A/N: For December 2021, I decided to revisit the first prompt I submitted to the r/Symphogear discord. I've wanted to revisit this story a lot sooner, but between Superb Song of the Fate-Defying Valkyrie and Symphogear R, I just haven't had the chance.

But now, I give you all a long-awaited continuation to one of my personal favorite one-shots:


Freaky Fridess (Part 2)


"It would seem that, as a result, you two switched bodies."

"Deeessss?!"

"Whaaat?!"


I was speechless... Kirika-chan and I were in each other's bodies? This sounds like something you'd only see on one of those old American comedy movies. "But... How is this possible?" I asked Elfnein-chan, who looked almost as confused as we were.

"I'll be honest Kiri- I mean, Hibiki-san, I'm not entirely sure..."

"So you're not even sure how this happened dess?" Kirika-chan asked.

"Not entirely, but I do have a theory as to how this happened: Halfway through the test, the machine started to act up, causing a power surge which sent an electrical shock through the both of you, leading to minor memory loss and... Well, this."

"That would explain why I can't remember most of today's events..." I thought to myself, before another big question came to mind. "What was the test you were doing with us again?"

"Well, I wanted to try and find a way to make our already existing unison attacks stronger. My idea for going about this was to try and make it so, for example, you two would be able to use Igalima and Gungnir interchangeably." Elfnein-chan explained. "However, I'm starting to think that running 3 tests at the same time may have overloaded the system..."

"Shirabe was in one of these tests too?!" Kirika-chan shouted in a panic. "Is she okay?! Did this happen to her too?!"

"Calm down, Kirika-chan!" I tried to calm Kirika-chan down.

"'Calm down'?! You do realize we're looking ourselves in the eyes from other bodies, right dess?!" Kirika-chan said. "It's kinda hard to be calm about something like this!"

"Even so, it's not doing anyone any good for us to panic!" I retorted.

"Hibiki-san's right, Kirika-san." Elfnein-chan agreed. "No good can come from panicking right now."

While I could see Kirika-chan was still pretty worried about the whole situation, she eventually calmed down. "Okay... What should we do then dess? Are we just going to be stuck like this forever?"

"Not necessarily, Kirika-chan." Elfnein-chan answered, pulling up scans of her and myself on the big screen in the command center. "Before you both were put into the medical wing, we noticed something going on with your brainwaves. At first, we weren't sure exactly what was happening and why it was declining in volume, but I would like to believe that it's our solution."

"What do you mean, Elfnein-kun?" Master asked.

"Call it a hunch, but I think that mysterious brainwave we recorded is the culprit behind this body swap." Elfnein-chan said. "If I'm right, then, once that brainwave completely fades away, you two should be back to normal in no time."

"I hope you're right, Elfnein-chan..." I said, putting my faith into her theory.

"But, how long will it be until that brain-thingy leaves?" Kirika-chan asked.

"I'm... Not entirely sure..." Elfnein-chan said... which wasn't exactly reassuring. "But, if I had to guess, hopefully three days' time?"

"THREE DAYS?!"

"THREE DAYS DESS?!"

"Like I said, it's just a guess." Elfnein-chan said. "If it ends up being longer, we can always scan again for a more precise estimate."

"For now, try to bring as little attention to this situation as you can until we can fix it." Master added.

"Master? What are you saying?" I asked.

"Ideally, you two need to act like one another until you're in your respective bodies again, Hibiki-kun."

"The commander's right. If we can hide this, that'd be the best way to avoid unnecessary panic among the masses." Elfnein-chan added.

"So, for now, act like nothing happened during that test and it was just a minor inconvenience. Understood? Hibiki-kun?" He asked while looking at Kirika-chan.

"Y-Yes, comma- I mean, Master!" Kirika-chan replied.

"Kirika-kun?" He asked me.

"U-Understood." I replied, before getting a shoulder check from Kirika-chan. "I mean, Understood Dess!"


With that, Kirika-chan and I left the command center to discuss this plan before going home for the night. "Oh boy..."

"I'm sure it won't be too hard to fool everyone into thinking we're each other, right?" Kirika-chan asked.

"Everyone else, maybe. But there's one person I just know will be able to see through it immediately."

"Shirabe?"

"Well, yeah, but also Miku." Kirika-chan practically shivered when I said her name.

"Right... I forgot I have to live with her for three days dess..." Kirika-chan said. "What am I going to do dess?!"

"What are you going to do? What are EITHER of us going to do?!" I retorted. "Shirabe-chan and Miku know our original selves better than anyone else, if they find out about this..."

"Find out about what, Tachibana?" A familiar, yet stern voice asked as they entered the room Kirika-chan and I were in, which made us both panic.

