"...that's an interesting idea. I always wanted to be taller." Shelly mused.
"You're serious, you want to fuse with me?" Zoey blinked.
"...fuse?"
"Like in Dragonball Z, yeah. Fusion, two people become one person, with their combined strengths."
"Oh, anime. I never saw that one. Well, let me fix any damage to the teleporter, then I'll write a program for it!"
Zoey watched in amazement as the scientist got to work. Her off-handed comment had seemed to light the redhead on fire. She climbed back on the chair to watch, wishing she was smart enough to help. "But what if we turn into some kind of monster?"
"That's why I'm making a new specialized program, so it can separate us if something goes wrong." Shelly explained.
"Huh. Well, wake me up when you're ready." Zoey felt tired and closed her eyes.
Sometime later...
"Zoey! Wake up!"
The tiny girl opened her eyes, and yawned. "Uh, what time is it?"
"Oh, uh, 4:37 am." Shelly should be tired, but she was too excited by her new project.
"Jesus, Doc, should you take a nap first?"
"Pfft, that can wait. Everything is ready to go!" She started stripping off her clothing. Zoey noted that Doc was a natural redhead. She had slender hips and small breasts, making her look fairly young, despite the fact she had to be in her 30's.
"Hey Doc, how old are you?"
"29, why do you ask?" Shelly replied.
"Huh, I thought you'd be older."
"Well, I graduated high school at 13. I guess you could say I got a jump start on life."
"Must be nice. I guess school just came easy to you, huh?" Zoey felt a stab of jealousy.
"Yes, but nothing else did. I've always been underdeveloped for my age, and being so much younger than my colleagues makes it hard. But my work will make it worth it!" Shelly opened the pod door and ushered Zoey in.
"Are you sure this is going to work?" Zoey got in nervously.
"Of course, nothing...well almost nothing...can go wrong!" Shelly got in with Zoey. In such close quarters, the girls couldn't avoid skin to skin contact, and Shelly found herself blushing. Zoey was really cute...no, no! This was not a time to have those kinds of thoughts!
For her part, Zoey found herself enjoying the contact. The Doc was warm, and smelled nice. "Hey Doc, what's your name again?"
"Oh it's Shelly, didn't I say that? Anyways, it's showtime!" The pod closed and Shelly put her arms around the tiny girl.
There was a flash of light and...