A Mixed Up Ring Thing
Episode 3, Part 1
By Neoraichu
All Characters are the property of Frederator Studios, and I hope that the Manstache is something I dreamed up myself.
...
So Guy Hamdon and Kelsey Boxer took turns impressing each other with their skateboarding skills. While Guy was good, Kelsey was just a cut above. While Guy could do Handplants, Kick Flips, the Indy, the Tail Stall and the Rock to Fakie well enough, Kelsey was already good at things like Japan Air, the Scarewalk, and the 540 degree midair twist. She was just learning to do a 720 degree midair double turn. She wanted to be good enough to do the famous 900 first done by Tony Hawk. Kelly was watching from nearby with a slight expression of disinterest.
"Wow Kelsey," he said, "You're GREAT!"
"I bet if you practiced as much as me," she replied, "You'd be as good. Or as my brother calls it, slacking off."
"Well, I'm not trying to go pro like you. There's other things I plan for my life."
"Like what?"
"I'm not sure yet, but I'm positive that Maz and I will figure it out together."
"Maz? He's a friend of yours?"
"Oh, we're the best of buds!"
"I wish we could be friends too."
"As long as you're here, consider us buds too!"
"Aw thanks," she said awkwardly, "I don't have many buds back in Smalltownsville. They just aren't big on Skateboarding there even though it's a huge metropolis."
"Smalltownsville is a huge metropolis?"
"Ironic, isn't it?"
"Megadale is a large city, but not huge," giggled Guy, "More irony?"
"Like you know what irony is," groaned Kelly.
They both ignored her.
"Now that we're buds," said Guy, "Fist bump!"
Guy and Kelsey smacked their fists together. It wasn't planned, but their rings smacked right into each other. There was a blast of light and sound. When the light cleared, the two had been blown to the sides of the halfpipe and slid back down to the middle.
Kelly came in, saying "Are you alright?"
"Oh," moaned Guy, "I feel weird."
"Me too," said Kelsey.
Guy glanced at himself. He was now Kelsey. "Hey! I'm a girl!"
Kelsey looked at herself. She was now Guy. "Hey! I'm a dude!"
Kelly looked at their hands. "It can't be!" she shouted, "To the She-Lair!" She grabbed them both by the wrists and dragged them away.
...
Kelly dragged them into the She-Lair.
"Has anyone ever heard of security protocols?" asked Sheila.
"This is a Shemergency!" announced Kelly.
"What? Cooties?"
She held up their ring hands. "What's wrong with this picture, Sheila!?"
"Guy is wearing the Manstache Ring and this girl is wearing the SheZow Ring?!"
"Her name is Kelsey Boxer, and it's worse than it looks! I think their minds have switched too!"
"Let me scan to verify."
"Of course."
Sheila scanned Guy and Kelsey. "You're right," she announced, "They've switched minds and rings! This is IMPOSSIBLE!"
"And yet here they are."
"What does this mean?" asked the female Guy.
"This simulation should explain all."
The Screen showed two lines:
Mind of Guy → Body of Kelsey → Power of SheZow
Mind of Kelsey → Body of Guy → Power of Manstache
"That's whack!" said female Guy.
"What is we just strike the rings against each other again?" offered male Kelsey.
"I know almost nothing about the power of the Manstache Ring, other than it is not like the power of the SheZow Ring. The powers are not compatible. Doing that is just as likely to make the situation even worse than it is better, or it might have no effect at all."
"We can't tell our parents this," moaned the female Guy.
"But you have to tell my brother," replied the male Kelsey, "He knows I'm the Manstache... and he hates me for it."
"Hates you?" asked Kelly, "But you're his sister... or you were."
"I was stupid," she cried, "I cheated him of being the Manstache because I didn't believe him!"
"This sounds familiar. Let me take a wild guess. You put on the Manstache Ring just to prove your brother wrong and now you can't take it off?"
"How did you know?"
"I did the same thing to Kelly," said the female Guy with regret.
"But he knows I don't hate him for it," added Kelly, "Has Gerald actually said he hates you?"
"No, I see it every time he looks at me," replied the male Kelsey.
"Well perhaps you're wrong? We better go tell him right now."
"Okay, we might as well get the lecture out of the way."
...
"Let me get this straight," said Gerald, "My sister is now a man and Manstache, and your brother is now my sister and SheZow?"
