I am not Shonen Jump and do not own Shaman King or any of its charachters. I'm just a huge fan using them for her twisted little stories.

The Shaman Switch

Chapter 2

A Long Ride

"Very funny, Yoh! Do you really expect us to believe that?" Trey laughed.

"I told you, I'm not Yoh, I'm Amidamaru!" Yoh moaned loudly. "Somehow Yoh and I got switched and now I'm in his body and he's-well-- a ghost. Isn't that right?" he finished, looking over at Amidamaru, who answered,"Yeah, totally! Now, we really need you guys' help to get back to who-I mean where--I mean--oh, just help us get back to normal!!!"

"This is very strange for you both," commented Len, who had been quiet for some time,"That you would be playing tricks on us like this, because April Fools' Day is seven months away."

"Master Len is right," added Rio. "Why would you-- and how, not to mention-- be switched? This is not a funny joke."

"It's not a joke!!!" Thundered Amidamaru, "And just to prove to you so, I will tell you something that only I know, and Amidamaru will tell you something only he knows."

"But you are Amidamaru," commented Trey a bit confusedly. Both Yoh and Amidamaru sighed exasperatedly. Yoh said, "All right, Len. Do you remember last summer when we sneaked off into the forest three miles from Yoh's house and fought that huge shikigami together?"

"He's right!" Len answered, taken aback. "Amidamaru and I were the only ones who knew!"

"Right," said Amidamaru. "And Rio, remember that time when—" here Amidamaru leans over toward Rio and whispers something in his ear. When Amidamaru draws back, Rio looks angry, crosses his arms, and answers through gritted teeth, "Yes, quite well. This is Yoh Asakura."

Everyone except Len & Rio exchanges surprised looks, then return their attention to Yoh and Amidamaru. "So you mean you're really Yoh," said Trey, pointing to the ancient samurai warrior ghost floating by the mirror on the wall. " And you're really Amidamaru?" said Len as he gestured to the thirteen year-old lying on the bed. "Yes," they answered in unity. The spirit said, "And now that you guys know the truth, the author can start calling us by our real names." (A/N: Sorry, guys. I was building the story.) "That's all right, Katt, we understand," said Amidamaru.

As everybody filed into the lobby, Pilika was sitting in one of the chairs, waiting for them.

"Hey, guys! You sure slept in," she said as they walked toward her.

"Hey, sis," said Trey to Pilika. "Do you know where Anna is? We sort of have something to tell you both." Pilika nodded and answered, "Anna's outside waiting for us with Morty. We have to leave today. She's already got everyone's things packed." So everybody walked outside into the sunlight, squinting slightly at its brightness, and saw Anna waiting for them by a row of brand-new bikes. "Anna, how did you get all these?" Mused Rio as he walked up to her. "I did a little trading,"

she answered. "Now everybody get pedaling. Your bags are on the back of your bikes." As Anna

directed everyone to their bicycles, Amidamaru made no noise, nor moved a bit, until- "Yoh, can you hear me? I said, your bike is the green one!"

Amidamaru jumped a little, turned toward Anna, and said, "Um, how do you ride these things?"

Anna looked flabbergasted at first, but then answered, "Don't play stupid with me, Yoh. Now get going."

Amidamaru sighed, said, "I'm not playing stupid," and explained the whole deal.

"I see, then. Sorry, Amidamaru." Said Anna, and led him over to the bike. After a few wobbly minutes, they were off and riding.

It had been an hour since the group had left the hotel, and they were all equally tired.

Even Tokageroh, Kori, Bason, and Yoh were feeling weathered. Right then Pilika spoke up, "Trey, what was it that you were going to tell me earlier?"

Trey answered, "Umm….it's sort of a long story." and explained the ordeal to her.

"Wow." said Pilika. "So you guys don't even know who did this to you?"

"Nope," said Yoh halfheartedly.

"And we don't even know how to get back to ourselves!" added Amidamaru.

"Well, it's not that bad," said Pilika, trying to lighten their spirits. "Amidamaru gets a whole new life, and Yoh never has to die."

"But I'll always have to be explaining to people that I'm not Yoh Asakura," said Amidamaru. Then Yoh took his turn. "And I'll never be able to have-"

"Sssh, Yoh! This fanfic is rated PG!! Do you want to get the author in trouble??" Len quickly cut him off.

"Oh, sorry," Yoh said meekly.

"Boy, I'm tired," Morty cut in. "Anna, do you think we could stop and take a break?" The rest of the group waited with bated breath to hear her reply. She considered it for a moment, then answered, "All right, we can take a break. Now that you mention it, I'm pretty tired myself." So everyone pulled over next to a really high sand dune and sat down to catch their breaths.

A bit of the story is quite obvious from now on, considering that they still had a long way to go, so I'm just going to let you guess that they rode on, took a couple more short brakes,

And rode some more, then I will continue this story at the next important event.

It was now nightfall, and the group was now coming upon a small house on the side of the road. "Hey, look! Maybe we can stay there tonight," said Trey hopefully. Everyone agreed that this was a good idea, so they pulled their bikes up to the side of the house and walked to the front door. It was Len who knocked and heard the voice from inside, "Come in."

A/N: Okay, that's it for now, folks! Now, I'm not going to write any more unless I get a good amount of reviews from you guys, so don't procrastinate to tell me what you think!