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peacenik0 · 5 years

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Mulder and Scully do the Body Swap

For @Aweburnphoenix as part of the 2019 Easter Fanfic exchange

A/N: The original prompt was for Mulder to watch Queequeg while Scully goes to visit her family in San Diego for Easter, but this is not that.

Summary: After investigating an unusual occurrence at a research facility in Ft. Marlene, Mulder and Scully wake to find that they have somehow swapped bodies. Whatever will they do?

Tagging @today-in-fic @improlificinsarcasm

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Part One

Ft. Marlene

Frederick, Maryland

April 20th,1999

Scully and I pull over on a dark country road outside of Ft. Marlene. The crisp country air is sweetened with the smell of pink and white cherry blossoms just beginning to bloom.

“Don’t you ever miss seeing all of these stars, Scully?” I ask. Above me, the vast expanse of sky holds a million pinpricks of light. It's astounding. The moon is in waxing gibbous; a fingernail.

“Yes, actually I do.” Scully exhales looking up at the sky. Her tone is wistful, longing. I can't help but notice how beautiful she looks, even in the blackness of a rural night. “The light pollution in D.C. obscures our view of a lot of natural phenomenon.”

“This place is just teeming with natural phenomena.” I get a whiff of animal fertilizer, as we walk up winding Shookstown Road. “Smell that? It's cow shit, Scully.”

“Speaking of which,” Scully asks raising an eyebrow, and I smirk at her. “What are we doing out here again?”

“Investigating a strange occurrence,” I say absently, pulling out my flashlight to look at my map. “I think the research lab should be at the back quadrant of the base.”

“Mulder,” Scully huffs, and shuffles her feet impatiently. “You didn’t exactly answer my question.”

“Well, don’t you want to know what happened to Dr. Condliffe and Dr. Goldstein?” I ask, surprised at her lack of curiosity.

“The two scientists who claim to have swapped bodies unwittingly last Wednesday?” She asks, reaching into her jacket pocket for a flashlight. “Not particularly, I fail to see where a crime has been committed.”

Why did Scully decide to come out here with me on a Saturday night, if she didn’t really want to investigate The question bobbles around in my mind, threatening to shake loose an avalanche of unspoken thoughts and feelings. I can’t help but remember the gentle kiss when she brought me home from the hospital after rescuing me from the Bermuda Triangle. It was a ‘don’t you dare do that to me again’ kind of kiss. And I was grateful for it, but I wasn’t expecting any more.

Until last Friday.

Scully and I were in the midst of a long argument over the existence of werewolves. An argument that made both of us exceedingly hungry. Soon her table was teeming with Thai take-out, which of course had to be followed by some red wine. We both fell hard into her couch in a South Asian food coma. Which thankfully led to some decidedly ‘more than partnerly’ snuggling. Did I say ‘more than partnerly’? You bet I did.

“You should stay, you’re in no shape to drive,” she said in a soft tone as she took me by the hand and led me into her bedroom. “I’ll stay on the couch, you can have the bed,” she said, standing over me. Maybe it was the red wine, but something in me decided to take a chance that night.

“C’mere,” I said before pulling her under the covers. I couldn’t help but notice the warmth in her smile. The hope. Maybe even a little hesitation.”I think we can share.” The first time she kissed me, I figured it was an accident… or something. Just the close proximity and all. But the second time though… and then the third…

“Mulder!” Scully calls me, wrenching me out of my lovesick daydream. I blink, trying to remember what we were talking about. Oh yeah, the case.

“Right, a crime. Well, there hasn’t been any crime, per se…I just wanting an excuse to put on something black and sexy to do some funky poaching.” My attempt to elicit even a hint of amusement out of Scully fails, so I try a little harder. “Speaking of which, did anyone ever tell you that you look really good dressed in black, Scully?” My question is met with an an eye roll that I’m pretty sure could be seen from space.

“You dragged me out here on a Saturday to trespass on Federal property so you could do some ‘funky poaching’?” she asks. I spot the research lab where the body swapping incident allegedly began.

