Published: March 13th 2022, 9:08:32 am
Note: I just saw the new movie Turning Red and I absolutely loved it! I thought about the idea that what if a full grown guy turned into a red panda... WITH DIAPERS??? The original idea had friends thinking he was so cute that they purposely induced the change to make sure he stayed the cute fluffy red panda they adored. When this becomes a PDF (soon) I'll probably add that element into the story! Sounds fun, huh? Enjoy!
"Wow, did you see that new PixWorks movie? Turning Furry? It's so good!"
"Yes, dude. That's all you've been talking about it since you watched it..." Shane rolled his eyes and pushed back his sweep of hair that always fell over his eyes.
"It's soooo good!" said Gabe, his goofy buddy.
"Dude, you're way too into these cartoons, man. Also, this looks like one those furry things."
"Just watch it, dude! You'll love it, I promise!"
"Gabe, I told you for the millionth time, I'm not a furry."
"It's a good movie. Come onnnnn!"
"Ugh, alright, fine. I'll watch it," said Shane, gasping in exasperation and running his fingers through his dark hair once again.
"Yes!!" said Gabe, pumping his fist. "Oh em gee! Roomies watch party!!"
"Come on," said Shane, with a chuckle at his friend's dorky antics, "you've seen this movie how many times?"
"Six!"
"It just came out yesterday!"
"I know!" said Gabe, his eyes shining.
"Alright, alright, just give me a second, I have to go to the bathroo- okay, annnd you're already putting it on. Fine," huffed Shane, turning on his heel mid stride and flopping back down onto the couch.
"Ooh! This is the best part!" said Gabe, balling up his fists in excitement as the movie started.
"No spoilers," said Shane.
As they watched the movie, Shane had to begrudgingly admit that it was pretty good. Even before the panda showed up. But when the red panda did show up, he had to admit it was pretty dang awesome.
"Oh my god... how did they get the fur... it looks so real..."
"I know right?! Now pay attention cause this is the best part!"
"You say that about every... oh, whatever," said Shane, who didn't really have the heart to argue with his friend, especially when he was so adorably excited.
"Heh, you know, you're kinda cute and chubby like that red panda too," said Shane.
"Oh em gee, stawp!" said Gabe. "You're making me blush! I'd kill to be a red panda like that! So adorable! So cool!"
"Heh, yeah, I guess is would be pretty cool," said Shane, smirking and chuckling to himsef... then he noticed Gabe staring at him wide eyed, his eyes sparkling just like the characters in the movie. "What?"
"Oh em gee, it's happening..."
"What? What do you mean?" asked Shane, pulling a face. "Oh, no. No, I'm not a furry."
"One of us! One of us!" chanted Gabe, and Shane gave him a push, laughing despite himself.
"Shut up! I'm trying to watch the movie!" said Shane, starting to blush slightly.
"I knew you would like it."
"Shhhhh."
"Okay, okay." Gabe zipped his lips with his fingers, but couldn't suppress his shit eating grin as Shane finally watched the movie with him and admitted its superiority.
The two of them both laughed, got excited, and even got emotional at the same parts.
"Oh em gee! They’re turning the whole school into furries!"
"I knew it! This is part of the furry agenda! Next thing you know, tails and ears are going to be the next trend. I'm onto you."
"Uh, they already were the next trend. Like ten years ago."
"You would know that, dork!"
"Whatever, man. Don't tell me you wouldn't wish to have that power yourself. I saw how much you smiled during the movie."
"Alright," said Shane, "alright. I'll admit, it would be a little cool to be able to turn into a big fluffy magical creature like that."
"Hell yeah, it would! Well heck, why don't we try the prayer from the movie. Maybe it will work!" Gabe looked to Shane with his eyes shining bright with excitement.
"No... No way! That's.... I'm not praying to some gods to turn me into a mystic fluffy beast..."
"Oh, come on." said Gabe. "How come you're scared? You think it's real?"
"No! It's a cartoon, dude!"
"Then I guess you will have no problem proving it's wrong!"
"Oh come on, you can't be serious..." Shane looked at his roomie, knowing that he would likely not let this go until Shane gave in. He sighed. "You're not going to let this go, are you?"
