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It's Your Destiny Part 2 Thank you for the positive responses to Part one. I'm afraid that there won't be any cheerleading in this one, although a dream of being one has always been in the back of mine. Not that I wouldn't do it, but it just doesn't fit in this story. I have enjoyed a number of books and movies over the years that show that the line between what we consider great fiction in our world and whether there is a place where it really exists in another dimension can be very blurred. If you have read me before, you know I love to drop hints- this is from a series of nine books from the beginning of the 20th century, the first of which was made into one of the most beloved movie of all time. As always happens, the movie was somewhat different from the first book. Events here are based more on the second book anyway, about which I am actually posting today a comment on Crossdressers.com as Tanyalynn51 as kind of a fun aside. If you're on there, you'll be able to see the biggest clue. It's under media, where a lot of people comment on transgenderism in the media. This is an amazing example to me that they slide in over a century ago, and worth looking at for that alone. Anyway, when I get done with that today, I hope to get back here and finish this today. I may be done in this part, but I just don't know. I still have a lot of story to tell. Oh yeah, a few years ago, there was a movie on the SCY FY channel called Tin Man. It was a great movie, and I borrow heavily from it. That's clue number two. It sounded like a really wonderful declaration to make, but life should be so easy. When I said I would become Destiny, no matter what it took, I had no idea what was going to happen. Maybe a lightening bolt of magic would come out of the sky and turn me into her, who knows? But the reality was I still had everyone staring at me and wondering what the heck to do next. Jessica proved to be my best friend and said, "We need to move to the backup place. We do have the last plan in case this happened, although no one imagined it would. All of our lives are going to change again. I wish she could remember! Apparently there is some other magic at play here that's keeping her from remembering." I looked at her and said, "Hello, Jess, I'm right here! Whatever else is happening, it doesn't sound like it's my fault, so don't act like I'm a child, or not here at all!" Jess said, "I'm sorry, honey. This is just so hard. Now, at any moment we could all be in terrible danger. Actually, we already are. Well, I thought that this might be a good time to tell them about the dream where we were running from people trying to kill me. But, I was interrupted by Danielle's mother. She said, "I know about the dreams, and we have been wondering when to talk to someone about her being obviously mentally ill. But now, either everyone else here is nuts, or I am. What the Hell is going on?" My Mom gave her the same quick explanation I had been told. Then I said, "Are my dreams ever supposed to be prophetic?" Jess looked at me with a look of what I swear was dread and said, "Why, what else have you been dreaming?" What happened in the next moment sort of made that point moot. I had just opened my mouth to explain when it seemed like the whole front of the house blew in. There had been a whistling noise heading our way, and right before the explosion, I barely registered Jess flying at me. As I went flying, knocked back by her tackle, I had the strangest thought- "I wonder if my panties are showing?" I had thoughts before that didn't match the situation- wondering if I would forget what I had studied for a test the next day when I got beaned during a baseball game, you know, thoughts like that. But to my credit, I hadn't worn a jumper before. I certainly never had to worry about my panties showing, and then I wondered if I ever would again. Everything that happened after that was a jumble. Looking back on it later, I wonder how I remembered it at all. The first thing I remembered clearly was waking up in a hospital room. I came around slowly, and looked around. It looked like your average place, but I noticed an armed guard. He quickly saw that I was awake, and called it in on a radio. I groggily asked him, "Are you here for my protection, or to guard me?" He stood to attention and said, "Maam, I am here to protect you. No one, unless they are authorized will approach you on my watch until your own bodyguard takes over." I tried to ask him more, but he just stood there. The door opened after a minute, and a voice said, "At ease, Corporal. I will take over her care for now." The guard saluted and said, "Yes Ma'am. I will be nearby if you need any help." He turned to me and said, "Ma'am, I hope you have a quick recovery. Things are getting bad and we need you." He saluted me and left. I didn?t have time to think about that because the owner or the voice stepped into the room. I asked her, ?Alright, Jess I think it?s time you told me what?s going on." She looked beautiful. She was wearing a dress that showed off her looks without taking away from a commanding bearing that I had never seen before. She said, ?In this hospital, everyone knows who I really am. I have been raised from