A/N: Hello, readers! Another chapter is here!

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DISCLAIMER: I do not own Fairy Tail, I only own my OC.

CHAPTER TWELVE: SWITCHING BODIES

Team Natsu returned from the S-Class quest. "Is the master here?" Erza asked.

"Welcome back! How was the island?" Mira greeted. "Did you do any swimming?"

"It was no time for that." Erza replied.

"Umm, please try to read the mood in the air, everyone..." Lucy tries to make it obvious.

"Where is the master?!" Erza asks once more.

"He left yesterday, saying there was some sort of council meeting being held somewhere for something." Macao replied.

"Whew..." They all sigh in relief, knowing that the Master is busy.

"Safe for now!" Natsu sighed in relief.

"All right! Don't have to worry about 'it' until Gramps gets back!" Aira cheers to himself.

"What a relief! Now we won't have to endure hell for a while!" Happy cries tears of joy while waving his arms in the air.

"Let's enjoy this moment while it lasts!" Gray said.

"What are you guys talking about?! Ahh, I gotta know! Ahh, I'm scared! Not knowing what it is makes it even scarier!" Lucy annoyingly asked, freaking out about the punishment.

"Be silent!" Erza demanded, making them shake in fear. "When will the master return?"

"Soon, I think..." Mira replied.

"When he returns, I will ask for his decision immediately." Erza said. "You're guilty of taking an S-Class quest. Prepare yourselves." Natsu, Aira, and Happy hug each other.

"What am I supposed to prepare myself for?!" Lucy asked.

"Guess there's no way around it! Still, never mind Natsu and Aira, Gray's probably gonna have a tough time, I can't believe Lucy's gonna have to go through that..." Wakaba commented.

"Poor girl"...?" Lucy repeated.

"Hey, Wakaba! Whadya mean, "never mind us"?!" Natsu asked as he and Aira walk up to him.

"Yeah! And don't stick me in the same boat as Natsu!" Aira complained.

"What's that supposed to mean?!" Natsu punches Aira.

"Exactly what I said! Can't you ever take a hint right?!" Aira shouted, punching him back.

"Here they go again..." Cain sweat dropped at the two Dragon Slayers.

"Real men need to take responsibility properly." Elfman sighed. "Show us just how manly you are!"

"That's not fair! I wasn't even apart of the "never mind" list!" Happy whined.

"Seriously, what's going to happen to us?!" Lucy asked.

Natsu goes to the request board and notices a strange request. "Oh! There's a weird job posted!"

"Huh? What's this...?" Aira asked.

"Oh, Natsu. Welcome back." Loke greeted.

"Hey, Loke." Natsu greeted him without taking a glance at him. "Let's see... "Please decipher..."

"What is it?" Lucy asked.

Loke freaks out when he sees Lucy. "Y-You're back too, Lucy?!"

"Of course I am. I was with Natsu and the others." Lucy responded. "Why are you so freaked out?"

"N-No, I'm just... Bye!" Loke accidently runs into Erza without looking and falls on the ground.

"All of you!" Erza doesn't even notice Loke crashing into her armor. "You know this is no time for that!"

"So weak..." Lucy commented.

"Geez. How noisy..." Cana complained.

"Wizards really are awesome!" Romeo said.

"Hey, now..." Cana disagreed.

"Please decipher the meaning of this writing. Solve it, and I'll pay you 500,000 Jewel." Natsu reads the paper. "Whoa, awesome! It's worth 500,000."

"Decipher some writing? That's an unusual job..." Aira said. "Wait, this ancient script! Who can possibly read this?"

"But there's a modern transliteration next to it." Happy stated.

"I told you to stop." Erza ordered.

"Oh! I can read this! Let's see here..." Natsu tries to read the paper. "Ugo deru rasuchi boro kania... I don't know what this means at all!" He easily gives up. A rainbow light glows around them.

"What is that?" Macao asked.

"Oh? The fear of punishment can even scare rainbows out of people?" Wakaba questioned.

"I don't think that's quite it..." Macao said. The rainbow glow stops and fades away.

All of the sudden, Aira gets cold, hugging himself to stay warm. "I'm cold!"

"Huh? How can a water wizard be cold?!" Elfman asked.