"Nnnope!" said Gabe, crossing his arms.
"You're going to keep bugging me til I give in, aren't you?"
"Yyyyep!" said Gabe. "Don't forget, I know where you live!"
"Alright, fine," said Shane.
"Wait, what? Seriously?"
"Yeah. I'll say the stupid prayer if it'll get you to shut up. Are you going to wait for me to change my mind?"
"N-no!" said Gabe. "I'm totally ready for this."
Gabe grabbed a large rolled up sheet from behind the couch and rolled it out over the living room floor.
"Wow, you really were ready for this," said Shane. "Did you seriously paint the ritual symbols on a... what is that, a bedsheet? Wait a second... is that my missing bedsheet?!"
"Shh, no time for that now, we've got a ritual to perform," said Gabe, grabbing his plastic lightsaber from and holding it up. "Repeat after me...."
"Oh my gosh, you are such a weirdo," said Shane before reluctantly joining in.
As they spoke, the air seemed to shift, and Shane could almost swear he felt the hair (the fur?) standing up on his arms, legs and neck. Yet when they finished the chanting, the room remained quiet. They both stood there for a few seconds looking at each other. Shane was the first to break the silence.
"See, I told you..."
"Yeah, yeah. I guess you were right. It was just a bit of fun," said Gabe, before stopping, looking at Shane like he had seen a ghost. "Sh- sh- sh- shahahaaane..."
"What? What is it? Do I have something on my face?"
"Your- your- your- p-p-p-pahahaaa..."
"What?" said Shane. "Is this another part of the ritual? Why are you pointing at my hand, it's just... wait a second... your nose... why is it turning black?" He then looked down at his hand. "What the fuck is that?!"
"Oh... em... GEE!" squealed Gabe. "It's WORKING!!"
"Oh god... did this movie really turn me into a furry? Am I a furry now?" whined Shane, running his hands through his now very fluffy and very red head of hair to push it out of his eyes.
"We're furries, my man. Oh man, this is soo cool!" said Gabe. Gabe then pulled shane with him so they could check themselves out in the bathroom mirror. Staring back at them, they saw two big, fluffy, cute red pandas with big eyes, luxurious fluffy red fur, and an overall adorable look, just like in the movie.
Shane, despite his longtime insistence that he was definitely not interested in Gabe's fluffy animal hobby, found Gabe's enthusiasm to be contagious.
"Okay, okay, this is kind of cool," he admitted, looking at a mirror and doing a few cool poses.
"Hell, yeah! It's a shame about our clothes though," said Gabe, looking down at the remaining tatters of material hanging on his wrists. "Guess they weren't stretchy enough... But who cares? We could do so many cool things like this! Yo, I'll bet people would pay money to see us in person! We could become celebrities! Oh come on, you know this is awesome. We've basically got superpowers!"
Shane had to admit he was beginning to warm up to the idea as he backed up to puff out his chest and look in the mirror.
"Superpowers, huh? Well, I.. uh.. Wait a second.... What's with the diapers?"
Shane blushed as he covered up the front of his diaper with his big fluffy paws. Gabe, however, seemed super stoked about this development and turned this way and that, hands on his hips, to admire the cute new look.
"Why are we babies?!" said Shane, clearly not as enthused.
"I can answer that," came a feminine voice, as the room began to glow blue, only to be replaced with a bamboo forest. Suddenly, there they stood, in the presence of a Godess. She floated in the air above them, wearing flowing red robes with a floating shawl of sorts above her shoulders. She was glowing bright red to match the moon high above in the night sky, bright enough to light up the whole grove of trees around them, as bright as day.
"W-who?"
"I am the one who heard your prayers. You have both been granted the power to become these fluffy beasts of myth... the great red panda. May you use it to bring happiness to this world, and more..."
"Why am I in a diaper?" said Shane, stepping forward, his face angry as he pointed down toward the big comfy garment wrapped around his waist.
"Your power is new... your panda spirit is only a baby... but don't worry... you'll grow into it..." she laughed a good natured laugh. "I'm sorry, I had to..."
"Th-thank you, goddess," said Gabe, quickly kneeling and pulling Shane down to the forest floor with him. "Thank the goddess, you idiot!"
