What happens when your eleven years old, told your a gadgeteer and that your going to be a girl. How would you deal with it? This is the story of Alex becoming who he/she will be. I hope you enjoy my first attempt at writing in public.This is a Whateley Academy Fanfic. I mean the greatest respect to those that inspired me to bring my writing to light.

Chapter 1
I had always been good with electronic devices and mechanical ones. When I was younger everyone made fun of me or left me alone because I had an affinity with the machines that they were barely able to program or use. I don't know why my mother left but I don't remember her at all, and dad well he was a right bastard. When he found out what I believed I was a girl, female. Well that’s when the beatings started, When ever I didn’t act man enough for him I got hit with what ever was handy. Be it a foot, a fist, or a household item. Finally when I was eleven years old the law became involved and I was placed in a foster home. That’s when the weird stuff started to happen.
I began to feel like I had a summer cold; you know slight fever and a stuffy nose, but enough to make ya feel like crap but not enough to put you out of commission. “God damn it”, I swore “this sucks, It summer and I am stuck inside nursing this stupid cold” Man I was pissed as any eleven year old could be at that age. “Hey, why don’t you try focusing on fixing this DVD player?” Annie said with a smirk. I grinned “You just wanna watch your movie again.” Annie shook her head as a smile crept on to her face. “Get to work kiddo, and I’ll get us some chocolate milk.” I went back to examining the DVD players’ guts. With in thirty seconds I knew what the problem was and almost had it fixed, just as Annie came back with our drinks. She did what I think was a double take and put the back of her hand on my forehead. “Hun, you look worse then you did five minutes ago.” Annie had a knack for understatement and I giggled a bit. “Yea just a bit Annie”, I quipped “your bedside manner has always astounded me.” This drew a good laugh from her as I sagged back into bed. “I need you to get a few parts from the electronics store and this thing will be better then new.” I was proud of myself, if I did this right and I almost always did, The DVD player would last for twenty years no maintenance. “Annie, I’m going to finish this chocolate milk then I’m going back to bed.” She looked at me and just nodded. “You look like you could use the rest.” She agreed. “Should I come get ya when we’re all ready for dinner?” I shrugged rolled over and pulled the covers up to my chin and threw a pillow over my head.

When I woke up I was in the garage with a wrench in one hand and an acetylene torch in the other. Annie was screaming “Alex, Wake up hun! I know you’re in there.” I started to look around and realized that the garage looked like a tornado had ripped through it. Bits of sheet metal, tools, and gutted household appliances were everywhere. In the center of all this was what appeared to be a reject robot from that space movie I saw way back when. “I…. I did this?” I asked Annie turning slowly toward her and watched in horror as she nodded “Yea, you did. It freaked me out when you came down stairs and just started taking stuff into the garage.” I started shaking and collapsed on the floor. The last thing I saw was Annie running over to me and screaming for Ben.

To Be Continued

This is a Whateley Academy Fanfic. I have the greatest admiration to those that inspire me.
Chapter 2
When I woke up, I was staring up at the ceiling it was egg white tiling that you see in schools and … omg hospitals. I knew I was in trouble and not the kind that I could talk or think my way out of.

I tried to sit up and wow did my head feel fuzzy and it felt like my chest wanted to keep going forward. I looked down and noticed the mounds on my chest, nothing to write home about as they say but they were there. That’s when it hit me, I was a mutant and I was now a girl. Darkness enclosed me once more.
“Come on Alex, wake up.” Annie said as she gently rubbed my shoulder. “I know you’re in there. Wake up sleepy head.” I squeezed my eyes even tighter and rolled over. That was a mistake. Annie swatted my shoulder “Open those eyes Alex” Annie stated in that way moms have of saying things you can’t refuse. Yea she’s not my real mom, but she was the first mom in my pathetic and pain ridden existence.

“Come on Annie just a few more minutes” I felt another swat on my shoulder a bit harder then the last. “Okay…. Jeez.” I grumbled as I rolled onto my back and slowly opened my eye. “gimmie a sec I got sleepys.” Annie and Ben were in the room along with a Doctor type standing near by. “Okay, I figured out two things already.” I announced to all in the room. “One I’m not a boy anymore and two I think I’m a mutant. Am I close?” Annie, Ben and the Doctor all nodded.

“Alex, I am Doctor Paul Vizion. I am a psychiatrist and I am also a mutant. Empath — 4 and Exemplar — 1.” The doctor guy laid it out so smoothly I had to think about it before it sank in. “From what I can tell your apparent gender is about change and that means you are most likely an exemplar” Quickly glancing at his clipboard, he got that look like when someone gets nostalgic. “It also appears that you’re a gadgeteer from the robot like machine you built in the garage, well you were manifesting as a mutant.”

