She could feel him stretching his
tongue deeper inside, deeper than what would be humanly possible.  But
he wasn't human, like her, and human limitations didn't matter.
Instead, all that matter now was wanting him as deep as possible inside
of her.
   He licked warmly inside of her, twisting his tongue this way and
that, making her shiver repeatedly.  Just when she thought she couldn't
take any more, she watched as his form literally flowed upwards, a
shapeless silvery mass that regained the body of Todd, only now instead
of a tongue, his hard cock was buried inside.  He started thrusting
away, and she exploded again in a series of senses-shattering climaxes,
her body locked tight as he pistoned away.  His own orgasm joined hers,
his voice undulating in an electronic cry as his body poured into hers,
she absorbing every bit.
   They both slowly came back down from the incredible pleasures, and
Todd looked at Rebecca.  "Access code zero-zero clear," and suddenly
Rebecca was back to being in control.
   She should feel anger at him, she thought.  But instead of anger,
all she could feel was a close, warm sensation.  He was like her, and
she can't be angry with him having done that to her.  Deep down, she
discovered she enjoyed being controlled like that.  And Todd, she felt
wouldn't abuse her.
   He looked at her closely.  "I'm... I had to see," he whispered.  She
placed a finger on his lips, and shook her head.
   "It's ok," she softly replied.  "I said I'd owe you for what you've
done, and, well, I can't think of anything better."  She giggled a bit,
and her form rippled and shifted into a more busty version.  "Unless you
want to do it again," she said slyly.
   Todd looked at her for a moment, then laughed and snuggled her
tightly.  "Oh, we'll do it more than just again," he promised.
   "I hope so," Rebecca replied.

---

Silver Discoveries
copyright 1998, Tal Greywolf
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