Wildfire

by Tanya Lynn

 

I have had a couple of requests to not just kill off Tanya. When I started this story, I had a basic outline with the beginning and the end in mind, with a lot of room for the characters to take themselves where they wanted in my head. This is a good example of this.

 

I looked in the mirror and saw my old body staring back at me. But, where was Tanya’s body? I turned around and saw something I had thought I would never see again. Not only was she there, but she was awake. She looked at me and said, "Dr. Lamb, where are we? This doesn’t look like the lab at the mansion. And why am I naked"? I told her, "we’re in a mansion alright- but it’s the Avenger’s mansion". The door opened and Wanda rushed in with a bathrobe and said, "you remember me honey, we met at the X-Men’s mansion a few months ago? Let’s go find you some clothes and I will tell you everything". Meanwhile, I suddenly realized that I was standing there in a robe and panties that were very tight. I said, "I don’t suppose one of the guys would have clothes that I could wear as well"? Unfortunately, none of them did, but Janet got my sizes and went to look for some clothes for me.

Meanwhile, I started trying to figure out what had happened. Not that I was really complaining, mind you, but it didn’t make a lot of sense. And, if something happened, and I had to become Lynn again, would we switch bodies again, or would Tanya be in control of her? Considering my quest, I wasn’t even considering not becoming Lynn again. I knew somewhere down the road, I would need all of that power. But, how did the energy cause our bodies to merge even from a distance? The energy itself was a kind never before recorded. I had access to both the Avengers’ and X-Men’s files, and with all of the aliens and extra-dimensional forces they had tangled with, you would think I would find something. And why, damn it, did I find myself kind of missing being Lynn? It wasn’t about the powers, completely. It was also about missing being Tanya as well. Damn it, I was a man. I don’t know why, but there had been some thrill in being a girl for a while, especially two girls. all this, even with the bra and thong incident.

I went to the room they had given me at the mansion and realized my mistake when I opened the door and saw Tanya standing there in bra and panties. I said, "oh my God I’m sorry", and tried to duck out, but she said, "Dave, please wait. I hope you don’t mind me calling you Dave, considering all that we’ve been through. And, I imagine you’ve seen me with even less on when you were in this body". She pulled on some jeans and slipped a sweater over her head. I said, "all things considered, please do call me Dave. We really need to talk. But, I need to see if Jan has gotten me some other clothes. Lynn's panties are a little small for me, to say the least". We both realized the strangeness of that and broke up laughing. It really felt good. It was good to have her back, and my body. She asked me, "I know that we will have to become Lynn again at some point, and I can handle that. But, what happens when we do- will we both be in control, or you, or me? And when we switch back, do we return to these bodies"? I said, "I’ve been asking myself the same things, and there is no way to know until it happens". She said, "I wouldn’t mind knowing what it’s like to be that powerful- I hope I am conscious at least if we become her". I said, "its possible you will be in control, or we may share it, or the way it was last time. But, I don’t want to test it right now. we need to get some rest".

I went to my new room and found several bags on the bed. I pulled off the panties and put them aside to put with Lynn’s things and pulled on some regular underwear. It was a pair of men’s string bikini panties. I guess Jan thought it would be easier to readjust to the men’s panties with something like these. I admit she was right. I pulled on a pair of cloth shorts and stretched out on the bed and fell asleep.

I awoke in the morning refreshed, having slept twelve hours. I pulled on a T-shirt with my cloth shorts and went down to the gym to work out. As I ran on the treadmill, I started to remember dreams from the night before. I had always been able to remember my dreams, and now I was finding these ones disturbing. In some of them, I was myself, but in others, I was Lynn, and others, Tanya. What was really disturbing was that I wasn’t hating being them in the dreams, but enjoying it. what did this say about me? I was familiar with transgendered people of course, from knowing Sarah, but it didn’t mean I wanted to buy a dress. I wasn’t sure what it meant. I went back to my room and showered after the workout and went to breakfast. I saw that Thor was still in residence, along with Janet and Wanda, and was packing away the food. With a body like that, I couldn’t imagine what his metabolism must be like. Then I realized, what the hell was I doing thinking about his body? Then, Tanya came in and sat down and said good morning. She had on shorts and a T-shirt. She looked at me and said, "I think we need to talk and address things as soon as possible". I said, "I think that we will need to become Lynn again soon enough. Maybe then we’ll know more. I don’t want to push things too far before then". She said, "we still need to talk, no matter what else. How about after breakfast"? I said, "ok, let’s meet in the library. We can relax and talk there". We finished our breakfasts and left.

In the library, we sat down in a couple of easy chairs and stared at each other for a couple of minutes and then both spoke at once, which made us laugh and broke the tension. She said, "I kind of have memories of what happened when you were in my body. So you really took out a Sentinel with a toilet, huh"? I said, "it was desperation, but it worked. Even without all of Lynn’s powers, you are pretty impressive. I did enjoy using it to deck Nick Fury, though". She said, "yeah, you get to have all of the fun. But, what I wanted to talk to you about is my dreams. I was never awake as you, but I was kind of conscious in your head. Now I am dreaming of what it would be like to be you, or at least a man". I said, "I think we may have a problem here- I’ve been dreaming of being you as well. I admit I wonder what it would be like to be a girl for a while. I was you for a short time, but what if somehow we were switched long-term? We need to be prepared for that if it happens".

Then, we heard a lot of banging and crashes. Sounds started to filter through the mansion of a terrific battle going on. I looked out of the library into the corridor and saw it was clear, so we ran to a security station. I turned on the monitor and saw that we were under attack from a large group of super-villains, including the Abomination, the Wrecking Crew, Sandman, the Rhino, who they must have broken from prison, and even some of the X-Men’s old foes like the Blob, the Vanisher, and others. I guess whoever our foe was, he had gotten tired of trying the Sentinels. I looked at Tanya and said, "we may not have any choice on the when- they may need Lynn right now". Suddenly, the wall near us crashed and Thor came flying through on the end of a wrecking ball. As he lay there unconscious, we looked at each other and came to a decision at the same time. The problem was, the belt would change us was in her room. We had to get there somehow. Thunderball stuck his head through the hole in the wall and said, "there you are. I’m going to get a huge bounty for being the one to bring you both in". I saw Tanya grab a lamp and unscrew the bulb. To give her time, I got in a martial arts stance to distract him. He laughed and said, "I just took out Thor, and you think you're going to stop me with that"? fortunately, it was enough. As he slung the ball at me, there was a flash of movement and Tanya knocked me out of the way. It whistled over our heads. We rolled down the hall to the elevator that would take us to her room. It wasn’t working, so she pulled the doors open with her added strength, and we climbed the ladder up a floor. The ball crashed into the shaft below us, but we got through the doors and ran to her room. I picked up the belt and said, "I have no idea what’s going to happen, but we only have one chance". She took my hand and said, "let’s do it before we lose our nerve. I pushed the button and again there was a blinding flash and pain. I opened my eyes and I was Lynn again. But, something strange was going on. I heard Tanya’s voice. She said, "oh my God! I never imagined I would be so powerful". Her voice was in my head! But who had control. I moved my arms and legs and saw that I guess I did. But, she was there with me. I thought to her, "I guess it will be good to have your help for the female perspective. It sure caused me problems before, not having it". she said, "to start off with, we may need to get some clothes unless you want to fight naked". Damn! I’d forgotten about that. We had put Lynn’s clothes in Tanya’s room, so I quickly pulled on a bra and panties, and then shorts and a T-shirt. We then went to find Thunderball.

To be continued

  

  

  

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