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Two boys discover an enchanted pool which causes them to grow more muscular. |
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It was the first week of October, and the Borgâs had decided to spend the weekend on Saint George Island, which was located just five miles east of Apalachicola Bay, on the northern coast of Florida. The sun was shining, it was ninety degrees outside, and the weather was perfect for spending a day on the beach. The Borgâs live near Tallahassee, just off Crawfordville Highway in Wakulla County, so for them it was no less than an hourâs drive away to Franklin County and the Gulf Coast. At Saint George Island, there were numerous businesses set up near the beach, so that the visitors had everything they needed. They rented out lounge chairs, umbrellas, and there were plenty of seafood restaurants. Dozens of hotels lined up along the sandy beaches, in addition to various condos and townhomes which were for rent. Obviously, this was during hurricane season, but the area had been spared a visit by these powerful tropical cyclones in awhile, although there would be an occasional tropical depression that would come by. Sandra Borg worked as an accountant for a state agency at the state capitol, which was close by. So, it was perfect for her to spend the weekend with her two sons, Jason and Patrick. Sandra was divorced and she had to make ends meet, which was challenging enough when she had to raise two teenage boys on her own. Patrick was 17 years old, and Jason was 13. Patrick was tall and lanky. He was very studious and smart, Jason was not as intelligent, but he was more into football and just about any kind sport that involved moving at high speed on wheels, whether it is roller skating or skate boarding. Jason was also a bit huskier than Patrick, but he always wished to be more muscular. He couldnât wait to start lifting weights, although Sandra didnât mind he waited until he was a few years older. A couple of guys had opened up a booth with a large sign: âWatercraft Rentalsâ. Jason was immediately drawn to it, and he had asked Sandra if they could rent one of the personal watercraft for an hour. âWeâll rent oneâ she said, âOnly if Patrick goes along with you!â âAwww momâŚâ Jason protested. âCanât I ride one by myself? Iâm thirteen!â âNo! Iâm going to rent a personal watercraft only if Patrick rides with you! Iâm not letting you ride that thing all by yourself!â She went ahead and handed over her credit card. The gentleman handed the boys life vests to wear, which they both strapped around their torsos. Then, they let Patrick sit in front, and Jason sat immediately behind him on the Sea-Doo. The man placed the lanyard over the button on the panel, and then placed the other end of the lanyard over Patrickâs wrist. This would allow the Sea-Doo to shut off, in case Patrick would fall off the watercraft. Patrick started the engine and placed his fingers on the throttle, allowing the engine to fire up, so the watercraft would slowly start to go forward over the water. âCome on! Faster!â Jason shouted from behind. âLetâs go!â âAlright, alright!â Patrick said. âHold on to me! Here we go!â Jason wrapped his arms around Patrickâs torso, holding on as tight as possible, as the two boys jumped over the high waves of the Gulf of Mexico. The see was rough and the waves were high, but they were having the time of their lives. Luckily, Patrick had driven a Sea-Doo before, so he knew how to navigate a watercraft on the open seas. After about ten minutes of racing over the open seas, Patrick started to turn back towards the beach, when Jason piped up. âHey, let me drive for a few minutes!â he asked his older brother. âNo, Jasonâ Patrick replied. âWeâre too far out, and weâre in the Gulf. Iâll let you drive when weâre closer to shore, okay?â âOh come on!â his little brother whined. âYouâve been driving for the longest time! I want to drive into the big waves! How come I never get to have any fun?â âOh alrightâŚâ Patrick sighed. âItâs still early in the afternoon and we still have several hours to spend here on the beachâŚâ Patrick removed the lanyard from his wrist and told Jason to climb over his leg to the front. In the meantime, Patrick tried to move towards the back, so that Jason could sit in front of him. âNow, place the lanyard around your wristâ he instructed his little bro. âGot it? Good. Now, put both hands on the steering wheel, and grab the throttle. Thatâs what makes the Sea-Doo go forward.â Jason immediately pushed the throttle to full speed, startling Patrick a little. He sent the Sea-Doo flying into a couple of huge waves, sending the watercraft soaring. It came down hard, before flying right into another wave, and another. Then, a huge wave came from the side. âKeep the Sea-Doo into the wave, Jason!â Patrick shouted. âGo straight into the wave!â Right in time! Unfortunately, the boys were far from shore, and Patrick became concerned. âTurn around, Jason! Weâre too far out!