Chapter 3 - The Birth of Rose -

After Elizabeth returned to school in August John started getting the headaches again but now with a strange upset stomach as well. John decided to go to the doctors for these issues to only be told they could not find anything wrong. The Doctors wanted to run more and more test but still, could not find anything wrong. After weeks of test with no results, John finally said no more and decided not to return for any more tests.

On his way home after his last doctor visit in late September Emma said: “John I am overheating.” So John looked around for a spot to land and soon found a spot near a local sears store where there was a guy outside with a hose. So Emma landed and John asked if he could use the hose to fill Emma’s tank up with water. The guy told John it would not be a problem and handed him the house.

Once John had put the house in the tank to fill it up he asked, “How long before the take is full Emma?”

“About 1.5 hours John,” Emma told him in response.

John thinking he should eat something since his stomach hurt more than usual went inside the mall and ordered something to eat. When he was finished eating he looked over at the next table where he saw someone had left a scientific journal magazine, so he picked it up and started reading. The article that caught his eye was one that was written by a college student named Meagan Morris from CCC in Northern Arizona.

The article read;

’Dimensional Rifts are not only possible but are likely to exist!

My professor presented the class with an equation that basically said that sub-space was not only possible but easily accessible. If one were to find just the right amount of power at just the right frequency... They could turn a small room into a cathedral. I have spent the last semester trying to find just that right amount of power needed... I think I am really close to cracking the power requirements then it will just be a matter of fine tuning it to get the desired results.’

As he finished reading a guy walked up and said, “Sir. You asked to borrow my water over an hour ago and then you disappear.”

John looked down at his watch and said “Thank you. It should be just about full now.” As he stood to go outside the guy followed him as if on a leash.

When they reach the van John opened the hood to reveal the cavernous interior of the engine bay before stepping inside to remove the hose.

“What the hell type of car is this?” The guy asked with total amazement on his face and a smile from ear to ear.

John handed the guy the water hose and started “This is aaawww...” As his stomach gave a sharp lurch and everything went dark. John dropped the money he had in his hand, and he stumbles backward falling over the giant generator and disappearing from site.

The guy not knowing what to do called out “Sir. Sir. Are you alright?”

John not being able to answer herd Emma answer for him. “He is in trouble and needs medical assistance.” She told the guy standing just outside. The guy started to turn to run when she spoke again. “Stop if anyone comes in they may get hurt, please do not leave yet I may need someone close just in case.”

The guy stood there not knowing what to do. Finally, after several minutes he asked: “Who are you?”

For a moment Emma did not respond then she said: “My name is Emma.”

“Hi, Emma my name is Mike,” Mike called into the van. “Do you know what is going on with the guy?” he asked not knowing if he should stay or leave.

“I have an idea but until things settle down I don’t know for sure,” Emma said with concern in her voice.

“I will be right back I need to go turn off the water,” Mike said setting down the water hose and running off towards the building. But this was only half true. Mike also intended to get some more help but when he got to where the faucet was to turn off the water there was no one around. So with a great sigh, he turned and ran back to the van.

“Mike… Mike, are you there?” Emma called out as Mike returned to the van.

“Yes. What is it?” Mike replied.

“I need you to go get a girl that can help us,” Emma said.

“A girl, why do you need a girl?” Mike asked in astonishment.

“Because of the type of help I need it has to be a girl,” Emma said.

“Oh. Okay, I will be right back.” Mike said as he turned to run off.

Mike did not know who he could go to, to ask for help in this situation. The first person he thought of that would not dismiss him as soon as he approached was a friend of his named Meagan. So he went to where she was working and told her what had happened. Meagan wanted to call the cops before going but Mike explained that Emma did not want any emergency people there yet for what might happen. Meagan eventually said “okay” and followed Mike out to the van.

Once Mike and Meagan got to the van Mike yelled in “Hello. Emma, are you there? I brought you a girl that can help.”

“Please come in and lower the ‘door’ behind you,” Emma said. “I will turn on a light so you can see.”

Mike and Meagan entered the van and pulled the ‘door’ down behind them. Once it was down the amount of light was low. So low in fact that they were only seeing shadows.

