Princess

Tony had gone to the small, remote Pacific island nation for a short vacation; he never expected to switch bodies with the king’s eldest daughter while he was there. As a result, he had spent the past month living in lavish luxury as a princess. He was quite enjoying the experience until the king fell ill. Tony soon found himself pushed into several public appearances in order to assure the citizens of the country. If the king did not recover, he would be queen. Unless of course, the king’s youngest daughter proved that Tony wasn’t a legitimate heir, and considering Tony was not the actual princess but merely in her body, she may have a case if she could prove it. Tony could tell she was suspicious, but she certainly had no idea about the body swapping -- and it seemed even less likely that she had any proof.

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Take a Break

“It’s been a week, Todd, I’m beginning to think that should just give up on trying to repair your weird body swapping machine,” Carl said looking over his friend’s shoulder.

“I got it to work once...” Todd trailed off.

“Believe me. I know. That’s how I ended up in your sister’s body. Maybe you don’t have to give up completely, but you do need to take a break. You’ve been working out here night and day trying to fix it.”

“I wish Anne was as relaxed about this as you are! She is NOT happy about being stuck in your body, dude! I’d much rather be out here working than listening to her complaining.”

Brush

Kristin had been walking down the street minding her own business when a man brushed up against her. Such an event was common on the busy city street, so she didn’t think much about it until she turned to see her own body walking away. Upon looking down, she discovered that she had switched bodies with the man. She wanted to scream; she wanted to run after him and demand that he give her body back, but she couldn’t seem to bring herself to do any of these things.

Victor smiled as he walked away, knowing the magic charm he had worked perfectly. He didn’t know a single thing about the life of the woman whose body he stole, but he didn’t care. Her body was his now and because of the way the magic worked, there wasn’t a single thing she could do or say about it.

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Faint

Henry felt woozy for a second, and he reached his hand up to his head. There seemed to be more off than just an off feeling. In fact, he noticed that he had moved his hand up to his head in a rather delicate way, not like him at all. As he slowly moved it down, he saw slender fingers with painted nails; he nearly had a panic attack at this sight. These weren’t his hands. In fact, he soon realized that his entire body was unfamilar to him. His skin tone was pale; he wasn’t even the correct gender! He felt faint again. He once again lifted his hand to his head in a decidedly feminine manner.

Problem

Reggie sighed as he looked through the books in the campus library. He had hoped there would be an answer to his problem in there somewhere, but there didn’t seem to be. That meant he’d be stuck in Debbie’s body for the foreseeable future. He sighed. There were tons of hot women at his college, yet he had to swap bodies with Debbie. She was so frumpy. But he began to think about it. She may have dressed frumpy, but her body wasn’t all that bad. Maybe he could reinvent her style; maybe he didn’t have to find a way back his own body just yet.

In Shock (Part 2)

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Jim looked down and couldn’t believe how his sister was dressed. Did she go to class looking like this? The skirt was so short and the shirt completely exposed her midriff. He knew he’d have to give her a good talking to the next time he saw her. He stoped himself; he had bigger concerns than how his sister chose to dress -- mainly that he somehow was currently in her body! He couldn’t even imagine how this was possible. He tried his best not to panic, but it was difficult.

He soon decided on a course of action. He’d pick up the mes of books and papers he had dropped, go find Kelly’s room to change out of these clothes, and then try to call his own body. If he was her, she just might be him. Right now, it was the only plan he had.

Liquid (Part 1)

Mark knew quite well what the odd liquid would do to him. He didn’t care. He was not only expecting the transformation, he was looking forward to it. As he chugged it down, his body thinned out and his facial features grew softer. His hair lightened and turned blonde. He soon developed a great figure. The transformation was over so quickly, but he continued to drink a little more just to ensure there was nothing left of his old male self. The drink would make him an attractive female, and he didn’t want to take any chances by not drinking enough. He sipped a tiny bit more before he finally brought the bottle from his lips and to his side. He was impressed. The liquid had promised “attractive,” but he had no idea just how gorgeous he would become.

Glasses (Part 1)

Alvin hadn’t been looking where he was going and ended up knocking heads with a young woman in the hall. They had hit so hard that it knocked his glasses off. He reached to the ground to pick them up and put them back on, but that hit must have been even harder than he thought as his vision was still blurry. He tied adjusting them, but it didn’t seem to do any good.

What he didn’t realize yet was that his eyes were fine. The problem was that he had just swapped bodies with the young woman he had run into -- if you wanted to call that a “problem.” Alvin couldn’t even begin to grasp what was wrong until he heard his own voice scream. He looked over and even with his incorrect vision, he could tell he was looking at himself. He removed the glasses and received the shock of his life.

