Note: When I made this blog, I intended to pitch out general ideas on how I would've done a crossover of the two films. Next thing you know, I ended up making a concrete synopsis on the plot. Despite getting carrying away, I hope you enjoy the ride.
As Tree remained unconscious, Millie along with Carter and Ryan provided her with the treatment necessary to ease the bleeding from her wound. After they finished patching up, the boys considered taking her to the hospital until Millie convinced them otherwise. She makes note that it isn’t safe much to their chagrin. Despite initial vagueness behind her explanation, she explains that the dagger Tombs attacked Tree with contains a curse that results in a body switcheroo between the two involved. While Carter was surprised by the revelation, Ryan looked at Millie dumbfounded. What would Tombs hope to gain by gaining control of another person’s body let alone Tree’s? Millie gets into her prior knowledge on La Dola, an Aztechian dagger whose origins trace back to the late 1680s used for ritual sacrifice. It was previously under the care of a wealthy family when the Blissfield Butcher infiltrated the mansion, murdering a group of teens to retrieve the artifact. Millie informs them that she came into contact with the dagger as she and the criminal exchanged bodies. Upon hearing the backstory has left Carter and Ryan concerned that Tombs may be inhabiting Tree’s body. Without La Dola, the gang would be unable to reverse the spell.
Millie convinces the boys to find a less populated area where Tombs cannot harm anyone. Carter prays with hope that the real Tree (in Tombs’s body) is safe. Millie wraps her hand around his to reassure him they will find a way to undo the curse. In the meantime, Ryan takes the gang over to his van, driving to a forest secluded from the populated city of Bayfield.
Tree awoke to find herself in an unfamiliar safehouse. Her head remained fatigued from the mugging she endured at the hands of John Tombs. Struggling to sit up, she looked at her surroundings which were littered with beer bottles, spilled canned food, and dirty laundry. The walls had been eroded with decay that indicated signs of wear and tear. Something wasn’t right. She did not recognize the sound of her voice nor did she recognize the dark clothing she wore the other night. The instant she spotted her reflection from the mirror, terror struck her face. She has now inhabited the vessel of the criminal that attempted to murder her. As Tree panicked, she searched the room for Tombs’s phone. Before she could pick it up, the Babyface Killer stood behind her.
Tree (inside Tombs’s body) flees the scene, saving herself from the danger targeting her. She used the environment around her to defend herself from the masked murderer. Despite her efforts, the Babyface Killer would be one step ahead. When Tree prepared to enter the kitchen, the Killer whacked her with a steel tray to the back of the head.
Tree awoke to find herself tied to a chair. He taunted her knowing full well of the woman’s inability to adjust to her new body. Using a modulated voice device, he points out that her friends have no idea about the swap; It didn’t help matters what Tombs’s actions may cause under Tree’s vessel - How would her peers react to her sudden change in behavior? The Killer makes note that sooner or later, her world is about to change. In 24 hours, when the clock strikes midnight, the body swap will become permanent. Tree would remain in Tombs’s body for eternity until death would come knocking on her door. This revelation terrifies her. Tree asks what they did to her, the dagger they used to initiate the swap, and where he may have hidden the weapon. The Babyface Killer refuses to give a clear answer until he confesses that he has abdicated the dagger to a special someone. Tree demands a response but the Killer dodges the verbatim, finding an excuse to leave his victim in all her lonesome.
Having their van parked someplace secluded in Bayfield Forest, Carter and Ryan tied Tombs (in Tree’s body) to a tree branch. Tombs awakens only to find himself restrained. The gang spends the next several minutes interrogating him, even asking him about the real Tree’s whereabouts as well as where they have hidden La Dola. Tombs refuses to answer much to their annoyance. Carter and Ryan continued to get under his skin until he confessed. However, Millie takes it farther by attempting to stab him with a pocket knife she found from Ryan’s vehicle. Carter stops her tracks, warning him that if he fails to give them an answer, they will call the police and make it as though Tombs started an altercation with the trio. He laughs as he does not believe their cover up is convincing enough for authorities to arrest him/her. However, what he can tell them though is exactly what his partner had explained to Tree (in Tomb’s body). He says the reason for his heinous act, and how he wanted to make Tree suffer by doing everything in his power to damage her reputation. While in prison, Tombs researched the history of La Dola, a weapon in which its true power is initiated during a séance that causes the exchanging of souls between two people. Tombs has had a track record of preying and murdering young women especially the blondes. By gaining possession of Tree’s body, he will go out his way to destroy any goodwill she had built as his way of getting back at her after being locked up and tortured by the prisoners and guards.
