I have no idea what Eve is planning, but I realize I shouldn't have let her. Come on, the audience loved it. Besides, you know me. When have I done anything that didn't have a purpose? Does eating cake have a purpose? It makes me happier so I don't accidently kill people in anger. Well then… I feel this arc will bring season three to a close. While it is fun, exciting, and downright crazy, there is always important stuff happening. Outside of this fanfic, I hope everyone playing Pokemon Go aren't being stupid and walking out into streets or off bridges. Everything in moderation guys, except alcohol, once you hit 21 (Or whatever age your country allows.) I'm still waiting for next month's Index novel.

I saw a lot of people suggest who should be swapped, but as a note, Uiharu was out of range while Mugino and Gunha were nowhere near Eve's spell. A lot of people had comments on this and I'm sorry, but it would take too long to address everyone individually. Now that I read the comments, it seems like a lot of people referenced Angel Fall. I completely forgot about this when I randomly chose this idea. I have a hat full of ideas my friends, suggestions from you reviewers and I created to use in these kinds of situations.

naruhinasakufan1: I definitely don't want to be too predictable. Time to change everything.

Swoob: Everyone loves Eve. She has really gotten a warm welcome for being an OC, but it's probably because she's a villain. If Jason becomes evil, he would probably die to force the plot to move. Can't have that, people are just beginning to like him.

KaguTsumi: Fluffy is just a nickname. Its true name is unpronounceable by human language. You need to learn how to speak angels to say it.

Salishious: If you have Carissa and Accelerator, don't you think destruction is already full? You need some versatility stuff like data gathering with electricity. Kazakiri would have to find a way to keep herself from touching his hand. Maybe a big block of metal wrapped around his hand.

Kuroppy: It might hurt at first…

Handsomistic1: Hot Ice Cream is currently in Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, and Mint.

Deep Sea Diver Man: A good friend asked me that too, so it is definitely addressed in this chapter.

Guest: I changed a few of the dragons. I only had the picture from the manga to base my stuff on and they weren't colored. I didn't see the colored one on the manga cover. I don't think that one in the back is the right color.

Agent Nine: The 7 added dragon heads are actually cannon. They appear in the railgun manga. As of what they are, that still hasn't been answered.

Geust's Account: People really want Eve to join his harem. I'm just that adorable. Clones are never good for relationships, they never match the original. I might just bother him while others are nearby for a while.

Disclaimer: Random people do not own Toaru Majutsu no Index or any of the characters. Reading this story may cause you to burst out in laughter or start yelling at fictional characters. This may cause nearby people to assume you have gone crazy. Please read responsibly. Magic Gods own all so they can do what they want.

Who is calling so early? Mikoto thought grumpily, as she automatically reached her hand out to the bedside table. She was not a morning person and usually required Kuroko to wake her up "Hello?" she mumbled, not opening her eyes to see who was calling. Her voice sounded deeper and her body hurt a little as she stretched out her arm. I wonder if I caught a summer cold. Great.

"Don't panic," came the girl's voice form the other end. "But I'm about to tell you something that seems impossible if you haven't noticed already."

"Shokuhou?" Mikoto muttered, her voice still sounding horse and deep, but oddly familiar. "This better be important. I was sleeping."

"Wait, I thought you were… Oh, it wasn't one to one."

"What are you talking about?"

"Please listen. What I'm about to say is going to sound strange, but it's important you do exactly what I say."

"Okay…," Mikoto replied slowly, thinking Misaki's tone sounded strange. I can always ignore her if it sounds really stupid. I'm getting tired of her jokes.

"Cover your mouth tightly with your hand and look to your left."

"What?"

"Please!"

Mikoto couldn't remember the last time Misaki had said please to her and it worried her enough she actually started processing Misaki's words. Thinking the instructions didn't sound too difficult, she decided to go along with Misaki's request. Mikoto covered her mouth tightly with her hand and turned her head, opening her eyes at last. It took a moment for her eyes to adjust and everything swam into focus. The first thing she noticed was she wasn't in her dorm room in Tokiwadai, but that was quickly pushed out of her mind as she gazed at herself in the mirror. Her eyes went wide, her mouth would have fallen open if not for her hand, and she sat up in panic. Mikoto was now fully awake.

She could only gape at the mirror and see Touma Kamijou staring back at her.

It was a good thing her hand was covering her mouth, as she was screaming inside and her voice was muffled. The hand was the only thing keeping it from waking everyone in the building. How is this possible?! This has to be a dream! She stood up and took a couple steps toward the mirror and then pinched herself. "Ouch." It's not a dream. Touma was dressed in a pair of baggy pants and a loose fitting shirt, but Mikoto could see bandages under the collar. She pulled it down slightly and noticed his upper body was wrapped tightly in them. He's injured. It looks like he really was involved in that mess yesterday.

She let go of the shirt and stared at the mirror again, twisting around to get a full view. It looked like she had completely become Touma, down to the very detail. How on earth could this happen? I actually became Touma? If I did, what happened to him? She looked down at his pants and a thought appeared in her mind. Her face turned red as she thought about what was under his clothes. She had health class in school before and knew the differences between a male and female body, but it's not like she actually saw one before. Did I physically become him? A movement and a sound startled her. She quickly removed her hands from the pants and turned around. Touma hadn't been in the room alone. A familiar tea covered hair caught her attention.

"If you need the bathroom it's down the hall," Shizuri yawned glancing at him for a moment, before turning over and going back to sleep. She obviously wasn't much of a morning person either. Mikoto only nodded, as her entire body froze from shock. Her brained tried to process Shizuri's sudden appearance. Mikoto walked to the only door in the room, somewhat mechanically, opened it and stepped through, closing it silently behind her. She glanced around to take in the luxurious apartment, before taking a deep breath. She was forcing herself to remain calm, but she needed answers. Misaki's voice came through Touma's phone and she remembered she was holding it. Mikoto both yelled and tried to prevent herself from yelling, causing her voice to shake, but remain at a low volume.

"S-Shokuhou," she asked, holding Touma's cellphone up to her ear. "What is going on? Are you even Shokuhou?"

"I'm Touma. I woke up in Misaki's body. If you aren't her, then who are you?"

"It's me Mikoto," she told him, glancing around to make sure she didn't accidently wake anyone up. The questions just started to flow from her mouth before she could stop herself. "Why are you injured? What happened to you yesterday? Why were you sharing a bed with Mugino? Did you do anything inappropriate to Shokuhou's body? How did we all switch bodies?"

"One question at a time," Touma pleaded. "I'm just as confused as you are, but don't think your priorities are out of order?"

"No," Mikoto said firmly, stomping her foot. "You think I enjoy finding out you got injured. I had suspicions you got involved in something big yesterday, but I couldn't be completely sure." Her voice sounded pained, even though it was Touma's. "I want to know what happened to you first. I'm in your body and it's sore all over. Why do you keep hiding everything from me?"

"I ran into Mugino while she was being attacked," he explained quickly. "I helped her, but got a little hurt in the process. She brought me to her apartment and gave me first aid. I think some of the medicine made me drowsy and that's why I was sleeping there. I can go into more detail when we have time. It wasn't that I was hiding anything from you. I just didn't have time to tell you yet. I promised I would be honest with you."

"If that's it," Mikoto continued, her voice shaking again and her heart pounding. "Why was she sleeping in the same bed as you?" I want to believe him, but she was sleeping in the same bed, while wearing clothes Kuroko would normally buy. Touma, please tell me the truth.

"What?!" spluttered Touma. "What do you mean? When I fell asleep, I was by myself."

"She was sleeping right next to you in very adult like clothes!"

"I don't know anything about that? I was drugged with pain meds!"

"Really?" Her heart beat was slowly down at least. The tone of his voice told her he was honestly surprised by what she told him.

"I swear. You know I wouldn't do anything like that Mikoto."

"Okay," Mikoto replied, deciding to let him off the hook, for now. If they had been face to face, and she was in her body, she would have definitely shocked him before he could explain. The way he said her name slightly mollified her. She knew he wouldn't do something like that and then lie to her. If he had actually fallen for Shizuri, he would have been completely honest about it. Shizuri's feelings had always been a mystery to Mikoto. There had been signs Shizuri might have liked Touma, but she had such a terrible personality, so Mikoto was never sure. There was the possibility Shizuri snuck into his bed if he saved her. The more she thought about that, the more it seemed likely. Great, another rival. Is there no end to them? She finally turned her thoughts to the pressing matter at hand. "What happened to us?"

"It has to be Eve," Touma told her. "It's the only possible explanation. She told us anything could happen with her magic."

"But," Mikoto protested. "What could she possibly gain for doing something like this?"

"Maybe to distract us?" Touma suggested. "Or maybe she just did it for her own amusement. I can never tell what she's thinking. This could be part of a big convoluted plan of hers. I feel like if she wanted to take us out, she could just hunt us down one at a time."

"True," Mikoto conceded. "Her plan in England was pretty well thought out. What about the others? They all got hit with her magic too. You think they all swapped? Someone has to be in my body."

"It's pretty early. They may still be asleep. I know Jason and Accelerator hate getting up early." He paused for a moment. "I'm getting a call from your phone Mikoto. I'll call you back after I talk with them. We need to find a place for all of us to meet up and figure out what we are going to do."

"Okay," Mikoto agreed. "Call me back quickly." She hung up and looked around the apartment again. I should get going. I definitely don't want to be around when Mugino wakes up. I don't know what she expects, but I want no part in it. She walked quickly toward the door, unlocked it, and left, closing it silently behind her. She had no idea Touma had promised to explain everything that happened yesterday to Shizuri. Touma had also completely forgotten about it because of Eve's body swap magic.

Touma looked at his phone, wondering who was in Mikoto's body, before he sighed and answered it. "Hello?"

"I assume you woke up a little confused too," came Mikoto's voice, even though Touma knew it wasn't her. The voice sounded a little more cheerful then it should have been, which gave him a clue on who it should be. "Are you Misaka or someone else?" The person on the other end was obviously not wasting any time.

"It's Touma," he told her.

"Really?" Her voice sounded surprised, but then unusually happy. "I was worried who might have ended up in my body but, if it's you, I'm fine with that. Feel free to inspect it as close as you wish." Her voice got softer. "I'm sure you will enjoy it."

"Misaki!" Touma said indignantly. "I wouldn't do something like that. I'm embarrassed enough as it is."

"I know you wouldn't," Misaki agreed. "But that's why I wanted to reassure you it's okay. Besides, hopefully one day you will get to see it all from your own body, up close and personal." Touma coughed and she giggled. "We will meet you up in my room in a moment, we need to get changed quickly."

"Was Shirai-san also swapped?" Touma asked.

"Yes," Misaki confirmed. "I woke her up to see if she was affected too and got an interesting surprise. Give us five minutes and we can talk in private."