“Sounds like crap when you say it.” I admit. She tsks. “Look, Scully, I do have my doubts as to the validity of the research scientists’ claims. Which is exactly why I wanted to check this out in the first place.” I hold my flashlight over my face and playfully bat my eyelashes at her. “Aren’t you even the least bit curious?” I use my sweetest tone, the one I usually save for times like these when I really, really want her around.

“Fine...“ she drifts off, blowing out a puff of air. “But if we get in trouble for this, you better be the one to explain all of this to Kersh.” Her finger jabs into my chest in order to make her point. For some reason it makes my heart flutter a little. The truth is, this whole case is largely an excuse to spend time with Scully on a Saturday night. I won’t say the word date. A night trespassing on Federal property is no one’s idea of a date.

“Come on, I’ll give you a boost over the fence.” I say facing her and squatting down, with my hands linked together. She raises an eyebrow. “Not that you need it.”

“Fine.” She grasps the fence, and places her tiny black chunky heel in my hands. Her breasts brush against my face as I hoist her over the chain-link fence. We both pretend not to notice.

“But, seriously, I thought you would be interested in the theoretical possibility that we as a species could somehow trade our consciousness with another human being.” I say as I locate an unmanned door on the side of the building. Without a second thought, she stands guard while I jimmy the lock.

“Mulder,” her hands go to her hips. “Not only is it physically impossible, it goes against everything we know about physics. Even theoretical physicists dismiss the idea as science fiction.”

“Perhaps,” I pause as the bolt turns, and the door creaks open. “But both men have reported walking up in each other’s homes, in each other’s bodies, sleeping next to each other’s wives…”

The beams of our flashlights cross into an ‘x’ ahead of us,Illuminating our path. Each step we take echoes off the nineteen fifties bomb shelter walls.

“Sounds like a really elaborate excuse for wife swapping,” she says dryly. My jaw drops.

“Scully,” my tongue clicks in disbelief. “Did you just say the words ‘wife swapping.’” I can see her lick her lips even in the dark.

“Yes I did.” We stop in front of a heavy metal door at the end of the long hallway. I can hear the loud buzz of machinery even from where I stand. “Think about it. Two scientists working closely together, both married for over twenty years. I mean I can see where the idea might be appealing… living someone else’s life.”

“Scully, is this your way of telling me you’re getting tired of working with me?” I question her with a smirk. Underneath the joke is a hard kernel of truth: what if Scully really is getting tired of all of this? What if this is the last time I can convince her to abandon her weekend plans to come investigate with me?

“Don’t I tell you that every day?” She asks, raising an eyebrow. There is an amusement in her eyes, which helps to soothe my worried mind.

“Oooh, ouch.” I cover my heart with my hands, feigning injury. Opening the door, we both step inside. My ears ring as I am hit with a wall of robotic sounds. The room is filled with a multitude of machinery mounted on large metal racks. I scan the room, and finally I see it.

“Mulder, what is it?” Scully must notice something in my expression, and pulls her trusty weapon from its holster. My hand goes back to touch her arm.

“I think we may have just found our smoking gun.” I say, entranced by a large machine with blinking lights in the corner of the room. My curiosity gets the best of me; I am pulled into its orbit like a tractor beam.

“Mulder…” she starts following after me. Her voice is soft over the din of the lab, and my own laser focus on what’s in front of me. “I wouldn’t touch…”

“Oh, shit!” My foot catches on a large cable on the floor. I can almost picture the scene as if I were outside of my own body. There I am, flailing my arms as I careen into the machine. Then dragging my hand down a wall of buttons as I try desperately to regain my balance. A sonic pulse fills the room, and we both fall to the floor covering our ears.

Once the sound dissipates, Scully speaks up. “Mulder, what did you do?”

“I don’t know,” I blink my eyes, and rub my temples. “But don’t you think we should get the hell out of here as fast as humanly possible?” I grab her hand and we run out of he building, making it into my car just before I hear sirens blaring in the distance. Slamming on the gas, we peel out of the parking lot like two convicted felons making a Bonnie and Clyde style escape.

