"Katie, Gloria wait!"
Katie and Gloria paused as they looked at their grandmother. "Whats wrong grandma?"
Marilyn paused as she looked at her family, an idea has begun to form in her head. "Girls," she started. "Do..do we really need to stop this?"
"Mom," Lisa exclaimed. "Im getting younger by the minute here! We have to stop this before something really bad happens."
"But is something bad going to happen," Marilyn asked. "Gloria, Katie, I need to ask you a question. With all the changes that have happened has anyone been hurt?"
Katie and Gloria pauses as rhey touched their respective magical items. "Well no," Gloria said quietly. "No one has been hurt and anyone that wasnt born at this time seems to be unaffected."
"But thats only for now grandma," Katie countered. "That could very easily change. These types of spells can be very chaotic."
Marilyn rubbed her chin thoughtfully as she now began to think. "So no one will actually be hurt," she mused. Smiling wirely she now looked at her daughters. "Ann, Lisa I know this alot to ask but what if we let this continue?"
Lisa and Ann gaped at their mother shocked by her request.
"You can't be serious mom," Ann exclaimed.
"Im very serious young lady," Marilyn countered. "You two may not understand but I miss those days when my family was young and it was me taking care of them. My happiest memories were when you were all children and it was my responsibilty to care for you."
"So you want me and Ann to turn into little girls so you can feel better," Lisa frowned. "No way mom. Im still old enough to take care of things on my own."
As Lisa turned towards the kitchen another ripple engulfed the house. Lisa and Ann shivered as they began to grow younger once more.
Lisa shrank as her curves began to vanish. Her face began to lose its teenage appearance as she crept closer to childhood. Ann became younger as well as her curves melted away while her face became more innocent. When the ripple passed a 12 year old Lisa and 15 year old Ann stood before Marilyn.
"Darn it," Lisa exclaimed in a childish tone. "Mom this is starting to get annoying can you please let Gloria and Katie fix this."
"Lisa," Marilyn said calmly. "I just want to take care of my family again."
"I can take care of my family too uou know," Lisa whined. "Now can I please finish dinner while Im still tall enough to reach the counter. Besides this is affecting you, dad and Jason too."
Marilyn glanced to the living room where she could see her husband and a 13 year old Jason watching football. "Your father and your future husband are perfectly fine Lisa," Marilyn said calmly. "They seem to be acceptung of these changes and whether you want to admit it or not you two are too."
"No we're not," Lisa and Ann countered.
"Really," Marilyn smirked. "I disagree. The adult Lisa would be cursing a blue strrak right now while Ann would be much more asertive. Right now Im noticing Ann is becoming quite the wall flower while your carefully watching your language."
Ann and Lisa paused as they looked themselves over. Could it be possible? Could the ring be affecting them not mentally but emotionally? Both girls had to admit they felt slightly different. Ann was more withdrawn while Lisa felt she would get in trouble if she used any "bad words".
"I still want to help with dinner," Lisa grumbled.
"And I want you too for as long as you can," Marilyn smiled. "The question is this. Are you willing to listen to your mothers request or do you want to end this now?"
Ann and Lisa looked between their mother and Katie and Gloria. They needed to make a decision soon before they found themselves once again caught in another time skip.