It's just us, now.

Four

Days into the Apocalypse : 4

Jon woke up to Uni gasping painfully in the early hours of the morning, scrambling out of the armchair and shutting the bathroom door behind him. Ashlie seemed to have been awoken, too, as she sat up from the couch with a tired groan.

Jon and Ashlie were quick to get up and follow Uni to where he seemed to have locked himself into the bathroom. Ashlie knocked, asking through the door, "Uni? Are you okay? What happened?"

"Get Dawn!"Uni exclaimed, though he sounded like he was covering his mouth, and like he was in pain.

Jon shared a look with Ashlie before he hurried back to the living room and shook Dawn, testing to see if that would even work. The android slowly powering back on, blinking in surprise at Jon, "Huh?"

"It's Uni."Jon explained, "Something is wrong with him!"

Dawn jolted to his feet, following Jon out to the the hallway where Ashlie seemed to have waken both Nick and Davis, who were also at the door. Dawn asked through the door, "Uni? Is this about what we were talking about yesterday?"

"...Yes."Uni said, voice muffled, "You were right."

"Okay, Uni. I'm going to tell the others about the testing, and then would you let me in to take a look?"Dawn requested.

"...yeah, okay."

Dawn ushered the others back into the living room. Davis asked, "What's going on?"

"Do you remember the news cast mentioning Unit Pharmaceuticals, and the human testing they conducting?"Dawn asked. At their nods, he continued, "The company threatened employees of losing their jobs if they didn't take part in the testing. Uni just got back from the lab undergoing said testing the day before this mess began, so now...well, he's still going through the changes the news had mentioned."

"Is he going to be okay?"Jon quickly asked. While they hadn't known each other long, they were still now friends, and without Uni, they wouldn't have even had a shelter to stay in.

"Yes, but..."Dawn sighed, "I don't think he likes it very much."

"I don't blame him."Nick sympathized, "Do you think he'll let us check on him?"

"Yes."Dawn answered, leading them back towards the bathroom where he rapped his knuckles against the door once more, "Uni? Can you let us in?"

"Yeah."Uni mumbled before the lock clicked. Dawn pushed the door open and walked in as the others hovered around the doorway. Uni's gloves were torn to shreds and his hands covered his mouth, claws very close to digging into his face. Uni's words were noticably slurred, "My teeth are weird, and they hurt a lot."

Dawn knelt down and gestured for Uni to move his hands. Uni reluctantly did so, opening his mouth to show him a set of canine teeth with a pained wince.

Dawn startled slightly, "You...you grew fangs and cuspids overnight. You now have forty-two teeth, the same amount as a canines, and humans typically have thirty-two, so I believe the reason you're in pain is because your teeth split to create more. I know you're panicking, but this is amazing, scientifically speaking."

"So, what, now I'm turning into a dog?"Uni asked with a frown, "It's been five days and I've already gotten claws and sharp teeth?"

"Well, we won't exactly know how far this will go until it's finished, which could be anywhere from now until two more weeks."Dawn informed with a helpless shrug.

"Great."Uni says sarcastically, "I mean, what's next, fur?"

"I...wouldn't put that off the table."Dawn says awkwardly.