Les is Mor
By Morpheus
It was late in the evening as Lester stared out the car window, frowning
at the darkness and rain and then shifting uncomfortably on the back
seat. Lester had been sitting there for way too long, wishing that they
had taken the plane on the vacation instead of trying to drive. He
looked at his parents in the front seat, suspecting that they were lost
though knowing better than to ask.
Lester Gibson Jr. was a fairly plain looking 15 year old, though a
little overweight. He was not particularly fond of his appearance... or
of his name. People tended to call him Little Les... or Junior.
Neither of which inspired self-confidence.
"I don't think that this looks right," Lester's mom announced, "I think
we might have taken a wrong turn..."
Lester's dad snorted at that, firmly snapping back, "I know exactly
where I'm going. It's just an old map..."
Though he knew better than to say anything, Lester gave a slight groan.
That just proved that they really were lost. Lester Sr. was not the
type to admit that he could ever be wrong, and that particular comment
was as close to an admission of it as he ever gave.
A few minutes later Lester's dad asked, "You all right back there
Junior?"
"Fine," Lester responded less than enthusiastically. He hated it when
his dad called him that.
"Are you sure we aren't lost?" Lester's mom piped in, sounding a bit
worried.
"We aren't lost," Lester's dad snapped back, not taking his eyes from
the road, "and besides, you should worry less about that... and more
about YOUR son's grades."
Lester just winced at that not so subtle reminder about his last report
card. He'd gotten mostly C's on it, which was pretty normal, though
he'd also received a D in one class. But in his own defense, Lester had
gotten a B in another... or at least a B minus.
Thoughts about his grades just made Lester sigh in defeat, wishing that
he was smarter but knowing that it wouldn't matter anyway. There was no
way that he could get into college, and even if he could, it wouldn't
make any difference. Lester already knew what the future held for him.
His dad had already planned it out. After he was done with school,
Lester would go to work at his dad's hardware store full time. And then
one day, he would take it over, just like his dad had from his grandpa.
It was what had always been expected of him, for as long as he could
remember.
"Joy," Lester sighed unenthusiastically.
Sure, there was some small comfort in the security of knowing what his
future held, but Lester wasn't particularly thrilled about it. In fact
he felt... trapped. As if nothing he did... or even wanted would make a
difference in his life.
For the next several minutes Lester became lost in daydreams, thinking
about maybe doing something special with his life. Something important.
There was fantasy of becoming a war hero, of becoming a police officer
or an astronaut. Fantasies of doing almost anything except working at
the hardware store.
However Lester was abruptly pulled out of those thoughts by a loud
noise, followed by his dad's curses and the squealing of tires. The
whole car bumped then swerved to the side of the road. Lester nearly
felt like filling his pants, being terrified that they were going to
crash. But to his intense relief, the car finally pulled to a stop on
the side the road instead.
"Goddamn it," Lester's dad howled, jumping out of the car and taking a
look before snarling, "damn tire blew out."
"Do we have a spare?" Lester's mom asked cautiously.
Lester's dad just glared at her then snapped at Lester, "Get your
useless butt out here and give me a hand."
Without saying a word Lester got out of the car to help his dad. But as
soon as they looked in the trunk, they found that the spare tire was
completely flat. That just set Lester's dad into a stream of curses.
"You should have checked the spare before we left," Lester's mom
commented a minute later, giving an accusatory look at his dad. His dad
however just glared back silently. And his mood didn't improve when she
added, "I knew that we should have gotten that cell phone..."
For the next several minutes they tried to attract the notice of a
passing car, without much luck. The road seemed to be pretty empty, and
the one car that did go by didn't show any sign of slowing down... or
even of noticing them. Fortunately the rain wasn't coming down very
hard, especially for Lester, as he had been the one elected to stand by
the road and try attracting attention.
Finally Lester's dad pointed off to the side and announced, "I see some
lights from a house back that way. Maybe we can use their phone to call
a mechanic." It sounded like a good idea to Lester, not that he had any
say in it.
Just a minute later Lester was walking past a pair of open iron gates
and up the long driveway to the house with his mom and dad. Lester's
dad let out an impressed whistle, as they got closer and saw that it was
a rather large... and obviously expensive looking house. It wasn't
really a mansion... but it was a whole lot bigger than the house they
lived in.
"Nice place," Lester's dad commented with a hint of jealousy in his
voice as he rang the doorbell.
They didn't have to wait very long before the door opened and a gorgeous
blonde woman stood there. She gave them all a slow examination before
asking, "May I help you?"
Lester gulped, unable to take his eyes off of the woman, thinking that
she had to be the most beautiful girl that he'd ever seen. It was
obvious that she was having some effect on his dad too as he was staring
at her rather intently... until Lester's mom nudged him slightly.
"Hi," Lester's dad said, "our car had a flat tire down on the road and I
was wondering if I could use your phone to call for help..."
The woman frowned, then said, "Just a moment," before turning to talk to
someone else and closing the door most of the way. Several seconds
later she came back out, holding the door open and gesturing for them to
go inside.
"Wow," Lester whispered as he stepped inside, feeling a little nervous
but somewhat impressed by the house.
Then he saw the other woman standing there. She was a tall brunette,
several inches taller than him so he guessed her to be about 5 foot 11
or maybe even 6 foot. The woman looked to be in her late twenties,
though Lester couldn't tell for sure. And if anything, she was even
more beautiful than the blonde, though he might not have believed that
possible just a minute earlier.
The brunette took a long drag from her cigarette, then blew the smoke
back out before stating, "I am Morgan McRay. Dr. McRay."
There was something about the way that she said it that seemed as though
she had expected them to have heard of her. However Lester didn't
recognize the name, and from the expressions on his parent's faces,
neither did they.
"I am the owner of this house," Dr. McRay told them, gesturing to the
blonde and continuing, "Rachael tells me that you had a misfortune with
your vehicle." She gave them all a look, as though suspicious of that
story.
"Yeah," Lester's dad responded, taking the opportunity to speak. "I'm
Lester Gibson, this is my wife Patty and my son Little Les." Then he
held out his hand, though she made no move to take it. "My tire blew
out just down the road and we don't have a spare."
"Does anyone else know?" Dr. McRay asked, her eyes narrowing
thoughtfully.
Lester's dad frowned and shook his head, "Naw. Don't own a cell phone
or we wouldn't be asking to use yours."
Dr. McRay stared at them all For a moment then gave a faint smile,
"Would you care for some refreshments while you are here?"
"A beer if you've got one," Lester's dad responded, then glanced at the
rest of his family as if just remembering them, "and maybe a soda for
Patty and Little Les."
With a faint nod and a slightly odd expression Dr. McRay told Rachael,
"Get them what they asked for." But before Rachael could leave, Dr.