Mathematics (Part 3)

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Neither Andrea nor Dave could figure out the mathematics on the board in order to swap back. Andrea seemed rather relaxed about everything, but Dave was starting to panic.

He grabbed Andrea’s collar and screamed, “Come on! I’ve been working at this equation for hours with no luck. You just glanced at it and dismissed it. If I am unable to figure it out, it means that you MUST be able to. The least you could do is give it a try.”

“Okay, okay!” Andrea relented, “I’ll give it a longer look, but I don’t know what you expect. I’m just not as smart as you even if I do have your brain chemistry now!”

A Little Rude

Ed had been shopping at the farmer’s market when he accidentally insulted an old woman selling items by calling it ‘crap.’ Ever since that moment, he had felt a little strange. He thought it was guilt at first. After all, she seemed sweet enough, and he had been rather harsh. He decided to go back and apologize, but when he spoke to her, she acted like Ed wasn’t even there.

Then he heard a male voice, “Honey, are you okay?” It asked.

It spoke again, “Honey? You’re starting to worry me.”

It took Ed a few more minutes before realizing the voice was addressing him. He turned to see an Asian man very close to him. Ed didn’t say a word; he didn’t know what to say. He couldn’t figure out who this guy was. He turned back to the woman to find that she had vanished. The man continued his line of concerned questioning.

Then Ed looked down. He realized he was now wearing a dress under a puffy coat. He could feel his hair was long now and tied back in two neat buns. There was a disturbing, unfamiliar weight on his chest and a lacking void between his legs. He realized he was a woman and the man asking questions must be his husband...and somehow he knew this was all the old woman’s doing just because he was a little rude to her.

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In Shock (Part 1)

In an understandable moment of shock, Jim dropped the papers and books in his hands. Of course, those papers and books hadn’t been there a second ago. In fact, Jim’s world had seemed to spin just a moment ago and he suddenly found himself in a different room -- and in a different body.

Jim noticed a name written on a few of the papers. The name was Kelly Purin. His little sister? She had just gone off to college a few weeks ago. The whole family had been so proud, as she was the first member of their family to go to college.

However, figuring out whose body he was in didn’t exactly relieve Jim’s panic. He was still in a complete state of shock.

Poker Face (Part 2)

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About 60 years after the Great Shift, Marty, Warren, Al, and Ted all reunited. They had lost touch a few times over the years, but always eventually rekindled.

“Does anyone else ever wish for a second Great Shift?” Warren asked the others.

“Just about every day of my life recently,” Al replied, “I still can’t believe those hot bodies we got swapped into last time.”

“These bodies aren’t so hot any more,” Marty interjected, “I still can’t believe I ended popping out three kids!”

Older

“I still can’t apologize enough for this, Dad,” Megan told her elderly father.

“You have nothing to apologize for,” He replied, “You had no idea that magic spell would swap our bodies. If anything, I feel guilty. Being in your 40 year old body, I feel so young, but I feel bad about taking your youth.”

“I did know what the spell did; I just didn’t believe it would work. I had no idea it would swap me with you either! And to think this was because I was so upset about turning 40! I felt so old! I hoped the spell would swap me with a young body! I can’t believe it backfired on me like this! I want to cry.”

“It’s okay, Megan. You can cry.”

Routine

It took about a week after the Great Shift for Alex to settle back down into his normal routine. He’d wake up, take a shower, brush his teeth, go to work, come home, watch some TV, and then brush his teeth again before going to bed. In the aftermath of the Shift, he had high hopes that things would be different. After all, he had gone from being a dumpy-looking man to being a cute Asian woman! He had plans to buy an exciting wardrobe, hit the town, and be social. It didn’t come to fruition. Everything just continued as if nothing had changed. He often just threw on an old t-shirt, just like he used to. He couldn’t even find the time to bother with makeup. In many ways, he wanted to take advantage of his new body, but he found it hard to break his old habits. He was still who he was on the inside, no matter what he looked like on the outside.

The Return (Part 3)

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After several minutes of questions, the doctor proceeded to bring a needle to Jack’s arm.

“I’m just going to take some blood,” He said, “But I’ve got to be honest...”

The doctor paused, prompting Jack to ask, “Yes? What?”

The doctor sighed, “It’s unlikely that I’ll find anything. I’m not even sure exactly what I’m looking for. Even if I did, I’m not sure any of the equipment available to me in this clinic would allow me to find it. We’re operating on some pretty bare bones technology here. There’s even less of a chance of being able to help you with your condition.”

