The ground shook as Jess pounded her body against the walls again.
Damn, though Mary. I should be changing by now.
She had felt the familiar odd feeling after drinking the contents of the vial, but so far she had not noticed any physical changes. Jess continued to try to get into the room, but the concrete had held. But Mary could see cracks developing in the walls. It would not hold together for much longer.
Mary slammed her hand down in frustration. Her forearm caught a wooden shelf and broke it in half. Strangely, her arm did not hurt. She held it up to her face to examine, and saw a dark black bruise. She rubbed it, and was surprised that it felt dull and hard, almost like armor. She watched I fascination as the black mark began to race up and down her arm.
I'm finally changing, Mary thought with excitement.
Mary suddenly felt dizzy and her head swam. The room seemed to expand around as she rapidly shrank several inches shorter. Mary's large pants felt tight, as her ass began to expand. Mary's stomach ached, and she grasped her arms around her massive belly. She could feel it shrinking it beneath her hands, as it was covered by the same hard black shell. Her waist became thin, impossibly thin, as her abdominal organs shifted into her enlarging ass.
She felt a pain on the side of her body just above her ribs. As she rubbed the rapidly hardening skin, she felt two nubs begin to bulge out of her body. The nubs rapidly grew, extending into long thin black appendages ending in a single segmented digit.
Her head ached, and she brought her hand up to massage it. She was surprised to see that her fingers had merged into a single segmented digit, that was growing longer and thinner before her eyes. She tried to rub her head, and found that it was smooth, devoid of hair and covered by the same thick shell.
Her arms continued to grow longer, and soon she was no longer able to touch her head. As her body lengthened and her ass ballooned larger, she was forced to lay on the ground. Her new central appendages helped her to assume a crawling position comfortably. She could feel her digits still changing, growing a sharp claw at the end.
Her clothes now seemed like a tent around her shrinking body, and she crawled out of the garments on the ground. She felt a sudden pressure in her eyes. They ached as they bulged and grew, separating into multiple compartments each with a tiny lens. Her vision was poor, and looking through several lenses at once made her ill. She tried to vomit, but as she hacked two large mandibles forced their way out of her jaw.
This was a mistake. This transformation - it's too much to take, she thought, now incapable of speech.
Two segmented antenna burst from her head, quickly extending in length. Mary was suddenly assaulted by a variety of new sensory input. Smells were amplified, and she could sense the path the previous ant had taken through the closet. She could feel the movements of Jess through the feelers on her appendages. And she could hear the tiny taps of the other ant's feet, as well as the roar of Jess as she sensed a change in her prey.
Mary thought the changes were over, and began to make her way to the crack in the door. Suddenly, her back tickled, and she felt large thin clear wings erupt from her back.
Huh, I didn't know ants had wings, thought Mary, as she flapped them experimentally. Well, I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth. This will certainly make things easier.
She flapped her wings, and hovered in the air. The other ant had returned, and was staring at Mary. She noticed that it did not have wings like her, and it appeared to be much smaller than her.
Sorry, little fella, thought Mary. But you are on own. Just stay out of sight, and you should be okay.
Mary flew threw a crack in the door made by Jess. Jess did not see the small ant fly by, but she could sense that her prey was somehow gone. She howled in anger, and began to tear the hallway of the apartment complex apart.
Mary continued to fly down the hall, and out an open window at the end of the hallway. As she flew outside she saw a large group of police officers holding back an even larger crowd. Apparently, Jess had not gone unnoticed by the local authorities. She saw several SWAT trucks, as well as some large trailers marked with the logo of the Zoo.
Sorry, Jess, but you got yourself into this mess, thought Mary, as she continued to fly away. I'll try to get you back to normal, after I fix myself.
Mary decided that she would just wait for the authorities to take Jess away, then circle back to the janitor's closet and drink the antidote. For now, she found a nice tree branch to rest on, and watch the drama unfold.