In the midst of the conversation, Samar and Dre were riding in their vehicle when they noticed Ryan’s van parked in the middle of nowhere. When they pulled over to wonder what was going on, they would be informed about the body switch between Tree and Tombs. At first, they were confused as though it was nonsense. With all of the commotion unfolding, Tombs (in Tree’s body) uses this opportunity to find a way to free himself. Noticing a pocket knife dropped on the ground, he reaches for the knife as he manages to cut the rope deep enough to be uncuffed from the chair. Tombs threatens the gang, pointing the knife at them. While they backed away, the criminal committed a grand theft auto with Ryan’s van. The gang was left hopeless with no leads for Tree’s whereabouts as Tombs flees unscathed. This leaves them seemingly stranded for a moment until Samar and Dre give the trio a lift back to campus.
Some time passed since Tree discovered herself inhabiting the life of another person. As Tree (in Tombs’s body) remained cuffed to a chair, she looked at her surroundings of an object to free herself from. While her forearms were tied, that was not the case as far as her legs were concerned. Slowly, Tree stood on her feet, channeled her might to smash the chair against the wall. After multiple attempts, a piece from the chair came loose. With the broken piece intact, she utilized it as a knife to cut the rope. The strategy would prove to be a success.
Realizing the windows have been barricaded by wooden planks, she utilized her stealth ability to sneak her way out of the bedroom. Tree approached the stairs, doing her best to ensure the constant creaking from her footsteps did not alarm her attacker. When she made her way onto the main floor of the house, the doorbell sounding startled her. Tree peaked by the window, noticing Ryan’s van parked in the driveway. It seemed like it could be her ticket out of here. The instant she overheard her own voice by the doorway, danger loomed. As she crawled out from the table, she pulled out a knife from the kitchen drawer. Tombs entered the house while looking for his partner. Tree gasped with the reality that he has now inhabited her body. She tried her best in maintaining her composure while buying some time to coordinate her move. It was there when she decided to ambush Tombs. Both of them brawled along the halls with the knife being the key emphasis of the fight. Tree demands Tombs to reveal where he has hidden La Dola. Tombs doesn’t answer. As they continue to brawl, Dr Butler enters the house in awe to find his house had been vandalized. A confused Tree resulted in Tombs stabbing her with the knife he retrieved from her. Tree screams in anguish from the pain she endured.
Tombs (in Tree’s body) cries to Butler that she had been kidnapped by him and he had no idea the doctor lived here. Butler comforts her not knowing of the body swap that transpired. While Gregory caresses Tombs, Tree (in Tombs’s body) grabs the keys Tombs placed by the counter. Soon she crawled away, approaching the kitchen door that led outside to the backyard. Tombs (in Tree’s body) and Gregory notices the criminal had escaped. Noticing the back door had opened, Gregory attempts to go after him. Slowly, Tree pulled herself up limping her way towards Ryan’s van. Tree turns on the ignition key as she escapes.
Still shaken from the events that transpired the other night, the gang arrived back to campus the following morning. While gathering at the science lab, they devised a strategy in search of Tree and Tombs as well as the La Dola. Ryan had considered using S.I.S.S.Y in order to go back in time to prevent the body swap. However, with the government in full control of the device, he is unable to operate the machine. Carter attempted to search for Tree using his tracking app; The weak signal as a result of the outage caused by the Sisi experiment failed to detect her location. Samar and Dre explain that sometime after Tree returned from the other dimension, she informed them about the tracking app behind Lori’s effectiveness in learning her whereabouts. Prior to September 18th, the duo revealed that they were working on the app but their commitments to helping Ryan on the S.I.S.S.Y project prevented them from completing the work. When Lori overheard about this potentially groundbreaking invention, she was stoked. She hoped to be the first person to test out the app on her device. Samar and Dre had no idea what intentions she had going into the process. All they could think about was finding a test subject to help perfect their invention. Samar and Dre made it known that while there are still kinks they need to be fixed, they will use this as a resource to locate the two (utilizing Lori’s phone that had been left behind that she used to stalk Tree with).
Carter ponders alone, expressing concern over Tree’s well being. He blames himself for his inability to stop Tombs from initiating the spell. He had vouched for Tree even when she wasn’t in the best place in her life. Millie notices this as he lends him her support. She insists he shouldn’t feel down despite what went down the other night. When she was body swapped, it was the scariest feeling in the world; The idea of not only living in the life of another person, but adapting to their physique felt surreal yet an uneasy experience for her. Add to the fact that a criminal stirred chaos while disguised in her body led to some misunderstanding towards her peers. Carter prays she (Tree) is doing alright and that Tombs will pay for what he did to her. Millie reassures him they will find La Dola and have their bodies restored to normal.
Tree (in Tombs’s body) arrives at the campus dressed up in a hood with sunglasses. Since the body transfer, she has remained vigilant to prevent suspicion of mistaken identity from the Bayfield College students. After navigating through the site undetected, she climbed up using a ladder to open the window to her dorm room. When she arrived, she dug through the notes she researched regarding La Dola. It was there when she overheard nearby footsteps. Tree hid behind the wardrobe closet as Carter entered. When he notices a pile of notebooks that wasn’t there before, a hunch has it that someone may have broken into her room. Carter surveyed the area in search of possible intruders. When he stumbles into an heirloom that belonged to Tree’s mother, Tree’s gasp causes her to blow her cover.