"What's going on? My insides are unusually cold!" Aira said. They all stare at him in confusion.

"I-I feel heavy!" Lucy shouted out of nowhere. "My chest feels unusually heavy! I-It's hard on my back..." She fails to notice it's her chest area that makes it hard for her to stand up straight.

"What's going on, Lucy?! Your voice is lower than usual..." Macao stated.

"Th-That's not tr-" Aira looks at Lucy and freaks out. "Huh?! What?!"

Loke wakes and gets up. "Huh? Why was I on the ground?" He tries to remember how he fell on the ground.

Natsu smirks, acting glamorous at the moment. "More like, why am I standing up?" He looks at Lucy and freaks out, running out of the guild.

"Hey, Natsu! Why are you running away after seeing my face-" Lucy realizes that her voice is different. "Huh? What's with this voice?"

"E-Everything seems a little off somehow..." Macao commented.

"What's all this commotion about?!" Happy walks in, looking firm and composed.

"Oh! Natsu! Look! Look!" Erza said in a sweet voice. "Huh? Where's Natsu?"

"Huh? What do you want? Man, why's everything so dark?" Loke forgets that he's wearing glasses.

"I have two neat boobies on my chest!" Erza grabs her boobs to show Loke. "See?! See?!" The men start to blush, excited at the moment.

Happy freaks out and gets angry. "Stop that!" He attempts to kick Erza but he kicks her hard armor instead. He is left stunned, feeling the pain in his body.

"That doesn't hurt at all." Erza stares at her boobs.

"Why am I in this cat-like body? Actually, this is a cat! I don't remembering requipping into anything!" Happy said, disappointed.

"Geez. Can't I just drink in peace?" Cana complained.

"Magic is so cool!" Romeo said as Cana disagreed.

"What in the world is going on here?! I feel really cold!" Aira complained. "And why is there an exact look-alike of me here?!" All the guild mates stare at him, dumbfounded.

"Huh?! What're you talking about?!" Lucy asked.

"Do you not realize it yet?! We've switched minds and bodies!" Happy said.

"Huh?!" They all scream in horror and shock.

"What do you mean, Happy?!" Loke asked.

"I'm Erza!" Happy corrected.

"I'm Happy! That's so mean, Loke!" Erza whined.

"Argh, shut up!" Happy said, irritated.

"Which means..." Aira said.

"Natsu and Loke... Aira and Lucy... And, worst of all, Happy and I have switched places!" Happy (Erza) explained.

"What do you mean, "worst of all"?!" Erza (Happy) sweat dropped.

"The ancient Unpela-ese 'Changeling' spell has been set in motion." Master Makarov stood at the entrance of the guild.

"Master!" Happy (Erza) and the rest walks over to him.

"That job flier was the cause. Reading a certain spell aloud will cause the personalities of nearby people to switch." Master Makarov explained. "That spell is the Changeling spell."

"Changeling?!" Aira (Lucy) exclaimed.

"You're Natsu, right?" Lucy (Aira) asked.

"Yeah." Loke (Natsu) replied.

"What the hell have you done?!" Lucy (Aira) grabs his collar.

"Don't look at me! All I did was read the flier!" Loke (Natsu) shouted back. "Man, why is it so dark in here?!"

"Stop it, Lucy, I mean Aira." Master Makarov corrects himself. "This spell switches more than just personalities. It switches magic, too." They yell in shock.

Natsu (Loke) then goes out wandering the streets and sees two girls and goes up to them to ask them out, but they run away. When he wonders why, he sees that he is drooling fire and begins to panic, quickly returning to the guild.

"One other thing." Master Makarov pointed out. They all gulp, wondering what's the other consequence. "If the Changeling spell is not lifted within 30 minutes of its activation..." He leans closer to them. "...you will remain changed for the rest of your life. So the lore says."

"H-How many minutes has it been?!" Loke (Natsu) asked.

"Sixteen. That leaves fourteen minutes." Mira replied.

"Gramps! Is there a spell to turn us back?!" Loke (Natsu) asked.

"Well, it is ancient magic, so it goes without saying that I..." He scratches his nose while thinking. "...don't know. I was looking forward to punishing you for the S-Class quest incident..." They all left behind on the ground, depressed. "...but that won't do any good now! Well...! Good luck." He walks away without helping them.

