[Note: This is a sequel to "Wrong Bathroom" and "New Home." I decided to write this after comments on both of those stories saying that I should continue them.]

After having her gender changed in the school bathroom, Saige went to her last class, which was Algebra. But when the teacher, Mrs. Gillmore, was taking role, she did not see Saige Johnson on the list. There was a Sage Johnson, yes, but no Saige Johnson. Saige tried to explain to Mrs. Gillmore that she was Sage, that the bathroom had changed her gender, but Mrs. Gillmore didn't believe her.

"Saige, I'm sorry, but you are not in this class. Sage is the one who is supposed to be sitting in that desk," said Mrs. Gillmore.

"I swear, I am Sage!" said Saige.

"No, you are not," said Mrs. Gillmore. "Now get out of my class."

Saige left the classroom and sat down in the hall. She should've known this would happen. She should've known that everyone would think she was just another girl, and Sage was still out there somewhere. But what could she do now?

Halfway through the period, Saige decided there was no point in sticking around. She got her backpack and left the school grounds. She walked the several blocks down the Chicago suburbs to her house. She knew her mom would not be home from work for a few more hours, so that would give Saige some time to figure out how to break the news to her.

Now, Saige's parents had divorced five years ago, and Saige had ended up living with her mother. Her mother worked as a greengrocer at a local supermarket. They lived in a normal-sized house in the suburbs of Chicago.

Saige went into her familiar bedroom, and she was surprised at how...boyish it was. Wait. Did she just think that? This was her room! She'd lived in here for years! And yet the Star Wars posters, football pennants, and Funko Pop superhero figurines didn't instill the same feeling they had before. Now that she was a girl, she just...didn't feel into those things as much as before.

Even worse, Saige still had her boy clothes in her closet and dresser. She was grateful that that magic bathroom (she assumed it was magic) had turned her boy clothes into girl clothes that fit her. If only it had changed the rest of the world around her. That way, she wouldn't have had to worry about whether her mom would believe her. Mrs. Gillmore would've let her in her Algebra class.

Luckily, Saige still had her TV in her room. She turned it on and surfed the channels. She ended up watching Disney Channel for the rest of the afternoon-something she might not have done as a boy. But as a girl, she found herself liking new things.

At 5:00, Saige went to sit at the kitchen table to wait for her mom. She knew she would be home within 15 minutes, and the kitchen table felt like as good a place as any to have a discussion about how Saige was now a girl. When the key turned in the lock, Saige felt her heart speeding up. This was it. This was where her mom would find out the truth.

"Sage, I'm home!" Saige's mom said as she entered her house.

"Hi, Mom," Saige said in a slightly uneasy voice. "It's me."

Saige's mom stared at the girl at her kitchen table. "Who...who are you?"

"I'm Saige. Your son," said Saige. "Or daughter now."

"What-what are you talking about?" Saige's mom asked.

"I went into the girl's bathroom by accident," said Saige. "And it turned me into a girl."

Saige's mom's jaw dropped. "You can't be serious," she said.

"I am," said Saige.

Saige's mom raised an eyebrow. "How long ago did Dad and I split up?"

"Five years ago," said Saige. "Because you and him kept getting in arguments. And because you had different ideas for what you wanted to do with your lives."

Saige's mom thought for a moment. Only her son-er, daughter-would know that. But she wanted further proof. "Okay, where did Dad keep his motorcycle when he lived with us?"

"He didn't even have a motorcycle," said Saige.

Her mom sat down next to her daughter. "Oh, Sage," she said. "Er, can I still call you Sage?"

"Yeah," said Saige. "Sage can be a girl's name, too. But with an 'i.'"

"Wow," said Saige's mom. "I finally have the daughter I never had."

"Don't-don't you like having a son?" Saige asked.

"I mean, I do," said Saige's mom. "But I always wanted a daughter."

"I dunno," Saige said uneasily. "I mean, I really liked being a boy."

"Being a girl isn't all bad," said Saige's mom. "I can teach you about womanhood. We'll get you some new clothes, sell your old ones."

Saige stared at her mother. "You're taking this way better than I thought you would."

"Well, I wouldn't want to freak out, would I?" Saige's mom asked. "I hardly think that would help anything."

"You're right," said Saige. "It wouldn't turn me back into a boy at all."

Saige's mom frowned. "Did you say the bathroom turned you into a girl? At school?"

"Yes," said Saige. "I wish I knew why it did that..."

To be continued...

[credit to jessicac119 and Beverly Taff for giving me the idea to continue those earlier stories]

Miss Johnson was angry and worried.

She was the chairwoman of the Y. F. F. H, which was a foster home for teenage girls. The Y. F. F. H's purpose was to take orphaned kids and give them a new home with a new family in their dormmates. But what only Miss Johnson knew was that she was a witch who despised boys. She viewed them as a disgrace to humanity and wanted women to take over. So whenever Miss Johnson found an orphaned boy, she would turn him into a girl before letting him move in to a dorm in her foster home. But the rule was that the new girl had to keep her previous male identity secret. Miss Johnson wanted every boy-turned-girl to think that they were the only one of their kind at the Y. F. F. H. She knew that if all the girls knew that all their dormmates and friends used to be boys, then there would be a rebellion that ended with Miss Johnson getting sued and possibly executed.

For the past few years, Miss Johnson's system had worked great. It had helped that a fair number of the kids she took in were already girls to begin with, so that made it easier. She established a rule that anyone who spilled their secret would be terminated-that is, they'd be locked up in Miss Johnson's lab to be used as a source for X chromosomes. X chromosomes were an ingredient in the potion Miss Johnson used to turn boys into girls. It needed heavy X chromosomes so as to overload the Y chromosome in a boy, making him female.

But it had all changed two and a half weeks ago. Miss Johnson had found a boy named Oliver, whose parents had died in a fire. She had turned Oliver into Olivia and had her move into a dorm with three other girls. For a week or two, things had worked out great. Olivia had bonded with her dormmates Bailey, Valeria, and Piper, as well as some of the other girls. But one evening, when Stephanie let it slip that she used to be a boy, Miss Johnson had been forced to terminate her. The very next day, Olivia had snuck into Miss Johnson's lab, bringing Bailey with her. Miss Johnson had locked all three of them up in her lab's pods, which would harvest X chromosomes from the girls until the girls lost their life force.

The day after that, Miss Johnson had gone down into her lab to find Olivia, Bailey, and Stephanie gone. She went berserk once again. How had the girls escaped? Did they get magic powers of their own and break out themselves? Did someone rescue them? Miss Johnson regretted not having security cameras in her lab a long time ago.

But if Olivia and her friends had escaped, then where were they now? Were they homeless, living on the streets? But Miss Johnson had drove all through the town and not seen any sign of Olivia, Bailey, or Stephanie. She was really worried that they might have gone and told the authorities about what Miss Johnson really did to the boys she took in. If they did, then Miss Johnson would be screwed big-time.

For two weeks, nothing happened. Miss Johnson continued to bring in new girls to join her foster home, with no police asking questions. She stopped worrying that she would be called on it. Olivia, Bailey, and Stephanie were either dead or in a new home, not telling anyone about what they had gone through.

But one day, Miss Johnson's fears came back to bite her. An inspector came to visit the Y. F. F. H, to check and make sure it was being run properly. The inspector was a man in a black suit and red tie. He came to meet Miss Johnson at the front desk, and Miss Johnson took him on a tour of the foster home. The inspector checked off all the boxes on his clipboard, meaning that the Y. F. F. H. met the government's standards for a proper foster home. After the tour, the inspector asked Miss Johnson to have a private conversation in the hotel next to the main building. Miss Johnson reluctantly agreed.

"Well, Miss Johnson," the inspector said when they were all alone. "Just recently, we put it on record that Oliver Walker had been adopted by your foster home. We also saw that many other young teenage boys were on file as living here. And yet I see no boys here. Only girls."

Miss Johnson's heart dropped like a stone. "What are you talking about? There are boys here. Just...just not on the floor I showed you around."

"Maybe so," the inspector grumbled. "Can you bring Oliver down here, so I can talk to him about how he likes it here?"

"I can't," said Miss Johnson. "He's off with his friends."

