Life at the Hester farm went on with the absence of one family member. The Gaea Foundation finished the new larger structured home for the three giants and the one human. Dan still shared a bedroom with his wife but not a bed. Leah was afraid that she would crush him in her sleep. Brad had a room made with larger than giant sized furnishing to fit his lofty new frame. Even Josh had a room made for a growing and learning giant. Josh’s room even had a few gutted out shells of cars for playing with. The furnishings were simple as all giant furnishings are and made from the strongest materials possible.
Brad held his brother as he hung up the old family photos. Dan wanted to personalize the generic space as much as possible. Leah worked outside in her new garden space, planting the plants that will soon become commonplace in the large new world. She thought of Dan. She thought of him daily and how hard it must be for him to live in such a large world.
Today was the day Gaea House planned on letting Josh come home. Josh still had to be closely guarded but he seemed depressed staying at the facility, so Steven James and Dr. Gunderson approved his release on the grounds that he is not to be seen by the outside world. Dan and Leah agreed.
Leah smiled at the sight of the Gaea Foundation rig pulling up to their new house. Steven James walked behind the truck and waved at the giantess as he made his way up the drive.
“He’s here! He’s home!” Leah shouted, unaware of her new and much louder voice.
“I hear you perfectly well, honey,” Dan said, as he stood on his brother’s hand clearing out his ears.
“I’m sorry,” Leah said in her more controlled and quieter voice. Dan laughed.
“That’s perfectly okay, baby. You have every reason to be happy. We have our boy back,” Dan said as he sat down in Brad’s palm. Dan had grown used to his giant family. It was nothing for him to be held anymore by either Leah or his gigantic little brother, now he has his sixteen foot four year old son around. Dan had grown quite used to the kind eyes looking down at him.
Robin McAllister opens the back of the rig and out comes the tallest four year old boy in the world. Josh runs to Leah and she effortlessly picks him up into a hug.
“I miss you Mommy. You have gotten big too,” Josh says to his teary eyed mom.
“So I can hold you, sweetie,” Leah tells him. Josh then looks up at Brad.
“Wow, Uncle Brad! You’re really, really big,” Josh says to the towering giant. Brad smiles down at him. “You’re the biggest giant now, aren’t you?”
“Yes I am, big guy,” Brad couldn’t help but laugh. “I can hold you like normal again unlike your Dad,” Brad then says and holds out the hand that Dan had been sitting on.
“Hi there big guy,” Dan says to his son.
“Daddy, you’re still the same,” Josh says, slightly disappointed that his Dad hasn’t grown yet.
“Yes I am. You’re the big man of the house now,” Dan said, giving his son a smile. Dan knew that not only was his four year old son nearly three times bigger than him, he was also just as smart as him even though he still acted like a child. Josh still wanted to play like a kid his age would even though he understood Einstein and Hawking. All the giants still acted like the people they once were, only improved versions.

Josh stood out in the middle of the field with Brad and a herd of cows. What once were big scary animals to Josh was now the size of dogs. Josh laughed at the sight. Nothing could scare him anymore except maybe the dark.
“You have a good boy, Mr. Hester,” Steve tells him as they watch from a distance. “He is so good and so careful. Most of the children are afraid of their new size, but not Josh. He told us he learned it from his Uncle Brad. I think it’s great he has had such a great influence around. I don’t think you have anything to worry about.”
“I want to thank you for all that Gaea House has done for my family. Leah and I were ready to lose the farm because of Brad’s growing. I’m glad that the president is helping families like mine,” Dan said, referring to the new bill passed recently for the newly evolved hardships. It was created to help families from losing their homes and livelihood because of the growing.
“We do our best to take care of our people and even though you are technically not one of us Dan, we will do our best to help you in anyway. One of these days, all humans will no longer need material things to be happy. Money will be a thing of the past. We have evolved to help one another to make this world a better place. I wish all humans could be like you,” Steve said, smiling at the man on his hand.
“We could learn a lot from the giants. I’m just happy to see my wife, my brother and my son happy, even if I still remain the same,” Dan said, deep in thought. Dan thought of all the changes his life has made recently. He thought of Leah and how this was going to affect their marriage and then there was Josh? What if Josh does get upset with him? Will he know how to control his strength around his tiny father? Telling Josh about his inside voice was bad enough but telling a tot three times bigger than you, that’s a bridge Dan will have to cross one day.