"I can't believe this! Urgh! In that case...!" Lucy (Aira) yelled as she is about to take off her shirt. The guys cheer to themselves as they wait for her to take off her shirt.

"No!" Aira (Lucy) yelled. "Anything but that!" He stops her from taking off her shirt.

"I need to take it off..." Lucy (Aira) struggled.

"Oh, right! That's Aira inside, and he's basically Gray #2!" Erza (Happy) stated. "Oh!" She thinks of an idea.

"Happy! Wh-What are you-?" Happy (Erza) asked.

"Sounds neat! I'm gonna try it!" Erza (Happy) said.

"W-Wait! Stop!" Happy (Erza) tries to stop her.

"Requip! Requip! I'm gonna requip too! Yay! Uppa!" Erza (Happy) requips into swimmer like outfit. "Tadah!"

"Oh! This is great, too!" All the men said in excitement.

"Stop it!" Happy (Erza) attempts to punch Erza (Happy), but she accidently elbows him. "I-I can't believe this... My pride as an S-Class wizard..."

"Huh? That's weird. I meant to wear a cool suit of armor..." Erza (Happy) said, unsatisfied with the armor she chose.

"I got it! We did switch techniques, but they're weak and lame now!" Loke (Natsu) said.

"Hey, Loke! I mean... whoever's inside!" Wakaba called.

"Don't call me that! What do you want?!" Loke (Natsu) asked.

"What about your magic?" Wakaba asked.

"Yeah! What's it like? I wanna see!" Elfman said.

"I-I don't know... I don't feel anything and nothing's happening... I just feel kinda 'off'..." Loke (Natsu) has a strange feeling inside his body as the guys look at him weird. "Why do I feel so on edge?!"

"Someone help me!" Natsu (Loke) runs back to the guild with his mouth drooling fire.

"What's with that fire?" Gray asked.

"It's more like drool than fire..." Elfman commented.

"Your magic is really weak now..." Mira said.

"Oh! I see! So this is what it's like to fly!" Happy (Erza) flies around. "No, this is no time for admiration! We're running out of time!"

"What are we going to do?" Aira (Lucy) sighed. Water comes out of his mouth.

"Aira. I mean, Lucy. There's water coming from your mouth..." Mira stated.

"Gross! I hate this..." Aira (Lucy) covers his mouth to stop the water from falling out of his mouth.

"Lu-chan! Leave it to me!" Levy and her two friends stand at the entrance of the guild.

"Levy-chan!" Aira (Lucy) feels better when he sees Levy.

"The Shadow Gear team is here to save the day!" Droy said. "We'll turn you back to normal!"

"Yeah! Don't worry! So..." Jet said.

"It's all yours, Levy!" Jet and Droy said in unison.

"Levy's going to fix this on her own, basically?" Mira asked as Jet and Droy nervously chuckle.

"Thank you, Levy-chan!" Aira (Lucy) said.

"It's for you, Lu-chan! I'll do my best!" Levy said. "I want to be the very first person to read your novel, Lu-chan!" She whispered to Aira (Lucy) as he agrees.

"So what are you gonna do?!" Loke (Natsu) asked.

Levy sits at a table with books around her as she reads the paper. "I know a little about ancient writing. So I'll start by looking up the writing on the flier."

"The clock's ticking! Will you make it in time?!" Lucy (Aira) asked.

Happy (Erza) jumps on the table. "Just leave this to Levy!" He doesn't realize he has a fish in his mouth yet. "Wait... why do I have a fish...?"

"They're yummy!" Erza (Happy) stated.

Levy uses these special glasses to read the books about ancient language. "Let's see here... 'Ugo deru...'"

"Oh, no! Only about 10 minutes left!" Natsu (Loke) said.

"Is it okay for you to read the writing out loud?" Lucy (Aira) asked.

"It's safe to read ancient spells like this out loud as long as you don't read it as-is." Levy replied. "Let's see..."

"There's no time!" Loke (Natsu) panicked. "Ahh, I feel so out of it! I can't stay like this forever!"

"Oh? I kinda like this!" Erza (Happy) said. "Again! Requip!"

