Name: Bernard Fritz Verstappen a.k.a. Bernie
Gender: Female (formerly male)
Age: 45
Hometown: Saint Petersburg, Florida
Occupation: Self-employed welder
Personality: Quiet and reserved until you get to know her. Subtle sense of humor. Uncertain of what her change of sex means to her but not hating it. Has a very low tolerance for stupidity.
Talents: Excellent night vision and echo location. Silent flight which has caused her friends to jump out of their skins frequently when she approaches them unnoticed.
Other facts: Born of Dutch parents who immigrated from Netherlands to the United States when he was young and is bilingual as a result. Oldest of three siblings – two sisters born in America. Married a high school sweetheart which relationship soured soon after they had a daughter. Divorced a few years later, leaving him paying alimony and child support for many years, which left him leery of relationships. Remained single until The Event changed his gender as well as species.

Frick, Frack, Fred and Frieda, four lifelong friends from Central Nebraska, decide to go fishing together one spring weekend. The Event happens, and now, they have to find civilization with nothing but their wits, whatever they can scavenge, and an old fishing boat. Where else to go but downriver? Bernie was rescued when she lost control of her truck due to the change and plummeted into Tampa Bay.

Character belongs to Goldfur and features in Alden McManx's story – The Fearsome Foursome – https://www.fimfiction.net/story/48.....rsome-foursome

Art by  foxenawolf