And to make this submission even more awesome, I've included a bit of a story that my friend Bunny the Bobcat's been working on that goes with this.
“Hiya!” a voice called from somewhere. You look around to find no one and suddenly you were turned around by two fingered clawed hands. “Were you hoping to get in here?”
“Er…perhaps.” You examine the creature, large ears protruded from the head and a toothy grin across the face.
Cloudless bounced forward, “Yes, we wanted to know what was in the food you create. Yes it’s healthy and all that but…what exactly is it made out of?”
It laughed and turned, “Well! I’ll be more than happy to tell you.” It spun and came close to your face. “But only if you help our cause.”
“And what might that be?” you asked, carefully taking a step back.
“Nothing much.” Said the bat as it began to pace about the room, tiny triangular tail wiggling in excitement. “I would just like a little of you two. You, Fennec.” It pointed it’s small clawed hands. “Come with me. Bunny, you go with this fine lady here and once finished the two of you will be more than welcome to come and go as you please.”
Now that you thought about it, you did look kind of like a Fennec. The red fur was now tanned and short and other than the ears you could be one. You follow the bat through a large corridor, the walls were stone but clay with swirls and designs imbedded in it. Smaller designs were pushed into the bottom and top of the wall to give it a more welcoming look. “Where are we going?”
“To the lab of course. We won’t do anything drastic in case you were wondering, just a little something to get us by.” A strange laugh escaped from it’s mouth. “Because as you well may or may not possibly know it is hard to come by volunteers.” In a split second it was in your face again, smiling with every tooth showing. The small eyes blinked and the flat nose twitched. “Oh. I do apologize I am trying out something and the side effects bring out the feral side.” Another giggle came from the bat and it strode forward again, two claws clicking on the floor.
You began to feel sick, “Am I going to get a shot?” once it went unanswered you slowed down a bit. “Am I going to be an experiment? I’ve been through enough of these thank you.”
“No! Of course not! No-no-no-no-no-n…” it huffed. “Once again I will apologize if I act strangely. I will explain everything once the side effects leave and Wildflower returns. Since you’re going to ask Wildflower is the co-scientist here. Our goal is to create food where no animal has to die and everything is just as delicious.” It shuddered. “With every volunteer we are closer to achieving our goal though because most animals believe our cause is heresy to everything we’ve ever known not many people come here so the staff is usually the volunteer.”
“Uh-huh…” part of you was still interested in figuring out what was going on while the other half was screaming like a banshee to get away from this madman and escape before you caught whatever he had. “So what do I have to do exactly?”
“As said before, contribute.” It snickered and entered a large room.
“But you never said that. Cloudless did.” You said slowly, wondering what was going on.
It pointed to its ears, “These things aren’t just for seeing in the dark. Now, I am going to ask you something very personal and I would be very happy if you agreed to it.” The bat began rummaging through a drawer and pulled out many unsightly tools. “This will be painless if you do exactly as I tell you. You’re life will not be in any danger and no one around you will be in danger. But if you say no I will get someone in here to make sure you never remember any of this and live your life happily ever after.”
“Why is this scaring me?” you asked as you took a seat once it pulled out a knife and pointed to the chair.
“It shouldn’t! We only want to keep everyone safe and the only way to do that is by keeping everyone out of the loop and taking a little bit of them.” A massive object was pulled from a lower drawer; “Ah-ha!” the bat came to the chair and smiled, “I will ask you a little about yourself to see if you are a good candidate. How does that sound?”
You scanned over the covered tool and flipped your ears back, “I suppose it’s okay…”
”Perfect! First, where do you come from?”
You hesitated, “I came from…uh…the…Eastern part of the planet?” you guessed slowly.
It nodded and went to the desk, scribbling down notes and wagging its small tail. “All right! Now, are you allergic to anything?”
In this Fox body? “No.”
“Good.” It said with another tiny giggle. “Have you had any surgery?”
“No.”
“I can tell you’re getting bored so I’ll see what I can do.” It nibbled on a claw. “Hmm, have you been in any sort of fights, in any sort of stress, and have you had anxiety anytime soon?”
You frowned, “Yes, yes, and yes in including now.”
“Okay! Then I know just what type of medicine you need and I only have a few more questions. These are personal—I hope you don’t mind.” It said quietly, lowering its voice. “Have you had any sex lately?”
You were shocked at how bluntly it put the question. “No, not lately.”
“Hmm. Two more questions.” It looked at the paper, “What is your sexual orientation?”
You narrowed your eyes and answered wholeheartedly. “Straight.”
It hesitated and placed the answer down, “And finally, are you male or female?”
“What?” you scoffed. “You can’t tell?”
