"Ahhh Saturday morning" said Fred quietly to himself as he wandered into the kitchen to start breakfast. For while he was the only one downstairs but soon the smell of coffee and breakfast began to waft through the house and wake the others.
"Man that smells good Fred" said Shaggy as he and Scooby came into the kitchen "Need a hand?"
"Thanks Shag could you give the girls a shout it's all about done" asked Fred as he began to move the dishes into the dining room
"Velma! Daphne! Breakfast is ready!" shouted Shaggy up the stairs. Both girls quickly headed downstairs with Daphne leading the way.
"Morning Shag, do you have to shout quire so loud?" she asked still slightly dazed and headed to the dining table to give Fred a good morning kiss and to help set up the table..
"Morning Velms!" said Shaggy as he plucked Velma off the stairs, twirled her around then carried her towards the dining room
"Oh stop it Shaggy, put me down" she laughed holding onto him so he couldn't put her down "No not here, closer to the food please"
"OK then" he said and walked into the kitchen and gently set her next to the food.
"I meant the dining table but this will do" she looked into his face and smiled, he returned the smile and lent down to give her a good morning kiss. Velma held his head and the quick kiss turned into something a bit longer.
"It's so nice that they are together now" whispered Daphne to Fred "they're just perfect for each other"
"Yeah they look really happy, not sure I'd use the word perfect, but I know what you mean. Still they'd better stop soon as they're in between us and the breakfast and Scooby looks hungry" replied Fred.
"OK I can take the hint Fred" smiled Velma, "We'll bring the food over before Scooby knocks us down" They brought the food to the table, Shaggy went to get some mustard, chilli flakes and chocolate sprinkles for Scooby's bacon and eggs and Velma was getting the coffee ready when there was a knock on the door.
"I'll get it" said Fred jumping up and opening the door, he spent a short while talking to the postman then closed the door and turned around and held up two packages joined together with elastic band.
"Hey Daph, Velms your packages have arrived!" he shouted
Both girls looked up, they'd been waiting ages for these to arrive so both dashed towards Fred
"Sack the quarterback!" yelled Daphne.
"Let's get him!" shouted Velma
The girls came at Fred from opposite side and both made a flying leap for him. All of a sudden Fred was back in the last game at college, there were 5 seconds on the clock, it's forth and goal, he's just got the ball and the defence are going all out for a sack and turnover, his linesman are crumbling before his eyes but there open in the end zone is Rogers their ever nimble wide-receiver, at the last second he jumped back to avoid the sack, he guns the ball, Rogers leaps up and…TOUCHDOWN!
"Spike it in the end zo... oh" Fred shouted punching the air
The sound of Daphne and Velma crashing head first into each other brought him out of his flashback; he had enough presence of mind to grab Velma's glasses as they went flying through the air. Both girls crumpled to the ground clutching their heads. Fred and Shaggy were there in an instant and helped them to the sofas. Shaggy went and made crushed ice compresses for their heads and got some pain-killers. Both of the girls lay on the sofas holding the ice packs against their heads waiting for the world to stop spinning. Fred closed some of the curtains to dim the room.
"Think we're done for the day already Fred" whispered Shaggy "They are going to have sore heads all day after that. My head just hurts thinking about it"
Fred nodded in agreement "Yeah, that was a good catch Shag.".
Fred noticed that Velma was beginning to feel around "Velma is looking for her glasses Shag, better pass them to her" said Fred handing him Velma's glasses. He was puzzled why she kept moving her hand towards and away from her face.
"My eyes! I can't see anything properly, everything is so blurry, get a doctor Fred, please" cried Velma in panic.
"Relax, your glasses came off when you bumped heads, here they are" said Shaggy putting the glasses in Velma's hand.
"This is no time for joking Shaggy; I don't wear glasses, Velma does" said Velma getting unusually emotional
"Errr" went Shaggy
"Daphne,…" started Fred as he headed to Daphne
"What!" replied Velma "Please Fred, I'm serious, I can't see properly"
"I didn't ask you Velma." said Fred getting annoyed
Shaggy knelt down beside Velma "Are you OK Velms? You seem a bit confused"
"I'm OK Shaggy, my head just hurts a lot" replied Daphne "But what are you doing over there kneeling next to…" Daphne screamed so loud that everyone cringed "I must be dead, this can't be happening, I can see my own body" Fred knelt next to Daphne and took hold of her hands.
"Daphne, Daphne, your not dead, we are all here"
"I know I'm not dead Fred, I just can't see properly, what are you doing? Where are you Fred? Please stop messing about, I'm scared" sobbed Velma sitting up and trying to feel around. Fred and Shaggy looked at each other in confusion what's going on Shaggy mouthed to Fred, Fred just shrugged his shoulders. Shaggy sat next to Velma and put his arm around her, "Thanks Shaggy you are kind, but you should be with Velma. Why won't Fred come to me?"
Daphne looked confused and annoyed " Fred, why are you talking to me like I'm Daphne? This is no time for joking, she sounds really upset and injured. You should get her to a doctor if her sight has been affected. Look, swap places with Shaggy, your place is with Daphne."
