~ Anthro ~
Created by Dark Phoenix
Edited by Michael-Leonard
Feedback appreciated: thedarkphoenix2008@yahoo.com
Three anthros, two paths, one destiny

~ WARNING ~
This story is geared towards adults. If you are not into female muscle growth, muscular anthropomorphic animals, superhuman strength, intense sexual themes, and violence, then this story is not for you. Otherwise, enjoy the story!

~ INTRO ~
I did a lot of research to keep the more realistic elements consistent. I wish that the big climax could've been more...I dunno...spectacular. But then again, I could just say that the real climax will be in the next and last chapter. I never expected it to be this long, but that's all well and fine. It's best to flesh out the details anyway. What we will get to see is the extent of Silvia and Fugara's potential. Some may find it extreme, others might wish there was more to it. I've seen far greater extremes than this, but I wanted to try to keep it within the believable radar. Enjoy!


Chapter VII: Destiny's Path

As sunlight crept over the horizon, Zephram got up to wake the others.

"Well that sure helped." Fugara said as she got up and stretched her whole body, though in the process her wings accidentally knocked over a cabinet with several movies in it, causing it to crash onto the floor.

"Oh Zephram, I'm sorry!" Fugara pleaded.

But Zephram hardly cared at this point, "Meh, it's alright."

But one movie fell further away from the small pile than the others, and it caught Zephram's attention. He leaned over and picked it up and smiled.

"You know, I think it's amazing that this movie right here is the reason we're still alive. And it's also the reason we are able to save everyone else." Zephram commented.

Silvia walked over, saw the movie, and recognized it. She's seen it before herself in her previous life as a normal cat.

"Indeed. Who would have thought that you could make the premise of this movie a reality, eh?" Silvia added.

Fugara was curious as to what movie they were talking about. Zephram held it up for her to see and she couldn't help but grin.

"The Island of Dr. Moreau. It certainly seems appropriate given the circumstances." Fugara said.

After tossing the movie back with the others, Zephram walked into the next room.

"Before we go, there's one more thing I'd like to check." Zephram said as he turned on his TV.

But there were no active channels, only static.

"It's as I feared. Even the news is no longer available. I don't know how many people are left in this world, but we better hurry." Zephram urged.

The two ladies nodded in agreement as Zephram grabbed two small containers and gave one to Silvia.

"This container is sealed. The only way to open it is by ripping it in half. The cure is in airborne form floating around inside. Once it is released, it will begin self replicating at a fast rate as it spreads across the world with the help of the global air currents. You have the guardian spirits to thank for that. Whatever you do, please be careful with it until you've reached your destination." Zephram instructed.

"Sure thing." Silvia said.

"Can you please give us a moment Fugara?" Zephram asked.

"Sure." she said as she went inside.

Zephram walked over and puts his hands around Silvia's waist, "My love, don't forget about what we spoke about the other night. When this is over, I hope we can settle down together and start the very first family of anthros."

Silvia grinned, "Oh don't you worry about that right now. If anything, I'd be more worried about what I'm going to do with you once you come back. Family can come later. I still have some unfinished mating to do with you, remember?"

Zephram blushed as he felt his blood rise to his cheeks. The thought of him and this megamuscled amazon feline babe going another round in the sack...it can only get better! The two kissed warm and lovingly.

"I love you." Zephram said simply.

"And I love you." Silvia answered.

As if on cue, Fugara came back out of the house carrying a pair of goggles.

"Oh good, you found them." Zephram said.

Fugara held out a second pair and tossed it to Zephram, "Here. Luckily, you had two pairs of them. And trust me, you'll need these if you want to see."

Zephram caught it and put it on. He felt a bit silly, like he was going to fly a small plane. Of course, he'll be flying on something much more powerful and faster if Fugara's demonstration of her flight ability is any indication.

"Alright, this is it! Ready everyone?" Zephram asked.