Its tone turned dead serious. “If I knew then I wouldn’t be asking you. Either your male musk is covered or removed or you’re a female that hasn’t been in heat in a long time. I can’t smell anything on you.”
You frowned, “Is it all about smell? Is that the only reason you can’t tell what gender I am?” Because if so, that could answer a lot of questions. Then all you’d have to do is apply musk to your fur and everything would be solved.
“No,” it replied, “It’s also your body type. You could be a female with no breasts. I mean, look at you. You have a flat stomach, hardly any tush on you. Your arms are thin and weak and I would’ve guessed that you probably spent you life doing no work at all—”
“All right, I get it.”
“But don’t worry, many males like their females like you. Other than the breast thing you could easily be one.”
“Oh please…”
“You have amazing eyes, they’re so clear and large, but they’re more on the boarder of male and female. Then again, if you were a man you’d be a pretty bad example for any pup. Like before, you’ve done no work—”
“I understand—”
“And I’m pretty sure you should at least—”
“I’m a male!” you howl, fur bristling and eyes narrowed. You found your tail fluffed out and ears pulled back against your skull.
It hesitated before turning, “You asked.”
“I wish I never did.”
“Then may I add something?” before you could give reply it began speaking. “Once you sift through the soap and water and many other scents…there are many on you. I smell both male and female, also blood but I hope that’s something else. If indeed you are straight then why is that?”
You stayed quiet and shrugged, “I’ve been taken advantage a lot…”
“Then I have my conclusion.” It turned and pulled a seat next to the chair you were sitting in. “I am indifferent on the matter but I still need a little of you.” It stood, “I need to have a sample of your recreational living substance.”
“Which would be…?”
“In other words, I need a bit of—” it gave a giggle and pointed to your pants. “and you can enter.”
You gasped, “Why in the world would you need that? How the heck would that possibly help you get food from an artificial food? As far as I remember, you don’t need my…”potential children”…in order to do that!” you stood. “I’m not doing this, I’m getting Cloudless and we’re leaving.”
“No, no, no. Please be reasonable.” It sighed. “Fine, then there is another way.” You were tugged back into the chair and it gave you a smirk. “I am a bat after all. I am made for this sort of thing.” The look on your face must’ve been horror and it shook its head. “No, you obviously don’t understand. I can just take a bit of your blood.”
You hesitated, “Why?”
“Many carnivores love the taste of blood. If we are able to create synthetic blood for our food then most likely it will be accepted more. The herbivores have no problem with our food—the ones who are willing to make a difference—and with a bit of blood to create different types of tastes then we can get this working.” It smirked. “See? Do you like this idea better?”
You sighed and glanced away as a hand was placed no your shoulder. “I…might. Will this hurt?”
“No. In fact, I’m already done.” You turned your head and looked at the gaping wound, your jaw dropped and you reached for it but its hand stopped you. “Please, don’t worry. It doesn’t hurt does it? No. With a lick or two that wound will stop bleeding and you’ll be back to normal. Calm down.” You stayed still and waited for something to happen, turning your head so you couldn’t see the wound when suddenly the bat walked away. You looked at the wound that had stopped and gave it a careful touch.
“How did you do that?”
“I’m a bat, our saliva has sedatives in it. It’s full of the stuff so as soon as the bite is made the other doesn’t feel anything. The saliva is full of antibodies that adapts to the animals natural ones. It won’t scab over so we’ll need to place some medicine on it later. But right now. You’ll be fine.”
“Now, since you’ve contributed I or another will be your tour leader. I or another will answer your questions to the best of our abilities.” The bat turned and gave a cocky grin, “And there will also be a little surprise at the end if you’d like…”
“A…are you offering me something?” you asked—a bit peeved. It was like the telemarketers back at home…
“Perhaps. But first, let’s get you and your little rabbit friend together.” You followed the bat through the halls, floor seeming slightly brighter as you walked and it was almost blinding. “Oh yes, did I forget to mention that you may feel a little woozy afterward? Yes, I took enough blood to help with the tests but as you probably know my instincts just took over and—haha—I drank a little more than I should have. I must’ve taken three pints out of you total! Isn’t that funny? I’m actually surprised your not dead! But it shouldn’t matter because you’re up and walking! That’s all that matters right?”
You would’ve punched the bat if there wasn’t twelve of them darting around in front of your vision. “W…” all twelve suddenly disappeared and you looked around. “Bat?”
Have fun reading it?
I know I do, because I have the entire story on my computer! But Bunny doesn't want it uploaded here...
So sad for you guys...
It's even longer than Different.
(If you don't know what Different is, go here and read it on my DA account -> http://shadowseeker117.deviantart.c.....lery/#/d1yl4fo )
But anyway, here you are.
