Author's Note: This story was a bit of an interesting one to develop. It's gone through at least three rewrites with this being the definitive version.

 There's going to be a part two to this that'll explain how these events happened.

 Enjoy this part though!

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 Martyn's POV:

 One moment, I was sitting at the table of the Shadow Alliance.

 The next, a strange crystal appeared before us and split into four shard pieces. Before any of us could react, the shards stabbed into each of us. 

 I remember the strange tendrils escaping from the shard and wrapping around me until I lost consciousness. 

 My ears twitched as I let out a soft groan.

 Man, my chest and head both hurt. 

 What was in that crystal? Where did it even come from?

 A low groan made my ears perk up. 

 Huh. 

 Speaking of my ears, they feel kind of.. kind of weird... More triangular... More of top of my head then at the sides..

 Did that crystal turn me into a different kind of hybrid? I hope not. I'm finally getting used to being part deer and would rather not deal with being a different animal.

 My ears twitched again as I let out a soft grumble. Slowly, I opened my eyes and blinked as colorful spots slowly left my vision. My eyes narrowed as I looked around at the table. 

 Since when did BigB and Lizzie swap seats?

 On top of that, where was Ren? Did he fall over after the crystal stabbed him? 

 Honestly though, falling over seems more like something I would've done; however, it would seem like I just simply smacked my head against the table.

 I let out a soft grumble in annoyance as my muscles began to ache as I tried to move my arms and sit up.

 " Ack-!"

 I flinched as my shoulder, the same one that was stabbed with the crystal, popped; The pain felt as if the crystal was still inside me. But, when I gently touched at my shoulder, I didn't even feel any sort of hole or blood for that matter....

 Sitting myself up, I grabbed at my shoulder and began rubbing at the sore body part. Closing my eyes, I let out a shaky grumble.

 Stupid bright lantern light.... Did I turn up the brightness before joining this session?

 It didn't matter. Either way, the light's making my head hurt.

 " Uuughhh...." 

 My ears perked up to groaning. Lizzie groaning to be exact. 

 Cracking an eye open, I watched as Lizzie slowly forced herself to stand up while rubbing her head. The fish hybrid coughed a couple of times as her ear fins lowered.

 Lizzie blinked a couple of times, " U-Uh?" she raised her webbed hand then turned in order to look back at her tail. The hybrid swished her tail with a heavy frown. Then, Lizzie did something strange.

 I watched as the mer-hybrid opened her inventory and brought out two things:

 Some sort of mask that was meant to cover her nose and mouth.

 A ponytail holder.

 My ears twitched as I listened to Lizzie grumble to herself.

 " How did I end up like this? What happened to my normal body?" 'Lizzie' coughed again, " W-What happened to Lizzie?

 I narrowed my eye.

 This isn't Lizzie?

 I continued to watch as 'Lizzie' flinched and grabbed at her shoulder after putting the mask on. Then, Lizzie' forced out a breath through clenched, sharp teeth as the tips of her hair turned green. 

 When 'Lizzie' reopened her eyes, the irises had changed from an ocean blue to a chocolatey brown.

 Once she stopped grabbing her shoulder, she put her hair up and let out a soft grumble.

 Okay. 

 I need to get to the bottom of this before BigB and I get attacked by this stranger. 

 Slowly, and with extreme caution, I opened my other eye and stood up from my chair.  My ears lowered as I raised my hand. Then, with my eyes now adjusted to the uneven light, I looked at the dark brown hair that covered my arm. 

 That's... not right... No, don't think about it right now, Martyn. Focus on the stranger.

 " U-Uh... Hey!" I looked up towards 'Lizzie' and swallowed some spit. I immediately coughed afterwards. My voice doesn't sound right. 

 The false Lizzie's ears perked up as her attention snapped towards me. With her eyes widened, she took a step back. 

 " U-Uh? Ren? You look... different..." 'Lizzie' tilted her head as her ear fins lowered. I continued to watch her as she coughed and pressed a button on the side of her mask causing water to rush into it.

 My tail twitched as I tilted my head.

 Ren?

 " I'm not Ren though?" I mumbled with a shrug of my shoulders. I coughed again and rubbed at my throat. 

 Man, what is wrong with my throat? Why do I sound like this?

 Looking down at my clothes, the fur on my arms stood up as my ears perked up. I wasn't wearing the shadowy robes or my normal green shirt and blue jeans underneath it. 

 Now, I was wearing a tattered red shirt, blue jeans, and sandals. I looked back and looked at my -rather doglike and brown- tail.

 " O-Oh.." 

 I looked back at 'Lizzie' as she crossed her arms over her chest, " So, who are you then?" she questioned with a narrow of her eyes. My ears went back, " I was going to ask you the same thing.

 Clearing my throat, I briefly looked around the room, " But, I suppose I should answer first." I awkwardly chuckled before flinching as my sharp canines rubbed against my tongue. 

 My tail thrashed as I opened and closed my mouth. I let out a soft sigh, " I'm Martyn." I told her as I crossed my arms over my chest.

 'Lizzie' nodded her head, " That makes a lot of sense, actually."

 I narrowed my eyes as my tail twitched. Instead of saying anything, I just stared at the person.

