Fragments Fiction

Tachyon Level Rising

23 July 2003

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"Aw Scott, just one picture, please. Just one," Donny begged. The two graduate students stood in the middle of a large room filled with computers, particle generators and other scientific equipment. Donny had pulled the specimen table out of the center of the reaction chamber.

"Look, when you asked me to pose naked, I thought we were going to do it in my basement and not in the middle of your laboratory," Scott turned and pointed an angry finger at Donny's chest. His muscles rippled and flexed underneath his t-shirt.

"No one's here. It's late and they are all at home," Donny He put on his best puppy dog eyes and leaned on Scott's shoulder. Scott loosened the neck of his t-shirt and ran his hand around the back of his head. With one motion, he pulled the t-shirt over his head and revealed his burly torso.

"What about the security guards?" Scott said.

"I took care of them. They think we're doing inventory on the secret equipment and they won't bother looking in on us for another two hours," Donny answered. He'd covered his bases well. Scott walked over to what looked like a shiny aluminum chamber large enough to hold several men standing inside it. He tapped the walls of the chamber. They responded with a dull thud.

"It's metal!" Scott said somewhat surprised at what he discovered. He pulled his gym shorts and jock strap off and sat on a cube about two feet high in the middle of the chamber to remove his shoes.

"Well yes it is. It's the containment for the tachyon field. It has to be metal. We had to build it from a metal otherwise the field won't collimate properly," Donny said as if everyone knew it was metal. He fiddled at the control panel.

"Are you deliberately trying to remind me of all those science classes I slept through?" Scott joked as he pulled off his shoes and socks. He absentmindedly sniffed his socks. Then he stood up and stretched his arms outward. Donny admired his well-built body. He quickly took Scott's clothes and shoes from the chamber.

"I don’t want these in the pictures," Donny started to close the metal door of the chamber. Scott put his hand against it.

"How are you going to take pictures through that metal?" Scott asked. Donny went to the control panel and tapped a few keys. One panel of the door turned completely transparent. Scott felt the clear panel. It reminded him of fine lead crystal.

"It's a special alloy. I can control its transparency over a broad range of wavelengths. All you need to do is stand on the cube and pose," Donny went back to the door and closed it. The latches clanked into place sealing Scott inside the chamber.

"Chamber active! Chamber Active! Tachyon level zero minus infinity," a soft computer voice announced.

"You're not going to power this up are you?" Scott stood in the chamber and knocked on the door.

"Only minimally, I need the tachyon level at zero minus one million to make the chamber turn crystal clear. It's perfectly harmless," Donny answered. He went back to the control panel and pushed a couple buttons.

"Tachyon level rising," the computer announced. Little by little, the walls of the chamber turned crystal clear. Scott could see Donny getting in position. He snapped a few pictures and showed them on a large monitor so Scott could see. The transparency of the chamber caused less and less distortion as the tachyon level rose.

"We have to wait until the level gets closer to zero to take the pictures. Would you stand on the cube and pose while you are waiting? Don't work too hard, just relax at it. We got time," Donny said as he set up a large digital video camera and focused it on the chamber. Scott stepped up on the cube. It was cold on his feet. Just like the chamber walls, the cube was slowly becoming transparent.

"Hey, this field isn’t going to make me transparent, it is?" Scott felt like he was on display. Donny set up a still camera and sent its picture to a monitor.

"No, the field's not going to get anywhere near that strong. The stuff in the chamber's been exposed for a few thousand hours. That's why it goes transparent at such a low field strength… you've got nothing to worry about," Donny set up a second still camera and plugged it into another monitor.

"Tachyon level rising past zero minus five hundred billion," the computer announced.

"How many of those cameras are you going to set up?" Scott asked. The platform tingled under his feet. Only its shadow was visible.

"Dozens, dozens," Donny joked. Scott's jaw dropped.

"I'm only messing with ya, Scott. I'm done. I only needed the three cameras. Why don't you suck up that flabby gut and pose for the camera?" Donny smiled his best shit-eating grin. Scott flipped him the double bird and flexed his muscles tight.

"Tachyon level rising past zero minus one billion," the computer announced. The temperature inside the chamber rose high enough to make a Scott sweat. His body gleamed in the hard lights of the laboratory.

"I'm going to adjust these lights to get better pictures," Donny said as the spectrum of the lights changed throughout the laboratory. The crystalline metal of the chamber sparkled in the new light. Excited by the almost complete invisibility of the chamber, Scott flexed and posed harder to show off all his muscles.

"Tachyon level rising past zero minus one million," the computer announced. Scott barely heard it as he concentrated on his posing. Donny kept the cameras going. He transferred Scott's image to the walls of the laboratory and several large digital projection screens. Enthralled by the image of his naked body, Scott flexed his muscles tighter and tighter. Scott began to sweat in the chamber.

"Tachyon level rising past zero minus five hundred thousand," the computer announced. Scott didn't hear the message. His body seemed to gain definition in the images he could see projected around the room. His body felt sexy hot, alive and filled with power.

