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Please email me at AngelJediGirl (at) gmail (dot) com before posting this story to any other site. Posting to a pay site is prohibited. A Flower's Bloom Foreword (Skip if you want, but I'd appreciate if you read it :) I started writing this story a couple of years ago. It was originally supposed to be a short story that I could use to help my mom understand how I feel, but it continued to grow and grow. While I still plan to use it in that capacity, it took so long to write that she already has a basic understanding from other avenues. This story is semi-autobiographical. The events are obviously not real, but many of the people, even if their names have been changed, are real people and play a role in my life. I wrote it this way to help show her how I feel in a way she can relate to my life. I hope that nothing I wrote has been too specific that it detracts from the story. It took a while, but I was finally able to finish it. While it is not quite the story I set out to write, the basic ideas I had in mind survived. This story in itself is a complete story, but it does leave room for more if I can get around to writing it, and readers want to see it. I also have some other ideas that I want to get out of my head, so it may be a little while before I come back to this story. I also wanted to conduct an experiment while writing this. The stories that I have enjoyed reading most have been the ones that I can put myself in the shoes of the main character. Hence, this story is in First Person, as are most of the stories I plan to write. To help accomplish the goal of letting others jump into the main characters shoes, I tried to describe the scenes in a general feel. I wanted to see if I could provide enough information to describe the scene, but leave it vague enough that the reader could visualize the scene the way they want. For instance, I may describe someones hair as blonde, but leave the tone and shade to the readers imagination. If you are still reading this foreword, I would greatly appreciate a comment or email letting me know if you liked or disliked it. There are a lot of references to pop culture and things that I enjoy in the story. If you catch one, I hope you enjoy it. Finally, this is the first story I have ever really written. I've written short things for school before, but I've never really put together a full book before. I also wrote this entire story, except this foreword, on my PDA. Some of the formatting may be a little off, but I hope it does not detract from the story at all. Thank you again for taking the time to read this story. I hope that I can provide you with an entertaining story that you will enjoy to the last page. --- Chapter 1 - The Test My name is Brett Campbell, and I hate tests. This midterm was going to be the worst. Advanced Biology, what am I even doing in this class? It's not even required. Mr. Bailey was a great teacher, but I don't think even he could prepare us for this test properly. From day one in his class, he has warned us about this test. This test could be more important than the final, yet he has not given us any idea of what is going to be on it. As he began to pass out the test, one thing in particular stood out in my mind. It was only one page! The tension in the class noticeably lifted. As he placed the test on my desk, I noticed it didn't even take up the whole page. A gasp came from somewhere in the front of the classroom. As the rest of the class finished reading what was written on the paper, we turned to look at our teacher for confirmation. Moving back to the front of the classroom, Mr. Bailey finally spoke. "This is a rare opportunity, and it's one that I am privileged to be able to teach." "Does this mean we don't have to take a real test today?" asked a girl in the front. "A question and answer test, no," he said. "But if you want to participate in the DNA study section of this class using your own DNA, we will be providing samples today. "The forensics lab is very busy, and only one class a year is given this opportunity," he continued. "To participate, just fill out the release form and turn it in. If you do not want to use a sample of your own, an example set of results will be provided for the study." Relieved, I quickly filled out the release form and turned it in. Those of us that had signed the release forms were then taken to another room where DNA samples were taken. --- Chapter 2 - the Results A week later we got the results back. Learning about DNA with your own as an example is quite different than how they taught it in high school. The course material was unique to me, and I think that is what made it so interesting. The most interesting part, however, came abort two weeks after we started the study. Walking into class I noticed a man and a woman that looked out of place. They were dressed neatly, and looked very professional. They were talking to Mr. Bailey, who, upon seeing me, waved me over to his desk. Upon reaching his desk, he introduced me to the man and woman. "Brett, this is Agent Harris and Agent Johnson," he said, motioning to the man and woman respectively. "Agents, this is Brett Campbell." "Pleased to meet you, Mr. Campbell," the woman, Agent Johnson, said while extending her hand, "If you'll come with us, we can get started." "Get started?" I asked, looking to Mr. Bailey for clarification. "Go with them and they will explain everything," he said while walking us to the door. I followed the two agents out the door and down the hall. They opened the door to an unused classroom and ushered me in. Inside the room there were two other students from my biology class. Nikki was a very beautiful blonde girl that I had often wished I had the willpower to actually talk to. I'd gone to school with her since elementary school, but I never was able to get to know her. Justin, the other student, I didn't know at all. After the agents introduced themselves and gave us the chance to do the same, they pulled out three binders; each binder had one of our names on the front. As Agent Harris passed the binders out to us, Agent Johnson began to explain, "The three of you are here today because of the results of your DNA tests. Agent Harris and I represent an organization that can offer you a great opportunity. If you choose to accept our proposal, you will be guaranteed a job with a six figure income after your training has been completed." 'Wow,' I thought, 'this must be my lucky day.' "Doing what?" I heard Nikki ask. "Working for the CIA," Agent Harris responded. "As a spy?" I asked excitedly. "Well, yes," said Agent Johnson. "Cool, where do I sign up?" "It's not quite that simple, there are conditions to this proposal. For one, you will be 'enhanced' to become a super agent. This enhancement, however, is experimental." "So we are going to be guinea pigs." Justin spoke for the first time. "This procedure is experimental, but it has been used successfully before. Nobody has been killed or handicapped in any way. "The binders we have given to you contains more information about the procedure. What we are asking is for you to read through the binders and make a decision. We will be back tomorrow for an answer. Until then, we ask that you keep an open mind. Thank you for your time." With that the two agents left us alone in the room. I looked over at Nikki and Justin. Nikki appeared to be as excited as I was, but Justin had a weird gleam in his eye that I did not know what it meant. "Do you think it's real?" I asked, finally getting the nerve to talk to Nikki. "I don't know, but it sounds exciting," she answered. "Anyway, I'd love to stay and chat, but we better get back to class." I groaned. "I guess so." The two of us grabbed our binders and headed back to Mr. Bailey's classroom, leaving Justin behind to his own thoughts. --- Chapter 3 - The Decision When I finally got home