Ultimate Potion - Vacation Time, pt 10
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Somewhere in Cyberspace
Ryan floated in darkness, speckles of light surrounding him in every direction.
He tried to orient himself, the last thing he remembered was interfacing with
Caroline as a pair of robotic androids, then somehow falling through a long,
dark tunnel. Nearby, another speck of light floated then zoomed over to him,
the face of Caroline taking form in a digital fashion.
**Wow, this is amazing. I didn't know we could do this.**
It wasn't spoken, but rather Caroline's words directly transmitted into Ryan's
mind. He blinked in surprise, then slowly formed his own face in a digital
fashion in front of hers.
>>Neither did I.<<
Caroline's body took shape after a few seconds, a purely digital form made up of
data that was continuously flowing about. **So are we data now?**
Ryan thought for a moment. >>No, just part of our minds were downloaded. We're
still linked to our physical form, and I can feel data flowing back and forth
for that form.<<
Caroline nodded in understanding. **So we didn't transform into data, but we're
connected to the network?**
>>Pretty much.<< His own body took form as well, floating in the darkness next
to Caroline. >>I think we can pretty much link to other systems this way, and
explore what cyberspace is.<<
**Oh!** Caroline's expression was one of sudden desire, and she broke apart
into a ball of data that zipped into one of the many streams. Ryan let out a
digital sigh, and followed after her.
What happened next was the pair exploring a wide range of virtual reality, from
interfacing with games and virtual worlds to slipping into video streams and
static images at various sites. Caroline in particular pushed the limits,
letting herself merge into streaming videos that were erotic in nature, then
finding wild pictures and artwork to try out. Ryan tended to take a more
cautious approach, but eventually Caroline's infectious fun made him finally
give in and join her often.
They were dragons rasing havoc in an MMORPG, they were actors in a porn film,
they were just bits of data that zipped through the network in a bizarre game of
tag. They twined, they became a single digital entity, they split into hundreds
of pieces. They were animations, they were digital images, they were things for
which words hadn't been invented yet.
A tug on their cord made them pause, and Ryan realized they had been in
cyberspace for over 30 hours. Instantly they both erased all traces of their
existence in the digital world and dove back through the entrance, sliding
through the dark tunnel that connected their physical form and went back into
the single gynoid body that stood in the room. The Ethernet cable disconnected
itself and disappeared as the body began a series of motions, reshaping itself
back into two distinct entities. They separated completely, becoming human
again with a pair of loud moans, then both collapsed onto the bed.
Before either could say anything, their bodies both essentially went into
hibernation, and they fell asleep almost at the same moment, a sleep that was
filled with the memories and images of what they had just experienced.
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Monday March 26th
Ryan staggered down the hall, feeling rather odd. It wasn't as if he was
walking, rather it felt like he was sliding down the hall, more like an oozing
sensation as if his legs were a very thick jel. It wasn't until he caught his
reflection in the windows that explained why he felt the way he did.
The only description he could use was that of a dark blue dragon but one that
was completely made of some kind of goo. Parts of his talons would drip down
into the goo, reforming as they did so, while his tail stretched partway across
the floor. Apparently sometime during the night his mind had focused on that
image, a variation of one he had seen online and in cyberspace, and his body
just automatically became it.
Despite the strangeness of his shape, Ryan didn't shift back into human form.
He felt, well, comfortable this way, as if it was a shape he'd always been
before. Whether that feeling came from the potion or his own imagination, it
didn't matter to him from a personal aspect. A part of him felt that he could
actually enjoy being this way, which a week ago might have upset him. But now,
thanks to the potion and to Caroline, he had reached a point where it really
didn't matter, as long as he had Caroline to enjoy it with.
"So what are you looking at?" Caroline's voice came from behind him. He turned
his head and blinked at the four-armed, four-breasted vixen that walked over to
where he was standing. "Mmmm, don't you look all wild," she added, giving him a
wink.
Ryan almost automatically began to flow over to her, paused, then shrugged and
continued until part of him had covered her from the neck down. She let out a
soft moan of delight at the feelings, and reached up to rub under his muzzle.
"You can keep doing that for the rest of the week," she murred, enjoying the
feel of his semi-solid form against and around her.
"Mmmm, much as I'd love to," he said, "I do have to check on a few things in
reality." He said it in a way that made it sound light, but she looked up at
him and nodded.
"You have to check into work, I know." She sighed gently. "And we still have
another week off from classes."
"True, at least you're not at the mercy of a professor wanting you to do
homework while you're out having fun." He kissed her gently, his form rippling
against hers and generating another moan of delight. "But I'd better make sure
that things are staying at least semi under control."
He flowed off of her rather reluctantly and steeled himself to check his email.
To his surprise, things were actually quiet for once, just the usual messages of
various jobs having been completed automatically. Even his personal email was
fairly empty for now, and he closed his client. Rather than shutting everything
off, he instead brought up his video program and started recording.
"Hi there. No, you're not imagining things, I really am a blue goo dragon at
the moment. I'm not exactly sure how I ended up this way, but I'm not
complaining and neither is Caroline."
Caroline's muzzle appeared in the screen. "Hi there, whoever might be seeing
these later on. Ryan's been extremely good for me, letting me get as wild as
possible. We've been doing things that well, push the ideas of reality."
