The start of the 21th century brought on 'Massive Ontogenetic Regulation Failure Syndrome' or just MORFS as the fear of adolescents, since it might cause small or drastic changes. Among the drastic changes were gaining of characteristics of other species, sex changes or even special powers.
For terminally ill Brent Johns it might mean salvation, but changing into a girl with feline characteristics and a special power has its own challenges. Will the hate for being a cat-girl, the envy and persecution for having a special power or growing up as a girl prove more than she is up to?