birth as I said before to protect you. Magic was used to make my mind grow and learn far beyond normal. If you hear me addressed as Captain, that?s my rank. After we go back out into to the world, I become just Jess again." I was having trouble processing all of this. I was still groggy, but I realized I felt strange. Or, maybe it was just different. I saw a mirror in the corner and started to get out of bed to get a look at myself, but got woozy and had to lay back down. Jess said, ?You are still feeling the effects of the coma. Some of it was natural, some induced by the doctors. A nurse is coming right now to remove your IV and take your vitals." Since I hadn?t even noticed an IV in my arm, that was a good idea. But, as I waited I started to notice things, things like the weight on my chest. I asked, why am I still wearing breastforms, and for that matter, why am I wearing a nightgown?" Jess didn?t answer right away, because a nurse came in and removed the IV. She checked my vital signs and looked at Jess and said, ?Her signs are very strong for someone coming out of a coma, Ma?am. She will be fine." Jess thanked her, and she left. I looked at her and said, ?Enough with the mystery. What is going on? I don?t just feel funny from the coma. Something is different. If I?m who everyone seems to think I am, then I should be in charge. If that is true, then tell me what the hell is happening to me?? She shook her head and said, ?This is what all of us were afraid of, even you. The induced coma was necessary, but we were afraid you would lose your memory to some degree. What is the last thing you remember?? I thought hard for a few minutes and said, ?The last thing I remember really well is the explosion. I remembered you had tackled me and then the house seemed to blow up. Oh my God! Danielle, my parents, her parents ? what happened to them? All I can remember is a jumble afterwards. I remember us running like in my dream, and then being shot. I was shot, wasn?t I? Then there was a hospital, and lots of doctors and nurses. I had to make some kind of decision, but what was it? Why can?t I remember?" Jess said, ?It will come back. But, first I need to show you some people." She opened the door and told someone to come in. I was so happy to see Danielle come running in. she came right up to the bed and hugged me. There was something different about her, but I didn?t get it right away. She saw the puzzled look on my face and she said, ?I had the operation! I know I?m only thirteen, but once they knew I wanted to anyway, they knew you would need friends, so they did it. I am really a girl now. But it came at such a terrible cost!" She stepped back as she started crying. Jessica?s parents came in then. I knew her Dad was in the Army and a Colonel, but I thought he was on assignment. He was in a dress uniform. Her Mom was wearing a dress. She was a school teacher. Her Dad said, ?Ma?am, it is my sad duty to tell you that both agents who you knew as your Mother and Father were killed in action protecting your retreat from the scene of the explosion. Danielle?s Mom was killed in the explosion. We have adopted her, and for protection purposes have also adopted you." That was another memory from the recent time that came back. I remembered crying already over my ?parents?, but I started crying again. Danielle held me while we both cried. Jess broke ranks for a moment and came over and wrapped her arms around us. When we separated, Jess said, ?I think it?s time for you to get a look at yourself." She wheeled the mirror over near the bed, but I couldn?t see it yet. She and Danielle helped me stand up. I was wearing a babydoll nightgown, and wondered what I would see. The older folks had left, and when Jess turned the mirror, I could see why. I looked like Destiny. Not a little, like before, but almost completely. Jess said, ?Yes, you?ve had the operation. We took some flesh from your waist and gave you hips. Your breasts are like Danielle?s- they came from a special super dose hormone, along with you being out for six months." I was glad it was just us girls, because I immediately had to take off the nightgown and panties to see for myself. It was stunning. I would never have guessed by just looking that I had ever been a boy. I looked at Danielle, who said, ?I had the same reaction when I first woke up, although the breasts grew on their own, although quickly." I had to sit back down, after getting the gown back on. It was a beautiful shock, but still a shock. To suddenly be Destiny- I wondered if I had my magical powers they had talked about yet. Jess seemed to know what I was thinking and said, ?No, you don?t have them yet. You are female in spirit, but not fully in mind and body yet. We can?t make that happen." I realized she was right and said, ?I still don?t know anymore about who I am than what people have told me. The shock of seeing myself has made me remember what happened before they put me in the coma." It was true, I did remember. I had been in a coma for a few days after I was shot and collapsed. Jess had carried me to a helicopter that had arrived, and I woke up briefly during the flight. I remembered Danielle lying beside me, and medics working on both of us. Then one of them gave me a shot and