The Chemical Spill Contest Entry

(Warning: Contains TG from boy to girl. Please turn back if this offends you, or you dislike it.)

It was a cloudy day today, forecasted to rain in the evening. I thought, “What would be a good way to spend the day today?”

I decided to look through my phone’s contact list, and scrolled through A-V until w came up. I pondered over calling Will. I decided to, and heard a dial tone.

“Hello, this is Will speaking.”

“Hey Will, it’s me Alex. You want to hang out today?”

“Yeah, I have nothing planned for today. What did you want to do?”

“Let’s go to the Bridgeport shopping center. We can go see a movie over there.”

“Ok. Where do you want to eat at?”

“How about the CPK? They always have good food to eat.”

“Ok! When do you want to meet?”

“How about one?”

“Sounds great. See you at one.”

I hopped into my car, and drove towards I-5 Northbound towards Portland then took the Lake Oswego exit. I turned left, went through a light before taking a right. Then at the next light, I took a left and entered the Bridgeport Shopping area. Bridgeport was a large, outside shopping center with various places to shop like Barnes and Noble, Apple, Discovery Store, and Crate and Barrel just to name a few. I parked in the parking lot for Mccormick and Schmick’s because it was just right across from the California Pizza Kitchen, or CPK which was what Will and I called it. Will was a friend of mine. His hair was brown and he had it in a ponytail. He also wore glasses.

I had dark hair, and just like Will I had glasses, but today I wore contact lenses, since I had some at home. I wore my Olympic USA blue beret, and on top of the beret, in the lower right hand corner had the numbers “04.” This referred to the year 2004, the summer Olympics in Athens at the time.

Before we sat down and had something to eat, we went to the movie theater to pick out a time that we felt comfortable catching after we ate. Also, I brought snacks to sneak in to the movie theater, because the candy was too expensive.

“What looks good?” I asked Will.

“I haven’t seen Now You See Me.” He said.

“I haven’t either. When’s the next showing?” I asked.

“It’s at four o’clock.”

“Perfect. Let’s walk back to CPK.”

We went back to CPK, and grabbed a seat outside, even though it was cloudy. It wasn’t windy, unlike most days in Bridgeport so at least everything won’t blow away.

“I have seen the previews for that movie. Can you imagine trying to pull off something of that scale, and with magic? It seems unbelievable.” I said.

“From what I’ve heard about my friends talk about you, you are pretty good at picking great movies to see. Let’s see if that’s true.”

“I didn’t know I had a reputation as a movie critic. That is unexpected.”

We finally ordered our pizza, as we talked more and more about the weather, sports, and other developments in the news.

“Here is your pizza, gentlemen. Enjoy.”

“Thank you.” We both said.

We both started to eat our pizza, when all of a sudden, we see a tanker truck pass by and stop at the intersection that cornered the pizza kitchen. Its destination was the Crate and Barrel, but the wide right turn it made was way too sharp as it rolled into the curb, and tipped over on its left side, creating a rupture in its tank. A water-like substance hosed me and Will down completely from head to toe.

“Dang it! I was trying not to get wet today, and yet I do.” I said.

“Yeah, what’s the deal with that?” Will said.

Then something felt off inside of me, like I ate some expired food.

“Will, my stomach doesn’t feel good.” I said.

“That’s weird. My chest feels different.” He said.

I started to grow tuffs of black and white short fur on my arms and legs, while Will’s skin started turning a bright lime green.

“What’s going on?” I said as my waist started to expand.

“I don’t know, but what are these?” He looked down at his chest, and noticed he had boobs.

“Will, you have boobs?” I asked her now.

“Yeah, I guess I do.” Will grew in scales, and ruptured her shirt when her wings started to grow in.

My shirt ripped completely when my waist stopped expanding, but the black and white grew continued to cover my body. My ears moved from the sides to the top of my head, and they were round. Will’s ears did the same, except they were pointed. Will started to grow in two horns next to her ears, that reached a couple inches in length. They were a light brown color.

My hands were now paws, as my hands, arms, and legs grew to accommodate my new waist size. Will stood on the balls of her feet as her claws grew in, shining the color of sparkling white pearls. Her scutes grew in around her belly, as her brown hair grew out on her head breaking the hairband that boy Will had to tidy his hair.

My face grew out a bit to accompany my new nose, and so did Will’s, but Will’s pointed out more, and she grew in pointed teeth.

My shorts and other clothes ripped as my feet grew, though Will’s shorts stayed intact until her tail grew in.

My final form was a giant panda, while Will had turned into a dragoness. I noticed that Will’s under had receded as well, I didn’t know why I didn’t notice that before. Mine had been covered by a skin flap that protected them.

“What was that stuff anyway?” I asked Will.

“I don’t know. I don’t think we will ever know.” She said a little embarrassingly.

“Do you still want to go see that movie?” I said.

“Yeah, and to avoid further confusion, just call me Jade from now on it’ll fit me better.” She said, still embarrassed.

“Ok, Jade.” I said.

We saw the movie as if nothing happened. We did pay for our meal even though we didn’t eat it all. After the movie, I had a certain craving for bamboo, while Jade was blushing from all the attention she was getting from guys.

We learned what that stuff that the tanker truck was carrying. It was experimental glue that the Crate and Barrel was going to test on some new products. They said that when the glue was dried and on the products, the transformative effects were neutralized because it bonds with the product. They didn’t foresee the effect of their whole load affecting the Pizza Kitchen. As a result, the California Pizza Kitchen sued the Crate and Barrel for the remodeling of their restaurant, and won. Crate and Barrel paid for the full restoration, as well as any restitution for any of the patrons at the time of the accident. We rightfully declined. I was excited about my new life as a panda, but driving a car is never going to be the same ever again. Will sold her car, and is now flying to her destinations.

I was now back at home, eating some bamboo, relaxing in my new form.