Polyhymnia O'Keefe Wakes Up As Scorpion

[get_over_here]

I woke up, alone, but only mildly disappointed by that fact. I knew I'd be seeing Zell early on. I sat up, stretched, and rolled my shoulder to work out a twinge. As I put my hand on my shoulder, I suddenly realized I wasn't wearing my nightshirt. Then, when Iooked down at myself, I suddenly realized I didn't have any breasts.

"Oh, no! Not again!"

My hand immediately went to my throat. The last time the Island had taken my breasts away, it had de-aged me to a twelve-year-old. My twelve-year-old self sang soprano. That was no soprano.

"What?" I said huskily. "Hey! What?!"

I jumped out of bed, and found myself wearing black boxer shorts. And surprisingly hairy legs. I looked up as I contemplated this revelation. Then I looked down. Biting my lip, I reached down and gently touched the area between my legs...

"Oh, my God!"

Mirror. I needed a mirror! But this man I inhabited didn't have a mirror! Typical male! Could this day get any worse?!

I ran out of the hut in search of a mirror -- and immediately clonked my head on a low branch.

Comments

[get-over-here.livejournal.com]

I curled up and looked away. "Zell," I said. This was so awkward! "I-I'm sorry. I'm not looking my best right now."

Oh, and how!

[spirited-hero.livejournal.com]

Polly was upset!!!

Alarm bells rung in his mind. The bizzare appearance didn't matter for a moment. He went up to her/him and put an arm over to her/his shoulder.

"Polly. It's not your fault. C'mon, look at me. It'll be okay."

[get-over-here.livejournal.com]

My heart twists. Zell is being so sweet and kind and I wish to do the same in return, but I can't. It's too odd in this body, and I'm sure that the body's owner would object.

I look at Zell. I'm sorry to say that my eyes are watering. "I hate Island magic," I said.

[spirited-hero.livejournal.com]

Oh! No, no, no, no, no!

Zell could not bear a crying Polly. He didn't exactly give a damn that Scorpion was standing nearby talking to Aphrodite. Polly needed a hug, and he was gonna give one to her whether or not he approved.

So, he reached his arms around her and held her.

"Shhhhh, it's not so bad. It's only for a couple days tops. I'm here with you. You've got me. No matter what the island does to you, you're still my Polly. Besides, maybe you can have some fun being a huge guy for a few days. Won't get a chance like that at home, would ya'?"

[just_hormones]

Sonya had had enough. On top of that she kept feeling peeved that non of these guys were paying attention to her.

"Hey! Hands off buddy!" She yelled out, pointing a finger at the two. Island switch or not, she was not going to have scorpion behave like this-even if it wasn't him.

This was bogus, and she thought the love spell was bad.

[get-over-here.livejournal.com]

Despite the horror at the thought that I could be like this for days, despite the awkwardness, I accepted Zell's hug, resting my chin on the top of his head. I was about to tell him to stuff any suggestion that I do things with this body -- if only because it wasn't wise to have a ninja angry at you -- when Sonya interrupted. I jerked back, shocked, and then I suddenly understood how very, very complicated things had become.

"Sonya, please," I begged. "This is hard on all of us! What do you expect me to do?!"

[spirited-hero.livejournal.com]

"Yo, stuff it, Sonya! She's freaking out, and she's my girlfriend! Your boyfriend's over there, remember?"

He turned to Polly and softened his tone.

"C'mon, let's head off towards your place or somethin', alright?"

He took the huge guy by the hand and led him forward. It felt like he was some kid pulling his daddy towards the ice cream truck. Wrong.

[just_hormones]

Sonya frowned and placed her hands on her hips.

"Hello!" It came out that way before she could stop herself. "It's called 'face' and the way you're behaving is making me think of him loosing it so fast he'd probably kill himself for it."

She tried to pull herself together. "Try to have some dignity will you. You think this is easy for me-I'm basically some teen boy's blonde fantasy here."

[get-over-here.livejournal.com]

We were all starting to lose it, here. Well, except for Scorpion-in-Percy, and that might not be so good, either. Silence in someone like Scorpion was probably a threat in itself. We all had to pull ourselves together, and I figured it would have to start with me.

"Okay, hold it," I said, to everyone. "We're not doing ourselves any bit of good by fighting. The Island did this to us, and we're giving it just what we want by shouting -- myself included," I added hurriedly. "We've got to wait this out. Any suggestions how and where, and what ground rules we follow?"

I took a deep breath, and added, "I suggest we go by who we know we are inside. I'm Polly. You're Sonya. He's Scorpion. We'll conduct ourselves accordingly. And, we'll promise to leave give back our bodies in just the same condition as we got them in." I winced as another twinge between my eyes made itself felt. "Well, barring a few unfortunate accidents, anyway. Okay?"

[just_hormones]

Sonya actually huffed.

"Fine, just..please, keep the PDA," was she actually saying this. "to a minimun. I'm trying to save Scorpion's reputation here."

She rubbed her forehead and trying to hold back her own emotions. "This sucks."

[percy_jackson]

"Whoa, ease up, Sonya."

He gritted his teeth. Apparently she was not the only one a bit affected by the body they were in.

"Calm yourself. I think being in that other body is starting to affect you."

He did not seem overly concerned about Zell comforting Polly. It was slightly disturbing to see, but the girl was young and not hardened as he and Sonya were.