"It's Tsubasa-san!" I whispered to Kirika-chan. "Quick, pretend to be me!"

Kirika-chan gave me a panicked, confused look before clearing her throat. "W-Well, Kirika-chan and I were just... Planning a surprise for Miku and..." We both were in shock when Tsubasa-san fully came into our view.

"A surprise for Kohinata and who?" Tsubasa-san asked, but Kirika-chan was still visibly shocked at who she was staring at.

"Shirabe!" I exclaim, while trying to pretend to be Kirika-chan. "We were planning a surprise for Miku-san and Shirabe."

"My voice isn't that high-pitched dess." Kirika-chan whispered to me.

"Mine's not that low, so cut me some slack." I quickly retorted.

"Is everything okay?" Tsubasa-san asked as she got closer. "You both are acting really strange."

"Wh-Whaaat? Nooo." I say with a small nervous chuckle. "Hibiki-san and I are the same as we've always been, right dess?"

"Y-Yeah!" Kirika-chan added. "We're okay! Everything is just fine, Shirabe-chan!"

Tsubasa-san looked around curiously, but at that moment, I gave Kirika-chan a look of fear. "What did I say dess?"

"Tachibana? Where's Tsukuyomi?" Tsubasa-san asked, which quickly made Kirika-chan realize why I was giving her a death glare.

"D-Did I say Shirabe-chan? Whoops!" Kirika-chan said. "I was just thinking about the plan Kirika-chan and I had and accidentally called you her. Sorry about that."

"You and Kiri-chan were planning something?" Another familiar voice asked as they entered the room, which only served to make Kirika-chan and I even more worried.

"Ah. There you are, Tsukuyo-" Tsubasa-san turned around to greet Shirabe-chan, but instead was in for a big surprise when she saw. "Me?!"

"Tsubasa-san? Why do you look like me?!" Shirabe-chan asked.

Without answering, Tsubasa-san turned back to Kirika-chan and I with a deadly serious expression on her face. "Tachibana. Akatsuki. Is this your 'surprise' you had in mind?"

Quickly, Kirika-chan and I look at each other, knowing we shouldn't hide the truth from Tsubasa-san and Shirabe-chan. "Well... No..." I say in my normal voice, which confuses Shirabe-chan and Tsubasa-san. "The truth is-"

"Alright, which one of you decided to dye my hair pink in my sleep!" Maria-san(?) shouted as she barged into the room. "Was it you, you idiot?" She picked up Kirika-chan by the collar of her (my) shirt.

"What do you mean, Maria? You've always had pink hair dess." Kirika-chan retorted, which made Maria-san's uncharacteristic fury turn into a look of confusion.

"Wait... Did you just call me 'Maria'?" Maria-san asked.

"...Y-Yes...?" Kirika-chan asked with another question.

"Don't tell me..." I thought aloud. "Chris-chan?"

"Of course it's me." Chris-chan said. "And why are you talking like this idiot?" she asked while slightly shaking Kirika-chan.

"Because... Well... I'm Hibiki and that's Kirika-chan." I confessed, which surprised Chris-chan, Tsubasa-san, and Shirabe-chan.

"Wait a minute..." Kirika-chan said. "If you're Chris-senpai, then..."

"Okay, who dyed my hair white in my sleep!" Maria-san asked, walking in the room as if on queue, and immediately seeing Chris-chan. "Wait, is that me?!"

Quickly, Chris-chan dropped Kirika-chan and went over to Maria-san. "What kind of sick joke is this?!"

"Tachibana." Tsubasa-san said. "I believe you and Akatsuki owe all of us an explanation."

"That won't be necessary, Tsubasa-san." Elfnein-chan said, like an Alchemist in shining... lab coat? Anyways, she practically saved me from a strange reenactment of Kirika-chan and Shirabe-chan's fight on the Frontier. "Now, if you all could just come with me to the command center, I can answer your questions. Same goes for you two, Hibiki-san, Kirika-san."

"But we already know about our strange situation dess." Kirika-chan said.

"Well... It's not exactly for your sake..."

"What do you mean by that?"

"It's for Miku-san's." Elfnein said, which sent a chill down my spine. "She arrived at HQ shortly after you two left the command center. We tried to hide this from her but... She overheard the Commander and I talking about it..."

...I must be cursed...


A/N: And with that, we end the story.

This time around, as I vaguely hinted at with the first part, The other two AXZ pairings get involved in the body-swapping shenanigans.

That aside, there isn't really much to add that wasn't addressed in the first part. But I will say this: If I ever get around to making this a full fanfic, these 2 parts are going to be combined into the first chapter along with some additional bits and pieces here and there.

Regardless, thank you for reading this one-shot. I shall see you all in the next one!