â Another big wave slammed into the small boat, sending them flying over the water. This time, they landed trapped between another huge wave, which was about to slam into them from the side. âTurn, Jason! TURN!!!â Suddenly, the wave hit the boat right on the side, capsizing it, and knocking both boys right into the water. Luckily, both of them were wearing life vests, so they both surfaced quickly. Patrick surfaced first, and immediately swam to the Sea-Doo, which was floating upside down in the water, revealing the impeller, which was located on the bottom of the watercraft. âJason! JASON!!â he shouted. âOver here!â Good, Jason was drifting close by, and he was swimming towards the boat from the opposite side. Patrick grabbed hold of the opposite edge of the Sea-Doo, and flipped it over using his weight. As soon as the Sea-Doo was back in the water with the seat facing up again, he climbed on board. âGet on, Jason!â he shouted. âHurry!â Jason quickly grabbed hold of Patrickâs arm and pulled himself back on to the seat of the Sea-Doo, right behind Patrick. He handed Patrick the lanyard, which was attached to his wrist. Patrick attached it to his own, before he attempted to start the engine. Unfortunately, the engine just whined the moment Patrick pressed the âStartâ button. âOh no!â âWhat? Whatâs wrong?â Jason asked him. âThe spark plugs must have gotten wet when the boat capsized!â Patrick said. âThe engine wonât start!â âOh great! What are we gonna do now?â Jason wondered out loud. âIâm getting scared!â âWell, eventually theyâre gonna come looking for usâŚâ Patrick replied. âOh, look⌠Thereâs a small island! Letâs jump in the water and start pedaling!â Luckily, they spotted an uncharted island from the distance, and they started pedaling from behind the Sea-Doo. About fifteen minutes had passed, and they reached the shore. Patrick was able to pull the Sea-Doo on to the beach, far enough so that the boat wouldnât drift back into the water on its own. Then the boys sat down on the beach. âWell, all we can do now is waitâŚâ Patrick said. âIâm sorry, Pat⌠I guess this is my faultâŚâ Jason said sadly. He took off his life vest, figuring he didnât need it anymore. âIâm feeling kinda hungry right nowâŚâ âDonât go too farâŚâ Patrick warned him. âThey might come over to pick us up any minute!â âI wonât, Iâm just going to look for some bananas or coconuts or somethingâŚâ Jason said, as he started to wander off. He strolled through some bushes at first, looking for anything that resembled some fruit that he could eat. Not only was he hungry, but he was getting thirsty as well. He could certainly go for some nice, cold water right now! Ten minutes had passed, and all Jason had found was bushes and bushes. Luckily, he had followed what seemed like a trail, so he knew he would be able to find his way back to the beach. Then, there it was. In the middle of the forest, there was a wide open area, and a small pool of water. âAhh⌠water!â he whispered, as he carefully walked up to the pool. The water seemed clear and warm. He got on his knees so he could scoop some of the water with his hands. Then he splashed some of it over his face. âThat felt goodâŚâ Then he took another scoop of water with his hand, and he drank it. âYumm⌠That was deliciousâŚâ He surveyed the pool and determined that it was deep enough, that he could probably swim in it. He carefully stepped in it with his right foot, followed by his left foot. The water was nice and warm, and it felt good. He walked a little further, before he got down and just lay on the sandy bottom of the pool. The water had now covered his entire body. In fact, he even closed his eyes, and allowed for his face to go in the water for a few seconds, just so that he could get his hair wet. Then he surfaced again, just so he could breathe through his nose. A few minutes had passed, when he was overcome by a warm feeling. It felt incredibly good. It was peaceful. Somehow, he began to feel stronger. Something told him that he had changed. Or, something about him had changed. As he slowly got up, he looked down and stared at his reflection in the water. This is when he noticed it for the first time. Did his shoulders seem wider? Was his chest a little bigger than before? Or, was he seeing things? Jason got up and stepped out of the pool. Somehow, he felt⌠different. Stronger. More powerful. He looked down and stared at his reflection in the water again. He didnât really look any taller at all. However, did his muscles appear a little bigger? Jason made a fist and looked down. He had a bicep before, but never that big! âHoly cow!â he whispered to himself. âWhere did that muscle come from?