The Time Travel Spirit Swap

~~~~~~**Peter's POV (His Present, 2025)**~~~~~~

My name is Peter, I am a 13 year old male. It's the 2nd Wednesday in April 2025 and I'm on my way to school. While riding my bike I witness a near-collision between a bus and a mother pushing a baby-carriage, thankfully the bus was able to stop in time.

~~~**Androny's POV (Their/His Present, 2125)**~~~

My name is Androny, I am 21 years old. It's the 2nd Wednesday in April 2125. Where I live there is no work, no school, no need to ever leave home other than the fact that the government governs your entire life. All humans are governed by the bots, and all work is done by the bots. You are not allowed to make any mention of gender, nor have sexual relations with anyone without first having had your Adult Ceremony. The Adult Ceremony is where you have your sexual organs replace with cybernetics, these cybernetics giving the feel of orgasming whenever properly stimulated, but not representing any sexual organs that exist naturally. The Adult Ceremony happens once you have been out of the artificial wombs for 8,000 days.

100 years ago, an ancestor of mine was almost killed by a bus, if that had happened I wouldn't be where I am today, however the world would sadly still be the same. Now I am part of a group of researchers who are trying to undo the current system, our leader, the only 45 year old "child" in existence. Our goal is to create a time machine that will let us travel to that specific day in the past and change the mind of the one who is to start the ball rolling to change the world to what it is today.

We have built the machine, but with how it's supposed to work, it will only do what we have intended with it and won't work on non-living things, nor could we tell if it worked if used on an animal. As far as how it works though, it will swap a person's mind with someone 100 years in the past, and both of theirses knowledge will be locked to the original timeline and not altered by any shifts in time. Also, they shall share a notebook that will only be updated as they update it, the amount of time after the swap that one of them edits it is the amount of time after the swap that the other will see the edit made, and that will go both ways. This notebook will be stored w/in the person's body and won't be able to be completely disconnected from their body w/o returning to it.

Theys had a total of 10 volunteers, including myself. So we drew lots, the one who drew the longest stick being the one who would go, and thankfully that was me. I entered the machine, and they powered it up, I felt a strange sucking sensation that felt like it was pulling me out of my body then everything went black.

~~~~~~~~~~~**Peter's POV 2025**~~~~~~~~~~~

I'm in my last class of the day, Algebra 2, and I'm struggling. Suddenly I feel something strange, like something is pulling me out of my body, then everything goes black.

~~~~~~~~~~~**Peter's POV 2125**~~~~~~~~~~~

I wake up to what sounds like hospital equipment, I hear someone say "they is waking up!" along with other muffled talking. I think 'what's with that grammar' as I know 'they' is supposed to be plural and if you are using it that way you would say 'they are' not 'they is'. I open my eyes to see people around me looking at various machines.

"Please tell me your name, the current year, and what the last thing you remember is." someone who looks like a doctor says.

I, while confused, and not hiding my confusion, say "My name is Peter, it is 2025, and the last thing I remember is sitting in math class while Mrs. Stutterman was teaching. Next thing I know I feel a sucking sensation and black out, then I'm here. What's going on, and why am I here?"

The same person as before replies, "Thank you Peter, I am Dr. Trust. You were involved in an experiment we did to alter the past, and as you are here it shows that the experiment was a success."

"Wait, time travel… I know such has been theorized, but most scientists believe it's impossible, and we are most definitely far off from developing such."

"True, in 2025 you were far off, but now we can. Oh, yeah, by the way, it's 2125."

"Wait, are you telling me I'm 100 years in the future!!!?"

"Yes, from your perspective anyway. Also the method of time travel we use only swaps the minds of one person in our present and one in the past. Theys must both have the same chromosomal structure and have some other significant connection… did you earlier in the day whiteness a baby almost die by bus?"

"Yes? And does that mean I'm in some other man's body?"

I hear lots of surprised voices around me.