I went back to sleep. I saw that I was surrounded by military, special forces people that looked like they would kill anyone dumb enough to come near me. Jess came in with a Doctor and her Dad. She gently told me, ?You are safe for now, but we need to take you to someplace safe. I?m sorry to tell you, but the people you thought were your parents died protecting you. Danielle?s Mom was killed in the explosion. My parents are adopting her, and if it?s okay with you, they will adopt you. It?s the only way for you to be safe for now." I told her to bring whatever papers I needed to sign. Some instinct deep within me was kicking in a little. Maybe it was Destiny, starting to assert herself. That was okay with me. Then Jess said, ?You need to be sure about the other decision. You?re going to be out for a while, maybe several months. In a coma, nobody from the other side will be able to sense you. We are going to a special town. It is a place where magic can?t penetrate. It isn?t obvious, because there are several pockets like that here on Earth. We call them dead zones. Anyway, while this is going on, we are going to do the operation on Danielle. It?s what she wants. If you really want it, it will help you think of yourself as Destiny and may help you remember. Well, of course I had said yes. Now, I was Destiny. I had gotten what I wanted, but it was going to take some getting used to. Jess said, ?Here is some reading material on the town. The nurse will bring you some food, and then you can read it. I will open the window before I leave and let you see the awesome view." Both Danielle and her gave me long hugs, and then left. When Jess had opened the shutters on the window, I hadn?t looked right away because as they left, the nurse brought me a meal. It was small, and only soup and Jello, but it was delicious. As I ate, I was hypnotized by the view out the window. There were mountains that seemed so close that I thought I could reach out and touch them. It looked as though I was in some kind of wild, beautiful area. After the nurse collected the tray, I opened the folder of information on the town where we were. It was called New Salem. It had around three thousand people. All of them were either under protection or part of the protection. Magic use was absolutely forbidden. There was some kind of suppressor in place that kept it under wraps. It also said that the origins in the town had to do with it?s namesake, but didn?t go beyond it. It gave me some history. As far as anyone was concerned, my name was Destiny Jackson. That was Jess?s last name, and Danielle also took it. It did say that we were adopted, but otherwise didn?t vary too much from feminizing out histories. I was a little upset that I wasn?t a softball player. Given my abilities, it seemed only fair, but they were afraid that my abilities would be a clue. They did give me an outlet for my athletic skills though- cheerleading. I kind of thought that Jess was behind that. it would help her keep an eye on me, since she was a cheerleader, plus I knew she had a bit of a twisted sense of humor. After a couple of hours, the nurse came in to give me a sleeping pill. Another soldier came in with her, this time a lady. She had a special forces patch, so I wasn?t really worried. She said, ?Since you have woken from the coma, we?ll be sitting outside, but if you press the call button we will be in before the nurse to make sure you are okay. I am here to protect you at all costs, Ma?am. Anything it takes, I will do. If there is anything I can do just to help you because I?m a woman, feel free to ask. That would also be an honor." I said, ?Thank you, Private. And please spread the word to just call me Destiny. I?m only thirteen, and I feel a little young to be a Ma?am." She smiled and nodded and left the room. The pill took affect almost right away and I fell asleep. I had wondered if I would dream. All of my dreams had turned out to be at least somewhat prophetic, and I wondered what would be next. Tonight, I dreamed about girly things. The school had a uniform, and I saw myself walking with Jess and Danielle to school wearing a blue and white uniform skirt and a black blouse. I saw Jess and me practicing cheerleading moves, and then myself at tryouts. I guess the ?powers that be? (yeah, yeah, I knew I watched too much ?Buffy?, and ?Angel? for my age, but I couldn?t think of another name for who was really manipulating things) were just letting me have good dreams for now. Even so, I could sense a dark presence in town. They wouldn?t be able to use magic there, but one of the most powerful from the other side was there too. I had a feeling that they would be near me before too long. When I woke up in the morning, I felt much stronger. I went to the bathroom by myself and then ate the cheese omlette they brought me. The nurse showed me that there were some clothes to change into in the closet. I gladly got in the shower. I soaked for a while, and then really touched my new body for the first time. Having real breasts sure felt different from the breast forms. And I certainly had never touched a vagina before. It made me feel tingly when I touched those places, but I decided to just wash myself. It wasn?t used to having long hair either. My hair was