Dreams

It wasn’t common for Tony to take a nap in the middle of the day, but some reason he had felt overwhelmingly tired. His dreams were strange. It felt like he was being tortured with his body being bent and pulled in odd ways by some unknown person. He awoke in a cold sweat, but something about his body still felt off. He looked down and gasped. His legs were now smooth and shapely. His entire body was completely feminine. More than that, his whole body was completely female! There must’ve been something about that dream. Maybe he could go back to sleep? He tried, but he certainly wasn’t tired. Plus, the fact that he was now a completely different person added anxiety that didn’t help him get into a sleepy mood.

Same on the Inside

“We’ve both been fully aware of our bodies since the Great Shift. You can stop staring at me. I’m still your old buddy, Marcus, on the inside.” Marcus explained to his friend Ted.

“Yeah, I know you’re in Connie’s body now. I’ve gotten used to that, but why did you have to dress so hot?”

“Like I said, I’m fully aware of my new body. I’m hoping to create a little distraction so that I can finally kick your ass at this game. You thought me being in a girl’s body was going to be a disadvantage? No way! I’ve got the edge now.”

Ted sighed, “Yep, you are definitely still the same on the inside, Bro.”

Extortion

Sam didn’t know how or why he woke up in the body of a woman one day, but he made his way through the morning and afternoon as best he could. Then he got a phone call on his cell. A distorted voice on the other end told him to empty his bank account and bring the money to a disclosed location if he wanted to be in his own body again. Sam just shrugged and told the voice he didn’t mind this new body. Simply put, trying to extort him just wasn’t going to work. If anything, he was actually quite happy with this new body, maybe he could even drop a few bucks off as a thank you. The voice on the other end just seemed bewildered.

Zine

Roy had spent much of his free time over the past few months looking in magazines. It had all started one day when a version of himself from another dimension gave him a device that allowed him to swap lives with anyone. He had used it to switch with a fashion model from a magazine that his roommate, Sarah, owned. It was weird seeing his own body posing on the pages, but it was even weirder seeing the hot body in the mirror reflecting his actions. He figured it would be fun to spend the day like this and switch back at night. However, he hadn’t paid enough attention to which issue he used before returning it to his roommate’s collection. Finding the single page in all those magazines proved quite difficult. After three long months, he was overjoyed to finally find it. He couldn’t finally go back to being himself. But then he thought about it. Did he really want to? The last few months had actually been pretty good. People smiled at him on the street, he got a promotion at work, and he was actually happy. Why should he go back? Why had he tried so hard? He should embrace this body, embrace this wonderful life.

Selfie

Peter didn’t have any words to describe what had happened to him. He had just woken up with a gorgeous woman’s body from the neck down. He took a selfie of himself and sent it to one of his friends, Al, in an attempt to get some help with his situation. However, he quickly got a reply that wasn’t much help at all. Al told Peter that he should just stay at home for the day and feel himself up. A few moments later, Al sent a second text that told Peter if he was having any trouble with that, he could come over and help with it. Peter was quite disturbed. His friends were now hitting on him? Plus, he couldn’t imagine that wouldn’t be weird for Al. After all, sure he had a good body now, but what about the face? How would Al overlook that? Peter stopped himself. Why was he thinking about that at all!? There was no way that was on the table.

The Basics

Alyssa handed Mike a pair of shoes.

“This is an all-purpose shoe,” She explained, “You can wear it most of the time, but not to anything too fancy nor anything too rustic.”

She handed him another pair.

“This one you probably don’t want to wear out much. The heel tends to be the perfect size to get stuck in things like grates or vents.”

She handed him a third pair.

“Now this one you NEVER should wear outside. It’s inside only for special occasions. You’d need to bring a second pair to wear to and from any sort of event.”

“What good is a pair of shoes if I can’t wear it outside?” Mike groaned.

Alyssa rolled her eyes, “You aren’t going to be able to survive very long in my body if you can’t deal with the basic things of being a woman. You need to learn this stuff! No one is expecting a second Great Shift to swap us all back into our own bodies any time soon!”

