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"OK, you're sure you've got everything set up for this?" Syren asked Shade, glancing over at the raven as she put the finishing touches on a portal spell she was preparing."Kinda seems weird that you still need to do this elaborate setup for a portal, I mean I thought you'd perfected these spells by now!"

"Oh, this setup's only needed in specific situations - namely if I don't have an exact bead on the person I'm trying to find!" Shade smirked to the Milotic naga. "A dear friend of mine was kind enough to show me pictures of the person he wants me to see to, and outside of telling me which part of Switzerland he's living in, I don't know where exactly he lives, so to save me having to do a fly-by over hundreds of houses, this should hopefully bring me straight to him!"

"I'm sensing a couple of ulterior motives to why you're doing this as well..." Syren spoke slyly.

"Well, said friend did say there's a nice supermarket/department store there, and one of the things they sold were giant Toblerones, soooo..." Shade cawed cutely.

"Now when you say 'giant'..."

"About three feet, give or take!"

"Oooh!" Syren let out an approving hiss.

"Plus with how much they weigh, I'd save a lot on shipping... then again, considering I magic up money most of the time, it's a bit of a moot point regardless. Still, I'd like to get my claws on some after we've tended to the human!" She chirped, her talons glowing with energy as she started to focus her magic on the portal. The runes began to glow, an ethereal humming filling the air around them. "Now if I have this right, the portal should open up right in their bedroom!"

It took a few moments for the spell to power up fully, but a portal did indeed open up in front of their eyes.

"WOOOAAAHHHHHH!!!"

Shade found herself having to sidestep out of the way as a large, leather chair suddenly shot forwards like a bullet, a human clutching to it for dear life as it crashed down on the floor. Syren slithered over to the portal and stuck her head through it, finding herself looking up at the ceiling of a bedroom, the glowing rainbow lights of a gaming computer flashing above her head.

"Man, this is weird..." She commented, pulling her head back out, slightly disorientated by the shift in perspective. "I mean you did get the portal in the right place, at the least!"

"Oooow...." The human groaned, rubbing his head as he sat back up. "What in the world just happened?"

"I am SO sorry!" Shade apologised. "I was attempting to open a portal to you in your wall, not have the ground open beneath you!"

The human got to his feet, turning to face Shade. He stumbled backwards at the sight of the raven greeting him, and nearly fell back over the chair at the sight of Syren. "What in the world?!"

"Relax, neither of us are going to harm you!" Syren told him. "Even if it is a little bit tempting to nibble on your neck..." She smirked, revealing a pair of sharp fangs.

"Come on, Syren, we'll get your blood fix sorted out later~" Shade giggled, turning her attention back to the human. "I'm sorry if we startled you - I'm assuming your name is Ben, right?"

"Yeah, how did you know that?" He asked.

"A friend of mine. You might know him, he tends to like chocobos!" She told him.

"That makes sense..." He responded. "So I'm guessing you're responsible for me falling through my bedroom floor?"

"I hadn't planned for you to come in through the floor, but... yeah?" Shade admitted. "I'll try to make sure your return trip through it is a little bit more vertical!" She snapped her fingers, causing the portal to close.

"And now that you have me here, what's going to happen, exactly?"

"A few things, really - human visitors, even those who I bring here, never leave the same way they came in.." She chirped, stepping closer to Ben. "I figured it'd be a nice birthday surprise for me to give you the gift of transformation!"

"Oh?" He perked up. "Transformation into what, exactly?"

"I know I've got a few options with you, some of which may require some form of tweaking... it's that or I just choose a random wild animal for you to become, but your friend did show me some of the stuff you've gotten over the years, and for the most part, I must say I'm interested in what I saw~"

"Lemme guess, the big blue guy, primarily?"

"Oh, I know he's a solid choice, but I feel like I've turned some other version of Ben into that not too long ago... I might go with one I'm yet to see for myself!"

"Some other version of Ben? How many versions of me can there be?" He blinked, confused.

"Trust me, when you've travelled between a few different realms and universes, you tend to keep track of people who look the same - I've honestly lost count of how many times I've managed to bump into some version of Mao!" She laughed heartily. "That's not to say you'll not get a shot of being your big blue guy, I just feel like doing something a little more... well, let's say 'simple'!"

"Simple?"

"Hey, with how often I'm called on to do stuff, smutty or otherwise, a gal needs a break from time to time~" She crowed. "Not that you won't get your chance with me, it might just happen away from prying eyes!" She glanced over to Syren.

"What, you normally like it when I sneak into the action~" She hissed playfully.

"OK, away from public view, then!" Shade corrected herself. "Either way, I'm sure that you'll like what's in store for you nonetheless!"

"This isn't going to hurt, is it?" Ben asked.

"No, not at all! I mean, I could MAKE it hurt if you're the kind of person who likes that..."

"No, no, we'll keep it painless!" He threw his hands up.

"Hey, I'm not gonna judge if you like it that way!" Shade teased him playfully. "I prefer the painless route, anyway~" She raised her taloned hand, magical energy swirling around it. "Either way, you might feel a slight shock to start!" She flicked her wrist, the energy hitting him square in the chest.

