Fatal Corrections

Chapter Four

Written by Lady Serenity Moon


Summary - Darien and Serena are the CEO's of two rival companies. What happens when disaster strikes and they somehow magically
switch bodies. AU




"Well I think that we can safely assume that those keys are for that house," Darien stated as he tried frantically to fix his hair up in a bun.
Serena laughed and decided to help him before she doubled over in laughter. "But the question is what is inside the house?" Serena
answered as she finally managed to get the hair to stay in a quite neat looking bun.

Derien nodded and started walking up the garden path towards the house. The house looked like it was built in the mid - thirities. It
had the design they used to use back then to go with it. The house was a pale peach colour and seemed to blend right in with the
very green bushs that surrounded it. It looked as if nobody had lived there for a few years but the gardens and the paintwork seemed
to be out to date.

Somebody had obviously been looking after it all these years. The door was quite new and had a dark wooden frame. Serena fitted
the key in the lock and turned. Darien pushed the door softly and it slided open to reveal a very dark hallway. "Ladies first," Darien
teased. Serena grumbled, "Technically your the lady here so you go first." Darien grunted and stepped inside the house. He searched
briefly for a light switch of some kind.


Upon finding none he continued towards the closest room. Serena quickly pointed out what she thought was a light switch in the next room.
Darien nodded and pressed the button. Suddenly the whole house came alive. Lights ficked on, heaters started, everthing a person would
needed. Serena shivered slightly. Darien shrugged and tried to explain the situation, "They must have everything wired up to this one switch."

Serena nodded, not yet believing him but. Darien looked around the room which they both stood in, it obviously used to be used a lounge
room at some time. There seemed to be only three pieces of furniture in the room. A television set which looked amazingly like the ones
that were sold in those posh new stores on the waterfront of NY City. Also two armchairs rested right in front of the television set.

They seemed a little bit older. Serena was very tired, as she had not gotten much sleep that night, decided to sit herself down on one of
the armchairs. "Quite comfy, I must say," Serena said as she laid her head on the back of the armchair. Darien was too busy, looking
around the house to stop and see what Serena was doing. Other than the furniture in the lounge the house was compelety empty.


Darien sighed and went to sit down beside Serena. "I don't know what's going on -- huh?" Darien was cut off as the tv seemed to start by
itself. Serena' s eyes bulged out of her head as she stared at the picture which was coming into focus on the screen. A blue backround
appeared and Jackson' s head came came into view. "I see that you arrived at the house safe and sound. Well not safe exactly there
is still the matter of your bodies."

"What' s going on here. I demand you change us back," Darien yelled at the tv hoping somehow that it heard him. Serena placed her hand on
Darien's trying to calm the tense situation. "I'm afaid that I can't do that yet. You have not completed all the tasks yet,"Jaskon smirked.
Serena gasped as Jackson seemly answered Darien's question.

"What are these tasks you keep talking about?" Serena asked. "I will give you certain jobs that you two must complete once you have
completed enough of them I will change you back," Jackson answered. "Is this like your races, entertainment? Are we actors in one
of your sick Tv shows?" Serena mocked. "Actors? I like that term. But the most apporiate term for yourselves would be 'lab rats."

Serena grunted, "You can't do this to us!" "Just complete the tasks and I wil return you to your proper bodies and I will take you back
into time before this all happened." "Well if that's our only option what else can we do?" Jackson smiled, "Ok for your second task.
I would like you to steal something for us. You will be taken to the Park Royal Hotel under the names of Mr and Mrs Brown.

Tonight you will be attending a local function at the hotel. From there you will creep up stairs and steal a secret encoded disk." "Why
would you want something like that?" Darien asked. "Called it a collection of Earth's items. Of course these items will all be returned
after we've studied them." "Ok what if we agree to do it, we'll need clothes and stuff. Also a car to get there." "Those things have already
been placed in your room my lady and well the car is waiting outside for you at this very moment."


"Ok we'll go but you must keep to your promise Jackson, I warn you if you don't," Darien told him. "Yes of course we're an honest people.
Good Luck!" Serena jumped out of the chair and opened the front door glancing outside, "He's right you know there's a limo out there."
The tv screen flicked off and the whole house died down and light faded. "Damn him," Darien yelled as he got out of his chair, walking
towards the door.

"I always wanted to stay at that hotel." Darien grabbed Serena's arm and quickly closed the door, "We're husband and wife so we
better act like it." Serena smiled. The limo driver got out of the car and opened the door for them. He smiled at us, as we were ushed
into the door. 'Another one of those guys who work for Jackson no doubt,' Serena thought.

The traffic on the way to the hotel was thick so it took them a while to get to the hotel. To pass the time, Serena kept drumming her
fingers on the window. Meanwhile Darien lived it up as he explored the alcohol bar. Serena chuckled. The driver never looked back
but prefered to focus on the road ahead. Darien poured himself a glass of whiskey and offered it to Serena. "I think I'm going to
need it, thanks!"

"Care for soemthing stronger," Darien asked as he dug deeper into the bar. He gently pulled a bottle of old vodka. Serena's eyes lit
up, "You sure know how to treat a girl, Mr Brown." Darien laughed and poured vodka into both of their drinks. Darien settled back in his
seat after he made sure that he had examined every bottle of alcohol in the whole bar. He smiled to himself as he took another sip of
whiskey/vodka.


They both managed to finish their drinks before they arrived at the hotel. As they appoached the front of the hotel, they spotted many
people that seemed to be waiting for us. "I was going to stay here a few weeks ago but the Imperial Hotel offered me better sevices.
Darien who exactly is Mr and Mrs Brown?" Darien shrugged, "I have absolutely no idea."

We stopped suddenly and the driver turned towards us with a envelope in hs hand. "With compliments from Mr. Jackson." Darien
took the envelope and glanced at it for a second. The driver got out of the car and opened the door for us. Serena was about to get
out but Darien stopped her and pulled her back inside. "Whatever this is, it must contain information on who we are."


Please Review. I know isn't this getting weird. Please Review! Thanks - LSM