"That was weird."

Leo and Jason stood in the middle of the bunker after the explosion went off. They seemed relatively unharmed, despite the smoky atmosphere and discarded machinery strewn everywhere. But overall, nothing actually seemed to be wrong. That is until the two left the building to escape the smog, finding themselves engulfed in the fresh air outside, when Leo noticed that the boy in front of him looked an awful lot like himself. Which he figured wasn't exactly "normal".

"Jason, what happened to you? Why do you look like a scrawny, Latino Christmas elf?" Leo asked, stopping Jason on their way to the mess hall.

Jason took a long, deep breath as he examined his newly acclaimed appearance. "That is a very good question."

"I mean, don't get me wrong, you look very good looking…"

Jason stopped him with a pointed look. "Have you taken a look at yourself lately?"

Leo looked down and noticed the purple t-shirt and jeans, the pale skin, and the fact that the ground looked a lot farther away than usual. He couldn't help but notice that he looked an awful lot like Jason. With an extra emphasis on the awful part. "What the Hades..." he muttered.

"We must've switched bodies somehow," Jason noted.

"Ya think?!" It was just starting to dawn on Leo how serious of a predicament they were in.

"Let's just stay calm, and we'll figure this out."

"Stay calm?! Dude, I look like a blonde superman!" Leo yelled. "And you look like the hottest man alive! And while that must be exciting for you, I'd kinda like my body back!"

Jason rolled his eyes, then turned towards a figure walking their way. "Oh no, it's Piper. We can't let her know what's happened. Act natural." Leo wanted to ask how exactly you were supposed to act natural when, oh, you just happen to be trapped in someone else's body! But Piper strode over to them before he got the chance.

"Hey guys," she said.

"Hey Pipes," Jason smiled widely at her, his eyes shining.

Leo ignored the two, like he usually did in these situations, and then remembered that he wasn't exactly "Leo" anymore. "Oh, um, hey Piper!" He tried for a charming, Jason-like grin, but it probably came out as more of a Leo-esque contortion.

"Jason, I was wondering if you wanted to head over to the stables with me? I have a feeling we could talk someone into giving us a Pegasus ride over the city," Piper grinned.

"Oh you know, I would love to, but Leo and I here have some important stuff to do." Leo patted Jason's back, which felt strange considering it seemed to be his own back he was patting.

"Important stuff?" She raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah, so maybe another time?"

Piper just snorted. "Yeah, okay. You guys enjoy your 'important stuff' to do."

She turned to the real Jason. "And Leo, if you're going to keep playing with fire, you should really change your clothes afterwards." She motioned to the burned hole in his shirt that Jason had apparently failed to notice, most likely due to his preoccupation that he was, you know, trapped in another person's body.

Leo heard Piper mutter, "boys," as she wandered off.

Jason turned to him suddenly. It still weirded Leo out to look back at his own face. "That was a close one. We need to figure something out quick before anyone finds out that we've switched bodies."


Piper felt the smirk settle on her face as she walked away from the boys' muted conversation. They were so bad at subtlety, she had no doubt that they were planning something for her birthday coming up in a couple of days. It was a nice gesture and all, so she figured she'd let them have their moment and started practicing her surprised face.


"Yo Jason, wanna come sword fight with me? I think it's time we settle our battle in Kansas once and for all," Percy grinned as he strutted over to the table Leo and Jason were sprawled over in the mess hall. It looked to him like they were in deep conversation.

Jason sprung up in response. "Oh, um, sorry I can't. I've got, um, work to do. And, uh, Piper needs me. Yeah, that's right. You know how they are. Women."

Percy eyed him suspiciously. "Okay, dude, whatever. Leo? You wanna come? Course you'd have to use a real sword instead of a hammer."

Leo just stared at him. "Uh, no thanks, I'm good."

Percy shook his head, grudgingly. "Fine. I'll ask Annabeth. Zeus knows she's the real competition."


After Percy left, Leo patted himself on the back for dodging a bullet. There was no way he could have imitated Jason's moves with the sword; he would have been caught easily. What he needed to do now was find a solution to their problem and fast, before anyone caught on to their little predicament, and ending up as the brink of camp gossip. He wasn't sure how, be he was determined to figure out how to undo the spell. And Leo had a sneaking suspicion of just which godly being got them into this mess in the first place.


Aphrodite watched from above as her plans began unfolding. Jason Grace and Leo Valdez had fallen prey to her plans, and now were causing the drama she had yearned for. She knew that Piper would be so grateful for what she had done; it truly was the best birthday present anyone could ask for.


A/N: Thanks for reading! Chapter 3 will be up soon.