Working Off the Pounds

Carl couldn’t even begin to describe what had just happened to himself. He was just working out at the gym; he only went about once a week and was starting to get a beer belly despite his minimal efforts. But as he jogged on a machine, the world started spinning. Suddenly, a petite Asian woman came flying toward him at high speed. Instead of bumping, they started to meld together. The body was mostly hers, but he certainly had his own mind. However, the world wasn’t done spinning. Next, a manly bodybuilder flashed by; he too got merged into Carl. Finally, it all stopped. Carl realized the only thing left of his original self was his mind. His body was a clear combination of the two others that had bashed into him. It was all very strange and disoriented, but he tried to look on the bright side -- at least he didn’t have a beer belly anymore!

Outside

Keith was trying to figure out what had just happened. He had been inside at his cubicle, typing up a spreadsheet when he suddenly found himself outside of the building near a fountain out front. Figuring he’d just head back in, he reached for his corporate ID in the pocket of his trousers only to discover that he wasn’t wearing his own pants. He had on blue leather shorts instead, and those legs definitely did not belong to him! In fact, he soon discovered it wasn’t just his legs; he was in a completely unfamiliar body, and a woman’s body at that! Was it just him that had been swapped into a different body? Maybe it was localized to the area. He knew his company developed some strange things, but could they be developing something that could switch people’s bodies? It seemed very unlikely. But then again, it also seemed quite unlikely that he would ever find himself standing outside in someone else’s body in the first place.

Live with It

Matthew was at home when the Great Shift happened, and he suddenly found himself in a different home. Looking down, he certainly had no complaints about his new, very hot female body that wore sneakers and tight yoga pants. As he started to give it a closer look, he heard a noise coming from the other room. He leaned over a chair and peaked over the counter. There was a baby crying in a rocker. He wasn’t just a woman now, he was also apparently a mom. He took a deep breath. Okay, so he was a mom. At least he was a very hot mom wearing sneakers and tight yoga pants. He could live with that!

Less Frequent

Jared thought he had the house to himself for a whole week. His wife had just left for a business trip, and he knew exactly what he was going to do. He went up into the attic and opened the box with the medallion that was carefully wrapped inside with a yellow sweater and some jean shorts. He took a deep breath as he placed the medallion around his neck and touched the sweater to it. He then proceeded to change his clothing. The jean shorts were too tight for him, but he knew it was only a matter of moments before he could slip them on. The sweater was less of a problem to get on, but for now it was tight. It didn’t take long. About 15 minutes and Jared had an entirely different body. He had dated Soon when he was in college, back when he first found the medallion. She was the only one he had ever told about the medallion, and they often used it to swap bodies. After they broke up, he never told her that he kept one of her outfits that allowed him to transform himself into a copy of her any time he wanted. He used to do it all the time, but it became less frequent as the years passed. Now that he was in his 40s, there was still something nice about spending some time inside the body of a college-aged woman. But then he heard a noise outside. He looked to see a care outside. His wife must’ve forgotten something! He needed to hide. It’d be many more hours before he could transform back into himself. He rushed up to the attic, hoping she would think he had just gone out for a bit.

Self

Bill had always had trouble finding a girlfriend. He wasn’t unattractive; he was just a sexist. He demanded his girlfriends look and act a certain way. As a result, it was strange when he started dating Angela. He thought she wasn’t quite up to his beauty standards, but she had one trait that made her very appealing -- she did whatever he said. Using this, he decided he could fix up anything about her appearance. He first asked her to dye her hair blond; she did it without question. Next, he asked her to get collagen injected into her lips, which she also did. A boob job? A diet? Sexier clothes? Yes, yes, and yes. Finally, he felt she was his perfect woman, and he could start showing her off. He called up his friend, Mark, and the two agreed to meet at a club. He had Angela wait to the side until he was ready to introduce her.

“Bro,” Bill told Mark, “I think I’ve finally found the one.”

“Oh, yeah?” Mark asked.

“I’d like you to meet Angela.”