“Please come to the light and walk through the door.” They heard Emma say as a light came on over a door in the far left corner of the room. Mike wished it was a little brighter because he wanted to make sure the guy that fell over the giant generator was okay and even though he tried to see the guy as they walked he could not see anything beyond shadows.

As Mike and Meagan approached the room they saw that the light in the next room was much brighter. And this urged them to move a little fast to the next room. Once inside the door behind them closed locking them in.

“Thank you for coming,” Emma said with a tone of relief.

“Where are you? Who are you?” Meagan asked as she looked around trying to find the source of the voice and noticing all the corridors and walkways spread out throughout the room.

“I am all that you see. I am everywhere.” Emma replied. “If you turn to the screen on the wall I need your help with something.” Emma continued. She explained How John built her and how she gained herself awareness as well as telling them that John had been infected with the same strange energy that made her possible. All this without telling them his name or what gender her greater might be or that the guy in the engine bay is the one she was talking about.

“In front of you, there is $150 and a sheet of paper with the dimensions of a woman on it. I need you to go and get some clothing so when my creator is able...” The volume dropped off for a second. “can get dressed.” Emma finished off.

Meagan looked down at the piece of paper and saw;

overall height: 5’8” (173 cm)

neck 12 ½” (32 cm)

bust: 38” (96 cm)

under bust: 30” (77 cm)

waist: 24” (60 cm)

hips: 36” (86 cm)

inseam: 36” (86 cm)

under bust to shoulders: 8 ⅓” (21 cm)

arms: 28” (71 cm)

Meagan knowing that she should be able to find someone in the mall to help her with sizing said “okay.” before turning to walk out with Mike in tow. Megan told mike he better get back to work while she got everything Emma had asked for.

Partly because she did not want Mike to lose his job but mostly because he would just get in the way of her shopping for the clothes.

It took Meagan more than an hour to find someone to help find clothes that would fit. She first went to the outlet store where she bought all her clothes but no one there knew how to find the right size based on measurements alone. So she walked to Macy’s and then to Dillard’s and only to find the same.

Finally, Meagan decided to try Brides Plus. There she found they had a woman in fitting someone for her wedding dresses. When Meagan explained the odd request by Emma, leaving out the part that she was a computer, the woman behind the counter took the paper and went to the back. After several minutes she came out and handed the paper to Meagan and told her she needed to buy clothes that were a size 5-6 as for the bra she was on her own.

So after buying all the clothes she could with the money she got, Meagan returned to Emma. Emma asked her to hang all the clothing on a hook near the door and then told her to follow the light again but this time a different door opened when she approached. This door, also in the far left corner of the room, was about 3 feet to the right of the other door. Meagan did not remember seeing the door before but was sure it had to have been there.

After another twenty minutes, John finally awoke. Most of the pain was gone as was the headache. Whoever he could not see so he tried to call out for Emma and found that he could not talk either. After a few minutes, his vision started coming back to him a little at a time. He still could not talk but decided rather than lay there he needed to try and get up.

As John rolled over he felt different. He did not know what it was at first but his body had changed. As he tried to get up on his hands and knees, he knew something was diffidently wrong. He felt unbalanced and awkward, as if he had just finished spinning around and around, but without feeling dizzy.

Eventually, John found his balance as his vision came into sharper focus. Once he was on his feet, he looked around and found that the room he was in was in fact much brighter than he had ever seen it before with the door closed. Even though the room was dark and black, along with many of the items within it, he could clearly make out every detail of every object in the room as well as the fine print of an instruction label on the far side of the room.

John could not recall ever being able to read something so far away before. As he continued to look around he saw details in items that he had never noticed before. The box he had made had little tool marks that he thought he had polished out.

Suddenly, John heard a faint sound of someone calling to him. “John?” the voice kept calling. “John, can you hear me? John?” The voice was becoming clearer as he tried to listen to it. Finally, he could hear it really well and again he tried to speak, but still, no words came out, so he hit the side of the wall to show he could hear her.

“At least you can hear me,” Emma said, sounding relieved. “There is some clothing on the hook next to the hood for you to put on.”

As she finished, John kept trying to talk, thinking that it might work as it had done with his eyes and ears: the more he focused on them the faster they seemed to work. So, as he walked over and absentmindedly started grabbing the clothes to put on, he continued to focus on trying to talk.