McRay whispered something to her. The blonde nodded and hurried off.
"Wow," Lester's mother Patty exclaimed, "your friend sure is nice to
guests."
"She's not a friend," Dr. McRay stated with an amused expression, "she's
my maid."
"But she's not dressed like a maid," Patty gasped in surprise, looking a
little confused.
Dr. McRay actually laughed at that, though it was a light laugh.
"Rachael is also my housekeeper. She sometimes wears a uniform... but
most of the time it seems rather impractical."
"Where's the phone?" Lester's dad asked a little impatiently.
"Just a moment," Dr. McRay told him, a faint edge to her voice before
she gave a gentle smile.
A moment later Rachael came back carrying a tray that held several
glasses. She had a slightly nervous smile as she handed them out,
though Lester barely noticed as he took his and thanked her. It tasted
good... though just a little bit odd.
After they had all taken a drink from the glasses that Rachael had
brought, Dr. McRay gestured, "This way..."
Lester looked around, then followed after the gorgeous brunette and his
parents. She led them down the hall and then opened a pair of heavy
wooden doors. But when the doors were opened and they went inside, it
was all that Lester could do not to gasp in awe.
The room that they were in was huge, though it was also filled up with
all sort of strange looking machines that were scattered about. Though
Lester couldn't make out what they were all for, he thought that they
looked like they'd come right out of some sort of movie or something. A
science fiction movie.
"Wow," Lester whispered to himself, no longer paying attention to Dr.
McRay or his parents as they started towards the other end of the room.
Instead, his attention was on the strange devices that surrounded him,
wondering what they were all for.
There was one device that looked a lot like an electric chair, though a
number of others that looked like nothing Lester could recognize. Then
he paused in front of something that looked a little bit like a pair of
phone booths standing side by side, though there was more to it than
that, such as a large mass of cables.
"Don't touch that," Dr. McRay snapped, causing Lester to jump and snap
around.
"I... um..." Lester stammered.
"Stupid boy," his dad muttered, giving him a glare and making him cringe
back slightly.
However Dr. McRay just stood there, staring at Lester, and then at the
machine, a thoughtful expression on her face. And it wasn't one that
Lester was completely sure that he liked.
"Um... the phone?" Lester's dad started to ask.
"Yes," Dr. McRay smiled, "the phone." She smirked, faintly, then told
Lester, "Why don't you stand in here for a minute," and she turned to
his dad, "you get in this booth..."
"In it?" Lester's dad asked with a blank expression.
Dr. McRay frowned, then stepped inside herself to demonstrate, "And if
you'll..."
Leaning forward, Lester's dad muttered, "Oh..."
And as he leaned forward, his hand settled onto the console between the
two booths... pushing in a large button. Suddenly the machine started
humming and a light started to glow from within each of the booths.
"NO!" Dr. McRay yelled out.
Lester could only let out a loud gasp as what felt like an electrical
shock shot straight through his body. Everything around him was humming
and glowing, though he scarcely noticed that, being too preoccupied with
what he was feeling. Though Lester's first instinct was to jump out of
the booth... his whole body seemed frozen. It seemed... disconnected.
He couldn't even feel anything anymore. Nothing at all.
"What the fuck is going on?" Lester's dad demanded from outside the
booth, though Lester could barely hear him.
Suddenly Lester's sense of being disconnected from his body grew even
stronger. And just when he thought it couldn't get any weirder,
everything flickered out completely. An instant later Lester felt
reality snap back into place, though he immediately knew that something
was wrong.
"How do I stop this thing?" his dad yelled out, kicking at the console
between the booths until it suddenly started sparking and then smoking.
At that the humming and the lights all began to die down.
"Junior!" Lester's mom cried out.
Lester blinked, briefly wondering why his mom was going into the other
booth... and why it seemed to be on the other side of him from what it
had been.
"Let go of me," a boy's voice snarled from the other booth.
"Junior!" his dad snarled back angrily.
"What?" Lester asked defensively, only then noticing that his dad was
staring at the other booth. "It wasn't my fault..." Then Lester froze,
realizing that his voice sounded strange to his ears.
As his dad turned to glare at him Lester reached out for balance and
gasped as he caught sight of his own hand. But it wasn't his hand. It
was a girl's hand... with slender fingers and long nails that were
coated with red fingernail polish. He blinked at the sight, positive
that he had to be imagining things. And it was only then that he looked
down at himself and received a bigger shock.
"Holy shit," Lester exclaimed as he saw what was obviously not his body.
It was supposed to be his body... but it wasn't. The first and most
noticeable thing was that his chest pushed out way too far... and then
there were the clothes. All it took was a single glance for him to
realize that they were the exact same clothes that Dr. McRay had been
wearing. And not to mention it seemed... the body that went with them.
Then Lester slowly stepped out of the booth, stunned to see a teenage
boy who looked exactly like him stepping out of the other booth. Or at
least looking exactly like what he was supposed to look like.
"You okay Little Les?" his dad asked the boy who looked like Lester.
"I am NOT your Little Les," the boy snarled with more force than Lester
had ever used, causing his dad to step back in surprise. The boy glared
at the machine, and then Lester, cursing, "Damn! Do you have any idea
what you idiots have just done?"
Lester's mom gasped in shock, while his dad snapped, "Don't you dare
talk to me like that..." He even raised his hand to slap the boy.
However the boy glared at him, putting hands on his hips in a very
feminine gesture. "I already told you idiots that I am not your son...
in spite of appearances. I am Morgan McRay."
"Um..." Lester nervously held up his hand to get some attention, "I'm
Lester..."
For a moment both of his parents stared at Lester in blank confusion,
then started looking back and forth between them, obviously not
believing him but not sure what to think.
"We traded bodies," the boy who claimed to be Dr. McRay snapped, his
arrogant tone indicating that he thought he was explaining the obvious,
"the contents of our brains were transferred to each other's via
electromagnetic means."
"This is ridiculous," Lester's dad grumbled, but he looked at Dr. McRay
oddly, as if not sure whether to believe her or not. He was obviously
thrown off by the fact that he had never heard his son talk like that.
"Oh God," Lester gasped as he looked down at himself again, and then at
the boy... Dr. McRay, feeling extremely odd about the whole situation.
"But how..."
Dr. McRay narrowed Lester's eyes thoughtfully, then smirked faintly,
"An... accident." She frowned. "My intention was to... demonstrate the
telephone capabilities of my device... but..." She glared at Lester's
dad to let it sink it that everything was all his fault.
"I'm... I'm... I'm a girl," Lester half stammered and half whined. He
felt... strange.
Though she didn't say anything to that, Dr. McRay glared at Lester, then
announced, "I am certainly not pleased by this exchange either. I most
definitely do not like being in this..." she gestured down at herself
and spat out, "child's body."