"That's pretty much it," said Kelly.
"I can't believe this!"
"I saw it all," she replied in their defense, "It was an accident!"
"With my slacker sister, it's always an accident!" shouted Gerald with some anger.
"My brother is a slacker too!" shouted Kelly, "but at least I'm trying to understand! You can do as much for your sister!"
"No, you don't understand! I've been training my whole life to be the Manstache and my stupid slacker sister ruins it all in one thoughtless move!"
"I understand, all right! I've been training my whole life to be SheZow and my stupid brother ruins it all in one thoughtless move as well!"
Guy and Kelsey looked ashamed of themselves.
Gerald paused, then said, "Look, sorry I yelled at you. I want to protect my sister, but it's usually protecting her from herself."
Kelly replied, "I forgive you. I yelled too. It's a sore point with me, but I have to protect my brother from himself too."
There was an awkward quiet for several seconds.
"But blame won't get us anywhere," advised Kelly, "We have to figure out how to make things look normal until SheZow's super computer can find a way to fix things. That means Kelsey has to pretend to be my brother, and Guy has to pretend to be your sister. That means the Manstache must have access to the SheLair, and SheZow has to sneak into her own base."
"I understand," said Gerald, "I'll do everything I can to help. I guess I have it a little easier than you. We're living here alone until the house is sold, and we don't have any friends around here. You should have the problem fixed by the time we sell the house and move back to Smalltownsville."
"I hope so," said Kelly, "I really hope so."
"Will Smalltownsville get by without the Manstache?" asked the female Guy.
"Oh, there's many heroes as well as villains there," answered Gerald, "They're used to covering for each other if one of them disappears for a while. There will be questions to answer once we get back, though."
"I'm sure," replied Kelly, "But SheZow is the only hero at the moment. Her former partner turned villain out of spite."
"I guess it must be lucky that the Manstache works alone. Well, he kind of teams up with other heroes as needed, but has never had a long term partner."
"Well, I should know Guy well enough to coach Kelsey on how to be him."
"And I think I know Kelsey well enough to coach Guy on how to be her."
(Insert filler sequences here! She-yeah!)
Trading Places
Episode 3, Part 2
By Neoraichu
In the body of Guy Hamdon, Kelsey moved in with Kelley to live in Guy's room, and in the body of Kelsey, Guy moved in with Gerald to live in Kelsey's room.
So Kelsey went to see the room of Guy for the first time.
"Oh, this room is a pigsty!" moaned Kelsey as she looked about Guy's room, "How can he live in a mess like this?"
"Because he's a guy," said Kelly, "and almost all men hate to clean their rooms."
"I... I... I have to clean this up!"
"All right, I'll try to convince Mom and Dad that you've finally matured a bit and you're ready to live like a civilized person. It might take a few days until the shock wears off."
"Thanks Kelly," said Kelsey quietly, "I... wish I could have a big sister like you instead of my big mean brother."
"After living with me for a few days, you might just change your mind."
"I hope not."
"We'll see," Kelly said, "So get to cleaning if that's what will make you happy. I'll start talking to Mom and Dad about how I've finally got you to... mature a bit."
"Thanks... sis."
Kelly secretly smiled as she left the room.
...
Guy went with Gerald to Kelsey's room, and found himself in a pink and pastel nightmare. Every wall was decorated with ponies, Pegasus and unicorns. The bed was covered with stuffed versions of the same. The only thing that comforted Guy was the spare skateboard gear neatly stacked in the corner of the room. It was all to neat and clean for Guy to bear.
"What the heck?" he moaned, "It's so... so... GIRLY!"
"It's hard to believe this is the room of the Mighty Manstache, isn't it?"
"Heck yeah. How sloppy is your room?"
"Sorry to disappoint," said Gerald, "but my man-cave is still very neat and clean too. Being neat in our rooms is about the only thing I have in common with my slacker sister."
"Aren't you being to hard on her?"
"Maybe," he replied, "but I want to see her succeed. She never succeed if she just trains to do that skateboard thing. It not like she'll ever be the next Tony the Tiger."
"You mean 'Tony Hawk'?"
"Whatever."
"Well this room desperately needs some... dudification."
"Knock yourself out. I'd just love to see the look on Kelsey's face when she comes back."
"Whatever."
...
When Kelly came back to Guy's room, she could have been bowled over with a feather. It was all neat and clean. Everything was in its place. There was even a few stuffed ponies, Pegasus and unicorns on the bed.
