Since the new Octransfur Prompts have come out, I've decided I'm just gonna dump all the 2023 ones now, and do the Thumbnails for them later, for organization's sake.

I actually got some art for this from   calliecho , using the same prompt. You can find it here. It was very fun to see in action! They're a good artist

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24) ‘Thief’

Lumiose City, ‘The City of Light’, and the most popular and populated of all of Kalos’ cities. And for good reason, the beautiful blend of ancient architecture and modern marvels, nature interspersed throughout, and wide, open roads everywhere making it seem even more expensive than it already was.

You were enjoying the sights, wandering one of Lumiose’s numerous avenues while savouring one of their titular Galettes, when someone bumped into you.You glanced around for a moment, but saw nobody, only to then notice your wallet had gone missing from your pocket! You looked around even more, before finally spying a large fluffy tail, attached to a mischievous, and very smug looking orange fox, the pokemon staring up at you, your wallet in it’s muzzle, before it suddenly took off into the alley.

“Hey!” You chased after the thieving fox, weaving around dumpsters and discarded trash as you followed it through the maze-like alleyways, eventually managing to corner the Pokémon and grab ahold of it before it could get away again!

Lifting the not at all remorseful Nickit up off the ground, you tried to snatch your wallet back from its jaws, but the stubborn fox refused, shifting its head around to try and dodge your hand. It really didn't want to let go of its prize. But there was only so much dodging it could do while being held in place, and you finally managed to get a firm hold on your wallet, trying to tug it out from its mouth.

It continued to struggle and resist your pulls, but with a firm yank you finally managed to tug your wallet free from its muzzle, just as the Nickit managed to wiggle itself out of your hold, hitting you in the face with its tail before leaping down out of your grasp, leaving you slightly stunned as you staggered back.

You stared down at the fox, rubbing your cheek, feeling… fur? Only to watch as a orange triangular muzzle pushed its way out from the bottom of your view, nose just a black dot on the tip. Though you couldn't see the rest, you could certainly feel the fur spreading across the rest of your head, all of it a rusty orange, besides two black patches around your eyes. You tried to question the fox, but all that came out from your new muzzle was a very obvious ‘Yip!’ Leaving you even more confused as the Nickit leapt up onto a nearby dumpster, before pouncing, attempting to snatch the wallet from you once more.

You reacted quickly, barely managing to hold it out of the fox's reach as I leapt past, tail brushing over your arm. Immediately you felt fur start to sprout from underneath your sleeve, spreading up to your hand, where it became thicker and black, almost like you were wearing gloves. You felt your grip on your wallet loosen as your fingers retracted back into your palm, transforming into a rather familiar paw. You fumbled with it for a moment, barely managing to catch it in your other hand as the Nickit darted through your legs, tail swiping across the two of them before you could react. Immediately your point of view lowered as your legs rapidly shrunk down, fur brushing against your pants as your shoes became loose on your new paws, sending you stumbling forward, having to catch yourself on the dumpster.

The Nickit was looking very smug at you as you tried to stand back up, paws catching on the sleeves of your pants as you were forced to fall over again. You couldn't do much to stop it from hoping back up onto the dumpster, staring down at you. Immediately it was on your remaining arm, brushing it's tail across its length, fur practically painted on from wherever it touched. It didn't take long before you watched your other hand start to shrink back into an identical paw to the other, but instead of going for your vulnerable wallet, it instead leapt onto your back, padding down your back, swishing its tail across your body the entire way. You didn't have enough time to stop it from stealing the rest of your humanity, only endure the changes to come.

Your ears tingled as they moved to the top of your head, large, triangular, and covered in dark black fur, your hair receding back, indistinguishable from the rest of the orange fur that coated your new head. By the time the Nickit leapt off you, you'd already found your shaky hold on the dumpster faltering as your body began to shrink, the world around you growing larger and larger as fur spread down your back, seeping down into your chest where it took on a more cream colour. Finally, you lost your grip, falling onto all fours as your spine and hips adjusted to a quadrupedal stance, shirt pooling over your shrunken body, while your pants remained tented over your hindlegs, held up by a tail of your own, steadily growing in size and length as fur sprouted across it, big and bushy, slowly transitioning into a puffy coal black tip, reminiscent of a duster or brush.

A light tug on your shirt caused it to slide off your body, the Nickit holding it in their jaws, before dropping it onto the ground, darting over to your pants and doing the same thing, pulling them off your shrunken fox body, before rummaging through your pockets. “Hey!” You yipped in protest, trying to stop them as they pulled out the rest of the galettes you had bought, but you stumbled over for a third time, not used to balancing, let alone moving, your new body, forced to watch as they began devouring the packet, staring you in the eyes the entire time, until they were all gone.

Perhaps it was anger, or instinct, but you managed to stand back up and leap at the fiendish fox, only to get a facefull of fluff as it dodged to the side, sticking its tail in your path. You tried to push yourself free, but you couldn't figure out how to use your forelegs for that. Why would you even use your forelegs to try and push and hold things, when your muzzle and tail were so much better at that? You didn't even have time to realise the Nickit was snatching one last thing from you and replacing it with new Nickit thoughts and instincts, until it was too late. As you finally squirmed free of their tail, you stared at their smug expression, slightly confused. Huh? Where were you? You were… doing something… following them?

It wasn't until they leapt up onto the Dumpster and picked up a familiar looking square of leather that you recalled. Right! They'd stolen your wallet! Give it back! You earnt that fair and square! You let out a Yip of protest as you leapt up after them. Thieves Honor! You don't steal something that another thief just stole! Give it Back!

Clearly, your Nickit friend did not agree, running off with your wallet for a second time today, with you in hot pursuit, leaving behind some discarded pieces of cloth you didn't recognize as the only evidence that someone had even been here moments ago.