"Okay." Misaki hung up and Touma started pacing around the room. He tried to contact Jason and Accelerator, but neither of them answered. Their phones might have been turned off or were on silent. He kept unconsciously glancing at the mirror, looking at Misaki's body, before tearing his eyes away and feeling like garbage. While Misaki said it was okay, he didn't feel right taking advantage of the situation. He couldn't deny Misaki was a very attractive girl and, being in such a revealing nightgown, his male instincts were quite insistent, especially since he could feel everything move when he walked. After what felt like ages, he heard a knock on the door. He glanced through the door's peephole and saw Mikoto's face. He unlocked and opened the door, waving them in. Misaki and Kuroko, or whoever was in her body, stepped in quickly. He then closed the door behind them. Kuroko sat in a chair and Misaki sat on the bed, both looking at him.

"Hmm," Misaki commented, looking him up and down. "I can usually get a third person's view of my clothes, but actually looking at it, with my own eyes, I really do like that nightgown." She and Kuroko were just wearing the normal Tokiwadai school uniforms. They must have thrown them on quickly before heading to his room.

"I've been trying to contact the others," he told them, trying not to get embarrassed at Misaki's words. "I already found Mikoto, she's in my body." Misaki looked slightly disappointed, but tried to hide it.

"Won't do any good for me," the person in Kuroko's body told him. She bore the unmistakable sign of a recent nosebleed and her pigtails weren't quite as extravagant as usual. Either they or Misaki must have tied them and they were not use to the way Kuroko normally did them. "My phone's password protected due to work with Judgement and Anti-Skill. Whoever is in my body won't be able to access it easily."

"Jason?" Touma asked, trying to make sure he got the right person. Shirai is going to be pissed. I'm almost glad I didn't end up in Mikoto's body. When, if, we swap back, she would definitely kill us. I'm glad he's the only one in danger of that.

"In the flesh."

"I was really surprised when I woke up in Misaka's body," Misaki explained to Touma. "But after the initial shock, I had to think about it rationally. I only knew of one magician who could have done something like this. I woke up Shirai, and found out quickly Kagere-san was in her body. He seemed to have become overly excited when he saw the situation."

The truth was a little more complicated. When Misaki woke up, the first thing she noticed was her sheets weren't as fine as the ones she was used to. Mikoto used a more common blend than her silk ones. Misaki then sat up and immediately felt the differences in weight from their chest sizes. This was more than enough to warn herself this wasn't her body and she quickly found a mirror. It was lucky she wasn't a screamer, or a lot of people in the dorm would have woken up. Misaki was smart and almost immediately rationalized this was Eve's doing and went to wake up Kuroko, before finding out Jason was currently inhabiting her body.

"Hey!" Jason said indignantly. "I was overcome by shock by the fact Kuroko was wearing a transparent nightgown with nothing underneath. When we got changed, I closed my eyes and Misaki put Kuroko's uniform on me and did the hair to avoid attracting attention. I don't think she was as gentle as she could have been though."

"You mentioned her outfit was nice," Misaki pointed out. "Besides, we were in a hurry."

"It was. I should buy one for Kazari, but she might be too shy to wear it." He grinned.

"You should probably omit that part when we meet up with the others," Touma suggested. "We don't need Shirai-san trying to kill you right now."

"If she's in my body," Jason laughed. "She's going to get a big surprise and try to kill me anyways."

"Why?"

"You know I normally sleep in just boxers, right?" Touma nodded. "Well, yesterday an electrical surge knocked out a power relay that provided energy to my apartment. The power was out all night."

"There could be a couple explanations for that," Misaki added. Touma nodded again, but he couldn't help thinking of all the times Mikoto's lightning strikes took out the power to his apartment. There was also Teitoku's magic lightning that might have caused some problems.

"Well it was pretty hot last night," Jason continued. "I was roasting and well, I cooled myself off as much as possible."

"Oh…" Touma said when he dawned on him. "So you are saying she might be traumatized for life then?"

"There's always the chance Accelerator will be in my body," Jason shrugged. "But then he would just get jealous." He laughed and even Touma couldn't help snickering.

"As much as I enjoy discussing the male anatomy," Misaki said, slightly impatiently. "We have more urgent matters to discuss right now, do we not?" This sobered up Touma and Jason immediately.

"Jason," Touma said, turning to him. It was kind of weird looking at Kuroko's body while knowing who he really was. "You know about magic, how's this possible?"

"I don't know," Jason said, shaking her head. "This is beyond anything I have encountered. I can tell you this though, I don't have access to my shadow. Our original abilities can't be used while we are swapped."

"What about the abilities we are in now?" Misaki asked. "Would I be able to use Misaka's electricity, or would Touma be able to use mine?"

"I don't know," Jason said again. "I can't test out that theory because I don't know the calculations for Kuroko's teleportation. If I learn those, then I could answer your question."

"I think right now we need to meet up with everyone and discuss what we know," Touma suggested. "It would probably make people feel a little more at ease if we all know how we are going to proceed." Misaki and Jason both agreed. "Can we use your apartment Jason?"

"It's a little cluttered, but I don't see a problem."

"I'll let Mikoto know then," Touma said, pulling out his phone. "Can you see if you can reach the others?"

"Before we do that," Misaki interrupted. "We need to get you out of those clothes and into something more appropriate. I can't be seen out in public like that. You need to be dressed properly."

"Wait what?" Touma asked and Jason grinned.

"I'll wait outside."

"Hold on!"

"Don't worry. I'll be quick and gentle." Misaki was a lot more hands on than she needed to be.

"Come on Touma," Misaki said, patting him on the shoulder. "It wasn't that bad. It's just our school uniform." All three of them were heading to Jason's apartment to meet the others. To their surprise, they found out Accelerator was in Ruiko's body and Kazari was with him, which only left Ruiko and Kuroko left, who had to be in Accelerator's and Jason's body. They didn't get much information from Accelerator and Kazari, but it sounded like something embarrassing happened.

"I can't understand why girls actually want to wear skirts," Touma said. "I feel like a random breeze will reveal everything." Skirts were a lot different when worn instead of just being admired. "You had to put everything on didn't you?" Misaki grinned happily.

"You're beginning to sound like a girl," Jason pointed out.

"It's not like I ever wore one of these before," Touma growled at him. "Why are you so relaxed? You woke up in someone else's body too."

"I'm more use to magic," Jason shrugged. "Besides, I accepted our fate. A little draft under a skirt isn't going to bother me."

"I think our uniforms were designed by men," Misaki said. "You know they are all a bunch of old perverts." She suddenly smiled. "Are you telling me you never enjoyed looking at mu short skirt when I wore my uniform around you?"

"I don't purposely look!" Touma protested. "But...," his voice got soft, "it does look good on you." Misaki beamed at him.

"Fliting even while in a girl's body," Jason said, rolling his eyes. "I wish the other guys could see this. I'm pretty sure you stare at skirts too. You always turn red when a breeze blows them up, misunderstandings occur and you run away in panic."

"Thanks for describing my misfortunate life," Touma muttered.

"Don't worry," Misaki said, leaning up near him. "Any misfortune you experience, I'll give you a double dose of fortune." Before Touma could respond, his ears were burning, they heard another voice and Touma got another dose of the weirdness of the situation.

"Finally found you guys." They all turned and saw Touma jogging up to them. Well, more specifically, it was Mikoto in Touma's body. "I should have known. Even in different bodies, you are still fawning over him." Mikoto glared at Misaki in suspicion. It was especially annoying for her to see Misaki in her body leaning up against Touma in Misaki's body, while Jason watched with amusement.

"I'm not so shallow I would like someone purely based on their looks," Misaki replied sweetly. She looked Mikoto up and down. "I have to admit, you finally got the mescaline body you always wanted. You definitely look a lot better now." Mikoto scowled and tried to ignore her, turning to Touma.

"She didn't try anything did she?" Mikoto asked.

"No," Touma shook her head. "The only thing she did was put her uniform on me and Jason while we closed our eyes and saw nothing."

"Saw nothing huh?" She raised an eyebrow suspiciously, but it was more to Jason. "With what Kuroko wears, I find that hard to believe."

"I might have seen a little," Jason admitted. "But I did close my eyes while Shokuhou-san took over."

"You better. Kuroko would kill you otherwise. Actually, she may still kill you when this over." Mikoto turned back to Touma. "You look tired. Are you okay?" She noticed he was slightly red and breathing heavily.

"I'm fine," Touma told her, slightly out of breath but trying to hide in. "Misaki's body isn't as… athletically endowed us ours."

"You can say that again," Mikoto said, grinning. "I keep telling her she needs to go and exercise more. She can barely run a couple blocks."

"Speaking of endowed," Misaki said evenly, but a vein was twitching in her head. "Besides your mescaline tomboy body, I keep feeling off balance without any weight here." She put a hand delicately on her chest. "Your body is lacking one of the most important qualities of a young lady."

"Why you!" Mikoto fumed, stepping toward her, but Touma stepped in between them.

"Come on you two," he sighed. "We have more pressing issues at the moment. Can you two please stop arguing?" Both girls glared at each other, huffed, crossed their arms, and turned away from each other. I know those two are friends, but I wish they would just stop arguing all the time. The comment about chests did ring slightly with him, since older onee-san types were his original preference, but he wouldn't go out with a girl just because of that. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Jason watching them and smirking. Touma imagined it would be an entertaining sight to see Mikoto and Touma argue while Misaki was trying to keep the peace. He was relieved when they finally arrived at the apartment.

"I'll let us in," Jason volunteered, leading them into the apartment building and up the elevator. They reached his apartment and he punched in the access code.

"I hope whoever is in your body knows to stay here," Touma said, as they all entered and the door closed behind them.

"It's a lot messier then I remember," Misaki commented. Touma had to admit she had a point. There were a lot of dishes in the sink, boxes of papers stashed in the corner, pieces of machines on the table, piles of books and magazines littered the floor, and a couple shirts were thrown in the corner. Some places looked like it hadn't been dusted in a while either.

"I don't have much time to keep my apartment clean." Jason shrugged. "Hello!" he called out. "Anyone here?" There was a bang from the bed room and everyone saw Jason, they all knew it was just his body controlled by someone else, burst out of the room. His face was ghastly white, but his eyes flashed dangerously with rage when he saw Jason in Kuroko's body.

"YOU!" He yelled running towards Jason and grabbing his shoulders. "I KNOW YOU HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS! CHANGE US BACK NOW! I'VE NEVER BEEN SO EMBARRESSED IN MY LIFE!"

"K-Kuroko?" Jason asked, stammering as he was being violently shaken. Jason's body was older, bigger, and physically stronger than Kuroko's, so he was getting thrashed.

"YOU THINK I ENJOYED WAKING UP AND SEEING THAT?! I NEARLY DIED OF A HEART ATTACK!"

"N-not m-my f-fault," Jason continued to stammer. "S-some h-help g-guys?"

"Kuroko let him breath," Mikoto told her, grabbing her and pulling her off Jason.

"Get off me ape or you're next," Kuroko hissed. "OUCH!" She crouched on the ground, clutching her head from the karate chopped Mikoto had given her.

