As Reiko and Natalia now searched the upper offices, Lisa, Kumiko, Maddie, Nina, and Julia made their way towards the basement. "So does this type of thing happen often," a 15 year old Nina asked.
Lisa sighed, the waifish 14 year turning towards them. "More often than I would like," she grumbled. "Between Lynne and Morgan I've seen a bit too much craziness. Sorry to drag you into this Nina."
Nina shrugged, the farm girl giving Lisa a warm smile. "Kids will be kids," she shrugged. Nina paused, changing a glance at her appearance as the group lost yet another year. "I just hope we can find her soon," a now 14 year old Nina said quietly. "I'm almost younger than Connor now."
"Least you didn't just relive a growth spurt in reverse," Julia grumbled as she hitched up her pants. "I think I've shrank about 6 inches in the last couple of spurts." The group now looked at the skinny 13 year old, astounded by Julia Harris's transformation. While the blond young teen was still tall, she was now closer to 5'6" as opposed to her usual 5'11". Julia now began rolling up the hems of her pants to keep from tripping on them.
"Yeah I think we've all lost a few inches in height," a 13 year old Kumiko grumbled, glancing at the hems of her pants.
"Plus other things," the 14 year old Maddie added shyly, the young teen glancing down at her rapidly diminishing bust. The others now did the same, their cheeks blushing noticing their barely their breasts. As the group now reached the basement they couldn't help but shudder slightly.
"Geez I feel like a kid," Lisa grumbled. "I think the dark basement is actually freaking me out."
"Join the club," Kumiko grumbled. "Wheres the light switch." Kumiko now felt along the walls, finally finding the switch. The basement now illuminated, showing a series of small offices and storage closets. "So where do we start?"
"Kumi why don't you and me take the right side," Lisa said. "Nina, Julia the left."
"What about me," Maddie asked.
"Maddie can you check some of the supply closets," Lisa asked. The 14 year old now shifted in place, pulling on her brunette hair nervously. "Can I not go alone," she asked meekly. "The younger I get the um, more scared I become."
"I'll go alone," Nina offered. "You go with Julia." Maddie breathed a sigh of relief, thanking Nina sincerely.
"Okay girls listen," Lisa stated. "We have to move fast. I know you're all feeling more childish. I am too and were still getting younger. Move quick and search good before we get too little."
As the group nodded they all felt another year fall away. Lisa, Kumiko, and Julia now found themselves only 12. The girls now shrank considerably as they passed from teen to preteen. Lisa was barely 5 feet tall, with Kumiko an inch or two shorter. Both girls now glanced over their bodies, finding their curves barely flared while sporting softball sized breasts that were dwarfed inside their volumous bras. Julia now stood 5'4" and was the tallest of the girls. Unfortunately she was entering an awkward stage, her body gangly with almost no curve.
Nina and Maddie were not spared either, the two girls now barely teens at 13. While they possessed a bit more curve than their youthful friends, they could hardly be considered adults with their round innocent faces. All the women now tried to adjust their clothes, their pants too long, the cuffs of their sleeves threatening to engulf their hands while they wiggled their toes in shoes at least 3 sizes too large.
"Good luck everyone and try to remember why we're here," Lisa stated, her voice sounding more childish than adult. "We have to find Lynne and fast while we still think like grownups." The middle schoolers now nodded as they raced through the basement.