6 people are deposited on an island.
The 1st night someone accidentally activates a barrier.
In the tv studio the producers quickly realise that they can't get anybody out or in but the automatic cameras' signals are still working. They decide to relabel the show as fiction.
Now which character do you wish to start with?
Written by catprog on 17 December 2000
Eric, just your Average Joe.
You were trapped, and alone, on this stupid island. Great.
Honestly, your life had been pretty boring. Enrolling on this TV show was probably the most exciting thing you had ever done. You hadn’t even expected to get on it, you had expected you would just be rejected.
“Sorry Eric, but you’re just not the kind of person we’re looking for.”
Yet no. Apparently the general public wanted to watch a guy that looked like he should be working in accounting be on a show like this. You weren’t about to complain. You had been single for several years now, so maybe this little gig would help net you some romance again…
You were left to find some way to the others, and so you pulled yourself up off the grass, and stumbled away from the blue-tinged barrier. From the looks of it, you had been split off from the others in a grassy, circular field, which was surrounded by dense emerald trees. Overhead, the sun beamed down obnoxiously.
Looking around frantically, you decided on a good route
Written by vanillametal on 01 February 2016
Through the nearby jungle
Inside, among the tall, leafy trees, the air was stifling, and far too hot to be comfortable. Your back was sweating, and the moisture was soaking through your white shirt, and under your arms. You felt gross, the weather back home was never anything like this.
Also, this place seemed pretty tropical. You were watching where you walked with paranoia, worried that some kind of giant spider might jump out of nowhere and latch onto your ankle when you least expected it. Typical, irrational fear.
Luckily, nothing like that happened, but you did have to stop by a small body of sapphire water, and have a drink. It looked clean enough, you could see your reflection clearly in it. Honestly, you looked a little haggard, with dishevelled brown hair, and a tired face. You were an average looking guy. Nothing impressive.
Anyway, this water was probably safe…
Written by vanillametal on 02 February 2016
Have a drink.
You cupped some water in your sweating palms, and lifted them to your mouth, parting your lips and drinking. The taste was surprisingly bitter, and you immediately spat it out, shooting up to your feet and wiping your lips with the back of your hand.
“What the hell!?” You grit your teeth and spat a bit. Repulsive…was it really filthy or something? It looked spotless…
Having no choice but to keep going and hope you came across some water that wasn’t disgusting, you stumbled along between the trees, nearly tripping over the sprawling roots more than a couple of times. In fact, when you tried to hop over one, the toe of your boot caught on it, and you were sent plummeting face first against the grass.
Luckily, you had landed in an open clearing. Something very unlucky was about to happen to you though…
Written by vanillametal on 03 February 2016
Something happens.
While you were trying to get back up on your feet again, you suddenly felt a sharp shock go through your body, something which caught you off guard, jolted you, and caused you to fall back down to the grass again.
For a moment, you were limp. You stared at the dirt under your nose, and breathed out in a shudder. Your body suddenly felt supremely strange, like no sensation you had ever had before.
“Sh-shit…” You coughed out, and tried to pull yourself along, find something to haul yourself to your feet. Yet as soon as you pulled yourself forth an inch, there was a sound like something splitting. You realised it was the back of your trousers, and no, you hadn’t stretched them too far while crawling.
Something was coming out. Something long and furry, of a dark tan colour and black stripes. A tail. It just popped out of your behind like ‘hello!’, and as you craned your neck round to see it, you couldn’t believe your eyes. Still lying there, you watched it start to flick back and forth in an erratic blur, responding to how on edge you were feeling.
Managing to pull yourself to your feet, you clutched your buttocks, and slowly trailed your hands towards the base of the tail. You pulled the furry appendage round and in-front of you, so you could examine it, stroke it. When you tugged it, it made you yelp.
This thing was attached to you!
Written by vanillametal on 04 February 2016
It doesn
Right now, you were terrified. You had just sprouted a tail of all things! At least you were able to walk again, but your problems were far from over.
Next, you felt your shirt begin to stretch out, the fabric straining as your chest began to bulge. Something dark started to show through the white material, and you gasped as you saw the matter spread out and up your neck. It was fur! Black and orange fur, starting to coat your skin. It felt like being tickled, as it bristled out, and you twitched a bit.