Silvia slipped her pair back on and did a couple quick stretches, loosening up her immensely powerful legs. Zephram allowed himself one more good look at his love and her wonderful muscles before he left. He wasn't sure how long this would take, but one thing was certain: humanity would survive, if only in another form.

"Um, Zephie?" Silvia asked.

"Yes Silvie?" Zephram answered.

She had a confused look on her face, "Um, how do I get to the north pole?"

Zephram slapped his hand to his forehead, "Oh crap, you're right. All this planning and..."

But Fugara interrupted, "It's alright. I took care of that."

Zephram nor Silvia understood what she meant. But as if on cue, two glowing forms appeared in front of them. Zephram was never keen on the supernatural, but after everything he has experienced thus far, his faith extended much further.

As if to answer the question she knew was coming, Fugara spoke up, "They're nature spirits. For many ages they have existed among us, observing. After everything mankind has done over the years, they have chosen not to be seen by them. But in light of what's happening, they have finally decided to help us once again. They know the planet more than anyone. And because they exist on a different plane, they aren't restricted by the laws of physics. Which means they will guide us to our destinations and easily be able to keep up. In other words, follow the light."

The two spirits floated randomly around the yard, as if waiting for them to depart. Other than being able to see them, they made no sound. Silvia found them a little creepy, but brushed it off.

"I'm sure I don't need to warn you both that the poles will be very cold. I don't know how well our new furs, or in your case Fugara feathers, will protect you from such temperature extremes. But we must succeed. We have little time and the world population is rapidly diminishing." Zephram said.

With nothing else being said, Silvia walked up to one of the nature spirits, which hovered in place in front of her. The other one floated over to Zephram and Fugara.

"Good luck Silvia." Fugara said.

"Same to you Fugara. And you two my mate. I'll see you again soon." Silvia answered.

Zephram watched as Silvia's spirit guide started to move off. She bent down and sprung forward as she took off through the edge of the yard and out of sight. After all that has happened, the time had finally arrived. Zephram walked up next to Fugara.

"Alright, I'm ready." Zephram said, gesturing at Fugara's heavily muscled back.

Fugara opened up her wings, exposing her back and shoulders. Zephram climbed on and got a firm grip on her shoulders. As Fugara turned to face the nature spirit that waited for them, she turned her head towards Zephram.

"Hey, I know how awkward this must sound, but you'd better wrap your arms around my chest and lock your hands together." Fugara recommended.

Zephram felt himself blushing a bit. While he'd be lying if he said he didn't feel an additional level of arousal at Fugara's colossal body, he still felt a bit hesitant about putting his hands together above her breasts.

Fugara could sense his hesitation, "Oh relax, just do it!"

Zephram took a deep breath and climbed on her back. He put his hands around her chest and put them together in place above her breasts. As if out of nowhere, Fugara took his hands, separated them and put them directly over her nipples. This surprised Zephram to say the least.

"What the!?" Zephram yelped.

But Fugara smiled a bit, "Oh please. We're anthros now. Who's to say we have to follow the age old decency laws associated with mankind. Look, I may be a shaman, but I'm not stupid. You're turned on by female muscles, plain and simple. I see how much you fawn over Silvia. You'd be riding on her back if it served a better purpose. Anyway, just get it out of your system. Feel me up nice and good. Because once I reach a good altitude, we're speed off until I hit my maximum velocity. And believe me, I'm certain that the only thing going through your head is the need to hold on for dear life!"

Zephram was blushing heavily. Some things still didn't make much sense to him now that he was an anthro. But since his hands were now suddenly right on her breasts, he let himself feel the firmness of Fugara's breasts. It was clear that her breasts were right up against her pecs, so they certainly felt firm. And her nipples...oh my god! He could feel them becoming erect! If he didn't know any better, he could almost swear that Fugara was attracted to him! But before he could say anything, Fugara's wings beat powerfully as they lifted rapidly into the air, the nature spirit soundlessly flying just ahead of her. As the spirit flew in the opposite direction from the first, all thoughts left Zephram's mind as he quickly put his hands back in place above her breasts and held on tight. Fugara's body felt incredibly strong and her wings generated an amazing amount of thrust, helping her pick up speed at a substantially accelerated rate!

