Chapter Two: Confessing Secrets

As Grandpa Max looked at Gwen while she held a crying Ben, he thought he noticed something in Gwen's eyes that wasn't there before she went into The Null Void. The crying brunette in Gwen's arms smiled at the red head as she hiccuped. "Until this blows over, call me Jennifer." The girl told her friend and grandfather with slight fear in her eyes. Gwen and Max nodded. Then, the man noticed that Jennifer's clothes were slightly too big for her slimmer body and sighed. "It looks like we're going shopping," the older man said with a sigh. Jennifer's face fell at this, but Gwen squeezed her hand as they settled in the Rustbucket. "It'll be ok," Gwen told Jennifer. "I said I would help you, and I will, Jen." The brunette looked at her with slight anger. "Please don't shorten it. The name doesn't work well short." She said.

When Gwen and Jennifer saw the mall, Jennifer groaned. She detested shopping with a passion before, and a gender swap wasn't going to change that. Gwen noticed her friend's look of distaste and smiled. "Stop mopping and try to enjoy yourself, please." Jennifer noticed a hint of sadness in Gwen's voice and felt her stomach roll at the guilt. Jennifer managed a smile for Gwen but still felt like digging her nails into the floor to stop herself from having to go. As they walked in, who should be there but JT and Cash. The guys didn't run up and start wailing on Jennifer which surprised her until she realized they didn't recognize her. Maybe there's some perks to this after all. She thought, but her mind spoke too soon. Cash smiled at her. "What are you two ladies doing after you leave?" Jennifer hit the panic button in her mind. Did he just…? Oh HELL NO! She wanted to puke when she realized what was happening. She settled for punching Cash in the face, but before she could stop herself, Jennifer added, "I'm spoken for, asshole." Gwen couldn't believe what she just witnessed. "First contact with species Duche Bagus Anthros and you handled it well." Gwen congratulated. Then, the Gossip Girl came out to play. "So, who's the lucky girl?" Jennifer blushed red. "I…can't say." The brunette girl thought quickly. "I can tell you this: I've been crushing on her for some time." Gwen squealed. Jenifer covered her ears. "Please…don't do that again." She said when Gwen stopped. Jennifer thought of the irony of this situation and laughed to herself. "She's beautiful, smart, kind, and a little stubborn at times." Gwen raised an eyebrow at this. Then, Jennifer's face fell. "I've been trying for a long time to get her to notice me but with no luck." She said sadly. Gwen put a hand on Jennifer's shoulder. "You'll get her. Just be patient. She'll come around to the idea." I only hope you're right, Gwen. Jennifer thought. The girl was shocked when she saw a pile of clothes in her arms. Gwen laughed at Jennifer's expression. "Shopping goes faster if you talk while you shop. Come on. Let's check out."As Gwen and Jennifer walked out of the store a few minutes later, the brunette smiled at Gwen. "Not as bad as you thought, Doofus?" She had to admit; it was fun. "Yeah, you were right, Dweeb."

They laughed at themselves for a moment before an explosion made them both look south. Jennifer thought she heard something as they ran to the site of the explosion. "Genetic lockout compromised." The voice said. "Host acquired sample of Loboan, but comparison with DNA of host shows allele similarities. Commence with attempted genetic repair?" Jennifer glared up to see Animo bearing down on them with his mutant frog. Gwen blinked in shock and was about to translate for the girl when Jennifer said, "Negative. Let's see who I really am." At that command, Jennifer's body grew and became more canine in appearance. The brown hair on Jennifer's head became a gleaming coat, and she smiled at Animo with fangs bared. "I like frog for supper." Jennifer said as she leaped at the frog and bit a chunk off of it. This utterly shocked Animo and, to be honest, scared the mad scientist. "One of my creations gone rouge!" He screamed. The wolf just smiled at Animo and jumped on him. "Not even close, imbecile!" She growled. "Tennyson?!" Animo shivered, having failed to notice the Tennyson's more slender shape. "The one and only…turns out I have out of this world family in New Mexico." Animo smiled. "Your hybrid code would be perfect for my experiments." Jennifer snapped at the deranged scientist. "Now, go to jail like a good Mad Doctor Frankenstein," she told him sweetly. "Or I may make you dessert!" She growled.

After the fight, Gwen and Jennifer returned to Max. Max saw Jennifer and sighed. "I had hoped your father would man up and tell you, but he didn't. Jennifer, honey, we fought your Mother in New Mexico. She thought the Omnitrix was hurting you because you didn't look like the pup she remembered." Max's face grew sour. "Then, Wes had to blow it out of proportion by portraying her as a Navajo monster." Jennifer looked at Max thoughtfully. Then, realization struck. "That's why she only attacked the Watch or my aliens! She was trying to get it off of me!" Max nodded. "Grandpa, we have to go back." Jennifer said as Max smiled and nodded. "I wouldn't have it any other way. By the way, I hear you like frog." Jennifer blushed so brightly that it was visible through her fur.

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