â Jason had always been a little on the chubby side. But, now, it seemed like all the fat had mysteriously melted away, and miraculously turned into rock solid muscle! He decided to go for it again, and he carefully stepped into the pool for the second time. He lay down all the way, allowing his entire body to be under water. He just let his face stay above the water, so he could breathe. Minutes went by. He lay there, quiet, peaceful. The body absorbed the water, and his muscles somehow continued to grow bigger and harder while they boy lay there, in the enchanted pool. His chest slowly expanded sideways as well as forward, as his pectorals gave him the physique of a young gymnast. His biceps grew into melons of raw muscle power. Abdominals formed like tiles on the kitchen wall, where there was just fat and flab on his stomach. His legs widened into tree trunks, giving him the power to run and jump like an athlete at the Olympics. Finally, his calves inflates like softballs, giving him the vertical leap of a professional basketball player. âJason!â Patrick shouted. âJASON! Where are you?â Jason woke up with a shock. He had literally fallen asleep in the pond. He jumped to his feet and ran out of the pool. He dashed into the forest, following the trail back to the beach, where he last saw his brother. âJason!â Patrick shouted once again. âWhere is that kid?â âIâm here!â Jason said, as he came running down the sand. âWhere have you been?â Patrick said angrily. âYouâve been gone for ages! Oh my God!â Patrickâs mouth dropped wide open when he saw his little brother standing before him. âWhat⌠What the hell happened to you?â Jason just stood there and flexed, as he slowly walked closer to his older brother. Jason looked absolutely stunning! âLook at you! You have all these muscles!â âI found this pool over thereâŚâ the younger muscle boy explained. âI went swimming in it, and my muscles started to grow!â âSay what?â Patrick said. He was astonished. âLook at me! Look at my muscles! I found this magical pool of water that has changed me into a muscle man!â Jason explained. âShow meâŚâ Jason started running back towards the pool. This time, Patrick was struggling to keep up with him, since he was running so fast. A few minutes later, Jason had come to the small pool of water. He immediately stepped back into the pool, and lay down with his back on the sandy bottom. Patrick decided he might as well join his little brother, and join in. âI may as well try it, now that Iâm hereâŚâ he said, and he lay in the pool as well, right next to his little brother. With Patrick being tall and lanky, he definitely could use the additional muscle. No sooner had he lay down in the pool, or the muscle growth had started. His chest slowly started to expand and fill out sideways as well as outwards, his arms started to grow thicker and more defined, and his biceps and triceps inflated like thick balloons. Patrickâs long, skinny torso and flat stomach was quickly transformed into a landscape of cobblestone tiles, which became his mighty abdominals. His legs followed quickly, becoming thick and wide, with layers upon layers of muscle on his quads. His shoulders widened and he quickly gained those awesome lats, which supported his shoulders underneath. Finally, his calves grew hard and thick, like soccer balls. Suddenly, both boys were startled, when they heard several male voices calling out their names. âJason! Patrick! Where are you?â âTheyâre here!â Patrick said, as he immediately got up. âJason! They came to rescue us! Letâs go!â They boys quickly jumped out of the pool and ran towards the beach, where a small yacht had arrived from Saint Georges Island. Two men were walking around and they had spotted the Sea-Doo, which the boys had ridden to get to the island. âHere we are!â Patrick said, as he came running, with Jason following close behind him. âHi, Iâm Marshall, and this is Joe. Weâre from Saint Georges Island⌠Are you boys alright?â the man asked them. âYeah⌠Our Sea-Doo was capsized and wouldnât start⌠so we got stranded on the island a little over an hour ago, I guessâŚâ Patrick explained to him. âWell, itâs been almost two hours ago since you left. Your mother is very concerned. Iâm here to take you guys back to the island, and to tow the Sea-Doo back to the beach. Other than that, are you two boys alright?â the man asked them. âYes, weâre okayâŚâ Jason replied this time. âWell, you two look like youâre two pretty strong young men⌠I guess you had a pretty good little adventure today, huh?â âYeah, I guessâŚâ Patrick responded. âWell, climb on board; Iâm taking you back to the beachâŚâ The boys got on the yacht and sat down on a chair next to each other, while the men tied the Sea-Doo to a rope so they could tow it behind them. After a few moments, the yacht pulled away, and they navigated back to the island. On the way back, Jason started talking to his older brother. âHow are we going to explain our new muscles to mom?â âI guess weâre going to have to tell her that we found some magical pool and we both became strongerâŚâ he shrugged. âSheâll probably end up sending us to the doctor tomorrow for a checkup!â âGosh, I hope not!â Jason grumbled. âEither way, I bet Iâm the strongest kid in my class now!â he said, as he made a fist and flexed. âNo more little, chubby kid in school!â Patrick just grinned and looked at his own muscles. All he could think about was that wonderful water from the enchanted pool that made his muscles grow. Things were going to be different from now on. |
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