First, it was the panties, which were a little tighter than would be comfortable. These were followed by the socks and black dress pants. But when he reached for a top something fell onto his head. That is when he looked up at what was on the hook for the first time.

“They are all women’s clothes,” John said, finally able to talk. As he heard the words in his ears, he noticed that his voice had raised several octaves. At the same time, he noticed that his ass was really starting to hurt as well.

“John, we need to talk about what just happened,” Emma said concern evident in her voice.

“No shit! You think?” John said, much more aggressively than he had intended.

As John turned to see what was making his ass hurt, he saw a long purple tail about three inches in diameter coming out of his ass. He went to pull the pants and panties off when he noticed something hanging from his chest. As he looked down he saw two large purple breasts swinging to and fro.

Realizing that the changes seemed to be a lot more than just his vision, hearing and voice, John took his right hand and reached between his legs. As he felt around, he found the voluptuous lips surrounding the clitoris. He reached a little farther back, to find that he also had a vagina.

“Holy Shit!” John yelled now pulling his hand back out. “I am a woman.”

John looked around the room and found a pair of scissors that Elizabeth had lost over the summer break. He used them to cut holes into the panties and pants so they would go on over his tail. Once he had finished putting on the pants John looked up to try and find a bra but did not find it. So instead he grabbed the white button up blouse hanging on the hook and put it on.

“Now Emma let’s have that talk,” John said sounding angry.

“Yes, please come to the monitor and we will talk,” Emma said sounding nervous.

John walked to the room with the monitor but as the door opened John was hit by a bright flash of light. It took several seconds before his new eyes adjusted to the light.

“What the hell was that?” John asked starting to regain his focus again.

“What was what? The door just opened just like it always does. Did it not?” Emma responded not knowing what exactly just happened.

John not knowing what to think and hearing the concern in Emma’s voice decided to let it go for now. John walked through the door and turned the corner to stand in front of the monitor.

“Before I show you what you look like please be aware I had no way to stop it,” Emma said to John fear prominent in her voice.

“Please, just show me,” John said wanting to know the full extent of the changes.

“I kept the police away once I discovered what was changing you. The readings I got showed it was a dimensional rift that formed within you.” Emma told John as a live image of John appeared on the screen.

As John looked himself over he saw all the change that took place and he noticed the missing bra was on his head hanging from his left horn. After removing it from his head he took his blouse off to put on the bra. He tried to button it behind him but could not quite get it. So he turned it around to button it from the front before turning it back around to finish putting it on and replacing the blouse.

“Emma, how did you get the clothes for me to wear?” John asked.

“The girl in the passenger cabin got them for you,” Emma said. “She was very helpful to me.”

John looked around to the far side of the room and started walking to the door. As it opened again John was hit with a blinding light but this time his eye adjusted much quicker. When she looked she could see a beautiful blond woman that was about the same height as her. The woman was slightly bigger around without being fat and she still had that hourglass figure but not as defined and her breast was almost twice as big as her own.

“What are you?!” Meagan screamed jumping to her feet as John came through the door.

“My name is John. I am the inventor of this vehicle.” John said looking around.

“Your name is John? You know that is a guy’s name right?” Meagan told John as she looked her over.

“I guess it is. Okay, so what would you call me?” John asked Meagan who was now looking at her like a guy would look at a woman.

“I don’t know.” Meagan started. “Let’s think for a moment.” Meagan turned and started to pace back and forwards for a few minutes sometimes muttering a name then shaking her head as she said “no” under her breath. Then as if on a turntable she suddenly turned on her heel and said, “How about Rose? I have always liked that name.”

John thought about it for a few minutes and finding no faults with it and having to like the name as well said, “Rose it is. Hi, my name is Rose what’s yours?” She said handing her hand out to shake Meagan’s.

“Meagan,” She said with a smile on her face and her eyes just beaming with delight as she took Rose’s hand in hers. “My name is Meagan, nice to meet you, Rose.” She finished.

“The pleasure’s all mine,” Rose said. “I want to thank you for getting me these clothes for me,” Rose said noticing Meagan’s bright blue eyes as they glistened in the sunlight.