The Hesters fell into a daily routine. Dan went to work like he normally would but he woke up to a world five times bigger. Dan’s bed that he once shared with Leah was setup right next to her thirty foot bed; she smiled down at him every morning. Some mornings she nudged Dan with her fingertips, she was always delicate when she did this. Leah loved her little Dan but she tried not to make him feel little.
Josh would pick his Dad up in a gentle hug. Josh has learned that his size has given him strength and he learned that he can’t be as hasty as he used to, especially when it came to his Dad.
“Good morning, big guy,” Dan would always say, looking up at his cherub face. Growth has given his son perfect and flawless looks. To Dan, Josh didn’t look like the same kid in some ways, but in a lot of ways he was still Josh. Dan spotted the two compact cars on the living room floor, cars that were once driven by people like him. All the dangerous chemicals and small parts had been taken out of them and now they are a child’s toy. “Make sure you pick up your toys when you are done playing with them,” Dan then tells his oversized son.
“I will Dad,” Josh says with a smile and picks up the cars and puts them in his toy box. Then Josh looks over at the large flat screen television and says, “Cartoons Goliath, please,” and the television flips on to SpongeBob. The Goliath system was developed by Alex to help aide the giants in daily activities that their human counterparts take for granted. Things like turning on a T.V. or dialing a telephone or even surfing the web, things that their hands and fingers are too large to do. The system is programed to respond only to the pitch of a giant’s voice so when Dan loses the remote for the T.V., it’s all him doing the losing.
Dan smiles at his boy and walks into the large kitchen area. Small appliances were put into place for Dan’s use and a small table and chair as well. All of Dan’s belongings had a temporary feel to them because it was only a matter of time for Dan to grow into his surroundings, but Dan had a tough road ahead of him till then.
“Morning brother,” Brad says looking way down at his diminutive brother. Dan looks up at him and smiles. Brad stood at the oversized counter top, fixing himself a shake. Brad wore what looked like a t-shirt that showed off every muscle in his perfect body and sweat pants, stripes going down his long legs. Clothing options were still small for the giants.
“Morning Brad,” Dan says as grabs an orange juice and a piece of toast. Then Josh comes into the kitchen. Brad picks him up and gives him a hug. He does the same as Leah enters the kitchen wearing her simple sundress. It hurts Dan to see this; his brother has been doing his job in taking care of the family. Dan just felt like a piggy bank some days, just the one bringing home the money and nothing else. Dan didn’t hate his brother, but he envied him. Brad has taken over the role of protector while Dan became the provider. Funny how the roles had reversed?

