Sunday: 2:35 PM – 87:24:56 until cannon fires

Watching Seryn eat plastic was one of the most unusual things I had ever seen before I met her. I had more than enough plastic bags, Styrofoam plates and disposable forks, spoons and knives to keep her fed for quite a while. And she wasn't exactly picky, making my menu even more beneficial to her. She seemed to savor her food instead of wolfing it down like some people I knew. And the way she at a plastic fork was rather unusual. She didn't even care that they came individually wrapped in a small, plastic wrap. To her, plastic was plastic and she bit straight through the fork and wrapper without any preference whatsoever.
And since Seryn was mostly transparent, you could look straight through her and watch her digest her food like it was just a part of her. When she finished chewing her plastic of choice, the shredded remains worked their way down an unseen passage and stopped roughly where a human's stomach was. The food would then warp and stretch and distort to become a kind of milky-white plastic liquid like it was being digested. Almost immediately, it would then spread out from her “stomach” and enter some kind of unseen capillary system, where it would thin out and spread out even thinner, finally disappearing altogether and being absorbed by her plastic body. According to her, the more plastic she ate, the thicker her body became and the less resistant to popping should the situation ever present itself.
“Wow...” I said in amazement as Seryn finally finished eating. “You're really something else, you know that?”
Seryn blushed and put her paw on my hand. “I guess I have that kind of effect on people.”
“What else can you do as a Synthetic?”
Seryn thought about this for a moment. “Let's see... have you ever filled a balloon with water before?”
I nodded. “Many times.”
“How about feeling the inside of a water balloon?”
“Uh... not really.”
Seryn grinned. “Then you're in for a treat. I've been wanting to try this for a while.” She spread her arms towards me. “But you'll need to be inside of me to get a proper feel for it.”
I blinked. “Okay... just take it easy on me this time.”
The two of us stood up and once again pressed our bodies close to each other. It still felt strange to be pressing up against a plastic furry, but it was just as pleasant as ever. And before I knew it, Seryn had “swallowed” me and I was once again inside of her.
“Just let your body go along with mine,” she told me. “It will be a lot easier for the both of us to move with each other if you just relax.”
I nodded and did my best to relax my body. Moving it without commanding it was a little awkward, but I learned to go along with it. And before I knew it, Seryn had brought us into my bathroom and inside my shower.
“I think that these are going to be a little much.” I suddenly felt a tingly all over followed by a slight chill on my skin. When it finally subsided, I realized that Seryn had just turned my clothes into white plastic goo!
“Seryn! I'm naked in here! What are you doing?!”
Seryn purred and stroked her belly reassuringly. “Relax, Mana. This will feel much better without clothes.”
It was very strange to be a naked human male inside of a furry Flammie female, but like she said, I went along with it. She then turned on the shower and let the water reach a decent temperature before she proceeded.
When she did, all Seryn had to do was open her mouth and the water began to flow inside her. I suddenly realized that I could drown in here if she filled herself all the way up!
But before I could respond, Seryn took a break in her guzzling to reassure me. “Remember my promise, Mana? I will not let anything bad happen to you. Just go with it.”
Now that the water was reaching my waist, I realized that she had a point. Although she was being filled with water, I did not feel wet at all. It actually felt like my skin was filling up with a small layer of cushiony blubber. It was a rather strange experience, but as long as Seryn was in charge, I knew that I would be safe.
When she was completely filled with hot, fresh water, Seryn shut off the shower and climbed out of the bathtub and held her arms out a little. “How do you feel, Mana?”
Even though I was surrounded on all sides by a thin layer of water and plastic, I felt even better than I had ever felt in my life. It was like I was surrounded by a suit of liquid pleasure. Strangely enough, this was how human babies started their lives. I was more comfortable than I had ever been before and this warm, soothing feeling only added to my comfort. It was like I was back inside my mother, but this time, I could remember the feeling.
“I can't describe it, love. It's really something strange to feel from this perspective. I wish you could feel this.”
Seryn smiled and poked her belly, giggling as the water inside of her jiggled around a little along with the human. “I can feel it. You feel very nice inside of me. Are you enjoying it?”
“I am. But... how am I going to get out of here without drowning?”
Seryn continued to jiggle the water inside of her, tickling me a little as she rubbed her belly. “I don't think you're going anywhere anytime soon. The only thing I have left to show you is flying, but I'm going to wait until you've been converted to show you that. For now, I'm just going to leave you in there until I feel that you're ready to come out. Just relax and go to sleep. I will take care of everything until tomorrow.”
