Sluggish Reactions [Slug Naga TF] (Trade)

Story by Transforms on SoFurry

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A newbie runner finds herself in a sticky situation...


Hey everyone, I'm back! ("Finally!" Says nobody!)

This was a trade I did last summer when I was originally planning this story. Life gets in the way and all, but here it is.

Note that the art is not by me, it is by a very talented friend who wishes to remain anonymous.

Anyways, here's the story:

It was the beginning of spring, early in the afternoon the warm sun beat down on the field, as many people prepared for the upcoming track and field competition. Many athletes gathered from colleges around the country to participate in the events. Once such participant was Vanessa, an up and coming local star, who had a decent shot at medaling.

The morning before the race, Vanessa wakes up at 8:00 sharp, getting out of bed and jumping up. Her roommate, Erin, was still asleep, and usually slept in until 10:00. Vanessa stood up and snuck to the bathroom, trying not to wake Erin, as she hated having her sleep interrupted, and got mad at Vanessa enough as is. After getting her track outfit ready and having a small breakfast, she locked the door and made it down to the gym for some practice.

Walking through the mostly empty, modern hallways on her way to the gym she ran into another athlete from wearing a similar outfit to her, signifying they were from the same school.

"Hey, preparing for tomorrow I'm guessing?" Vanessa perked up at the thought of meeting a fellow competitor from her school. "I don't believe I've met you before."

"Y-Yeah... I haven't seen you before either. I'm Jane." She stuttered nervously in response.

"Any tactics you have for tomorrow, or getting hyped up? I'm feeling a bit uneasy about this whole thing. It is my first competition after all." Vanessa said, still filled with nervous energy.

"Hmm, well I usually just have one of these and I get focused right up. It tastes sugary and all, but it's tasty. Just add it to some water." Jane pulls out a small pouch of green coloured powder and gives it to Vanessa.

"Umm, thanks...? I'll be sure to try it out before my workout today! Speaking of which, I should get to that! See you at the competition tomorrow!" Vanessa waved goodbye, stuffing the strange powder into her gym bag and walking further down the hall. She scanned her key card at the door and walked into the gym. As soon as she did, Jane sat down on a nearby bench with a smirk on her face.

Vanessa waltzed into the change room, setting down her bag and opening a locker. She quickly changed her clothes, taking off her standard t-shirt and pants and replacing it with a runner's top and a pair of bright red shorts. She sloppily stuffed her other clothes into her unorganized bag. Finally, she ties up her pair of black running shoes and grabs her water bottle and locker key.

"Oh yeah... I guess I should try out that mix Jane gave me, it seemed pretty good." She thought to herself. Vanessa reopened her locker and fished through her bag, finding the small pouch of drink mix. She takes it to the counter with sinks and opens her water bottle up.

"Add the contents of one pouch to 1 liter of water and mix. Seems easy enough." She said to herself as she tore the top of the pouch. Pouring it into the water, Vanessa watched as some of the lime powder dissolved, shaking it vigorously until the water took on a chartreuse hue. She grabbed the water and held it up to the harsh lights of the change room, observing the drink's colour.

"Huh, a bit weird looking, but whatever." She muttered as she opened the cap and smelled the drink. It smelled very sweet and somewhat fruity. She took a small sip of it, swishing it around in her mouth to get a good idea of what it tasted like.

"Not bad... I'll have to ask her where she got this." Taking a huge swig, Vanessa walked towards the exit to the gym to begin her workout. As she walked, she began to feel a bit sweaty, especially under her shorts and down her legs. She paused for a second, checking to see if she spilled some of her drink on herself. What she found was a small green stain just below her shorts. She tried to wipe it off, but found it had a sticky texture, and recoiled.

"Ew? What is that?" Startled, Vanessa ran back to the mirror. She made it halfway there when she felt a large pressure in her forehead. Two long, flesh coloured stalks slowly formed, pushing out from her head. As she ran, they flapped in the wind, confirming for her that they had the ability to feel, and were definitely kind of sensitive. She stopped and reached up, grabbing one before realizing she could feel it respond to her touch and she pulled back her hand.

"What the fuck was that..." She gasped as she attempted to calm herself down. She decided to calmly walk over to the mirror to process what was happening. After a few deep breaths, she took a step, only to find her legs shaking slightly. She managed to power out another step, but as she looked down, she noticed her legs were covered in more of the green and sticky substance from earlier.

