Chapter 4: The Transformation

Bert led Charles into the Transformation Room down the hall. The scientists were busy mixing the toon dragon/toon cat DNA and getting ready to inject it into his body. Charles was not happy. He whispered to Bert nervously, "Bert, you need to put me to sleep on this one. I'm still nervous having needles in me."

Bert replied, "All right, Charles-I'll do that for you since you are ready." He went over to tell the scientists, Professor I.Q, Sue and Mary Test, letting them know about his friend's predicament with hypodermic needles. Sue nodded and replied, "OK, Mr. President. We will put him to sleep for 30 seconds."

Bert came back to Charles and said, "They're ready for you now, Charles. They will put you to sleep for 30 seconds, so you don't have to look at them."

Charles smiled and went over to the bed. He said, "Thanks, Bert."

He got on the bed and lay still as Mary put a gas mask on his nose and mouth. The sleeping gas kicked in, and soon he went to sleep. After rubbing witch hazel on his arms, they put the two needles into both of them. The Toon Dragon/Toon Cat DNA entered his body, and once it was done he woke up. He had become a Toon Cat with a dragon tail and dragon claws, and his dragon wings grew out of his back. He was no longer a human, but he still got his eyes.

After looking himself over, Charles smiled and said, "Cool! I'm a cat, dragon, and a human. So this is what a Mixer looks like."

Bert nodded and replied, "Yes, Mr. Roberts-you are now officially the second mixer in Canerica." Walking away, he continued, "Follow me-let's go meet PowerPaws so she can see you." Charles Roberts, now a Toon Cat/Dragon/Human Mixer, followed Bert to meet PowerPaws.

In the Holographic Room, a female raccoon was fighting a horde of ninjas in the Japanese countryside. Using her ultimate kung fu moves, she took down the bad guys in a matter of seconds. She was about to defeat another set of ninjas when Bert's voice flowed in through the intercom: "PowerPaws, you can stop your training activities for a bit now. Someone is here to meet you."

PowerPaws paused, and realizing that it was Bert calling her, she shouted, "Okay! I'll be out in a sec!" Then, clapping her paws, she said, "Computer, turn off Training Sequence 12!"

The scenery instantly melted away before her eyes, turning back into a virtual reality room, with metal walls. PowerPaws walked out of the Holographic Room and met Bert outside. Bert, introducing Charles said, "This is your new sidekick, PowerPaws. His name is Charles Roberts."

"Charles Roberts?" she asked. "The former President of the United States?"

"You can call him Dragon Z, if you want to," replied Bert.

PowerPaws walked around Charles, looking him over. She had read all about him in the newspapers and even watched documentaries about him, but now he looked entirely different. He had become a Mixer, yet still in her eyes he was human. Then, she nodded and said, "He looks different. But I still see the human in him-that's the kind of sidekick I like."

"And he also has his Dragon superpowers, too. He can fly, spew fire, and he can jump to anywhere in the world."

PowerPaws smiled. She said to Charles, "I guess you might make a great sidekick after all. Come on-you want to train with me? You gotta learn a few things before you get started on the new mission." Charles followed PowerPaws into the Holographic Room. He said to himself, "I think I'm going to love the future..."