"What time will he be back?"

Miss Johnson bit her lip. In a situation like this, the best thing a witch could do was turn the inspector into a mouse or a lizard, so he wouldn't be of any more worry to her. But that would lead to a missing person case, and the cops would be all over Miss Johnson. So there was only one other course of action.

"You don't need to talk to Oliver," Miss Johnson said, placing her hand on the inspector's head. She focused all her magic into his brain, altering his memory. "He is living a great life here."

The inspector stared blankly into space for a few seconds before woozily saying, "I'm sorry, what was I saying?"

Miss Johnson smiled. "You were saying that I passed your test. My foster home meets your requirements."

The inspector nodded. "Yes, thank you," he said. "Sorry for the confusion."

"No worries," Miss Johnson said as the inspector left.

The moment he was gone, Miss Johnson started to panic. The authorities were on to them. From the way the inspector had been talking, Miss Johnson was sure he was suspicious about Oliver/Olivia. He had probably been tipped off by someone who knew the truth. Could that mean Olivia had told someone about Miss Johnson's true nature?

This was enough. Miss Johnson couldn't take anymore. She had to find Olivia, and Bailey and Stephanie, and get rid of them for good. The problem was, she had no leads on them. And she couldn't file a missing person report with the police, as they were under the impression that the girls were still at her foster home.

But wait a minute. What if the girls' dormmates had helped them escape?

Miss Johnson couldn't believe she hadn't thought of it before. The bond between girls at her foster home was a strong one. And, since Stephanie, Olivia, and Bailey were the first girls to be terminated, it made sense that the other girls would want to get to the bottom of things. Miss Johnson was furious with herself for not thinking of this before.

So, later that evening, after dinner, Miss Johnson had all the girls in the Y. F. F. H. gather in the cafeteria. Miss Johnson had them all line up in a straight line.

"Good evening," Miss Johnson said, pretending to be cheery and happy. "Now, you all remember Olivia, and Stephanie, and Bailey."

Some of the girls-especially Valeria, Piper, Sarah, and Andrea-shifted uncomfortably.

"In case you've forgotten, Stephanie was terminated a few weeks back, for telling a secret she was supposed to keep. And, shortly thereafter, Olivia and Bailey disappeared," Miss Johnson explained. She was the only one who knew that the latter two girls had found her lab. No one else knew that they had been terminated, then mysteriously vanished. "Now, today, an inspector came to visit our foster home. He was worried about our sisters' disappearance. I would ask anyone who knows anything to step forward."

No one stepped forward.

"Now, now," said Miss Johnson. "If you got anything, even a good-bye text, please tell me-"

"It was me!" Valeria blurted out, stepping forward. "I went into your lab. I broke them out!"

Miss Johnson's falsely happy smile melted. "You did what?"

"Yes," said Valeria. "I saw them go into the hotel. I went looking for them. I broke them out." Piper started to say something, but Valeria elbowed her. "I don't know where they are now, I swear."

Miss Johnson's eyes narrowed. "You've said enough," she said. "Now come with me." Miss Johnson took Valeria by the wrist and dragged her out of the cafeteria. "The rest of you are dismissed!" she told the other girls.

Miss Johnson led Valeria straight to her lab under the hotel. Once the two of them were inside, Miss Johnson faced Valeria. "Are you sure you don't know where your friends are?"

"I swear, on my life, and the creation of this world, I do not know!" said Valeria. "I haven't heard from Olivia, or Bailey, or Stephanie, since they left."

"Fair enough," said Miss Johnson. "But you're still terminated."

"But-"

"You heard me," said Miss Johnson. "Take all your clothes off. Now."

Valeria, having seen her friends terminated down here, knew what would become of her. She reluctantly took off her socks and shoes, then her shirt and bra. When she was sliding her shorts down, her cell phone fell out of her pocket.

Miss Johnson eyed the cell phone. Maybe...

"I'll take this," Miss Johnson said, picking up the cell phone.

"What-what are you going to do with it?" Valeria asked as she took off her panties.

"That's no concern of yours," Miss Johnson said, pocketing the cell phone. "Now, you know what happens down here. You've been here before."

Valeria didn't put up much of a fight as Miss Johnson locked her in a pod and inserted needles into her skin. She must have subjected herself to her fate and accepted her defeat.

After Valeria was shut in her pod, Miss Johnson took out Valeria's phone. It required a passcode to open, but that was no big deal. Miss Johnson simply waved her hand, and the passcode solved itself. Miss Johnson scrolled through the Contacts section on Valeria's phone, looking for Olivia. She struck gold almost at once, finding Olivia's phone number.

"I have you now," Miss Johnson said, smiling. She could only hope that Olivia still had her cell phone.

To be continued...

After their kitchen-table conversation, Saige and her mother went out to go clothes shopping. They first got dinner at Panda Express (Saige no longer felt a desire to go to McDonald's), then went to the mall.

Using the tags on Saige's current clothes, Saige and her mother were able to find underwear that fit her. Saige tried on a few sizes of shirts and pants, eventually finding the perfect size for her. Saige and her mother purchased ten shirts, three pairs of jeans, four pairs of shorts, a couple skirts, and a bikini swimsuit.

After they went and sold all of Saige's old boy clothes at a thrift store, Saige and her mother went home. On returning, Saige realized she needed to use the bathroom again.

"I take it you know how to use the bathroom as a girl?" Saige's mom asked.

"It should be easy enough," said Saige. "Just sit down on the toilet, let loose."

Saige's mom nodded. "Pretty much."

So Saige went into the bathroom, lifted up her dress' skirt and pulled down her panties. Like she expected, it was really easy to sit down on the toilet and let her pee loose. She was pretty relieved that she no longer had to aim with her penis. Her mom was always complaining about having to clean the floor around the toilet, and Sage had defended himself saying how hard it was to aim. But now, it was much easier for Saige to pee.

After she got out of the bathroom, Saige's mom asked her if she wanted to go swimming at the local swimming pool. Saige said yes, and her mom pulled out the bikini they had bought for her. Then Saige went into her bedroom to change.

"Hey, if you need any help with anything, just let me know," Saige's mom said from outside the door.

"I will," Saige said as she took off her dress. She faced herself in the mirror, now only in her bra and panties. She almost hesitated to take them off, not quite ready for a full view of herself as a female. But she knew she had to. So she reached up, felt around the back of her bra, and found a clip holding it together. After some fumbling, Saige undid the clip and was able to take off her bra much easier. Then she slid off her panties.

Saige looked in the mirror, seeing herself naked for the first time as a girl. Her hips were now smaller, making her body look like an hourglass. Her butt was big enough to get any boy's attention. She ran her hands over her breasts, feeling the harder and more erect nipples. Once she was done with that, her attention turned to her new vagina. Wow. Saige had been so used to seeing her junk hanging between her legs, but now there was nothing. Just a flat crotch with a crack in it, covered in curly blonde pubic hair.

"You okay in there?" Saige's mom asked from outside.

"Yeah, I'm good," Saige said as she took her bikini. She puller up the bottom and slid on the top. It took some fumbling to set her breasts inside the bikini top, but she managed. Saige walked out of her bedroom wearing only her bikini, where her mom was waiting.

"Wow, you look so good in that," said Saige's mom.

"I know," Saige said with a smile. "Let's go swim."

***

At the swimming pool, Saige found that swimming was as fun as ever. As a boy, she had been on the swim team for the summer. The season had ended last week, but it felt so good to be in the water again. Even though her hair got really wet and heavy, Saige didn't mind. She loved it so much.

After swimming for a little while, Saige had to go use the bathroom again. She wasn't a bit surprised to see that the girl's bathroom looked a lot like the boy's bathroom-except with an extra toilet stall where the urinal should be. After Saige was finished using said toilet stall, she came out and ran smack into Olivia.

"Oh! Hi Olivia," Saige said. She remembered how earlier that day, when she had came out of the bathroom stall after having her gender changed, Olivia had seen her and figured out what had happened. Saige was surprised to see Olivia here now.

"Hello, Sage," said Olivia. Apparently she recognized her. "Or should I say, Saige."

"Yeah, it's me," said Saige.

