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Winds of Change By: Light Clark Synopsis: Ian hated the life that he'd been given. School, home, and everything in between was just unbearable. Then one day, he took a different path during that inbetween and discovered something that could change it all, but it was a gamble. Would it be worth the risk? Warning: This story is 'technically' set in the Whateley universe. It uses no characters or places from that universe; just borrows a few terms and general thematics. It is certainly not canon. Note: This is a rerelease of an older work, so it may seem familiar. However, it has been heavily edited since its first publishing, so it is substantially different from its original release. Chapter 01 "What a fucking nerd," Dramond, a beefy black boy, scoffed right before shoving Ian as hard as he could. The chubby teen literally went flying from the force, though, he didn't fly far. The brick wall of a nearby building did an excellent job of halting his impromptu liftoff after only a couple of feet, knocking the wind out of him in the process. Hacking breathlessly, Ian crumpled to his knees, clutching at his ribs and making pitiful wheezing noises. "Come on. Get up, fucker," Vic, Dramond's lanky white partner in crime, ordered, grabbing Ian's shirt to pull him back to his feet. He only did it so that he could shove the boy again. This time, Ian didn't even find his knees after he bounced off the wall. Instead, he flopped onto his side, glasses falling off to bounce against the pavement. Through the pain, he started to reach for them still gasping for breath, but his hand moved too slowly. There was a loud crunch as Dramond crushed the glasses under foot. "Whoops. Were those yours?" he asked sarcastically, laughing along with Vic, but his amusement didn't last long as Ian could do little but squirm on the ground in pain. "Come on, bro. This toy's broken. We'll find him again once he's fixed." There was a nod from Vic and the two boys walked off, leaving Ian to his misery. After several more moments of pain and gasping, Ian finally managed a real breath. A few more moments after that, he shoved himself up enough to sit against the wall. "Assholes," he hissed angrily, not for the first time wishing he was big enough to fight back. If he could, he'd show them what broken really was. Thoughts of broken things drew Ian's gaze to his glasses. It was his third broken pair this month. "Bet mom's gonna yell at me again about taking care of my stuff," he grumbled, grabbing the broken frame before rising to his feet. "As if I it was my fault that those two dimwits decide to break them." Ian dusted himself off as he looked around to make sure he hadn't dropped anything else in the scuffle. At least this time, the two boys hadn't stolen his money or torn up his clothes, like they normally did. Not that he ever wore expensive clothes or carried much money, but it was still obnoxious to lose either. With nothing else out of sorts, Ian justed turned to continue on his way home. It was only a couple of blocks until he made it to his apartment building, a run down, rat-infested, mess, but it was home. He and his mom were lucky to have even this much, with his mother scraping out survival working a pair of shitty waitress jobs. "Mom?" Ian called as he stepped into the apartment There was, expectantly, no reply, indicating that his mother was currently working. Given what she did, it was best for her to work dinner shifts - that was where the money was - so she was rarely around when he got home from school. "I wonder if there's anything to eat," Ian mused aloud, moving into the dingy little kitchen and pulling open the refrigerator. The shelves were all but bare, with just a half finished carton of milk and some condiments sitting on them. The cupboard wasn't really any better, but he did find some cereal to combine with the milk. It would mean no breakfast for the next day, but breakfast was easier to go without than dinner. Bowl in hand, Ian found a seat on the couch, since there was no kitchen table, and flipped on the little tv that his family owned. He didn't really watch the tv, though, his gaze mostly drifting out the window to where the grime of the city was clearly visible in the late day sun. It was fitting in his mind, a shitty apartment sitting in a shitty city in the midst of a shitty world. *********************************************** *********************************************** Ian tapped his pencil eraser on his desk as he listened to his teacher droning on and on at the front of the room. The class, algebra, was ridiculously easy, but because of the plethora of morons that filled the seats, along with the poor quality of the school itself, the teacher had to go very slowly, repeating himself frequently. To Ian, it felt like a whole class to explain that the sun is yellow, but there was nothing he could do about it. The school didn't have the money to handle the rare intelligent student and just lumped them in with the rest. Of course, Ian wasn't the only person not paying attention, although, most of the others that were doing so could not have answered a question at that moment. Learning was not really a high priority at this school for either teachers or students. A few at the front row would put forth the effort, imagining that someday they might go to community college and get a job that didn't pay minimum wage. Most of the kids, though, sat in the rest of the rows, dreaming about being pro athletes or master criminals or married to one of those things, with no regard to their lack of talent or intellect. Even so, these were the same people that assaulted and ridiculed him, a thought that sickened Ian. The moment the bell rang, Ian was out of his desk, moving quite quickly in spite of his short, stodgy physique. He wanted out of the school as quickly as possible, so that any thugs that tried to find him that day would not notice that he'd taken a different route home. It would result in a slightly longer walk, but it would keep him from losing his last pair of glasses. Naturally, Ian's plan worked just as he predicted. He was out before anyone who might care could see where he went. He was so confident of that, once he was out of sight, he slowed to a casual stroll, looking around at the buildings as he went. The surrounding buildings were in no better shape than Ian's apartment - dirty and rundown. They were a testament to some past golden age of the city that had long since run it's course. Now, they were mostly abandoned, used more often by criminals than anyone else. Ian had had more than one close call where he'd stumbled into the midst of criminal activity while satisfying his curiosity about some strange noise or odd light. Today, it was an unfamiliar smell that reached out and grabbed Ian's inquisitive mind and piqued its interest. Normally the area smelled ... old, full of rust, mold, and the dusty air of a place mostly forgotten. Today though, it smelled of something new, a ripe pungent smell like garbage that had sat in the can for far too long. Whatever it was, the smell was quite strong. Stepping off into a small alley, Ian followed his nose, searching for the smell. He was no blood hound or anything, but anything with a sense of smell could have followed a stench this potent. It kept getting stronger as he moved until, it was so bad that he had to cover his nose and mouth with his hand to press on. Finally, Ian turned into a small alcove at the end of the alley and found what he was searching for sitting against the wall. It was not a pleasant discovery On the ground lay a corpse that was bloated and discolored with flies and maggots crawling around on it. It had once been a man, an older gentleman with brown hair that was perhaps half gray. He was dressed in a suit, and had in his lap a silver metal briefcase. The case was splattered red with