Jake looked over at the school's gym, "Awesome! I can finally work out now!"
Ty looked questioningly at Jake, "What do you mean, 'finally'? What was stopping you
before?"
Looking embarrassed, Jake explained, "Well, my testosterone was all artificial up until now.
I could hardly work out in public, since that would deplete my... maleness quickly. I had to
use a private gym that the doctor's said wouldn't give me any chance of injury. But now
that my muscles and testosterone are natural, there's nothing to stop me from using the
weights!" He swaggered over to the gym, a sudden cockiness in his step that wasn't
present before.
As Ty and Jake entered the gym, they saw that it was mostly empty except for one tiny kid
who was curling a puny weight. The geek's eyes widened as he saw Jake and Ty, "Holy
crap!" he exclaimed, "You can take the weights, Jake! Just don't hurt me!"
Up until now Jake had always felt a malice towards people like the geek. But now that his
roid rage was gone and his body was powered by natural muscle, he didn't feel like being
cruel to the nerd. "Hey, I won't hurt you, kid, as long as you stay out of my way!" Jake
laughed. He walked over to the bench press and sat down, "So who are you and why are
you in the gym? You don't look to be a regular."
Ty quietly analyzed the kid while he explained who he was, "I'm Earnest Zink, but
everybody calls me by my last name since it's shorter. You probably don't remember, but
you beat me up a lot in middle school. I didn't share any classes with you since then, but I
as always scared of you. Whenever you or your jock friends saw me in the hallways, you
would randomly slug me and laugh at my size. So no I'm here, trying to lift weights to get
bigger when no one is looking. Until you came."
Jake frowned, "I'm sorry Zink, I honestly don't even remember who you are. You must have
been too insignificant for me when I was egoistical. But it's okay; I can help you out now!"
He grinned and looked at Zink's current weight, "That's only 10 pounds... it's pretty light.
You've got to practice with something heavier. Try 20 pounds."
Zink was about to object, but Jake's intimidating scowl made him obey. As Zink struggled
doing 5 simple curls, Jake winked at Ty and mouthed the words, "Work your magic." Ty
suddenly understood what Jake wanted him to do. With his mind set, he set his magic to
work.
Finishing his fifth curl, Zink moaned, "That's enough, my arms are tired." He was about to
rash on the bench before Jake stopped him with a powerful hand.
"Look, skinny guy," Jake said, "Just because you're tiny doesn't mean you get to act like a
woman. If that's all you do, you'll never grow any muscle. So get your lazy ass off that
bench and LIFT THOSE DAMN WEIGHTS!"
Zink was startled by Jake's words. It was obvious he had never been coached before, but
out of either fear of motivation he lifted the weight once again and started curling it. Now,
he found new power. His arms, once pathetic, now started showing small bumps of
muscle. He completed ten reps before saying, "Too easy!" and moving on to 5 pounds
heavier. This continued on with Jake and Ty giving cheers of support until Zink was curling
50lbs for 10 reps in each hand.
"Wow, who would have known that my strength could grow this fast!" Zink smiled at his
small, but obviously muscled arms. "It's like magic! I've got to come here more often!"
Ty nodded, "Yeah, you should. You never know what your potential is." Ty made sure that
Zink would continue to grow at his current speed until he became 200lbs. That way, he
would continue to grow without becoming abnormally big. "Are you leaving?" he asked
after noticing Zink packing up his bags.
Zink stopped admiring his arms for a second to reply to Ty, "Yeah, I am, actually. Hope I
see you guys later! You're not actually that bad, Jake!"
"Same for you, Zink! Keep working and you'll be huge!" Jake said as Zink left. Looking back
at Ty, he said, "That was a good thing we did. Before, I never would have known how good
it feels to be nice, but that was surprisingly fun!"
"Yeah, I'm going to try to use my powers to help others instead of punish them from now
on, too." Ty agreed, "So what do you want to do now?"
Jake picked up a 50lbs dumbell and lifted it several times as if warming up. Then he shot a
handsome grin at Ty and said, "Why do you think we came here? I want to lift, of course!"