“So let me get this straight I’m still a guy but I’m gonna turn into a girl?” I asked as I sneakily tried to check below the waist. Annie was quick to slap my hand, shucks I’ll have to check later.
“That’s correct at your current rate I believe you will be completely female by the time your thirteen.” Doctor P answered. “But first things first we need to get you registered and issued a temp MID before the MCO comes looking for you.”

I face palmed when I heard that, I have seen stories on T.V and the web about the MCO and disappearances. “That’s just frackin great!” Annie swatted me again “Watch your language Alex” I tried to give Annie the puppy dog look “Sorry Annie.” Ben just busted out laughing. Annie the doc and I looked at him. “Sorry, But Alex trying to give the puppy dog eyes already. It was just so hilarious” I giggled and rolled my eyes.

I hadn’t been this in contact with myself since I was six. I had to play this cool; I did want them to think I was a freak. “Hey, If I’m gonna be a chick I need to practice” I responded. Annie just eyed me as Ben chuckled and Doc P gave me the eye. You know the eye that says I know your hiding something. I quickly looked back to Annie and Ben. “So when do I get to go home?” I asked. “Well that depends on you and when your ready to do some basic tests” Doc P answered. “I tell you what, let me eat and get some sleep.” As I said that I repositioned myself into the sitting position. All the sudden I froze as I felt the scratchy fabric brush across my new friends. “Oh and doc can I get a softer gown this things gonna cause me problems.” I blushed as I said this. OMG I blushed? Oh boy or should I say Oh girl?

So folks, somebody kidnapped my muse and I have had a hard time writing. This piece is part of my attempt to find her. I hope you can forgive my shortness, I promise as soon as my mind is back on tack to expand upon this story and the other two I am currently working on.

Chapter 3
I was woken up by someone gently shaking me. “Alex, it’s time to get up and get started on your tests.” I opened my eyes a crack and wouldn’t ya know it there was Doc P. Uggh I thought to early for this crap “I know your awake, come get up and we’ll get some you some breakfast before I hand you over to the vampires” Doc P grinned as he said that. I guess he was trying to make a joke.
“Alright already, jeez it’s too early for lamoid bad jokes Doc.” I gripped as I rolled out of bed and padded to the bathroom. I looked in the mirror and wasn’t to shocked by what I saw. My hair was already down to the back of my neck. I was shaggy before, kind of looked like a puffed out Q-Tip. Now it was longer and straighter, that I could live with. My lips looked more like a cupids bow now instead of the thin line I had before. I couldn’t tell but I thought my nose looked smaller. “What the hell!” I nearly screamed when I looked at my eyes. The pupil looked like a perfect five point star. The iris was this color of blue I had never seen, it was like blue ice.
I went to the bathroom and showered, when I went to grab the gown it had been replaced by a new pink gown. Ugh I said softer not girly. “Hey Doc P, what’s on the menu?” I asked as I exited the bathroom.

“Well, I had a friend of mine take a look at what I had assumed was a robot and it appears you were building a power suit.” Doc P said with a hint of admiration in his voice.

“huh, really?” I said kind of stunned and embarrassed that I did that to my foster parents appliances.
“I am going to apologize in advance, the testing facility we have is not exactly top notch but it will give us a base reading.”
Once I saw the testing facility, it left me with the feeling that mutant testing was not high on the administrators’ list priorities.
“Okay Alex, just get dressed in the suit over there.” Doc P said. “It is loaded with sensors that will help us determine your abilities”
“OMG…this was something I wouldn’t mind seeing on some of the girls I had seen in the skin mags.” I thought to myself as I shimmied it on.
“What’s through the door?” I asked trying to sound casual. I turned my back to him as I took off the gown and tried to figure out how to put on this skin suit for lack of a better term.