blood, partially obscuring what appeared to be the wound that had killed the man, a gunshot to gut. It was not Ian's first dead body. He'd seen a mugging victim that had been shot once, and he'd buried both his grandparents but this one was certainly in the worst state of the bunch. The disgusting condition of the body was enough to make him quite queasy, but it not enough to kill his curiosity, or even get him to empty his stomach on the ground. Frowning at the corpse, Ian wondered what could have brought such a man to this part of town. His first guess was that he was some kind of important villain, or someone that worked for one of them. There were a few powerful mutants in the area that were set up somewhere in the jungle of abandoned buildings and underground tunnels. Of course some regular old crime boss might have need to employ the dapperly dressed fellow as well. "Well, let's see what you had that was worth killing over," Ian mused, kneeling down to grab the case and yank it from the dead man's hands. There were no markings on the case, and it seemed to be locked, which Ian took as a sign that likely whatever the contents were, they were still waiting inside. "I guess I need to find something to open it." Keeping hold of the case, Ian hurried back out of the alley, leaving the dead man behind in the alcove. Gone was his leisurely stroll as he jogged the remaining blocks to his building, huffing for breath as he did. He didn't feel safe again until he had the door shut and locked behind him. "It looks pretty sturdy, so I guess I try to pick it?" Ian postulated, looking around for his tools for lockpicking. He'd picked them up a few years back when he'd had an interest in learning how hard it really was to do. It turned out to vary greatly by the lock, and this one would not be easy. Hour after hour slipped by as Ian worked on the lock, using a special stethoscope kind of thing to listen as he spun the dials. Finally, the case clicked, the lid popping open slightly as it did. "Yes!" Ian exclaimed in delight at his accomplishment. "Now it's time to see what's inside." Flipping the lid fully open, Ian was treated to a view of a few thumbdrives and a small vial of blue fluid inside a case that was mostly filled with cushioning foam. There was a brief moment of disappointment for the teen when it wasn't just a massive pile of money, like one sees in the movies. The disappointment didn't last, however, as Ian's curiosity quickly took over again. Thumbdrives in hand, Ian plopped down at his ancient computer. It loaded up just fine, if a bit slow, showing folders worth of graphs and pictures and lots and lots of documents. He was quite smart, but as he looked through a few documents, he felt confident in admitting that this stuff was way beyond him. He knew that it had something to do with proteins and enzymes and lots of very complicated looking chemistry formulas. The second thumbdrive seemed to go into results of the compound and testing, but it really didn't make much more sense than the first drive. Undoubted by the complexity, Ian kept with it, scanning through page after page to try to make some sort of sense of it all. The night seemed to just slip away as Ian read. While he did, his mother came back, slept, and left for her second job at a breakfast diner. By the time he had any understanding of the documents, the sun was already risen, and he sat there with dark circles under his eyes trying to read a screen gone blurry from staring at it too long. The light of the sun cresting the buildings was enough to get him to lean back in his seat, rubbing at his eyes and thinking about what he read. As far as he could tell, it was some kind of serum, derived from another scientist's work, that was intended to induce a specifically designed mutation in the person it was injected in. "Devisor stuff," Ian muttered, attributing at least some of his lack of understanding of the documentation to the fact that it was something that wasn't actually comprehensible in the first place. If someone had killed for it, that meant whatever was in the vial would probably work, and the documents included administration instructions. However, if it was devisor tech like he suspected, it probably wouldn't work quite the way it was supposed to. He remembered there being a devisor lab not that far from where he lived that had 'spontaneously combusted' because of one of the mutant's inventions. "Still, it is a little tempting," Ian remarked as he looked at the little vial. If he was honest with himself, it was more than just a little tempting. That little glass tube could well be an answer to all his problems. He could get out of the shitty life he was stuck immediately, not in ten years or more. He couldn't just inject himself, though. Not until he'd run through the results document a few more times to at least see what awaited him if he did. In the meantime, Ian decided that today was clearly a day to skip school. He carefully returned everything to its place in the case, then hid the case under his desk. With his treasure secured, he flopped onto the bed, letting exhaustion take him to sleep while he dreamed about superpowers. *********************************************** *********************************************** "Alright, so exemplar are the Adonis ones," Ian mused as he looked through the notes on the serum results. "Well I guess technically this one would be more an Aphrodite." It had taken a couple days worth of work, but Ian, with some help from the internet,had managed to explain enough of the words in the documents for it to finally make some semblance of sense out of it. This serum was apparently intended to force an exemplar mutation onto someone, one that was programmed to adhere to a specific kind of mold. In the case of this particularly serum, it seemed to have been designed for a woman, intending to generate a body that would be attractive, resilient, and slow aging - undoubtedly intended to create some perfect trophy wife for a billionaire. The girl part was only the first snag in the serum that Ian had discovered. It apparently had a pretty high variance rate, as well, with lots of ranges listed from height to coloration that were all supposed to be possible outcomes. There was variance even beyond that, though, into the realm of extraneous mutations or bizarre appearances. This was where it got frightening, since the creator's far from conclusive testing indicated at least a thirty percent fatality rate, and a very high, ninety percent, rate of unanticipated mutation in subjects. Ian hummed softly as he held up the small vial, trying to weigh the pros and cons. It would change everything, that was certain, give him power that he'd never dreamed of holding, having long ago given up on the dream of manifesting himself. Conversely, it could easily kill him, and even if it worked perfectly, seemed likely to leave him as an attractive woman. There were no tests done on male subjects, though, so it was hard to tell exactly what his end results might be. The gender issue only brought up more things for Ian to weigh. Certainly, there were advantages to being an attractive woman. They held a certain power over men, allowing them to live lives that, at least to Ian, seemed far easier than their male counterparts. He wasn't particularly fond of the idea of sleeping with men, but he could always just be a lesbian to avoid that particular problem. At the same time, it was hard for Ian to come up with things about being his male self that were positives. He would be stronger, healthier, and longer-lived after the serum, regardless of the gender change. His male self was not attractive in any way, a hindrance to his chances with girls that probably outweighed the numbers difference in having to pursue lesbians if he used the serum. The most compelling argument that he could think of was that he was quite satisfied with his current