"You getting used to being a girl?" Olivia asked.

"Yeah," Saige said as she washed her hands. "My mom and I went to the store and bought a bunch of girl clothes. And when we get home from the pool tonight, my mom's gonna go onto the school website and have my identity changed to a girl."

"You mean on the school records?" Olivia asked.

"Yes," said Saige. "That way I can keep going to school like I used to."

"That's good," said Olivia. "What are you gonna tell your friends?"

"What?"

"Your...boy friends," said Olivia. "Like the ones you had when you were a boy."

Saige hadn't thought of that. Her only good boy friend had been Tony Carson. Would he believe her if she told him what had happened? Or would he just think she was another girl trying to hit on him?

"I guess I'll have to find out," said Saige.

To be continued...

The next morning, Saige woke up to her alarm blaring. She hit the Snooze bar and got up for the day. She went down to the kitchen, still wearing her pajamas. While she was making herself a bowl of cereal, Saige's mom came into the kitchen.

"Good morning, princess," Saige's mom said.

"Hey Mom," said Saige. "Hard to believe I was a boy 24 hours ago."

Her mom laughed. "I know. I have to leave in twenty minutes, so you should take a shower real soon."

"What?"

"A shower," said Saige's mom. "I think I should show you how to dry yourself and do your hair and nails."

"Okay," said Saige. She finished her cereal and went into the bathroom. She left the door unlocked as she took off all her clothes. She sat down on the toilet to pee before getting in the shower.

"Just let me know when you're done in the shower," Saige's mom told her, opening the door a crack.

"I will," said Saige.

Saige took a shower, which really wasn't that much different from showering as a boy. She still had to soap down her whole body, and she had a little more hair to shampoo. But overall, it wasn't any harder than before.

After Saige turned off the water, she called out to her mom. "I'm done now!"

"Okay," Saige's mom said. She came into the bathroom as Saige took a towel off the towel rack. "So I know you're used to wrapping a towel around your waist, but when you're a girl, you need to wrap it around your whole body."

"How do I do that?" Saige asked.

"Here, let me help you," her mom said. She took the towel and wrapped it around Saige's torso. Saige's mom made sure the towel covered Saige's breasts, while still being long enough to cover her vagina and butt. "You gotta make sure you hide your private parts."

"It feels nice," said Saige as she tightened the towel. She could still see her cleavage, but her nipples were hidden.

"Now you gotta wrap another towel around your hair," said Saige's mom. She helped her daughter wrap all her hair up in a towel, which sat on her head like an enormous hat.

"I look like a Muslim," Saige said, looking in the mirror.

Her mother laughed. "Don't worry, you can take it off in a little bit. Right now, let's do your nails."

Saige's mom helped her put pink nail polish on her fingernails and toenails. But when they were done, it was time for Saige's mom to go to work.

"So when you take off your towel, just make sure you use the hair dryer to finish drying your hair," Saige's mom said as she was getting her purse. "And then brush it so it doesn't get matted or tangled."

"Got it," said Saige. She went into her bedroom and got some clothes to put on. Her outfit for today was a gray tank top, blue jeans, and black sandals. Once she had her clothes on, she went back into the bathroom and took the towel off her head. She used the electric hair dryer to finish drying off her hair. When she was done, she took her mom's hairbrush and started brushing. At first it hurt, to pull the tangles out of her long hair. But when she was done, her hair looked great.

Half an hour later, it was time for Saige to go to her first full day of school as a girl. She got her backpack full of textbooks and notebooks, as well as her new purse with her cell phone, wallet, and other stuff. She went to her first class, which was English. To her surprise, Mrs. Netherton (the teacher) didn't bat an eye at Saige's gender change. The role call sheet had changed Sage to Saige. Some of Saige's classmates looked at her funny, but no questions were asked.

After English, Saige had P. E. She wasn't too worried about P. E, since the school's P. E. clothes were designed to fit both boys and girls. Unfortunately, Saige almost walked into the boy's locker room. At the last second, Saige realized what she was doing and turned away from the threshold. Lucky for her, no one saw that she almost went into the wrong locker room.

In the girl's locker room, Saige ran into Olivia once again. This time, Olivia's friends Bailey and Stephanie were with her. "Hey Saige," said Olivia.

"Oh, hi Olivia," said Saige. "How are you?"

"I'm doing well," Olivia said as she put on her P. E. shirt. "You?"

"I'm fine," said Saige. "But I almost went into the boy's locker room."

"Oh my," said Stephanie. "I'll bet that was awkward."

"It was," said Saige.

"We heard you used to be a boy," said Bailey. "Olivia told us."

"You did what?" Saige asked.

"It's okay, we know what it's like," said Stephanie. "We've dealt with this before."

"You have?" Saige asked. "When?"

"It's a long story," said Bailey. "We should probably tell you later. Maybe at lunch?"

"I guess so," said Saige. She had been planning on trying to talk to her old friend Tony Carson at lunch, to try and tell him she was a girl now, but she was relieved to put it off. She had no idea how she'd do it, and she wasn't even sure Tony would believe her.

***

At lunch, Saige went to the table where she knew Olivia hung out with Bailey and Stephanie. She sat down with them and said, "Okay guys. What's your story?"

"It's a long one," said Olivia. "You see, Stephanie and I used to be boys too."

"What?" said Saige. "Did you use that girl's bathroom here?"

"No, no," said Olivia. "We were turned into girls by a witch."

"I thought witches were a myth," said Saige.

"They aren't," said Olivia. "At least not this one."

"She's running a foster home in Evanston," said Bailey. "What she does is, she takes in orphaned kids to live in her foster home. If they're boys, which is most of the time, then she turns them into girls."

"Why does she do that?" Saige asked.

"She doesn't like boys," said Olivia. "She wants girls to take over, I guess."

"But we didn't know that at first," said Bailey. "Especially me. I was already a girl to begin with. But then a few weeks ago, when Olivia first showed up, Stephanie accidentally told us she used to be a guy."

"We're not allowed to do that," said Stephanie. "So Miss Johnson-she's the witch-she took me to be terminated."

"What does that mean?"

"She was going to use my X chromosomes in her potion that turned boys into girls, and then have me die," said Stephanie.

"Then Bailey and I found Miss Johnson's lab and then got terminated ourselves," said Olivia. "But our dormmates came and rescued us."

"Did they get terminated?" Saige asked.

"We don't know," said Olivia. "We were all able to escape. Miss Johnson didn't even know that Valeria and Piper and Sarah saved us."

"And then we came here and moved in to Mr. Hart's orphanage," said Bailey. "His place is coed. So we've got some boys living with us."

"But does Miss Johnson still do their thing?" Saige asked. "Like, does she still turn boys into girls against their will?"

"We don't know," said Olivia. "We've been trying to put the whole thing behind us."

"I'm curious," said Saige. She pulled out her phone and opened up Google. "What's her foster home called?"

"The Y. F. F. H," said Bailey. "Young Forever Foster Home."

Saige entered that into Google and looked at the search results. The Y. F. F. H. was a foster home in Evanston, Illinois. "Is this it?" Saige asked, showing it to Olivia.

"It is," said Olivia. "Is it still running?"

Saige scrolled through the News tab. "I think it is," she said. "I don't see any articles about Miss Johnson getting sued or anything."

"Well, she should be," Stephanie grumbled.

"Why didn't you guys do anything?" Saige asked. "Why didn't you tell the police about this?"

"Because they wouldn't believe us," said Olivia.

"You have witnesses!" said Saige. "Those girls that rescued you-they could be witnesses!"

"This is magic we're talking about," said Bailey. "The cops aren't going to believe anything about magic."

"Besides, we're only teenagers," said Olivia. "It would be our word against Miss Johnson's."

Saige sighed. "You're right," she said. "Some things are just beyond our power."

It was silent for the next few minutes at that lunch table. The silence was broken when Tony Carson came up to their table. "Hey Sage," he said. "I heard you're a girl now."

Saige looked up. "How did you know that?"

"Mrs. Whatcott told me," said Tony. "I was wondering where you've been since yesterday, so I went to the attendance office to see if you were here today. And Mrs. Whatcott told me your identity had been changed to Saige."