"You are in Androny's body, also, before I forget, I need you to do something for me Peter. Please close your eyes, focus inside you, find a notebook, see the notebook… place your hand on your chest then pull that notebook out of you, feel it coming out. Once it's out open your eyes."

I do as asked, when I open my eyes, the notebook I pictured in my mind is in my hands.

"What is this?"

"Please open it and read the first page."

I do as asked.

**The Contents of the Notebook**

To the person in my body, I apologize for not being able to get your permission first before doing this. I am however thankful that you should be… umm… if I remember correctly the term should be male? Anyway, I apologize if people calling you with gender neutral terms bothers you, but you will constantly experience that in my time.

Since 2050 it has been illegal to refer to someone by gender specific terms. Since 2075 it has been illegal to separate people by gender in anyway, and in 2076 theys created a method of removing physical gender all-together while still allowing for sexual pleasures without any mess. This method replaced the sexual organs with cybernetic alternatives that look nothing like any already existing sexual organs. That method would become mandatory to be considered an adult as of the year 2100, and would commonly happen on people's 8,000th day alive, however it is not allowed before your 4,000th day alive, and can only happen sooner if you prove yourself. If you choose not to get it you are considered an outcast and a child, never having the liberties of an adult.

Also, the terms used for referencing people are as follows since 2069: they, them, their, theirs are referencing a single individual… theys, thems, theirses are referencing multiple people.

And a heads up, even though you could, in my body, unless you are using a decommissioned restroom, sit when using the restroom, no matter what you need to do. It is not illegal to stand, but is considered deviant behavior.

Also, as I make changes in the past you should see the future change accordingly… at-least any changes I make that change things in a noticeable way. If you have any rules for me while in your body… or an observation about changes I have made to my time by changing your time please write them in this note book. Anything written by one of us in this notebook will by view-able by the other the same amount of time after the switch by the other. Also, any change to the past made by me will change the present for you the same amount of time after the switch.

~~~~~~~~~~**Androny's POV 2025**~~~~~~~~~~

I awaken in a nurses office in this boy's school. The female nurse shows off too much cleavage to the point where most boys his age would react in a sexual manner if they didn't have any self control. However as I grew up in a different society, one whereas such is not seen as we are all given medication to stunt development of our sexual organs so seeing breasts is very rare. However, something some would think is counter-intuitive, once we become adults we start receiving medication to increase our sexual desires, and we are allowed to have sexual encounters with any other adult.

"Hay Peaty, how are you darling?" the nurse asks.

"I'm doing fine ma'am." I respond, remembering the old formal language I studied for this trip.

"Well, if you feel up for it why don't you return to class."

"Sure thing." I say.

I leave, then once I'm out of sight I take out the notebook and write 'Hay Peat, what room is your current class in? Also sorry if I used the wrong name, but the Nurse called you Peaty.'

A few minuets later Peter writes 'It's room 69, and if you dare to make sex jokes in her class it's detention, also the name's Peter… I correct people when they call me anything else, but I never get upset about it. And as far as rules while in my body… no sex with anyone, I've never done it, and don't want anyone else to beet me to it in my body. And go no further with my girlfriend than cuddling, holding hands, and closed mouth kissing. She is very affectionate, and unless you are going to convince her of the truth, which I do think she could handle if she believes you, the best thing you could do with her is just pretend to be me, which would mean pretend to be her boyfriend. Not sure how much you understand things like that though.'

I reply with 'Thanks Peter, also I know how to convince her of the truth, so I think I'll go that route. I do know about things like boyfriend and girlfriend in theory, but have no experience with such as in our society it is greatly frowned upon to be in any type of committed relationship.'

I then head to his class as to keep him out of trouble. I find out it's just basic algebra, so I solve all the problems within minutes.

The teacher seems surprised so I say "I guess I just needed a bit of rest to get my brain working."

They laugh, "I guess I should let you take a nap for the first 10 minutes each day if it'll be this effective."

"I know I'd enjoy that, but I don't know if that'd help all the time." I laugh while saying.

After class I find his phone and text the number labeled 'Mom' 'Is it okay if I ride around town for a bit before coming home?' I do this so she does not worry while I complete the task of changing the future.

She replies 'sure thing sweaty' and as I have seen that response in the logs multiple times, and it seems to be most often be responded to by a rolling eye emoji, I do the same to not raise suspicion. I knew Peter had a bike due to the biking equipment in his backpack.

I find the bike rack, see only one bike locked up, find the key on his key ring and it works, so figure this must be his. I ride his bike to my destinations. First one is the nearby DSHS building, I ride there and ask for a meeting with a specific person who I know is available, and going to be one of the main people to get the ball rolling towards the future I come from. I talk to them, telling them about the possibility that if they push their ideas it could end up in a future like mine, not telling them that I'm from such a future, just using it as a theoretical possible future. They tell me if it is up to them, some of those things might happen, but most will not. I then leave.