brown, and flowed to just below my shoulders. It was straight, but looked natural somehow parted from the left. After I had dried myself, I blow dried my hair. I then looked at the pile of clothes. I had decided that I would feel better dressing in here. There were a pair of nylon panties, and I was happy to find that I filled out the cups in the 36A bra. There was a white tank top, and a pair of girl?s jeans. The jeans were the hardest to put on, as I wasn?t used to how they fit over my slim waist and wider hips. It would take some getting used to seeing my butt sticking out as well. Once I got dressed completely, I went out to the room. I hadn?t really looked in the mirror after I dressed because I was afraid of what I would see. Danielle was there, and I could see the reaction on her face. She looked shocked. I asked, ?What?s wrong? Am I ugly?? She told me, ?Girl, you need to turn around and look in the mirror. I can?t begin to describe it." Well, I did what she said and almost fell over. The girl in the mirror couldn?t be me. I didn?t have any makeup on, but I couldn?t even fool myself. I was beautiful. There was something about me that I couldn?t deny. Right then, Jess walked in and saw me. It absolutely stopped her in her tracks. She said, ?You are breathtaking, girl. There?s only one explanation. Some part of Destiny inside you is doing it. All of the rulers have always had an enchanting beauty about them. You aren?t there yet, but I can see it?s started. You better get ready to be turning heads." Suddenly I felt weak again. It was difficult at times to accept all that was going on as it was. Why did all of those sites like Fictionmania make it sound so easy? The boy almost always found it wonderful to suddenly be changed, which from my perspective was true. I wondered what I would look like in a dress. I knew what I looked like before, when I seemed to be just a boy playing dress up, but this was obviously different. I said, ?I was just starting to get used to the idea of being a girl, and now this? I?m not ready for this!? Jess took my hand and said, ?Danielle and I will be there to help you. You?re going to make friends, and see what life is like as a girl. When the time comes, you?ll become your real self. Until then, you?ll get the chance to live a normal girl?s life. in your case, it?ll just be the life of a very beautiful one." I looked at her and realized the truth she was speaking. Jess was a very pretty girl in her own right. The only difference between us, in fact was the glow that I seemed to be radiating. As we went outside of the hospital, I saw that the whole town was surrounded by mountains like the ones I saw from my room?s window. They were beautiful, covered as they were by snow. I hadn?t realized that the time I had been unconscious would have put the time in late fall. With it being more difficult to breathe, I understood why the information packet had stressed that I needed to get acclimated to the six thousand foot elevation. I had never been anywhere that high before by a long shot. Still, all I could think about was how wonderful it all looked. We got into a car that was waiting by the pickup area. I realized that there was something different about it. Jess said, ?It?s an electric car. With us being surrounded by mountains, if we used stuff like gas powered engines, the pollution would be terrible. The only way into the valley is by helicopter. The ones that flew you in are of a special design. They haven?t been able to build one that is fully electric, but it?s partly so. When they are coming over the mountains, they switch over, and switch back as they leave." I marveled at the beauty of the town as we drove to a very big old looking house. A special forces man drove us, and parked the car in the garage. There was a door directly into the house. As we went in, I saw a huge kitchen. I remembered that both Jess and her parents loved to cook. I said, ?In a place like this, I?m going to be tempted to let you teach me how to cook." Danielle said, ?I?ve already started to learn and have already gotten pretty good at it. You have some catching up to do." They took me on a tour of the downstairs and basement. There was a living room, full dining room, and the kitchen, plus an extra bedroom. Jess said, ?If you have trouble with the stairs while you finish recovering, you can sleep here. Otherwise, well you?ll see that in a bit." I wondered what she meant by that, but just followed as they showed me another room on the first floor. It had a desk and computer, and a spare bunk. I figured that was where security on duty stayed. There was an outside entrance, and the special forces man who had driven us came in while we were there. He said, Ma?am, this is where we will keep you safe." He turned to Jess and said, ?I?ve done a full sweep of the perimeter and all is secure." She said, ?Thank you, Private. We?ll continue our tour of the house." One of the doors we hadn?t opened yet turned out to be an elevator to the basement. Jess said, ?There are emergency stairs, but we are going deep. You?ll understand the reason soon." We must have dropped the equivalent of three stories when the door to the elevator opened, and I saw a teenage girl?s paradise. It was all done in pastels on