from classes that night, I immediately sat down and opened the binder. The first part of the binder contained the DNA results that I had been given in class. But it was the second and third sections that caught my eye. Section 2 contained a detailed lab report from someone. I assumed that it must have come from the CIA lab because it had many notes relating the results of the DNA test to some kind of procedure that was not specifically mentioned in the document. Not being able to make sense of the notes, I skipped through the pages until I got to the end of Section 2. On the last page was a summary of my DNA results and how they matched up with the procedure. The final paragraph caught my eye: Subject Rating: 98% Subject Summary: The subject has the highest match rating that we have seen yet. In fact, the subject would have been given a 100% rating if not for one small genetic anomaly on chromosome [restricted]. If the subject agrees to under go the procedure, there is a 99.9% chance of success if the anomaly is corrected. However, if the anomaly is not corrected during the procedure, the success rate drops dramatically to 65%. We would encourage doing whatever is possible to get this subject in the program. We believe that the subject could gain nearly 100% of the enhancements that the procedure can grant. We also suggest fixing the anomaly on chromosome [restricted]. Fixing the anomaly would not be hard, and the benefits gain from doing so would greatly improve the program. Wow, that's not what I was expecting to read. The CIA thinks I'm special, I guess it could be worse. Although, learning you have an anomaly of some kind can help bring the excitement down. Turning the page, I came to Section 3. It was all about the procedure. It was obviously written by a scientist that had helped develop it. It was boring to read. However, since I might be undergoing the procedure, I forced myself to read about it. The procedure is nothing more than an injection. A specially created retro-virus is injected into the body. This retro-virus then proceeds to ?optimize? the persons DNA. It rewrites the DNA to bring out the best in the persons genes. The scientists still are not 100% certain how it does it, but they have proved that it is safe, for certain people. The retro-virus tends to react badly with certain DNA. Any person that is going to undergo the procedure is given a rating before the procedure is administered. Anything above an 80% is considered acceptable. The binder also showed the success rates of the procedure. So far, the success rate has been 100%. Nobody has died. However, the amount of ?enhancement? varies between subjects. Most subjects see an increase in strength and dexterity. They are faster and stronger. Some individuals have seen ?other? enhancements, but the binder didn't go into detail on what that was. This whole thing seemed like a dream. I not only get to become stronger and faster, and better looking, but I also get a job with a six figure income. I couldn't see a downside. However, even with my mind pretty much made up, I called my mother to tell her about it. She was wary of me undergoing the procedure, and told me that she wanted to see the binder when she got home. When she got home, she told me to grab the binder while she made dinner. After she got everything cooking, she took a bit of time to read through the binder. She was impressed that I had made an impression on the CIA, but she was very worried about the consequences if I did take them up on their offer. We were still talking about it when my dad and the rest of my family made it home for dinner. We did mention the offer I was given over dinner, but my sister was the only one of my siblings that showed any real interest in the offer. After dinner my mom, my dad, my sister, and I all looked over the binder again. After discussing all the good and bad points that we knew of, my family and I came to the conclusion that this could be a great benefit to me. I didn't have all the answers that I wanted to have. There were definitely some questions that I would need to ask the agents tomorrow. With that thought in mind, I headed for bed. --- Chapter 4 - Acceptance The next day, I was once again called out of class to meet with the agents. When we were all in the room, Agent Johnson spoke first. "Any questions before you make your final decisions?" she asked. Nikki was the first to ask a question that I think we all wanted an answer too. "What will happen to us if we do decide to undergo the procedure?" "If you choose to undergo the procedure," Agent Johnson stated, "you will be moved to a military installation within the next week to begin preparations. "You will still have full contact with your families by means of telephone and Internet," she continued, "but you will not be able to leave the base until after the procedure has been completed." "How long will that take?" Justin asked. "The procedure itself takes 4-5 days to complete its work, depending on the individual, and the amount of work it is required to perform," Agent Johnson explained. "Including the testing and preparation time, I would expect you three to be back in school two weeks from now." "That's it?" I asked. "I thought we would be out longer, maybe for training or something." "Because we value education at the Agency, the three of you will finish out the last few weeks of the school year before we start the regular training," Agent Harris answered my question. "This will give you a chance to adapt to any changes that you may go through during the procedure." Why was he staring at me when he said that? "Changes?" I had to ask. "Some people undergo small physical transformations during the procedure, bigger muscles, weight loss, that sort of thing. Nikki and Justin both fit into this category according to their profiles," Agent Johnson explained. "You, on the other hand, are in for some bigger changes," she continued. "It would be beneficial for you to get used to the changes before we start the training." "Are you talking about the anomaly?" "Yes." "I wanted to ask about that too, what is it?" I asked. "I can't go into specifics about it at this meeting." "Why not?" She hesitated slightly before answering, "It's personal. I don't think you want to discuss it right now. We can talk about it after this meeting." The two agents went on two answer all of the other questions we had. Finally it seemed that they were ready to get onto other things than questions. "Now," Agent Johnson said, "if there aren't any more questions, how about some answers? Justin, do you want to go through the procedure?" "Yes." "Nikki, what about you?" "Yes, I do." "Alright then, that just leaves you Brett, do you want to go through the procedure?" "I don't know," I replied truthfully. "I'm still worried about the anomaly. I don't know what it means well enough to make a decision." "Brett," Agent Johnson said while sitting down next to me and taking my hands in hers. "If you decide to go through with the procedure, I have been tasked to be your handler for the time being. Your case is special, as you know, and we want to provide you with the best care possible. "I have seen your records and I have seen your profile. This anomaly, if corrected, will change your life drastically. But, I think you will be happy with the results. I cannot tell you more about the anomaly unless you agree to undergo the procedure, but everything I've read about you and everything I've learned since meeting you leads me to believe that it will be best for you." I stared into her eyes. I thought maybe she was just trying to get me into the program at any cost, but her eyes told me differently. It looked like she genuinely meant what she said. "All right, I guess I'll do it." The grin on her face was so big when I said that, I just knew I had made the right decision. "Great," she beamed while standing up. "Because