Varieo looked around him as he cautiously walked down the hall. Everyone was in the classrooms around him, and he can hear the chatter and talk of the other students inside. Now that he's a wolf, his senses were sharper than before. As he approached the end of the hall, he heard footsteps approaching him from somewhere. "Oh no, I can't let anyone see me like this! I've gotta find a place to hide!" Panicking, Varieo rounded the corner of the hallway, only to bump into someone head on. "Ow, what hit me?" Varie looked up to see an anthropomorphic wolf with a distended stomach poking out of the too small shirt it was wearing. When Varieo looked up, he saw his friend Varie staring at him. "Ah! D-don't scream! Please, don't scream! It's me Varieo!" "Varieo? What happened to you!? And...what have you been eating?" Varie stared at Varieo's growing gut, much to his dismay. "Ugh, stupid cat scratch!" "Cat scratch? You mean to tell me that a cat did all this to you?"
"Attention students, attention students," the P.A. system suddenly said all around the school. "I'm terribly sorry to say this, but I regret to inform you all that I have received word that one of our students have been infected with a newly discovered disease called 'Morphosis'. Everyone must stay in their rooms for I believe this disease is contagious and, most likely, very dangerous. To prevent further infection, the government will send a team of scientists to located the infected student and try to find a cure for him or her. Thank you." "This is just great. More good news." Varieo said, covering his face with a clawed hand. "Well, what do you think you're doing, sitting there like a lost cub like that? It's time to go!" Varie said, already standing when Varieo looked at her. "What do you mean by that Varie!? I can't go with you, let alone be near you! I can't just put you in danger like that!" "And I can't just let a bunch of guys in suits take you away for experiments and stuff! I'm not going to just abandon you! And besides, we've already head butted each other, so I might as well be infected already!" She's right. They've already touched each other, and that could already be enough to infected someone else. Being near her won't cause anymore damage than what's already been done.
Before Varieo can realize it, Varie has already gotten a running start down a random hallway. As Varieo ran after her, he was stunned to see how quickly he was gaining after her, without even breaking a sweat! Plus, he feels really light on his feet, even with the 3-inch gut in front of him. "Varie! I think there's something else that's happening to me!" "Huh? What was that?" Varie looked behind her and was surprised to see her wolf friend a lot closer than she thought he would be. She knew Varieo wasn't much of a runner, but to catch up with her so fast like that!? As the two turned to a different hallway, they were spotted by some men with hazmat suits and tranquilizer guns. "What kind of disease do these people think this is!? A zombie virus!?" Varieo said as the agents ran after them. "Quick, this way!" Varie led the two to the opposite hallway. The government agents were right on their tail, with Varie and Varieo turning every which way to try and lose them. Finally, the agents ran to a different direction. Varie started panting while holding her knees, but Varieo was wondering why he's not as tired as Varie is. "Aren't you, *pant* even a bit, *pant* out of breath? *pant*" "Strangely enough, no I'm not. There's definitely something fishy about this disease I have. I just hope that someone would explain this to me soon enough."
As if he got his wish, Varie and Varieo was shot by tranquilizer darts, and fell into the darkness of slumber.