On the Move

New Attribute Unlocked

DEPLOYABLE UNIT

Anytime the user commands to target to go to a location, the target will instantly know where that location is and the most efficient route to get there without drawing attention to themselves. The user can also command the target to come to them from wherever they are, even if the target wouldn't normally be able to hear the command.

Congratulations! Target MARIA DAVIS has now completed their identity transformation!

Really? So I can send Maria anywhere I want to do stuff for me? And then I can just summon her to come back when she's done? That sounds pretty insane. I wonder what the limits on an ability like that are. Do I have to know where the location is myself? How specific do I have to be? Could I tell her to find something and she would know where it is? So many questions. If that last one is true, would I be able to use this to find Skye? If so, this definitely would have been a nice ability to have earlier...

I guess I'll have to experiment with this one when I have some spare time. Unfortunately, I don't really have time to do anything major right now. Wouldn't want to send her on a mission that she wouldn't be able to finish in time for the meeting. Still, I can't help but be a little curious.

"Hey, Maria? Can you come here?" I ask quietly to no one.

I look around the bathroom and wait to see if anything happens. It's completely silent. After a few seconds I start to get a bit uncomfortable. I feel like someone is going to walk in and see me standing in the middle of a school restroom and think I'm crazy.

"Do you need something, Matt?"

I jump as I hear Maria's voice. I quickly turn to see her poking her head through the door. How the hell did she do that? It was so quiet in here. I have no idea how she managed to sneak up on me. Being caught by surprise, I end up totally flustered.

"Uh, no, I-I'm alright. I just wanted to see your beautiful face one more time. You can go back to the classroom now," I say.

After realizing what just came out of my mouth, I bite my tongue to stop myself from saying anything else. I didn't mean to say that thing about her being beautiful. It would seem that the moment of clarity I had from the Wild Card Virus didn't end up lasting all that long. Maria smiles and blushes at my words before slipping back out into the hallway. I take another minute to calm myself down before heading back out to join her.

It's not easy sitting through the rest of health class in my current state. I try my best to just ignore everything around me, but my mind continually drifts all over the place. Of course, I keep fantasizing about Maria, but I also end up doing the say thing with a bunch of other girls in the class. I've never really found many of my female classmates here that interesting before, but now, every time I catch a glimpse of one, I feel a rush of new emotions. It's like I've developed an extremely strong crush on all of them at the same time. Not to mention I'm still having those obsessive thoughts about myself. God, how does Rose handle all this mental stimulation? She really deserves more appreciation.

After a painfully slow class, Maria dismisses everyone. I watch as a bunch of gorgeous women pack up there things and walk out of the room. A part of me is genuinely sad that none of them tried to talk to me before they left. That would have been so sweet. Maybe I should have made a move...

Ugh! When will this nightmare end? As if this wasn't bad enough already, I keep having to fight the urge to use the remote on these random women. I'm so close to finishing all the transformations I've started. I can't afford to start new ones right now. I need to at least finish dealing with Skye before I think about whether or not I want to continue to expand my harem.

Speaking of Skye, it's getting close to meeting time. I look over and see Maria leaning on her desk waiting for me. The rest of the room is empty, so I guess it's time to start getting ready. Pushing aside my urges to romance my teacher again, I go over to her and start explaining things. As always, I keep most of the details vague, but I do tell her that Helen and I are working on a project that we need her help with. I also go ahead and get her on board the harem while I'm thinking about it, something that's pretty easy to do now that she no longer feels the need to follow the school rules about teacher/student relationships. In fact, she seems surprisingly enthusiastic about the idea. That's always nice to see.

With nothing else to do, I figure the two of us should probably head to Helen's office early. She does value punctuality, after all. Besides, if we stay alone any longer, I'm afraid I'm going to pounce on this poor woman. Maria still doesn't know exactly what we want her to do (and honestly, neither do I), but she seems more than happy to get a chance to help me with something. Because of that, when I tell her we're going to leave, she eagerly hops to her feet.

"Sir, yes, sir!" She states.

To my surprise, she stands up straight and gives a salute. It only lasts for a moment before she relaxes, but it's interesting how she decided to do that without any prompting. I didn't use her "attention" trigger, so that was all her. Maybe she's starting to feel that it's natural for her to be in that pose when she's around me? Whatever the reason, it certainly causes a reaction in my pants. We really should go before I cause more issues...

The two of us head out and begin making our way across campus together. Maria remains very alert as she walks beside me, as if she's making absolutely sure that no one tries to sneak up on me. I try to get her to relax, but she assures me that watching out for me is relaxing to her. Well, I guess if that really makes her happy...

As we walk, I once again notice a bunch of cute girls. I try to keep myself focused, but it really is difficult. At one point, I notice a sexy older woman start walking in our direction. I try not to stare at her, but I keep feeling the urge to look. After a couple glances, I realize that she's looking at me. In fact... it kind of looks like she's coming toward us. As we get close, the woman steps directly in front of us, preventing us from going any further.

"Are you Matt Anderson?" The woman asks, though her tone makes it sound more like an accusation.

I feel butterflies in my stomach as the woman says my name. A stunning woman like this knows who I am? Wow. I can't believe how lucky I am. Wait... why does she know who I am? Who is this, anyway? Looking her up and down, she's dressed very professionally in a black button-up with a matching skirt and heels. Although, looking at her clothes again, her skirt is pretty short and really hugs her hips, and her blouse has over half the buttons undone, showing off her deep cleavage. It might be a bit too revealing to be considered professional. But she does still have a very strong aura of authority to her.

"Can I help you with something, Ma'am?" Maria asks with a bit of aggression in her voice. My health teacher steps in front of me as if to protect me.

"Excuse me, but I was talking to the man standing behind you. This is between me and him," the woman tells Maria.

I can tell Maria is starting to get concerned. The last time she got like this, she nearly broke someone's wrist. I really need to stop her before she makes a scene. Thankfully, I'm able to snap out of my brain fog long enough to handle the escalating situation.

"It's alright, Maria. I'm fine. Stand down," I say quietly to her.

Maria glances back at me with a look of doubt. I just stare at her to let her know I'm being serious. After a moment, she reluctantly steps back to my side. However, her eyes remain locked on this mysterious woman, ready to spring into action if needed.

"I'm sorry about that. She can be a bit... uh... protective," I try to say as vaguely as possible. "To answer your question, I am Matt. Can I ask who you are?"

"You can just call me Angela. I work on the board of directors for North Ridge University. We've gotten multiple reports recently of many people on campus exhibiting strange behavior. Your name seemed to come up in quite a few of these reports. I was hoping the two of us could have a discussion to see if you might know anything about what's been going on," the woman explains.

Uh oh...