Shane saw the fear and reverence in Gabe's eyes and suddenly had the feeling that he'd better show respect to the powerful being above him, lest she bestow a much worse fate on him.
"Much better," said the woman. "You called upon me on the night of the red moon. The only night that such a ritual could take place. I am pleased by your proper observance of the ritual. You are some of the few who did it correctly. As your reward, you will have these forms any time you feel the intense emotion you felt most recently. Gabriel, yours will be excitement. Your zest for life and fuzzy creatures will be your key to these new powers. And Shane," said the goddess, turning toward the other furry creature kneeling before her and smirking. "Yours will be... embarrassment. Enjoy your gift, boys, and use it well!"
And then the whole vision began to dissipate.
"Wait! You can't just leave it at that!" said Shane, standing up, but it was too late. They were back in the bathroom as if nothing had happened. Shane looked down at his paws in horror, then at his diaper.
"Nuh... nonono what about school? What about WORK?! Ahhhh why did I have to make that stupid wish???"
"Yess!" shouted gabe. "I knew that this would work! I knew they released this on the night of the blood moon for a reason..."
"You knew?!" yelled Shane. "What the hell am I gonna do now?!"
"Be an awesome red panda?" suggested Gabe with a shrug.
"You ruined my life!" wailed Shane, shaking his fists in anguish.
"Oh, don't be so dramatic. You can always turn back. You just have to calm down."
Shane tried for several minutes but finally gave up with an exasperated growl. "I can't. This is too embarrassing..."
"I can't either," admitted, Gabe. "I'm still too excited."
"Well what the hell. What are we going to do if we're stuck like this?"
"Oh, don't worry. The excitement and... er... embarrassment, have to wear off sometime, don't they?"
"I'm not so sure," muttered Shane.
"Sure they will! Give it a day. You'll see. Meanwhile, let's go out and have some fun with it, yeah?"
"No way!" said Shane.
"Suit yourself," said Gabe, and before Shane could stop him, Gabe was out the door, bounding off into the night. Shane decided to go to bed early that night.
"Maybe this is all just a bad dream, and I'll wake up human again..." He could only hope.
Sure enough, in the morning, he was back to his normal self. And that was a good thing because he had work that day.
"Oh, crap," he said, looking at the time. He ran to the shower, barely bothering to glance at himself in the mirror as he hopped in to soap himself up. As he cleaned himself off, he mused about the happenings of the night before. "What a weird dream! Thank god it was a dream. That's the last time I watch a movie with my roomie."
He was feeling good about the fact that it wasn't really real when he stepped out of the shower, and caught sight of himself in the mirror for the first time. He gasped, dropping the towel he had been preparing to wrap around his waist. He was back to being human alright, but his hair... his body hair, his eyebrows, and the shock of hair atop his head were all bright red.
"Oh no," he said, beginning to feel a blush creep up on his cheeks. "Oh, no no no...."
A poof of smoke dissipated to reveal his ears as red panda ears. Another poof made a big floofy tail appear.
"Nooo.... can't let this happen..." said Shane, quickly wrapping the towel around his waist to hide the offending floofer. He used all of his focus and willpower to calm himself down until finally, the animal body parts disappeared and his appearance returned to normal - save for that red red hair.
"Oh, gods, I have to go to work."
"Hey bud-" called Gabe as Shane tore out of the bathroom and headed for the front door, half dressed, and continuing to dress on the way to his car. "Dee? Huh, guess he's in a hurry this morning... Nice hair, bud!" Gabe called out as Shane drove off. Gabe was still a big red panda, and having the time of his life posting on Tweeter. He had already gained over a thousand admirers, and the count was rising as he posted his new furry form online.
Arriving at work late was extremely embarrassing for poor Shane. His manager was waiting by the register, staring at his watch as Shane strode into the bullseye. The manager opened her mouth to say something, then shut it again, looking bug-eyed at Shane.
"I'm so- so- so- sorry," said Shane. "I had a ... what? What's wrong?" He looked down at himself to see if he had turned back into a big diapered animal but he hadn't.
"Your hair," the manager said, before busting out into laughter. "What happened?"
