“So you don't think we are infertile?”
“No. All the changes seem too deliberate. Even the ovaries make sense. If elves don't age, you can't have a set amount of eggs or they would eventually run out. Are you going to do it?”
“What?”
“Talk to Myra. I'll be there as well. Or do you want to get pregnant.”
I thought about it. It held a strange attraction. “I don't think I would mind,” I said quietly.
Vee smiled hugely at me. “Seriously?”
I held her eyes with my own gaze and whispered softly with a smile on my face. “Seriously.”
Chapter 30
We headed up to Roni's office at around nine am.
“Hi girls. We are having another meeting in half an hour.”
“OK Roni, that's fine. We also needed to talk to you about later on today,” I said.
“About inviting me to lunch at the penthouse? Did you mean what I think you meant?”
I chuckled. “Now that is a really hard question to answer. I think so. We are cordially inviting you to join us on a trip to Lagbit's world, where you can celebrate with us, my adoption and our bonding. Incidentally, you can only come if we can transform you into an elf first.”
“Fantastic.” The word was nothing compared to her expression which was beaming and nervous at the same time. Maybe nervous excitement.
“Have we told you that Andi is going to be a princess named Tia Dione?” Vee asked.
“Err..no.”
Vee explained the storyline that she would be part of later and the stipulations that the Royal couple had requested. She was happy enough to comply.
“So we need you to bring another headset with a connecting cable. We have three already set up, but need one more. The other thing is, we want to go over with you and Katie our experiences with the transformation, in case it helps you during your ceremony. We have asked that the suite next to ours be kept vacant for our human guests and we are hoping that is where you will appear. There is one very large bed and four smaller beds in separate rooms. Katie, I presume, will appear without her wheelchair and will need assistance,” I said.
“Of course I will help her. So you want me there before twelve then?”
“We presumed we would all take the seven-day stay, which will take two hours. The VDR lockout ends around twelve, so if you arrived half an hour earlier then we could go through everything before entering. If you can't get away before twelve we can start a bit later.”
“The sooner the better as far as I am concerned. I will be there at eleven thirty. We had better move on to the meeting room, girls,” Roni said, looking at her watch.
We were not the first, but we were not the last to enter the room either.
John started the proceedings by giving a brief overview of what had happened at the mall. Wren then informed us that someone had attempted to hack into the VDR system. Wren's belief that any system is hackable, meant that important information was kept on an isolated server and no real damage was done. Still, someone had attempted a physical assault and an electronic one. Things were heating up.
Brett asked us to explain where we were, both medically and in terms of the storyline, getting ready to experiment on others. Vee did the talking, for which I was grateful. Then Brett addressed us all.
“I believe we have in front of us the most important medical breakthrough ever. It is in danger of being killed by our own government and its militaristic goals. We don't know the full extent of what can be treated. Just to give you an idea, I think Andi and Vee asked Dr Marsden to suggest further experiments and this is the list she has come up with. Amputees, burns victims, elderly, hereditary disorders and terminal cancer patients.” There was a pause while we all considered the possibilities.
Brett continued. “There were a couple of others on the list that we already know are not going to work, because the VDR system doesn't work for them. Everybody else probably knows this, but Andi and Vee don't. The VDR system doesn't work with immature brains, so you need to be around sixteen years old before you are mature enough for it to work. Additionally, those with mental handicaps or deterioration, cannot enter the right state for it to work.
“There are several questions unanswered at the moment. The first is who will it work on. At the moment we only have the option of female elves from a lesbian and gay world. The MRI suggests that Andi and Vee are no longer completely human and everyone that is transformed is likely to be the same. We don't know if we are introducing a new species and whether it is one that can reproduce. If we were left alone, we might be able to work out a way to transform people into humans almost identical to how they already look. Clearly, we are not going to be given that time. So what do we do?” Brett looked at us all, a serious expression on his face.
“This is what I have come up with. I am going to find people who are willing to be part of this great experiment. I will look for veterans from the armed forces, police and so on. Whilst we are determining whether we are onto something amazing we need to go public. I'm sorry Andi, but if we tell the world that you changed from male to female in eleven days the public will go crazy. No secretive organisations will even think of going near you. That publicity should last long enough to answer our questions and then we need a long term plan. All I can say about that is I am still working on it.”
“What will we tell them happened to me?” I asked.
“We want the heat off VDR, Andi and Andi's headset, so we are going with the drug idea. I thought I could buy an emerging drug producing company, but then the FDA would get involved. Another idea was to suggest a combination of already approved drugs were involved, but we still think that we would be investigated. The best answer we can come up with is magic mushrooms. Where Andi and Vee lived, there was access to mushrooms and no one can say that they did or didn't consume them or what the effect may have been.