"Wow," Mikoto said impressed, looking at the results. "Accelerator was right. That does work. Kuroko, listen. If you got body swapped, don't you think the rest of us got swapped too? Touma is in Shokuhou's body."

"Huh?" Kuroko said, looking up and her brain began to process things more rationally. "If we all switched and the apes in her body, then," she looked over at Misaki in Mikoto's body, "Are you Shokuhou?" Misaki nodded. "That means…" She turned around and looked at Mikoto. "NOOO! My beautiful onee-sama is trapped in the body of a disgusting male!"

"Hey," Touma said indignantly.

"Calm down Shirai-san," Misaki said and miraculously Kuroko did. It was probably because it was Mikoto's voice that talked to her and the only thing familiar to her. "Who do you think has the power to swap all of our minds? This isn't a science ability." Kuroko didn't have to think very long before she came to the conclusion.

"Eve."

"Exactly," Mikoto said. "We don't know how she did it, but we are trying to gather everyone together to figure out what to do next. Uiharu-san and Accelerator are on their way. We are still trying to contact Saten-san."

"Jason's apartment made the best location for a private discussion," Touma said, sitting down on the couch. "We just need the wait for the others."

"If it was Eve's magic," Kuroko mumbled, crossing her arms and remembering their encounter yesterday. "That would mean Accelerator and Saten-san would be caught up in this right?" Everyone nodded. "I hope he doesn't do anything bad in her body." Her eyes narrowed and she glanced at Jason. "You didn't do anything with my body right? You better not have done anything perverted." Her eyes widened when she remembered what she had been wearing last night. "H-how did you change into my school uniform?" Her eyes flashed dangerously and a dark aura flowed out all around her. It was unsettling to see that much anger from Jason's body and everyone instinctively moved away from her.

"I did not do anything," Jason replied, raising his hands defensively. "Shokuhou dressed me. I only saw what you wore when I woke up." Kuroko's face went red and Touma wouldn't have been surprised if smoke started coming out of her ears.

"It's true Shirai-san," Misaki added. "I took care of everything."

"Ah," Kuroko said, shifting slightly on her feet. She was feeling slightly guilty now for jumping to so many conclusions. She had even promised herself to act a little better to Jason. "Sorry," she muttered. "I should have listened to you first."

"I'm not mad," Jason said. "Even I was a little confused when I woke up today and I'm use to magic." He grinned. "Have to say, that outfit looked nice."

"Shut up and forget everything you saw!" Kuroko yelled, grabbing his shoulders and shaking him once again. None of the others bothered to help Jason, because he brought it on himself.

"Is it my imagination or does Shirai-san seem different?" Touma whispered to Mikoto. He couldn't remember the last time Kuroko apologized to Jason.

"She's been a little off since we fought a couple people from the terrorist group yesterday," Mikoto answered. "Speaking of that, I haven't forgotten your promise of telling me what happened."

"I promise I will," Touma replied. He and Mikoto were aware Misaki was listening in. I'm not going to enjoy that conversation. He turned his eyes back to Kuroko, who was almost at the point of strangling Jason, clearing not remembering it's her body she was injuring. He was about to remind her, when someone else suddenly pounded on the apartment door and interrupted them.

"You all better be in there!" Ruiko's voice was loud and furious. "I swear there better be a fucking plan to kill that bitch!"

Kazari was busy reading the morning news on her computer, while eating a bowl of cereal. It was Sunday morning and she didn't have to work and her homework was finished. Her roommate, Ruiko, was still asleep and she wasn't planning to wake her up for another hour at least. Kazari might have woken her up now, if she could, but Ruiko did not like to wake up early in the morning on weekends unless she absolutely had to. She didn't like to wake up on weekdays either, but she knew she had to go to school. Kazari finished reading the article about the riots yesterday and sighed. She finished her cereal and leaned back in her chair, looked up at the ceiling, and was quickly lost in her thoughts.

For the most part they were completely honest about the nature of the riots, she thought. They were students trying to show off their increased abilities by using illegal drugs, but everyone is now warned the drugs can cause death in many cases. One thing bothered her though. There was no information on the break-ins and the theft of that communication equipment. Someone doesn't want that information leaking out to the public. That lab was especially suspicious. Normally, once a Judgement case was finished, it was filed away and only reopened if new evidence arose indicating it had not been truly solved. They were also used as reference points for similar cases.

This time was different.

Officially, the case was solved, but Kazari knew it really wasn't. Her friends had returned safe and sound, which allowed her to feel relief and drop the case for the moment. She always prioritized her friend's safety over actually capturing criminals, even while other members of Judgement and Anti-Skill disagreed. Because of the involvement her friends participated in during the robberies, she had more information to work with than most people. A wireless communicator designed to ignore distance had been stolen. While it wasn't dangerous by itself, it had the potential to be devastating in the wrong hand. High speed communication anywhere on or off of earth would be priceless in certain organization's hands. She had no leads on this so far and she wasn't part of Anti-Skill's detention block or interrogation division.

Instead, she had been looking up information on something she had personally discovered, the Anti-AIM field and wavelength. She had no idea where to start looking for this kind of information. A normal person might have just typed that into the city database, but she was much smarter than that. If this was a top secret piece of information, there would probably be an alarm sent out and she would have security on her in minutes. For now, she tried a roundabout way. Based on the name, Anti-AIM, she hypothesized It was a frequency that was somehow the opposite of a normal AIM field. If antimatter and matter was any indication of how it worked, it must somehow destroy or jam AIM fields.

She started researching different ways of canceling AIM-fields, but purposely avoided looking up Anti-AIM. Most of the information was related to jamming fields, which prevented abilities from being used, and Capacity Down. Capacity Down didn't actually cancel AIM fields, it only messed with the person's mind and prevented them from being able to perform calculations for their ability. AIM Jammer's were in a similar category. They primarily weakened an ability user by messing with their AIM fields, like emitting a special electromagnetic wave to diffusely reflect an AIM field, causing the user to interfere with their own power. There were a few articles about newer models dampening AIM fields, but not a lot more information on exactly how. There was the possibility those were beginning to be developed based on this new research.

The brief amount of information she had seen in the lab also mentioned Kami several times. This gave her a bigger lead.

This has to involve Kamijou-san, Kazari reasoned. Kami is the fake persona his friends made up and the city adopted because they don't know his true identity. Jason told me they also use a fake AIM field connected to his mask to hide the fact he doesn't generate a real one. I wonder if the city can normally detect an Anti-AIM field. Maybe it's a new discovery and that lab was specifically researching it. If they had the information earlier, he probably wouldn't be labeled a level 0. I still don't know anything on how an Anti-AIM wavelength would exist. You can cancel a wavelength with an opposite frequency, but can't outright destroy it. She frowned and sighed. I didn't want to hack anything if I can help it, but I really want to know. I suppose I should wait a bit until everything cools down, before trying that though. Jason works for the reach department, he might be able to help. I wonder how much Kamijou-san knows.

Kazari heard someone move behind her and realized Ruiko must be getting up. She closed her search tabs and turned around. "Good morning sleepy," she said cheerfully. "Ready to get up? Remember, you promised to keep me company while I train today for the Judgement physical next week."

"Huh?" came Ruiko's groggy reply.

"Don't try that again," Kazari said. "You know you did. I was going to let you sleep a little more, but now that you are up, we might as well get ready."

"Huh?" came Ruiko's confused reply again as she sat up, looking around in confusion. Uiharu frowned, as she watched her friend glance around the room. Ruiko's eyes were widening and she looked shocked.

"Are you okay?" Kazari asked, noticing Ruiko looked off. There was silence for a moment as Ruiko turned to look at her.

"WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?!" Ruiko yelled suddenly, causing Kazari to nearly fall out of her chair.

"Saten-san!" Kazari cried. "When did you start using language like that?" She was shocked to hear her friend suddenly say that out of nowhere. She watched Ruiko ignore her and jump off of her bunk bed, landing on the floor, and turning to a mirror. Ruiko was grabbing her face and twisting her body around in front of the mirror. "Is something wrong?"

"I'm not the damn brat," Ruiko snarled at her. "I'm Accelerator. I want to know why I am in her fucking body."

"What?" Kazari asked bewildered. "That's not possible. Do you have a fever?"

"Listen Flower Girl," Accelerator snarled, sticking a finger in her face. "This isn't a fucking dream and I'm not your roommate. I am Accelerator, understand?" Kazari quickly nodded. She recognized Accelerator's way of talking and his sharp tone. This was definitely not Ruiko.

"How did this happen?"

"You think I know?" spat out Accelerator. "It's magic for sure and I only know one bitch that could or would do this. Eve's magic that she used yesterday. This has to be the random effect." Accelerator was not amused. He had wanted to sleep late and enjoy the fact he had nothing to do after basking in the fact Teitoku was dead. The next thing he saw was Jason's girlfriend talking to him like a friend and he was in Ruiko's body. One day of piece so I can sleep is all I wanted. Worst had her own plans today and I only had Last Order to worry about. How is body swapping even possible? Eve is going to die for this. He looked at Kazari. "Where's this girl's phone? I need to make a call."

"There," Kazari answered, pointing to Ruiko's desk. She was still having trouble believing Accelerator and Ruiko switched bodies, but the way Ruiko was talking right now, sounded exactly like him. They said Eve's magic was supposed to have a random effect. I wasn't with them until after she left, so that explains why I'm not affected. She watched as Accelerator picked up Ruiko's phone and opened it.

"Looks like several messages from the others," Accelerator huffed. "I figured the others were affected by her magic too. Damn, she had her phone on silent so we didn't hear it."

"Saten-san wanted to sleep late," Kazari explained. "I was going to wake her up a little later."

"It looks like it's happening to everyone," Accelerator said, skimming through the messages. "We are all meeting at Kagere's apartment." He looked down and realized he was only wearing pajamas. "Give me her clothes. We need to go now."

"Ah yes," Kazari answered, not sure what else to do. She walked over to the dresser and pulled out some of Ruiko's clothes. "Here's something basic." She tossed him a shirt and a pair of pants. "Are… are you going to just change? I mean…" She coward slightly under his glare, she had never seen Ruiko's face like that, but she had to stand your ground. "You're in Saten-san's body and it wouldn't be right to look…" She trailed off.

"Do you have a better idea?" he snapped.

"You could close your eyes and I'll do it," she suggested.

Accelerator rubbed his head. She's making this way more complicated than it needs to be, but I guess she has a point. "Fine, but make it quick. We need to make a stop on the way." He closed his eyes and Kazari moved forward to help him change.

"Where?"

"My phone's off so it wouldn't wake me up," Accelerator said. "Also, it's password protected so the person in my body won't receive the messages. We need to wake them up."

