“A big thing to remember about your personal transgirl is that she is most likely, a complete and total dork. I know from experience.”

-Emmelyn ‘Limelight’ Seras, 2056

Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy!

Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy!

I was still dancing around and laughing as tears of joy streaked down my face when I suddenly realized I had an audience which led me to instantly blush and hide behind the mirror.

“I uhhh, like it?”

Evie grabbed my arm and yanked me out back in front of the mirror as the three kids rushed up, and they all stood next to me.

“Spark, you’re really pretty!” Summer declared. “When do I get to use your person microwave?”

I instantly started belly laughing while Evie’s eyes bugged out of her head.

“Not for a long while! It’s not safe for little girls to get transformed!”

[Actually the MK IV BioShifter is completely safe for Summer to use. I would advise-]

Evie face palmed, “Pyri you aren’t helping!”

I only started laughing harder, so I walked over to the chairs to sit down Autumn and Benny in tow. Summer was standing next to Evie pleading her case

“I want to have colorful hair! Like… all of the colors! Also I want muscles!”

Evie looked down at her with an arched eyebrow, “And that’s all?”

Summer looked down at the floor with her chin in her hand.

“I want my hair to be really long too!”

Evie face palmed again and groaned, “Pyri can you tell her why it would be unreasonable for her to use that thing for something as basic as a fancy salon visit, and skipping a gym membership please?”

[It would be rather inefficient, Spark could purchase a few products that would give Summer a makeover into what she wants without use of the BioShifter.]

Summer practically teleported in front of me and started begging while Evie muttered something about ‘taking what she could get’ under her breath.

“Spark, can you pretty please give me a makeover! I’ll ummmm,” she paused as the wheels turned in her head, “I’ll make you a pie!”

“What kind?”

“Your choice!”

I ‘hmm’d ‘ for an excessively long time while fighting to keep the smile off my face. “Maybeeeeee, you have to be good though, ok?”

“I’ll be the bestest most goodest girl ever! Even better than Autumn!”

I looked to Evie behind the squirming girl, all she had in response was a shrug and a mouthed, “It’s your stuff.”

“Alright, I’ll get something for you.” I had to quickly interrupt her cheers, “After I get back from dealing with the monster nest later today!”

She looked like she was about to protest, before stopping herself and nodding. “Thank you very much Spark!” She gave me another hug and then skipped away, “I gotta go to the bathroom okay byeeeeeeee!”

With the bundle of energy rushing to the bathroom, Evie pointed at me. “You gave her the ice cream so it’s your fault she’s so hyper.”

I barely had the time to protest before Benny’s hand shot up in the air.

“Spark what do your boobies feel like?”

I blinked as Evie began snickering. “Uhhhhhh.” I put my hands on my chest, the feeling like a nice balm on my raw soul. “Soft and a bit squishy.” I looked up and saw Benny giving me a thumbs up while Evie was standing completely still while staring at me wide-eyed.

“What?”

Evie began laughing so hard she basically fell onto the floor. Knowing I wouldn’t get anything from her, I looked at Autumn who reached up to whisper to me.

“Girls don’t really do that, because it’s impolite.”

It only took a few moments of thought before it clicked, and I put my head in my hands.

I might have a multitude of lessons to learn about stuff.

After Evie had laughed to the point her sides ached, and then subsequently calmed down with a few more giggles and bursts of laughter, she sat back up and gave me a ‘I will teach you how not to make a fool of yourself’ look.

Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon.

Not even the Model Seventeen could replicate the feeling of doom I felt in that moment.

Summer soon came skipping out of the bathroom, and because the situation couldn’t get any more ludicrous she had to ask a question.

“What was so funny?”

I could only put my head in my hands as Evie started giggling. Autumn, the lifesaver she was, got up and walked over to whisper in Summer’s ear. She pretty much instantly gave Benny a look, “Benny you don’t ask girls stuff like that!”

Once Evie had gotten herself back under control, and Benny had been gently admonished to not ask girls questions like that, we put the chairs to the side, and walked back to the house.

They were all going back down into the bunker while I was digging out the hive the raid had come from. So Evie and I decided that the kids would get to bring down some stuff with them to keep themselves occupied.

Entering the house, all of us except Summer who had been through earlier got to see what happened when a few Model Threes decided to jump through a bay window and eat the entire kitchen.

There were shards of wood from the cabinets, and shattered ceramic and glass everywhere. The pantry had been practically ripped out, and there was antithesis blood on a lot of the glass from broken jars.

The fridge was also busted up a bit with gashes torn into the door, and all the drawers yanked out. Thankful for my new boots, I walked through the place surveying the rest of the damage as debris crunched beneath my feet.

“How bad is it?”

I turned to look at Evie, “Kitchen’s destroyed, but everything else is mostly okay. Looks like they got called back right after they broke in, cause the dining room is completely untouched. Should be safe to get through. Just watch the glass though, they cut themselves up on it and bled everywhere.”