* * *

She plowed through the brushes and crashed through the trees after the nature spirit, her mighty muscled legs propelling her at speeds faster than a cheetah in an open plain. Silvia was quickly getting frustrated with all of the obstacles in her path. She wasn't anywhere near the speed she discovered before. And as long as she's following what could only be the nature spirit's idea of the straightest path to her destination, she wouldn't be able to get anywhere near her maximum.

She looked at the floating spirit, which was unaffected by the physical matter than Silvia was, "Say, any chance of leading me along the open highways and landscapes wherever possible?"

She wasn't sure the spirit would understand her request, but sure enough it changed course as Silva shifted to follow. After a few more miles of plowing through forest, she finally reached the highway where there were hardly any vehicles left on the road. This was good for her since it just meant fewer obstacles to potentially get in her way.

"Now this is more like it! Time to see what these legs can do!" Silvia shouted in relief.

She began increasing her speed quite rapidly. So much so, that for a moment, she overtook the spirit in front of her. But just as quickly as it occured, the spirit increased its own speed to match and soon enough, it was back out in front. Her legs were moving so fast that they were now a blur as the sight of the road in front of her made it look like a video of a car, driving down the highway at 75 MPH, playing in fast motion. The feeling of power was immense and even euphoric as Silvia's adrenalin ran high. After a couple more minutes, Silvia could once again feel the air resistance increasing and the sound entering her ears decreasing. After a sudden quick booming sound, all was quiet to her once again. She knew she had just crossed the sound barrier. She managed to push her speed a little further until she was blazing along the road at roughly 800 MPH! She had to concentrate, since turns would be very difficult to make at this velocity. That and she was completely dependent on the spirit which easily matched her speed in front of her, not knowing if and when it would lead her off the main roads. She could feel the heat from the friction she was generating in the air around her. She hoped she could keep up her speed all the way there, since it would be very cold at the North Pole.

* * *

Zephram held on tight as Fugara flapped her wings more powerfully than fast, with several seconds between each as she let her aerodynamic frame coast along the air she was riding on. Zephram was relieved to discover that he didn't have to hold on as tight as he thought he did. But he wasn't ready to assume the best just yet. They had only just crossed the sound barrier themselves, and she was still gaining speed fast! It was impossible now to speak since all sound was unable to reach her ears, let alone Fugara's. All he could do was brace himself for what was no doubt speeds well in excess of a thousand MPH! Every few minutes, an unlucky bird happened to be in Fugara's path as she practically vaporized it with her rockhard body. The air around the two was beginning to heat up as Fugara's wings moved impossible fast with each flap, giving them even more speed!

Zephram found himself automatically tightening his grip around Fugara as his survival instincts took hold. He was scared of how fast they were going, and he wouldn't deny it. Pretty soon everything around him within a few miles was moving past him like a blur. He had seen shows of jets being filmed at sonic speeds, but to actually experience it was something else. He felt confident that they would reach the South Pole in no time, and they were still accelerating!

* * *

Silvia had reached her top speed of just past the sound barrier as she continued her longest and fastest run, in her entire life, nearly halfway across the world. So far, the spirit has managed to lead her on the highways still. She had her senses up at maximum as she took every turn as tight as she could. At once point, she came up to a set of cars that were side by side. Regrettably, she couldn't dodge them and plowed right between them, sending the vehicles catapulting off to the sides of the road where they rolled down the embankment. With no way to tell if the drivers were ok, Silvia could only maintain her speed. Accelerating took a lot of strength to do, and thus slowing down was not an option.