Ruiko sleep's was interrupted by a small movement under the covers. She was still halfway asleep and thought she imagined it at first, but then the movement happened again. Something was definitely under the covers and was gripping her shirt. This confused her, as she didn't know who it could be. Uiharu wouldn't do something like this, even if she was scared of something. For a moment, she thought an animal or something had broken into their room and she opened an eye. The first think she noticed was she was definitely not in her room, which woke her up completely. She sat up in the bed and looked around, noticing a mirror.

Her mouth fell open when she saw Accelerator staring back at her.

Ruiko was just able to stop herself from screaming at the strange twist of events, but she had no idea what to do now. The only thing she could think about this situation was it reminded her of the body swapping rumor online. Apparently, if two people fell down a certain stairwell while arguing, they would swap bodies until they came to understand each other. I never fell down the stairs though, or even walked down them with anyone else. How am I in Accelerator's body? Could this be a dream? She pinched herself and discovered this was definitely not a dream, as it hurt a lot. The covers move again and she instinctively turned her attention to it. Curiosity getting the better of her, she pulled back the covers.

Last Order was sleeping next to her, gripping her shirt tightly, occasionally moving around, but never letting go.

Ruiko wasn't sure how to continue now. He body was still shocked about what happened and she kept looking at the mirror. Sher felt her face and hair, physically noticing the changes and removing all doubt the mirror wasn't playing tricks on her. If she hadn't been so involved in magic, rumors, and other strange events, she might have passed out from the shock. This has to be some kind of magic, right? Is this Eve's doing? She said something about her magic being random. She looked down at Last Order again. I remember she kept sneaking into Accelerator's room in England too. I should probably get her up. "Hey Last Order," Ruiko said, shaking her gently. "It's time to get up."

"Is it morning already Misaka yawns as MISAKA rubs the sleep from her eyes." Last Order got up and looked at Ruiko, tilting her head in confusion. To her, Accelerator woke her up a lot more gently than usual. She looked out the window and saw the light shining in. "MISAKA is going to get changes and get breakfast MISAKA declares as MISAKA hops off the bed." Before she reached the door she turned around and looked at Ruiko. "Hurry up MISAKA tells you. MISAKA wants to eat together." She disappeared with her usual boundless supply of energy.

Should I tell her I'm not really Accelerator or try to pretend I'm him for now? Ruiko debated with herself. He probably wouldn't want her involved in this so I should try not to incite suspicion until I contact the others. She noticed his phone plug in to an outlet. She reached over and picked it up, planning to call her phone and see if Accelerator was in her body. To her dismay, it was locked with a password. I should have known, he's always protective of his secrets. She got out of bed and stumbled, finding it hard to stand. She reached out and grabbed the crutch Accelerator normally used to steady herself. It's a lot harder that I realized to walk without it. She changed his shirt, but refused to change his pants. It was not that she was curious, but she didn't think she could maintain the courage to do so.

She stumbled into the kitchen, noticing Last Order and Aiho were already eating. Aiho was eating a couple pieces of toast while reading the newspaper and Last Order was digging into a bowl of sugary cereal. Last Order looked up when Ruiko entered and grinned, swallowed, and looked really pleased with herself as she spoke. "MISAKA made her own breakfast all by herself MISAKA declares proudly. MISAKA also made you breakfast MISAKA adds as MISAKA points to the kitchen counter."

"She's really proud of herself," Aiho said grinning. "The mess was even minimal."

"Thanks," Ruiko said, uncertain of what else to say. She saw Aiho and Last Order look slightly surprised at her response, but her word choice must not have been too bad, because they didn't say anything. Accelerator would have said something along the line of not liking sweet cereal, but usually toned it down with Last Order. Ruiko was willing to eat it and walked over to the table to retrieve the bowl. She noticed there was still cereal and milk spilt all over the counter and floor. This was a minimal mess? I would hate to see what her normal mess is like. She sat down at the table next to the other two. It's kind of weird sitting with a teacher and Last Order while pretending to be Accelerator. He doesn't even live in a dorm.

"What do you two plan to do today?" Aiho asked. "I hope it's not something like what you did yesterday." She scowled slightly at Accelerator. "Seriously, you guys really took your shenanigans to the next level." Ruiko shifted in her seat, but couldn't think of anything to say to that. She too had been drawn into the guy's plan. "Worst left early, any idea what she's up to?" Ruiko shook her head.

"MISAKA wants to spend time with Index and Fremea today MISAKA announces. MISAKA would also like you to join us MISAKA informs Accelerator as MISAKA demonstrates her sad face to manipulate you into coming." Ruiko could hear Last Order say her thoughts, but those puppy eyes of hers were really unfair. Ruiko felt all of her resistances weakening.

"Well see," she said, trying to sound aloof like she thought Accelerator would. Last Order seemed satisfied with her answer and continued gobbling down her food. Ruiko watched her finish her meal with almost as much enthusiasm as Index and then left to go watch TV, while the others finished. Ruiko ate slowly, trying to figure out what she should do, or even if she could do anything.

"Something on your mind?" Aiho asked suddenly, looking at Ruiko.

"Huh?"

"You seem off."

"Ah," Ruiko said thinking fast. "No, just thinking about yesterday. It was…" she quickly thought of an adjective Accelerator would normally use, "… a hassle."

"Uh huh," Aiho replied, unconvinced, but then she smiled. "Are you thinking of that one girl from Tokiwadai yesterday?"

"What?"

"You seemed to be getting along unusually well with that one twin girl," Aiho explained, her smile never leaving her face. "I saw you on TV. I couldn't hear what you were saying but, by both of your actions, you two seem to have hit it off. Nice one."

"I think you are misunderstanding…" Ruiko said, but then the doorbell went off, interrupting her.

"I'll get it," Aiho volunteered, standing up. "I'm not going to tell you who and who not to see, but you should make sure you fully embrace your high school life. You only get one, so take chances and don't be afraid to make mistakes." She winked. "But you still have to take responsibility for them." She left to answer the front door, leaving Ruiko sitting there in stunned silence.

What is she talking about? Ruiko thought. Is she talking about Hibiki? There might have been some chemistry between them, but would Accelerator actually act on that? He always seems like he tries to avoid most things. She instinctively reached for the cellphone in her pocket, but remembered she couldn't contact anyone because it was locked. I need to contact the others. She noticed a landline phone in the kitchen and was about to use it to call her own phone, when Aiho stuck her head back into the kitchen. There was an even bigger smile on her face than before.

"Hey Accelerator," she called out, her voice not suppressing her amusement. "There are two cute girls here looking for you. I didn't know you had it in you Casanova. You always said it was Kamijou-san who was the girl magnet. Hurry up and don't keep them waiting to long." She turned and headed into the living room to distract Last Order.

"Who…? Ruiko asked, standing up and walking toward the door automatically. She opened the door and had one of the most unusual moments she had ever experienced. Kazari was at the door, along with another person, herself. It took a moment for her to come out of her shock. Suddenly coming across someone who looked exactly like you was not something most people experienced. "Is that Accelerator?" she asked hesitantly.

"Of course," he snapped, crossing his arms. It was a little disconcerting for Ruiko to see her expression so irritated and severe.

"Saten-san?" Kazari asked hesitantly, wanting to verify her friend was in Accelerator's body. "Is that really you?" Ruiko decided on the spot to make sure Kazari understood it was her. Before anyone could react, she reached down and flipped up her skirt. Kazari's face turned red and she unwillingly gave a small cry. Taking a breath, she calmed herself down, but her face was still red and there were traces of tears in the corner of her eyes. "It really is you," she said softly.

"Don't ever do that again in my body," Accelerator snapped at her. "I have enough fucking problems without people thinking I go around and flip up girl's skirts."

"I was thinking of contacting you," Ruiko admitted. "But your phone was password protected."

"For good reason," Accelerator sniffed. "I don't want people snooping into my affairs." He looked between Kazari and Ruiko. "Let's get going already. This chatter is pointless." He turned and started walking. The one think he liked about Ruiko's body was he didn't have to use his cane everywhere.

"Where are we going?" Ruiko asked Kazari.

"We are meeting everyone at Jason's apartment," Kazari explained. "Accelerator figured you wouldn't be answering his phone so we came to pick you up."

"Have you been to his place before?" Ruiko asked suspiciously and Kazari's face turned slightly red.

"Once," she admitted. "He needed to drop something off while we were out."

"How are the others holding up?" Ruiko asked. "And why weren't you affected?"

"I must have been out of range of Eve's magic," Kazari shrugged. "As for the others, I think we will find that out soon enough."

"You all better be in that room!" Accelerator's voice was loud and furious as he pounded on the door to Jason's apartment. "I swear there better be a fucking plan to kill that bitch!" Kazari and Ruiko took a couple steps back, not wanting to be on the receiving end of Accelerator's anger. A moment later the door opened and Mikoto in Touma's body stood in front of them.

"Glad you all got here okay," Mikoto said. "We were worried when we couldn't contact you."

"Tell me what is going on hero…," Accelerator started to demand, and then stopped. "Ah, everyone switched. Who is in whose body so I know who to yell at?" Mikoto stepped aside and let him, Kazari, and Ruiko in.

"Misaka," Mikoto said in Touma's Body.

"Kamijou," Touma said in Misaki's body.

"Shokuhou," Misaki said in Mikoto's body.

"Shirai," Kuroko said in Jason's body. Accelerator had a good laugh at this and she scowled at him.

"Kagere," Jason said in Shirai's body. "By process of elimination, you two swapped bodies." He pointed to Ruiko and Accelerator, who nodded. Accelerator looked around the apartment and grinned.

"Looks like you can't clean up after yourself," he pointed out and Jason frowned.

"You know what," Jason replied, slightly annoyed. "After this is over, I'll hire one of those maid services all over the city to keep the place clean. You guys happy?" He turned and glared at the others behind him who were also smirking. Misaki had said almost the exact same thing as Accelerator. "I'm pretty busy," he added defensively.

"So what are we going to do about this?" Kazari asked the others. "I'm finding this hard to believe, but it's obvious it happened."

"That's what we are trying to figure out," Mikoto told her. "We wanted to get everyone together so we only had to go over the information once."

"Well obviously the only person here who can actually use magic should tell us how this happened," Accelerator pointed our harshly.

"It's not like I know about every obscure piece of magic in existence," Jason replied irritated.

"We have to do something," Kuroko said. "We can't stay like this forever."

"Maybe we should go over what we know," Ruiko suggested. "That might lead to an idea."

"An excellent idea," Misaki said, clapping her hands together. "I'll start. From an earlier discussion we found out we do not have access to our original abilities. Even if we perform our calculations to use them, nothing happens. So it appears our consciousness has really been switched. We still have our thoughts and memories, but each of our unique abilities did not transfer."

"I thought abilities were tied to the brain," Kazari asked. "If you were swapped, they should have changed too, right?"

"There have been some indications that may not be entirely true," Jason shrugged. "But most data points to that."

"So does that mean we can use each other's ability?" Mikoto asked, looking at her right hand. Well, Touma's right hand, which held the Imagine Breaker.

"My hand doesn't require any calculations," Touma pointed out. "All you need to do is test it on an ability."