“Mul-der…” she shakes her head, and I feel like a kid caught with my hand in a cookie jar.

“Hopefully I didn’t just set off a nuclear attack somewhere.” My attempt at diffusing the situation with humor goes over like a lead balloon. Her face falls into her hands as we take the ramp onto route two seventy.

“Why did you have to do the thing with the thing?” Scully whines. For the first time all night, I genuinely feel bad for dragging her out to Ft. Marlene.

“Look, Scully I’m sorry…”

“I should’ve stayed home.” She sighs and looks out the window. “I knew I was going to regret this.”

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As the light comes through the Venetian blinds, my eyes blink open. There is the pleasant smell of freshly washed sheets, clean cotton. When I roll over onto my side, I notice my body seems lighter. I see Scully’s alarm clock, and her nightstand, thick with a year’s worth of medical journals. A sleepy smile spreads its way onto my face. I must’ve stayed over at Scully’s place again. I rack my brain, trying to remember the events of last night, but sadly nothing is coming to mind. So that is my first clue that nothing happened between us, because I am sure I would remember that. When I reach out for her, she’s not there. Strange.

It must be a dream.

Stretching my arms out in front of me, there are Scully’s hands. Her tiny fingers. I look down at my body, I am wearing her silky blue pajama set. I would never admit it to her, but I love when she wears these. My hands come down, to rest on my (her) chest, where I feel her soft breasts.

Scully has been a constant figure in my dreams, especially as of late. The yearnings of my subconscious mind making themselves known. As far as I can recall, I have never had a dream where I am in her body. Another oddity,

Lifting up the material of her pajama top, her pert breasts fall into my palms. Pink tipped nipples, creamy ivory skin. Perfect. My imagination never lets me down. My fingers pinch her nipples. It feels good. I do it again.

I feel the familiar pang of needing to pee. I groan aloud, my voice sounds like hers. God, why did this have to happen at a time like this? Once inside Scully’s bathroom, I drop my pajama bottoms and reach for my… wait… what? Where’s my dick? My hands slide down over Scully’s smooth…

I flash back to our experience at Ft. Marlene last night. The wheels in my head start turning, putting the pieces together. Could we actually have… Shit! My need to urinate is now unbearable. So despite my reticence about touching Scully’s body inappropriately, I attempt to use the toilet. Sitting straight down on the seat, I relieve myself. But something is wrong. Urine has somehow escaped through the toilet seat and onto my feet, bringing me back to reality.

This wasn’t a dream after all. Scully and I have switched bodies!

I sit there on the toilet in shock, covered in urine. My first thought is; why in the world did I have to be right about the body swapping thing? My second thought is; Scully is going to be so mad at me!

After I clean up the mess, and toss my soiled pajama bottoms in the laundry. I go to wash my hands. Catching a glimpse of my reflection in the mirror; I see Scully. Her hair is mussed, her face clean and make-up free. The small mole above her lip, the dusting of freckles that she always covers up. Fresh. Beautiful.

A moment later I dial my own number, Scully picks up on the second ring.

“Scully, I mean… Mulder,” he (she) says in a breathless tone. A thought about what she might have been doing before she answered the phone pops into his head, but I quickly dismisses the idea. We have bigger fish to fry.

“Scully, it’s me,” I say in her voice. Realizing how it sounds, I decide to be a little more specific. “Scully, I know it’s you, but this is me, Mulder.” I gulp. Yeah, that was as clear as mud. Silence.

“Mulder,” she says. “I don’t know what the hell is going on, but you need to get over here immediately.” It’s like listening to myself doing an impression of Scully. Spooky.

“Yep,” I look down at my bare legs, realizing that I’ll need to at least put on some bottoms. “I’ll be over as soon as possible.”

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It’s Sunday, a chilly yet perfect April morning. The cherry blossom trees in Alexandria are in full bloom as I park Scully’s car on the street in front of his building. It takes me longer to reach my apartment door, probably because I have Scully’s short little legs. God damn, it’s a miracle she can keep up with me. I need to give her more credit. In my haste to get back to Scully this morning, I chose her most comfortable pair of sneakers. I wasn’t feeling especially confident in the alternative: a cornucopia of black four or five inch chunky heels.

