Seven years had passed since the five of them had played the game. Seven years since Bernadette had been a normal person, with a normal body. Of course, it could have been worse. Much worse.
Bernadette looked glanced over at her husband, Chris, as he sat at the kitchen table reading the paper and eating breakfast. Before they had played the game, Chris had been a fairly average-looking young man. Now as he read the paper in just a pair of boxers, his changes were clear to see. The undeniably female body that Chris now occupied looked oddly similar to his old male self, almost like if he had had a sister. He certainly wasn't bad-looking as a girl, with his cute complexion and gentle curves. This was little consolation to Chris, though, as for several years he tried to get his male body back. He found that hormone therapy didn't work- the magic of the game seemed to keep his body the way it had left it. For that reason, he was reluctant to try surgery. He didn't want to fork over that much money and deal with a hospital stay if the game was just going to change him back the moment he left, as he suspected it would. So he kept his hair cut short, bound his breasts whenever he went out, and learned how to apply makeup to make his face seem more masculine. With a little practice he was able to pass for a slightly effeminate-looking man. It certainly helped that he retained all his old masculine mannerisms. His voice was the hardest part, but with years of trying he was able to get it to the point where it could conceivably belong to a man or woman. Today, though, was Saturday, and he had no plans to go out, so he wore no makeup and left his breasts on full display. It was just easier that way.
The change had been a strain on their relationship at first. Bernadette was straight, and while she loved Chris, she wasn't sure how comfortable she would be in a relationship with someone who had a female body. On the other hand, Chris wasn't completely female. The game had mercifully left him with his cock, and given him an extra one to boot. Sex had been helpful for Chris in those early days. Pounding Bernadette let him feel masculine again. And Bernadette loved the feeling of his twin cocks pumping in and out of her own two pussies, although she did request they stick to doggy-style so she wouldn't see her husband's more feminine assets. Eventually, though, she started longing for more tender, emotionally connected sex. The first time they tried missionary after the change was odd for both of them, with Bernadette watching the woman's body on top of her, and Chris feeling his naked C-cup breasts rub against Bernadette's four B-cups for the first time. Eventually, though, Bernadette had grown to like it, and become attracted to Chris's new body. She wasn't sure if it was magic from the game (Chris had also shown a bisexual side for the first time while playing) or simply her love for Chris inspiring a desire for his new body, but looking upon his naked breasts now caused both her pussies to moisten. She had even tried eating him out a few times, letting him try out his new pair of vaginas.
Yes, Bernadette thought, as she looked over her husband's mostly nude form. It could have been much worse. They could have wound up like Austin, who as far as either of them new was still living in the lake behind their old university and seducing unwary co-eds.
The other friends who had played with them had turned out better. Betty, an aspiring singer, had found it was now easy to get gigs at certain kinds of clubs thanks to her expanded bustline. At one of these performances, she was noticed by a record executive and was now recording her first album.
Shane, that lucky SOB, had come away from the game completely unchanged. He later joined an acting troupe out in Maryland, and Bernadette and Chris were planning on taking a trip out to see one of his shows.
Chris and Bernadette had moved away after graduation and lost contact with most of the people they had known. It was easier than trying to explain Chris's sudden change in appearance. Bernadette was able to hide her new pair of boobs, given that she was naturally small-chested, but even with all his efforts Chris still looked noticeably different. The only people from school they had kept in contact with were Shane and Betty, the only two who would understand what had happened. The four of them had grown close after their shared experience, and Shane and Betty were the best man and maid of honor at Chris and Bernadette's wedding. They still tried to keep in touch as often as they could.
Bernadette had gotten a job as a middle school art teacher and Chris was an engineer with a small but well-known local firm, so they didn't have to worry about money. Their close friends knew Chris was trans, although what exactly his situation was they never could have guessed. All in all, their lives were starting to return to a semblance of normalcy. Until Bernadette hung up the phone call that had started all this retrospection and said the one thing Chris thought he would never hear.
"It's Gabby. She found the game."
The game had disappeared immediately after they had finished playing it and, try as they might, they were never able to track it down again, or even figure out what store Austin had bought it from to try and find out if there was an antidote.
Chris nearly choked on his bite of pancakes.
"Where did she find it? Does she know what it is?"
"She doesn't have a clue. Bought it at some new store at the mall, said she knows we like board games so she thought of us. Wants us to come over this evening and play."
"No way. You gotta tell her what is actually is."
Bernadette had been excited the first time they found the game. She had been really into magic and the occult in college, and though that fascination had cooled after their ordeal, she felt the curiosity start to rise in her again.
"Are you sure? This could be your one chance to get your old body back."
"Yeah, or I could turn into some horrifying monster and run off into the woods like Austin. I've finally gotten used to this body, I'm not about to take my chances with that game again. Besides, Gabby has no idea what she's getting into. We can't let her take such a big risk just to maybe cure me."
"Well, how about we go over there tonight and explain what the game actually is, and then see if she wants to go through with it. Besides, this time we'll be more experienced. Maybe we'll be able to avoid most of the ill effects. And Gabby really does have the perfect house for this. She lives in a mostly empty new subdivision, with a big lake out back. It couldn't hurt to at least pay her a visit."
"If you say so," Chris said wearily. "Although if I didn't know better I'd think you were looking forward to this."
*****
Nine hours later found the couple driving toward Gabby's house. Chris glanced over at Bernadette in the passenger seat. She was breathing heavily and had that look in her eye that Chris normally saw right before she would pull off his clothes and start licking his cocks or his tits.
"You're excited for this, aren't you?"
"Maybe just a little bit..." Bernadette admitted. "You can't deny that we did have some fun playing last time. And everything would have turned out fine if anyone other than Austin had won."
She wasn't wrong, Chris thought. Sex with Betty had been amazing, and in the end he had even enjoyed getting fucked in the ass by Shane. But it was easy for Bernadette to focus on the positives. The only permanent change to her life was that she couldn't wear bikinis anymore. And sure, having two vaginas was a pain for one week a month, but the sex during the other three more than made up for it.
At the thought of sex, Chris felt his dicks rub against each other as they began to harden in his shorts. He had been much hornier after the change, with twice as much testosterone as he had before, as well as a whole slew of new female hormones. Luckily, Bernadette was insatiable. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw her gaze make its way to the large bulge he was now sporting. Well, if she had her mind set on playing, might as well make the most of it.