all three of you are 18, we will not need to get your parents to sign anything. "So," she said as she moved back to her briefcase at the front of the room. "I have your agency contracts here. You can read and sign them here if you like, or you can take them with you, look over them with your family or a lawyer, and then bring them with you when we leave for the base." She then handed each of us a small stack of paper. After reading through it, I decided to sign it there. In essence it was just an employment contract. Everything from specifying an income of $300,000 a year (that was surprising) to confidentiality agreements were included. Justin and Nikki also signed the agreements there. When that was finished, Agent Harris gave us all a second packet. "This is your introduction packet. It includes everything you need to know about the agency as well as instructions for what to bring with you on Monday." "On Monday," he continued, "we would like to meet here at nine o'clock. We will then head out to the base where the procedure will take place. See you all then." With that, we were sent back to class for the remainder of the day. --- Chapter 5 - A Final Goodbye? I spent the weekend with my family. My parents and my sister were worried about what would happen to me, but my brothers just thought that it was cool that I was going to be trained to be a super spy. The possibility of gaining "powers" of some sort was also exciting to them. Frankly, it scared the heck out of me. Monday morning seemed to come way to fast. I was very nervous while getting ready for school. What if something went wrong? Could I die? Would the "changes" be more than I could handle? The binder said that no one had been harmed or killed during the procedure. The scientists in charge are very careful when it comes to finding the right candidates, and are even more careful when performing the procedure, but it was still a scary proposition. After giving my family hugs and saying goodbye, my mom drove me to school. Since it was still another hour before we were supposed to meet with the agents, she reluctantly dropped me off so I could go to my first period class. I had to promise to call her every night before she would let me get out of the car. I don't really know what the lesson was about during class, I was too busy thinking about all the possibilities of what could happen over the next week. As the bell rang and class was dismissed, I nervously headed to the classroom where I was to meet the agents. When I opened the door I found that I was the last to arrive. "Okay," Agent Harris said, "are you all ready to go?" "I guess so," Nikki replied. The agents led us outside to a black car. We piled our small overnight bags into the trunk and then got in. After a short drive, we pulled into a hangar at a small airport. Inside the hangar was a small corporate jet. Up until this point I hadn't thought about where the military base would be. I thought that we would be heading to a local base somewhere here in Utah. I guess it came as a small shock that we were going to be traveling far enough to require a jet. I had a sudden feeling that I was going to get homesick. Not long after that we had grabbed our bags and boarded the plane. While were being seated the engines came to life and soon we were on our way to our destination. --- Chapter 6 - Genesis The plane ride was actually quite short, only about 15 minutes. My guess is the plane was used only to expedite the trip. I felt better knowing that we were either still in Utah or else not far from it. As we got off the plane, I noticed that we were at a small base in the middle of the mountains. The canyon was surrounded on three sides by high mountain walls. The other side appeared to have a man made wall running the width between the sides. The canyon was fairly long, long enough for a full size runway at least, and our plane had taxied to a stop at the deep end of the runway. A large building stood before us, with a few cars parked off to the side. Other than the building, the runway, and the far off wall on the other side of the canyon, there wasn't a single man made structure in sight. The building looked like a large ski lodge. Built with a lot of wood and natural looking materials, it looked almost like a large cabin. Agent Johnson started moving us toward a set of doors in the center. "Welcome to Project Genesis," she said. "During your procedure and during your employment with the CIA, this place will act as your base of operations and a home away from home. There are three other bases around the nation, but this is the Alpha Complex. It is from here that Project Genesis is headquartered. "After you have recovered from the procedure, we will give you a full tour and introduce you to the rest of the crew. For now, we will show you to the rooms you will be staying in, give you a chance to unpack, and then we'll get started on the preparations for the Procedure. Follow me." The agents led us into the building. Just inside the doors was a nicely furnished lobby that would have been right at home in a five star hotel. From here we were led down a hallway off to the side that appeared to contain hotel rooms. I guessed that this was the dormitory. "Here we are," Agent Harris said as we stopped about half way down the hall. "Brett, you will be in room 112, Nikki, you will be right next door here in room 110. Justin, you will be across the hall in room 111. Here are your room keys." She gave each of us a keycard as she continued. "Each room contains a small kitchenette, a lounge area, a bedroom, and a full size bath. You can all go in and have a look around. Once you've had a chance to settle in and unpack, we'll be back to get you started on preparations for the procedure. See you all in about half an hour." With those words, Agents Harris and Johnson headed back down the hallway we came in. All of us just watched them walk away for a bit before we turned towards our doors. I wasn't quite sure what I was expecting to find behind the door, but it certainly wasn't what was there. When I opened my door I knew that they must have put me in the wrong room. The walls were a pale pink. A darker pink was used occasionally around the room to help offset the color. The room I was in appeared to be the lounge. Off to the side of the room was a small kitchen area. Two doors at the back of the room lead to the bathroom and the bedroom. There was a third door on one of the walls that was locked without any apparent way to open it. The lounge and the kitchen were very well furnished. State of the art appliances in the kitchen area, a nice love seat and recliner combo in the lounge, and a large TV hanging on the wall next to the door. After looking around briefly I headed into the bedroom. It was furnished nearly the same way. The pink theme carried into this room as well. The bed was a queen size, and was made up in what appeared to be a pale pink bed spread over some darker pink satin sheets. The bedspread and the sheets both had white lace trimming the edges. Next to the bed was a white desk that was under a large window looking out on a small lake that I assume must be at the rear of the building. There was also a white vanity in the room, fitting with the girly theme. Next to the vanity was another door. I walked over and opened it to find a small walk in closet. The closet was empty except for a pale pink robe and a pink track suit. There were a number of drawers on one wall of the closet making up a dresser, but a quick inspection showed them to be empty as well. I dropped my bag on the bed and headed out to look into the bathroom. It was predominately white, but it also had pink highlights to continue the theme. A large Jacuzzi tub and a separate shower stall filled up one wall, while the sink and toilet filled up the wall adjoining it. The wall that contained the door had a large floor length