Ryan chuckled softly. "Well, you could say that. So far there really hasn't
been a limit to the kinds of shapes and states of existence we've tried out,
which is rather astonishing in its own right. I can understand why she wanted
someone to really share this with, someone with the kind of imagination and
acceptance that she wants.
"And I am really falling for her in more ways than one. I love her a lot, and
want to share my life with her, and know that she wants to do the same. But we
still have to deal with some issues, and that'll take time to work out. It's
not going to be easy, but dealing with real life never is.
"Anyway, I'll talk some more later on."
He turned off the video recorder, then shutdown the laptop. Turning to look, he
saw Caroline standing there, her tail twitching suspiciously. "Are you done?"
she asked.
Ryan nodded. "Done for now."
"Good." With that, she proceeded to leap at him, diving into his goo form. He
let out a startled yelp, then sighed a bit as she got herself comfortable again
with him enveloping most of her body. "Mmmm, I think I could stay like this all
day long," she sighed.
Ryan sighed, his form rippling warmly around Caroline. "You're not going to let
me rest, are you?" he said, his tone carrying just a touch of teasing. She
looked up, and merely grinned back.
"Not one bit," she replied, caressing his muzzle. "Now, let's go back to bed
and you can show me what you can do this way."
Rather than try to convince her otherwise, he merely oozed back into the
bedroom, closing the door behind him.
---
Caroline was dead asleep in the bed as Ryan oozed himself out of the bedroom,
not even opening the door but flowing through the cracks and reforming on the
other side. He made his way into the living room and over to his laptop. He
felt the need to talk to someone else, even if it was just via messages online.
Luckily, the person Ryan wanted to talk to the most was online and available for
chatting. He clicked on the name, and a window opened up.
Ryan: Hi, Ty.
Tyler: Good gods, look what the cat dragged in. What are you doing up at this
time of night?
Ryan: Needing someone to talk to.
Tyler: Oh? What's got you all spun up then? Thought you were out on vacation.
Ryan: I am, at the parent's cabin. I've...
Ryan paused, wondering how to phrase things.
Tyler: Yes? Come on, spit it out.
Ryan: I've... been having some interesting times. You remember me talking
about Caroline?
Tyler: Yeah, brunette, good looking gal, really intelligent and fun. What
about her?
Ryan: Well, she's... we've...
Tyler: Let me guess, you've fallen head over heels over her.
Ryan: There's more to it than just that.
Tyler: But it's a good starting point.
Ryan chuckled. Tyler knew him well enough, considering they went to high school
together. He also was the one who helped him out when his last relation went
sour.
Ryan: Ok, so I'm in love with her. But that's only part of it. We've.. been
things together.
Tyler: What do you mean, you've been things?
Ryan: Like we've been different things, different shapes.
There was a long pause on the other end.
Tyler: Are you telling me you've been... shapeshifting? For real?
Ryan: For real. Caroline somehow had this potion
Tyler: Hold it.
Tyler: All right, so she got hold of a potion. And it changed you?
Ryan: Not exactly, it gave both of us the ability to change at will.
Tyler: Holy shit. I take it you've got proof, knowing you and your video
diary?
Ryan laughed and shook his head.
Ryan: You do know me too well. Yes, I have a few video entries.
Tyler: Then what the hell are you waiting for? Send them over and let me look.
Ryan clicked on the send button, and uploaded the videos in question to Tyler.
He responded when he got them downloaded, then paused a bit to view the images
in question.
Tyler: I. Will. Be. Damned. This fits into the rumors I had been hearing from
time to time.
Ryan: Rumors?
Tyler: Yes. Nothing specific, just a vague sort of rumor about shapeshifting
parties and such. But this nails it down. Is it temporary or permanent?
Ryan: I don't know, Caroline hinted about it maybe being permanent.
Tyler: Hmm. If it was temporary, it wouldn't be an issue. It'd wear off, and
you've be normal again. As if you were ever normal to start.
Ryan: <<Makes a growling sound>>
Tyler: Hush, you. But if it's permanent, well, that opens up both
possibilities and problems. You're going to have to be very, VERY careful who
you tell about this, for starters. I'd say probably 90% of people wouldn't
believe it, but that other 10%, myself included, would probably die for what
you've been enjoying.
Ryan: I pretty much came to that conclusion myself. It's convincing Caroline
that it's a real issue.
Tyler: Well, I can help on that part, but later on. Look, for the time being
you're isolated, you've got the freedom to explore this and you can learn to
deal with it. But you'd better come by my place when you get back, if anything
to show me in person and we can talk about what you two are going to need to do
in order to keep from sticking out like a sore thumb.
Ryan: Thank, and I do mean that.
Tyler: Now, get the hell offline and go back to having fun with Caroline. And
if that means screwing your brains out in different forms, then do it or I'll
come after you with a two by four.
Ryan: All right! All right! Later, you voyeur.
Tyler: One of the best. Give Caroline hugs and kisses from me.
With that, Tyler broke the chat link. Ryan saved the conversation, then shut
back down the laptop. He thought about what Tyler said, then chuckled and
flowed back down the hall into the bedroom, sliding up into the bed and flowing
over Caroline's sleeping form. He snuggled her in his grasp, hearing a soft
sigh of delight come from her, and fell asleep himself while cradling her.