"Oh dear," Lester's mom stared at him and gasped in horror, "it's
true..."
Then just as Dr. McRay was about to say something else, she let out a
loud yawn, looking a little groggy. She blinked several times, fighting
back another yawn before giving a mixed look of horror and disgust, then
cursing, "Damn! I forgot..."
"Yeah," Lester's dad yawned as well, "I know what ya mean. I'm suddenly
feeling pretty tired myself..." He let out another yawn, "But it's kind
of early..."
"Well dear," Lester's mom responded with yawn as well, "it has been a
busy day..."
Lester just blinked as he looked at them all, especially unable to take
his eyes off of Dr. McRay in his own body. It was an extremely strange
experience to be staring at himself like that. Though he wasn't sure if
that was stranger... or the fact that he was somehow in another body.
And a girl's body at that.
Just then Rachael came into the room and stopped to look around
curiously. Then she looked at Lester expectantly... a strange look in
her eyes.
"That's not me," Dr. McRay snapped at her impatiently, "there was an
accident..." She gestured to the machine, glaring at Lester and then
Rachael before ruining the effect with a yawn.
"Oh dear," Rachael whispered, her eyes going wide with realization.
"You traded bodies with the boy?"
Dr. McRay nodded, glaring at everyone else before turning to the console
and freezing. "Shit!" She snapped around to Lester's dad. "You've
damaged it..."
Lester looked at the console himself, immediately realizing that if the
machine was broken, then how could they change back to normal. He
gasped, then stared at Dr. McRay expectantly, hoping that she could fix
it soon. He didn't want to be a girl any longer than he had to be.
Then almost echoing Lester's thoughts, his dad demanded, "But can't you
fix it or something?" He glared at Dr. McRay, or at least tried to
before yawning again and looking even groggier.
She gave an indignant snort, "Of course..." But a moment later, she
gave a groggy, "Just not at the moment..."
"Oh dear," Lester's mom yawned out, "I can't believe how tired I am."
"Damn," Dr. McRay spat, glaring at Rachael this time, though she seemed
to tired to maintain it for more than a moment.
"Perhaps a good nights sleep might help," Rachael suggested hopefully,
giving a gentle smile. Then she looked at Lester as if looking for
approval before adding a little more uncomfortably, "We do have the
spare bedrooms..."
Dr. McRay nodded reluctantly, "Acceptable..." Then she started to
slowly move toward the door, with Rachael just barely catching her from
falling over.
"What's going on?" Lester asked, beginning to realize that something
was very wrong... besides the obvious. Both of his parents, and Dr.
McRay looked as though they were about to pass out.
Rachael turned to him with a pleading look in her eyes, still supporting
Dr. McRay, "It's... It's..."
Just then Lester's mom started to slump to the ground, with his dad
looking as though he was about to do the same thing.
"Mom?" Lester gasped, beginning to get more than a little worried.
"They're all right," Rachael reassured him, still struggling with the
doctor in his body, "they're just sleeping..."
Then, almost as if on cue, Lester's dad leaned back against the wall and
started to slump towards the ground as well. Lester stared at them,
then at Rachael, who was beginning to have difficulty and started to set
Dr. McRay onto the ground as well.
"They're too heavy for me," she whined, then looked up at Lester. Then
she gasped, "Jason could carry them..."
Lester blinked, crouching down to check on his parents, "Who's Jason?"
Rachael gave a nervous smile, "Your other servant of course." After
just a moment she asked, "Should I get him?"
Still feeling pretty confused Lester nodded, thinking that they would be
a lot more comfortable in beds then on the floor. Rachael let out a
sigh, then hurried out of the room, leaving Lester there alone. All he
could do was look down at his parents... and at his own body on the
floor, feeling both worried and confused.
For a moment Lester just held his mom's hand nervously, running one of
his nailed fingers over her cheek. They way they all suddenly got tired
and went to sleep... It wasn't normal. It was like... like they'd been
drugged or something. Then he let out a gasp as he remembered the
drinks that Rachael had brought them. They had been drugged.
"Oh shit," he gasped, suddenly feeling even more uncomfortable with the
whole situation than he already was.
Then Lester looked at the machine, scowling deeply as he thought about
the 'accident' that had caused him and Dr. McRay to somehow trade
bodies. She had been trying to get him and his dad into it when it had
happened. Apparently, he realized, she had intended to use it to trade
bodies... She just hadn't expected hers to be one of them.
"Oh shit," Lester repeated, realizing that they'd stumbled into the
house of a mad scientist or something. It was like the plot of a bad
science fiction movie. But unfortunately, he couldn't just hit the stop
button.
With a grimace Lester looked down at himself yet again, pushing his
fingers into his new breasts. Even through the shirt they felt strange.
In fact his whole body felt strange. He couldn't believe that he had
actually turned into a girl. A grown up girl. A woman. That kind of
thing was supposed to be impossible.
"Maybe there's no such thing as impossible," Lester told himself
uncomfortably, glancing at the machine again. And who knew what the
hell all of the other machines in the room did.
Just then Lester heard footsteps and looked over to see Rachael coming
back into the room, along with a man. He was tall, several inches
taller than Lester's new body, with dark hair and a well-muscled body,
which was clearly revealed by the fact that he wore nothing but black
leather pants. Overall the man was very handsome... one of those Fabio
types. And he was obviously Jason.
Jason stopped for a second and stared at Lester with an expression of
nervous amazement. "I told him what happened," Rachael announced
unnecessarily.
"You want me to take them to the spare rooms?" Jason asked, looking up
at Lester who could only nod.
With that Jason picked up Dr. McRay in Lester's real body, not appearing
to have any real difficulty as he carried her out of the room. Feeling
curious Lester followed them to a bedroom upstairs and watched Jason
gently put her onto a bed. Then he went back to the 'lab' and repeated
the process, putting both of Lester's parents together in another
bedroom.
Once that was done Lester turned to Rachael and growled, "Now what the
hell is going on?"
***
Lester stood in the living room, with the blonde bombshell Rachael
standing in front of him while the handsome man Jason stood off to the
side. He glared at them, first one and then the other, noticing that
they flinched noticeably at his gaze.
Finally Lester furiously hissed, "You drugged us!" He was surprised
when Rachael looked like a whipped puppy at his glare.
"You commanded it," Rachael responded quietly, remaining where she was.
Jason remained standing back a short distance, looking as if he was
waiting for something as well.
Lester gasped, "But I didn't..."
Rachael nodded faintly, "I know that you traded minds... that you aren't
the real Morgan McRay." Then she looked me in the eyes, a strange look
of adoration in her eyes, "But to me... to us... you are still our
mistress. Our goddess."
For a long moment, Lester just stared at her with his mouth dropped open
in stunned disbelief. He didn't know what to say to something like
that, though it was a little close to some of the fantasies that he'd
had. With the exception of being called mistress or goddess that was.