"I-I have to be dreaming right now. I f-feel so slow?" Vanessa tried to use her running prowess to move as fast as she could but found her body slowing down. Eventually she tripped and fell, landing flat on her ass and spilling her drink all over her body, embarrassingly making her already thin top translucent.

"Oof... What the hell is going on?" While she sighed at her top getting soaked, her thighs started to ache as they forcibly locked together, making her unable to get up. A loud rip echoed throughout the changing room as her red shorts ripped in half down the middle, her thighs drawn together too strongly for the fabric to hold. Vanessa blushed and gazed at her ripped shorts, unable to figure out why her thighs were stuck together. They began to merge into each other, starting up near her hips. Green, gooey gel coated her waist, fusing together her upper legs. She struggled to separate them but she was unable to.

"W-why can't I move my... Ugh! Legs!" She raised her voice, trying to fight the changes. More and more of her legs stuck together, the backside becoming a similar green colour to the drink she had earlier. As they fused, the front of her legs became an off-white colour, contrasting with the rest of her changing legs. Slime was produced at faster rates as her body changed, and quickly accumulated on the floor. Combined with her fighting, she got some all over her body. Now reaching her knees, Vanessa's new slug foot widened out a bit around where her thighs used to be, becoming flatter on the bottom for easier movement. She kicked her legs as her knees stuck together and became wider, more closely matching the upper part of her foot. As her human feet fused together, they completely lost their digits, crunching down and tapering off to a small point on her new foot. Her new body produced slime every time she moved around a little.

"What the fuck am I? W-what is this?!" She pressed a hand into her new foot, which squished back in response. All the muscles in her toned legs had been reconfigured to better fit the movement of a bulky, slow slug. As she squished it down, slime gushed out, getting all over her hand and ripped shorts. She looked around herself, realizing she was sitting in a puddle of her own slime.

"Eww! I'm so slimy and squishy... I gotta see if Jane can fix this for me, or maybe just head back to my room first?" Vanessa rolled over onto her front, 'standing up' on her new foot. Feeling confident, she tried to move out of her puddle. She flexed the unfamiliar muscles in her body, not making much progress. In frustration, she angrily smacked her tail against the floor of the change room, making a loud and wet sound. After a bit of testing, and a lot of rolling in her own slime, she got her body to move and the breakneck pace of a giant humanoid slug, which is pretty slow.

"Uggghh... this is so gross! And I won't be able to run tomorrow! As long as I can get back to my room without anyone seeing me." After a minute of sluggish movement, Vanessa got to her locker and put on her other shirt, as her workout top was coated in her drink and slime from her earlier troubles.

Eventually, she made it to the exit and looked back, sighing at the trail of slime she made. "Alright, if I can just get through the back exit to the elevator, I can get to my room quickly." She thought as she slowly turned the corner to the seldom used back corridor. To her shock, she found her roommate, Erin, standing there, waiting for her.

"Why hello there Vanessa. Aren't you looking awfully sluggish today?" Erin spoke with a sly smile, clearly suspicious pertaining to Vanessa's embarrassing form.

"E-Erin?! What are you doing here! Don't look at me!" Vanessa shied away, tucking her body in and blushing.

"Oh don't worry, I already know you have a big slug ass," She sneered.

"Wait... Did you do this to me? Who was Jane?" Vanessa relentlessly questioned her.

"Ah, Jane was a friend of mine, I set her up to give you the powder that I made. She doesn't even belong to any sports teams, you should really recognize who is competing you know. This is revenge for your general annoyance as a roommate."

"Shut up Erin, this isn't the time to be a bitch right now. I have a competition tomorrow! How am I supposed to win when I can barely move my slimy mess of a lower body." Vanessa whisper-yelled, hoping nobody else was around.

"Well, let's just say no one will be going very fast... You shoulda seen the looks on some of these girls' faces! Turtles, snails, sloths, and slugs like you!" Erin chuckled.

"Wait, so it'll be postponed then? I guess that works out in my favor, I was feeling a bit nervous. How long does this last?"

"About a week or so. Hopefully..." Erin added in the last part quietly, mumbling to herself.

"Well whatever, I'm just gonna chill out in our room for the rest of the week then, enjoy getting slime all over your bed asshole." Vanessa smirked as she began her very long, yet very short trek back up to her room.

Interesting choice of species huh? Thanks for reading! Feel free to provide your feedback in the comments!