"I said stop that!" Happy (Erza) ordered.

Levy closes the book as she takes the flier. "Well, Levy-chan?" Aira (Lucy) asked.

"Did you figure anything out?!" Loke (Natsu) asked.

"I don't know how!" Levy said. They all sigh in disappointment.

"Oh. So I'm going to live the rest of my life as a weird cat with wings..." Happy (Erza) flies around the room.

"I am not weird!" Erza (Happy) said with fish in her mouth.

Lucy (Aira) grabs her shirt, about to take it off. The men gather once more and stare in excitement, waiting for her to reveal her chest.

"I said don't do that!" Aira (Lucy) shouted.

"Ahh, I feel so out of it!" Loke (Natsu) continues to panic.

"Will I never be able to date again?!" Natsu (Loke) opens his mouth and fire comes out.

"I wanna switch places too!" Romeo said in excitement.

"Yeah, yeah. You're Macao's son, all right." Cana said without taking a break from her booze.

"C-Calm down, everyone! I'll keep trying to figure it out!" Levy tries to calm them down.

"Macao! How much time left?!" Loke (Natsu) asked.

"Eight minutes." Macao replied. "Looks like you should maybe get ready for the worst..."

"Oh, no..." Aira (Lucy) continues to whine.

Jet and Droy start to cheer for Levy. "Hurray! Hurray! Levy!"

"They're nothing but a cheering squad for her!" Gray sweat dropped.

"'Deru', 'deru'..." Levy continues to read the books. "Oh, here it is! And then..." They all impatiently wait for Levy to break the spell.

"What do we do if we get stuck like this forever?!" Lucy (Aira) asked.

"Huh? What do you mean?" Loke (Natsu) asked.

"Are we just gonna keep working, stuck like this?" Lucy (Aira) responded.

"If we can't go back to normal, what choice do we have?" Loke (Natsu) said.

"That's fine with me!" Erza (Happy) said. "All I hafta do is stay quiet and nobody will know the difference!" Happy (Erza) disagrees with her.

"You know that isn't the issue here! You stupid alley cat!" Aira (Lucy) stated. "I don't want to be stuck like this!" Natsu (Loke) and Aira (Lucy) sigh in disappointment, letting fire and water fall out of their mouths.

"Aira! I mean, Lucy! That's totally gross!" Loke (Natsu) said in disgust.

"I'm not shooting this out of my mouth because I want to, you know!" Aira (Lucy) argued. Then he realizes something that shocked him. "Huh?"

"What is it, Aira? I mean, Lucy?" Happy (Erza) asked.

"This is bad! All our techniques are weak now, right?" Aira (Lucy) stated. "We'll never be able to do serious work like that!"

"Which means..." Loke (Natsu) said.

"...as we..." Lucy (Aira) commented.

"...are now..." Happy (Erza) added.

"...we're the weakest team in Fairy Tail!" They all shouted in a unison.

"L-Let's go, Happy!" Loke (Natsu) said.

"Aye!" Erza (Happy) does a karate pose.

"Water Dragon's...!" Aira (Lucy) puts her hand out.

"O-Open, door of something-or-other...!" Lucy (Aira) shuffles through the keys.

"Oh! Flying is certainly fun!" Happy (Erza) said. They stop posing, thinking that it's lame.

"Oh, man! Now that you mention it, this is really bad!" Loke (Natsu) stated.

"Why didn't I realized something so simple sooner?!" Happy (Erza) asks herself. "It must be because I've turned into a cat..."

"That's mean!" Erza (Happy) commented. "You've been a big meanie ever since we've switched bodies!" She jumps into the air, but falls on top of Happy (Erza).

"What was that, Erza? I mean, Happy?" Macao asked. Happy (Erza) struggles to get out.

"She was being mean to me, so I tried to fly away..." Erza (Happy) replied with her face facing the ground. "But I... I don't have wings, so I fell..."

"M-My apologises... Just please get off-" Happy (Erza) passes out.

"I got it!" Levy exclaimed.

"All right! You can lift the spell?!" Loke (Natsu) asked.

"Hurry, Levy!" Lucy (Aira) said.

"This ancient writing means, "May this eternal exchange bring happiness unto you." Levy said.

