Chapter 1

I had been following the white car with the blue pinstripe for a long time now, and the end was not yet insight.

I could barely keep up with it, as the woman driving the car kept a steady but very fast pace.

We were already deep into Oregon, did she plan on going on till the ocean or the next state Washington?

Why was I following the car?

I'd better introduce myself a bit then, I'm Steve, a mutant, running from the government.

No last name that I know of. I'm between 20 or 25 years old, but since I don't know my birthdate I'm not sure.

I'm about 5'10" and have green eyes and dark brown hair that is getting a bit too long.

I've been raised by a government agency to make me their pet spy or assassin.

The woman I was following was also a mutant or at least some kind of super powered individual.

I saw her change into Ice or getting covered with it.

From the files from the Agency I had worked for, against my will by the way by the way, I thought the woman looked like Emma Frost, but than again she is a powerful telepath, and doesn't have cold powers.

The mutant ability that I witnessed was more akin to the powers of Robert Drake, the Iceman who used to be with the X-men.

There were rumors that the White Queen as miss Frost was also called had changed sides and was now working with Xavier. But she still was officially listed as dangerous.

So as not to alert her to my presence I was following her to where ever she might go.

I wanted to get into a group of mutants where I could be safe and not be shunned because of my powers.

'Wait, did she turn of the highway onto a small road with lots of trees?'

Now I could follow closer and make myself invisible by phasing through the light.

I can't do it for too long a period and it can be dangerous to do it on the road.

Someone might smash into me.

I can phase through solid objects well enough, but not at the same time as through light.

So it is either invisible or intangible.

Putting on more speed I quickly got very close to the car just in time to see it stop at a gate in a stonewall.

I killed my engine and coasted further on.

The sound of the engine would have given me away, I just hope the sound of my tyres was not too loud.

The woman didn't seem to hear or notice me, so I'm still safe for now.

She is typing a code on a keypad now, but I'm too far away to see the code.

'Can I slip in with her?'

The gate closes too fast for me to get in, and I dare not get too close to the car, fearing she might "hear" my thoughts with her telepathic power.

I decide to get some rest, get enough energy to use my powers for longer periods and wait till night before I check out the place here. Since it was just before noon, I had a long wait before me.

I hid my bike between the trees and sat down on a place where I could see the gate and the road, but I could not be detected easily from the road. As I waited, I ate some of the snacks I bought on the way here.

Deep in the afternoon the woman in the white car sped past me again, leaving the place I was going to visit.

For a moment I thought of going after her again, but she was already taking a big head start, so I decided to check out this place first.

Maybe I could pick up her trail again later. Or find another mutant to follow.

For now I just took a nap and waited till dark.

When it was dark enough, I phased myself through the wall and hoped that it didn't contain any electronic devices. My passing through would have disrupted them.

As I walked through the forest and across the lawns, I noticed several electronic sensors and bypassed them using my powers.

I followed a path along a lake and suddenly came up to an 8-foot tall statue of a man.

I looked at it from behind and didn't think much of it, till it suddenly started to move.

I immediately went into invisible mode and waited to see if this thing noticed me or not.

It had a red glow where the eyes and mouth should be, and made a sound like a groan of twisting metal.

I kept quiet and moved as silently as I could further towards the building I could see.

The building was sort of a big lodge or mansion.

I selected a room that showed no lights from the windows. I phased into the dark room and from what little I could make out, it appeared to be an office.

There was a heavy wooden desk, a filing cabinet and a bookshelf full with thick books.

There were some papers on the desk, but first I wanted to make sure I wasn't going to be disturbed.

Like I said, I can't phase through solid material and light at the same time, so I had to make a choice to phase through the wall or door and risk being seen, or open the door slightly and take a peek invisible.

I choose the first option.

Very fast and carefully I took my peek in the hallway, but fortunately there was no one in sight.

Satisfied I took a chance and started to read the papers lighting myself with my small flashlight.

The papers didn't give me much information, it handled about some damages and acquisition of things.

Also some projected costs and planning were mentioned, like I said just normal stuff.

I went to the filing cabinet and looked at the labels.

One label said "Progress rapport's and grading."

This peeked my interest.

The drawer was locked, but that is not a problem for someone who can phase through solid objects.

Quickly I unlatched it inside and opened the drawer.

Several people were mentioned in the files.

Boys and girls and some had a mention of a sort of codenames.

The papers listed educational courses with grade marks.

'Is this a school maybe?'

If they are not associated with a government, I would like to have a talk with them to see if I can stay here.

I was so caught up studying the papers that I didn't notice the door opening quietly.

Suddenly the room got brightly lit as the black man with grey hair and beard switched on the lights.