"But none of us know if we can use ours," Mikoto told him.

"Umm," Kazari interrupted. "I still have mine. We could test it out." Everyone turned to her. Having the vast majority of them switched, they had completely forgotten Kazari had not been.

"Should be easy to test," Jason said, walking over to the fridge and pulling out a canned drink. "Here, use your ability on this while Mikoto uses the Imagine Breaker to block you." Kazari nodded and took the drink, while Mikoto put her hand on her shoulder. Kazari stared at the drink for a moment and then her face scrunched up in concentration.

"Nothing," she said, after a minute. "I can't feel my ability at all."

"That's good to know," Jason said. "That most likely means we kept the ability of the body we are currently in."

"What do you mean most likely?" Kuroko asked. "Didn't we just see a demonstration?"

"His hand is different than the abilities of Academy City," Jason elaborated. "There's no hard evidence his hand would work the same way. We need to test one of our abilities."

"Like that's going to be possible," scoffed Accelerator. "Most of us are high levels with very advanced calculations required to use out abilities. We had no reason to learn others formulas because it wouldn't affect us. Even if we could learn them, it would take too long. We need to get this resolved quickly."

"True," Jason conceded.

"So we just need to figure out a way for one of us to use an ability without using calculations?" Ruiko asked and Jason nodded. Everyone got quiet for a moment, thinking. Ruiko frowned as she remembered something. She leaned over to Mikoto and whispered so the others didn't hear her. "Misaka-san, don't you occasionally let loose electricity without meaning too?"

"Uh yea," Mikoto replied just as quietly, but looking slightly embarrassed. "Sometimes it leaks out when I'm upset or embarrassed." Usually, this only happened when someone threatened her friends, someone commented on her chest size, or Touma did some stupid and embarrassing. The vast majority of the time was because of Touma and her feelings for him.

"Hmm," Ruiko said thoughtfully. She noticed the others were all thinking too and occasionally mentioning something, but no one was getting anywhere. We need someone to use their ability without calculations. My ability isn't that strong yet, but it still takes them. Hmm, I think I have an idea, but I hope they forgive me. "Can you stand up for a second?" she asked Mikoto.

"Sure," Mikoto said, standing up and looking at her. 'Why?"

"Sorry about this," Ruiko told her sincerely. "Hey Shokuhou-san!"

"Yes?" Misaki asked, turning toward them. Everyone else turned to look at Ruiko too, which turned out to be a mistake.

A second later, Ruiko pulled down Mikoto's pants.

There was a moment of silence before everyone reacted to this sudden attack.

"SATEN-SAN!" Mikoto screamed, reaching down and pulling her pants up. She was mortified and everyone part of her face was red. She purposely tried not to look down, but couldn't help peeking a little.

"My eyes!" Kuroko cried, covering her face. "I'm never going to get that out of my head!"

"What the hell!?" roared Accelerator, covering his eyes. "I did not need to fucking see that!"

"Seeing Accelerator pants Touma is not something I wanted to see either," Jason said, his eyes closed.

"Was that necessary?" Touma asked, finding his voice.

"Wow," Misaki muttered, sparking slightly.

"I thought you promised not to do stuff like that while in Accelerator's body," Kazari pointed out.

"I promised I wouldn't flip girl's skirts," Ruiko informed her. "Misaka-san is in Touma's body and he is a guy. " She gave a victory sign. "Besides, I got the effect I was looking for."

"Huh?" Kazari asked.

"Oh I see," Accelerator realized, turning to Misaki. "You got her to spark up. The third rate can't control her powers when she gets overly excited. With the other brat in her body, the same thing should happen. Clever."

"Thanks," Ruiko said beaming. She was glad her plan worked. If it hadn't, her friends might have been slightly peeved at her.

"That's weird," Misaki said, rubbing her head. "I did spark up, but something else also happened. I felt like I knew a formula for electricity. I don't fully remember it, but it was definitely there." She concentrated for a moment and was silent. "Yes, I definitely feel like the calculations are in my head, but just out of reach to fully understand them."

"Really?" Kuroko asked and she was silent for a moment, while she also concentrated. She grabbed her head too. "Wow, it's true. I'm getting the vague gist of some weird calculations. Some of it dealing with dimensions is familiar, but other parts aren't."

"I'm the same way," Jason added. "Both of our abilities manipulate dimensions so some of the initial calculations would be similar. The part of traveling and bending is where they differ."

I wouldn't even know what that is like, Touma thought, but he decided to try it too. He tried to clear his mind and focus. Nothing happened at first, but then he also got the feeling of some kind of mathematical calculation. It was far more advance than anything he did in school and it started to give him a headache just thinking about its complexity. It was like he saw it a long time ago and now can't fully remember it. "I knew level 5 calculations were tough, but I'm just getting a piece of it and it's already so complicated."

"You don't need to strain yourself," Misaki reassured him, patting him on the shoulder.

"I feel the same way," Ruiko sighed. "Just looking at Accelerator's formulas for his ability makes me glad I'm a low level."

"Heh," Accelerator sneered. "I'm not the number one for nothing." He had almost figured out Ruiko's calculations for air manipulation, but he was missing a small step to tie it all together.

"I don't really understand what you guys are finding," Mikoto shrugged. "Since Touma's hand is automatic and doesn't take calculations."

"What does this mean?" Kazari asked. "You are getting information from each other's mind, but can't use your original ability? An ability is supposed to be tied to your brain so, since you are getting hints of each other's thought process, did you really switch minds?"

"That's a good question," Mikoto said. "Magic doesn't follow our science laws, so I'm trying to keep an open mind. Could something else be happening?"

"Like what?" Misaki asked. "You think our perceptions might have been switch or something? Like we are just seeing through each other's eyes?"

"Jason?" Touma said, noticing Jason was sitting back down and leaning his head back while looking at the ceiling. "I know you must have some idea on how this magic works by now."

"I have a theory," Jason nodded slowly. "But it seems kind of improbable."

"This entire situation is improbable," Accelerator growled. "Just get on with it."

"Tell us already," Kuroko sighed. "You really are the only one who can understand this right now."

"Okay," Jason said, looking around as everyone watched him. "After what we found out and comparing it to the mana remains left from Eve's spell, I came up with a theory. This is just a theory now, so we may find out I'm wrong. I don't think we actually switched bodies. Our minds are still in our original bodies." His announcement was met with stunned silence for a moment.

"What the fuck are you talking about?" Accelerator roared. "We are obviously in someone else's body."

"I'm not sure it can be explained any other way," Misaki pointed out, doing a much better job at keeping calm.

"If you don't know just say so," Kuroko told him irritated.

"Let him finish," Ruiko interrupted, coming to Jason's. "I'm sure he has a reason."

"Jason wouldn't lie in this situation," Kazari added.

"Let's try not to interrupt him or we will be here all afternoon," Mikoto sighed.

"Jason," Touma said, when everyone else calmed down. "Go on."

"Shokuhou-san's comment about perception was the connection I needed," Jason continued. "Switching our minds would be difficult, if not impossible, even with magic. Instead, I believe Eve's magic linked our conscious minds with someone else's body."

"Huh?" Touma asked, completely confused.

"Normally," Jason explained. "Our brain processes external information, like touch, heat, sound waves, or light, after it goes through our sensory organs, like our skin, ears, and eyes. The information is transformed into signals and sent to our brain to be processed. After our brain processes those signals to understand what is happening around us, it sends out new signals to the rest of the body, like your muscles, to move. I'm not going to get into the specifics since you all know this from school."

"That's a very basic explanation," Mikoto said. "But what's that have to do with our current situation?"

"Shush," Misaki told her and Mikoto scowled at her.

"Eve's magic is interfering with the signals to and from the brain," Jason continued. "Let's use me and Kuroko as an example. I'm in her body so all the external information from her body would normally be transferred to her brain. Instead, that information is being sent to my brain, where it's being processed. So, my brain believes it's seeing everything from Kuroko's perspective. I am then sending signals to her body to move in response to the information. I'm not actually in her body and she's not in mine. We just perceive ourselves to be. That's why we still have all of our memories of our original bodies and our abilities are the same. She's only affecting new perceived information."

"That doesn't make sense," Kuroko said and then amended herself. "You're explanation, if true, does make sense. The part that doesn't is how did she do that? Wouldn't distance be a problem? Those signals aren't very powerful."

"Magic isn't limited to physics laws," Jason reminded her.

"I guess that's as good of explanation as we could hope for," Ruiko said. "This is so weird."

"I think I'm kind of glad I was out of range of her spell," Kazari said, slightly relieved

"What about the calculations we are sensing?" Touma asked. "If all of our mind's information is being transferred, why do we still have some residual memories? Speaking of which, why didn't my hand go off to negate it?"

"Because her spell is mainly affecting our conscious mind," Jason told him. "It confused me at first, but I think I figured it out. We still have our subconscious which might not be fully transferred or split between our minds. All of our calculations we have had engrained into our minds over the years, are still there. That's how some people like Misaka-san can use their powers without meaning to. There is some cross contamination here. They subconsciously use it when they get overexcited. Subconscious is a pretty interesting subject and it's not fully explored, but that's out of my field of expertise. When Shokuhou-san got exited, her body functions fluctuated and the subconscious reacted by shooting out a little electricity."

"You almost made that sound dirty," Misaki said, but gave Touma a wink.

"The reason your hand might not have worked is because of how it affects the signals," Jason added. "A lot of magic targets the entire individual, but Eve knows a lot about your hand. She might have done something to only affect inside your mind, staying far enough away from your hand effect." He leaned over to Touma. "I would avoid telling Mikoto about your hand pulse. I don't know what would happen if one person is interrupted. You might get two people trying to use the same body." His voice went normal again. "The subconscious might also be why Accelerator can move Saten-san's body without a crutch. Her mind is subconsciously controlling a lot of muscles."

"So the formulas we somehow feel that we know are just part of the subconscious?" Ruiko tried to clarify.

"Does that mean any of you could randomly use an ability?" Mikoto asked. She was a little nervous about some of them not being able to control their newly acquired abilities. Her electricity was pretty dangerous and could really injure someone if she shocked them accidently. She always took precautions to limit her voltage. She was especially worried about Ruiko being in Accelerator's body. If his ability went off when she didn't expect it, a lot of people could be hurt or killed by accident.

"Most of our abilities take complex calculations," Jason said. "Kuroko's and my ability take a lot of precise points to work. We won't be able to accidently use them. I don't think Saten-san would have that problem with Accelerator's either. His formulas are insane, but I don't know what would happen with that choker so she probably shouldn't flip it."

"What is with this choker?" Ruiko whispered to Accelerator.

"I injured myself awhile back because I let my guard down," he hissed. "It helps with my walking. Don't worry about it."

"I'm a little worried about Touma though," Jason continued. "He has never had an ability before and if he uses something powerful like Mental Out on someone accidently…"

"I'm sure he will be careful," Misaki vouched for him.

"Touma is the only one of us I would think would have the most control," Mikoto added.

