Alan woke up from a lovely dream feeling refreshed. "I must have gone to bed early." He thought as he yawned. He looked up and became confused as to why he saw stuffed animals hanging over head, as well as some kind of cage around him. His vision cleared and he was able to make out a baby mobile above a crib, which is when he remembered what had happened the night before.
He looked down to see a baby girl's body in pink footsie pajamas. He wanted to groan but it came out as random, cute baby babble. This babble only lasted a bit as he suddenly felt something squish inside of his pants. He moved around a little and felt it move again. His eyes widened as he realized what must of happened and he turned red with embarrassment. His body's instincts kicked in and he began to cry for his, or rather her, mother.
"Shhh shhh it's okay honey!" Janet whispered as she ran into Alan's nursery.
Alan calmed down a little and managed to stop crying. He gestured down at his pants and Janet snickered.
"Sorry Alan I don't mean to make fun... It's just, I've never been with a baby as young as you are right now that actually told me what was wrong."
She picked him up out of the crib and brought him over to the changing table. Alan still couldn't believe how small everything looked. It was like he was in a giant's house but he was stuck in a straight jacket with regards to movement. Janet began to hum as she changed Alan's diaper. Alan awkwardly looked away as he tried to ignore it but he was definitely grateful to have that over with.
Janet gently placed him on the floor once the new diaper was on and then moved her hand to her bracelet. In an instant, Alan found himself shoot up as the room blurred before instantly changing back to its original design. Alan looked down and was relieved to see himself back to normal.
"Oh thank God." He mumbled.
"There, did you learn your lesson?" Janet asked.
"Yeah I did, but don't you think that was a little harsh?" Alan retorted.
"Mmm, maybe a little, but I wanted you two to know that I was serious about using magic as a punishment." She answered as she walked out of the room.
Alan followed as he still had more questions, and a strong desire to talk after not being able to.
"Wait, how come when I turned back it was so much faster than when I turned into a baby?"
"Oh, sorry. I think the speed is based on how fast I will it to go. Last night I was a little irked when I changed you so it probably took longer because of that." Janet answered.
The two arrived downstairs to find Steve drinking coffee while reading the paper and Megan eating a bowl of cereal. Alan sat down next to Megan and Janet sat next to Steve. Megan looked up and smirked at Alan.
"You have a good sleep baby?" She teased.
"Oh shut it Megan." Alan snapped back before pouring himself some orange juice. "So, you guys said you were gonna make a magic limit right?" He asked.
Steve looked at Janet and then back at the kids.
"Yes, your mother and I talked, and we're thinking 3 times a day. We thought once a day was too little and 5 times a day was too much." He sipped his coffee and looked back at them. "Do either of you have any objections?" He asked.
"Wait," Megan said, "I'm fine with the number, really I am, but how will you know?" She asked.
"Yeah!" Alan agreed. "With me it's easy, you can just count in my book. You can't tell with Megan's!"
"Well that's why we need to ask you for a favor Alan." Janet replied. "We need you to write in your book 'If Megan uses her mirror more than 3 times a day, then Steve and Janet Donaldson will be alerted', so that way we'll always know."
"And if we go over the limit?" Megan asked.
"If you go over the limit, then we decide the punishment." Steve answered. "We'll probably make it relate to whatever you did for irony sake, but don't count on it."
"Oh!" Janet added. "Also, don't do anything too crazy alright? You have a lot of power with those things. You can have fun but emphasis on fun, not horror. I don't want to walk out into the apocalypse or something. Also, don't mess with us if you know what's good for you." She warned.
Alan and Megan both nodded their heads and Alan quickly wrote what he needed to for Megan's magic. They spent the rest of the morning getting ready for school. Megan had to leave first so she ran out to catch the early bus. Half an hour later Alan left for his bus. Both, of course, took their respective artifacts with them, as they were eager to enjoy that school day.
"How long do you think it'll be before they break the rules?" Steve snakily asked.
"I'll give them a week, tops." Janet laughed. "Now, for our plans today?" She asked.
Steve just looked at her and smiled.