Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. Or any of J K Rowling's characters. However, I do own Victoria Williams.

Chapter 6: A Different Kind of Werewolf

Remus blinked. They now stood in a large white lobby. Various tunnels led to different wings of the building.

"By the way, we're underground," Victoria said as she ushered them into a hallway labeled "Transformations".

"In here," she said, leading them into a room about halfway down.

Inside, there were few pieces of furniture. In the center of the room, there was a table with straps on it. A computer system was against the wall and an IV tap was near the table.

Seeing Remus's expression, Victoria said, "The straps are just so you don't hurt yourself. This is going to be very painful, since I need to alter your genetic sequence."

Harry realized something. "Is this what you did?"

"Basically," Victoria admitted. "Though I had to run the changes on myself, so I coded a robot to monitor the computers."

Victoria went to the computers and powered them up. She had explained all about 21st century technology to the threesome, so they knew what she was doing. Victoria slipped on a lab coat and used the retina scanner to unlock the computer.

"Remus, if you could remove your shirt, please? I need to strap on some electrodes," said Victoria. Remus did as asked, deciding to leave his pants on. "If you could lay down on the table."

Remus swallowed and took a deep breath, looking towards Sirius and Harry.

"You've got this Moony," said Sirius.

Remus laid down on the table. Victoria strapped his wrists, chest, and ankles to the table. She then secured various electrodes to his body. "I'll be telling you what I'm doing as I do it. This is to monitor your vitals. And this-" she pulled out a USB drive- "has the genetic sequences on it. Basically, I'm going to alter your werewolf genes to match another type of werewolf, which I will refer to as the Omega werewolf for sake of discussion. The previous type will be the Alpha werewolf. The sequences are very similar, so this shouldn't be nearly as painful as it was for me."

Victoria plugged in the IV and secured a long tube to the side of Remus's neck. She then plugged in the USB drive. "Ready?"

Remus nodded.

Victoria pressed the spacebar.

Remus was floating through darkness.

He felt his chest, face, legs. He had no straps on him anymore. The electrodes were gone.

"Where am I?" he asked out loud. His words faded away into the darkness.

It was very peaceful there.

Remus didn't know how long he drifted for.

"Remus."

"W- who's there?"

"Remus."

He turned around. A figure stood a short distance away, glowing faintly. Remus didn't know how to move in the darkness, so he just willed himself to move closer to the figure. The distance shrunk until they were practically nose-to-nose, but the figure's features were still impossible to make out.

"Remus, wake up."

Remus gasped, trying to sit up with a jolt. He couldn't move. Panic set in until he looked around. Right, he was on the table of Victoria's laboratory. He took a few deep breaths. Victoria's face appeared over him.

"How are you feeling?" she asked anxiously. She bent over to remove the straps. "Easy, easy. Don't sit up too fast."

With great effort, Remus pulled himself upright. All of his muscles ached. Victoria wrapped his arm around her shoulders and helped him limp over to a chair. Remus collapsed in it, breathing heavily.

"Here, let me do a diagnostic scan," Victoria said. She placed a hand on his forehead and looked through him to something beyond. Seconds passed, then she removed the hand.

"You'll be fine in a few days. Your body just needs to get used to the changes. If the pain doesn't go away by the end of the week, let me know." Victoria pulled up another chair and sat across from him. Harry and Sirius scooted their chairs over too.

"So, how does this work?" Remus asked. "When do I transform?"

"Okay, so the Omega werewolf allows you to transform into your combat form at any time. You'll have fur here-" Victoria indicated her hands and the outside of her arms- "and you'll notice your normal hair is much thicker. You'll also live much longer. Like, probably around 200+ years."

Remus blinked. "Are there any… specific advantages to this type of werewolf?"

"On the full moon, you'll enter your wolf form like you always have. However, there won't be any transformation sickness, you'll keep your mind and the process is painless. The Wolfsbane Potion will not be needed for any of these benefits. You can assume your combat form at any time. Also, the combat form is incredibly powerful. Your strength is off the charts and you'll now produce a visible aura. It is much weaker than mine, though, so only very basic attacks. Your skin is now almost impossible to break. You would need an incredibly powerful cutting curse to hurt the Omega werewolf. Only another werewolf could cut through your skin, but only minimal damage would be done. Got it?"

Remus sighed. "Basically. How do I assume the combat form?"

"We'll need to work on that. It would probably be easiest if I can locate the power in your body and then show you how to use it. I'll also give you special training for your aura. Again, it won't be as complex as mine."

Remus nodded again. "What now?"

Victoria bit her lip. "At this point, Albus knows Harry's missing and you're no longer showing up to Order meetings. I have a feeling he'll be showing up tonight, and my feelings usually turn out to be right. However, Remus, your body won't be able to handle the interdimensional shift until tomorrow. So, you'll have to stay the night. I can show you your room. Harry, Sirius, I'll take you back to handle Dumbledore. Also, Remus?" Victoria turned away from Harry and Sirius to look Remus in the eyes. "If you find your power tonight, don't transform until I'm there. You need to train to stay stable in your combat form and your cells haven't gotten used to the new genes yet."

Victoria led the threesome down the hallway and showed Remus his room. "I recommend you stay here. If you need anything, press that big silver button on the wall and tell the bot what you want. Say 'call Victoria' if you need to contact me."

Remus watched as Victoria grabbed hold of Sirius and Harry and stepped through a rip in the world. He sat on the bed, crawled under the covers and fell instantly asleep.

A/N: Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't posted in a while. The next few chapters are practically ready to go, so I'll be updating a lot in the near future. Also, I've been working on some other story ideas, so I'll be working on a few stories at once. Luckily, I have a lot of time on my hands, so everything should be updated fairly frequently. Bye! -RRW