Feeling uncomfortable and blushing in embarrassment, Lester tried to
push past that and asked, "But why?" He felt nervous as he asked, "Why
did you drug us? What did we do to Dr. McRay?"
"You..." Rachael started, then corrected herself, "She wanted test
subjects for her experiments..."
"GUINEA PIGS!" Lester exclaimed and Rachael cringed at the tone in his
voice, "You guys were gonna make us guinea pigs?" He shook his head,
unable to believe it. He really had gotten mixed up with a mad
scientist. And he guessed that made her Igor.
Rachael didn't say a word as she stood there, just nodding faintly and
looking unhappy. She looked as though she was expecting to be hit as
well, but refusing to flinch from it. The sight startled Lester a
little.
"What's going on?" he asked her, trying to keep the tremor out of his
voice, "Why us? Who is this Dr. McRay?" Lester tried not to show how
scared and confused he was, though wasn't sure how well he was
succeeding.
For a moment Rachael stared at him blankly, then gushed out, "You... I
mean the real Dr. McRay is a genius." There was an awed... almost
fawning tone to her voice, which especially spooked Lester as she was
looking directly at him. "You... she got her high school equivalency at
10 and her first PHD at 15."
"Wow," Lester gasped, thinking that he had a hard time just keeping up
with normal classes.
Rachael just nodded at that. "You... she made her fortune with patents
on several inventions, then... retired." She gave a weak grin at that
as she looked at Lester, "Now she just invents for herself. But..." s
strange look passed over Rachael's face, "she sometimes needs to test
them..."
Lester gulped, shaking slightly as he slowly sat down on the couch. He
shook his head, unable to believe what had happened to him. To his
whole family. But mostly to him. The whole situation seemed
impossible... like something right off of TV.
"A mad scientist," Lester whispered with a faint shake of his head,
feeling the new long hair rubbing at his neck.
Then Lester looked at Rachael again, seeing that she was still standing
there off to the side with a strange look on her beautiful face, looking
as though she was waiting for something. He still thought she was
unbelievably gorgeous and she certainly seemed pretty nice. Except of
course, he reminded himself, for the fact that she had drugged him and
his parents.
After a minute of just sitting there in silence, fully aware of just how
different his new body felt, Lester decided that he just had to get a
better look at it. He blushed a little, embarrassed at the thought, but
burning up with curiosity at the same time.
"Is there a... bathroom I can use?" Lester asked, sure that he was
blushing like crazy. He could barely believe that he'd asked that.
However Rachael didn't seem phased at all by that, nor did Jason who
still hadn't moved. Instead Rachael just smiled eagerly, "Of course.
There is one right there..." She pointed to a door off to the side.
"Um... thanks," Lester mumbled in embarrassment.
A second later though he was even more embarrassed when Rachael added,
"But if you really want to be alone you can use your bedroom." And
Rachael looked as though it was the most normal thing in the world,
which eased Lester's nervousness and embarrassment a little.
Not trusting himself to say anything, Lester just nodded. Then he
followed Rachael back upstairs to where she led him to a door. She
paused for only a moment before opening the door and letting Lester go
inside.
"Oh," Lester whispered as he looked around the large bedroom and the
huge bed within. The room was at least 3 times the size of his parent's
room... and he could see that wasn't even including the walk in closet
and attached bathroom. "Um...thanks."
Once Lester was inside with the door closed, he let out a sigh of relief
though still felt extremely embarrassed. He couldn't believe that
Rachael had actually told him to check himself out... or at least hinted
at it. That was just... weird. Then again, everything that had
happened since the tire going out was weird.
And as if to make things even stranger, Rachael's voice came through the
door, "If you need help getting your clothes off, I'll be happy to
help."
"Weird," Lester whispered, shaking his head, "definitely weird."
Lester moved over to the large mirror that hung on one wall and stood
there, staring at himself with his mouth open. He had known that he was
in Dr. McRay's body... but it was a different thing to look into the
mirror and see her beautiful face staring back. And of course the rest
of the sexy looking body that was below that.
It took several minutes for Lester to calm down and get over his
embarrassment enough to do anything beyond staring at his reflection.
All he could really think of at first was that Rachael was right outside
the door. But then he started to think that if she actually wanted him
to check out Dr. McRay's body... then maybe he should.
With that Lester started to slowly undress. He didn't even look at
himself in the mirror as he did so, dropping his shirt to the floor
first and then just about everything else until he was wearing nothing
save his underwear. Or at least some very sexy black lingerie that Dr.
McRay apparently thought passed for underwear.
"Wow," Lester gasped as he finally turned back into the mirror. "Dr.
McRay is hot..." Then he gulped, "I'm hot..."
After taking a deep breath Lester continued with his undressing, quickly
removing the bra and dropping it to the ground as well, followed by his
panties. Then he stood there naked, feeling extremely strange. And
even a little bit turned on.
"Double wow," Lester gulped, staring down at his naked body, then
looking at it in the mirror.
Lester had never seen a naked woman before, and he certainly never
expected the first time he saw one for it to be himself. Of course he'd
caught a look at a dirty magazine that someone had snuck to school once,
but this was definitely not the same thing. Not in the least.
Though Lester still felt embarrassed about what he was doing, he was
quickly so caught up in examining himself that he forgot about feeling
self-conscious. His hands roamed over his smooth skin, resting on his
breasts as he marveled at how different they felt. Different... but
nice. However in spite of his curiosity, he couldn't bring himself to
actually touch the new equipment between his legs. Look at it yes, but
not touch it. That would have been just a little too weird.
When Lester had finished examining himself he nervously looked towards
the door, once again remembering Rachael's presence. He blushed at the
thought of what he had done, though he refused to regret it. It had
been one of... no, the most interesting thing in his entire life.
"Definitely interesting," Lester mused as he cupped his new breasts in
his hands.
After giving his body one more careful look, Lester finally turned his
attention to getting dressed again. Lester slipped the bra on as though
he had done so a thousand times before, not thinking it any more odd
than putting on his T-shirt. The rest of the clothes went back on
nearly as quickly as they had been removed and soon he was ready to
leave the relative safety of the bedroom.
As Lester stepped out and saw Rachael, he noticed that she didn't even
give him an odd look. That made him feel a little better about what he
had done as the embarrassment was beginning to return.
"Jason went down to bring the car off the road," Rachael told Lester
nervously, "I hope you don't mind..."
"Um... thanks," Lester responded, a little uneasy about just how nice
Rachael was being to him.
"Can I get you something to drink?" she asked.
Lester nearly choked at that, knowing full well what had happened the
last time she had offered him something to drink.
"No thanks," he responded coldly.