“Human experimentation usually requires lots of paperwork, approvals, explanations of exactly what you are doing and what you are expecting, all of which would give the game away. Speaking to our lawyers, we have worked out that if we shift the experiment onto a boat and take any of our experimenters into international waters and make a point of giving them some mushroom dishes, we cannot be legally attacked. If a spy was to report the mushroom dishes, it will send them down the wrong hole. The only real problem security wise will be those who go through the transformation process talking to others. One of our main determinants in choosing will be how loyal we think they will be. I would love to keep the whole process a secret.”
“What if someone searched the boat?” Vee asked.
“The boat will contain a broad array of different mushrooms, all considered edible and legal. The main thing is the heat will be off here. Temporarily we are going to stop all our efforts to come up with a better solution. Lock it all away and then allow them to access our systems and find nothing.”
“There may be a way to keep the process a secret, I don't know if it will work though,” I said.
“Go on.” Brett urged.
“Well, it has to do with magic and how it works on Lagbit's world. A priestess did a truth spell on me and to my surprise, it worked. Now that could have been because it was my mind that I was in, but Vee also had the truth spell done on her and it worked on her too.” Vee nodded.
“Whilst we were travelling, Myra, the previous High Priestess and my adoptive mother has been teaching us these spells. All the spells are healing spells, but one of the spells we recently learnt was to treat mental problems. Essentially, it allows you to wipe out an entire day from memory. So if someone suffered a traumatic experience, they would forget it ever happened. I wonder if we can do that to those we transform and whether it will work.” I explained.
“Another experiment to add to the list,” Vee suggested.
“If that worked it would be amazing. It also opens the question of treating people with mental issues in Lagbit's world. Take someone with PTSD and remove th
eir memory of the trigger event. I might add that we have tried healing people who are sick in VDR to see if it would affect them in the real world and it didn't work. There is something special about your storyline or your brain that allows the impossible to become possible. So Andi, what do you think. We can't put you under the spotlight without your permission. If we don't though, I fear what may happen,” Brett concluded.
“Our plan today is to try and transform Katie and Roni. I don't want to do anything to get in the way of that. I think you are right. If some government agency really wanted to take us, there is nothing you could do to stop them.” I looked at Vee, who nodded her head. I took a deep breath. “OK. We'll do it.”
“We'll announce it to the press and organise a press conference for this evening, seven pm. You won't be required for it, but it would work more effectively if you are. I have already sounded out Dr Marsden and she is prepared to present her data. She is also keen to give us applicants for transformation. Initially, I am only looking for people who are willing to work for us after a successful transformation. We need to keep a close eye on them. Security positions are the top of my list. I fear anybody transformed who is not in the public eye or being carefully watched, maybe quietly taken and examined.”
Chapter 31
The meeting ended on a very sombre note. I had discussed with Vee whether to change my name officially to Tia and I had ummed and ahed about it. In the end, I thought the way it was going at the moment, I would be spending more time in Lagbit's world than the real one, taking people in for a transformation. If that was the case, I was going to be called Tia more than anything else anyway, so I might as well take the plunge and change it in the real world as well.
The other question was whether I changed my last name as well. I didn't think much of my family if I was honest. I was an afterthought that was managed rather than cared for and I had no real attachment to my last name. Tia Dione it would be. It might even protect them somewhat. So when the meeting finished we had a quick word with Roni who made a call and set up a meeting with one of their lawyers. We had to wait around for a bit, but eventually, we were given all these papers to sign. The complication was that we were British citizens rather than American. To some extent that made things easy, an application to change my name by d-poll wasn't that complicated, but changing my sex was another matter. With Doctor Marsden's help and evidence, it would all happen eventually, but not immediately. At least they were doing all the hard work for us.
I did some more snacking in the cafeteria, knowing that we were going to be having a late lunch. On the lawyer's advice, we sent an email to Roni and asked her to pass on my name change to everyone else. Vee was going to try using my name from now on to help me get used to it. It was approaching eleven so we waited for Roni to finish and join us on our journey to the penthouse. She was quite prompt and carried a headset with the holiday game plugged in. That way, after Katie had her body image changed, she could use the holiday game to enjoy being healthy again. We still didn't know if continued use of the VDR contributed to the swift change that I had experienced. Just in case we were going to presume that it mattered. Katie and Roni were going to be spending a week in VDR game time each day to cement in the changes that we hoped would happen today.
