The following morning I awoke at my usual time of 12am when I'm not at school I got out of bed and like usual I had my morning stretch before making my way downstairs to the kitchen where I began making my breakfast which was just a simple bowl of cereal which I usually have for breakfast once it was ready I sit around the table to eat. Like usual it's lonely in the mornings once I've eaten my breakfast and washed my bowl I put in on the draining board to dry as I return upstairs to the bathroom the moment I entered the bathroom I stripped off my nightwear I looked into the mirror and still can't believe I'm actually a girl my very manly soul is crying tears of blood over my now nonexistent masculine form which I won't ever see again I turned the water as I jumped straight in. I made sure I was nice and clean before I got out of the shower and turned the water off I returned to my bathroom where I got dried before getting dressed into some casual clothes as I mentioned yesterday my friend wanted to meet up to discuss about the golden ticket as apparently there is some issue I'm not sure if it's the issue I encountered or a different one that was online when I did my research last night.
"This will have to do" I muttered "I'm not wearing anything like especially with my new appearance and all"
Once I was done getting ready I returned downstairs this is usually how I get ready to go out I've never been one that's been concerned about branded clothes or if I was stylish like that I immediately left the house and began making my way up town to our arranged meeting spot at a famous cafe for young people like ourselves usually it's me around thirty me to arrive up town but today it was taking long as the town was crowded with people who were out hanging with their friends enjoying summer break. My friend obviously didn't believe me when I told him that due to using a golden ticket I had been turned into a girl naturally like any one else he'd probably wanted to confirm if I was lying as he isn't one to believe in that supernatural nonsense I rather see things with his own eyes than believe what others tell him that's the type of guy he is and besides it's been awhile since we've last saw each other in fact it's been a couple of months mainly cause he has been too busy with stuff to hang out with me and it's not like I make any effort to me him so it's okay I'm not a outdoor type of person. I barely leave the house as it is other than to go to the shop or do the weekly shopping that kind of stuff other than that I stay inside all the time I do call him from time to time or even text him other than that I haven't met him in person a while.
"I'll admit going out from time to time isn't so bad" I muttered "it's the heat during summer that I can't stand as I prefer cool and neutral weather over this blazing heat any day"
I know to onlookers that see me and my friend together this might look like a date given that we agreed to meet up the two of us a guy and a girl at a certain location which is a cafe at a certain time which is half one it would definitely seem like this is a date but let me make one thing clear this isn't a date sure I may be a girl on the outside but on the inside I'm still me a guy and he's my friend which I e know for years and it's going to stay that way. It took me far longer to reach the meeting point in fact it took me almost a entire hour to get to the meeting point I had messed him explaining the reason why I'm going to be late he was understanding as it was very packed today but not once did he message me saying he was going to be with his two sisters my other friends which is why this is a surprise seeing them here I haven't seen them in four weeks since we broke up for summer break as they've been too busy going out doing typical girl stuff so I didn't bother chasing after or anything I've spoken to them a few times via phone but that's been it.
"I'm sorry I'm late" I spoke "it was way too packed up here today than usual"
"…Ryder? You are Ryder Stone right?" Asked Millie confused as she stared at me "as in our friend. Our childhood friend"
Millie Grace is a friend of mine that I've known since elementary school we more or less grew up in each others company mainly cause my mom happened to be best friends with Millie's mom we are both the same age as our birthdays are just a day apart we have been in the same class as each other since elementary school up till even now. Millie loves reading as she's a avid reader of manga, novels and even light novels she was apart of the reading club, she plays video games as well in fact she's a hardcore gamer that plays any type of game as long as it's fun she even works part time at a games store that just shows how much she loves games. We've been friends for years that people just assumed we were dating given how close we were I mean she is my childhood friend but honestly I've never thought of her as a romantic partner and neither did she we thought of each other as a friend like a sibling and nothing more.
She's 4'8 which is average height for girls our age with a slender build, she has a large chest I'm not too sure how big probably around C-E cup at best, she has white skin with a excellent complexion, she has long white hair that falls to her waist and sapphire blue eyes, she's a beautiful woman.