"How did you?.." stammered Kelly.
"Oh, just a little Manstache power, a quick trip to the BallsToTheWallMart, and a credit card," Kelsey replied.
"A bit much," she replied, "I hope my parents won't think you've gone mental on them."
"I'm sorry," replied Kelsey, "but this is the kind of thing I'm used to. I can't go to sleep without a stuffed animal to hold."
"I see..." replied Kelly, "This is going to take... A LOT... of explaining..."
"I'm sorry I'm such a bother."
"No, don't apologize for being yourself. Ever."
"Okay sis."
"You might need a few pointers on dressing like my brother. Just the basics. No makeup, no jewelry. No fancy hairstyles. Definitely no panties. Just plain old boxers."
"I can do that," replied Kelsey.
"The hard part will be explaining why you want to shower more than once a week."
"Once a week?" she exclaimed, "I normally shower twice a day and three times in summer."
"Yeah, that's a lot of explaining all right."
...
When Gerald came back to Kelsey's room, he could have been bowled over with a feather. It was a pigsty. It was like 2 months of mess in only an hour. The only thing stacked was the stuffed animals, in the corner. The skateboard gear was now spread everywhere. Gerald was surprised he didn't injure himself just stepping inside.
Guy shrugged, and said "I'm a dude."
"You're a slob," Gerald retorted, "How do your parents ever live with you?"
"I'm a dude."
"And you're repeating yourself."
"It's a blanket excuse."
"Oh never mind," he moaned, "I really don't care as long as Kelsey gets to clean up when she gets back."
"You're all heart," said Guy sarcastically, "You know that?"
"I thought I had the easy job, but I know I was really wrong now."
"Well at least a girl can dress like a boy and not get the third degree about it."
"That is true, and my sister is tomboyish enough already. But there is one thing."
"What's that?"
"I'll have to show you how to wear a sports bra. My sister has enough... cleavage... to worry about rubbing her nipples sore with... her active lifestyle."
"A bra?" he replied, "Even as SheZow, I don't wear a bra."
"Live and learn."
...
After a day of settling in, they returned to the She-Lair with Gerald in tow this time.
"Wow," he mused, "This place is incredible!"
"The computer and the gadgets?" asked his Guy sister.
"No, that it's so clean in here!"
"I take it this is Gerald Boxer?" asked Sheila.
"You are correct, Miss Computer."
"Please call me Sheila."
"Very well, Sheila. It's nice to meet you."
"What can I do for you?"
"Any progress on fixing Guy and Kelsey?" asked Kelly.
"No, it's a complex problem, and I have no idea how long it will take to come to a solution."
"Just keep working on it with every spare moment you have. In the meantime, I think you both should try turning super to see if your hero forms are the same as before."
"Good idea," said female Guy, "I'll go first. You go girl!" ← insert transformation sequence here
"I feel funny," said SheZow.
"You look funny too," said Kelly, "I mean... you have breasts now!"
SheZow looked at herself. It was true. She was as stacked as Tara now. Her costume felt just a little tight in the top.
"How am I ever going to explain this?!"
"It's not like you're a porn star top heavy," commented Kelly, "Just tell people that... you're powers have evolved... by... I don't know... super serum, radiation accident or something."
"I'll go now," said the male Kelsey, "By the power of lip hair!" ← insert transformation sequence here
"I HAVE THE POWER!"
"And you have... chest hair!" observed Gerald, "and... and... a bulge in your trunks!"
Manstache looked at himself. It was true. He had chest hair, AND a much more noticeable package between his legs now.
"How am I ever going to explain this?!"
"It's not like you're a porn star hung," commented Gerld, "Just tell people that... you're powers have evolved... by... I don't know... cosmic rays, radioactive spider bite or something."
"Determining if your powers have changed is going to take a lot more trial and error than precise science and scanning," advised Sheila, "Like I said, the Manstache Ring and its powers are still a mystery to me."
"Well I still seem to have all the same gadgets," said SheZow, "It won't be hard to tell if they work the same. Besides, you have much more knowledge of the powers of previous SheZows, Sheila."
"Of course."
"We shouldn't try to find out when a villain attacks," added the Manstache.
"Very true," replied SheZow.
"Shemergency, Shemergency," said Sheila.
"Unless something comes up first..."