"You don't think that I'd..." Rachael gasped, her voice shaking
slightly. "I'd never do that to you..." Then she winced, suddenly
looking ashamed, "Not now." There was a pause and an odd look on her
face as she quietly added, "I didn't want to do it before but you... she
made me."
"How... how long was the drug supposed to keep us asleep?" Lester asked
as he sat back down on the couch, feeling a bit ashamed that he hadn't
thought to ask about that earlier. Those were his parents... and his
own body that were knocked out in those bedrooms.
After a moment's consideration Rachael told him, "I don't know for sure,
but I think at least twelve hours."
Rachael just stood there, staring at Lester as if awaiting some
confirmation that she had given him the answer he wanted. There was
still an odd look in her eyes that made him suddenly realize that there
was something off about her. But the same thing also made him sure that
she was telling the truth.
"Um..." Lester sighed, "I think that I'll have that drink."
With just a nod and a smile Rachael hurried off, leaving Lester to shake
his head faintly in amusement. She was so... helpful. And from the
look in her eyes he was now sure that she was sincere as well, though he
couldn't understand why.
While Lester waited he stared at his hands... at the feminine fingers
and long fingernails. He let out a sigh, then muttered, "I'm Dr.
McRay." Then a little louder, he acted as if he was introducing himself
to someone else, "Morgan McRay..."
Just then Rachael stepped back in the room, "Hello Morgan..."
Lester blushed at being caught, though Rachael only smiled pleasantly as
she held out the drink to him. "Thanks," he told her, which seemed to
make her happy. Just as Lester was about to take a sip, he caught the
smell of the drink and paused in surprise. It was alcohol, not the soda
that he had expected. He took another sniff, then looked up at Rachael.
"What's this?"
"Your favorite scotch..." she responded, then suddenly gasped, "there's
something wrong with it... I did something wrong..."
Rachael almost seemed horrified as she dropped down to her knees in
front of Lester, lowing her head in shame and looking as though she was
waiting to be yelled at... or hit.
All that Lester could do was stare at Rachael in amazement... and pity.
One moment she was so kind and helpful, and the next... What did McRay
do to her? And though Lester had just been about to remind her that he
was too young to drink, he found himself taking a sip instead. It
burned a little as it went down, tasting strange as well. Then he gave
Rachael a smile.
"It's fine," he told her gently, relieved when Rachael smiled back,
seeming a little happier. "It's good." Lester took another sip to
demonstrate that.
Though the scotch tasted strange... not to mention a bit strong, Lester
decided that he rather liked the way it burned as it went down and then
warmed his stomach. He took several more sips as he sat there, trying
to decide if he liked scotch or not. Finally he concluded that he
did... or at least the fact that drinking it made him feel as though he
really were an adult.
"Wow," he chuckled to himself quietly, knowing that his dad would tan
his hide if he ever found out. Then Lester grinned more, thankful for
the first time that his dad was drugged and asleep.
After several minutes Lester's thoughts turned back to his strange
situation. He couldn't help glancing down at his altered body as he did
so, wondering how such a thing could even be possible.
"Do you think that she can really trade us back?" Lester asked somewhat
nervously.
"Of course," Rachael responded, "you... she is a genius." There was a
tone of pride and admiration in her voice, even as she stared straight
at Lester. "And she did invent the machine..."
Lester nodded at that, feeling relieved... as well as somewhat more
worried. Dr. McRay might be the only one who could get them back to
normal, but she was also the one who had caused them to trade bodies in
the first place. And of course, she had drugged them for the purpose of
using them as guinea pigs, so there was no telling exactly what she
might do once they were back to normal. She might go back to using her
original plans.
"Damn," Lester whispered to himself, not wanting to have to worry about
that too. But at least this time they wouldn't be caught by surprise if
she tried any more tricks.
As soon as Lester finished with his scotch, Rachael immediately
collected the glass and hurried out of the room, only to return a minute
later with another drink.
"I thought that you might like another," she stated, offering it to
Lester.
"Um...thanks," Lester took the drink, not really wanting it but not
wanting to hurt her feelings either.
Then Lester smirked faintly as he took a sip, thinking that this was two
drinks in one night. His dad would really tan his hide. However at the
moment Lester didn't particularly care. He took another drink as if to
silently spite his dad and prove that he wasn't just a kid anymore.
"Damn him," Lester muttered to himself as he thought about his dad.
The man just didn't get it. He didn't understand that Lester wasn't a
little kid anymore. He was a teenager, who didn't want to follow in his
dad's footsteps and go into the family business. But in spite of that,
he knew that was the future ahead of him. It was so frustrating at
times.
It was then that Rachael stood beside Lester, holding out an open
cigarette case for him. He was startled by the offer, wondering what
was up with Rachael. She knew who he really was, but she kept treating
him like he was Dr. McRay. But at the same time he really didn't mind
being treated with that kind of respect. It was actually kind of cool.
For a moment Lester just stared at Rachael, and then the offered
cigarettes. Then on a sudden impulse he took one of the cigarettes,
smirking as he knew that his dad definitely wouldn't approve. Like his
dad approved of anything. Personally, Lester had always thought that
smoking was a gross habit, but he decided that it wouldn't hurt to try
it just that once. Just to spite his dad if nothing else.
Trying to mimic the actions of adults that he had witnessed smoking,
Lester held the cigarette between his fingers and then moved it to his
lips while Rachael held out a lighter. Then Lester leaned forward a
little, lighting the cigarette and taking his first drag. The smoke was
a little rough going down his throat and his lungs felt sort of tight,
but he somehow managed to keep from coughing.
"Thanks," Lester told Rachael as he blew the smoke back out. Rachael
just smiled in response, looking almost happy.
Lester shook his head slightly, then took another drag from the
cigarette, wincing slightly at the unpleasant taste that it left in his
mouth. After this he took another sip from his scotch, the strong
liquid killing the taste a bit. However there was a rather pleasant
feeling that came with the smoking and it seemed sort of cool to blow
the smoke out and watch it float overhead.
"Interesting," Lester mused as he looked at the cigarette between his
fingers, taking another drag as he tried to decide whether he really
liked smoking or not.
When Lester finished, he snubbed the cigarette out in the ashtray that
Rachael had offered, now understanding why some people actually liked
smoking. It had definitely been interesting, making him feel even more
like an adult. That was a feeling which he was quickly coming to enjoy.
Then with a sigh he washed the taste in his mouth away with a long drink
of the scotch.
A short while later Lester finished with his second drink and held the
glass out. And as he had expected, Rachael was almost immediately there
to take it from him. She was almost getting a little predictable.
"Thank you," Lester told her, getting a broad smile back. Then he
asked, "Is Jason as helpful as you?"
Rachael responded, "Of course my mistress."