"And you believed her?" Saige asked, surprised.

"Not at first," said Tony. "She showed me your picture, and I've been looking for you ever since."

"So...you believe me?" Saige asked. "When I say I'm Sage?"

"I mean..." Tony tilted his head at Saige. He looked kind of cute, with his brown eyebrow raised, and his hair tousled to the side...did Saige just think that?

"Where did we first meet?" Tony asked.

"Third grade," said Saige. "Mr. Boyd's class."

Tony thought for a moment before saying, "What's my middle name?"

"Noah," said Saige. "And you hate it because it's your dad's middle name."

Tony nodded. "So you are Sage. Er, Saige with an 'i.'"

"Wanna sit with us?" Saige asked.

"Of course!" said Tony. He sat down next to Saige. For some reason, Saige felt a rush of pleasure at Tony sitting next to her. She was only now realizing how handsome Tony was.

Tony, Saige, Olivia, Bailey, and Stephanie spent the rest of lunch chatting it up, until the bell rang. But they agreed to hang out at lunch again the next day.

For the rest of the week, Saige continued to hang out with Tony, Olivia, Bailey, and Stephanie. During that time, Saige got fully acquainted with her new girl body. She could take a shower, change her clothes, and brush her hair without help from her mom or Olivia. She even got rid of all the boy stuff she used to have and bought some new things to satisfy her new, girly interests. Now her room was painted pink with a Justin Bieber poster hanging on the wall. Saige was surprised to find herself liking Justin Bieber now. As a boy, he had HATED Justin Bieber. But the day after Sage became Saige, she had felt a desire to listen to "Baby" again, and she did. She found herself listening to it again, and again, and again. Now she was hooked on Justin Bieber.

"It feels kind of weird," Saige told Olivia in the hallway at school."Like, I like something I hated before."

"It happened to me, too," Olivia said. "Ever since I became a girl, I've been a lot more into doing my makeup."

"Me too," said Saige. "And, uh, something else, too."

"What is it?" Olivia asked.

"You know Tony?"

"Of course I know him."

"I, uh..." Saige hesitated. Was it gay if she had known Tony when she was a boy, and had a crush on him now? No. Saige was a girl. Liking a guy was not gay at all. "I think I have a crush on Tony."

Olivia's eyebrows shot up in surprise. "You do? Already?"

"I know, it's weird," said Saige. "But I just...I've known him for years, and now I see something in him I didn't see before."

"I know what you mean," said Olivia. "I've seen boys differently since I left the Y. F. F. H. I've felt more attracted to them."

"I'm wondering if I should ask Tony out," said Saige. "We can, like, go out to dinner, and see a movie or something."

"Yeah. Go for it."

"Not to be sexist, but isn't it usually the guy who asks out the girl?"

"I guess so," said Olivia, "But I don't think there's a rule against girls asking guys out."

"Alright then, I'll do it," said Saige.

Suddenly, Olivia's phone buzzed. She pulled it out, checked her Notifications, and gasped. "Valeria!" she exclaimed.

"What?" Saige asked.

"One of my dormmates from the Y. F. F. H," said Olivia. "She just texted me."

"Really?" Saige asked. "After, what, three weeks?"

"She probably didn't want to risk it, with Miss Johnson on the prowl," Olivia said as she read the text. "Hey Olivia," she read aloud. "Are you okay?"

"Why, yes I am," Olivia said as she sent those words back to Valeria via text message. "How about you?"

A minute later, Valeria texted back saying, "We're fine. Miss Johnson was pretty mad that you guys escaped. But she didn't know that I was behind it."

"They actually kept it a secret?" Saige asked.

"Apparently so," Olivia said as she texted Valeria thanking her for keeping things under wraps.

"You're welcome," was what Valeria's next text message read. "So where are you now?"

Olivia hesitated. "Should I tell her?"

"Sure," said Saige. "She's your friend. She should know."

"I dunno," said Olivia. "What if Miss Johnson's checking their phones?"

"Then she can just erase the texts," said Saige.

Olivia shrugged, then texted back, "Chicago. We were taken in by a new orphanage."

"Is the owner of the orphanage nice?" Valeria asked.

"Yes, he is," Olivia texted back. "He's this nice man named Mr. Hart. He has a coed orphanage. He enrolled us in a school, too."

"That's good," said Valeria's next text. "Well, I gotta go now. Tell Bailey and Stephanie I said hi!"

Olivia texted a smiley emoji to Valeria, then put her phone back in her purse. "Well, I'm glad they're still okay there," she said.

"Wouldn't it be nice if they could come up and visit?" Saige asked.

"Yes, it would be," said Olivia.

***

Miss Johnson smiled smugly as she put Valeria's phone down on the table. She was so lucky that Olivia had not gotten rid of her cell phone, and that she had been able to take Valeria's phone to text her.

"You just helped me out a lot," Miss Johnson said as she walked up to the pod where Valeria was being held. "With both my chromosome source, and by tracking down our little fugitive."

Valeria struggled against the clamps holding her in the pod. "You can't do this, you monster!" she screamed. She had seen the whole text stream between Miss Johnson and Olivia.

"Oh, yes I can," said Miss Johnson. "Really soon, Olivia's gonna be coming home to greet all her old friends."

"What are you gonna do to her?" Valeria asked.

"Something much worse than termination," said Miss Johnson.

To be continued...

Saige was nervous about asking Tony out, but she had to do it. She went up to him after Fourth Period and said, "Hi Tony."

"Hey Saige," Tony said back. "What's up?"

Saige managed to find the words, "Want to go out tomorrow night?"

Tony smiled. "Sure. Where did you have in mind?"

"Well, Olivia bought tickets for me and her to see Wreck-It Ralph 2," said Saige. "Maybe I could talk her into giving her ticket to you?"

"Yeah, sure," said Tony. "And we could go out to dinner at, I dunno, Red Lobster."

"Sounds great," said Saige. "Would you be okay with driving us?"

"Of course," said Tony. "Just talk to Olivia about the movie tickets."

Later on, after school, Olivia and Bailey came over to visit Saige's house. The three girls hung out, watched TV for a while, and relaxed on the back porch. While they were on the back porch, Saige asked Olivia about the movie tickets.

"No," said Olivia. "I bought them for you and me. I'm not giving mine to Tony."

"Then we could buy another movie ticket," said Saige.

"Can't," said Olivia. "Otherwise I would've had Bailey come with us, too."

"I still can't believe you got a ticket for Saige and not for me," Bailey grumbled.

"But Saige really wants to see Wreck-It Ralph 2!" Olivia protested.

"So do I," said Bailey.

"Are there even any other seats available?" Saige asked.

"Let me see," Olivia said, pulling out her phone and opening up Fandango. "There's one seat available."

"So me and Tony, and one of you, can go," said Saige.

Olivia and Bailey looked at one another. "I'm the one paying for two of those tickets, so I should go."

"You're right," Bailey sighed.

"Don't worry, we won't spoil anything for you," Olivia promised. "But Saige, you or Tony will have to pay for the third ticket."

"No problem," said Saige. "And if you don't mind, we're going to eat out at Red Lobster before the movie."

"Sounds like a plan to me," said Olivia.

"You don't mind being a third wheel, do you?" Saige asked.

"Not really," said Olivia.

***

So that Friday night, Tony came to get Saige and Olivia. Tony drove a silver Ford Fusion that his parents had got him for his birthday. Saige was happy to sit in the shotgun seat while Olivia sat in the back. As they drove to Red Lobster, Tony played calm, soothing music for Saige to enjoy.

The three of them ate a hearty meal at Red Lobster, all the while discussing Wreck-It Ralph 2 and what they were hoping to see from it. Though they had varying opinions on the characters, they all seemed to agree that the movie would probably do the characters justice and have a solid plot.

But after they were done eating, when they were waiting for the waiter to come back with the bill, Saige saw a strange woman watching them from outside the restaurant window. She was dressed in black and had her eyes on Olivia. Something about her seemed suspicious, almost...

"What?" Olivia asked.

"There's someone out there watching us," Saige said, pointing. But she blinked and the strange woman had gone.

"I don't see anyone there," Olivia said.