plumbing and exchanging it for the alternative elicited the gut reaction of queasiness. After all, the female equivalent seemed rather awkward, uncomfortable, and inefficient. "So much risk," Ian whispered as he glanced toward the briefcase where the little vial still sat. "So much reward." The serum was tantalizing, like finding the holy grail or some equally impossible dream. Like all such impossible dreams, it had terrible downsides that someone worthy had to overcome to be granted its power. Was he worthy? He certainly thought so, but this wasn't a storybook. Worthiness didn't decide whether he'd live or die. There would be science that decided that, science that he didn't, couldn't, understand. He wanted it to be like the stories, though, wanted this to be his ticket out of the miserable existence he was trapped in, and because of that, he couldn't pass it up. Looking away from the case, Ian turned to a different item, one that was even more recently acquired and sitting on his desk - a needle. The instructions said that he needed to inject the vial's contents directly into his heart, so he'd had to acquire a needle for that purpose, and learn how to use it. He thought it would be terribly funny if, in the end, it was nothing about the serum that killed him, but his own ineptitude at injecting it. Grabbing the needle, Ian removed his shirt and laid down on the bed. He carefully prepared the needle with the vial just as the instructions directed. It took him several deep breaths to steady himself as he aimed the needle toward his heart. One swift jab and it was in. Ian worked the plunger immediately the quickly pulled out the needle before the shock of the insertion could freeze him up. Instantly, fire seemed to burn through his veins, creating a burst of pain that curled him up into the fetal position, twitching feebly with each beat of his heart. Luckily for him, he passed out after only a few beats. When Ian awoke, his whole body ached, as if his very bones were bruised. He just laid there for several moments, before he finally managed to sit up. The clock showed a time that was twelve hours later and served as a reminder of what it was later than. Ian's gaze dropped to his body, knowing that it wouldn't be different yet, but part of him still expected to see something slight. The notes had said it would take two to four weeks, so it was no surprise that he looked exactly the same. There were the same blubbery man boobs and thick fleshy belly as he always saw. "Guess I might get to drop the man part of that at some point," Ian joked to himself in a voice raspy from dehydration. Wobbly and exhausted even after the long nap, Ian shoved himself off the bed and made his way to the bathroom, intent on cleaning up a bit and grabbing a drink. He was sweaty and gross from the painful experience, so a shower seemed like a good idea. It did help a bit to sooth the horrid ache. "I can't really skip much more," Ian mused as he showered, trying to figure out a plan for going forward. He felt like shit, and school would be really hard to handle while he felt like that, but he didn't see much of a choice. He could fake a note from his mom to excuse some of it, but they'd be pretty suspicious of him missing multiple weeks off a note. For the time being, he'd just have tough it out. Once the shower was finished, Ian was back out into his room. With another day of school missed by his passing out, he plopped down in his computer chair and did his best to see if he could decipher any more of the documents. He didn't really focus on that, though. Instead, he mostly looked at the charts showing the many variances that were possible and wondering where he'd end up. As focused on that as he was, he wasn't even sure what outcome he was hoping to get. He guessed tall was better than short, but he had no idea how wide he'd want his hips to be, or how many cubic centimeters of boob he was hoping to possess. Some of the variance rates were quite large, and it seemed likely that some combinations of it would be unattractive. There were notes indicating some correlation in the numbers, that the bigger some numbers were the more likely the other numbers were to be big too, but it was far from precise or rigorous. Ian silently cursed the scientist that had done such a poor job of testing the serum's effects. Because of that unknown person, all he could really do was hope that whatever he ended up as, it was better than where he started. *********************************************** *********************************************** Chapter 02 "Lookin' a little busty there, dweeb. What'd you do; pack in a few extra candy bars this week or did you spring for some implants?" Dramond taunted, snickering at his own joke. In no mood to handle harassment that day, Ian frowned while his eyes narrowed. The aching hadn't left his body in the days since the injection, and he'd become increasingly irritable over time. He'd snapped at people that were being reasonable several times because of it, so he was outright furious at someone who was being anything but. In reality, though, there was some truth to the taunt, which actually helped Ian reel his anger in slightly. His moobs had stayed roughly the same size, but he had lost weight overall the last few days, making them appear larger and more noticeable compared to the rest of him - a decidedly not flattering look for a boy. However, the physical changes meant progress toward getting out of this nonsense to Ian, progress he was so very eager for in spite of the misgivings his male mind had with the direction that he was headed. "Just get out of my way, Dramond," Ian finally requested, only a hint of defiance in his voice rather than the heaping helping that he'd almost used. Dramond's eyes narrowed at that, but it was Vic that spoke up. "Sure, we'll get out of the way, once you pay the toll. It's all the money in your wallet. Now." "That is not going to happen, asshole," Ian spat, his bad mood getting the better of his judgement. "You should go make your own money." Dramond didn't even wait for Vic to retort. Instead, he just lashed out with a fist. Having been on the receiving end of many punches, Ian managed to get his hands up to block in time, deflecting the fist wide enough so that it only clipped his ribs rather than smack right into his solar plexus. While the block was good, the fact that Vic joined right in the fight right after it defintely wasn't. He lunged at Ian, grabbing an arm as he went. Somehow, Ian managed to break free of the grip before Vic could yank him into a hold. He had only a moment to marvel at that miracle before Dramond's follow up haymaker clocked him right in the jaw. Stars sprang into Ian's vision as he went down hard. He wasn't completely out, but he definitely wasn't getting back up after a hit like that. A few kicks served as a follow up, before one of the two bullies fiddled around in Ian's pockets to grab his wallet. They snatched the cash and flung the wallet back down to smack Ian in the face. Once the mugging was done, Dramond leaned down low in front of Ian, pulling a switchblade out to hold in front of the teen's face. The blade clicked out ominously. "You ever speak like that to me again, you stupid fuck, and I'll gut you like the fat little piggy you are." After that, there was one last kick before the two boys left, leaving Ian groaning from his beating. "Well that did not make me feel any better," Ian chided himself once he could finally recovered enough to get up. His body's ache had turned to a full on throbbing pain thanks to the assault. Clearly, he wasn't ready to stand up for himself yet, but every day he got closer and closer. After that fight, he could already tell that he was a little stronger and tougher than he had been before taking the serum. Soon, they wouldn't be able to take him at all. *********************************************** *********************************************** "This