Shit, this can't be good, thought Mary, as she examined the liquid slowly being absorbed into her body.
She thought about shaking like a dog to free herself of the wet liquid, but decided that was a bad idea. It looked like Max had also gotten drenched by a fair amount of the liquid from the vials, and she didn't want to make it any worse. She stomped over the bathroom, looking for a towel to wipe herself off with. By the time she found one, there wasn't much left to clean. She grabbed another towel, and headed into the living room to work on Max. The little bugger had been pretty aggressive, and she didn't want him to get any kind of advantage over her.
Walking in the living room, her left hand began to shake. She dropped the towel as her left hand and arm began to change. She watched in awe as her fur was replaced by tough yellow skin, and her stubby fingers extended into the long digits of a bird's talon.
What the hell, she thought. The changes were gradual before. Why is it happening so quickly this time?
She didn't have time to think about it as her right hand and arm began to change. As the fur receded she saw thin green scales. Her stubby fingers once again grew long. But this time they grew even longer and thinner, ending in in long black nails. She held her hand in front of her face and flexed it.
It looks like it belongs on an iguana, she thought. Well, at least I can still open things. I better get to that human vial before it is too late.
Mary began to gather up the spilled vials, frantically looking for the human one. But each of the spilled vials seemed to refer to some kind of animal.
Shit, where is it? thought Mary desperately. I have to find it before it is too late.
She stopped looking as she felt her back crack. Long thin spines poked through her fur and trailed down her back. Her whole body was beginning to tingle now.
It's accelerating. Maybe my metabolism is different or something, she thought. She looked around the room in a panic, and spotted the box of vials. Maybe it's still in there.
She stood up, and then fell as her left leg began to change. Her thick thigh grew larger, while her calf thinned. She lifted and kicked her foot as her toes merged and the nails grew into a hard black hoof.
She struggled to walk erect on her new strange hoof. Her progress was slow, and the feelings of her changing body were beginning to overwhelm her. As she neared the box, she doubled over in pain as her chest began to change.