the walls. There were couches and chairs, and a huge TV on one wall. Jess said, ?You should hear the sound system. We all like different kinds of music, and a ton of it?s stored in the computer. Now, I?ll show you the most important place of all." She went over to a section of wall that was covered with pictures of out favorite animals. Jess favored lions, Danielle liked dolphins, but me, I had one thing I loved more than anything. I loved looking at pictures and statues of wolves. I didn?t have to worry. There were plenty of all of our favorites, but I guess in deference to who I was, there were more wolves than anything. Jess said, ?You have to remember on your own, but you do have a mystical connection to wolves. Every ruler has had a connection to some animal that could protect them, and even as a child before you came here, you had it. You think that no one knows about the day in the woods, but I was there, protecting you." I knew what she was talking about. For some reason, I had always had a connection to all animals, but especially dogs. No dog had ever threatened me, even when someone else had a pitbull or something. Then, when I was ten I had the strangest thing happen. We had gone camping with my parents and Jess?s. I had gone for a walk and almost immediately gotten lost. I didn?t panic. Where we were camped at was between the road and a stream. They all knew I would head for one or the other and stay put until they found me. I was heading towards what turned out to be the stream when I walked around a dense thicket of trees and stopped dead in my tracks. By the stream, there was a huge wolf. He certainly shouldn?t have been there. All that were supposed to be in that area were Mexican Greys. They were not nearly this big, as I had seen in zoos. He looked at me with some interest, but didn?t head my way. I knew that everything I had ever read or seen in specials said that healthy wolves never attacked humans unless threatened, and he certainly look that way. If anything, he looked kind of amused. What happened next was the reason I had never told anyone. I swear, he kind of made a motion with his head like he wanted me to follow him. Then, he took off into the woods a ways, and stopped. He waited for me to get it, and then moved a lot slower than I was sure he could. He wouldn?t let me get near him at first, but then stopped. I moved very slowly towards him, and he laid down. I reached out my hand as I would to any dog and he sniffed it and then let me pet him. I looked around and realized I was just outside the clearing we had camped in. I stepped into the clearing and my Mom said, ?Where have you been? Jess is already looking, and we were about to start. You gave us a bit of a scare." I started to tell them what happened, but when I looked back, the wolf had silently disappeared back into the woods. I couldn?t try to tell them about it if they couldn?t see the wolf. Jess returned back to the camp shortly after that and chewed me out then I thought it was forgotten. I suddenly knew what had really happened and said, ?That was a test, wasn?t it. Even before I had the dreams of being Destiny, I had that almost mystical connection with animals. Or, was it really mystical? You were only there to protect me if I hadn?t connected with the Wolf!? I should have been mad, but instead laughed with a joy I didn?t know I could feel. There was a part of Destiny I had never known I had always had. Jess moved a statue of a wolf that looked just like the one in the woods and a whole shelve of movies slid sideways, along with a section of wall. It opened to a short passageway, and then a door. The door required a palm print. Jess said, only one of our here plus the parents will open it. Once we?re inside, we can hit a switch and stop even that. Destiny, try it with your print." I placed my hand on the reader, and there was a light as it read it. We went into a room that was very comfortable looking. There were three doors off of the main room. One was to a kitchen with a well stocked storeroom, and the other was a very large bathroom. The main room had shelves of weapons. I had never seen so many in one place except when Jess?s father had taken us to visit the military base. Jess said, ?I already know how to use them. Danielle has started to learn, and I?ll be teaching you. When we?re through, you?ll be more than able to defend yourself until your magic comes back." She didn?t say it, but I could hear the ?I hope? in her voice. We took the elevator back upstairs, and then climbed the stairs to the second floor. There were four bedrooms up here. Her Mom and Dad?s was huge. We really didn?t spend time in there. Then she and Danielle showed me their rooms. They each were done in pastels. They also had a lifesize stuffed animal of what they liked. I hoped against hope to find one in my room of a wolf. When Jess opened the door, my breath went away for a moment. There was something in me that loved how feminine it looked. It was very pink, which if you had asked me before, I would have said no way too. But, now I loved it. There was a four poster bed, which ws trimmed in white. And, just as I hoped, there was a huge stuffed wolf sitting against the wall where he could see both the bed and the door. I