Lester blinked in surprise at that response, at being called 'mistress'
and while he was distracted by that, Rachael hurried off to take the
glass to the kitchen.
While Lester waited for Rachael to come back he stretched out, still
marveling at the fact that he wasn't in his own body. And though it
felt a little strange, his current one actually didn't feel that bad.
He wondered how Dr. McRay would be dealing with his body... if she were
awake that was.
"Her own fault though," Lester mused as he stretched his fingers out and
stared at his longer nails before carefully running them down his arm.
"She was the one who had me... herself drugged." Then Lester smiled
faintly as he realized the irony of that.
Once Rachael came back into the room Lester slowly stood up and
stretched his whole body. Then he turned to Rachael and told her, "I
think that I should be getting to bed."
Giving only a nod Rachael followed Lester to Dr. McRay's bedroom, which
she had shown him earlier. As soon as he was inside Lester looked
around and suddenly wondered why Jason hadn't put Dr. McRay in there
instead of one of the spare rooms. Several possibilities immediately
came to mind, though it did seem to fit in with the way Rachael kept
treating him like he was Dr. McRay.
Then Lester looked back and noticed that Rachael had stopped at the
door. She smiled at him and asked, "Would you like me to help you
undress?"
That was nearly enough to make Lester choke. He certainly hadn't
expected to hear something like that from such a hot woman as her. And
though he knew that she didn't mean it in a sexual way, it was more than
enough to make him blush in embarrassment. Not to mention get a little
turned on, which felt strange in his current body.
"Um... no thanks," Lester finally responded, fighting back against the
temptation strong temptation to accept her offer.
Rachael merely nodded at that, then asked, "Is there a time you would
like to be awoken?"
"Maybe around eight," Lester told her, then added, "or whenever they
wake up." He didn't say who 'they' were, or need to.
Yet again Rachael nodded, then gave a gentle smile before saying, "Good
night my mistress." And with that she bowed slightly before hurrying
away.
Lester just stared after her before shaking his head, "Weird."
A minute later Lester quickly undressed again, leaving the clothes on
the floor before standing in front of the mirror. He remained there for
several more minutes, still in awe of the fact that he was in that body.
Finally Lester turned from the mirror and went into the private bathroom
to relieve himself. He wasn't even surprised at how big it was, quickly
moving instead to the toilet, though having to remind himself that he
needed to sit down. And though the way his urine came out was somewhat
different than he was used to, it provided the same relief as normal.
After this Lester found several spare toothbrushes in one of the
drawers, still in their packages. He let out a sigh and then brushed
his teeth, relieved that he didn't have to use Dr. McRay's toothbrush.
Sure, it might be her body and mouth, but the thought still seemed a
little gross.
"Gorgeous," Lester sighed as he took one final look at Dr. McRay's face
in the bathroom mirror, then turned and headed towards the bed.
Lester felt just a little bit naughty after he had climbed into the bed
naked and turned off the lights. He never slept naked, and doing so now
had an edge of excitement to it. Just like the drinking and smoking.
Of course, being naked in such a gorgeous woman's body seemed a bit of
an invasion of her privacy as well. However a quick reminder of what
she had intended to do to him and his parents immediately removed all
guilt.
As he lay there Lester's mind remained too active for him to go to
sleep. He couldn't help thinking about what had happened to him that
day... or noticing the sensations from his body. His hands even moved
slowly under the covers, running along his smooth skin almost as of
their own will.
Trying to take his mind off of that and get to sleep, Lester tried
counting sheep without much success, then decided to think about the one
thing that never failed to put him to sleep. School. He thought about
math class, and the test that he'd failed in it several days earlier.
The problems had seemed so hard.
"Stupid test," he quietly whispered to himself.
Lester thought about problem number 8 from the test, and how he had
struggled with it for several minutes before just giving a random guess.
He could even picture the math problem in his head as he lay there, also
suddenly realizing exactly where he went wrong in trying to solve it.
It was actually pretty easy. And with that he went over ever question
on the test, not questioning how he was able to remember them so
clearly... or solve them all so easily.
Then as Lester was mentally reviewing a history test that he had not
done well on several weeks earlier and thinking about the correct
answers, he eventually drifted off to sleep.
***
Lester's sleep was filled with strange dreams. Dreams, which flickered
through his mind, leaving only footprints in his memory of what they had
been. Then something started to draw Lester from his dreams and pull
him back to the waking world.
As Lester slowly awoke it was to an extremely pleasant feeling
throughout his entire body. And an immensely pleasurable one... as well
as somewhat ticklish, focused around his crotch. Suddenly he was wide
awake, reality and memories of what had happened the day before snapping
into place with total clarity just an instant before he sat upright.
A faint gasp of mixed pleasure and surprise escaped Lester's lips as he
saw the bed covers pulled back, with Rachael bent over between his legs
and licking at his genitals. It felt unbelievably nice... but sort of
ticklish at the same time. But his new vagina wasn't the only thing
that felt good. In fact, his whole body did... especially his breasts.
His nipples even felt like tiny erections.
"What are you doing?" Lester somehow managed to ask, his voice shaking
with the desire that burned through his body. He was filled with mixed
emotions, confusion at the surprise of his awakening, excitement that it
was happening and the hopes that it didn't stop.
Rachael paused in what she was doing to sit up, smiling nervously, "Good
morning my mistress." Then she quickly added, "I hope that you do not
mind. This the way you... she prefers to be awoken in the morning."
There was a brief pause before she finished, "Normally it is Jason...
though I had thought you might prefer me." She gave Lester a look that
seemed to indicate that she hoped he was happy.
Lester could only nod, silently wishing that she would just shut up and
get back to it already. God that had felt incredible. Then as if
reading Lester's mind, Rachael went back to what she had been doing. A
smile immediately formed on his lips, followed quickly by a moan of
pleasure.
Though Lester hadn't thought it possible, the pleasure only seemed to
get stronger and stronger. It was as though it was building up inside
of him until... Suddenly it exploded inside of Lester, shaking him to
his very core. He'd never felt... never even imagined that anything
could feel so unbelievably awesome.
For the next minute Lester remained motionless, lost in the sensations
and trying to take in what had just happened to him. "That was...
incredible," Lester finally gasped, simultaneously excited and
embarrassed. But he had no idea what came next.
Rachael stood up, looking somewhat pleased. "I am happy to please you."
Just then Lester was startled to noticed Jason standing next to the door
and holding a tray full of food. Lester let out a loud gasp of
embarrassment and frantically grabbed at the sheets to cover himself.
He burned crimson, not sure whether he was more embarrassed at being
caught naked or at being with Rachael.
However to Lester's surprise Jason didn't look shocked in the least.
Nor did he look embarrassed or uncomfortable. Instead his expression
seemed to hint that neither of these sights were unusual for him.