"It's... a long story. You wouldn't believe me if I told you. But it's all my roommate's fault, basically."
"Uh, huh. Well, I'll say one thing, at least you're wearing the store's colors. Which is perfect because for the next week, you're going to be the greeter!"
"Aw, no! Please!" said Shane, his cheeks beginning to burn pink as his manager snickered. This was his punishment for being late. "I should have worn a beanie..."
"Cute tail and ears by the way. I didn't know you were a furry..." said the manager, grinning at him.
"T-tail and... ears?" Shane felt his head and to his horror, his ears were back. He twisted around to look at his but and grabbed up the fluffy tail, holding it in his hands. "Oh, no... N-no-no I'm not! I can explain! It's- It's-"
"Perfect for the job!" said his manager. "It goes perfectly with our new promo table of PixWorks movie merch by the entrance."
"You've got to be kidding me..."
Shane was panicking as he was practically pushed to his position at the front of the store by his uncompromising boss.
"Oh gosh, stay calm..." he thought, running his hand through his hair. He could feel that his paws were already sweaty. "Oh no, paws?! Oh gods, it's happening again," he whined, before poofing into his full fluffy form complete with adorable diaper right there in front of the store. He looked around desperately there was nowhere to hide.
"Oh gods, oh gods..." he said, practically hyproventalating from humiliation. "What am I going to do? Everyone’s going to think I’m a FREAK!"
Then he winced, holding his paws up to shield himself as he heard a squeal from the direction of the automatic entrance doors. He feared the worst until he heard the words.
“OMG SOOOOO CUTE!” He risked a peek to see that there was a group of friends looking at him with delight.
"Ohhh... that's such a cool costume! Can I get a photo?"
"C-c-costume? Uh.. yeah, costume, heheh...." Shane's heard was beating in his chest but calling it a costume was better than whatever else people might think.
"Shane!" came a voice from behind him, making him jump. It was his boss. "Nice outfit. You really are getting into the spirit of being greeter! Hold still, I want to get a picture of this for corporate. There we go. Keep up the good work, kiddo. I'll be back to let you know when it's lunch time. Looks like you won't be needing any bathroom breaks..."
She walked off with a snicker, and Shane was left to stand in front, entertaining the crowds of people that came through.
The next day, Shane showed up as his normal self. His manager was not impressed.
"Listen. Bring your costume back next time. Corporate saw it and they loved it. You're going to be the model for a whole new campaign, so don't embarrass me when they come here, ok?"
"W-what?! When are they coming?" he asked, gulping.
"After lunch. You have your lunch hour to go get that costume. Got it?"
Shane nodded, walking back numbly to the geeter's station. When the shock wore off, he began to get angry.
"No way I'm going to turn fluffy again. That was so embarrassing." Besides, if the lore is any indication, the more I do it, the more permanent his condition would become. Unfortunately for him, that wasn't going to be an option. As soon as he was spotted, customers came up to him asking about the fuzzy red panda character that had been there the day before.
“Bring out the fluffy babyyyy!”
"Yeah! Where's the cute one that was here yesterday?"
Shane immediately felt the blood rushing to his cheeks. “G guys! Stop making me blush! You’re going to make me….” *POOF*
And once again, he was stuck as an embarrassed and diapered bright red panda the whole work day and through the corporate meeting.
"So, you did it, didn't you?" said an older woman in a business suit as she walked around Shane, observing him from head to toe. "Amazing... simply amazing!"
"We're very interested in keeping you on... as our PixWorks Ambassador! You'll be on every poster and billboard we put up in the country."
"W-what?!" said Shane. "I can't let the world see me like this! It's too embarrassing!"
"I think you'll change your tune once you see the pay..."
Shane's eyes bugged out when he saw the figure.
"W-well... what would I have to do exactly?"
The woman smiled, and patted him on the shoulder. "Good. I'm glad we see eye to eye. I'll tell you more about the job but first, tell me more about this special ability you've gained... and don't leave anything out..."
After that, they kept teasing shane to make sure he stayed bright red and embarrassed, and even when he wasn't working, they kept him in diapers full time so he'd be ready to change into the fluff butt at any time. At least the pay was good!