Seryn moved herself around so that I automatically curled up into a fetal position and the water around me became much warmer, calming me down and sending me off into a deep and well-deserved sleep. She was really nice... and she really cared for me... really...

Sunday: 8:50 PM – 81:09:24 until cannon fires

It had been about six hours since Mana had gone to sleep inside Seryn's water-filled body, and Seryn was feeling rather satisfied at the moment. She knew that Mana would sleep rather well inside of her with all of the warm water that she had ingested. It was like he was sleeping inside a concerned mother and was patiently awaiting for his chance to be reborn. And while the feeling might have been unpleasant for an expecting mother, Seryn was a natural at holding a person inside of her. Not once did Mana kick or punch and the feeling of him floating around inside of her made her feel like she was being massaged from the inside out. It was kind of perverse, but that was how Synthetics worked and Seryn didn't think twice about it.
At the moment, Seryn was watching the news about the aftermath of the “attack” on the state of Minnesota. Because the CNN station wasn't in Minnesota, the reporters were all human. But it did not leave out the details of what had happened to the state. There were a few videos of the Rubber Revolution firing on the state and a few shots of the rubber animals that had been created by the contaminated mist. Fortunately, the people who were in the shots assured the viewers that they were the victims of the attack and that those traveling to Minnesota should not fear the balloon animals. Once the mist finally died down, Minnesota would do its best to go along with their lives like always, despite the fact that over 90% of the population were now Synthetics.
Seryn sighed as she turned off the TV. She had a pretty good idea who had bought her some time, but she wished that Krystal and Vexx could have warned her before they fired the cannon at the state. Millions of human lives were now changed forever and there was nothing that would ever fix that. But it would be a spit in the ocean for the billions of people worldwide that would be saved if she could just find a way to shut down that satellite. She knew that they had had no choice but to fire the cannon, but she felt relieved that they had fired it at a landlocked state instead of the ocean. There was no telling what kind of damage could have been done if they hat fired on one of the oceans next to the United States.
Seryn was about to let Mana's bobbing body will her off to sleep when she heard someone tapping on the balcony door. There was someone here, but she wasn't expecting anyone anytime soon. She got up and walked over to the door, sliding the blinds open.
To her great surprise, the figure of a great latex bird of destiny was standing in its anthro form on the balcony. Although she had never seen this one before, she knew what form it was taking. It looked like Darkheart, but she knew for a fact that Darkheart's body was violet and lavender. This one was sliver-white and sky-and-navy-blue.
A name popped into her head. “Rye?”
The Balloon Lugia shook its head. “Not quite. Try again.”
The female voice was obvious. “Sirius?”
The balloon nodded. “The one and only. Now, are you going to let me in?”
Seryn nodded and slid the door open. The anthro Lugia walked in and looked her up and down. “Are you expecting?”
Seryn blushed as she poked the dark lump inside of her. “Shh... he's asleep. I'm letting him have one more good-night's sleep before he becomes a Synthetic.”
Sirius blinked. “Already? But you two just met.”
Seryn rubbed her belly, listening to Mana's slow and steady heartbeat inside of her. “It was his idea. Ever since we met, he's fallen in love with me. He doesn't feel that his human life is worth living the way it is.” She sighed and went to go sit back down. “So first thing tomorrow morning, I'm going to convert him into a Synthetic Flammie. I've got a pretty good idea what he's going to look like, too.”
Sirius nodded. “You've obviously given this a lot of thought. If that's what you two have decided, then I'm not going to stop you. In fact...” She looked down at her torso and stuck her hand inside herself. “There was something I wanted to give you for your fight against Darkheart.”
Seryn watched curiously as she rummaged around inside herself for something. Over time, she had consumed enough latex to make her body almost completely solid, so Seryn couldn't exactly see what she was looking for. After a few moments, Sirius pulled out a beaker of strange blue liquid. It appeared to be generating its own light and it glowed slightly from behind the glass.
“It's pretty,” said Seryn, taking the beaker from her and looking it over. It had been sealed with some kind of yellow wax so that it was completely airtight, but the light generated by the liquid looked to Seryn like she was holding a small star. “What is it?”
