Chapter 4

It took Kevin a moment to make contact with the nanobots after he had fallen asleep. He was shocked to learn that the nanobots had written several new directories that had not existed before. These new directories held many directions on how to program the nanobots and create advanced algorithms that would make them run faster and more efficiently. Kevin's mind was working in overtime as he read. Immediately upon learning some of these things he set out to rewrite the nanobot's code.

By the time he was finished he had added many new abilities to the nanobots. With these modifications he had a totally new power at his fingertips. To start off the list of new abilities, Kevin had programmed in a replication routine that allowed the nanobots to create new bots on demand or when an emergency arose. The nanobots now had the ability to create objects at his will and repair anything he wished. This process was helped along by the fact that the nanobots were able to create and destroy instantly because they worked at the molecular level.

While still in sleep mode Kevin decided to begin transforming his body and ordered the nanobots to start tearing down an building up his muscles to give his body an over all toned look. He programmed them to strengthen his muscled all over his body but to do it gradually so that no one would be suspicious of anything. He had the bots increase the size and strength of his heart so that blood would be pumped through his veins faster. Along with his heart, the capacity of his lungs was also increased. Thinking this might come in handy sometime in the future (no pun intended), he had the nanobots lengthen his dick so that it would be 8 inches long. He also programmed them to increase his endurance and make energy more readily available for him.

Kevin was starting to get annoyed with the process of searching his memories for any reference to people he thought he should know, so he ordered the nanobots to start combining his memories in a pattern that would not cause any inconvenience. The nanobots were to categorize his memories by date and to update any duplicates of information with the most recently learned or obvious (like so he would remember learning math twice). With these new improvements he let sleep take him out of contact with the nanobots.

When he woke up, Kevin could feel the difference immediately. He felt as if he had slept for a week and was fully rested. He hopped out of bed and quickly grabbed a handful of clothes together before hitting the shower.

In the bathroom Kevin took a moment to look over the improvements on his body. He was satisfied with the changes so far and couldn't wait to see what his body would look like next. He admired the start of his 6-pack for another moment before jumping into the shower.

After a quick wash and rinse, Kevin got out and dressed in the jumpsuit he had found in the dresser that he knew people nowadays wore to workout. After dressing he went down stairs and put together a fast breakfast of toast and washed it down with a large glass of orange juice. It was still early in the morning so he wrote a quick note to his mom on the data pad that was sitting on the table. With that he went out to the garage and moved to one of the covered cars. He pulled the cover off the one that was his and ran his hands along the corvette's smooth surface. It looked nothing like the corvettes that were common in his time. It looked like some concept model that had never been produced. He climbed in and started the car by pressing his thumb to the car's identification pad. After opening the garage door he pulled out and headed out of the parking structure.

The parking garage led out to the street and Kevin pulled into the early morning traffic and drove, watching the buildings pass by, until he arrived at the 'gym'. The gym was an incredibly advanced place that boasted virtual reality training and exercise rooms. Kevin had an urge to try out one of these, so he found the front desk and paid for one room for an hour.

The room he was assigned to was about four feet buy four feet. A large circle in the center of the room showed where to stand. He took his place there and immediately a holographic screen appeared in front of him. He was surprised to find that the screen was solid when he went to select from the options provided. He chose to run one of the martial arts exercise programs and the room vanished to be replaced by a Japanese style dojo. The room was square and the floor was made of a soft material that would cushion any falls. Kevin was standing on one side of the dojo. Across the room from him was a man about his size and dressed in karate type robes. He stood there with his hand behind his back and began to speak.

"This exercise program is designed to give you a strenuous workout while providing a place to practice the martial arts. You may use a variety of types or martial arts against me for I am proficient in every type commonly known. Before we begin you must select a skill level to start at. That level, however, will rise until we fight at an even level. Please select a skill level now," he said to Kevin.

"Uh, how about we start out easy," Kevin replied, preparing himself for the fight. His opponent nodded and dropped into a defensive stance. Kevin moved toward him, his feet moving in a complicated pattern that was designed to abstract his opponent. His opponent, however, was not distracted by this and instead began a counter attack that moved him closer to Kevin. Kevin recognized the move, pulled himself out of his dance and jumped toward the dojo master. The master was prepared for this and lashed out in a horizontal punch that would have hit Kevin had he not knocked it aside. He returned with a low kick toward his opponent's knees. His opponent jumped into the air, avoiding the kick, before attacking with a quick fury of punches and chops. He wasn't able to land any of them, however, because Kevin had moved out of the way and was returning with a counter attack of his own. He kicked out at the master's stomach, and was blocked, and followed with a double kick flip. His first kick was blocked but his second knocked the guy to the ground. The exercise program continued like this for about 30 minutes.

Kevin was dripping with sweat when he was done. It had been one of his hardest workouts and his most enjoyable as well. He left the gym soon after he had showered. The drive home was almost as interesting as the driver there. Kevin still had to get used to these new cars. He wished he could driver the car himself but at the speed these cars were going he dared not try. He did, however, have a racing game for his computer at home that he was sure to try out.

When he walked in the front door he was greeted by him mother, who had been in the kitchen preparing breakfast.

"Good morning Kevin, how was your exercise this morning," she said, hugging him and giving him a kiss on the cheek. Kevin was pretty thirsty from the workout and headed over to the replicator to get something to drink. He stuck a cup into the unit and milk suddenly filled the glass.

"Awesome," he said, his voice being cut off as he downed the milk in one gulp. "I ran this martial arts program and worked on that for about 30 minute." His mom frowned at him.

"Since when did you learn martial arts?" she asked, crossing he arms and leaning against the counter. Kevin had forgotten that his previous bodies owner had not know martial arts. He quickly made up a lie to cover for his mistake.

"Oh I've been using the VR room to practice for a while," he said, heading up to his room. His mom said something after him about breakfast being ready in a little while but he continued on without replying.