It is a mistake to unlock my front door without knocking, because as soon as I open it, Scully is on the other side with her gun drawn.

“Woah, woah, woah,” my hands go up in surrender. “It’s just me.”

“Oh, Mulder,” she exhales in relief, and sets her gun on the coffee table. “I’m sorry, this whole situation has me a little on edge.”

“It’s okay…” I say, absently putting a hand on her bicep. Not bad, I think as I touch the firm muscle. I should probably work more on my triceps the next time I hit the gym, though. “Me too.”

“I almost hate to say this,” she says before slumping into the couch. “But you were right.”

“What’s that?” I ask, falling next to her.

“You were right, about this whole…” she pauses to gesture. “Body swapping thing.”

“Ah, that’s what I thought you said, I just wanted to hear you say it again.” I mug at her. It earns me a firm punch in the arm. “Ow,” I wince, but I won’t admit how much it actually hurt.

“Mulder!” she says in exasperation. “This is not a time to joke around! We need to get ourselves switched back!”

“I don’t think we can, Scully.” I say, rubbing my upper arm. “Dr. Condliffe and Dr. Goldstein said that the swap only lasted for twenty-four hours. So at this point, I’d say it’s just a waiting game.”

“So you’re telling me, I just have to live in your body until tonight?”

“Oh, come on, Scully, it’s not that bad, is it?” I ask, elbowing her lightly.

“I suppose not.” she sighs. Looking me up and down, her expression changes to one of amusement. “Mulder, why are you wearing my pajama top with my running shorts?”

“It’s a long story…” I drift off, remembering the incident in the bathroom this morning. “But now I understand why you like wearing these,” I say, pinching the material between my fingers. “After this whole thing is solved, I might buy myself a few pairs.”

“I doubt the JcPenney petite section carries your size,” she says, raising an eyebrow. Oh good, Scully at least still has her sense of humor intact.

For the first time I notice that Scully is fully dressed, wearing none other than my tightest pair of blue jeans. Her (my) hair is damp and carefully styled, which means that she must have showered. Meaning she would have been naked. In my body.

“It seems like you were able to get everything figured out this morning.” I waggle my eyebrows at her.

“Uh, yes…” Scully clears her throat and looks down. My curiosity is getting the best of me.

“So… uh… no surprises or anything, then?”

“The biggest surprise was waking up to this…” she grabs my wrist and pulls me into my bedroom.

“Scully, if this is about my porn collection, I’ll have you know that those videos with Bigfoot are not mine.” My joke falls flat. Scully whips around and points to the mirror above my bed.

“When did you get this?”

“Oh that…” I laugh in relief. “I honestly don’t know. I found it like this when we got back from Area Fifty-one. I thought maybe the guys did it as a prank or something. Or maybe you…” I drift off, as one of her eyebrows raise.

“Did you actually think I would do something like this?” Scully asks, snorting. “Geez Mulder, give me a little credit, I think my taste would be a little less…” she pauses to hold back a chuckle. “Tacky.”

“Yeah, you know, you’re right. It sounds kinda ridiculous now that I think about it.” I laugh. It still feels good to be around her. Even when she is kinda ‘me.’

“Besides,” she grins. “I didn’t even know you had a bedroom. After all these years of you sleeping on your couch, I figured you were destined to live a life of perpetual bachelorhood.”

“Yeah, well, I think I might be getting tired of it. Might be time to change things up a little.” I finish with a half smile. I can’t help but notice the hopeful look in her eyes. “You never know what the future holds.”

End part one.

Look for part 2 tomorrow.

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asktheguardians · 6 years

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Ch.2 Blink of an Eye

Everything is dark. During his training to drag heavy object to next area Shadow walk one step making the floor glow bright. Everything around him still dark but the floor is just only a crystal clear like water round arena.

