Reunited
The alarm sang viciously in Daniel’s ears. It filled his mind with ringing and one desperate thought of wanting to get out of there. Now entirely disregarding the wires, he scrabbled his way along as quickly as his apparently malfunctioning body would allow. He leaped at the first exit he saw and brusquely shoved the door open. While he was struggling to lift himself out and away from the shrill sirens he felt something furry brush against his ankle. He kicked his foot wildly in attempt to shake it off.
“A fucking bug, really? Don’t you think that’s a bit of overkill!” he shouted, not even able to hear himself. With renewed ferocity he pulled himself out the vent and tumbled onto the hard ground outside. He could still hear the alarms. Quickly he lurched back to his feet and slammed the door shut. Silence, finally.
After he calmed down a bit from the excitement, Daniel wearily started walking again. For all he knew, someone could be on their way to check what had happened. It was best to keep moving.
***
Daniel was frustrated. Ever since he and his friends had arrived at Area 50 all he had been doing was running. He hadn’t found out anything about anything. He wasn’t even good at running anymore, his feet still felt incredibly awkward and it was all he could do to not trip every five seconds. He didn’t know where he was either. He was sure it was still on Area 50 grounds but other than that, no clue.
While he was grumbling, his friends David and Pammy were making their own trek. After being turned around endlessly upon entering the dark tunnel, they’d finally given up and decided to investigate elsewhere. Unbeknownst to both parties, they were heading directly for one another. It wasn’t long before they spotted each other.
Despite the unusual behavior earlier that day, David was relieved to see familiar faces. A tired but genuine smile lit up his face and he opened his mouth to say something; however he was cut off by a shrill shriek.
Pammy’s voice rose only higher in pitch as she grabbed David’s arm and stared at Daniel in horror. David’s initial gasp had been drowned out by the girl’s scream but he looked equally startled, if less disturbed. Taken aback, Daniel replied with his own surprised squawk but what came out sounded like a cross between a cat’s whine and a feminine screech. Neither were things he expected or wanted to come out of his mouth. The panic that had been a constant the entire day was beginning to creep back into Daniel’s head. He held up a hand to signal Pammy to calm down but it had the opposite affect...and not just on Pammy.
Daniel’s hand was covered in soft white fur. He jumped back in shock from the sight but of course couldn’t run away from his own hand. Sharp claws stood out menacingly in response to his unnerved state. His eyes hopped around frantically, taking in his new appearance. Not only was his hand covered in the downy fluff but his entire body. A glance over his shoulder showed him the proudly twitching brown and orange tail hanging from his backside. He now also understood why he’d been so shaky when walking; his feet had been replaced by the long, delicate back legs of a cat. He was hardly concerned with that however after seeing his chest was amply curved. His distressed, mewling cry sounded with a volume nearing the sirens he’d just escaped.
Written by Flutterbest on 29 December 2017
