Some time later I woke, well I sort of woke. I was lying on the bed but I couldn't move. My limbs were paralysed. But they were not my own limbs. I could see my arms and they were not my own. They were fat and feminine. I realised I was still in Alice's body. I tried to call out but I didn't seem to have a voice anymore. I couldn't even make a sound. I was helpless. What was going on?
I lay there for what seemed like hours. Eventually my old body walked in. I knew it was occupied by the real Alice. Samantha my girlfriend was with him. I heard Samantha speak. "Is she still asleep?"
My own voice, or the voice attached to my old body said "I'm not sure. Her eyes are open"
Samantha was suddenly there a foot away from my face. I made an effort and moved my eyes. That seemed to be the only movement I could make but it was enough.
"Her eyes moved. She must be awake but why doesn't she move?"
"Alice. Her name is Alice. Can you hear us Alice?" the new Tony asked. "If you can move your eyes"
I moved my eyes to the right, then left then looked at Samantha once more. Samantha spoke. "She heard and understood you. Her eyes moved"
"Well she can't stay here. This is our room. How about you find someone from the crew. We need to get her back to her own room"
"What did she do to herself anyway? Is that what I think it is?" Samantha appeared to be pointing at my mouth.
"I saw her making quite a cocktail of the transformation teas. The instructions were quite specific that you should not mix the teas " I heard my own voice saying. "I should have stopped her but she seemed to know what she was doing"
"Don't blame yourself. It was her own doing" said Samantha. "I'll see if I can find someone"
"There were crew members in the dining room. I'll stay here and see if I can sit Alice up"
"Okay. I'll be back soon"