Carter grabs a baseball bat by the wall, defending himself from Tombs. However, Tree convinces him that despite the mistaken identity, it is her in Tombs’s body. Carter thinks back to Millie’s comment about her body swap. After asking trivial questions she knew to which Tree answers honestly, she and Carter have an immediate embrace. Carter tries to notify the gang. However, Tree insists that it’s not the time as she is disguised under Tombs’s body and that the campus would be on high alert if she is seen on campus. Carter nods while they devise a way to reunite with their friends someplace private.
Danielle exited out of the coffee shop sipping away a cup of d-caffe. She felt a cold breeze swooping by when the distraction caused her to spill coffee on Dr. Gregory Butler. While greeting one another, Danielle admires him for his willingness to help others in times of need. Gregory is flattered by the compliment. The more back and forth their conversations became, it gave them the impression that they may share a connection. Danielle’s face illuminated with excitement which prompted the doctor to ask her out on a date. Tombs (in Tree’s body) chimes in right when Danielle walks off. At that moment, Gregory slipped a tracking device inside Danielle’s purse. Little did she know about Tree’s connection with Gregory let alone the body swap that ensued between her and Tombs. The doctor takes interest in hopes of getting out of the slump he has experienced since his wife filed for divorce. When Tombs asks what he hopes to gain out from stalking Danielle, Dr. Butler makes mention of her connection towards Tree and to make an example out of her by harming those close to her. With Tombs in possession of Tree’s body, he can make that happen. By agreeing to date Danielle, a stern expression from Gregory indicated evil intentions have yet to come.
The gang gathered by the outskirts of Bayfield. Initially, the group felt uneasy by Tree’s unusual presence (in Tombs’s body) until remembering the swap that unfolded the other night. When asked if she had the dagger, Tree informs them she was unable to retrieve La Dola. While she is eager to get her body back, they remind her they need to know where the dagger is located, and devise a game plan to retrieve the weapon. She informs them that the Babyface Killer sold it off with no lead as to who now holds possession of it. Millie asks Tree about Tombs’s hatred towards her and what he hopes to gain by taking over her body. Tree informs them that she had been abducted inside what turned out to be Dr. Butler’s home; Given what he knew of him from the alternate timeline, she does not rule out the possibility of his involvement with Tombs. Due to these speculations, she is concerned about the potential havoc the criminal will cause in the area, including the consequence(s) his action(s) may have (while in her body). In an attempt to gather leads, the gang intends to get into contact with the victims and family members that have known John. They divide into pairs with Millie and Carter collaborating with his parents while Ryan & the like interact with the victims.
Elsewhere, Tombs (in Tree’s body) finds a sticky note containing Tree’s passcode, gaining access through her phone. She scrolled through her social media app to a profile of Tree’s including her photos involving the Kappa sorority as well as photos taken with her and her parents. Tombs used this as an opportunity to learn about his victim Whether it was through studying her mannerisms through v-logs or feelings from her online blogs, Tombs hoped to ensure there would be no suspicion regarding people’s perception of Tree's seemingly change in behavior. Suddenly, he receives a text message from Tree’s father for a father-daughter night. An incoming phone call arises when he gets deep into the conversation as they share ideas on what they plan on doing. Tombs looks through cliff notes he took about Tree’s interests. They include:
- dining/restaurant
- cabaret
- recreational activities - going to a museum/golf/bowling/attending some sporting event
After reaching a compromise, Tree’s father finalizes the decision for their upcoming get together. After hanging up, he let out an evil smirk on his face.
When the Bayfield college gang (minus Carter and Millie) arrive at the gas station, Dre, Samar, and Tree (in Tombs’s body) remain in the van while Ryan takes this opportunity to replenish their vehicle with gas while scoping for snacks. While purchasing at the cash register, he would be caught off guard by a surprise appearance from Tombs (in Tree’s body). He did his best to keep calm, looking away while Tree navigated the aisle for her purchases. At some point, their paths intersect leading to some smack talk amongst the two standing in line. As tensions boiled, a simple misunderstanding occurred when Tombs shouts for help while Ryan demands to know where she put the La Dola. Ryan releases her just as he notices the cashier preparing to call their manager. When Samar enters the convenient shop to wonder what was taking Ryan so long, he is stunned to find Tombs (disguised as Tree) as the criminal falsely accuses them of harassment. At the wrong place at the wrong time, Samar and Ryan run off from the cops’ attempt to file their arrests. The duo regrouped with Tree (in Tombs’s body) and Dre while being pursued by the police in a high speed chase. After a series of lane changes and cutting, the wheels from Ryan’s van get caught in a trench. The police capture the gang including their most wanted suspect in “Tombs” while arresting them in the process.
To be continued…..Stay tuned for Part 3….
