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surprises in the Serengeti, cheetah cub TF

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in the southwestern part of the the great continent of Africa, there is a wondrous place. The Serengeti plains. these plains are home to over 200 different animals. this includes the fastest land animal on earth, the mighty cheetah.

a cheetah was wandering the Serengeti, her head was lowered, her ears were pointed downward, and she was not even running. Nikara sighed softly as she padded silently amongst the dried grasses of the serengeti, her ears pinned back whenever she heard a noise. She hoped to hear the sound of her cub's chirp, or a squeak to let her know the cub was there. She'd be happy to hear her mate's purr, anything to let her know she wasn't alone. But there were no noises, other than her paws against the dirt. She stopped and watched the other animals scamper and flee, not even bothering to give chase.

another cheetah came over, it was Nikara's best friend, Shinora, "I see you're still trying to cope with the loss." Shinora said. Nikara looked at Shinora and sighed, her head hanging before dropping onto her stomach. "Its horrible Shinora, I dont even want to hunt." Her paws stretched out in front of her, her claws sharp but unused, it was obvious she hadn't done a lot since her mate and cub had been turned into trophies on some hunter's wall.

Shinora tosses a whole pound of zebra meat over to Nikara, "eat up, once you finished, I may have a solution to your problem." Nikara looked up at Shinora and smiled slightly, before tearing into the Zebra hide. Shinora looked away as Nikara chomped away. When she was finished, Shinora looked back at her and said, "as you know, we cheetahs have a belief that when a cheetah's mate and/or cub has been hunted and killed. Their spirit resides in him the remaining member of the family that lives on. In other words, you now hold Jokoro and Kimjoray's spirits." Shinora then whisper something into Nikara's ear. "... And it will be like your cub never died in the first place" Nikara blinked and looked at Shinora, her ears flicking curiously. "Their spirits? Are you pulling my paw? Thats just silly..." She started to clean her paws of the blood and grime from the recent Zebra meal, though she was curious about what Shinora meant.

before leaving Shinora said one last thing to Nikara, "there is a young boy north of here exploring the Serengeti, it's the one that comes in place with all the younger animals. He'd be perfect." Shinora then returned to her own family, knowing Nikara would be willing to test the old technique.

Nikara smiled at Shinora when she left, her ears folding back a bit at the new information. "A boy?" She let her mind wander before glancing around and taking off- her first real run in a long time. She headed for the northern part of the Serengeti, gradually slowing down when she got close. She had to be careful not to scare him...typical hunter's intuition kicking in.

there he was, the boy Shinora mentioned, he was walking side-by-side with a lioness and her cub. "Be careful around here till then, I heard a female cheetah's Mate and cub got hunted the other day." He was saying to the lioness. The lioness nodded, got her cub onto her back and went home.

Nikara was close enough to hear what they were saying, crouched low in the grass, her spotted pelt hiding her expertly. Her ears pinned back as she bit back a growl, stepping closer until the lioness and cub had left. Her eyes watched the boy, every muscle in her body coiled and ready to strike.

"you can come out now, cheetah, I know you're there." The boy said. Nikara's ears flicked forward, as her body relaxed, creeping forward a bit before rising, frowning as she watched him. "You've got good ears, or the lioness tipped you off to me being here." She slunk out of the grass and watched him, her golden eyes narrowed as she watched him. "now really, I've always been able to tell whenever someone's watching me, after all, I've been coming to the Serengeti since I was 8. no one can ever surprise me out here. So what is your name?" he said to the widowed cheetah.

Nikara watched him before sitting across from him, her tail flicking absently while her eyes remained trained on him. "I've never seen you around, nor have I heard from others that you've been here." She watched him a moment longer before finally answering with her name. "Nikara."

"Nikara? ...I've heard about you. You're the nicest Cheetah in the Serengeti, you only hunt for food, you never take revenge." The boy said, "it's a pleasure to meet you." She watched him as her ears folded back. "...thank you. Since you have my name, what is yours? Its not fair for me to give my name and not know yours." "actually... Despite being 12 years old... I have no name. Everyone's just gives me those nicknames like kid and sonny." The boy confessed. Nikara's ears perked up, looking at him as her tail flicked back and forth while watching him. "No name..." She watched him before getting up and padding over to him, circling him as she registered his scent.

"yeah... And being an orphan doesn't help either, all I want is three things, a place to call home, a kind and caring mother who will take good care of me, and a name to call my own." the boy said. Nikara watched him before she bumped into him, pushing him down and pinning him down on the ground, her face inches from his. the boy was surprised when he found himself pinned to the ground, he tried to struggle but the Feline's strength was much greater than his. The cheetah was almost nose to nose with him, sniffing him over again before she opened her mouth, nipping him on the arm before licking it to clean it.

"can you please get off me now?" the boy said desperately.
Nikara looked at him and got off of him, letting him use her to help him up in case he needed to- though she had a feeling he wouldn't need it.

the boy tried to get up, but he suddenly found himself on all fours unable to get back on two. sitting down on his rear, he started feeling a tingle in his feet, he removed his shoes and socks and looked to see what was going on. With his shoes removed his feet started morphing, changing into large paws. Nikara watched his new paws then looked up at him, her tail flicking. "Dont panic, you'll be alright young one."

the boy didn't know what was going on, then when he felt the tingle underneath his jeans, he took them off. Golden brown fur spread from his new paws up his legs, his leg structure suddenly changing as muscle bulked his legs up. From his rear a slender tail grew, covered with the same gold fur as it swayed and twitched, the white tip flicking back and forth.

Leon looked at his new lower body, "this looks a lot like Cheetah body" he then felt the tingle in his upper body, arms and hands included, he quickly removed his shirt. The fur didn't wait for him as it spread over his shoulders, and down his arms, black spots freckling his new legs as his hands shifted into paws, strong pawpads forming at the bottom of his new feet. The fur continued up to his neck, stopping just under his head as black spots of varying sizes dotted his fur, black rings forming on his tail.

"I..i..i.I AM becoming a cheetah" the boy said, looking at Nikara, "it was the bite wasn't it?" he asked her.

Nikara looked at him as his body changed, then up at his face when he questioned her. "Yes, the bite did trigger it. But after hearing that you were alone, I thought this could help both of us- I adopt you and raise you as my cub, and you get a mother to look after you. Its sort of a win win situation."

"really? you'd really do that for me" the boy/cheetah asked, feeling his head tingle. Nikara smiled and nodded, sitting back while waiting for the transformation to complete. In the meantime the fur around his neck started to spread up and over his head, his ears shifting on his head. His nose turned black and cold, before his mouth and nose stretched into a muzzle, his teeth getting sharp and ready to bite. His transformation wasn't finished though, as his body began to shrink, cuing Nikara to step in and gently nuzzle him. "You get a new name today to go with your new body. Im naming you Kemba."

as his body reached cub size, his ears perked up at the mentioning of having a name, "...Kemba... That's my name now?" Nikara smiled and nuzzled him gently, grooming his face softly. "Yes, Kemba. Do you like it?"

Kemba pondered it for a minute, "thank you... mama, thank you for transforming me, adopting me, and even naming me. Thank you so much." He said to his new mother. Nikara smiled and nuzzled him gently, happy to see him so happy. "Youre welcome my son."
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progamer20's avatar
Wow even reading it a second time i loved it! You make such great storys leon! ^_^