She fired the gun, and there was a brief flash of light.... for a second she felt a slight tingle, but nothing happened. She waited for a moment to see if there was a delayed effect. Then she pulled the trigger on herself again, but the gun didn't even make a flash. Then she fumed at the thought of having wasted her once chance at improving her body.

Why hadn't it worked? Was she cured or something? She just managed to avoid screaming or throwing the gun out the window, and began to get ahold of herself, breathing in and out calmly for a few moments.

"OK.. something's wrong. Lets see if I can find what it is." She examined the gun carefully as she heard Beth in the distance squealing with delight and shock as she fiddled with it. After an examination Amanda noticed a thin gauge located on the gun's underside just in front of the trigger, labeled in boldfaced script "BIO-E".. the gauge was clearly at empty. It needed time to recharge before it could be used again.

So she'd used it all on Beth.. but why had it flashed that one time.. maybe it still had a little power, only she didn't notice? Amanda headed to a mirror and examined herself carefully and noticed that she was indeed a little more defined. Her arms had always been her least attractive feature - now at least they had some definition and a small visible bump when she flexed her bicep. She seemed... slightly different, but barely enough that anyone would notice.

Amanda mulled it over. "That's just great... until it recharges, all this gun is good for is shrinking people.. wait a minute. I guess I can still use this thing to make my body better then Beth's."

She turned back to the window and looked out for Beth...