Picking up the comb from the counter, Frank held it underneath the faucet and turned on the water to get it wet. Once Frank felt that it was wet enough, he brought it up to his hair and began scrubbing it back. Being able to fly had it perks. One of those being that he was able to get to work faster than in his car since he didn't need to worry about traffic. Of course, he had to keep his hair short so that it wouldn't fly into his face. That was something Frank had found out the hard way when he became a Laputan.
Many people he knew had chosen to become either pegesi, gryphons, hippogriffs, or any other winged species from Equestria, but not Frank. Frank didn't like the idea of having to change his anatomy in order to fly to work. But that changed when the new Transhuman Potions were released not too long ago. One of the variants of the Transhuman Potion was called the Laputan Potion. The Laputan Potion gave the drinker the ability to fly, by allowing them to sprout energy wings from their back. Of course, the drinker could always dissipate the wings once they landed. And since the Laputan Potion didn't change the drinker's anatomy, Frank jumped at the chance to take it. Now, thanks to being a Laputan, Frank didn't need to drive through stupidly thick traffic in order to get to work. So he decided to sell his car after he took the potion, since he didn't need it anymore, giving him back quite a bit of money.
Once Frank felt that he was done combing his hair, he set the comb down, and grabbed the bottle of hair gel, and gave it a squeeze, releasing a dap of gel into his hand. After that Frank then lathered his hair with the gel, until it was straight. It took him quite a bit of time to get used to this particular ritual before heading to work, as Frank never needed to do this before he became a Laputan. Once he was done, Frank washed his hands of the excess gel, and dried them off with a towel. The last thing Frank did before leaving the bathroom was straighten his tie.
As he left the bathroom, he made his way to the kitchen, where his pregnant wife, Brenda, had just prepared his morning coffee, and was rubbing her abdomen. Brenda, like Frank was a Laputan, and had gotten pregnant before taking the potion. When they went to the conversion bureau to take the potion, they were assured that the potion would not cause Brenda any problems, and thankfully, that turned out to be right, as Brenda hadn't encountered any complications in her pregnancy. They also assured them that their child would be born a Laputan, as the potion would affect her unborn child as well. Frank was confident that when his child was born, he would teach them how to fly once they got old enough. "Morning honey." Frank said.
"Morning Frank." Brenda said as she stood up from the chair.
The happy couple walked up to each other, and gave a kiss, before Frank walked up to table to pick up his coffee. "Heading off to work early again?" Brenda asked.
"Yeah." Frank answered as he took a sip of his coffee. "Robert's no longer with us, as he was arrested not too long ago."
"Yeah I heard about that." Brenda replied. "Heard that he joined those HLF jerks."
"Yeah, unfortunately." Frank said as he took another sip. "Couldn't stand the fact that most of his coworkers are no longer human."
"That's too bad, really." Brenda said, as she sat back down. "Because he seemed like a really nice guy."
"He was." Frank said sadly, as he took another sip. "But when his fiancée and coworker, Martha, came to work as a Catfolk, Robert completely lost it."
Frank wasn't kidding. He still remembered the shouting and screaming that took place that day at work. Martha had told him before that she was going to the Conversion Bureau to become a Catfolk, or as the Equestrians called them, 'Abyssinians', Robert thought that she was kidding him, as he told her that he got her tickets to take part in the Mars Initiative. Martha was insistent that she didn't want to go to Mars, but Robert was completely serious about taking her to the red planet. Then that day came, when Martha came to work in her new body, and all hell broke loose. Robert was throwing stuff at Martha, telling her about how she 'Sold her Soul to a Mad Goddess', and how he was done putting up with work's 'Anti-Human BS'. It wasn't long before Robert joined the HLF, and upon joining the organization, the first thing he did was kill Martha.
Many members of the HLF had killed converters, and had bombed Bureaus, but the organization publicly insisted that those members were acting on their own, and not on behalf of the organization. Investigations all across the world would ultimately prove otherwise, as such things were actually part of their initiations.
"I still can't believe how coldly Robert said that Martha's death was her fault, and that he only did to 'Save Her'." Brenda said, as she rubbed her stomach.
"I can't believe it either, Brenda." Frank sighed. "I got the position that I wanted at work, but at what cost?"
Frank had always wanted to get Robert's position at work, but he had hoped he would get it by seeing Robert get a promotion, and not by seeing him get thrown into the slammer. Worse, Robert was just three days away from the promotion that he wanted before he quit when Martha became a Catfolk.
Before Frank could think about it any further, his watch started beeping, meaning that it was time to go to work. "Well Brenda, I guess that's my cue." Frank said as he finished his coffee.
The husband and wife shared a brief hug and a kiss as Frank set the coffee mug down, and picked up his suitcase. "Be careful on your way to work honey." Brenda said as Frank walked out the backdoor.
"No worries, Brenda." Frank replied as he reached into his pocket, and pulled out a Bluetooth that he then placed on his ear.
After that, Frank held his right arm out, causing his energy wings to sprout from his back. "I'm always careful." He said before taking off.
With a force of will, the energy wings on Frank's back began flapping, and the Laputan went flying into the air. In the past, whenever Frank would take flight, he would hold his right arm out in front of him, even calling out either 'Up, Up, and Away', or 'I'm Superman'. He grew out of that habit in a few weeks, as he quickly found it to be quite embarrassing in front of his family and coworkers.
As he flew towards the city to work, Frank made sure to keep an eye out for his surroundings. Becoming a Laputan had given him an enhanced sense of sight, and hearing, allowing him to spot and hear things that he normally wouldn't have when he was a human. As he neared the city, the first thing he saw was three groups of people in front of the Conversion Bureau he had went to become a Laputan. No doubt HLF and PER members protesting towards each other, with the police making sure things don't get out of hand. Though knowing human nature, it was likely going to happen real soon.
Regardless, Frank wasn't going to let something like that distract him on his way to work.
Flying closer to the city, he spotted many people flying in between the buildings. Most were either Pegesi or Gryphons, with some being Hippogriffs, Changelings, or Gargoyles, and a few of them being Dragons. Others were Laputans like himself, and he swore he could have seen a few Winged Buffalo and Reindeer somewhere in the mass of fliers in the city. Even so, Frank noted that the skyscraper where he worked at was coming within his eyesight. Many skyscrapers had landing pads installed on the sides so that their flying employees could get to their stations faster then entering the foyers on the ground. Calling into his Bluetooth, Frank asked for permission to land, which the flight control granted, telling him to be careful with his landing.
As Frank neared the landing pad, he straightened himself up so that he could land on his feet. Once his feet touched solid ground, Frank then held his right arm out again, and the energy wings on his back dissipated as he walked towards the entrance.