“Couldn’t tell you that Alex it would ruin the test.” Doc P stated the smile he was wearing earlier had evaporated. “I’m not trying to upset you, just trying to get an accurate as possible score” I nodded as I finished getting dressed.
“All right Doc, let get this party started.” I quipped as I went through the door. I looked around and noticed a lot of bowl shaped depressions in the wall, with what looked like holes in them. The thought of Oh crap, I am in for a world of hurt hadn’t time to complete when the first ball came out of the wall. Suddenly I felt like I was back in middle school dodge ball game. I knew in an instant where the ball was going and how fast, unfortunately my body wasn’t so quick. By the time that test was over I felt like every inch of my skin was covered in bruises.
“Okay Alex lets get a move onto the next test.” Doc P’s voice echoed in the room. “Please use the door on the left.” I didn’t say anything just moved as slowly to the door as I could, to buy some time.
“Alex this time I want you to lift as much weight as you can on this machine.” Doc P was pointing to a machine that looked like a cross between a weight machine you see in a gym and some kind of computer.
“I’m going to tell you right now” I stated as a matter of fact. “I probably can’t lift more then thirty pounds most likely.” I never was one for being strong, thinking was my specialty.
“Why don’t you try anyway Alex?” Doc P threw back at me, “Just for laughs.” I shook my head and got into the machine. Things went just like I expected, couldn’t lift more then thirty pounds.

“Let’s go to the next test area” Doc P said as he cocked his head to one side. “I think you like this one if I go by what your foster mother said.” I have got to say that he couldn’t have been more right. I mean wow so many different electronic devices and gadgets I could have died and gone to heaven if I wasn’t already there. “Okay Alex, lets see what you can do with what’s in here.” Doc P handed me a clipboard and a pen. “I want you to try and figure out if anything is wrong with these items and if there is fix them.”
It didn’t take me even fifteen minutes to do as he asked, plus I told him a few of them had things they needed to have replaced in order to work. I am not sure how I knew; it felt like I could feel what was wrong or what each device did. After that it was a series of tests on math, science, history, and English.
“Well that concludes things for today Alex.” Doc P said as I got out of the skin suit. He handed me some clothes that look suspiciously girly. I wasn’t sure if I was ready to go over to the dark side yet.
“Uh doc, these look almost like girls clothes.” I complained, but not to much. I figured I needed to put on a bit of a show otherwise my secret would be out. All the good doctor did was look at me and walk out of the room. Wow! What was his problem?
After I got dressed I looked in the locker room’s somewhat dirty mirror, I had to admit for having to be a chick I look pretty damn good. I think that scared me more then I wanted to admit to myself or anyone else.

“Alex, I think its time you talk to our mental health specialist.” Said Doc P, he has a look that told me I was supposed to agree with him.
"Come on Doc P, I don't need a head shrink" I said putting on the most annoyed face. "Dude I'll come to it when I get to it."

"Alex, with all things that you've been through don't you think you might need talk to somebody." Dr. P said looking slightly exasperated.

"Okay only if they'll get you off my back." I said shaking my head. "But if I do this, you guy get that power suit I was building for my foster parents house and bring it here." I don't know why but I just couldn't go back and face my foster parents again. I know they love me I mean why else would they keep me when everyone else threw me away, I am not sure when I get so attached to Ben and Annie. I just know I don't want them to see me like this right now, I don't think I could take it. I'm really not sure if I can deal with this change. I mean seriously, I was a runty little 11-year-old but still I will guy. I just have a knack for electronics and not playing sports. I knew I wasn't going to be a football player but geez turning me into a girl, hmmmph . I mean what is this some sort of cosmic joke. I sighed, I didn't know what to do. I mean here I am writing their elevator with Dr. P and I got girls jeans, girls top and a pair of sandals on. I was beginning to think maybe I should talk to shrink he was talking about me seeing.

"Doc P, I've been thinking maybe I should talk to this shrink of yours." I said as I shrugged my shoulders looking down.

"Alex, think that's a wise thing for you to do." Dr. P responded. "I know I have seen her a few times myself."
I looked at Dr. P little cockeyed and wondered why he would see her. He seemed to have it altogether me. I decide to ask, what could it hurt.
"Dr. P ummm...., Why would you need to see a shrink?" I asked as quietly as I could.

"First off she is a psychiatrist, secondly I went through some issues when my son was killed by mutant." Said Dr. P. with a grim look on his face. I wanted to ask more, I didn't know his son was killed by mutant. As far as I knew he treated me well and didn't seem to harbor anything ill against me.

"All right Doc P, she's a psychiatrist and I will talk to her for bit, but like I said you don't have to bring in what I built." I said leaving no room for discussion. "I don't know exactly what I built so far, but I know I am not finished with it."

As we wandered through the halls heading towards a psychiatrist and his I can help but wonder what it's going to happen to me. I wonder if Annie and Ben will accept me being a mutant, and would they accept me as a girl to? So far Dr. P and the staff had no problem with me being a girl. In fact it seemed like everyone is going out a way to be nicer to me.