It was another fine day at Neo-City... or should I say. Typically, whenever I write a Neo-City Diaries chapter it would always start by saying "It was another fine day at Neo-City as we head towards the Training Camp or Vanguard Academy" but this time... it's different.
We start the story of a view of several buses on a road as each buses made their way towards it's destination... Herowood!
It's been a day since the Rope Skipping Competition but today... it's field trip time!
Inside one bus, students and heroes alike are excited for this trip but since they have yet to arrive to their destination, they're currently passing their time by doing various activities such as having conversation with each other such as Erika Kurumi and Acacia Greene, singing on a karaoke such as what Sayaka Maizono is doing right now or taking just a nap with Zoro Roronoa taking the lead.
At the back of the bus, we see Ash Ketchum, Dan Kusou, Geo Stelar, Sonia Strumm and the Medic all seated together.
Geo opens a box of pocky sticks and offered both Sonia and the Medic whom both accepted, he then offered Ash whom took two sticks.
"Tch." Dan clicked his tongue.
This didn't go unnoticed by Geo, "Huh?! What did you...? Did you just go 'tch'?!" he exclaimed with six pocky sticks in his mouth, "Did you want some pocky too?!" he pointed out.
"I-I don't want some pocky!" Dan replied in annoyance.
"Which way is it?'' Geo asked with a raised eyebrow, "You have that "I want one" written on your face!" he pointed out.
"I'm not a child! Why do I want some pocky?!" Dan exclaimed indecorously.
"Pocky's compulsory in trips! Don't underestimate the addictiveness of pocky!" Geo explained.
"That made no sense!" Dan yelled. He then let's out a scoff, "Fine! I have cookies anyway." he said opening his bag before reaching a hand inside.
Geo let's out a grin, "Cookies? That's even more childish than pocky." he pointed out as Dan pulls out a pack of kukiwakame (seaweed snack), much to Geo's surprise, "Kuki?! Kukiwakame?!" he exclaimed, "Not 'cookie' but 'kuki'?! What the hell?!" he shouted in disbelief.
"Don't mock my kukiwakame! It's full of fiber and surprisingly delicious!" Dan boasted.
"Do you have to eat that now?!" Geo asked indecorously, "And don't nickname it 'kuki'?!" he exclaimed.
Bzzzttt...
Later that afternoon, the buses made a stop in front of large mall as students, heroes and staffs goes around buying some snacks or just to use the rest room.
"We're stopping here for twenty hours!" Aty announced to everyone, "Don't stray too far!" she advised.
"Twenty minutes! Twenty minutes!" the Engineer corrected her.
Meanwhile we see Luna Platz walking around when she saw Geo and Sonia walking together towards a food shop.
"I'm gonna buy some takoyaki! Maybe some frankfurter too!" Geo said.
"How much are you gonna eat?" Sonia scolded before smiling, "Then I'll go and have some curry!" she cheered.
"How much are you gonna eat?!" Geo scolded.
Luna watches them go with jealous looks. Unbeknownst to her, Ash is seen approaching her.
"What's up, Luna." Ash greeted with a grin.
This startles Luna on the process as she turns to the Pokemon trainer in surprise, "Nothing is up! Go somewhere else, you jerk!" she exclaimed.
Ash let's out a hearty laugh, "Hahaha! I expected nothing less from a tsundere." he mused.
Luna crosses her arms and let's out a huff, "Geo and Sonia are going to buy something to eat, you're not going to?" she pointed out with a question.
"Nope, I'm not hungry." Ash replied.
"Why not?'' Luna asked, "You're part of the same team, right?'' she pointed out.
"True but we don't get to hang out all the time." Ash replied, "To put it simply, Geo and Sonia are like Lupin and Jigen while the rest of us are Goemon.'' he stated.
"That's not simple!" Luna exclaimed. She then looks away with red tints on her cheeks as she spoke, "H-Hey, Ash...'' she says, "... what does Geo... think of Sonia?'' she asked.
This taken Ash aback but he managed to compose himself, "What do you mean?'' he asked.
Luna sighed, "I know that Geo and Sonia are close but I was wondering... what are they to each other...'' she explained.
Ash thought about it, "Hmm..." he hummed, "Yeah... though I'd say they're not involve in a romantic relationship but I don't know what they actually think.'' he stated, "If it bothers you, why don't you ask Geo, himself?'' he suggested.
Luna turns to him with a flustered look, "D-Don't be stupid! It's not like I'm interested or anything!" she squawked.
"That so?'' Ash asked.
"Yeah! There's no way that I'll ask him, stupid!" Luna exclaimed.
"Really? Can't you just work that into a normal conversation between friends?'' Ash suggested, "It'll be easier to ask such a touchy question on this trip, don't you think?'' he explained.
Luna thought about, "I see... okay... then I'll go try and talk to him when I get the chance." she said with a smile, "Thanks, Ash." she said before walking away.