Soon enough, you were covered head to toe in the stuff, and though there were no mirrors nearby, you could feel your face had broken out with fur as well. When you pursed your lips together, it was like taking a bite out of a clump of feathers. So fluffy and soft.
When you squeezed your thighs together, there was no longer that clammy, sticky sensation you usually got when you were sweating there. Instead, it was just lightly damp, matted fur. Having a coat of fur like this made you actually feel…protected in a way. You were dressed lightly, to cope with the island weather, but to your surprise, the fur really didn’t make you feel that much hotter.
This was all very bizarre, to say the least.
Perhaps the most alarming thing of all happened next though…
Written by vanillametal on 05 February 2016
The Average Joe becomes an Average Jane
Something rather frightening occurred. Okay, more like piss-pants terrifying.
Between your legs, your familiar ‘friend’ suddenly receded. Bam, just like that, it was gone. Something seemed to open down there though, and you could guess without looking what it was. Actually, you were too scared to look, because part of you still wanted to delude yourself into thinking this was all some kind of twisted dream.
Maybe when I fell, I hit my head too hard.
…
…No…this feels way too real.
You started running. You had to see yourself. While you ran, your nose began to throb, and when you reached up and touched it, you were greeted with a flat pad, that was just a little bit moist. From the shape, it was like something from a dog or cat.
Thankfully, you happened across a pond at the base of a tree pretty quickly, and looked at yourself in the reflection.
Your heart just about stopped beating.
Written by vanillametal on 06 February 2016
Seeing The Truth
The best way to describe what you had turned into…was a tiger. A female tiger. So a tigress?
The bulge in your trousers was gone, and the fabric now housed slender, furry legs. Your belt strained against your new set of wider hips. Torso-wise, you were much thinner, though not extremely so. Obviously, your new, voluptuous chest was the most noticeable change, and the biggest giveaway that you were now female.
Then there was your face. While you were staring at your pink button nose, from which whiskers had sprouted on either side, fluffy ears were poking out through your hair, and your eyes were turning an amber colour, your pupils growing long and narrow.
Your own features that were showing through the fur had taken on both a feminine and feline appearance now.
It was clear. You were now far from the man you had once been…
Written by vanillametal on 07 February 2016
What now?
So, you have turned into some sort of anthropomorphic tiger. The only question is…if this was real, then what are you supposed to do now?
You look around, placing a hand on your chest and furrowing your face with concern. There are no other animals around, and good thing too, because you are kind of afraid that if you set eyes on a gazelle or anything like that, you will lose all sense of will and just pounce on it.
Though…you are getting hungry.
If you can avoid turning into some kind of feral animal, that is probably for the best. Though you don’t know how this whole thing works. Hell, you have no idea how you had ended up as a tigress in the first place.
So you decide, you have to try and find something at least…
Written by vanillametal on 08 February 2016
Search for food.
By the time you emerge from the seemingly lifeless jungle, and out onto a grassy plain, your stomach is killing you. It is making you panic, because you don’t want to end up dying of hunger out here.
Then, your plush, furry foot, which had long since burst through your boot leaving the leather remains behind, bumps into something. Looking down, your eyes widen, as you see a rabbit there, minding its own business (though it moves away in fright when your foot nudged it).
It isn’t typical tiger fare, but your mouth drools. Hell, a human would eat a rabbit usually…
Licking your lips, you starting edging towards the little creature, like some kind of other self was taking over, when suddenly, someone stops you. Or rather, something, if anthropomorphic creatures can’t be counted as humans.
“Hey!”
At first you didn’t recognize this half-wolf half-man, but when he speaks, you realize that it is one of the other contestants. Ry.
“Ry?” You stare, and his wolfish eyes widen.
Written by vanillametal on 09 February 2016
Strange reunion
“Wait…uh-“ Ry snaps his furry, clawed fingers, as he tried to recall who you are. He probably couldn’t even have recognized you in human form, that is how forgettable you were
.
“Eric. Y’know…I work in sales.” You try to jog his memory, and he eventually recognizes you, clasping his hands together.
“Oh, Eric, right.” He chuckles, rubbing the back of his neck. You have a chance while he thinks of the right thing, to study his features. His previously masculine body has taken on a female form, like your own. A snout is poking out from the front of his face, and he too has the fur and ears to match. You remember him saying that he was a furry fan, so…this was probably a dream come true for him.
