Deet deet deet!! WARNING! MANY SUBJECTS OF UNWILLING NATURE HAVE BEEN SCANNED IN A VERY SHORT TIME-FRAME
Mom looked down at the Chronivac, surprised. "What!?"
Simms felt a sudden relief. He realized he had full control over himself again!
Mom glared at Simms. "Stay back! Or I'll zap you with this!"
She pressed another button. CANNOT ACCEPT. REVERSING ALL CHANGES. REPEAT, REVERSING ALL CHANGES. OWNER DEEMED UNFIT FOR BETA BY TRANS-DEM LABS ASSOCIATES.
A pulse of energy rippled out from the emitter. Simms could feel his body returning. His hair grew back, his stomach dissolved, and he returned to his normal height.
He was Alex again! He could see Miranda, Louise, and his Dad running into the house, surrounding Mom.
Mom was crying. "It's not fair! I just wanted the perfect household! That's all I wanted. You should have been grateful!"
The walls of the house dissolved along with everyone's clothing and returned everything just to the way it was before Mom had first touched the Chronivac.
Beep! REVERSE COMPLETE. BEGINNING MEMORY WIPE AND FIVE-HOUR SLEEP ON ALL SUBJECTS IN RANGE FOR PICK-UP BY TRANS-DEM LABS
"What?"
Another pulse rippled out from the emitter and Alex couldn't resist the sudden temptation to sleep. As he closed his eyes, he happily thought to himself how thankful he was for fail-safes.