Bat, Cloudless © Bunny the Bobcat
Fox © Me
“Hiya!” a voice called from somewhere. You look around to find no one and suddenly you were turned around by two fingered clawed hands. “Were you hoping to get in here?”
“Er…perhaps.” You examine the creature, large ears protruded from the head and a toothy grin across the face.
Cloudless bounced forward, “Yes, we wanted to know what was in the food you create. Yes it’s healthy and all that but…what exactly is it made out of?”
It laughed and turned, “Well! I’ll be more than happy to tell you.” It spun and came close to your face. “But only if you help our cause.”
“And what might that be?” you asked, carefully taking a step back.
“Nothing much.” Said the bat as it began to pace about the room, tiny triangular tail wiggling in excitement. “I would just like a little of you two. You, Fennec.” It pointed it’s small clawed hands. “Come with me. Bunny, you go with this fine lady here and once finished the two of you will be more than welcome to come and go as you please.”
Now that you thought about it, you did look kind of like a Fennec. The red fur was now tanned and short and other than the ears you could be one. You follow the bat through a large corridor, the walls were stone but clay with swirls and designs imbedded in it. Smaller designs were pushed into the bottom and top of the wall to give it a more welcoming look. “Where are we going?”
“To the lab of course. We won’t do anything drastic in case you were wondering, just a little something to get us by.” A strange laugh escaped from it’s mouth. “Because as you well may or may not possibly know it is hard to come by volunteers.” In a split second it was in your face again, smiling with every tooth showing. The small eyes blinked and the flat nose twitched. “Oh. I do apologize I am trying out something and the side effects bring out the feral side.” Another giggle came from the bat and it strode forward again, two claws clicking on the floor.
You began to feel sick, “Am I going to get a shot?” once it went unanswered you slowed down a bit. “Am I going to be an experiment? I’ve been through enough of these thank you.”
“No! Of course not! No-no-no-no-no-n…” it huffed. “Once again I will apologize if I act strangely. I will explain everything once the side effects leave and Wildflower returns. Since you’re going to ask Wildflower is the co-scientist here. Our goal is to create food where no animal has to die and everything is just as delicious.” It shuddered. “With every volunteer we are closer to achieving our goal though because most animals believe our cause is heresy to everything we’ve ever known not many people come here so the staff is usually the volunteer.”
“Uh-huh…” part of you was still interested in figuring out what was going on while the other half was screaming like a banshee to get away from this madman and escape before you caught whatever he had. “So what do I have to do exactly?”
“As said before, contribute.” It snickered and entered a large room.
“But you never said that. Cloudless did.” You said slowly, wondering what was going on.
It pointed to its ears, “These things aren’t just for seeing in the dark. Now, I am going to ask you something very personal and I would be very happy if you agreed to it.” The bat began rummaging through a drawer and pulled out many unsightly tools. “This will be painless if you do exactly as I tell you. You’re life will not be in any danger and no one around you will be in danger. But if you say no I will get someone in here to make sure you never remember any of this and live your life happily ever after.”
“Why is this scaring me?” you asked as you took a seat once it pulled out a knife and pointed to the chair.
“It shouldn’t! We only want to keep everyone safe and the only way to do that is by keeping everyone out of the loop and taking a little bit of them.” A massive object was pulled from a lower drawer; “Ah-ha!” the bat came to the chair and smiled, “I will ask you a little about yourself to see if you are a good candidate. How does that sound?”
You scanned over the covered tool and flipped your ears back, “I suppose it’s okay…”
”Perfect! First, where do you come from?”
You hesitated, “I came from…uh…the…Eastern part of the planet?” you guessed slowly.
It nodded and went to the desk, scribbling down notes and wagging its small tail. “All right! Now, are you allergic to anything?”
In this Fox body? “No.”
“Good.” It said with another tiny giggle. “Have you had any surgery?”
“No.”
“I can tell you’re getting bored so I’ll see what I can do.” It nibbled on a claw. “Hmm, have you been in any sort of fights, in any sort of stress, and have you had anxiety anytime soon?”
You frowned, “Yes, yes, and yes in including now.”
“Okay! Then I know just what type of medicine you need and I only have a few more questions. These are personal—I hope you don’t mind.” It said quietly, lowering its voice. “Have you had any sex lately?”
You were shocked at how bluntly it put the question. “No, not lately.”
“Hmm. Two more questions.” It looked at the paper, “What is your sexual orientation?”
You narrowed your eyes and answered wholeheartedly. “Straight.”
It hesitated and placed the answer down, “And finally, are you male or female?”
“What?” you scoffed. “You can’t tell?”
Its tone turned dead serious. “If I knew then I wouldn’t be asking you. Either your male musk is covered or removed or you’re a female that hasn’t been in heat in a long time. I can’t smell anything on you.”