“Can you believe this!?” Ry spins around, showing off his fluffy tail which just about smacks you in the face. You wriggle your small nose, and watch as he faced you again. “It’s amazing. I was just drawing an anthro wolf, when a bolt of lightning came out of nowhere and burned the page. Next thing I knew, I was turning into…well…” he, or she, looks down at himself. “This…”
Written by vanillametal on 10 February 2016
Explain yourself
“And what about you?” Ry asks.
You rub your furry arm, and try to explain it as best as you can. “Well I went into the jungle, and the heat made me thirsty. I stopped at a pool of water to have a drink, but it tasted strange. I can only assume it was what caused my…transformation…”
“You look really cool though.” Ry circles around you. It was kind of awkward, thinking that she may actually find you attractive in this form. “I’ve drawn a few tigresses in my time, but seeing one in the flesh is amazing…”
“Well…you too, you look very interesting…” You glance at her awkwardly, feeling a heat rise in your face from how she is ogling you.
“I was pretty surprised to see it myself. The transformation…was a strange feeling.” You hold up your paw before your face, examining it, and poking the soft pads on the palm of it. “I keep wishing this was a dream, but it feels too real to be…”
Ry looks outraged. “Why on earth would you wish this to be a dream!? It’s easily the coolest thing to EVER happen to anyone!”
“Maybe for you, but not for me.” You respond quickly, starting to walk away from her. “I just want a peaceful life.”
“Wait, where are you going?” She asks.
Written by vanillametal on 11 February 2016
To find the others
“To find the others.” You say, glancing over your shoulder at her, tail swishing. You are never going to get anywhere with solving this problem if you don’t start taking steps to change it. First of all though, you need to find the other participants, and see if they are in the same situation. Maybe one of them might have a solution.
If anything, it will at least be a comfort to be surrounded by those who can relate to your condition…
“I don’t know if that’s such a good idea, Eric!” Ry is quick to hurry after you. “I heard noises on my way here. Strange, feral sounds, and I swore I saw some kind of creature through the trees. It’s getting dark…we should stay here and make a camp in this clearing…”
You look up at the sky. Sure enough, it is taking on a dark orange tinge. Night will fall soon, and though the weather will bring a refreshing chill, the risks would be more likely. Who knew what might emerge once the moon did?
“Fine.” You decide to just give in, and Ry looks much happier for it. “But what are we going to do about food? That rabbit already got away from me when you interfered.”
Ry smirked, and from the bag she carries, pulls out a pair of silver-scaled fish. “There’s a small lake nearby, just beyond these trees-“ she points behind her, “-it won’t take long to reach it.”
You are just a tad hesitant. Water sounded good…but would it be contaminated like that pool from before? Maybe it would even cure you…
You can only hope…
Written by vanillametal on 12 February 2016
Head to the lake
It is a short trek to the lake, just like Ry said. When you arrive, you are relieved to see the pure, clear water. Though you aren’t about to be fooled again. While she crouched beside it and sips a little from her cupped hands, you hang back.
“What’s the matter?” She looks round at you in confusion. “It’s clean, y’know.”
You bite your lip, just about piercing it with your new set of fangs, but you walk over anyway, the dry feeling in your throat too strong to ignore. You kneel on the edge of the bank, and fill your palm with some water.
Drinking it, you are relieved to taste normal, cold water, and you take several more drinks before sitting back and pulling out your own bag. You have no food in it except for a pack of gum, and that isn’t exactly edible. Thankfully, you do remember how to make a fire from when you were in Scouts as a kid, and then you and Ry work on roasting the fish over it.
“We maybe could have eaten them raw. Y’know, since we’re kind of animals now…” Ry comments, as she pulls one of the skewers off the fire and bites into the fish, but almost spits it out with how it burns her tongue. “OW!”
You chuckle just a little, but it is hard to laugh at all. Even with some food in your belly, and company to comfort you, you are still wishing that you could go back to the time before you got yourself into this wretched mess.
As you lay down to sleep under the stars, you are overwhelmed with uneasy feelings…
Written by vanillametal on 13 February 2016
The next day
When you wake up, you initially think you are in your house. Your wife and kids will be downstairs, probably having pancakes or something for breakfast. You push up under the clean white covers and set about getting ready for work like you usually do.
Instead, you awake on a bed of grass, only to see your reflection in the lake when you stand and walk over to wash your face. Only to see that what had happened yesterday wasn’t been some kind of illusion. It really happened.