Bill looked around, but Angela was nowhere to be seen. Mark looked puzzled.

“Meet Angela?” He asked, “I know you’ve done a lot of strange things to yourself lately. Honestly, we were all worried about you, but you look good, Angela.”

Bill looked down in shock. He WAS Angela! He was her. Then he thought about it. Ever since they met; he had been HER! He had done all these things to himself. But then again, looking down at the results, he really didn’t mind.

New Feelings

Kelly knocked nervously on the door. It had been a week since the Great Shift, and she was going to see her former body for the first time since it happened. She considered herself lucky that an old friend had ended up in her body; the whole body swapping phenomenon would be even weirder if some stranger was running around in her body. Of course, her friend Marvin was a bit of a nerd; she figured he’d dress her body up like a dork. As a result, her jaw dropped when Marvin opened the door. She never would have expected him to dress in such revealing clothes; heck, she never even figured her old body could’ve looked so hot! The outfit was not something she used to own; he must’ve had the courage to go shopping. Then again, judging by his outfit, he had no lack of courage. Kelly soon realized the male body she was now in was starting to have some new feelings of her own.

Nothing but Stare (Part 2)

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After a few more unspoken minutes, Ernie started to think that being Amanda might not be so bad. She made more money than him, had a nicer house, and maybe being a woman might not be so bad. He tried to walk away with as much confidence as he could muster. Amanda wasn’t nearly as pleased; there was no way she’d ever be satisfied with Ernie’s life. She began to follow after him. Of course, even though she stayed close, still neither knew how they swapped or how to swap back. Ernie had the right idea; suck it up and embrace the new life he had. What other choice did they have?

Nothing but Stare (Part 1)

For about fifteen minutes, Ernie and Amanda could seem to do nothing but stare at each other -- or rather, due to the fact that they had suddenly swapped bodies, it might be more apt to say they were staring at themselves. Ernie opened his mouth to say something, but stopped himself, knowing how odd it would be to hear his words expressed with Amanda’s voice. Amanda was just too in shock to say anything. Of course, they both would soon have to acknowledge the harsh reality that they didn’t know how the swap happened, and they certainly had no way of reversing it.

Better

Greg wanted to turn around and tell the woman now stuck in the body of the cab driver that it was going to be okay, that she could now swap bodies with anyone she wanted. But he couldn’t. The magic prevented him from doing so. It was the same magic that had swapped him into the woman’s body a few seconds ago, and the same magic that had swapped him into the cab driver’s body months ago. He had faith that the magic would treat the woman well. It had, of course, given someone his very rich life, and now it had given him this very gorgeous body. He saw it as a sign. The body swapping cab may take your body, but it ended up giving you a new body that had something you REALLY needed...or maybe something that you just really wanted. There was just something inside him that told him the chain would continue. Things would just keep getting better for each person after their brief time stuck in that cabbie’s body.

Magical Mom

Joe held tightly onto his sister’s hand. He didn’t want to let it show, but he was terrified. Cara was as well. Neither of them had any clue that their mom had magical powers up until a few minutes ago when she swapped the heads of the formerly quarreling siblings. “Mom,” Joe squeaked out nervously, feeling quite awkward with Cara’s body below his neck, “We’re really sorry...”

Their mom didn’t let him finish, “Joey, I have been listening to you and your sister argue for the last twenty years. I hoped both of you growing up and spending some time at college would have changed things, but you two are worse than ever. Don’t expect to be changed back until this family vacation is over; you two need to learn to love and appreciate each other.” Their jaws dropped. They were both in shock and neither could utter another word. They knew arguing with their mom would make it worse.

A Phone Call Away

Timothy sighed as he looked at the salad in front of him. He so badly wanted to sink his teeth into a slice of pizza or a thick, juicy steak. However, as long as he was stuck in Carol’s body. he’d be eating lots of salads. They had both agreed to try to not let anyone know about the swap, and that meant acting like each other as much as possible, which in turn meant Timothy was stuck eating salads. Carol was on a strict diet in order to maintain her impossibly skinny figure. Timothy pushed some lettuce with a fork. That diet wouldn’t be killed by a single slice of pizza, would it? Surely, it also wouldn’t be completely out of character to cheat on the diet from time to time, right? She had to do it herself not again, didn’t she? He turned from the salad to look at the phone, knowing a pizza was just a phone call away..