Sirius took the beaker back and examined it as well. “Believe it or not, but this is the potion that will get us into space where Darkheart is hiding out.” When Seryn looked blank, she explained. “This is a copycat formula of the magic that Darkheart used to turn other Synthetics into Bio-Balloons.”
Seryn's eyes went wide. “How did you get this?!” she said in a hushed voice. “Darkheart is supposed to be the only one who knows how to do that!”
Sirius smiled and sat down next to her. “Maybe mentally, but Aridos has been monkeying with a few mixtures and has come up with a way to make a potion form of it. Now you and Mana can use this to turn into Bio-Balloons and reach the Rubber Revolution Space Station.”
Seryn looked at Sirius like all her dreams had come true. “Thank you. You have no idea what this means to me.”
Sirius simply wrapped a wing around Seryn's shoulder, comforting her. “I do, actually. But keep in mind that you need to be completely empty before you use it. Otherwise, everything inside of you will be turned to liquid latex (or in your case, plastic) during the conversion.” When Seryn's expression fell slightly, she added, “But that won't stop you from converting Mana. Your insides will still be able to convert him; you just can't have him inside you when you drink the potion.”
Seryn took the liquid back and examined it for a moment. She then nodded and then looked back at Sirius. “Thank you, Sirius. But... there's only enough for two in here. I'm sure Mana will want to be a Bio-Balloon as well. What about you?”
Sirius simply shook her head and “cracked” her neck, the motion sounding like rubber against rubber. “I've got other things to worry about. I think I have the perfect trio to help bring Darkheart's empire crashing down in pieces, but I still need to contact them before too long. If I wait too long, they'll be on the other end of the world and I won't be able to reach them before they return.”
Seryn nodded. “You do what you can. I'll do my part and stop that cannon from firing again. When Mana wakes up, I'll get right on it. Thank you for your help, Sirius. Give my regards to Rye and the children.”
And with that, Sirius went back to the balcony and left Seryn with the blue liquid. She had places to be and she wasn't going to keep her from her duties. They were on the verge of war and things were going to get ugly before too long.
Before she took the potion, Seryn lied down on the floor and carefully regurgitated Mana so that he simply slid onto the floor without waking up. She then went back into the bathroom to empty herself of the still-hot water. She then closed the door and stuck a hair dryer down her throat so that she could air herself out. She wanted to be primped and preened to perfection before she became a Bio-Balloon. She had a feeling that when Mana first saw her “true” form, he was going to be all but speechless.
Once she was fully aired out, she dug one of her hard-plastic talons into the wax, boring a hole through it so that she could reach the liquid inside. She then went to the kitchen and found a cup where she could split the potion in half. One half would be for her to drink now. The other half would be for the Synthetic-to-be, Mana. Then with a deep breath, she opened her mouth and downed the potion in one swift gulp.
Once the potion was in her system, Seryn suddenly felt her body start to ripple. That was some fast-working potion! While she still had control over herself, Seryn went into Mana's room and closed and locked the door. She had no idea what she had gotten herself into, but she knew that it was for the best in the long run. She just wondered what Mana would think of her before it was all over and done with...

Monday: 7:30 AM – 76:29:17 until cannon fires

I woke up feeling less comfortable than I had while I had slept. It turned out that Seryn had regurgitated me onto the living room carpet and had disappeared from the room. I could not describe how wonderfully I slept inside of Seryn that night. It was like something out of a dream that gave me the best dream that I had ever experienced in my life. It was so amazing that words cannot describe how happy I was while inside of her last night. But like most good things, it all had to come to an end. Oh well... maybe she was giving me another taste of life as a Synthetic. This must have been just another test to make sure I was ready to become one.
When I got up, I realized that I was still naked from Seryn turning my clothes into goo while we were in the shower last night. I quickly made a beeline to my room to put something on... but the door was locked. I didn't get it. The only other person in my apartment was Seryn, but she didn't have a reason to lock herself in my room... did she?
“Seryn?” I said loudly, pounding on the door. “Are you in there?”
There was a slight groan from inside followed by a weary chirp that I recognized as Seryn's. At least she was safe.
“Can you let me in? I need to get some clothes on after you liquefied mine.”
“Ohh... I'm coming, love. Just give me a minute.”
I did so and heard her shuffling around inside. There was a moment's pause and then a purr of happiness before she spoke again.