Saige shook her head. Maybe she'd been imagining things.

The waiter came back with the bill for the food, and it was pretty high. Luckily, Saige had borrowed the money from her mother, and she was going to do some extra chores over the weekend to earn the money back. Once the bill was paid, Tony, Saige, and Olivia got up and left the table. While they left, they went past a woman sitting in the waiting area. "Did you kids enjoy your meal?" the woman asked.

"Yeah," said Tony. "We did."

The woman stuck her leg out, blocking their way. With a chill, Saige realized it was the strange woman she'd seen before. "You enjoying your date, Olivia?" she asked.

Olivia actually screamed in fear. "Miss Johnson! How-how did you-"

"Let's just say your friend Valeria was really helpful," Miss Johnson said as she stood up.

"What did you do to her?" Olivia asked.

"You'll find out soon enough," said Miss Johnson.

"No! Don't take me!" Olivia demanded.

"Hey! What's going on here?" said a passing waiter. He-along with some of the restaurant guests-were looking up to see what was going on.

"Nothing that concerns you," Miss Johnson said. She waved her hand, and everyone else in the restaurant went back to whatever they had been doing. Miss Johnson turned back to Olivia. "You are coming with me."

"No! Don't take her!" Saige demanded. Olivia was indispensable to her. She, along with Saige's mother, had been a huge help in Saige transitioning to being a girl, and Saige still needed her. She knew she'd need more advice in the future.

"I'm sorry, but I have unfinished business with this young lady," Miss Johnson said as she took Olivia by the wrist.

"Let me go!" Olivia shouted, trying to fight against Miss Johnson's grip.

But it was no use. "Come with me now," Miss Johnson commanded, waving her hand over Olivia's face. Instantly, Olivia's eyes glazed over. She fell limply to the ground, put into a magical sleep.

"Don't take her!" Saige demanded.

"You have no say in the matter," said Miss Johnson. She waved her hand in front of Saige's face. Saige immediately felt her consciousness slip away. She fell to the floor and remembered nothing more.

To be continued...

"Saige, you okay, honey?"

Saige's eyes fluttered open. She found herself lying on her couch, with her mother standing over her. She looked around and realized she was in her house.

"Mom," said Saige. The events of the failed date last night were all coming back to her. "Where-where's Olivia? Where's Tony?"

"Calm down," said Saige's mom. "You're safe now."

"What happened?" Saige asked. "How did I get here?"

"The Red Lobster manager saw you and Tony lying on the floor," said Saige's mom. "He called the police, and they took you and him home."

"Where's Tony now?" Saige asked.

"He's at his house," said Saige's mom.

"Did-do the police know about Olivia?"

Saige's mom frowned. "Olivia?"

"Olivia was with us," said Saige. "Then this freaky woman came and took her. She put me and Tony to sleep."

"Now, now, calm down," said Saige's mother. "I talked to the police, and the witnesses from Red Lobster, and they said they didn't see any strange women come in and kidnap anyone."

Saige was starting to panic. "How long was I asleep?"

"A day," said Saige's mom. "It's Saturday now."

Saige's heart sank. Miss Johnson had probably taken Olivia back to Evanston by now. Saige didn't know exactly what Miss Johnson was going to do with her friend, but it couldn't be good.

"I-we gotta go after Miss Johnson!" Saige exclaimed. "She's probably-"

"Calm down, honey," said Saige's mom. "I have to go to work now, but you should stay here and get some rest. It seems like you got hit on the head."

So Saige's mom thought she was crazy. As soon as her mom went out the door, Saige stood up and went to the kitchen. She got a glass of water, trying to calm herself down. But it was no use. What could she do now? Was Miss Johnson going to put Olivia right back into the lab so she could keep harvesting X chromosomes out of her to turn more boys into girls? Saige knew she had to stop Miss Johnson...but she had no idea how.

***

Olivia struggled against her bonds. She was tied up with thick black ropes, with duck tape around her mouth. She was lying in the back seat of Miss Johnson's car while the dark woman Miss Johnson drove. "I'm so lucky I was able to find you," Miss Johnson was saying. "I was getting worried that you'd spill our little secret for the entire world to hear."

So Miss Johnson didn't know that Olivia had told Saige about her past. Olivia tried to scream through the duck tape over her mouth, demanding to know why Miss Johnson had taken her and not Bailey or Stephanie. But she could only say, "Mmmmfff hhhmmpphhhh!"

Somehow, Miss Johnson knew what Olivia was trying to say. "Oh, I wish I could take Bailey and Stephanie too. I went looking for you here in Chicago, once you texted Valeria's phone. Then I saw you with your friends in Red Lobster. And I did not want to waste any time in getting you back to the Y. F. F. H."

The Y. F. F. H. The place that had appeared wonderful at first, but turned out to not be so lovely. Olivia did not know what would become of her, but she knew it couldn't be good.

***

While she was heating up a breakfast sandwich, Saige heard a knock on her door. She answered it to see Bailey and Stephanie standing there. "Saige, thank goodness," Bailey said. "We came over as soon as we heard. What happened last night?"

"Miss Johnson ambushed us," said Saige. "She took Olivia."

"We knew it!" said Stephanie.

"Who told you?" Saige asked.

"Tony did," said Bailey. "This morning I saw that Olivia had not came back from the movie theater last night, so I texted Tony. And he told us what happened."

"And we don't know what to do!" Stephanie exclaimed. "Miss Johnson's probably gonna terminate Olivia all over again-or worse!"

"I know," said Saige. "And we've got to stop her. We can't let Miss Johnson turn any more innocent boys into girls."

"But what can we do?" Stephanie asked. "We can't call the police. We can't call the FBI. No one's gonna believe us."

"Then we'll have to go save Olivia ourselves," said Saige.

"How?" said Bailey. "We don't have a car."

"But Tony does," said Saige. "We can have him drive us to Evanston."

"Why not your mom?" Bailey asked.

"Because she didn't believe me about Miss Johnson," said Saige. "I tried to tell her what really happened. But I guess Miss Johnson did some magic and...well, the witnesses didn't see what they thought they saw."

"Well, what did they think they saw?" Bailey asked.

"Everyone thinks Tony and I just, I don't know, had seizures or something," said Saige. "I'm on my own here. I'm gonna have to go to save Olivia and shut down the Y. F. F. H. myself."

"I'm with you," said Bailey. "I...I'm with Olivia through and through."

"I'm not sure," Stephanie muttered. "It's gonna be really dangerous."

"You don't have to come," said Saige. "Bailey and Tony and I can probably do this on our own."

"No, I'll go," said Stephanie. "I wouldn't want to leave Olivia to die."

"Alright," said Saige. "Let's go to Tony's house."

Saige, Bailey, and Stephanie went straight from Saige's house to Tony's. Saige knocked on his door and prayed he was awake. Luckily, Tony answered his door. He was wearing a white bathrobe and was holding a mug of hot chocolate. "Hey Saige," he said. "You okay, after last night?"

"I am," said Saige. "But Olivia isn't." Saige, Bailey, and Stephanie gave Tony a quick run-down of the situation. "And we need you to drive us to Evanston," Saige finished.

"But-but what-"

"Just drive us there, and we'll take care of the rest," said Saige. "Please."

Tony sucked in one cheek. "Well, if you can-"

"We'll do anything," said Saige. "Anything. Just drive us to Evanston, pronto."

"Can't I just-"

"MISS JOHNSON IS TAKING OLIVIA THERE RIGHT NOW!" Saige shouted. "We don't have time to pack or get anything together or-"

"Sheesh, I didn't say that I needed to pack," said Tony. "I just think I should put some clothes on before I drive you to Evanston."

"Oh." Saige forgot Tony was wearing only a bathrobe. "Yeah, you should go get changed."

"But we're leaving right after," said Bailey.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah," Tony said.

Five minutes later, Saige was sitting in the shotgun seat of Tony's car. Tony was driving, with Bailey and Stephanie in the back. "Would you mind giving me more details on the way?" Tony asked as he turned the keys in the ignition. "Not to mention an actual plan for when we get there?"

"Of course," said Saige. "Just get on the road."

