Still somewhat frustrated at the spat he had, Jack decided he needed a water break to cool down. Derrick's older brother stomped down to the sidelines, grabbed his Poweraid bottle, and started to chug it down until the bottle was empty. The grin on Derrick's face was almost maniacal as this couldn't have gone more perfectly. Not only did Jack drink the spike Poweraid, but he also got rid of any excess chemicals. Now all that was left to do was go back inside and observe the changes.
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A few days later and Derrick was already noticing changes with his brother. Lately, his older brother didn't seem to have the energy that he once had. Jack pushed him around less, working out less, and even inviting girls over less. That last observation made Derrick elated. Finally, he could hear himself think without the sound of his brother's sexual escapades ringing in his ears. Derrick also observed physical changes in his brother. Jack's golden locks were looking a bit paler, his prized muscles seemed smaller, and Jack even seemed shorter than usual.
Derrick almost laughed when he observed all of this, wondering what else was changing within Jack. Honestly, Derrick was starting to feel like a mad scientist doing all of this, but he didn't care. Jack was finally going to understand how it felt to be him! Always being pushed around, always being unable to keep a relationship, and always being overshadowed by his older brother! The best part was it looked like Jack wasn't noticing anything odd happening to him and just believed that he was getting sick. Perfect, once he realizes something is wrong, it'll be too late!
...Whoa, Derrick then realized that he was getting a bit heated. It was time to dial it back a bit. He had to focus on figuring out if the powder changed whoever ingested it mentally. Now was he going to do that? After some thinking, Derrick was going to help Jack with his homework. He had helped Jack with his science homework before, so he knew just how intelligent Jack was when it came to science. Let's see if that intelligence has increased or not.
"Hey, Jack. You feeling okay?" Derrick asked as he entered Jack's room. His brother was looking a bit disheveled. Not to the point where it looked like he wasn't taking care of himself, but it was clear that Jack was not used to Derrick's energy levels.
"Hmmm? Y-yeah, just a cold. Don't worry; I'm sure I'll shake it off in a few days," Jack responded. Looks like Jack was trying to act tough. Maybe it was an act of denial that something was wrong with him.
"I see. Hey, do you need help with your science homework? Looks like you might need some if you're feeling ill," Derrick replied. Jack squinted. Why was Derrick willingly offering him help? Usually, he would need some... convincing before he'd help him with his homework. It was rather suspicious, but Jack was too fatigued to really think about this for too long. Plus, he really did need someone to help him out.
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One homework session later, Derrick concluded that there were no major increases in Jack's intelligence levels. Nice, everything was going according to plan. Now the smart idea was to continue to observe his brother for any further changes and side effects. However, Derrick was too impatient. He wanted to start turning into Jack and steal his life now! Plus, if he waited too long, then there would be two Derricks running around, and that could cause problems.
So, Derrick took out the mysterious government chemicals and placed the hairs he stole from Derrick's razor into a beaker. Then he added the blue liquid and stirred. Before Derrick took the drink, he decided to inform his friends about what he was doing. After all, if something were to go terribly wrong, at least someone would know and potentially fix it.
"The formula is ready!" Derrick texted in the group chat, "Soon, there's going to be a new Jack in town. Bottoms up!"