Up ahead, she saw another turn in the road. She was ready to turn into it. But the spirit, which kept a long enough distance in front of her to give her sufficient reaction time, kept going straight and onto a field. Silvia resigned herself to the inevitable and plowed through the railing that ran along the road to follow it. She realized how far she had gotten when she saw snow on the ground. This would make turning a lot harder without losing control of herself. And it would be one hell of a crash should she make that critical slip. She could only hope that the nature spirit knew this as well as she continued onward in a relatively straight line.

* * *

Fugara and Zephram had reach Mach 2 and was closing in on Mach 3. Zephram no longer took anything for granted as he now held on for dear life. Breathing had become difficult and the temperature surrounding them was really hot. There was no doubt that Fugara was affected by this too, but continued still to pick up a little more speed. She was determined to reach her absolute limit and this was as good a time as any! And while neither of them knew exactly how fast they were going, Fugara got her wish as she had now surpassed 2,500 MPH and had hit Mach 3! She smiled a bit as she realized she had reached her limit. Her wings were beating in a pattern that made any further acceleration impossible now. Yet at the same time, she struggled to breathe. This was unfortunate as it meant she would be forced to drop her speed considerably before making a mistake in her flying that would send them crashing violently out of supersonic speed. The kinetic forces could very well tear them apart, despite their greatly increased musculatures.

Fortunately, luck was on their side as they started passing over the Southern Ocean. They knew they were almost there. Fugara could no longer maintain this speed and carefully slowed down to subsonic speeds. And while the temperature around their bodies remained warm, they knew that as soon as the dropped to slower speeds, it was going to get really cold really fast. Since they were no longer past the sound barrier, they could at last communicate again.

"Alright, we're almost there. Once we cross over Antarctica, the winds are going to really pick up. I can already feel the turbulence from the air currents. So be careful at this point and hold on tight. I'm going to stay closer to the surface at this point." Fugara said.

The nature spirit silently kept ahead of them as the southernmost continent of Antarctica loomed rapidly into view. And sure enough, no sooner did they pass over land, did the winds start to rapidly pick up. Fugara would have to decrease her speed even more to stay stable.

* * *

Silvia was closing in on her destination as she reached the ice covered Arctic ocean. She had no choice but to slow down considerably as the nature spirit lead her over the thickest concentrations of ice. She could only hope that the spirit knew where to go to avoid her falling into the freezing water. The temperature had dropped considerably, and she was now relying on her fur coat to keep her warm. Coupled with her dense muscles, it was sufficient for the time being. But if these winds were any indication, she would have little time to release the cure into the air before she started freezing.

At last, the spirit slowed down until it finally came to a stop. She made it! She found herself panting as her body's exhaustion caught up with her. After taking a minute to catch her breath, Silvia looked up and saw some polar bears walking around, but they only looked at her briefly before moving on. As the spirit settled over a single spot, Silva pulled out the canister she had attached to her back. This was it, this single moment that would change the entire world. She walked up to the spirit and stood in the same spot. All of a sudden, Silvia could see visions of other places throughout the world. She then saw Fugara and Zephram from their guiding spirits point of view. They looked to be slowing down as they descended to the surface.

As soon as Fugara touched down, Zephram was quick to jump off her and was all too happy to be back on land. Not that he was afraid of flying, but because his whole body was very stiff from holding on to Fugara the whole way. After taking a couple minutes to stretch, Zephram at last got back up and rejoined Fugara as they followed the nature spirit to a spot where it hovered in place. It suddenly began to glow brighter and larger, enough to encompass them both. Fugara knew what to do as she walked into the center of that light as Zephram followed suit. He pulled out his canister and clutched it in front of him. As soon as both stood in the space the spirit was occupying, they could suddenly see visions of various world locales. Their spirits lifted as they saw that there were still many humans left in the world. They all seemed to be waiting. Whether it was to die or to live, hinged on this moment. The vision then shifted to Silvia, who seemed to be looking right at them. Could it be?

"Silvia?" Zephram asked.

Silvia's face lit up, "Hey, I can hear you! I'm so glad to see you again! I've reached the North Pole!"

