'Massive Ontogenetic Regulation Failure Syndrome' or MORFS for short, was originally launched on the world's population by means of a genetically engineered virus. It had been started as an attempt at a biological weapon by a group of terrorists back in the early 2000s. The virus spread unnoticed across the globe. All life forms that experience some form of puberty were affected. This virus altered the strand of DNA that is supposed to protect and regulate the integrity of an individual's genome. The mutated portion essentially disables all or part of that activity, thus allowing many other mutations and gene swaps to appear and survive. This altered DNA was passed down to all subsequent generations and now each child is faced with the chance of undergoing life changing mutations in their teenage years.
Some victims become human/animal hybrids. Some gain special powers. Some even change sex or become both at once. Some even get a combination, but most show little or no change.
Thomas Phillips just wants to get away and enjoy a nice relaxing holiday away from the pressures of his job and city life. But out in the wild a misstep and a nasty fall leaves his body broken and dying. He finds himself taken in by a strange girl living wild in the woods who is just as broken mentally as he is physically. She is his only chance of getting out of the woods alive, but by the same token is he hers.
"A young abused boy is suspended from school and contracts MORFS. But he doesn't go through normal changes, but sort of slips into a coma. His father has him committed, and the abuse starts in earnest."
Bert is a lucky guy, he has some great friends, he's doing well at school, and he has a great girl friend Lisa who he is madly in love with. But when Lisa goes through MORFS they both have to cope with some changes to their lives.
Alex was a friendless outcast even before he got MORFS and changing into Lexi didn't seem to help much. Her new powers are not very impressive and her small stature isn't very intimidating, but by cleverly applying her powers young Lexi plans to show them all just what she is capable of.
Jake has just started high school, except he contracts MORFS, he now finds himself accused of the murder of his family and has to adapt to all the changes MORFS has brought to him.
Some gifts are more of a responsibility than a privilege. MORFS just is and those who are empowered find that everything has a price tag, usually not measured in dollars.
After Going through MORFS our protagonist wakes up in a strange facility wearing an even stranger body. Held against their will and controlled by nefarious means they are trained to serve as a tool for their captors. Can they escape the grasp of their controllers or will they become a puppet their will broken. Only time will tell