"Thanks for the vote of confidence you two," Touma said gratefully and they beamed at him. Kuroko scowled, jealous Mikoto was giving him attention.

"Suck ups," Accelerator mumbled, which got him a couple glares.

"Can you create a spell to set everyone straight then?" Kazari asked Jason. "Since you know what the spell is doing, you should be able to get rid of it right?"

"Given enough time I probably could," Jason confirmed. "But there are two problems that need to be solved before anything happens."

"What's the first?" she asked.

"I have to be right. If I'm wrong, developing a spell won't do us any good. I need someone to verify my findings."

"Index!" Touma said suddenly and loudly. "She specializes in magic deciphering."

"Why didn't we think of her first?" Mikoto said, face palming.

"It has been a really hectic morning," Ruiko pointed out. "I'm not surprised it slipped our mind."

"Go and contact her already," Accelerator said with a scowled.

"Can you call her?" Touma asked Mikoto. "She would respond better to my voice."

"No problem," Mikoto said, pulling out his phone and finding Index on the contact list. She waited, but her phone went straight to voicemail. "Her phones off," she announced.

"Dang," Touma sighed. "She probably forgot to charge it again. I know I told her she needs to keep it charged."

"Looks like we need to go to her then," Misaki commented simply.

"What's the second problem?" Kuroko asked Jason. She wanted to know how bad their situation was.

"The second problem is who would actually cast the spell," Jason said.

"Aren't you going to do that?" Kuroko asked suspiciously. "You are the only one of us who can cast magic."

"There's a small problem with being in your body," Jason pointed out.

"Of course," Kazari said, smacking her fist into the palm of her hand. "Jason's body is adapted to using magic and science. Shirai-san's body is not. If he cast magic in her body, it would cause negative side effects."

"Like death," Mikoto pointed out. "We heard of what happens when magic and science normally mixes."

"So just teach the brat how to use magic," Accelerator suggested.

"I could," Jason confirmed. "But that would take many days for her to learn just how to refine mana, let alone use it to cast a spell. There are also future risks I would like to avoid."

"Like what?" Kuroko asked.

"Once you know how to refine mana," Jason explained. "When we finally switch back, you would still have that knowledge. If you accidently refined mana and cast a spell, you would die. I don't want that." Kuroko's eyes widened at his words and her heart started beating faster. She felt something well up within her, but she was spared as others spoke up.

"So we have to find someone else to cast the spell then," Kazari muttered. "Is there any magicians from the church still in the city?"

"Lessar is in the city," Touma remembered. "She might be able to cast the spell. Accelerator, your friend is also still here right?" Accelerator gave a curt nod. "So it looks like we have a couple options."

"Let's worry about problem one first," Mikoto suggested. "Then we can focus on trying to find someone to cast it."

"So I guess we need to head to Touma's apartment and hope Index is there?" Misaki said.

"As long as she's not out with Last Order," scoffed Accelerator. "But she will at least answer a cellphone."

"Can you give me your password so I can use your phone if needed?" Ruiko asked. Accelerator sighed and whispered it to her.

"I need the same," Kuroko demanded of Jason, who sighed and gave it to her too.

"Just be careful when you answer," Jason warned her. "Some work information is classified." Kuroko nodded, but secretly wanted to know if Jason was actually doing any real work.

"Let's hurry and find Index," Accelerator said, standing up. "I would like to get back in my own body."

"I agree," Misaki added. "I miss mine. This one is just lacking something." She gave a small smile and Mikoto felt a twinge of anger.

"At least we have a lead," Ruiko agreed. "I don't know how long it would have taken to think of all this on my own."

"I don't have any better ideas either," Touma said. Why can't I have just one normal weekend? Such misfortune.

"Then it's settled," Mikoto declared, standing up. "Let's get going…" She was interrupted by a cellphone ring and everyone turned to Jason. He reached into his pocket and pulled out Kuroko's cellphone.

"It's from Konori-san," he announced, looking at Kuroko. "Any idea what she wants?"

"If she's calling on our day off," Kuroko said thinking. "It's probably Judgment related."

"Did you happen to finish your paperwork?" Kazari asked and Kuroko looked guilty.

"Ah no," she replied. "Answer it, but make sure you act like me. Don't mess this up." Jason smirked and answered.

"Hello senpai," he said cheerfully, trying to act like and sound like Kuroko, and there was a pause. "Ah, I was planning to finish it up tomorrow… Are you sure…? Onee-sama is with me." Everyone glanced at Mikoto. "She needs to come to..? Okay, I'll let them know… Yes, I promise." He hung up and looked at them. "Well, this is going to be an issue."

"What happened?" Kuroko demanded.

"It seems besides the paperwork you didn't finish," Jason said. "Anti-Skill has personally requested our reports from the break-ins now. We have to be there or there is going to be a lot of problems. Konori-san said they requested you, Kazari, and Misaka-san. I expect I'll get a call soon about it too." He glanced over at Kuroko and his phone. "Hmm, this complicates matters."

"If Anti-Skill wants our reports," Kazari said. "We have to finish them immediately."

"Don't you think our current situation is a little more important?" Misaki asked. Touma for a moment wondered why she was so concerned, but then remembered she was in Mikoto's body. If Mikoto had to go, she would have to take her place.

"We can't really use the excuse we can't go because of magic," Kuroko mumbled.

"Make up your mind and let's go," Accelerator snapped. It was still disconcerting for everyone to see Ruiko's body and tone so impatient and angry, even though they knew it was Accelerator.

"Is there any way to skip out on this without facing too much trouble?" Mikoto asked Kazari and Kuroko. They both shook their heads.

"If it was just normal routine Judgement work," Kazari said. "We could easily put it off for a day, but it's rare for Anti-Skill to personally request our information."

"How long would it take to finish?" Ruiko asked. Kazari and Jason looked at Kuroko.

"An hour or so?" Kuroko shrugged. "I hadn't really started it."

"I gave mine directly to Anti-Skill," Jason said. "Seriously, these people and paperwork. Every form has to have all the t's crossed and the I's dotted. It's way more work than it should be."

"I agree completely," Kuroko said, crossing her arms and looking irritated. She and Jason both smirked, as they found a common hatred. "I suppose it could be worse." She smirked at Jason, who raised an eyebrow.

"I don't think Index will need us all there until we are ready to cast the counter spell," Touma interrupted. "And we should try to keep a low profile until this is solved. If you four disappear from your duties, it's going to draw attention. I think if you four go and finish your Judgement obligations, the rest of us can go and find Index."

"Good idea," Mikoto said. "It's probably better for us to be in groups anyways. Since we can't use our abilities reliably, we probably shouldn't go off on our own."

"You can say that again," Accelerator mumbled, pointing to Ruiko. "Especially her."

"What do you mean?" Ruiko asked confused. She didn't recall doing anything to warrant being targeted.

"You're in my body," Accelerator told her. "There are always people who think they can become famous if they defeat the number one. It's not nearly as bad as it has been in the past, but don't let your guard down."

"Oh," Ruiko said, acknowledging his point. Everyone really has their own problems most of us know nothing about. I knew there was a reason Accelerator always seemed to be on edge around Last Order, even when he wanted to sleep.

"But…," Misaki tried to protest and Touma turned to her.

"Do you have a better idea?" he asked. Touma was still open to ideas and Misaki was definitely one of the best planners among them. She might have noticed something we missed.

"No," Misaki admitted and sighed. "The plan makes sense and we should see what Index says." She was more upset she wasn't going to be with Touma and would be in the other group, rather than over the actual plan. I wanted to stay with him, even if he's in my body, but I'm not childish to go against a reasonable plan in an emergency.

"Okay," Mikoto said. "Let's hurry. We have a bit of a ways to get to your dorm Touma and hopefully we can get there before Index leaves." Touma nodded and he, Mikoto, Accelerator, and Ruiko headed toward the door.

"We will let you know what we find out," Touma told the others.

"Stay safe," Ruiko called back to them. Accelerator glanced back at them for a moment, but didn't say anything.

"You too," Kazari waved. When the door closed, she turned back to Misaki, Jason, and Kuroko. "Shokuhou, I don't think there's going to be a lot for you to do. Most likely they will have you read the statement Misaka-san wrote and agree it's accurate." She turned to Kuroko. "I think we will be able to leave when you finish."

"You mean when he finishes," Kuroko grinned, pointing to Jason. "He's in my body."

"So that's why you were so cocky," Jason realized. "Well played. However, you will still need to tell me what happened on your end."

"Dang," Kuroko mumbled, forgetting that.

"Let's get going then," Misaki said, standing up. "The sooner we finish, the sooner we can meet up with the others. I really want to get back in my body." Kazari nodded in agreement.

"I hope we can get everyone back to normal," she said. "I'm sorry there's not much I can do."

"Oh I'm not blaming you," Misaki reassured her, putting her arm on Kazari's shoulders. "I'm just a little freaked out so I may sound a little harsher than usual."

"Yea," Jason added from behind them. "When this is over and I'm back in my body, I'll definitely take you somewhere special." Kazari turned back and smiled at him. Jason had been purposely avoiding any physical contact because, even though Kazari knew he was in Kuroko's body, it would be awkward for her to see her friend acting like her boyfriend.

"What are you waiting for?" Kuroko asked Jason, after Kazari and Misaki exited the apartment. "Let's go."

"One sec," Jason said turning to her, as something dawned on him. "I have something to tell you."

"Huh?" Kuroko was taken aback by his words. "What is it?" For a while moment, her mind thought he was going to say something about how he felt about her, but she quickly pushed those thoughts from her mind. Where did those thoughts come from? Just listen to him for now.

"I don't know how Eve's magic is going to affect this," Jason said, rubbing the back of his head. "But there's a secret I need to warn you of." He walked past her and stopped before the door.

"What is it?" Kuroko could feel the atmosphere around them become serious.

"Since you probably have access to my shadow," Jason continued. "If you here… voices… in your head that aren't yours. Don't listen to them. They lie and try to get your into trouble." Kuroko stared at him for a moment, processing his words, before flaring up.

"I thought you were going to be serious," she snapped. "Then you go and make a joke at a time like this?" She grabbed one of the pillows off the couch and threw it at Jason, hitting him in the back. "I would like you so much more if you would just be honest with me." She froze when Jason glanced back at her and raised an eyebrow. He didn't say anything at first, but the seriousness in his eyes made her slightly uncomfortable.

"Just thought I would warn you." He left the apartment and the door closed behind him. Kuroko had to run and grab the handle before it shut all the way. She realized something important, something she should have caught earlier.

I think he's telling the truth.

"Are you okay?" Mikoto asked Touma, stopping right as Touma's dorm room came into view. Ruiko and Accelerator were looking at him too. "Shokuhou's body isn't as fit as yours and, if you are tired, we can rest."

"When we get to his dorm," Ruiko panted. "I want to pass out. I'm not use to a cane."

