[[the last chapter made it seem as if Tom is all of the ejaculate Max released, which would be millions of sperm... I'm going to pretend he is one sperm in particular among the multitudes for this chapter... maybe another later where he is legion, lol]]
Time had no substance. Everything was forever and instantaneous. Tom could feel his form, tail lashing as he moved through an amorphous world, bumping into other forms, some wriggling, sliding past, some textured and others smooth. It had been eons and minutes only. Light and dark, warm, hot, cool and freezing... just when he felt his awareness fading, he gave a final burst of power and felt himself slide through a membrane of sorts... and into another world.
It was warm here, no more of the infinite chaos and instability of before. Tom became aware of a feeling of wholeness that he hadn't realized was missing before. He was expanding, multiplying, solidifying, all while mentally drifting in safety and warmth. As the weeks progressed, Tom's spinal cord formed, and he began to develop facial features. Four legs budded, along with developing sexual organs, followed by tiny ears, eyes, eyelids and finally FUR!
Other beings were there with Tom, he could feel them suddenly, squirming for space in their warm home, pressed up against one another. As they began to feel more and more crowded, they stilled, preparing for the next step... Suddenly their whole world SQUEEZED inward, and Tom felt pressure from all angles!