“Not a problem,” Meagan said. “Hey, I need to get back to work now.” She had started to turn and walk out.

“I know this will sound weird but do you know what time it is?” Rose asked Meagan. Having realized she no longer had a watch to tell time with.

Meagan looked down at her watch before saying, “It is now 4:30. Why?” She asked.

“I need to get home to my daughter she will be getting off the bus about now,” Rose said looking back over her shoulder at the door she had just come through. Then walking towards Meagan to escort her out of Emma.

“Your daughter?” Meagan replied shock evident in her tone and face. “There are more like you?” She now looked worried at the possibility of there being people walking amongst humans. People who are not what they seem.

“No, I am the first of my kind as far as I know,” Rose said.

“Wait first? You are joking right?” Meagan said with a sarcastic laugh that faded only to be replaced with curiosity.

Rose stopped near the hood that Meagan had entered and spun her around to look into her eyes. “Look, up until today I was a normal human male,” Rose said looking frustrated. “I was born John Kincaid here in Flagstaff 35 years ago. I got married had a little girl at 24 and right after she was born her mother left to be with another guy back east.” As Rose finished tears started to well up.

“Your daughter... She doesn’t know, does she?” Meagan asked with shock spreading across her face.

Rose did not say a word just shook her head as the whole thing finally dawned on her. As she shook her head she could feel her new longer hair brush agents her skin, as it did so it caused her tears to break free and start falling.

“Look I should have been off half an hour ago. I will go with you to help you tell her what happened.” Meagan said. “I just need to ask Mike to bring my car to me later okay?” Rose just simply nodded as she tried to hold back the tears but they would not be kept.

As Meagan went to walk out Rose realized that she had not told her where she lived and yelled after her. “Tell him to take 89 out to Forest Mountain Road and turn left. Follow it until the road makes a really sharp right and look for FSR 190. My house is the really big white one with 2 buildings.” She told Meagan. Meagan nodded and walked off to find Mike.

***

“So let me get this straight. You were born a human male child and turned into this before me, about a year ago?” James asked waving his hand up and down before him at Rose.

“Yes I was born a human male child and until last year I was that away,” Rose said to James a small grin on her face from seeing James’s bewildered expression.

Just as she finished the alarm went off foretelling the arrival of the next module unit. So James and Rose went to the window to watch it come in. This module was the second of four unmanned modules that only had supplies and building equipment for the camp. The module landed a lot harder than it should have slid about ten feet before the closest of the four land gears snapped. The module leaned over to the one side and rested on one of the large engines.

James turned to Rose and said, “This mission has turned into one big fuck up after another.” Shaking his head in disbelief at all the accidents that have happened since they have landed, first with the micro-rite punching through the ship killing Andrew and now the broken landing gear of the new ship.

Rose smiled at James one of those sweet innocent smiles and said, “Just think how much worse things can be. You could have lost both ships not just Andrew and the one landing gear. You not only have everyone else still alive and safe. You can still get the supplies and things from that module.”

James smiled and shaking his head as he turned to look back out the window. “I have never thought of it that way.” He said turning back to Rose.

“How long will it be before all the modules are down on the ground?” Rose asked James as they walked back to the table they had been sitting at.

“About twenty-four hours to get them all down. Then we have to start setting them up to live in.” James told her.

Right then Frank walked up to the door. “Sir the last of her crew is awake now,” Frank told James and Rose.

“Can I go see them now?” Rose asked looking from Frank to James and back with a look of mingled relief and worry.

“I don’t see why not. They are asking about you anyway.” Frank said with a grin on his face.

James and Rose stood and walked out of the room. James escorted Rose to the medical bay and gave her privacy as she talked to each of her friends in turn.

Rose’s first stop was Elizabeth’s bed, partly because it was close to the door and partly because this was her child. “How are you baby girl?” Rose asked her as she sat down on the edge of the bed.

“I am doing good. I don’t think we will make it back in time for school today, though.” Elizabeth said half-jokingly.

“No, I don’t think so,” Rose said smiling down at her little girl.

“How is everyone else?” Elizabeth asked as she turned to look at the others in their own beds.