Dan drove to his law office thinking of his new oversized world and how much smarter and stronger his whole family had gotten. He regretted putting Josh through Operation Titan in a way. If the world knew of his existence, Josh would end up in some government lab getting treated like an animal. Josh had taken to being large as if it wasn’t anything. Dan has seen the other giant kids and Josh was the most well adapted of the bunch. The older ones have become angst ridden while some of the younger ones have become a little destructive, but not Josh. Josh was very easy going and gentle. Even when Dan has corrected him, Josh would just pout and move on, but Josh always listened. Dan may have envied his brother, but he couldn’t complain.
“Coffee, Mr. Hester,” the gray haired older woman asked.
“No thanks, Mrs. Bird. I’m just going straight to work today,” Dan said. Eleanor Bird just nodded but she knew her boss well enough to see that he has a lot on his mind. Eleanor was a woman in her fifties and has worked as a legal secretary for The Hester Firm since its opening. Eleanor liked her boss and his family. She was there when Dan’s parents had their accident, she was there when Dan freed his brother from his prison, she was there when Josh came into the world and she was there recently when Dan’s world turned upside down. Eleanor hasn’t seen Leah since her change, but she has seen Brad when he first started growing. Eleanor couldn’t believe her eyes when she first saw Brad. Nothing about him showed that he ever suffered from Downs, in fact the new Brad looked extremely handsome and beautiful. Eleanor was happy for Brad’s fragile soul.
“How’s the little one?” Eleanor asks.
“Oh, he’s getting big,” Dan just simply answered and Eleanor smiles. Eleanor wasn’t aware of just how big Dan’s son had gotten. “You remember how your little ones were, Ellie.”
“Oh yes, Dan. I do,” Eleanor said before shutting the office door.
Dan sat alone in his office. He looks at the pictures on his desk of a family vacation they all took a year ago. One picture was of him and Brad fishing, there was one of the entire family standing in front of the lake, and Dan had Josh on his shoulders with Brad and Leah standing in front of him. Dan sighed, He missed those days.
A knock sounded on the door, it was Eleanor. “A giant from Gaea House by the name of Adam is here to see you. Do you want to talk to him?”
“Sure, tell him to come around to the alley,” Dan responded and went to open the large bay window of his third floor office. Eleanor had to learn how to deal with the giants that visited her boss on a daily basis, especially since he has gotten involved in giant rights.
“Hello Adam,” Dan said as he stood in front of the window. Adam was the unofficial Gaea House police. Molly, his ex-partner from his ‘past life’ as a cop helps him. Adam was a very handsome and very southern man. He had the strange gift of detecting lies. Unlike his police days, Adam had the long black hair that most of the giants seem to have adopted as their look. Instead of the scrub outfits you usually see the giants dress in, Adam wore what looked more like gym clothes of a t-shirt and sweats.
“Hello Mr. Hester,” Adam said in his southern drawl.
“So what’s new? Has the prisoner talked?”
“Yes, he says he plans on suing Gaea House for kidnapping him,” Adam said with a smirk. “Molly has made him change his mind.”
Dan laughs. Molly can influence people with her gift. It isn’t a secret that she has used Franklin Morgan as her personal slave. Dan laughed one time when he saw the dazed Franklin filing the giantess’ nails. The influence doesn’t last but for a few hours, but Molly has used it to her full advantage.
“I’m ready to kick the little shit out of our hanger, to be honest. He keeps throwing his food at us and is loud. Molly and I can hardly sleep at night,” Adam says. Adam and his cop partner Molly have grown together, both physically and as a couple. When they were both human cops Adam and Molly had a sort of brother/sister relationship but when they both had to go a ‘clinic’ at the same time and fight the insanity at that ‘clinic,’ Adam and Molly felt something for one another. Legally the two cannot marry because of their new species status, so they just decided to live together.
“I don’t blame you, but we need to keep that little asshole under our thumbs,” Dan said, talking like the giant he wasn’t. Adam laughed. Dan has gotten close to all the giants at Gaea House. He liked Adam because they both shared similar work backgrounds. They both believed in justice.
“Yeah, I know but I worry about all this Calvin Harper matter. Did you catch him on the news when he did closing bell on the stock exchange? I don’t doubt that he’s cracked the code. I don’t doubt for a fact that that man hires criminals. This Roderick Cowell is a sadistic bastard,” Adam said.
“Have you ever heard of Sven Lindquist?” Dan asks the giant and Adam shook his head. “Sven Lindquist is a man who was once wanted by immigration for importing illegal drugs into the country. They apprehended the man and he was mysteriously freed of all charges. Shortly after, he started working for Calvin Harper and now he wants to play informant. That Scandinavian bastard called here the other day and wants to have a meeting with me. He fears for his life but the big giant prick doesn’t realize that I had a hand in the rescue of Thomas James. I’m going to meet with him and I’m going to see what he wants,” Dan explained to the giant outside his window.
“Wonder why he called you and not the authorities?”
“Simple, I’m the first giant rights lawyer in this country. He wants to see if I can give him any advice on handling a giant,” Dan said.
“Good luck on that. If you need another set of eyes to watch over the exchange, I’m your man to call. I can always stay low behind a building, plus I can see if the bastard is lying from a mile away,” Adam said.
“Thanks, I’ll call you and let you know,” Dan said and the giant walked away after saying good-bye. Yes, Dan Hester’s world has gotten much bigger…

“Sven, you little bastard, get in here!” Calvin yelled at his bodyguard.
“What is it you want sir?” Sven said looking up at the towering man. Sven refused to call Calvin by his name anymore, he always call him sir.
“Get Cowell! I want to know why I am growing so slow! The other giants evolved much quicker,” Calvin said, still disappointed he wasn’t in the double digits yet.
Cowell came cowering in. The man before Cowell was tall but not as big as The Gaea Foundation Giants. Calvin Harper stood eight feet tall and looked like he was in his thirties.
“Why am I still a half pint?” Calvin didn’t hesitate to ask.
“Well sir, it has something to do with your disorder. Your fragile bones are going to need time to repair and plus factor in your age and…” Cowell said.
“Age my ass! Give me another shot! Maybe you gave me the wrong dosage,” Calvin barked.
“R-R-Right away, sir,” Cowell mumbled.
“Sven is coming with you this time,” Calvin then barked out.

Sven Lingquist and Roderick Cowell walked to Roderick’s lab. Sven and Roderick couldn’t stand each other but they agreed on one thing, Calvin’s madness needed to end.
“Give him a placebo; we both know that the serum isn’t going to work this time. The stuff was made to trick DNA, it’s not really a growth serum,” Sven said.
“Your right,” Roderick answered as he made salt water look like the blue fluid. “I could try to drug him, but at his size I would need more than one syringe.”
“He’s becoming scarier by the day. He slammed me down the other day without any effort. Getting into a sparring match with me, you need effort,” Sven said. “He nearly shattered my bones.”
“I may not like you much Sven, but I do agree, this madness needs to end. Have you worked on blocking your thoughts yet?” Roderick asks the giant of a man and Sven nods. Roderick and Sven made a truce. Neither of them was interested in evolving and Sven knew that his days as a human were numbered. If they were to evolve, Sven and Roderick wanted it to be natural and not forced against their will…