Aeolus: So....Since we’re in a hurry and you’re not even trying to unleash your power! I’m gonna force it out of you! Shadow: W-what do you mean? Aeolus: Your holding your power back and not trying to use it during training. I can’t tell that you’re just holding it in till the fight or you just don’t want to unleash it at all!? Everyone is counting on you to beat Lord Metal and you’re holding it all back!

Aeolus gotten angry as she unleash her full power coming to Shadow directly straight forward punching him int he stomach. Spitting out his saliva to the floor feeling the pain from her fist. She kick him away and chases after him. Shadow is losing focus of what is happening and try to block and dodges her attack. She kept on throwing her fist and kicks repeatedly to him leaving scratches and bruises on his body and arms with his feathers falling off one by one.

Aeolus: What Are You Even Doing! Fight Back You Dumbass Bastard!!!

With throw of a punch toward his face he dodges quick and hit her away with his wing. Shadow then unleashed his limit break and charges at her faster hitting her more. He even return a huge punch at her but she caught his fist with her bare hand looking not impress. She grab one of his wing and thrust her finger to the bone area making it crack and unstable to fly leaving amount of pain to the body making his power down. Shadow try to hold the pain in breathing and snarling but she comes back and kick him at the chest pushing him away as he drag to the floor. His unstable wing flapping and twitching as it try to move. Shadow decided as she stand there waiting for his attack, he grab his wing and relocated the bone back making it hurt alot more but made the wing usable again.

Aeolus: You know...that punch isn’t even enough to take me down if you aiming for my face...For once use the power inside you and unleashed it already! Shadow: *puffing air heavily* N-not Y-yet! I’m Gonna Beat You Till I Feel Like It!

He scream unleashing the limit break more trying to get stronger than Aeolus. The wind gotten strong in the ring almost impressing Aeolus a little. When charging, Shadow shoot his feathers at her but shatter when she deflected them from her wings. She began to charge at him. When she crash to Shadow both caught their fist and hand trying to push each other back with the wind they’re bring into the ring stronger and pushing both of them harder. Kai watching the whole time feel not surprised from the fight. Seeing Aeolus kicking Shadow down more and seeing Shadow in a disadvantage make him think that Shadow will die from this fight.

Aeolus: So..How does my wind feel pushing you away? Shadow: N-not bad Aero..But I can push it back more! Aeolus: Don’t call me by that nickname! But I like to see you try!

She headbutted his head and uppercut him with the wind push him far. She felt a little sting on her cheek whipping it seeing blood which Shadow shoot one of his feathers when she pushes him away. Shadow coughing little blood with it leaking bit side of his mouth still standing to keep on fighting.

Shadow: H-hows that Aero... Aeolus: Not bad kid...caught me right there meaning you’re just studying my moves? But that won’t help so long...Now try dodging this....

She in a blank of an eye appeared right in front of Shadow and punches him in the face repeatedly left to right. He try to hit back but she throwing so much that it leaves no openings. The last punch was hard punching right at the gem on his chest. Nothing but silents with blood splatter on the ground with Shadow still standing silent with Aeolus fist on his chest still. As she pull her hands away and turn around, Shadow fall to the ground with lot of blood coming out from the gem area with a shatter pieces coming off his chest.

His eyes are lifeless with blood dripping to the ground with the shatter gem drowning in his blood.

Aeolus: I want to hold it back..But you’re a disgrace for my next generation guardian...You lack skills and you sloth off not trying to use your powers that at it’s limit against me...Tell me kid. How can my gem chosen a weak person like you to be a new guardian? How can you even protect everyone who counting on you?! How Can You Even Save Them All In This Condition You’re In!?! Are You Gonna Lay There Dead As Lord Metal Destroy Both World Killing Everyone You Love!? TELL ME!?! UNLEASH YOUR POWER AND HIT ME ALREADY DAMMIT!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!

The shout echo loudly from her anger. Shadow lifting himself slowly shaking from his leg breathing heavily with blood leaking out his body.