"One good thing about switching is your body is quite athletic," Accelerator said and stretched. "I don't miss having that crutch." Ruiko gave him a thumbs up at the compliment.

"That's not it," Touma told her. While he was a lot more tired than he would have been in his body, they weren't doing anything stressful so it was quite manageable. What was causing him problems was the random thoughts in his mind as they passed other groups of people. They definitely weren't his and he saw flashes of memories of people he never met. "I think I'm subconsciously seeing people's thoughts."

"Oh," Mikoto replied, crossing her arms and frowning. "Shokuhou usually uses her remotes for her ability, but I don't think she really needs them. Maybe they help her concentrate."

"Stop letting your mind wander," Accelerator told him. "If you get distracted, her subconscious starts taking over."

"It's like when you walk somewhere you have been to hundreds of times and your body moves automatically," Ruiko explained and Accelerator gave a curt nod.

"I'm definitely not use to this," Touma muttered, shaking his head to clear it. "I knew I would never be able to get an ability with my hand, so I never figured something like this would happen."

"If it wasn't Shokuhou's body," Mikoto said, patting him on the back. "I would say enjoy it while it lasts, but mental abilities can be pretty dangerous. Though, I miss my body and my electricity. I guess it's what you are used to."

"I kind of want to try out Accelerator's power," Ruiko grinned. Her hand scratched her neck and she was debating on flipping the choker.

"Don't even think about it," Accelerator growled. "And stop smiling like a brat. It makes me look like an idiot."

"Stop making Saten-san sound a delinquent," Mikoto told him.

"We're here," Touma announced, before Mikoto and Accelerator could argue. Ruiko had just slipped between them to try to keep things civil. They walked up the stairs and stopped in front of his dorm. I hope Tsuchimikado doesn't hear us. I could tell him what happened, but I still don't want to see the bastard's smug face and the questions he's bound to ask. He reached into his pocket for his key, but remembered he wasn't in his body. Mikoto also realized this and stepped forward.

'I got it," she said quickly, pulling out the key. Touma took a step back and let her unlock the door. Mikoto stepped into the apartment and the others were about to follow her in, when a movement caught their eye.

"About time!" a girl yelled jumping out of the shadow from Touma's room. Before any of them could react, Lessar had tackled Mikoto and pinned her to the floor. "I thought you were supposed to come back last night Lover Boy." Touma quickly flipped on the light so they had a full view since the shades were down.

"Lessar?!" Mikoto yelled in surprise, looking at the girl sitting on top of her, and her mouth fell open at her appearance. Everyone else was stunned at her outfit too. Lessar was wearing a red bikini that barely covered anything. Kuroko would be proud. Her body was also covered in glitter so, when she moved, her body sparkled. "What are you doing?!"

"I wanted to give you a special dessert yesterday," she said, revealing a small piece of chocolate in her hand. She put in in her mouth and, when Mikoto opened her mouth to say something, Lessar leaned down and kissed her, holding Mikoto's head with her hands. She wasn't letting go and the time stretched on.

"Ah," was all Ruiko could say. Her face had gone bright red, which if anyone was watching, would find it highly unusual on Accelerator's face. Her mind was conflicted. She physically saw Lessar kissing Touma passionately, but knew it was Mikoto, which made the situation more embarrassing than shocking. She glanced over at the other two and saw Accelerator was leaning up against the wall laughing. His laugh was more bark like than hers, which was kind of unsettling.

"Lessar," Touma said, finally finding his voice. His face had gone a combination of red with embarrassment and white with horror of what Mikoto would do once her mind clocked back into place. Thank god she's not in her body or this entire building will be destroyed. "You need to get off, quick."

"Oh it's Shokuhou-san, Saten-san, and Accelerator," Lessar said, after she had to remove her lips to take a breath. "If any of you want to join, feel free. This powder is completely edible, so go ahead and use your tongue as much as you like." She grinned and her words finally woke up Mikoto.

"LESSAR!" This time, Mikoto didn't say it in confusion, but in anger. She threw Lessar's body off hers and stood up, shaking. "What the hell do you think you are doing?!" She wiped her mouth, still tasting the semisweet chocolate.

"I decided to go all out," Lessar said, making a victory sign and licking her lips. "I asked you what you preferred." She frowned. "You seem different, angrier." Her eyes widened. "You want to do it angry? Awesome. Try choking me, I want to see how good it feels."

"I can arrange that," Mikoto muttered and Ruiko and Touma had to hold her back. Lessar now realized something was definitely wrong.

"I feel like I'm missing something," Lessar said looking around. "He wouldn't be so angry with me." Her eyes darted to Touma and frowned. "You would normally be trying to stop me, not him. She," Lessar said, pointing to Accelerator, "would be trying to calm everyone down." Accelerator had finally stopped laughing and smirked at her. "What's so funny?" she asked,

"You just kissed the third rate," he told her, still smirking. "The bitch swapped our bodies."

"Huh?" Lessar asked, totally confused.

"Lessar," Touma told her, stepping between her and Mikoto, to make sure nothing happened. "Listen for a moment. We got hit by Eve's magic and woke up in each other's body. I'm Touma, that's Mikoto, that's Ruiko, and that's Accelerator." He pointed to each one of them in turn. "We need to talk to Index, is she here?"

"Swapped bodies?" Lessar repeated. "Then that means…" She looked at Mikoto who was glaring at her. "NO! I wasted my best attack on the wrong person! I planned it perfectly too." She looked at Touma. "I suppose I can start over. If you want, I can teach you all about the female body," she licked her lips, "intimately."

"Not the time Lessar," Touma told her, taking a step back.

"We really need to see Index," Ruiko told her and Lessar sighed.

"Fine," she said. "She's on the bed." Touma turned and almost ran into the room. Index was sitting on the bed and was looking mutinous, but she was tied and gagged with bedsheets. "Index," he called out and quickly started unbinding her.

"What are you doing here?" Index asked. To her, Touma was Misaki. The bed sheets muffled their voices and she wasn't sure what was happening. While Index got along with Misaki, she was still suspicious of her trying to take Touma away from her. "Lessar's planning to assault Touma, we have to stop her." She frowned and narrowed her eyes. "Something happened didn't it, there's a very weak trace of mana I almost missed."

"A lot of stuff happened," Touma told her, as everyone else gathered in the room and sat down. "The biggest issue we are facing right now is Eve decided to prank us."

"What did she do?" Index asked, looking around.

"She used her magic to swap our bodies," Mikoto told her and Index's eyes widened. She quickly pointed out who was in whose body for her.

"How?" she asked immediately. "Was it a spell, ritual, or did she use an item?"

"She said it was chaos magic," Touma told her, trying to remember the details. "Anything could happen as a result and she didn't affect the outcome. It was some kind of purple light from her hand."

"Hmm," Index muttered, thinking while crossing her arms. "I'll have to figure out exactly how she swapped your minds, but this isn't a completely unknown magic."

"People have used magic to swap bodies before?" Ruiko asked curiously. "When?"

"Usually when trying to extend their lives," Index said. "Someone might create a golem body and transfer their mind into it. In worst cases, they swap with someone younger. It has also been used as infiltration into enemy cabals for espionage or spying purposes. It has a lot of uses. The secret is figuring out exactly how the spell swapped your body and then I can develop a counter for it. "

"Kagere already gave us an idea," Accelerator said. "He said Eve's magic messed with our perceptions. We didn't actually switch bodies, it's just the signals we send and receive with our brains are transmitting to each other."

"Huh?" Index asked, trying to understand scientific terms.

"All of our senses, sight, smell, touch, is being taken by my body," Ruiko explained. "But it's Accelerator's brain that's receiving the information. He then is trying to move my body because he sees it through my eyes and his brain sends the signals to my body. Our brains still haven't switched."

"Oh," Index said, nodding in understanding. "I think I understand. The traces of mana confirm that theory. Out of curiosity," she looked at them., "Did your science side powers switch?"

"No," Mikoto said. "They are still part of our bodies. Why?"

"I don't fully understand how exactly your abilities work," Index told her. "I was just curious. If they didn't get switched, we shouldn't have to worry about factoring them in when we try to remove her magic. The only issue is Touma's hand." She pointed to Mikoto's right hand. "The ritual is going to be tough. Everyone else should be easy. How many others were affected?"

"Jason, Shirai-san, and Misaki's in Mikoto's body," Touma said, counting on his fingers. "Uiharu-san wasn't affected. So you have a way to switch us back then?"

"The spell should be easy enough," Index nodded. "We need a few supplies and then someone to cast the spell." Everyone turned to look at Lessar, who sighed.

"I can," she said, but then a devious smile flickered on her face. She jumped across the room and sat on the bed next to Touma. "If I do this, do I get a reward?"

"What kind of reward?" Touma asked suspiciously and Accelerator face palmed.

"How about…?" Lessar started to ask innocently, but Mikoto spoke up.

"Hold on," Mikoto interrupted, sensing the danger immediately. "Take whatever idea you just had, and back it up fifty steps and start there."

"Hmm," Lessar answered, scrunching her face up in centration. Her tail started swishing back and forth while she tried to think of something the others would allow. "Okay, I got it. I want just one simple thing."

"Which is?" Touma asked, bracing himself.

"A kiss."

"A kiss?"

"On the lips when you are back in your body," Lessar finished with a smile. "You have to initiate it."

"WHAT?!" Mikoto, Ruiko, and Index all shouted while Accelerator shook his head.

"Why?" Touma asked.

"I want to make up the one I wasted on Sparky," Lessar told him and then wrapped her arms around him and groped Misaki's body's well-endowed chest. "I suppose if you want to do it now, I wouldn't say no. She has a nice body which would be fun to play with." Touma pushed her off quickly, feeling his ears burn. He also felt murderous intent and turned to face Index and Mikoto.

"Toouummaa," they both growled a dark aura around them.

"Wait you two," he said, holding out a hand. "Why are you blaming me? Index please don't bite me, this isn't my body. Mikoto, you know what she's like. I didn't think of anything like that." Index hesitated for a moment, looking conflicted on whether to bite him or wait until he was back in his body. Mikoto made a fist and a vein throbbed in her head, but she didn't get up and try to hit him. Lessar really annoyed her, but Touma was right.

"I keep asking if you all want to join," Lessar pouted. "But none of you ever accept."

"Oh just agree already," Accelerator huffed. "It's not like she's trying to tie you down or anything. I want to get back in my body so do it or I swear all of you will regret it."

"If it's just a kiss…" Ruiko muttered. "I suppose that's okay, but I never had one…"

"Okay you win Lessar," Touma said loudly and defeated. "I accept your terms."

"Yay!" Lessar cheered and bounded around the room.

"Arg," Mikoto moaned, grabbing her head. Index also looked upset, but grabbed a piece of paper. She scribbled a short list on it and handed to Touma.

"Here is a list of the supplies we need for the ceremony," Index told him. "Most of the stuff you can get from the stores down the street. It doesn't have to be a perfect match, since we are just using them as representations. Lessar and I can set everything else up here. I'll try to think of how we can include your body." She leaned next to him and whispered, in a slightly angry tone, "It will be a sin to enjoy it." She pulled away from him and smiled, but a dark aura still hung around her.