“Okay, here I come!” She sounded pleased with something. Just what it was was revealed the moment she unlocked and opened the door.
Oh... my... I could have sworn that I had dies and gone to Heaven! Seryn's body had somehow transformed from clear plastic to real, pure-white fur! Her belly plates were leathery and completely solid and the rest of her was even more real than I had ever seen her before. The sight of her soft, angelic fur along with her feathery wings made me feel like I was looking at a real angel from Heaven.
Seryn looked at me with a smile while I was nearly speechless. I could not understand how she had turned from living plastic to flesh-and-blood practically overnight. I automatically found myself walking into the room with her looking me up and down with a smile. Sitting down on the bed, I watched Seryn close the door and then come over to stand in front of me.
“Seryn... I... You...”
Seryn simply put a talon over my lips and leaned over me. “Shh... don't speak. I want to make the most of this.”
And with that, Seryn tackled me on top of the bed so that she was lying on top of my nude form. This advance was not sexual in anyway; we were just going to take pleasure in each other for a while. The feel of her fur was like something out of a fairy tale. It was so soft and warm that I thought I was going to faint from how relaxed I was feeling. Seryn didn't seem to mind that I was naked. She took it upon herself to explore every possible part of me that she could with her paws without invading my privacy. I felt like the luckiest person in the world! I had a Flammie for a friend – something that was completely impossible, but I was living in the impossible at this moment.
After a few minutes of cuddling, Seryn leaned over me and ran her paw through my hair. “Are you happy, Mana? Is this what you've always wanted?”
I sighed and looked up at her. “Yes... I've never been happier in all my life.”
Seryn smiled and gave my face a small lick. “Good. Because there is one more thing I can do to make you happy.”
I looked at her. “What's that?”
“I'm going to eat you.”
I automatically forgot her promise to turn me into a Synthetic and crawled out from under her. “Wait a minute. I thought there was a better way of doing this. I didn't think you were going to make a meal out of me! Besides, you're not a Synthetic anymore.”
But before I could get away from her, Seryn managed to plunge a talon into my left thigh, an unknown chemical paralyzing me from head to toe instantly.
“You are wrong. I am what you call a “Bio-Balloon”. on the outside, I am real, but inside, I am still synthetic. And it is my insides that are going to make you my own.”
I was starting to panic now. I couldn't move and I had a Flammie that wanted to eat me! To make matters worse, I was completely unable to defend myself against the inevitable. I couldn't believe that Seryn was going to go through with this.
She held me up to her eye level and gave my face a small lick on the cheek. She seemed to be tasting me, which added further insult to this. But before she decided to go through with this, she held me close to her warm body, sending her warm body heat into my own. As she stroked the back of my head with her paw, she whispered gently in my ear.
“This won't be so bad, Mana. In the end, this will be better for the both of us when we are both of the same material.”
I wasn't sure what to make of this when Seryn held me at arm's length so that the two of us were staring straight at each other. I flinched when I saw her lick her chops hungrily.
“Well, here goes. Besides... I want to see how you taste.”
I would have been kicking and screaming if I could move at the moment. But since most of my body was unable to function at the moment, all I could do was close my eyes and brace for the end. Seryn took a deep breath and opened her mouth super-wide. If she wasn't a Bio-Balloon, this might have been a little difficult in her current size. And with that, she stuffed me headfirst into her mouth and I began the slow descent don her throat.
Every so often, Seryn would pause at regular intervals to give my bare body a lick with her wet tongue. She appeared to be savoring my unique “flavor” as I descended down her gullet. I could have sworn that human flesh did not taste that good, but I guess to a Synthetic, their taste buds functioned a little differently. I was being shoved into a tight, wet tunnel that I assumed was her throat, but for some reason, it smelled strongly of latex instead of body fluids. I guess what she said now made sense. She was real on the outside but was still plastic on the inside. And since plastic was made of a similar material to latex, it only made sense that she would smell like latex.
After slurping up my feet like a mouthful of noodles, I was all the way inside of Seryn. I though by now that I would have hit her stomach, but I was still surrounded by a wet, moist tunnel. But then, the area I was in suddenly hollowed out so that I was practically dumped into a dark, wet chamber that I assumed was her stomach. A thick, gooey liquid splashed down on top of me, coating me in the milky-white slime and making me smell pretty ripe of plastic. I instantly felt my body free from the numbing agent she had just used on me and I found that I could move around a little in here. But other than a cramped space full of latex-smelling liquid, there was little I could do outside of rolling around in a fetal position.