"I brought breakfast," Jason announced calmly, coming closer and bending
down so that Lester could see the food on the tray. Then in a slightly
more nervous tone, he added, "I hope it's all right..."
Lester took a deep breath, then nodded, "Thank you. It looks good."
That seemed to make both Jason and Rachael happy for some reason.
Then while Lester ate his breakfast Jason told him that that he had
pulled the car back up to the house and fixed the tire. Lester only
nodded at that, thinking instead of what would soon happen. Soon the
others would wake up, then hopefully the machine would be repaired and
everything set to right.
As soon as Lester had finished with the breakfast, Jason took the tray
and leftovers and hurried away. Lester just watched him silently,
absently staring at those muscles and ass, smiling faintly as he did so.
They were so hot. Then Lester realized what he was doing and shook his
head in embarrassment.
"Hormones," Lester muttered to himself, realizing immediately that it
was his new body having an effect on him.
At the same time though Lester looked at Rachael, staring at her breasts
and still finding them more interesting than Jason. That meant he
wasn't completely affected by Dr. McRay's body... or she was bisexual.
Not that it mattered too much though since he would be back to normal
soon enough.
Shaking his head again Lester sighed, "Just one more weird thing about
this situation."
Remaining where he was for another minute Lester continued staring at
Rachael before finally climbing out of the bed. He was somewhat
embarrassed at purposely showing his naked body to her, but that hardly
seemed like a big deal compared to what had happened between them such a
short time earlier. And it was apparently unsurprising to Rachael
either.
"I think I need a shower," Lester told her, trying to hide his
embarrassment and finding it a bit easier than he had expected.
Somehow, her calm acceptance of his nudity and the situation seemed to
make it much easier for him to accept as well.
"Should I run the water for you?" Rachael asked eagerly, "Or prepare
your normal bath?"
"I'm not really Dr. McRay," Lester gently reminded Rachael.
She just nodded slowly, responding, "I know... but that does not
matter."
Still a little unsure of that comment, Lester decided to change the
subject, "I think I will try that bath."
Rachael immediately hurried into the bathroom and started the water
running. A minute later, Lester climbed into the tub and let out a sigh
as he settled down into the warm, bubble filled water. Taking a bath
was a lot more girlie than he normally would have liked, especially with
the bubbles and scented oils that Rachael had poured in, but at the
moment he was a girl so decided that he might as well take advantage of
it.
The bath was strangely comfortable and provided a feeling of luxury that
Lester just wasn't used to. That was quite a contrast to his normal
shower, which only served the single purpose of cleaning him. And
Rachael cleaning Lester's back only added to that feeling of
extravagance. She had seemed so eager to help him that he didn't have
the heart to turn her down.
When Lester finally climbed out of the tub Rachael was immediately there
to help him dry off with a large towel. "Thanks," he told her as he
finished drying himself off, noticing that she seemed pleased by that.
A minute later Rachael was going through the closet and pulling out
clothes for Lester to wear and spreading them out on the bed. He didn't
argue with her about the choice, even if they were a bit more sexy and
revealing than he would have chosen for himself. After all, he silently
told himself, trying to think of it as an adventure and not an
embarrassment, at the moment he definitely had the body for it.
The whole time Lester was getting dressed he kept glancing over at
Rachael thoughtfully. It wasn't until he had finished getting dressed
that he finally asked her, "Why are you being so nice to me?"
"Because you are my mistress," Rachael responded matter of factly, then
in a much quieter voice she added, "And you're a lot nicer than you
were... than the old Dr. McRay."
"If she isn't very nice," Lester asked gently, "then why do you stay
here with her?"
Rachael was silent For a moment looking decidedly uncomfortable.
Finally she answered, "Because I love her. Because I obey her.
Because... I must. I want nothing else."
"But why?" Lester pushed.
Again Rachael paused, her eyes darting nervously before slowly
responding, "You... she did something to me. To us. Jason and me."
Lester gulped, "Oh." Then he put a hand on her shoulder, staring her in
the eyes, "She used you in one of her experiments..." Rachael only
nodded at that.
"You... she made me realize how much I need to serve her." Her eyes
stared at Lester with the same expression that he had seen in them
before. One that bordered on worship.
"Oh my..." Lester gasped, taking a deep breath as he stared at Rachael.
He couldn't help feeling sorry for her, having her mind messed with like
that. It just wasn't right.
Then Rachael quietly told him, "She called it a neural impressor..."
Somehow Lester knew that she meant the thing in the lab that looked
something like an electric chair. He wasn't sure where that certainty
came from, though he didn't question it.
What was more important was the thought that perhaps Lester could figure
out how to use that neural impressor to undo what Dr. McRay had done to
Rachael. And to Jason. Then he could free them from that mad
scientist's control.
"Slaves," Lester spat out the word as he sat down on the bed, suddenly
angry at Dr. McRay. She was even more of a bitch than he had thought,
which didn't make him feel very confident of what might happen when they
changed back.
But suddenly, in the same way that Lester knew that the electric chair
was the neural impressor, he knew that it wouldn't work. It didn't just
brainwash people, it changed thought patterns... embedding commands so
directly into the mind that they became an integral part of it and
permanently so.
"I don't think that you can be cured," Lester reluctantly told Rachael,
feeling horrible about it.
Rachael didn't seem disappointed at that, though a moment later her
expression turned sad, "Don't you like me?"
"I do like you," Lester assured her gently, feeling as though she was a
child and he the real adult. "I just think that you deserve better..."
That seemed to comfort her and a smile immediately returned to her face.
Several seconds later Rachael left the room, though Lester remained
sitting where he was, lost in thought. He frowned as he thought about
how he had known so much about the neural impressor. Especially when
he'd never even heard of it before then and had only seen it as one
piece out of dozens. There was obviously more going on than just the
exchange of bodies.
"Very curious," Lester mused with a frown.
After a minute an idea began to form. The mental transference device
may have made them trade bodies, but it also made them exchange brains
as well. Lester was currently using Dr. McRay's brain. The mental
transference device was designed to transfer the contents of one
person's brain into another. So, what if the process of transferring
his mental patterns and memories into Dr. McRay's brain didn't
completely overwrite the large amount of information that was already
stored there? After all Lester was positive that she had a lot more
information in her brain than he'd had in his own. And the more he
thought about it, the more convinced he was that this was indeed the
answer.
Shaking his head in amazement Lester could only gasp, "Wow." The whole
idea seemed unbelievable, but certainly no more so than trading bodies
with someone.
Then Lester realized that there was another aspect about using Dr.
McRay's brain instead of his own. She was a genius where he obviously
was not. And since he was currently using her much more efficient
brain...
Lester took a deep breath, then gulped, "Interesting..."