mirror on it that complimented the smaller one over the sink. I was still trying to comprehend how feminine the place was when I heard a knock on the outer door. Opening it revealed Nikki who said, "Can you believe these rooms? Oh wow, your room is beautiful!" "It's really feminine," I replied. "Yeah, it is. You don't like it?" "That's just it. I do like it. It would be perfect if I was a girl, but..." "Hmm. Well, my room is the same way. It's almost like they read my mind and created an apartment that I would love. Mine looks like it's pretty much the same as yours, but in purple instead of pink." "Well, I guess I can live with this for a week," I said. At that moment Justin opened his door. "Whoa," he said as he joined us at the entrance to my door. "What's with all the pink?" "I don't know, I think they must of made some kind of mistake," I replied. "Well, my room is perfect," he said as he motioned us to look in his room. His room was the exact opposite of mine. While my room was very feminine, his room screamed "I am male. Hear me roar." I swear, I heard it. I couldn't believe that they could make a mistake like this on my room, when they appeared to get the other two rooms perfect for their occupants. I was still reeling in those thoughts when Agent Johnson spoke up from behind us. "Are you guys ready to get started?" "I guess so, but I think you made a mistake with my room," I said. "Oh? Well, we can talk about that later. Right now, we need you all to go change into the track suits you will find in your closets. Once you've done that, meet back out here." "But..." "No buts Brett. We can sort everything out later. Right now, we are on a time schedule." "Fine." I resigned myself to my fate while walking back into my suite and into my bedroom. I pulled the track suit out of my closet and laid it on the bed. The color was beautiful, but I didn't want other people to know that pink is my favorite color. It just isn't manly. The track suit was pink, but had white stripes up the legs. Along with the pants there was a white tank top. It was very feminine though, because it was cut to allow for cleavage, and was trimmed in a very beautiful lace. There was also a matching jacket to go with the pants. I was surprised that there wasn't a pair of panties or a sports bra with the set. After debating with myself for a second, I realized that I didn't really have a choice in the matter. I stripped down to my boxers and decided I'd better put the suit on. I started with the pants. They fit quite snug, especially over my boxers, but they didn't look wrong or anything. Next, I put on the tank top. It was definitely different than any tank top I've worn before. It was quite snug, even in the chest, surprisingly. The lace around the collar hid the little hair that I had on my chest. I put the jacket on to help cover the lace. I was pretty sure that Justin was going to tease me about this to no end. Surprisingly, I felt really comfortable in the track suit. I went into the bathroom to look at myself in the full length mirror. I was expecting to see a boy in girls clothes, but surprisingly, it didn't look that way. Granted, I definitely didn't look like a girl, but for some reason, the clothes just looked right somehow. I guess I kind of looked androgynous. Opening my outside door I found that I was the last one to make it back into the hall. Immediately I had an urge to run back into my room and take off the suit when I saw the look of surprise on Justin's face. It didn't take him long to burst out laughing. "Wow," he said, "you really got screwed." "Don't listen to him," Nikki whispered in my ear as he started laughing again. "I think you look good." Both Nikki and Justin were wearing something similar to me. Nikki appeared to have the exact same outfit, except she had on a white sports bra instead of the tank top I wore. Justin had a tank top on under his jacket, but his whole suit was just totally different in the way it was cut. Standing next to him made it quite obvious that my track suit was designed for a girl. Once Justin was able to control his laughter, Agent Harris spoke, "Alright, follow me. We are going to head down to the labs for the initial test work that will be required before the procedure. You will be given a small break at noon for lunch, and then we will move on to the physical benchmark this afternoon." With that he started walking back up the hall the way we came, expecting us to follow. --- Chapter 7 - Pain Before Pleasure When we reached the lobby I was kind of surprised to see someone sitting in one of the chairs. Up until now, I hadn't seen anyone other than the plane crew outside of our little group. As we approached, he stood up. He was pretty impressive. I'd guess that he was probably a couple of years older than us, maybe 6' tall, maybe 235 lbs. or so, but he looked as solid as a brick. His dark brown hair had some lighter highlights that looked completely natural. His eyes, on the other hand, were the most amazing blue I had ever seen. "Guys," Agent Harris said, "this is Ice. He will be your team leader once you have finished going through the procedure." "Nice to meet you all, you can call me Jay," he said. "You must be Justin," he continued while offering his hand to Justin. "Finally, a real man on the team with me," Justin replied while shaking his hand. That hurt. Ice just ignored the comment as he turned to Nikki. "Welcome to the team Nikki." "Thank you," she replied with a smile while shaking his hand. "And you must be our new prodigy," he said while offering me his hand. "It will be very interesting to see how the procedure affects you." I shook his hand without speaking. For some reason, his comment and the look he was giving me made me very nervous. "Well," Ice continued, "I just wanted to introduce myself. I'll see you all again after the procedure has been started. See you all later." He gave a small wave and then headed down another hall off of the lobby area. Agent Harris led us over to a bank of elevators and pushed the down button. "The labs are quite large and built underground to help keep the natural look of things above. We also have a number of recreational facilities down here that you will be able to use." The elevator doors opened and I noticed that there was only one floor listed below the main level. Agent Harris pressed the button for the level and the elevator began to move. When the doors opened we all gasped in surprise. We stepped out of the elevator into a large courtyard. There were plants and fountains all over. All along the walls of the courtyard were glass sliding doors that led to different departments, or sections. The whole place looked like a very opulent mall. The other thing that caught our attention were the people. The majority of the people walking around appeared to be in white lab coats, or some other type of laboratory garb. Agent Harris informed us that the population of Alpha Complex was primarily scientists and their families. When the agents were finally able to get our attention back, they led us toward the glass doors that had the words 'Medical' on them. Once inside we were led past a waiting room area and directly into a conference room. Inside there was a man and woman that looked to be in their late sixties waiting for us to arrive. As we entered, they stood and greeted us. "Welcome to Project Genesis," the man said. "I am Doctor Young, and this is my wife. We are the chief scientists here at Alpha Complex and we will be in charge of your procedures." We shook hands with both of them and were ushered into seats around the conference table. "Now, before we start, do you have any questions?" the doctor asked. When none of us could really come up with a good question the doctor continued. "Okay, the schedule for today is as follows. After we are finished here, each of you will be taken to an exam room where a full physical