~~~~~~~~~~~**Peter's POV 2125**~~~~~~~~~~~

I feel something change with Androny's body & see all the people around me change, gaining breasts and some of them also having beards. I look down to see that Androny now has breasts. I go to the bathroom to see what all happened to his body, as I know that the doctor said that we were both XY or male, so that's what he should be unless something changed. Thankfully this bathroom is decommissioned as I was just trying to feel what all had happened to this body when I ended up accidentally loosing myself in the pleasure. I mean he was now a he/she or hermaphrodite I believe is the proper term.

After I'm done in the restroom I ask around and find out that this group is the same, and here for the same purpose, and was about to do the same thing. They thought it likely would not work due to everyone in this world being genetically engineered to be XXY and properly develop both sexual organs. I let them know they don't need to as their counterparts in a parallel timeline have already done such and I'm the one brought into the future while the one who should be in this body is in the present.

They believe me and tell me that I should be glad they still exist in this timeline… if Androny, or in this timeline Stelandy, did not exist for whatever reason then he'd not be able to access the notebook and have 24hrs to rectify the issue or else I'd return to my body with memory of what he did in my body like I'm the one who did it, but no knowledge as to why nor any knowledge as to what happened in the future, and he would cease to exist. However, if he fixed it w/in that time it'd be as if no time had passed for me and I'd just take over his next body.

I update him as to what changes have been made and give him the same warning they gave me in the notebook. I also apologize to him for what I did while in his body in the bathroom.

~~~~~~**Androny's (Stelandy's) POV 2025**~~~~~~

I see the message left by Peter, I am honestly not surprised by any part other than the fact that they ended up masturbating in my body. As I don't know how likely I'd have done the same in their shoes, I forgive them.

I then head to my next destination. A specific bar whereas I know I'll find the father of the one who develops, in my original timeline the cybernetics, and in the new timeline the method of genetic engineering done. I find him and successfully convince him to actually be a father to his child, as not having a father is what made this person want to make sure no one would ever again have to worry about the standard family system, they would all be the same and raised by the state.

It seemed I succeeded, after that I tried to pull out the notebook only to be unable to. Hoping that the next person I planed to visit would rectify that I continued to the next location.

I find the woman and child that had almost died earlier today, she invites me to stay for dinner. I update Peter's mother saying I'm over at a friends for dinner, saying their mother invited me to stick around. She says it's fine, but I better eat my veggies. I respond with a puking emoji followed by an OK emoji.

I convince her not to be too pushy for her son to have kids of his own, saying such has a high chance of causing him to not want to have to deal with such… also not to say how much of a handful he was until after he has 2 or more children of his own.

I then leave her house and discover that I can pull out the book now. I use it to ask Peter what has changed this time.

