Melissa heard the equipment in the barn power down. She had a moment of hope until her husband Leo walked out, still inside the body of a woman.
“We had to shut it down,” He said flatly, “If we didn’t, we risked more dimensions bleeding and merging into our own, and likely affecting a larger radius.”
“But you’ve become...a woman.”
“Technically, I’m still myself, but a version of myself from a universe with an extra X chromosome instead of a Y. It’s better than what happened to Todd.”
Melissa said nothing, but Leo knew that meant he needed to explain.
Leo sighed, “He got completely trapped in another dimension. I might try to reach out when the background particles calm down, but I have no idea if I can pull him back. What can I tell his wife? Joan probably won’t believe it’s actually me looking like this.”
“Is there any hope of getting things back?”
“I can rescue Todd or I can get my body back to normal. I don’t think I can do both. Either way, it’ll be a few days.”
Melissa wiped her tears, “I’ll tell Joan. You focus on getting Todd back.”
Leo nodded before leaning in to hug his wife.
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