So Tony pulled out of his driveway, then started driving. Saige may not have had an immediate plan, but she knew one thing. She would not rest until Miss Johnson was defeated.

To be continued...but for now, please tell me what you think so far.

Piper was lonely.

Several weeks ago, she had had a lovely family of dormmates at the Y. F. F. H. Bailey and Valeria had been nice to her, but when Olivia showed up, it had made their happy little family even happier. They had all had an awesome time living together, and doing things together. But all of a sudden, Olivia and Bailey had gone poking around in Miss Johnson's lab under the hotel next to the foster home building. Piper had gone with Valeria to save them. Olivia and Bailey, along with Stephanie, had escaped to an unknown fate.

For a little while, it was just Piper and Valeria in their dorm. But then Miss Johnson had gathered everyone in the foster home and asked them if they knew anything about the girls' escape and disappearance. Valeria had stepped up, confessed to helping them escape, and then got taken off to be terminated.

Of course, Miss Johnson didn't know that Valeria was taking the fall for herself, Piper, Sarah, and Andrea. The latter three girls got off scot-free. They thought about going to rescue Valeria, but they knew they would likely meet the same fate.

And now Piper was the only one in the dorm. She had the whole place to herself. She could watch anything she wanted on TV, turn the lights off when she wanted, and dance around naked. But it was all very lonely. What good was a four-person dorm if you didn't have other people to share it with?

One day, Miss Johnson called everyone to a meeting in the cafeteria. Piper was worried when she heard the news. The last time this had happened, it hadn't been good. So there was no reason to assume this meeting would be any better.

And Piper's worst fears were confirmed. In the cafeteria, Miss Johnson had a large, closet-sized something under a black blanket. Miss Johnson had all the girls sit down on the cafeteria tables for her little speech.

"Good morning, lovely ladies," Miss Johnson said. "Now, you all know our first rule here at the Y. F. F. H. You have to keep your little secrets to yourself."

Piper's stomach lurched. She knew exactly what Miss Johnson was talking about. She could still remember being Peter. Looking around, Piper could see that many of the other girls were exchanging shifty looks.

"Now, it is very important that you follow our rules," said Miss Johnson. "Unless you want to end up like, well..." She pulled the black blanket off of the thing under it. And all the girls gasped at the sight of what was under the blanket.

It was a human-sized glass case, like the kind museums use to display rare antiques. But inside the case was none other than Olivia. She was stark naked, with her body frozen and held up by some magic force. Her eyes were scrunched up in pain, and there was a fresh cut going across her shoulder.

"Olivia!" Piper gasped.

"Yes, this is her," said Miss Johnson. "She told her secret to other people here, and then tried to escape me to avoid punishment. Well, I have found her. And I am going to keep her here as an example for all you girls to follow. Know that this is what happens when you try to tell a secret, then try to get away with it."

"Is she still alive?" Piper asked.

"Yes, she is," said Miss Johnson. "This case is magic. It keeps her alive, even though she is not drinking any water or eating any food. She is constantly in pain, for that is her punishment."

***

After the big announcement, Piper was taking a shower. She could not believe what had happened. How had Miss Johnson found Olivia?

Piper had had enough. She knew it was time for rebellion against Miss Johnson. But how could she do it? Miss Johnson had security cameras everywhere.

The only way to deal with that problem was by taking out the security cameras. So for the rest of the day, Piper went around her dorm and found the cameras. Then she smashed them using a hammer she bought at the hardware store down the street. Once Piper was certain she had destroyed all of the security cameras, she invited Sarah, Andrea, and Vanessa to her dorm.

"What did you call us for?" Andrea asked upon arriving.

"I've destroyed my security cameras," said Piper. "So this is a private meeting. We're starting a rebellion against Miss Johnson."

"What kind of rebellion?" Vanessa asked.

"Well, you remember how Miss Johnson said we all have to keep our little secrets?" Piper asked.

"Yeah," said Sarah.

"Well, now we're going to tell each other our secrets," said Piper. "Before I came here, I was a boy named Peter. Miss Johnson turned me into Piper. What about you guys?"

Sarah, Andrea, and Vanessa exchanged glances. "I...I was Andrew," Andrea said uneasily.

"I was Vance," said Vanessa.

"And I was Samuel," said Sarah. "But why did Miss Johnson not want us to tell each other?"

"I think she wants to hide her secret," said Piper. "She's turning boys into girls against their will. And she's trying to have every one of them think they're the only boy-turned-girl here, so her secret doesn't get out."

"But how can we stop her?" Sarah asked.

There was an awkward silence. "I have no idea," said Piper.

Sarah sighed. "I knew it," she said.

"I-I'll think of something!" said Piper. "Then I'll call you back here."

***

Saige was nervous. This plan might not work. But it was a chance she had to take if she wanted to put an end to this.

She entered the front door of the Y. F. F. H. building and went up to the front desk. "Hello," she said.

"Good day, young lady," said the woman at the front desk. "How can I help you?"

"I'm here because..." Saige hesitated. "My parents just died yesterday. And I heard about this foster home and that it's really good, and..."

"So you want to move in here?" the woman asked.

"Yes, I do," said Saige.

"Well, luckily for you," the woman said, looking at her computer. "We have an open space."

"Good," said Saige. That would be essential to her plan.

"What's your name?" the woman asked.

"I'm Saige," said Saige.

"Well, Saige, Miss Johnson's not available right now to give you the tour, but I can show you to your room," said the woman.

"Please do," said Saige.

The woman got up from her desk and led Saige down the hall. They came to a dorm room that was towards the end of the hall. "Here you are," said the woman. "We've already got a stash of clothes in there for you. And there's toothpaste, and tampons, and everything you could need in the bathroom."

"That's good," Saige muttered. She hadn't had to use a tampon yet, but she knew she might soon.

"Enjoy your stay!" the woman told Saige as she entered her room.

Saige went in to see her dorm room. There were two bunk beds, a TV, a couch, and a few dressers. No one was in the bedroom, but she could hear the shower going from the bathroom. That meant someone was in there. Saige cautiously entered the bathroom, going past the toilet stalls and toward the shower area (which was hidden behind a wall). "Hey," Saige said. "You in there?"

"Yeah. You new here?" said a voice from behind the wall.

"I am," said Saige, walking past the wall. "And I wanted to-GAH!" Saige was surrpised to see that the shower area consisted of a line of shower nozzles on the wall, with shelves of soap and shampoo under the nozzles. On a nearby bench, there were towels and sets of clothes. And right there, in the open, there was a girl wearing no clothes, soaping down under a running nozzle.

"I'm so sorry," Saige said, averting her eyes.

"It's fine," said the girl. "We shower together here. So if you want to take a shower, then..."

Saige realized she hadn't showered that morning. She had just rushed to go to Tony's house to ask him to drive her, Bailey, and Stephanie to Evanston. She had not showered since the day before. "Yeah, I guess I'll take a shower," Saige said. She self-consciously took off her shirt and laid it on the bench. She removed her socks and shoes, then pulled down her shorts. She took off her bra, then slid her panties down her legs. Now in the nude, Saige went up to a shower nozzle and turned it on.

"I'm Piper, by the way," the other girl said.

"I'm Saige," said Saige.

"What was your boy name?"

Saige stared at Piper. "How did you know I used to be a boy!"

"Because that's what Miss Johnson does," said Piper. "She invites boys to stay here and turns them into girls. I used to be Peter. How about you?"

"I-I was just Sage, with no 'i,'" said Saige. "But Miss Johnson didn't turn me into a girl."

"Then who did?" Piper asked.

"I was at my school, and I went into the girl's bathroom by mistake," said Saige. "And the bathroom turned me into a girl."

"Huh," said Piper.

"But I'm not really an orphan, either," said Saige. "I came here to find Olivia."

"You what?" said Piper.

"Olivia, Bailey, and Stephanie told me all about you," said Saige. "And we came to save Olivia when Miss Johnson found and captured her."

"So-so you're coming here as a spy?" Piper asked. "To scope things out?"

"Yes," said Saige. "Do you know where Olivia is?"

"I do," said Piper. "Miss Johnson has her on display in a glass case in the cafeteria. She's using Olivia as an example of what happens to people who try to break Miss Johnson's rules and then get away with it."

