Hybrid

"Son of a B-"

"Aiden," Lukas sighed.

Trapped high up on the roof, Aiden audibly growled, "This is your fault."

Next to Lukas, Jesse piped up, "My fault?! How is this my fault?!" he asked.

"If you- ugh- hadn't dropped Hadrian or whatever the hell is name is off on a world full of zombie sized chickens"

"It was actually full of chicken sized zombies," Jesse mumbled.

"I don't care! If you hadn't pissed him off, he wouldn't' be swearing revenge now would he?" Aiden shimmied across the tile, "Notch, it is too dangerous to even be associated with you!"

"He was aiming for me," Jesse said meekly, "It's not my fault that you look the same from the back..."

"One, that is insulting I look nothing like you. Two, if he was after you then what about Gill and Maya?! Why did he get them too?! Huh?"

"Um..."

"We'll find him Aiden, don't worry," Lukas assured.

"When you do, I am going to get that mother fu-"

"Aiden!" Lukas cut in.

"-bastard, and kill him!"

"In your condition?"

"I'll manage somehow," Aiden glared at Lukas, "As sssoon as I get-Shit!" the tile gave out and Aiden slid off the roof and fell crashing to the ground below.

All eight hundred pounds of him.

Lukas took a step back as the great lengths of snake tail-that now made up for the lower half of Aiden's body- came tumbling into a pile, "You okay?"

"At least he's down..." Jesse said.

Lukas elbowed the brunet, "Be nice."

Aiden groaned miserably and stuck his head out from underneath the pile of coils, "Please tell me no one sssaw that?"

"Oh someone saw it all right," Petra said as she and Ivor suddenly rounded the corner of the house.

Aiden hissed in displeasure and embarrassment, cringing as a forked tongue slipped out of his mouth.

"So what's the verdict?" Jesse asked, crossing his arms.

Ivor pulled out his notepad from underneath his arm, "Well the potion seemed to have only one effect, with varying results. It seems your friends Lukas have been turned into some sort of hybrids all with different levels of change and form. Maya seems to be a bat like creature, while Gill is a sea creature of sorts-"

"I'm thinkin jellyfish," Petra stated.

"Yes," Ivor frowned, clearing his throat, "And Aiden here, well Aiden is very clearly a snake. He's the most changed out of the three, considering the other two still have their legs."

"Ya think?" Aiden grumbled.

"Can you turn them back," Lukas asked, "You were always good with potions."

"I have to do some tests first-"

"Tests!"

"Nothing lethal, or invasive," Ivor assured, "I just need to figure out the alchemic design of the potion. That way I can work up a reversing agent. But I highly suggest you find Hadrian."

"He won't get far," Petra said.

"We better take off now then,"

Lukas kneeled down next to Aiden, "We'll find him, I promise."

"Just hurry," Aiden asked. "Before I turn fully into a snake."

"You're back!" Ivor closed his book and stood, "It's been three weeks, and did you catch Hadrian? Where are the others?"

Lukas sighed and pulled his goggles from his hair, "I'm back, yes i know, no we did not, and they're after Hadrian still," he mumbled the answers out.

"Then why are you back,"

"I got worried," Lukas admitted, "We corner Hadrian in the mountains, but he still managed to get away. He was mocking us, saying we didn't a have a lot of time left. Jesse said he was bluffing, but he said I should go back, in case the others got worse. "He and Petra are chasing after the bastard still. Are Maya, Gill, and Aiden alright?"

"They're still alive, if that's what you're worried about?" Ivor stood, "There was, I admitted, some more changes after you left."

"What!" Lukas gaped, alarmed.

"Calm down, nothing bad. At least in my opinion, they might state other wise."

Lukas followed him into the kitchen, looking out the window, "Why is there a giant tub in the back-yard?"

"That's one of the changes," the elder flipped open his book, "Let's see. Maya is now incredibly sensitive in sound and smell. Her ears have become bat-like, and she now has wings. She also has adapted to a nocturnal life-style. She's upstairs asleep right now, wake her at your own risk. Gill lost his legs shortly after you left, he has now formed gills -Heh Gill has gills-"

Lukas frowned, even though the pun was pretty good."

Ivor coughed, "Anyway, he now only can breathe underwater, and his entire lower body looks like a jellyfish. His skin is now minor transparent-

"Transparent?!"

"Yes, only a little. It's kinda fascinating, you can see his veins and the blood running through them.

Lukas swallowed thickly, "Okay what else?"