The car journey was a tense affair. Roni was all hyped up and yet trying to play it cool. I did ask her what her sexual orientation was, as we needed to know if turning into an elf would have an effect on that or not. Both Vee and I were already attracted to women, so no change was evident. Roni admitted that she didn't have much sexual experience. She found herself attracted to both men and women and so thought she was bisexual.
When we arrived we found Katie in a similar state of excitement. We asked her a similar question. She similarly had very little sexual experience. She had just started dating when the accident had happened. She quietly admitted that she was a virgin. However, she was confident that she was firmly heterosexual. Liked women but didn't fancy them. Men, on the other hand, she still found very attractive, although her body couldn't respond as it had originally. That made her a great test subject in this regard. Fortunately, she saw nothing wrong with lesbianism and was not worried about switching teams if that happened.
I then went through my transformation process and what I found difficult and how I had succeeded. This was followed by Vee's experience. Again she went into great depth. To me, success or failure could be down to how well they listened at this stage and I made that clear. They were both so determined to make this happen that I needn't have worried. They were both laser focussed. Then we connected up the headset that Roni had brought. Katie stayed in her wheelchair but had her helper arrange her so that when the VDR worked her body would stay in position. Roni joined us on one of the three loungers set up in the game room. I checked everyone was ready and then hit resume.
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Katie's POV
I woke up in a large bed wearing a priestess robe. I hitched myself up and looked down at my withered legs. Normally I keep them covered as I hate the reminder. I reached to check with one had and I was right. There was no diaper. I hoped to goodness I didn't have an accident, not that I could control it.
I could hear Roni calling “Katie?” from another room.
“Roni. I am in here.” I said loudly.
A door opened to my left and there she was. “Hi, Katie. Andi said this might happen, in fact, she was hoping for it. Let me help prop you up a bit and then I will get some help.” She was dressed in the male priest robes, but with her breasts filling out the front, she at least still looked female.
“Thanks. I think we are supposed to use Tia now,” I said with a weary smile. I hated being dependant on others, but that was my life and I tried to accept it with a bit of grace. She used various pillows from around the room to put me in a mostly seated position.
“I will see if I can bring Tia and Vee in here. Will you be alright for a bit?”
“I'll be fine.” I was used to people treating me like I was a piece of glass, but there was no point getting upset about it. God, I hoped this worked. I know everyone was hoping it would affect me in real life as well and so was I, but even if it only allowed me to live in the virtual world less helpless and incomplete, it would be wonderful. The lesbian thing was a bit of a worry. I said I was fine with it and intellectually I was. The thought of being attracted to women felt so wrong though. I suppose if it happened it would stop feeling that way. I would deal with that when I had to.
In trooped the girls. “Morning Katie.” Tia looked amazing in this world. She still had face, height and curviness changes to go through. When she was finished she was going to be a knockout.
“Morning Tia. What is the plan for this morning?”
“We are all going to Taigoa practice, where we can talk to the high priestess. Let me introduce you to Felicia and Yani. They are my maids and are going to help you move around until you can do so yourself.”
Two beautiful elves presented themselves to me. “Pleased to meet you Felicia and Yani.” Tia had told me that they were young elves, but everyone only looked eighteen. Everyone was fricking beautiful, tall, big breasts, wide hips, perfect complexions, cute noses, big eyes and long shiny hair that was better than most shampoo commercials. I felt a sense of worthlessness creep up on me and tried my best to shake it off with a smile.
Tia must have sensed something since she approached, gave me a kiss on my forehead, looked in my eyes and repeated back to me what I had said when I was trying to comfort her after she returned to her then male body. “You are loved.” Tears sprang immediately to my eyes and I had to blink furiously to hold them off.
The maids gathered either side of me and walked me to this garden courtyard where I was carefully arranged in a bench. Felicia and Yani stayed sitting either side, keeping me steady, and Roni took another bench.
Tia's lookalike, as well as everyone in the garden courtyard, were wearing these loose PJ type clothing. Tia had
a quick chat with her and then came to me.
“We have this morning routine of doing this Taigoa exercise. Do you mind waiting until after we have finished?”
“Of course,” I said. I then watched them flow elegantly through these movements. Then they paired off and it looked like they were sparing. When they finished, they bowed to each other and two elves that I hadn't met headed off and the rest made their way to me.
Tia was in the lead and gestured to her identical looking mother. “Let me introduce you to Myra, my mother and the high priestess.”
“Pleased to meet you, Katie. I am not actually the high priestess here in the capital. That honour goes automatically to my mother, Mary, but, since my return, I am the acting high priestess. And pleased to meet you too Roni.” She said as Roni approached.
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