He started saying, "Who the hell are you", while I got scared out of my wits from the sudden experience of getting caught.

For a moment I couldn't move and the man hit a button activating a loud siren.

I found my control over my muscles returning and bolted the room, phasing right through the filing cabinet and the wall into the next room.

Oh boy, what a mistake that was.

I entered a room of some other guy, and he already had been alerted by the siren, so he was ready for me.

As I made my way to hallway, he fired sort of glowing white knives from his fingertips.

The ones that missed me burned through the furniture, but two of them hit me.

I was out of phase at the time, but they still hurt me a lot.

I couldn't phase through them completely.

I stumbled through the wall into the hallway and had a lot of difficulty phasing through the wall, What did he do to me.

I took a bearing and made my way towards an outside wall.

Everything around me suddenly went completely black, and I couldn't see anymore.

I switched from intangible to invisible and I found I could see again, sort of.

The colours were gone, but I could still see outlines and a bit of grey shading.

On my left front I could see faintly an outline of a dark looking girl.

She appeared to be into her mid teens and looking right at me, as if she could see me.

I moved a few feet away, but now she still continued to look where I had been.

So I could still evade her, maybe even knock her out.

'But no, better move out of here for now and quickly.'

I backed up down the hall and suddenly I was out of the darkness that filled part of the hallway.

'Maybe it was that girl that did that, so she must be a mutant then.'

'Better not think about that now, first thing is to get out of here.'

I started running down the hall again when another door opened and a young girl about 13 or 14 stepped right in front of me.

There was no way I could avoid her, so I switched from invisible to intangible again.

To the girl it seemed that I appeared from thin air, she showed a scared and surprised look on her face.

Then she started to get smaller and younger.

At that moment I was on top of her and started to phase through her.

Like before the phasing was very rough and I got worried that I might hurt the little girl.

As I went through her I felt an excruciating pain sear through me and I heard a double scream ringing in my ears.

I realised that my voice was doing one part of the screaming, and the other was probably from the girl.

As I screamed and broke free from the girl, I felt dizzy and everything went black as I slumped unconscious to the floor.

My first thoughts were very jumbled, 'Were am I?'

My thoughts cleared up a bit, 'I broke into a mansion to look for a mutant group to belong with.'

'Something went wrong and now I'm lying in a very big bed? Why is the bed so big?'

Then I could feel my body, or I think it is my body, but it didn't feel right.

I was thinking, 'My body feels very funny and strange, what has happened to me.'

I opened my eyes, but saw nothing. Then I could distinguish some shapes and patterns.

I must be night or something. I tried to get up, but the blanket was so damn heavy. Or am I so weak?

Finally I pushed it away and could sit up.

My hair is much longer now. Instead of hanging close to the shoulders, it now hangs well past it.

Had I been unconscious for that long?

I slid down the bed, 'Wait a minute, why would a bed be this high.'

Then as I stood on the floor, my legs felt bowlegged, and then it hit me, I didn't feel anything between my legs.

I lifted my hospital gown, 'Yuck, I feel naked in that, ' and felt between my legs with my hand.

My hand didn't feel my dick anymore, only a few hairs and a slit.

I slammed my legs together. 'What did they do to me. Did they switch me with that little girl?'

I suddenly felt very afraid, what if this was permanent, I don't want to be a girl.

I walked towards a wall with a vague outline of a window, feeling very exposed in the gown.

The realisation that I was a little girl now, made me feel vulnerable and afraid for the future.

I reached the wall and tried to phase through the wall.

But nothing happened and just hit the wall with my fingers.

With the little moonlight that seeped through the window, 'I thought the moon was fuller than that, ' I saw my fingers. They looked very small and delicate.

I tried to measure myself crudely by the window, and guessed my new height at about 4.5 feet.

I pulled a chair to the window to unlock it, and then tried to open it. But the strength of my little girl body wasn't enough to pull it up even a fraction. Disappointed I hopped back on the bed, trying to think what to do next.

As I sat there pondering my next move, I felt my eyes getting moist and soon a tear was going down my cheek.

'Damn it, I am no cry-baby.'

During my training at the agency, I'd get punished if I cried.

I promised myself never to cry again, so why was I crying now?

I lay back on the bed and kept thinking about my options.

I didn't know what woke me up, but I thought I had heard something.

'Damn, it is already light, I must have fallen asleep.'

Usually I would not fall asleep just like that.

As I got up, another problem presented itself to me. I needed to go to the bathroom urgently.

How did girls do that?

I got of the bed and went looking for the place to relief myself. Then the door the room opened.