It was Jack’s turn to sigh, “I’m okay with being a woman. I just need to be able to claim my life. I need to be able to say I am who I say I am. Is there a chance you can medically help me prove that?”

The Lens

Thomas felt like kicking himself for his stupidity. A strange witch had given him an odd device that looked like a small lens. She told him he use it to become anyone he viewed through it. Thinking it was a bit of a joke while still satisfying his curiosity, he looked though the lens at a woman. In an instant, he felt strange and he realized he now had the woman’s bob haircut brushing his shoulders. He pants shortened and he now wore her jean shorts. In fact, he had become a complete copy of this woman as she walked away without noticing that Thomas was now her double. He enjoyed spending some time on the other side of the gender fence for a few hours, but he soon wanted to get back to normal. There was only one problem: How would he be able to look at himself through the lens, especially with his transformed body? He tried photographs to no avail, and it wasn’t long before he attempted something drastic, sculpting an image of his own head. He had always been quite artistic, so he knew he could do it. But would it work with the lens?

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No Limits

Mario had spent the last three days repairing his invention. The glass dome over one of the pods had shattered with his last test. Despite the damage, he had considered his prior test to be a complete success. After all, it had swapped his body with the young woman he had hired to experiment on. She had no idea that she’d end up in his body as a result, but he hardly cared. It was all in the name of science! Even once he fixed this up, he had no intention of switching back with her. On the contrary, he had plans to swap himself into an even better body! No sense in moving back down the ladder! With a body switching machine like this, the sky would be the limit!

Poker Face (Part 1)

“I don’t think any of us can complain about the results of The Great Shift.” Marty asked.

“For a couple old men like us? Certainly not! I guess we have to deal with being women now, but we’re young again! We’ve got a second lease on life, and you really just can’t get any better than that.” Warren replied.

“What about the young women now in our bodies? Don’t you ever feel bad for them?”

“Why should I? It’s not like I’m the one responsible for The Great Shift, but I am going to enjoy it’s benefits to the fullest! Now place your bet. Let’s keep this poker game going!”

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Beta Testing

“Hello? Customer Service? Yes, this is James Collins. My company was testing the Beta version of your new software and something strange happened -- we all swapped bodies. I switched with Melissa Jacobs, our art director. Wendy Bishop and Michael Kent, our sales team, have also been switched. Yes, I can hold...”

There was a long pause.

“Yes, this is James. I’m still on the line. What do you mean you don’t offer support for programs in Beta? How are we supposed to switch back? Hello? Are you still there? Hello?”

Short

Richard sighed as he picked up the shorts. They were entirely too short, and they were also probably going to very tight. But what choice did he have? It had been two days since the Great Shift placed him into the body of an unknown woman. He had been stuck in the same set of clothes for the past 48 hours. He knew he needed to find things to change into. The stores were al closed due to the chaos caused by a massive body swapping event. He didn’t have any female friends to contact, so he knew he’d have to depend on the odd sales he had been seeing on the side of the road. He guessed the sales were either people finding themselves in new bodies and figuring they didn’t need their old wardrobe anymore or someone who found themselves in a new body surrounded by more clothes than they knew what to do with. He reluctantly bought the shorts. He had found a shirt earlier, but he knew now that next he would have to go look for underwear, and that was something he was not looking forward to.

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Mathematics (Part 2)

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Dave spent a few more hours at the chalkboard to no avail before he finally called Andrea over. In the short time since the two swapped, she had improved his appearance greatly. He had to admit that she made his normally nerdy body look quite cool. Maybe he’d ask for some tips once they returned to normal. He proceeded to show her his work.

She looked blankly at it for a moment before responding, “What do you want me to do about this?”

“Can you figure out the missing variables?” Dave asked.

“It’s beyond me. It’s just...beyond me.”

“Please try! The solution might not be in my head anymore! It might be in my brain’s chemistry, which you currently possess! Please think about it!”

Bicycle, Bicycle

Jason had to consider finding the bicycle a stroke of pure luck. After all, the streets were a mess thanks to the Great Shift. There were accidents everywhere due to the confusion caused by the mass body swapping. As he had been driving at the time of the event, Jason considered it a very good possibility that his own car had been totaled anyway. Of course, he still needed to get back home, which was miles away. Walking would take forever, so the bike seemed like a perfect plan. His new body seemed healthy enough for the trek. Yeah, it was all pretty lucky. The only thing he considered rather unfortunate was that he was now a woman.