Zephram couldn't help but smile at the sight of his beloved, "I'm happy to see you as well. We too have reached the South Pole. But we'll have to talk about the trip later. Are you ready to release the cure?"

"Yes I am." Silvia said as she held the canister up.

Zephram turned to Fugara, who bowed her head. He could feel the winds blowing fiercely all around him, knowing that it was set up by the spirits of the Earth themselves, "Well Fugara, here we go. On the count of three..."

Zephram: "One!"

Silvia: "Two!"

Fugara: "Three!"

Zephram and Silvia both broke open the canisters and held the two halves above their heads. They appeared to be empty. But in reality, billions of self replicating gene resequencers filled the air, multiplying even further at an substantially accelerated rate, and were instantly picked up by the global air currents and carried off to all four corners of the globe. No sooner did they complete their task, did the lights of the nature spirits began to pulsate.

Fugara broke the triumphant silence, "Alright, we must go before the temperatures begin to badly affect us. Silvia, your nature spirit will lead you back home. We'll be doing the same."

"Understood. And Zephram, I'll be seeing you soon my love." Silvia cooed.

"I very much look forward to it my mate." Zephram said as the image of Silvia vanished and the spirit began to move away from them.

"It'll take several hours before the cure fully affects what's left of the world population. So let's go home and rest." Zephram said.

Fugara summoned up all the strength she could muster as Zephram climbed back on. She took to the air, but this time they could take their time heading home. The hardest part was flying out of the Antarctic region. The cold had begun to penetrate their muscles and both started to shiver a bit. Fugara still had to move fast at first so they could get out of the cold climate sooner, but she knew she wouldn't be able to fly at her previous velocities this time. Zephram had faith that she could make it. After all, she was almost as densely muscled as Silvia. The spirit led the way back of course. But this time, they took in the scenery around them along the way. While it was a fascinating sight for both of them, they both silently agreed not to visit here ever again. And if Zephram knew Silvia, she would agree to that as well.

Silvia herself was really feeling the burn now. She had begun to notice just how far she had to run now that she was no longer running for everyone's lives. It would definitely be a marathon that she'll never forget. But what did excite her was that once she got some good rest, there was no doubt her legs would be stronger than before; as if those speed pillars weren't already strong enough. The spirit efficiently led her over the thickest sections of ice until silvia at last cleared the Arctic Ocean and was back on solid land once again. From there on, it would be smooth sailing at last. All that went through her mind, as she felt constant wind blowing by her in different directions and all at heavy speeds, was how long it would be until the cure took full effect.

Come to think of it, she was in the perfect position to potentially witness a few of those transformations. She figured that Zephram and Fugara would no doubt arrive home first and that they would assume she would take longer getting home. So she decided to take a short detour to see if the cure has indeed reached this far inland already. The nature spirit on the other hand, didn't agree with her decision to secretly stop for a bit and promptly engulfed her once again linking her up with Zephram and Fugara, who were just as surprised to have their guide encompass them.

It was Fugara who spoke up, "Oh hey Silvia. Is something wrong?"

Silvia wasn't very pleased with being forced into this. But all the same, she wanted to see at least a couple transformations firsthand before returning home.

"I want to see a couple people transform into anthros. I'm curious to see what animal form they take." she said.

Zephram responded, "Hmmm, now that you mention it, I think that would be a nice idea. But just try to stick to public areas, like a park or something. Don't go into anyone's home, ok?"

"Sure thing. Same goes for you too sugar!" Silvia said with a wink.

Zephram chuckled, "Oh please, I'm no voyeur."

After their communication ended, Fugara turned her head to look at Zephram, "Yeah right! You could've fooled me!"

Zephram just smiled back, "Come on, let's go witness the birth of a new world!"


~ TO BE CONTINUED ~

With the world population dwindled to a fraction of what it used to be, the world starts over with the birth of a new race...the anthros. Witness the transformations and reactions in the penultimate chapter of Anthro: The World Awakens