Ash stares at her retreating form for a minute before looking at the sky. Ash may be a chaste person but he does understand whenever other people has romantic tension between each other.
Geo and Sonia approaches him with the former with a hotdog stick in hand, "Hey, Ash, what's up?'' Geo asked.
Ash turns to them with a grin, 'Nothing much." he replied.
Bzzzttt...
After twenty minutes or so and it's back on the road! Meanwhile at Geo and gang's bus... Sonia is feeling sick.
The Medic turns to her, "Oh? Sonia, did you ate too much?" he pointed out.
"No, I'm carsick... I can't take buses that well..." Sonia replied, "Ah, even thought I say that, I'm still pretty sure I can take down a bus in a fight!" she exclaimed.
"No, you'd definitely die!" Geo shouted at her, "What's up with that pride?!" he exclaimed indecorously.
The Medic then opens his bag, "I've got some medicine for carsickness." he offered.
"Thanks, Medic-san..." Sonia said.
"No problem." the Medic replied, "I made them myself, so it should work like magic." he said.
Sonia immediately went pale as her face morphs into horror, "Eh?! You made it? Then I'm fine already!" she exclaimed in panic.
"No, you're still woozy.'' the Medic pointed out, "Hmm... where did I put it?'' he wondered as he kept looking in his bag.
"No, really! I'm feeling so much better now!" Sonia cried in desperation and panic.
"Don't lie! Just take it already!" the Medic exclaimed as he brought out a small medicine case filled with pills of different colors and sizes. And the kicker? The case emits a dark aura and the medicine case has a skull logo on it, "Here you go.'' he offered.
"KYAAAAAH! STOP THIS!" Sonia shrieked, "You gonna make me take this sinister looking pills?!" she exclaimed in fright.
Geo turns to them, "Hey, what's up?'' he asked when he noticed the sinister looking pills, "Ugh! What's that dark aura?!" he exclaimed in shock as Dan and Ash turns to them and saw the pills, "Um, Medic-sensei,what's up with this box?'' Geo asked.
"Ah, this medicine case filled with suspicious pills that I made.'' the Medic replied.
"You just admitted that they're suspicious!" Geo exclaimed.
"Check this out, there are green & purple capsules." Ash pointed out.
"And why there's a skull logo on it!" Sonia shrieked.
Dan then picks up a white pill with green dots, "Medic-sensei... what's this one for?'' he asked.
"Oh, that? That iz my demotivational drug." the Medic replied.
"Why did you make that?!" Geo asked indecorously.
"I don't see an actual purpose for that.'' Ash pointed out.
The Medic rubs the back of his head, "I made that by accident.'' he admitted, "I heard that everyone lost their motivation and the world was plunged into despair once.'' he explained, "Luckily, I managed to rediscover what it means to do so." he mused.
"What the hell are you planning to do?!" Geo exclaimed.
"W-what are the other pills do?'' Dan asked.
"The others? Lessee...'' the Medic mused, "Red & yellow pills can turn you into a kid, the green & purple pill makes you invisible, the white pills with red dots has can stimulate hair growth and the brown pills makes your emotions and expressions messed up.'' he explained.
"All of which are dangerous." Ash quipped.
"SO, WHY THE HELL ARE YOU CARRYING THOSE AROUND IN SOLID FORM?!" Geo exclaimed indecorously.
"That box alone is worth the fortune." Dan mused.
Geo turns to the Medic, "There's still three more, what do they do?'' he asked with a blank look.
The Medic grinned, "Oh? You're interested." he mused, "Well... the black pill is called "Hypno" which puts you into a hypnotic state." he explained.
"THERE YOU GO MAKING SOMETHING DANGEROUS!" Geo exclaimed.
"The orange pill stops you from being carsick." the Medic pointed out.
"YOU PUT IN HERE?!" Geo asked indecorously.
"Don't go mixing that with the other weird drugs!" Sonia exclaimed.
"The super black pills are called "Exchange" switches the personalities of two people who take it." the Medic explained.
"WHATTT?!" everyone exclaimed.
"That concludes my introduction of my mini medicine box." the Medic mused, "Now, Sonia, take it.'' he offered.
"Wait! Wait! Wait!" everyone exclaimed.
"The last one sounds awesome!" Geo shouted.
"What's with that 'exchange' thingie?'' Dan asked.
The Medic let's out a hum as he stares at Geo and Dan, "Alright, Geo, Dan, I'm going to explain how this drug works.'' he said, "Two people have to take the 'Exchange' at the same time.'' he started, "Then, they will feel as if they've been struck by lightning for a moment. This will put what you might call a soul into an unstable stated." he explained.
"This guy is saying it like he's reading off a phone book." Geo commented.
The Medic then continued, "Then, the unstable souls will escape and occupy the other body. What happens next? Their personalities are swapped." he finished, "And so, try it already.'' he offered with a smile.
"NEVER!" Geo and Dan shouted.
"You want us to take that crazy drug in this bus? Hell no?!" Geo exclaimed.