The sound of four more sets of footsteps began crunching through the kitchen, and joined me.

Evie turned to the three and clapped to get their attention. “Okay! We’re gonna stop by everyone’s room and you get to pack stuff into your bags to entertain yourselves til I get back! No one goes off alone, this will be in and out so don’t dilly dally.” She turned to me, “And that goes double for you missy!”

Rolling my eyes I led everyone through the dining room and upstairs. “First up! Summer and Autumn!” I called out. The twins dashed into their shared room and began shoving stuff into their backpacks. Autumn quickly grabbed books off of her small bookcase, and Summer threw a few video game consoles with accompanying software into hers.

With the both of them ready, we all walked down the hallway until we reached a pair of doorways across from each other.

“Benny and Evie! Choose your preferred weapon against boredom wisely!”

Evie, like Autumn, grabbed a few books and tucked them under her arm while Benny grabbed a few comic books, a handheld, and his Raggedy Andy doll. With them both giving me a mock salute when they came out.

With the preferred weapons of stimulation gathered, we all walked out of the house and back down into the basement again. The kids all walked over to one of the tables, and pulled out their stuff while Evie looked at me.

“You gonna fight them in that dress of yours? Or does your stuff auto-adjust?” She squinted at me for a moment before slugging me in the shoulder.

“Where the fuck are your weapons?” She hissed, “You should know better than to walk around without them!”

I rubbed my shoulder, more muscle apparently did not mean less pain. “Uhhhhh still back in the shop I think, I’ll grab them before I leave.”

Evie glowered down at me, “You better! Or else I’ll get triple revenge on you!”

I shuddered, “I promise that I will grab my weapons before leaving!”

“Good! Pyri make sure you remind her because I don’t trust her short term memory.”

[I have added it to her eighth itinerary.]

Evie opened her mouth and then thought better about asking and shooed us off. “Go do what you need to do, although I advise getting out of that nice dress. Doesn’t look like it's good for fighting in it.”

I nodded, and dashed away to the bathroom. Once inside I wasted no time. “Okay Pyri what all do I need to replace because of my new body?”

You need a replacement helmet and jumpsuit, everything else is adjustable, or in the case of your boots, already replaced.

“Alright, start with the helmet, and try to future proof it for later!”

For one-hundred points you can get a Vulgoran Combat Helmet, it offers most of the same protections and features as the previous helmet, it is still insulated before you ask, while containing a nanite gel over where your eventual Vulgoran ears will be located. The gel will not be noticeable to your sense of touch whatsoever, and when you gain your new set of ears, it will meld to them without limiting their motion, or inhibiting their various senses.

I thought about it for a few seconds; so far I had been letting Pyri basically do all the shopping for me and just accepting the first thing she offered. While I trusted her to not give me garbage, that still felt… unwise.

“Can you show me the helmet on my glasses?”

Of course, dear.

An image of a sleek dark purple helmet with two oval shaped blue sections on either side of my head where either of my ears would be. I… honestly didn’t notice anything wrong with it myself. The colors were fine, and nothing regarding the structure was wrong but… something was still off.

“Pyri, something about the helmet is bothering me.”

Can you explain further?

“Like something about the gel bothers me, is it possible for me to forgo armor over my ears? The idea of eventually having them wrapped in that stuff sounds… gross.”

There are other options for either tactile protections like armor plating, or various forms of shielding that won’t interfere with your ears at all. I still advise some form of armor regardless, and there are technologies that could allow for quick equipping and unequipping of the armor. Do you still want the helmet future proofed, or do you want a more solid design?

I thought for a few moments. “Keep the gel, I don’t know how many points I’ll have after paying for the second half of my transition, no point in not having it, and having to go fighting without a helmet is a bit too risky even for me.”

Understood, now for the jumpsuit, your previous one was bought on a tighter budget, and more importantly was meant for general industrial work, not live combat. For one-hundred-forty points you can purchase a Vulgoran Combat Jumpsuit. It will come future proofed for your tail while not exposing anything beforehand. You wouldn’t be the first sapient being using one while not having a discernible tail. More importantly is that it is able to allow even more freedom of movement, and comes with slight exoskeleton frames within it that will ease physical exertion’s toll on your body, artificially increasing your stamina while improving your physical capabilities further. Finally it is able to interface with your armor plating you left in the machine shop

An image of me wearing the jumpsuit had popped up on my glasses while Pyri was talking. It looked similar to my current jumpsuit with the cyan lightning motifs and dark purple coloring, but it had further padding in places that covered my vitals. She ran through a few basic stretches and feats of acrobatics showing off just how freedom of movement I would truly have and uhhhh… digital me was very flexible.

Any questions for me about the armor?

I smiled, “Nope! None at all, go ahead and buy ‘em both.”

I cracked my knuckles, looking out the window behind me.

“I’m late to the antithesis’ housewarming party as is.”