A quite attractive woman entered and saw me standing in the middle of the room. I got scared again at being caught investigating. I would have pissed my pants at that moment, except that I didn't wear pants. I did feel it running down my legs and splash on the floor.

I tried to flee from her, and instinctively ran to the wall trying to phase through it.

As I hit the wall head on, I got painfully reminded that my power was not working anymore. Then I fell backwards on my cute behind, feeling dizzy from the blow.

The woman rushed over to me and saw that I was a little out of it from hitting the wall.

She touched me lightly and then I was floating through the air onto the bed.

I still felt woozy and closed my eyes for a moment.

When I opened my eyes again the woman was sitting on the side of the bed and approached my head with a cloth.

I shuddered and seeing it she said soothingly, "I'm only putting some cold cloth on your head. Does your head hurt much? Do you see double or anything?"

I slowly shook my head negative and she put a nice cool washcloth on my forehead.

I closed my eyes again to savour the good feeling of something cool on my head.

Then the woman asked, "Hi, I'm Ms Beltrane, a teacher here. What is your name?"

I opened my eyes again and looked at her. I didn't answer, but just scowled at her.

She waited for a few seconds and then said, "Ok, if you don't want to talk. Now let's get you cleaned up a bit."

She started dragging me from the bed and I didn't resist. She guided me to the wall and opened a door that was almost hidden. You could just faintly see the outline when the door was closed. The small room contained a toilet and a shower.

Ms Beltrane started the shower and told me to wash, while she got me some clothes and a towel.

I scrubbed myself clean and enjoyed the warm water on my new soft skin.

Ms Beltrane came back much too soon for my taste, I would have enjoyed the shower a bit longer.

She towelled me off and I asked, "Can you help me please? I have to go to the toilet. I'm not entirely sure how girls manage that." 'Jeez, why is my voice so high and girlish sweet?'

After a quick lesson in bathroom etiquette she gave me a girl's panty to put on. On automatic pilot I put it on and didn't think about it. As I got up, I saw a cute little topless girl in the mirror and was about to turn around to see where she was, when I realised that the cute girl was me. I looked closely and saw an unblemished face framed by jet-black hair. My eyes had changed to a yellow green colour. Ms Beltrane tried to hand me a shirt, and saw me looking at my image.

"Can you pull yourself away for a moment?"

I didn't even hear her, because I was mesmerised by the picture of the girl I saw. I realised it was me, but I couldn't rationalise it yet.

With a trembling high voice I asked, "Why did you turn me into a little girl?"

I almost choked on the sentence, the voice was so high and innocent sounding.

Ms Beltrane answered, "We didn't do anything, we were just as surprised to see it happen as you were."

With a sharp voice filled with anguish I said, "Don't lie to me, how else could I end up as this."

My lip trembled again and I used all my willpower not to start crying again.

Ms Beltrane saw my distress and in an apologising tone said, "I didn't lie, we don't know, but we are going to try to find out. You and Timelapse need to see a doctor."

This got my attention again and I asked, "The other girl, is she ok?"

"She is awake, but has a headache and feels weak."

As she talked, she gave me another piece of clothing, and I was too caught up in what she said to notice what it was. Then as I wanted to put it on I saw that it was a skirt.

"Hey, this is a skirt, I can't wear this."

"I'm sorry, but it is the only thing in your size that I could find."

Ms Beltrane helped me put it on, while I still fumed at putting on a skirt.

Ms Beltrane led me to the office that I broke into and put me in a chair in front of the black man.

He cleared his throat and said, "Welcome here at the school. My name is Earl Monroe, I'm sort of the principal here."

He looked at me and I think expected me to say something.

When I kept quiet, he continued, "Would you mind telling us who you are or rather who you were, and why you broke into the school."

"I didn't break in, I phased myself through the wall. Why did you turn me into a little girl."

I thought, 'Damn, will I ever get used to this high voice that sounds just way too sweet?'

Ms Beltrane responded from behind me, "I already told you, we didn't do anything to you."

Mr Monroe nodded and said, "We don't know what exactly happened when you and Timelapse collided, but fact was that both of you were unconscious for a long time, and you started changing into the girl that you are now."

"How long a time was I unconscious?"

"About two days, we were starting to worry about you," said Mr Monroe.

'Two days, so that was why there was no moonlight anymore.'

Then he continued, "Maybe your mutant power changed you into this."

I boiled from anger again, "My power is shifting my phase in reference to solid objects or light. Not changing into another person, especially a girl. And I want to know why I cannot use my power now, did you take that away from me also."

Mr Monroe was about to interrupt me, but I didn't give him any chance.

"Why did you take away my power, or dampen it. I want it back now."

'Jeez, I was wining like a little kid. Shoot, I am a little kid and a girl.'