"Of course it's me Millie" I answered "It is I your one and only childhood friend."
"I don't believe it" said Millie "you look similar to how you use to but more feminine"
"…." I remained silent as I didn't like that comment "…"
"…Seriously? You weren't joking or pulling my leg?" Asked Fred in utter disbelief "but were actually telling the truth"
Fredrick Grace or as his friends call him Fred a friend of mine he's a year older than me that just graduated from high school starting in September he'll officially be a college student but despite that he's my best friend I met him in elementary school as I was introduced to him by Millie he was at the time in another class as he was a second year while I was a first year in elementary school. Unlike Millie he isn't big fan of reading but does own a few comics and eroticas which is to be expected for a guy to own one or two eroticas but one thing he and Millie have in common is that they are both hardcore gamers and just like her he loves almost every genre of games but his favourite is monster slaying games of course he's playing monsters online it would be uncharacteristic of him not to play it as it's a monster slaying game and he's played every monster slaying game that has come out in the past couple of years.
He's 5'8 which is slightly above average height for guys in his age with a lean build, he has white skin with a great complexion, he has short white hair that falls to his shoulders brushed back and sapphire blue eyes, he's the handsome type of guy.
"I'm not the type to joke nor lie about this" I said "or perhaps you some guys that joke like that?"
"….No I don't" answered Fred "I'm sorry"
"…the change did you good" muttered Lily "I'm not joking either"
Lily Grace the twin sister of Millie and the younger sister of Fred she's a friend of mine I've known since elementary school as we both were in the same class we grew up in each others company as her mother was friends with mine and just like Millie her birthday is just a day apart from mine but unlike her sister however she isn't a avid reader but she does read from time to time it's mainly romance books as she's the most interested in romance out of of the sisters and just like Millie she's a hardcore gamer that plays a mixed batch of games from romance type, horror to even monster slaying mainly cause she watched her siblings play it that she got interested in the genre.
She's 4'8 which is average height for girls our age with a slender build, she has a large chest which I'm not sure how big probably around C-E cup, she has white skin with a excellent complexion, she has short white hair that falls to her shoulders and sapphire blue eyes, she's a beautiful woman.
"Hehe…" I laughed "thanks I guess"
"How did this even happen?" Asked Millie "boys don't just suddenly turn into girls"
"About that I was playing monsters online the other day when I obtained a golden ticket"I answered "when I used it nothing happened at first but yesterday I awoke like this"
"A golden ticket seriously? Now that's lucky" said Fred "I've been playing the game for months and still haven't obtained one"
"…didn't you read its effects or anything?" Asked Lily "the golden tickets have their effects written on it"
"Nope. There was nothing written on it" I answered "it was completely blank"
"Blank? Talk about unlucky then" said Fred "I've only heard of these tickets myself"
"Unlucky isn't the word I'd use" I said "it was a bloody nightmare, beating the extra monster, obtaining the golden ticket and waking up like this"
"I did want to talk to you about the golden ticket as there were issues going around about it" said Fred "there issues aren't minor either"
"…there's been a lot of commotion about this issue going around" said Millie "is it very big deal or something right?"
"Apparently the golden tickets being blank is a bug a minor one at that it's supposed to be fixed in the next update that's coming but it's only one of the bugs that's surrounding the golden tickets" answered Fred "the tickets effects as you know is applied to our real bodies and are permanent this already worried people but this is where the second bug comes into play a while back someone actually hacked into the monsters online server and written a new code into the game."
"…" I remained silent as I listened "…"
"This code was for a new effect for the golden tickets" added Fred "it's a effect that the developers refused to put into the due to legal issues"
"What? Hacked?" I asked confused "is that even possible with how advanced their technology is"
"It is" answered Fred "it's technology at the end of the day everything can be hacked"
I'm aware that technology can be hacked its one of its major flaws but for the server of monsters online to be hacked is something else it belongs to soul software the most advanced gaming company in the industry with the most secure servers there is or was until now. I never imagined that soul software would actually get hacked I'd expected hacking attempts on the company but I'd always imagined them failing miserably but for someone to actually pull it off is something else they've got to be really good to do it. Is it possible that that all the bugs in the game are a result of the hacked servers? I'm not sure if they are or not these bugs could of always been there to begin with even before the servers were hacked the developers could of missed these bugs when they giving the game its final checks before its release day.
