Turning left down the long corridor Ben runs head first in to a guard who is also coming around the corner.
A brief yelp of surprise escapes the guard, and then Ben reflexively swings his fists in the air connecting firmly under the guard's chin. With a thud his rubber coated fist bangs in to the guards chin sending him off his feet and in to unconsciousness.
Tom turns the corner slowly, having heard the sound.
"Oh great. A guard patrol. It looks like you knocked him out cold too Ben. Good job." Tom says.
"I sense sarcasm Tom. Whats going on?" Ben turns to look at Tom, whose legs are now totally covered in smooth white latex. Tom's ears look a little more pointed than before. Perhaps the latex change isnt all that Ben is capable of transmitting.
"Well with him out cold he cant call in very 20 minutes, so we have about ten minutes before then, and then more guards will come lookin. We gotta stash him." Tom grabs the mans arms at the wrists and begins to pull him towards a doorway.
"Ok. But first I wanna give him something to motive our recovery." Ben grins wide as they place the mans limp body on the floor of the lab they entered. Gently he places his hands on the mans face, over his mouth and nose, and concentrates. He feels the tingle spread through his arms, but this time he leaves his hands on the man for longer than just a few seconds. Concentrating harder he feels his hands begin to sting, to heat up, and then his breathing is coming faster. Between his legs he can feel his latex covered genitals becoming aroused. Tom only watches in silence.
With a gasp Ben pulls his hands away.
The guard's face is different. His nose is further forward and his jaw has been changed. His skin is black and white and shiny, with rings around his eyes. His ears are pointed and closer to the top of his head. Where his hands are visible from his jacket Tom can see his fingers look pointed, and are a dark shiny latex.
"I think he's a raccoon. I dont know. I just... it just happened." Ben said a little out of breath.
"Oh my god. You can spread the change to others like that? I.. I say you did it to me but I didnt think about how far it could go. We have to hurry." Tom pulled Ben's tail as he began to walk out the door.
The guard on the floor squeaked as he shifted in his sleep, his clothing rubbing on his latex form. Behind him a tail was pressing outward ripping his pants and forcing him to roll on to his side. In minutes he would awaken to his new state, but soon after he would loose mobility as he became entirely rubber. Tom hoped it was before he could call for help.
Ben and Tom raced down the hall towards a large doorway marked "Lab 27."
"This is it. There may be other test subjects in here, but we also kept a supply of vaccine in case of exposure, at least, they did. I hope its still... ungh... there... uf.." Toms face screwed up in discomfort as he bent at the waist leaning on the door.
Behind him a smooth white tail emerged from the base of his spine, little black stripes slowly faded in to being on his shiny smooth legs and tail.