 " I'm... Joel..." Joel's ear fins lowered.

 " That... Also makes a lot of sense." I chuckled causing Joel to shake his head and roll his eyes. Joel let out a shaky breath as he breathed in some water.

 " So, are you okay, Joel?" I questioned, " With the whole being a fish hybrid and also being swapped with your wife?" I tilted my head. 

 Joel shrugged his shoulders, " I trust her the most out of you lot, to be honest. If she's been swapped and is occupying my body, then I think it's fine." he narrowed his head.

 I immediately nodded, " Fair. Fair... Also, what about the fish hybrid thing?"

 Joel shrugged, " I feel kind of strange. I'm breathing water instead of air, but thankfully, the neck gills haven't appeared."

 My tail twitched as Joel's ear fins twitched, " So uh, where's Ren? What happened to your body?"

 My body....

 " Oh my god, you're right!" I gasped, " I-I assume that his -my- body is still on the other side?"

 Despite the pain in my legs, I put my hand against the table and moved past BigB's still unconscious body. Once I make sure that both my body and Ren are alright, then we can see whether or not BigB is himself or it's actually someone else.

 My tail twitched as I continued to move around the table until the hair on the back of my neck stood up. I frowned as I carefully approached my downed body and kneeled down beside it. 

 Soon enough, Joel was standing at the other side of my body. 

 " Come on mate..." I whispered, " Wake up." 

 Gently, I shook the shoulder of my body. With a couple of shakes, my body began to murmur softly and wiggle its ears. 

 " It... hurts..." My body mumbled as the tips of my blond hair turned brown. Then, my body's eyes opened:

 Brown.

 Thank goodness.

 " I know Ren..." I told him as Ren's ears perked up. Ren looked up at me and stared into my eyes, " M-Martyn?" he questioned as I nodded.

 I helped Ren sit up as he massaged his arm and shoulder. Carefully, I helped Ren stand on his own two feet and braced him as his legs buckled.

 " Do you feel any fur growing out of your legs?" I whispered into Ren's ear. Ren gently shook his head, " No. 'm fine."

 My tail twitched as I nodded.

 Good. Ren's not going to turn into a deer on us...

 " So, are we going to wake BigB, or whoever's in BigB's body, up now?" Joel questioned as Ren and I looked over at him. I nodded my head, " Could you do that, Joel? My arms are a bit occupied." I chuckled.

 Joel shook his head, " Alright." he mumbled as his fishy tail thrashed. Ren and I watched as Joel moved past us and over to BigB who was leaning back in his chair. Once Joel reached BigB's side, the once wolf hybrid put his webbed hand against BigB's shoulder and shook it.

 Almost immediately, BigB's eyes snapped open and his hand latched onto Joel's wrist causing him to scream which was way funnier with Lizzie's voice.

 Both of BigB's eyes had a solid black sclera and a white pupil and iris.

 That's.... very disturbing.

 " IT'S ME! IT'S ME! IT'S JOEL! I'M NOT A THREAT!" Joel screamed as he tried to pull away. Immediately after the initial shock, 'BigB' blinked and released Joel's wrist.

 " I-... Ughhh my head hurts..." 'BigB' growled as he moved his hand to his head. Then, he quickly pulled his hand away and stared at it. 

 " Oh no..." 'BigB' rolled his dead eyes and slowly forced himself to his feet.

 " !! " 

 Immediately after trying to stand, 'BigB' began to fall as his leg buckled. Quickly, Joel locked his arms with 'BigB''s in order to keep him from falling.

 " You alright?" Joel questioned with still catching his breath. 

 " Of course I'm not alright, mate." 'BigB' growled as Joel helped to stabilize him, " I've woken up underground in a weird place, and I'm in the body of someone that killed me!"

 Someone that killed-

 Oh no-

 " Cleo?" I questioned as Cleo looked towards me and swiftly nodded, " No wonder your eyes look dead." I murmured causing Ren to chuckle.

 Cleo scowled, which looked really weird on BigB's kind face.

 " Don't make me break your kneecaps, Ren." Cleo threated. My ears went back, " I-I'm M-Martyn! This is Ren." I corrected with a small stutter as I motioned to Ren; Ren immediately nodded with his head with a small smile. Cleo nodded her head at Ren, but her eyes were still glowing. 

  If I was still in my body and Cleo was still in hers, then I'd be a red life in seconds. This is probably the only time where I'm happy to not be in my own body.

 Cleo kept staring at me before shaking her head and looking towards Ren, " So, Ren, how do we get out of here?" she questioned. Ren cleared his throat as his tail twitched, " There's some stairs behind us." he mumbled as he pointed. 

 After Cleo gave Ren a thumbs up, she looked between Joel, Ren, and myself, " Well, let's go find the others and figure this mess out." her gaze focused on me, " Martyn, once we're out, you need to lead the way."

 I nodded my head as our little, awkward group left the hidden room and headed towards Scar's mountain. 

 Hopefully, the others are still there. 

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Full list of swaps:

Mumbo-Pearl

Grian-Scott

Jimmy-Scar

Etho-Bdubs

Skizzle-Tango-Impulse

Martyn-Ren

BigB-Cleo

Lizzie-Joel