"What kind of effect was written into the game?" Asked Lilly "is it something we players should be worried about?"
"It's very worrisome that even the developers themselves reached out to the monsters online community advising anyone from using the golden tickets until the issue has been fixed as they are currently working on fixing it as fast as they can" answered Fred "if the media learn of this effect from the golden tickets not only will Soul Software's public image be damaged but it will send a shockwave throughout the world sending everyone into a panic"
"What exactly is this effect then?" Asked Millie "if it will do something like that if the media got hold of the information it's got to be something serious right?"
"…don't go shouting this out but it's race change" answered Fred "if anyone's unlucky enough to get a hold that ticket and use it there race will change into something else entirely"
"Like what exactly?" I asked as this got me curious to know "there's got to be more than what you're telling us, right?"
"It will turn whoever uses the ticket into a none-human race" answered Fred "like those you'd see in fantasy stories"
"…." Lily went pale silent "…."
"…" Millie also went silent "…"
I can understand their reaction as it will definitely throw the entire world into a panic if this ever was ever discovered and of course no player wants to be the first to turned into a elf or a beast kin or any of the fantasy races but they don't have anything to worry as long as they don't use the golden tickets until it's been resolved but at the same time the chance of obtaining a golden ticket in the first place is supposed to be extremely low. The hack could of increased that chance a slight bit but still it would be difficult to obtain one as they can only be obtained from extra monsters that just appear randomly at times after the second area or so or at least that's how it was supposed to be but then again the hack could of also changed that it might be better for everyone to avoid from using the golden tickets for some time until this mess is fixed.
"Let's change the topic for now" said Fred as he cleared his throat "what you're going to do now Ryder?"
"To be honest I'm not entirely sure" I answered "haven't really thought what I'm going to do yet"
"I'm not talking about college or anything after school" said Fred "I'm talking about school itself"
"I'm not sure" I said "I might just cross dress as my previous gender it saves all the hassle behind it"
"Like hell you're?!" Both Lily and Millie shouted in unison as they grabbed one of my arms "you're coming with us"
Without a single ounce of hesitation they both dragged me away with them not giving me even a moment to protest leaving Fred there with a drink in fact he doesn't seem to care what they are going to do with me oddly enough a shiver ran down my spine as if somewhere within in me fears what they are going to do to me. They dragged me into the shopping centre that's when it hit me what they were intending to do I tried to escape but it just failed as they wouldn't allow me to escape and not to mention they were stronger than I'd thought they were I've got no choice but to embrace myself for the fate of being a dress up doll for them as they dragged me into the nearest women's clothing store.
"Maybe this?" Asked "maybe this colour?"
"No. This one" answered Lily "it matches her perfectly"
"…" I was stunned speechless "…."
"Your right" said Millie "it's perfect for her"
Both my childhood friends debated about which clothes were better for me as they picked out a entire new wardrobe for I did tell them I wasn't interested in any of that stuff but unfortunately they weren't having it and continued to pick out different types of clothes. They do have a tendency to stick their nose where it doesn't belong but in their defence they believe they are being useful given that I've just turned into a girl I couldn't possibly know anything about girls fashion in clothes which they are correct I don't in fact I no interest in wearing girls clothes but unfortunately they straight away gave me a earful for that comment.
"Absolutely not" scolded Millie "a girl mustn't become apart of the background or they'll be overlooked by the men"
"No way" said Lily as she groped my chest "not with this size"
For the next hour or so they were picking out clothes I wouldn't normally wear from underwear to skirts they were even picking out clothes I wouldn't be see dead in cosplay outfits as that's never been my thing and of course clothes far too embarrassing to wear from dresses to even bikinis honestly I'm surprised that girls even wear half of this stuff. By the time we reached the counter I was already tired from the countless clothes they'd forced me to wear which were a lot at that point all I wanted to do is leave and get it over with of course I'm the one paying and let me tell you it wasn't cheap either once I was out of that store I was free.