is a problem," Ian muttered as he looked in the mirror. Since he'd injected the serum, his hair and nails had been growing alarmingly quickly, which wasn't so bad other than requiring him to trim his nails daily. That day, however, it had become a problem. Right above Ian's scalp, was a solid half inch of hair that was not his usual dark brown, but instead a pale blue. It matched his new eye color quite well which had also traded from brown to blue over night. This was a very serious problem. Blue eyes weren't so bad. It was easy to overlook and had apparently come with fixed eye sight. Blue hair, though, wasn't something normal people had. Given that it was just the roots, he couldn't pretend that he'd dyed it that color either. "Maybe I could shave it all off?" Ian considered before quickly dismissing that idea. If he did that, he was just asking to get pummeled. "I could trim it real short?" That idea actually had some merit, but it wouldn't last long with how fast his hair was growing. People would almost certainly notice him going from half an inch of hair to two inches of hair in a few days. Finally, Ian just shook his head. He was looking at this wrong, trying to find some way to keep things hidden, but that had already been rapidly becoming impossible. A week and a half on the drug had evaporated most of the extra weight that had plagued him since he was a child - except the mounds on his chest. Increasingly baggy and weather inappropriate clothes had kept this hidden, but it had passed into the realm of ridiculous a while ago. As Ian considered his appearance, anxiety built within him. Intellectually, he'd accepted that he was going to be a woman after this, but seeing his body change day by day had been disconcerting to the point that he hardly looked at it. At first, it had just been a welcome weight loss, and indication of a healthier more athletic future, but then the girliness had struck. His frame had slimmed, and as the fat vanished, an increasingly female form had been developing in the mirror. His face had melted away as well, to a point where people he knew often didn't recognize him, and strangers guessed that he was a girl. Even the flabby man boobs, a staple of his life for many years, had changed, becoming a more palpable presence with a shape and definition that was far from what he was used to. Shoving the anxiety back, Ian nodded at his reflection, focusing his efforts on the future not the past. "It is time to put that behind person behind me," he told himself, forcing rationality onto his thoughts. He had progressed far enough that attempting to hide this was pointless. It was time to tell his mother, and begin establishing himself into his new life, a female life. Judging by the shrinkage between his legs, he'd been female soon whether he was ready for it or not. Leaving the mirror behind, Ian returned to his room. There, he worked to build up the courage that he would need for when his mother came home from work. He had to act just right, appropriately distressed as if he hadn't known this was going to happen and had been hiding it out of fear. Once that initial opening burst of emotion had run it's course, he could let rationality take over, telling his mother his plans for a doctor visit, the MCO, and finally a new name. He'd already picked one out. *********************************************** *********************************************** "You think you're a what?" Leah Vestri, a short, stout woman, and also Ian's mother, questioned incredulously. "A uhm ... a mutant," Ian replied, trying his best to sound uncertain and uncomfortable with that declaration. Nodding slowly, Leah just peered at her son for several moments. It had been hard for her to do anything but stare at him, in fact. Ian had dressed to emphasize how different he was in a light t-shirt and a pair of shorts, the least amount of clothing that he'd worn in front of someone in over a week. In that outfit, he looked more like a mildly chubby girl than the fat boy he'd been a couple weeks before. "And the uhm ... y'know?" Leah finally asked, gesturing at her chest to indicate what aspect of her son's physique was bothering her most. Ian shrugged with affected helplessness. "I think that may be part of it. I looked online and apparently it happens sometimes." For a few more moments, Leah returned to just staring quietly before she finally spoke again. "Alright ... I guess it can't be helped. What do we do now? Do I give you like a note for school or something?" "Well, it is a little more complicated than that," Ian explained, shifting easily into a more rational attitude. "I will probably need to see a doctor and get some records changed. There is also this power test that the MCO requires for ID, and I will need some new clothes." "That sounds expensive, Ian," Leah mumbled, rubbing at her temple with the hand that was holding her head. "Well maybe the doctor visit and the clothes, but the rest should be relatively cheap," Ian reasoned. "Fine," Leah sighed wearily. "I'll sign whatever paperwork you need, but I'm not buying you a whole new wardrobe. Your current clothes seem to fit fine." While not exactly what he'd hoped for, Ian nodded in acceptance. He was used to his mother being tired and cheap, so he hadn't really expected anything more in his plans. He'd could make do on his own like he always did. "Alright. I have all the forms in my room," Ian told her. "I will just need a ride to a few places." "My work schedule is on my phone. Make sure to plan around that if you want a ride, otherwise you'll have to take the bus," Leah replied disinterestedly, turning away to flip on the TV. "Sure thing, Mom," Ian responded. He ducked back into his room for a moment to grab the various papers he would need his mother to sign. "There is one other thing, though," he mentioned as he returned to the living room. Leah looked up from the TV with an annoyed expression on her face. "What's that?" "Well, I was thinking that I probably need a new name," Ian informed her. "How does Iona sound? It is pretty similar to my current name." Leah shrugged disinterestedly. "Whatever. It's fine with me." *********************************************** *********************************************** "I guess this works," Iona mumbled, in a slightly throaty but clearly female voice, as she checked her reflection in the mirror. Overall, she thought she looked quite attractive, but the two toned hair, currently hidden under a beanie, looked weird, and her male clothes were baggy and unfashionable. There were traces of her former maleness left as well, a puffy tummy, slightly large hands, and a little squareness to her jaw, but one would have to be looking for it to notice. It wasn't perfect, but it would have to do for a first outing as a girl. The goal of the trip was for Iona to handle all of the things that she needed to do without her mother. Primarily this meant handling things related to her appearance. She had some money, but only enough to handle a haircut and some food for lunch, which meant that she would have to acquire everything else through some other means - namely shoplifting. It wouldn't be Iona's first time having to resort to such methods. Her mother didn't make much, and most of what she did make she spent on herself, so her daughter had learned that if she wanted things, she had to take them. Even the money that she did have wasn't really hers, but had been pilfered from her mother's tips a few dollars at a time over the past few months. Content with her appearance, Iona left the bathroom and her apartment behind. There were some definite nerves as she stepped out onto the street for the first time. It was a strange mix of fears. One, that people would be able to tell that she was really a boy, and the other, some subconscious male part of her that was angry at the idea of people