Gold Rush
Adam was in pretty good shape for his age - but he knew that "for his age" was doing a lot of heavy lifting. Heavier lifting than he was, that was for sure. He watched what he ate, he tried to get enough sleep, he worked out hard three times a week, and yet the results were always... underwhelming.
As he looked at himself in the mirror at the gym, he couldn't help wishing he had more to show for all the effort he was putting in. A mental image floated into his head: bigger arms, a washboard stomach, a bubble butt, somehow knocking about 10 years off his age. Adam scoffed quietly at his own delusion; there wasn't a gym in the world that could promise that.
After showering and getting dressed, Adam made his way out of the gym. On his way past the message board near the entrance, a new sign caught his eye, printed on expensive-looking gold paper in crisp black text:
GO FOR GOLD
Odd; he didn't remember having seen this notice on the way in. Adam was sure he would have remembered one as distinctive as that. He leaned in for a closer look. Below the bold headline in much smaller text, it read: "The Golden Army seeks those who are ready to leave behind the ordinary and embrace something extraordinary. The transformation into a member of the Golden Army is not just about joining a team. It's about entering a golden world where unity, strength, and excellence define every action."
Adam let out an involuntary blissed-out sigh. That sounded like exactly what he wanted. That was the whole reason he'd been coming to the gym in the first place.
At the bottom of the notice, there was one more line: "Ready to join the Golden Army? Talk to one of our recruiters today."
There was nothing else: no contact information, no little strips to tear off with a phone number on them. Maybe there had been, and they'd all been torn off already? But no: the bottom edge of the poster was neat and even, with no telltale rips or tears. Adam let out another sigh, this time one of disappointment: whatever this was, it looked like he wasn't going to be a part of it.
Pushing open the door, Adam walked out into the crisp spring air - and was surprised to see a handsome, athletic young man, wearing a golden soccer kit that glimmered in the morning sun, and walking directly towards him.
There was something about the man's aura that stopped Adam in his tracks. Although the man was walking towards him, it felt more like there was a magnetic charge emanating from him, and that Adam was the one somehow being pulled closer.
"Hey bro," said the man, smiling warmly. "I heard you wanted to join the Golden Army?"
Adam stuttered. "Wha – how – I mean, sure, I do, but... how did you know?"
The man's grin widened. "I'm Franco, I'm a recruiter for the GA. It's my job to know these things."
Adam still didn't quite understand how this was possible, but he was distracted by Franco's taut, muscular body and the beautiful golden soccer uniform that clung to it in all the right places. His confidence sagged a little: he still didn't know exactly what the Golden Army was or what it did, but it seemed pretty unlikely that an organisation filled with people like Franco would have any place for him.
He tried his luck anyway. "So... is there an application form or something? What do I need to do?"
"You'll know what to do," Franco said cryptically. "It's already in you."
He put one hand on Adam's shoulder, while the other tapped Adam's duffel bag four times. With one last megawatt smile, he turned and walked away, leaving Adam entirely confused and filled with a sense of longing.
All the way home, Adam convinced himself that he'd somehow hallucinated that entire exchange. By the time he walked through his front door, he'd put it down to dehydration, maybe, from his workout, or perhaps low blood sugar. He needed a glass of water and a protein shake, and a maybe a cold shower.
He caught himself thinking about Franco in that tight-fitting gold soccer kit again, and his cock stirred involuntarily.
Definitely a cold shower.
Adam walked into his bedroom and put his duffel bag on the bed. First things first, he needed to get his sweaty gym gear out of there and into the laundry basket. He unzipped the bag, and a burst of brilliant golden light emanated from it, causing him to recoil in surprise. When his retinas stopped burning, he took a closer look: there was no sign of his boring, baggy gym gear. Instead, the bag contained a golden shirt remarkably similar to the one Franco had been wearing, along with matching shorts, socks and football boots.
This was weird. Had he picked up the wrong bag from the changing rooms? It seemed unlikely; nobody else there that morning had a bag that looked like Adam's. He tried to make sense of the situation, but he was distracted by the fact that he really, really wanted to put that shirt on and see if it felt as good as it looked.
Suddenly, he heard a voice inside his head: a younger man's voice, light and breathy. Put it on, bro. Put it on and become exactly who you are meant to be. Put it on and join your bros. They're waiting for you. All you have to do is put it on.
Adam's body trembled with excitement and anticipation as he raised up his arms, taking off his plain black t-shirt and pulling the golden jersey over his head. He walked over to the mirror and looked at himself. He looked good. Somehow he looked different. He was taller, and carried himself with more confidence. Had his hair grown? Wait, he had abs! Where had those come from?
A warm feeling spread all through his torso, like the jersey was massaging him. Adam wanted more of that feeling; he wanted it in his whole body, forever. The voice in his head spoke up again: Bro, what are you waiting for? I'm right here. Let me out. Become me. Become who you were always supposed to be.
Adam couldn't get out of his shoes, socks and jeans fast enough. He reached into the bag to retrieve the rest of the kit, taking his time as he put it on, allowing that incredible sensation to slowly spread across the rest of his body. First the shorts, then pulling the socks up to his knees, and finally putting on the boots. He knelt down to tie the laces, and when he stood up again, a jolt of transformational energy coursed through his entire body. His hair was growing, his muscles were growing, his confidence was growing. He suddenly felt younger, boyish but still unmistakably masculine; he was a world-class athlete at the peak of his abilities. The idea filled him with a thrill that he was now powerless to resist, so Adam shut his eyes and let the feeling overwhelm him completely.
The voice whispered again, much stronger this time: That's it, bro. Just like that. Let me in. Become me. He could feel the physical transformation slowing as the last remaining traces of Adam evaporated from his mind. The transformation completed as a name and number appeared on his jersey: Shawn Gold, #22. A midfielder for the Golden Army.
Shawn opened his eyes. He was in a locker room, which briefly felt strange because he was sure he hadn't been there a minute ago. He couldn't remember where he had been though. Anyway, it didn't matter. Of course he was here, in the locker room of the Golden Army. Where else would he be? This was where he belonged.
"There he is!" came a voice that he instantly recognised as his teammate Franco. "Shawn, bro! You made it!"
Another teammate appeared on his other side: Alton, the squad's man-mountain of a defender, who'd been assigned as Shawn's mentor when he joined the team. "C'mon, rookie," Alton said with gruff affection. "I know you've got a pretty face, but you can't stare in the mirror all day. We've got work to do."
"Yes sir," Shawn replied, his face bursting into a grin, his head empty of all thoughts other than how happy he felt right in this moment. It was time for training. Time to be with his bros. Having fun, but working hard, striving for excellence, supporting each other, and never letting anything get in the way of their determination to be the best.
He felt good.
No, he felt great.
No. He felt Gold.
Dedicated to my recruiter @franco-gold94 and my mentor @alton-gold77, the best teammates a bro could ask for.
Ready to join the Team? All you need to do is contact our recruiters: @polo-drone-001, @franco-gold94, @polo-drone-166 or @polo-drone-125





