"But... I..." started Fred
Daphne's hand went up to her face as if she was going to adjust a pair of glasses. "My glasses, where are my glasses? I can't… see… but I can see. I can see clearly." Daphne's face was a mixture of confusion, fear and wonder; she held a hand in front of her face then screamed again "This isn't my hand! My voice? What's happened to my voice? I sound like…" she looked down at her body "Oh jinkies, this can't be happening, it's impossible. Fred, bring me a mirror now!" A few seconds later a hand mirror was brought to her and she held it in front of her. Daphne looked into the mirror and went white. She raised a trembling hand to her face "No, no. no. no" she whispered "this can't be happening, this just can't be true." There was only one way to resolve this, Daphne carefully sat up and took a few deep breathes to steady her nerves and attempt to clear her head
"Everyone else be quiet. Daphne?" said Daphne clearly
"Yes Velma, are you OK? You sound so different, my head hurts so much and I can't see properly now. Why won't Fred believe me" replied a distressed Velma
"I feel… different as well Daphne," said Daphne carefully "I think perhaps you should put those glasses on, just trust me, please." Reluctantly Velma put on her glasses and looked around, shock and confusion registering on her face "I... I can see now. I don't' understand, I don't wear glasses Velma… does…" she looked down at herself then in the direction of Daphne, who smiled and waved at her. That was her body over there, but she was over here and that wave and facial expression belonged to Velma. Velma's eyes fluttered briefly then she fainted.
"Velma!" shouted Shaggy as he caught her. Fred and Shaggy laid her back on the sofa.
"Velma's over here Shag" said Daphne hugging herself, "That's my body, but I'm here, in Daphne's body. And it sounds like Daphne is in my body." The boys looked utterly bewildered now "When we knocked heads, something must have happened, I can't begin to imagine what, and we swapped bodies"
"If this is some joke Daphne, it's not funny" said Fred his annoyance beginning to show
"Oh how I wish this was a joke. Look Fred, would Daphne speak like this and would I act like that? How many times have I ever fainted? And you know the routine I follow when I loose my glasses. Look, ask me any question that I, that is Velma, could answer, and Daphne could not."
They thought for a few seconds then Scooby whispered something in Shaggy's ear
"Look are you sure Scoob, doesn't it all depend on the carpenter and how big the bit of wood is?"
"What are you talking about Shag?" asked Daphne quizzically
"Scoob was asking how long the planks were, but wouldn't that depend…"
"The Plank Length?" Daphne asked Scooby
"Res" said Scooby
"1.616252x10^-35 meters, it's important in quantum gravity."
Scooby whispered something else in Shaggy's ear
"The Bee Gees? C'mon Scooby, we all know who the Bee Gees are"
"Rig Ree" said Scooby loudly
"I think Scooby means Big G, Shag. It's the gravitational constant, you use it in calculating the gravitational attraction between two bodies. We had to derive this in science class at school remember? Anyway it's 6.67428x10-11 N(m/kg)^-2."
"Rokay, run rore" and he whispered again in Shaggy's ear.
"What's Avocado's number?" said Shaggy
"Rou-roy" muttered Scooby shaking his head
Daphne laughed "You mean Avogadro's number, its 6.022x10^23"
"Rix roint rero rwo rwo run rour run reven rine" corrected Scooby
"True but it's commonly shortened to 6.022x10^23 wait a minute how come you know so much about physical constants Scooby?" asked Daphne
"Ri rate rour rook ron rhem" said Scooby looking a bit guilty "Rorry Relma"
"You ate my little blue book of physical constants?" said Daphne "I was wondering where that had gone."
"Rhe's Relma ror rure" said Scooby
"Well that's that sorted out and at least you know what you can get me for my birthday Scoob"
With everyone looking at her, Daphne was the first to notice that Velma was beginning to stir
"Quick Fred, make sure her glasses are on and you are the first person she sees, and remember to call her Daphne" said Daphne urgently "Shaggy, Scooby get in front of me and hide me I don't want her fainting again. If she does, then I might faint as well and Dinkley's don't faint," Just to be sure she wrapped her arms around Shaggy's waist and rested her forehead on his back.
"Oh my head" whispered Velma opening her eyes, she was relieved that Fred was there next to her this time "What happened Fred?"
"You crashed head on with Daphne Velma I mean Velma, Daphne... Daphne" he replied and smiled nervously, Velma just stared at him oookay and who hit you over the head?
"That's for sure, is that ice pack around?" said Velma
"Here you go Daph" said Fred as he placed the pack back on the bump on her head
"Ow, thanks Fred, I had the strangest dream, I dreamt that I had swapped bodies with Vel… ma" she stopped as she moved her hand up to hold the compress and saw that she was wearing an orange jumper, she looked down at herself and gave a sharp intake of breath. Her hands felt her face, that wasn't her face' then she found the glasses
"I don't wear glasses" she whispered, she closed her eyes and moved the glasses from her eyes to her forehead then gingerly opened her eyes. The world was now just a mass of blurred coloured shapes. The large white blob, with a smaller pink blob and a smear of yellow on top she assumed must be Fred. She slowly extended a hand towards the pink blob, she stared in horrid fascination as her hand and forearm transformed into ill-defined coloured shapes as they moved towards him. Fred took her hand and held it against his face he could see her eyes being to widen, the colour began to drain from her face and her rate of breathing quickened.
"Shhhhh Daph, and I know its you are in there Daph. We're all freaked out at the moment with what has happened so you are in good company." Fred reached down are replaced her glasses, for Daphne the world became familiar once again.
"Where's Velma?" she asked quietly
"I'm over here Daph, I'm hiding behind Shaggy and Scooby, and I'm in your body at the moment. I didn't think it would be fair if the first thing you saw when you came round was yourself. It happened to me a few minutes ago and it's just too freaky for words."
"What do we do now?" asked Velma quietly
"Good question Daph, anyone have any suggestions?" said Daphne. There was a brief silence then.
"Breakfast!" exclaimed Shaggy