"Oh no," said Saige.

"But I've started a little rebellion here," said Piper. "I destroyed the security camera here in my room-"

"There are security cameras here?" Saige asked. She awkwardly covered her nipples and vagina.

"Yeah but I smashed them," said Piper. "You don't have to worry."

"Phew," said Saige. "But what are you going to do with your rebellion?"

"I have no idea," said Piper.

"Wait, I have an idea," said Saige. "What if everyone in this foster home told each other that they used to be boys, but keep it secret from Miss Johnson?" Saige suggested. "Then you can all start calling each other by your boy names."

"What would that do?" Piper asked.

"Well, Miss Johnson can't terminate everyone, can she?" Saige asked.

"I guess not," said Piper. "But how are we going to stop Miss Johnson from turning boys into girls?"

"We'll work that out later," said Saige. "Right now, we should just focus on having everyone share their former boy names with everyone."

"Sounds good," said Piper.

To be continued...

After Saige had finished with her shower, she put on some clean clothes and went out to the cafeteria. Just like Piper said, there was Olivia, locked in a glass case and on display for everyone to see. The moment she saw her friend, Saige ran up to the glass case and pressed her fingers against the glass. "Oh, Olivia," Saige whispered. "Look what they've done to you."

In spite of her pain, Olivia looked down and saw Saige outside her case. Olivia wanted to scream at Saige to get out of here, to save herself while she still could, but she could not.

"We'll save you, don't worry," Saige whispered. "And we'll put an end to Miss Johnson's schemes."

After she was done staring at Olivia in worry and pity, Saige left the building to rendezvous with Bailey, Stephanie, and Tony. The three of them had holed up in a hotel three blocks away, and Saige had texted Tony to meet them at Jimmy John's.

"Did you do it?" Bailey asked when Saige sat down with them.

"I did," said Saige. "I'm in a room with Piper."

"Oh, good," said Bailey. "I sure miss her and Valeria."

"And I found Olivia," said Saige. "She's on display for everyone to see."

Stephanie's eyes widened. "She's not-"

"She's still alive," said Saige. "But she's on display-naked-for everyone to see. Miss Johnson is using her as a reminder to the girls to not tell anyone they used to be boys."

"How long will it take for Piper to get everyone to tell everyone each other's boy names?" Tony asked. "We can't be here too long. Our parents back home will be worried."

"We don't even have parents," said Stephanie.

"You don't, but me and Saige do," said Tony.

"We'll deal with them later," said Bailey. "Right now, we need to figure out what to do next."

"We're gonna have to break Olivia out sooner or later," said Saige. "So you guys should get a crowbar or something."

"There's a jack in the back of my car," said Tony. "Will that work?"

"If it can break glass, yes," said Saige.

"And how are we going to kill Miss Johnson?" Tony asked.

"Who said anything about killing?" Stephanie asked.

"How else are we going to defeat her?" Tony asked. "We can't sue her. She'd just alter the memory of the judges or something."

"But...but that's murder," said Stephanie.

"Hear, hear," said Saige. "I'd rather lock Miss Johnson up in a prison or something."

"What prison did you have in mind?" Tony asked. He stared at Saige, waiting for an answer.

Bailey spoke up. "We could try putting her in those pods she uses to terminate girls," she suggested.

"But the pods eventually kill whoever is in them," Stephanie pointed out.

"Well, it's still better than shooting her," said Tony. "If we just leave her in there, and someone comes looking for her, it'll look like she just tried doing an experiment on herself, and the experiment failed."

"I...I think that might be our best option," said Saige. "But how are we going to get her down there?"

"We'll get some kind of bait," said Tony. "We could break Olivia out, and then have her run down into Miss Johnson's lab, and have a bunch of people waiting to ambush her there."

"That sounds like a plan," said Saige. "I hope Piper has a bunch of members in her rebellion by now."

***

Piper did have a good number of girls recruited to her cause. When Saige got back to her dorm in the Y. F. F. H, she found six more girls sitting with Piper. "Saige! You're back!" said Piper. "Just in time for these girls to tell me their boy names."

"Great," Saige said, sitting down on her bed. "What are your names?"

"I'm Amelia, who used to be Emilio," said one of the girls.

"I was Jules, but now I'm Julie," said another.

"I used to be Sam, before Miss Johnson turned me into Samantha," said a third.

"I'm Christina. But I used to be Christian," said the fourth.

"I was Kyle. Now I'm Kylie," said the fifth.

"And I'm Taylor, who used to be Tyler," said the last one.

"That's great," said Saige. "Piper, I have some great news."

"What is it?"

"I just met with Bailey and Stephanie," Saige started. "And we-"

"Wait. Bailey and Stephanie are here too?"

"No, they're not here!" said Saige. "If they showed their faces here, they'd meet the same fate as Olivia!"

"I meant, like, they came here with you."

"Yes, they did. But that's not the point."

"Well what is the point?" Amelia asked.

"The point is that we made a plan," said Saige. "We're going to lock Miss Johnson up in one of those pods in her lab, and then leave her there."

"Won't she get out?" Taylor asked.

"No," said Piper. "No one else is going to go down there. Miss Johnson is the only one allowed there."

"Besides, we can lock the door behind us," said Julie.

"And to get her down there, we're going to use Olivia as bait," said Saige. "We'll break her out, and then have her run down into Miss Johnson's lab. We'll have a trap waiting for Miss Johnson down there."

"I'm in," said Amelia.

"I'll get the handcuffs," said Kylie.

"Great," said Saige. "Are you all ready to do it later on today?"

"Sure," said Piper.

"Good," said Olivia. "Get as many people to help you as you can."

***

Olivia stayed suspended in her glass case, watching all the girls and staff members going about their day. She felt sad and embarrassed. Not because she was naked and her private parts were on display for everyone-though that was bad on its own. She knew she was a fool for thinking she could run from Miss Johnson. Even though she had tried her hardest, it was no use.

And now Olivia couldn't move a muscle, and she was in pain. Miss Johnson's magic was keeping her alive inside the glass case, but Olivia wished she could die. Her family was gone, killed in that fire. The few friends she had were all the way in Chicago. Even if she did escape, where would she go? She didn't see the point in living anymore.

Towards the end of the day, however, when the cafeteria was empty, Olivia saw three new people come in. She was surprised that it was Bailey, Stephanie, and Tony. What were they doing here?

Tony and Stephanie stood guard at the cafeteria doors, while Bailey came up to Olivia's glass case and placed a sheet of paper against it. Olivia, ignoring her constant pain, read over the paper. This is what it said:

Dear Olivia,

We are so sorry Miss Johnson caught up to you. But we are here to rescue you and stop Miss Johnson for good. And you have a role to play in our plan.

As you read this, Saige is upstairs, talking to Miss Johnson, as she is new here and wants a tour. Miss Johnson and Saige will go around the first floor, while Bailey breaks you out and Tony and Stephanie hide. Once Miss Johnson enters the cafeteria, you and Bailey will need to run as fast as you can to Miss Johnson's lab under the hotel. Lure her there. We have a trap set for her. She will be locked in one of her pods.

Signed,
Saige, Bailey, Tony, and Stephanie

Olivia didn't believe her eyes. Her friends had actually came back to save her! And they were going to finally defeat Miss Johnson! Olivia knew it would be hard. Since Miss Johnson was a witch, who knew what she'd have up her sleeve? But Olivia knew she could do it. So she looked Bailey in the eye and nodded understanding of the plan. Bailey folded up the piece of paper and put it in her pocket.

Bailey pulled out a car jack and started slamming it into the glass case. It took her several hits, but she managed to crack a hole in the side of the case. Once she had cracked the hole, Olivia could feel her pain subsiding. Bailey smashed her jack into the glass five more times, being careful not to poke Olivia. The more holes she created, the less pain Olivia felt.

Eventually, Bailey got careless, and she stabbed the car jack right through the glass and poked Olivia's breast. Olivia let out a squeal of pain.

"Sorry," Bailey said, trying to be more careful. Before long, Bailey had smashed open a hole big enough for Olivia to fall out of. As Olivia fell forward, Bailey caught her so she wouldn't fall on the pieces of broken glass.