“I do not know yet. But all you are awake so it looks good.” Rose said also looking around at the others. “Meagan is pregnant, though.” She added as an afterthought.

“Really? I wonder whose child it can be. You’re a girl now so it can’t be yours.” Elizabeth said looking confused.

“I think it might be mine,” Rose said with a smile. “I am going to go check on the others now. Get some sleep for me. Okay?” She said standing from Elizabeth’s bed to kiss Elizabeth on the forehead. As she did Elizabeth nodded at Rose.

The next person she went to see was Meagan. “How are you?” Rose asked looking down at Meagan’s belly.

Meagan seeing Rose looking down at her belly blushed red. “So you know ha?” Meagan said looking rather disappointed. “I swear you are the only one I have been within the last year and I haven’t even been with a guy since I was a teenager,” Meagan said with her voice trailing off with the last part tears now flowing steadily from both eyes.

“Meagan I know that you barely left the house without me for the last year. Remember I did use to be a guy and we did use my tail that one time a few months ago. Remember?” Rose said to Meagan who was now looking up because of Rose’s laughter in her voice.

“So you think your tail might… might be… might be a man’s dick?” Meagan asked starting to sit up but still feeling lightheaded.

“It is possible. Now get some rest. We are going to be here for a while.” Rose said kissing Meagan on the lips as she pushed her back down.

Rose then walked over to Mike who was pretending he was asleep. Rose knew he was awake because when she first came in the room he looked at her. “Quit pretending you, faker,” Rose said smacking Mike’s leg making him jump from the sharp pain.

“So now you want to come see me,” Mike said with a sarcastic grin on his face. “Elizabeth I can understand but Meagan?” Mike asked now looking up at Rose.

“I went to see Meagan because she is pregnant,” Rose told Mike with a smile on her face.

Mike suddenly looked odd. Like he was trying to remember something but couldn’t. The look was so odd that it made Rose smirk a little. “How can Meagan be pregnant? She has never been with a guy that I can remember since high school?” Mike asked looking up at Rose.

“You are right Meagan has not been with any guys for a long time. But apparently, I am not just any woman now either.” Rose told Mike. As she finished his face turned to revulsion. “Oh stop that you know you would give anything to see two hot women getting it on together.” She said with a smile as she blushed blue just enough that it was almost a slight glow.

“You’re right,” Mike said starting to laugh and pulling himself up a little in his bed. “So how did you do it? I mean getting her pregnant.” Mike asked looking over at Meagan who had been watching them talk but suddenly turned her head to hide her face.

“Later we all have much to talk about, but for now we need to keep some things to ourselves,” Rose said noticing Meagan’s red cheeks.

Rose then walked over to James and said, “I am hungry. Do you think we can eat something?”

James nodded and then turned and walked down the corridor to a set of steps that lead down to the room that had the rovers. “There is not much in here but you can have whatever you want,” James said with sadness evident in his voice.

Rose noticed it and wondered what had just happened since he had been so nice a keen to listen to her tell her story. “James, what is wrong?” Rose asked trying to get him to look at her.

“You are with Mike and Meagan. I cannot ask you to consider me.” James said walking towards a corner of the room.

“I am not with Mike,” Rose said looking up at the ceiling in the direction of the medical bay. “I only have feelings for Meagan as for Mike it is rather complicated.” She said, bring her gaze down to meet James’s.

“So you’re not seeing Mike?” James asked looking confused more than relieved.

“No. Mike is just a friend that wants it to go beyond. But he is more interested in Meagan than me.” Rose said with a smile on her face. “He has been trying to get Meagan to go out with him for the last several years. Imagine his surprise when he found out she was a lesbian.”

“Wait… Meagan never told him.” James said now starting to smile as well. “Then how did he find out?”

“Well that is complicated as well and a story for Meagan to tell,” Rose said picking at a package of spaghetti and meatballs she had found in one of the many small crates.

“Okay, I get it. You have your secrets too.” James said with a laugh as he turned to open a crate to see what was there. “So what happened when Meagan returned to Emma to go home with you?”

Rose watched James for a moment as he dug through the crates to find something to eat. She wondered if she as John had been that way when he interacted with women. Putting the thoughts from her mind she continued…