"We found out a week ago after he got sick, that he cannot live in fresh water. Hence the tank. We had to make an emergency build, and fill it with all the salt in town, and let me tell you Isa was tearing her hair out to get it all. Gill is also got enough non lethal poison in his tentacles to paralyze a full sized cow.

"Aiden, I've had some issues with because I'm not familiar with snakes, but we have managed. There has been more scale development on his skin, making shirts out of the question, and they have progressed sporadically all the way up his face. He's a snake now, so he can't blink, but he's still human enough he needs the moisture, so we have to apply eye drops every half hour or so. Aiden also can no longer control his own body temperature, which can be a hassle at night since it is the fall. Oh, and he has fangs, whether or not the venom is lethal, I have yet to test. I can't get the samples to my lab fast enought because it dries out, and Aiden can't come in because he's too damn big."

"Can I see them?"

"I'd leave Maya be," Ivor chuckled, "But they're not contagious Lukas, you're not going to turn into an animal."

Aiden was curled up underneath a series of glow stone lamps, not too far from Gill's tank, "Lukasss! You're back!" he frowned, "And you're alone..."

"Sorry," Lukas apologized, "We're getting close."

Aiden sighed, rubbing his hand against the green scales on his cheek, "Yeah well, thanks for doing thisss."

"How are you guys doing?" Lukas sat down.

Gill tapped rapidly on the glass. His tentacles were far longer than Lukas had imagined, spanning out almost fifteen feet past his body,

"He sssays we're having a blast," Aiden said, "And I'm sure he means that ssssarcastically."

"Can he not come up?"

"No. He'll sssuffocate, luckily he knows Morse."

"And how are you?"

"I have a lissssp, I can't blink, I'm freezing, and I keep biting my tongue on thessse damn fangsss." Aiden sighed. "Sssssooo you tell me."

Lukas smiled encouragingly, "Hey, at least you got fangs? Any venom in them?"

"Yep, Ivor wanted to tessst it, but I bit a cow yesssterday, and well." Aiden shrugged meekly, "No more cow."

"Yikes."

Gill tapped on the glass again.

Lukas tilted his head, "Sorry I'm rusty at Morse Code, did you say something about unhinging?"

"Oh yeah, watch," Aiden's jaw popped and his mouth unhinged, "Swweeee?"

"Oh gross!" Lukas laughed, "Put it back!"

"Hey Lukas where are you-Woah!" Petra laughed, "Nice hammock dude."

Lukas was back at Aiden's house again for another visit. Just to offer support and encouragement. it was pretty late in the evening, so even Maya was out and about. Aiden was mostly wrapped up in his oak tree -he had gotten pretty good at climbing- but his mid section hung down, low enough for Lukas to hang out on the strong muscular coils.

Lukas slid of, "Petra hey! Any news!"

"We got him cornered in the canyon," she grinned, "We got him now!"

"Oh good, cause I think Gill's done being a fish," Maya laughed.

"I think it's good look for him." Aiden said, "In fact I think- yahhh!"

Gill had thrown a tentacle up and over the pool sides, the tip just barely touching the other male. Aiden fell the ground in an instant, only his upper body still useable, the lower half now paralyzed dead weight.

"Dammit Gill!"

Gill laughed, you could almost hear the chuckles as they floated up in bubbles.

"Ivor,"

Ivor woke up from his nap to see Aiden standing there arms crossed-

Wait, standing?

"Aiden you have legs?!" He hopped off the couch.

The other taped a heel on the ground, "Yeah, turns out if you focus on wanting your legs back, you can get them. Gill is pretty miffed though."

"This is fantastic! That means you can control your physical form despite the potions effects!"

"So we can undo it completely?"

Ivor sighed, "Probably not, the potion is still manipulating DNA, but now we know it isn't in full control." He grabbed Aiden's hand, "We need to take a blood sample come on!"

Maya swiveled her ears, "Jesse's coming?"

"How in the world do you know that?" Harper asked.

The female frowned, "I've been half a bat for almost two months now, I think I know when someone's coming."

Jesse barged through the front door.

Harper looked to Ivor, eyes wide, "I'll be damned."

"That son of a bit-"

"Jesssse," Aiden cut in, "What would Lukasss sssay?"

Jesse stormed into the living room, "Nothing! Cause's he an ocelot and ocelot's don't talk!"

Maya jumped up, "What?! Is he-"

"I'm fine," Lukas was at the front door, golden spotted ears sticking out from his hair and a tail swishing between his legs, "I can still speak, Jesse is just being dramatic."

Maya just stared. Aiden covered his mouth, he knew it was a bad situation, but damn it was still kinda funny.