"Hurray! You're amazing, Levy!" Aira (Lucy) complimented.

"May this eternal exchange bring happiness unto you." Natsu (Loke) repeated after Levy.

"In other words, people who've been switched by this spell wil live happy lives forever!" Levy explained. "Oh, I'm so glad I deciphered it!"

"Hold on! That mean's we're stuck like this forever!" Loke (Natsu) yelled in anger.

"All you did was figure out what the flier says, Levy..." Lucy (Aira) sighed.

"Oh, you're right! What do I do?!" Levy panics a bit.

"Levy! You have to break the spell!" Aira (Lucy) said. "There has to be a way! There must be a hidden meaning or something! Focus on looking for something like that!" He gives her ideas about another way to break the spell.

"Right! I'll do my best!" Levy is determined to look for other clues.

"Hurray! Hurray! Levy!" Jet and Droy continue to cheer for her.

"Is it me, or is that cheer team more annoying than anything?" Wakaba sweat dropped.

"I can see your point..." Cain sweat dropped as well.

"No! It's good to have fighting spirit!" Elfman commented. "Almost makes me wanna join in!"

"No, this makes it even less understandable. It's not even words!" Levy has a tough time understanding the words.

"Three minutes left." Macao stated.

"Ahh!" Aira (Lucy) screamed as water falls from his mouth.

"Fish everyday from now on..." Happy (Erza) said. "Morning, noon, and night... N-Nothing but fish...? Am I destined to be excited by catnip and such from now on?!" He flies away crying.

"Calm down, Happy! I mean, Erza!" Natsu (Loke) tries to calm him down. Happy (Erza) stands in the corner, feeling gloomy.

"Erza. Sorry about before. I shouldn't have acted that way." Erza (Happy) apologized.

"Happy! You..." Happy (Erza) turns around.

"This is no time to be bickering, is it? Let's make up!" Erza (Happy) said.

"Yes... I apologize as well!" Happy (Erza) accepted.

"Here! This is a symbol of our renewed friendship!" Erza (Happy) hands her a big fish.

"Fish!" Happy (Erza) admires it. "Wait...!"

"Read the situation better!" Aira (Lucy) stated.

"Levy! Are you done yet?!" Loke (Natsu) impatiently asked.

"This is seriously bad. One minute to go!" Macao pointed out.

"It it just me, or are you actually enjoying this?!" Loke (Natsu) yelled.

"N-Not at all..." Macao sweat dropped.

"Just a little more! I think I'm close to getting it!" Levy informed. Elfman joins Jet and Droy, cheering for Levy.

"You can do it! You can do it, Levy! I'm all fired up!" Elfman cheered.

"He's too suited for this..." Gray commented.

"Agreed..." Cain said.

"Oh? You're still at it?" Master Makarov asked.

"Gramps! Don't you know any spells?! At this rate, we're gonna be-" Lucy (Aira) asked.

"Oh!" Master Makarov exclaimed. They all look at him, waiting for his answer. "W-Wish I could help you."

"We're not gonna make it in time!" Lucy (Aira) attempts to take off her shirt one more time.

"I told you, anything but that!" Aira (Lucy) prevents her from doing so, doing a submissive move.

"I give up." Lucy (Aira) weakily said.

"Dunno how accurate this is, but you probably have about 40 seconds left!" Macao stated.

"What do you mean by "probably"?!" Loke (Natsu) asked.

"Oh! I remember something!" Master Makarov exclaimed.

"What is it?" Happy (Erza) questioned.

"As I recall, when lifting the spell you can only do it one pair at a time." Master Makarov responded. "I believe it's impossible to turn everyone back at once!"

"You have thirty seconds! Or so..." Macao commented.

"Which pair goes first?!" Lucy (Aira) asked.

"Me and Loke, of course!" Loke (Natsu) said. "Right, Loke!" Natsu (Loke) agreed.

"I don't think so! We go first!" Aira (Lucy) said.

"Not so fast! What will happen to Fairy Tail if I get stuck this way?!" Happy (Erza) angrily asked. "Happy and I should go first!"

"I don't care either way!" Erza (Happy) commented. They all argue about which pair shall go first.

"This is ugly..." Wakaba said.

