Danny was told that there would be a surprise waiting for him, but the kitchen was empty. Danny had always been the patient type, so he was content with waiting. The boy's stomach grumbled as he had not had any breakfast yet.
Having been brought back to an age where his parents started stopping doing everything for him, Danny took the initiative to feed himself. The higher cupboards, as well as the higher shelves of the fridge, had been a challenge for the preteen even when standing on his toes. Using a chair to grab a bowl, this served as a reminder to Danny of how small he had become. His coordination was thrown off by his smaller stature as the milk he was using partially missed the bowl. His feet dangled off the chair as he was eating. One day, he'd be taller again.
Danny had heard footsteps, and some familiar voices, as he was finishing off his cereal. Before he knew it, someone had ruffled his hair. Danny knew who that person was.
"Happy birthday, Danny! Hey, nice clothes. You know, they used to be mine!"
Danny turned to his left to see Jackson, the now older boy with a cheshire grin and a sinister look in his eyes. Danny knew that he was having a growth spurt, but he did not expect to be that much shorter than his cousin. Danny guessed that Jackson was 6 inches taller than him.
More cousins have entered the room over the next several minutes. Robbie, the boy whose changes sparked Danny's nostalgic desire to reexperience puberty, had matured considerably since the pool party. He was even taller than Jackson, his face was not as round as before, and the young teen was showing early signs of a moustache.
Kurt, another cousin, was the same age as Danny post-Pubertaway. The two stood at a similar height, and Kurt had shown no signs of puberty anywhere on his body. The two preteens were excited to have someone at the same size and age to play with.
With the warm weather, Kurt and Danny chased each other outside, with the former teen giving in to his newfound childish impulses. Robbie followed the boys as he had been made responsible for keeping them in check. Jackson had excused himself to use the restroom, but that turned out to be a ruse to get away from his cousins.
Jackson had heard a lot about the Pubertaway. He was puzzled as to why any teen would want to make themself younger, let alone with the device. If anything, Jackson would give up his right arm to be older and bigger.
He made his way to Danny's room, where the device was visible on the nightstand. Opening the device, Jackson saw a substance that had started to coagulate. He knew that it was Danny's maturity, which had been sucked out of him overnight. A thought then crossed Jackson's mind. Danny wanting to be younger gave him the opportunity to try being older. Knowing that Danny is supposed to be turning 16 and not 11, Jackson figured that the maturity would make him 17.
He also knew that though Danny had to wait 24 hours to use his maturity, anyone else could use it after only 30 minutes. He was about to use it when he heard footsteps outside of the room.