Everything had been much clearer since the exchange, his thoughts far
quicker than normal. As he looked around he realized that things did
seem simpler than normal... much easier to grasp and understand. The
ease with which he had grasped the homework and test problems the night
before when he'd previously struggled with them to little good seemed to
prove that point.
However Lester still wasn't completely convinced. It was just too much.
So with that he started mentally reviewing other things from school,
then giving himself more and more complicated math problems and solving
them in his head, all in an attempt to prove to himself that he was
wrong. But with each passing second it seemed that his theory was more
and more a certainty.
And after only a minute more Lester could only whisper, "Holy shit..."
He'd always wished that he was smarter... and now it looked like he was.
Even if only temporarily.
Remaining where he was for just a little longer and taking several deep
breaths, Lester tried to absorb this. Something as drastic as this... a
change in his brain... in his very intelligence made even the new body
seem mild in comparison.
Finally though Lester took a final deep breath to prepare himself, then
got up and left the bedroom, pausing at the faint sound of voices and
then following them to the kitchen where he found his parents sitting
around a table eating breakfast. Jason was busy cooking at the stove
and there was no sign of his own body.
"Um..." Lester grimaced, suddenly feeling self-conscious, "morning..."
"About time you got up," Lester's dad growled, barely looking up from
his plate.
Lester's mom looked at him uncomfortably but gave a weak smile, "Is that
really you..."
"Um... yeah," Lester nodded weakly, "it's me..."
He glanced down at himself blushed in embarrassment, suddenly wishing
that he hadn't worn the clothes Rachael had set out for him. They
weren't indecent or anything, and he had to admit that he liked how hot
they made Dr. McRay's body look. However they were a little revealing
and being seen in them by his parents was about the last thing that he
wanted. He was sure that he could feel their disapproving glares.
"Dumb kid," Lester's dad muttered to himself, though not seeming to care
if Lester heard, "with something as important as getting this fixed,
you'd think he'd know enough to get up early..." Then a moment later he
gave Lester an appraising look, and one with more than a hint of lust in
it, which made Lester even more uncomfortable. "Damn Junior," Lester's
dad exclaimed, staring straight at Lester's breasts, "at least you look
better this way..."
Lester winced at those words, slouching down as he instinctively tried
to avoid any further notice. All of a sudden Lester felt small...
useless and stupid. But that was nothing new though. It always seemed
to be that way, at least whenever his dad was concerned. Though
Lester's mom gave him a slightly sympathetic look, she didn't say
anything. That wasn't unusual either.
Just then Lester saw himself step into the room, wearing the clothes
from the day before... and a bad expression. Dr. McRay looked just a
little groggy, reminding Lester just how tired he often was first thing
in the morning. However that didn't seem to dampen the bad mood that
she was obviously in.
"Idiots," Dr. McRay snapped, glaring at everyone. Then her eyes settled
on Jason and she ordered, "My breakfast. NOW."
Jason's eyes flickered to Lester, as if looking for permission. Then
after a brief moment he went back to the stove and began working,
pausing when Dr. McRay wasn't looking at him to give her a quick dirty
look. And when Jason looked at Lester again, he saw the same expression
that he had seen in Rachael's.
Taking a deep breath Lester glanced nervously at Dr. McRay in his body,
and then at Jason. From the look that Jason had given her, it appeared
that when the neutral impressor had imprinted their loyalty and
obedience to her... it had imprinted it to her body... not her soul.
But Lester had already known that on some level. Still it filled him
with a sense of relief to know that at least until he was back to
normal, Rachael and Jason were really on his side.
"Once I repair the device," Dr. McRay announced with an arrogant tone,
"I shall be pleased to have you idiots out of my house."
"Why you..." Lester's dad started, though his mom put her hand on his
arm and shook her head. A moment later he grumbled, "If you hadn't
traded bodies with Little Les..."
The rest of the breakfast was tense, though neither Dr. McRay nor
Lester's dad spoke, exchanging glares instead. That suited Lester just
fine, though he would have preferred to avoid the experience entirely.
He was not comfortable sitting there across from his own body or his
father, both of whom kept giving him strange and rather unpleasant
looks.
When Dr. McRay was finished with most of her breakfast, she stood up and
announced, "Now to fix that infernal device and get out of this horrid
body..."
"Finally," Lester's dad muttered, "I want to get out of here as soon as
possible."
It was merely moments later that they all moved to Dr. McRay's lab,
leaving Rachael and Jason to clean up the kitchen on their own. Lester
spared them a glance, feeling a little sorry that neither his dad nor
Dr. McRay had even thanked them for the breakfast. He shook his head at
that before going through the heavy doors.
***
Seconds after Lester and the others had entered the laboratory Dr. McRay
stopped in front of the mental transference device which had caused them
to trade bodies and stared at it thoughtfully for a moment. Lester
glanced at his parents, then watched as she started to undo a console
panel, frowning scowling as she did so.
"How does this thing even work? Lester's dad asked Dr. McRay, lightly
kicking at one of the booths.
"You couldn't possibly understand," she sneered in response, not even
bothering to look at him.
Lester just shook his head faintly, feeling nauseated by her arrogance.
And the fact that so far she seemed to be rude to everyone. Then with a
frown he turned to look around the lab, leaving Dr. McRay to work on the
machine.
After slowly walking past several pieces of unidentified equipment,
Lester paused to take a better look at one. Though he had never seen
that particular device before, he knew what it was. It had taken a
moment of thinking about it... but he knew. It was a precursor to the
neural impressor, editing memories instead of implanting commands. That
made it much more versatile in altering a person's mind but less
powerful.
"Definitely not nice," Lester muttered to himself, giving a quick glance
to where Dr. McRay was insulting his parents. She seemed to have a
thing for messing with people's minds... all developed from the same
line of research. And as far as Lester was concerned, it was all bad
news.
Giving a shake of his head Lester slowly moved along to other devices,
finding that with just a little effort he could recall information on
them as well. It wasn't quite as easy as accessing his own knowledge,
though once he brought the information up it seemed almost to be his
knowledge. He couldn't help being a little curious about just what all
was stored in the brain he was currently using.
As Lester moved around the room he found that there were only several
other devices associated with the mind, though a number of other items
with a variety of purposes. Many of them made Lester gasp faintly as he
realized what they were, thinking that they could have come straight out
of a science fiction movie. There was even some kind of ray gun.
"Wow," Lester finally muttered, having been silent for most of his
exploration.
What Lester had just seen had filled him with excitement. There was
much more possible than he had always been led to believe. It was
almost as though he had had looked through the window of a house that he
had always been told was empty... and seen marvels. A whole world of
possibilities opened before him.
However as Lester looked back to his dad, he let out a sigh, knowing
that this wouldn't matter to him. His future was already laid out
before him and the possibilities could do nothing more than taunt him.
"You idiots," Dr. M