“Great…” You groan. Then turning to check on Ry. Awkwardly, you fumble with your shirt, looking at your new chest in the reflection. Yup, those are real. Well, as real as they can look when covered with fur. You still look like some kind of cartoon.
You also check down below, and find the situation is as you had expected. You have female genitalia now, and you are not sure how you feel about it. Being a new gender…you still feels like yourself in many ways, but you wonder if you might start to feel for men…or start acting like a girl. You know little about this kind of thing…
“Oh, you’re up.”
You jolted, and spin round to see that Ry is awake now. She smiles at you, her snout wriggling as she stands up.
“Oh…hey.” You mutter awkwardly, as she walks over past the dead fire, and kneels by the lake, washing her face. You decide to do the same, and the feeling of matted fur is…strange. You aren’t sure if you really felt clean after it.
“So, we should head off.” You grab your bag and put it on your back again. Ry also grabs hers, though pouts a bit.
“No breakfast?”
“We’ve nothing to eat, and I don’t want to waste any time trying to hunt for something.” You say firmly, and start walking. Ry pretty much has no choice but to follow you, stomach rumbling.
Written by vanillametal on 14 February 2016
The search for your companions
You and Ry seem to walk forever. In fact, you walk for so long, that you emerge from the jungle completely, and end up by the sea cliffs, without finding anyone else. Plenty of wildlife was lurking among the trees though. Toucans to tarantulas…you are kind of glad to be out of there.
“Wow…” Ry paces to the cliff edge, the wind ruffling her dark fur, tail fluttering a bit like her ears. “We’re a long way out, aren’t we…”
You join her, and stare out at the deep ocean, which stretches for so many miles that you can see nothing on the horizon. It has a bit of a stranded feel to it. Soon enough you’d be forced to write S.O.S messages on the beach. Either that, or you’d just end up going crazy and make a best friend out of a ball…
The two of you stand there a while, admiring the view, when you both hear a sudden, animalistic noise, echo above the wind. Both of you flinch, tense, and turn around cautiously.
“What was that!?” Ry exclaims, until you both saw a shadow fall upon you…
Written by vanillametal on 15 February 2016
Look up
Both of you screams, and stumble back as a winged creature flew down. A lion creature, with a large, golden mane, but a human face. Another anthro, just like you and Ry. You know that face too. As it landed, you realize that it wis as Shift. You hadn’t liked him much when he was alive, now he had ambushed you!?
Well, not exactly. He just ends up landing in his new form before the two of you, walking over on four legs. It is strange. He behavior more like an animal than Ry and yourself, but his face is much more human than either of yours.
“Shift?” Ry asked, and he glances between the two of you. He nods, recognizing his name.
“So, you got transformed too. Have you seen Quinn or Elena?” You ask, but the sphinx shakes his head, hearing their names in your question, and guessing that you were probably wondering if he had seen them or not. However, he can’t understand anything else you are saying. His grasp of human language seems to have been sacrificed for the sake of his magnificent transformation.
“Great…they could be all the way on the other side of the island for all we know.” You roll your eyes, and put your paws on your voluptuous hips. “And here I was hoping that you of all people would know.”
Shift just stars at you, and dosen’t speak. It is unsettling, to say the least.
“This is amazing!” Ry seems happy enough, and examined Shift with fervor, but he swipes out at her defensively, and she stumbled back.
“Hey!” You snap, storming over to him. “Watch where you’re swinging. We’re all on the same team here!”
He just looks up at you, and blinks blankly.
Written by vanillametal on 16 February 2016
Getting nowhere with this
“O…kay…?” You stare straight back at him. Then something came to light in your mind. Maybe he can’t understand you?
“Um…do you know what I’m saying?” You ask.
Shift just blinks, and makes a shrugging motion, before starting to make hand signals. He seems to be pointing to the blue tinged barrier, which you can see, glowing translucently around the circumference of the island.
“I don’t think he can reply to us…at least not in a way we would understand.” Ry hums. “Looks like he wants to tell us something about the barrier though…”
You are well aware of that, and are playing close attention to the gestures that Shift is making, trying to discern and understand them. He keeps pointing to the barrier, making flapping motions with his wings, and pointing to the barrier again. After a moment, you pose your interpretation.
“You…you know a way of getting through the barrier…”
Written by vanillametal on 17 February 2016