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Perfect Match

Justin looked through the cases at the jewelry store. He had just a few more hours to find a perfect match. In one of the cases, he spotted something. He was certain that it could pass as the Medallion of Zulu. Now he’d just purchase it and use this instead of the real medallion at the time when he and Hannah were scheduled to switch back. He’d act like the body swapping medallion just wasn’t working for some reason. He’d insist on trying a few more time, pretending like he didn’t truly want to keep her body. She’d never suspect a thing, and she’d blame herself. After all, she was the one who suggested the swap in the first place. But she couldn’t have anticipated how much Justin would enjoy her body and the length he would go to in order to keep it for himself.

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The Return (Part 2)

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After the nurse left, the doctor arrived a few minute later. He started on a few tests -- listening to breathing, checking his blood pressure, and so on -- before asking the question, “So, what seems to be the problem?”

Jack had been dreading the question. He took a deep breath in. “This morning, I woke up as a woman. Last night, I was a man!”

The doctor looked at Jack puzzled for a moment. He took his glasses off and rubbed his eyes. “Normally, I’d think you were crazy,” He told Jack, “I’d recommend getting your head examined by a psychiatrist. However, you are the fifth person to come into this clinic today with that exact same story. I can’t just assume that’s five patients with severely strange cases of gender dysphoria and delusion. I’m left with the inescapable conclusion that you might be telling the truth, as absurd as that sounds.”

Jack began to crack a smile. He had been so nervous, and if not for timing, the doctor might not have believed him. However, he lucked out; the doctor DID believe him.

“Don’t get so excited,” The doctor could tell Jack’s was quite happy, “Just because I believe you doesn’t mean I can do anything about this! I will, however, see if I can find anything in your blood work.”

Uncomfortably

Dan shifted uncomfortably on the bench. He crossed his legs and turned to his friend, Katie, and spoke, “I know we agreed to use that magical spell of yours to switch bodies for a day, but I’m not sure I can do this. Can we switch back now?”

“Now!? No way! It’s only been a few hours! I want the full experience of being a dude.”

“I thought I wanted this to try being a woman too, but I feel all bloated. I have this strange cramp in my stomach. I just don’t feel well.”

Katie laughed, “It looks like you’re going to get the full experience of being a woman! And I hate to tell you this, but we won’t be switching back now or for the next couple days. The magic doesn’t work when a woman is having her time of the month!”

Getting back

It had been almost two years since Janet swapped bodies with Dr. Benjamin Renolds. She had been a student assistant of his at the time, and neither of them had expected to come across the secret of body swapping that day. Unfortunately, at the time they couldn’t recreate their experiment. They were stuck as each other. But after a long drought of no progress, Dr. Renolds called her. She quickly rushed over to hear his solution. As he explained, she looked at her former body. When that body was hers, she was stunning. However, he hadn’t taken good care of it. He had cut her hair short. He wore dumpy, nerdy clothes. Would it kill him to put on a little more makeup? She sighed. At least he hadn’t gotten her body extremely fat or anything -- she suspected he may have put on about five pounds though.

Janet was getting bored as Benjamin rattled on and on. She began to daydream about getting her body back and thought about how much work she’d have to put in to get it back to it’s former glory. It wouldn’t be easy, but it would certainly be much better to be back in her own body than to be stuck in Benjamin’s body for another minute. Couldn’t he skip the lecture and move straight to the experiment to switch them back?

Catalyst

Dr. Bruce Goldberg rushed to the lab. He extracted a small amount of his own blood and examined it under a microscope. He let out a frustrated sigh. Trying to figure out whatever turned him into a woman was going to require more intense examination. After several hours of study, he was no closer to an answer. The only piece of information that he was able to determine was that the change had effected his entire DNA -- he now had XX chromosomes instead of XY -- and changing every single one of those would be a feat. And, of course, just a change in DNA wouldn’t be enough. There must have also been a catalyst to effect his body and have it become female. Still, he was nowhere near pinning down what that catalyst could be, but considering some of the crazy things in this lab where he worked, it could be anything.

Paper Route (Part 3)

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Joey figured he’s start off by continuing his regular morning routine and that meant a quick shower before continuing the rest of his day. The prospect of seeing his mom’s body naked was a little hard for him to handle, however. Sure, his mom was more attractive than many of his friends’ moms, but she was still old. Her breasts were certainly starting to show her age. He stripped fast and quickly wrapped a towel around himself. He’d just jump in with this towel and then use a new one to dry off. That should work, right? He took a deep breathe figuring here goes nothing!