Shadow: I-I...Became a guardian...of the wind...To swore and..protect Everyone...my friends...my family....the people who beleive in us....and those...who seek help....I swear *cough blood*...no matter what happens to me.....I will always...be there...*walk slowly* I maybe down...and weak...but I will..continue fighting..and protecting!...Till Everyone Is Save! For I Will Be Their Shield! I Will Use This Power...And I Will Protect Everyone!!! NOW COME ON! GIVE ME YOUR BEST SHOT!!! THAT LAST ATTACK ISN’T EVEN ENOUGH TO TAKE ME DOWN THAT EASILY!!!!!!!! Aeolus:....*mph* In this condition your in now..and you wanna fight still...pathetic but brave spirit you have...but...this ends here...

Kai is shock trying to stop the fight but Aeolus anger unleashed a huge gust tornado heading to Shadow as he just stand there clenching his fist and wings twitching and flapping. Everything in his mind is blank and his chest felt hot with his body feel an adrenaline as his heart pounding hard at his chest. The tornado hits him and Kai rush trying to stop it as Aeolus walks away. She then felt something off as the temperature is feeling cold and hot wind flowing through her. She turn around seeing the tornado getting bigger and letting out some steam too which Kai is avoiding as the steam heat are hot like boiling water. The wind is now getting stronger pulling things around it stronger which Aeolus getting confuse of what is happening. She then see a bright glow in the tornado which then let out a huge roar like scream sending the wind back strong that it pushes Kai and Aeolus far away as if a huge object strong then a atomic bomb hit the ground. The wind continues on strong trying to push Aeolus off the ring but it got clam and the steam blew away. Aeolus look at Shadow and by the sparkle and surprise in her eyes see’s him standing tall and now seeing him in armor with a death glaring green eyes that stare at a heart of man and women. Shadow have finally unlock his true power and become stronger then before.

Aeolus: Y-YOU DID IT!?!?! HE DID IT!!! Look at him he did it! Kai: I-I can’t believe it...d-did he gotten taller too.. Aeolus: Doesn’t matter he finally unleash the true power that lies inside of him! Shadow:..............so...this is the power of the true power...not bad *clenches his hand*...Now...Let get this started!

Aeolus with excitement in her eyes and heart beating fast made her more intense wanting to test his request. With he full powered up ready to make their moves Kai run back as he watches them to began. Standing waiting...till Kai begun to sit down both of them flinch and at the speed of light clashes each other creating a huge wave blowing the arena hard. Kai stab his sword to the ground keeping him still as he watches the intense battle.

Both Aeolus and Shadow hitting each other back and fourth blocking each other and dodging each attack in intense speed that Kai can’t even concentrate or focus on seeing their arms moving at that speed. Aeolus with a smile on her face is actually having fun in this fight that shes been waiting for years of his training.

Aeolus: This! This Is What I’ve Been Waiting For! Shadow: Too be honest! This excites me as well too! This speed... It’s Amazing! Aeolus: *laugh* Then let see if this new power of yours can go even more faster! Shadow: Way Ahead Of You!

Their speed is going faster and faster and faster! It’s causing the atmosphere and the wind to blow more harder as if this place may fall apart or pop like a balloon that taken too much oxygen. Both drag and pushes each others limit more throwing themselves everywhere with them clashing and collide each other to the ground together then collided in the air. Suddenly Shadow dodges on of her kicks and garb her leg as he throw a punch the side of her face on her cheeks. She endure the punch as she pull his arm and punches him back hard. The pressure of the wind thrown from their punches sent flying making the ring collapsing and cracking. Kai decided to get moving stabbing the ground repeatedly to stay stuck to the ground from the wind pressure. The wind then making him hover on the ground and pushing him back which he hold onto the handle of his sword tight.

Kai: This is Insane! If this keeps up the whole ring will shatter and we’ll be floating into nothing! Why must Aeolus have to act so idiotic? She knows that doing this will either destroy her or Shadow!