seeing her as a girl. While the first one was clearly just nerves, Iona pushed the latter aside as much as she could. She'd known going into this that she'd probably have to give up being a boy. It was a price that she'd been willing to pay for the promised power of the serum - a promise that it had certainly been fulfilling given how strong and energetic she now felt. She was not going to second guess that decision now. In the middle of a work day, the sidewalks were mostly empty, leaving Iona nearly alone as she walked to the bus stop near her apartment. The few people that did pass her, though, definitely looked at her, adding a little more to her nerves. Nervous or not, though, she forced herself herself to keep going. She would not let fear of others keep her down anymore. That was Ian's life, not hers. After a short stroll, Iona made it to the bus stop which was currently occupied by a pair of young men that were dressed like thugs. One of them looked up at her approach, nudging the other with his elbow and tilting his head toward Iona. The boys shared a few whispers, as Iona sat on the bench to wait for the bus to arrive. "Hey there, cutie," one of the boys spoke up once Iona had settled in. Iona looked up at the teen, smiling nervously. Cutie didn't seem like a derogatory term, but she was worried that interacting would increase his chances of noticing something wrong with her. She was not going to let that deter her, though. An important part of that day's goal was learning to interact with others as a girl, and she couldn't do that by avoiding people. "Hello," Iona forced herself to say, mostly keeping her anxiousness from her voice. "You with somebody, babe?" the teen asked, sliding over on the bunch until he was awkwardly close to Iona. Iona shook her head. "No. Just on my way to do a little shopping." "You playin' hooky for a sale or something?" the boy asked. Scrunching her face up a little, Iona shrugged noncommittally. "Not exactly. I just needed some new clothes." "Sounds boring," the teen remarked. "What you should do, instead, is hang with me and my boy Flip over there. We know how to really have fun." "Flip? Is your name Flop then?" Iona joked dryly. Both boys laughed. "Naw, girl. I'm Turk." "A pleasure to meet you, Turk, but I will have to pass. I really need some new clothes," Iona told him. With their offer shot down, the teens shared a look before Turk spoke up again. "New clothes you say? What kind of clothes?" "Every kind," Iona answered. "I do not have a single thing that fits right anymore." "Underwear too?" Flip asked, failing to hide his lewd smirk in the process. Unabashed, Iona nodded. "That would be one of the kinds I need, yes." "What if Flip and me tagged along then?" Turk suggested. "It'll liven things up, and we can give you opinions on stuff to help you pick. Plus, if we really like what we see, maybe we'll even pay for some of it." Unlike the last offer, Iona raised a brow at this one. It was pretty obvious from the way the conversation had gone that these two boys were trying to see her in her underwear, or possibly wearing even less than that. What was more surprising was that they seemed to even be willing to pay to see it, too. She'd known that she was pretty but she'd never realized just how much influence being pretty gave her. "Maybe sounds awfully uncertain," Iona remarked, not wanting to put for effort with the two boys only to have them bail on the deal later. "Well you can't expect us to pay for something we've never seen," Turk noted smartly. "Hmm," Iona hummed in thought, having to admit that was reasonable. "So if you saw something now, you would be able to make an informed decision, right?" Turk nodded a little too quickly, betraying his enthusiasm. "Of course." "I see ..." Iona mumbled before shrugging. After that, she reached down to grab the bottom of the baggy shirt she wore. A swift tug had it up to her neck, revealing a pair of large and very bare breasts that bounced at the sudden motion. The boys had all of a moment to stare at them, their jaws dropping at the sight, before Iona yanked the shirt back down again. "How is that? Are you willing to offer something more certain than a maybe now?" "Wow ..." Flip breathed, still dazed by what he'd just seen. Meanwhile, Turk nodded rapidly. "Definitely." Iona smiled, delighted at how easy it was to manipulate them. "Excellent, then I would love for you to join me." *********************************************** *********************************************** Chapter 03 Iona looked at the door before her in utter amazement. It looked a little odd, hazy and blurred, like something half seen through mist. In a way, that was only too apt a description for it as Iona could slide her hand through the door as easily as if it was indeed made of mist. She could do far more than that, though, as her testing the last few hours had shown. While the door would only stay mist while she touched it, in that state she could make it do many other things. It was as if the air that composed it was bound to her beck and call. She could warp it with her mind, open it and close it, anything she really wished as long as it stayed in contact with her hand. It was fascinating. The power didn't just extend to the door, either. Iona could turn any item that she touched into the same airy pseudo-gaseousness and then control it. She could even do it to herself, allowing things to pass through her like smoke, although, apparently she could not do it to other people. More so, the control effect wasn't limited to only things that she had changed either. The very air around her seemed to heed her every whim, swirling and shaping itself as she saw fit, even letting her see the world around her in a sense that she suspected was similar to sonar. The powers by themselves would have been amazing, but probably the most marvelous thing about them to Iona was that they were just a side effect. It had just been some random variance in the serum that now made it possible for her to warp the air around her with a thought. It could have just as easily been something that reduced her to a pile of squirming tentacles, which made her feel even more incredibly lucky. Not that she didn't deserve this. Truly finding that serum had been destiny. "Simply marvelous," Iona purred as she toyed with the door, enjoying the sultry sound of her voice. It had taken three weeks, perfect average for the serum, but the changes to her body finally seemed to be complete. Underneath the blubbery whale that she'd once been the serum had unearthed a truly beautiful, fairy-like creature. She was a little on the tall side for a girl, with a trim slender frame and delectable curves. She knew from her few outings that men found her quite irresistible, with her full bust, perfect butt, creamy skin, and exotic tousle of pale blue hair. In many ways, her appearance was a superpower in and of itself, and Iona was determined to use it to her advantage, regardless of any misgivings it gave to her former male self. She had blocked the man that she had once been from her mind, focusing her time on eradicating every last trace of him from her mannerisms and dress ? and she?d had a lot of time to do so while staying home waiting for the changes to finish. It was all just another tool to go with her wind powers, exemplar strength, and keen intellect. With all of them combined, she felt unstoppable. ?I wonder what the boys at school will think,? Iona mused, giggling softly to herself. She knew exactly what they would think. Her being a mutant would not matter ? for some of the boys they would even consider it a plus. All that would matter was that she was the hottest piece of ass they had ever seen. Even when they inevitably found out that she had once been a boy, she doubted it would change anything. Only a select few males, like her former self, were anything but simpletons that were easily