The swaps went by so quick it left everyone except Zachary dazed and disorientated. At some point during the deck drawing itself Tara and Rodney found bodies only to be switched around once more.

“Well hasn’t this been fun,” Zachary said now in Caleb’s body. “That round was a little bit more speedy that what I would’ve liked but to be fair the game should’ve ended on Friday night or Saturday morning.” They shrugged. “I guess it all balanced out.”



“What the fuck did you do?” Molly’s body approached Tara’s body and pushed her.



“You think you’ve won, pervert?” Opal’s body stood besides Molly’s. “You’re so fucked…”



“Guys keep it down…” Zachary’s body complained with their head against the table.



Zachary grinned as whistled to get everyone’s attention. Their former body just covered their ears. “So we all know Caleb is now Tara,” they nodded towards them. “But what about everyone else?” Zachary walked over to their former body. “Who’s in here?” They grabbed the body by the shoulders and lent down to their ear to ask the question.



“I’m Opal…” she groaned.



“Opal,” Zachary smiled as they slapped her shoulders and stood up straight. They gave a grand gesture with both arms towards Opal’s body. “And you are?”



“Molly…” she scowled.



Zachary then pointed their two index fingers towards Molly’s body. “Rodney…” he pouted.



“So that means Tara is now Rodney,” Zachary clapped loud enough to cause Opal to wince. “Now the game has ended, it's time for the cleanup phase. How did everyone go with their secret tasks?” Zachary looked around at the room. “I believe Opal’s was to go to the toilet as every single one of you, so that was a failure. Molly’s was to take nudes and send them to someone, she failed. Tara’s was to masturbate as everyone, that was a failure. Caleb’s was to have sex with a guy, another failure. Rodney’s was to give everyone a haircut…”



“Can I still do that?” Rodney quickly interjected. “It didn’t include myself or your body,” he reminded them. “I’ve got time.”



“Don’t you dare…” Molly warned, trying to block his way.



“Of course you can,” Zachary gave false hope. “It’s your body after all so you can do whatever you’d like with it.” They paused as Molly blocked Rodney’s path to the bathroom. “It won’t help with the challenge though.”



“So Rodney cut my hair off for no reason…” Caleb complained he could’ve been talking about his original body but everyone knew he meant Tara’s.



“Moving on…” Zachary continued. “I believe there’s a cheater in our midst,” they paced back and forth before pausing in front of Caleb. “I don’t take kindly to cheaters, they ruin the intention of the game.”



Caleb’s eyes went wide as he looked at Zachary in disbelief. “Are you saying I cheated?” he asked, shocked. The others couldn’t help but smile. “You’re the one who showed me how!” he snapped back.



“And you chose to do it…” Zachary shrugged. “Now as for your punishment.” Zachary clicked their fingers before Caleb could react. They froze in places as their body turned to a false gold and their body shrunk into their clothes. A short while later Caleb was now a naked trophy on a pedestal with the words ‘cheater’ on it.



Next Zachary approached Opal and grabbed her by the hand. “You look terrible, which is all part of the game,” he said softly. “If I had ended up in your body you would’ve gotten it back, instead enjoy your new life as Caleb.” Zachary initiated once last swap. Opal was glad the discomfort had gone away but not who she ended up as.

Back in their body Zachary stretched their arms, as their skin turned red, their eyes became violet, their teeth became sharp, two horns came out of their head, and two large butterfly like wings came out of their back.



“That’s much better.” Zachary loosened their body and flapped their wings. “Though I might take my other form.” Zachary said as their facial hair disappeared, their face softened and their hair grew long. The suit faded away, turning into a black cocktail dress that showed off their new cleavage.



“Now,” Zariah spoke with a soft voice. They smiled sweetly as they bared their sharp teeth. “Who wants their bodies back?”



All three of them agreed instantly without a second thought. They should’ve known it would come at a cost. But they didn’t care as Rodney was back in the hospital, Opal and Molly were back in their bodies while Tara was now in Caleb’s.



“What’s going on?” Tara asked as she went from one male to another. She knew enough to know the game was over but she didn’t know what this thing standing in front of her was nor where her body was. All she saw was a pile of her clothes on the ground.



“I’m so sorry Tara, Opal and the others decided to claim their bodies back.” Zariah gave a sympathetic pout. They then reached down into the dress on the floor and pulled out the naked statue. “I believe this is yours.” Tara’s eyes widened as she saw what became of her body, though a little bit of her was glad Caleb hadn’t fully gotten away with it. “We’ll discuss your situation later, for now though…” Zariah clicked their fingers and Rodney appeared in their hospital gown.



“In exchange for getting your bodies back, the three of you are going to be participating in new games,” Zariah explained. “Molly and Rodney as you two are a couple you will be in the same game and must find an equal amount of male and female players. I will contact you later with further instructions,” she blew them a kiss as the two of them disappeared. “Opal, you’ll be joining one of my game shows, the House of TFs,” Zariah didn’t give any more details as she dismissed Opal, sending her straight into the show.



Now only Tara and Zariah remained in the house. “Now Tara, can I interest you in a game?” Zariah came up from behind, grabbing her shoulders.



Tara looked down at the trophy in her hands and at Caleb’s body. “Yes…” she muttered under her breath.