"Thank you, Bailey," said Olivia.

"Thank Saige," said Bailey. "She's the one who got this ball rolling."

"Can you walk?" Tony asked.

"Let's see," Olivia said as she laid her feet on the floor. The pain from the magic glass case had gone now, and to her surprise, she was able to walk normally. But when she looked up and realized Tony was in the room, she wished she had some clothes on.

"Sorry," Tony said as he averted his eyes from Olivia.

"Yeah, we should've brought some clothes for Olivia to put on," Stephanie admitted.

Right then, Miss Johnson opened the cafeteria door. "And this, Saige, is the cafe-" She broke off when she saw Bailey standing on a floor of broken glass, holding the car jack, and Olivia standing there, out of the glass case.

That quickly, Olivia's heart rate went from zero to sixty. This was it. This was where she would come into play.

To be concluded...sorry for the cliffhanger. :(

Olivia pushed Miss Johnson aside and ran out of the cafeteria, with Bailey right on her heels. Yelling for vengeance, Miss Johnson followed right behind them. She chased Olivia and Bailey out of the front doors and towards the hotel.

Olivia had never ran harder in her life. Her arms were running like windmills, and her breasts were swinging around like mad. She wished she had a bra to give herself some support. But it hardly mattered. All that mattered was that Olivia and Bailey would lead Miss Johnson into their trap.

The two girls came to the back door behind the hotel and opened it up. Olivia and Bailey ran down the hall and toward the stairs. But halfway down the stairs, Olivia tripped on her own feet and fell to the floor below. She was able to stick her arms out to break her fall, but then Bailey ran right into her. The girls fell to the floor in a heap.

"I don't know why you two are running into my lab, but it sure makes my job easier," Miss Johnson seethed. "Because Bailey, you are going to be terminated once again."

"No!" Bailey cried as she got up and ran for the lab.

Olivia tried to get up, but Miss Johnson grabbed her ankle. "As for you..." Miss Johnson pinioned Olivia against the wall. "I think I should do something a little different to you."

"Like what?" Olivia asked as she struggled against Miss Johnson's grip.

"You have a very voluptuous body," Miss Johnson said, running her hand over Olivia's curvy hips. "The local boys would want a piece of your booty." Miss Johnson rubbed Olivia's butt.

"Get off of me!" Olivia growled. She kicked Miss Johnson in the chest, causing the older woman to lose her grip. Olivia took the chance to punch Miss Johnson in the face. Then she kicked her again, causing Miss Johnson to step backward, trip on the bottom stair, and fall on her butt.

"There she is!" Piper's voice cried. Olivia turned to see Piper, Sarah, Vanessa, and several other girls she didn't recognize running for Miss Johnson. They were carrying handcuffs, duck tape, and ropes. One brunette girl slammed the cuffs onto Miss Johnson's wrists, and another started unwrapping her rope.

"I don't think so," Miss Johnson said. She waved her hand, and waves of blue magic spiraled around one of the girls. When the waves had disappeared, a white mouse was where the girl had been standing.

"Get her!" Olivia commanded. The rest of the girls came at Miss Johnson, their duck tape at the ready. Andrea got turned into a mouse herself, but the other girls managed to wrap duck tape around Miss Johnson's eyes and mouth. Now that she couldn't see, she was no longer able to cast any magic.

Despite Miss Johnson's struggling, the girls still managed to tie her up. Then they went and carried her into her lab. They went straight for the pod that had held Olivia when she had been terminated. Piper and Sarah carefully took the handcuffs off, then quickly strapped Miss Johnson's hands to the clamps inside the pod. Then they did the same for her legs.

Once Miss Johnson was fully restrained, Olivia came up to her and took the duck tape off her mouth. "What have you girls done to me?" Miss Johnson said.

"Doing what you did to us," said Olivia. She took one the needles connected to the machine and jabbed it into Miss Johnson's arm. Miss Johnson cried in pain as Bailey flipped some switches on the side of the pod.

"Please!" Miss Johnson demanded. "Let me out. I can turn you back into boys!"

"What did you say?" said a voice. Every head turned to see Saige coming down into the lab.

***

Saige could not believe her ears. Was Miss Johnson really offering to turn the girls back into boys? Did that mean she could be Sage again? Could she go back to her old life and not have to worry about doing her hair or wearing a bra or looking nice for the boys. She could...

"What are you doing here, Saige?" Olivia asked.

"I-I wanted to come here and help you capture Miss Johnson," said Saige.

"Wait, are you that new girl?" Miss Johnson asked.

"I am," said Saige. "And did you say you could turn me into a boy?"

"I was talking to all the boys I had turned into girls," said Miss Johnson. "If they let me out and promise to forget this ever happened, then I'll turn them into boys again."

Evidently Miss Johnson didn't know the truth about Saige. But Saige looked around and saw all the girls in the lab-Olivia, Bailey, Piper, Sarah, Vanessa, Taylor, Amelia, and Kylie. They had all been good friends to her. And in return, Saige had saved them from Miss Johnson's evil foster home. Besides, Saige had gotten the hang of being a girl now. Sure, there were tough parts to being a girl, but she had had some practice. She was sure she could live the rest of her life as a girl.

"No," said Saige. "You're not going to be doing any more of your magic." She stepped up to the pod and slammed it shut.

"There, now we got her," said Bailey. "Now let's get out of here and lock Miss Johnson in here."

"Aren't you going to get me some clothes to wear?" Olivia asked.

"Oh...about that..." Piper stammered. "We forgot to bring you a change of clothes."

Olivia put her hands on her hips. "So I have to walk back up naked?"

"Hey, you ran down here naked," said Taylor. "We can find you some clothes in the bigger building."

***

Since Miss Johnson's demise was so recent, none of the other members of the Y. F. F. H. staff knew what had happened. But after all the excitement, the girls felt like they needed a dip in the swimming pool.

So once everyone had gotten back up to the main building, Saige, Olivia, Tony, Bailey, Stephanie, and Piper all got into their swimsuits and went down to the swimming pool. They relaxed in the hot tub while discussing their victory.

"So now what?" Bailey asked.

"We go back to Chicago," said Saige. "And go home."

"What about the rest of us?" Piper asked. "All the kids who live here?"

"Well, maybe the city's governers will find someone new to run this place," said Olivia. "Preferably someone who isn't a witch."

"Or maybe you could move to Mr. Hart's place in Chicago," Stephanie suggested.

"I'll consider it," said Piper.

Tony looked at Saige. "I heard Miss Johnson offered to turn you back into a boy," he said.

"Yeah, she did," said Saige. "But I said no. I like being a girl."

"Really?" said Tony.

"I do now," said Saige. "I might've said yes before, but, well..." she looked at Olivia. "My friend Olivia taught me that being a girl is actually pretty fun."

"I learned that myself," Olivia said, casting a warm grin at Bailey.

"Well, no matter what you do, I'll still be with you," said Tony. He slid his hand into Saige's.

***

On their return to Chicago the next day, Saige's and Tony's parents were very relieved to see their kids okay. They had been worried that Saige and Tony had vanished the day before, but they managed to sell them a story about how they had had a day out that had turned into a camping trip, and they forgot to text their parents.

As for the Y. F. F. H, the government did find a new chairwoman for it. The new chairwoman, Mrs. Reed, was a wonderful lady with a hardworking husband and a few kids of her own. She renamed the Y. F. F. H. the Orphanage For Lost Youngsters, or the O. F. L. Y. Best of all, she expanded the foster home to make it coed.

The Evanston police force, having been notified of Miss Johnson's disappearance, found Miss Johnson dead in her lab a week after she had been locked in there by the girls. Since they found no evidence of anyone locking her in there, no one was charged.

Back in Chicago, Saige continued to live her life as a girl with Olivia, Bailey, and Stephanie as her best friends. But she also started dating Tony. By now, she was starting to feel like she was in love with him. They had known each other for a long time, and now that Saige was female and had a mutual attraction, they could enjoy themselves as boyfriend and girlfriend.

(Cliche warning) And they all lived happily ever after...

The end. Now that the story is finished (for real this time), what do you think?