Without even really thinking about it, Amy dashed forward, her tiny, underdeveloped feet pattering all along the cold wooden floor. She needed her phone, she needed to warn her friends!
Marnie moved quicker than she'd ever seen her to point at the phone and say, "Cookie!" In a flash of light, her iPhone changed from a very expensive all-in-one tool to an oatmeal raisin cookie on a plate. It would've been mesmerizing to watch if it weren't so terrifying. Before her wide, horror-stricken eyes, Marnie scooped up the plate with the delicious treat that had once been her smartphone and...took a bite out of it. "Mmm! Yummy!" she said, enjoying every second of her little snack. She finished it in five bites, all of the sugary meal disappearing down her gullet.
"B-but...my phone..." Amy whimpered pathetically. All of her stuff had been on there, and now it was gone....
Olivia shrugged. "She was hungry. Besides, we can make you a new one when all of this is done! If you still want one, that is," she said dismissively. "Anyway, that was a very naughty thing you tried to do, calling your friends! We want to play with them too! And you don't want them to miss out on the fun, do you?"
Amy decided to be honest with the little girl. "Yes, I do. This is honestly kinda scary," she said.
Olivia looked stunned, as if she hadn't considered how scary using magic on a non-magical person might be. And then she snapped her fingers. "Oh, I know! You just don't know how cute you look! Mirror!" At her urging, a full-length mirror materialized in front of Amy. Now she could see the full extent of the damage-- she'd been totally regressed. Her blonde hair was longer than it had been in years and one of her front teeth was missing. She looked awkward and tiny and yes, adorable, but this wasn't her. It hadn't been for a very long time. She needed to go back.
"Listen, I'd love to play with you guys, but--"
"Yay!" Olivia cried, clapping her hands together in excitement. "What should we play? We could play dress up, or we could play house, or maybe we could just watch some movies!"
"Like Frosted!" Marnie exclaimed, Olivia's excitement spurring on her own.
"Ohhh, I love Frosted! It's up to you, Amy, what do you wanna play?" Olivia asked, Bobby peering curiously at the once older girl. Amy was still uneasy, but maybe all of this wasn't such a big deal. If this was as bad as it got...maybe she'd just misjudged them. As long as she returned to her normal self when all this was over, this might actually be fun.