"Millie and Lily doing some clothes shopping again?" Asked Mia "don't spend too much okay?"
Mia Grace is a forty eight year old woman she's the vice principal at my school she's worked hard over the years to get where is today she had originally been a student at that very school and graduated from it a couple of decades ago. She's a childhood friend of my mom they grew up together similar to how me and her daughters grew up together and also she loves to read which is where her daughters picked it up from but strangely enough she isn't like you typically mom that you'd expect to be very strict with her children and expect them to hold the top grades and so on in fact she doesn't mind what grades they get as long as it's not a failing grade and allows them to enjoy their hobbies of playing video games as long as they keep up with their studies.
She's a tall woman who had to obviously be above average height when she was our age with a slim build, she has a fairly large chest, she has white skin with a excellent complexion, she has long curly white hair that falls to her waist and sapphire blue eyes.
"Caught us red handed again mom" answered Millie "you always know exactly where we are"
"Of course I do" said Mia "I am your mother you know"
"We were helping her out" said Lily pointing to me "she needed a wardrobe upgrade"
"That's right Fred explain something happened within that game monsters online " said Mia "looks like the golden ticket effect was a interesting one"
"…you can say that again ms Grace" I said "one that I didn't expect"
"…how many times have I told you to call me auntie?" Asked Mia "I won't stand for anything else other than that"
"Yes, auntie Mia" I answered "I'm sorry"
"Now how about you girls give me the full run down about this situation?" Asked Mia "Fred wasn't good at explaining anything to me"
"Sure mom" answered Millie "Fred's useless when it comes to explaining anything he's not interested in"
We entered a nearby cafe which was very popular for women for various reasons mainly cause it's where they come with their boyfriends I never had a reason to visit this cafe before now due to the fact I was single and still am. The moment we took a seat around a table I began explaining yet again how I became a girl it was bad enough that I had to accept that I'm a girl now but having to explain it twice in one day was even worse. The entire time Mia listened silently only giving little nods every now and then to confirm she understood what I was saying as she wasn't exactly a gamer now so we had to give a bit more information on that side of things by the time I was finished explaining two hours had passed since we entered the cafe.
"There you have it" I spoke "the full tale of how I became a girl"
"What you think mom?" Asked Millie "pretty wild eh?"
"It's beyond wild it's completely outrageous that there's a game out there that dangerous" answered Mia "a game that's even knowledged by our very government"
"It might be dangerous but there safety features in place" said Lily "so it's not too dangerous"
"Safety feature or not the fact remains that players can still die in the real world" said Mia "and furthermore these golden tickets can even affect your real bodies is outrageous that it should be considered a crime"
"…" Millie, Lily and myself just remained silent "…."
"This is a real situation you've found yourself in now" said Mia now a lot calmer than she was moments ago "you can't return to school dressed as a boy I'll deal with this you just enjoy the remainder of your summer break"
Having said that Mia leaves the cafe with a very serious yet scary face I'm not sure what's she's going to do but one thing's for sure I'm glad I'm not the one on the receiving end of her anger as it was terrifying that is for sure especially when it comes to her children I might not be officially related to her but she still considers me apart of her extended family which is very odd. We hanged out a bit more before I bid them farewell at 5pm I began making my way home which to no one's surprise was a lot easier than before mainly cause it's not as packed as it was earlier mainly cause some of the stores are closing for the day as they open pretty early in the day once home I immediately put my bags of clothes in my room before returning down stairs to make dinner which didn't take me long as it was just the same as yesterday.
"Today was tiring on a whole another level" I muttered "more mental exhausting than physical today"
Once I've finished eating I washed up my plate and put it on the draining board to dry while I returned upstairs I would of played some more monsters online but I was exhausted from all that shopping they made me do so I just decided to go to bed I began getting ready once I was ready I'm simply jumped in it doesn't take me long to drift off to sleep.