“Let’s swap bodies,” Jaden says.
“Okay, but will we still remember who we were,” Bill asks.
Henry nods, “of course,” he says, “though, in order to play the part, you will have the memories and minds of your pets, while they will have your memories and minds”.
“You mean, like a copy,” Jaden asks.
Henry nods again, “yep, it will be easier for you to feel comfortable in your swapped roles and act accordingly,” he says, “we don’t want “Bill” to suddenly “forget” he has limbs and begin slithering around, or “Jaden” suddenly “deciding” that walking on all fours is “normal”. And we can’t have the “pets” to act human-like”.
“We get what you mean, Henry,” Bill says, “as long as we still remember who we really are we’ll be fine”.
Jaden nods, “yeah, so, what are we waiting for?”
Henry chuckles, “someone is impatient,” he says, taking out his phone.
“Well, I’m just excited and can’t wait to experience what it’s like being a lizard,” Jaden says.
“Same here,” Bill replies, “I wonder what a snake’s body feels like”.
Henry chuckles, “then hold still so I can scan you,” he says, once Bill and Jaden are scanned, Henry scans the two reptiles, “okay, let’s do this,” he says, typing into the phone, “this might feel weird,” he then says, before confirming the settings.
“How long have you set the swap to last,” Bill asks.
“A week,” Henry says, “you’ll swap back next Sunday evening”.
The boys nod, then they shiver, “w-whoa, that felt weird,” they say, “like pins and needles!”
“That means the change is about to happen,” Henry says, “if you feel a pulling sensation, as if your soul is being pulled out of your body, do not panic and just let it happen!”
The boys nod, then they feel the pulling sensation, they manage to remain calm and to their surprise they soon find themselves leaving their bodies as medium sized blue orbs, at the same time they notice similar orbs floating out of their pets as they find themselves floating towards the reptiles.
It only takes a few minutes and when all four orbs have floated into the respective bodies, the two boys blink, looking around, then at themselves, than at each other, “so, this is what it feels to be human,” Rocky says, who is now in Bill’s body.
“This feels so weird,” Rex, now in Jaden’s body, says.
“I feel like I am Bill, but… at the same time I know I am not,” Rocky says.
“Same here,” Rex says, they then look down at their former bodies, which now are possessed by their owners.
“So, how are you guys feeling,” Henry asks, crouching down to the two reptiles.
“Weird, it feelsssss ssssso ssssstrange having no limbssss,” Bill says.
“Being a lizard feels weird,” Jaden pipes in, “but also interesting”.
“So, what are our “pets” saying,” Jaden and Bill ask.
Henry smiles up at the two boys, “they are fine,” he says, getting to his feet, “by the end of the week, you four will have learned so much from each other’s lives”.
The two reptiles and two boys nod, smiling, “and we’ll treasure the experience for the rest of our lives,” they all say.
“I can’t WAIT to try human food,” Rex says.
“I can’t wait to play soccer,” Rocky says.
“I wonder how rodentsssss tasssste like,” Bill hisses.
“And I WONDER how worms taste like,” Jaden says.
Henry chuckles, he then looks at Rocky and Rex in his friends bodies, “so, what would you like to do?”