will be performed. The information and samples that we get from you during the exam will be used to create the retrovirus for the procedure. That should take up the remainder of the time before lunch. "After lunch you will meet with your handlers for the Pre-Procedural briefing. That will take about an hour. "After that we will do the physical benchmark testing. This testing will give us an idea of what you are capable of physically. This information will then be compared to the post procedure benchmark testing to help us understand the changes that the procedure will perform on you. "If all goes as planned, you should be free around five or five-thirty for dinner, and then free time after that until bed. "Tomorrow morning, we will meet again around eight. The Procedure will be started at about eight-thirty." After referencing some papers he continued. "Each of you will be kept in Medical for a while to make sure the Procedure is working correctly. After that is confirmed, you will be able to return to your suites. Justin and Nikki, you will probably be released around Noon, Brett will be here a little longer to make sure his anomaly is being corrected. "For the next week or so after that, you will have very light schedules. You won't necessarily be bed ridden or confined to your rooms, but the Procedure does a good job of wiping out your energy levels. "Once the Procedure has been completed, we will repeat what happens today, and then provide some basic training before you return home to finish the school year. Any questions about the schedule?" "Not really sir," Nikki replied, "I guess we are all just a little nervous." "That's understandable dear," the female Doctor Young replied. "Your handlers are also trained therapists and can help you through any issues you may have. They are solely dedicated to your team, so they should be available at any time. Brett and Nikki, your handler will be Agent Johnson. Justin, Agent Harris will act as your handler. They are here for you. Talk to them if you need to." "Okay," we all replied. "Now," the male doctor said, "if you would follow me we will get started." We were led out of the conference room and then down a short hall to some examination rooms. We were then split up and taken into separate exam rooms. Once inside I was introduced to Nina. Nina was probably in her late thirties, and she told me she had been a doctor for nearly 15 years. "Now," she said, "we are going to start with some samples. To start, please take off your jacket." I was a little hesitant to do so because it would expose more of the lace, and she must have caught on quickly. "Don't worry honey," she said. "I have been tasked to be your medical officer for the foreseeable future. I know about the anomaly and how it affects you. There are things you do not know yet, but that you will be very grateful for later. Hopefully I can be considered one of them. We will be working very closely with each other, so you don't need to be ashamed about anything. I won't laugh at you, and I certainly will not breach our confidentiality about you to others." I hesitated a little longer, and then unzipped the jacket to reveal the tank top. "See," she said, "there's nothing to worry about. And, by the way, that tank top is really nice." I could feel myself blushing and when I looked over at her I could see a quirky little smile on her face. That just made me start laughing and she was quick to join in. Nina was really good at putting my uneasiness to rest while she performed the needed tests. She took all kinds of samples from blood to urine and even a semen sample. Next she gave me a full physical. It was a little awkward when she had me turn my head and cough, but somehow she was able to keep me relaxed and at ease the whole time. When she finished, it was nearly twelve-thirty. "All right," Nina said, "I will be here for the start of the Procedure, and then I will be checking in on you for the rest of the week. For now, you can head back out to the conference room. Once all of you are done being tested you will be shown to the cafeteria for lunch." "Thank you Nina," I said sincerely, "I'm glad that I've got such a great doctor on my case." "Oh sweetie," she said while giving me a motherly hug, "we haven't even started the best part yet. Now go enjoy your lunch, I will see you again in the morning." "Bye Nina, see you tomorrow," I said as I walked out the door. Justin was in the conference room when I got back. He gave me a small scowl and kept to himself while we waited for Nikki to finish. Five minutes later Nikki came in with Agent Johnson. "Finally," Justin said. "You two took forever." "Maybe, but girls are just more concerned about their health," Nikki replied. "That doesn't explain why he took nearly as long as you," he quipped while pointing at me. "Oh, I thought you were talking about us," Nikki said while motioning between her and Agent Johnson. "Whatever, can we get some lunch now?" Justin asked. "Yes, come on and I'll show you where the cafeteria is." Agent Johnson led us out of the Medical section and down the courtyard to a door aptly named 'Cafeteria.' Inside was just that, a large cafeteria. Scattered around the many tables was an assortment of scientists and families. But at one table there was a group of 5 people that were eyeing us closely as we headed towards the line. I noticed that Jay was one of them, which made me think that they must be another team that had gone through the Procedure. The selection was quite extensive and a little while later we all had a tray of food and were looking for a place to sit when Jay waved us over to his table. As we approached Jay stood up and started to introduce us. "Everyone, this is Justin, Nikki, and of course Brett," he said while indicating who each of us was. When he was done introducing us, he turned to the group sitting at the table. Other than Jay, there were two other guys and two girls. All four of them appeared to be in their mid twenties and they all appeared to be in excellent shape. "And this is the other team that is currently stationed at Alpha Complex." Pointing to the tall red-headed girl, Jay said, "This is Fire." "You can call me Theresa, Fire is just my codename," she said. "Sitting next to her," Jay continued, "is Tom." Tom was a huge black man. I'd say he was probably close to 7 feet tall, and all his muscles alone probably weighed close to 300 pounds. He had a shaved head that added to the fearsome look. "Hello, most people call me the Rock," he said in a deep voice. "The other two are the twins, Lary and Cary." "Pleased to meet you," Lary said. He and his sister definitely looked like twins. Both looked to be about 5 1/2 feet tall. Both were very slim, probably weighing in around 130 a piece. Both also had long dark hair that fell around their shoulders. They might have been identical, if it wasn't for the very full beard that Lary sported. "Hello," Cary added and Lary gave a small wave. Lunch was really nice. We managed to get to know the other team, and Jay, quite well. I felt that the 8 of us could all be friends easily, despite the small age difference. It seemed apparent to me that the 5 Post-Procs, as they called themselves, knew something about me that I didn't even know. All throughout lunch I was catching them giving me a knowing look, but refused to explain when I asked them about it. --- Chapter 8 - It's A Wonderful Life After we were finished eating, Agent Johnson led us back to the Medical section. She asked Nikki and I to wait in a conference room while she led Justin to find Agent Harris. When she got back, she closed and locked the door behind her. "Now," she said, "this meeting is called the Pre-Procedural briefing. Now is the time to talk about what will happen tomorrow. Here is where we lay everything on the table so that you can get a full picture of what is happening. We will also discuss Brett's