Nursed (Part 2)

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Mark put back on the nurse’s uniform, but it didn’t seem quite right. For starters, it didn’t seem to match what the nurses usually wore. It was also far too short. But then again, since he was still convinced he was just making this all up in his mind anyway, he decided not to worry about these details. He looked back once more to his old lifeless body. He was sure he’d wake back up in that bed any minute now. He didn’t even want to think about that right now. His mind was hallucinating that he was a healthy woman, right? That meant he could just walk out of this hospital and no one would stop him! It was weird how real it all seemed. He figured he remembered it from when he first came in, even though that was so long ago now. However, it was also SO vivid! He explored everything he could. It was when he finally walked outside that he was downright amazed by the warm feeling of sun on his skin and smell of the clean, fresh air. He walked through the parking lot, and he heard a horn honk. After a while, he discovered it was honking at him. A man in the car told him that he had taken forever, but still handed Mark a wad of cash, calling it his “cut.” Mark didn’t question as the man drove handed him a purse and drove him to a house.

Cheaters Never Win

George was absolutely convinced the young woman had cheated. After all, he hadn’t lost a game of cards in decades, particularly when the stakes were so high. He laid out the cards, running through the possibilities of how she had been able to beat him. It still didn’t seem possible.

He probably should’ve turned away the moment he met her, but he had to admit he was quite curious when she told him that she had the ability to switch two people’s bodies. And that’s where the betting came in. George was eager to see this woman’s power -- or, more likely, expose her for the fraud she was. But she wouldn’t do it for free. She wouldn’t even do it for money. She wanted to play a game. If George won, he’d swap bodies with her for a day; he’d get to do anything he wanted while in her body. If he lost, however, they’d still switch bodies, but it would be forever. She’d get his fortune, his body, his entire life.

Considering George still didn’t really believe body swapping was possible, it seemed like a win-win. And just to firm up his odds, he picked a game he was guaranteed to win. But it didn’t turn out in his favor, and the woman’s ability was all too real. Now he was her, and all he could do was run over exactly what went wrong.

Zapped into an anime

What an odd dream! Brian tried to remember the details of it as he awoke. It started off normally enough. He had been watching TV, eventually settling on an anime. He couldn’t remember what it was about, but the dream got weird when he went to change the channel. His remote had fallen between the couch cushions. He reached in for it, but instead discovered a different remote...a magic one! As he pressed a few buttons, he found himself zapped into the television, becoming one of the busty women in the show. The feeling of being an animated woman was truly strange. He still felt relatively human, but the skin was softer and more perfect than anything he could ever imagine. The colors were much flatter and more uniform than real life. Of course, he still felt a weight on his chest and a void between his legs, but he was a little disappointed when he tried to get a look at them and found they would become pixelated whenever he did so. He didn’t remember much of the dream after that. While it was an exciting experience, it was just a little too weird for him. But as he slowly opened his eyes to the vibrant, flatly colored world, he realized that it hadn’t been a dream at all!

Close Shave

When the Great Shift swapped Ben into the body of a woman, he rejoiced. It meant he no longer had to put up with shaving his face each and every morning. However, he soon discovered that as a woman there were plenty of other places that needed shaving -- though luckily not every day. Yet shaving his legs and armpits also took much more time. As he sat in the bathtub taking care of his beauty routine, he realized the trade off may not have been worth it. After all, now he not only had to put up with shaving, but he also had to contend with hair, makeup, and up-to-date fashions just to stay competitive and professional at work!

Putting together the pieces (Part 4)

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Brett tried to get a better look at Ami’s body -- no, a better look at HIS body! He had no idea how hard it was to check someone out from a first person perspective! He wondered if standing up would help, but he was having a bit of trouble. His mind had apparently not yet adjusted to the weight distribution of this new body. The best he could do for now was just to flip himself over. For the next few hours, he just worked on getting himself used to his new body as well as getting up on his own two feet!

Shoe store (Part 2)

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Edgar was elated that the magic had worked and that he now had Julia’s body. Due to the nature of the magic, she wouldn’t notice the swap for several hours. He’d be long gone by then, but he stuck around a little while just to watch his own body act on autopilot. He pretended to look at shoes while keeping an eye on his former body. It was weird seeing it act as he normally would without him actually being in control anymore. Of course, he realized it might even be weirder once Julia takes control. She’d probably act quite feminine in his body. Speaking of which, he’d probably have to pick up some new mannerisms himself.