"But I need humans for this experiment, it'll have a higher success rate.'' the Medic explained.
"Experiment? Success rate? Did you even tested this drug before?!" Geo demanded.
The Medic nodded, "Yeah... it went very well with my mice." he replied.
"MICE?!" Geo exclaimed, "HOW CAN YOU TELL IF THEIR PERSONALITIES SWAPPED?!" he demanded.
"Of course I do, Mickey and Mouse did swapped." the Medic replied, "Take it!" he offered.
"NO WAY!" Geo yelled.
Suddenly, Sonia grabs the hems of Geo's shirt as she pulled him close to her with a deranged glare, "SHADDUP! ALL OF YOU! DON'T YOU SEE THAT I'M LITERALLY DYING HERE!" she yelled in agony, "JUST TAKE THE DAMN PILL ALREADY?!" she exclaimed.
"Ugh... fine..." Geo said in surrender.
Sonia then let's go of Geo as she reaches out for the medicine case, "I... I can't take this anymore... Medic-sensei... medicine..." she cried grabbing a pill.
"Medic-sensei!" Sayaka calls out from the front, "What's going on back there?" she asked in concern.
"Ah! It's nothing, don't worry." the Medic reassured. And with that, Dan and Geo grabs a pill and immediately take it, "H-How do you feel?'' he asked as the boys responded by showing a painful yet comical expression on their faces, "Whoa! They look like that they got struck by lightning! That's good! And then...'' he says as the boys shiver before fainting with their head down, "Yes! They fainted!" he cheered.
"Something crazy is going on at the back of the bus." Ash commented. He then noticed Dan waking up, "Alright, Dan is up.'' he pointed out.
"Yes and now you should be Geo." the Medic pointed out in a commanding tone.
Dan opens his eyes, "Woah! I'm in Dan's body!" Dan (Geo) cheered in awe.
"Success!" the Medic cheered as he turns to Geo's body, "And this should Dan now.'' he mused.
Geo's eyes then opens as he looks around, "Huh? What's going on?'' Geo/Dan(?) asked which caught Medic and Ash off-guard. Geo/Dan(?) then turns to the sleeping Sonia beside him, "What was that? Ah! My body is over there!" Geo/Dan(?) pointed out, "KYAAAH! WHY AM IN GEO'S BODY!" he exclaimed in shock.
The Medic is dumbfounded at the certain turn of event, "Wait a minute! If you're not Dan nor Geo then who's...'' he trails as everyone turns at the sleeping Sonia.
Sonia's eyes then open, she then turns to everyone with a grin, "I'm Geo." Sonia (Geo) claimed.
"EEEEEEHH?!" everyone shrieked in shock.
The Medic rubs the back of his head, "Wait... let's get this straight. Who's who again?'' he asked in confusion.
"I wanna know myself!" Sonia (Geo) exclaimed.
"What the heck is going on?!" Geo (Sonia) demanded.
"I'm Geo!" Dan (Dan? Geo?) insisted.
"This ain't funny, Medic, you bastard!" Ash (the lucky bastard who didn't take a pill) exclaimed.
"Ash, you have nothing to do with this, shut up!" the Medic replied. A few minute later, everyone calm down as the Medic spoke, "So, somehow... this happened...'' he says, "Sonia took the 'exchange' by accident, Geo took the exchange and Dan took the 'hypno' by accident." he deducted.
"To simply put, Sonia and Geo switched bodies while Dan is convinced that he's Geo." Ash pointed out.
The Medic rubs the back of his head, "That's about right.'' he confirmed, "This one's just irritating.'' he commented.
"What? It's your fault for giving me the wrong pill!" Dan (still Dan) shouted.
"Not like it was on purpose, both 'exchange' and 'hypno' looks alike." the Medic reasoned.
"YOU MADE THEM YOURSELF!" Dan exclaimed.
The Medic let's out a sigh, "A-anyway... since they all work out, I'll just had to return you to normal." he said, "It's easy... Dan will take 'hypno' again, Sonia and Geo will take the 'exchange'." he explained.
"That's it!" Sonia (Geo) cheered.
"Then let's do it already." Geo (Sonia) said.
The Medic then checks on the medicine case when he realized something as his face went pale, "AH!" he exclaimed in shock.
"Huh?! Did you just say "ah"?! What was the ''ah" for?!" Sonia (Geo) asked in panic.
"What's wrong?" Geo (Sonia) asked in concern.
The Medic let's out a nervous chuckle, "You see... erm, the rest of the 'exchanges' are actually 'hynos'...'' he pointed out, "So yeah... um... my bad but... the two of you are stuck in that predicament for the entire trip." he said.
And with that, both Sonia and Geo went pale for the revelation. On top of their bus, we see the Lil' Slugger laughing silently at Sonia and Geo's situation.
A/N: Inspired from someonestupED, damnlastwords, Hope the Victor and Ace Neptune. All OCs and concepts not created by moi were given permission for me to use by it's respected creators.