It was another tequila sunrise day as the Tennyson family was making their way through a tour of a medical facility in California. For Gwen, it had been a fascinating tour and a welcome break from constant alien fighting, for Ben it was one of the most boring things he had ever done. He stared blankly at the tour guide, not taking in a word she was saying about X-rays and surgery. Finally he groaned out loud and said, "Man! When is this thing going to end?"
Gwen stomped on his foot and said, "Shh! Stop acting like a kid!"
Ben grabbed his injured foot, jumping up and down on the spot for awhile before muttering, "But I am just a kid! And so are you!"
Gwen just ignored him, crossing her arms and focusing on the tour. Ben made a face at her back then grudgingly continued following at a slight distance. Just as the tour group was turning a corner, they passed by a window looking into a laboratory. Ben glanced inside and was shocked to see what appeared to be some kind of ray gun. He pressed his hands against the glass, leaning in close. Two scientists were inside walking around the machine, pressing buttons, writing notes on clipboards, and looking like they were preparing it for something. Ben turned to ask the tour guide what was going on in there, but saw the group had already disappeared down another hallway. He was about to run after them when he remembered how unbelievably boring the tour was. At least with this machine there was a chance that something exciting might happen. So Ben stayed put and kept watching. A few minutes later, the scientists both ripped something off of their clipboards and exited to another room. Ben looked around and made sure no one was nearby before swiftly opening the door to the laboratory and slipping inside. He walked up to the ray and looked it over, amazement in his face. What use could this thing possibly have? Was it some kind of alien technology? No...if that were the case, it would look a lot weirder and there would be tighter security. But then what did it do?
"Only one way to find out!" Ben said, walking over to the control panel. Even though the console was covered in buttons, switches, and dials, Ben knew exactly which one to press. He searched out the biggest one and pressed it. Instantly a mechanical hum filled the room. A gauge on the machine showed a bar that was rising from red, to yellow, and finally to green. The machine swiveled around, searching for organic life, and focused on Ben. Ben froze for a second, which proved a second too long, and was zapped by a beam of green energy. Ben didn't feel like he was getting electrocuted or that he was getting hurt in any way. In fact, the feeling was rather pleasant. He felt his muscles stretching and refiguring themselves, his bones stretching, his clothes tightening slightly. When the ray finished firing Ben turned to look at himself in the mirror and was surprised by what he saw. He wasn't freakishly huge, but his muscles were a bit more defined. His biceps pushed against his tight sleeves, his pecs were much more visible, his flat stomach and the faintest hint of a six pack and his legs, though the change was not easily seen through his pants and he wasn't about to take those off, were thicker. Ben wiggled his toes feeling his socks stretched over his larger feet, pressing against the sides of his shoes. He had grown at least half a foot taller as well. Noise from the other room brought Ben back to his senses. Letting his shirt fall back over his bigger body, he ran as fast as he could from the room. Little did he know, the machine was an experimental medical machine that, in theory, was going to be used to increase muscle in those with muscular dystrophy and other such diseases as well as increase bone size and mass for those born with height deficencies. Ben had been blasted by the highest setting on the machine, and with it still being in the testing stages, there was no telling how large he would eventually grow.
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