Aeolus: Whats Wrong Shadow!? Getting slower there so soon!? Or maybe your running out of air!? Shadow: I would say the same to you!? If you can even go more faster then that!? Aeolus: Don’t talk to your young elder like that! You might regret it!? Shadow: If it mean to go beyond my limits beyond! Then Keep It Coming!

Shadow caught her arms and swing her as he threw her straight down to the ground. She landed on her feet creating a crater below her. He then shoot his feathers rapidly as she blows them away and fly straight up heading toward to Shadow. He too fly down with their face close too each other. From the collision crash from each other, it creates a huge sonic blast of wave that the ring has break en up scatter the pieces everywhere. Kai still standing with his sword stab to the ground still in his hand. He then see both of them breathing heavy and steams are coming off from them as the heat he felt so far is warm and hot as if he’s close to the water being boil making the steam. Their body shaking and clothes are teared up with their eyes staring at each other.

Shadow:....Whats wrong Aero....n-not t-tired are you!... Aeolus: I-I would say the s-same to you....I t-think..I think...I...

Her sentence is stop as she power down and fainted. Shadow and Kai shock but Shadow rush to her and catches her as a crumble rock of the arena was close to her face. Catching her with her body laying down unconscious in his wing as she clam herself down from the fluff and softness from his wing.

Time pass by from the meadow grass by the cliff as Shadow has Aeolus laying down on his leg with his wing cover her as a blanket.

Kai: She still sound asleep I see... Shadow: Yeah...strange...usually it was suppose to be me laying down fainted but now...feeling the breeze as I sit here...it feels...calm..and relaxing... Kai:...You’ve change so much Shadow...I’m sorry for all those harsh things I said long ago when you begin training...Sometimes you’re hard to understand when I try teaching you and the others when I was still living...And now...I’m proud of you Shadow... Shadow:...thank you...

Aeolus move from her sleeping and jump up awaken. She look around i shock thinking she is floating in space of nothing. She stop for sec and slowly turn her head around with her eyes feared looking at Shadow giving him shivers down his spines of fear and her face all red as her head steam out.

Shadow: U-Um...h-hey sleepy h-head...You’re awake...yaaaaaaaaay~...

Aeolus so embarrass punch his face and kick him repeatedly from how embarrassing she is from Shadow seeing her sleep instead of him. She then stomp on him calling him and idiot, dumb ass, bastard, cheater, etc...

Kai: My my Aeolus calm down...*chuckle* you should be proud of him...he’s been waiting till your awake. Aeolus: But I Fainted! And Now I’m The One Sleeping On His Lap! But...I guess you got me by surprise...s-so congratulation on defeating me.....kind of... Shadow: Hey maybe once I’m dead or maybe return we can go for another round if you want too? But now I must get going...Oh Scrap What Time Or Day Is It!? Kai: It’s been 2 years and 60 days. And While you two been training I been watching outside and they need you right now Shadow!

He thrust the scabbard sword to him holding it till he can grab it. Shadow felt determination inside him and take his sword with him.

Aeolus: Hey Ki-....Shadow! *snap finger*

From the snap of her finger she transform the sword to a huge shield and retracted into his chest as his gem glow.

Shadow: Thanks Aero... Aeolus: Give them hell! Shadow!

He began to walk into the forest with the same fog as he felt getting taller and walking faster with his wing bigger. He then felt something side on his face till he finally reach to the portal. He has grown taller and different than himself from 2 years ago. Seeing that the others aren’t out yet he then see from far distance and then senses an old friend is in danger from an old foe. He open his wing wide and launch himself breaking the sound barrier going immense speed that no camera can’t capture it in slow motion. His arm both side summon the blades uses for his training and collided to a familiar foe dragging him to the ground which he still stand.

Leo: I see you finally arrive you bastard!

The steams are clearing up showing only a huge wings shinning and flapping the wind hard. And armor showing the gem on it’s chest. Both surprise who finally arrive right before their eyes. It was Shadow holding a shield in front of Leo blades

Shadow: Haven’t seen you for years..Leo!

(Ch.3/2 Bone Like Steel! Strongest Man Alive!)

#vol 2 #story #The Guardians

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