"This is great, Donny. Why didn't you tell me posing like this would feel so good," Scott held a pose he knew highlighted his upper body.

"Keep posing, dude. I got three cameras that never run out of film… you're hot… you're sexy…" Donny smiled at Scott.

"I could use a little air conditioning in here. It's getting hot," Scott commented.

"Tachyon level rising past zero minus one hundred thousand," the computer announced. Donny punched another control sequence. Scott posed flexing the muscles his back. The cameras let his see how defined and strong his back appeared.

"Tachyon level rising past zero minus fifty thousand," the computer announced.

"Hey Donny, what to you think of this pose?" he yelled.

"Magnificent, but I like you better from the front," Donny said and Scott moved slowly on the balls of his feet, turning around smoothly and adjusting his pose to accentuate his muscles.

"Tachyon level rising past zero minus five thousand," the computer announced. Holding his pose for the camera, Scott let his eyes drift up to look at Donny.

"Isn't that tachyon level getting too high?" Scott asked. He bent and reposed his arms to get more definition in his muscles.

"Not at all, everything is under control. You're perfectly safe inside the chamber," Donny said.

"Tachyon level rising past zero minus one thousand," the computer announced.

"I thought tachyon levels approaching zero were dangerous. The machine is awfully close to that," Scott didn't stop his posing. He couldn't take his eyes off the images of his naked body that filled the room.

"No, these tachyon levels won't hurt you."

"Tachyon level rising past zero minus five hundred." Scott strained hard making his muscles bulge. He wanted more definition.

"In fact, these levels are routinely used for medical purposes." Donny added. Scott could feel the tachyon energy building in the chamber and surrounding his body. It pumped his muscles up.

"Tachyon level rising past zero minus four hundred, zero minus three hundred, zero minus two hundred, zero minus one hundred." Scott felt a shock pass through his body when the tachyon level passed through zero. It startled him. Still, he held the pose. It felt easy, effortless and it looked so good on the screens.

"What was that shock?" Scott asked. He tried to shift his pose but his feet stuck to the transparent cube.

"Tachyon level unity, repeat tachyon level unity and holding. Alchemic state achieved… Holding at Tachyon level unity," the computer announced.

"Donny, what are you doing? Why can't I move?" Scott struggled against the invisible bonds that held him tight.

"Sorry, but I can't have you walking off the pedestal in the middle of the experiment," Donny replied. Scott's body stiffened against his movements.

"Do you remember the effects a high level tachyon field has matter? Were you listening to the lecture that day?" Donny asked.

"Donny, stop this! Stop the machine. Turn it off, " Scott felt energy flow through his body. He had trouble breathing. The tachyon field held his body tight in its grip.

"At unity levels, the tachyon field permits minor changes to the subject in the field," Donny said.

"Yes, yes, I know. You just said it's used for medical purposes," Scott said. His voice betrayed his fear. Donny merely continued.

"…and at higher levels you can actually change the atomic structure of matter. Do you remember that?" Donny asked.

"Aw come on, Donny. You aren't going to change me. No one changes real people. That's beyond all reason," Scott's struggling only served to make his muscles bulge and pop. He could see it in his images on the cameras.

"Ah, I see you did pay some attention in class. So you do have some idea what's going to happen when I let the tachyon level rise to infinity.

"Donny, please, this isn't right. Please stop it. Please, you'll hurt me," Scott struggled but still couldn't move his body.

"While I make some cosmetic changes to your body, I want you to tell me what's your favorite material, Scott?" Donny keyed the sequence into the computer. Scott felt his body tingle as his body hair disintegrated. The hair on his head formed a mass of curls and ringlets.

"Don't do this, Donny," Scott began to beg again. Donny cut him off angrily.

"What's your favorite material?" Donny demanded. He increased the size of Scott's balls and made his cock thicker with a huge foreskin. Then Donny made Scott's cock bend down and around his ball sack. Helpless, Scott watched the changes on the monitor.

"That's a little more modest than a rampant erection, don't you think?" Donny chuckled. He keyed the computer. Scott felt the tachyon energy change. The computer began a slow count.

"Tachyon level rising to zero plus ten."

"Tachyon level rising to zero plus twenty."

"If you don't pick your favorite material, I'll be forced to pick one for you. What do you think about granite… marble… sandstone… limestone… glass… steel… gold… silver…?" Donny asked.

"Tachyon level rising to zero plus thirty."

"Donny, please, I’ll do anything you want. Just stop this," Scott felt hot as his body's molecular structure started to shift.

"Tachyon level rising to zero plus forty."

"Tachyon level rising to zero plus fifty."

"How about diamond… ruby… sapphire… titanium… alabaster?" Donny asked. The temperature inside of the chamber began to rise rapidly.

"Tachyon level rising to zero plus sixty."

"If you don't choose, I'll turn you into a base metal like tin. How about dull, gray lead, or a nice wrought iron? Do you want that?" Donny jibed at Scott.

"Tachyon level rising to zero plus seventy." Scott tried desperately to move against the Tachyon field.