controlled by a pretty girl. The true enigma to Iona was how the girls would react. Girls were an unknown variable to her, creatures of beauty but also mystery. She?d never had a female friend or a girlfriend, had not interacted for more than a few words with any while she was out, nor had any other inlet into that world. Because of that, she could not fathom what their reaction might be. The best that she could do was pretend to be one of them while just waiting to see how they reacted. She had done her research, spent countless hours practicing and rehearsing, but she knew that she couldn?t prepare for every unknown. It didn?t worry her much, though. Whether they accepted her or not was of little consequence in the end, and she had done it more for her own desire than to appease anyone else. She was superior to the other girls in every way, and their denial of that would only prove them petty and unworthy of her attention. She?d never needed friends before, and she didn?t need them now. *********************************************** *********************************************** Nerves and pride competed with each other in an odd way as Iona strode into the school for the first time as a girl. She was dressed to make sure that absolutely no one could ignore her. Her slim figure was wrapped in a scandalously tiny mini-skirt and a belly baring, low-cut, tank top that showed every tantalizing curve that she possessed. She could just as easily have passed for a street walker as a student except for the lack of overdone make up, keeping to something more tasteful to highlight her natural beauty rather than mask it. The sudden riveting of every single students? attention as she sashayed into their view was exhilarating to Iona, an affirmation of the superiority that she knew she that possessed. Remnant male parts of her psyche tried to recoil at the idea of the many lewd stares from men or what they probably were thinking about doing to her, but she would not let it so much as cause a hitch in her step. She was a goddess among mortals now, far beyond such petty concerns as embarrassment. The most their adulation could do was stir her to not outright scorn them. As she walked, Iona continually checked her stride, timing herself to the rhythmic click of her heels on the floor. Many hours of practice had it down perfect from the flawless measure of her steps to the delightful sway of her hips and enticing bounce of her breasts. Only one thing was missing and that was the flirty smile that she pasted onto her face as she raised a hand to wave at a couple of boys as she passed. It was hard to keep herself from laughing at the way they ogled her, slack-jawed and wide-eyed, as she walked by them. They were even worse than Turk and Flip had been after she?d flashed them. No one was brave enough to approach the unknown beauty as Iona made her way to her first class. She took that as a positive thing, reducing the chance of her making a mistake while she was still getting used to her environment and also further cementing her faith in herself as someone above everyone else. She wanted people to realize early that she was both perfect and unattainable, something to worship from afar not sully with ill-conceived pick up lines and pathetic overtures of friendship ? annoying things that she?d had to deal with many times already in the practice leading up to that day. As she stepped into her first class, Iona nearly made a mistake when she saw her first period teacher?s eyes bug out of his head at the sight of her. For a brief moment, he looked like a cartoon, and a laugh nearly cracked her cool facade, but she managed to turn it into a wry smirk before it could escape. ?Hello, Mr. Schroeder,? Iona greeted the man as she approached his desk. ?I am Iona Vestri. I believe the principal informed you of my ... special circumstances.? The word ?principal? reminded Mr. Schroeder that he was leering at a student, an underaged one at that, and that doing so was far from appropriate. That realization prompted him to clear his throat loudly as he forced his gaze to look at anything but Iona. ?Ah, yes, he ... uhm ... did. I just ... expected something a little ... uhm ... different. I hope that ... uhm ... you?ve been keeping up with the make up work that I provided your mother.? ?Of course, Mr. Schroeder. School is very important, after all,? Iona replied sweetly, reaching into her purse and pulling out a couple of sheets of carefully folded paper to hand to him. ?Here are the homework assignments, and I am ready to take the test that I missed whenever you are ready.? Mr. Schroeder seemed genuinely surprised that a student had actually done make up work while they were out of school. He took the pages limply, leafing through them to look at the neatly done assignments. ?Wow. I?ll get these graded for you today, and we can do the make up test during class if you don?t mind the distraction.? ?I do not mind at all, Mr. Schroeder. Just let me get to my desk, and I will be ready to start,? Iona replied, turning to walk to her desk. As she did, she put in a little extra sway in her step just to make sure that the teacher would ignore propriety and stare anyway. When she made it to her desk, Iona turned, sliding gracefully into the seat and crossed her legs. Mr. Schroeder hadn?t even stood up from his desk yet, exactly as she hoped. She sat there watching him, leaning forward just a bit to rest her chin in one delicate hand with a smile on her face. The pose would only make it harder for him to stop looking, and consequently make it take all the longer for him to be able to stand up without embarrassment. Exerting that much control over someone with just a few polite words and a few careful poses was utterly thrilling to her. *********************************************** *********************************************** Iona walked very slowly as she left the school, elated by the day that she?d had. As predicted, even learning that she?d once been a boy, something that was hard to keep secret with the same last name and seats in classes, the interest of the boys at school had not waned in the slightest. All that had changed were a few faint whispers of complete disbelief that she had overheard, once her classmates had figured it out. The unknown variable, the girls at school, had turned out along appreciable lines as well. Many of the them had been obviously and painfully jealous of her, attempting weak taunts that didn?t even warrant rebuttal. Another large section however, had seemed equal parts awed and sympathetic. They, like the boys, could not believe that someone that looked like her could have once been male, and had seemed to quite interested in how such a thing could come to pass as well as how much she?d really changed. She?d handled such inquiries with polite brevity, but that was the extent of the associations. Now, Iona made her way back to her apartment, moving slowly to try to test a third group, one that she was pretty sure that she had a correct read on as well. The city was a fairly accepting area in terms of mutant relations, but there was still a small group at school that despised them as abominations and thus despised her as well. They were misguided children, of course, but Iona wanted to give them their chance to act, mostly just to see if they were foolish enough to actually do so. She had nothing to fear. In fact, she was eager to show them just how pitiful they really were when compared to her. Much to Iona?s delight, the haters arrived not long after she had left the school. They?d picked one of their usual spots to ambush her, a mostly unused side street that she cut down to make the trip home shorter. It was narrow and out of sight of almost anyone ? an excellent place to trap a victim. ?Well if it isn?t the nerd boy turned mutant bitch,? Dramond sneered, apparently taking the lead for this group. Iona was hardly