Instantly, his mother's protests vanished as her voice disappeared!
Angela's mouth was working, but no sound came out. After a moment she stopped trying to speak, puzzled, and then she realized that her son had taken away her voice, leaving her mute! She looked horrified, then angry, then began to grin.
"Ready to be able to talk again, Slave-mom?" Jeff asked, putting the emphasis on the word 'slave'.
She nodded rapidly. Jeff snapped his fingers, and Angela could talk again.
"Wh-How'd you do that? You didn't use the machine!"
"Sure I did! I changed you so I can take away your voice just by wanting too, and give it back any time I want! Steph can do it too, but of course she doesn't know it yet!"
Angela looked nervous and excited at the same time. "Wow," she said softly. "My kids can control my voice! I was already kind of liking this, but that's so extreme...I'm sorry, Master, I understand, I'm a slave until you say otherwise!"
"Good girl," Jeff said. "By the way, just for safety's sake, I changed your mind a little, too. You can't touch the chronivac, your brain won't let you, unless I give permission!"
"Being very thorough, aren't you Hon?"
"Yeah! But now I think it's time Steph found out about the new order! Get down on your knees again, Mom! Hands in your lap, head down like a good slave!"
While Angela obeyed, Jeff yelled out, "HEY SIS! Come in here, Mom and I have a surprise for you!"