"Ghh!" He winced, feeling it swirling inside of him. The spell was quick to act, creamy fur spreading across his chest, shifting to a golden brown around his arms, sides and back. His abs and pectorals gained some light definition, showing up against both his fur, and his shirt.

"Oh, by the way, it's up to you if you want to remove your clothes. I can't see you outgrowing them, but if you're worried about damaging them, better safe than sorry!" Shade advised, seeing the fur spreading down his arms, transitioning to a darker brown from the elbows downwards. His middle digits merged, short, sharp claws growing out from his fingertips, soft, light brown pads puffing out from his palms.

"If there's no threat of ruining them, I should be safe for the most part!" He commented, hoping not to tempt fate in the meantime. Two stripes of dark brown fur grew across his back, his body stretching ever so slightly taller as his spine protruded outwards from above his rear, long and spindly for the most part, covered in light brown fur. The tip spread out into a broad, lightning-bolt shape, bright yellow in colour. His new limb waggled around behind him, his rump filling out ever so slightly, making his trousers feel that little bit more snug around it.

"Heh, a brave one!" Syren smirked. "To be honest, with what you're becoming, I really can't see you shredding through them any time soon. You might end up singing them with your electric powers, however!" His legs elongated, the fur working its way over them. "Oh, you MAY want to remove your shoes at the very least, they rarely ever survive any transformations!"

He could feel his toes bunching up inside of them, and he took the hint, kicking them aside. He couldn't get his socks off in time, though, sharpened claws poking through the fabric from his now three-toed feet, creamy fur along the underside, dark brown around the feet and ankles. Shade helped to keep him balanced, his stance shifting to his tiptoes thanks to his now digitigrade stompers.

"Just a little bit more now, and you'll be perfect!" Syren moved closer to Ben, watching the fur traversing his head. His hair, beard and moustache remained, shifting to a darker shade of brown to stand out against the golden fur around his noggin, his jaws pushing forwards into a slight muzzle. His nose darkened, sinking into his upper jaw whilst his teeth became pointed fangs, a few extra filling in the added space in his jaws. He felt a tingling in his cheeks as two large, circular patches of yellow fur grew in, electric sacs forming beneath them, used to store up his electrical powers, his ears moving to sit atop his head, the top part growing into points whilst the bottom part curled downwards, the fur a mix of yellow and brown. The changes ended with his eyes moving towards the sides of his head, shifting to a darker shade of brown.

"And there we go!" Shade cawed happily, looking over the freshly-changed Raichu. "How do you feel?"

"I... actually don't know, to tell you the truth!" Ben responded with a slight smirk. "I mean I feel good, but it's hard to judge without properly checking everything that I'm capable of doing!"

"True... we do have a target practice range set up in one of the bedrooms here, I suppose we could let you loose in there and see how well you've got your new powers under control!" Shade told him.

"Perfect! Before we do that, though, do you think you could open the portal back to my room? I'd like to grab my phone so I can take a few pictures to show my friends!"

"Of course! Let's see if I can repeat what I did, only without opening it in the floor this time... last thing I want to do is have your computer setup crashing through here!" She turned back to the portal, the runes once again glowing brightly as she ran her claws over them. "And here we go!" The portal flared open before them. Ben was about to step through it...

"WOOOOAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!"

... and was almost promptly flattened by two large, ursine creatures falling through the portal.

"Oh damn it, I did it again!" Shade sighed.

"Ooowww..." The female bear groaned. "I was told that the bed might give way, but I wasn't expecting this!"

"Tell me about it!" The male laughed. "Maybe some of our magic spread to it?"

"Actually, that'd be me!" The raven raised her hand in admittance. "Sorry Glacia, Arctus!"

"Wait, Glacia and Arctus?" Ben paused. "Mine and Peter's polar bear characters, they're real as well?"

"Yup! Again, alternate realms, alternate Bens and Peters and everyone you can think of! I gave these two a couple of magical collars, and their big bear forms came to be!"

"That make se... wait..." Ben got to thinking - Peter had written plenty of stories about Shade, but nothing that involved her turning a guy into a gal. "Does that mean that you..."

"I know what you're about to ask, and nope!" Shade pre-empted him. "In the realm these two come from, you're female. Hell, so's Arctus before that collar goes around his neck!"

"Why does that make perfect sense?" He replied - it only seemed right that out of all the realities, there were bound to be at least one where their genders were reversed, and of course Shade would be extra tricky regarding it. "Still, you think you can get the portal back to my bedroom?"

"I'll give it another shot. Sorry, you two, I'll get you back home later!" Shade closed the portal back up, repeating her spell to re-open it. This time, a tall, anthropomorphic rat donning a biker jacket and a slicked-back hairstyle came tumbling through, landing before the growing group.

"Oh, for the love of..." Shade groaned, palming her face with her hand. "I'm REALLY going to have to work on this spell... or at least get a good picture of Ben's bedroom or house!"