“Oooo yeah my bad,” Lynne said sheepishly. “Now I see why mom didn’t want me to do this.”
Lisa frowned with all the sternness her 19 year old features could muster. “Lynne explain yourself now,” she yelled. Lynne stifled a giggle as she looked at the five teenagers in front of her. Quickly the girl composed herself taking a deep breath.
“Sorry, Sorry,” she snorted. “It’s just hearing you sound like 6 year olds is kinda funny.”
As Lisa and the others frowned, Lynne tried to compose herself. “Okay so as you can see the powder in that pouch makes you younger,” she said. “I’m guessing you guys must of inhaled it, which is why your voices changed like that before you started changing physically.”
“Are we going to die,” Stephanie whimpered.
“No,” Lynne replied, shocked they would thin that. “God no, I never hurt people with my magic. This...this is more of a practical joke than anything else.” Lynne’s idea of a practical joke didn’t seem to be going over well with the the group. “Young lady this is not funny,” Marilyn snorted. “How could you possibly think that turning your family members into children would be a good idea.”
“Also why does mom sound like a 12 year old while the rest of us sound like we’re six,” Ann asked.
“Grandma is taking a little longer because of her age,” Lynne said plainly. “Don’t worry though she’s going to end of six like the rest of you. The reason I did this was two reasons. One you guys were all ganging up on mom. I figured it would be easier dealing with more childish...Well you. Secondly, Christmas is more fun when your a kid.”
“Well what about me,” Lisa whined. “I mean you didn’t intend to make me younger. What’s going to happen to you if I become six?”
“Yeah that could be a problem,”Lynne conceded. “Not quite sure how this could affect me. Hopefully nothing happens but I’ll have to double check. Worst case scenario I have Gloria or someone else keep me my age.”
“So let me get this straight,” Jackie frowned. “You brought an youth powder into the house that could affect your mom and possibly affect you too and you just HAPPEN to think it was a good idea!”
“Okay not one of my better plans,” Lynne replied sheepishly. “But you guys are going to have so much fun when your six if that helps.” Lisa growled as she looked at her daughter. “How is this going to be fun,” she fumed. “We’re all getting younger by the minute. All of our clothes are baggy already and I don’t know if we have anything to wear. Plus you could easily erase yourself from existence if I’m six.”
“Mom I’ve done this before,” Lynne groaned. “Ugh why is it you never have any faith in my planning. I have contingency plans when things go wrong. Your the one that always taught me to have a back up plan.”
Lisa and the others frowned as they looked themselves over. They were now only 18. Already they could see that their adult bodies were but memories as the raced backwards in age. Soon enough they would begin growing smaller. Lisa groaned, they needed to know how bad things were for them.
“Two questions,” she sighed. “One, how long until we become six and two is their a cure?”
“Probably 15 minutes you’ll be six again,” Lynne said thoughtfully. “As far as a cure goes, well going to have to work on that. I’ll need to swing by the Magic Shop though.”
“Well I have a question,” Ann asked. “Can’t Gloria or Katie fix this, they’re the ones with magic.”
Lynne looked back at her sister. “Maybe,” she mused. “But it could be dangerous. They might be able to make you your proper ages but you could all have a relapse.”
“Relapse,” Stephanie asked with concern.
“Yeah,” Lynne nodded. “You could find yourselves randomly becoming younger at awkward times. You might have to ride this one out.”
“I have no desire to ride this out,” Marilyn grumbled, crossing her arms. “I don’t want to end up a six year old little girl, playing with dolls and going back to school with my daughters.”
“It’s only temporary grandma,” Lynne said quickly. “The powder wares off in a few days. I should be okay so mom you don’t have to worry. I say until then just enjoy being kids again for Christmas.”
The women now looked anxiously at one another. They appeared to be stuck at this point. Lynne didn’t seem to be worried that Lisa’s pregnancy would be any danger, which put her a little more at ease. As for the others the idea that they would have to relive their youth for a few days wasn’t now exactly an appealing option. By having Gloria or one of the others stop the spell though they chanced this happening again at a very inopportune time. Whatever they decided to do they needed to make a decision son.