anomaly and how it affects the two of you." Finally, I thought. "Okay," she continued, "since we are going to be spending a lot of time together, I want you to call me Jill. We are all members of Genesis A2, but we are also going to be a smaller close knit group inside of the larger team. But we will get to that in a bit. Okay so far?" "Yes," we both replied. "We are going to start with Brett's anomaly, because it will affect most of what we are going to discuss." "What does anomaly mean?" Nikki asked. "An anomaly in regards to the Procedure means that one of the chromosomes in the body does not conform to the score ranking of the others. This chromosome is usually enough to throw out the DNA set it is attached to. In other words, an anomaly is a chromosome that fails the DNA profiling test while every other chromosome passes. If the anomaly didn't exist, the person would be an ideal candidate for the Procedure. "Fortunately, most anomalies can be corrected during the procedure, like Brett's can." "So what exactly is my anomaly?" I asked. "Your anomaly is a little different than most. Most anomalies are minor, fixing them usually does not require any changes that the host will see or feel. Your anomaly, however, is going to be a big change. "Your anomaly is located on the 23rd chromosome. Do you know what that means?" My biology classes came rushing back to me, and combined with my room and clothes, it became painfully obvious. "Oh!" I exclaimed as my eyes opened wide in shock. "Are you serious?" "Yes," Jill replied. I sat there stunned. This was like a dream come true. Jill must of seen it in my eyes, and here grin grew to match the size of mine. "What are you two talking about?" Nikki asked while staring at the two of us like we were leaving her out of an inside joke. I just kind of sat there in a happy daze as Jill explained it to Nikki. "The 23rd chromosome," she said, "is the chromosome that controls gender. You know, the whole XX/XY thing?" Nikki nodded with understanding. "So Brett is going to become a girl?" "Yes," I replied. "Well, that certainly explains the clothes and room." Her eyes suddenly got wider. "So that's why everyone is treating you like a girl." "They have?" I asked. Other than the clothes and the room, I couldn't think of another thing that would indicate what she said was true. "Unfortunately, yes," Jill said. "We were trying to keep the details of your anomaly a secret until after you had gone through the procedure, but it was too easy to guess that this was going to happen." "What do you mean?" "Up until a couple of days ago, few people knew. However, as the information about the candidates for A2, that's you guys, was released to the departments so that they could start to prepare for your arrival, it was obvious that it was going to happen. "Each Genesis team is made up of two men and two women. That alone was probably enough to give it away, but the fact that you were assigned to room 112 just confirmed it." "How?" Nikki asked. "The dormitory is basically divided in half, girls on one side of the hall, boys on the other. When you were assigned to a girls room, it was obvious that you were not going to be a boy for long. After that, the rumor mill started. Gender morphing, as many of the scientists call it, was always considered to be a possibility using the procedure. It has been accomplished using lab mice, but you are going to be the first human to undergo this change. Once the scientists learned about it, it became the talk of the day." "Oh great, everyone is going to know about me," I said. I didn't want to be treated any differently than the other girls if I was going to go through with this. "Don't worry," Jill said. "The majority of the people in the Project will not care one way or the other if you are female. They will react to the person you will become because they won't know any difference. They may know that you used to be male, but they won't see anything but a teenage girl blossoming into womanhood. Those people who will know both sides of you, such as Agent Harris and myself, and even Nina, were hand selected because it will not be a problem for us." "What about Jay?" I asked. "Jay wasn't supposed to know beforehand, but he appears to be handling it well. In fact, after we sat with them during lunch, I got the impression that all of them will accept the change easily. It might have something to do with the fact that they all went through changes as well." "So," Nikki interrupted us, "if everyone else is handling it so well, why are you Brett?" I was scared that someone was going to ask that. Before I had a chance to come up with an answer, Jill spoke. "In most cases," she said, "if the anomaly was going to change the gender of the host when corrected, we probably would not select the host to undergo the procedure, especially if they were going from male to female. Brett, on the other hand, has two things going for him that made us accept him as a candidate. One, if the anomaly is corrected during the procedure, Brett will end up with the highest DNA rating we've ever come across. And two," she paused for a second to look at me. When I nodded, she continued. "This is what he wants." There it was. The most beautiful girl in my school now knew my deepest and darkest secret. Instead of the revulsion I expected to see coming from her, she actually lit up like a Christmas tree. "Really?" she said while looking at me. When I nodded slightly, she jumped up and gave me a big hug. "This whole time I was afraid that I was going to be the only girl my age here. Even when I learned that you were going to become a girl, I figured you would fight it, and I would still basically be the only girl. Now, if you truly want to be a girl, it won't be like that at all." All I could do was stand there and hug her back. It was then that I realized I was crying. "What's wrong?" Nikki asked when she noticed. "Nothing," I replied with tears in my eyes. "I'm just so happy. I only wish that my mom and my sister could be here." "Well, you can call them later tonight and give them the good news," Jill said as she joined us in our embrace. "Right now we need to continue the briefing so that we can finish getting you ready for tomorrow." I couldn't argue with that. After we all settled down and took or seats again, Jill continued with the briefing. "Now that we've gotten past the hard part, we can move on to some fun stuff. Brett, from this point on you are officially female as far as the government is concerned. We will update all of your records to conform. The only thing we need from you is a name and a few signatures." "Ooh, a new name!" Nikki exclaimed. "We'll make sure to come up with a great one for you. Let's see, you could probably make a good Ashley..." "Actually Nikki," I interrupted, "I've already got a name picked out." "Oh," she said dejectedly. "I guess you've had time to think about this." Just as quickly though, she smiled again. "So, what is it?" "Jasmine Rose Campbell," I replied with a huge grin on my face. I still couldn't believe this was happening. "That is so beautiful," she said while giving me another hug. Jill also gave me a big smile as she finished writing something on some papers in front of her. "I just need you to sign these forms and it will be official." She showed me the forms and walked me through what each one meant before I signed them. Once they were signed she shook my hand as she spoke. "Congratulations Jasmine." "Thanks," I replied, "but you can call me Jaz for short." Everybody seemed to be in an upbeat mood as we continued the briefing. Jill told us everything we wanted to know, and some we didn't, about the Procedure. Apparently there are some unsanitary parts that we will need to go through. She didn't give us the specifics, because they wouldn't be known until the retrovirus has been created. She said we would get the specifics in the