Second Chance

Calvin knew he didn’t deserve a second chance, but as he was about to be executed for his crimes, he still held out hope a call from the governor would save him. He told himself that if he got out of this mess, he’d turn over a new leaf. As he was strapped into a chair, he felt a sharp pain. He had hoped for a warning before they had injected him. But it didn’t take long for him to realize he wasn’t dead; he wasn’t even in prison anymore. He was sitting on the floor of a suburban home. His head was still reeling. He began to think this was his second chance. Somehow he had swapped bodies with someone on the outside. Then he looked down. He had swapped bodies with some chick! He began to think he actually had been injected, that this was all going on his head. But it kept going for hours. Being female was awkward for him; he didn’t think he’d ever adjust. Maybe they had injected him; maybe he had died and this was his own personal hell. Then again, maybe this was all someone’s cruel joke for a true second chance.

Ihla Troca (Part 2)

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Over the next few days, Steven began to adjust to his borrowed body. In fact, it was more relaxing than he could’ve ever imagined. It was one thing to take a vacation from work and all your troubles, it was another thing entirely to be literally taking a vacation away from yourself. He felt liberated. Of course, he knew it would all be over soon. He could see himself returning to the city and his job, but it was becoming harder and harder for him to see himself giving up this body! He began plotting ways to keep it. Maybe he could negotiate a settlement with the body’s owner or the resort operators. There had to be a way. Thinking about giving up this body was bringing back his stress. He knew keeping it would be the only way to control that permanently.

Ihla Troca

Steven had just started settling in to relax at the resort when he soon felt a sharp jolt. His vision had an odd shift, and he found himself down by the pool. He wondered if he had blacked out. It had happened at work from time to time; that was one of the reasons he needed this vacation. But then he looked down and discovered blacking out might be the least of his problems. He reached his hands around his body to try to cover up. For some reason, he now had a woman’s body! And one wearing a sexy silver swimsuit. He wondered if he was getting worse. If he had gone from blacking out to straight up hallucination. He rushed back to his room and began to do some research on the free wi-fi. There didn’t seem to be any sort of medical documentation for his condition, but he restarted his browser to see the homepage of the resort, Ihla Troca. He decided to translate the name into English, Exchange Island...searching that and he found all sorts of strange tales that told him he wasn’t having a hallucination! This was real!

Tracking

Andrew had been here by the tracks several times since the Great Shift happened. He would sit on the tracks until just before the train got there. He often thought of just staying put, but he had obviously never gone through with it. He just found being someone else depressing and disorienting. It didn’t help that everyone kept telling him how lucky he was, how beautiful his new body was, and things like that. He knew his new body was good-looking, but he never wanted to look good; he had certainly never wanted to be a woman. Yet now he was both of those things. He saw the train coming and slowly stood up to get out of the way, once again. He paused for a minute, telling himself that this might be the time he stayed on the tracks as the train passed. Then he wondered if the whole depression thing was due to the fact that this new body might have a chemical imbalance in the brain. He stepped off the tracks and watched the train pass.

Just Desserts

One month. That’s how long Brad and Melinda would be stuck in each other’s bodies while the device recharged. So far, Brad had taken the experience in stride. He wore odd feminine outfits that he’d never dare put on his own body -- like Melinda’s leather dress. He enjoyed being treated to dinner or drinks by anyone looking to hit on him (though it was sure they wouldn’t get very far, as Brad was NOT interested in experiencing THAT aspect of being in Melinda’s body), but he always had to watch what he ate, particularly with dessert. They always looked so tempting and tasted even better, but he limited himself to a single bite each time. Melinda had warned him not to gain a single pound while in her body. If he did so, she wouldn’t switch back with him. And while Brad was certainly enjoying his time as Melinda, he certainly did not want to be her forever!