“Seryn!” I called to her. “Why did you do this?! I thought we had something together! But then this happens and I'm going to be digested for who-knows-what!”
Seryn heard every word and gave her body a quick bounce, causing the plastic goo to splash all around me and coating my body even more. “Have you forgotten your commitment already, Mana? You wanted this! You were as gung ho as I had ever seen you to become a Synthetic. You promised that you would do whatever it took to be at my side as a Synthetic. Do you remember now?”
Now that I thought about it, she was right. I did say that I wanted to be a Synthetic when I first met her and I guess I must have forgotten during Seryn's “episode”.
“But isn't this a little... extreme? I mean... did you have to eat me to do it?”
I could feel Seryn nodding. “I promise you that it was the only way. If there was a more pleasant way, I swear I would have told you. Besides, then I would have missed out on your delicious taste.”
I blinked as I felt my legs starting to fall asleep. They were starting to numb up and I couldn't move them as well. If there was any light in here, I would have noticed that they were starting to “goo-ify” and turn into thick, milky-white plastic goo. Soon, they would be completely useless and my torso would be next.
“That's disturbing, you know.”
Seryn simply patted her belly and I could feel her purring. “Disturbing, yes. But it's all true. Humans are one of the most delicious things to a Synthetic. That's what Darkheart told me when he created me from a human's liquids.”
That goo was moving fast. I was already starting to lose feeling in my chest. My organs were turning into plastic soup, but I was still alive somehow. This was just another way that magic could affect people without killing them. Soon, my arms became heavy and sluggish before they, too, became liquefied, leaving only my head left.
“Seryn... can you do something for me?” I said as my vision was starting to fail.
“And what would that be?” she said sweetly.
“Are you familiar with one called the “Mana Beast”?”
I didn't expect her to know, but against all odds, she said, “I am.”
I was about to black out when I gave her my last request. “I want to be reborn as him. Please do this for me.”
To show that she understood, she gave her belly a quick pat. “I'll do that. Now... sleep well, my dear Mana. Pass on from this life in peace and you will not be forgotten.”
I sighed as I gave my last few words before I was reduced to a pool of liquid plastic. “See you... on the other side.”

Monday: 11:30 AM – 72:29:43 until cannon fires

Seryn cooed as she felt Mana finally leave this world. But she kept his mind and soul contained inside of her because he was going to need it when she rebirthed him. The feeling of him dissolving inside of her tickled her tummy like someone felt the bubbles of a quickly-drunk soda inside their stomachs. She was now full of ten gallons of plastic human soup, which gave her a slightly bloated look. But unlike her former master, she was going to use every last drop of him to bring him back to the world the way he wanted.
Seryn was going to need some room to help rebirth Mana, and this tiny apartment simply would not do. So she decided to head for the hills and give him the benefit of all the space he needed to be reborn. Grabbing the beaker of potion that had turned her into a Bio-Balloon, she walked out onto the patio and spread her wings. By now, the tainted mist that had converted most of Minnesota had died down, leaving millions of animal balloons in its wake. She knew that this time, she would not stand out, so it did not bother her that she would be flying in broad daylight over a city of Synthetics.
Seryn spread each of her feathery wings and took off from the balcony, instantly gaining altitude and leaving Mana's apartment far behind her. She seemed to enjoy the feeling of feeling the wind flow over her new fur and feathers, making her realize the very reason why birds sang. It was just so enjoyable that she could not help letting out a cry of happiness over the city. It was just so... perfect.
As she reached the outskirts of the city, she suddenly felt like she was going to sneeze. There was a distinct build-up coming from deep inside her and she had to get rid of it before it overcame her. Pointing her head at the skies, she opened her mouth and fired off a super-powerful column of rose-pink energy. It was like she had just fired an energy cannon from her mouth and if she hadn't aimed upwards, she could very possibly have destroyed something important. The beam took about a second to fire and then dissolve from her maw, which made Seryn realize the true potential of the power inside of her. She now knew what Aridos had meant by the “true power” inside of her. (Author's Note: It was while Seryn was still with Aridos, but I didn't mention it until now because it was a “background story”.) She knew that she could use this power to help shut down the cannon that Darkheart had stolen. The sheer power it contained could punch a hole in a diamond wall, so the space station would pose no problem at all.
