The Booted Beauty Chronicles
A Symbiotic Boots Spin-Off
Prologue: Stealing Beauty
by Boofka

Note: If you haven't already read this story's predecessor, Symbiotic Boots, it'd probably be a good idea to. Although I'm calling this a "spinoff", it's more of a sequel and expects that you know the previous story and its characters. You can find the original Symbiotic Boots story at: s/8409682/1/Symbiotic_Boots

It was 2 in the morning outside of Club Razzle in downtown New York, as two inebriated girls in their early 20s zig-zagged down the street and tripping over their high-heeled shoes. They were both wearing short dresses, and both were very pretty. The brunette, Ashley, was talking to the blonde, Jenna, about one of the guys who was dancing with her in the club. They shared a laugh, and continued making their way down the street.

As they continued to make their way down the street, they passed a dark alleyway. In the dark alleyway but close to the sidewalk where the two girls were walking was a hooded, faceless figure, covered in heavy rags. It reached out a reptilian-like hand for one of the girls, tapping Ashley on the back, which made Ashley turn around and scream upon seeing the hooded figure.

"What the hell are you!?" she screamed.

Jenna turned to see what her friend was looking at, and covered her mouth to stop herself from screaming.

"Ashley, let's run... get out... here..." Jenna drunkenly slurred, trying to get her friend to move.

"Pleasssse... I jussst need... ssssome money..." the figure hissed in a raspy voice.

Quickly, Ashley pulled out her purse and frantically searched for her wallet. Believing this to be its chance, the figure embraced Ashley, clutching her as it dashed into the shadowy alley once again.

Shaking as she searched for the flashlight she always hid in her purse, Jenna found it. Her hands were still shaking as she turned it on and searched for her friend.

"Ashley...?" she called, terrified of what she might find.

She made her way down the alley, the light reflecting off the brick surfaces of the buildings that surrounded the alley. Finally, she saw Ashley, lying down. Next to her, the hooded figure was kneeling over her face, as if it were kissing here...

Fumbling and shaking, Jenna pulled a canister of pepper spray out of her purse.

"Don't move, creep." was all she said. The figure turned around, and it no longer had a hood that completely hid its face. Instead, Jenna was looking at a reptilian like face, with slits for nostrils, and cat-like eyes. The face was definitely female. But what frightened Jenna the most were the snakes that appeared to make up the creature's hair.

"Oh my God. What have you...?"

Jenna shined the light on the face of her best friend, and saw that Ashley's face looked older. In fact, in looking at her friend's body, it looked like Ashley had aged 60 years in their few moments apart.

The creature shrieked at Jenna, and leapt on to her. Fighting and punching as best she could, the creature overcame her. Jenna saw the snakes that appeared to make up the lady's hair come alive, and attack her face, latching onto it. The last thing Jenna felt was being drained of all her energy, and eventually, all of her life.

The creature, feeding on Jenna's now-deceased body, tossed Jenna's body aside when she was done with it. Jenna too resembled Ashley in that she looked like she had aged decades in an instant.

The creature then began to have what resembled a seizure. It fell down, and shook violently, tossing aside the rags it wore which revealed her naked, reptilian body. However, the green, scaly skin began to form human flesh. Her reptilian claws on her hands and feet began to look like normal fingers and toes. The snakes that made up her hair receded into her head until they were completely gone, and long, dirty blonde hair quickly grew over where the snakes had been. Finally, the creature was replaced by a young, curvy, beautiful, naked young woman, standing in the alleyway. She looked down at her body, admiring herself.

"I got to say, one of the best transformations I've ever had..." she spoke in a heavy Eastern European accent.

She then walked over to the dead bodies of Ashley and Jenna.

"Beauty is only skin deep, my darlings..."

She then took off Ashley's dress and shoes, and put it on herself. She then walked out of the alleyway, and into the streets of New York...

NEXT TIME: WHO IS THIS NEW VILLAINESS? AND WILL HER PATH SOON CROSS WITH THAT OF THE BOOTED BEAUTY?