"Are you totally sure this is safe?" I asked for the millionth time and Berto, standing slightly hunched over his keyboard, sighed for the millionth time.
"Jessie its perfectly safe. Besides me and Shock ran the simulator over a dozen times and..." Berto answered as he finished typing and I narrowed my eyes at his back. "Please stop giving me that look." He said as he turned around and I crossed my arms, trying my best not to shake. Seeing the worry on my face he walked over and took my hands in his, giving them a gentle squeeze. "Look I know you're worried but Shock and I will be right here in case anything goes wrong. Not that it will." He quickly added as my eyes went wide.
"Okay but if I accidently destroy the lab...oops." I replied and he laughed before he released my hands and walked back to the keybroard. "Okay so what do I need to do?" I asked and he pointed to a target painted on the floor and I raised an eyebrow.
"That's just so we know where to stand and focus your Turbo energy." Shock explained as I wandered over to the target before I sighed and nodded, trying not to let anyone see my shoulders quiver. "Want me to link now?" He asked Berto who gave the Ultralink a nod and Shock shot over, instantly merging with the front of my Base suit and as I waited I shook myself. "Just relax and take a deep breath." He told me using his link and I did so, standing there as patiently as I could.
"Okay now just focus on building up a charge of Turbo energy." Berto told me and I stood perfectly still before I let out a growl as the Turbo energy started to make my eyes glow and as my boyfriend watched he gave me a thumbs up. At first the test to see just how well I could build up my Turbo powers before I changed modes seemed to be going well. "Okay now switch to Strength Mode." He called out and with a grin we switched to Strength Mode, my earlier focusing making the suit glow green. Berto grinned, looking pleased that his and Shock's idea had turned out pretty well and that's right when everything went down hill. Seconds later my eyes glowed green and I suddenly groaned as my body felt like it was burning.
"Jessie you need to slow the energy flow."Shock said suddenly and that's when I gasped, my Turbo powers beginning to hurt. "Jessie!" He cried out before he detached, thrown several feet by a surge of Turbo energy. Ignoring the danger, Berto rushed towards me and I threw out a hand trying to keep him away.
"Berto...stay back...power unstable." I whimpered and his eyes went wide before he reached for my hand. Before Shock could link with me and absorb the excess Turbo energy flow a massive explosion rocked the lab, throwing us all backwards. Both Berto and I were thrown into the walls, Berto the back wall and me the front, and knocked instantly unconcious. Shock landed on the keyboard and was left stunned. From outside the room the sounds of running feet could be heard...or at least to anyone concious.
Sometime later...
"Owww..." I groaned as my eyes slowly opened and as my vision began to clear I found Commander Forge looking down at me, a slight frown on his face. "What...happened?" I whispered and that's when I coughed, my voice sounding a little strange.
"There was a Tachyon energy explosion in your lab and when we rushed to check we found you and Jessie lying out cold on the floor." Forge explained as I struggled to sit up and as the fog in my mind cleared I blinked as something in his words confusioned me.
"Wait a second...did you say 'you and Jessie'?"I asked and after giving me a raised eyebrow Forge nodded. "Okaaay, why did you say that?"
"Because you're Berto, duh." Shock replied and that's when I saw just who was lying in a bed right next to me. I found myself being stared at by a pair of chocolate-brown eyes and that wouldn't have been so bad if they weren't also attached to my body.
"Okay either I'm dreaming or I'm looking at myself right now." Berto said and the moment I heard my voice coming from someone else I almost toppled off the bed in shock, eyes wide. "Oh..." Berto muttered something slightly offensive under his breath in Spanish and I would have laughed, knowing exactly what that word was, if I wasn't so freaked out.
"Wait a minute, are you two telling me that you're in the wrong bodies?" Forge asked a slight smile on his face as he waited for us to shout "gotcha" and when we continued to stare at each other in shock he raised both eyebrows at once. "Oh crud." He muttered and Berto and I nodded, both a little weirded out.
"Okay let me see if I have this right. You're saying that you and Berto somehow switched bodies?" Max asked as we stood inside the Com Room and I gave him a slight nod, making him frown at me and Berto. After a few seconds of silence Max threw back his head and as he burst out laughing I narrowed my eyes at him, which just made him laugh harder.