Manly Experiments: Comet’s Story
Comet, as he was known, was your run of the mill superhero and all-around good guy ensuring safety and order in his neck of the woods but he was’t always this massive unit of a man a few months ago - no, he was almost practically the complete opposite if not for being at the right place at the right time.
Here’s the origin story of Comet, or should I say, Corey Smith the former astronomy professor that would soon become the huge superhero we know today
Corey was out camping in the forest as he was looking at the sky through his telescope. As an astronomy professor and scientist, he wanted to study a bit more but needed to be out on field to be able to see the stars better. The forest was the best place he could be in as there was no light pollution blocking out the view.
By around 11PM, as he was looking through the constellations that made up the astrology signs, he saw a shooting star
Now, shooting stars were almost common sightings as they were small fragments that would wisp through the atmoshphere and burn due to the friction causing a brilliant streak of light crossing the sky. Other times they’d be actual comets that would visit the Earth every other decade. He brushed the sighting off as a regular occurence.
Now he was as much as he was an astronomy professor, he wasn’t the best at being so self-aware because that same streak of light was practically heading right at him
Out of fear and panic, he ran to his tent for shelter. Not like that would save him from a potential collision course with a comet or asteroid. Then just right after, he heard a loud BOOM as the soil beneath him shook due to the force of the impact.
As he felt like everything was safe, he went outside his tent and saw the impact crater a few meters away. Out of curiosity he went ahead to inspect the site
As he peered down the crater, he saw a comet alright however some things were off about this particular stone
As anyone would expect, a comet would be: (1) extremely hot, (2) be small due to the friction with the atmosphere burning away its layers, and (3) shouldn’t be glowing yellow-ish gold. As he saw it, this particular one didn’t check a single box.
It was roughly the size of a beach ball, was giving off a warm cozy-esque type of heat, and WAS glowing gold. He was practically mesmerized by the sight of it seeing that it could potentially be something that could advance his professional career in astronomy. So, without thinking, he cautiously moved forward to touch it and bring it home for study
“This is gonna get me to NASA-fame for sure!” Corey exclaimed as he touched the space-borne stone. He tried pushing it with all his might but it wouldn’t budge “musn’t be as porous as I would’ve expected or else it wouldn’t have been able to survive the landing” he said as he realized the stone was heavier than it looked. Even with his entire bodyweight pressing on it, it didn’t even shake.
However, he didn’t expect what happened next. The glow from the stone transferred to his hands - as if clinging to the next thing it could find. It shone a brilliant gold in his hands.
As the glow transferred, he saw the stone gradually become dull, as if a night light got shut off. Now, Corey didn’t panic this time, this time he was curious about the substance that was now attached to his palms and fingers.
It didn’t feel like anything, it was really just as if he had flashlights for hands. “This is amazing, I’ve got to document this” he said as he stood up and practically ran for his phone in his tent
Before he could even reach for his phone, the glow in his hands started moving. It looked like he was performing some kind of spell that you see from magic in movies
“Fascinating” Corey said with a sense of bewilderment. Not everyday your hands start glowing from a space-borne comet right?
“I’ve got to know what this is” he added. As he played with the golden light from his hands, that’s when the light started making its changes to its new human host
A faint blue glow started flickering all around his body as the light started working its “magic”
irstly, Corey’s brown hair started slowly losing its color. He could feel a tingling sensation on his scalp as the changes went on. His brown hair started getting more golden blonde strand by strand. Almost practically the same color as the light itself.
Second, Corey immediately felt a bit dizzy as his vision partially blurred, the same symptoms as mild virtigo or the sensation you get after standing up too fast. What he didn’t realize was that his body gained almost an additional foot in total height. Corey went from 5’ 9” to a massive 6’ 7” - practically the same height as basketball players or scandanavians
And finally third, accompanying his height, his body started filling out his baggy night gear with mass. Practically every part of him started filling out with muscles. His shoulders and arms alone stretching the fabric of his shirt and coat looking like he worked out for as a pass time instead of reading astronomy books. His chest was now pulling at the buttons of his shirt, threatening them to pop off at any moment. His legs also gained significant mass to support all of his new height and weight. His quads and calves practically stretching out his pants to their limits.
