First thing Michel wanted to do was head home to check out his new tattoo. He was so excited to check it out he actually ran home to see it. In a matter of minutes, he was inside his house and ran up to his room. He then tugs off his shirt and tosses it aside so he won't have to pull his shirt sleeve up to see his tattoo clearly. He really liked it. It looked really awesome on his feathery skin. That tattoo artist should be getting awards for how clear and realistic these tattoos look. On the downside though, it doesn't seem to support his average frame. He flexed his arm a bit, but it didn't seem to do much with the tattoo. He bets if his biceps were much larger, then his tattoo would wrap around just the way he wanted. He does so by imagining it, being so strong and muscular. Then he'd show that recruiter just how tough he is.
All of a sudden, he sees the griffon's eyes start to light up in the mirror. "Whoa! What the...!?" It didn't seem to do much except emit a bright, yellowy light as it shines in the mirror. "What's going o-...AH...!", the eagle grunts. A sudden twinge of pain starts to erupt all over his body, making the avian drop down to his knees. He slowly lifts up his arm to see the griffon, still with it's glowing eyes. The pain was getting pretty intense, making it hard to tell whether or not his arm was starting to stretch and grow right before him. He was. His arms started to tense up, his forearms, biceps, triceps, and shoulders shuddering and inflating with bulk.
He could then feel his pecs start to rise below his chin, and feel his chest and lats stretch out between his arms. His neck and back muscles start to take off, growing much more pronounced and rippled all behind him. "NNGAH...!", he grunts again. Although the feeling was intense, it was quite gratifying to his growing frame. His once-flat stomach starts to tighten up underneath his thick pecs, forming a chiseled set of 6-pack abs. Michel was awestruck at the growing figure in the mirror, even though it was him. He couldn't believe this was happening to him, in a good way, as he manages to rub his meaty palm over his well-defined abdominals. "URRGH!!"
The next part was pretty painful, his bones. They started to elongate and pop to support his growing frame. His wings started to stretch out further on his back, only to support the shooting pain. Luckily it was over before he knew. "Ow..." The last was his legs, which were covered by his back denim jeans. His pants were quite loose, and he needed the support of a belt to wear it. Soon as he felt his hips start to widen out, he quickly loosens his belt and slips it off. He then waits patiently as he felts his thighs and calves start to fill out his once loose pants. He sees it was over as soon as his clawed feet started to swell and lengthen out a few inches, until it was over.
He heaves a bit for the next couple minutes as he waits patiently for anymore shooting pain. Looks like it was over.
Michel took a deep breath out of relief making his pecs and abs ripple with power. All of a sudden Michel was full of energy and he became even more energized when he saw his reflection in the mirror. He saw a big muscular eagle standing right where Michel used to stand. Michel dropped his beak to the floor. Could that giant muscle eagle be him. Michel raised his arm and flexed hard making his bicep rise to a fantastic peak with veins pulsating on the top. His reflection did what Michel did. No doubt Michel was now the big eagle.
Michel rubbed his bicep with his feathery hand feeling the warmth and power it contained, but he still had no idea how he got so big. He was so excited about his change he never stopped to think about it. Michel then noticed his tattoos. The eyes of the griffins weren't glowing anymore. With the glowing happening before his growth and stopping after, Michel assumed that his new tattoos had something to do with it. He had no idea how, nor did he really care. Michel was just thankful that he now had the body he needed to start his military career. All he needed to do now was to go to the recruit center again.
Michel waited a few days to go back to the recruit center because he didn't want the lieutenant to be suspicious of him when he returns. Michel entered the center with his new strong body. The lieutenant, a large muscular lion, saw Michel with great interest.
"Welcome, young man," said the lion, "You interested in joining our nation's forces?"
Michel nodded. "Yes sir. I've been wanting to join since I was little and I'm ready to report for duty, sir!"
"You got spirit," said the lion. "I'll give you that, but it'll take a lot more than that to go far in this career choice. You have to make some tough choices. Are you ready for that?"
"Yes sir!" said Michel with no hesitation.
"Very well," the lion handed him a pamphlet. "If you're determined, training begins 6 months from now. Be ready!"
Michel looked at the lion with a grin of excitement. Michel's dream was finally coming true. All he needs to do now is wait 6 months till his training begins. He could hardly wait.