To EgyptianAngel: Sorry I forgot to tell you! The Disney movie I was referring to was Freaky Friday made in 1976 and remade in 2003. I haven't seen to newer version yet but I plan too. Personally I think it should be remade again. The idea of switching body unintentionally or on purpose to make for a great movie if done right, like with spies and a few half-witted heroes. One of the heroes should be a martial artist in the wrong body.

Magna: The following story was inspired by what my mom accidentally last night. I was to say the least inspired.

Mystery Voice: Man, talk about accidental evil. Muhaha!

Magna: You've been dating Kahmunrah haven't you?

Mystery Voice: No… He bought me coffee.

Magna: On with the story while I plan an intervention.

WARNING: Doppelganger death

Universe: Doppelgänger universe

Doppelgangers: Ahkmenrah/ Benjamin, Attila/ Chang, Teddy/ George, Sacagawea/ Jenna, Octavius/ Augustus, Jedediah / Jedburgh

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Closer

After the incidents of running into the night guards' son, they had seen him with Nicky once, they had decided to make the time for a retreat together away from the city. The group needed to talk and relax somewhere they wouldn't run into anyone who would spark what they called "The Compulsion" in any of the group. Hopefully, so a month later they had arranged a retreat to a good size lodge outside of a small town.

It was all arranged; everyone brought food just to be safe. Everyone was to bring their own essentials to last for three days away from civilization. What they weren't prepared for was the person renting the property waiting for them at the front door.

A short woman with long red hair wrung her hands worriedly, "I'm sorry. I can't rent you the property. There has been a change of circumstances."

Teddy was astonished, "Dear lady we should have been informed if you could no longer accommodate us." The others audibly grumbled from behind him with bags of food in their arms.

The woman was clearly trying not to panic as she kept shifting her eyes away from them and towards the setting sun. "If you don't leave the property an hour before sunset I'll call the police. I suggest you leave the area now."

She made to leave but Jed decided he had to have his say about her ultimatum.

"Why in tarnation…?"

"LEAVE NOW!" She hurried to her car, driving away at such speed that all that could be seen of her when she left was a cloud of dust.

"Let's go to town and find a hotel. We can return to New York in the morning." Jenna was already returning to the car she and George shared.

The others sighed or grumbled and followed her lead.

Benjamin had a bad feeling. Like there was something foul in the air.

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In town they had found that the only two hotels in town had been permanently closed for the last few days. And the town's folk basically repeated threats of police action in the form of a curfew. For the last week everyone in town had to be indoors an hour before sunset.

Puzzled the group gathered in the largest vehicle which was Attila's van he used for work and personal use.

"It is strange that a town have boarding that they wish for no one to use and shut down before sunset." Octavius was squeezed between Teddy and Ahk in the back seats.

Ahk was annoyed but shrugged anyway. "We have no choice. We must leave or be arrested."

"Let's risk it. I darn sure ain't going to let them do this without explanation. The woman didn't warn us or refund the money!"

"Jed…"

"No, we deserve the truth!"

Jenna sighed, "You will not get the truth. You will get a jail cell instead. We can return and demand our money with an explanation tomorrow. It is suspicious however we won't learn anything if we're arrested."

"…Okay…"

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The group was headed back to New York after a few minutes discussion. Everyone got back into their car own car except Jed who after a discussion with Attila joined him in his van instead of joining Octavius in the car they were renting with Benjamin. They were on the road back for about thirty minutes when Ahk became worried.

"Do you not find it odd that Jed who usually wants to drive chose to be Attila's passenger?"

Octavius shrugged, "Perhaps he was too agitated to drive safely."

"Yes, but then he could have still ridden with us. And he would have rather have driven whether he could drive safely or not."

"True but I cannot…"

Suddenly Attila's van shot ahead, did a U-turn and drove back towards the town well over the speed limit.

Ahk swore as he turned around with the others following suit at the legal speed.

"The fools will be arrested!"

It was already sunset when they caught up. Attila's van was parked just outside the town to the side of one of the closed hotels. They parked by the van, getting out they ran up looking for either Jed or Attila. Neither was found in or by the van, because just before sunset they had snuck around the back of the hotel, where Jenna found them.

"Back here!"

The others ran to where she was and shocked to see her kneeling by the two men who sprawled out on the ground as though they had just suddenly collapsed.

Jenna was checking the two over before she shook her head sadly, "They are dead."

There was a shocked silence before Octavius feels to his knees by Jed and Ahk knelt sadly down by Attila. Teddy did as Ahk and placed his hand on Ahk's shoulder. "I'm sorry. I'm afraid their lack of restraint is their undoing. But I suggest we take them and leave before what befell them happens to us."

"It won't."

A young man, a teenager was leaning casually against the back of the hotel like nothing was wrong.

Octavius stood and talked slowly, looking as though he might attack, "Did you kill them?"

"No, the curse plaguing the town did. If your outside exactly when the sunsets you die. After sunset nothing happens, it's okay to roam. Not that it lasts. Anyone who dies comes back to life at sunrise. It's been happening for days now."

The whole group was silent. So that was why they were asked to leave. To hide the town curse from outsiders, to prevent outsiders causing trouble.

Octavius collapsed and hugged Jed's temporarily lifeless body. "You're going to be okay in the morning. Both you and Attila will be okay."

Teddy, "Uh, thank you young man…"

"Names Bobby, not that it matters cause you need to leave before you're arrested."

Ahk stood, "We will and we will come back to help with the curse."

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They were sitting in the back of Attila's van in a back alley of New York waiting when the sun rose. As Bobby had said both men came back to life suddenly. Gasping for and talking wildly and incoherently.

"Dream... Museum… Cowboy diorama…" Jed talking wide eye rambling on and on, "Octavius… You… Roman diorama! The night guard is Larry Daley!"

To be Continued…

Magna: Yes, we all may have heard someone who may have said, "It's dead… I mean its dark outside." True you can say that if nothing is going on but saying that reminded me of zombies or a curse. As you can figure out they either had an out of body experience or their souls temporarily retreated to back to their other selves. You can decide that for yourselves.

Mystery Voice: Where was the point of the warning of their not permanently dead?

Magna: I'm just being considerate.

Mystery Voice: Whatever.