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Chapter 03: Changes, Large and Small

Megan was on her way to Second Period when the strange boy, Todd, who had been her guide to class the first day, walked up. "Yo, chica! You seen any mutants, yet?" Megan blushed and said "Yes. I feel so dumb! I thought it was just a TV show with CGI and stuff, but now I know it's real! Do you know any mutants?" Todd Tolansky/Toad smiled and said "Do I know any? Check it, I am one!" Todd jumped straight up and flipped mid-air landing on the ceiling. He did not fall down as she expected. Todd was stuck to the ceiling, somehow. Megan quietly breathed "Wow."

Megan was interrupted by a tall, well built guy. He has brown hair, and brown eyes. He looked to be at least a Junior, maybe a Senior. Cute, too. Megan was about to say something, but then the cute older boy yelled at Todd. "Toad! Get off the ceiling! The Principle will have your head if she catches you! No Powers in school, remember?"

Toad hopped down and said "Jeez, Lance, it's just a free demonstration for the new girl." Lance looked at Megan and asked "Um. Hey. Can you give Kitty this note for me, please" Lance was holding a note in one hand, and rubbing the back of his head with the other hand. Megan took the note and said "Sure! I have Third Period with her, so she'll get it in English with Mrs. Whitman." Lance thanked her and took Todd with him to Second Period. Megan put the note into her purse, and went to her next class.

Ats she entered Third Period English, Megan saw Kitty just a few seats over. Megan slipped Kitty the note by whispering "Kitty." and Kitty took the note, put it in her purse and flashed a grateful smile at Megan.

At lunch, many students were waiting to see where Megan would sit. As Megan sat with Kurt and Kitty, most 'normal' students turned to whispering "Mutie lover' to each other. Few of the students, besides the mutants themselves seemed willing to even look at Megan with anything less than hostility. Megan sadly thought to herself 'Why did I have to turn myself into an outcast in the first week of school? What's wrong with everyone? Why are all these other kids against mutants, and why aren't the teachers teaching tolerance?' Out loud, Megan said "Well, why aren't the teachers trying to teach tolerance? I mean, it's like the stories of the ancient days of Segregation VS Civil Rights, or something." The X-Men, and Amanda who all heard Megan, were surprised, but happy to find a human who understood their plight. Bobby noticed that Megan was eating another hotdog. Bobby asked "Hungry, much?" Kitty quickly swatted Bobby's arm and scolded him "Like, don't ever mention a girl's eating habits! Unless, like, you're totally looking to die, Bobby!" Turning to Megan Kitty apologised "Sorry about Bobby. His brain is frozen in stupid boy mode." It was then that Kitty realized that Megan had eaten at least half a dozen hotdogs. Megan was eyeing the hotdogs on other people's plates hungrily.

Kitty asked her "Um, like, Megan? Are you alright?" Megan's attention snapped back to the present and she answered "Huh? What? Oh, yeah, I'm fine. Thanks." Kitty looked to Kurt and Amanda, who both just shrugged.

Later in the last period, which was Mathematics for Megan, the non-mutant students were clearly giving Megan the cold shoulder. Megan shared this class with Todd Tolansky, but not with Kitty. Going over the mathematics, Megan noticed Todd watching a fly that was buzzing around the room. When the fly got close enough, Todd snagged it right out the air with his tongue! Megan was both grossed out and yet her stomach rumbled. 'Great. My stomach is looking for more food. I'm gonna be the size of a house before long. Darn it!' she thought to herself. The teacher missed the demise of the fly and Todd went back to trying to figure out the math problems.

After the bell rang and the students were leaving the school, Megan walked out. She walked into the crush of students, and was immediately greeted with scorn and harsh stares. Calls of "Mutie Lover." "Race Traitor" among the nicer things that Megan was called. Near tears, Megan could not escape the ring of hostile students as the jocks began calling her unprintably bad things. Another redhead came over and called, in a Scottish Brogue out to the ring of jocks "Acht! Yer real brave ta be screamin' at a defenceless lass. Try that rudeness with the likes o' me, then!" As the jocks were distracted by this other girl, Kitty had Phased through and grabbed Megan's arm "Come on. We're, like, so leaving!" With this, Kitty Phased both of them out and away.