surprised that he hated mutants ? just another excuse to pick on people for a brute like him. ?You will have to excuse me, peasant. I do not have time to waste on you today,? Iona replied haughtily, offering a dismissive wave as well. Maybe the verbiage was a bit excessive, but she had waited a long time to put these fools in their place. Dramond?s compatriots made their appearance then, some from behind him, and others from the way Iona that had came. All told, they?d brought a good half dozen guys to handle one, lone girl. They should have brought far more. ?I warned you about talking back to me, pig,? Dramond retorted, flipping out his switchblade. Iona burst into a harsh, mocking chortle at the sight of the little knife that brought a confused look to the boy?s face. ?Is this all you have? A pitiful little knife and a handful of thugs? You thought that would be enough to frighten me, now? I must apologize for calling you a peasant. It is a disgrace to those that truly bear that title. You are nothing more than an ant, too foolish to realize you are about to be squashed.? As she spoke, bluish mist swirled around Iona?s hand, forming into a vaguely stick-like shape about three feet long. ?Well then. Come at me, vermin.? The taunts were more than enough motivation for Dramond as he lumbered forward with an enraged look on his face. The other thugs were more cautious, frightened by the display of mutant power and the supreme confidence that Iona exuded. It did not matter to Iona what they did, though. She just stood there impassively, waiting for her enemies to come to her. Dramond?s charge continued without interference until just at the point that he thrust forward with his knife, attempting to gut Iona as promised. Iona?s left hand cut across in front of her, a great wind following behind it. The gust knocked Dramond?s knife hand to the side as Iona?s right hand thrust forward behind it. The mist in her grasp proved far more solid than it appeared, slicing through clothes and flesh as easily as if it were a steel blade. Dramond lurched to a stop in surprise, clutching at where the mist blade pierced his stomach. ?Whoops,? Iona taunted, a malicious grin on her face. The mist blade dispersed in an instant, and Dramond slumped to the ground, clutching at his wound. ?You fucking ho!? a male voice shouted as one of the thugs, the only one not standing there with a stunned look on their face, lunged at Iona for a tackle. Iona spun, easily stopping the teen?s full weight with a single hand and only a mild jolt to her frame. Her eyes twinkled evilly as once more she forced the air to bend to her will. She couldn?t turn other people into air, but she?d devised an equally brutal trick to use on them. All thoughts of assault vanished as the man?s hands flew up to his throat. He appeared to be trying to gasp for air, but there was no noise, not even gasps or screams. All he could do was claws at his throat in confusion. ?Do you feel that?? Iona asked rhetorically, mocking the man as he struggled. ?That is the air around you refusing to enter your lungs because I told it not to. If I so choose, you will never draw another breath, and there is nothing you can do about it. If you do not wish that to happen, beg for your life ... on your knees.? She pointed toward the ground with her free hand in emphasis. The terrified boy fell to his knees in an instant, prostrating himself before Iona. The girl?s grin only grew broader at that, as she let air return to the beggar?s lungs. After all, a queen should be merciful to her subjects when they beg forgiveness. A slight tremble in the air around her was all the warning Iona had that one of the boys had drawn a gun, but it was all that she needed. She made sure to keep any reaction from her face as he fired while she activated another ability. The bullet passed harmlessly through her, as effective at damaging her as it was at damaging the sky. There was the loud crack of the gun followed by the ping of the bullet ricocheting down the street. Iona just slowly turned to face the thug with the gun, the grin never wavering on her face. ?Would you like another shot?? Iona inquired, completely unfazed. That was all it took to get the remaining fools to flee back from whence they came, gibbering like scared little children. Their fear was perfect, the reward for all of Iona?s risks and planning. This was the moment that she had craved, the moment where they all finally realized what had always been true, that she was better than all of them. Iona just stood in the moment, relishing every last bit of it before finally glancing down at the ground. Her penitent had fled with the others, but Dramond was still there, laying on the ground, clutching at his bleeding belly and whimpering in pain. ?As much as I treasure seeing you squirm on the ground before me like a worm, I should call some aid for you. We would not want the police trying to claim that I let you die intentionally, even if it is what you deserve,? Iona told him as she reached into her purse for her phone. ?Hello, I need an ambulance and the police. A fellow student assaulted me with a knife and I had to use force to defend myself.? *********************************************** *********************************************** It had taken several hours, and multiple stern lectures from officers and lawyers alike, but Iona had finally been released from police custody and returned home. She had been thoroughly warned about using her powers, about using lethal force, about the risks of criminal charges and civil liability, and numerous other things. Through it all, Iona had been impassive, unwilling to admit to any form of wrongdoing. All she would do was tell them to check the security footage from a store on the main street that she?d had the owner point toward the side street the day before. It would clearly show her alone and assaulted by multiple people bearing lethal weapons. It was her right to protect herself by responding in kind. Besides, the idiot, Dramond, hadn?t even died from his wound. Of course, one thing Iona hadn?t discussed with the police, and wouldn?t with anyone else either was just how much fun it had been. In many ways, the day that was just about to end, had been the first day of her life. She had felt so alive, so in control, so powerful ? like she had always known that she should be. It had been truly wonderful. ?Truly wonderful,? Iona breathed those words as she lay on her bed staring up at the ceiling. There was but one problem with such a day. She had no idea how to make the next day match it. The school was hers. There were no bullies that could threaten her, and no girls that could rival her. While it would take some time for everyone to fully bend to her whims, her rule there was undisputed, and that made it dull. One could not find excitement in an unchallenging routine, and that was indeed what the idea of school seemed to be to her. Maybe she could eek out a few more interesting moments, teasing some foolish boys into a fight or getting a teacher in trouble for their inappropriate leers, but she saw no point in such trivial things. The thrill of exerting her power would be sweet, but it would be very brief, whereas their adulation was lasting, if not quite as delicious. She needed to aim higher. Rising from her bed, Iona slid into her computer chair, pulling up a map of the area on the screen. A queen ruled a kingdom, and so far her kingdom was not very impressive. She might rule the school, but only in regards to the actual school day, and not in terms of any of the many other transactions that went on there. Then, of course, there was also the path that she walked to get home and her room in the apartment. That was the extent of her realm. The serum had given her power, so it was time to exert that power. She had used it, so that she could change her life, but so far all she had done with it was change