Minimum Fare

Alex hailed a cab and jumped into the back, but taking one look at the driver and a curse slipped from his lips. He recognized the guy behind the wheel. It had been his body a few weeks ago, after a previous ride in this same cab had caused him to swap into it. He had driven various passengers around until Melissa got into the back of his cab. He used the magic of the taxi to steal her body without hesitation upon her exit. He had never expected to see that cab ever again, but here he was. However, thanks to his previous time in the magic taxi, he knew the rules. He looked at the meter and screamed, “Let me out! NOW!” The cabbie seemed surprised. Alex reached up to the front seat and grabbed his throat, “I SAID NOW!” Alex left the cab thankful the meter was still a few cents shy of the minimum required to swap. There was no way Alex was going to lose this body.

Where

No, this isn’t possible. It had to be in here. Jay was sure he had put the medallion in here after he had accidentally used it and ended up switching bodies with Allison. Okay, he told himself it was possible that Allison took it out of here. Maybe she had it with her. He sure hoped so. He could do over a single day of high school, but he didn’t want to go through an entire senior year again, especially not in someone else’s body! He wanted an excuse to get out of class, so he could call her, so he could check to make sure she had it. But what if he called only to find out she didn’t have it? If she didn’t have it, they were both in trouble.

Gamer

The young woman stood in the corner of the arcade. For about a month, no one ever questioned her as she came in at opening, played, and stayed until closing time. She was good, too; barely ever putting in more than a few dollars into the machine each day. But one day, Mitch got curious. He’d never seen another pretty girl in the arcade, and he actualy sort of wondered if he had a chance with her. He was cautious as he approached.

“Excuse me,” He asked.

“Leave me alone; I’m so close,” She snapped back with a voice that shocked Mitch. It wasn’t a voice he expected. It was more masculine. In fact, he could’ve sworn it was a man’s voice.
Then he watched as she lost her last life, coming just shy of the high score.

“Damn it,” She said, “If I ever hope to get my body back, I need to get the high score. I was so close until you came and broke my concentration.”

Mitch just looked dumbfounded.

“The game’s magic,” She continued, “You get the high score, and you end up swapping bodies with the person who got the high score before you. I ended up with this woman’s body a month ago. I guess she had the high score before me, and she was happy with whatever body she got. If I can break my record, my body is still stored in here, and I can get it back. Now just leave me alone.”

Neighborly

It seemed innocent enough when Michael was invited over by his neighbor. He actually thought it was quite refreshing. The old man had lived next door to him for five years, and he seemed secluded. He hadn’t seen him out once since the day he moved in. Upon entering the living room, Michael saw two odd chambers. One was closed, the other was empty. When his neighbor offered him a seat, he didn’t seem to have much choice. As he sat down, the chamber closed. There was a flash of light and smoke. It all cleared rather quickly. At first, Michael didn’t notice anything was wrong. It wasn’t until he asked what had happened when he noticed something off about his voice. It was higher pitched than normal. He looked over to the other chamber, which was now open, and he saw his own body sitting inside. Then he looked down. He recognized her; she lived on the other side of the old man. This guy must have invented some sort of body switching device, and without any friends to test it on, he used his two neighbors! This was freaky!

In Front

“Hey, Richard, could you maybe walk in front of us instead of behind us?” Mike asked as he turned around, “You’re kind of creeping Jerry and I out. When those two women came up to us, you were lucky; they didn’t swap bodies with you. They did swap with us, and now we’ve got to find them and force them to switch back. We appreciate your help, because we can’t move very fast thanks to these awkward shorts and difficult-to-walk-in heels. But it’s also kind of weird now that we are women; it just feels like you’re sort of glaring at us in a rather uncomfortable manner, especially our asses. Maybe we can split up and help us find the women who stole our bodies? Or maybe you can just buy us some more reasonable clothing?”