Smiling to herself, Seryn settled down in the hills outside Willmar to find a place to rebirth Mana. She needed plenty of room, so she settled on a forest clearing where someone had once made a campsite some time ago. This would be perfect to bring Mana back into the world, so she got right on it.
Seryn rubbed her bloated belly for a moment as if to tell Mana that she was still there for him. She did not know if he could hear her, but pretty soon, that would be irrelevant. She took a deep breath and swallowed the air into her stomach. After pushing up on her stomach, she forced some of the fluids up into her throat and forced herself to “vomit” into her mouth. But unlike normal regurgitation, Mana's juices still tasted as wonderful as it had when she had first eaten him.
Seryn swirled the flavorful liquid around in her mouth, coating her tongue in the process. She then opened her muzzle just enough and began to blow. But instead of spraying fluids everywhere and wasting every drop, Seryn appeared to be blowing a bubble made of milky-white latex. The instant Mana's fluids mixed with her saliva, it created a catalyst to begin the solidifying process. And once it mixed with the air outside, it solidified into a plastic material not unlike a balloon in thickness and consistency. As Seryn continued the stream of liquid into her mouth, she blew the bubble bigger and bigger until she had used every last drop of Mana's juices in a reasonable ten-foot-wide balloon.
Just as she was about to spit the end of the bubble out, Seryn did a complex motion with her tongue and then bit down on the end. She then pulled the end out of her mouth and held the new plastic stopper in-between her talons. To the casual eye, it looked like Seryn was holding a massive milky-white weather balloon, but to Seryn, she was holding Mana's new, raw form in her paw as if she was holding him in her arms. She looked at her masterpiece for a moment before placing the stopper back in her mouth and blowing into it again.
The balloon did not get any bigger. In fact, it looked like it was getting smaller. It was beginning to take shape and definition into a crude form of a Flammie. This was going to be Mana's new form and it was exactly as he had requested. Seryn had never seen the Mana Beast in the game firsthand back in the apartment, but Mana's mind and soul gave her an image that she could use in the shaping of this balloon. It was like he was speaking to her spiritually even though his human form was no longer on earth.
When the plastic had taken the exact shape, form and definition that she wanted, Seryn pushed the stopper of the balloon into the back of Mana's neck and then examined her handiwork. It was exactly the way she wanted it except for the fact that it was still a pale milky-white color. But this was just the shell. She would soon fix that.
Seryn took another deep breath and gagged on something deep in her throat. Whatever she was regurgitating this time was really stuck there. She coughed and retched for a moment before what she wanted finally came up. And as though it didn't bother her, Seryn gave two small puffs of strange blue fire with a glowing-white core inside of them. The wisps fluttered over to the empty shell and drifted into its nostrils and mouth.
The first one contained the power of a Synthetic Flammie and seemed to dye the shell's body like a wave of energy. Within a few seconds, it was fully colored and the power it now contained would soon be evident.
The second wisp contained Mana's spirit, mind and soul and drifted into the shell's mouth. When it entered, it enhanced the shell to even greater detail that only a true living creature could give. It also brought Mana back to life in his brand-new existence.
Seryn only had one more thing to do. She walked up to Mana and pressed her muzzle against his, giving one more gentle blow that was a mix of a kiss and the Breath of Life. She then stood back and watched as Mana took his first breath in his new life.

Monday: 3:00 PM – 69:00:00 until cannon fires

I was finally able to open my eyes and look out into the world for the first time in my new life. I didn't need anyone to explain it to me – I just knew. I knew that I had been reborn as a Synthetic Flammie in Seryn's company and that was all that mattered to me. Feeling fresh, clean air enter my body was something that I would never forget. It was like you were being born again with the purest and most valuable breath you will ever take in your life. It was just that wonderful. I knew that after this breath, I would barely have to breathe again. But still, it felt as wonderful as Seryn's fur had felt against my former human skin.
Speaking of Seryn, the very first thing I saw was Seryn standing in front of me and smiling intently, tears forming in her eyes. I smiled back at her and the two of us embraced each other. It was strange to have plastic fur touching “real” fur, but I didn't care. All I cared about was that Seryn had held her end of the deal and had given me a new life – one that I would cherish forevermore.
Finally, the two of us separated and looked at each other. Seryn spoke first. “Welcome back, Mana.”