her situation at school. The rest of her life was still the same dreary mess. That would have to change. As a plan started to take shape, Iona opened up some documents to outline her ideas. If she wanted to be a queen, then she needed subjects to rule. More than just that, she had to expand her domain. Gangs claimed territory in cities, so she knew she could so as well. It might pit her against other mutants or criminals, but she was confident that she had the power to lay them low. The first step would be to secure her current holdings, the school, the apartment building, and the path between, which would mean chasing out all the other parties that wrongly felt that they had claims to those areas. Like a true monarch, she would put this area under her protection, and her subjects would tithe to show their fealty. She?d need an alter ego to deal with people in order to keep her identity relatively safe. She?d need to talk with the business owners along the path to her house to explain her offer of removing the criminal elements for a price ? true protection not some extortion ring. She?d need to learn what gangs operated at the school and demand a portion of their proceeds for dealings in her territory. The last place would be the easiest, just a matter of clearing out a few unwelcome vermin that were holed up in her building. Such strategizing was exactly what Iona needed. It focused her mind, and excited her senses, in a way that mundane school life never would be able to. Each new struggle would bring more of that euphoria of domination. The more her enemies tried to defy her, the sweeter the victory would taste. It was only a couple of buildings and a few random blocks, but it would be hers. *********************************************** *********************************************** Chapter 04 ?Dayum,? one of the criminals exclaimed, drawing out the word at the sight of Iona?s approach. That remark was certainly well deserved as, for this meeting, Iona wore only a powder blue vest for a top, unzipped enough so that the entire space between her breasts was visible, and a black, flowing, wrap skirt with an angled hem that showed plenty of leg. Like all of her dealings regarding her new realm, she had hidden her hair and eyes under a black wig and brown contacts, not wanting to be instantly recognizable on camera given the less than legal nature of many of her activities. Sashaying forward, Iona gave the man a flirty little smile, exuding confidence with every step that she took. This was her first interaction with a local gang, one of the ones that did not have mutants in it. It consisted of a handful of kids of various race, aged from fourteen to twenty-four. Each carried a handgun among other things, and they mostly dealt in muggings and burglary. Unfortunately for them, they had dared to mug people in her domain, so they had to be dealt with. One of the boys, the oldest of the group, pushed himself off the wall that he was leaning against to stand before Iona. He had several inches of height on her, making her look up a bit even in heels, but it was far from intimidating to her. He clearly thought that it would be, though, swaggering with obvious confidence as he tossed out a taunting, ?What are you supposed to be, some kind of groupie?? The disrespect was almost enough to convince Iona to discard diplomacy before even trying it, but she reined herself in. If she was going to deal with uncouth criminals, then she had to expect these sorts of things to happen. ?No, my name is Mistral and I am very unhappy that you are doing harm to those in my domain.? ?Your domain?? the man scoffed at the claim. ?Girl, why don?t you go home to your mommy before I make you part of my domain.? ?I have claimed everything between the high school, and Packard Apartments,? Iona explained, ignoring the lewd threat. ?After speaking to my informants, I have determined that you have victimized no fewer than three people under my care. I am here to give you a formal warning to desist in your activities or I will use other methods to ensure that you stop.? The man snorted in amusement. ?You?ve gotta be jokin?. I don?t care where you troll for johns, ho. Now, get lost!? The man?s insolence elicited a heavy sigh from Iona as she started to bend the air around her to her will. ?Then it seems I will have to use other methods.? Suddenly, breath fled from the man?s lungs. At first he was merely confused, but as he found himself unable to inflate his lungs once more, panic started to set in. Soundlessly, he tried to cough and clutch at his throat, anything to get air to flow. All the while Iona merely watched. The only change in her pleasant features was a sinister twinkle in her eyes that showed just how much she was enjoying his flailing. The other thugs only watched, too confused and shocked by the strange event they were witnessing to know how to react until their leader had already slumped weakly to his knees from oxygen deprivation. That broke them from their stupor, drawing out their handguns to shoot the mysterious woman. Shot after shot passed harmlessly through Iona, doing no more than briefly distorting her airy image before she flowed back together. Not knowing what to do, the criminals ceased their fire, unable to do anything but watch as their leader?s body went limp. Iona returned the air to the man before she looked up at the others that stared at her. ?Now, I have decided to give him, and all of you, a second chance to comply to my completely reasonable request. I hope that your answer will be different this time.? ?No targets between the school and Packard. We got it,? one of them spoke up. ?Won?t happen again.? ?Good,? Iona replied, turning to stride confidently away. ?It has been a pleasure doing business with you.? *********************************************** *********************************************** ?This is a problem,? Iona noted calmly as she stared at the pile of money that sat on her desk. Her kingdom had been progressing well with cuts of the business from dealers that wanted to operate in the school, protection money for chasing out the muggers, vandals, homeless, and thieves from local business areas, and some funds ?liberated? from intractable gangs that had refused to learn their lesson all flowing to her. Now, Iona had the issue that she was generating all this revenue but had no way to use it properly. She certainly couldn?t report it to the IRS given that she had no legal way to make this kind of money. That meant that she had to keep it as cash, but as cash, it could do little to improve her situation in any appreciable ways. Most of things that she wanted she either stole or guys bought for her, so the most that she?d been able to do with it was buy a new computer which hadn?t even dented the pile. ?I need some way to clean it,? Iona told herself, hoping that the media had not lied to her about that being a real thing. To do that, though, she needed some legal business that she could report the money as being a profit from, but she had no way to own a business as herself, and there was no way that she was bringing her mother into her crime ring. Sighing, Iona slumped into her seat. She refused to accept that this was a problem that she couldn?t solve. There were criminals out there that made it work, and she was smarter than they were. At the same time, a weak part of her told her, this would be a lot easier if she just allied herself with one of the stronger crime organizations. They could take care of details like this that were beneath her attention. ?No,? Iona growled, forcing herself to sit up straight again. True queens didn?t slouch, nor did they let others rule their kingdoms for them. She was not so weak. She would build her own organization, one to rival any of the others. Turning to her computer, Iona opened up the many documents that handled all the numbers of her finances. The key wa