"Now, come on, Vicky," Cindy said, reaching out to Charlie. "Let us take you home."
Charlie shook his head and took a step back, but Cindy and Susie walked towards him and pulled him along with them. Suddenly a weird feeling came over him. But it wasn't the suction sensation he felt when body hopping. No, this was different. If anything, it felt like his body was being squeezed, maybe even contorted.
He had an urge to close his eyes. And when he opened them, he felt odd. He looked down at himself and saw that, although his body looked nearly the same, his clothes had changed. He turned and looked at his reflection in one of the storefront windows. He couldn't believe it. He hadn't hopped into either Cindy or Susie's body. He had merged with them. Both of them. Now he was in a body that was a mix between Vicky, Susie, and Cindy. Vicky now had Susie's blond hair and Cindy's darker toned skin. But the most noticeable difference was the clothing. It was a mix of what all three girls were wearing.
He turned and saw that Cindy and Susie were no longer there. But, of course, they wouldn't be. They were now part of Vicky. And Charlie was still in control of Vicky's body.
Then suddenly, the color of the sky changed back, from red to blue.
"Miss? Are you okay?" a man asked, walking up onto the sidewalk.
"Uh ... yeah," Charlie answered. His voice sounded like a mix between the three girls.
What was happening? Why was he suddenly merging with other people, instead of taking them over? Charlie didn't know, but he had a feeling that the sky turning red had something to do with it.