Gill was the only one to pipe up, "Dude...do you purr?"

"No, I do not," Lukas answered hastily.

"What happened?" Ivor asked.

"Melvia is here too! She helped him escape, and we almost had him and- and we had him trapped, Olivia and Axel were helping, and - Dammit!" Jesse cried angrily as he paced the floor, "They're in this together! Augh when I get my hands on them I am going to throw them into a world made entirely of Nether! Better yet, I'll throw them in the world of the Ender Dragons and break down the damn door. See how they like torture!"

"Jesse calm down, it's okay," Lukas soothed.

"You have been turned into a cat," Jesse snapped, 'Who's next? Petra?! Notch only knows what she'll turn into."

"Probably something fast, dangerous, and temperamental," Maya whispered in Aiden's ear.

"They're not going to get away," Harper said, "This world only has the one door, I checked the Old Builder records, and there is only one way out."

"Yeah, and Isssa, Milo, and Reggie have guardsss possted all around it," Aiden said, "You'll catch them."

"But it's been two months,"

"We're okay, we're kinda getting the hang of things now," Maya assured.

"Sssure," Aiden paused to puts some drops is his eyes, "I ssstill can't blink, but being highly venomousss iss fun."

"I like paralyzing Aiden," Gill piped up.

"Shut up Gill..."

"And I can fly really fast," Maya said, "The boys are jealous; they're stuck on the ground."

Jesse sighed and sat down. "Yeah..."

"We'll catch them," Lukas said, "Now, Ivor, would you please make sure I'm not going to change anymore?"

"Of course."

"I'll help," Harper said, and joined the two men out.

"Here, take this," Gill dropped a vial in Jesse's hand.

"What is it?"

"It's a barb from my jelly form that is sure to keep them from running the next time you catch them. One poke and they both fall over."

"Thanks Gill, this will help."

"I gotta know sssomething though," Aiden said leaning in.

Jesse leaned in as well, "What?"

"...Have you tried to get Lukassss to purr?"

Jesse smiled, "Would I ever pass up an opportunity like this to try? Yes, he does purr."

"See," Maya grinned, "Now we can really have fun while you go hunting!"

"I'm kinda gonna miss it,"

Lukas leaned back against the tree, "Liar." he mumbled out.

"Okay, okay," Aiden chuckled, "I am glad you got a cure, even though Hadrian got away. But I won't miss freezing all the time, or not being able to blink, and certainly not the lisp." he leaned back as well," But being super powerful, fast, and venomous was fun."

"Yeah, well, I'm glad, I was sick of you sticking that forked tongue of yours in my ear, just to get me flustered."

"I think you liked it,"

"About as much as you like getting paralyzed by Gill."

"Hmmm, touché."

"Maya seems eager to get back up in the skies though."

"She'd probably figure out how to fly in no time."

"Yeah," Lukas yawned.

"Ssssshame though," Aiden said, mimicking a hiss. "I almost wanted to see what Jesse would be."

"Probably a pig."

"Lukas..."

"What? Pigs are his thing," Lukas shrugged.

"Fair enough."

Lukas closed his eyes, trying to let sleep take him, when he felt fingers scratching behind his ear, "Aiden...what in Notch's name are you doing?"

"Trying to get you to purr."

"I don't know why I bothered to cure you..."

Aiden laughed.

Ariza Luca requested:

do you think you could do a oneshot using my Hybrid AU? (If not, that's aight, this is more than enough to keep me entertained for a whole month xD) If so, then go ahead and do whatever you please x3

Author's Section:

Special thanks for Ariza Luca for allowing me to do a segment based off her Hyrbrid Au, I hope this is to your liking! I know we didn't discuss a hybrid form for Lukas, but I thought I'd add a extra bonus. Thanks again!

You guys also must be praying for me, or some other kind of cosmic support, I have found a lot of files, and hopefully soon we can get them done and get requests back open.

Two questions by the way:

1. Would anyone be interested in a special event for this fall. I don't want to reveal to much into it, but I was just curious if anyone would be willing to do it. All I can say is it is a Halloween Special.

2. I literally had a idea bomb at work, and even though I can't post it yet, because I would spoil the entire plot line for Immortal's Child, would anyone be interested in a sequel to Plagues and Pals? *laughs awkwardly* I really should work on my other stories, but I just kinda hit me...like a cannon.

Coming Next:

Petra was dying, that was obvious. However, unbeknownst to Lukas - who can really vent out when emotional - she can still hear everything he's saying.

What does he say? Stay tuned and find out!