Dylan Ross was an average boy of 16 years. He wasn’t short or tall, fat or thin, handsome or ugly. He was kind of geeky, but overall he was just plain and invisible to most around him.
One day a box came in the mail, a relatively small package. Dylan, curious since it was addressed to him, opened it. Inside were 16 pill bottles and a paper that looked like directions. He picked it up and read:
“Hunk-You Pills! Ever felt ugly or just plain invisible? You can change that with these amazing new pills! With just one pill, you can turn into the hunkiest version of yourself! Pick up girls (or guys), party to your heart’s content, join the sports you were always afraid to! WARNING: Effects only last for 12 hours. Reality will not change, so you may not be recognizable to those around you. Do not take more than 1 pill at a time as unpredictable side effects may occur. Not intended for use by children under 10. Not intended for female use as unpredictable side effects may occur.”
Dylan had to admit, he was curious. But he was half afraid to try them out on himself. Thankfully, he was alone that night and his parents let him order pizza.
When the doorbell rang, Dylan opened the door to see the pizza boy, who wore only a uniform polo, no hat. He was very skinny, acne ridden, and wore glasses; his hair was brown, long and greasy; and his voice cracked when he said, “Delivery for Dylan Ross?”
“That’s me,” Dylan said, taking the pizza. “You can come in while I grab the money. You want something to drink?”
“Thank you, yes please,” said the pizza boy.
Dylan grabbed a cup of water and dissolved a pill into it. He then grabbed the money and said “Here you go.”
The pizza boy thanked him again and drank down the whole glass. As he started to leave, he doubled over and clutched his stomach.
“Are you ok?” Dylan asked, thinking he’d just killed the poor boy and was going to go to prison.
But instead the pizza boy began to transform. He stood back up to his new height of 6’4”, with a confused look on his face. That was very different as well: a strong jaw, chiseled features, full lips and straight teeth, bright eyes.
His body had changed too, gaining a perfect tan. His muscles had swelled enormously: his pecs looked like watermelons, his abs like a brick wall, his arms the size of footballs, his legs like trees. His clothes looked shrink-wrapped on him.
Dylan was amazed, the pizza boy was confused, and neither knew what to do.