"Should we get going?" he nervously asked the others, and glanced down at the list. There were only a few items so it probably wouldn't take very long.

""Sooner we finish the better," muttered Accelerator standing up.

"It's still early," Ruiko added. "We might be back in our bodies before noon and then we can have fun the rest of the day."

"You are awfully optimistic," Mikoto said with a grin.

"As long as I have a little fun every day," Ruiko grinned at her. "I'm okay with a little weirdness."

"Want to join me for fun?" Lessar asked.

"None of us need your kind of fun today," Mikoto told her. She, Touma, Ruiko, and Accelerator left the dorm room and started heading down the street to buy supplies. Mikoto texted the others to let them know Index was going to design the spell to change them back. Accelerator was sulking silently, just wanting the day to end, but Mikoto and Ruiko were talking excitedly to Touma. Both of them were glad to know they could be switched back and they were also away from Lessar and her antics. None of them, however, noticed two figures watching them from a roof of a nearby building.

"Seems like they are trying to undo your magic," Cain pointed out.

"I wish I knew what it did," Eve said, pouting slightly. "But if we put magical monitors up, Index would be sure to find them."

"What should we do now?"

"We need to get the Imagine Breaker out of the city," Eve told him. "Preferably, he needs to encounter Adam. I told him where to find him without being to direct. His church friends should know the location and request his assistance." She looked around. "Where did Juliet go?"

"She left a short time ago. I assumed you sent her off on a different task."

"That's not good. She's been blinded by emotions again. Without a body, she gets easily overwhelmed. Find her and make sure she doesn't do anything to ruin my plans. I give you full authority to punish her, including spanking her if needed."

"I will find her." Cain turned around and jumped to a nearby building and, with blinding speed, disappearing into the distance.

"Are you done yet?" Kuroko asked, leaning back in her chair.

"When we swap back," Jason said, glaring at her. "I'm going to make you regret those words."

"Until then, I'm going to enjoy this."

"Shirai-san," Kazari spoke up, turning around on her computer. "He's doing YOUR work. You should be more grateful."

"I am grateful," Kuroko admitted. "Doesn't mean I can't enjoy us being on opposite sides of the jokes though."

"If you aren't careful Shirai-san," Misaki said, looking up from her magazine she found at the Judgement branch. "I would think you are flirting with him. Right in front of his girlfriend too."

"As if," she sniffed and Jason laughed. Kazari smiled, but she also shifted in her seat slightly.

"Think I'm done," Jason said passing over the paper to Kuroko, who started reading it.

After arriving at Kuroko's and Kazari's office branch, they met Mii, who immediately pushed Jason, who was in Kuroko's body, to Kuroko's desk and set a large pile of paper work down in front of him. Kuroko was highly amused. Mii then had to leave the office, which gave them the privacy needed for Kuroko to tell Jason what happened on her end so Jason could write it down. Kazari mentioned Kuroko could do it since Mii had left, but Kuroko argued that Mii could return at any time and a pile of papers would be harder to swap suddenly than for her to stop talking. Kazari had given up trying to convince her friend and went back to her work. She was verifying her report and using the extra time to check up on the status of any other break-ins or criminal reports that might be related to the recent events. Misaki had scanned the report Mikoto had given yesterday and just agreed with it, before looking around and finding a magazine to kill time.

"Looks good," Kuroko said, tossing the paper back to Jason. "You didn't do a bad job and even managed to copy my writing style well. I'm actually impressed how fast you did this. It would have taken me an hour."

"Oh thank your Kuroko-sama," Jason replied sarcastically. "Your approval shines a light in my otherwise horrible dark life."

"Keep it up," Kuroko told him. "Don't forget, you still have to fulfill your punishment for the bet because of the crime game. I'm planning it out in detail." She turned to Misaki. "Did you come up with any ideas for what I asked?"

"I have several," Misaki said, looking up and grinning. "After this is over, I'll discuss them with you."

"That's not fair," Jason complained. "You were supposed to come up with it yourself."

"I never agreed to that."

"Kazari some help?" Jason asked, turning to her.

"You brought this on yourself," Kazari sighed. "Don't drag me into it." She was a little worried hearing that Misaki was getting involved, but she trusted Kuroko not to go too far. She also thought it was a good idea for Jason to understand some of what he gave her. Those two… They really like pushing each other's buttons. It's kind of amusing, but I'm afraid they will go too far at some point.

"I'm back," Mii said cheerfully, pushing the door open. "And I brought coffee, milk, and donuts as thanks for coming in today. How's the working coming Shirai?"

"Just finished senpai," Jason said, imitating Kuroko's demeanor. "Anything else before we head out?"

"No," Mii said, shaking her head. "Thanks again for coming so quickly on one of your days off. I really appreciate it."

"It was no problem," Kazari said, stealthily reaching for a donut, but Jason reached out and knocked her hand away. She looked depressed and stared at the ground.

"Oh yes," Mii said, turning to Kuroko. "Kagere-san, how has Kamijou-san been? I haven't seen him around and I would definitely like to ask if he would be interested in joining Judgement again. We definitely could use more people in our branch." For a second, a flicker of worry came over Misaki's face. She recognized the tone and expressions and, while Mii's words were casual, there was more to it.

She wants my prince to join her branch? She's definitely after him. She's even his type, so I can't let them spend time together.

Kuroko, on the other hand, had a completely different expression flicker ever so briefly on her face. She definitely did not want a boy constantly at her branch, but there was more. I don't really want him around, but I think Konori-senpai might be interested in him. If the ape's friends were right about him liking older girls, she would be perfect to take him away so onee-sama and I could be together. If I'm honest, the ape's not the worst boy I've come across, but he can't have onee-sama. "I can ask him if you would like."

"That would be great," Mii said cheerfully. "Thank you." Jason and Kazari shared a knowing look while Misaki's face darkened slightly. Everyone started digging into the snacks Mii had brought and Kazari was talking to her about work, when a knock occurred on the door. Mii got up, turned around and opened the door. Two male Anti-Skill officers nodded to her in greetings. "Hello," Mii told them. "Are you here to pick up copies of the reports?"

"Yes," the first one said. "But we also have another reason for being here."

"What is it?"

"We were told Jason Kagere was here and we need him to come with us to a meeting," the second guy explained. Everyone turned to look at Jason or the person they thought was Jason. Mii and the officers looked at Kuroko in his body, while the others looked at him in Kuroko's body. They quickly rectified their mistake and glanced at Kuroko, but they kept darting their eyes back to him.

"Do you really need me to go?" Kuroko asked, trying to imitate Jason's laid back demeanor.

"We were asked specifically to bring you," the first one said. "Direct orders from our supervisor." Kuroko eye's darted over to Jason, who frowned slightly in thought. Her eyes sent him an obvious message.

Do something! Jason shrugged in response, because he wasn't sure what exactly they wanted him for.

"Okay," Kuroko said, standing up. "I'll meet up with you all when I'm done." She realized she wasn't going to have any choice but to go with them. Jason seemed confused while Kazari and Misaki would definitely have no idea what to do. She left the Judgement office, after Mii gave them copies of the reports, in silence and entered an Anti-Skill van. She sat in silence as they drove off, wondering what was going to happen to her. Anytime I'm with him, it seems like I get into some kind of trouble. Arg, I want to say he did this on purpose, but I know this time he couldn't have.

Meanwhile, Misaki, Kazari, and Jason had just left the branch office and were standing outside on the sidewalk. Kazari looked around, verified they weren't being listened to, and turned to Jason. "Do you have any idea where they took her?"

"Most likely there is a meeting on the break-ins and thefts we all dealt with," Jason replied thinking. "That would make the most sense. It's probably more sensitive information then you have here."

"Do you think she will be okay?" Kazari asked. "Won't someone recognize she doesn't act like you or know what's been happening?"

"Most of the time," Jason reassured her. "I tend to sit in the back and pretend to listen. A lot of it doesn't concern me. As long as she doesn't purposely draw attention to herself, she will be fine. Only thing I'm concerned is she might act too polite with some of the people there. I'm not as relaxed, polite, and soft spoken with them as I am with all of you." Misaki and Kazari both raised their eyebrows.

"Shirai-san is pretty smart," Misaki added. "She won't want to draw attention to herself right now." She looked down at her phone after receiving a message from Mikoto. "It seems like Index verified Kagere-san's theory and is finding a way to change us back. The others are gathering supplies, so we have some time to kill before heading to Touma's apartment."

"Shouldn't we try to meet them immediately?" Kazari questioned her motives.

"Let's have a little fun first," Misaki suggested. "It's not every day I get to be in Misaka's body. I should find her some 'cute' clothes."

"You shouldn't…" Kazari tried to tell her but Misaki was already heading straight to the nearby mall. Kazari turned around and looked at Jason, before grabbing his hand and pulling him after her. "We shouldn't be splitting up while you all are stuck like this. We can't do anything about Shirai-san right now, but we can't let Shokuhou-san go off alone."

"I don't think this is a good idea," Jason told her, but she shook her head.

"I'll forgive any accidents," Kazari reassure him. "This is an unusual situation."

I kind of want to see Misaka-san tell Touma that, Jason thought to himself, smirking. He and Kazari quickly went after Misaki.

Unknown to them, a girl was sitting on a bench, watching them leave the Judgement office. She moved a stand of her long dark hair out of her face and stood up. A single rose was stuck behind her ear and she walked casually after the others. She was wearing a basic purple t-shirt with a tight pair of jeans. Weaving her way through the crowds, she made sure she wasn't spotted, but her eyes never left Jason and Uiharu. There was a smile on her face, but it was closer to a smirk, and her eyes were focused, like a predator. A couple guys tried to talk with her, but she brushed them off like specks of dust. One guy was persistent, but a quick glare from her caused him to hastily leave. She watched Misaki, Jason and Kazari enter a mall and she paused for a moment.

Looks like it's a good time for this Juliet thought. Eve and Cain don't know I'm here and I'm hiding my presence so they won't be able to find me. If those two bitches die in an accident, there won't be anything to tie it to Eve, so her plan won't be affected. We all win. It's their own fault for staying so close to him.

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Eve: Everything is falling into place.

Touma: Again, why would you do this?

Eve: I have no control over random events.

Mikoto: Bull, you are writing the chapter while the author is in the hospital.

Eve: Whose fault is that?

Mikoto: Mugino and her friends.

Shizuri: Don't go blaming this on me brat, you shocked him too.

Accelerator: I think she's mad the hero snuck out that morning. Can't wait to see that conclusion.

Kuroko: I'm never going to live this down.

Ruiko: Cheer up. You got him to do your work for you.

Kazari: Should we be worried about Juliet?

Eve: Nah, she's harmless. Just give her a hug and say you want to be friends.

Leivinia: When are we going to get back to someone important, like me?