morning. --- Chapter 9 - Pain...and Pleasure? The briefing concluded a little after one, and Jill led us out of the Medical wing and down the courtyard to a set of double doors with the words 'Gymnasium' on it. Inside the doors was another small lobby with three doors on the back wall. Nobody was currently there. The glass door in the middle of the wall was labeled 'Office' and clearly led to an office. On the two opposite ends of the room, in the corners, were the two other doors. The one on the right was labeled 'Men' and the one on the left was labeled 'Women.' Before I even had a chance to do anything, Jill grabbed my hand and started pulling me towards the women's locker room. "Jill..." I hissed. "Jaz," she said after stopping and turning. "You are a young woman now. You have every right to be in here. Besides, we've closed down the gym for your benchmark tests, no one else will be in there." I was still scared to death as she dragged me towards the locker room, but I didn't really resist after that. I did notice that Nikki stayed behind me in case I tried to bolt. Once we were inside the locker room, it was evident that Jill wasn't lying. The locker room was large, but it was completely deserted. Jill led us over to some lockers. "You will be issued permanent lockers later, but for now you can use these guest lockers." As she said this, she opened two lockers and I couldn't help but notice that there was a ladies one piece swimsuit, a sports bra, and a pair of gym shorts in both lockers. Jill was quick to speak before I could say anything. "The first part of the test will require the use of the gym outfit. Don't worry Jaz, we will make sure that you are presentable. There will be a second part in the pool, and we will come back to change into the suits. So, Nikki you can go and get dressed around the corner if you don't feel comfortable being around Jaz before the Procedure. Jaz, follow me over here to the showers, we need to get rid of some hair and hide some things before you can get dressed." She grabbed a small bag out of my locker and then started pulling me again. We went around a corner into a shower area. "Take off your clothes," she said while rummaging around in the bag. When I just stood there, she continued. "Come on, we're both girls here. We don't have time to waste." I reluctantly started to strip. I've never been naked in front of a girl before. I stopped when I was down to my boxers, but a glare from Jill soon had them on the ground as well. "Wow," she said while passing me a bottle, "you could probably pass without much help. Here, spread this all over." "What is it?" I asked. "It's a fast acting depilatory. Spread it on and you'll be hair free in minutes," she replied. "Oh," I said as I started spreading it on my legs. "Once the procedure has been finished you'll have the same hair patterns as any girl your age, but for now, we'll have to work with it. Once you finish putting it on, stand here and wait for me to get back, I'm going to check on Nikki." She left as I continued to spread the goo up my legs, arms, and torso. I wasn't sure if she wanted me to do around my genitals or not, and the bottle said to avoid the area, so I left it alone. When she finally came back she told me to go wash it off under one of the showers. I didn't have a lot of hair on my upper body, but it was really weird to see my legs hairless. Running my hands down my hairless body was exhilarating, and I turned beet red when Jill noticed the semi-erection that the feeling had given me. "Don't worry," she said with a sly smile. "That won't be a problem for much longer." I thought she was talking about the procedure, but as I was drying off she pulled a fleshy colored pair of panties out of the bag and handed them to me. "This will keep the bad boys from ruining your figure. Pull them up your legs and I'll show you." I pulled them up my legs, but before I had them all the way up, she showed me how to push my testicles up into my body and then tuck my penis between my legs. When the tight panties were pulled up the rest of the way I looked as flat as a girl between my legs. "Wow, when I tried this before, I could never get it this comfortable." "I thought you might have had a little practice. Come on, let's get you dressed." Walking back to the lockers was weird. I thought that it was going to be uncomfortable, but it was actually quite comfortable. Not having anything hanging between my legs was odd, but at the same time, it felt right as well. When we reached the lockers, Nikki was sitting there in her gym clothes. "Wow, that's amazing how such a little change can make you look so feminine," she said. I just stuck my tongue out at her and grabbed the panties and shorts that Jill was holding for me. They were pink of course. Pink had been my favorite color since I was a little kid. It looks like the powers that be knew that and were supplying me with it in bundles. After I had the shorts on, Jill handed me the sports bra. It was white but had a small pink band around the edges. "We won't worry about breast forms during the tests, but it is lightly padded and should give the appearance of a small bust," Jill said. It felt kind of weird after I put it on, but I came to the conclusion that it wouldn't distract me while I was exercising or anything. "Let's see," Jill said as she started doing something to my hair. "There isn't really anything we can do with this, but we can kind of make it look better. Here, take a look." She dragged me over to a mirror and placed me in front. "Wow," I said. While I didn't really look like a girl, I did look very feminine. My hair was way too short, but somehow it looked girly. "Come on you two, we are already late. Doctor Weir won't be very happy." Jill led us to the other side of the locker room, where there was a short hallway around a corner that led into the gymnasium. The gymnasium was a huge room that contained just about every workout machine ever made. There was also a track running around the outside of the exercise equipment on the right and an Olympic sized swimming pool set up to do laps on the left side of the room. There was also a second pool that contained a couple of diving boards and a few slides. A small kiddy pool and a hot tub were close to the locker room entrances. Agent Harris and Justin were sitting on a bench between the two locker room entrances, waiting for us. Both of them looked really bored. "Finally," I heard Justin say as we approached them. Once he saw me, however, his mood worsened. "What the hell are you doing?" "Huh?" I replied. "You're still a guy, why the hell are you letting them do this to you. You should be fighting all of this you pansy." I was shocked. Everyone had been so supportive up until this point. I didn't know how to react. Nikki was glaring at him, and was about to say something when Jill spoke. "Jasmine," she said while glaring at him, "is legally and in my opinion, mentally female. You will show her the respect that you would show any other girl." "Whatever," he said. "I should have known you weren't a real man. No real man would allow this to happen to him." Jill looked like she was ready to hit him, so I spoke up to keep her from doing something stupid. "You're right Justin," I said. "I'm not a real man. I never was. I didn't know that until today, but it makes so much sense now. You can hate me all you want, but my life is being fixed, and your words and attitudes cannot take that away from me." He just stared at me. Before anything else could happen, Agent Harris spoke to him. "Come on Justin, let it go. We talked about this. You saw the data. Her brain is female, of course she is going to accept this. You are going to need to learn to live with the fact that she is, and always will be, a girl." "Whatever," he repeated, and then turned his back on me. "Come on," Agent Harris said. "The doctors are waiting and we are already