~~~~~~~~~~~**Peter's POV 2125**~~~~~~~~~~~

I see Androny's question, and see that I am now in what appears to be a home, and back to being fully male. I meet Androny's sister, she pushes me into his room and injects me with something that makes me so horny that I don't have enough reasoning left to keep her from having sex with me. I afterward learn that in this timeline women are dominant and get whatever they want whenever they want, and there is no laws as to what a woman can do to a man, but there are many governing what men can do to women and what those of the same gender can do to each-other… I pass this information along with a new possible target to Androny, also letting him know that his name in this world is MaPet, as his mother planned for him to be treated as her pet.

~~~~~~**Androny's (MaPet's) POV 2025**~~~~~~

I see Peter's update. I decide to go chat with the man who would become one of the greatest woman's advocates of this time, pushing the laws more and more for woman dominance. It seems like he thought that this was what was needed for equality, even though it's definitely not.

I chatted with this man convincing him that the best way to get equality is by voidance of the government and following the Live and Let Live principal. You can defend yourself and those who want your help from those not following that principal, but else-wise you don't interfere with others living the way they want.

After that I got a text from Peter's mother asking where I was. I told her I was just heading home, and apologized for getting distracted talking. She said I better be home before midnight or else I'd be grounded. Thankfully I was only 10 minutes away by bike and it was only 23:00.

Once I got into Peter's room, I asked him for an update. Before I got the reply his mother told me that before I leave for school in the morning I better take out the garbage, I said I would and then wrote it down twice for Peter, once in the notebook and a second time where it look like he left himself notes for what he needed to do.

~~~~~~~~~~~**Peter's POV 2125**~~~~~~~~~~~

I see Androny's request and note for me, I check around and find out thankfully that this world seems to be the best, despite the lack of government. I always believed no government would be chaos, as I though no government would mean no rules. This timeline has rules but no rulers. Androny's name in this timeline is Anthony & he has a loving mother and father and a sister named Stephany. In this timeline people live by the following rules:

If someone is attacking someone else you can ask if the recipient needs assistance, and if so help them out. If they don't want it, leave it be. However if they are not able to respond you can decide yourself whether to render assistance or not. If you are attacked you can use the minimum amount of force needed to defend yourself. As long as neither of the first two things are happening you may live as you wish as long as doing such does not involve attacking nor manipulating others.

Somehow they are able to live by those principals without needing laws. And the economy balances itself through people voting with their money on the practices of business they like/dislike. Things in this timeline being way better quality than the previous one.

I let Androny/Anthony know this. He then replies that he'll do what is needed for us to switch back now, to which I thank him and let him know I am in his bed asking him to have me in mine for when we switch back.

~~~~~~**Anthony's (Androny's) POV 2025**~~~~~~

After seeing Peter's request I do as he asked. I then rip out the last page of the notebook. We purposefully didn't tell Peter, but the only thing that was needed for us to swap back is for one of us to intentionally damage the notebook. After I rip out the page I feel the same sensation and everything goes black again.

~~~~~~~~**Anthony's POV 2125-2130**~~~~~~~~

I awaken the next morning in my own body with a full beard, and larger reproductive organs being the only noticeable differences with my body. However this timeline is as Peter described which makes me happy. I also had left a note with Peter to make sure the time travel device is made and used on me so we create a stable time-loop. And as I got asked if my mission was a success, that tells me that such is what happened.

Over the next few years I meat a woman by the name of Salane, who happens to be Peter's decedent. I end up falling in love with her and marrying her.

~~~~~~~~~**Peter's POV 2025-2030**~~~~~~~~~

I awaken the next morning in my own body. I take out the garbage as asked by my mother and then keep Anthony's note on what he wants me to do. I don't know how to do it. I talk to my girlfriend about what happened, and she says that I should find the last man and ask him about how to do so.

After school that day I let my mom know I'll be hanging out with my girlfriend. We then go to find this man. I tell the man what happened and he promises to make sure it happens as Anthony wanted.

A few years go by and my middle-school girlfriend and I end up getting married and even having a baby on the way.

The End?