"People turn scary when they're driven into a corner..." Mira said.

"Fifteen seconds!" Macao shouted as Plue holds up a sign.

"Oh! I got it!" Levy exclaimed.

"Twelve! Eleven!" Macao counted down.

"I found out what this is! Basically, the best way to explain it...!" Levy said.

"Nine! Eight!" Macao continues to count down until Loke (Natsu) knocks him out.

"Levy! You can explain later! Hurry!" Loke (Natsu) said, irritated.

"Right! Here goes!" Levy said. "Aruboroya tesura rugi gou!" She repeats it over and over. They all stare in amazement as the Magic does its doing.

"Oh! I'm back to normal!" Lucy happily said.

"Me too." Aira smiled. "Man..." As he sighs, water comes out of his mouth.

"Huh? Water comes out even when you're normal?" Wakaba questioned.

"Levy-chan! Thank you!" Lucy hugs Levy.

"All right!" Droy said.

"Our cheers paid off!" Jet said.

"Pretty sure that wasn't it but believe what you wanna believe..." Cain told them.

"Tell us how you did it!" Lucy asked.

"There was no meaning to the words. So I tried reading them backwards." Levy explained. "They didn't have letters in ancient times, so whenever someone wanted to express different things they'd make it so reading it backwards would have a different effect. That's why reading the spell backwards undid it!"

"Ah! Thank you so much!" Lucy thanked her.

"We owe you one, Levy!" Aira thanked Levy as well.

"I did it for you, Lu-chan!" Levy stated.

"Th-The spell's not broken!" Loke (Natsu) and Natsu (Loke) shouted.

"Wha...?" Levy and Lucy are surprised to see those two in the same position.

"I haven't changed either! I'm still a cat!" Happy (Erza) shakes in fear.

"I'm fine either way, though!" Erza (Happy) commented.

"Talk about racing against the clock. I guess the two other pairs didn't make it in time." Macao added.

"You can't be serious! Wh-What now?! Try it again, Levy!" Loke (Natsu) panicked.

"Huh? I think I might've made a tiny mistake..." Levy examines the flier.

"What?" The entire guild yelled.

"Then we're stuck like this forever?!" Loke (Natsu) asked.

"No! I don't want to drool fire forever!" Natsu (Loke) whined.

"A nightmare! This is a nightmare, plain and simple!" Happy (Erza) loses her mind.

"I'm fine either way, though!" Erza (Happy) continues to stay calm.

"Now, now. There's surely another way." Mira is seen sitting on the bar while carrying a cane.

"Is it just me, or am I shorter?!" Master Makarov panicked. "Ah!"

"Whoa! Mira-san! Don't tell me you...!" Lucy screamed.

"Gramps and Mira-chan have switched places!" Snow stated.

"My, what a nice body!" Mira (Master Makarov) admires her body.

"No! Anything but that!" Master Makarov (Mira) waves his arms up and down.

"Could it be...?" Happy turns around.

"Real men never give up, Natsu." Cana said as Elfman drinks booze in the background. "Huh? Why does my body reek of booze?" Cana (Elfman) looks at Elfman all confused.

"What is this?! Why am I Elfman?!" Elfman (Cana) asked. "I feel sober all of a sudden..." He passes out, falling off the table.

"What's with all the smoke in my mouth?!" Wakaba coughed.

"Why did the temperature drop all of a sudden?" Gray asked. Gray and Wakaba look at each other and realize that they also switched bodies.

"Hey, Droy!" Droy called out.

"Huh! What is it, Jet?" Jet and Droy look at each other and panic.

"We've switched places!" Jet (Droy) and Droy (Jet) shouted.

"You two switching places doesn't make much of a difference." Mira (Master Makarov) stated. "Still... What a dreamy, nice body this is!"

"No! Levy, do something!" Master Makarov (Mira) begged. The rest of the guild look at each other, confused and shocked.

"I'm in way over my head now..." Levy sighed.

"Yay! Everyone switched places! This is so neat!" Erza (Happy) happily said.

"This is no time to be happy!" Loke (Natsu) shouted.

"Turn us back!" Loke (Natsu) and Natsu (Loke) shouted in anger.

A/N: There you go!

Hope you enjoyed!

~Kyle