You frowned, “Is it all about smell? Is that the only reason you can’t tell what gender I am?” Because if so, that could answer a lot of questions. Then all you’d have to do is apply musk to your fur and everything would be solved.
“No,” it replied, “It’s also your body type. You could be a female with no breasts. I mean, look at you. You have a flat stomach, hardly any tush on you. Your arms are thin and weak and I would’ve guessed that you probably spent you life doing no work at all—”
“All right, I get it.”
“But don’t worry, many males like their females like you. Other than the breast thing you could easily be one.”
“Oh please…”
“You have amazing eyes, they’re so clear and large, but they’re more on the boarder of male and female. Then again, if you were a man you’d be a pretty bad example for any pup. Like before, you’ve done no work—”
“I understand—”
“And I’m pretty sure you should at least—”
“I’m a male!” you howl, fur bristling and eyes narrowed. You found your tail fluffed out and ears pulled back against your skull.
It hesitated before turning, “You asked.”
“I wish I never did.”
“Then may I add something?” before you could give reply it began speaking. “Once you sift through the soap and water and many other scents…there are many on you. I smell both male and female, also blood but I hope that’s something else. If indeed you are straight then why is that?”
You stayed quiet and shrugged, “I’ve been taken advantage a lot…”
“Then I have my conclusion.” It turned and pulled a seat next to the chair you were sitting in. “I am indifferent on the matter but I still need a little of you.” It stood, “I need to have a sample of your recreational living substance.”
“Which would be…?”
“In other words, I need a bit of—” it gave a giggle and pointed to your pants. “and you can enter.”
You gasped, “Why in the world would you need that? How the heck would that possibly help you get food from an artificial food? As far as I remember, you don’t need my…”potential children”…in order to do that!” you stood. “I’m not doing this, I’m getting Cloudless and we’re leaving.”
“No, no, no. Please be reasonable.” It sighed. “Fine, then there is another way.” You were tugged back into the chair and it gave you a smirk. “I am a bat after all. I am made for this sort of thing.” The look on your face must’ve been horror and it shook its head. “No, you obviously don’t understand. I can just take a bit of your blood.”
You hesitated, “Why?”
“Many carnivores love the taste of blood. If we are able to create synthetic blood for our food then most likely it will be accepted more. The herbivores have no problem with our food—the ones who are willing to make a difference—and with a bit of blood to create different types of tastes then we can get this working.” It smirked. “See? Do you like this idea better?”
You sighed and glanced away as a hand was placed no your shoulder. “I…might. Will this hurt?”
“No. In fact, I’m already done.” You turned your head and looked at the gaping wound, your jaw dropped and you reached for it but its hand stopped you. “Please, don’t worry. It doesn’t hurt does it? No. With a lick or two that wound will stop bleeding and you’ll be back to normal. Calm down.” You stayed still and waited for something to happen, turning your head so you couldn’t see the wound when suddenly the bat walked away. You looked at the wound that had stopped and gave it a careful touch.
“How did you do that?”
“I’m a bat, our saliva has sedatives in it. It’s full of the stuff so as soon as the bite is made the other doesn’t feel anything. The saliva is full of antibodies that adapts to the animals natural ones. It won’t scab over so we’ll need to place some medicine on it later. But right now. You’ll be fine.”
“Now, since you’ve contributed I or another will be your tour leader. I or another will answer your questions to the best of our abilities.” The bat turned and gave a cocky grin, “And there will also be a little surprise at the end if you’d like…”
“A…are you offering me something?” you asked—a bit peeved. It was like the telemarketers back at home…
“Perhaps. But first, let’s get you and your little rabbit friend together.” You followed the bat through the halls, floor seeming slightly brighter as you walked and it was almost blinding. “Oh yes, did I forget to mention that you may feel a little woozy afterward? Yes, I took enough blood to help with the tests but as you probably know my instincts just took over and—haha—I drank a little more than I should have. I must’ve taken three pints out of you total! Isn’t that funny? I’m actually surprised your not dead! But it shouldn’t matter because you’re up and walking! That’s all that matters right?”
You would’ve punched the bat if there wasn’t twelve of them darting around in front of your vision. “W…” all twelve suddenly disappeared and you looked around. “Bat?”
Have fun reading it?
I know I do, because I have the entire story on my computer! But Bunny doesn't want it uploaded here...
So sad for you guys...
It's even longer than Different.
(If you don't know what Different is, go here and read it on my DA account -> http://shadowseeker117.deviantart.c.....lery/#/d1yl4fo )
But anyway, here you are.
Bat, Cloudless © Bunny the Bobcat
Fox © Me
Category All / All
Species Bat
Size 473 x 1215px
File Size 329 kB
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