Author's Note: The group meet up and split up again. Oh, EX also has more of a bad time. I wonder how the third party is doing. I will probably not write about it because it ain't that exciting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 ((Timeskip brought to you by a tied up author; their ears are twitching in annoyance))

 Grian's POV:

 We all landed in the meeting spot to find that some of the hermits were already there. The only few that were missing were X, TFC (Python), Joe, and Evil X if he was present on the server. 

 Zedaph and Impulse were standing next to each other; their clothes swapped. 

 Tango was standing next to them and was wearing some green and grey armor that mimicked X's armor. 

 Doc and Ren had their clothes swapped as well. Ren was struggling to hold his tail as it rapidly tried to escape from his arms. The creeper-cyborg hybrid was stifling his laughter as he watched. 

 Stress and Biffa were hiding in the back of the gathered group of men. Their clothes were roughly swapped.

 I say roughly because Biffa was wearing a plain pink shirt and jeans alongside his helmet, and the armor that Stress was wearing didn't have the helmet. 

 The only people to have noticed our arrival was Tango, Doc, and Ren. 

 " It seems that it happened again." Doc (Ren) sighed as he let his tail go. Ren (Doc) finally let his loud laughter out causing Doc to shoot daggers at him. Tango held his hands out, " Let's not break into a fight." he sighed as the two nodded.

 We all talked about how we got into the people's bodies that we were in currently.

 Zedaph and Impulse were on the couch together when their orbs were taken away.

 Doc and Ren were in their diamond jacuzzi enjoying themselves for once.

 Biffa and Stress explained that they were trying to plug up some holes at Stress's base when they each blacked out.

 I told the others that Mumbo, Iskall, and I were working on the Sahara Project. 

 Python stated that he was actually alone at his skyscraper, which was odd. The same thing had happened to TFC as well. This trend was different from the other swaps that we had faced before.

 We all looked towards Tango as he sighed, " I know how we all swapped because I, Xisumavoid, was there." his voice grew low and saddened as he leaned against the shop. X (Tango) crossed his arms and looked downwards.

 " What happened dear?" Stress (Biffa) spoke up as she (he) crossed her (his) arms. Stress let out a deep, shaky sigh.

 X (Tango) scratched at his chin, " Well, mate, that's where things get difficult." he looked up towards Stress then at the rest of us. The hermit shuffled his feet, " Evil X went to the central server...." he spoke causing everyone to take a small step back.

 " We did wot?" Mumbo questioned as he started to hide behind me. I put my hand on his shoulder and stood at a more protective stance. Iskall had moved closer to me and Mumbo.

 I looked at the others as their expressions started to shift from confusion to fear. Zedaph (Impulse) crossed his arms, " How did he get there?" he asked nervously as X (Tango) looked around.

 X (Tango) started to pace awkwardly, " He tied up the controller, took the book of curses n' spells, and he pulled off that painful swapping spell." he frowned as his red eyes glowed slightly.

 Zedaph and Impulse immediately went over to stand at Tango's side. X's eyes continued to glow as he twitched slightly, " X, you need to calm down a bit lad." Zedaph (Impulse) put his hand on X's shoulder.

 " Zeds right man. Ever since Tango had returned to normal......" Impulse (Zedaph) started to trail off, " His eyes started to glow out of stress.... He... He... " he put a hand to his mouth. Impulse let out a shaky breath, " He starts to black out..." he finished as X started to take deep breaths. 

 The hermit breathed deeply as he sat down on the ground with a pale expression. X put his hand to his head, " I messed up by kicking him out.... I... I... " he continued to breath as Zedaph and Impulse kneeled down next to him. 

 ((A few minutes later timeskip reads a sign that is next to the tied up author))

 X was better, but he was still incredibly pale. Our small group had started to talk about the other hermits. 

 We knew that Tango was now X, so that fact was thankfully out of the way.

 TFC was most likely at Python's skyscraper either unconscious or on his way here. 

 This left Evil X and Joe's location a mystery, and a problem arose. Joe's body was at risk of being harmed, and Joe himself could probably get hurt. We all decided a battle plan to find the others and solve this mess.

 Zedaph and Impulse would go to X's base to find Joe and Tango.

 Python, Iskall, Mumbo, and I would head to the skyscraper.

 Biffa, X, and Stress would go to Joe's home and see if they could contain Evil X before Joe's body was harmed. 

 Everyone nodded at each other and took off into the sky in different directions.

((An hour later timeskip reads the sign as the author is now upside down in the ropes))

 The four of us reached the skyscraper as an anthromorphic red snake in a shirt that read 'TFC' exited the building. The hermit was scratching at his beard, which was weird considering most of his face was a reptilian muzzle.

 " Hello everyone." TFC (Python) spoke tiredly as he shoved his clawed hands into his pockets. The hybrid's tail swayed slightly, " Are you alright?" Python (TFC) questioned with a panicked look in his eyes.

 " I am fine Python. Myself and your body are.... sssssssafe...." his tongue did the weird snake thing as the 's's were drawn out. I cocked my head to the side and the hermit noticed.

 " It's a weird thing that happens with me. I got used to it after a month of coming into the game." Python shrugged with a small smirk. Python crossed his arms over his chest.

 " I asssssume you gentlemen came over to fetch me, no?" Tinfoil raised his eyebrow as we nodded.

 The three of us nodded as Mumbo filled TFC in on our current situation. The hybrid hermit nodded at the explanation as his tail twitched, " Well, Let'ssss get back to the rocket shop then." he spoke as he started to walk towards the rocket shop.

 I looked at Mumbo, Iskall, and Python in confusion. The others shrugged as we decided to walk back with TFC instead of fly.

 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

No one's POV:

 Evil X could hear it. The sound of rockets blaring off over his head. 

 There wasn't much time to react as EX took some supplies and ran out of the building.

 " THERE HE IS!" what was that hermit's name? Tango? He heard Tango's voice echo above him.

 I'm not going to die for what I've done. He thought as he kept running. The hermit was fearful as he dodged the attempts made by his pursuers to pick him up. 

 It must of been hours of chasing as Evil X's legs started to ache as he ran. He couldn't feel it at first, but his body had started to give out on him.

 The man tried desperately to stop as reached the edge of a sharp hill, but the momentum in his exhausted legs sent him flying.

 Evil X let out a scared scream as he plummeted off the cliff.

 The good news was that Tango had caught him and saved his life. 

 The bad news? 

 Evil X had managed to get his newly acquired body hurt, and he was caught by the hermits.