“This is stupid,” Wendy complained as she stood in the center of the room looking at the tall mirror.
“Yeah but what if it actually works?” Bethany said as she looked at the old book in her hands as she went around lighting the candles of each Jack o’Lantern.
“Then I’m going to pick something even worse for you,” Wendy turned towards Bethany as she took off her bathrobe. She quicking covered her breasts with one arm and used her free hand to cover her crotch.
“The spell says to take a neutral position,” Bethany informed her. “That means arms at your side.”
“I know what it means,” Wendy snapped back. “If I find out you’ve recorded any of this, you’re dead.”
“Face towards the mirror,” Bethany instructed. “I also wouldn’t do that to you, besides it specifically says not to record the spell or it won’t work.”
“You could be telling me that so I could let down my guard. And doesn’t the book have the spell written down?” Wendy faced away from her reflection again.
“Pretty sure you’re a little late in that department, and maybe it means any recording outside the book.” Bethany shrugged. “Besides I’m doing it too so we’ll both be exposed.”
“Prove it, drop your robe right now,” Wendy demanded. Bethany complied, revealing she was as naked as Wendy was.
“Satisfied?” Bethany didn’t bother putting her robe back on or covering up. “Now take a neutral position and recite the words.
Wendy sighed as she lowered her arms. “Halloween Spirits… give me a fright…. make me a guy until Midnight.”
The two girls stood there awkwardly for a moment before the lights went out on the Jack o’Lanterns and the room went pitch black. The candles relight themselves a moment later revealing nothing had changed.
Bethany looked down at the book confused as she read through the spell again. “Cast during the witching hour; stand in a neutral position in front of a tall mirror completely exposed while surrounded by a circle of Jack o’Lanterns and recite these words…” She confirmed that she did everything right.
Wendy however was looking at her reflection with wide eyes. She had turned pale but was also blushing as she raised her hands to grope her breasts. “This can’t be real…” Wendy said as she began massaging them.
“Wendy?” Bethany returned her focus to her friend. Wendy squealed as she jumped back. She then eyed off Bethany all flustered. “Wendy are you alright?” Wendy paused for a moment as she went to say something before pausing again. Instead she was fixated on Bethany’s body, to the point that made her uncomfortable. “You’re not Wendy…” Bethany realized the spell worked just not in the way she had expected. Instead of turning Wendy’s body into a male like they intended it seemed like she had now swapped bodies with a guy. “Who are you?” She asked as she made an effort to cover herself up.
“My name is Guy…” Guy answered before touching his throat. He then looked around the room. He could tell the two women were up to something before he ended up in this body. “What did you do to me?”
“Nothing,” Wendy still stood there with her arm crossed across her chest as she reached for her robe, covering herself up. “It’s what Wendy did to herself, you’re just an unintended consequence.” She began to walk towards Wendy’s robe to give it to the unexpected intruder.
“Which was…?” Guy didn’t take the robe being offered to him. If he was to be a girl because of their actions he was going to admire his new body.
“We were trying a spell to turn Wendy into a guy for Halloween. I thought it’d be funny.” Bethany answered, still holding out the robe. “Will you please cover yourself?”
“I’m not laughing,” Guy frowned at her.
“Neither am I,” Bethany concurred. “But it’s not even for one day so there’s no permanent harm done.”
Guy looked down at his body again deciding if that was indeed the case. Maybe he could have fun as Wendy while he was in her body.
‘It’s Bethany’s turn…’ Guy heard a whisper coming from the mirror. He thought he was hearing things until he saw Bethany facing the mirror as well.
“Oh no… I’m not going to swap with a random guy.” Bethany backed away from the mirror.
‘Becoming a guy was Wendy’s wish’ the whispers grew louder. ‘Yours will be different.’
Guy had stepped out of the circle not wanting to be near the mirror.
Bethany didn’t say another word as she went to open the door only to find it locked. She was then pulled into the center of the circle by an invisible force as her robe flew across the room. She tried to move but was stuck in the neutral position.
“Halloween Spirits… give me a fright…” Bethany started before pausing.
‘You must choose…’ the whispers informed Guy.
Guy looked at Bethany more so admiring her body than deciding what to do with her. Bethany looked annoyed but could do anything she was frozen until she finished the chant. “I don’t know…”
“Have my body, until next Hallow’s night.” Bethany finished the chant. The room went dark again. When they lit up once more the reflection of Bethany didn’t match her body.
“Wendy did say she’d pick something worse given the choice,” Bethany said to the mirror. “This is worse…” She then turned to face Guy. “You’re going to wish you had picked something yourself because now you’re in for one hell of a ride…”