“We gotta Find Katie NOW,” Jackie hissed. Gloria nodded as the two teens now began to make their way around the house.
The two 13 year olds were astounded by what they saw, everyone was younger yet at different rates. Kumiko, like Lisa was now only 29 while her husband was 25. The couple laughed and joked with one another and other party guests, unaware they were now younger. Jackie’s mother Hannah was now younger as well, the woman appeared a little younger than Lisa, perhaps 27. Jackie noticed this and was immediately curious. “Gloria why are people getting younger at different rates?”
“No clue,” Gloria shrugged as she scanned the house. “Hopefully Katie can help us figure this out.”
As the two girls rounded the corner into the living room they immediately saw Katie and Kellie, unfortunately they were younger also. Sighing in frustration Gloria quickly approached the two, who smiled as they approached. “Hey birthday girl,” Katie said happily. “Quite a party you got going on.”
Gloria frowned as she looked at her sister. Katie and Kellie appeared to be about 18 once again. The curves the two gained in college had been diminished slightly. Instead of maturing young women Gloria could see two teens with perky breasts, slightly curvy hips and youthful faces wiped clean of its former maturity. “Katie this is going to sound really weird but how old are you?”
Katie gave her sister an odd look, turning back towards Kellie she smiled before looking back at Gloria. “I’m 18 ya goof,” she smirked. “Just like Kellie, why you asking such weird questions Glo?”
Gloria took a deep breath as she looked at her sister, hopefully Katie still remembered magic as well as her pendant. “Okay Katie this is going to sound weird but we’re all supposed to be older.”
“What are you talking about Gloria,” Kellie asked. “I mean me and Katie are 18. We just graduated from high school last June. It’s our first year of college and your in the seventh grade.”
“Are you two engaged,” Jackie asked.
Katie and Kellie blushed as they nervously looked at each other before turning to Gloria and Jackie. “Geez Jackie no,” Katie exclaimed. “I mean...I love Kel but we’re a bit young for marriage.” Jackie now glared at Kellie who was shifting nervously in place. “Kellie what are you thinking,” Gloria asked.
“H..how did you know I was thinking about that,” she whispered. Katie’s jaw dropped as Jackie and Gloria looked at the blushing teen. “We know because you proposed to Katie under the stars by the lake you like to walk by.”
“Wait how do you know about the lake,” Katie exclaimed, her curiousity now peaked. “We know because you two told us, or will tell us when you turn 20 and come to visit.” Looking at Katie’s hand she could see that the girl still had her engagement band on her finger. “Katie how do you explain that ring,”
Gazing curiously down at her hand Katie at first did not seem to recognize the band. “I...don’t know,” she said in bewilderment. “I...can’t....remember.”
“Quick Katie, Kellie, touch your necklaces,” Gloria exclaimed. Nodding the two teens reached up for the necklaces around their necks. As they touched them Gloria could see the girls eyes flash as if they were coming out of a fog. Slowly Katie and Kellie shook their heads as they tried to clear their minds.
“Ugh what’s going on,” Kellie said groggily. As the two teens got their bearing they looked over at Gloria and Jackie gasping in shock when they saw the two teens. “Jackie!? Gloria?!? Why the hell are you two 13?”
“We’re trying to figure that out ourselves sis,” Gloria stated. “Unfortunately we’re not the only ones that have gotten younger.” Katie and Kellie curiously looked at the two teens before looking at themselves. The two 18 year olds gasped as they began examining themselves. “Shit we can’t be more than 18,” Katie hissed. “How did this happen?”
“We’re not entirely sure,” Jackie said. “But it looks like everyone is getting younger and right now we’re the only ones that seem to realize it.”
Katie rubbed her chin thoughtfully as she thought things over. For her to not realize her and Kellie had gotten younger meant some very powerful magic was at work. What troubled her even more was that the whatever this spell was had broken through the protections of her pendant. “Okay listen,” Katie said. “We need to figure out who is doing this, then we have to try to reverse it some how.”
“I think I know whose doing it,” Gloria said quietly. Kellie, Katie, and Jackie turned towards Gloria as she sighed in annoyance. “It’s Lynne.”
“I thought you said Lynne wouldn’t be making herself younger,” Jackie said. Gloria shook her head as she looked at her sister and her friends. “No not that Lynne,” she groaned, pointing towards the living room. “That one.”
Katie, Kellie, and Jackie looked to where Gloria was pointing and let out an annoyed sigh. Looking into the living room they could see a very pregnant 29 year old Lisa talking with the others. It appeared that Lisa’s d was once again causing mischief. “Well now what do we do,” Kellie groaned. The four teens looked each other over as they now tried to come up with a way to stop an unborn child from making them all children.