And that’s when things got put into high gear as the blue glow turned into streaks of what looked like lightning. With some pain now he couldn’t help but shout into the night as he started bursting out of his clothes
Corey practically roared as his entire body shot through all of his clothes as the transformation was now a bit more instant than gradual
His hair now completely golden blonde was now attached to a man that still looked like Corey but as if he was shot with 100 doses of pure testosterone. His face now exuded the perfect visage of manliness with percected bone structure and manly features that would make any other man jealous. He now even sported facial hair to really drive the point across.
His entire torso broke free from the confines of his shirt and jacket now showing off the pure mass of his entire torso and heft of his arms.
His pecs were now jutting far from his body. They looked like the pecs you’d see on superman or thor. Below them, he now sported 8 bricks of solid abs that looked like they were carved from stone.
He was now roughly twice his original width as his shoulders and back exploded with mass and sinew to emphasize his physique. Attached to those shoulders were now massive arms - thick biceps, triceps, and forearms that could punch a hole in a wall with ease.
Below him, his legs were now free from the confines of his pants as they burst through the fabric. They now looked like tree trunks, fitting to match his entire upper half.
As the effects subsided and the glow went away, Corey felt extremely energized “what the fuck was that?” He said, panting as if exhausted
Only when the night breeze hit him did he realize his clothes were now in tatters. He looked down to inspect and was shocked with what he saw.
First off though he only saw mounds of flesh - his pecs - obstructing his view to the ground. “This can’t be real can it?” He said as he felt his stomach, his now strong thick hands gliding through the ridges of his abs
As he did so, he thought it was weird that his hands were now covering a wider area than before. That’s when he noticed his arms as he struggled trying to inspect his hands.
His biceps tensed up and formed a massive ball that completely blocked his ability to bend his arm. As he tried, he unknowingly flexed the bicep. He saw hoe there was now a massive vein supplying his arm as he pumped it up and down reveling at the sight “damn these are huge” he said as he inspected both arms.
“I assume I’m about 3x my original size right now but everything feels incredibly light for the size and mass” Corey said. He looked down and saw, his legs weren’t touching the ground anymore
Corey realized he was floating off the ground, something as an astronomy professor he thought wouldn’t even be possible with Earth’s gravity, and yet there he was floating
He then realized he could control it, with a little bit of quick practice that is. He zipped through the sky as he flew through the forest he wae camping in and felt the wind hit his face. The first thing he thought of as he could control the flight was to get back home and test out what else could be new or have changed.
As he landed, he packed up his things. He went back for the comet that now lay cold in its crater. Knowing that it wouldn’t budge before, he reached for it again “maybe with these new bulging biceps it would budge” he said as he flexed his arms before trying to reach for the stone.
Expecting to exert the same amount of effort as earlier, he bent down and placed both hands at its base and pulled. To his surprise it was now light, lighter than tissue even “oh come on, NOW you become liftable?” He said.
Sensing that the glow from earlier was really what was responsible for its weight and doubting its lightness, he dropped it out of his hands to see if it would crumble on the ground. To his surprise, the comet landed with a loud thud and made a clear hole in the ground — clearly it was still heavy, Corey realized it was him who was now strong, strong enough to be able to lift the stone back up with one hand
“This’ll be fun to test out” he said as he bulged his biceps and pecs reveling at his newfound strength.
He realized he needed to head home to study and analyze what had happened and went for his car. That’s when a devious idea came to mind “what if?” He said as he mischievously grinned while placing a hand under the car
Corey now flew off into the sky with his car in one hand. His research equipment and the comet safely tucked inside. As he did, he saw the muscle and sinew in his arms flex hard as he felt their strength and size while everything felt lighter than paper
He flew through the sky back to his house to know more about his new self “now THIS might make me go beyond NASA”
He realized he wouldn’t need his career that much anymore as he was excited to explore more about his strength, size, and stamina all while holding up a car over his head over the city.
Comet, his chosen superhero name which he named himself after what gave him his powers, now stood as the surperhero protector and symbol of his city. Fighting crime and saving people from harm. At night however, he eventually found out his “stamina” was near endless which was magnificent for his now fianceé as they went at it in bed - him nearly creating a massive hole in the wall on one night.
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Enjoy! This is based off of the movie My Super Ex-Girlfriend where the ex-girlfriend was a a bullied teenager when she came across a comet that ultimately made everything about her hot and gave her superpowers
Again, take my writing with a grain of salt. I had to fight my way through writing this (if you know what i mean)