late. We can talk about this later." "That just proves he isn't a boy, he already takes so long getting ready, he is making us late," Justin said. "Her!" Jill said menacingly. "Whatever," Justin retorted as he turned to follow Agent Harris towards the middle of the gym. I couldn't help but notice that Jill and Nikki appeared to be seething as we walked. I felt that way myself, as well. There were a number of doctors waiting for us and as we approached one of them stepped forward to greet us. He looked like he could be my grandfather. His hair was almost completely white, with a few streaks of gray. Despite his apparent age, he did not seem frail. "Welcome to the Benchmark tests," he said. "My name is Doctor Weir. Today we will find out what you are made of." "Now, the test is split into three parts. Part one consists of running a mile around the track. Part two will involve the weight and endurance machines, and part three will be in the pool. Let's get started." They really wore us out. After attaching a number of wireless sensors to us they had us do just about everything you can think of. The mile was grueling. I've never been able to run very well and it showed as I came in a couple minutes behind the others. As I was laying down trying to catch my breath, I heard Justin yell, "You even run like a girl." I just ignored the comment. In fact, it kind of sounded like a compliment to me. But I heard a loud slap, which made me look up to see what happened. Justin had his hand on his left cheek, and Nikki was being pulled away from him. I didn't want to get involved so I just laid my head back down. About five minutes later the doctors were ready for us to continue. They led Nikki and I over to one set of equipment and kept Justin away from us on another set. These tests were nearly as bad as the running. If it didn't involve weights, it involved endurance. Either way, I was ready to collapse when they called part two as finished. Jill led us back into the locker room and to the lockers. I just collapsed on the bench. I must have fallen asleep, because the next thing I knew, Nikki was shaking me. "Come on Jaz," she said, "the faster we can get through this, the faster we can eat. Get dressed." I sat up and noticed that she had already changed into her swimsuit. The purple one piece clung to her like a second skin, and she looked amazing. "Wow," I said, "I hope I look as good in a swimsuit when this is all over." She smiled. "You will, sweetie, I promise." I stood up and opened my locker. Sure enough, there was an identical pink swimsuit. It was a very beautiful pink, and the white stripes up the sides added a little bit of flare. I stripped off my gym clothes and was standing there with only the flesh colored panties on, admiring the swimsuit. This was like a dream come true. "Hurry!" Nikki complained again. I sighed and pulled the suit up my legs. Once I had the suit on, there was no way I could keep myself from smiling. I moved over to the mirror to take a look. I still didn't really look like a girl, but the lack of a bulge between my legs would certainly give someone pause if they were trying to make the determination. The lack of breasts, however, didn't help. I didn't even have the small padding from the sports bra anymore. It really surprised me when that thought made me feel a little bit depressed. "You really are a girl, you take longer to get ready than me," Nikki said from behind me. The thought made me giggle. Giggle? I've never done that before! "See," Nikki said with a laugh, "you are going to have no problem with this." "Thank you," I said while giving her a hug. When we walked back out of the locker room, we found Jill, Agent Harris, and Justin waiting for us on the benches again. When Justin saw me, his eyes nearly bulged out of his head. "I knew it," he said. "You really are a girl. You might have been acting like a boy, but where it counts, you are all girl." He couldn't seem to take his eyes away from my crotch. I just shrugged, which seemed to be enough of an answer to satisfy him. I knew he wasn't dumb enough to believe what he just said, but if thinking that way helped him to accept me, I wasn't going to complain. We headed over to the pool where the doctors were setting up more equipment. The swimming tests weren't nearly as bad as the running, but I felt exhausted again when we were done. Swimming in a one piece was certainly different, but after a while, it just felt normal. After the tests were complete and the doctors dismissed us, we headed back to the locker rooms. Before we went in, Jill stopped us and explained what was going to happen the rest of the evening. "It's already seven-thirty," she said. That was a surprise to me. "The testing took longer than expected, so we will head to the cafeteria for dinner, and then we will take you back to your rooms. Lights out will be at Nine, but you will be free to do what you want until then." --- Chapter 10 - Pretty in Pink Back in the locker room, Nikki and I were undressing when I brought up showering. "Do you want me to wait until you are done?" I asked. "Umm..." was her only response. I could see that she was struggling with that decision. I knew that she wanted to support me, but I was still technically male. "It's alright," I said. "I'll wait here. I may be legally female, but we both know I won't be complete for a few days. Waiting is not going to hurt my feelings." She looked relieved. "Okay," she said as she grabbed her towel and headed for the showers. I took off all of my clothes and wrapped a towel around my waist. Then with a sly smile, I realized it should be around my chest, and changed it accordingly. I sat down on the bench to wait for Nikki to finish, and thought about how I was going to tell my family. My mom and dad knew that I felt that I should have been born female, but I don't think that anyone else knew. I wanted to tell my sister Cami so many times, but I could never get the courage to do so. My brothers, on the other hand, were going to freak. Adam is very homophobic, and I don't have any idea how he was going to react. Ben might accept the changes, but then again, he might not. I had no idea what would happen with those two. Either way, this is a dream come true and I wasn't going to let them spoil it for me. I heard Nikki approaching, so I stepped around the corner, heading for the showers. "All yours," she said with a smile. I smiled back and continued on to the showers. I kept it as short as possible, because I was really hungry, and even as nervous as I was, I also wanted to call home. As I wrapped my towel around me after drying off and turned to leave the showers, I saw another pair of the flesh colored panties sitting on the bench waiting for me. After putting them on, I headed back to the lockers. "Oh my gosh, she is going to love it!" I heard Nikki say as I approached. "Shh, she's coming," I heard Jill whisper. As I walked around the corner, they both squealed and hid something behind their backs. "What?" I asked. "Nothing," was Jill's response. "Just put on what is in that bag first." Inside the bag was a beautiful bra and panty set, pink of course. I had never seen any that looked as beautiful. It looked like they were made of lace. The panties were cut in a low-rise bikini style. As I pulled them up my legs and settled them into place, I was amazed at how good they felt. The bra was the same way. I think I surprised the two of them when I was able to hook the bra behind my back. Once I had the bra on, I turned to the two of them and asked, "Now what?" Jill brought two boxes from behind her back and placed them on the bench. Opening one of the boxes revealed two breast forms. "These are only on loan to you for the evening," Jill said as she pulled one out of the box. "We'll have another pair for you tomorrow until you grow your own." The smile on my face must have been really big, beca