"When the tachyon level rises above one hundred you won't be able to talk, you know," Donny said.

"Tachyon level rising to zero plus eighty." Scott felt his chest grow tight and stiff just like his muscles.

"Hurry up now, Scotty boy, only a few seconds left," Donny tormented Scott.

"Tachyon level rising to zero plus ninety."

"You bastard, make me white gold," Scott wheezed out.

"Good choice, gold and platinum, good choice," Donny said as he programmed Scott's fate into the computer. Scott felt the molecular structure of his body start to change. As each cell in his body turned into white gold alloy, it would release its energy to the chamber. As the temperature rose in the chamber, Scott's human body would cease to be.

"Tachyon level rising to zero plus one hundred." Scott tried to say something else, but his body wouldn't obey him. He could feel a cold, metallic hardness creeping into his body. He looked at the monitors. There he could see the transformation progressing as Donny focused on various parts of his body. His feet and hands lost their pink color and started to turn into bright, shiny metal.

"Tachyon level rising to zero plus five hundred." Scott felt the energy converting his body. He took a deep breathe to expand his chest as large as possible. His ribs stayed expanded, frozen in place. His lungs wouldn't contract. He felt his heart stop beating. He looked at his image on the monitors. His body was still mostly white, no color. Both his arms and legs were completely metallic - the rich silvery color of platinum mixed with gold. His limbs felt like metal: cold, inflexible, ridged.

"Tachyon level rising past zero plus one thousand," the computer announced. Why did I do this? Why did I let Donny talk me into this? Scott thought. He felt a cold, metal feeling creep down from the top of his head. He felt his eyes change as the transformation progressed through his body. He could still see. The world took on a silvery tinge and his eyes felt funny as they turned to metal. But he could still move them.

"Tachyon level rising past zero five thousand," the computer announced. Scott felt his torso become durable and unyielding. Every atom in his body had become white gold.

"Tachyon level rising past zero plus ten thousand," the computer announced. Even now, though, Scott still had hope. The transformation was only permanent if the tachyon level was finite. Scott watched the monitors as Donny panned the cameras over his body. He could see how completely metallic he had become. It was his body down to the finest detail, but it was now platinum-gold alloy. Donny took pictures for a long time. Scott waited anxiously.

"Tachyon level rising past zero plus one hundred thousand," the computer announced. Donny continued taking pictures.

"Tachyon level rising past zero plus two hundred thousand," the computer announced. Donny focused a camera on Scott's metal face. Even Scott was impressed at the sight of his face frozen metallic relief.

"Scott, are you there? Are you listening? I hope so. I'd be disappointed if you couldn't hear me," Donny said. Scott's eyes moved around trying to see where Donny stood. He found him at the console.

"Excellent, I can see your eyes moving. So you are aware of what's happening to you. Good…" Donny adjusted something on the control panel and Scott's face appeared on all the monitors in the room. He could see the outline of his iris and pupil on his eyeball.

"Stunning effect in metal isn't it. Aren't you fascinated by yourself? I'll give you a larger than life look," Donny said. He let the cameras pan over Scott's metallic body capturing every detail of what at one time was flesh and blood and now was replicated in metal.

"Tachyon level rising past zero plus five hundred thousand," the computer announced.

"One last thing, Scott, I'm going to let the tachyon level rise to infinity. It won't take too long. After that, your transformation will be irreversible. I thought about stopping the level at several billion billions, but I knew that eventually I would succumb to the temptation to restore you and find out what it feels like to turn into metal or stone or anything else. I'd rather not hear it secondhand. Someday I'll set the machine on an automatic cycle to unity and back again. I know what it is to transform my own body for a few days. That's so much better than finding out from you, don't you think? Here's to you and your new life, Scott," Donny smiled his sweet, demented smile. Scott could just imagine Donny standing naked inside the chamber and triggering the tachyon field automatically. Maybe he'll forget to program the stop or the machine will malfunction, Scott thought.

"Tachyon level rising past zero plus one million," the computer announced. Scott thought about his new metal body. For metal, it felt very nice. It was virtually indestructible compared to his old body. Although he couldn't move it, his body didn't lack feelings. Scott waited patiently.

"Tachyon level rising past zero plus five hundred million," the computer announced. Scott waited. He had nothing else to do but wait. He felt the tachyon field annealing his new body, atom by atom.

"Tachyon level rising past zero plus one billion," the computer announced. Scott felt his mind diffuse and expand through his body. Time no longer had any meaning to him. He listened as the computer counted higher and higher. Finally, the computer reached its ultimate power.

"Tachyon level rising past zero plus infinity. Infinity has been reached," the computer announced. It turned the apparatus off and automatically opened the door to the chamber. A conveyor moved the stone pedestal with its metallic statue out of the chamber. Scott no longer existed in any sense that humans could understand. The metal statue retained Scott's mind, but it didn't think or act consciously. Scott merely stood and displayed his fine physique. That was all that he had to do and all he could do it. Time couldn't touch his mind or his body ever again.

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