"What are they doing Zack," Mia asked.
"Just talking," Zack shrugged. Mia sighed now approaching her goddaughter. The infant reaching for the preteen and babbling. "Did you know Yuki had magic," Zack asked.
"I had a feeling," Mia stated as she held the girl. "Still its kinda nuts. Yuki isn't even a year and a half old. How did she turn two grown ups into kids our age?"
"I think they're 13 Mia," Zack corrected, causing Mia to roll her eyes. "Do you think Yuki can reverse it?"
Mia now hoisted the baby up, staring into her innocent chocolate brown eyes. "Yuki can you change your Auntie and her friend back?" Yuriko now reached up with her tiny hand, squeezing Mias nose.
"Is that a yes or a no," Zack asked.
"I think its a no," Mia sighed. "I don't think even she knows how she did it."
"Can you fix it?"
"Whoa," Rexie exclaimed, the familiar now standing on her hind legs. "Mia that sounds like a terrible idea."
"Why Rexie," Mia frowned. "I mean I know magic. I bet I can change them back lickity split."
"Yeah you know magic," Rexie replied. "But age magic is a bit messy. You've never used those spells. Why don't you call Pendragons kid."
"I can do it better than Ann," Mia grumbled.
"Didn't say you couldn't but Ann has a bit more experience with these types of spells."
Mia grumbled in response, Rexie had a point. Ann Pendragon had two Rings of Age and knew alot more magic than she did. Mia was being stubborn, Ann was a friend. The two girls were in the same class and even hangout after-school sometimes. "Ugh fine Zack can you grab Mrs. Tozawa and her friend."
Zack nodded, glancing out into the backyard before giving Mia a sheepish look. "Umm Mia we got a problem," he said sheepishly. "They took off."
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Natalia and Reiko had decided to take a stroll through the moonlight. Reiko had stated she knew of a beautiful spot that would give them a lovely view of the night sky. Racing through the nearby woods, the two barefoot 13 year olds entered a clearing in the woods. Natalia's eyes went wide as she looked up at the moon.
"What a wonderful sight," she whispered. "Reiko I've never seen such a beautiful view."
"Told you it was pretty," Reiko smiled, squeezing Natalia's hand. The two young teens turning to look at one another, Natalia shyly averting her eyes. "I shouldn't," she whispered. "The church says this is wrong. But, my heart is aching just looking into your beautiful eyes. How can a feeling such as this be wrong?"
"Love is love Nat," Reiko replied shyly. "How can love ever be wrong?" Both teens now gazed at one another quietly before leaning in and placing an innocent kiss on eachothers lips.
As the two teens shared a tender kiss, a group of vampires hungrily watched from the woods. "Idiot kids," a larger vampire scoffed.
"Probably," his smaller compatriot replied. "Still, I'm hungry and it never hurts to add a few more to the ranks." The larger one nodded, turning back towards the dozen or so vampires hungrily waiting. With a nod the group now began to move forward.
"Did you hear that," Reiko asked. Natalia paused, she had thought she heard something. Gazing into the woods the two teens gasped as a dozen red eyes glowed in the darkened woods. "Demons," Natalia exclaimed. The two teens stumbled, quaking in fear as the group of vampires now advanced slowly on their meal.
A crack like thunder now rang out, Natalia covering her ears as her eyes grew wide with fear. Something had crashed to the ground in front of them. As the dust settled, Natalia now beheld the image of a winged woman.
"An archangel," Natalia exclaimed excitedly. "Like St. Michael! Reiko look God has sent an archangel to protect us!"
Katie furrowed her brow as she gazed at the group of vampires in front of her. She had been getting Morgan ready for bed when she received a frantic call from Mia. The young witchling had said she had come to see Yuriko, only to find Reiko and her friend reduced to young teens. She had at first decided to call Katie's sister Ann but after discovering the two teens had wandered off, she called Katie instead. You two stay behind me," Katie said.
The vampires were obviously confused, they had heard their were wizards but an angel!? This was something completely out of the blue. Katie's six wings now beat slowly behind her, as the seraph now held Excalibur in front of her.
"BEGONE!"
The vampires never stood a chance, with but a word a holy light now washed over all of the vampires before Katie. The vampires screamed in agony, burned by the holy light before bursting into flame. As Katie now sheathed Excalibur, all that was left was ash that floated in the wind. "You two alright?"
The teens nodded, Natalia reaching a hand up timidly towards Katie. "Are you an archangel like St. Michael?"
"Um no," Katie replied. "I'm Katie."
"St. Katherine?"
Katie sighed, gazing at Reiko and her grown down friend. "Looks like Yuriko is going to need some training afterall," she said. "But first let's get you two back to normal."
With but a wave of her hand, Reiko and Natalia gasped, instantly growing up. Blinking in confusion the two adults now tried to piece together what happened.
"Natalia?"
"Reiko?"
Reiko now looked up at Katie, the seraph giving the woman a serene smile as she helped her to her feet. "You feeling alright Mrs. Tozawa?"
"Yes," Reiko stammered. "What happened?"
"Looks like Yuriko cast a spell," Katie said. "Looks like you two got caught in the crossfire."
As Reiko now talked with Katie, Natalia studied them carefully. The vampires mind had returned, yet she remembered everything that had transpired over the last hour or so. From being reduced to a teenager, to having her mind regressed, and especially the appearance of this new wizard. As the trio now journeyed back to the Tozawa residence, Natalia knew she would need to give Miro her impressions on this very powerful foe.