started to cry. Jess asked, ?What?s wrong? We thought you would love it. You can get it redone anyway you like." I said, ?I love it! It?s just a little overwhelming." Jess said, ?If you love this, wait until you see the rest." I had wondered what was behind the one door. There was a short entranceway to a bathroom that was also very feminine. In the hallway, there was a door to a walkin closet full of clothes. There were various shoes on the floor, and dresses, skirts, and blouses hanging on the racks. At the end, there was a chest of drawers. I looked inside and found one drawer with bras and panties neatly folded in different styles and colors. The next one held some t- shirts, and the third held some shorts. I found another chest with tights with various colors. It seemed that it was a start on all that I needed. As I looked at the hanging clothes, I saw on one end were a couple of cheerleading uniforms. I told Jess, ?I probably shouldn?t, but I want to try one on right now. I guess I just want to see how I look. I went into the bathroom and took off the jeans and t-shirt. I had grabbed a pair of suntan tights. I still remembered how to put them on. I slid them up my legs, and then the cheerleader panty. I pulled the sweater on, and then the skirt. I hadn?t looked in the mirror yet. I wanted to see Jess and Danielle?s reaction and then look. I walked out of the bathroom and they were looking at something on the shelf. They turned around and gasped. Jess said, ?c?mon, girl you have to see. You?re going to look pretty no matter what you have on." They led me to the mirror and I got weak in the knees again. It fit perfectly. I knew that it would show off my bust, but it wasn?t ridiculous. My legs looked great, but in the short skirt I felt somewhat exposed. I said, ?I don?t know how you guys take it. I feel totally exposed like this. Are guys going to stare at me like I have stared at you?" Jess said, ?I?m afraid so. You?ve got a lot of things you?re going to experience from the other side now. But, don?t worry, Danielle is going through the same thing. I?ll be here to take care of you." That was comforting, knowing that she was also going to be protecting me as well. I tried on a few other outfits, and when Mrs. Jackson came in to tell us that we were going out to dinner, she did a double take. She said, ?You really are pretty, and that dress looks great on you." I said, ?Thank you so much. I really like it." It was kind of unusual, in that it had a black top with a kind of overlay top that looked like a short sweater, and it was white on the bottom with some kind of light blue artwork on it. As Jess and Danielle went to change, I decided I would wear this dress. I grabbed a jacket and went downstairs and sat with the parents while we were waiting. They asked how I was feeling and I said ?Fine." I think they could tell that wasn?t the whole truth, but the only two people I really wanted to talk to right now were Jess and Danielle. I guessed that I would eventually adjust. We went out to a fancy Italian restaurant. I was kind of surprised to see something fancy in a small town, but the Colonel explained that one of my fellow protectees was an Italian chef. I loved the food, so I was happy to think we would be coming back. We drove around town some more, and I saw how nice it was. Then, we went home. When we got there, everything seemed fine, but Jess and her parents were suddenly alert. Her Dad pulled out a pistol, and she grabbed one from beneath the counter in the kitchen. I asked, ?What?s going on?" Jess said, ?Let us check the house and then I?ll tell you." Jess and her Dad moved off to check. Her Mom had gotten a gun and was standing there. Jess came back and said, ?It?s as bad as we thought. Dad is checking the rest of the house, but we need to get to the safe room until backup arrives." I said, ?What?s wrong? You need to tell me. If I?m going to rule someday, I need to know everything." Jess said, ?I didn?t want to do this to you, but if you insist, I guess you need to see the danger first hand." We went into the security room, and with one look I was reminded that this wasn?t all some beautiful dream. Reality had decided to intrude in the worst way. The soldier who was supposed to be here was sitting there alright, but there was a bullet hole between his eyes. On the wall there was written, ?We know where you are, Destiny and we?re coming for you soon." If someone was trying to mess with my head, they were doing a great job. I was terrified. To be continued This story has taken on a life of its own. As I have said before, there are two ways to write- one where you have the entire plot written and outlined before you start, and that is the way this story started. But, all of my characters are real to me. Destiny is an extension of me, more than most of my other characters. This has become a character driven story, one where I just follow where the characters go, with the ending and outline still loosely in mind, but even I?m not sure how they?ll get there. I got a couple of ideas from reviews. If you have one, let me know. There is a reason why no magic is active yet, except for what part of Destiny comes through. It will come, but it will almost instantly reveal the secret behind the story.