Just as Kitty arrived outside the ring with Megan, Mr. Matthews had walked out, and noticed the commotion. "i hope that you were NOT using your Powers on school property, Miss Pryde." he said. Kitty ignored the question and instead said "Mr. Matthews! Did you just hear what those boys were calling her?"

Mr Matthews said "You know better than to respond to that sort of bait, Miss Pryde."

Kitty said "But, Mr. Matthews, it wasn't me that they were yelling at! Like, am I supposed to ignore a student being verbally bullied?" Mr. Matthews answered "No. I expect you to use good judgement and tell an adult. I am sorry, Miss Pryde, however the rules are clear. As I did not witness any uses of Powers, nor clearly hear insults will assume that there were no problems from or towards anyone." Mr. Matthews addressed the crowd "Go home! No loitering." The students knew not to challenge the tough, no nonsense teacher.

Even though Megan had been helped out of that awful ring of jocks, she was still very upset. Running away from the crowd at school, Megan was quickly deep into the forest that she believed was the fastest way to her new home. Kitty tried to catch up with Megan, but Megan was a faster runner and was on the girls track team in her old school. In just a few minutes, Megan was running faster than she had winning last springs competition. Megan's long legs ate up the distance much faster than her emotion frazzled mind could hope to keep up with.

Megan's legs, lungs and jaw were all hurting. This was to be expected as Megan was running hard, with her teeth clenched shut, to avoid crying out as she ran. What she did not understand was why her bottom was in pain. It felt like she had fallen upon her tail bone, even though she had not. Her clothes felt tight. That was really odd as well, because Megan made her own clothes to fit her perfectly. Megan thought about this set of physical problems to avoid thinking about being a total outcast in her new school. 'Why does my butt hurt? How the heck are my self made denim jeans, that I made for my comfort, feel way too small? Heck why do my brand new sneakers feel like they shrunk on me?'

PAIN! Terrible pain erupted throughout Megan's body. A pain so strong that she did not even notice falling in mid-run, nor her clothes tearing. Nothing existed for the lost teen, except pain. Everything hurt! Her back, her face, her hands, her feet and legs, her torso, everything!

Eventually, the pain stopped, and Megan realized that she had lain down, and man did her tail hurt! WAIT! TAIL? Megan looked at her self as best as she could without a mirror. It was perhaps a blessing that she did not have a mirror right now. All she could see was a long scaly body, with a long tail. Her legs had changed so that it looked like the knees were pointed the wrong way.

Megan tried to get up, but her arms, which did NOT hurt, were tiny! And she could see why her hands had hurt, both fingers on each hand were clawed. 'Both? Where are the other fingers? How am I supposed to do anything?'

Megan tried to scream out loud "Help me!" but her words were overpowered by a terrifying ROAR! It was REALLY REALLY LOUD! In fact, the more scared Megan got, the louder the roar became! It took a few moments for Megan to realize that SHE was the source of the roar!

'OK. Just shut up, Megan!' she commanded herself. It worked! Silence descended upon the dark woods. Megan realized that she had been unconscious for at least a few hours. 'Oh boy! Dad is gonna KILL me for being this late! Especially now that we're in a new town. I better get home-Wait! I can't go back like this! Dad wouldn't recognize me like this, and as a cop he will shoot a "monster" at his home! This is unfair! I finally need a bra, and now I'll never need clothes again! My outfits! NOOOOOOOOO! All my beautiful outfits! I can't wear any of them again like this! With these stoopid, odd hands, I can't even MAKE new outfits! I can't do anything! I'm just a monster!' Megan lifted her new head to the nearly full moon and cried in horror, in loss, and in desperation "ROOOOOOO AAAAAAAAAAAA RRRRRRRRRRRRR!"

Running aimlessly through the moonlit woods, Megan came across a smell. A very good smell. 'FOOD !' she thought to herself. Before she could even consciously understand what she was doing, Megan followed the scent to it's source. Looking at the cows penned in their pasture, Megan was so hungry that she didn't yet realize how much bigger her new form was. She did not care. She hungered!