I sighed and locked my wings with hers. “It's good to be back, Seryn. I hope we will always be together.”
Seryn giggled and stepped back so that she could take in the details of my new form. I did likewise and was pleased to see that she had held true to her promise. I now took the form of the Mana Beast from Secret of Mana. I was a Flammie in every way except for some main color differences and the fact that I now had two fangs sticking out of each side of my maw instead of Seryn's one. The color differences were that most of my body was a deep, shadowy-violet, my hair, wings and eyes were a rich crimson-red and my pads and talons were a clear sapphire-blue. The only part of me that was still a match to Seryn were the goldenrod-orange plates on my front all the way down to my tail.
She had gotten every single detail correct and I was glad that she had been thinking about me, but one minor detail still bothered me. “Seryn... why am I a Plastic Flammie and you're still a Bio-Balloon?”
She seemed to have expected and produced a beaker half-filled with a strange glowing-blue liquid. “I got this as a present from Sirius the Latexed Lugia. This is how I turned my plastic body into “real” flesh and fur while my insides are still latex-based. I saved just enough for you to have the same luxury. With it, we can finally reach the satellite where Darkheart is hiding out. Here...” She handed it to me. “Drink it. It's good for you.”
I laughed at her slight joke and she returned the humor. But then I looked at the potion with longing. After all the kindness she had shown me so far, she was still in a giving mood and had saved some of this special potion to give to me. I could hardly believe that she had once worked for Darkheart; she was just to kind to me.
I nodded and looked at her. “Here goes!” And with that, I opened my mouth and poured the liquid down the hatch. The instant it was all inside my “stomach”, I felt my body start to shake all over. It looked like I was having a seizure, but I knew that this was a good thing. While my body was undergoing its conversion, I managed to give Seryn a sincere smile. “I love you, Seryn. *shudder* I hope that... unh... that we will never leave... guh... each other's side.”
Seryn came over to me and wrapped her arms and wings around me to keep me stabilized during my final conversion. “I love you, too, Mana. When this is all over and done with, I hope we will live out our lives together in peace.”
I tried to look up into her eyes, but a sudden pain in my stomach caused me to black out. When I woke up, I would be one step closer to living out my life with the one creature who had stood by me through thick and thin. That one creature could only be described one way – as a true friend.

Monday: 6:40 PM – 64:19:54 until cannon fires

From the control room up in the Rubber Revolution Space Station, Darkheart looked down at the world below him. He knew that Seryn and Mana were about to attempt to board his space station and try to shut it down themselves, but he was not worried. Not even his mother and father, Sirius and Rye could stand a chance against him with the kind of power he had now. They were all fools to try and challenge him in his current state, which would make his victory all the sweeter. In his current position, Darkheart was all but invulnerable. He had consumed more than enough rubber to render his skin all but impossible to puncture and in his current position, no one would be able to reach him in time to shut down his cannon and thwart his plans.
And if they somehow managed to find their way up to this space station, they still had to deal with his newly-created servant. He had used both Krystal's and Vexx's bodies to create a servant that not even Sirius could defeat. In fact, the servant in question was standing behind him, watching his master think. He had been honed to perfection and soon, he would prove just how powerful he was.
Darkheart chuckled and turned to his servant and looked up at him. “Are you ready for this? They will be arriving soon and I hope that you are as fit as you say you are. When they finally meet you, they will all tremble in fear from your great power.”
The creature nodded and pulled his gauntlets tight against his paws. “I will not let you down, Master. They will all rue the day they decided to stand against the Lord of Synthetics himself. I will destroy them, no matter what form they take and I will present their remains to you as a gift of my loyalty. They will not live past their first hour!”
Darkheart nodded and turned back around. Everything was just perfect. In just under three days, the Rubber Revolution will fire and the entire world will be at his mercy. In fact, the only ones who could stand in his way were...
But he didn't worry about it. They only cared for the well-being of the environment and would never team up with the others to try and overthrow him. His victory was inevitable and judging from the malevolence in his deep, dark laugh, he was as mad as Krystal had once said he was. It was just a matter of time...
To be continued...

Coming soon from shadowlugia249:
“Anthro Revolution Chapter 1: The Inflation Begins” – An original TF adventure
“Latex Lore Final Chapter: Rubber Revolution Revolt” – The final battle
“The Plushtopia Chronicles: Tails” – A Tails plush TF